Patent ID: 11867305
Assignee: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  E | IPC E  F

Claim 0:
1. A valve assembly comprising:
a valve head;
a valve stem extending from the valve head and into a drain bore in a housing;
a first guidance retainer ring mounted around the valve stem at a first axial location on the valve stem; and
a second guidance retainer ring mounted around the valve stem at a second axial location on the valve stem spaced apart from the first axial location, wherein the first guidance retainer ring includes an inner ring that forms a full 360° ring and an outer ring spaced radially apart from the inner ring by a first plurality of spokes, wherein the outer ring forms an incomplete ring less than a full 360° and forms a circumferentially extending bridge across the spokes of the first plurality of spokes, wherein the outer ring of the first guidance retainer ring contacts the housing, wherein the second guidance retainer ring includes an inner ring that forms a full 360° ring and an outer ring spaced radially apart from the inner ring by a second plurality of spokes, wherein the outer ring forms an incomplete ring less than a full 360° and forms a circumferentially extending bridge across the spokes of the second plurality of spokes, wherein the outer ring of the second guidance retainer ring contacts the housing, wherein the incomplete ring of the first guidance retainer ring is circumferentially offset relative to the incomplete ring of the second guidance retainer ring.