Three-way three-position control valve having a piezoelectric or magnetostrictive actuator, and fuel-injection system comprising the aforesaid valve

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PATENT NO 9791055
APP PUB NO 20140346258A1
SERIAL NO

14285220

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An electrically actuated control valve has three mouths and three operating positions, in which the three mouths includes a first mouth for inlet of a working fluid, and a second mouth and a third mouth for outlet of the working fluid. The three operating positions include a first operating position in which a passage of fluid from the first mouth to the second mouth and the third mouth is enabled, a second operating position in which a passage of fluid from the first mouth to only one of said second and third mouths is enabled, and a third operating position in which the passage of fluid from the first to the second mouth and the third mouth is disabled. The control valve includes an electric or electromagnetic actuator for controlling the passage of fluid from the first mouth to the second and third mouths providing the aforesaid three operating positions.

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C R F SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONISTRADA TORINO 50 ORBASSANO (TORINO) I-10043

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Altamura, Chiara Taranto, IT 13 42
De, Michele Onofrio Castellana Grotte, IT 42 175
Gargano, Marcello Torre a Mare, IT 24 74
Lepore, Domenico Casamassima, IT 19 77
Ricco, Raffaele Casamassima, IT 51 216
Stucchi, Sergio Valenzano, IT 47 197

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