IP Library Granted Patent US 9,677,682
Granted Patent B2
US 9,677,682 · App. 14/794,141 · Granted Jun 13, 2017

Servo valve with double mobile assembly

Inventor: Jean-Luc Bertrand (Orleans, FR)
Assignee: ZODIAC HYDRAULICS
F16K31/0613F15B13/0436F15B21/042
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Patent No.
US 9,677,682
App. No.
14/794,141
Granted
Jun 13, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Hydraulic servo valve ( 1 ) comprising: a power stage ( 3 ) comprising a power distribution member able to move between two extreme positions in order to place one or more service portions (C 1 , C 2 ) in communication with a feed port (P) supplying hydraulic fluid and with a return port (R); a control stage ( 4 ) for controlling the position of the power distribution member, the control stage ( 4 ) comprising a torque motor (MC) that can be operated in such a way as to actuate a fluid ejection member secured to an elastically deformable element and designed to cause a control pressure of the power distribution member to vary; characterized in that the fluid ejection member comprises a first and a second fluid injector ( 60, 63 ) which are fed by fluid feed means able to feed either just one of the first and second fluid injectors ( 60, 63 ) or both injectors simultaneously.

Claims (15)

1. A hydraulic servo valve ( 1 ) comprising:

a power stage ( 3 ) comprising a power distribution member able to move between two extreme positions in order to place one or more service portions (C 1 , C 2 ) in communication with a feed port (P) supplying hydraulic fluid and with a return port (R);

a control stage ( 4 ) for controlling the position of the power distribution member, the control stage ( 4 ) comprising a torque motor (MC) that can be operated in such a way as to actuate a fluid ejection member secured to an elastically deformable element and designed to cause a control pressure of the power distribution member to vary;

wherein the fluid ejection member comprises a first and a second fluid injector ( 60 , 63 ) which are fed by fluid feeding means able to feed either just one of the first and second fluid injectors ( 60 , 63 ) or both injectors simultaneously.

2. The servo valve ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , in which the first and second fluid injectors ( 60 , 63 ) are respectively fed by a first and a second fluid supply duct ( 59 , 62 ) having different fluid bore sections.

3. The servo valve ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , in which the first and second hydraulic fluid injectors ( 60 , 63 ) have different fluid bore sections.

4. The servo valve ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , in which the elastically deformable element ( 53 , 56 ) is a torsion bar.

5. The servo valve ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , in which the elastically deformable element is a bending tube.

6. The servo valve ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , in which the elastically deformable element is a torsion tube.

7. The servo valve ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , in which the elastically deformable element is part of a mobile element ( 50 ) that further comprises a feedback rod ( 70 ) designed to collaborate with the power distribution member ( 5 ) of the power stage ( 3 ).

8. The servo valve ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , in which with the power stage ( 3 ) comprising a power distribution member ( 5 ) capable of moving in a tubular housing ( 6 ), each end ( 7 , 8 ) of the tubular housing ( 6 ) comprises a respective chamber ( 9 , 10 ) into which a first hydraulic fluid inlet ( 12 , 14 ) supplying the hydraulic fluid ejected by the first fluid injector ( 60 ) and a second hydraulic fluid inlet ( 11 , 13 ) supplying the hydraulic fluid ejected by the second fluid injector ( 63 ) opens.

9. A hydraulic servo valve comprising:

a power stage comprising a power distribution member operable to move between two extreme positions in order to place one or more service portions in communication with a feed port supplying hydraulic fluid and with a return port;

a control stage that controls the position of the power distribution member, the control stage comprising a torque motor operable to actuate a fluid ejection member secured to an elastically deformable element and to cause a control pressure of the power distribution member to vary;

wherein the fluid ejection member comprises a first and a second fluid injector fed by fluid to either just one of the first and second fluid injectors or to both injectors simultaneously.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 4, 2021
From: ZODIAC HYDRAULICS
To: SAFRAN AEROSYSTEMS HYDRAULICS
Reel/Frame 056488/0187 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 29, 2016
From: BERTRAND, JEAN-LUC
To: ZODIAC HYDRAULICS
Reel/Frame 038124/0839 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 14 57473 · Jul 31, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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