Valves and valve actuation – Heat or buoyancy motor actuated
Patent
1996-08-27
1998-07-28
Ferensic, Denise L.
Valves and valve actuation
Heat or buoyancy motor actuated
25112901, 25112906, 251331, F16K 3100
Patent
active
057852952
ABSTRACT:
A thermally buckling control microvalve including three layers in which the intermediate layer is an electrically conductive one. The left side of the intermediate layer that aligns with an outlet of the lower layer has a suspension supported on both sides by a thin bridge structure. An upper side of the suspension is provided with an electrical thermal membrane which slightly curves upwardly, and a valve nozzle communicating with the outlet of the lower layer is caused to gradually open when actuated. A pressure chamber is disposed above the suspension and the bridge structures and a pressure distribution chamber communicating with the pressure chamber is disposed below. The area of the pressure chamber in contact with the suspension and the bridge structures is greater than that of the pressure distribution chamber in contact with the suspension and the bridge structures, causing the bottom rim of the suspension to always lie against the valve nozzle, preventing leakage of fluid from the pressure distribution chamber.
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Farid Ramyar
Ferensic Denise L.
Industrial Technology Research Institute
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