Valves and valve actuation – Reciprocating valve – Piston
Patent
1990-07-06
1992-09-22
Fox, John C.
Valves and valve actuation
Reciprocating valve
Piston
251359, 277DIG6, F16K 324
Patent
active
051490552
ABSTRACT:
A piston type of shut-off valve with a sealing ring made of expanded graphite. A plurality of ring-shaped lamellae are each stamped from a foil of expanded graphite and then joined to form a sealing ring. A peripheral edge surface of the sealing ring, rather than its planar facing surface, comes into sealing contact with the piston thereby improving its service life. Service life of the sealing ring can be further improved by using a guard ring on a facing surface of the sealing ring as well as by using an installed density for the sealing ring of 1.5 to 2.2 g/cm.sup.3.
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Huber Richard
Wirz Peter
Fox John C.
Klinger AG
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