Aviatorial valve assembly
OwnerRob G. Parrishinventor
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Abstract
A valve for use in aircraft comprises a body, a selective interrupter positioned inside the body for rotation therein, a flow arrangement between the selective interrupter and the body, a bonnet connected to the body and in contact with the selective interrupter, an arm extending through the bonnet and connected to the selective interrupter, and an actuator movably connected to the arm.
Claims26
1-71. (canceled)
A valve comprising:
- a body, the body having at least three body apertures, a first body aperture, a second body aperture, and a third body aperture and wherein the body is substantially cylindrical, the body having a primary end and a secondary end;
- a hollow selective interrupter positioned inside the body for rotation therein, the hollow selective interrupter having a substantially cylindrical wall, a first end with an opening therein, and a second closed end;
- wherein the hollow selective interrupter has at least two channels disposed on the substantially cylindrical wall, the at least two channels being a first channel and a second channel, wherein the first and second channel are routed with a graduated routing;
- wherein the open end of the hollow selective interrupter is in fluid communication with the first body aperture;
- wherein the hollow selective interrupter has a first rotational position in which the first channel is in communication with the second body aperture, a second rotational position in which the second channel is in communication with the third body aperture, and a rotational intermediate position in which the first channel is in communication with the second body aperture and the second channel is in communication with the third body aperture;
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- wherein rotation of the hollow selective interrupter proportionally transitions a flow relationship between a first flow path between the first body aperture and the second body aperture to a second flow path between the first body aperture and the third body aperture.
The valve of 72 wherein the at least two separated channels comprise substantially cylindrical channels, substantially conical channels, threaded channels, or a combination thereof.
A valve comprising:
- a body, the body having an input aperture, a first output aperture, and a second output aperture;
- a hollow selective interrupter defined by a wall forming a cylindrical sleeve, said interrupter positioned inside the body and rotatable inside the body from a first position to a second position;
- at least two spaced apart through bores in said interrupter wall, a first interrupter through bore positioned in the wall so as to underlie the first output aperture of the body when the interrupter is in the first position and a second interrupter through bore position in the wall so as to underlie the second output aperture of the body when the interrupter is in the second position;
- wherein the interrupter is further rotatable inside the body to an intermediate position between the first position and the second position;
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- wherein the first interrupter through bore partially underlies the first output aperture of the body when the interrupter is in the intermediate position and the second interrupter through bore partially underlies the second output aperture of the body when the interrupter is in the intermediate position.
A valve comprising:
- a substantially cylindrical body having a first body open end, a second body end, and a cylindrical body wall, the cylindrical body wall having at least two body apertures, a first body aperture and a second body aperture;
- a hollow selective interrupter positioned inside the body for rotation therein;
- an arm connected to the hollow selective interrupter for rotation of the hollow selective interrupter;
- wherein the hollow selective interrupter comprises a first open end, a second end, and a wall, the wall having at least two apertures, wherein the at least two apertures comprise a first aperture and a second aperture;
- a flow arrangement between the selective interrupter and the body;
- wherein rotation of the selective interrupter proportionally transitions a flow relationship between a first flow path and a second flow path;
- wherein the first flow path is from the first body open end to the first body aperture and the second flow path is from the first body open end through the second body aperture;
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- wherein the hollow selective interrupter further comprises at least one routed portion in contact with the at least two apertures to form a gradual depression in the wall so as to dampen and substantially minimize a change in a back pressure from the first flow path as the flow relationship gradually transitions from the first flow path to the second flow path;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.