Expanding gate valve

Details Expanding gate valve Expanding gate valve

2011-04-26

2011-04-26

Bastianelli, John (Department: 3753)

Valves and valve actuation

With means to increase head and seat contact pressure

With positive reduction

C251S187000, C251S200000, C251S204000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07931251

ABSTRACT:
An expanding gate valve having a valve body defining a valve chamber and flow passages and having spaced sealing surfaces. Gate members are moveable within the valve body between open and closed positions and at the closed position having sealing engagement with the spaced sealing surfaces. A wedge member is positioned between the gate members and has at least one tapered surface having reacting engagement with a tapered surface of one of the gate members so that relative linear movement of the gate member relative to the tapered surface of the wedge member develops a lateral gate expansion force causing expansion of the gate members for tight sealing engagement with the spaced sealing surfaces. A valve stem is linearly moveable to valve opening and closing positions within said valve body and has driving connection with the gate members Upon initial linear opening movement the valve stem causes sequential opening movement of the gate members prior to initial opening movement of said first gate member and releases the sealing force of the upstream gate member to minimize the force that is required for opening for the valve.

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