Inflation valve assembly
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsPoly Puthur John, Srijith Purushothaman
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Abstract
An inflation valve and systems for inflating an inflatable device includes a valve. The valve includes an outer body, a command chamber within the outer body and an inlet chamber, the inlet chamber having an inlet connected to the source of inflation gas and an outlet connected to the inflatable device. The valve also includes a vent fluidly connected to the command chamber, the vent including a vent body having one or more vent holes formed therein and an elastomeric sleeve surrounding a portion of the vent body and covering the one or more vent holes.
Claims16
A valve assembly for inflating an inflatable device, the assembly comprising:
- a source of inflation gas;
- an inflation valve that includes an outer body and two chambers within the outer body, the two chambers including a command chamber and an inlet chamber, the inlet chamber having an inlet connected to the source of inflation gas and an outlet connected to the inflatable device;
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- a valve operation initiator connected to the source of inflation gas that controls a flow of gas into the command chamber;
- wherein the inflation valve includes a vent fluidly connected to the command chamber and extending outwardly from the outer body, the vent including a vent body having one or more vent holes formed in the vent body and an elastomeric sleeve surrounding a portion of the vent body and covering the one or more vent holes.
An inflation valve for inflating an inflatable device, the valve comprising:
- an outer body;
- a command chamber within the outer body;
- an inlet chamber, the inlet chamber having an inlet connected to the source of inflation gas and an outlet connected to the inflatable device;
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- a vent fluidly connected to the command chamber and extending outwardly from the outer body, the vent including a vent body having one or more vent holes formed in the vent body and an elastomeric sleeve surrounding a portion of the vent body and covering the one or more vent holes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.