Automatic adjustable valve
AssigneeHydroplus
InventorsStanislav Vasilyevich Kovalev, Gertrud Fedorovich Onipchenko, Andrei Gennadievich Zyuzin, Nicolas Francois Daniel Mathis
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Abstract
A valve that switches between open and closed states includes a pivoting body having a reservoir, at least one filling port for filling the reservoir and at least one port for draining the reservoir, and a counterweight. The valve further includes a first conduit separate from the body, connected to the filling port, and having a water intake located at a higher position than the filling port, whether the valve is open or closed.
Claims9
An adjustable automatic valve that changes between open and closed states and that includes a body that can pivot about a horizontal axis, the body comprising:
- a reservoir substantially disposed above the horizontal axis,
- at least one filling orifice enabling entry of water for filling the reservoir and at least one draining orifice for draining the reservoir,
- a first pipe connected to the filling orifice and having a water intake located higher than the filling orifice whether the valve is open or closed, and
- a counterweight below the horizontal axis in the closed state of the valve, wherein the first pipe is separate from the body and is connected to the filling orifice when the valve is closed and disconnected therefrom when the valve is opened by pivoting of the body, and
- the valve includes a second pipe separate from the body connected to the filling orifice when the valve is open and disconnected therefrom when the valve is closed by pivoting of the body, the second pipe having a water intake lower than the water intake of the first pipe and higher than the horizontal axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.