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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2019
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Olaf Enke, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Brian A. Kunkel, Grass Lake, MI (US);
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
A valve assembly includes a valve body. The valve body includes a valve seat. The valve seat defines a bore therethrough. The valve body also includes a pair of end members connected to the valve body at opposing sides of the valve body. Each of the pair of end members includes a trunnion. The valve assembly further includes a valve shaft received in the trunnion of each of the pair of end members. The valve assembly includes a valve plate connected to the valve shaft. The valve plate is rotatable between a first position and a second position. The valve plate is adjacent to the valve seat when the valve assembly is in the first position.