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US 11,079,036 B2Granted
Double action direction fluid flow valve
OwnerJohn Leslie Johnson, James G. Johnsoninventors
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Abstract
A double action directional fluid flow valve includes a stepped piston connected with a poppet valve and moveable by a controller between open and closed positions by applying a continuous pressure to a small diameter piston face and selectively applying and removing pressure from a large diameter piston face to move the poppet valve between an open position and a closed position.
Claims7
A double action fluid flow valve comprising:
- a first fluid flow valve including:
- a first body that controls fluid flow from an inlet port to an outlet port, wherein the inlet port and the outlet port are interconnected by a first flow orifice surrounded by a first valve seat, the first body including:
- a stepped piston counterbore including a first upper end, a first lower end, a first upper chamber between a stepped piston and the first upper end of the stepped piston counterbore, a first lower chamber between the stepped piston and a first valve guide, and a middle chamber located therebetween,
- a pilot passage in fluid communication with the first upper chamber of the stepped piston counterbore, a first upper chamber passage in fluid communication with the first upper chamber of the stepped piston counterbore, a middle chamber passage in fluid communication with the middle chamber of the stepped piston counterbore, a first lower chamber passage in fluid communication with the first lower chamber of the stepped piston counterbore, and a vent passage in fluid communication with the middle chamber passage and an exhaust,
- the first valve guide that seals the first lower end of the stepped piston counterbore, the first valve guide including a first opening,
- the stepped piston slidably supported in the stepped piston counterbore and operatively connected to a first poppet valve member and the first valve guide, and
- the first poppet valve member including a first stem that extends through the first opening in the first valve guide and connected to the stepped piston for concurrent movement between a first open position and a first closed position, wherein the first poppet valve member engages the first valve seat at a first sealing interface in the first closed position;
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- a second fluid flow valve coupled to the first fluid flow valve including:
- a second body that controls fluid from the outlet port to the exhaust port, wherein the outlet port and the exhaust port are interconnected by a second flow orifice surrounded by a second valve seat, the second body including:
- a piston counterbore including a second upper end, a second lower end, a second upper chamber between a single piston and the second upper end of the piston counter bore, a second lower chamber between the piston and a second valve guide,
- a second upper chamber passage defining fluid communication between the first lower chamber of the stepped piston counterbore and the second upper chamber of the piston counterbore and a second lower chamber passage defining fluid communication between the middle chamber of the stepped piston counterbore and the second lower chamber of the piston counter bore, wherein the vent passage is in fluid communication with the second lower chamber of the piston counterbore,
- the second valve guide that seals the second lower end of the single piston counterbore, the second valve guide including a second opening,
- the single piston slidably supported in the piston counterbore and operatively connected to a second poppet valve member and the second valve guide, and
- the second poppet valve member including a second stem that extends through the second opening in the second valve guide and connected to the single piston for concurrent movement between a second open position and a second closed position, wherein the second poppet valve member engages a second valve seat at a second sealing interface in the second closed position.
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