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Negative pressure boosting device

US6782794B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 3, 2002
Grant dateAug 31, 2004
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Expiry dateNov 12, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60T13/52
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a negative pressure boosting device, a movable valve seat is air-tightly and slidably disposed in a concavity of a valve body. The movable valve seat and a valve element compose a vacuum valve. A servo ratio changing device includes a control spring compressed and disposed between the movable valve seat and the valve body. The servo ratio changing device is provided on a valve mechanism (the vacuum valve). During operation, the valve element comes in contact with the movable valve seat. The movable valve seat does not move in a low-input range so that the servo ratio is a relatively large ratio for the normal operation. In a high-input range, the control spring starts to be compressed to move the movable valve seat, thereby changing the servo ratio to a small ratio.

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