Patent ID: 9062779
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A valve manifold comprising: a body having at least first, second, and third sides; a mixing chamber formed within the body; at least first and second valve ports arranged on an external surface of the body such that the first valve port is formed on the external surface of the first side and the second valve port is formed on the external surface of the second side, and wherein each valve port of the at least first and second valve ports is adapted to receive a diaphragm valve; wherein each valve port of the at least first and second valve ports includes a first opening, a second opening, and a third opening wherein each first opening is in direct fluid communication with the mixing chamber, each second opening is in fluid communication with a dedicated second opening flow duct, wherein the second opening flow duct is arranged above the mixing chamber, and each third opening is in fluid communication with a dedicated third opening flow duct; and wherein each first opening and second opening are separated by a first web accessible at each of a respective one of the at least first and second valve ports for a respective diaphragm valve, and wherein each first opening and third opening are separated by a second web accessible at the respective one of the at least first and second valve ports for the respective diaphragm valve; and wherein said body is configured such that during operation the mixing chamber has a bottom which extends with a first slope towards the first opening of the at least one of the first and second valve ports, and wherein a first fluid connection in fluid communication with the second opening flow duct of the at least one of the first and second valve ports extends with a second slope towards the second opening of at least one of the first and second valve ports, and a second fluid connection extends with a third slope towards the third opening flow duct of the at least one of the first and second valve ports, and wherein each of the first, second, and third slopes are different from 0°.