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US 2015/0040991 A1Published application
Burst disk protected valve
AssigneeSodastream Industries Ltd.
InventorsAvi COHEN, Guy DANIELI
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Abstract
A safety unit for a home carbonation machine that includes a valve to release gas from a sealed state at a first pressure and a backup element set to rupture at a second higher pressure when the valve malfunctions. The valve also includes a backup element housing which moves to vent the gas via an outlet during carbonation and which has a conduit to direct the gas to the backup element.
Claims14
A safety unit for a home carbonation machine, the unit comprising:
- a valve to release gas from a sealed state at a first pressure;
- and
- a backup element set to rupture at a second higher pressure when said valve malfunctions.
A method for a safety valve, the method comprising:
- releasing gas from said safety valve at a first pressure;
- and
- rupturing a backup element of said safety valve at a second higher pressure when said releasing malfunctions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.