(19)
(11) EP 1 150 020 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
18.12.2002 Bulletin 2002/51

(43) Date of publication A2:
31.10.2001 Bulletin 2001/44

(21) Application number: 01110380.1

(22) Date of filing: 26.04.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F15C 1/14, F15C 1/08
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(71) Applicant: Norwood Instruments Limited
Huddersfield HD7 2QD (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Dickinson, John
    Honley, Huddersfield HD7 2QD (GB)

(74) Representative: Gilholm, Stephen Philip 
Harrison Goddard Foote, Belgrave Hall Belgrave Street
Leeds LS2 8DD
Leeds LS2 8DD (GB)

   


(54) Fluidic valve


(57) There is described a valve (1) comprising a fluid inlet port (2) connected downstream of a junction (6), the junction (6) being provided with at least first (8) and second (10) fluid outlet ports, the valve (1) also being provided with means for adjusting the pressure of the fluid flowing through the inlet port, so as to divert the fluid flow at the junction (6) from the first fluid outlet port (8) to the second fluid outlet port (10).
There is also described a method of producing a display in which a fluid can be seen to appear to jump from one position to another.






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