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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2018
Applicant:
Lennox Industries Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Inventors:
Eric Giles, Royse City, TX (US);
Chris McHugh, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
Lennox Industries Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 11/052 (2006.01); F25B 41/04 (2006.01); F25B 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 41/046 (2013.01); F16K 11/0525 (2013.01); F25B 13/00 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49405 (2015.01); Y10T 137/86839 (2015.04);
Abstract
A reversing valve comprising a valve body having an internal cavity therein and an input port, output port and first and second reversing ports. A baffle is located within the internal cavity and is configured to rotate around a pivot point within the internal cavity. At least one electromagnet is coupled to the valve body. The electromagnet is configured to cause the baffle to rotate in one of the clockwise direction or counter-clock wise direction when a voltage is applied to the electromagnet.