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Unloader/check valve

US4321940A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 19, 1981
Grant dateMar 30, 1982
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Expiry dateJan 19, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/7853
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An unloader/check valve for use with an air compressor comprising a one-piece valve body, a valve member slidable in the body between open and closed positions, biased toward its closed position, the valve having a bleed for unloading the compressor when the valve member is in its closed position, and a dashpot arrangement for damping pulsations of the valve member.

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