IP Library Granted Patent US 7,121,553
Granted Patent B2
US 7,121,553 · App. 10/709,375 · Granted Oct 17, 2006

Bushing for a hydraulic valve

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Patent No.
US 7,121,553
App. No.
10/709,375
Granted
Oct 17, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bushing for a hydraulic valve has a bushing wall having openings allowing passage of a hydraulic medium to and from an interior of the bushing. The openings have an opening wall that at least across a portion of a circumference of the opening wall is formed as a molded bevel. The molded bevel is positioned at an acute angle to a radial plane of the bushing wall. The bushing wall has outer annular channels and the openings open into the outer annular channels, respectively.

Claims (21)

1. A bushing for a hydraulic valve, the bushing comprising:

a bushing wall defining an interior of the bushing;

the bushing wall having openings allowing passage of a hydraulic medium to and from the interior;

wherein the openings have an opening wall that at least across a portion of a circumference of the opening wall is formed as a molded bevel;

wherein several of the openings are arranged adjacent one another in a circumferential direction of the bushing;

wherein the openings arranged adjacent one another in the circumferential direction, viewed in a cross-section of the bushing, have a first wall portion extending substantially radially and a second wall portion opposite the first wall portion, wherein the second wall portion is part of the molded bevel;

wherein two of the openings neighboring one another in the circumferential direction are arranged such that the molded bevels are neighboring one another;

wherein the molded bevels facing one another are positioned at an acute angle to a radial plane of the bushing wall, which radial plane is positioned centrally between the molded bevels neighboring one another;

wherein the acute angle opens radially inwardly toward the interior.

2. The bushing according to claim 1 , wherein the bushing wall has outer annular channels and wherein the openings open into the outer annular channels, respectively.

3. The bushing according to claim 2 , wherein the interior of the bushing wall has an inner wall provided with inner annular channels.

4. The bushing according to claim 3 , wherein the inner annular channels and the outer annular channels are connected with one another by the openings.

5. The bushing according to claim 4 , wherein the outer annular channels and the inner annular channels are separated from one another by annular webs, respectively.

6. The bushing according to claim 5 , wherein the annular webs separating the inner annular channels have identical inner diameter.

7. The bushing according to claim 1 formed as a diecast part.

8. The bushing according to claim 7 formed as a light metal diecast part.

9. The bushing according to claim 1 formed as an injection molded part.

10. The bushing according to claim 9 , wherein the bushing is an injection molded plastic part.

11. The bushing according to claim 1 , wherein at least some of the openings are provided with at least one fine control opening.

12. The bushing according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one fine control opening is formed by a recess in the opening wall.

13. The bushing according to claim 1 , wherein the interior of the bushing wall has a constant inner diameter.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT COLLATERAL Recorded Jul 7, 2011
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.
To: HYDRAULIK-RING GMBH; ACUTEX, INC.; HILITE INDUSTRIES AUTOMOTIVE, LP; HILITE INTERNATIONAL INC.
Reel/Frame 026553/0713 →
FIRST LIEN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 11, 2009
From: HYDRAULIK-RING GMBH
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 023498/0445 →
SECOND LIEN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 11, 2009
From: HYDRAULIK-RING GMBH
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 023498/0466 →
ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2009
From: BEAR STEARNS CORPORATE LENDING, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 023546/0938 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 5, 2007
From: HYDRAULIK-RING GMBH
To: BEAR STEARNS CORPORATE LENDING INC., AS FOREIGN AGENT
Reel/Frame 019781/0172 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2004
From: CORNEA, MARIUS; WEIGAND, BERND
To: HYDRAULIK-RING GMBH
Reel/Frame 014950/0740 →