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US 9,803,876 B2Granted
Supply manifold with rotatable slider
OwnerMalcolm MacDuff, James MacDuffinventors
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Abstract
A manifold has a frame and a plurality of valves supported by the frame, each valve having a cross gear. The manifold also has a screw drive and a splined rotatable shaft parallel to the screw drive. The manifold further includes a slider driven by the screw drive over the splined rotatable shaft. The slider includes an actuator that protrudes from the slider to engage one of the cross gears to actuate a respective one of the plurality of valves.
Claims15
A manifold comprising:
- a frame;
- a plurality of valves supported by the frame, each valve having a cross gear;
- a screw drive;
- a splined rotatable shaft parallel to the screw drive;
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- a slider driven by the screw drive over the splined rotatable shaft, the slider comprising an actuator that protrudes from the slider in response to rotation of the splined rotatable shaft to thereby engage one of the cross gears to actuate a respective one of the plurality of valves, wherein the actuator is mounted to a pivoting arm that is rotationally movable from a retracted position inside the slider to an extended position protruding from the slider.
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