Patent ID: 11859616
Assignee: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A minimum pressure valve (10) comprising:
a main housing (17) with a housing inlet (18) and a housing outlet (19) connected with each other by a housing chamber (22a) and connecting space (22b), said main housing having an opening (31) therein;
a sub-assembly including:
a valve housing having a valve chamber (20) formed therein,
a valve body (21) fully provided in the valve chamber (20) and including a valve (36) with a closing portion (29) movable between a closed position in which the housing inlet (18) is closed off by the closing portion (29) and an open position in which the housing inlet (18) is open, and
a seal provided on the valve body and contacting a wall of the valve chamber to create a seal between the valve body and the wall of the valve chamber,

wherein the sub-assembly is removably provided in the housing chamber (22a) so as to be disassembled and/or assembled through the opening (31) in the main housing (17), and
wherein the sub-assembly (22) has a specific shape so that it can only fit in the main housing (17) of the minimum pressure valve (10) in one particular way.