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Pinch valve for dispensing liquid

US10060539B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 31, 2016
Grant dateAug 28, 2018
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Expiry dateOct 31, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB67D2001/0094
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pinch valve for a liquid-dispensing unit or machine has a pinch valve body to which is connected a pinch bar assembly. The pinch bar assembly has two axes of rotation and can easily be moved by a user from a pinch position, where the pinch bar is the displacement path of a plunger, to an open position where it is not in the displacement path. A liquid-dispensing tube can be installed in the pinch valve between the pinch bar and the plunger.

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