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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2007
Applicant:
Thanh Ho, Brunswick, OH (US);
Inventor:
Thanh Ho, Brunswick, OH (US);
Assignee:
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, Elyria, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17D 3/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one aspect of the present invention, it is contemplated that a valve includes a passage. A first sealing element is biased to restrict flow of a fluid in a first direction through the passage when an upstream volumetric flow rate of the fluid in the first direction is less than a first predetermined threshold. A second sealing element is biased to unrestrict flow of the fluid to a baseline unrestricted flow rate in a second direction through the passage when an upstream volumetric flow rate of the fluid in the second direction is less than a second predetermined threshold.