Rotary valve for interconnecting conduits
US4632149A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 10, 1984 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/86863
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A unitary multiport rotary disc valve capable of accomplishing the simultaneous interconnection of a plurality of conduits in accordance with a previously determined cycle, where any conduit communicates with no more than one other conduit at any one cycle step, or valve index position. The conduits to be interconnected are attached to the bottom of a discoid stationery body, or stator, having channels in it which communicate between the conduits and flow paths in a discoid rotating body, or rotor, which assumes various positions according to the cycle steps and distributes fluid flowing in the conduits in a different manner in each cycle step.
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