A unitized valve body for use in an automatic transmission includes a plurality of first hydraulic passages, a second hydraulic passage and a plurality of orifices. The second hydraulic passage extending through the unitized valve body and configured to be in fluid communication with a plurality of valve bores. Each orifice disposed within the unitized valve body and fluidly connecting the second hydraulic passage to a respective first hydraulic passage of the plurality of first hydraulic passages.

A unitized valve body for use in an automatic transmission includes a valve bore and an annulus. The valve bore is configured to receive a valve. The annulus is in fluid communication with the valve bore. The annulus defines an outer portion having an outer diameter and an innermost portion located at an interface between the valve bore and the valve. The outer portion having a first axial length and the innermost portion having a second axial length. The first axial length is greater than the second axial length.

An electronic valve controller for an open-loop and closed-loop control of a valve island includes four or eight valve disks having pneumatic valves configured to perform a motion task. Applications for the open-loop and closed-loop control of the valve island can be loaded onto the electronic valve controller. The invention further relates to a valve assembly, which is controlled in an open-loop and closed-loop manner by an electronic valve controller, to a corresponding method, and to a system.

Various embodiments of a controller for controlling at least one solenoid comprise a first electrical connector for electrically communicating with a vehicle communications bus; a second electrical connector for transmitting messages to a plurality of solenoids; and a processor having control logic. The control logic is capable of associating each of a plurality of solenoids with a vehicle function when the plurality of solenoids are in electrical communication with the controller; receiving a control message at the first electrical connector in a first format to enable a first vehicle function; and electrically communicating a control message in a second format at the second electrical connector in response to receiving the control message in the first format to control one of the plurality of solenoids associated with the first vehicle function.

According to the present invention, a hydraulic system of construction equipment is implemented as a close center system, which converts an input signal of an electric or hydraulic joystick into a speed signal of a work apparatus, and controls a speed of the work apparatus regardless of an external load condition, thereby minimizing fatigue of a worker to improve work efficiency, improving a work apparatus operation ability of an unskilled person, and patterning standardized work to implement automation of construction equipment.

In a control unit of an electromagnetic valve system, a safety circuit includes a first switch and a second switch for switching, by control from a control circuit supply and shutdown of power from a drive power supply to an electromagnetic valve drive circuit. A common line extends to a plurality of electromagnetic valve units and is connected to one end of a plurality of solenoids. A plurality of power lines are connected to the other end of each of the plurality of solenoids. The electromagnetic valve drive circuit includes a plurality of open/close switches for switching, by control from the control circuit, supply and shutdown of power to the plurality of solenoids.

A compressed air provision device (2) for aerating a first pressure chamber (10) of a pneumatic actuator in order to actuate an actuator element (11) of the pneumatic actuator (3) in accordance with an actuation specification, in particular a position, movement, pressure and/or force specification. The compressed air provision device (2) is configured to calculate an aeration period (bd) and to aerate the first pressure chamber (10) in accordance with the calculated aeration period (bd) in order to bring about actuation of the actuator element (11) in accordance with the actuation specification.

The disclosure discloses an electro-hydraulic servo actuator capable of implementing long-stroke and high-frequency loading and a control method. The actuator includes: a long hydraulic cylinder with a piston, a short hydraulic cylinder with a piston, a fixed-end rod, low frequency and high frequency electro-hydraulic servo valves, a left rod chamber, a right rod chamber, a force applying end head, and a force applying end rod. With this structure, the displacement of the piston of the short hydraulic cylinder is a combination of small-displacement and high-frequency movement and large-displacement and low-frequency movement, so as to realize the generation of large-displacement and high-frequency movement. Therefore, a target large-displacement and high-frequency excitation is applied to the specimen under load test. The actuator can output high-frequency and large-displacement target excitation of 0.1 Hz to 200 Hz and 0 mm to 1500 mm, and has a simple mechanical structure, advanced control process, and good practicability.

A method for commissioning a pneumatic actuator device, which includes a pneumatic drive cylinder and a pneumatic control module mounted on the pneumatic drive cylinder, wherein a plurality of commissioning steps to be carried out for commissioning are displayed by means of a graphical display device separate from the control module, the graphical display device in particular being a tablet computer or a mobile telephone, and wherein a control module state is being transmitted from the control module to the display device via a communication link between the control module and the display device, and the commissioning steps are being displayed taking into account the transmitted control module state.

An electronic controller includes a housing. The housing has an opening configured such that a radio module is removably insertable into the housing, and a cover and plug are also insertable into the housing.