Fluid handling – Line condition change responsive valves – Direct response valves
Patent
1991-12-12
1993-01-05
Rivell, John
Fluid handling
Line condition change responsive valves
Direct response valves
251337, F16K 1503
Patent
active
051761726
ABSTRACT:
A toggle linkage check valve includng a housing having an inlet and an outlet and a sealing plug disposed within the housing and adapted for movement between a first, closed position for preventing flow of liquid between the inlet and the outlet, and a second, open position for substantially permitting flow of liquid between the inlet and the outlet. The check valve includes a spring assembly removably disposed within the housing. The sealing plug is mounted upon the spring assembly. The spring assembly includes a rod member and a means for biasing the rod member toward the sealing plug. In the first position of the sealing plug, the rod member lies substantialy perpendicular to a plane of the sealing member across the inlet, and in the second position of the sealing plug, the rod member lies at an acute angle to the plane of the sealing member. The means for biasing acts upon the rod member to apply, to the sealing plug, a biasing force of a second degree less than the first degree, whereby the spring assembly acts upon the sealing plug to provide a maximum resistance against liquid flow from the inlet toward the outlet when the sealing plug is in the first, closed position and a lesser resistance against liquid flow when the sealing plug is in the second, open position.
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Rivell John
Watts Regulator Company
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