US 12,404,945 B2
Valve with configurable default position
Zachary Fleischmann, Waterford, WI (US); and Michael Kis, Sturtevant, WI (US)
Assigned to MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Racine, WI (US)
Filed by Modine Manufacturing Company, Racine, WI (US)
Filed on Mar. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/126,175.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/323,866, filed on Mar. 25, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0304597 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. F16K 31/04 (2006.01); F16K 11/085 (2006.01); G05D 7/06 (2006.01); F16K 37/00 (2006.01)
CPC F16K 31/042 (2013.01) [F16K 11/0853 (2013.01); G05D 7/0623 (2013.01); F16K 37/0041 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A valve comprising:
a housing;
a motor within the housing;
a pinout configuration with an electrical contact,
wherein the electrical contact is configured to receive and transmit signals; and
a motor controller configured to:
receive power at the valve;
receive a control message;
characterize the control message; and
in response to characterizing the control message as a first type:
control the motor to set the valve to a first position in response to determining that the electrical contact is electrically closed, and
control the motor to set the valve to a second position in response to determining that the electrical contact is electrically open.