Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fitting with maintenance opening
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Application No.: US15770521Application Date: 2016-11-02
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Publication No.: US10883609B2Publication Date: 2021-01-05
- Inventor: Eugen Leno
- Applicant: Adams GmbH
- Applicant Address: DE Herne
- Assignee: Adams GmbH
- Current Assignee: Adams GmbH
- Current Assignee Address: DE Herne
- Agency: Collard & Roe, P.C.
- Priority: DE102015118699 20151102
- International Application: PCT/EP2016/076341 WO 20161102
- International Announcement: WO2017/076857 WO 20170511
- Main IPC: F16K1/16
- IPC: F16K1/16 ; F16K1/18 ; F16K27/12 ; F16K5/06 ; F16K27/02 ; F16K27/00

Abstract:
A fitting for shutting off and/or regulating flows of substance for use in pressure ranges above 50 bar has a housing body and a valve disc which can be operated from a drive lying outside the housing body via a valve shaft. The housing body is provided with a maintenance opening that can be shut off in a pressure-tight manner by a self-sealing lid that has a seal. In order to allow objects that are as large as possible, in particular the valve disc, to be guided through the maintenance opening during inspection works, without increasing the weight of the housing body, the maintenance opening has a rectangular passage cross section. In contrast to known circular maintenance openings which are known in this pressure range, a rectangular passage cross section permits a smaller surface area for the passage cross section and therefore a lighter housing body.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190056031A1 FITTING WITH MAINTENANCE OPENING Public/Granted day:2019-02-21
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