Valves and valve actuation – With means to increase head and seat contact pressure – Separate actuators or actuator motion
Patent
1996-02-23
1998-05-26
Fox, John
Valves and valve actuation
With means to increase head and seat contact pressure
Separate actuators or actuator motion
251163, F16K 520
Patent
active
057554277
ABSTRACT:
A self adjusting ball valve assembly having a ball valve body, a shaft assembly or shaft mounted to the ball valve body, a spherical segment carried by the shaft, and elements for adjusting the position of the shaft. The ball valve body has a port for fluid transit therethrough and a first through passage, located concentrically about a body axis. The shaft rotatably mounts through the first through passage along a shaft axis, which is maintained parallel but offset from the body axis. The spherical segment mounts to the shaft and radially extends from the shaft axis within the ball valve body, and includes a portion for sealing engagement with the port, upon rotation of the shaft through a predefined angle. The adjustment elements automatically adjust the offset between the body axis and the shaft axis to enhance the sealing engagement between the spherical segment and the port. A drive unit coupled to the shaft carriage reactively translates the shaft as the ball segment rotates enhancing seating of the valve and reducing the load on wear surfaces during valve operation. The segment is keyed to the shaft with dowel pins, and the shaft itself may be locked against rotation with pins that are selectively moved into cross-apertures. A shear coupling prevents damage to the shaft or drive unit when the shaft is locked.
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