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Safety valve for a centrifugal separator

US8376924B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

MANN+HUMMEL GmbH · DE

Inventors

Nigel Burford · Taunton, GB
Klemens Dworatzek · Trier, DE
Anthony W. Fell · Yeovil, GB
John Lawrence Mills · Ilminster, GB
Nicholas Foulkes · Ilminster, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 29, 2011
Grant date	Feb 19, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 29, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB04B11/04
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A shuttle valve (30) is provided in the axial bore (19) of a stationary spindle (11) through which fluid is supplied to a rotor (12) of a centrifugal separator to close off the fluid outlets (23, 24) to the rotor (12) automatically upon removal of the cap (27) or cover assembly (20) in the event that fluid supply has not been switched off.

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