Patent ID: 9677578
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: F15B,F16K,Y10T

Claim:
1. A actuator assembly, comprising: a fluid actuator; a positioner; a volume booster having a main inlet connection defining an inlet and a main outlet connection defining an outlet; the volume booster having a plurality of mounting surfaces in a generally rectangular arrangement about a longitudinal axis adapted to operatively couple the volume booster to the actuator, the plurality of mounting surfaces defining at least a portion of an exterior perimeter of a lower portion of the volume booster, wherein the plurality of mounting surfaces defines a cube-shaped volume on the lower portion of the volume booster, and wherein the lower portion defines the main inlet connection and the main outlet connection of the volume booster; and a mounting plate having a plate-shaped portion removably secured to one of the plurality of mounting surfaces of the volume booster, the mounting plate being adapted to slidably attach the volume booster to the actuator, wherein only one of the main inlet connection or the main outlet connection extends through a first one of the plurality of mounting surfaces such that no other inlet or outlet passage is disposed through the first one of the plurality of mounting surfaces, and wherein each of a second one, a third one, and a fourth one of the plurality of mounting surfaces includes at most a single inlet passage or a single outlet passage.