Abstract: A thermo actuator includes an actuator body and a large-diameter portion (54) that projects from the actuator body outward in the radial direction. The outer diameter of a return spring is smaller than the inner diameter of a case. The outer diameter of the actuator body and the outer diameter of a valve body are smaller than the inner diameter of the return spring. The outer diameter of the large-diameter portion is smaller than the inner diameter of the case and is larger than the average diameter of the return spring. One end of the return spring is in contact with the large-diameter portion.

Abstract: An aerosol biological collector/analyzer, and method of collecting and analyzing an aerosol sample for diagnosis is provided. In particular, the current invention is directed to an airborne aerosol collection and bacterial analysis system and method, capable of collecting an airborne aerosol sample and preparing it for analysis via aerodynamic shock in a single-step.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a turn system actuated by hydraulic cylinders, applied to the four wheels of sugar-cane harvesters, wherein the harvester (80) comprises a rear axle (23) and a front axle (24), with wheel assemblies (9) associated to the axles (23, 24), wherein the rear axle (23) and the front axle (24) have a turn system, the one of the rear axle (23) being actuated by means of a double-action rear hydraulic cylinder (1) and that of the front axle (24) being actuated by means of a double-action front hydraulic cylinder (11), the hydraulic cylinders (1, 11) receiving a flow of oil through at least one flow divider (61) connected to an ortibrol (65) actuated by means of a steering wheel (60) of the harvester (80), the flow of oil received by the flow divider (61) being proportional to a factor related to the turn of the steering wheel (60), the turn system enabling the turn of the wheel assemblies (9) in amplitude ranging from 0.

Abstract: A volume flow regulating valve for a hydraulic system for controlling a belt-driven conical-pulley transmission. The valve includes a control piston with a pressure surface and an oppositely facing pressure return surface. A supply segment is associated with the pressure surface, and a cooler return segment is connectable with the supply segment by a control edge of the control piston. A pressure return segment is associated with the pressure return surface, and a pressurizing segment is situated between the cooler return segment and the pressure return segment.

Abstract: A shuttle valve 10 includes a valve body 11, a first inlet port 12, a second inlet port 13, an outlet port 14, and a shuttle poppet 15. The inlet ports 12 and 13 may be connected to different sources of fluid pressure, and the shuttle valve 10 connects the higher pressure one of the inlet ports 12, 13 to the outlet port 14 and isolates the lower pressure one of the inlet ports 12, 13 from the outlet port 14. First valve members 26, 46 selectively open and close fluid communication between the first inlet port 12 and the outlet port 14. Second valve members 27, 47 selectively open and close fluid communication between the second inlet port 13 and the outlet port 14. The shuttle valve 10 includes cushioning cavities 50 and 51 and feedback passages 56, 59 and 60 to reduce shock or water hammer in the system.

Abstract: A combination fitting for flow control devices in an automotive power steering system having channels disposed in the fluid receiving end of the fitting.

Abstract: The invention relates to a valve that comprises at least one pump connection (10), one tank connection (14) and one consumer connection (18), and a valve piston (22) that is displaced within the valve box (12). Said valve piston separates the pump connection (10) from the tank connection (14) in at least one blocked position and interacts with an energy accumulator (24). A fluid stream that flows between the consumer connection (18) and the tank connection (14) is controlled by means of a control device (26). The control device (26) is configured as a fluid stream control that is integrated in the valve piston (22) and that allows, contrary to known valves which use a diaphragm construction, reduction, by a constant value, of the volume flow to the consumer in a load-independent manner, thereby allowing for a proportional load-independent control.

Abstract: An auto-switching sub-atmospheric pressure gas delivery system, for dispensing gas to a gas-consuming process unit, e.g., a semiconductor manufacturing tool, without the occurrence of pressure spikes or flow perturbations.

Abstract: An electromagnetically controlled pressure regulating valve includes a hollow housing bounding a user channel having one end to be connected to a hydraulic medium user and another end, and respective supply and a discharge channels communicating with the interior of the housing between the ends, and at other end of the user channel, respectively. A closing member is mounted in the housing for movement toward and away from a closing position in which it sealingly separates the user channel from the discharge channel and is acted upon at the other end of the user channel by an armature with a variable combined force applied to the armature by an electrically energizable coil and by a return spring. A throttling device including at least two throttling orifices extending in fluid flow parallelism with one another between the supply and user channels and each having a length and a transverse dimension that are in a ratio of at least 2:1 is interposed between the supply and user channels.

Abstract: An unbalance compensated bypass valve (14, 21, 23) for a gas turbine engine fuel supply system is responsive to the fuel pressure differential across a fuel metering valve (15) to open and close a bypass orifice (37, 39, 41; 89, 91, 93; 99, 101, 103). The bypass valve (14, 21, 23) selectively supplies high fuel pressure to a compensating cavity (45, 95, 120) providing a counterbalancing force against an annular area (47, 97, 124) of the bypass valve piston (34, 81, 83, 111, 112) to compensate for increased restorative forces of a helical reference spring (57, 112, 125) as that spring is collapsed as well as to compensate for other unbalance conditions within the valve (14, 21, 23). The compensating cavity may include a variable orifice inlet (37, 39, 41), (99, 101, 103), or (89, 91, 93) and a variable orifice outlet (105, 107, 109) or the inlet orifice may be variable while the outlet orifice (43, 96, 99) is fixed.

Abstract: A fuel metering arrangement has a fuel flow metering valve, a pressure drop regulator valve arranged and operable to maintain the pressure drop across the metering valve substantially constant and a throttle device arranged and operable to regulate fuel flow upon failure of the regulator valve in an insufficiently closed or fully open position.