Pressure control valve

A valve assembly having a housing with a longitudinal bore, a supply port in fluid communication with said longitudinal bore for receiving working fluid from a working fluid source, a control port in fluid communication with said longitudinal bore for communicating working fluid to and from a working device, and a vent port in fluid communication with said longitudinal bore for returning working fluid to said working fluid source, said valve assembly comprising:

• a spool slideably disposed in said longitudinal bore for controlling the flow of working fluid between said supply port and said control port and between said control port and said vent port;
• an actuator assembly for selectively altering the position of said spool in said longitudinal bore to achieve a valve mode selected from the group consisting of high pressure mode, pressure relief mode, and pressure regulating mode wherein said actuator assembly comprises a solenoid for producing linear motion and a connecting rod for mechanically transmitting linear motion from said solenoid to said spool when switching from at least one of said valve modes to another of said valve modes, and wherein said connecting rod is structurally separate from said spool.