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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2005
Richard L. Dalton, Jr., Howell, MI (US);
Scott A. Weickel, Highland, MI (US);
Richard L. Dalton, Jr., Howell, MI (US);
Scott A. Weickel, Highland, MI (US);
Numatics, Incorporated, Novi, MI (US);
Abstract
A dispensing valve assembly with a housing having a plurality of inlet passageways connectable at a respective upstream end to a respective supply source. Each inlet passageway is in communication with a pressure responsive valve element. The valve element is biased to abut a discharge valve seat in a closed position about an upstream end of an outlet passage. The valve element is moveable to an open position when pressure in its respective inlet passageway exceeds a predetermined value. Each outlet passage is in fluid communication with a common dispensing outlet.