Rotary Shear Valve

Organization Name

Inventor(s)

Jean Mauricio Uruena Montoya of Wauwatosa WI (US)

Rotary Shear Valve

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18742683 titled 'Rotary Shear Valve

Original Abstract Submitted

A rotor for a directional control valve includes a rotor body defining a sealing surface, a circumferential side surface, and a stem that receives a rotational input to rotate the rotor about an axis. A first opening is formed in the sealing surface and defines a first perimeter. The first opening is positioned to move along a rotation path as the rotor body rotates and has a first notch that extends from the first perimeter toward a centerline of the rotor body that is perpendicular to the axis and along the rotation path. A second opening is formed in the sealing surface and defines a second perimeter. The second opening is positioned to move along the rotation path as the rotor body rotates and has a second notch that extends from the second perimeter toward the centerline of the rotor body and along the rotation path.