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Flow control valve apparatus

US4442997A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 23, 1981
Grant dateApr 17, 1984
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Expiry dateNov 23, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16K31/082
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A rotary solenoid motor adapted for use in a flow control valve apparatus. The solenoid motor having a shaft on which a valve member is connected. A torsion bar is connected between the shaft and a housing for generating a torsional force opposite to an electro-magnetic force. The shaft and the housing has a pair of portions for fixing the torsion bar. Each of the portions forms a regular polygonal cross-sectional shape.

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