Dump-valve device for a craft and pneumatic craft fitted with same
US6237639A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/6906
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A dump-valve device for a craft, characterized in that it comprises: a plug valve (13) movable approximately rectilinearly relative to a fixed seat (17) supported by a craft transom plate (3), drive means (9, 10) mobile in rotation along a rotary stroke of limited angular amplitude and able to be activated from inside the craft, and coupling means (11, 19) interposed between the valve (13) and the drive means (9, 10) to convert the rotary stroke of limited angular amplitude of the drive means into a rectilinear stroke of limited linear amplitude of the valve.
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