Pinch valve having a flexible tube member
US6361016B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 14, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 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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