US4353523A
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Flow regulator
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1979-09-11
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Granted: 1982-10-12
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Expires: 1999-09-11
Abstract
Abstract A device for the regulation of the flow area of a valve having an inner magnet (32) moveably mounted on a valve plug (22) to move the valve plug (22) in an axial direction, and an outer magnet (28) moveably mounted to the valve housing to move the inner magnet (32) and consequently the valve plug (22) as the outer magnet (36) is moved.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoram Palti
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 08:31
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16K; F16K31/00; F16K31/02; F16K31/06; F16K31/08; F16K31/086; F16K31/088; A; A61; A61M; A61M5/00; A61M5/14; A61M5/168; A61M5/16877; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/7287; Y10T137/7358; Y10T137/7423; Y10T137/7426; Y10T137/7436; Y10T137/8158; Y10T137/8225; Y10T137/8275
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
A device for regulating the flow area of a valve for fluids comprising: a valve housing having a fluid inlet and outlet and a valve opening; a valve plug for opening and closing said valve opening; an outer magnet rotatably mounted on the outside of said valve housing, said outer magnet comprising a plurality of alternately poled, circumferentially distributed magnet segments; an inner magnet comprising one or more magnet segments fixedly mounted on said valve plug within said valve housing, said inner magnet segments being mounted for rotatable and axial movement to move the valve plug in an axial direction when said outer magnet is moved, all of said inner magnet segments having the same pole confronting said outer magnet and being distributed for simultaneous alignment with the oppositely poled outer magnet segments to prevent the loss of magnetic flux to neighboring inner and outer magnet segments whereby the magnetic attraction between said inner and outer magnets is enhanced.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
159 words
A device for regulating the flow area of a valve for fluids comprising: a valve housing having a fluid inlet and outlet and a valve opening; a valve plug for opening and closing said valve opening; an outer magnet rotatably mounted on the outside of said valve housing, said outer magnet comprising a plurality of alternately poled, circumferentially distributed magnet segments; an inner magnet comprising one or more magnet segments fixedly mounted on said valve plug within said valve housing, said inner magnet segments being mounted for rotatable and axial movement to move the valve plug in an axial direction when said outer magnet is moved, all of said inner magnet segments having the same pole confronting said outer magnet and being distributed for simultaneous alignment with the oppositely poled outer magnet segments to prevent the loss of magnetic flux to neighboring inner and outer magnet segments whereby the magnetic attraction between said inner and outer magnets is enhanced.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
The device according to claim 1, wherein said outer magnet comprises an even number, four or greater, of outer magnet segments; and wherein said inner magnet comprises a plurality of inner magnet segments equal to half the number of outer magnet segments.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A device according to claim 2, wherein inner and outer magnet segments are arranged at equal angular distances.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A device according to claim 3, wherein said inner magnet segments are permanent magnets, and are mounted at the end of said valve plug opposite said valve opening.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device according to claim 4, wherein said inner magnet segments are spaced apart to define channels therebetween for the flow of fluid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A device according to claim 5, wherein said segments of the inner magnet are tapered in the direction of the valve opening.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
57 words
A device according to claim 6, wherein the valve housing, within the area of the inner magnet, is provided with an internal thread and the inner magnet includes an external thread in engagement therewith, such that by turning the outer magnet, the inner magnet will also turn and the valve plug and inner magnet will move axially.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A device according to claim 7, wherein one of said threads is formed continuously and the other is formed of short segments.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
A device according to claim 8, further comprising an indicator mounted at the inner magnet, and said valve housing provided with a scale for adjusting the axial and circumferential position of the inner magnet.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
The device according to claim 1, wherein said valve opening is said fluid outlet.
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