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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Westport Power Inc., Vancouver, CA;
Inventor:
Kamal Hatami Aghdam, Vancouver, CA;
Assignee:
WESTPORT POWER INC., Vancouver, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 15/02 (2006.01); F04B 39/10 (2006.01); F04B 53/10 (2006.01); F04B 15/06 (2006.01); F16K 27/02 (2006.01); F04B 53/16 (2006.01); F04B 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 15/023 (2013.01); F04B 15/06 (2013.01); F04B 39/102 (2013.01); F04B 39/1026 (2013.01); F04B 39/1033 (2013.01); F04B 53/10 (2013.01); F04B 53/102 (2013.01); F04B 53/1035 (2013.01); F04B 53/16 (2013.01); F16K 15/021 (2013.01); F16K 15/028 (2013.01); F16K 27/0209 (2013.01); F04B 2015/081 (2013.01); Y10T 137/7895 (2015.04); Y10T 137/7909 (2015.04);
Abstract
A check valve with improved response time comprises a valve member which has a central portion of a substantially convex shape and a guide portion that surrounds the central portion. The central portion has a central convex curvature extending towards the outlet port of the check valve, in the direction of the fluid flow. The guide portion has a weight to area ratio that is smaller than the weight to area ratio of the central portion. Such a check valve has an overall reduced weight of the valve member allowing a faster response time when the valve switches between its closed and open positions.