Patent ID: 6688330
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: B60K,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
A valve for a fluid tank, the valve comprising a housing formed with one or more inlet and outlet ports, side walls and a seating wall portion supporting a float-type valve member; the valve member being axially displaceable within the housing responsive to fluid level within the tank, between an uppermost position and a lowermost position; the valve member has a top and a bottom end and a bearing portion facing the seating wall portion of the housing;the valve characterized in that either the one end or both of the seating wall portion of the housing and the bearing portion of the valve member, are fitted with at least one dampening member integrally formed with either or both a wall portion of the housing and a wall portion of the valve member for diminishing impacting noise of the valve member encountering the housing upon displacement into the lowermost position.