Powder/liquid metering valve
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A metering valve for metering the dispensing of a material, said metering valve comprising:
- a gas reservoir containing a gas;
a material reservoir containing material to be dispersed;
a spindle bearing assembly;
a gas metering spindle which rotates in response to user pressure on said spindle bearing assembly thereby throttling gas from said gas reservoir;
a mixing chamber positioned with entry ports in order to receive gas and material for the mixing thereof and a pathway for dispensing the material to the user; and
a material metering spindle which rotates in response to user pressure on said spindle bearing assembly conveys a predetermined amount of material from said material reservoir to said mixing chamber for mixing with said gas and dispersed therefrom.
3 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The metering valve which includes a material reservoir formed generally above a load bearing bottom hollow, with a toroidal gas chamber formed thereabout. Both the gas chamber and the material reservoir include metering spindles which allow the material to be dispensed and gas to be mixed precisely in a mixing chamber, and dispensed through an orifice.
48 Citations
17 Claims
-
1. A metering valve for metering the dispensing of a material, said metering valve comprising:
-
a gas reservoir containing a gas;
a material reservoir containing material to be dispersed;
a spindle bearing assembly;
a gas metering spindle which rotates in response to user pressure on said spindle bearing assembly thereby throttling gas from said gas reservoir;
a mixing chamber positioned with entry ports in order to receive gas and material for the mixing thereof and a pathway for dispensing the material to the user; and
a material metering spindle which rotates in response to user pressure on said spindle bearing assembly conveys a predetermined amount of material from said material reservoir to said mixing chamber for mixing with said gas and dispersed therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
-
Specification