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Damped fluid pressure relief valve

US4321945A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 17, 1980
Grant dateMar 30, 1982
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Expiry dateApr 17, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/7853
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A safety valve normally closed and having a flap which is biassed away from its seat against the action of resilient means whenever the fluid pressure which acts on the flap rises above a given value is disclosed. A hydraulic brake including a partition mounted inside a cylinder so as to define two liquid-filled chambers communicating with each other by calibrated passages is mounted between the flap and the resilient means, in the vicinity of the flap.

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