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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2018
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
James Fochtman, Williamsburg, VA (US);
John Walters, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Tyler Craven, Norfolk, VA (US);
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A valve assembly for a fluid pump includes a valve body; an inlet disk movably disposed in the valve body; an outlet disk movably disposed in the valve body; and a valve seat fixed within the valve body. The valve seat includes a first aperture defined axially through the valve seat in a radial central portion thereof, and one or more second apertures disposed at least partly around the first aperture. The inlet disk is biased in a closed position against the valve seat along a first surface thereof, the closed position of the inlet disk covering the one or more second apertures of the valve seat. The outlet disk is biased in a closed position against the valve seat along a second surface thereof.