Patent · US Expired

Pinch valve having a flexible tube member

US6361016B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 14, 2000
Grant dateMar 26, 2002
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Expiry dateApr 14, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16K7/06
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pinch valve comprises a flexible tube member as a portion of a fluid line which for a flow control is arranged on a separate insert member made of a rigid material and provided with two axially aligned adapter pieces of the fluid line for being pinched by an actuator which directly contacts the flexible tube member at a control position of its cross-sectional area.

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