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US 9,200,714 B2Granted
Valve
AssigneeDavid DiNunzio
InventorDavid Di Nunzio
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Abstract
A valve includes a generally cylindrical housing including first and second end portions that are offset from each other along a longitudinal axis of the generally cylindrical housing. First and second inlet ports are arranged on one of said first or second end portions, and at least one outlet port is arranged on one of said first or second end portions. A disk is disposed in the generally cylindrical housing and is configured to independently control both mixing and flow rate of fluid flowing into at least one of the first and second inlet ports.
Claims17
An apparatus, comprising:
- a valve, comprising:
- an outlet end with at least one outlet;
- a flow adjustment;
- a link assembled to the flow adjustment, wherein the flow adjustment includes a receiving joint, the link includes a link extension, and the receiving joint receives the link extension;
- a rotatable translatable disk, including:
- a flow through bore configured so that when the link is manipulated to adjust a flow in a first direction, the flow is selectively communicated with to allow for flow through fluid communication from a first axially offset end to a second axially offset end where the second axially offset end has a disk outlet;
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- an opening configured so that when the link is manipulated to adjust a flow in a second different direction the flow is selectively communicated with the disk outlet;
- and
- a body, wherein the flow adjustment is configured to conduct flow of fluid through the body and the body includes a stop feature disposed therein that limits a rotational travel of the link extension.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a valve, comprising:
- an outlet end with at least one outlet;
- a flow adjustment;
- a link assembled to the flow adjustment;
- a rotatable translatable disk, including:
- a flow through bore configured so that when the link is manipulated to adjust a flow in a first direction the flow is selectively communicated with to allow for flow through fluid communication from a first axially offset end to a second axially offset end where the second axially offset end has first disk outlet;
- and
- an opening configured so that when the link is manipulated to adjust a flow in a second different direction the flow is selectively communicated with a second disk outlet;
- and
- a temperature adjustment that includes a fulcrum pin, wherein the link is asset bled to the temperature adjustment with the fulcrum pin;
- and
- a body, wherein the flow adjustment is configured to conduct flow of fluid ugh the body.
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A method, comprising:
- manipulating a link assembled to a flow adjustment of a valve of an apparatus to adjust a flow through a flow bore of a rotatable translatable disk in a first direction wherein the flow is selectively communicated with to allow for flow through fluid communication from a first axially offset end to a second axially offset end, which has a disk outlet,
- wherein the valve further includes a temperature adjustment with a fulcrum pin, wherein the link is assembled to the temperature adjustment with the fulcrum pin, and the apparatus includes a body, wherein the flow adjustment is configured to conduct flow of fluid through the body;
- and
- manipulating the link to adjust a flow in a second different direction the flow is selectively communicated with the disk outlet through an opening of the valve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.