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- Patent Title: Pneumatically controllable valve assembly, tire inflation system, and methods of operating the valve assembly and the tire inflation system
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Application No.: US16347088Application Date: 2017-10-26
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Publication No.: US11353137B2Publication Date: 2022-06-07
- Inventor: Marco Scopesi
- Applicant: DANA ITALIA S.R.L.
- Applicant Address: IT Arco
- Assignee: DANA ITALIA S.R.L.
- Current Assignee: DANA ITALIA S.R.L.
- Current Assignee Address: IT Arco
- Agency: McCoy Russell LLP
- Priority: EP16425102 20161104
- International Application: PCT/EP2017/077398 WO 20171026
- International Announcement: WO2018/082995 WO 20180511
- Main IPC: F16K31/383
- IPC: F16K31/383 ; F16K31/122 ; B60C23/00

Abstract:
A pneumatically controllable valve assembly, in particular for use in a tire inflation system, includes a first fluid port, a second fluid port, and a movable member configured to be moved between an open position and a closed position. When the movable member is in the open position the first fluid port is in fluid communication with the second fluid port. When the movable member is in the closed position the first fluid port is fluidly isolated from the second fluid port. A first pneumatic actuator is in fluid communication with the first fluid port. The first pneumatic actuator is configured to bias the movable member toward the open position. A second pneumatic actuator is configured to bias the movable member toward the closed position. The valve assembly also includes a flow restrictor. The first fluid port is in fluid communication with the second pneumatic actuator by way of the flow restrictor, at least when the movable member is in the open position.
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