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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2012
Applicant:
Noritz Corporation, Hyogo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Noritz Corporation, Hyogo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 11/074 (2006.01); F16K 5/00 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A shaft body () is rotatable around an axial line (C-C). A first valve element () is located between a first opening () and a second opening () and it has a first notch (). A second valve element () is located between first opening () and a third opening () and it has a second notch (). By rotating first and second valve elements () around the axial line (C-C) as a center (O), an operation for opening and closing first and second notches () can be performed.