IP Library Granted Patent US 7,926,508
Granted Patent B2
US 7,926,508 · App. 12/111,047 · Granted Apr 19, 2011

Water control valve system with snapping action

Assignee: Kuching International Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,926,508
App. No.
12/111,047
Granted
Apr 19, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a water control valve with snapping action. The valve shell of the water control valve includes a main body and combined base. A snapping assembly is arranged between the main body and combined base, being in snap-fit engagement, so that the inner space of the valve shell expands to accommodate more switching valve assemblies for better applicability. When the main body is coupled with the combined base, the overlapped portion of the main body and combined base can be reduced by configuration of the snapping assembly, thereby optimizing the utilization of the inner space. So, the switching valve assemblies of different dimensions and specifications are suitable for a wider range of applications.

Claims (3)

1. A water control valve apparatus comprising:

a valve shell having a main body and a combined base, said main body having a wall and an interior, said main body having a plurality of holes formed through said wall adjacent a bottom of said main body, said plurality of holes being in spaced circumferential relation to each other, said combined base being an annular member having an upper edge and a wall and an interior, said wall of said combined base having an inner surface and an outer surface, said combined base having a plurality of bulges extending upwardly from said upper edge at said inner surface, each of said plurality of bulges having a snapping member extending outwardly therefrom so as to extend toward said outer surface, the snapping member of said plurality of bulges of said combined base being received respectively in said plurality of holes of said main body, said combined base having a plurality of holes extending through said wall thereof adjacent a bottom thereof; and

a switching valve assembly having a brake deflector assembly and an upper switching valve seat and a lower switching valve seat and a watertight ring received in said main body of said valve shell.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2008
From: CHEN, MEI-LI
To: KUCHING INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
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Continuity (1)
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