Valve unit

- TLV CO., LTD.
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Description

The patent or application file contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent or patent application publication with color drawing(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

1. Valve unit

1.1 : Perspective

1.2 : Front

1.3 : Back

1.4 : Right

1.5 : Left

1.6 : Top

1.7 : Bottom

1.8 : Reference view showing a product in use

This product is a valve unit that is attached to, for example, a steam piping system, a compressed air piping system, or a gas piping system to control the flow or flow rate of a fluid; In the front view, the left end is the entrance (upstream) and the right end is the exit (downstream); In the front view, the structure is such that an inlet connection portion, a ball valve, the strainer, a ball valve, and an outlet connection portion are connected in order from the left; This product is used by connecting a steam trap to the substantially flat surface part (rear part of the strainer) in the center in the back view; As shown in the reference view showing a state of a product in use, a steam trap is connected to the substantially flat portion of the article by a bolt; Various types of steam traps can be selected and connected; The shades shown on the entire surface of reproductions are for specifying the shape of the three-dimensional surface; The size is 300 mm in width, 65 mm in depth, and 120 mm in length in the front view; Reproduction 1.8 is for reference purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

The broken lines shown in FIGS. 1.4 and 1.5 are for the purpose of illustration portions of the valve unit and form no part of the claimed design.

The broken lines showing a steam trap in FIG. 1.8 are for the purpose of illustrating environment and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a valve unit, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D676110 February 12, 2013 Oike
D679780 April 9, 2013 Oike
D696749 December 31, 2013 Oike
D864354 October 22, 2019 Asada
D876586 February 25, 2020 Asada
D1005451 November 21, 2023 Kim
Other references
  • Office Action issued in Canadian Patent Application No. 214185 on Apr. 4, 2024, 3 pages.
Patent History
Patent number: D1040300
Type: Grant
Filed: May 31, 2022
Date of Patent: Aug 27, 2024
Assignee: TLV CO., LTD. (Hyogo)
Inventor: Tetsuo Asada (Kakogawa)
Primary Examiner: Gino Colan
Application Number: 35/517,353