Fluid pressure operated valve

Claim 1

A fluid pressure operated valve device for connection to the inlet and outlet sides of a meter actuated pilot valve and for dispensing a predetermined quantity of liquid at rates determined by the meter; comprising a two part axially separable and detachably connected hollow cylindrical body having inlet and outlet end walls and axially aligned inlet and outlet passages therethrough, and a bar extending diametrically across said body and spaced from but adjacent said outlet end wall, a hollow cylindrical liner of smaller outside diameter than the inside diameter of said body arranged substantially concentrically in said body, said liner having a closed end and an open end with its closed end attached to said bar and its open end abutting said inlet end wall, and said liner having ports in the wall thereof adjacent its open end, a biased closed hollow cylindrical valve element arranged for slidable reciprocation in said liner and arranged to control said ports, said valve element having a closed end and an open end with its closed end facing said inlet passage, connecting passageway means in said body, said bar and said liner providing communication between said inlet passage and the interior of said liner, connecting passageway means in said liner and said bar providing communication between the interior of said liner and the exterior of said body, and connecting passageway means in said body providing communication between the exterior of said body and said outlet passage.