Locking mechanism for a valve operating device
AssigneeAshbourne Limited
InventorUlf Rothman
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Abstract
The valve operating device comprises in a housing a valve operating member, which is movable in a compartment in the housing and at its underside has a generally cone-shaped recess, and an operating rod, which is in engagement with the recess with one end and with the other end is in contact with a valve actuating pin of a vehicle air valve, on which the device is mounted. It has a locking sleeve axially movable in the housing and being arranged coaxially with the operating rod and has an internal thread for attachment to the air valve and with an abutment for engagement with a pivotable locking pin of a lock in the housing.
Claims5
A valve operating device comprising in a housing (1;
- 10) a valve operating member (3;
- 12), which is movable in a compartment in the housing and at its underside has a generally cone-shaped recess (3';
- 12'), and an operating rod (4;
- 13), which is in engagement with the recess with one end and with the other end is in contact with a valve actuating pin of a vehicle air valve (14), on which the device is mounted, characterized in that a locking sleeve (5;
- 15) axially movable in the housing (1;
- 10) is arranged coaxially with the operating rod (4) and is provided with means (6;
- 15") for attachment to the air valve and with means (5';
- 15') for engagement with a pivotable locking pin (9;
- 17) of a lock (8;
- 16) in the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.