There is disclosed a first stage pressure reducer for a breathing apparatus comprising: a body defining a cavity, the cavity having a higher-pressure region configured to receive higher-pressure gas from a gas source, a lower-pressure region configured to receive lower-pressure gas from the higher-pressure region, and a piston bore, the piston bore connecting the higher-pressure region and the lower-pressure region; a piston configured to move reciprocally through the piston bore, and further configured to transfer gas from the higher-pressure region to the lower-pressure region; a bushing disposed coaxially with the piston bore and around at least a portion of the piston, the bushing arranged to engage the piston and inhibit contact between the piston and the piston bore; and a sealing element arranged between the higher-pressure region and the bushing, the sealing element configured to isolate the bushing from the higher-pressure region. Also disclosed is a self-contained breathing apparatus comprising a first stage pressure reducer.
First Stage Pressure Reducer
2025-05-22
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B63C LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS , Zuwasserlassen, Trockenstellen, Docken oder Bergen von Schiffen |