US 12,442,395 B2
Control module for hydraulic system
Giacomo Mezzino, Turin (IT); and Gianfranco Salvatoriello, Turin (IT)
Assigned to MICROTECNICA S.R.L., Turin (IT)
Filed by Microtecnica S.r.l., Turin (IT)
Filed on Nov. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/523,399.
Application 18/523,399 is a continuation of application No. 17/882,968, filed on Aug. 8, 2022, granted, now 11,852,171.
Application 17/882,968 is a continuation of application No. 17/152,980, filed on Jan. 20, 2021, granted, now 11,408,446, issued on Aug. 9, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 20156255 (EP), filed on Feb. 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0093704 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. F15B 13/02 (2006.01); B64C 13/40 (2006.01); B64C 25/22 (2006.01); B64C 27/64 (2006.01); F15B 1/26 (2006.01); F15B 13/08 (2006.01)
CPC F15B 13/02 (2013.01) [B64C 13/40 (2013.01); B64C 25/22 (2013.01); B64C 27/64 (2013.01); F15B 1/26 (2013.01); F15B 13/0814 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control module for a hydraulic system, the module comprising:
a cylindrical tank configured to store hydraulic fluid;
a plurality of valves fluidly connected to the tank and configured to control distribution of hydraulic fluid from the tank to one or more components of the system, wherein the plurality of valves are spaced around a circumference of the tank;
a housing;
one or more passages fluidly connecting the tank with at least one of the plurality of valves and/or a first of the plurality of valves with a second of the plurality of valves, wherein the one or more passages extend in a circumferential direction around the tank and within the housing; and
a plurality of feet configured to attach the control module to a surface;
wherein the housing is formed of a single piece of material; and
wherein the housing is formed using an additive manufacturing process.