# US 12,215,720 B2 · Gasket device and pneumatic valve system for a commercial vehicle

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- Number: US 12,215,720 B2
- Document ID: US12215720B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/748,453
- Filed: 2022-05-19
- Published: 2022-11-24
- Granted: 2025-02-04
- Earliest claimed: 2021-05-19
- Assignees: Zf Cv Systems Europe BV
- Applicants: Zf Cv Systems Europe BV
- Inventors: Maciej Semeniuk
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12215720B2

## CPC

- F15B 13/02: Fluid distribution or supply devices characterised by their adaptation to the control of servomotors
- F15B 13/027: {Check valves}
- F15B 15/20: Other details {, e.g. assembly with regulating devices}
- F16J 15/0818: {Flat gaskets}
- F16K 27/08: Guiding yokes for spindles; Means for closing housings; Dust caps, e.g. for tyre valves
- F15B 13/044: operated by electrically-controlled means, e.g. solenoids, torque-motors
- F15B 21/005: {Filling or draining of fluid systems}
- F15B 21/041: Removal or measurement of solid or liquid contamination, e.g. filtering
- F15B 21/048: Arrangements for compressed air preparation, e.g. comprising air driers, air condensers, filters, lubricators or pressure regulators
- F15B: SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F16J: PISTONS {(specially adapted for dampers F16F9/32)}; CYLINDERS; SEALINGS
- F16K: VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING {(devices for emptying and evacuating the excess liquid in valves or conduits F16L55/07)}

## Abstract

A gasket device for a pneumatic valve system, in particular of a commercial vehicle, comprises gasket part being adapted to be inserted into at least a groove of a contact face of a first casing part, e.g. an adapter, the gasket part comprising at least one gasket chamber for sealingly connecting device channels of mounted casing parts; a body part being adapted to be received in a valve seat of the casing part; at least one spring part connecting the body part and the gasket part, wherein the body part is moveable in an airflow direction relative to the gasket part by bending or stretching the at least one spring part, wherein in an unbiased basic condition of the gasket device the body part is positioned above a gasket plane defined by the gasket chamber. The gasket device is made as a single part of a flexible, elastic material.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A gasket device for a pneumatic valve system, said gasket device comprising:
a gasket part being adapted to be inserted into at least a groove of a flange face of a first casing part,
at least one gasket chamber for sealingly connecting channels of a mounted second casing part, the at least one gasket chamber being defined by the gasket part,
a body part being adapted to be received in a valve seat of said second casing part, and
three spring parts connecting said body part and said gasket part,
wherein said body part is moveable in an airflow direction relative to said gasket part by bending or stretching said spring parts,
wherein in an unbiased basic condition of said gasket device said body part is positioned above a gasket plane defined by said gasket chamber,
said spring parts extending from said gasket part in a symmetrical arrangement, thereby forming a spider for supporting said body part above said gasket part, in said unbiased basic condition of said gasket device
wherein said gasket device is made as a single part of a flexible, elastic material.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The gasket device according to claim 1, wherein said gasket device is made of rubber or a plastic material.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The gasket device according to claim 1, wherein said body part comprises a contact face for contacting said valve seat, which contact face comprises one of the following forms:
at least partially spherical,
at least partially conical,
at least partially flat, or
at least partially in form of a lip.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The gasket device according to claim 1, wherein said spring part comprises a smaller cross-section than said body part and/or said gasket part.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The gasket device according to claim 1, wherein
said gasket part forms a net of at least two gasket chambers, each of said gasket chambers being provided for sealingly connecting two adjacent air flow channels of said mounted casing parts.

### Claim 6

A pneumatic valve system, for a use in commercial vehicle, said pneumatic valve system comprising:
a gasket device comprising:
a gasket part being adapted to be inserted into at least a groove of a flange face of a first casing part,
at least one gasket chamber for sealingly connecting channels of a mounted second casing part,
a body part being adapted to be received in a valve seat of said second casing part, and
at least one spring part connecting said body part and said gasket part,
wherein said body part is moveable in an airflow direction relative to said gasket part by bending or stretching said at least one spring part,
wherein in an unbiased basic condition of said gasket device said body part is positioned above a gasket plane defined by said gasket chamber,
wherein said gasket device is made as a single part of a flexible, elastic material,
the first casing part comprising a first flange face and at least one first air flow channel, and
the second casing part comprising a second flange face and at least one second air flow channel,
wherein said at least one first air flow channel and said at least one second air flow channel are sealingly connected by said at least one gasket chamber of said gasket device,
said gasket part of said gasket device being inserted into at least one groove of said first casing part and at least one groove of said second casing part, and
said body part being pressed against the valve seat of the second casing part, thereby realizing a check valve,
said check valve allowing an airflow in an airflow direction and blocking in the reverse direction
wherein said pneumatic valve system is an air supply system for a use in a commercial vehicle, and
wherein said first casing part is an adapter and said second casing part is a solenoid valve device comprising at least two solenoid valves.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The pneumatic valve system according to claim 6, wherein said pneumatic valve system is switchable between at least two modes, wherein said check valve is blocking in one mode and opening in the other mode.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The pneumatic valve system according to claim 6,
wherein said gasket device provides a regeneration solenoid outlet, a solenoid inlet, at least one compressor solenoid outlet, and a solenoid exhaust channel, and
wherein said check valve being realised at said regeneration solenoid outlet.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The pneumatic valve system according to claim 6,
wherein the adapter comprises a dead end connection not sealed by the gasket device.

### Claim 10 (depends on 6)

The pneumatic valve system according to claim 6, further comprising a third casing part housing at least one solenoid valve,
said third casing part being mounted onto a back face of said adapter, and
said second casing part being mounted onto a front face of said adapter, said gasket device being provided between said front face and said second casing part.