Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rotary control valve having a clamped valve seat
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Application No.: US15143107Application Date: 2016-04-29
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Publication No.: US10914387B2Publication Date: 2021-02-09
- Inventor: Wade J. Helfer , Robert M. Meloy
- Applicant: FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC
- Applicant Address: US IA Marshalltown
- Assignee: FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC
- Current Assignee: FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IA Marshalltown
- Agency: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
- Main IPC: F16K5/06
- IPC: F16K5/06

Abstract:
A rotary valve is provided for use in highly corrosive and abrasive applications. The valve includes a valve body and an adapter coupled to one end of the valve body, thereby defining an inlet, an outlet, and a valve interior in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet. The valve also includes a floating ball element pivotably mounted in the valve interior via a valve stem to control fluid flow through the valve, a first valve seat movably disposed in the valve interior, and a second valve seat removably disposed in the valve interior. The first valve seat is biased toward the ball element to sealingly engage a first portion of the ball element. The second valve seat is configured to sealingly engage a second portion of the ball element and is clamped between a surface of the valve body and a surface of the adapter.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170307087A1 ROTARY CONTROL VALVE HAVING A CLAMPED VALVE SEAT Public/Granted day:2017-10-26
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