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Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026

Filed:

Aug. 30, 2024
Applicant:

Conti Temic Microelectronic Gmbh, Ingolstadt, DE;

Inventors:

Michael Beuschel, Stammham, DE;

Johann Steinberger, Brunnen, DE;

Stefan Bauer, Engelbrechtsmünster, DE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/00 (2006.01); F16K 31/56 (2006.01); F16K 41/10 (2006.01); F03G 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/002 (2013.01); F16K 31/56 (2013.01); F16K 41/103 (2013.01); F03G 7/06143 (2021.08);
Abstract

A pneumatic valve features a fluid supply port, a fluid outlet port, and a fluid drainage opening. The valve includes a valve chamber with fluid supply, outlet, and trigger openings, and an actuator chamber connected to the trigger opening. An actuator with an SMA wire, actuating and resetting elements, and a printed circuit board is housed within the valve. A sealing element on the actuating element controls the trigger opening, while a membrane divides the valve chamber into two regions and facilitates plunger movement. The plunger connected to the membrane closes the fluid outlet opening in the unactuated state and opens it in the actuated state. The membrane includes a passage opening for fluid flow between the regions, with a smaller cross-section than the trigger opening, facilitating controlled fluid flow within the valve.


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