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US 2018/0023717 A1Published application
Valve retaining cup
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorHERBERT S. SUMMERS
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Abstract
A valve including a valve housing, a casing, a spring guide, and a retaining cup. The casing may be disposed within the valve housing and may include a bore. The spring guide may be disposed within the bore and the retaining cup may be disposed partially around the casing to engage and retain the spring guide at least partially within the bore of the casing.
Claims20
A valve comprising:
- a valve housing;
- a casing disposed within the valve housing, the casing comprising a bore;
- a spring guide disposed within the bore;
- and
- a retaining cup disposed partially around the casing to engage and retain the spring guide at least partially within the bore of the casing.
2 more elements
A retaining cup for a valve assembly, the retaining cup comprising:
- an annular shoulder defining a pass-through aperture;
- and
- a prong extending from the annular shoulder in a direction substantially perpendicular to an opening of the pass-through aperture, wherein the prong comprises an inner surface that is planar.
A method of manufacturing a valve, the method comprising:
- loading a spring guide within a bore of a casing;
- positioning a retaining cup about an outer surface of the casing to engage and retain the spring guide at least partially within the bore of the casing;
- and
- enclosing the casing within a valve housing.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.