Valve arrangement
US6899136B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/86895
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a mixing valve that can be included in pulmonary respiration equipment and with which oxygen (2) and air (3) can be mixed in adapted proportions. The mixing valve (1) comprises a valve housing (40) that has an internal cavity (46), which forms two mutually opposing valve seats (10d, 20d). The cavity (46) encloses an element (30) on which two valve bodies (10c, 20c) are formed. The cavity wall and the element have respective screw threads (46c′ and 30c′) which enable two valve means (10, 20) to be actuated so as to open one of said valve means and close the other to passage of media therethrough. The mixing valve is of simple construction and precise in operation and can be constructed with small outer dimensions.
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