Patent ID: 7891371
Filing Date: 2011-02-22
Classification: B60K,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vent valve having a first end and a second end, the vent valve comprising: an orifice located in the first end of the vent valve, an outer sleeve including a vent window disposed in a first half of the vent valve, the first half of the vent valve located near the first end of the vent valve; a housing disposed within the outer sleeve, the housing including a vent slot disposed in the first half of the vent valve; and a baffle disposed in front of the vent slot, the baffle extending from the first end of the vent valve toward the second end of the vent valve between the orifice and the housing, wherein the vent window is closer than the vent slot to the second end of the vent valve.