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US 9,541,206 B2Granted
Sheet metal exhaust bypass valve
AssigneeHanon Systems
InventorsPeter Diehl, Michael Gauss, Andreas Capelle, Oliver Fischer, Jürgen Nothbaum
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Abstract
The invention relates to a bypass valve, particularly a two-way valve for exhaust gas flows from motor vehicles, having a valve housing and an actuating mechanism with a valve flap and two ports for fluid outlet, which are embodied as alternately sealable by the valve flap, and one port for fluid intake, characterized in that at each of the ports for fluid outlet an adapter and sealing ring is provided, arranged at least partially and fluid-tight in the valve housing, wherein the valve flap can be positioned fluid-tight on the adapter and sealing ring.
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A bypass valve for exhaust gas flows from a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a valve housing having an upper valve housing half and a lower valve housing half separately formed from each other, the upper valve housing half and the lower valve housing half cooperating to define at least two fluid outlet ports and an exhaust gas port configured for fluid intake, each of the at least two fluid outlet ports including an adapter and sealing ring element, wherein each of the upper valve housing half and the lower valve housing half is formed from sheet metal, each of the lower valve housing half and the upper valve housing half having three bent portions, each of the three bent portions of the lower valve housing half contacting one of the three bent portions of the upper valve housing half;
- an actuating mechanism at least partially received in the valve housing;
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- a valve flap operated by the actuating mechanism and alternately sealing the at least two fluid outlet ports, wherein a first one of the three bent portions of each of the lower valve housing half and the upper valve housing half is positioned intermediate and arcuately extends between the exhaust gas port and a first one of the at least two fluid outlet ports, a second one of the three bents portions of each of the lower valve housing half and the upper valve housing half is positioned intermediate and arcuately extends between the exhaust gas port and a second one of the at least two fluid outlet ports, and a third one of the three bent portions of each of the lower valve housing half and the upper valve housing half is at least partially enveloping the actuating mechanism and arcuately extending about the actuating mechanism between the first one of the at least two fluid outlet ports and the second one of the at least two fluid outlet ports, wherein the actuating mechanism includes a spindle having a first end and a second end, an actuating lever mounted on the first end of the spindle, a flap bracket mounted on the second end of the spindle and coupled to the valve flap, and a spindle seal sealing between the spindle and the upper valve housing.
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A bypass valve for exhaust gas flows from a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a valve housing having an upper valve housing half and a lower valve housing half separately formed from each other, the upper valve housing half and the lower valve housing half cooperating to define at least two fluid outlet ports and an exhaust gas port configured for fluid intake, each of the at least two fluid outlet ports including an adapter and sealing ring element wherein each of the upper valve housing half and the lower valve housing half is formed from sheet metal, each of the lower valve housing half and the upper valve housing half having three bent portions, each of the three bent portions of the lower valve housing half contacting one of the three bent portions of the upper valve housing half;
- a pair of connecting tubes, each of the connecting tubes received by the adapter and sealing ring element;
- an actuating mechanism at least partially received in the valve housing and having a flap bracket pivotally coupled thereto;
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- a valve flap coupled to and pivoting with the flap bracket the valve flap operated by the actuating mechanism for alternately sealing the at least two fluid outlet ports, the valve flap configured to sealingly engage with each of the adapter and sealing ring elements, wherein a first one of the three bent portions of each of the lower valve housing half and the upper valve housing half is positioned intermediate and arcuately extending between the exhaust gas port and a first one of the at least two fluid outlet ports, a second one of the three bent portions of each of the lower valve housing half and the upper valve housing half is positioned intermediate and extending arcuately between the exhaust gas port and a second one of the at least two fluid outlet ports, and a third one of the three bent portions of each of the lower valve housing half and the upper valve housing half is at least partially enveloping the actuating mechanism and arcuately extending about the actuating mechanism between the first one of the at least two fluid outlet ports and the second one of the at least two fluid outlet ports, wherein the actuating mechanism includes a spindle having a first end and a second end, an actuating lever mounted on the first end of the spindle, the flap bracket mounted on the second end of the spindle and coupled to the valve flap, and a spindle seal sealing between the spindle and the upper valve housing.
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