Patent ID: 6679162
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: F15B,Y10T

Abstract:
A rocker valve for supplying pressure medium to and discharging pressure medium from a working device, said rocker valve comprising:a housing defining a hollow interior, a first inlet port for pressure medium, first and second outlet ports for pressure medium, first and second discharge channels which respectively extend from said first and second outlet ports to respective first and second exhaust ports, first and second valve means in said respective first and second discharge channels, and a control port for control medium, and a rocker sealing element which is pivotally mounted in said hollow interior to either close said first outlet port and open said second outlet port, or open said first outlet port and close said second outlet port, thus enabling pressure medium from said first inlet port to pass through either said first outlet port to the working device or said second outlet port to the working device, with pressure medium returning to an opposite port being discharged through a respective discharge channel and associated exhaust port.