Global Patent Index - EP 1002951 B1

EP 1002951 B1 20060607 - A reed for use in a valve assembly

Title (en)

A reed for use in a valve assembly

Title (de)

Zunge für ein Blattventil

Title (fr)

Lame pour soupape à lamelle

Publication

EP 1002951 B1 20060607 (EN)

Application

EP 99308362 A 19991022

Priority

GB 9825550 A 19981120

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1002951A2] A reed (119) for use in a valve assembly, the reed being an elongate resilient reed (119) which comprises a body portion (129) having one end (121) intended for fixing to a mount and another end contiguous with a valve closure portion (127) of the reed (119), the reed (119) being such that the width of the body portion (129) tapers towards the valve closure portion (127) so that the width of the surface of the body portion (129) adjacent the valve closure portion (127) is small relative to the width of the valve closure portion (127) whereby the configuration of the reed (119) is such as substantially to equalise the bending stress experienced by the reed (119) along the length of the body portion (129) when the reed (119) is in use and a load generated by fluid flow is applied to the valve closure portion (127), and the reed (119) being such that the end of the valve closure portion which is furthest away from the body portion is a straight end (303) which extends transversely to the longitudinal axis of the body portion (129). <IMAGE>

IPC 8 full level

F04B 39/10 (2006.01); F16K 15/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F04B 39/1073 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1002951 A2 20000524; EP 1002951 A3 20031119; EP 1002951 B1 20060607; AT E329156 T1 20060615; DE 69931731 D1 20060720; GB 2343934 A 20000524; GB 2343934 B 20030521; GB 9825550 D0 19990113

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99308362 A 19991022; AT 99308362 T 19991022; DE 69931731 T 19991022; GB 9825550 A 19981120