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Relief valve with abnormal pressure indicator means

US5664601A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 14, 1997
Grant dateSep 9, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 14, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/8158
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A relief valve with abnormal pressure indicator means, including a valve rod with a valve flap moved in a casing to close/open the passage, a cap mounted on the valve rod outside the casing, and an indicator coupled to the valve rod and having a display face shaded by the cap, the indicator being forced to fall by the weight of a weight when the valve flap is forced to open the passage by ah abnormal high pressure, causing the display of the indicator to be shown.

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