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EP 2320094 B1 20170419 - Valve assembly

Title (en)

Valve assembly

Title (de)

Ventilbaugruppe

Title (fr)

Bloc de soupape

Publication

EP 2320094 B1 20170419 (DE)

Application

EP 10188785 A 20101026

Priority

DE 102009052257 A 20091106

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2320094A2] The valve building group has two load-side connections (A,B), a pumping connection (P) and tank connection (T) with four control edges (C1-C4) hydraulically controlled over a control port. Two pilot valves (Y1,Y2) are provided for controlling the control ports (c1-c4) of each control edge.

IPC 8 full level

F15B 11/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F15B 11/006 (2013.01); F15B 2211/30575 (2013.01); F15B 2211/3144 (2013.01); F15B 2211/329 (2013.01); F15B 2211/6054 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2320094 A2 20110511; EP 2320094 A3 20140806; EP 2320094 B1 20170419; DE 102009052257 A1 20110512; RU 2010144400 A 20120510; RU 2529543 C2 20140927

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 10188785 A 20101026; DE 102009052257 A 20091106; RU 2010144400 A 20101101