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Valve device in a motor vehicle

US10215104B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH · DE

Inventors

Peter Kohlen · Neu-Anspach, DE
Rainer Johannes Montigny · Bad Soden, DE
Stefan Kopp · Bruchköbel, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 15, 2015
Grant date	Feb 26, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 15, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E60/50
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A valve device for a fuel cell arrangement in a motor vehicle includes: a housing; a flow channel extending in the housing; a flap configured to influence a flow cross-section in the flow channel; a shaft to which the flap is attached, the shaft being rotatably supported in the housing; a drive configured to drive the flap via the shaft; a valve seat arranged in the flow channel; and a seal including polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) arranged on a radially peripheral edge of the flap, the seal being configured to contact the valve seat with the flap in a closed position of the flap, so that the shaft passes through the flap at an angle. The seal includes a spring.

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