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Linear pneumatic pressure divider

Assignee: Robertshaw Controls Co
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Filing: 1961-12-15
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Granted: 1964-09-29
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Expires: 1981-12-15
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Harold S Kachline

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 17:04
CPC Classifications
F; F15; F15B; F15B5/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/877

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 167 words
A PNEUMATIC LINEAR PRESSURE DIVIDER COMPRISING A PAIR OF SPACED RELATIVELY SLIDABLE CONCENTRICALLY POSITIONED OUTER AND INNER TUBULAR MEMBERS, EACH HAVING A BORE, SAID INNER MEMBER BEING SEALED AT ONE END AND OPEN AT THE OPPOSITE END TO PROVIDE AN OUTPUT CONTROL PORT AND HAVING AN ORIFICE FORMED INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS, SAID OUTER MEMBER HAVING A BORE LARGER THAN THE OUTER DIAMETER OF SAID INNER MEMBER TO PROVIDE A CLEARANCE GAP WITH AN INTAKE POINT AND AN EXHAUST POINT AND HAVING A PRESSURE GRADIENT THROUGHOUT ITS EXTEND BETWEEN THE BORE OF THE FIRST MEMBER AND THE OUTER DIAMETER OF THE SECOND MEMBER, AND AN INPUT PORT CONNECTING WITH THE BORE OF SAID OUTER MEMBER CONNECTABLE WITH A SOURCE OF AIR OR THE LIKE UNDER PRESSURE, SAID AIR INPUT FLOWING INTO SAID GAP AT THE INTAKE POINT THEREOF BETWEEN THE MEMBERS, THROUGH SAID ORIFICE AND THE BORE OF SAID INNER MEMBER TO A SUITABLE RECEIVER TO BE PNEUMATICALLY CONTROLLED ACCORDING TO THE OUTPUT CONTROL POSITION OF SAID ORIFICE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 167 words
A PNEUMATIC LINEAR PRESSURE DIVIDER COMPRISING A PAIR OF SPACED RELATIVELY SLIDABLE CONCENTRICALLY POSITIONED OUTER AND INNER TUBULAR MEMBERS, EACH HAVING A BORE, SAID INNER MEMBER BEING SEALED AT ONE END AND OPEN AT THE OPPOSITE END TO PROVIDE AN OUTPUT CONTROL PORT AND HAVING AN ORIFICE FORMED INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS, SAID OUTER MEMBER HAVING A BORE LARGER THAN THE OUTER DIAMETER OF SAID INNER MEMBER TO PROVIDE A CLEARANCE GAP WITH AN INTAKE POINT AND AN EXHAUST POINT AND HAVING A PRESSURE GRADIENT THROUGHOUT ITS EXTEND BETWEEN THE BORE OF THE FIRST MEMBER AND THE OUTER DIAMETER OF THE SECOND MEMBER, AND AN INPUT PORT CONNECTING WITH THE BORE OF SAID OUTER MEMBER CONNECTABLE WITH A SOURCE OF AIR OR THE LIKE UNDER PRESSURE, SAID AIR INPUT FLOWING INTO SAID GAP AT THE INTAKE POINT THEREOF BETWEEN THE MEMBERS, THROUGH SAID ORIFICE AND THE BORE OF SAID INNER MEMBER TO A SUITABLE RECEIVER TO BE PNEUMATICALLY CONTROLLED ACCORDING TO THE OUTPUT CONTROL POSITION OF SAID ORIFICE.

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