Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bellows-enabled bleed valve
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Application No.: US16149860Application Date: 2018-10-02
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Publication No.: US10920902B2Publication Date: 2021-02-16
- Inventor: Christopher M. Romano
- Applicant: Senior IP GmbH
- Applicant Address: CH Schaffhausen
- Assignee: Senior IP GmbH
- Current Assignee: Senior IP GmbH
- Current Assignee Address: CH Schaffhausen
- Agency: Greenberg Traurig, LLP
- Main IPC: F16K31/128
- IPC: F16K31/128 ; F01D17/10 ; F02C9/18

Abstract:
A bleed valve for use in a gas turbine engine of an aircraft includes a high-pressure cavity coupled to a valve housing, which includes a valve seat configured to be sealed by a system poppet. The system poppet is operably coupled to a shaft that is itself coupled to a movable end of a bellows, which is positioned within the high-pressure cavity. The opening and closing of the valve is controlled by at least one cavity air port that is configured to inject a first fluid into the high-pressure cavity, thus compressing the bellows, and by a servo air port that is configured to inject a second fluid directly into the bellows, to expand it.
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