Patent ID: 10557483

Abstract:
An example valve includes: (i) a pilot seat member comprising: (a) one or more channels fluidly coupled to a first port of the valve, (b) a pilot seat, and (c) a pilot sleeve portion comprising a pilot chamber and a cross-hole disposed in an exterior peripheral surface of the pilot sleeve portion; (ii) a pilot check member disposed in the pilot chamber and subjected to a biasing force of a setting spring disposed in the pilot chamber to seat the pilot check member at the pilot seat; and (iii) a solenoid actuator sleeve slidably accommodated about the exterior peripheral surface of the pilot sleeve portion, wherein the solenoid actuator sleeve includes a first cross-hole disposed in an exterior peripheral surface of the solenoid actuator sleeve and a second cross-hole disposed in the exterior peripheral surface of the solenoid actuator sleeve axially spaced from the first cross-hole.