VALVE APPARATUS FOR VENTING A LIQUID TANK

• Main Authors: VAN SCHAFTINGEN, Jules-Joseph, MADOUX, Dominique
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 14.06.2017
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

It is proposed a valve apparatus for use in a liquid tank, the valve apparatus comprising: - a casing (201) defining a main chamber (202), the main chamber having an inlet orifice (203) and at least one outlet orifice (204); - extracting means (208) comprising at least one wall member extending substantially across the main chamber and being adapted for extracting droplets present in a vapour stream coming from the liquid tank and entering the main chamber via the inlet orifice; - a float (209) comprising a closure element (210) capable of closing off the outlet orifice(s), the float being slidably mounted along the at least one wall member.