Gas valve and method of control

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9038658
APP PUB NO 20140283929A1
SERIAL NO

14299629

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A stepper-motor gas valve control is disclosed that includes a main diaphragm in a chamber that controllably displaces a valve relative to an opening in response to changes in pressure, to adjust fuel flow through the valve. A servo-regulator diaphragm is provided to regulate flow to the main diaphragm, to thereby control the rate of fuel flow. A stepper motor is configured to move in a stepwise manner to displace the servo-regulator diaphragm, to control fluid flow to the main diaphragm. A controller mounted on the stepper-motor regulated gas valve control receives and converts an input control signal from a heating system to a reference value between 0 and 5 volts, and selects a corresponding motor step value. The control responsively moves the stepper-motor in a step wise manner to displace the servo-regulator diaphragm and thereby regulates the rate of fuel flow through the valve.

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  • EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Broker, John F Warrenton, US 56 412
Panimadai, Ramaswamy Shweta Annapurani Thiruvananthapuram, IN 5 61
Santinanavat, Mike C Chesterfield, US 15 249
Stark, Mark H St. Louis, US 18 234

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