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US 2018/0073659 A1Published application
Sanitary High Pressure Aerator Valve Assembly
AssigneeControl Concepts, Inc.
InventorsHenry D. Tiffany, III, Paul S. Rose, Aaron G. Hall, Daniel S. Smith
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Abstract
A sanitary high pressure valve assembly is provided. The valve assembly includes an inlet adaptor for admitting pressurized gas into a sanitary central passageway for release into a storage vessel containing granular material for the purpose of aiding flow of the granular material from the storage vessel. The valve assembly also includes an isolation chamber for housing serviceable parts that are isolated from the sanitary central passageway.
Claims16
A sanitary high pressure aerator valve assembly comprising:
- a main body having substantially coaxial opposite ends;
- a coupling collar attachable to one end of the substantially coaxial opposite ends;
- an end cap attachable to the end opposite of the coupling collar end;
- an inlet adaptor attachable to the main body, wherein the inlet adaptor is substantially perpendicular to the substantially coaxial opposite ends;
- an air chamber comprising a central passageway disposed between the inlet adaptor and the coupling collar end;
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- an air isolation chamber, wherein the air isolation chamber comprises:
- a wave spring;
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- a plurality of bushings disposed on either end of the wave spring for compressing the wave spring.
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A high pressure aerator valve comprising:
- a nose end having an internal air flow chamber;
- a main body having an internal air flow chamber, wherein the nose end and the main body air flow chambers are mateable to provide a continuous air flow chamber through the main body and the nose end;
- a rear body, mateable to the main body;
- an end cap mateable to the rear body, wherein the end cap comprises an internal slot;
- a wiper seal disposed between the main body and the rear body;
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- wherein the rear body, end cap and wiper seal form an air isolation chamber isolated from the air flow chamber.
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