Description
Flow is blocked from 1 to 2 until pressure increases to meet the selected valve setting, lifting the conical, pilot-stage poppet from its seat. This action exhausts oil above the main-stage poppet (low-leakage, seat type), allowing it to shift and provide relief flow through 2 to tank.
The anti-cavitation function makes up for lacking oil volumes caused, for example, by leakage when pressure valves respond or in the case of leading loads. If the pressure at main port 1 is lower than the one at main port 2, the spool will be lifted out of its seat. Hydraulic fluid flows from main port 2 to main port 1. The spring chamber is drained to tank at port 3 allowing a consistent relief setting independent of back-pressure at port 2.
¹) At 80% of pressure setting.
