Valves and valve actuation – Rotary valves – Ball valve
Patent
1998-11-16
1999-11-09
Fox, John
Valves and valve actuation
Rotary valves
Ball valve
29890132, F16K 506
Patent
active
059798734
ABSTRACT:
A method of making ball valves, including the steps of forging two symmetrical ball valve halves into shape such that they each have a spherically curved outer wall and a cylindrical inner wall joined at one end to the outer wall and otherwise separated by a channel; bringing the ball valve halves together to form a spherical ball valve; friction welding the ball valve halves as a whole so that reinforcing ribs are formed on the welding surfaces due to fusion and a straight flow path is defined in the ball valve; using a punch with a ram having a diameter corresponding to that of the straight flow path of the ball valve to remove the reinforcing rib on the inner wall of the straight flow path so that the wall surface of the straight flow path is smooth; and processing the surface of the ball valve. A weight-reduced hollow ball valve having a straight flow channel in the center thereof is therefore accomplished to allow smooth flow of water therethrough, and reduction in the weight of the ball valve borne by water stopping washers on both sides of the ball valve to thereby prolong the service life of the water stopping washers.
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