Patent ID: 6135132
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
A valve seat arrangement comprising:a. a generally annular seat comprising a first section and a second section, the second section having a smaller outer diameter than the first section and extending longitudinally away from the first section to provide an engagement surface for a poppet at an end of the second section;b. a generally annular outlet guide supporting the seat via a first interference fit and comprising first, second, and third sections, the second section having a smaller outer diameter than the first section and the third section having a smaller outer diameter than the first and second sections, the seat being supported on the third section and abutting a step between the second and third section; andc. a generally annular retainer having first, second, and third sections, the third section having a smaller inner diameter than the second section, the first section engaging the first section of the outlet guide, the second section engaging the second section of the outlet guide and the first section of the seat, and the third section engaging the second section of the seat, a step between the second and third sections of the retainer engaging a step between the first and second sections of the seat, the retainer being secured to the outlet guide and retaining the seat via a second interference fit.