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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2022
Gea Mechanical Equipment Italia S.p.a., Parma, IT;
Michael Jarchau, Lubeck, DE;
GEA MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT ITALIA S.p.A., Parma, IT;
Abstract
A valve including a valve body having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, the valve body comprising a first valve element and a second valve element arranged in a housing. A gap is formed between the valve elements, the first valve element being conformed as a sleeve with an inner surface that tapers at least in sections towards the fluid outlet, the second valve element being conformed as a cone mounted in the sleeve, with the same inclination as the inner surface of the sleeve so as to form the gap. Additionally, an annular space open to the fluid outlet is formed between the sleeve and the inner surface of the housing. The sleeve has through holes towards the annular space and the cone has through openings towards the fluid inlet, the sleeve and the cone being axially adjustable relative to one another.