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Valve arrangements for reciprocating piston machines

US4041838A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 17, 1975
Grant dateAug 16, 1977
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 17, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF01L1/30
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A valve arrangement for controlling the flow of fluid from an inlet passage to the cylinder of a reciprocating piston engine wherein the valve is opened by a cam against the resistance of a valve closing spring and compressed gas above a plunger connected to the end of the valve stem and slidingly positioned within an enclosed chamber and which valve closing spring and compressed gas provide the forces for effecting rapid closing of the valve.

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