Abstract:
A valve (10) in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a body (1) having a space in which a stem (3) and a ball (4) are housed, wherein an inner lid body (60) fixing the ball (4) in the space liquid-tightly partitions the space into a part in which the stem (3) is housed and a part in which the ball (4) is housed.
Abstract:
A structure and method for fastening a ball seat for a ball valve, a trunnion-type ball valve (100), and a hydrogen station using this valve, in which a stepped part (30) is provided in mid-course of each of inner and outer peripheral surfaces of a resin-made annular seat body (21), with a seat part (31) provided on a tip side and a holding part (32) provided on a rear end side; an attachment groove (45) formed of inner and outer cylinders having a ring-shaped swaging edge part (34) is formed at a tip of a seat retainer (22); the holding part (32) is attached to this attachment groove (45); and the swaging edge part (34) of the inner and outer cylinders is closely contacted and fixed by being swaged to the stepped part (30) to cause the seat part (31) to protrude more than a swaging position.
Abstract:
A trunnion ball valve for high pressure and a hydrogen station are provided, which achieves low torque during operation, and whose durability is improved to maintain sealing ability for a long period of time. In a trunnion ball valve including a ball provided inside a body main unit in a freely rotatable manner; and a seal mechanism provided on positions on both sides of the ball so as to be in seal contact with the ball, the seal mechanism including: a seat retainer having a sealing surface that is to be in seal contact with a ball surface of the ball; a spring member provided for applying elastic force on the sealing surface side; and a sealing member provided on an outer surface of the seat retainer, at least both of the sealing surface and the ball surface has a coating layer of diamond-like carbon provided thereon, so as to exhibit sliding ability and sealing performance.
Abstract:
A valve (10) in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a body (1) having a space in which a stem (3) and a ball (4) are housed, wherein an inner lid body (60) fixing the ball (4) in the space liquid-tightly partitions the space into a part in which the stem (3) is housed and a part in which the ball (4) is housed.
Abstract:
A high-pressure trunnion ball valve which is particularly suitable for a high-pressure fluid, the high-pressure trunnion ball valve is composed of a ball (10) rotatably provided in a body (3) having a lid member (2), a seat retainer (11) seal-connected to the ball, a spring member (12) applying an elastic force to the seat retainer to a seal side, and a seal member (13) attached to an outer circumferential face of the seat retainer. An upper stem (50) and a lower stem (51) having the same diameter are provided on an upper side and a lower side of the ball in an extending manner, respectively, to constitute a ball member (52), shaft-attaching seal mechanisms (20) having the same structure are attached to the upper and lower stems at symmetrical positions regarding the ball to achieve a balance structure, thereby avoiding thrust loads.
Abstract:
Provided are a method for filling hydrogen gas into banks, configured so as to typically maintain high-pressure banks, thereby reducing time delays for supplying hydrogen gas to a second and subsequent FCV; and a hydrogen station. The hydrogen gas filling method and the hydrogen station are characterized by: filling hydrogen gas from a compressor into a bank (target bank) of which pressure is below the preset predetermined pressure; and if there are a plurality of other target banks, selecting as the filling bank a bank that may reach the filled state the fastest by being filled with hydrogen gas from the compressor.