Title:
IMPROVEMENTS IN VALVES AND PUMPS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2006108219
Kind Code:
B1
Abstract:
A check valve (10) comprises, a flexible tube (11) having first and second end portions defining an inlet (13) and an outlet (14), respectively, and a rigid valve body (12) surrounding the flexible tube (11). The end portions of the flexible tube are sealingly fixed to the valve body (12) to define an enclosed space (17) between the exterior of the flexible tube and the interior of the valve body. A fixed volume of a substantially incompressible fluid is located in the enclosed space (17). When the pressure at the outlet (14) is greater than the pressure at the inlet (13), the flexible tube is substantially collapsed so as to close the valve or allow severely restricted flow. However when the pressure at the inlet is greater than that at the outlet, some of the fluid is displaced from the inlet area towards the outlet area so that the flexible tube (11) is expanded in the area adjacent the inlet and the tube is substantially open. A pump based on a series of valves having some of the attributes of the check valve is also disclosed, as is a vacuum driven sewer system that incorporates a pinch valve.
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Inventors:
DOIG IAN DRACUP (AU)
Application Number:
PCT/AU2006/000482
Publication Date:
November 30, 2006
Filing Date:
April 11, 2006
Export Citation:
Assignee:
DOIG IAN DRACUP (AU)
International Classes:
F16K7/07; E03F5/22; F04B43/12; F04B43/14; F16K7/04; F16K15/14; F16K15/16; F16K15/18; F16K17/02; F16K17/10
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