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US 2021/0310577 A1Published application
Rigid Piston Valve Incorporating a Solenoid
AssigneeSDB IP Holdings, LLC
InventorsShawn D. Bush, Ryan W. Nottage
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Abstract
A rigid piston assembly for use in a conventional flush valve includes a rigid piston and a solenoid configured to fixedly engage within the valve body. A flush valve for a plumbing fixture as well as a method of retrofitting a piston valve into a diaphragm flush valve body which includes a rigid piston and solenoid configuration.
Claims19
A rigid piston assembly for use in a flush valve, the flush valve having a valve body with a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, the rigid piston assembly comprising:
- a cap configured to connect to the valve body at an end opposite the fluid outlet;
- a rigid piston comprising a disc shaped member having a central opening, an elongated hollow member that is attached to and extends down from the disc shaped member;
- and
- a solenoid connectable to the cap,
- wherein the rigid piston includes a by-pass orifice defined in the disc shaped member.
2 more elements
A flush valve for a plumbing fixture comprising:
- a) a fluid inlet in fluid communication with a fluid source;
- b) a fluid outlet in fluid communication with a plumbing fixture;
- c) a cap positioned at an end opposite the fluid outlet;
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- d) a piston valve for regulating fluid flow between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet, the piston valve comprising:
- a rigid piston comprising a disc shaped member having a central opening, an elongated hollow member that is attached to and extends down from the disc shaped member;
- and
- e) a solenoid connected to the cap,
- wherein the rigid piston includes a by-pass orifice defined in the disc shaped member.
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A rigid piston for use in a flush valve, comprising:
- a disc shaped member having a central opening, an elongated hollow member that is attached to and extends down from the disc shaped member, and a by-pass orifice defined in the disc shaped member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.