Patent ID: 6354100
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: F25B,Y10T

Abstract:
An air conditioner charge valve comprising:a valve body comprising a connection portion shaped to engage an air conditioner line and a second portion comprising one of an external annular ridge and an external thread, said valve body further comprising a port in fluid communication with the connection portion, a valve seat surrounding the port, and a bore in fluid communication with the port; a slide-to-seal valve element dimensioned to slide in the bore in an interference fit with the valve body, said valve element shaped to open the port at the valve seat when the valve is in an opened position and to seal the port at the valve seat when the valve element is in a closed position, said valve element and said connection portion positioned on opposite sides of the port, said interference fit operative to retain the valve element in the closed position without a threaded interconnection between the valve element and the valve body.