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Shuttle valve having two drives

US8424843B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 18, 2007
Grant dateApr 23, 2013
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Expiry dateApr 26, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16K51/02
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a shuttle valve for interrupting a flow path (F), comprising a valve housing (1) having a valve seat (4) surrounding an opening (3) for the flow path (F). A valve disc (5) is arranged on a rotatably mounted shaft (6). By means of a drive unit (7), the valve disc (5) can be swiveled along a defined displacement curve (K1; K2; K3) from an opened position and leaving the flow path (F) unobstructed over the cross-section of the first opening (3) by a rotational movement about the pivot axis (8) of the shaft (6) and can be moved by a linear movement parallel to the pivot axis (8) in the direction of the valve seat (4) into a closed position so that the flow path (F) is sealed gas-tight by a sealing contact between the valve disc (5) and the valve seat (4). According to the invention, the drive unit (7) has a first drive (9a) for carrying out the rotational movement about the pivot axis (8) and a second drive (10a) for carrying out the linear movement parallel to the pivot axis (8). By means of a control unit (11), the first drive (9a) and the second drive (10a) can be actuated so that a variable displacement curve (K1; K2; K3) can be produced.

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