Discharge valves, pressure vessel assemblies having discharge valves, and methods of making discharge valves
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorThomas Carl Kjellman
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Abstract
A discharge valve includes a valve body, a closure, and a non-rigid valve member. The valve body has a bore that extends between an inlet and an outlet. The closure is seated to the valve body and extends to the bore. The non-rigid valve member has an interior and is fixed within the bore between the inlet and the outlet of the valve, the interior of the non-rigid valve member in fluid communication with the closure for expansion and contraction of the non-rigid valve member. Fire extinguisher assemblies and methods of making fire extinguisher assemblies are also described.
Claims20
A discharge valve, comprising:
- a valve body with a bore extending between an inlet and an outlet;
- a closure seated to the valve body and extending to the bore;
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- a non-rigid valve member with an interior and fixed within the bore between the inlet and the outlet of the valve body, wherein the interior of the non-rigid valve member is in fluid communication with the closure for expansion and contraction of the non-rigid valve member.
A method of making a discharge valve, comprising:
- defining a bore extending between an inlet and an outlet in a valve body;
- seating a closure within the valve body such that the closure extends at least partially within the bore of the valve body;
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- fixing a non-rigid valve member with an interior within the bore between the inlet of the valve body and the outlet of the valve body, wherein the seating the closure to the valve body includes placing the interior of non-rigid valve member in fluid communication with the closure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.