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Reed valve and method of making same

  • US 20030019527A1
  • Filed: 07/24/2001
  • Published: 01/30/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A reed valve comprising, in combination, a reed cage defining a plurality of ports disposed in substantially coplanar relation, said reed cage defining a fluid flow passage so that fluid entering an inlet end of said cage passes downstream to said ports, and a reed mounted at one end to said reed cage and having a plurality of petals each of which is operative to overlie and close a corresponding one of said ports, said petals being interconnected at a common hinge end thereof so as to establish axially aligned hinge axes, said petals having selectively different transverse widths at their hinge axes to create predetermined petal flex characteristics whereby selected ones of said petals lift from their port closing positions when subjected to a first predetermined fluid pressure and others of said petals lift from their port closing positions when subjected to a second predetermined fluid pressure greater than said first fluid pressure.

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