Patent ID: 7955059
Filing Date: 2011-06-07
Classification: F04B,F16K,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fluid control device, comprising: a housing having a chamber therein defined by an interior surface comprising an end wall; a valve assembly disposed in the chamber to control fluid flow through the chamber, the valve assembly comprising a valve seat having an outer surface disposed adjacent to the interior surface of the chamber; an end cap disposed in the housing opposite the end wall to enclose the chamber, the end wall, the valve seat and the end cap each having an opening therein to pass a fluid to the chamber or to remove a fluid from the chamber, the housing and the end cap each having an abutment surface to receive the other abutment surface, at least one of the abutment surfaces having a plastic seal coating; and compression means to engage the end cap to deform the plastic seal coating between the abutment surfaces and thereby seal the chamber.