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Control device for a valve with a spiral spring

US5213183A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 13, 1991
Grant dateMay 25, 1993
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Expiry dateNov 13, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16K21/10
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Control device for a valve provided with a spiral spring whose release brings about rotation of the drive shaft of the stopper of the valve. Rotation of the auxiliary shaft of the control device is dependent upon a shock absorbing device, wherein rotation of the auxiliary shaft drives a rotating piston arranged in a sealed housing containing a viscous fluid.

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