Patent ID: 9273796
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: F16K

Claim Text:
1. Sanitary valve system comprising: At least a first sanitary valve and a second sanitary valve having respective first and second inlets and outlets and being located in a valve housing, and each of said first and second sanitary valves having at least one surface formed of a hygienic material that prevents growth of bacteria or fungus and configured to control a flow from the at least one inlet to the at least one outlet by means of a valve regulating element that is mechanically connected to respective first and second valve actuators which have an actuator housing that is separated from the respective valve housing and in which at least respective first and second pistons separate the actuator housing into a first chamber and a second chamber, each first and second piston being movable by an incompressible liquid medium comprised primarily of water in the respective first and second chambers, wherein the liquid medium is regulated in the respective first chamber via respective first lines and in the second chamber via a second line by an electromagnetically activated regulator that is configured to regulate pressure or flow of the liquid medium in the respective first and second lines to position the respective first and second sanitary valves and to block the respective first and second lines to lock the respective position of the respective first and second sanitary valves, wherein the first sanitary valve is operable in relation to at least the first valve actuator for operating a first function of the first sanitary valve, and wherein the second sanitary valve is operable in relation to at least the second valve actuator for operating a second function of the second sanitary valve, wherein the first and second functions are independently operable.