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Valve assembly

US9466845B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BorgWarner Esslingen GmbH · DE

Inventors

Bernd Bareis · Mutlangen, DE
Thy Nguyen · Stuttgart, DE
Sven Osswald · Fellbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 5, 2014
Grant date	Oct 11, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 3, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T137/87877
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A valve assembly for supplying gas, in particular for supplying air to a fuel cell, includes a valve assembly having at least two individually controllable valves, a common housing, in which the valves are accommodated, including a common inlet and at least one outlet for each valve, wherein the housing is formed of at least two housing parts, wherein the common inlet is formed in a first housing part, said inlet being coupled to one valve in each case, and wherein the valves are accommodated in a second housing part, wherein the two housing parts are sealed with respect to one another by means of assigned joining surfaces, wherein at least one valve seat for a valve is provided at the joining surface of the first housing part, said valve seat being closable with a sealing surface of the valve.

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