Purge air sealing valve
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsDavid Prettenhofer, Thomas D. Bronchetti, Anthony Prettenhofer
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Abstract
A valve assembly is provided and includes a valve body including a first conduit extending between a first opening of the first conduit and a second opening of the first conduit with respect to a first axis and a second conduit communicatively coupled to the first conduit and extending along a second axis between a first opening of the second conduit and a second opening of the second conduit spaced from the first opening of the second conduit. The valve assembly further includes a valve stem extending between a first end and a second end with respect to the first axis, the valve stem being arranged in the first conduit with respect to the first axis and movable between a first position and a second position.
Claims20
A valve assembly, comprising:
- a valve body, comprising:
- a first conduit extending between a first opening of the first conduit and a second opening of the first conduit with respect to a first axis, and
- a second conduit communicatively coupled to the first conduit and extending along a second axis between a first opening of the second conduit and a second opening of the second conduit spaced from the first opening of the second conduit;
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- a valve stem extending between a first end and a second end with respect to the first axis, the valve stem being arranged in the first conduit with respect to the first axis and movable between a first position and a second position.
A valve assembly, comprising:
- a valve body, comprising:
- a first conduit extending between a first opening of the first conduit and a second opening of the first conduit with respect to a first axis, and
- a second conduit communicatively coupled to the first conduit and extending transverse to the first conduit along a second axis between a first opening of the second conduit and a second opening of the second conduit spaced from the first opening of the second conduit;
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- a valve stem extending between a first end and a second end with respect to the second axis, the valve stem being arranged in the second conduit with respect to the second axis and movable between a first position and a second position.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle body extending between a first end and second end;
- a power reservoir coupled to the vehicle body;
- an electric motor coupled to the vehicle body and communicatively coupled to the power reservoir;
- and
- a hydrogen fuel cell system coupled to the vehicle body and communicatively coupled to the power reservoir, the hydrogen fuel cell system comprising:
- a stack housing including one or more openings,
- a valve assembly arranged in one of the one or more openings, the valve assembly comprising:
- a valve body, comprising:
- a first segment extending along a first axis between a first end and a second end,
- a second segment communicatively coupled to the first segment between the first end and the second end, and
- a valve stem arranged in the first segment and between a first position and a second position with respect to the first axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.