Check valve assembly
US11054048B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16K17/046
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Check valve assembly (1, 1′) for a shock absorber (100) comprising a housing (10). The housing (10) comprises a first volume (11), wherein a pressure P1 prevails; a second volume (12), wherein a pressure P2 prevails; a first housing portion (VE1), and a second housing portion (VE2). The housing (10) further comprises a fluid passage (20) between said first (11) volume and said second (12) volume; and a spool (40), said spool (40) being movably arranged in said housing (10) between at least a first position in which a flow of fluid through said fluid passage (20) between the first (11) and second (12) volume is allowed and at least a second position in which a flow of fluid through said fluid passage (20) between the first (11) and second (12) volume is prevented. The spool (40) comprises a first portion (S1) adapted to engage with said first portion (VE1) of said valve housing 10, forming a first region of engagement (RE1), and a second portion (S2) adapted to engage with said second portion (VE2) of said valve housing (10), forming a second region of engagement (RE2). Further, the first region of engagement (RE1) is arranged at a first location and said second region (RE2) is arra…
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