Patent · US Expired

Valve suitable for use in an oil circuit of an internal combustion engine

US6997208B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 17, 2003
Grant dateFeb 14, 2006
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Expiry dateSep 18, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/8085
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A valve, in particular for the oil circuit of an internal combustion engine. The valve includes a supporting dome, a valve body situated therein, a valve disk which is connected to the supporting dome and has an opening which can be closed by the valve body, and an element having a spring action which urges the valve body into the position in which the valve body closes the opening of the valve disk; the valve disk including a receptacle for a screen element, and the screen element being permanently connected to the valve disk.

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