Valves and valve actuation – Rotary valves – Ball valve
Patent
1989-08-22
1990-07-10
Fox, John C.
Valves and valve actuation
Rotary valves
Ball valve
251214, F16K 506
Patent
active
049402080
ABSTRACT:
A ball valve (10) has a ball valve member (34) mounted for floating movement in a valve chamber (32) between an upstream metal seat (102) and a downstream metal seat (104). Each metal seat (102, 104) fits within a recess (100) and has a body portion (110) of a generally uniform thickness adjacent an opposed shoulder (108) with a lip (114) about its inner circumference for sealing against spherical surface (40) of ball valve member (34) at all times. Body portion (110) acts as a Belleville spring and spaces lip (114) from adjacent shoulder (108) at low fluid pressures. A bearing portion (118) has an arcuate seat (120) spaced from spherical surface (40) at low fluid pressures but contacting spherical surface (40) at high fluid pressures. A flexible connector (118) of a relatively thin uniform thickness extends between bearing portion (118) and body portion (110). The stem (36) has a Belleville spring ( 86) exerting a compressive loading against a packing (82) and a thrust bearing (88) is mounted outwardly of the packing (82) between stem shoulder (52) and the outer clamping plate (72).
REFERENCES:
patent: 2981284 (1961-04-01), Putnam
patent: 3576309 (1971-04-01), Zawacki
patent: 4696323 (1987-09-01), Iff
patent: 4745944 (1988-05-01), Francart, Jr.
Fox John C.
Kemp Development Corporation
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