Patent ID: 7007925

Claim:
An electrohydraulic valve comprising: a valve body with a bore and having an inlet port, an outlet port, a first workport, and a second workport in communication with the bore; a spool slidably received within the bore of the valve body and having passages therein to selectively connect the inlet port and the outlet port to the first workport and the second workport in different positions of the spool in the bore; and an actuator having a solenoid coil assembly with a coil aperture formed therein, an armature slidably received in the coil aperture, and a push member projecting from the armature into engagement with the spool, the actuator further includes a cage secured to at least one of the armature and the push member with an outer surface in which a plurality of slots extend, and a plurality of rollable elements received in the plurality of slots and contact with the actuator aperture.