Valve structure from microstructured components

Abstract

Abstract A valve structure made from microstructured components produced from a base body in order to control fluids, in which an actuating element can be moved relative to a flow path distributor and, depending on its switching position, opens or closes fluid paths, the switching of an actuator, connected to an energy source, determining the transition from one position into the other, and the actuating element then being held in its switching position, is to be improved in such a manner that even with long valve strokes, which make a high flow of fluid possible, a powerful force can nevertheless be exerted on the actuating element. To this end, provision is made for the actuator (9) to operate in accordance with a principle of action oriented towards covering the maximum possible travel, and a retaining device (1, 5) is provided for the purpose of retaining, which operates in accordance with a second active principle which is oriented towards a maximum possible retaining force generation and is independent of the first active principle. …<IMAGE>…

Inventors

• 👤 Scato Dipl.-Ing. Albarda
• 👤 Stefan Dipl.-Ing. Kähning
• 👤 Werner Dr. Dipl.-Phys. Thoren
• 👤 Peter Dipl.-Ing. Vehrens

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