Fluid flow valve, especially for recirculated exhaust gas
AssigneeValeo Systemes de Controle Moteur
InventorsSylvain Gautier, Yoann Lemarchand
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Abstract
A fluid flow valve that includes a movable closure member and a body that includes a projecting part that receives the closure member. The body is designed to be attached to a support in such a way that the projecting part is introduced into a housing in the support. In addition, the body is designed to allow the valve to be secured to the support in a direction transverse to a longitudinal direction of extension of the projecting part. The invention is suitable for the recirculation of exhaust gases of motor vehicle engines.
Claims19
A fluid flow valve comprising:
- a movable shutter and a body,
- the body comprising a protruding part that receives said movable shutter,
- said body being configured to be mounted on a support such that said protruding part is introduced into a housing of said support, said body also being configured to allow fixing of said valve on said support in a direction transverse to a longitudinal extension direction of said protruding part,
- wherein the valve comprises fixing means for allowing fixing of said body on said support in said transverse direction,
- wherein said fixing means comprises an orifice arranged in said body in said transverse direction, and
- wherein said protruding part comprises a first zone intended to be situated in the housing of the support, and a second zone intended to remain outside said housing of the support said fixing means being situated at the level of said second zone.
A fluid flow valve comprising:
- a movable shutter and a body,
- the body comprising a protruding part receiving said movable shutter,
- said body being configured to be mounted on a support such that said protruding part is introduced into a housing of said support, said body also being configured to allow fixing of said valve on said support in a direction transverse to a longitudinal extension direction of said protruding part,
- wherein said body is configured to allow fixing of said valve projecting from said support.
A fluid flow valve comprising:
- a movable shutter and a body,
- the body comprising a protruding part that receives said movable shutter,
- said body being configured to be mounted on a support such that said protruding part is introduced into a housing of said support, said body also being configured to allow fixing of said valve on said support in a direction transverse to a longitudinal extension direction of said protruding part,
- wherein said body comprises one or more reinforcing ribs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.