Valve apparatus
US11473688B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16K11/205
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a valve apparatus, including: one housing where a fluid is introduced and discharged; a first valve part provided inside the housing and configured to control flow of the fluid; a second valve part provided inside the housing such that the fluid is introduced into the second valve part from the first valve part, and configured to control flow of the fluid introduced from the first valve part; and a connection part configured to introduce the fluid discharged from the first valve part in the housing into the second valve part, wherein respective valve shaft directions of the first and second valve parts respectively are non-parallel to each other, and any one of respective valve shafts of the first and second valve parts is parallel to an axial direction of the connection part. In accordance with such a configuration, a plurality of valve parts having different axial directions can be seated in one housing to be connected to each other, so that manufacturability and valve control efficiency can be improved.
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