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BasicSchematicSymbolsChart
(HydraulicandPneumaticcircuitdesign)
Referencefortheschematicsymbolsusedinfluidpowerschematics,hydraulicschematics,pneumaticschematics,diagrams,
andcircuits
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CommonSchematicSymbols
Pum pSym bols
Valve Sym bols
C he ck Valve Sym bol
Pre ssure R e gulatorSym bol
(HydraulicPre ssure R e ducingValve )
Pre ssure R e gulatorSym bol
(Pne um aticFR LFilte r,R e gulator,Lubricator)

ConnectingPressureLines(usuallyrepresentingplastictubingforpneumatic[air]lineswithlow
pressures,metalpipingforhydraulic[fluid]lineswithhighpressure)
continuousline(for)flowline

dashedline(for)pilot,drain
envelope(for)longandshortdashesaroundtwoormorecomponentsymbols.

Circular
largecirclepump,motor
smallcircleMeasuringdevices
semicirclerotaryactuator

Square
onesquarepressurecontrolfunction
twoorthreeadjacentsquaresdirectionalcontrol

Diamond
diamondFluidconditioner(filter,separator,lubricator,heatexchanger)

MiscellaneousSymbols
Spring
FlowRestriction
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Triangle
solidDirectionofHydraulicFluidFlow
openDirectionofPneumaticflow

(turnrotarytorquefromanACorDCelectricmotorinto
pressureinahydraulicorpneumaticsystem)

PumpsandCompressors

FixedDisplacementhydraulicpumpsymbols
unidirectional
bidirectional

Variabledisplacementhydraulicpumpsymbols
unidirectional
bidirectional

Compressorsymbol

Motors

Fixeddisplacementhydraulicmotorsymbol
unidirectional
bidirectional

Variabledisplacementhydraulicmotorsymbol
unidirectional
bidirectional

Pneumaticmotorsymbol
unidirectional
bidirectional

RotaryActuatorsymbol
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hydraulic
pneumatic

Cylinders

Singleactingcylindersymbols
returnedbyexternalforce
returnedbyspringorextendedbyspringforce

Doubleactingcylindersymbols
singlepistonrod(fluidrequiredtoextendandretract)
doubleendedpistonrod

Cylinderswithcushionssymbols
singlefixedcushion
doublefixedcushion
singleadjustablecushion
doubleadjustablecushion

DirectionalControlValvesymbols

Directionalcontrolvalve(2ports/2positions)
Normallycloseddirectionalcontrolvalvewith2portsand2finitepositions.
Normallyopendirectionalcontrolvalvewith2portsand2finitepositions.

Directionalcontrolvalve(3ports/2positions)
Normallycloseddirectionalcontrolvalvewith3portsand2finitepositions.

Normallyopendirectionalcontrolvalvewith3portsand2finitepositions.

Directionalcontrolvalve(4ports/2positions)
directionalcontrolvalvewith4portsand2finitepositions

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Directionalcontrolvalve(4ports/3positions)
directionalcontrolvalvewith4portsand3finitepositions
*(centerpositioncanhavevariousflowpaths)

Directionalcontrolvalve(5ports/2positions)Normallyapneumaticvalve
directionalcontrolvalvewith5portsand2finitepositions

Directionalcontrolvalve(5ports/3positions)Normallyapneumaticvalve
directionalcontrolvalvewith5portsand3finitepositions

Proportionaldirectionalcontrolvalve
Electrohydraulicservovalve
Thespoolpositionsonthesevalvesisvariableallowingforvariableflowconditions.

singlestagedirectoperationunitwhichacceptsananalogsignalandprovidesasimilaranalog
fluidpoweroutput
twostagewithmechanicalfeedbackindirectpilotoperationunitwhichacceptsananalogsignal
andprovidesasimilaranalogfluidpoweroutput

ControlMethod
Operatorsymbolsforvalves

ManualControl
generalsymbolofavalve'smanualoperator(withoutshowingthecontroltype)
pushbutton
lever
footpedal

MechanicalValveControl
plungerortracer
spring(usedononesideofavalvetoholditinthenormallyopenornormallyclosed
state)
roller
roller(onedirectiononly)

Electrical/SolenoidValveControl

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Solenoid(theoneside'swindingshown)

PilotOperation
(usespressuretoactuatevalve)
pneumaticactuatedpilot
hydraulicactuatedpilot

Pilotoperatedtwostagevalve
(usesasecondlesserforcetoactuatethepilotactuationofthevalve)
Pneumatic:Solenoidfirststage
Pneumatic:Airpilotsecondstage
Hydraulic:Solenoidfirststage
Hydraulic:Hydaulicpilotsecondstage

Checkvalves,Shuttlevalves,RapidExhaustvalves

checkvalvesymbolfreeflowonedirection,blockedflowinotherdirection

pilotoperatedcheckvalvesymbol,pilottoclose

pilotoperatedcheckvalvesymbol,pilottoopen

Shuttlevalve
toisolateonepartofasystemfromanalternatepartofcircuit.

Rapidexhaustvalve/Pneumatic
installedclosetoanactuatorforrapidmovementoftheactuator.

PressureControlValves

PressureReliefValve(safetyvalve)normallyclosed

linepressureislimitedtothesettingofthevalve,secondarypartisdirectedtotank.

ProportionalPressureReliefValve

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linepressureislimitedtoandproportionaltoanelectronicsignal

SequenceValve
whenthelinepressurereachesthesettingofthevalve,valveopenspermittingflowtothe
secondaryport.Thepilotmustbeexternallydrainedtotank.

PressureReducingvalve(HydraulicPressureRegulator)
pressuredownstreamofvalveislimitedtothesettingofthevalve

FlowControlValves

Throttlevalve
adjustableoutputflow

FlowControlvalves
Flowcontrolvalvewithfixedoutput(variationsininletpressuredonotaffectrateofflow)
Flowcontrolvalvewithfixedoutputandreliefporttoreservoirwithreliefforexcessflow
(variationsininletpressuredonotaffectrateofflow)
Flowcontrolvalvewithvariableoutput
Flowcontrolvalvewithfixedorifice
Flowcontrolvalvewithmeteredflowtowardrightfreeflowtoleft
Flowcontrolvalvewithpressurecompensatedflowcontrolfixedoutputflowregardlessofload
Flowcontrolvalvewithpressureandtemperaturecompensated
Flowcontrolvalvewithvariableoutputandreliefporttoreservoir

Flowdividingvalve

flowisdividedequallytotwooutputs.

ShutOffValve
ShutOffValveSimplifiedsymbol

Accumulators
Accumulatorsymbol(StoresPressure)

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Reservoir(Tank)
Reservoirsymbol(HoldsFluidmediumofyoursystem)

Filters,WaterTraps,LubricatorsandMiscellaneousApparatus

FilterorStrainer

WaterTrap
withmanualdrain

withautomaticdrained

Filterwithwatertrap
withmanualdrain

automaticdrain

AirDryer
refrigerant,orchemicalremovalofwaterfromcompressedairline

Lubricator
oilvaporisinjectedintoairline

Conditioningunit(FRL,PressureRegulator)

compoundsymboloffilter,regulator,lubricatorunit(FRLsymbol)

SimplifiedSymbol

HeatExchangers

airorwatercooledunitdesignedtoremoveheatfromoilreturningtoreservoir

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