Flow rate regulator
AssigneeNeoperl GmbH
InventorSeoung-Eun Kim
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Abstract
A flow rate regulator (1) for limiting a flow rate of a fluid, in which a clear opening dimension (5), which can be modified between a maximum and a minimum, of a control opening (3), may be defined by an interaction between a control element (2) and a housing (4) of the flow rate regulator (1). The clear opening dimension (5) of the control opening (3) can be modified by a deformation of the control element (2) as a function of a pressure acting on the control element (2). The control element (2) has at least two segments (6) which are detached from one another and can each be deformed as a function of pressure, and an edge (7) defining the control opening (3) is formed by the control element (2) and the housing (4).
Claims24
A flow rate regulator (1) for adjusting a flow rate of a fluid, the flow rate regulator (1) comprising:
- a control element (2);
- a control opening (3) formed at least partially by a housing (4), a clear opening dimension (5) of the control opening (3) is modifiable by the control element (2) as a function of pressure acting on the control element (2);
- the control element (2) forms at least a partial section of an edge (7) defining the control opening (3);
- and
- the control element (2) has at least two segments (6) which are detached from each other and are each deformable as a function of pressure, wherein the at least two segments differ in at least one of:
- a material thickness thereof;
- a stiffness thereof or a material thereof.
A flow rate regulator (1) for adjusting a flow rate of a fluid, the flow rate regulator (1) comprising:
- a control element (2);
- a control opening (3) formed at least partially by a housing (4), a clear opening dimension (5) of the control opening (3) is modifiable by the control element (2) as a function of pressure acting on the control element (2);
- the control element (2) forms at least a partial section of an edge (7) defining the control opening (3);
- the control element (2) has at least two segments (6) which are detached from each other and are each deformable as a function of pressure;
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- a fastener (10) arranged in a receiving chamber (9), the control element (2) is at least one of mounted or held in the housing (4) by the fastener (10),
- the control element (2) is deformably arranged on the housing (4), at least one of parallel to a longitudinal axis (11) of the flow rate regulator (1) or to a flow direction (12) of a fluid flowing through the flow rate regulator (1) in an operational state, and
- the control element (2) has a connector (13), and at least one of the individual segments (6) are connected to the connector or the control element (2) is mounted in the housing (4) via the connector, and
- the connector (13) has an insertion opening (14), into which the fastener (10) is inserted.
A flow rate regulator (1) for adjusting a flow rate of a fluid, the flow rate regulator (1) comprising:
- a control element (2);
- a control opening (3) formed at least partially by a housing (4), a clear opening dimension (5) of the control opening (3) is modifiable by the control element (2) as a function of pressure acting on the control element (2);
- the control element (2) forms at least a partial section of an edge (7) defining the control opening (3);
- and
- the control element (2) has at least two segments (6) which are detached from each other and are each deformable as a function of pressure,
- wherein the outlet opening (18) of the housing (4) includes a gap (20), comprising at least one of a circumferential or annular gap in one circumferential direction, or a plurality of interrupted gap sections (21),
- the gap (20) or the gap sections (21) extend around a fastener (10) arranged centrally in the housing (4).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.