Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Stepper motor control valves for refrigerant expansion and/or system controls
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Application No.: US17220237Application Date: 2021-04-01
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Publication No.: US11619429B2Publication Date: 2023-04-04
- Inventor: Gregory E. Sisk , Jeffrey N. Arensmeier , Christina M. Gilliam , Joseph B. Sutton, III , Thomas Stoneking , Jacob Ridderhoff
- Applicant: EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.
- Applicant Address: US MO St. Louis
- Assignee: EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.
- Current Assignee: EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.
- Current Assignee Address: US MO St. Louis
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Agent Anthony Fussner
- Main IPC: F25B41/35
- IPC: F25B41/35

Abstract:
A valve includes a shaft having threads along at least a portion of a length of the shaft. A travel limit member (e.g., a coil spring, a washer, etc.) is disposed within one or more of the threads. The travel limit member may comprise a coil spring configured to be movable within the threads along the shaft when the shaft is rotated relative to the coil spring. The coil spring is configured to be operable for providing: a safety stall or hard stop for a fully open position of the valve when the coil spring is within the top thread and/or runs out of the threads after having traveled upwardly along the shaft within the threads; and a safety stall or hard stop for a fully closed position of the valve when the coil spring contacts a stop after having traveled downwardly along the shaft within the threads.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220316776A1 STEPPER MOTOR CONTROL VALVES FOR REFRIGERANT EXPANSION AND/OR SYSTEM CONTROLS Public/Granted day:2022-10-06
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