Insert bonded combination valve

• US 6,453,940 B1
• Filed: 12/20/1999
• Issued: 09/24/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Federal-Mogul Worldwide Incorporated (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Federal-Mogul Corporation (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kiser, Aaron E., Tipton, Larry J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Buiz, Michael Powell
• Assistant Examiner(s): Krishnamurthy, Ramesh
• Application Number:
  US09/467,273
• Time in Patent Office: 1,009 Days
• Field of Search: 137/493.9, 137/846, 137/849, 137/843, 137/844, 417/566, 417/567, 417/571, 298/901.27, 251/332, 251/358
• US Class Current: 137/493.9
• CPC Class Codes: F04B 53/1092 and one single element forming both the inlet and outlet closure member
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 15/147 the closure elements having specially formed slits or being of an elongated easily collapsible form
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 15/1472 the closure elements being fixed onto an internally extending mount
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/778 Axes of ports co-axial
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/7882 Having exit lip
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/7885 Multiple slit
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49417 including molding or casting

Abstract

A combination valve including a metal sleeve and a valve body. The valve body is formed of a resilient material and insert bonded or vulcanized to the metal sleeve and includes a cylindrical elongated member defining a passageway therethrough and an annular umbrella portion integrally extending from the elongated member. The elongated member is disposed within the metal sleeve and has converging flexible lips. The metal sleeve includes a plurality of prongs at one end and the valve body includes a top surface. The prongs of the metal sleeve extend to the top surface of the valve body, whereby the valve can be press-fitted into location without damaging the valve body. Between the prongs of the metal sleeve are gaps which permit the molding material to flow from the umbrella portion to the elongated member during the molding of the combination valve.

Claims

1. A combination valve comprising:

a metal sleeve, said sleeve having an end; and

a resilient valve body integrally bonded to said metal sleeve, said valve body including an elongated portion defining a passageway therethrough and an annular portion extending from said elongated portion, said elongated portion disposed within said metal sleeve and defining a plurality of flexible lips, said annular portion disposed outside said sleeve.

2. The valve of claim 1, wherein said annular portion defines a check valve.

3. The valve of claim 1, wherein said lips define a check valve.

4. The valve of claim 1, wherein said metal sleeve includes a plurality of prongs disposed on said end.

5. The valve of claim 4, wherein said valve body includes a generally planar surface, said prongs substantially extending to said surface.

6. The valve of claim 1, wherein said lips define a normally closed duckbill valve for preventing fluid flow in a first direction, said lips responsive at a first predetermined fluid pressure to open said passageway to permit fluid flow in a second direction, said annular portion defining a normally closed umbrella valve preventing fluid flow in said second direction, said annular portion responsive at a second predetermined fluid pressure to permit fluid flow in said first direction.

7. A combination valve comprising:

a metal sleeve, said sleeve having an end; and

a resilient valve body integrally bonded to said metal sleeve, said valve body having a first elongated portion and a second portion, said first portion preventing fluid flow in a first direction, said first portion responsive at a first predetermined fluid pressure in a second direction to permit fluid flow in said second direction, said second portion preventing fluid flow in said second direction, said second portion responsive at a second predetermined fluid pressure to permit fluid flow in said first direction;

said first portion disposed inside said sleeve and said second portion disposed outside said sleeve.

8. The valve of claim 7, wherein said end includes a plurality of prongs.

9. The valve of claim 8, wherein said valve body includes a generally planar surface, said prongs extending to said surface.

10. The valve of claim 7, wherein said first portion includes an elongated member with a plurality of flexible lips.

11. The valve of claim 7, wherein said second portion includes an annular portion extending from said first portion.

12. A combination valve comprising:

a metal sleeve including a crenelated end defining a plurality of prongs; and

a resilient valve body attached to said metal sleeve, said valve body including a generally planar surface, said prongs extending substantially to said surface, said valve body including an elongated member defining a passageway therethrough, an annular portion extending from said elongated member, said elongated member disposed within said metal sleeve, said elongated member having a plurality of flexible lips.

13. The valve of claim 12, wherein said lips are normally closed preventing fluid flow in a first direction, said lips being responsive at a first predetermined fluid pressure to permit fluid flow through said passageway in a second direction, said annular portion disposed outside said sleeve, said annular portion normally closed preventing fluid flow in said second direction and responsive at a second predetermined fluid pressure to permit fluid flow in said first direction.