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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Georg Fischer Rohrleitungssysteme Ag, Schaffhausen, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
GEORG FISCHER ROHRLEITUNGSSYSTEME AG, Schaffhausen, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 37/00 (2006.01); F16K 7/12 (2006.01); G01M 3/04 (2006.01); F16K 31/126 (2006.01); G01N 31/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 37/0075 (2013.01); F16K 7/126 (2013.01); F16K 31/126 (2013.01); F16K 37/0058 (2013.01); G01M 3/04 (2013.01); G01N 31/222 (2013.01);
Abstract
A valve includes a leakage indicator and a valve housing. The valve housing includes a valve housing upper part, a valve housing lower part, and a diaphragm. The diaphragm divides the valve housing into a fluid-flow area and a fluid-free area. The leakage indicator is an absorbent element that projects into the fluid-free area.