Invention Application
- Patent Title: VALVE MANIFOLD, WASHER SYSTEM, AND DEVICE
- Patent Title (中): 阀门歧管,洗衣机系统和设备
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Application No.: US14995798Application Date: 2016-01-14
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Publication No.: US20160207075A1Publication Date: 2016-07-21
- Inventor: Paul W. Alexander , Nancy L. Johnson , James Holbrook Brown , Tyler P. Ownby , Brian W. Bowling
- Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC , DYNALLOY, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit US CA Tustin
- Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC,DYNALLOY, Inc.
- Current Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC,DYNALLOY, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit US CA Tustin
- Main IPC: B08B3/04
- IPC: B08B3/04 ; F16K1/32

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.
Public/Granted literature
- US09927035B2 Valve manifold, washer system, and device Public/Granted day:2018-03-27
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