Check valve device

US12345342B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-12345342-B2
Application numberUS-202218696386-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 20, 2022
Priority dateOct 19, 2021
Publication dateJul 1, 2025
Grant dateJul 1, 2025

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Abstract

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Provided is a check valve device having a structure with which pressurized fluid is less likely to leak from a flowpath blocked by a valve. A flowpath is formed in a block, and a main valve and a sub-valve are provided in series along the flowpath. A primary-side chamber, an intermediate chamber, and a secondary-side chamber, which form a section of the flowpath, are formed in that order from the one end of the flowpath to the other end thereof. The main valve and the sub-valve are opened by a pilot valve.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A check valve device, comprising: a main valve and a sub-valve provided in series along a flowpath formed in a block; a primary-side chamber, an intermediate chamber, and a secondary-side chamber forming a section of the flowpath; and a pilot valve for opening the main valve and the sub-valve, said main valve for connecting and blocking the secondary-side chamber and the intermediate chamber, said main valve comprising: a cylindrical main valve member configured to be movable in an axial direction in an accommodation hole formed in the block; a main valve surface formed on an outer circumferential wall of the cylindrical main valve member so as to be able to come into contact with a main valve seat formed circumferentially on an inner circumferential wall of the accommodation hole; and, a valve closing spring for urging the cylindrical main valve member toward the main valve seat; said sub-valve for connecting and blocking the primary-side chamber and the intermediate chamber, said sub-valve comprising: a sub-valve member configured to be movable in the axial direction in a cylindrical hole of the cylindrical main valve member and to face the cylindrical main valve member with a predetermined gap in the axial direction so as to be able to come into contact with the cylindrical main valve member; and, a sub-valve surface formed on an outer circumferential wall of the sub-valve member so as to be able to come into contact with a sub-valve seat formed circumferentially on the inner circumferential wall of the accommodation hole, and, said pilot valve comprising a pilot valve member to be inserted into the block to be movable toward the sub-valve member and to face the sub-valve member with a predetermined gap so as to be able to come into contact with the sub-valve member, said pilot valve member being urged away from the sub-valve member by a retraction spring mounted in the accommodation hole and being moved toward the sub-valve member by pressurized fluid supplied to an actuation chamber provided in the block.

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  • Check valves · CPC title

  • of sliding valves · CPC title

  • with more than one valve · CPC title

  • one side of the piston being acted upon by the circulating fluid · CPC title

  • one valve arranged inside of the valve member of a second valve, e.g. nested valve members · CPC title

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What does patent US12345342B2 cover?
Provided is a check valve device having a structure with which pressurized fluid is less likely to leak from a flowpath blocked by a valve. A flowpath is formed in a block, and a main valve and a sub-valve are provided in series along the flowpath. A primary-side chamber, an intermediate chamber, and a secondary-side chamber, which form a section of the flowpath, are formed in that order from t…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kosmek Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F16K15/1826. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 01 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).