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US 2011/0030941 A1Published application
Relief valve
AssigneeAutoliv ASP, Inc.
InventorsBrent Parks, Matthew A. Cox, Bradley W. Smith
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Abstract
A relief valve is provided and may include a housing having a first inlet port and a second inlet port. An initiator may be disposed within the housing and an engagement member may be slideably disposed within the housing and may be moveable between a retracted position and an extended position under force of the initiator. The engagement member may include a first bore aligned with the first inlet port in the extended position and a second bore aligned with the second inlet port in the extended position.
Claims20
A relief valve comprising:
- a housing including a first inlet port and a second inlet port;
- an initiator associated with said housing;
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- an engagement member slideably disposed within said housing and moveable between a retracted position and an extended position under force of said initiator, said engagement member including a first bore aligned with said first inlet port in said extended position and a second bore aligned with said second inlet port in said extended position.
1 more element
A system comprising:
- a first conduit;
- a second conduit;
- a housing receiving at least a portion of said first conduit therein and a portion of said second conduit therein;
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- an engagement element slideably disposed within said housing between a retracted position and an extended position, said engagement element shearing said portion of said first conduit and shearing said portion of said second conduit when moved from said retracted position to said extended position to place said first conduit and said second conduit in fluid communication with said housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.