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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2022
Applicant:
Piolax, Inc., Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Kenta Mihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
PIOLAX, INC., Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/035 (2006.01); F16K 31/20 (2006.01); F16K 24/04 (2006.01); F16K 31/22 (2006.01); F16K 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/035 (2013.01); F16K 31/20 (2013.01); B60K 15/03519 (2013.01); F16K 24/042 (2013.01); F16K 31/22 (2013.01); F16K 33/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A valve device includes: a housing including a peripheral wall, a bottom wall, and a partition wall; and a float valve accommodated in a valve chamber to be able to ascend and descend, thereby opening and closing an opening portion. A slit extends continuously over the peripheral wall and the bottom wall, and a deflectable and deformable elastic piece is formed via the slit. The elastic piece has a free end on the bottom wall, and the free end is provided with a float valve support portion configured to support the float valve.