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US 11,629,631 B2Granted
Deaeration valve
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsJoseph Davis, Nathan Osmun, Christopher Carns
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Abstract
A deaeration valve includes a housing and a ball in fluid communication with housing. The ball can include a body, a seat defining a bleed passage therein, and a deaeration pin slidably disposed within the bleed passage. Further, the deaeration pin may include a head, a retention feature, and a shaft positioned between the head and the retention feature.
Claims20
A valve, comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a ball in fluid communication with the housing, the ball comprising a body, a seat defining a bleed passage therein, and a deaeration pin slidably disposed within the bleed passage,
- wherein the deaeration pin includes a retention feature comprising a first barb and a second barb configured to retain the deaeration pin in the bleed passage.
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A valve, comprising:
- a housing;
- a ball rotatably positioned within the housing, the ball including a body that includes a seat protruding inwardly from the body into a cavity, the seat defining a bleed passage therein;
- and
- a deaeration pin selectively positioned between a closed position and an open position within the bleed passage,
- wherein the deaeration pin includes a retention feature comprising a first barb and a second barb configured to retain the deaeration pin in the bleed passage.
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A valve, comprising:
- a housing defining an inlet and an outlet;
- and
- a ball in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet, the ball comprising a body, a pivot post, a seat defining a bleed passage, and a deaeration pin slidably disposed within the bleed passage,
- wherein the deaeration pin includes a head attached to a shaft and a retention feature attached to the shaft, the head defining a sealing surface thereon,
- wherein the retention feature comprises a first barb and a second barb configured to retain the deaeration pin in the bleed passage,
- wherein the seat includes a first inner surface, a second inner surface, and a third inner surface, the first inner surface having a greater diameter than a diameter of the third inner surface, and the second inner surface having a gradually narrowing diameter between the first inner surface and the third inner surface,
- wherein the head of the deaeration pin is disposed within the first inner surface and the sealing surface of the deaeration pin is configured to engage the second inner surface in a closed position;
- and
- wherein the retention feature of the deaeration pin is configured to engage the seat in an open position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.