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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2021
Applicant:
Gea Tuchenhagen Gmbh, Büchen, DE;
Inventors:
Jens Burmester, Grambek, DE;
Jörg Pieplow, Rondeshagen, DE;
Assignee:
GEA Tuchenhagen GmbH, Büchen, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/446 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gate valve includes a housing, a first port, a second port, a passage between the ports, a valve seat formed at the passage, a closing element, which has a closure member that can be brought into sealing contact with the valve seat and has a valve stem, and a seal that cooperates with a seat. To improve the cleanability of the seal, the seat includes a closed position seat mounted on a component that is displaceable relative to the valve stem.