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US 12,638,093 B2Granted
Combination regulator valve
AssigneeEngineered Controls International, LLC
InventorsGuangbin Cao, Patrick N. Morefield
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Abstract
A combination regulator valve for conveying fluid is disclosed. A valve for conveying fluid includes a body, a bonnet secured to the body, a diaphragm compressed between the bonnet and the body, and a bonnet screw that is ring-shaped and configured to thread into the body to secure the bonnet with respect to the body.
Claims21
A valve for conveying fluid, the valve comprising:
- a body;
- a bonnet secured to the body;
- a diaphragm compressed between the bonnet and the body;
- a bonnet screw separate from the bonnet, wherein the bonnet screw is ring-shaped and has a bottom surface, wherein the bonnet screw is configured to thread into the body such that the bottom surface engages the bonnet to secure the bonnet with respect to the body and compress the bonnet against the diaphragm;
- a spring configured to bias the diaphragm downward;
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- a spindle unit defining at least one void, wherein fluid pressure in the at least one void is to bias the diaphragm upward.
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A valve for conveying fluid, the valve comprising:
- a body;
- a bonnet secured to the body;
- a diaphragm compressed between the bonnet and the body;
- and
- a bonnet screw separate from the bonnet, wherein the bonnet screw is ring-shaped and has a bottom surface, wherein the bonnet screw is configured to thread into the body such that the bottom surface engages the bonnet to secure the bonnet with respect to the body and compress the bonnet against the diaphragm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.