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Granted Patent B2
US 12,736,146 · App. 18/853,336 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Pressure regulating valve structure

Inventors: Zhi Xiong Huang (Fujian, CN); Ying Biao Zhang (Fujian, CN); Zhi Wen Zhou (Fujian, CN)
Assignee: Intex Marketing Ltd.
F16K15/207
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Patent No.
US 12,736,146
App. No.
18/853,336
Granted
Sep 15, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pressure regulating valve structure is described. The pressure regulating valve structure may include a valve body, an air inlet channel arranged in the valve body, and a valve stem movably arranged in the air inlet channel and configured to open or close the air inlet channel. In normal conditions, the air inlet channel is open.

Claims (67)

1 . A pressure regulating valve structure comprising:

a valve body,

an air inlet channel arranged in the valve body, and

a valve stem movably arranged in the air inlet channel and configured to open or close the air inlet channel,

wherein the air inlet channel is in an open state under normal conditions,

wherein the valve stem is connected to a linkage rod, and

wherein the linkage rod is connected to a pressure valve diaphragm, the pressure valve diaphragm is installed on the valve body, and a closed compression space is formed between the pressure valve diaphragm and the valve body, and the closed compression space is connected to an outside of the valve body.

2 . The pressure regulating valve structure according to claim 1 , wherein a first end of the linkage rod is hinged on the valve body, and a second end of the linkage rod is connected to the pressure valve diaphragm.

3 . The pressure regulating valve structure according to claim 2 , wherein the valve stem is directly connected to the linkage rod.

4 . The pressure regulating valve structure according to claim 2 , wherein the valve stem is connected to the linkage rod through an elastic member.

5 . The pressure regulating valve structure according to claim 4 , wherein the linkage rod is provided with a rotatable adjusting bolt, a first end of the elastic member is connected to the valve stem, and a second end of the elastic member is connected to the rotatable adjusting bolt.

6 . The pressure regulating valve structure according to claim 1 , wherein the pressure valve diaphragm is fixed on the valve body through a fixing member.

7 . The pressure regulating valve structure according to claim 1 , wherein the linkage rod is connected to at least two pressure valve diaphragms, and wherein the at least two pressure valve diaphragms are arranged at equal intervals on a same circumference, and a connecting point between the linkage rod and the valve stem is located inside the circumference formed by the at least two pressure valve diaphragms.

8 . The pressure regulating valve structure according to claim 1 , wherein the valve body is provided with a first joint and a second joint, the first joint is connected to the air inlet channel, and the second joint is connected to the closed compression space.

9 . The pressure regulating valve structure according to claim 1 , wherein the valve stem is matched with a sealing valve member.

10 . The pressure regulating valve structure according to claim 1 , wherein the valve body is further provided with an air outlet channel comprising an inner side positioned proximate a side of the valve body toward an inflatable product, and an outer side positioned opposite the inner side, the air outlet channel is further equipped with at least one sealing gasket, wherein, when an air pressure at the inner side of the air outlet channel is greater than an air pressure at the outer side of the air outlet channel, the sealing gasket opens the air outlet channel, and wherein, when the air pressure at the outer side of the air outlet channel is greater than the air pressure at the inner side of the air outlet channel, the sealing gasket closes the air outlet channel.

11 . The pressure regulating valve structure according to claim 10 , wherein the air outlet channel is equipped with more than one sealing gasket.

12 . The pressure regulating valve structure according to claim 10 , wherein the valve body comprises a main body and an upper cover, and the upper cover and the main body form the air outlet channel.

13 . An inflatable product comprising the pressure regulating valve structure as described in claim 1 , the pressure regulating valve structure being installed on an outer wall of the inflatable product.

14 . The inflatable product according to claim 13 , wherein the inflatable product is a single chamber inflatable product.

15 . The inflatable product according to claim 13 , wherein the inflatable product is a multi-chamber inflatable product, and the inflatable product is also equipped with a inflation and deflation component, the inflation and deflation component is arranged on the outer wall of the inflatable product and connected with one of the chambers, and an outer wall of each respective chamber is equipped with the pressure control valve structure, the air inlet channel of the pressure control valve structure is communicated with the inflation and deflation component, and the closed compression space is communicated with an outside of the inflatable product.

16 . The inflatable product according to claim 15 , wherein the inflation and deflation component is an inflation and deflation valve or an inflation and deflation pump.

17 . A pressure regulating valve structure, comprising:

a valve body comprising:

an air inlet channel,

an air outlet channel, and

a compression space fluidly connected to an outside of the valve body;

a linkage rod pivotally connected to the valve body,

a valve stem movably positioned within the air inlet channel and connected to the linkage rod, the valve stem equipped with a seal configured to open and close the air inlet channel, and

a pressure valve diaphragm indirectly connected to the valve stem via the linkage rod and configured to displace within the compression space,

wherein an airflow from the air outlet channel through the air inlet channel circumvents the seal.

18 . The pressure regulating valve structure of claim 17 , wherein the valve stem is in an open position within the air inlet channel under a normal condition.

19 . The pressure regulating valve structure of claim 17 , further comprising an elastic member, the elastic member positioned between the valve stem and the linkage rod such that the valve stem is indirectly connected to the linkage rod via the elastic member.

20 . The pressure regulating valve diaphragm structure of claim 19 , wherein the linkage rod further comprises an adjusting bolt, a first end of the elastic member is connected to the valve stem, and a second end of the elastic member is connected to the adjusting bolt.

21 . The pressure regulating valve structure of claim 17 , wherein the linkage rod comprises a first end and a second end, the linkage rod is pivotally connected to the valve body proximate the first end, and the pressure valve diaphragm is connected to the linkage rod proximate the second end.

22 . The pressure regulating valve structure according to claim 17 , wherein a first end of the linkage rod is hinged on the valve body, and a second end of the linkage rod is connected to the pressure valve diaphragm.

23 . The pressure regulating valve structure according to claim 22 , wherein the valve stem is connected to the linkage rod through an elastic member.

24 . The pressure regulating valve structure according to claim 23 , wherein the linkage rod is provided with a rotatable adjusting bolt, a first end of the elastic member is connected to the valve stem, and a second end of the elastic member is connected to the rotatable adjusting bolt.

25 . The pressure regulating valve structure according to claim 17 , wherein the pressure valve diaphragm is fixed on the valve body through a fixing member.

26 . The pressure regulating valve structure according to claim 17 , wherein the valve body is provided with a first joint and a second joint, the first joint is connected to the air inlet channel, and the second joint is connected to the compression space.

27 . The pressure regulating valve structure according to claim 17 , wherein the valve body comprises a main body and an upper cover, and the upper cover and the main body form the air outlet channel.

28 . A pressure regulating valve structure, comprising:

a valve body comprising:

an air inlet channel,

an air outlet channel, and

a plurality of compression spaces fluidly connected to an outside of the valve body;

a linkage rod movably connected to the valve body,

a valve stem movably positioned within the air inlet channel and connected to the linkage rod, and

a plurality of pressure valve diaphragms connected to the linkage rod, each of the plurality of pressure valve diaphragms positioned within a respective compression space of the plurality of compression spaces, wherein the plurality of pressure valve diaphragms collectively define a circumference having a central longitudinal axis coincident with a longitudinal axis of the valve stem.

29 . The pressure regulating valve structure of claim 28 , wherein the plurality of pressure valve diaphragms are arranged at equal intervals about the circumference.

30 . The pressure regulating valve structure according to claim 28 , further comprising a first joint connected to the air inlet channel and a plurality of second joints, each of the plurality of second joints connected to a corresponding compression space of the plurality of compression spaces.

31 . The pressure regulating valve structure according to claim 28 , wherein the valve stem is equipped with a seal configured to open and close the air inlet channel.

32 . The pressure regulating valve structure according to claim 28 , wherein the pressure regulating valve structure is installed on a sidewall of an inflatable product.

33 . A pressure regulating valve structure, comprising:

a valve body comprising:

an air inlet channel,

an air outlet channel, and

a compression space fluidly connected to an outside of the valve body;

a linkage rod pivotally connected to the valve body,

a valve stem movably positioned within the air inlet channel and connected to the linkage rod,

a pressure valve diaphragm indirectly connected to the valve stem via the linkage rod and configured to displace within the compression space, and

an elastic member, the elastic member positioned between the valve stem and the linkage rod such that the valve stem is indirectly connected to the linkage rod via the elastic member.

34 . The pressure regulating valve structure according to claim 33 , wherein the linkage rod further comprises an adjusting bolt, a first end of the elastic member is connected to the valve stem, and a second end of the elastic member is connected to the adjusting bolt.

35 . The pressure regulating valve structure according to claim 33 , wherein the valve stem is in an open position within the air inlet channel under a normal condition.

36 . The pressure regulating valve structure according to claim 33 , wherein the pressure valve diaphragm is fixed on the valve body through a fixing member.

37 . The pressure regulating valve structure according to claim 33 , wherein the valve body is provided with a first joint and a second joint, the first joint is connected to the air inlet channel, and the second joint is connected to the compression space.

38 . The pressure regulating valve structure according to claim 33 , wherein the valve body comprises a main body and an upper cover, and the upper cover and the main body form the air outlet channel.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 2, 2024
From: HUANG, ZHI XIONG; ZHANG, YING BIAO; ZHOU, ZHI WEN
To: INTEX INDUSTRIES XIAMEN CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 068772/0449 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 2, 2024
From: INTEX INDUSTRIES XIAMEN CO. LTD.
To: INTEX MARKETING LTD.
Reel/Frame 068772/0586 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202220773155.9 · Apr 2, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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