Patent ID: 6192927
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
A valve comprised ofa valve housing having one or more plenum chambers;a poppet positioned within said housing having one or more plenum chambers;a gas within each plenum chamber of the valve housing and poppet under a predetermined pressure;a plurality of gas exit ports, each port associated with an individual plenum chamber, the poppet being positioned over the ports so as to prevent the flow of gases from the plenum chambers when the valve is in a rest position;means for generating an electrical current;an electrical coil surrounding the poppet which, when activated by the electrical current, generates an electromagnetic field; anda hammer surrounding the poppet and resting on said coil, said hammer being repelled from the coil by the electromagnetic field displacing the poppet, thereby opening the gas exit ports and allowing the gases to be ejected from each plenum chamber simultaneously and unmixed.