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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2012
Nippon Valqua Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Maksud Uddin Khan, Gojo, JP;
Tsutomu Yoshida, Gojo, JP;
NIPPON VALQUA INDUSTRIES, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A gate valve is provided with a main body, and a sealing member which comes into contact with the peripheral edge of a gate when the gate valve is closed. The sealing member includes a protruding first section and a protruding second section which are disposed to extend along the peripheral edge of the main body and protrude from the primary surface when the gate valve is open. A protrusion amount of the first section from the primary surface is greater than a protrusion amount of the second section from the primary surface. The first section is disposed inner to the inner periphery of the primary surface than the second section.