Lounge valve mounting housing and assembly
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsMark W. Williams, Robert D. Sleeper, Stuart K. Denike, Don J. Atkins
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Abstract
The present invention provides a lounge valve mounting housing and assembly. The housing and assembly are useful for directing air through ducts, and particularly the assembly is useful for directing air, or other fluid, through Y-shaped junctions. The housing comprises in part a plate and a supported platform. The plate mounts to a duct. An actuator assembly can be affixed to the platform. The housing further includes a cylinder; a shaft is disposed within the cylinder and extends into the duct. A flapper affixed to the shaft can direct air depending on the radial position of the shaft. The housing and assembly offers weight and capital advantages over dual valve assemblies.
Claims12
A housing assembly for receiving an actuator with an actuator arm and diverting air within a conduit comprising:
- a housing having a plate, a platform capable of receiving an actuator, and walls to separate said plate and platform, and a cylinder;
- a shaft rotatably disposed within the cylinder, the shaft comprising engagement means capable of receiving an actuator arm;
- a flapper affixed to the shall that is capable of diverting air within a conduit;
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- a spring disposed within said shaft such that said spring biases the actuator arm and the shall away from each other when the shaft receives the actuator arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.