Fluid handling – Processes – Cleaning – repairing – or assembling
Patent
1996-10-24
1999-12-21
Walton, George L.
Fluid handling
Processes
Cleaning, repairing, or assembling
68 1202, 68 1219, 68207, 68208, 134 57R, 137312, 137360, 137387, 137392, 200 6104, 307118, 361178, 2940203, 29890121, F16K 4300, F16K 3102, H01H 2904, H01H 3518
Patent
active
060035366
ABSTRACT:
An electrically actuated flow control device for use with an electrical household appliance includes a single body defining first and second flow passages. Inlet ends of the flow passages connect to pressurized sources of hot and cold water, and outlet ends of the flow passages connect to hoses for delivery of hot and cold water to the appliance. Hot and cold water actuators are each adapted to move between a first position resisting flow through the flow passages and a second position permitting flow through the flow passages. A sensor detects whether current is being drawn by the appliance, and a controller controls the positions of the actuators dependant upon whether current is being drawn. The inlet ends of the flow passage each include a connector arranged at a desired spacing from each other corresponding to the connector spacing in a mechanical flow control device.
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Polverari Paul
Wolfhope Stephen M.
Walton George L.
Watts Investment Company
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