Bellows pressure relief valve
AssigneeGraco Minnesota Inc.
InventorTimothy S. Roman
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Abstract
A valve for a reciprocating pump includes a housing, a first chamber, a second chamber, a first valve element, and a second valve element. The housing includes an inlet and an outlet. The first and second chambers are within the housing. The first chamber includes a first valve seat and is fluidly connected to the inlet. The second chamber includes a second valve seat and is fluidly connected to the outlet. The first valve element is disposed in the first chamber and includes a spring-loaded check valve element. The second valve element is disposed in the second chamber and includes a buoyant material.
Claims5
A reciprocating pump comprising:
- a first housing surrounding a bellows chamber and a displacement chamber;
- a rod extending into the reciprocating pump;
- a bellows connected to the rod and to the first housing, the bellows including an interior;
- an endcap disposed on an end of the first housing, wherein the rod extends through the endcap;
- a valve attached to the endcap, wherein the valve comprises:
- a second housing with an inlet and an outlet;
- a first chamber within the second housing, the first chamber with a first valve seat and fluidly connected to the inlet;
- a second chamber within the second housing, the second chamber with a second valve seat and fluidly connected to the outlet and the first chamber;
- a first valve element disposed in the first chamber, wherein the first valve element comprises a spring-loaded check valve element;
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- a second valve element disposed in the second chamber, wherein the second valve element comprises a buoyant material;
- a passage in the endcap, wherein the passage fluidly connects the interior of the bellows to the valve;
- a sleeve attached to the rod, wherein the sleeve surrounds a portion of the rod;
- a bearing disposed between the endcap and the sleeve such that the bearing is slidably engaged with the sleeve;
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- a seal disposed between the endcap and the rod such that the seal prevents transmission of a fluid between the rod and the endcap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.