Patent ID: 8627846

Claim:
A pressure regulating valve, comprising: a pressure regulating portion comprising a body having an inlet port and an outlet port, a valve seat, a valve disc, and an intermediate chamber enclosing a first spring for biasing the valve disc into engagement with the valve seat; and a pilot portion positioned on the pressure regulating portion, the pilot portion comprising: a pilot spring, a diaphragm, a pusher post axially fixed to a bleed-seat, a sub-screw having an axial bore, the sub-screw axially fixed to the diaphragm; and a seal member disposed between the bleed-seat and the sub-screw; the body including a pressure path for fluid communication between the outlet port and an inner chamber region disposed beneath the diaphragm, a first end of the pressure path including a sense port that extends through the body adjacent to the outlet port, a second end of the pressure path terminating in an annulus surrounding a portion of the pusher post, and a third end of the pressure path terminating in the inner chamber region.