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Condensate drain valve

US11480256B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Aesculap AG · DE

Inventors

John Gray-Dreizler · Rottweil, DE
Matthias Henke · Villingen-Schwenningen, DE
Andreas Elisch · Schramberg, DE
Stefan Thomas · San Francisco, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 13, 2019
Grant date	Oct 25, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 13, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61L2202/122
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A drain valve for a sterile container includes: a valve housing; a bypass that connects a container gas volume with an external gas volume; a valve body that blocks the bypass; and an actuator that displaces the valve body between a passage position and a blocking position. The valve body is displaceable according to a temperature and/or a pressure of the bypass gas volume. The valve housing has: at least one holding web, at least part of which can be located in a holding bracket of the valve receptacle; and a closure. The valve housing is pivotable from an open position into an installation position in which the closure can be fixed to a closure receptacle. When the valve housing is transferred into the installation position, the valve body is transferred into the blocking position and subjected to a closure force.

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