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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2003
Hideyuki Matsui, Kitakyushu, JP;
Osamu Tokunaga, Kitakyushu, JP;
Yoshika Hirai, Kitakyushu, JP;
ToTo Ltd., Kitakyushu-shi, JP;
Abstract
A pressure reducing valve comprises a valve support member provided with a water passage, a valve seat fitting on the portion of the valve support member primary side relative to the secondary side end of the water passage, a cup-shaped valve body fitting on the secondary side end of the valve support member to slide and capable of abutting the valve seat at the open end, while enclosing the secondary side end of the water passage at the cylindrical portion, a seal member for sealing the sliding contact part between the valve support member and the valve body, and a resilient member disposed in the valve body to force the valve body away from the valve seat.