A new type of turnover lift foot valve, including valve body, opening mechanism, valve core, guide mechanism and recovery mechanism; the valve body is set with two guide mechanisms, which are symmetrical and on both sides of valve core. The guide mechanism is provided with main guide rod at one end and with guide groove; there is side guide rod extending into the guide groove; the side guide rod is provided with bearing sleeve. The recovery mechanism includes spring and spring cage, the spring is set between valve core and spring cage; the spring cage is connected to the guide mechanism. Guide groove of the foot valve is in arc shape, so that valve core can deviate from the right above of valve opening and fluid cannot flow into valve body not only from the side of valve opening but also from the right above, which increases flow rate, improves working efficiency and solves the problems of traditional lift foot valve that flow rate is small and unloading is slow due to blockage by valve core.

An inflatable cushion including: an inflatable body, having an upper surface and a lower surface, said body including an air-impermeable skin defining a chamber, an elastic foam core within said chamber and a sealable air valve; and an external elastic foam layer substantially covering at least one of said upper and lower of surfaces; wherein: the foam core is formed of a foam having a density of between about 15 kg/m3 and about 35 kg/ma and a hardness of between about 25 newtons and about 45 newtons; and the foam layer is formed of a foam having a density of between about 35 kg/m3 and about 65 kg/m3 and a hardness of between about 35 newtons and about 95 newtons.

A speed-adjustable returning device of a valve actuator including a transmission assembly, an energy storage device arranged at one side of the transmission assembly and is operatively coupled thereto, an arrestment device arranged beside the energy storage device and is operatively coupled to the transmission assembly, and a valve device arranged at one side of the transmission assembly and is operatively coupled thereto. Under a condition of normal power supply, the energy storage device is controlled to store energy, and when power supply is interrupted, the energy storage device releases the stored energy to drive the transmission assembly to operate in a reversed direction so that the transmission assembly drives the arrestment device in such a way that the arrestment device makes the transmission assembly and the energy storage device operated at fixed speeds to thereby make the valve device operated at a fixed speed.

An electromechanical connection device, which is designed for the releasable connection of a plurality of wire conductors serving to supply power to the directional control valve. It contains a plurality of connection structures, which respectively have a connection channel, which is delimited laterally in a clamping region by a moveable clamping element. A wire conductor inserted into the connection channel is electrically conductively clamped by the clamping element subjected to a spring force. All clamping elements are collectively associated with a release element, which can be driven to a release movement by introducing a manually generated release force, during which it acts on the clamping elements, such that each clamped wire conductor can be released for removal from the associated connection channel.

Systems, methods, and devices for magnetically actuating a gate valve of a subsea system via external magnetic actuation from a magnetic actuator. The magnetic actuator is disposed externally around a valve cavity such that motion of a valve stem disposed within the valve cavity can be controlled externally through magnetic coupling with the magnetic actuator such that a physical link (and the dynamic pressure seals associated therewith) is not needed to actuate the valve stem.

A valve for use with breathing assistance apparatus comprises first, second and third ports (21, 22, 23) for respective connection to a patient breathing tube, a first ventilation apparatus and a second ventilation application. The valve includes a bistable valve mechanism having a first stable configuration in which the first port is in fluid communication with the second port and not the third port; and a second stable configuration in which the first port is in fluid communication with the third port and not the second port. The valve has an actuator configured to transition the bistable valve mechanism between the two stable configurations and preventing the valve mechanism from maintaining a stable intermediate position between the first and second stable configurations. In this way a patient may be switched from one ventilation apparatus to another ventilation apparatus without sudden loss of pressure in the disconnecting circuit causing potentially infected aerosols to be released, and the without sudden loss of positive end expiratory pressure to the patients lungs.