Patent ID: 6666229
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
A fill assembly for controlling a fluid level within a fluid reservoir, said fill assembly mounted within the fluid reservoir in fluid communication with a fluid supply, said assembly comprising:a fluid inlet tube adapted to be mounted within the fluid reservoir in fluid communication with the fluid supply; a valve housing disposed at an upper end of said fluid inlet tube, said valve housing having at least one fluid outlet for delivering fluid to the reservoir; a fill valve disposed within said valve housing for selectively controlling fluid flow from said inlet tube into said valve housing; and means for detecting the fluid level within said fluid reservoir, said means operatively connected to said fill valve such that said fill valve is moved to an open position when said fluid level drops below a predetermined level allowing fluid from said inlet tube to flow through said housing into said inlet tube to flow through said housing into said reservoir and said fill valve moved to a closed position when said fluid level reaches said predetermined level; said valve housing including a cylindrical ring concentric with said fill valve, said cylindrical ring forming an annular slot within said valve housing whereby fluid from said inlet when said fill valve is in said open position flows through said annular slot to said at least one fluid outlet with less turbulence to reduce fluid flow noise within said housing.