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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1993
Johannes-Gerhard Bertling, Vaihingen/Enz, DE;
Claudius Muschelknautz, Lauf, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A combination valve assembly, particularly for a secondary air blower in internal combustion engines with controlled three-way catalyzer, the combination valve assembly comprises a valve housing having a valve inlet and a valve outlet, a pneumatically actuated valve arranged in the valve housing and having a valve member for locking and releasing a flow path between the valve inlet and the valve outlet, a return valve arranged in the housing downstream of the by-pass valve as considered in a flow direction and having a closing member formed as a leaf spring, a valve plate provided with openings and a stroke catcher limiting an opening stroke arranged so that the leaf spring located between the valve plate and the stroke catcher, a valve closing spring loading the valve member of the valve in a valve closing direction while a differential pressure between a valve inlet pressure and a surrounding pressure loads the valve member of the valve in a valve opening direction. The leaf spring of the return valve has spiral arms formed in it and is clamped between the valve plate and the stroke catcher.