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US 6,802,339 B2Granted
Assembly having a spring-loaded tandem control valve
AssigneeFramatome ANP GmbH
InventorsHermann-Josef Conrads, Erwin Laurer, Jürgen Model
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Abstract
The fitting, in particular a safety valve, operates according to the relief principle or according to the loading principle. The fitting is opened and closed by a plurality of control parts. The control parts are connected in series in the control line of the fitting and are each actuated by a control valve. The control parts open the fitting only when all the control parts are in a position which opens the fitting. The fitting closes as soon as even only one of the control parts is in a position which closes the fitting.
Claims8
An assembly, comprising:
- a fitting communicating with a control line and being opened by pressure imposed via said control line;
- a control device having at least two spring-loaded control valves each actuating a dedicated control part, for opening said fitting by pressure imposed via said control line;
- wherein said control parts are arranged at said control line and are configured to open said fitting only when all said control parts are in a position in which a load is imposed on said fitting, and said control parts closing said fitting as soon as a single one of said control parts is in a position relieving the load on said fitting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.