Bar valve
AssigneeKohler Mira Limited
InventorsJoshua George, Leyton James Iddon
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Abstract
A bar valve includes an elongate housing having a first inlet located towards a first end of the housing, a second inlet located towards a second end of the housing, and an outlet located between the first inlet and the second inlet. A mixing chamber is located within the housing, the mixing chamber being configured to receive first and second input flows from the first inlet and second inlet, respectively. A flow controller is configured to receive a mixed flow from the mixing chamber and controllably output an outlet flow to the outlet. The mixing chamber and flow controller is disposed sequentially in a region of the housing between the first end and the outlet, thereby confining the mixed flow and the outlet flow to the region of the housing between the first end and the outlet.
Claims19
A bar valve comprising:
- an elongate housing having a first inlet located towards a first end of the housing, a second inlet located towards a second end of the housing, and an outlet located between the first inlet and the second inlet;
- a mixing chamber within the housing, the mixing chamber being configured to receive first and second input flows from the first inlet and second inlet, respectively;
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- a flow controller configured to receive a mixed flow from the mixing chamber and controllably output an outlet flow to the outlet;
- wherein the mixing chamber and flow controller are disposed sequentially in a region of the housing between the first end and the outlet, thereby confining the mixed flow and the outlet flow to the region of the housing between the first end and the outlet.
A bar valve comprising:
- an elongate housing having a first inlet located towards a first end of the housing, a second inlet located towards a second end of the housing, and an outlet located between the first inlet and the second inlet, wherein the outlet defines a first section from the first end of the housing to the outlet and a second section from the second end of the housing to the outlet;
- a mixing chamber within the housing, the mixing chamber being configured to receive first and second input flows from the first inlet and second inlet, respectively;
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- a flow controller configured to receive a mixed flow from the mixing chamber and controllably output an outlet flow to the outlet;
- wherein the mixing chamber and flow controller are disposed sequentially in one of the first section or the second section, thereby confining the mixed flow and the outlet flow to the first section or the second section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.