Dana Corporation

Mann+hummel Filtration Technology US LLC

Willie L Stamey

Mark Allen Roll

Gregory Keith Rhyne

Robert H Ferguson

Dillan Scott Shaffer

Christopher L Loafman

Antonio Jose Gonzalez Arevalo

A self-venting valve having its principal parts molded of nylon reinforced with glass fibers is mounted in the bottom of a fuel filter assembly to drain water and other contaminants from the assembly. The self-venting valve includes a plunger portion with a bore therethrough for draining water from the fuel filter assembly and a valve body member which receives the plunger. The valve body member has a vent hole therein which communicates with the interior of the housing to let air into the housing so that as the water drains from the housing a partial vacuum is not created which might interrupt the flow of water. The plunger is biased to the valve closed position by a coil spring, however the valve may be held in the open position by misaligning lugs on the plunger with slots in the valve body member.

Self-venting valve arrangement

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Gastonia, NC, United States of America

Willie L Stamey