Liquid control valve assembly having multiple outlets for balancing output liquid
OwnerEric Tsouinventor
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Abstract
A liquid control valve assembly includes a main casing, three valve bodies and two plungers. The main casing has an external wall formed with an inlet and three outlets, defines a split-flow path, three valve chambers and a balanced channel therein such that the split-flow path is in communication with said inlet and said valve chambers while said balanced channel is in communication with said valve chambers and said three outlets. The valve bodies are disposed in the valve chambers respectively while the plungers are disposed in the balanced channel to move independently so that the liquid can be discharged stably from the outlets.
Claims9
A liquid control valve assembly comprising:
- a main casing having an external wall formed with an inlet and three outlets, defining a split-flow path, three valve chambers and a balanced channel therein such that said split-flow path is in communication with said inlet and said valve chambers while said balanced channel is in communication with said valve chambers and said three outlets so that when said inlet is connected to a liquid source, a liquid supplied by the liquid source sequentially passes through said inlet and said split-flow path to enter into said three valve chambers;
- three valve bodies disposed in said valve chambers respectively to regulate a liquid flow and a flow velocity of the liquid entering into said balanced channel after passing through said three valve bodies;
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- two plungers independently movable within said balanced channel;
- wherein, when one of said valve bodies is opened and the remaining two of said valve bodies are closed, the liquid passes through said one of said valve bodies to enter into said balanced channel to move said two plungers within said balanced channel in such a manner that said two plungers are moved away from an input end of one of said outlets so as to permit discharge of said liquid from one of said outlets while at least one of said plungers blocks the liquid, thereby preventing discharging of the liquid from remaining two said outlets;
- wherein, when two of said valve bodies are opened and the remaining one of said valve bodies is closed, the liquid passes through two of said valve bodies to enter into said balanced channel to move said two plungers within said balanced channel in such a manner that said two plungers are moved away from input ends of two of said outlets so as to permit discharge of said liquid from two of said outlets while at least one of said plungers blocks the liquid, thereby preventing discharging of the liquid from remaining one of said outlets;
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- wherein, when all of said valve bodies are opened, the liquid passes through all of said valve bodies to enter into said balanced channel to move said two plungers within said balanced channel in such a manner that said two plungers are moved away from the input ends of all of said outlets so as to permit discharge of said liquid from all of said outlets;
- wherein said main casing further defines a switch valve chamber therein;
- wherein the liquid control valve assembly further comprises a switch valve disposed in said switch valve chamber and having an end portion protruding outwardly to an exterior of said main casing and the other end portion extending into said split-flow path such that said switch valve regulates the liquid flow and the flow velocity of the liquid entering into the split-flow path after passing through said switch valve.
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