Patent ID: 6938642
Filing Date: 2005-09-06
Classification: G05D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A variable pressure regulator, comprising: a valve body having a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, a fluid pressure-sensing chamber; a resilient member comprising a wail section forming a wall of said chamber, a periphery of said wall section secured to said valve body, said resilient member additionally comprising a valve stem connected to said wail section and extending through said chamber towards said fluid inlet, and a valve element supported on said valve stem and configured to selectively close said fluid inlet; an adjuster assembly comprising an adjuster member and a cover, said adjuster member movable relative to said valve body to deflect a portion of said wall section of said resilient member, wherein said deflected portion is responsive to pressure in said chamber to control a position of said valve element with respect to said fluid inlet, said cover being manually rotatable relative to said valve body and configured to rotate said adjuster therewith such that a position of said deflected portion is capable of being adjusted by rotation of said cover.