公开(公告)号：US06539829B1

公开(公告)日：2003-04-01

申请号：US09325294

申请日：1999-06-03

Applicant: Greg M. Kauppila ,  Andrew P. Tijan

Inventor： Greg M. Kauppila ,  Andrew P. Tijan

IPC: B26D100

CPC classification number: F16K11/074 ,  B65H20/12 ,  B65H2301/5151 ,  Y10T83/04 ,  Y10T83/2066 ,  Y10T83/207 ,  Y10T83/9464

Abstract: A fluid valve for controlling fluid flow and/or vacuum to a plurality of ports and fluid lines in a rotating member has a rotary phase plate with a plurality of apertures therein which can be brought into fluid communication with selected ports and fluid lines in the rotating member by rotation of the rotary phase plate to one of at least two rotational positions with respect to the rotating member. Preferably, the fluid valve has at least a rotary union adapter coupling the rotary phase plate to a one-port rotary union or a roll adapter coupling the rotary phase plate to the rotating member. Most preferably, the fluid valve has both such adapters. By rotating the rotary phase plate with respect to the rotary union adapter and the roll adapter, certain apertures in the rotary union adapter are brought into fluid communication with one or more aligned fluid lines in the rotary union adapter and the roll adapter, and certain apertures in the rotary union adapter are brought out of fluid communication with one or more aligned fluid lines in the rotary union adapter and the roll adapter. Rotation of the rotary phase plate therefore causes fluid lines or patterns of fluid lines from the rotary union to the rotating member to open or close, thereby permitting or stopping fluid flow through the lines (or connecting or disconnecting the rotating member to a vacuum source).

Abstract translation: 用于控制旋转构件中的多个端口和流体管线的流体流动和/或真空的流体阀具有其中具有多个孔的旋转相位板，其可以与旋转的选定端口和流体管线流体连通 所述旋转相位板相对于所述旋转部件旋转至少两个旋转位置之一。 优选地，流体阀具有至少一个旋转联接适配器，该旋转联接适配器将旋转相位板耦合到单端口旋转接头或将旋转相位板连接到旋转构件的辊适配器。 最优选地，流体阀具有两个这样的适配器。 通过相对于旋转接头适配器和辊适配器旋转旋转相位板，旋转接头适配器中的某些孔与旋转接头适配器和辊适配器中的一个或多个对准的流体管线流体连通，并且某些孔 在旋转联接适配器中的旋转联接适配器和卷适配器中的一个或多个对准的流体管线与流体连通地脱离连接。 因此，旋转相位板的旋转使得流体管线从旋转接头到旋转部件的流动线路或图形打开或关闭，从而允许或阻止流体流过管线（或将旋转部件连接或断开至真空源） 。