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US 2025/0092960 A1Published application
Direct drive valve
AssigneeMicrotecnica S.R.L.
InventorsAndrea MORNACCHI, Enrico QUAGLIA, Dario SAVINO
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Abstract
A direct drive valve for controlling fluid flow, includes a flow spool operable to control fluid flow through the direct drive valve; a control spool located within the flow spool and an actuator operable to drive the control spool relative to the flow spool. The direct drive valve is configured such that in use movement of the control spool relative to the flow spool causes the flow spool to be actuated by fluid pressure.
Claims12
A direct drive valve for controlling fluid flow, comprising:
- a flow spool operable to control fluid flow through the direct drive valve;
- a control spool located within the flow spool;
- and
- an actuator operable to drive the control spool relative to the flow spool;
- wherein the direct drive valve is configured such that in use movement of the control spool relative to the flow spool causes the flow spool to be actuated by fluid pressure.
2 more elements
A method of controlling a direct drive valve for controlling fluid flow, the method comprising:
- supplying fluid to the direct drive valve, the direct drive valve comprising a flow spool operable to control fluid flow through the direct drive valve, and a control spool located within the flow spool;
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- controlling fluid flow through the direct drive valve by driving the control spool relative to the flow spool and thereby actuating the flow spool by fluid pressure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.