Patent ID: 8267168

Claim:
A flow regulator, comprising: a flow regulating part configured to receive at an inlet a working fluid at a first pressure and to release the working fluid at an outlet at a second pressure, the second pressure being smaller than the first pressure; a slide provided inside the flow regulating part and configured to move along an axis to reduce the pressure of the working fluid from the first pressure to the second pressure; a control part attached to the flow regulating part, the control part including a chamber; a spring housing provided in the chamber and connected to the slide through a shaft, the spring housing being biased by at least one spring move the slide along the axis; a cap provided in the chamber and facing the spring housing, the cap including plural blind holes; and plural pins extending along the axis and attached to the spring housing, the plural pins being configured to enter the plural blind holes so that a movement of the slide along the axis is damped by a dampening fluid disposed between the plural blind holes and the plural pins.