Expansible chamber devices – Collapsible chamber wall portion – Wall portion formed of flexible material
Patent
1980-05-09
1982-10-19
Maslousky, Paul E.
Expansible chamber devices
Collapsible chamber wall portion
Wall portion formed of flexible material
92128, 92129, 92 13, 251 614, 137377, F01B 1900, F16J 300, F01B 2900
Patent
active
043544258
ABSTRACT:
A fire-safe valve actuator which cooperates with a bolted bonnet type valve to define a bolt chamber with an exterior shroud supporting the actuator housing and providing a substantially imperfect barrier to prevent an external fire from coming into direct contact with the bolts or studs and nuts that connect the bonnet to the valve body. The bolt chamber may also be filled with an insulation material. The actuator may have a return spring connected to the actuator stem through a bearing so that the winding and unwinding of the spring does not result in any substantial torque being applied to the actuator stem. Similarly, any diaphragm in the actuator can be connected to the actuator stem by a bearing so that rotation of the stem will not impart torque to the diaphragm. Furthermore, a stop can be provided limiting outward movement of the stem under the influence of the spring and by further providing a suitable sliding engagement between the diaphragm-actuator housing and the stem, the actuator housing and diaphragm can be readily removed from the balance of the actuator without bleeding the line pressure down.
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Bruton Billy R.
Corneillie Jerome E.
Perkins Marion W.
Maslousky Paul E.
U.S. Industries Inc.
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