Patent ID: 6325103
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
A fluid valve for directing fluid with conveyed material comprising:a housing forming a chamber having a fluid inlet to receive fluid with conveyed material and a plurality of fluid outlets, said housing including a closed interior boundary forming said chamber;a plurality of poppit valves movably mounted to said housing and each located at each of said outlets, said valves having open positions allowing fluid flow through said outlets and out of said chamber and closed positions blocking fluid flow from said chamber; and,power means connected to said valves and operable to move each of said valves to and from said open positions and said closed positions, and wherein:said closed interior boundary has a polygonal shape with multiple sides, said outlets are each located on a separate one of said sides, andsaid multiple sides include an entrance side with an entrance side surface and said fluid inlet located thereon, a normal side without an outlet located thereon and having an interior normal side surface arranged generally perpendicular to said entrance side surface and directing flow of fluid in a straight direction from said fluid inlet along said normal side surface, and a first outlet side having an interior first outlet side surface with one of said fluid outlets located thereon, said multiple sides having additional interior side surfaces arranged in adjacent fashion around said chamber directing said flow of fluid in a swirling fashion.