Butterfly valve utilizing spring for consistent disk placement

    公开(公告)号:US09915352B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-13

    申请号:US15227636

    申请日:2016-08-03

    发明人: Peter S. Pinto

    IPC分类号: F16K1/22 F16K1/226 F16K37/00

    摘要: A butterfly valve for controlling gas flow is disclosed. The butterfly valve may include a valve body, the valve body defining a bore and a shaft configured for rotatable motion with respect to the valve body and including a shoulder. The butterfly valve may further include a disk housed within the bore, operatively coupled with the shaft, and configured to control gas flow through the bore based on a rotational position of the shaft relative to the valve body. The butterfly valve may further include a ball bearing operatively coupled with the shaft and including a ball and a race. The butterfly may further includes a spring configured to provide an axial force on the shaft, the axial force configured to press the shoulder of the shaft against the race of the ball bearing to prevent an outer edge of the disk from contacting an inner wall of the bore.

    BUTTERFLY VALVE UTLIZING SPRING FOR CONSISTENT DISK PLACEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20180038490A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-08

    申请号:US15227636

    申请日:2016-08-03

    发明人: Peter S. Pinto

    IPC分类号: F16K1/226 F16K37/00

    摘要: A butterfly valve for controlling gas flow is disclosed. The butterfly valve may include a valve body, the valve body defining a bore and a shaft configured for rotatable motion with respect to the valve body and including a shoulder. The butterfly valve may further include a disk housed within the bore, operatively coupled with the shaft, and configured to control gas flow through the bore based on a rotational position of the shaft relative to the valve body. The butterfly valve may further include a ball bearing operatively coupled with the shaft and including a ball and a race. The butterfly may further includes a spring configured to provide an axial force on the shaft, the axial force configured to press the shoulder of the shaft against the race of the ball bearing to prevent an outer edge of the disk from contacting an inner wall of the bore.