Patent ID: 9651068
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: F15B,F16K,F16P,Y10T

Claim:
1. A double valve comprising: a first unitary valve assembly including a first outlet port, a second outlet port, and a first spool; a second unitary valve assembly including another first outlet port, another second outlet port and a second spool wherein the first unitary valve assembly and the second unitary valve assembly are both 5/2 valves; a first pilot assembly coupled to the first unitary valve assembly; a second pilot assembly coupled to the second unitary valve assembly; and a plate coupled to the first unitary valve assembly and the second unitary valve assembly, the plate including respective passages to provide a first common outlet passage coupled to the first outlet port and the another first outlet port and a second common outlet passage coupled to the second outlet port and the another second outlet port; wherein, the first spool and the second spool each have a first position and a second position, and when the first spool and the second spool are in the first position, fluid flows through the first unitary valve assembly, the second unitary valve assembly, and the first common outlet passage, and when the first spool and the second spool are in the second position, the fluid flows through the first unitary valve assembly, the second unitary valve assembly, and the second common outlet passage, and wherein, when at least one of the first spool and the second spool is not in the first position and the second position, respectively, the fluid does not flow through either the first common outlet passage or the second common outlet passage.