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US 12,352,370 B2Granted
Valve with stepped bushing design
AssigneeYardney Water Management Systems Inc.
InventorChris Phillips
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Abstract
A valve with a bushing is disclosed. The bushing is configured to provide axial pressure towards one or more seals to allow easier assembly and disassembly. The configuration provided allows for easier maintenance and prevent damage to the one or more seals.
Claims9
A valve for a filtering system, said valve comprising:
- a valve body having a fluid inlet opening, a vessel opening, and a backwash opening;
- a movable valve seal housed within the valve body;
- an actuator configured to move the valve seal to selectively block a fluid communication from the vessel opening from one of the fluid inlet opening and backwash opening;
- a bushing housed within the valve body, wherein the bushing includes a main bushing body and a bushing lip;
- wherein the actuator comprises a valve shaft extending from an actuator can, through the bushing, and to the valve body, and wherein the valve shaft is attached to the movable valve seal;
- a first seal located between the bushing lip and the valve body;
- a second seal located between the main bushing body and the valve body;
- and
- wherein the first and second seal is configured to be compressed in an axial direction from a force enacted by the actuator.
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A valve for a filtering system, said valve comprising:
- a valve body having a fluid pathway;
- an actuator configured to selectively control said fluid pathway within the valve body;
- a bushing housed within the valve body, wherein the bushing includes a main bushing body and a bushing lip;
- wherein the actuator comprises a valve shaft extending from an actuator can, through the bushing, and to the valve body, and wherein the valve shaft is attached to a movable valve seal;
- a first seal located between the bushing lip and the valve body;
- a second seal located between the main bushing body and the valve body;
- and
- wherein the first and second seal is configured to be compressed in an axial direction from a force enacted from the actuator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.