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US 9,869,397 B2Granted
Modular rotary valve apparatus
AssigneeVaztec Engine Venture, LLC
InventorsDarrick Vaseleniuck, David Vaseleniuck
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Abstract
A modular rotary valve apparatus includes: a plurality of separate valve barrels coupled to each other and arranged end-to-end along an axis so as to define a valve shaft, each valve barrel having an annular peripheral surface extending between forward and aft end faces, and an aperture extending transversely therethrough communicating with the peripheral surface on opposite sides.
Claims14
A modular rotary valve apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of separate valve barrels coupled to each other and arranged end-to-end along an axis so as to define a valve shaft, each valve barrel having an annular peripheral surface extending between forward and aft end faces, and an aperture extending therethrough transverse to the axis communicating with the peripheral surface on opposite sides;
- and wherein:
- the forward face of a first one of the plurality of barrels is adjacent to the aft face of a second one of the plurality of barrels;
- and the forward face includes an integral stub shaft extending therefrom and the aft face includes an integral stub shaft extending therefrom, and wherein one of the stub shafts comprises pins extending axially therefrom and the other stub shaft comprises holes formed therein, the pins and holes engaging each other to secure the stub shafts to each other.
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A method of assembling a modular rotary valve apparatus, comprising:
- determining a selected angular orientation of a plurality of separate valve barrels, each valve barrel having an annular peripheral surface extending between forward and aft end faces, an aperture extending therethrough transverse to the axis communicating with the peripheral surface on opposite sides, and an integral stub shaft extending from the forward end face and an integral stub shaft extending from the aft end face;
- coupling the valve barrels to each other in an end-to-end arrangement along an axis so as to define a valve shaft with each valve barrel being in the selected angular orientation, wherein the step of coupling the valve barrels includes the step of coupling a stub shaft of a first one of the valve barrels to a stub shaft of a second one of the valve barrels, wherein the stub shaft of the first one of the valve barrels includes pins extending axially therefrom and the stub shaft of the second one of the valve barrels includes holes formed therein to receive the pins therein, thereby coupling the valve barrels to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.