Title:
PENDULUM VALVE ASSEMBLY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004061341
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
A valve assembly including a housing having an opening defined by a valve seat, a valve body movable within the housing between a completely opened position disengaged from the valve seat and a completely closed position engaging the valve seat, and a sleeve movable longitudinally along, and rotatably about, a longitudinal axis. The sleeve is connected to the valve body so that the valve body can rotate and move longitudinally with the sleeve. One of the housing and the sleeve includes a cam surface, and the other of the housing and the sleeve includes a cam follower received by the cam surface. A rotatable shaft is in threaded engagement with the sleeve so that rotation of the shaft causes at least one of rotation and longitudinal movement of the sleeve against the cam follower.
Inventors:
LUCAS PAUL D
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/038003
Publication Date:
November 03, 2005
Filing Date:
November 26, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MKS INSTR INC (US)
International Classes:
F16K1/24; F16K51/02; (IPC1-7): F16K1/16
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