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US4883093A
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Fluid flow control device
Assignee: Hydro Tec Ltd
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Filing: 1987-12-28
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Granted: 1989-11-28
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Expires: 2007-12-28
Abstract
Abstract A connector for high pressure fluid conduits, such as fire hoses, has a chamber (10) with an inlet (4) and outlet (6) and between them a resilient ring (18), having an outer diameter close to the width of the chamber, on a dished support (14). The ring has a generally rectangular section except for a chamfer (24) on the inner upstream edge. The support has a central flow passage (16) aligned with the central passage (20) in the ring and carries two intersecting trapezoidal fins (22) projecting through the ring. When connected to a complementary coupling, the inlet and outlet bores of the connector correspond to the diameter of the chamfered portion of the ring. The device controls transient pressure peaks by deformation of the resilient ring without excessive reduction in flow.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter Miles
- 👤 Leslie A. D. Smith
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 16:11
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16L; F16L55/00; F16L55/02; F16L55/027; G; G05; G05D; G05D7/00; G05D7/01; G05D7/0106; G05D7/012; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/7722; Y10T137/7837; Y10T137/7869
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
A device for controlling fluid flow comprising a chamber having an inlet and an outlet for the fluid and flow control means between the said inlet and outlet; the flow control means comprising a resilient member and a dished support therefor having aligned fluid flow passages therethrough; the said resilient member just fitting within the chamber with a small clearance from the chamber walls, and having a downstream face and an upstream face, the upstream face including a flat outer surface and a chamfered inner surface that is inclined downwardly towards the fluid flow passage in the resilient member; and the support including means projecting through the fluid flow passage in the resilient member with clearance therefrom in the relaxes state of the resilient member, for limiting the inward deformation of the said member without closing said fluid flow passage therethrough.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
141 words
A device for controlling fluid flow comprising a chamber having an inlet and an outlet for the fluid and flow control means between the said inlet and outlet; the flow control means comprising a resilient member and a dished support therefor having aligned fluid flow passages therethrough; the said resilient member just fitting within the chamber with a small clearance from the chamber walls, and having a downstream face and an upstream face, the upstream face including a flat outer surface and a chamfered inner surface that is inclined downwardly towards the fluid flow passage in the resilient member; and the support including means projecting through the fluid flow passage in the resilient member with clearance therefrom in the relaxes state of the resilient member, for limiting the inward deformation of the said member without closing said fluid flow passage therethrough.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
168 words
A device for controlling fluid flow comprising a chamber having an inlet and an outlet for the fluid and flow control means between the said inlet and outlet; the flow control means comprising a resilient member and a dished support therefor having aligned fluid flow passages therethrough; the said resilient member just fitting within the chamber with a small clearance from the chamber walls, and having a downstream face and an upstream face, the upstream face including a flat outer surface and a chamfered inner surface that is inclined downwardly towards the fluid flow passage in the resilient member; and the support including means projecting through the fluid flow passage in the resilient member with clearance therefrom in the relaxed state of the resilient member, for limiting the inward deformation of the said member without closing said fluid flow passage therethrough, said means projecting through said fluid flow passage in the resilient member for limiting the inward deformation of said member comprise fins carried by the support member.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
168 words
A device for controlling fluid flow comprising a chamber having an inlet and an outlet for the fluid and flow control means between the said inlet and outlet; the flow control means comprising a resilient member and a dished support therefor having aligned fluid flow passages therethrough; the said resilient member just fitting within the chamber with a small clearance from the chamber walls, and having a downstream face and an upstream face, the upstream face including a flat outer surface and a chamfered inner surface that is inclined downwardly towards the fluid flow passage in the resilient member; and the support including means projecting through the fluid flow passage in the resilient member with clearance therefrom in the relaxed state of the resilient member, for limiting the inward deformation of the said member without closing said fluid flow passage therethrough, said means projecting through said fluid flow passage in the resilient member for limiting the inward deformation of said member comprise fins carried by the support member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A flow control device as claimed in claim 2 wherein the said fins are two intersecting trapezoidal fins.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
A flow control device as claimed in claim 3 wherein the ratio of the width of the fluid flow passage in the resilient member to the distance d across the fins measured where they start to project upstream is from 1:0.75 to 1:0.85.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
54 words
A flow control device as claimed in claim 2 wherein the chamber is of circular cross-section and the resilient member is annular in form, and the downstream face of the resilient member is substantially flat and in the relaxed state is supported by the support only at the outer rim of the said face.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
A flow control device as claimed in claim 5 wherein the chamber wall has a step of reduced diameter at the outlet end thereof, and the dished support is seated on the step within the chamber.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
A flow control device as claimed in claim 5 wherein the resilient member has a cylindrical outer surface which in the relaxed state has a clearance of not more than about 0.5 mm from the chamber wall.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
47 words
A flow control device as claimed in claim 5 wherein the fluid flow passage in the resilient member is substantially cylindrical in the relaxed state, and the ratio between the diameter of the passage and the outer diameter of the resilient member is from 1:1.2 to 1:1.3.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
A flow control device as claimed in claim 5 wherein the chamfered surface is formed at an angle of 30° and 60°.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
A flow control device as claimed in claim 5 wherein the resilient member comprises an elastomeric material with a Shore hardness of from 50 to 60.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
173 words
A device for controlling water flow at between about 450 and 750 liters per minute comprising a chamber of circular cross-section having an inlet and an outlet for the fluid and flow control means between the said inlet and outlet; the flow control means comprising an annular resilient member and a dished support therefor having aligned fluid flow passages therethrough; the said resilient member having a cylindrical outer face with a clearance of not more than about 0.5 mm from the chamber walls, having a substantially flat downstream face supported by the dished support only at its outer rim, and having an upstream face including a flat outer surface and a chamfered inner surface that is inclined downwardly towards the fluid flow passage in the resilient member; and the support including means projecting through the fluid flow passage in the resilient member with clearance therefrom in the relaxed state of the resilient member, for limiting the inward deformation of the said member at high water flow rates without closing the flow passage therethrough.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
173 words
A device for controlling water flow at between about 450 and 750 liters per minute comprising a chamber of circular cross-section having an inlet and an outlet for the fluid and flow control means between the said inlet and outlet; the flow control means comprising an annular resilient member and a dished support therefor having aligned fluid flow passages therethrough; the said resilient member having a cylindrical outer face with a clearance of not more than about 0.5 mm from the chamber walls, having a substantially flat downstream face supported by the dished support only at its outer rim, and having an upstream face including a flat outer surface and a chamfered inner surface that is inclined downwardly towards the fluid flow passage in the resilient member; and the support including means projecting through the fluid flow passage in the resilient member with clearance therefrom in the relaxed state of the resilient member, for limiting the inward deformation of the said member at high water flow rates without closing the flow passage therethrough.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
203 words
A device for controlling water flow at between about 450 and 750 liters per minute comprising a chamber of circular cross-section having an inlet and an outlet for the fluid and flow control means between the said inlet and outlet; the flow control means comprising an annular resilient member and a dished support therefor having aligned fluid flow passages therethrough; the said resilient member having a cylindrical outer face with a clearance of not more than about 0.5 mm from the chamber walls, having a substantially flat downstream face supported by the dished support only at its outer rim, and having an upstream face including a flat outer surface and a chamfered inner surface that is inclined downwardly towards the fluid flow passage in the resilient member; and the support including means projecting through the fluid flow passage in the resilient member with clearance therefrom in the relaxed state of the resilient member, for limiting the inward deformation of the said member at high water flow rates without closing the flow passage therethrough said means projecting through the fluid flow passage in the resilient member for limiting the inward deformation of the said member comprises intersecting trapezoidal fins carried by the support member.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
203 words
A device for controlling water flow at between about 450 and 750 liters per minute comprising a chamber of circular cross-section having an inlet and an outlet for the fluid and flow control means between the said inlet and outlet; the flow control means comprising an annular resilient member and a dished support therefor having aligned fluid flow passages therethrough; the said resilient member having a cylindrical outer face with a clearance of not more than about 0.5 mm from the chamber walls, having a substantially flat downstream face supported by the dished support only at its outer rim, and having an upstream face including a flat outer surface and a chamfered inner surface that is inclined downwardly towards the fluid flow passage in the resilient member; and the support including means projecting through the fluid flow passage in the resilient member with clearance therefrom in the relaxed state of the resilient member, for limiting the inward deformation of the said member at high water flow rates without closing the flow passage therethrough said means projecting through the fluid flow passage in the resilient member for limiting the inward deformation of the said member comprises intersecting trapezoidal fins carried by the support member.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
90 words
A connector for a fire hose incorporating a fluid flow control device as claimed in claim 12 within a casing having a female end and a male end each provided with a bore communicating with said inlet and outlet of the chamber, the female end being adapted to receive a male coupling similar to the male end of the device so that, when so coupled, the inlet and outlet bores of the device are effectively of equal diameters corresponding to the outer diameter of the chamber on the resilient member.
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