Abstract: A modular hydraulic control valve assembly for use in a pilot-operated hydraulic control system comprises, in one embodiment, a control valve including a valve body defining a main flow passage from an inlet on a high pressure side of the control valve to an outlet on a low pressure side of the control valve, a valve member arranged in the flow passage and separating the high pressure side from the low pressure side, a control chamber comprising means for hydraulic actuation of the valve member by applying a control pressure to the control chamber so as to position the valve member between an open position and a closed position thereby adjusting a main flow through the main flow passage in response to the control pressure, a feed port for feeding fluid to the control chamber to increase the control pressure therein, a bleed port for bleeding fluid from the control chamber to decrease the control pressure therein, and a valve bonnet closing the control chamber.

Abstract: A floor drain for same floor drainage of a building consists of a floor drain body and a floor drain cover The floor drain body consists of a lower accumulated water collection tank, a lateral accumulated water collection tank and an accumulated water discharge port. A bottom of the lower accumulated water collection tank is sealed, and has an angle of 70° to 120° with the lateral accumulated water collection tank. The floor drain cover is a plate with holes, and is divided into a lower upstream face and a lateral upstream face. The lower upstream face of the floor drain cover is located above the lower accumulated water collection tank, and the lateral upstream face of the floor drain cover is located outside the lateral accumulated water collection tank.

Abstract: A solenoid operated unit for detecting and bleeding undesired liquid present in desired liquid of different resistivity and specific gravity, the two liquids being immiscible with each other; with an electrical arrangement having a pair of parallel sensor pins and a pair of serial sensor pins. A dual function diaphragm ensures suitability for use with contaminated fluids. A pressure equalization outlet ensures smooth and speedy bleeding of undesired liquid. A modular mechanical sensor, when provided, provides redundancy such that desired fluid is not drained in situations of any electro-mechanical failure.

Abstract: A sealing element of a valve, e.g., a gas valve, for controlling a medium includes a base body having a sealing surface, the sealing surface either (i) being inclined in relation to a center axis of the sealing element or (ii) having at least one inclined area. In addition, a valve seat support of the valve for controlling a medium includes: a first ring-shaped valve seat in a first valve seat plane; a second ring-shaped valve seat in a second valve seat plane; and a passage aperture situated between the first valve seat and the second valve seat, the first and second valve seat planes being perpendicular to a center axis of the valve seat support.

Abstract: A fluid device housing includes a lower fluid device housing portion and an upper fluid device housing portion each formed with mating members. Each of the mating members of the lower fluid device housing portion mate with a corresponding mating member of the upper fluid device housing portion to form an inclined channel. A connector member is arranged to fit at least partially around peripheries of the lower and upper fluid device housing portions. The connector member includes lugs that are received in the inclined channels.

Abstract: The combination of a reservoir having an interface defining an aperture, the interface including a wall extending into the reservoir, the reservoir having a recessed groove in an upper surface about the aperture, the recessed groove including a plurality of recesses thereon: a head unit having an exterior shape complementary to the shape of the aperture, the head unit being positioned within the aperture; the head unit having an inwardly extending rim corresponding to the aperture circular wall, the head unit including a lug, the head unit lug engaging one of recesses, the head unit having a seal ring about an outer periphery of the head unit inwardly extending rim, the seal ring engaging the aperture wall and the head unit inwardly extending rim.

Abstract: Provided is a fluid control apparatus in which a pipe heating member may be mounted or removed with flexibility (i.e., without affecting other components) while one line, composed of the plurality of fluid control devices arranged in series, as a unit may be added or modified readily. The apparatus includes: a plate-shaped support member 5 to which a plurality of passage blocks 22 are detachably mounted; a hollow metal mounting member 6 having an upper surface to which the support member 5 is secured and being detachably mounted to a base member; and a pipe heating member 7 fitted into the mounting member 6. The pipe heating member 7, including a bottom wall 29 and a pair of side walls 30, accommodates a pipe 24 between the side walls 30 and is fitted into the mounting member 6 with the pipe heating member 7 abutting the mounting member 6.

Abstract: A fuel tank structure includes: a fuel tank that is installed in an automobile and that accommodates fuel; a bag-shaped member that is fixed to a ceiling portion of an interior of the fuel tank, and whose state of contact with a liquid surface of fuel accommodated in the fuel tank is maintained due to the bag-shaped member inflating or deflating in accordance with a height of the liquid surface; a temperature sensor that senses a temperature of the fuel or evaporated fuel that is within the fuel tank; and a cooling wind introducing section that introduces cooling wind into an interior of the bag-shaped member in a case in which the temperature of the fuel or the evaporated fuel detected by the temperature sensor becomes higher than a predetermined temperature.

Abstract: A stopcock for a channel that guides a flux medium in a medical endoscope, the stopcock having a housing accommodating a plug rotatable about an axis in a conical seat penetrated by the channel, wherein the housing has a bearing collar adjacent to the conical seat in the direction of the axis, in which bearing collar a handle body is mounted to be rotatable about the axis, the handle body supporting a handle outside the housing and rotationally coupled to the plug displaceable in direction of the axis and resiliently supported relative thereto, wherein the handle body has a radially elastic detent device engaging a circumferential inner groove of the bearing collar to be locking in direction of the axis, wherein the plug is arranged and configured bring the detent device out of engagement with the bearing collar upon displacement in direction of the axis into an unlocked position.

Abstract: There is provided a method of automatically controlling the mass flow rate of a gas through an orifice through which, in use, choked flow is arranged to occur. The method uses an electronic valve located downstream of a gas source, a piezoelectric oscillator in contact with the gas upstream of the orifice and downstream of the electronic valve and a temperature sensor. The method comprises: a) driving the piezoelectric crystal oscillator at a resonant frequency b) measuring the resonant frequency of the piezoelectric oscillator c) measuring the temperature of the gas; and d) controlling the electronic valve in response to the resonant frequency of the piezoelectric oscillator and the temperature of the gas in order to regulate the mass flow rate of gas through said orifice.

Abstract: A method and a system for controlling automatic quantitative fluid supply are disclosed, and the method and the system automatically control the quantitative fluid supply by timing a period of time t required for introducing gas (20) into a sealing tank (4) in such a way that the pressure in the sealing tank (4) reaches a default value and calculating a period of time T, required for continuously introducing the gas (20) into the sealing tank (4) to extrude a fixed volume (V) of the fluid, from the time t, in the process of automatic quantitative fluid supply, so as to automatically control the switching-on and -off of a gas passage (1), overcome the impact of the reduction of the liquid level on the quantitative supply accuracy and guarantee the accuracy requirement of repeated quantitative supply.

Abstract: A pressure compensator is disclosed for a subsea electric installation, which includes a rigid bottle and a flexible bag placed in the rigid bottle, the pressure compensator including a first opening at a first end of the pressure compensator allowing fluid communication of an insulating medium arranged to intermediate space between the rigid bottle and the flexible bag, a second opening at a second end of the pressure compensator allowing fluid communication of seawater arranged within the flexible bag; and a bypass channel providing fluid communication between two points in the intermediate space of the pressure compensator.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for the control of fluids and, in some cases, to systems and methods for flowing a fluid into and/or out of other fluids. As examples, fluid may be injected into a droplet contained within a fluidic channel, or a fluid may be injected into a fluidic channel to create a droplet. In some embodiments, electrodes may be used to apply an electric field to one or more fluidic channels, e.g., proximate an intersection of at least two fluidic channels. For instance, a first fluid may be urged into and/or out of a second fluid, facilitated by the electric field. The electric field, in some cases, may disrupt an interface between a first fluid and at least one other fluid. Properties such as the volume, flow rate, etc.

Abstract: There is provided a safety lock for a hose connector and valve on a flow line having an anchor that is in a fixed position relative to the valve, a movable body movably attached to the anchor, and a shroud and an actuator blocking member carried by the movable body. The shroud is sized and positioned on the movable body to limit access to the hose connector when the movable body is in a first position, and to permit access to the hose connector when the movable body is in a second position. The actuator blocking member is sized and positioned on the movable body to prevent the valve actuator from moving from a second to a first position when the movable body is in the second position, and to permit movement of the actuator when the movable body is in the first position.

Abstract: A mobile hose reel traversable between a mobile mode and a stationary mode. The mobile hose reel comprises a first side frame assembly having a first rotatable side wall and a first side frame assembly elongated body. The first side frame assembly elongated body is slidably engaged with at least a portion of the first rotatable side wall and is configured to secure to a first pair of stability members. A second side frame assembly comprises a second rotatable side wall and a second side frame assembly elongated body. The second side frame assembly elongated body is slidably engaged with at least a portion of the second rotatable side wall and is configured to secure to a second pair of stability members. Traversal of the first and second side assemblies upwardly or downwardly about a longitudinal axis traverses the mobile hose reel between a mobile orientation and a stationary orientation.

Abstract: Disclosed is a gate valve that opens/closes a plurality of vertically arranged openings by a plurality of valve bodies when conveying a plurality of vertically arranged substrates to an inside of a vacuum container. The gate valve includes: a housing including the plurality of openings formed therein; a supporting member configured to support the plurality of valve bodies; a driving mechanism configured to move the plurality of valve bodies via the supporting member such that the plurality of openings is opened/closed; and a plurality of guide mechanisms arranged to correspond to the plurality of valve bodies, respectively. Each of the plurality of guide mechanisms includes: a vertically stretchable bellows fixed to the housing; and a guide member contained in the bellows and configured to guide the supporting member inside the bellows.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate a valve fitting milling system and method for use with transmission pipes. One embodiment relates to a milling adaptor used with a valve housing having a temporary gate extending about the pipe and a mill. The milling adaptor includes a main adaptor plate removeably connected to the valve housing which defines at least one milling slot; a sliding gate cutting adaptor movably contacts the main adapted plate and defines at least one cutting hole; a cranking rod engages the sliding gate cutting adaptor and moves the sliding gate cutting adaptor with respect to the main adaptor plate; and a top retainer track removable connected to at least the main adaptor plate. The mill engages at least the sliding gate adaptor and mills a cross-cut hole in the pipe to receive a valve therein.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a connector support for windscreen washer liquid distribution devices of motor vehicle windscreen wipers, including fixing means (18; 31) adapted to hold at least one check valve (7, 8), characterized in that it further includes first fixing means (19) adapted to hold removably a first electrical connector (10; 34) and second fixing means (20) adapted to hold removably a second electrical connector (11; 35), the fixing means (18; 31) for the check valve (7, 8), the first removable fixing means (19) for the first electrical connector (10; 34) and the second removable fixing means (20) for the second electrical connector (11; 35) being independent. The invention also concerns a distribution device including such a connector support (9; 30; 40).

Abstract: A heat exchanging valve arrangement includes, a manifold defining a chamber, a first passageway, a second passageway, a third passageway, and a fourth passageway, and a member movable relative to the manifold configured to define fluidic communication between the first passageway and the second passageway when in a first position and between the first passageway and the third passageway when in a second position, fluid is flowable into the chamber through the fourth passageway such that fluid is exposed to surfaces of the member regardless of whether the member is in the first position or the second position.

Abstract: An article storage facility is provided which is relatively simple in structure and in which it is easier to perform maintenance work of apparatus provided to each zone. A first switching valve is provided in each of a plurality of zone gas supply portions whereas a second switching valve is provided in each of a plurality of storage section gas supply portions. A plurality of relief passages is provided with each relief passage connected to the inactive gas supply passage on a downstream side, with respect to a gas supplying direction, of the position in which the first switching valve is provided and on an upstream side, with respect to the gas supplying direction, of the position in which the second switching valve is provided in the inactive gas supply passage. A zone relief switching valve is provided to each of the plurality of relief passages.