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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2022
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventor:
Torsten Hauk, Neustadt, DE;
Assignee:
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 5/06 (2006.01); F16J 15/16 (2006.01); F16J 15/3236 (2016.01); F16K 5/04 (2006.01); F16K 5/18 (2006.01); F16K 5/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 5/0668 (2013.01); F16J 15/164 (2013.01); F16J 15/3236 (2013.01); F16K 5/0471 (2013.01); F16K 5/0689 (2013.01); F16K 5/188 (2013.01); F16K 5/205 (2013.01);
Abstract
A valve apparatus, in particular a ball valve apparatus, is provided. The apparatus includes a housing device having at least one fluid port, a closure body, wherein the closure body includes an axis of rotation about which the closure body can be rotated in a direction of rotation in order to release and close the fluid port, wherein the fluid port includes a seal for sealing abutment against the closure body. The seal includes a first and a second sealing lip, wherein the sealing lips are configured such that, during operation, only one seal sealingly abuts against the closure body.