Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sanitary diverter valve, drying system including an improved valve assembly comprising such a valve, and method of cleaning the system
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Application No.: US16309953Application Date: 2016-06-20
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Publication No.: US10428961B2Publication Date: 2019-10-01
- Inventor: Morten Gregersen
- Applicant: GEA Process Engineering A/S
- Applicant Address: DK
- Assignee: GEA PROCESS ENGINEERING A/S
- Current Assignee: GEA PROCESS ENGINEERING A/S
- Current Assignee Address: DK
- Agency: Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP
- International Application: PCT/IB2016/053655 WO 20160620
- International Announcement: WO2017/221048 WO 20171228
- Main IPC: F16K11/087
- IPC: F16K11/087 ; F16K27/06 ; F16K24/02

Abstract:
The sanitary diverter valve (70) is for use in a drying system or powder conveying system including conveying lines and a purge line of a purge arrangement. The sanitary diverter valve comprises a valve housing (71) with a number of openings (72, 73, 74) configured to be connected to respective lines of the system. The valve housing (71) is substantially cylindrical and includes a first opening (72), a second opening (73) and a third opening (74). Furthermore, the diverter valve (70) comprises a rotatable diversion member (75) provided with a flow channel (76) having a first end (76a) and a second end (76b), an open space (77) being defined between the valve housing (71) and the rotatable diversion member (75). The rotatable diversion member (75) is configured to be rotated between a first position and a second position to allow that fluid communication is selectively provided between the first opening (72) and the third opening (74) and between the first opening (72) and the second opening (73) of the valve housing (71).
Public/Granted literature
- US20190136990A1 FEED-THROUGH Public/Granted day:2019-05-09
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