Primary/secondary loop purge valve

• US 20070186986A1
• Filed: 12/29/2006
• Published: 08/16/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Webstone Company Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Webstone Company Incorporated
• Inventors: Reck, Michael
• Application Number:
  US11/648,376
• Publication Number:
  US 20070186986A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 137/597
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 24/02 the enclosure being itself a valve, tap, or cock
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 5/0605 with particular plug arrangements, e.g. particular shape or built-in means
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/87249 Multiple inlet with multiple outlet

Abstract

This invention comprises a purge valve comprising a valve body having a first primary loop port and a second primary loop port, the valve body defining a first secondary loop port and second secondary loop port, the valve body defining a flow channel and a valve portion, the valve portion in communication with the first, second, third, and forth port and a flow diversion device disposed within the valve portion, the flow diversion device configurable between a first and second position such that when the flow diversion device is in the first position the first primary loop port is in communication with the second primary loop port, the first secondary loop port and the second secondary loop port and when the flow diversion device is in a second position the first primary loop port is in communication with the first secondary loop port only and the second primary loop port is in communication with the second secondary loop port only.

Claims

1. A purge valve comprising:

a valve body having a first primary loop port and a second primary loop port, the valve body defining a first secondary loop port and second secondary loop port, the valve body defining a flow channel and a valve portion, the valve portion in communication with the first, second, third, and forth port; and

a flow diversion device disposed within the valve portion, the flow diversion device configurable between a first and second position such that when the flow diversion device is in the first position the first primary loop port is in communication with the second primary loop port, the first secondary loop port and the second secondary loop port and when the flow diversion device is in a second position the first primary loop port is in communication with the first secondary loop port only and the second primary loop port is in communication with the second secondary loop port only.

2. The purge valve of claim 1, wherein the flow diversion device is a ball valve.

3. The purge valve of claim 1 further comprising a handle, the handle actuating the flow diversion device between the first position and the second position.

4. The purge valve of claim 1 wherein the valve body is made of brass.