FLUID ACTIVATED FLOW CONTROL APPARATUS
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1. A fluid regulator, comprising:
- one or more fluid inlets configured to receive a first flow of fluid;
one or more fluid outlets;
a turbine shaft drive;
a turbine in fluid communication with said fluid inlet port, said turbine connected to said turbine shaft drive;
a speed reducing mechanism connected to said turbine drive shaft such that rotation of said turbine drives said speed reducing mechanism;
a timing control assembly;
a servo valve connected to said timing control assembly;
a valve shaft connected to said speed reducing mechanism and said timing control assembly;
one or more fluid passages;
a threaded adapter wherein the threaded adapter is configured to removably engage a threaded receiving area of an output valve having a housing, the threaded adapter providing a fluid conduit to the output valve housing when the threaded adapter is screwed into the threaded receiving area of the output valve housing;
the threaded adapter having a first port and a second port wherein said first port is fixedly connected to at least one of plurality of tubes such that fluid is transportable between said first port and said one of said plurality of tubes and wherein said first port is in fluid communication with a diaphragm port of the output valve, andwherein said second port is connected to one of said plurality of tubes such that fluid is transportable between said second port and said one of said plurality of tubes and wherein said second port is in fluid communication with an exit port in the output valve;
a fluid regulator configured to, without utilizing an electrically powered component;
open a first output valve to provide a fluid flow path between the at least one of the one or more fluid inlets and the at least one of the one or more fluid outlets at least partly in response to;
a flow of fluid received via the at least one of the one or more fluid inlets,a rotation of the turbine and associated turbine drive shaft caused at least in part by the flow of fluid received via the at least one or more fluid inlets,an open first fluid passage interfacing with the first output valve caused at least in part by the rotation of the turbine, anda fluid flow through the first fluid passage from the output valve;
the fluid regulator further configured to, without utilizing an electrically powered component close the first output valve to obstruct the fluid flow path between the at least one of the one or more fluid inlets and the at least one of the one or more fluid outlets at least partly in response to;
a subsequent flow of fluid received via the at least one of the one or more fluid inlets,a rotation of the turbine and associated turbine drive shaft caused at least in part by the flow of fluid received via the at least one or more fluid inlets, anda closed first fluid passage interfacing with the first output valve caused at least in part by the rotation of the turbine.
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Abstract
Embodiments of a fluid flow regulating device and methods of using the same are described. Certain embodiments manages fluid flow between one or more input ports and output ports at least partly in response to fluid pressure changes and/or by a mechanism driven by fluid flow, optionally without using electrical power.
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1. A fluid regulator, comprising:
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one or more fluid inlets configured to receive a first flow of fluid; one or more fluid outlets; a turbine shaft drive; a turbine in fluid communication with said fluid inlet port, said turbine connected to said turbine shaft drive; a speed reducing mechanism connected to said turbine drive shaft such that rotation of said turbine drives said speed reducing mechanism; a timing control assembly; a servo valve connected to said timing control assembly; a valve shaft connected to said speed reducing mechanism and said timing control assembly; one or more fluid passages; a threaded adapter wherein the threaded adapter is configured to removably engage a threaded receiving area of an output valve having a housing, the threaded adapter providing a fluid conduit to the output valve housing when the threaded adapter is screwed into the threaded receiving area of the output valve housing; the threaded adapter having a first port and a second port wherein said first port is fixedly connected to at least one of plurality of tubes such that fluid is transportable between said first port and said one of said plurality of tubes and wherein said first port is in fluid communication with a diaphragm port of the output valve, and wherein said second port is connected to one of said plurality of tubes such that fluid is transportable between said second port and said one of said plurality of tubes and wherein said second port is in fluid communication with an exit port in the output valve; a fluid regulator configured to, without utilizing an electrically powered component; open a first output valve to provide a fluid flow path between the at least one of the one or more fluid inlets and the at least one of the one or more fluid outlets at least partly in response to; a flow of fluid received via the at least one of the one or more fluid inlets, a rotation of the turbine and associated turbine drive shaft caused at least in part by the flow of fluid received via the at least one or more fluid inlets, an open first fluid passage interfacing with the first output valve caused at least in part by the rotation of the turbine, and a fluid flow through the first fluid passage from the output valve; the fluid regulator further configured to, without utilizing an electrically powered component close the first output valve to obstruct the fluid flow path between the at least one of the one or more fluid inlets and the at least one of the one or more fluid outlets at least partly in response to; a subsequent flow of fluid received via the at least one of the one or more fluid inlets, a rotation of the turbine and associated turbine drive shaft caused at least in part by the flow of fluid received via the at least one or more fluid inlets, and a closed first fluid passage interfacing with the first output valve caused at least in part by the rotation of the turbine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for managing fluid flow in an output valve, comprising:
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providing a fluid regulator having a threaded adapter configured to removably engage a threaded receiving area of an output valve having a housing, the threaded adapter providing a fluid conduit to the output valve housing when the threaded adapter is screwed into the threaded receiving area of the output valve housing; receiving at the fluid regulator a first input flow of fluid; directing, by the fluid regulator, at least a portion of the first input flow of fluid into a chamber containing a turbine wherein the first input flow of fluid causes a rotation of the turbine; at least partly in response to the turbine rotation, opening a previously closed first fluid passage fluidly connected to the output valve to cause, at least in part, fluid to flow through the threaded adapter from the output valve housing to actuate the output valve to an open position; after the output valve actuates to an open position, directing, by the fluid regulator, at least a portion of the first input flow of fluid into a chamber containing a turbine wherein the first input flow of fluid causes a rotation of the turbine; at least partly in response to the turbine rotation, closing a previously opened first fluid passage fluidly connected to a the output valve; obstructing the first fluid passage to interrupt the fluid flow through the threaded connector from the output valve housing, causing, at least in part, the output valve to actuate to a closed position. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A fluid regulator, comprising:
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a turbine shaft drive; a turbine in fluid communication with said fluid inlet port, said turbine connected to said turbine shaft drive; a servo valve; a valve shaft; one or more fluid passages; a fluid regulator configured to, without utilizing an electrically powered component; open a first output valve to provide a fluid flow path between at least one of the one or more fluid inlets and at least one of the one or more fluid outlets at least partly in response to; a flow of fluid received via the at least one of the one or more fluid inlets, a rotation of the turbine and associated turbine drive shaft caused at least in part by the flow of fluid received via the at least one or more fluid inlets, an open first fluid passage interfacing with the first output valve caused at least in part by the rotation of the turbine, and a fluid flow through the first fluid passage from the output valve; the fluid regulator further configured to, without utilizing an electrically powered component close the first output valve to obstruct the fluid flow path between the at least one of the one or more fluid inlets and the at least one of the one or more fluid outlets at least partly in response to; a subsequent flow of fluid received via the at least one of the one or more fluid inlets, a rotation of the turbine and associated turbine drive shaft caused at least in part by the flow of fluid received via the at least one or more fluid inlets, and a closed first fluid passage interfacing with the first output valve caused at least in part by the rotation of the turbine. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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