Mixing valve
US4653687A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 1, 1985 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/86895
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
To provide a thermal cooling system in applications having a pumped fluid cooling loop with stringent reliability requirements, a mixing valve has a housing defining a valve chamber provided with a pair of inlet openings and an outlet opening. A valve support is mounted to the housing and extends into the valve chamber between the inlet openings such that a valve member can be slidably mounted on the support within the chamber for movement between the inlet openings. Additionally, the position of the valve member can be controlled relative to the inlet openings for controlling the flow from each of the inlet openings which can pass through the outlet opening to maintain a predetermined temperature downstream of the outlet opening.
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