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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2007
Applicant:
Eric M. Arnett, Granger, IN (US);
Inventor:
Eric M. Arnett, Granger, IN (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A metering valve assembly is provided for metering a fluid. The metering valve assembly includes a position sensor, metering valve, and a thermal compensation mechanism. The metering valve includes a valve housing having a flow passage therethrough, and a valve element movably mounted within the valve housing. The thermal compensation mechanism is coupled between the position sensor and the valve element and configured to adjust the displacement of the position sensor relative to the valve element as a function of fluid temperature.