Patent ID: 9182042
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: B64D,E03D,E03F,F16K

Abstract:
1. A mixed media orbital valve, comprising: (a) a valve housing comprising an inlet and an outlet; (b) a flush plate housed within the valve housing and interposed between the inlet and the outlet, the flush plate having a media bore hole that, when actuated, rotates to either (i) move into an alignment position with the inlet and the outlet in order to allow passage of media through the media bore hole or (ii) move to a nonalignment position with the inlet and the outlet in order to block the media bore hole; (c) one or more valve seals positioned at an interface between the valve housing and the flush plate; wherein the inlet comprises shaped walls that provide an opening that is wider at an entry point of the inlet, that converge to provide a narrowed channel, and that widen at an innermost part where the inlet cooperates with the flush plate in use.