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Excess pressure release for gas

  • US 6,792,972 B2
  • Filed: 08/02/2002
  • Issued: 09/21/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Excess pressure release for gas comprising a valve housing (1) having an inlet port (2) with an inlet valve seat (3), an outlet port (4), and a valve chamber (22,23) between said ports (2,4), said valve housing (1) further comprisinga valve body (5) displaceably arranged therein and provided with an inlet end (6), the periphery of which being slidably arranged in a snugly fitting opening (8) in a wall (9) of the valve housing (1) between the inlet port (2) and the valve chamber (22,23) and sealed against the valve chamber (22,23), the outer end (12) thereof facing the inlet valve seat (3) remaining closed towards the inlet valve seat (3) by means of a biassing means acting on the valve body (5), until the gas pressure at the inlet port (2) exceeds a predetermined gas pressure urging the valve body (5) into an open position and said valve body (5) comprising an outlet end (16) ending in the outlet port (4) and having an outlet passage (17) communicating with one or several openings (18) in the periphery (7) of the inlet end (6) for allowing the gas pressure access in the open position of the inlet end (6), characterised in that a piston means (19) connected with the valve body (5) divides the valve chamber into two parts (22 and 23) in an air-tight manner, the first part (22) thereof facing the inlet port (2) and the second part (23) facing the outlet port (4), wherein the second part (23) of the valve chamber facing the outlet port (4) encloses the outlet end (16) of the valve body (5) and communicates with the outlet port (4) through at least one opening, while the first part (22) of the valve chamber communicates with the surroundings.

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