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US 12,510,174 B2Granted
Auto-draining diverter valve
AssigneeGeberit International SG
InventorsJames Kildew, Andrew Helgeland, Douglas Fischer, David Vagasky
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides for fluid valves with automatic draining diverters.
Claims9
A fluid valve with automatic draining diverter comprising:
- a valve body defining an interior;
- a fluid inlet in fluidic communication with the interior;
- a first passage in fluidic communication with the interior;
- a first outlet in fluidic communication with the first passage;
- a second passage in fluidic communication with the interior;
- a second outlet in fluidic communication with the second passage;
- a diverter passage in fluidic communication with the interior;
- a diverter outlet in fluidic communication with the diverter passage;
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- a diverter actuator stem configured to rotate between a first configuration and a second configuration and mounted perpendicularly within the valve body;
- the diverter actuator stem comprising:
- an upper diverter actuator coupled to a diverter handle, the upper diverter actuator comprising at least one hole;
- an auto drain seal mounted within the diverter actuator stem and coupled to a diverter seal retainer;
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- a lower diverter actuator coupled to the auto drain seal;
- wherein, in the first configuration, the diverter actuator stem directs a fluid to the first outlet and closes the second outlet;
- wherein, in the second configuration, the diverter actuator stem directs the fluid to the second outlet and closes the first outlet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.