IP Library Granted Patent US 12663083
Granted Patent B2
US 12663083 · App. 18/264,479 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Gas valve with outwardly-opening valve closure element

Inventors: Andreas Koeninger (Neulingen-Goebrichen, DE); Bernd Siewert (Stuttgart, DE); Gerhard Suenderhauf (Tiefenbronn, DE); Michael Marzinzik (Nuremberg, DE)
Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
F16K1/12F02M21/0269
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12663083
App. No.
18/264,479
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a gas valve ( 1 ), comprising: a valve body ( 2 ) which is hollow-cylindrical at least in parts and which forms a sealing seat ( 3 ) over which a gas flow path ( 4 ) is conducted, a reciprocating valve closure element ( 5 ) which is accommodated at least partly in the valve body ( 2 ) and which has a plate-like end portion ( 6 ) arranged outside the valve body, ( 2 ) which end portion interacts with the sealing seat ( 3 ), a sleeve ( 7 ) which at least partially surrounds the valve body ( 2 ) and the valve closure element ( 5 ) and which, together with the plate-like end portion ( 6 ) of the valve closure element ( 5 ), delimits an annular gap ( 8 ) which forms a throttle point in the gas flow path ( 4 ) downstream of the sealing seat ( 3 ).

Claims (30)

1 . A gas valve ( 1 ), comprising:

a valve body ( 2 ) which is hollow-cylindrical at least in parts and which forms a sealing seat ( 3 ) over which a gas flow path ( 4 ) is conducted;

a reciprocating valve closure element ( 5 ) which is accommodated at least partly in the valve body ( 2 ) and which has a plate-like end portion ( 6 ) arranged outside the valve body, ( 2 ) wherein the plate-like end portion ( 6 ) interacts with the sealing seat ( 3 ); and

a sleeve ( 7 ) which at least partially surrounds the valve body ( 2 ) and the valve closure element ( 5 ) and which, together with the plate-like end portion ( 6 ) of the valve closure element ( 5 ), delimits an annular gap ( 8 ) which forms a throttle point in the gas flow path ( 4 ) downstream of the sealing seat ( 3 ),

wherein, on an end side, the sleeve ( 7 ) forms at least one opening ( 10 ) for creating a gas jet, a flow area through the at least one opening ( 10 ) being greater than a flow area through the annular gap ( 8 ),

wherein the at least one opening ( 10 ) is delimited by at least one flow conduction surface ( 11 ), which is aligned at an angle to a longitudinal axis (A) of the gas valve ( 1 ),

wherein the flow area through the annular gap ( 8 ) is the same over an entire stroke of the valve closure element ( 5 ).

2 . The gas valve ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein upon a maximum stroke of the valve closure element ( 5 ), the flow area through the annular gap ( 8 ) is smaller than a flow area between the valve body ( 2 ) and the valve closure element ( 5 ) in a region of the sealing seat ( 3 ).

3 . The gas valve ( 1 ) according to claim 2 , wherein the gas flow path ( 4 ) is conducted through the valve body ( 2 ) over the sealing seat ( 3 ) and the annular gap ( 8 ) into a chamber ( 9 ), which is delimited by the sleeve ( 7 ).

4 . The gas valve ( 1 ) according to claim 3 , wherein the sealing seat ( 3 ) is tapered and opens towards the plate-like end portion ( 6 ) of the valve closure element ( 5 ).

5 . The gas valve ( 1 ) according to claim 4 , wherein the plate-like end portion ( 6 ) forms a sealing surface ( 12 ) which interacts with the sealing seat ( 3 ).

6 . The gas valve ( 1 ) according to claim 5 , wherein a bolt-like or needle-like portion ( 13 ) is connected to the plate-like end portion ( 6 ), via which the valve closure element ( 5 ) is guided.

7 . The gas valve ( 1 ) according to claim 5 , wherein the sealing surface ( 12 ) is rounded.

8 . The gas valve ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the gas flow path ( 4 ) is conducted through the valve body ( 2 ) over the sealing seat ( 3 ) and the annular gap ( 8 ) into a chamber ( 9 ), which is delimited by the sleeve ( 7 ).

9 . The gas valve ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing seat ( 3 ) is tapered and opens towards the plate-like end portion ( 6 ) of the valve closure element ( 5 ).

10 . The gas valve ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the plate-like end portion ( 6 ) forms a sealing surface ( 12 ) which interacts with the sealing seat ( 3 ).

11 . The gas valve ( 1 ) according to claim 10 , wherein the sealing surface ( 12 ) is rounded.

12 . The gas valve ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein a bolt-like or needle-like portion ( 13 ) is connected to the plate-like end portion ( 6 ), via which the valve closure element ( 5 ) is guided.

13 . A gas valve ( 1 ), comprising:

a valve body ( 2 ) which is hollow-cylindrical at least in parts and which forms a sealing seat ( 3 ) over which a gas flow path ( 4 ) is conducted;

a reciprocating valve closure element ( 5 ) which is accommodated at least partly in the valve body ( 2 ) and which has a plate-like end portion ( 6 ) arranged outside the valve body, ( 2 ) wherein the plate-like end portion ( 6 ) interacts with the sealing seat ( 3 ); and

a sleeve ( 7 ) which at least partially surrounds the valve body ( 2 ) and the valve closure element ( 5 ), the sleeve ( 7 ) including

a cylindrical section,

a bottom section disposed on an end side of the cylindrical section, the bottom section extending transverse to the cylindrical section, and

an opening ( 10 ) disposed on the bottom section, the opening ( 10 ) delimited by at least one flow conduction surface ( 11 ), which is aligned at an angle to a longitudinal axis (A) of the gas valve ( 1 ),

wherein the opening ( 10 ) is the only opening through which fluid passing through the valve body ( 2 ) exits the gas valve ( 1 ),

wherein the sleeve ( 7 ) and the plate-like end portion ( 6 ) of the valve closure element ( 5 ) delimit an annular gap ( 8 ) which forms a throttle point in the gas flow path ( 4 ) downstream of the sealing seat ( 3 ),

wherein a flow area through the opening ( 10 ) is greater than a flow area through the annular gap ( 8 ).

14 . The gas valve ( 1 ) according to claim 13 , wherein the bottom section is approximately perpendicular to the cylindrical section.

15 . The gas valve ( 1 ) according to claim 13 , wherein a portion of the opening ( 10 ) is aligned with the valve closure element ( 5 ) in a direction of the longitudinal axis (A).