Pressure regulator having single strut seat with strut coaxial to plunger

摘要

A pressure regulator (10, 90) including: a housing (12, 14, 100) including an inlet flow passage (24, 106) and an outlet flow passage (26); a plunger (30, 92) reciprocally mounted in the housing and including a plunger flow passage (34); and a valve seat (32, 102) fixed to the housing and positioned between the inlet flow passage and an inlet to the flow passage of the plunger, wherein the valve seat is configured to receive and abut the inlet to the flow passage of the plunger.