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US 2019/0309873 A1Published application
Actuated valve mechanism for fluid flow control
AssigneeTomar Water Systems, Inc.
InventorsAdam ROBBINS, Christopher Veit
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Abstract
A motorized metering valve actuation mechanism having a drive motor with a drive motor spur gear and a metering valve an idler spur gear. In operation, the drive motor turns the drive motor spur gear which turns the idler spur gear to adjust flow through the metering valve. The idle spur gear moves up and down along the face of the drive motor spur gear as the metering valve is opened or closed.
Claims17
A motorized metering valve actuation mechanism, comprising:
- a rigid mounting plate;
- a drive motor mounted to the mounting plate, the drive motor having:
- a drive shaft, and
- a drive motor spur gear mounted to the drive shaft;
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- a metering valve mounted to the mounting plate, the metering valve having:
- a drive shaft, and
- an idler spur gear mounted to the drive shaft,
- wherein the drive motor spur gear is in contact with the idler spur gear, and
- wherein the idler spur gear moves up and down along the face of the drive motor spur gear as the metering valve is opened or closed.
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