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Electrohydraulic servovalve device
Assignee: Thales SA
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Filing: 1982-08-31
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Granted: 1985-04-30
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Expires: 2002-08-31
Abstract
Abstract A servovalve device assembly is provided with an electronic matching circuit positioned upstream of the servovalve. The matching circuit supplies electric control signals whose purpose is to modify the hydraulic flowrate response curve of the servovalve as a function of the electrical control signal, so as to make it substantially identical to an ideal desired response curve.
Inventors
- 👤 Giulio Contartese
- 👤 Joachim Dietz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 07:37
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05B; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/18; G05B19/19; G05B19/33; G05B19/35; G05B19/351; F; F15; F15B; F15B13/00; F15B13/02; F15B13/04; F15B13/042; F15B13/043; F15B13/0438; F15B21/00; F15B21/08; F15B21/087; F15B9/00; F15B9/02; F15B9/08; F15B9/09; G05B5/00; G05B5/01; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/30; G05B2219/37; G05B2219/37462; G05B2219/41; G05B2219/41133; G05B2219/41301; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/86493; Y10T137/86574; Y10T137/86582; Y10T137/8659; Y10T137/86598; Y10T137/86606; Y10T137/86614; Y10T137/8667; Y10T137/86694; Y10T137/8671
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
188 words
An electrohydraulic servovalve assembly comprising: a hydraulic servovalve providing a hydraulic response as a function of a degree of opening of said servovalve; electric servovalve control means responsive to an electric control signal for controlling said degree of opening of said servovalve as a function of the magnitude and sense of said electric control signal, whereby a degree of opening of said servovalve in response to control signals of given magnitudes over the entire range of opening positions of said servovalve defines an actual response curve for said hydraulic response; sensor means for sensing an actual servovalve hydraulic response in said actual response curve and outputting an actual response signal; input means for providing an input signal corresponding to a desired servovalve response; and electric matching means preprogrammed with an ideal response curve of said hydraulic servovalve and receiving said input and actual response signals, said matching means being constructed so as to output a control signal to said control means of such a sense and magnitude that said actual response curve substantially matches said ideal response curve over said entire actual response for any actual response curve.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
188 words
An electrohydraulic servovalve assembly comprising: a hydraulic servovalve providing a hydraulic response as a function of a degree of opening of said servovalve; electric servovalve control means responsive to an electric control signal for controlling said degree of opening of said servovalve as a function of the magnitude and sense of said electric control signal, whereby a degree of opening of said servovalve in response to control signals of given magnitudes over the entire range of opening positions of said servovalve defines an actual response curve for said hydraulic response; sensor means for sensing an actual servovalve hydraulic response in said actual response curve and outputting an actual response signal; input means for providing an input signal corresponding to a desired servovalve response; and electric matching means preprogrammed with an ideal response curve of said hydraulic servovalve and receiving said input and actual response signals, said matching means being constructed so as to output a control signal to said control means of such a sense and magnitude that said actual response curve substantially matches said ideal response curve over said entire actual response for any actual response curve.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The servovalve assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said actual response curve is linear.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
58 words
The servovalve assembly as claimed in one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the servovalve has a valve spool movable in response to said servovalve control means and ports of a shape such that they are gradually uncovered during movement of the valve-spool for optimally adjusting an oil flow rate past said ports about a zero control position.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
The servovalve assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein said ports have a variable dimension transverse to a direction of valve-spool movement, whereby between a movement increment of the valve-spool of the servovalve and an increment of the uncovering of a port there exists a generally exponential relationship.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The servovalve assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein said variable dimension is approximated by a circle defined by two arcs having a common tangent at a point about half-way in a path of said circle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The servovalve assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said electronic matching means comprise a buffer amplifier followed in order by an analog-digital converter, a memory, a digital-analog converter and a second buffer amplifier.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The servovalve assembly as claimed in claim 6, wherein said memory is a programmable memory.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
The servovalve assembly as claimed in claim 6, wherein said electric matching means comprise a device for detecting the direction of variation of a signal from said memory, and an additional addressing bit.
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