With Subsequent Closing Of First Opened Port Patents (Class 137/630.16)
  • Patent number: 12110986
    Abstract: An actuating member is provided. The actuating member acts on a valve core rod. A guide surface is arranged on the actuating member. A guide path is formed on the guide surface. The guide surface is configured to slidably abut against a top end of the valve core rod, so that the top end of the valve core rod selectively abuts against a position on the guide path at a different height, so as to adjust a position of the valve core rod in a valve port of a reversing valve, thereby changing a flow area at the valve port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Wence Liu, Guoqing Sun, Meijiao Ye
  • Patent number: 12078255
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an actuator, an actuator assembly, a method of operating an actuator, a computer program and a system. In one aspect, an actuator may comprise a plurality of independently operable actuation elements and an operator having an operator surface. Each actuation element may have an actuation surface. The operator may be driveable to move the operator surface along a path to selectively engage with the respective actuation surface of each actuation element to actuate the actuation element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Osler Diagnostics Limited
    Inventors: Barry Lillis, Steven Green, Damian Holland
  • Patent number: 10851700
    Abstract: A coolant control valve unit for a vehicle is disclosed. The coolant control valve unit includes a cam having an upper surface to which a driving axle is connected and a lower surface having at least one sloped surface with a profile set in a rotation direction on the basis of the driving axle, a valve provided in a rod supported on one side of the sloped surface, an actuator rotating the driving axle to push the rod along the profile of the sloped surface of the cam to cause the valve to open and close a coolant passage, a cam cover supporting an upper surface of the cam, and an annular cam bearing interposed between the cam cover and the cam, excluding a central region in which the driving axle is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hyo Jo Lee
  • Patent number: 10378668
    Abstract: A valve seat support for a solenoid valve consists of a sleeve-shaped support housing for accommodating a valve seat body, which is produced from a plastic and which has the contour of a hollow cylinder. The support housing has, on the periphery thereof, a plurality of small-surface recesses, which are directly radially inward and which are surrounded by the plastic of the valve seat body on all sides in order to establish an interlocking connection between the support housing and the valve seat body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Christoph Voss, Christian Schulz
  • Patent number: 8733397
    Abstract: An electromagnetically actuated valve including a solenoid with a coil that generates a magnetic field upon being energized, a tubular member made of a non-magnetic material and disposed on an inner circumferential side of the coil, a movable valve body disposed within the tubular member and movable in an axial direction of the tubular member by an attraction force that is generated upon energizing the coil to thereby open and close a fluid passage, a first member made of a resin material and including a seat portion that is brought into contact with the movable valve body to close the fluid passage, and a first biasing member that biases the movable valve body toward the seat portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukinori Otsuka, Yohei Sato
  • Patent number: 8678034
    Abstract: A quick acting control valve for a steam turbine is provided. The quick acting control valve includes a valve box and a control valve cone which is arranged in the valve box so as to be displaceable along its center axis, whereby the control valve cone may be brought into an open position in which the control valve cone, with its control valve cone surface is lifted off the valve box and into a closed position in which the control valve cone rests against the valve box with its control valve cone surface, and a quick acting valve piston which is arranged in the valve box so as to face the back of the control valve cone facing away from the control valve cone surface, the quick acting control valve piston, on its outer peripheral edge, always resting on the valve box in a steam-tight manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Martin Bennauer, Ningsih Flohr, Michael Nienhaus, Christoph Schindler, Dirk Weltersbach
  • Patent number: 8622088
    Abstract: A solenoid valve has a valve housing, first and second valve members, first and second biasing members, a pressing rod and an electromagnetic driving member. The valve housing defines a fluid pathway for flowing fluid therein. The first and the second valve members are configured to open and close the fluid pathway, respectively. The first biasing member biases the first valve member in a direction for closing the fluid pathway. The second biasing member biases the second valve member in a direction for closing the fluid pathway. The electromagnetic driving member sequentially presses the pressing rod against the first valve member and the second valve member in order to open the fluid pathway in stages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Sugiura, Takashi Nagai
  • Patent number: 8312897
    Abstract: A diverter valve is disclosed for use in a shower mixer valve or the like. It is constructed to reduce the force needed to be applied by the bather to actuate the diversion. There is a diverter stem that is moveable between a non-diverted and diverted position. The diverter stem includes an upstream portion and a reduced cross sectional waist portion downstream of the upstream portion. The reduced portion interacts with the diverted fluid to reduce the force required to move the diverter stem from the non-diverted to the diverted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventor: Michael A. Niver
  • Publication number: 20120260993
    Abstract: A poppet valve assembly to control a pneumatic actuator may include a housing having a central bore. A first module may be disposed within the central bore, and the first module may have a first and second poppet valve. A second module may also be disposed within the central bore, and the second module may have a third and fourth poppet valve. A supply of pressurized fluid may be in fluid communication with a plurality of control valves such that pressurized fluid from the control valves opens and closes the poppet valves. The supply of pressurized fluid may also be in fluid communication with the first module and the second module such that the opening and closing of the poppet valves controls the position of the pneumatic actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: General Equipment and Manufacturing Company, Inc., d/b/a TopWorx, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce R. Penning
  • Patent number: 7740026
    Abstract: A thermal storage type gas treating apparatus has a high sealing performance while achieving a simple apparatus construction. The thermal storage type gas treating apparatus includes a valve member rotatable to place successively a supply port for a gas to be treated and an exhaust port for a treated gas formed in the valve member, in an opposed and communicating relationship with supply and exhaust ports formed in a distributor, thereby successively passing gas to be treated and treated gas through a plurality of thermal storage chambers communicating at one end with a combustion chamber. The valve member is supported to be displaceable toward and away from the distributor. A valve biasing device is provided for pressing the valve body to the distributor, while being inoperative with respect to a gas chamber device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Taikisha Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Matsui, Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Horisawa, Tomotaka Miwa
  • Publication number: 20090032127
    Abstract: A decompression apparatus has an exhaust mechanism for decompressing a vacuum chamber. The exhaust mechanism has a main exhaust passage one end of which is connected to the vacuum chamber and the other end of which is connected to a vacuum pump, a first valve disposed in the main exhaust passage; a slow exhaust passage one end of which is connected to the vacuum chamber directly or via part of the main exhaust passage and the other end of which is connected to the vacuum pump directly or via part of the main exhaust passage, a cylindrical inorganic porous body disposed in the slow exhaust passage so that a gap is formed between the inorganic porous body and the inner surface of the slow exhaust passage, and a second valve disposed in the slow exhaust passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Norihiko Saito, Sotaro Takeda
  • Patent number: 7284566
    Abstract: Valve arrangement for guiding a liquid against a gas pressure gradient. The valve arrangement includes first, second and third pressure areas connected in series. An intake opens into the first pressure area. An outlet opens into the third pressure area. Flow check valves selectively open or close passage openings between the first and second pressure areas and between the second and third pressure areas. Whereby the flow check valves, free from outside influences, are opened when in a resting position and are automatically held in a closed position by gas counterpressure. Whereby the first and third pressure areas are respectively connected to the second pressure area via a ventilation line. Whereby a ventilation valve coupled to at least one of the ventilation lines, the ventilation valve selectively opening or closing the at least one of the ventilation lines. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Hengst GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Oliver Bojer