AUTOMATIC AIR VENT DEVICE FOR PIPE LINE

• Main Author: YOON, EUN JOONG
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 12.01.2012
• Subjects: ACTUATING-FLOATS; BLASTING; COCKS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; LIGHTING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; PIPES; SEPARATION; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; TAPS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; VALVES; WEAPONS

PURPOSE: An automatic air vent device for a pipe is provided to effectively collect and discharge small bubbles dispersed in water by an air separating unit. CONSTITUTION: An automatic air vent device for a pipe comprises a valve unit(100), and a chamber unit(200). The valve unit comprises a body(110), a tip(120), a tilt plate valve(130), and a float. The tilt plate valve comprises a stopper and an opening/closing plate. The float is coupled to the opening/closing plate of the tilt plate valve. The chamber unit comprises an air separating unit and an air discharging unit. The air separating unit comprises an inlet, an outlet and a collecting plate. The valve unit is coupled to the air discharging unit formed on the upper end of the air separating unit.