# US 2014/0150902 A1 · Dual Regulation Level Valve And De-Icing Device For An Air Inlet Of An Aircraft Engine Nacelle Incorporating Said Valve > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0150902 A1 - Document ID: US20140150902A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/096,278 - Filed: 2013-12-04 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-12-05 - Assignees: Airbus Operations GmbH - Applicants: Airbus Operations S.A.S. - Inventors: Guillaume Pirat - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140150902A1 ## CPC - F16K 31/1245: {with more than one valve} - G05D 16/166: {using pistons within the main valve} - Y10T 137/7761: Electrically actuated valve - F16K: VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING {(devices for emptying and evacuating the excess liquid in valves or conduits F16L55/07)} - G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract A valve for regulating the pressure of a gas flow in a duct according to two pressure levels includes a gate whose position is controlled by an actuator with two chambers and a first control means with a first set point pressure P1 making it possible to position the gate in a first regulated position by comparing a pressure Pav downstream of the gate and the first set point pressure P1. The valve further includes a second control means with a second set point pressure P2 making it possible to position the gate in a second regulated position by comparing the pressure Pav downstream of the gate and the second set point pressure P2 and permutation means for making the first control means or the second control means communicate alternately with one of the chambers of the actuator. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A valve for regulating the pressure of a gas flow in a pipeline according to first and second pressure levels, said valve comprising: a gate arranged in said pipeline, the position of which gate is controlled by an actuator comprising first and second chambers; a first control means with a first set point pressure P1 making it possible to position the gate in a first regulated position by comparing a pressure Pav downstream of the gate and the first set point pressure P1; a second control means with a second set point pressure P2 making it possible to position the gate in a second regulated position by comparing the pressure Pav downstream of the gate and the second set point pressure P2; and permutation means for making the first control means or the second control means communicate alternately with one of the first and second chambers of the actuator. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The pressure regulation valve according to claim 1, wherein the permutation means comprises: a first distributor configured to assume first and second states; and a first control for positioning the first distributor in one or other of the first and second states, the first distributor comprising a first inlet and a second inlet, and a first outlet and a second outlet, the first and second inlets communicating respectively with the first and second outlets in the first state, and the first and second inlets communicating respectively with the second and first outlets in the second state. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The pressure regulation valve according to claim 2, wherein the first control comprises a solenoid configured to assume first and second states, the first state being a deactivated state in the absence of a signal corresponding to the second state of the first distributor and the second state being an activated state on reception of a signal S1 corresponding to the first state of the first distributor. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The pressure regulation valve according to claim 2, wherein the permutation means comprises: a return means configured to keep the first distributor in the second state; a second control means communicating with the chamber of the actuator, for which the volume increase provokes the movement of the gate towards a fully open position. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The pressure regulation valve according to claim 1, wherein the actuator comprises a spring configured to keep the gate in the fully open position. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The pressure regulation valve according to claim 1, wherein each chamber of the actuator is linked by a duct to a tap provided on the pipeline upstream of the gate. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The pressure regulation valve according to claim 1, wherein the first control means comprises: a reserve with an exhaust; and an actuator comprising a piston whose rod controls the exhaust, the actuator comprising first and second chambers, the first chamber containing a spring and the second chamber linked by a duct to a tap provided downstream of the gate. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The pressure regulation valve according to claim 7, wherein the second control means comprises: a reserve with an exhaust; and an actuator comprising a piston whose rod controls the exhaust, the actuator comprising first and second chambers, the first chamber containing a spring and the second chamber linked by a duct to a tap provided downstream of the gate, said reserve, said exhaust and said actuator being distinct from those of the first control means. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The pressure regulation valve according to claim 7, wherein the second control means comprises a reserve with an exhaust controlled by the actuator of the first control means, said reserve and said exhaust being distinct from those of the first control means. ### Claim 10 A pressure regulation and stop valve comprising: a gate arranged in said pipeline, the position of which gate is controlled by an actuator comprising first and second chambers; a first control means with a first set point pressure P1 making it possible to position the gate in a first regulated position by comparing a pressure Pav downstream of the gate and the first set point pressure P1; a second control means with a second set point pressure P2 making it possible to position the gate in a second regulated position by comparing the pressure Pav downstream of the gate and the second set point pressure P2; and permutation means for making the first control means or the second control means communicate alternately with one of the first and second chambers of the actuator, wherein the permutation means comprises: first and second outlets; and wherein the valve comprises means configured to make either the first and second outlets of the permutation means communicate with the first and second chambers of the actuator, or one of the first and second outlets communicate with one of the first and second chambers. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The pressure regulation and stop valve according to claim 10, wherein the first set point pressure P1 is less than the second set point pressure P2; and wherein the second control means is linked to the chamber of the actuator for which the volume increase provokes the movement of the gate towards a fully open position. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The pressure regulation and stop valve according to claim 10, further comprising: a second distributor configured to assume first and second states; and a second control for positioning the second distributor in one of the first and second states, the first and second outlets of the permutation means communicating with the first and second chambers of the actuator in the first state, and one of the first and second outlets communicating with one of the first and second chambers in the second state. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The pressure regulation and stop valve according to claim 12, wherein the second control comprises: a solenoid configured to assume first and second states, the first state being a deactivated state in the absence of a signal corresponding to the first state of the second distributor and the second state being an activated state on reception of a signal S2 corresponding to the second state of the second distributor. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The pressure regulation and stop valve according to claim 12, further comprises a return means configured to keep the second distributor in the first state. ### Claim 15 A device for de-icing an air inlet of an aircraft engine nacelle comprising a pressure regulation valve comprising: a gate arranged in said pipeline, the position of which gate is controlled by an actuator comprising first and second chambers; a first control means with a first set point pressure P1 making it possible to position the gate in a first regulated position by comparing a pressure Pav downstream of the gate and the first set point pressure P1; a second control means with a second set point pressure P2 making it possible to position the gate in a second regulated position by comparing the pressure Pav downstream of the gate and the second set point pressure P2; and permutation means for making the first control means or the second control means communicate alternately with one of the first and second chambers of the actuator or a pressure regulation and stop valve comprising: a gate arranged in said pipeline, the position of which gate is controlled by an actuator comprising first and second chambers; a first control means with a first set point pressure P1 making it possible to position the gate in a first regulated position by comparing a pressure Pav downstream of the gate and the first set point pressure P1; a second control means with a second set point pressure P2 making it possible to position the gate in a second regulated position by comparing the pressure Pav downstream of the gate and the second set point pressure P2; and permutation means for making the first control means or the second control means communicate alternately with one of the first and second chambers of the actuator; wherein the permutation means comprises: first and second outlets; and wherein the valve comprises means configured to make either the first and second outlets of the permutation means communicate with the first and second chambers of the actuator, or one of the first and second outlets communicate with one of the first and second chambers.