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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2008
Applicant:
Esko Yli-koski, Kerava, FI;
Inventor:
Esko Yli-Koski, Kerava, FI;
Assignee:
Metso Automation Oy, Helsinki, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a valve comprising a housing and a closing member arranged in the housing, from which member a shaft protrudes via which the closing member is rotatable in the housing. In order to provide a working and easy-to-use valve, the closing member comprises a sector closing the opening, a flexible sector having a thinner wall than the closing sector, a guiding sector having the same radius (R) as the inner surface of the housing wall, and an open sector.