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US 6,287,370 B1Granted
Drain discharge apparatus
AssigneeSMC Corporation
InventorTakehiko Kanazawa
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Abstract
Disclosed is a drain discharge apparatus comprising a float provided displaceably in response to drain stored at the inside of a filter case, a handle formed with a drain discharge port for discharging the drain stored in the filter case to the outside, and a swinging mechanism for operating a valve plug for opening and closing the drain discharge port by the aid of a lever linked to displacement of the float.
Claims7
A drain discharge apparatus comprising:
- a casing;
- a float arranged in an internal space of said casing and provided displaceably in response to a drain stored at the inside of said casing;
- a closing member provided at one end of said casing formed with a drain discharge port for discharging said drain stored in said casing to the outside;
- a swinging mechanism for operating a valve plug for opening and closing said drain discharge port by the aid of a lever linked to displacement of said float, wherein said swinging mechanism includes a fastening fixture connected to said float for making displacement integrally with said float and formed with a first holding hole for making engagement with a first end of said lever;
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- a guide section fixed to said casing and formed with a second holding hole for making engagement with a second end of said lever;
- wherein said valve plug is provided displaceably in a hole of said guide section and formed with a third holding hole for making engagement with said second end of said lever.
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