Invention Application
- Patent Title: Method to Detect Uncommanded Spool Valve Positioning and Stop Fluid Flow to Hydraulic Actuators
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Application No.: US15286135Application Date: 2016-10-05
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Publication No.: US20180094650A1Publication Date: 2018-04-05
- Inventor: David J. Lomax , Joshua D. Callaway
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Peoria
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria
- Main IPC: F15B13/08
- IPC: F15B13/08 ; F16K37/00 ; G05D7/06 ; F16K31/36

Abstract:
A system and method for detecting uncommanded positioning of at least one valve spool in a plurality of valve spools and for stopping fluid flow to a plurality of hydraulic actuators fluidly connected to the plurality of valve spools is disclosed. The method may comprise receiving a signal fluid pressure detected in a signal passageway, identifying whether at least one activation command is currently enabled, and stopping the flow of fluid to the plurality of hydraulic actuators if no activation command is enabled for any of the plurality of valve spools, and the signal fluid pressure when detected (1) upstream of the plurality of valve spools is greater than a first threshold or (2) downstream of the plurality of valve spools is less than a second threshold.
Public/Granted literature
- US10233951B2 Method to detect uncommanded spool valve positioning and stop fluid flow to hydraulic actuators Public/Granted day:2019-03-19
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