Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pilot valve with mechanical valve actuator
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Application No.: US14205178Application Date: 2014-03-11
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Publication No.: US09671038B2Publication Date: 2017-06-06
- Inventor: Tedd Michael Schneidewend
- Applicant: Tedd Michael Schneidewend
- Applicant Address: US WI Glendale
- Assignee: Pentair Residential Filtration, LLC
- Current Assignee: Pentair Residential Filtration, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WI Glendale
- Agency: Quarles & Brady LLP
- Main IPC: F16K31/00
- IPC: F16K31/00 ; F16K31/385 ; G05D16/16 ; F16K1/44

Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention provide a normally open valve, a normally closed valve, and a combination valve. The valves include a valve body with an inlet coupled to a fluid supply line, an outlet providing a service flow of fluid, a vent venting to atmosphere, a lower piston, a lower diaphragm, and a mechanical valve actuator. The mechanical valve actuator includes an upper piston, an upper diaphragm, a pilot piston with a bore and a plunger, and a spring. The spring is positioned either inside the pilot piston for the normally open valve or inside the upper piston for the normally closed valve. The valves are actuated based on a control fluid entering a system pressure port and exceeding a pressure set point in order to either open or close the valve.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140251463A1 Mechanical Pressure Switch Public/Granted day:2014-09-11
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