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Compressor discharge valve
Assignee: White Consolidated Industries Inc
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Filing: 1981-07-27
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Granted: 1982-10-05
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Expires: 2001-07-27
Abstract
Abstract A discharge valve assembly for a compressor includes a valve plate having a pair of projecting guideposts. A discharge port is located in said valve plate closer to one of the posts than the other post and a stop member is mounted on the guidepost to define a stop surface spaced from the surface of the valve plate. Between the stop member and the valve plate are a flat valve reed and a bowed valve spring, and the stop surface adjacent the guidepost nearest the valve seat is spaced farther from the valve plate than the stop surface adjacent the other guidepost.
Inventors
- 👤 Jack F. Fritchman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 16:58
CPC Classifications
F; F04; F04B; F04B39/00; F04B39/10; F04B39/1073; F16; F16K; F16K15/00; F16K15/14; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/7722; Y10T137/7837; Y10T137/7879; Y10T137/7887
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
199 words
A discharge valve for a refrigeration compressor comprising a valve plate defining a substantially flat, planar surface, a single discharge port in said valve plate, said port defining a valve seat coplanar with said valve plate surface, a flat, elongated valve reed having first and second ends, said valve reed being normally in contact with said valve plate surface and in sealing engagement with said valve seat, said valve reed being positioned so that said valve seat is closer to said second end that to said first end, a valve spring substantially coextensive with and overlying said valve reed, said valve spring being of sheet material with the middle portion being bowed upwardly away from said valve reed and with the ends in abutting engagement with said valve reed, and a stop member fixedly mounted with respect to said valve plate and having a stop surface overlying said valve spring and in abutting engagement with said bowed portion of said valve spring, the portion of said stop surface adjacent said second end of said valve reed being spaced further from said valve plate surface than the portion of said stop surface adjacent said first end of said valve reed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
199 words
A discharge valve for a refrigeration compressor comprising a valve plate defining a substantially flat, planar surface, a single discharge port in said valve plate, said port defining a valve seat coplanar with said valve plate surface, a flat, elongated valve reed having first and second ends, said valve reed being normally in contact with said valve plate surface and in sealing engagement with said valve seat, said valve reed being positioned so that said valve seat is closer to said second end that to said first end, a valve spring substantially coextensive with and overlying said valve reed, said valve spring being of sheet material with the middle portion being bowed upwardly away from said valve reed and with the ends in abutting engagement with said valve reed, and a stop member fixedly mounted with respect to said valve plate and having a stop surface overlying said valve spring and in abutting engagement with said bowed portion of said valve spring, the portion of said stop surface adjacent said second end of said valve reed being spaced further from said valve plate surface than the portion of said stop surface adjacent said first end of said valve reed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A discharge valve as set forth in claim 1, wherein said valve spring has at each end a bent tip bowed upwardly away from said valve reed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
70 words
A discharge valve as set forth in claim 2, wherein when said valve reed is in the closed position in sealing engagement with said valve seat, said bent tip of said valve spring adjacent said first end of said valve reed is in contact with said stop surface and said bent tip of said valve spring at said second end of said valve reed is spaced from said stop surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A discharge valve as set forth in claim 3, wherein said bent tip of said valve spring at said second end of said valve reed engages said stop surface when said valve reed is fully open away from said valve seat.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
207 words
A discharge valve for a refrigeration compressor comprising a valve plate defining a substantially flat, planar surface, first and second guideposts secured to said valve plate and projecting upwardly normal to said planar surface, a single discharge port in said valve plate between said posts and collinear therewith, said port being closer to said second post than to said first post, said port defining a valve seat coplanar with said valve plate surface, a flat valve reed in guiding engagement with said guideposts and normally in contact with said valve plate surface and in sealing engagement with said valve seat, a valve spring in guiding engagement with said guideposts above said valve reed, said valve spring being of sheet material with the portion between said guideposts being bowed upwardly and with the ends adjacent said guideposts being in abutting engagement with said valve reed, and a stop member fixedly mounted with respect to said valve plate and having a stop surface extending between said guideposts above said valve spring and in abutting engagement with said bowed portion of said valve spring, the portion of said stop surface adjacent said second guide post being spaced further from said valve plate surface than the portion adjacent said first guideposts.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
207 words
A discharge valve for a refrigeration compressor comprising a valve plate defining a substantially flat, planar surface, first and second guideposts secured to said valve plate and projecting upwardly normal to said planar surface, a single discharge port in said valve plate between said posts and collinear therewith, said port being closer to said second post than to said first post, said port defining a valve seat coplanar with said valve plate surface, a flat valve reed in guiding engagement with said guideposts and normally in contact with said valve plate surface and in sealing engagement with said valve seat, a valve spring in guiding engagement with said guideposts above said valve reed, said valve spring being of sheet material with the portion between said guideposts being bowed upwardly and with the ends adjacent said guideposts being in abutting engagement with said valve reed, and a stop member fixedly mounted with respect to said valve plate and having a stop surface extending between said guideposts above said valve spring and in abutting engagement with said bowed portion of said valve spring, the portion of said stop surface adjacent said second guide post being spaced further from said valve plate surface than the portion adjacent said first guideposts.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A discharge valve as set forth in claim 5, wherein said valve spring has bent tip portions at each end outward of the adjacent guidepost and bent upwardly from said valve reed.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
47 words
A discharge valve as set forth in claim 6, wherein when said valve reed is in the closed position, said bent tip adjacent said first guidepost is in contact with said stop surface, and said bent tip adjacent said first guidepost is spaced from said stop surface.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
A discharge valve as set forth in claim 7, wherein said bent tip of said valve spring adjacent said second guidepost engages said stop surface when said valve reed is fully open away from said valve seat.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
A discharge valve as set forth in claim 8, wherein the spacing of said stop surface at said second guidepost is at least twice the spacing of said stop surface at said first guidepost.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1985-10-04 | 1986-04-05 | 1986-10-05 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1989-10-04 | 1990-04-05 | 1990-10-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1993-10-04 | 1994-04-05 | 1994-10-05 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |