Valve Unit and Methods for Fastening a Valve Unit to a Base
AssigneeFluid Automation Systems S.A.
InventorsRaphael Alvarez, Pierre Sirdey
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Abstract
A valve unit (120) is provided according to the invention. The valve unit (120) includes a valve body (121), two or more fasteners (128) adapted for affixing the valve body (121) to a base, and two or more fastener grooves (125) formed in two or more sides of the valve body (121). The two or more corresponding fasteners (128) rest in the two or more fastener grooves (125). The valve unit (120) further includes a fastener link (100) extending between the two or more fasteners (128) and holding the two or more fasteners (128) substantially in the two or more grooves (125).
Claims31
A valve unit (100) being characterized by:
- a valve body (121);
- two or more fasteners (128) adapted for affixing the valve body (121) to a base;
- two or more fastener grooves (125) formed in two or more sides of the valve body (121), wherein the two or more corresponding fasteners (128) rest in the two or more fastener grooves (125);
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- a fastener link (100) extending between the two or more fasteners (128) and holding the two or more fasteners (128) substantially in the two or more grooves (125).
A method of fastening a valve unit to a base, the method comprising:
- placing a fastener link onto the valve unit;
- inserting two or more fasteners through two or more corresponding fastener apertures in the fastener link, wherein the two or more fasteners are held substantially in two or more corresponding fastener grooves formed in two or more sides of the valve unit;
- and
- affixing the two or more fasteners to the base.
A method of fastening three or more valve units to a base, the method comprising:
- placing two fastener links onto two outer valve units of the three or more valve units;
- inserting two pairs of fasteners through two pairs of corresponding fastener apertures in the two fastener links, wherein a pair of fasteners is held substantially in a pair of corresponding fastener grooves formed in two or more sides of the corresponding valve unit;
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- affixing the two pairs of fasteners to the base.
A method of fastening two or more valve units to a base, the method comprising:
- placing at least one fastener link onto the two or more valve units;
- inserting fasteners through corresponding fastener apertures in the at least one fastener link, wherein the fasteners are held substantially in corresponding fastener grooves formed in two or more sides of the corresponding valve unit;
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- affixing the fasteners to the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.