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US 12,516,739 B1Granted
Valve plate
AssigneeKB Delta, Inc.
InventorBoris Giourof
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Abstract
The present apparatus is a plate valve comprising a plurality of rings with openings therebetween. The rings are coupled together via radial webs. The cross sectional profile of each ring comprises a body having a width that tapers and an upper surface that comprises two sloping planes joining at a point. This results in an inverted V shape of the surface of each ring. This V shape allows reduced turbulence of gas or fluid during operation (e.g., when the plate valve is open).
Claims5
A valve plate comprising:
- first and second radially spaced concentric sealing rings, each ring providing a circumferential sealing service with a valve seat;
- each sealing ring having a front face and a back face, the front face having a V-shaped profile in cross section comprising a first chamfer on a first edge and a second chamfer on a second edge, and a first sloped surface extending from the first chamfer and a second sloped surface extending from the second chamfer and meeting at a peak on the front face of each sealing ring.
A valve plate comprising:
- first and second radially spaced concentric sealing rings, each ring providing a circumferential sealing service with a valve seat;
- each sealing ring having a front face and a back face, the front face defining the circumferential sealing surface, the front face having a V-shaped profile in cross section comprising a first sloped surface and a second sloped surface meeting at a peak on the front face of each sealing ring;
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- a web segment disposed between the first and second radially-spaced concentric sealing rings;
- the web segment having a front face facing the same direction as the front face of the sealing rings and a back face facing the same direction as the back face of the sealing rings, the front face having a V-shaped profile in cross section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.