Energy-saving valve

US8978701B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-8978701-B2
Application numberUS-201213541061-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 3, 2012
Priority dateJul 22, 2011
Publication dateMar 17, 2015
Grant dateMar 17, 2015

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Abstract

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An energy-saving valve includes a spool-driving unit which changes the position of a spool to a position at which compressed air is discharged from a first output port without pressure control and includes a pressure control unit which changes the position of the spool to a position at which compressed air is discharged from a second output port in a predetermined pressure level due to pressure control. The pressure control unit includes a pressure control piston, a pressure-receiving surface which enables air pressure in the second output port to act on the pressure control piston, a cylinder chamber, a pressure control channel, and an elastic member which applies biasing force to the pressure control piston in a direction opposite to the action of air pressure on the pressure-receiving surface to determine pressure.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An energy-saving valve comprising: a main valve body including a first end and a second end as two ends in a direction of an axis, a valve hole extending in the direction of the axis, and an air-supplying port, a first output port, a second output port, and air-discharging ports each being in communication with the valve hole; a spool slidably inserted into the valve hole and including channels through which the first output port is in communication…

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  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • F16K11/02Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • F15B11/064Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

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What does patent US8978701B2 cover?
An energy-saving valve includes a spool-driving unit which changes the position of a spool to a position at which compressed air is discharged from a first output port without pressure control and includes a pressure control unit which changes the position of the spool to a position at which compressed air is discharged from a second output port in a predetermined pressure level due to pressure…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Miyazoe Shinji, Senba Katsuyuki, Murakami Takashi, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F16K11/02. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).