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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2017
Shane Duncan Bartow, Bloomingdale, IL (US);
Paul Charles Berkley, Shorewood, IL (US);
James E. Pearson, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Shane Duncan Bartow, Bloomingdale, IL (US);
Paul Charles Berkley, Shorewood, IL (US);
James E. Pearson, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Robertshaw Controls Company, Itasca, IL (US);
Abstract
A water valve, guide tube for a water valve, and associated method are provided. The water valve includes a housing and the guide tube is installed on the housing via laser welding. The guide tube and housing each provide axially facing mating surfaces which abut one another in a pre-bonded configuration. In a post-bonded configuration, a laser weld joint is formed at the interface between the mating surfaces. The joint forms a portion of an outer periphery of the housing.