Universal rough-in valve manifold
AssigneeAS America, Inc.
InventorsHsiao Chang Li, Walter Pitsch
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Abstract
A universal rough-in valve (20) includes a valve chamber (34) configured to receive a valve manifold (72). The universal rough-in valve includes a first valve inlet (22) configured to provide a pathway for fluid from a first supply line to the valve chamber and a second valve inlet (24) configured to provide a pathway for fluid from a second supply line to the valve chamber. The universal rough-in valve includes a first valve outlet (29) configured to provide a pathway for fluid from the valve chamber to a first outlet line, and a valve manifold (72) coupled to the valve chamber.
Claims20
A valve manifold configured to be removably positioned in a universal rough-in valve chamber and to receive a fluid mixing valve, comprising
- a first manifold inlet, a second manifold inlet, a first manifold outlet, and a second manifold outlet;
- and
- an outlet passageway comprising the first manifold outlet and the second manifold outlet, the outlet passageway including a central portion having a smaller cross-sectional diameter than the first manifold outlet and the second manifold outlet,
- wherein
- the first manifold outlet and the second manifold outlet comprise a circular cross-section and the central portion comprises a rectangular cross-section,
- the first manifold outlet and the second manifold outlet are co-axial, and
- the outlet passageway including the central portion having the smaller cross-sectional diameter than at least one of the first manifold outlet and the second manifold outlet is configured to receive a venturi.
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