Patent ID: 9574499
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: F02C,F05D,F16K

Claim:
1. A valve comprising: a housing, the housing having an inlet, a primary outlet, and a secondary outlet; a hybrid valve member rotatably positioned within the housing, the hybrid valve member having a fully closed position wherein the hybrid valve member prevents flow between the inlet and the primary outlet and prevents flow between the inlet and the secondary outlet, the hybrid valve member including a planar portion and a hemispherical portion on a first side thereof; wherein the planar portion faces the inlet in the fully closed position and wherein the hemispherical portion faces the secondary outlet in the fully closed position; wherein the hybrid valve member has a second side in an opposed relationship to the first side, wherein the second side includes a planar portion; and wherein a seal groove is interposed between the first and second sides.