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SystemStak™Valves
ISO 4401 Size 03
Build a Compact,
Cost-Effective, Reliable
Hydraulic System with Eaton
SystemStakTM Valves
Reduces System Space
Requirements
SystemStak valves make
compact hydraulic systems
in which specific function
valves are “sandwich’
mounted between a
directional valve and a
standard mounting surface.
Reduce Cost
SystemStak valves eliminate
intervalve piping and
leak-prone tube and pipe
connections. Installed cost
is less than when using
conventional valves.
Versatile and Easy to Install
SystemStak valves have
all the internal passages
necessary to serve the
directional valve topping
them. Mounting surfaces
and port patterns are to
international standards: any
valve conforming to ISO
4401 size 03; ANSI/B93.7M
size D03; NFPA-D03; CETOP
3; and DIN 24340, NG6
mounting interface can be
used with these
SystemStak valves.
Rugged and Reliable
Internal working parts are
produced from hardened
steel and mounted in ductile
(spheroidal graphite) iron
bodies. Excellent reliability is
ensured. Working parts are
accessible without removing
valves from an
assembled stack.
SystemStak Systems... Easy
to Understand, Easy to Design
SystemStak circuitry is
best shown using slightly
different symbols than
those for traditional valve
configurations. Each
SystemStak symbol has the
same basic form and size as
shown in fig. 1.
For ease of understanding,
remember the directions
of flow for each line, and
that all four flow paths pass
through each valve (see fig.
2). For clarity, directional
valves are drawn vertically in
SystemStak circuit diagrams
(see fig. 3).
Each station (valve stack) is
a combination of functions.
When designing and
assembling SystemStak
valves, care must be taken
to ensure that they interact
as required by stacking the
functions in the correct
sequence (fig. 4 is an
example).
Relief valves should normally
be positioned next to the
mounting surface (i.e. at the
bottom of the stack). When
both a flow control and a pilot
operated check valve are
required, it is recommended
that the flow control valve be
between the check valve and
the actuator to prevent check
valve chatter.
A combination of directional
valve, SystemStak valve(s)
and subplate/manifold block
(fig. 5: single station subplate
and fig. 6: multi-station
manifold) completes
the assembly.
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P
T
BA
Figure 1
PT
P
A
B
B
P
T
BA
P
T
AB AB AB
Figure 7
Figure 6
Figure 5
Figure 3
Figure 4
Figure 2
Fig. 7 represents a complete
SystemStak system,
showing typical use of
functions available from this
range. The circuit diagram
also shows the use of a
tapping plate for accessing
line pressure readings, and a
blanking plate to close off an
unused station of a
multi-station manifold.
Figure 1