Patent · US Expired

Plate valve

US4307751A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 29, 1979
Grant dateDec 29, 1981
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Expiry dateNov 29, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/7863
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A valve having a plurality of movable, coaxially arranged annular plates is characterized by the use of fiber reinforced plate members having a thickness of greater than 0.2 inches and, in a preferred embodiment, a thickness to width ratio in excess of 0.5. A valve in accordance with the present invention is also characterized by the ratio of the number of biasing springs associated with each plate to the mean diameter of the plate being greater than 1.2 per inch.

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