Valve system and method
OwnerSteve Martel, Martin Gagnon +2inventors
InventorsSteve Martel, Martin Gagnon, Robert Lagueux, Mathieu Lalancette-Jutras
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a vacuum system including a housing and at least one filter disposed within the housing. A valve assembly can be at least partially disposed within the housing and can be in fluid communication with the filter. The valve assembly can include a manifold and a support member coupled to a plurality of dampers. The plurality of dampers can include a first damper and a second damper that include unequal sizes. The support member and the dampers can be configured and arranged to move between a first position and a second position.
Claims20
A vacuum system comprising:
- a housing;
- at least one filter being disposed within the housing;
- and
- a valve assembly being at least partially disposed within the housing and being in fluid communication with the at least one filter, the valve assembly further comprising
- a manifold,
- a support member coupled to a plurality of dampers, the plurality of dampers including a first damper and a second damper, wherein the first damper and the second damper comprise unequal sizes, and
- the support member and the plurality of dampers being configured and arranged to move between a first position and a second position.
A vacuum system comprising:
- a housing including a motor enclosure and a filter enclosure;
- a filter being at least partially disposed in the filter enclosure;
- a manifold at least partially disposed in the motor enclosure, the manifold including a support member coupled to a first damper and a second damper, wherein the first damper and the second damper are configured and arranged to function as a relief valve for a motor;
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- a movement device coupled to at least a portion of the manifold, and wherein the movement device is configured and arranged to at least move the support member and the first and the second dampers from a first position to a second position.
A method for assembling vacuum system, the method comprising:
- positioning a filter at least partially within a housing;
- disposing a valve assembly at least partially within the housing so that the valve assembly is in fluid communication with the filter, the valve assembly including a manifold comprising a support member coupled to a first damper and a second damper, and wherein the first damper and the second damper comprise different sizes;
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- coupling a movement device to the valve assembly, wherein the movement device is configured and arranged to at least move the support member and the first and the second dampers from a first position to a second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.