Hydraulic systems and associated methods configured to reduce leakage past a spool valve when the system is in a neutral state. Leakage reduction is achieved by shifting the spool valve within the spool bore. The shifting direction can depend on whether the system has a relatively high load or a relatively low load in the neutral state. The amount of shifting can depend on the pressure differential between the supply line and the work port, and/or the pressure differential between the work port and the tank line.

An engine-driven oil pump has an engine, a pump unit, an oil diverting device, a manual control unit, and a remote control unit. The engine is connected to the pump unit. The oil diverting device is mounted on the pump unit and selectively pumps hydraulic oil from the pump unit into the manual control unit or the remote control unit. With the engine, the engine-driven oil pump can generate power independently instead of relying on external power supply. Besides, the electromagnetic valve of the remote control unit allows the user to remotely control the oil path of the hydraulic oil, so the user is not required to stay along the engine-driven oil pump to manually switch the oil path, and therefore the engine-driven oil pump is more efficient regarding manpower.

An engine-driven oil pump has an engine, a pump unit, an oil diverting device, a manual control unit, and a remote control unit. The engine is connected to the pump unit. The oil diverting device is mounted on the pump unit and selectively pumps hydraulic oil from the pump unit into the manual control unit or the remote control unit. With the engine, the engine-driven oil pump can generate power independently instead of relying on external power supply. Besides, the electromagnetic valve of the remote control unit allows the user to remotely control the oil path of the hydraulic oil, so the user is not required to stay along the engine-driven oil pump to manually switch the oil path, and therefore the engine-driven oil pump is more efficient regarding manpower.

There is provided a control module for a hydraulic system. The module comprises a tank and a plurality of valves. The tank is configured to store hydraulic fluid and is substantially cylindrical. The plurality of valves fluidly connect with the tank and are configured to control distribution of hydraulic fluid from the tank to one or more components of the system. The plurality of valves are spaced around a circumference of the tank. One or more passages fluidly connect the tank with at least one of the plurality of valves and/or a first of the plurality of valves with a second of the plurality of valves.

Method for connecting, in a fluid manner, a system (100) for fluid communication comprising a first (10) and a second (20) fluid valve and comprising the following steps:providing a first (10) and a second (20) fluid valve, providing a first pipe (60), inserting each of the ends (61, 62) of the first pipe (60) into each of the fluid valves (10, 20) in order to form a fluid assembly (100), providing a compression means (1) comprising two ends (2, 3), positioning said two ends (2, 3) of said compression means (1) on either side of said fluid assembly (100), applying a compression force onto said fluid assembly (100) via the compression means (1).

Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to diagnose a pneumatic actuator-regulating accessor. An example method disclosed herein includes stroking a fluid valve operatively coupled to a field instrument and a pneumatic actuator-regulating accessory by pressurizing an actuator operatively coupled to the fluid valve. The example method also includes blocking a supply to the pneumatic actuator-regulating accessory and the field instrument, exhausting pressurized air from the actuator via the field instrument, measuring at least one of (1) positions of the fluid valve or (2) an output pressure as the pressurized air is exhausted from the actuator, and identifying a first operation of the pneumatic actuator-regulating accessory based on at least one of a travel rate of the fluid valve or the output pressure, the travel rate of the fluid valve based on the measured positions of the fluid valve.

The present invention relates to a fluid control device and a connector for the same. The connector includes a first unit and a second unit to form a connector in a particular shape. Thus, the connector and an adjacent connector can be stacked upon each other to allow simple disassembling. The present invention also provides a fluid control device including the connector.

The present invention relates to a fluid control device and a connector for the same. The connector includes a first unit and a second unit to form a connector in a particular shape. Thus, the connector and an adjacent connector can be stacked upon each other to allow simple disassembling. The present invention also provides a fluid control device including the connector.

Main channels are provided in a base body so as to pass through the base body in a direction of arranging valve mounting regions in a row. In addition, communicating openings are also provided in the base body so as to allow the main channels to communicate with a valve mounting surface that is the top surface of the base body. The communicating openings open at the valve mounting surface so as to cross the valve mounting regions, and silencers is installed in respective communicating openings so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the communicating openings.

A solenoid valve island having a base body that includes a housing for a respective solenoid valve, a main feeding duct that is in fluid communication with the housing to supply compressed air entering the solenoid valve and that is provided with an inlet mouth for connection with a source of compressed air, a main collection duct in fluid communication with the housing to collect air leaving the solenoid valve and a discharge mouth for discharging the collected air, a hollow seat in which an electric or electronic supply and control circuit of the solenoid valve is housed and includes an opening at each housing for the electric connection, through it, of the respective solenoid valve with the electric or electronic supply and control circuit, where the electric or electronic supply and control circuit has a male or female type power supply and signal transmitting connector that is partially housed in the hollow seat of the base body and that can be coupled with a corresponding end connector of a cable for the connection of the electric or electronic supply and control circuit to a remote supply and control unit, the corresponding end connector being respectively female or male.