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Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019

Filed:

May. 31, 2017
Applicant:

Fluid Automation Systems S.a., Versoix, CH;

Inventors:

Christophe Bertrand, Nyon, CH;

Didier Richardet, Crassier, CH;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/36 (2006.01); F16K 1/12 (2006.01); F16K 1/48 (2006.01); F16K 31/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/36 (2013.01); F16K 1/12 (2013.01); F16K 1/48 (2013.01); F16K 1/485 (2013.01); F16K 31/0655 (2013.01);
Abstract

The invention provides a method of, and means for, connecting components of a moveable sub-assembly in a fluid control valve. To control a dimensional characteristic of the moveable sub-assembly, a first component of the sub-assembly can be crimped to create a mechanical connection to a second component of the moveable sub-assembly. The sub-components may be configured such that in the absence of the crimp they can be moveably translated between a plurality of positions and they may be slideably translatable between a number of relative positions, while the crimp acts, once formed, to retain the sub-components in a chosen position relative to one another.


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