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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventor:
Paul D. Walkowski, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/035 (2006.01); F16K 27/02 (2006.01); F16K 24/04 (2006.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/03519 (2013.01); F16K 24/042 (2013.01); F16K 27/02 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03269 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03289 (2013.01); Y10T 137/3099 (2015.04);
Abstract
A flapper valve assembly is provided for venting pressure in a tank. The flapper valve assembly includes a float assembly that is configured to be disposed within a valve housing. The float assembly may have a plurality of guide supports that extend from an end portion of the float assembly. A flapper member is movably supported on the float assembly. The flapper member may include a plurality of guide legs that correspond with the guide supports of the float assembly to maintain proper alignment of the flapper member relative to the float assembly.