Bidirectional force feedback poppet valve

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8424836
APP PUB NO 20070290153A1
SERIAL NO

11454500

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A valve has a valve body including a main chamber having a first port and a second port, and a main poppet disposed within the main chamber. The main poppet includes a first surface forming a control chamber within the main chamber. The valve has a first passage communicating the control chamber with the first port, and a second passage communicating the control chamber with the second port. The valve also includes a pilot valve having a pilot poppet for controlling fluid flow from the control chamber to the first port through a third passage, and to the second port through a fourth passage, respectively. The valve may further have a feedback spring coupled between the main poppet and the pilot poppet to provide a force relative to a distance between the main poppet and the pilot poppet.

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CATERPILLAR INC100 NE ADAMS STREET PEORIA IL 61629-9510
SHIN CATERPILLAR MITSUBISHI LTD200 MAIN AKASHI 55555

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Aardema, James Alvin Plainfield, US 4 43
Kerckhove, Philippe Vande Naperville, US 3 20
Ma, Pengfei Naperville, US 75 649

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