Patent ID: 8308938
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: F16K,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A three-way diverter assembly, comprising: a housing having an inner surface, the housing including a first inlet, a second inlet, a first outlet, and a second outlet, wherein the first inlet receives a flow of a first fluid therethrough and the second inlet receives a flow of a second fluid therethrough; and a movable member disposed in the housing adjacent the first inlet, wherein the movable member is selectively positionable between a first positional limit and a second positional limit, the movable member at an intermediate position between the first positional limit and the second positional limit selectively permitting the flow of the first fluid through the first outlet and the second outlet while permitting the flow of the second fluid from the second inlet to the first outlet, and wherein the flow of the second fluid from the second inlet to the second outlet is militated against by a restrictor as the movable member is rotated between the first positional limit and the second positional limit.