US4431132A
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Control valve systems for gas water heaters
Assignee: Myson Heating Ltd
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Filing: 1981-06-11
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Granted: 1984-02-14
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Expires: 2001-06-11
Abstract
Abstract A control valve system for a gas-fired, instantaneous water heater is disclosed. The valve has a "snap" action constructed to inhibit the supply to the burner of insufficient amounts of gas to ensure reliable ignition. In one example, a flexible diaphragm has opposite sides connected via respective passages to receive pressures upstream and downstream of a restriction in a water flow path. The diaphragm opens a gas valve in response to a predetermined flow of water along the path. In order to provide the "snap" action, a further passage is provided that links the two passages coupled to the diaphragm and contains a ball that can block the further passage only when the water flow is sufficient to open the gas valve sufficiently for an ignitable quantity of gas to flow to the burner.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael J. Edmundson
- 👤 Christopher Halstead
- 👤 Leslie Hammond
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 21:32
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23N; F23N1/00; F23N1/007; F23N5/00; F23N5/02; F23N5/027; F23N5/18; F23N5/188
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
168 words
A control valve system for a gas-fired, instantaneous water heater, including a pressure sensor responsive to the rate at which water is conveyed by a ducting means to a heat exchanger incorporating a gas burner, a control valve, operated by said pressure sensor, for controlling the supply of gas to the burner, a connecting system coupling said pressure sensor to the ducting means and a control arrangement to inhibit said pressure sensor from sensing the water flow until the flow exceeds a rate sufficient to cause the pressure sensor to open said control valve to an extent sufficient to permit a reliable flow of ignitable amounts of gas to said burner, and wherein said connecting system includes first and second passages connecting said pressure sensor to points upstream and downstream respectively of a flow restriction formed in said ducting means, and wherein said control arrangement includes a further passage, linking said first and second passages, and containing a moveable element that is capable of closing said further passage.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
168 words
A control valve system for a gas-fired, instantaneous water heater, including a pressure sensor responsive to the rate at which water is conveyed by a ducting means to a heat exchanger incorporating a gas burner, a control valve, operated by said pressure sensor, for controlling the supply of gas to the burner, a connecting system coupling said pressure sensor to the ducting means and a control arrangement to inhibit said pressure sensor from sensing the water flow until the flow exceeds a rate sufficient to cause the pressure sensor to open said control valve to an extent sufficient to permit a reliable flow of ignitable amounts of gas to said burner, and wherein said connecting system includes first and second passages connecting said pressure sensor to points upstream and downstream respectively of a flow restriction formed in said ducting means, and wherein said control arrangement includes a further passage, linking said first and second passages, and containing a moveable element that is capable of closing said further passage.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A system according to claim 1 wherein said moveable element comprises a ball member and said further passage is formed with a seating to accommodate said ball member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A system according to claim 2 wherein said further passage is formed with a stop member that prevents the ball member, when not seated in said seating, from blocking any of the passages.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1991-02-13 | 1991-08-15 | 1992-02-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1995-02-13 | 1995-08-15 | 1996-02-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |