Patent ID: 9416695
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: F01M,F02F,F16K,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A non-return valve, comprising: a valve housing, wherein the valve housing has a throughbore having a first end opening and a second end opening; and a valve body, wherein the valve body is movably mounted in the valve housing such that the valve body transitions between an open position and a closed position, wherein in the open position, fluids are able to pass from the first end opening to the second end opening and fluids are able to pass from the second end opening to the first end opening, wherein in the closed position, fluids are not able to pass from the first end opening to the second end opening and fluids are not able to pass from the second end opening to the first end opening, wherein the valve housing and the valve body are configured such that when the valve housing is positioned such that the first end opening is above the second end opening with respect to gravity: wherein the non-return valve is configured to be inserted into a mounting of a cylinder head cover of a combustion engine, wherein the valve housing comprises a threaded section, wherein the valve housing is configured to be screwed into the mounting of the cylinder head cover such that the threaded section threadably interconnects with a complementary threaded section of the mounting, wherein the valve housing comprises a latch, wherein when the valve housing is screwed into the mounting the latch interconnects with the mounting to secure the valve housing in the mounting of the cylinder head cover, wherein the valve housing comprises a valve head, wherein the latch includes at least one latch finger mounted in an elastically resilient manner on the valve head, and wherein when the valve housing is screwed into the mounting the at least one latch finger is pressed into one or more recesses between the at least one latch finger and the valve head.