Pipe closing device
US4300489A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 15, 1980 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/8242
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The device is especially intended for a pipe supplying a fluid which must be supplied, simultaneously or alternately, with another fluid. The device comprises a tank for a control fluid which surrounds the vertical supply pipe and in which a permanent magnet moves in accordance with the amount of control fluid contained in the tank. The magnet shifts a valve member inside the supply pipe so that the valve member closes the latter in one of the end positions of the magnet. The magnet is rigid with a float which freely extends around the supply pipe. The device can in particular ensure that fuel is supplied to an engine only if oil is supplied to the latter.
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