Pressure relief valve

A pressure relief valve for releasing pressure from a system, comprising:

• a pressure relief conduit for fluid communication with the system and having a conduit interior for receiving the pressure and a valve opening provided in said pressure relief conduit;
• a valve housing provided on said pressure relief conduit in communication with said valve opening;
• a substantially arcuate valve body pivotally mounted in said valve housing and sealingly engaging said valve opening, said valve body having a curved exterior surface and a curved interior surface;
• wherein said valve body is capable of pivoting through said valve opening between a first position for closing said conduit interior of said pressure relief conduit and a second position for opening said conduit interior of said pressure relief conduit;
• a bias mechanism carried by said valve housing and operably engaging said valve body for biasing said valve body in said first position, whereby said valve body pivots from said first position to said second position against said bias mechanism and opens said pressure relief conduit responsive to a threshold magnitude of the pressure against said valve body;
• a pressure roller engaging said interior surface of said valve body for traversing said interior surface of said valve body as said valve body pivots between said first position and said second position;
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• a pressure adjustment mechanism operably engaging said pressure roller for biasing said pressure roller against said interior surface of said valve body.

A pressure relief valve for releasing pressure from a system, comprising:

• a pressure relief conduit for fluid communication with the system and having a conduit interior for receiving the pressure and a valve opening provided in said pressure relief conduit;
• a valve housing provided on said pressure relief conduit in communication with said valve opening;
• a substantially arcuate valve body pivotally mounted in said valve housing and sealingly engaging said valve opening;
• wherein said valve body is capable of pivoting through said valve opening between a first position for closing said conduit interior of said pressure relief conduit and a second position for opening said conduit interior of said pressure relief conduit;
• a bias mechanism carried by said valve housing and operably engaging said valve body for biasing said valve body in said first position, whereby said valve body pivots from said first position to said second position against said bias mechanism and opens said pressure relief conduit responsive to a threshold magnitude of the pressure against said valve body;
• a valve magnet provided on said valve body;
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• a housing magnet provided on said valve housing for attracting said valve magnet and biasing said valve body in said second position.

A pressure relief valve for releasing pressure from a system, comprising:

• a pressure relief conduit for fluid communication with the stem and having a conduit interior for receiving the pressure and a valve opening provided in said pressure relief conduit;
• a valve housing provided on said pressure relief conduit in communication with said valve opening;
• a substantially arcuate valve body pivotally mounted in said valve housing and sealingly engaging said valve opening, said valve body having a curved exterior surface and a curved interior surface;
• a controller pin having a rear end provided on said curved interior surface of said valve body;
• wherein said valve body is capable of pivoting through said valve opening between a first position for closing said conduit interior of said pressure relief conduit and a second position for opening said conduit interior of said pressure relief conduit;
• a bias mechanism carried by said valve housing and operably engaging said valve body for biasing said valve body in said first position;
• a valve guide roller provided on said valve housing and engaging said exterior surface of said valve body;
• a pressure roller engaging said controller pin of said valve body for traversing said controller pin as said valve body pivots between said first position and said second position, with said pressure roller engaging said rear end of said controller pin when said valve body is in said first position;
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• a pressure adjustment mechanism provided on said valve housing and operably engaging said pressure roller for biasing said pressure roller against said controller pin, whereby said valve body pivots from said first position to said second position against said bias mechanism and said pressure roller traverses said controller pin and said valve body opens said pressure relief conduit responsive to a threshold magnitude of the pressure against said valve body.