Valve device

A valve device for controlling a flow of a working fluid supplied from a hydraulic pump to an actuator, the valve device comprising:

• a spool that is movable in an axial direction;
• and
• a valve body that slidably accommodates the spool, wherein
• the valve body includes:
• a first supply port and a second supply port that is supplied with the working fluid discharged from the hydraulic pump,
• a first actuator passage and a second actuator passage in communication with the actuator,
• a discharge passage in communication with a tank, and
• an outflow passage that guides the working fluid from the first supply port and the second supply port to the first actuator passage and the second actuator passage,
• the spool includes:
• a first supply passage that guides the working fluid from the first supply port to the outflow passage as the spool moves and provides resistance to a flow of the working fluid that passes through the first supply passage,
• a second supply passage that guides the working fluid from the second supply port to the outflow passage as the spool moves and provides resistance to a flow of the working fluid that passes through the second supply passage,
• a third supply passage that allows the first supply port to communicate with the outflow passage and the second supply port to communicate with the outflow passage, and provides resistance to the working fluid that passes through the third supply passage, and
• a land portion that is capable of blocking communications of the first supply passage, the second supply passage, and the third supply passage with the outflow passage,
• the land portion blocks communication between the first supply port and the outflow passage and communication between the second supply port and the outflow passage when the spool is in a neutral position,
• the first supply passage allows the first supply port to communicate with the outflow passage in a process of the spool moving from the neutral position toward one stroke end in the axial direction,
• the second supply passage allows the second supply port to communicate with the outflow passage in a process of the spool moving from the neutral position toward the other stroke end in the axial direction, and
• the third supply passage allows the second supply port to communicate with the outflow passage in the process of the spool moving toward the one stroke end, and allows the first supply port to communicate with the outflow passage in the process of the spool moving toward the other stroke end.