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US4596376A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Mixer valve with hard material plaques, provided with prethrottling means

Assignee: Masco Corp
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Filing: 1985-04-18
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Granted: 1986-06-24
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Expires: 2005-04-18
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Abstract

Abstract A mixer valve in which a fixed hard material plaque has passage openings which communicate with two feeding pipes, a plastic material control slide is connected to a valve operator, and a movable hard material plaque, rigidly connected to the control slide, cooperates through a portion of its peripheral edge with the passage openings of the fixed plaque, in order to control the delivered liquid flow rate and the mixing ratio of the liquids fed to the valve; the plastic material slide has a series of blades disposed in a comb-like fashion, which extend up to the vicinity of that edge portion of the movable plaque, and at least a part of which corresponds, on the side which is axially opposite the fixed plaque, to a window communicating with the space situated behind the control slide. Preferably, the control slide is guided for a diametrical displacement in a rotary guide ring, and this guide ring in its turn is provided with a series of blades disposed in register with the blades of the control slide. Thanks to these features the noise produced by the mixer valve is highly reduced.

Inventors

  • 👤 Alfons Knapp

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 02:15
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16K; F16K11/00; F16K11/02; F16K11/06; F16K11/078; F16K11/0782; F16K47/00; F16K47/02; F16K47/026; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/86493; Y10T137/86549; Y10T137/86815

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 162 words
A mixer valve comprising two liquid feeding pipes, a fixed hard material plaque, passage openings in said fixed plaque communicating with said feeding pipes, control means, a plastic material slide connected to said control means, at least one movable hard material plaque rigidly connected to said slide and cooperating through a portion of its peripheral edge with the passage openings of said fixed plaque in order to control the delivered liquid flow rate and the mixing ratio of the two liquids fed to the valve, a window in said slide communicating with a space behind said slide, and a series of blades disposed in a comb-like fashion on said plastic material slide, said blades extending up to the vicinity of that edge portion of said movable plaque which cooperates with the openings of the fixed plaque, and a least a part of said blades registering, on the side of the blades axially opposite said fixed plaque, with said window of the slide.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 162 words
A mixer valve comprising two liquid feeding pipes, a fixed hard material plaque, passage openings in said fixed plaque communicating with said feeding pipes, control means, a plastic material slide connected to said control means, at least one movable hard material plaque rigidly connected to said slide and cooperating through a portion of its peripheral edge with the passage openings of said fixed plaque in order to control the delivered liquid flow rate and the mixing ratio of the two liquids fed to the valve, a window in said slide communicating with a space behind said slide, and a series of blades disposed in a comb-like fashion on said plastic material slide, said blades extending up to the vicinity of that edge portion of said movable plaque which cooperates with the openings of the fixed plaque, and a least a part of said blades registering, on the side of the blades axially opposite said fixed plaque, with said window of the slide.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 28 words
A mixer valve as set forth in claim 1, wherein said blades terminate with a rounded shape at the portion radially opposite said edge of the movable plaque.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 51 words
A mixer valve as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a rotary guide ring, said slide being guided for a diametrical displacement in said rotary guide ring, and said guide ring having a series of blades disposed in a fluid flow path from said space to an annular outlet chamber.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1989-06-23 1989-12-23 1990-06-24 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1993-06-23 1993-12-23 1994-06-24 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1997-06-23 1997-12-23 1998-06-24 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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