Patent · US Expired

Control valve

US4707278A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 2, 1985
Grant dateNov 17, 1987
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Expiry dateDec 2, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16K25/04
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A control valve includes a valve box whose interior accommodates a valve needle closing against a valve seat. The interior of the valve box is subdivided in sections with at least two conical bores with different cone angles for improving the flow guidance and providing more uniform velocity distribution.

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