Systems and methods of flow control valves with manifolds
AssigneeTyco Fire Products LP
InventorJames O. Williams
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Abstract
A system includes a manifold and a flow control valve. The flow control valve includes an inlet defining an inlet chamber, an outlet defining an outlet chamber, and a movable member positioned in a control chamber coupled with the inlet and the outlet. The manifold includes a valve actuator, an inlet port that connects with the inlet chamber, an outlet port that connects with the outlet chamber, and a control port that connects the valve actuator with the control chamber to cause the movable member to change from a sealed state that prevents fluid flow between the inlet and the outlet to an unsealed state that allows fluid flow between the inlet and the outlet responsive to operation of the valve actuator.
Claims9
A manifold, comprising:
- a housing comprising a first face, a first lateral side, and a second lateral side, the first face between the first lateral side and the second lateral side;
- a valve actuator on the first face of the housing, the valve actuator between the first lateral side and a center of the first face;
- an inlet channel that extends through the housing to an inlet port on the first face, the inlet port between the center and the second lateral side, the inlet port to connect with an inlet chamber of a flow control valve;
- an outlet channel that extends through the housing to an outlet port on the first face, the outlet port between the center and the second lateral side, the outlet port to connect with an outlet chamber of the flow control valve;
- an alarm channel that extends through the housing to an alarm port on the first face, the alarm port between the center and the second lateral side, the alarm port to connect with an alarm chamber of the flow control valve;
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- a control channel that extends through the housing to a control port in fluid communication with the valve actuator, the control port between the center and the second lateral side, the control port to connect with a control chamber of the flow control valve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.