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US 11,971,107 B2Granted
Valve and method of making and using the same
AssigneeSaint-Gobain Performance Plastics L+S GmbH
InventorsChristian Elz, Mike Schmiech
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Abstract
A valve including a valve body including an inlet opening and a plurality of outlet openings; and an actuating gate adapted to seal at least one of the plurality of outlet openings, where the actuating gate is adapted to rotate eccentrically about a central axis while also translating in a direction perpendicular to the central axis upon actuation.
Claims13
A valve comprising:
- a valve body comprising an inlet opening and a plurality of outlet openings;
- and an actuating gate adapted to seal at least one of the plurality of outlet openings, wherein the actuating gate is adapted to rotate eccentrically about a central axis while also translating in a direction perpendicular to the central axis upon actuation, wherein the actuating gate comprises a Y-shape comprising a first flange, a second flange, and a third flange.
An assembly comprising:
- a fluid reservoir;
- a valve adapted to restrict fluid flow relative to the fluid reservoir, the valve comprising:
- a valve body comprising an inlet opening and a plurality of outlet openings;
- and an actuating gate adapted to seal at least one of the plurality of outlet openings, wherein the actuating gate is adapted to rotate eccentrically about a central axis, while also translating in a direction perpendicular to the central axis upon actuation, wherein the actuating gate comprises a Y-shape comprising a first flange, a second flange, and a third flange.
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A method of operating a valve comprising:
- moving fluid through an inlet opening of a valve body to a first outlet opening of the valve body;
- actuating a gate within the valve body by rotating the gate eccentrically about a central axis while also translating the gate in a direction perpendicular to the central axis to close the first outlet opening and open a second outlet opening;
- and moving fluid through the inlet opening of the valve body to the second outlet opening of the valve body, wherein the actuating gate comprises a Y-shape comprising a first flange, a second flange, and a third flange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.