Patent · US Expired

Rotary valve with improved sealing means

US6062439A · kind A · utility

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23Claims
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Filing dateJul 7, 1998
Grant dateMay 16, 2000
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Expiry dateJul 7, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01F11/24
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A rotary valve with a rotor shroud and a cylinder wall. The rotary valve is sealed by injecting a fluid to compress a packing seal into sealing engagement with the rotor shroud and the cylinder wall.

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