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The International Organisation THE INTERNATIONAL FLUID POWER

INTERNATIONAL for Fluid Power and Motion SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA
SO Control Professionals INCORPORATED
CIETY

ISO/CETOP Fluid Power Symbols

Shaft, lever, rod, piston

Spring Single acting Restrictor, fixed Solenoid

Throttling, viscosity dependent

Cylinders
Restrictor, variable Mechanical
Restriction, not viscosity dependent

Flow Control
Double acting
0 1

Flow direction Restrictor, not viscosity dependent Roller

Differential cylinder
PR
Direct
Basic Symbols

Direction of rotation Throttle-check valve pressure

Cylinder with cushion Pressure
Variable setting
rise
3-way by-pass flow regulator
Working Lines -
Pressure & Return
Pilot Control Line - Check valve, not spring loaded
External/Internal drain line Flow divider
With transient intermediate position
Enclosure of two or more
functions contained in one unit Check valve, spring loaded

Configuration Examples
Flexible Line Connection B Mechanical feed back

Tube & Pipe Line Pilot controlled check valve Two - way
Connection
Check Valves

Hand operated
X A
Three - way
Line Crossing -
not connected X B Lever
Two - way with
Pilot controlled opening
cross over position
Hydraulic source of energy Pilot controlled closing Roller
L
Pneumatic source of energy A Without fixed position
2 - extreme position
Hydraulic operated pressure rise
A
Fixed capacity pump with 2 - extreme position
one direction of flow and between (OSP) Pneumatic operated
Direction Control

Example

B 2/2 - valve
Fixed capacity pump with Direct pressure
two directions of flow
A B 3/2 - valve Solenoid
Variable capacity pump with one
Pumps & Motors

direction of flow & undefined control Simplified

mechanism in open circuit 4/3 - valve Motor operated M

Variable capacity pump with two

Typical 4/3 valve Solenoid, hydraulic-operated
directions of flow & undefined control
crossover configuration
mechanism in closed circuit
B
Motion Controls

Typical valve PVEO

Fixed capacity motor with build arrangements
uni-directional output
Overcentre Valve 2 0 1 PVEM
X

Fixed capacity motor with

bi-directional output PVEH
A Typical valve centre
Variable capacity motor with configurations Pneumatic, hydraulic-operated
B M
uni-directional output & undefined
control mechanism
Mechanical detent
Check-Q-Meter X
Variable capacity motor with
bi-directional output & undefined
Spring return
control mechanism A

Normally closed Pressure limiting valve, pilot Z

Pressure Switch
controlled with internal drain line
L

B
Normally open
Pressure Controls

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Pressure reducing valve, pilot Z

Bladder Accumulator
A controlled with external drain line

Pressure limiting valve, fixed setting A L

A
B
A

Pilot operated normally closed

X
Pressure limiting valve, variable setting valve with external drain line
Legend

B A. B. Work Lines
B L
A
A P. Pump connection (pressure)

R. S. T. Return/Tank
Pressure limiting valve, pilot Z

controlled with external drain line Pilot operated normally open

valve with internal drain line X X. Y. Z. Pilot line

L. Drain line
B L
B

ABN: 72 357 507 451 Postal Address: 3 Cooper Street

Phone: 0417 949 269 Mullaloo
Email: exo@fluidpowersociety.com.au Western Australia 6027
Web: www.fluidpowersociety.com.au Australia