EP 0969972 A1 20000112 - FLUID REGULATOR FOR SUPPLYING A CONSUMER ELEMENT WITH FLUID FROM A FLUID RESERVOIR
Title (en)
FLUID REGULATOR FOR SUPPLYING A CONSUMER ELEMENT WITH FLUID FROM A FLUID RESERVOIR
Title (de)
FLÜSSIGKEITSREGLER ZUR VERSORGUNG EINES VERBRAUCHERS MIT FLÜSSIGKEIT AUS EINEM FLÜSSIGKEITSVORRAT
Title (fr)
REGULATEUR DE LIQUIDE POUR L'ALIMENTATION D'UN APPAREIL UTILISATEUR EN LIQUIDE PROVENANT D'UN RESERVOIR DE LIQUIDE
Publication
Application
Priority
- DE 19706967 A 19970221
- EP 9800663 W 19980206
Abstract (en)
[origin: DE19706967C1] The invention relates to a device for controlling the fluid supply of a consumer element, comprising a fluid reservoir (14), a fluid supply line (18, 20, 36, 24) leading from the fluid reservoir to the consumer element and a valve in the fluid supply line. The valve element (22) of said valve independently opens the valve opening (20) whenever downstream from the valve the consumer element has used a preset quantity of fluid. Said device is characterized in that the valve is a capillary valve and contains a capillary space (36) positioned downstream from the valve opening and connected to the fluid supply line, said capillary space being partly delimited by the valve element. Said valve element closes the valve opening by the capillary force generated by the fluid in the capillary space when said capillary space is filled with a predefined volume of fluid.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B43K 5/18 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B43K 5/1836 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 9836918A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
ES FR GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DE 19706967 C1 19980903; EP 0969972 A1 20000112; EP 0969972 B1 20001115; US 6164858 A 20001226; WO 9836918 A1 19980827
DOCDB simple family (application)
DE 19706967 A 19970221; EP 9800663 W 19980206; EP 98906931 A 19980206; US 38005899 A 19990820