Tire filler valve arrangement

A valve arrangement for filling a tire with air, the arrangement comprising:

• a valve body, a first passage means for communicating said first passage means with the environment, a valve means including a valve plunger disposed at said second passage means for selectively controlling the communication between said first passage means and the environment, said valve means having a first closed position and a second open position, at least one cylindrical helical spring of circular cross-section disposed about a periphery of said valve body and engaging said valve plunger for normally biasing said valve plunger into said closed position, an annular recess means provided about the periphery of said valve body for receiving said cylindrical helical spring, said cylindrical helical spring having a spring characteristic corresponding to a desired inflation value of a vehicle tire whereby, upon the air in a vehicle tire exceeding the desired inflation valve, said valve plunger is displaced to said open position against the bias of said cylindrical helical spring to communicate said first passage means with the environment thereby expelling excess air from a vehicle tire, and wherein at least one channel means is provided along at least a portion of the periphery of said valve body extending in an axial direction of the valve body, said channel means communicating with said second passage means whereby the excess air is expelled from a tire through said channel means.