Valve for closing a container, container and a system and method for filling container

• Main Authors: COHEN AVI, FUNT MARK, LEVED GREGORY, BEN-SIMON MICHEL
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 14.07.2005
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ACTUATING-FLOATS; BEARINGS; BLASTING; COCKS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED,LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; SHAFTS; STORING OF DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS; TAPS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; VALVES; VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED ORSOLIDIFIED GASES; WEAPONS

A valve for closing a container and for enabling the container to be filled has a housing ( 20 ) with an inlet port ( 30 ) and an outlet port ( 40 ). A closing member ( 60 ) is provided for sealingly closing the valve at the inlet port ( 30 ). At least one valve member ( 70 ) is provided for controlling fluid communication between the inlet port ( 30 ) and the outlet port ( 40 ). The valve member only allows fluid communication when it is in a first position. The valve member ( 70 ) is designed in such a way that it is brought into and maintained in said first position only if a predetermined filling condition is achieved. The filling condition is typically achieved, when the filling pressure of a system for filling the container ( 50 ) is initially below a first predetermined or predeterminable threshold value.