Patent ID: 8302621

Claim:
A pressure limiting valve comprising: a valve closing body which comprises a valve closing surface which together with a first valve seat opposing the valve closing surface forms a first seal seat and a valve closing body orifice, which is surrounded by a second valve seat which together with a closing head configured on an axially displaceable valve bolt forms a second seal seat, a spring plate which is connected to the valve bolt and axially displaceable therewith, a first return spring clamped between the spring plate and the valve closing body, which pretensions the valve bolt against the second valve seat configured on the valve closing body; the valve bolt, the spring plate and the first spring being received in an axial bore of a valve housing, and a second return spring which pretensions a valve unit against the first valve seat, wherein: (a) the valve bolt is provided with a longitudinal bore which extends over an entire axial length of the valve bolt; (b) a feed connection, which is fed by a hydraulic fluid tank, acting in a closing direction applies a low pressure to the closing head of the valve bolt; (c) said longitudinal bore is open at an end formed by a closing head facing said feed connection; (d) a blind bore is formed in the housing of the pressure limiting valve; and (e) low pressure provided by the feed connection is applied in the blind bore via the longitudinal bore of the valve bolt, the valve bolt partially extends into the blind bore of the housing, and the valve bolt is guided in the blind bore, wherein an effective area of a pressure-active front face acting in opening direction of the valve bolt in comparison to the area of the valve closing body orifice is reduced by an area based on the size of the diameter of the blind bore of the housing.