Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Integral plus proportional dual pump switching system
- Patent Title (中): 积分加比例双泵切换系统
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Application No.: US12860971Application Date: 2010-08-23
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Publication No.: US08523537B2Publication Date: 2013-09-03
- Inventor: Michael P. Garry
- Applicant: Michael P. Garry
- Applicant Address: US CO Fort Collins
- Assignee: Woodward, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Woodward, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Fort Collins
- Agency: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.
- Main IPC: F04B49/08
- IPC: F04B49/08 ; F04B23/04 ; F04B41/06 ; F02M57/02

Abstract:
A dual-pump fluid distribution system that includes a first pump having an inlet and an outlet, and configured to supply a first flow of fluid, and a second pump having an inlet and an outlet, and configured to supply a second flow of fluid. In an embodiment, a bypass flow valve with a four-way hydraulic bridge is configured to initiate the switch between single-pump mode and dual-pump mode based on fluid flow demand. The bypass flow valve is configured such that the position of the bypass flow valve member relative to the four-way hydraulic bridge operates a pump selector valve. In an embodiment, the pump selector valve has a valve member, a biasing element, and a pressure switching port, and is configured such that the position of the valve member determines whether the second flow of fluid is combined with the first flow of fluid.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120045348A1 Integral Plus Proportional Dual Pump Switching System Public/Granted day:2012-02-23
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