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Granted Patent B2
US 10,422,432 · App. 15/760,409 · Granted Sep 24, 2019

Safety valve

Inventors: Kotaro Kuzuya (Aichi, JP); Yuichi Hayashi (Aichi, JP)
Assignee: RINNAI CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 10,422,432
App. No.
15/760,409
Granted
Sep 24, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a safety valve that can be satisfactorily closed. A safety valve includes a first valve port ( 13 ) and a first valve body ( 4 ) that are provided in a gas flow channel. The safety valve further includes an attracting part ( 3 ) that attracts the first valve body ( 4 ) by magnetic force. The safety valve further includes an electric drive mechanism ( 2 ) that moves the attracting part ( 3 ). The safety valve further includes a second valve port ( 14 ) and a second valve body ( 34 ) that are provided upstream of the first valve port ( 13 ). The second valve body ( 34 ) is provided on the attracting part.

Claims (15)

1. A safety valve, comprising:

a first valve port that which is formed in a gas flow channel in a hollow main body;

a first valve body that opens and closes the first valve port;

a first valve body biasing member that biases the first valve body in a direction to close the first valve port;

an attracting part that is provided movable in a direction in which the first valve body opens and closes the first valve port, and attracts the first valve body by electromagnetic force against a biasing force of the first valve body biasing member; and

an electric drive mechanism that drives the attracting part to move,

wherein the safety valve further comprises:

a second valve port that is located along the gas flow channel at a position upstream of the first valve port, and is shaped to surround the first valve port; and

a second valve body that is provided on the attracting part, and opens and closes the second valve port by a movement of the attracting part.

2. The safety valve according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a second valve body biasing member that biases the second valve body in a direction to close the second valve port,

wherein the second valve body biasing member biases the second valve body to close the second valve port when electric supply to the electric drive mechanism is stopped.

3. The safety valve according to claim 1 , wherein the first valve body comprises a flow rate control part that controls the flow rate of gas passing through the first valve port in accordance with an increase or decrease of a degree of insertion of the flow rate control part into the first valve port.

4. The safety valve according to claim 1 , wherein a connector that connects a harness to the electric drive mechanism and a connector that connects a harness to the attracting part are integrally formed.

5. The safety valve according to claim 1 , wherein when the second valve port is closed by the second valve body, and also electric supply to the attracting part is stopped, the first valve body closes the first valve port in a state same as a state when the first valve body is attracted by the attracting part.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2018
From: KUZUYA, KOTARO; HAYASHI, YUICHI
To: RINNAI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 045243/0453 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-203975 · Oct 15, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180252319A1 · Sep 6, 2018
Cited By (2)
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