Abstract: Electrohydraulic pilot control means (1) for a hydraulic device which can be a proportional directional valve, an adjusting pump or an adjusting motor, which pilot control means contains two proportionally acting pressure control valves (3) and is provided with a control block (2) which accommodates the hydraulic valve parts (4) in holes and to which the associated proportional magnets are flange-connected, wherein the proportional magnets have a common electrical plug connection (5) and wherein the two proportional magnets (3) are joined to form an assembly by being encapsulated with plastic, the said assembly being fastened to the control block (2) and, in this case, being precisely oriented relative to the valve components (4), which are accommodated in the control block, by means of positioning aids which act perpendicular to the movement direction of armatures.

Abstract: An apparatus for retaining electronic components in a downhole component coupling mechanism includes: a power supply frame including a first housing configured to retain a power supply therein and isolate the power supply from downhole fluids, the power supply frame configured to be disposed in and constrained axially by a coupling assembly of a first downhole component and a second downhole component; an electronic component disposed in a second housing in the coupling assembly, the electronic component located external to the power supply frame; and a connector configured to transmit electric power from the power supply to the electronic component to supply electrical power to the electronic component.

Abstract: An apparatus for securing a transmission line in a downhole component includes: an element coupled to an exterior surface of the transmission line, the transmission line configured to be disposed in a communication conduit that extends through the downhole component, the element configured to restrict axial movement of the transmission line within the communication conduit.

Abstract: An apparatus for maintaining tension of a transmission line in a tubular includes a first clamp segment configured to surround at least a portion of a transmission line and a second clamp segment configured to surround at least a portion of the transmission line. The second clamp segment has a first axial end and a second axial end. The first axial end is configured to contact an axial end of the first clamp segment, such that the first clamp segment and the second clamp segment are configured to apply a force in opposite radial directions to clamp the transmission line with respect to the tubular to lock a position of the transmission line with respect to the tubular.

Abstract: An electronic frame for use in a downhole component coupling mechanism includes: a first frame element including at least one retaining structure configured to retain an electronic component; and a second frame element configured to be disposed at the first frame element, the second frame element permanently joined to the first frame element to isolate the electronic component from downhole fluids and form the electronic frame, the electronic frame configured to be disposed in a coupling assembly of a first downhole component and a second downhole component and constrained axially by the coupling assembly.

Abstract: A threaded tubular section includes a first tubular member made of a first material, the first tubular member including a threaded pin section. The section also includes a second tubular member made of a second material, the second tubular member including a threaded box section to mate with the threaded pin section. A pressure equalization device made of a third material is disposed between the first tubular member and the second tubular member, the pressure equalization device including one or more openings to equalize pressure in an interior of a thread connection of the first and the second tubular members with pressure in a bore or an annulus of the first and the second tubular members.

Abstract: A wired pipe coupler that carries at least a data signal includes a carrier having a plurality of electrical components disposed therein and one or more antennas supported by and spaced from the carrier, the one or more antennas being electrically coupled to the carrier through respective ones of the plurality of electrical components.

Abstract: A method of forming a wired pipe transmission line includes: providing an assembly that includes an inner conductor surrounded by an insulating material; attaching a fixation element to the assembly at or near an end thereof; providing a tubular outer conductor; disposing the assembly and the fixation element within the outer conductor; and fixedly attaching the fixation element to the inner portion of the tubular outer conductor.

Abstract: The invention relates to a reciprocating piston pump having a magnet drive and a first displacement chamber and a second displacement chamber, which are separated from each other by a piston , wherein both displacement chambers are connected to each other by a fluid-conducting channel. An overflow valve is arranged in the channel and allows a preferred flow from the first displacement chamber to the second displacement chamber, wherein an additional return valve is arranged either in a transition region between an inlet and the first displacement chamber or in a transition region between the second displacement chamber and an outlet, an armature of the magnet drive being firmly connected to the piston.

Abstract: Electrically controlled fuel injection systems should be able to operate at low voltage. In order to operate an electrically controlled fuel injection system at low voltage, the voltage available to an electrical actuator is monitored. The electrical actuator is coupled to a valve positioned within a passageway in which high pressure actuation fluid flows to and from an hydraulically actuated device, such as a fuel injector and/or an engine brake. If the voltage available to the electrical actuator falls below a predetermined voltage, the pressure differential across the valve is reduced. Although the principal application of the present invention is in the fuel injection system, the present invention has application in any electrically controlled fluid system at low voltage.

Abstract: A control system adapted to control an actuator between extended and retracted positions has a fluid control valve connected to the actuator a source of high pressure fluid and a reservoir. The fluid control valve is movable between a first position at which the actuator is connected back to the fluid reservoir adapted and a second position operable to connect the actuator to a high pressure actuation fluid source. An electronic control module is connected in control communication with the fluid control valve and adapted to automatically generate a control signal to position the control valve at the second position in response to an elapsed time being passed at which the fluid control valve is at the first position is greater than a predetermined time.

Abstract: Electrically controlled fuel injection systems should be able to operate at low voltage. In order to operate an electrically controlled fuel injection system at low voltage, the voltage available to an electrical actuator is monitored. The electrical actuator is coupled to a valve positioned within a passageway in which high pressure actuation fluid flows to and from an hydraulically actuated device, such as a fuel injector and/or an engine brake. If the voltage available to the electrical actuator falls below a predetermined voltage, the pressure differential across the valve is reduced. Although the principal application of the present invention is in the fuel injection system, the present invention has application in any electrically controlled fluid system at low voltage.

Abstract: A control system adapted to control an actuator between extended and retracted positions has a fluid control valve connected to the actuator a source of high pressure fluid and a reservoir. The fluid control valve is movable between a first position at which the actuator is connected back to the fluid reservoir adapted and a second position operable to connect the actuator to a high pressure actuation fluid source. An electronic control module is connected in control communication with the fluid control valve and adapted to automatically generate a control signal to position the control valve at the second position in response to an elapsed time being passed at which the fluid control valve is at the first position is greater than a predetermined time.

Abstract: A hydraulic pump with a falling characteristic curve in respect of the output flow relative to the pump speed. A flow control valve (40) has a spool (41) with a hollow (50) extension portion (49), and an annular chamber (52) with two control edges (53, 56) which co-operate with the valve output duct (38) and a relief duct (19) to form restrictor means which are in opposition to each other. The valve output duct (38) and the relief duct (19) are disposed substantially radially with respect to the spool.

Abstract: A hydraulic rotary vane pump comprises a flow control valve with a venturi throat disposed upstream thereof whereby the entire delivery flow from the pump passes through the venturi throat. The flow control valve is operable to control the amount of fluid flowing to the delivery outlet of the unit, under the influence of the pressure drop at a restrictor throttle in the form of a bore extending from the throat transversely with respect to the axis thereof. The angle between the axis of the venturi throat and the axis of the bore is between 90.degree. and 150.degree. depending on the degree to which the characteristic of the outlet flow produced is intended to drop off.

Abstract: A main pump (rotary vane pump 1) and a secondary pump (radial piston pump 2) are driven by way of a common shaft (3), a cam ring (30) being used to drive the secondary pump. The cam ring is coupled to the shaft (3) by way of a shear pin (33). If the auxiliary pump locks, the shear pin fractures and the cam ring (30) can rotate relative to the shaft (3). In that case, the fracture portions of the shear pin (33) are driven into their respective bores (34, 35), thereby avoiding excessive friction and overheating. Therefore, the main pump can continue to operate in spite of the failure of the auxiliary pump.

Abstract: A steering assistance pump includes a temperature sensor valve which communicates with an inlet duct of the pump by way of an additional, normally closed outlet passage. When a pressure relief valve responds, upon blocking of the servo steering means, the temperature of the hydraulic fluid in the system increases to such a degree that it exceeds the limit value of the temperature sensor valve. The valve thus opens to cause the pilot control pressure in the control chamber of the pressure relief valve to be reduced, whereby the pump pressure itself is also reduced.

Abstract: In a rotary vane pump having a normally vertical suction feed flow passage (17a, 17b) which opens tangentially into a horizontal, elbow-bent feed passage (18a, 18b) and a discharge passage (19a, 19b), the direction-changing portion is formed by a plug-like insert (51) which is pressed into a stepped bore (61). The insert (51) comprises erosion-resistant material.