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US 12,291,855 B2Granted
Water valve assembly
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsPiotr Kroczek, Agata Kurowska-Kalińska, Dariusz Sapija
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Abstract
A valve assembly includes a movable valve element arranged to move relative to a valve housing between an open and a closed position. The valve housing includes a drainage body provided with drainage holes arranged to allow fluid to drain from the valve assembly from gaps between the movable valve element and the housing via the drainage holes.
Claims8
A valve assembly comprising:
- a valve housing;
- and
- a movable valve element arranged to move relative to the valve housing between an open and a closed position;
- wherein the valve housing includes a drainage body provided with drainage holes arranged to allow fluid to drain from the valve assembly from gaps between the movable valve element and the housing via the drainage holes;
- wherein the drainage body includes a container to contain fluid flowing from the drainage holes;
- wherein the container contains a material for absorbing the drained fluid.
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