EP1874659A4 - A flow switch - Google Patents

A flow switch

Info

Publication number: EP1874659A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: flow switch; switch; flow
Prior art date: 2005-04-28
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP06733175A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1874659A1 (en

Inventor

Michael Ross Kessell

Paul Neville Adams

Edward Sean Scott

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Axial Technologies Ltd

Original Assignee

Axial Technologies Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2005-04-28

Filing date

2006-04-28

Publication date

2010-11-17

2006-04-28 Application filed by Axial Technologies Ltd filed Critical Axial Technologies Ltd

2008-01-09 Publication of EP1874659A1 publication Critical patent/EP1874659A1/en

2010-11-17 Publication of EP1874659A4 publication Critical patent/EP1874659A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
- F16K31/00—Actuating devices; Operating means; Releasing devices
- F16K31/44—Mechanical actuating means
- F16K31/52—Mechanical actuating means with crank, eccentric, or cam
- F16K31/528—Mechanical actuating means with crank, eccentric, or cam with pin and slot
- F16K31/5284—Mechanical actuating means with crank, eccentric, or cam with pin and slot comprising a tap or cock
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
- B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
- B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
- B65D47/26—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts
- B65D47/261—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts having a rotational or helicoidal movement
- B65D47/266—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts having a rotational or helicoidal movement the rotational movement being transmitted by displacement of an additional external element, e.g. overcap
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
- B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
- B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
- B65D47/26—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts
- B65D47/261—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts having a rotational or helicoidal movement
- B65D47/268—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts having a rotational or helicoidal movement the valve member pivoting about an axis perpendicular to the container mouth axis
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
- B65D51/24—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
- B65D51/28—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials
- B65D51/2807—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container
- B65D51/2857—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container the additional article or materials being released by displacing or removing an element enclosing it
- B65D51/2892—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container the additional article or materials being released by displacing or removing an element enclosing it the element, e.g. a valve, opening an aperture of the auxiliary container
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
- F16K31/00—Actuating devices; Operating means; Releasing devices
- F16K31/44—Mechanical actuating means
- F16K31/52—Mechanical actuating means with crank, eccentric, or cam
- F16K31/524—Mechanical actuating means with crank, eccentric, or cam with a cam
- F16K31/52408—Mechanical actuating means with crank, eccentric, or cam with a cam comprising a lift valve
- F16K31/52425—Mechanical actuating means with crank, eccentric, or cam with a cam comprising a lift valve with a ball-shaped valve member
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
- F16K5/00—Plug valves; Taps or cocks comprising only cut-off apparatus having at least one of the sealing faces shaped as a more or less complete surface of a solid of revolution, the opening and closing movement being predominantly rotary
- F16K5/06—Plug valves; Taps or cocks comprising only cut-off apparatus having at least one of the sealing faces shaped as a more or less complete surface of a solid of revolution, the opening and closing movement being predominantly rotary with plugs having spherical surfaces; Packings therefor
- F16K5/0605—Plug valves; Taps or cocks comprising only cut-off apparatus having at least one of the sealing faces shaped as a more or less complete surface of a solid of revolution, the opening and closing movement being predominantly rotary with plugs having spherical surfaces; Packings therefor with particular plug arrangements, e.g. particular shape or built-in means
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
- F16K5/00—Plug valves; Taps or cocks comprising only cut-off apparatus having at least one of the sealing faces shaped as a more or less complete surface of a solid of revolution, the opening and closing movement being predominantly rotary
- F16K5/06—Plug valves; Taps or cocks comprising only cut-off apparatus having at least one of the sealing faces shaped as a more or less complete surface of a solid of revolution, the opening and closing movement being predominantly rotary with plugs having spherical surfaces; Packings therefor
- F16K5/0647—Spindles or actuating means

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Multiple-Way Valves (AREA)
Devices For Dispensing Beverages (AREA)
Closures For Containers (AREA)

EP06733175A 2005-04-28 2006-04-28 A flow switch Withdrawn EP1874659A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
NZ53974305		2005-04-28
PCT/NZ2006/000087 WO2006115424A1 (en)	2005-04-28	2006-04-28	A flow switch

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1874659A1 EP1874659A1 (en)	2008-01-09
EP1874659A4 true EP1874659A4 (en)	2010-11-17

Family

ID=37214989

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP06733175A Withdrawn EP1874659A4 (en)	2005-04-28	2006-04-28	A flow switch

Country Status (6)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1874659A4 (en)
CN (1)	CN101223089A (en)
AR (1)	AR057281A1 (en)
AU (1)	AU2006240570A1 (en)
DE (2)	DE202006020653U1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2006115424A1 (en)

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2006
- 2006-04-28 AU AU2006240570A patent/AU2006240570A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2006-04-28 CN CNA2006800238579A patent/CN101223089A/en active Pending
- 2006-04-28 DE DE202006020653U patent/DE202006020653U1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2006-04-28 DE DE112006001087T patent/DE112006001087B4/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2006-04-28 WO PCT/NZ2006/000087 patent/WO2006115424A1/en active Application Filing
- 2006-04-28 EP EP06733175A patent/EP1874659A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2006-04-28 AR ARP060101723 patent/AR057281A1/en unknown

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Publication number	Publication date
DE112006001087T5 (en)	2008-05-21
DE202006020653U1 (en)	2009-07-16
AU2006240570A1 (en)	2006-11-02
DE112006001087B4 (en)	2010-12-30
AR057281A1 (en)	2007-11-28
EP1874659A1 (en)	2008-01-09
CN101223089A (en)	2008-07-16
WO2006115424A1 (en)	2006-11-02

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2007-12-07	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
2008-01-09	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 20071101
2008-01-09	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
2008-01-09	AX	Request for extension of the european patent	Extension state: AL BA HR MK YU
2010-11-17	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20101019
2010-11-17	RIC1	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant	Ipc: B65D 51/28 20060101ALI20101013BHEP Ipc: F16K 31/528 20060101ALI20101013BHEP Ipc: F16K 5/06 20060101ALI20101013BHEP Ipc: F16K 31/524 20060101ALI20101013BHEP Ipc: B65D 41/32 20060101ALI20101013BHEP Ipc: B65D 47/06 20060101ALI20101013BHEP Ipc: B65D 51/24 20060101ALI20101013BHEP Ipc: B65D 85/72 20060101AFI20061117BHEP
2013-03-15	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
2013-04-17	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20121101