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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2019
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventors:
Jacob Bugeja, Comber, CA;
Nathanael Biester, Rochester, MI (US);
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 11/04 (2006.01); F16K 31/53 (2006.01); F16K 11/087 (2006.01); F01P 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/535 (2013.01); F16K 11/0873 (2013.01); F01P 2007/146 (2013.01); F01P 2070/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a valve arrangement is disclosed. The valve arrangement includes a housing defining a chamber, and the housing includes a plurality of ports. A first valve assembly includes a first valve body arranged and a second valve assembly includes a second valve body. A gear arrangement is configured to drive the first valve body in a first rotational direction and is configured to drive the second valve body in a second rotational direction, and the second rotational direction is opposite from the first rotational direction.