US 7,584,938 B2
Side loaded valve assembly
Joseph Callahan, Greenwood, Ind. (US); Kwin Abram, Columbus, Ind. (US); Ivan Arbuckle, Columbus, Ind. (US); and Robin Willats, Columbus, Ind. (US)
Assigned to Emcon Technologies, LLC, Wilmington, Del. (US)
Filed on Jul. 19, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/488,950.
Prior Publication US 2008/0017815 A1, Jan. 24, 2008
Int. Cl. F16K 1/22 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 251—305  [251/279; 251/77] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An exhaust valve assembly comprising:
a valve body;
a valve supported by a shaft for movement within said valve body, said shaft comprising a valve shaft that defines a valve shaft axis of rotation;
an actuator that drives said shaft to vary a position of said valve within said valve body to control exhaust flow, and wherein said actuator includes an actuator shaft that defines an actuator shaft axis of rotation; and
a side load feature that engages one portion of said shaft to reduce valve chatter by side loading said shaft, said side load feature comprising a resilient member that exerts a side load force against said valve shaft.