Quiescent zone fluid filter

A fluid valve with integrated fluid filter, comprising:

• a fluid flow control valve, comprising:
• an outer valve housing;
• an inner valve housing contained within said outer valve housing and rotatably mounted with respect thereto;
• an inlet port formed in said outer valve housing;
• and
• an outlet port formed in said outer valve housing;
• and
• a quiescent zone fluid filter contained within said inner valve housing, said quiescent zone fluid filter comprising:
• a fluid flow tube, said fluid flow tube communicating with said inlet port and said outlet port responsive to rotative position of said inner valve housing with respect to said outer valve housing;
• a reservoir contained in said inner valve housing adjacent and generally below said fluid flow tube with respect to gravity;
• an upstream communication port connecting said fluid flow tube with said reservoir;
• and
• a downstream communication port connecting said fluid flow tube with said reservoir;
• wherein the upstream communication port is skewed with respect to the downstream communication port;
• wherein when a liquid flows into said inlet port through said fluid flow tube and out said outlet port, said downstream communication port is disposed in downstream relation with respect to said upstream communication port;
• wherein a portion of the liquid flow passes through said upstream communication port into said reservoir;
• wherein the portion of the liquid flow that passed through said upstream communication port moves in said reservoir from said upstream communication port to said downstream communication port as a sluggish liquid flow such that any particles therein descend in said reservoir, whereupon the portion of the liquid that passed through said upstream communication port enters the fluid flow tube via said downstream communication port substantially free of the particles;
• and
• wherein with said quiescent zone filter fully seated with respect to said outer valve housing, rotation of said inner valve housing with respect to said outer valve housing selectively regulates the liquid flow from said inlet port to said outlet port ranging between a fully open state of liquid flow and a fully closed state of liquid flow.