Common Sensor For Both Bypass Or Relief Valve And Other Branch Valve Patents (Class 137/115.14)
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Patent number: 11421795Abstract: A relief valve provides pressure relief when a fluid line exceeds a predetermined pressure. The valve includes a body which defines a cavity between inlet and outlet flowpaths. The valve includes a lever arm, which pivots around a pivot point as the valve changes between open and closed positions. A plunger assembly is disposed in the cavity and seals the cavity from the inlet and outlet flowpaths in the closed position. Fluid pressure from the inlet flow path causes the plunger assembly to contact the lever arm to urge the lever arm to rotate. The lever arm engages a spring at a further distance from the pivot point than the plunger assembly, the spring resisting pivoting of the lever arm and urging the valve to remain in the closed position unless a predetermined pressure is exceeded.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Watts Regulator Co.Inventor: Steven Castrigno
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Patent number: 11298904Abstract: A can compression equipment is provided and belong to the field of recycling of renewable resources and environmental protection. The can compression equipment includes: a frame; a pressing block arranged at an end of an interior of the frame, an accommodating space being defined between the pressing block and a bottom of the frame and configured for accommodating the can to-be-compressed; and, a driving device connected to the pressing block and configured for driving the pressing block to move forward or backward along a lengthwise direction of the frame to change a size of the accommodating space. Instead of using manpower to compress the can, the can compression equipment can save time and manpower, and further effectively reduce a volume of the can as small as possible.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2021Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: NINGBO AT-TECHNICAL INTERNATIONAL TRADING CO., LTDInventors: Feng Gao, Xinhui Jiang, Xinguo Fan
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Patent number: 11230980Abstract: A fault-accommodating flow scheduling valve has a first inlet, outlet, and orifice therebetween. The valve has a shuttle valve member on the orifice inlet side, a primary valve member on the orifice outlet side, a compression-loaded primary spring, and first and second compression-loaded balance springs. Below a threshold differential pressure, the primary valve member engages with the outlet-side sealing face to close the valve while the shuttle valve member is spaced from the inlet-side sealing face, and on failure of the primary spring, the primary valve member moves from the outlet-side sealing face but the shuttle valve member closes the valve. Above the threshold differential pressure, the primary valve member opens the valve while the shuttle valve member remains spaced, and on failure of the primary spring, the primary valve member moves further from the outlet-side sealing face but the shuttle valve member closes the valve.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2019Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plcInventor: Ralph W. Hill
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Patent number: 10935056Abstract: An electromagnetic valve for a hydraulic system for an automatic transmission of a vehicle. An armature chamber is filled with hydraulic medium and fluidically connected to hydraulic lines of the hydraulic system. An armature is mounted in the armature chamber such that its stroke is adjustable. The armature includes a shut-off body and divides the armature chamber into an opening-side chamber facing the flow opening and into an inner chamber facing away from the flow opening. During a stroke of the armature, an oil exchange occurs, and a displacement volume of the hydraulic medium overflows from the opening-side chamber into the inner chamber. A hydraulic line leading to the opening-side chamber or to the inner chamber of the armature chamber includes a dirt collecting element that is designed as a permanent magnet and that retains contaminations in the hydraulic medium that flows through the hydraulic line during an oil exchange.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2015Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignees: AUDI AG, VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Dietmar Schuller, Andreas Deimel, Michael Schöffmann, Roland Meyer, Oliver Rang, Christian Corell
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Patent number: 10662983Abstract: An electromagnet for a hydraulic system, such as an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle. The electromagnet may include an armature chamber filled with hydraulic medium, which may be fluidically connected to hydraulic lines of the hydraulic system, and may have an armature mounted therein. The armature may have an adjustable stroke and may include a shut-off body. The armature may divide the armature chamber into an opening-side chamber facing the flow opening, and an inner chamber facing away from it. During a stroke movement of the armature, an oil exchange may occur, during which a displacement volume of the hydraulic medium overflows from the opening-side chamber into the inner chamber. The electromagnet may further include a hydraulic medium reservoir, which may store a hydraulic medium having a higher degree of purity than the hydraulic medium in the hydraulic lines and which may be fluidically connected to the opening-side chamber.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2015Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignees: AUDI AG, VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Dietmar Schuller, Roland Meyer, Christian Corell, Oliver Rang
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Patent number: 10640144Abstract: A hydraulic steering arrangement is shown having a steering unit and two working ports each of which being connected to the steering unit by a working line (3), wherein an anti jerk valve (9) is arranged in each working line (3), the anti jerk valve (9) having a valve element (12) being loaded in opening direction by the pressure in the working line (3) and in closing direction by restoring means (17). A vehicle equipped with such a steering arrangement should have a good comfort. To this end the valve element (12) is loaded in closing direction by the pressure in the working line (3) via delay means (21).Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Danfoss Power Solutions ApSInventors: Ole Soerensen, Abdul Karim Rahimzai
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Patent number: 10598138Abstract: A hermetically sealed fuel tank system includes a hermetically sealed fuel tank, a fuel pump configured to supply fuel from within the hermetically sealed fuel tank to an internal combustion engine, and a pressure regulating valve. The pressure regulating valve is disposed within the hermetically sealed fuel tank and is configured to regulate the fuel pressure of the fuel supplied from the fuel pump to the internal combustion engine. The pressure regulating valve includes a pressure regulating chamber and a backpressure chamber partitioned by a diaphragm. An ambient air introduction passage is fluidly connected to the backpressure chamber and is configured to introduce air from the atmosphere outside the fuel tank into the backpressure chamber.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hiroyuki Takahashi
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Patent number: 10378762Abstract: An equipment safety management device for managing safety of equipment capable of holding fluid is provided. The equipment safety management device includes: a safety means configured to be in fluid communication with an outlet of the equipment, the safety means being brought into a released state when pressure of the equipment reaches a previously set pressure, the safety means delivering the fluid to a flare pipe, which is fluidly communicated; and, as the flare pipe, at least one first flare pipe allowing a low-temperature fluid to flow therethrough and at least one second flare pipe allowing an aqueous fluid to flow therethrough. The safety means can deliver the fluid to both the first flare pipe and the second flare pipe.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2014Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: CHIYODA CORPORATIONInventors: Yasunori Shimizu, Tsuneo Watanabe
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Patent number: 10006556Abstract: A motion enhancing mechanism assembly suited for use with fluid control devices such as a piezoelectric modulating actuator of a proportional control valve. Range-limited axial motion of the actuator is transmitted through an amplifier disc to cause tilting of a control plate initially in sealing registration with an orifice ridge surrounding a fluid conduit aperture. Tilting of the control plate opens a wedge-like gap through which fluid may flow with larger conductance than is available with a planar gap of uniform height otherwise achievable with the range-limited motion of the actuator.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2015Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: VistadelTek, LLCInventor: Kim Ngoc Vu
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Patent number: 9587786Abstract: An oil control valve assembly includes a valve body and a controller coupled to an exterior end of the valve body. The controller includes a solenoid housing attached to the exterior end of the valve body, and defines an interior region. An encapsulated coil assembly is disposed within the interior region of the solenoid housing. A housing seal is disposed within the interior region of the solenoid housing, in sealing engagement with the solenoid housing, the valve body, and the encapsulated coil assembly. The housing seal is operable to seal the interior region of the solenoid housing to prevent fluid communication between the solenoid housing and the valve body. An adapter assembly is coupled to the valve body to reposition a discharge location of a supply port, a control port, and an exhaust port of the valve body along a longitudinal axis of the valve body.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2014Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Easton CorporationInventors: Robert Andrew Dayton, Robert John Boychuk, Daniel William Bamber, Fred Andrew Weeks
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Patent number: 9291310Abstract: A tank-integrated pump unit includes a reservoir tank fixed to a pump body. The body of the reservoir tank includes an introduction opening for introducing working fluid from an external hydraulic device into the body. A filter member is arranged in the body for filtering working fluid introduced through the introduction opening. A suction passage connection portion is connected to a suction hole of a pump body. The suction passage connection portion includes a body-side opening through a wall of the body. The body-side opening is located below a predetermined level of working fluid and above a lowermost position in the body. A pressure chamber is defined in the body, and located below the body-side opening of the suction passage connection portion. The introduction opening faces the pressure chamber. The filter member covers an upper side of the pressure chamber.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2013Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS STEERING, LTD.Inventor: Tomohiko Nakazono
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Patent number: 9237854Abstract: In a fluid control device, a check valve includes a first valve housing and a first diaphragm. The first diaphragm defines a first valve chamber and a second valve chamber. An exhaust valve includes a second valve housing and a second diaphragm. The second diaphragm defines a third valve chamber and a fourth valve chamber. The check valve is opened and closed by a difference in pressure between the first valve chamber and the second valve chamber. The exhaust valve is opened and closed by a difference in pressure between the third valve chamber and the fourth valve chamber.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2014Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignees: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yukiharu Kodama, Atsuhiko Hirata, Yoshihiko Sano, Toshihiko Ogura, Yoshiki Doi
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Patent number: 8336571Abstract: A valve assembly is provided. The valve assembly comprises a housing having an inlet, a first outlet, and a passageway extending therebetween, the passageway having a first inner diameter at the inlet and a second inner diameter at the first outlet, a first poppet valve disposed in, and adapted to selectively seal, the inlet, a second poppet valve disposed in, and adapted to selectively seal, the first outlet, the second poppet valve coupled to the first poppet valve, and a biasing member coupled to the second poppet valve, the biasing member adapted to exert a force sealing the second poppet valve.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2009Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Kenneth Roberts, Gary Graham, Todd Garrod, David Segura
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Patent number: 8215330Abstract: An adjustable automatic recirculation valve includes a valve body, a main valve disk, a bypass valve and a dynamic adjustment assembly. The main valve disk is positioned within the valve body and opens in response to fluid flow between a main inlet and a main outlet. The bypass valve controls the flow of fluid between the main inlet and the recirculating outlet. A dynamic adjustment assembly, housed within the valve body controls the operating lift associated with the maximum opening of the bypass valve to regulate fluid flow capacity to the recirculating outlet.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2010Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Tyco Valves & Controls, LPInventors: Michael D. McNeely, Howell A. Smith
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Patent number: 6758234Abstract: A combined fluid pressure reducing and relief valve having aligned inlet and outlet connections, a pair of abutting rotary disc valve sets each having an inboard stationary and an outboard rotary ceramic disc which are relatively rotatable against each other to expose and close openings therein. The sets are regulated by a pressure sensitive member comprising a diaphragm flush with a piston which is movable against a spring in response to low pressure fluid in the valve whereby one set opens until that pressure reaches a “set” pressure. If the low pressure increases to a “initial relief pressure,” further movement of the pressure sensitive member results. Finally with still further movement the low pressure side reaches a “relief pressure” whereby the other rotary valve set opens while the first is closed and remains open until the low pressure side is reduced to below the “set” pressure.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2001Date of Patent: July 6, 2004Inventor: Peter Michael Bradley
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Patent number: 6629411Abstract: A hydraulically operated fan for a cooling system in an automotive vehicle. Two hydraulic motors drive a common fan shaft. A control system provides means to bypass flow in parallel with both motors or direct flow to both or one of the motors dependent on inlet flow and cooling signal conditions.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2001Date of Patent: October 7, 2003Assignee: Valeo Electrical Systems, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey J. Buscher, John R. Gibson, John S. Hill, Hong Jiang, David F. Nickel, Daniel J. Schutte
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Patent number: 6382235Abstract: A device for over-pressure protection of a tank has a main body defining a main passage with an inlet and an outlet. The main body also defines a release passage branched from the main passage. A shut-off mechanism is movably disposed within the main passage and defines an open position for allowing a liquid to flow from the inlet to the outlet and a closed position for at least partially blocking the flow. Additionally, a plunger is movably disposed within the main body and connects to the shut-off mechanism. The plunger has a weight sufficient to maintain the shut-off mechanism in the open position until pressure in the release passage exceeds a predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2001Date of Patent: May 7, 2002Assignee: Chart Industries, Inc.Inventors: Thomas K. Drube, Brian P. Bostrom, Kristy M. Malecha, Matthew D. Sasse