Fluid handling – With repair – tapping – assembly – or disassembly means – With disassembly tool engaging feature
Patent
1986-02-07
1987-08-11
Weakley, Harold W.
Fluid handling
With repair, tapping, assembly, or disassembly means
With disassembly tool engaging feature
251171, 251174, 251317, F16K 2706
Patent
active
046854886
ABSTRACT:
A ball valve comprising a housing having a cylindrical bore extending inwardly from the exterior and defining a valve chamber with inlet and outlet passages connected from the exterior of the housing to the chamber. A ball valve member is positioned axially in the chamber and has a cylindrical operating stem extending axially of the bore into a position exterior of the housing. Positioned within the chamber is a mass of resilient packing material which surrounds the ball and substantially fills the chamber. Adjustable means are provided for applying a compressive load to the packing to cause it to sealingly engage the inner walls of the chamber and the exterior of the ball member. The adjustable means include a rigid circular gland member closely received in the bore and extending transversely thereof in engagement with the packing. A circular opening in the gland member closely surrounds the operating stem and disk spring means are positioned on the gland member on the side opposite the packing. Closely received in the bore outwardly of the disk spring means is a packing nut having an inner surface engaging the disk spring means. Means are associated with the packing nut and the bore for adjustably moving the packing nut member toward the packing gland to compress the disk spring means and apply a biasing force to the packing.
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Brown Cal R.
Corbin Susan E.
Crozier David W.
Williams Peter C.
Weakley Harold W.
Whitey Co.
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