# US 11,299,282 B2 · Regulator with orientation valve

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- Number: US 11,299,282 B2
- Document ID: US11299282B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/409,362
- Filed: 2019-05-10
- Published: 2020-11-12
- Granted: 2022-04-12
- Earliest claimed: 2019-05-10
- Assignees: Goodrich Corporation
- Applicants: Goodrich Corporation
- Inventors: Timothy Haynes; Drew Hartman
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11299282B2

## CPC

- B64D 25/14: Inflatable escape chutes
- F16K 17/36: actuated in consequence of extraneous circumstances, e.g. shock, change of position
- F16K 17/366: {the closure member being a movable ball (F16K17/38 takes precedence)}
- A62B 1/20: by making use of sliding-ropes, sliding-poles or chutes, e.g. hoses, pipes, sliding-grooves, sliding-sheets
- B63C 9/04: Life-rafts
- B63C 2009/042: {inflatable}
- B64D: EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
- F16K: VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING {(devices for emptying and evacuating the excess liquid in valves or conduits F16L55/07)}
- A62B: DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING (valves specially adapted for medical use A61M39/00; life-saving devices, apparatus or methods specially adapted for use in water B63C9/00; divers' equipment B63C11/00; specially adopted for use with aircraft, e.g. parachutes, ejector seats, {B64D17/00, B64D25/10}; rescue devices peculiar to mining E21F11/00)
- B63C: LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS (floating nets, floating slipways, or the like for recovering aircraft from the water B63B35/52)

## Abstract

An orientation valve, in accordance with various embodiments, is disclosed herein. The orientation valve may comprise a first coupling portion, an insert portion, a second coupling portion, an internal cavity, and a piston. The insert portion may have a first inlet aperture and a second inlet aperture. The second coupling portion may be disposed between the first coupling portion and the insert portion. The internal cavity may be coupled to the first inlet aperture and the second inlet aperture. The piston may be disposed within the internal cavity. The orientation valve may be configured to block fluid flow from a compressed fluid source when an evacuation system is in a stored position. The orientation valve may be configured to fluidly couple the compressed fluid source and the evacuation device when the evacuation system is in a deployed position.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An evacuation system, comprising:
a pressure regulator having an inlet port;
an orientation valve having a first coupling portion and an insert portion, the orientation valve being disposed within the inlet port of the pressure regulator;
a hose assembly having a hose coupling portion, the hose coupling portion being coupled to the first coupling portion, the insert portion being disposed within the hose assembly;
a compressed fluid source coupled to the hose assembly; and
an evacuation device coupled to the pressure regulator,
wherein the orientation valve is configured to block fluid flow from the compressed fluid source when the evacuation system is in a stored position,
wherein the orientation valve is configured to fluidly couple the compressed fluid source and the evacuation device when the evacuation system is in a deployed position,
wherein the orientation valve further comprises an internal cavity and a piston, and
wherein the orientation valve further comprises an O-ring coupled to the piston, the O-ring being configured to create a seal between the piston and the internal cavity when the evacuation system is in the stored position.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The evacuation system of claim 1, wherein the insert portion comprises a first inlet aperture and a second inlet aperture, the internal cavity being coupled to the first inlet aperture and the second inlet aperture, and the piston being configured to block the fluid flow when the evacuation system is in the stored position.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The evacuation system of claim 2, wherein the piston comprises a first circumferential groove disposed at a first end of the piston, the O-ring being disposed within the first circumferential groove.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The evacuation system of claim 3, wherein the internal cavity comprises a second circumferential groove disposed proximate the first inlet aperture, the O-ring being configured to create the seal between the second circumferential groove and the first circumferential groove when the evacuation system is in the stored position.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The evacuation system of claim 1, wherein the orientation valve is in an upright and closed position when the evacuation system is in the stored position.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The evacuation system of claim 5, wherein the orientation valve is in an inverted and open position when the evacuation system is in the deployed position.