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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2011
Richard Janse Van Rensburg, Great Cambourne, GB;
David M. Blakey, Bishop's Stortford, GB;
Steven D. Jones, North Ridgeville, OH (US);
Jerald D. Baldwin, Jr., Defiance, MO (US);
Richard A. Langan, Parma, OH (US);
Richard Janse van Rensburg, Great Cambourne, GB;
David M. Blakey, Bishop's Stortford, GB;
Steven D. Jones, North Ridgeville, OH (US);
Jerald D. Baldwin, Jr., Defiance, MO (US);
Richard A. Langan, Parma, OH (US);
Eveready Battery Company, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A gas consuming battery is provided with an air regulating system for regulating the flow of air into the battery. The air regulating system includes a valve having a moving plate disposed adjacent to another plate. The moving plate and the other plate can both have apertures therethrough that at least partially align in an open valve and are misaligned in a closed valve. The air regulating system can also include an actuator for moving the moving plate to open and close the valve. A sealing medium including a fluid containment layer and a fluid partially contained therein is disposed between the moving and fixed plates to enhance valve operation and sealing effectiveness. The fluid containment layer includes a porous material, and the fluid has a maximum wicking height, that is equal to or greater than a maximum interfacial dimension between the valve plates.