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US 12,072,034 B2Granted
Rotary valve
AssigneeStormwell Inc.
InventorsTimothy Howard Neeb, Tristan Zimmermann
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Abstract
A rotary valve and float assembly for controlling a flow of liquid into a container including a plug valve portion and a divider portion. The plug valve portion including a set of plugs that seal against a set of openings in the divider portion when the rotary valve is in a closed position. Movement of the rotary valve between open and closed positions is controlled by the movement of the float assembly in the container. The float assembly typically moves according to a liquid level within the container.
Claims18
A rotary valve for use in a liquid tank having a level of liquid comprising:
- a body portion including:
- a plug valve portion including a set of plugs;
- a body portion divider including a set of openings for receiving the set of plugs;
- and
- a shaft portion wherein rotation of the shaft portion controls movement of the plug valve portion with respect to the body portion divider;
- float rests mounted to opposite sides of the body portion;
- and
- a float assembly portion, the float assembly portion including a float portion and a pair of float arms connected to, and extending from, the float portion at a first end and connected to the shaft portion of the body portion at a second end;
- wherein a change in the level of liquid causes movement of the pair of float arms to urge the shaft portion to rotate thereby causing the set of plugs to engage with the set of openings.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.