Patent ID: 8387671
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: B60C,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A purge valve for a mounted assembly for a vehicle consisting of a wheel comprising a rim and of a tire, the valve comprising: a body positioned into the rim; and a piston able to move with respect to said body between a closed position and a purge position, the valve being normally closed, and the piston being configured to be movable into a space radially external to the rim in order to open the valve, wherein opening of the valve is obtained by action of a control force on the piston, exerted from a space radially internal to the rim, and provided at least in part by compressed air led from the space radially internal to the rim to a radially interior surface of the piston, and wherein the compressed air led from the space radially internal to the rim to the radially interior surface of the piston is at a pressure lower than or equal to that of the mounted assembly.