Abstract: A fast-acting, pneumatic diaphragm valve includes a diaphragm valve closure member, a pneumatic piston that provides a closure force on the closure member, and a solenoid pilot valve that controls pressurized air to the piston to cause the piston to move in a reciprocal manner so that the closure member opens and closes the valve. The valve seat seal can be elastomer for enhancing speed, and the solenoid pilot valve can be positioned and configured with air flow longitudinally through or past the solenoid armature to enhance speed.

Abstract: A rocker type diaphragm valve is disclosed. The diaphragm (428) in the diaphragm valve is asymmetric and the stroke of the diaphragm is offset from the center of the diaphragm. The two sealing surfaces (318, 320) that the diaphragm acts against form two planes that make an angle with respect to ones another. The diaphragm (428) may be fabricated in only one piece. The diaphragm (428) may also be made from a resilient material and shaped in such a way as to create a spring force holding the diaphragm into a default position in the valve.

Abstract: A solenoid valve that is constructed as follows: a cap is mounted on a movable iron core such that forward movement thereof is restricted; a pressing member is displaceably arranged between abutting seat surfaces of the cap and the movable iron core; biasing forces F1, F2, and F3 of an iron core return spring for biasing the movable iron core toward a initial position, a cushioning spring provided between the movable iron core and the pressing member, and a valve return spring for biasing a valve member in a direction to open a valve are set so as to be F1>F2>F3; and gaps x and y are provided between the pressing member and the movable iron core and between the pressing member and the cap, respectively, when the movable iron core is at the initial position.

Abstract: A valve body has a channel extending along an axis and an inlet port open to the channel. A sleeve, received about the valve body, overlies the inlet port and is rotatable about the axis relative the body. A nozzle projects radially outward from the sleeve. The nozzle is rotatable with the sleeve into a range of positions in which the nozzle communicates with the inlet port through the sleeve.

Abstract: A valve assembly is provided that has a valve body defining first and second valve seats and a fluid chamber between the valve seats. The valve assembly includes a first valve that has an extension portion and a plug portion. The plug portion is configured to be selectively seated at the first valve seat. The extension portion is configured to extend within the fluid chamber past the second valve seat when the plug portion is seated at the first valve seat. A second valve is configured to interfit with the extension portion to connect to the first valve for common movement therewith. The second valve is configured to be selectively seated at the second valve seat. Fluid flow through the fluid chamber past the valve seats is controlled by the common movement of the connected first and second valves.

Abstract: A selector valve, comprising a valve chamber having a first valve seat and a second valve seat facing the first valve seat, a first fluid passage communicating with a first valve port on the periphery of the first valve seat of the valve chamber to flow a first working fluid therein, a second fluid passage communicating with the valve chamber to flow the working fluid therefrom or therein, a third fluid passage communicating with a second valve port on the periphery of the second valve seat of the valve chamber to flow the working fluid therefrom, a valve element disposed in the valve chamber and alternately separating from and coming into contact with the first valve seat and the second valve seat, a stem part connected to the valve element, a guide hole movably guiding the valve stem, a storage chamber for a seal means installed around the guide hole, an auxiliary passage allowing the storage chamber to communicate with the first fluid passage, and a solenoid part connected to the stem part for operating a

Abstract: In a direction control valve, a bottom face of an insertion hole of a first movable member is at a predetermined distance from a second movable member with respect to a first axial direction when communication between a first communication switching port and a communication object port is made and communication between a second communication switching port and the communication object port is broken. The bottom face contacts and pushes the second movable member in a second axial direction opposite to the first axial direction after the first movable member moves in the second axial direction by the predetermined distance while the first and second movable members move in the second axial direction to switch a port communicating with the communication object port from the first communication switching port to the second communication switching port.

Abstract: Hydraulic valve having a valve body and housing, which has a first, second and third cutout. A hydraulic medium is fed via the first cutout. The hydraulic medium is fed to a pressure consumer via the second cutout and to a pressure sink via the third cutout. The valve body moves to and fro between two end positions. From a second end position, the hydraulic medium passes from the first to the second cutout. In a first end position, the hydraulic medium passes from the second to the third cutout. Owing to the valve body, a constant flow cross section for the hydraulic medium, released by the first cutout, arises during a switching operation from the first into the second end position in a fixed time span, resulting in a maximum flow cross section being achieved when the valve body is in the second end position.

Abstract: A closing device for closing channels in which pressure fluid is conveyed in a housing. The closing device includes a sealing body that is designed as a sleeve member, the peripheral surface of which is arranged between the accommodating bore and the closing member for sealing purposes, and is subjected to a defined surface pressure in sections.

Abstract: A spool valve assembly includes a spool that is moveable by differential pressure across the spool.

Abstract: A capacity control valve has a communication path (31) for communicating a discharge chamber (11) and a control chamber (12); one valve chamber (36) in the middle of the communication path (31); communication paths (32, 31b) for communicating a suction chamber (13) and the control chamber (12); the other valve chamber (36) in the middle of the communication path (32); a valve body (40) including a first valve section (41) that opens and closes the communication path (31) and a second valve section (42) that opens and closes the communication path (32), the first and second valve sections being placed in the valve chamber (36) and performing the opening and closing operation in a manner opposite to each other; and a solenoid (60) for moving the valve body (40). The valve body (40) has a pressure receiving section (44) at its end section that is across the second valve section (42) from the first valve section (41), and the pressure receiving section (44) receives pressure in the control chamber.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a valve body defining a chamber located on an axis. The chamber has axially upper and lower ends. The chamber further has upper and lower orifices located at the upper and lower ends through which air can exit the chamber. An upper plug is configured, in a closed position, to close the upper orifice. A lower plug is configured, in a closed position, to close the lower orifice. A spring is compressed between the plugs so as to elastically urge the plugs axially apart and into their respective closed positions. A plug displacement device is configured to displace the upper plug from its closed position against bias of the spring into an open position, and to displace the lower plug from its closed position against the bias of the spring into an open position.

Abstract: A valve body includes a poppet type valve member disposed therein and a through hole formed thereto wherein first and second cylindrical synthetic resin retainers are fitted to the through hole. Valve seats are disposed to the end walls of both the retainers confronting each other across the central port, respectively, and a poppet seal portion is disposed to the poppet type valve member in confrontation with both the valve seats so as to open and close the valve seats of the first and second retainers. The diameters of the inner peripheral walls of both the retainers are slightly reduced in the vicinities of the ends thereof on the valve seat sides so that the effective seat diameters of the valve seats are approximately equal to the inner surface diameters of the retainers with which the slide portions of the valve member are in sliding contact.

Abstract: A solenoid actuated pilot valve includes a pilot valve housing defining a pilot valve chamber and a solenoid. The solenoid includes and end cap connected to the pilot valve housing, a reciprocable plunger, and a piston having a shaft with a first end connected to and end of the plunger and a second end connected to a piston head. The end cap has a bore through which the shaft of the piston reciprocates and a first port separate from the bore. A first seal on a first side of the piston head is provided for sealing a first end of the first port. A second seal on a second side of the piston head is provided for sealing a first end of a second port in the pilot valve housing.

Abstract: A one piece double membrane diaphragm is disclosed. The double membrane diaphragm has an upper (308) and lower diaphragm membrane (310) joined together by a central section (312). The upper diaphragm membrane (308) is configured to seal against a top sealing surface (222) when the diaphragm is in a first position. The lower diaphragm membrane (310) is configured to seal against a bottom sealing surface (224) when the diaphragm is in a second position. An upper rim (318) may be attached to the upper diaphragm membrane (308) where the upper rim (318) is configured to hold the upper diaphragm membrane (308) into the valve. A lower rim (320) may be attached to the lower diaphragm membrane (310) where the lower rim (320) is configured to hold the lower diaphragm membrane (320) into the valve. The diaphragm may also be made from a resilient material and shaped ia such a way as to create a spring force holding the diaphragm into a default position in the valve.

Abstract: A removable gas supply for a weapon simulator, wherein the gas system cycles the bolt or slide of the firearm to provide recoil, actuate a hammer/trigger mechanism and provide realism of the original weapon functions. The weapon simulator has a housing defining a piston chamber and a piston positioned in said chamber and connected to the bolt. The simulator also includes a valve chamber in the housing connected with said regulated gas supply and said bolt, and a recoil valve positioned in the valve chamber to control the release of gas from said regulated gas supply to said piston chamber to generate recoil in the weapon simulator.

Abstract: A fluid control valve includes a valve body having both fluid inlet and discharge ports. A flow passage axially extending within the valve body communicates with the inlet and discharge ports. A valve member within the flow passage is movable by an actuator force in a first direction to direct a pressurized fluid from the inlet to the discharge port. The valve member includes first and second valve heads having different diameters and a valve seating member. The valve seating member engages first and second sealing diameters of the flow passage, the second sealing diameter being smaller than the first. Fluid pressure acting on the different diameters of the first valve head and valve seating member in contact with the second sealing diameter creates a net return force directing the valve member in a second direction opposite to the first direction upon removal of the actuator force.

Abstract: When an engine is cold-started, the engine oil is quite viscous and requires larger passageways to flow through the engine than when the engine is warmed up and the engine oil flows readily. The present invention relates to a pin valve assembly which may be used on a fuel injector of an engine. The pin valve assembly of the present invention includes a movable shuttle which allows for a relatively large fluid flow space within the pin valve assembly when the engine is cold, and then moves to reduce the fluid flow space when the engine oil is less viscous and requires less room to flow as desired. Therefore, the advantages of a relatively large fluid flow space as well as a shorter pin travel distance within the pin valve assembly are both preserved.

Abstract: A direct-acting electric operated valve has a stem which reciprocates by an electric motor without using air pressure. In this direct-acting electric operated valve, as the stem 2 vertically reciprocates, a first passage 11 and a second passage 12 are switched over. A cam mechanism 4 is formed for converting rotary reciprocating motion of an eccentric cam 42 which rotary reciprocates by an electric motor 40 into vertical reciprocating motion. The eccentric cam is retained at an upper retaining position X which is slightly exceeding a top dead center X1 and at a lower retaining position Y which is slightly exceeding a bottom dead center Y1. In a state in which an integral coil spring 35 which is previously held between an upper spring seat 32 and a lower spring seat 34 in its compressed state is mounted to a spring shaft 30 which extends from a cam mechanism, the coil spring 35 is accommodated in a spring case 36 connected to the stem.

Abstract: A pneumatic gate valve includes a valve housing made of injection-molded plastic material and having a plurality of external ports. Received in the valve housing are a plurality of valve bushings disposed in axial-spaced relationship as to define a valve bore and a plurality of pressure fluid compartments in fluid communication with the ports. A slide member for regulating a flow of compressed air between the ports is accommodated in the valve bore of the valve housing and displaceable in axial direction. The valve bushings are made of plastic material with a same melting temperature as the plastic material of the valve housing so as to realize a material union between the valve bushings and the valve housing, when plastic material is molded around the valve bushings during injection molding of the valve housing.

Abstract: A solenoid valve includes a housing that establishes a supply port, a control port, and an exhaust port. A fluted bushing is statically affixed within the housing and a poppet slides within the bushing. The poppet is movable between a de-energized configuration wherein flow is prohibited between the control port and the exhaust port, and permitted between the control port and the supply port, plural partially energized configurations wherein flow is permitted between the supply port and the control port, between the control port and the exhaust port, and between the exhaust port and the supply port, and a fully energized configuration wherein flow is prohibited between the control port and the supply port and flow is permitted between the control port and the exhaust port.

Abstract: A removable flow restrictor 750 and a corresponding method for regulating flow through a fluid fertilizer distributor 700 are provided. A supply inlet port 712 is in fluid communication with a plurality of fluid outlet ports 716. The flow restrictor 750 is removable positionable within the fluid distributor 700 between the inlet port 712 and the outlet ports 716, for restricting flow between the inlet port 712 and the outlet ports 716. A restrictor engagement member 752, which may be a thread, on the flow restrictor 750, engages with a tool engagement member 762 on a retrieval tool 760. With the restrictor engagement member 752 engaged with the tool engagement member 762, the retrieval tool can be used to both position the flow restrictor 750 within the fluid distributor 700, and to remove the flow restrictor 750 from the fluid distributor 700. After positioning within or removing from the fluid distributor 700, the flow restrictor 750 may be disengaged from the retrieval tool 760.

Abstract: A variable force actuator with a double needle poppet assembly includes a housing in which a first poppet and a second poppet are slidably disposed. The second poppet fits within the first poppet, and both poppets move when a nearby coil is energized to establish, in combination, a fluid flow configuration in response to the amount of energy applied to the coil.

Abstract: The invention relates to a 3/2-way valve for controlling the injection of fuel in a common rail injection system of an internal combustion engine, having a first switching position, in which an injection nozzle is in communication with a fuel return, and having a second switching position, in which the injection nozzle is in communication with a high-pressure fuel reservoir. To improve the function and quality of the injection, the 3/2-way valve includes a force-balanced control piston, and the control edge of the control piston is pressure-equalized by means of a blind bore.

Abstract: A micro lock valve includes a cylinder forming an air chamber. One part of the cylinder is provided with an inlet port and an outlet port which communicate with each other through the air chamber, and the other part is provided with an exhaust port communicating with the air chamber. The micro lock valve also includes a plunger slidingly traveling in the cylinder, blocking up one of the inlet port or the exhaust port, and formed with a female screw thread in a traveling direction of the plunger. The micro lock valve includes a driving shaft having a male screw thread mating with the female screw thread and a driving motor rotating the driving shaft forwardly and backwardly. Accordingly, the micro lock valve maintains a normally closed state and a normally open state without consuming a large amount of electric power and is driven by low electric power for a long period of time.

Abstract: A manifold with interconnecting, non-threaded modular sections. The connected sections define a fluidic passageway and at least one valved outlet. The valved outlet is reversible to enable the valve to be readily accessible when the modular section is in any orientation. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.

Abstract: A solenoid control valve having a spool valve disposed within a valve body and an enlarged diameter, axially sealing land. An upper surface of the sealing land seats against an upper valve stop when the spool valve is in a first sealing position and a lower surface of the sealing land seats against a lower valve stop when the spool valve in a second sealing position, to provide sealing pressure in an axial direction relative to the movement of the spool valve. The control valve includes an actuating portion having a coil and an armature. The armature is in direct contact with the spool valve, preferably through a stem that extends through the upper valve stop. When the coil is not energized, a valve spring biases the spool valve to seat against the upper valve stop so that a source pressure is provided at a control port.

Abstract: This invention pertains generally to valve lift spacers that determine the travel distance of a valve member, such as movement between upper and lower seats. In the case of pressure switching valves, such as those used in the fuel injection industry, valve travel distance is often relatively small. Because of realistic machining tolerances, it is often difficult to mass produce valves that consistently exhibit comparable travel distances, especially when those distances are on the order of microns. The present invention addresses this issue by providing valve lift spacers with a variety of thicknesses in order to compensate for the inevitable variation that would otherwise be produced due to the various valve components having realistic geometrical tolerances. The valve lift spacer and a valve using the same finds a principal use in fast response pressure switching valves, such as those utilized in electro-hydraulic actuator portion of a fuel injector.

Abstract: In an electromagnetic valve, a maximum distance between a movable core and a fixed core is set to be larger than a movable stroke of a movable rod moving together with the movable core. Therefore, a movable stroke of the movable core is set by a movable stroke of the movable rod, and the movable core always does not contact the fixed core. Accordingly, a vibration of the fixed core can be restricted and noise caused in the electromagnetic valve can be reduced. Further, because the movable core is movable without having an unnecessary moving stroke, a responsive performance of the electromagnetic valve relative to an electrical switching can be improved.

Abstract: A directional flow control valve construction particularly for use within a pneumatic or other fluid power circuit. The valve includes a body and a stem received within a bore formed in the body. The stem has a first end received within the bore and a second end which is actuable to control the opening and closing of the valve. A resilient seal ring is mounted on the stem first end portion for engagement with a corresponding valve seat formed about the bore. The seal ring has an inner lobe portion which contacts a seating surface of the valve seat and which therewith defines a sealing diameter to be of a radial extent which is less than the radial extent of a midline diameter of the seal ring.

Abstract: A valve has a body has a bore into which open an inlet, an outlet, and a workport. A first valve seat is between the inlet and the workport, and a second valve seat is between the outlet and work ports. A poppet slides within the bore and a spring biases the poppet toward the first valve seat. Pressure at the inlet acts on surfaces of the poppet producing opposing forces that respectively tend to move the poppet toward the first and second valve seats. Because of differing surface areas, the nominal inlet port pressure exerts a net force on the poppet which substantially counteracts the spring force. Thus a solenoid actuator needs only to produce a relatively small force to move the poppet away from the first valve seat into engagement with the second valve seat.

Abstract: A pneumatic valve assembly including a valve body having an inlet port in fluid communication with a source of pressurized air and a valve bore extending axially within the valve body with a valve member movable between predetermined positions within the valve bore. The valve member selectively movable to direct a flow of pressurized air from the inlet port through the valve bore to an outlet port. A valve element is disposed upon the valve member having an angular valve sealing surface, and a valve seat is defined in the valve bore formed at an oblique angle to provide a sealing contact with the valve sealing surface when the valve member is in a closed position thereby interrupting said flow of pressurized air.

Abstract: A poppet valve body for opening and closing supply and discharge valve seats by a movable core is provided in a valve chamber having the supply and discharge valve seats. The supply valve seat is formed at a valve seat body movable to approach and move away from the discharge valve seat. The valve seat body has first and second pressure receiving faces having different pressure receiving areas and on which fluid pressure from an input port acts in opposite directions and a third pressure receiving face on which fluid pressure in the valve chamber acts. The valve seat body, poppet valve body and movable core move forward to approach the discharge valve seat when the supply valve seat is closed with the poppet valve body. The valve seat body moves rearward to move away from the poppet valve body when the poppet valve body opens the supply valve seat.

Abstract: A pneumatic gate valve includes a valve housing made of injection-molded plastic material and having a plurality of external ports. Received in the valve housing are a plurality of valve bushings disposed in axial-spaced relationship as to define a valve bore and a plurality of pressure fluid compartments in fluid communication with the ports. A slide member for regulating a flow of compressed air between the ports is accommodated in the valve bore of the valve housing and displaceable in axial direction. The valve bushings are made of plastic material with a same melting temperature as the plastic material of the valve housing so as to realize a material union between the valve bushings and the valve housing, when plastic material is molded around the valve bushings during injection molding of the valve housing.

Abstract: A stream selector for a process analyzer prevents contamination of one sample from previous samples without requiring a common outlet header. The stream selector includes a valve manifold having a base plate and a series of valve modules individually removeably attached to the base plate. The base plate includes all the process connections for the fluid lines. Each valve module includes a module body with a pair of valve assemblies. The valve assemblies in each module are operated simultaneously through a common actuation passage. A poppet valve in each valve assembly has a valve head with a double-seated seal. The double seated seal controls the flow of fluid through a vent passage in the valve body; and between inlet and outlet passages in the valve body. The outlet passage from one valve assembly is fluidly-connected to the inlet passage of an adjacent valve assembly to create a double-block and bleed configuration. The downstream valve assembly is then connected to the process analyzer.

Abstract: In the directional control valve (10) for support mechanisms in underground mining, the valve piston (16) is guided seal free in the valve seat carrier (15) between the high pressure connection (P) and a sealing ring (22) and thus permits an overflow of high pressure fluid from the high pressure connection (P) to the return flow connection (T) on opening the valve (10). The valve (10) thus achieves an opening and closing characteristic with negative overlapping and so provides gentle switching processes, so that switching impacts with high pressure peaks do not arise.

Abstract: The application discloses a device for a container which includes a casing (1) which defines an inner space (2), which extends from the inner space and is connectable to a vacuum source in order to reduce the pressure in the inner space and the outlet space to be lower than the pressure of a surrounding space. The device includes a valve arrangement (8) with a valve seat (9), which forms a first passage (6) between the inner space and the outlet space, a valve element (10), which is abuttable against the valve seat for closing the first passage in the first position and is displaceable from the valve seat for opening the passage, and a spindle portion (11) which is connected to the valve element and extends through the valve seat, the outlet space and a second passage (12) through the casing. Means (18, 19) are arranged to form a flow passage, which in the first position of the valve arrangement permits a flow from the surrounding space to the inner space.

Abstract: A directional flow control valve construction particularly for use within a pneumatic or other fluid power circuit. The valve includes a body and a stem received within a bore formed in the body. The stem has a first end received within the bore and a second end which is actuable to control the opening and closing of the valve. A resilient seal ring is mounted on the stem first end portion for engagement with a corresponding valve seat formed about the bore. The seal ring has an inner lobe portion which contacts a seating surface of the valve seat and which therewith defines a sealing diameter to be of a radial extent which is less than the radial extent of a midline diameter of the seal ring.

Abstract: An electrically-operated plunger-type valve assembly includes a housing, an electromagnetic actuator and a plunger assembly, which is positioned in the housing and supported for movement in the housing. The valve assembly includes a biasing member, which applies a force to the plunger assembly to close the communication between inlet and outlet ports to thereby close the valve assembly. The actuator generates a magnetic field to move the plunger assembly against the biasing member force to move the plunger assembly to control the valve. The plunger assembly includes a seal that seals the communication passage to close the valve when the plunger assembly is moved to its closed position. Pressurized fluid in the inlet port causes the seal to radially seal against the communication passage, which reduces the required biasing member spring force and reduces the energy needed to move the plunger assembly.

Abstract: A directional control apparatus for a solenoid valve assembly, including a solenoid valve assembly including a supply/exhaust device and solenoid valves connected together, and a manual directional control valve. The supply/exhaust device is configured to supply to and exhaust from the solenoid valve assembly pressure fluids, and includes a supply-side connection port for connecting to a fluid supply tube and an exhaust-side connection port for connecting to a fluid exhaust tube. The manual directional control valve is configured to be connected between the supply/exhaust device and the fluid supply and exhaust tubes. The manual directional control valve has a supply channel for communicating the supply-side connection port and the fluid supply tube and an exhaust channel for communicating the exhaust-side connection port and the fluid exhaust tube. The manual directional control valve is configured to manually divert the pressure fluids between the supply and exhaust channels.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pressure relief device and method of using the same. The pressure relief device includes a rupture element containing an inner layer made of an nonferrous-based composition that can preferably withstand contact with corrosive fluids. The inner layer of the rupture element is preferably the only part of the rupture element that is exposed to fluid in the system where it is installed. The pressure relief device may be installed in any system where overpressurization or underpressurization protection is desired. For example, the pressure relief device may be installed in systems where corrosive fluids are used and where an ultraclean environment is needed.

Abstract: A weld gun cylinder and piston assembly includes a common center end wall interposed between two cylinders. The common center end wall functions as a manifold with bores extending therethrough. The manifold houses two spool valves. The spool valves control the passage of pneumatic pressure through passages of the manifold to and from the cylinders to extend and retract two piston rods for controlling jaws and a weld tip on a robotic arm.

Abstract: To provide a changeover valve for a fluid pressure apparatus which can be easily manufactured, assembled and incorporated into piping, and of which the maintenance is easy. For this purpose, there are provided a supply body 1 having a supply passage 8 extending from an introduction port 6 of fluid under pressure to a supply port 30a of a fluid pressure apparatus 30, an exhaust body 2 having an exhaust passage 9 extending from the exhaust port 30 of the fluid pressure apparatus 30 to a fluid exhaust port 7, and a retainer 3 being provided between the supply body 1 and the exhaust body 2 and having a passageway 10 communicating the supply passage 8 with the exhaust passage 9, a valve member 4 opening and closing a valve seat 12 provided in the passage way 10 and a valve seat 11 provided in the supply passage 8 of the supply body 1, and operating means 5 manually opening and closing the valve member 4.