Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Airbox drain valve
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Application No.: US15433740Application Date: 2017-02-15
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Publication No.: US10167967B2Publication Date: 2019-01-01
- Inventor: Alan Greggs
- Applicant: Nissan North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TN Franklin
- Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Franklin
- Agency: Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C.
- Main IPC: F16K15/14
- IPC: F16K15/14 ; B62D25/08 ; B60R13/07 ; B23P19/00

Abstract:
A drain valve including: a support portion having a first end and a second end, the first end having a width that is narrower than a width of the second end; a connecting portion extending from the support portion proximate the first end, the connecting portion comprising a tip disposed at a proximal end of the connecting portion, the tip being configured to engage a drain defined by a panel; and a contoured flap extending from a hinge disposed proximate the first end from a flat lateral surface of the support portion, the contoured flap having a profile corresponding to profile of the portion of the panel and having a durometer value that: allows the contoured flap to pivot on the hinge to allow flow from the drain; and in response to a negative pressure within the drain, allows the contoured flap to prevent flow through the drain.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180231136A1 Airbox Drain Valve Public/Granted day:2018-08-16
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