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Granted Patent B2
US 11,713,823 · App. 17/596,159 · Granted Aug 1, 2023

Valve for a fluid

Inventors: Kai Armesto-Beyer (Putzbrunn, DE); Michael Weber (Putzbrunn, DE)
Assignee: TRUMA GERÄTETECHNIK GmbH & CO. KG
F16K17/042F16K31/003F16K31/084F16K31/086F16K31/1262F16K31/1266
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Patent No.
US 11,713,823
App. No.
17/596,159
Granted
Aug 1, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Example embodiments disclose a valve seat that encloses a fluid passage for passage of a fluid from a fluid chamber, and a holding element that exerts a holding force on a valve body, the holding force acting in a direction towards a valve seat. In the event that the fluid acts on an effective surface of the valve body with a force or a pressure above a limit value, the valve body moves away from the valve seat. In the event that the fluid acts on an effective surface of the holding element with a force or a pressure above a limit value, the holding force acting on the valve body decreases. In doing so, the fluid acts on the holding element more strongly and/or earlier than on the valve body.

Claims (50)

1. A valve for a fluid, comprising

a valve body and a valve seat;

a fluid chamber for receiving the fluid; and

a holding element,

wherein the valve seat encloses a fluid passage for passage of the fluid out of the fluid chamber,

wherein the valve body and the holding element are in operative connection with the fluid received in the fluid chamber,

wherein the holding element exerts a holding force on the valve body, the holding force acting in a direction towards the valve seat,

wherein an effective surface facing the fluid chamber is associated with the valve body,

wherein in the event that the fluid received in the fluid chamber acts on the effective surface of the valve body with a force or a pressure above a limit value predefined for the valve body, the valve body moves away from the valve seat,

wherein an effective surface facing the fluid chamber is associated with the holding element,

wherein in the event that the fluid received in the fluid chamber acts on the effective surface of the holding element with a force or a pressure above a limit value predefined for the holding element, the holding force acting on the valve body decreases,

wherein the valve body and/or the holding element is/are configured and/or arranged such that the fluid received in the fluid chamber acts on the holding element more strongly and/or earlier than on the valve body,

wherein the valve body and the holding element are configured and arranged such that the valve body and the holding element move in different directions under the action of the fluid,

wherein the holding force decreases in the event that a distance between the holding element and the valve body increases,

wherein a magnetic attraction force acts between the holding element and the valve body, and

wherein the valve body and the holding element are configured and arranged such that reducing the holding force has the effect that a lower pressure is sufficient to cause the valve body to move out of the valve seat.

2. The valve according to claim 1 , wherein the limit value predefined for the valve body is higher than the limit value predefined for the holding element.

3. The valve according to claim 1 , wherein the limit value predefined for the valve body and/or the limit value predefined for the holding element is/are variable, and

wherein the limit value predefined for the valve body is dependent on the holding force acting on the valve body.

4. The valve according to claim 1 , wherein the effective surface of the valve body is smaller than the effective surface of the holding element.

5. The valve according to claim 1 , wherein the effective surface of the valve body and/or the effective surface of the holding element is/are variable, and

wherein an extension of the effective surface of the valve body is dependent on the holding force acting on the valve body.

6. The valve according to claim 5 , wherein in the event that the holding force acting on the valve body decreases, the holding element exposes at least a portion of the effective surface of the valve body for an action of the fluid.

7. The valve according to claim 1 , wherein the valve body and/or the holding element is/are at least partly arranged in, and/or form(s) part of, the fluid chamber.

8. A valve for a fluid, comprising

a valve body and a valve seat;

a fluid chamber for receiving the fluid; and

a holding element,

wherein the valve seat encloses a fluid passage for passage of the fluid out of the fluid chamber,

wherein the valve body and the holding element are in operative connection with the fluid received in the fluid chamber,

wherein the holding element exerts a holding force on the valve body, the holding force acting in a direction towards the valve seat,

wherein an effective surface facing the fluid chamber is associated with the valve body,

wherein in the event that the fluid received in the fluid chamber acts on the effective surface of the valve body with a force or a pressure above a limit value predefined for the valve body, the valve body moves away from the valve seat,

wherein an effective surface facing the fluid chamber is associated with the holding element,

wherein in the event that the fluid received in the fluid chamber acts on the effective surface of the holding element with a force or a pressure above a limit value predefined for the holding element, the holding force acting on the valve body decreases,

wherein the valve body and/or the holding element is/are configured and/or arranged such that the fluid received in the fluid chamber acts on the holding element more strongly and/or earlier than on the valve body, and

wherein the holding force is an attraction force.

9. A valve for a fluid, comprising

a valve body and a valve seat;

a fluid chamber for receiving the fluid; and

a holding element,

wherein the valve seat encloses a fluid passage for passage of the fluid out of the fluid chamber,

wherein the valve body and the holding element are in operative connection with the fluid received in the fluid chamber,

wherein the holding element exerts a holding force on the valve body, the holding force acting in a direction towards the valve seat,

wherein an effective surface facing the fluid chamber is associated with the valve body,

wherein in the event that the fluid received in the fluid chamber acts on the effective surface of the valve body with a force or a pressure above a limit value predefined for the valve body, the valve body moves away from the valve seat,

wherein an effective surface facing the fluid chamber is associated with the holding element,

wherein in the event that the fluid received in the fluid chamber acts on the effective surface of the holding element with a force or a pressure above a limit value predefined for the holding element, the holding force acting on the valve body decreases,

wherein the valve body and/or the holding element is/are configured and/or arranged such that the fluid received in the fluid chamber acts on the holding element more strongly and/or earlier than on the valve body, and

wherein a magnetic attraction force acts between the holding element and the valve body.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 3, 2021
From: ARMESTO-BEYER, KAI; WEBER, MICHAEL
To: TRUMA GERATETECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 058284/0294 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2019 004 098.8 · Jun 12, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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