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Thermostatic control valve for a one-pipe steam system

US3963177A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 12, 1975
Grant dateJun 15, 1976
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Expiry dateMar 12, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05D23/125
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A thermostatic control valve for a one-pipe steam system formed by the combination of a conventional vent valve and a temperature controlled valve for closing the flow passage into the vent valve at a pre-set ambient temperature. The temperature controlled valve is preferably in the form of a self-contained temperature responsive valve having a valve chamber with an inlet connection to a radiator of a one-pipe steam system and an outlet leading into the vent valve. A valve seat is provided between the inlet and the outlet and a valve member cooperates with the seat and is movably actuated through an arrangement controlled by a heat expansible fluid which may, if desired, be positioned in a remote bulb.

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