Vacuum regulator apparatus
US4921006A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 7, 1988 |
| Grant date | May 1, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/8326
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Vacuum regulator apparatus comprising: a valve that in use is arranged to admit air to a vacuum system that in operation is at a sub-atmospheric pressure, the apparatus being so arranged that an increase in the pressure in the vacuum system tends to cause less air to be admitted to the vacuum system by the regulator apparatus, and vice versa; means responsive to the position of the said valve arranged to give a first signal if air is being admitted at more than a first predetermined rate and a second signal if air is being admitted at less than a second predetermined rate lower than the first; and pressure-responsive means arranged to give a third signal if the pressure in the vacuum system is outside a predetermined range.
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