CONTROL VALVE

• US 20180030881A1
• Filed: 10/10/2017
• Published: 02/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Coldfire, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Coldfire, Inc.
• Inventors: CARTER, DAN
• Granted Patent: US 10,533,485 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 11/04 Arrangements of liquid pipes or hoses
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 11/20 concerning atmospheric freezing conditions, e.g. automatically draining or heating during frosty weather
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 2037/02 starting
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 2060/18 Heater
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 3/20 Cooling circuits not specific to a single part of engine or machine F01P3/22 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F02B 3/06 with compression ignition compression ignition engines using air or gas for blowing fuel into compressed air in cylinder F02B13/02
• CPC Class Codes: F02N 19/02 Aiding engine start by thermal means, e.g. using lighted wicks
• CPC Class Codes: F02N 19/10 by heating of engine coolants
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 11/0873 the plug being only rotatable around one spindle
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 11/0876 one connecting conduit having the same axis as the spindle
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/87249 Multiple inlet with multiple outlet

Abstract

A valve is disclosed that has an inlet and an outlet in fluid connection in a first position. When the valve is in a second position fluid enters the first inlet and exits the second outlet and enters in a second inlet and out the first outlet. The valve can be used for example to add a fluid circuit to a preexisting circuit.

Claims

1. A ball valve, said ball valve comprising:

a housing, said housing having a spherical flow control comprising a mechanism for adjusting said spherical flow control, wherein said spherical flow control comprises a circumference, wherein said housing comprises a first inlet passageway and a first outlet passageway configured for fluid connection, wherein said spherical flow control is positioned between said first inlet passageway and said first outlet passageway so as to control the flow of fluid between said first inlet passageway and said first outlet passageway, wherein said spherical flow control comprises a hollow passageway, wherein said first inlet passage way and said first output passageway are configured for fluid connection via said hollow passageway when said spherical flow control is in a first position;

wherein said housing comprising a second output passageway and a second inlet passageway, wherein said first inlet passageway and said second output passageway are configured for fluid connection wherein said spherical flow control is positioned between said first inlet passageway and said second output passageway so as to control fluid flow between said first inlet passageway and said second output passageway, wherein said first inlet passageway and said second output passageway are configured for fluid connection when said spherical flow control is in a second position but not when said spherical flow control is in said first position;

wherein said housing comprises a second inflow passageway, wherein said second inflow passageway and second outflow passage way are configured to be in fluid connection, wherein said spherical flow control is positioned between said second inflow passageway and said second outflow passageway, wherein said spherical flow control is configured such that said second inflow passageway and said second outflow passageway are configured for fluid connection when said spherical control valve is in said second position; and

an actuator configured for moving said spherical flow control from said first position to said second position.

2. The ball valve of claim 1, wherein said ball valve comprises a gasket positioned on said circumference of said spherical flow control.

3. The ball valve of claim 1, wherein said fluid connection between said second inlet passageway and said second outflow passageway comprises a channel in the circumference of said spherical flow control.

4. The ball valve of claim 1, wherein said fluid connection between said second inlet passageway and said second outflow passageway comprises a hollow passageway proximate to said circumference of said spherical flow control.

5. The ball valve of claim 1, wherein said hollow passageway comprises a hollow passageway through a center of said spherical flow control.

6. The ball valve of claim 1, wherein said fluid connection between said first inlet passageway and said second outlet passageway comprises a hollow passageway generally at a ninety degree angle to said first hollow passageway and in fluid connection with said first hollow passageway.

7. The ball valve of claim 1, wherein said fluid connection between said first inlet passageway and said second outlet passageway comprises a generally T-shaped passageway comprising three openings in said circumference of said spherical flow control, wherein said openings comprise a first and a second opening generally in line, wherein when said spherical flow control is in said first position said first inlet passageway and said second outlet passageway are in fluid connection via said first and second opening, wherein when said spherical flow control is in said second position said first inlet passageway and said second outlet passageway are configured to be in fluid connection via said first opening and a third opening in said generally T-shaped passageway.

8. The ball valve of claim 1, wherein said hollow passageway comprises a hollow passageway through a diameter of said spherical flow control.

9. The ball valve of claim 1, wherein said actuator is selected from the group consisting of a handle, a solenoid, and an actuated ball valve.

10. The ball valve of claim 1, wherein said first inflow passageway, said first outflow passageway, said second outflow passageway, and said second inflow passageway are configured to connect to a plurality of external hoses and/or pipes configured for the passage of fluid and/or gas.

11. A valve comprising:

a chamber having a first inlet port, a second inlet port, a first outlet port, second outlet port, and valve control mechanism;

said valve having a first position comprising a passage configured for flow of a fluid and/or gas from said first inlet port to first outlet port;

said valve having an second position comprising a passage for flow of a fluid and/or gas from said first inlet port to said second outlet port, said valve in said second position further comprising a passage between said second inlet port to said first outlet port;

wherein said valve is configured to allow the flow of a fluid and/or gas between said first inlet port and said first outlet port through said first inner passage way when said valve is in a first position, wherein second inner passage is prevented from the flow of fluid and/or gas when said valve is in said first position;

wherein said valve is configured to allow the flow of fluid and/or gas between said first inlet port and said second outlet port through when said valve is in said second position; and

an actuator, wherein said actuator is configured to actuate said valve to change from said first position to said second position.

12. The valve of claim 11 wherein said actuator comprises a handle.

13. The valve of claim 12 in which said first inlet port, said second inlet port, said first outlet port, and said second outlet port are configured for attachment to a plurality of external hoses, pipes, or other passages of fluid and/or gas.

14. The valve of claim 11, wherein in said first position said valve is configured to prevent fluid and/or gas flow said from second inlet port to said first outlet port.

15. The valve of claim 11, wherein said valve comprises a ball valve having a spherical flow control

16. The valve of claim 11, wherein said valve is configured to allow the flow of fluid and/or gas between said first inlet port and said first outlet port through said hollow passageway comprising a diameter of said spherical flow control.

17. The valve of claim 11, wherein said valve comprises a first inner passage way, a second inner passage way comprising a passageway normal to and in fluid connection to said first inner passageway, and an outer passage way.