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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2016
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Dynalloy, Inc., Tustin, CA (US);
Paul W. Alexander, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);
James Holbrook Brown, Temecula, CA (US);
Tyler P. Ownby, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Brian W. Bowling, San Dimas, CA (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Dynalloy, Inc., Tustin, CA (US);
Abstract
A valve manifold includes a housing defining an inlet port and a plurality of outlet ports. Each of the plurality of outlet ports defines a sealing face. The manifold also includes a plurality of poppets, wherein each of the plurality of poppets is disposed within a respective one of the plurality of outlet ports and is configured for translating towards and away from the sealing face. The manifold also includes a plurality of actuators each configured for translating a respective one of the plurality of poppets towards and away from the sealing face, wherein each of the plurality of actuators is formed from a shape memory alloy transitionable between a first state and a second state in response to a thermal activation signal. A washer system, a device, and a method of simultaneously controlling fluid flow to a first component and a second component of the device are also disclosed.