Fluid distributor valve

Claim 1

A FLUID DISTRIBUTOR VALVE, COMPRISING: (A) A HOLLOW BODY HAVING A PERIPHERAL WALL AND END WALLS DEFINING A CHAMBER THEREBETWEEN, (B) A BEARING PLATE MEMBER IN THE CHAMBER BETWEEN THE END WALLS OF THE BODY DIVIDING THE CHAMBER INTO AN INFEED COMPARTMENT AND AN OUTFEED COMPARTMENT, SAID COMPARTMENTS COMMUNICATING WITH EACH OTHER FOR THE PASSAGE OF FLUID, (C) A ROTARY DRIVE SHAFT EXTENDING THROUGH THE BEARING PLATE MEMBER, (D) A PLURALITY OF OUTLET PORTS IN THE END WALL OF THE BODY DEFINING THE OUTFEED COMPARTMENT SPACED CIRCUMFERENTIALLY ABOUT THE AXIS OF THE DRIVE SHAFT, (E) VALVE MEANS IN THE OUTFEED COMPARTMENT REGISTERING WITH THE OUTLET PORTS FOR OPENING AND CLOSING THE LATTER, (F) VALVE ACTUATOR MEANS ENGAGING THE DRIVE SHAFT AND ARRANGED UPON ROTATION OF THE LATTER TO ACTUATE THE VALVE MEANS TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE OUTLET PORTS SEQUENTIALLY, (F) AN INLET PORT IN THE BODY FOR ADMITTING FLUID UNDER PRESSURE INTO THE INFEED COMPARTMENT, (H) AN IMPELLER MEMBER MOUNTED FOR ROTATION IN THE INFEED COMPARTMENT AND HAVING IMPELLER VANES DISPOSED ADJACENT THE INLET PORT FOR IMPINGEMENT OF INFEED FLUID THEREAGAINST, AND (I) A PLURALITY OF INTERENGAGING REDUCTION GEARS MOUNTED FOR ROTATION IN THE INFEED COMPARTMENT ON SAID BEARING PLATE MEMBER, THE FIRST OF SAID GEARS ENGAGING THE IMPELLER MEMBER AND THE LAST OF SAID GEARS ENGAGING THE DRIVE SHAFT.