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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2019
Applicant:
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
Thomas Chapman, Templeton, MA (US);
George Popovici, Swampscot, MA (US);
Lesley Wang, Braintree, MA (US);
Adarsh Venkiteswaran, Woodinville, WA (US);
Assignees:
Robert Bosch LLC, Broadview, IL (US);
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 5/04 (2006.01); F16K 5/18 (2006.01); F16K 11/085 (2006.01); F01P 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 5/188 (2013.01); F16K 5/0471 (2013.01); F16K 5/0478 (2013.01); F16K 5/184 (2013.01); F16K 11/0853 (2013.01); F01P 2007/146 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fluid valve includes a valve body and a plug. The body includes a chamber and ports that communicate with the chamber. The plug is rotatably disposed in the chamber, and includes a seal disposed in an annular groove provided on the plug surface. An elastic member is disposed in the groove, and biases the seal against an inner surface of the chamber. The seal includes a seal retaining feature that is configured to retain the seal within the groove.