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US3165113A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Combined flow divider and pressure regulator

Assignee: Bendix Corp
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Filing: 1962-11-19
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Granted: 1965-01-12
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Expires: 1982-11-19
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Harold B Schultz

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 04:12
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D5/00; B62D5/06; B62D5/07; B60; B60T; B60T13/00; B60T13/10; B60T13/12; B60T13/14; B60T13/148; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/2496; Y10T137/2514; Y10T137/2521; Y10T137/2524

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 245 words
A VALVE MEANS COMPRISING: A HOUSING HAVING AN INLET PORT, AN ACCUMULATOR PORT, AN ACCUMULATOR CHAMBER, A CROSS REFERENCE CHAMBER, A CONTROL CHAMBER, A PASSAGE COMMUNICATING SAID ACCUMULATOR CHAMBER AND SAID CROSS REFERENCE CHAMBER, A FIRST CONTROL PORT OPEN TO SAID ACCUMULATOR CHAMBER AND A SECOND CONTROL PORT OPEN TO SAID CONTROL CHAMBER; A FLOATING PISTON IN SAID HOUSING ARRANGED TO SEPARATE SAID CROSS REFERENCE CHAMBER AND SAID CONTROL CHAMBER AND CONTROL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SAID INLET PORT AND SAID CONTROL CHAMBER, SAID PISTON HAVING A FIRST INTERNAL CHAMBER OPEN TO SAID INLET PORT WITH A RESTRICTED PASSAGE BETWEEN SAID FIRST INTERNAL CHAMBER AND SAID CROSS REFERENCE CHAMBER, SAID PISTON ALSO HAVING A SECOND INTERNAL CHAMBER WITH AN OPENING TO SAID CROSS REFERENCE CHAMBER AND SAID CONTROL CHAMBER; A VALVE OPERATIVELY ARRANGED IN SAID OPENING OF SAID SECOND INTERNAL CHAMBER TO CONTROL FLUID FLOW BETWEEN SAID CROSS REFERENCE CHAMBER AND SAID CONTROL CHAMBER VIA SAID SECOND INTERNAL CHAMBER; A MEANS RESPONSIVE TO ACCUMULATOR CHAMBER PRESSURE TO CONTROLL SAID VALVE, WHICH, MEANS IS PROVIDED WITH A BOSS ARRANGED TO MOVE SAID PISTON WHEN SAID VALVE IS OPENED TO INCREASE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SAID INLET PORT AND SAID CONTROL CHAMBER AND, BY OPENING SAID VALVE, TO UNLOAD PRESSURE IN SAID CROSS REFERENCE CHAMBER TO SAID CONTROL CHAMBER; AND MEANS A YIELDABLY POSITION SAID PISTON TO CLOSE OFF COMMUNICATION OF SAID INLET PORT AND SAID CONTROL CHAMBER IN THE ABSENCE OF A PRESSURIZED FLUID BEING SUPPLIED TO SAID INLET PORT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 245 words
A VALVE MEANS COMPRISING: A HOUSING HAVING AN INLET PORT, AN ACCUMULATOR PORT, AN ACCUMULATOR CHAMBER, A CROSS REFERENCE CHAMBER, A CONTROL CHAMBER, A PASSAGE COMMUNICATING SAID ACCUMULATOR CHAMBER AND SAID CROSS REFERENCE CHAMBER, A FIRST CONTROL PORT OPEN TO SAID ACCUMULATOR CHAMBER AND A SECOND CONTROL PORT OPEN TO SAID CONTROL CHAMBER; A FLOATING PISTON IN SAID HOUSING ARRANGED TO SEPARATE SAID CROSS REFERENCE CHAMBER AND SAID CONTROL CHAMBER AND CONTROL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SAID INLET PORT AND SAID CONTROL CHAMBER, SAID PISTON HAVING A FIRST INTERNAL CHAMBER OPEN TO SAID INLET PORT WITH A RESTRICTED PASSAGE BETWEEN SAID FIRST INTERNAL CHAMBER AND SAID CROSS REFERENCE CHAMBER, SAID PISTON ALSO HAVING A SECOND INTERNAL CHAMBER WITH AN OPENING TO SAID CROSS REFERENCE CHAMBER AND SAID CONTROL CHAMBER; A VALVE OPERATIVELY ARRANGED IN SAID OPENING OF SAID SECOND INTERNAL CHAMBER TO CONTROL FLUID FLOW BETWEEN SAID CROSS REFERENCE CHAMBER AND SAID CONTROL CHAMBER VIA SAID SECOND INTERNAL CHAMBER; A MEANS RESPONSIVE TO ACCUMULATOR CHAMBER PRESSURE TO CONTROLL SAID VALVE, WHICH, MEANS IS PROVIDED WITH A BOSS ARRANGED TO MOVE SAID PISTON WHEN SAID VALVE IS OPENED TO INCREASE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SAID INLET PORT AND SAID CONTROL CHAMBER AND, BY OPENING SAID VALVE, TO UNLOAD PRESSURE IN SAID CROSS REFERENCE CHAMBER TO SAID CONTROL CHAMBER; AND MEANS A YIELDABLY POSITION SAID PISTON TO CLOSE OFF COMMUNICATION OF SAID INLET PORT AND SAID CONTROL CHAMBER IN THE ABSENCE OF A PRESSURIZED FLUID BEING SUPPLIED TO SAID INLET PORT.

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