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US 8,523,144 B2Granted
Valve with elastically deformable component
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorRainer Pechtold
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Abstract
A valve including an elastically deformable component is disclosed, wherein the elastically deformable component is disposed in one of a valve head and a valve body, and wherein the elastically deformable component is elastically deformed when the valve is in a closed position to facilitate a substantially fluid tight seal between the valve head and the valve body.
Claims10
A valve comprising:
- a valve head adapted to be disposed in a chamber formed in the valve;
- a valve body having a valve seat formed thereon;
- an insert disposed on the valve head, the insert having an annular channel, wherein the insert is elastically deformed when the valve seat abuts the insert to create a substantially fluid tight seal therebetween;
- a pressure release bore formed in and through the valve head providing fluid communication between the annular channel and the chamber an elastically deformable component disposed in the annular channel;
- and
- wherein the elastically deformable component is a spring.
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A valve for a fuel cell system comprising:
- a valve head adapted to be disposed in a chamber formed in the valve;
- a valve body having a valve seat formed thereon;
- an insert disposed on the valve head, the insert having an annular channel, wherein the insert is elastically deformed when the valve seats abuts the insert to create a substantially fluid tight seal therebetween;
- a pressure release bore formed in and through the valve head providing fluid communication between the annular channel and the chamber;
- an elastically deformable component disposed in the annular channel;
- and
- wherein the elastically deformable component is a spring.
4 more elements
A valve for a fuel cell system comprising:
- a valve head adapted to be disposed in a chamber formed in the valve;
- a valve body having a valve seat formed thereon;
- an insert disposed on the valve head, the insert having an annular channel, wherein the insert is elastically deformed when the valve seats abuts the insert to create a substantially fluid tight seal therebetween;
- a pressure release bore formed in and through the valve head providing fluid communication between the annular channel and the chamber;
- an elastically deformable component disposed in the annular channel, wherein the elastically deformable component is deformed when the valve is in a closed position and the valve seat abuts the insert;
- and
- wherein the elastically deformable component is a spring.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.