Abstract: Novel Counterbalance valves, more particularly, to counterbalance valves that provide hold, capture, and motion control benefits of prior art CB valves while improving upon one or more performance characteristics of current CB valves are herein disclosed. The novel counterbalance valves are useful, inter alia, for providing good system stability across a range of load pressures and/or reducing power consumption (improving energy efficiencies) as compared with prior art devices.

Abstract: Novel Counterbalance valves, more particularly, to counterbalance valves that provide hold, capture, and motion control benefits of prior art CB valves while improving upon one or more performance characteristics of current CB valves are herein disclosed. The novel counterbalance valves are useful, inter alia, for providing good system stability across a range of load pressures and/or reducing power consumption (improving energy efficiencies) as compared with prior art devices.

Abstract: A pilot operated pressure valve which limits the rate of pressure rise and substantially eliminates excessive system pressure spikes, the valve including an inlet, a hollow cylindrical main body sealingly connected at one end thereof to the inlet, a pilot chamber having a sleeve slidably mounted within the main body and an operating pressure adjustment connected to another end of the main body adjacent another end of the pilot chamber for varying the operating pressure of the valve. A main chamber receives pressurized fluid metered through a main orifice and discharges pressurized fluid through a damping orifice when the main chamber is filled and fluid inlet pressure exceeds a preselected inlet pressure level sufficient to open a spring biased pilot ball downstream of the damping orifice. The inlet will open an exit port upstream of the main orifice for discharging pressurized fluid from the valve back to a supply tank when inlet pressure exceeds the operating pressure.

Abstract: A pilot operated pressure valve which limits the rate of pressure rise and substantially eliminates excessive system pressure spikes, the valve including an inlet, a hollow cylindrical main body sealingly connected at one end thereof to the inlet, a pilot chamber having a sleeve slidably mounted within the main body and an operating pressure adjustment connected to another end of the main body adjacent another end of the pilot chamber for varying the operating pressure of the valve. A main chamber receives pressurized fluid metered through a main orifice and discharges pressurized fluid through a damping orifice when the main chamber is filled and fluid inlet pressure exceeds a preselected inlet pressure level sufficient to open a spring biased pilot ball downstream of the damping orifice. The inlet will open an exit port upstream of the main orifice for discharging pressurized fluid from the valve back to a supply tank when inlet pressure exceeds the operating pressure.