Pressure regulated coupling manifold assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10890286-B2
Application number	US-201916354471-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 15, 2019
Priority date	Apr 20, 2018
Publication date	Jan 12, 2021
Grant date	Jan 12, 2021

Abstract

A coupling manifold assembly has both regulated and unregulated flow orientations and includes a manifold body and a pressure regulator couplably received into the manifold body. The manifold body includes a pair of connection ports between which flow is movable through the manifold body, with the pressure regulator being received into a flow path between the connection ports. The pressure regulator is configured to regulate flow in a first direction between the connection ports and to allow for unregulated flow in an opposite second direction between the connection ports.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A coupling manifold assembly, comprising:
a manifold body having a pair of connection ports including a first connection port and a second connection port between which flow is movable through the manifold body; and
a pressure regulator couplably received into the manifold body, the pressure regulator extending into a flow path in the manifold body between the connection ports, and the pressure regulator is configured to regulate flow in a first direction between the connection ports and to allow for unregulated flow in an opposite second direction between the connection ports;
the pressure regulator having a valve portion including a valve member biased against a valve seat; and
the flow path including a first flow passage extending from the first connection port to a first side of the valve seat, and a second flow passage extending from the second connection port to a second side of the valve seat opposite from the first side to permit said regulated flow in the first direction and said unregulated flow in the second direction;
wherein the first flow passage and the second flow passage are disposed adjacent to one another, and wherein the first flow passage and the second flow passage are disposed laterally spaced from one another along their full lengths along a longitudinal axis of the manifold body.

2. The coupling manifold assembly of claim 1 , wherein the manifold body extends along the longitudinal axis between opposing first and second axial ends and wherein at least one of the connection ports or a regulator port into which the pressure regulator is received is disposed at each of the opposing first and second axial ends.

3. The coupling manifold assembly of claim 1 , wherein the manifold body has a length extending along the longitudinal axis between opposing first and second axial ends and a height extending orthogonal to the length, and wherein the pressure regulator is received into a regulator port at one of the first and second axial ends and spaced along the height from one of the connection ports disposed at the respective first or second axial end having the regulator port.

4. The coupling manifold assembly of claim 1 , wherein the manifold body has a length extending along the longitudinal axis between opposing first and second axial ends, a lateral width extending orthogonal to the length between opposing lateral sides of the manifold body, and a height extending orthogonal to each of the length and the lateral width of the manifold body, and wherein the length is greater than either of the lateral width or the height.

5. The coupling manifold assembly of claim 1 , wherein each of the connection ports and a regulator port into which the pressure regulator is couplably received extend along respective central longitudinal axes, with each of the respective central longitudinal axes extending parallel to one another.

6. The coupling manifold assembly of claim 1 , wherein the pressure regulator extends outwardly from the manifold body such that an exterior portion of the pressure regulator not received into the manifold body does not extend circumferentially beyond an outermost periphery of the manifold body circumscribing both of the connection ports.

7. The coupling manifold assembly of claim 1 , wherein the pressure regulator is manually adjustable to adjust the pressure of flow allowed through the manifold body in the first direction.

8. The coupling manifold assembly of claim 1 , wherein the pressure regulator includes a valve portion having a valve member biased against a valve seat, the valve portion is disposed between and configured to fluidly separate the connection ports from one another within the manifold body.

9. A coupling manifold assembly, comprising:
a manifold body having a pair of connection ports including a first connection port and a second connection port between which flow is movable through the manifold body; and
a pressure regulator couplably received into the manifold body, the pressure regulator extending into a flow path in the manifold body between the connection ports, and the pressure regulator is configured to regulate flow in a first direction between the connection ports and to allow for unregulated flow in an opposite second direction between the connection ports;
the pressure regulator having a valve portion including a valve member biased against a valve seat; and
the flow path including a first flow passage extending from the first connection port to a first side of the valve seat, and a second flow passage extending from the second connection port to a second side of the valve seat opposite from the first side to permit said regulated flow in the first direction and said unregulated flow in the second direction;
wherein the coupling manifold assembly further includes a coupling received into one of the connection ports and a flexible sealing member connectable to the coupling to seal the respective connection port.

10. The coupling manifold assembly of claim 9 , wherein the flexible sealing member has a tail end configured to circumscribe a connection received into the other of the connection ports.

11. A manifold system including a first coupling manifold assembly and a second manifold assembly each according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second coupling manifold assemblies are connected to one another such that regulated flow moving in the first direction through the first coupling manifold assembly is receivable at the second coupling manifold assembly and enabled to move unregulated in the second direction through the second coupling manifold assembly.

12. A coupling manifold assembly, comprising:
a manifold body extending along a longitudinal axis between first and second axial ends;
a first port extending into the first axial end for receiving a coupling connectable to a flow source;
a pair of second axial end ports extending into the second axial end for receiving a coupling connectable to an outlet device, the pair of second axial end ports being spaced from one another along the second axial end;
a regulator port extending into the first axial end to a regulator port cavity within the manifold body for receiving a pressure regulator, the regulator port being spaced apart from the first port along the first axial end;
a pressure regulator received in the regulator port and into the regulator port cavity, the pressure regulator having a valve portion of the pressure regulator disposed in a path of flow extending from the first port to the second port, and the valve portion having a valve member biased against a valve seat;
a first flow passage extending from the first port to the regulator port cavity at a first side of the valve seat; and
a second flow passage extending from the pair of second axial end ports to the regulator port cavity at a second side of the valve seat fluidly sealable from the first side of the valve seat via biasing of the valve member into engagement with the valve seat,
wherein the pair of second axial end ports are connected within the manifold body to one another along the second flow passage intermediary of a connection of each of the second axial end ports to the regulator port cavity, and
wherein the pressure regulator is configured to regulate only flow moving in a first flow direction from the first port through the valve portion to the pair of second axial end ports and is configured to allow unregulated flow moving in an opposite second direction from the pair of second axial end ports through the valve portion to the first port.

13. The coupling manifold assembly of any of claim 12 , wherein the pair of second axial end por

Assignees

• Parker Hannifin Corp

Inventors

• Ellis Shawn D
• Lambert Todd D
• Lemay Paul E

Classifications

• F16L37/367

  with two gate valves or sliding valves · CPC title

• F16L17/06

  with sealing rings arranged between the end surfaces of the pipes or flanges or arranged in recesses in the pipe ends or flanges · CPC title

• F16L17/10

  the packing being sealed by the pressure of a fluid other than the fluid in or surrounding the pipe · CPC title

• Y10T137/3584

  Inflatable article [e.g., tire filling chuck and/or stem] · CPC title

• F16L37/56

  for double-walled or multi-channel pipes {or pipe assemblies} · CPC title