BUOYANCY VEST VENT VALVE WITH RELIABLE SEATING

摘要

A vent valve for a buoyancy control device suitable for divers, where the valve may be opened by any combination of over-pressure, manual pressure relief or a powered means, where a force to a valve plug is applied by means of a spring that is constrained to prevent entirely lateral and angular movement but in which movement of the plug in the axis of the seat is unconstrained.

主权项

1. A device for venting a from a diver's buoyancy compensation bladder, the device comprising:
a valve plug configured to open or to close a valve seat, a spring configured to apply force to the valve plug to close the valve seat, a piston configured to apply force to the valve plug to open the valve seat, and a manual pull dump configured to open the valve seat manually, wherein the spring is fully restrained for more than 50% of its length, and the movement of the valve plug is constrained by a centering mechanism that prevents the valve plug from moving laterally or angularly while the centering mechanism allowing movement with the face of the valve plug parallel to the valve seat along the axis of a line extending perpendicular to the valve seat under any combination of over-pressure or manual pulling action using the manual pull dump.