US 12,345,339 B2
Multi-way valve
Robert Herkimer, Savannah, GA (US); Sofia C. Salas, Denton, TX (US); Ashten M. Cole, Grapevine, TX (US); and Shahryar Fotovati, Frisco, TX (US)
Assigned to Textron Innovations, Inc., Providence, RI (US)
Filed by Textron Innovations, Inc., Providence, RI (US)
Filed on Sep. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/463,077.
Prior Publication US 2025/0084926 A1, Mar. 13, 2025
Int. Cl. F16K 11/076 (2006.01)
CPC F16K 11/076 (2013.01) 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A multi-way valve for airflow control, comprising:
an intake configured to receive an airflow as in input to the multi-way valve;
a plurality of outlets, each of the plurality of outlets configured to provide at least a portion of the airflow as an output of the multi-way valve;
a gate assembly including a gate opening configured to allow air to flow through the gate opening; and
an actuator configured to move the gate assembly to a position configured to allow the airflow to concurrently flow through the gate opening to a first set of outlets of the plurality of outlets while preventing the airflow from flowing to a second set of outlets of the plurality of outlets, wherein the gate assembly defines an interior chamber allowing the airflow to flow from the intake to the gate opening, wherein the interior chamber has a scoop shape, and wherein the gate assembly includes one or more of:
a rigid gate opening;
a flexible closeout section;
a gate slide; and
an actuator coupler.