US 5,203,081 AGranted

Method of assembling a water conditioner rotary value

AssigneeErie Manufacturing Company

InventorsTheodore E. Dahlen, John M. Gagas, Nick W. Buettner

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Abstract

A water conditioner rotary valve for use in a water conditioning system includes a valve body constructed of an upper section, a lower section and a middle section, to facilitate ease in assembly of the body. The valve rotor member of the conditioner valve is driven by a Geneva drive system, to provide accurate positioning of the rotor member in its various positions. A valve seat member is located adjacent the rotor member, and provides a construction which improves the seal between the rotor member and the surface of the valve body adjacent thereto. The three-piece assembly of the valve body facilitates providing a valve capable of either upflow or downflow brining by replacing the lower valve section. A brine injector valve is mounted exteriorly of the valve body.

Claims1

Dependent claims

A method of assembling a water conditioner valve adapted for connection to a tank having a mineral bed, comprising the steps of:

providing a valve upper portion including a plurality of flow passages and a rotor member for providing intake water to selected flow passages during movement of the rotor member;
assembling a brine injector valve to the valve upper portion for drawing brine from a brine source when the rotor member is in a predetermined position and for supplying brine to a passage formed in the valve upper portion;
providing a first lower valve portion having a plurality of passages formed therein for communicating with the valve upper portion to provide downflow of brine through the tank;
providing a second lower valve portion having a plurality of passages formed therein for communicating with the valve upper portion and with a standpipe located in the tank to provide upflow of brine through the tank;
and
assembling one of the first or second valve lower portions to the valve upper portion, to provide either downflow or upflow of brine through the tank.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 07/934,940Filed 25 Aug 1992 · division
Priority: 31 Oct 1990
Granted: 20 Apr 1993
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

C02F 1/42
Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage: by ion-exchange
C02F 2301/043
Flow arrangements: treatment of partial or bypass streams
Y10T 29/49412
Valve or choke making: with assembly, disassembly or composite article making
Y10T 29/49826
Method of mechanical manufacture: assembling or joining