Venturi devices with dual Venturi flow paths

    公开(公告)号:US09879699B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-30

    申请号:US14734228

    申请日:2015-06-09

    IPC分类号: F04F5/14 F04F5/54 F04F5/20

    CPC分类号: F04F5/14 F04F5/20 F04F5/54

    摘要: Venturi devices and systems incorporating the Venturi devices are disclosed. The Venturi devices have a body defining a passageway that has a motive section and a discharge section spaced a distance apart from one another to define a Venturi gap. Both the motive section and the discharge section converge toward the Venturi gap. Also, the body defines a first suction port and a second suction port generally opposite one another that are each in fluid communication with the Venturi gap. The Venturi gap is generally wider proximate both the first suction port and the second suction port than at a generally central point therebetween. In a system, the Venturi device has its motive section fluidly connected to a source of motive pressure and one or both of the first and second suction ports in fluid communication with a device requiring vacuum.

    Piston actuator controlling a valve and method for operating the same

    公开(公告)号:US09671034B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-06

    申请号:US14154268

    申请日:2014-01-14

    IPC分类号: F16K31/08 F16K31/122 F16K3/02

    摘要: Piston actuators and methods of its operation are described. The piston actuators include a housing defining a chamber having a piston therein and a spring seated against the piston to bias it into a starting position. The piston includes a ferromagnetic material, a magnet or both and a secondary magnet or ferromagnetic material, forming a first magnetic/ferromagnetic pair with the piston, is positioned to maintain the piston in a secondary position. A tertiary magnet or ferromagnetic material, forming a second magnetic/ferromagnetic pair with the piston, may assist the spring in maintaining the piston in the starting position. During operation, introduction into or removal from the chamber of an amount of fluid sufficient to overcome the force of the spring (and the tertiary magnet or ferromagnetic material) enables the attraction between the members of the first magnetic/ferromagnetic pair to move the piston to the secondary position as a snap movement.

    Magnetically actuated shut-off valve

    公开(公告)号:US09666349B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-30

    申请号:US14565814

    申请日:2014-12-10

    摘要: A magnetic actuator assembly is disclosed, and includes a core, wiring, and a gate assembly. The core is constructed of a magnetic material, and includes a first end and a second end. The wiring is wound around a portion of the core. A predetermined amount of electric current is applied to the wiring to induce a magnetic field within the core. The gate assembly is positioned between the first end and a second end of the core. The gate assembly comprises a first gate member traveling between the first end and a second end of the core based on a threshold force being applied to the gate assembly. The threshold force is created by the magnetic field.