公开(公告)号：WO2021206843A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-14

申请号：PCT/US2021/021685

申请日：2021-03-10

Applicant: VECTOR HORIZON TECHNOLOGY, LLC

Inventor： BAASCH, Oswald ,  HOLDER, Stefan, B. ,  THOMAS, Casey ,  BIGLEY, Jon, A.

IPC: F16K1/22 ,  F02M26/70 ,  F02M26/72 ,  F02D9/10 ,  F16K1/226

Abstract: A rotary control valve (100) that includes a valve body (104), a valve shaft (136) disposed within a bore (116) of the valve body, a first valve seat (144) disposed within the valve body, a first control element (152) carried by the valve shaft, and a first pressure labyrinth (200) at least partially defined by the first control element. The first control element is movably disposed in the first opening between a closed position, in which the first control element sealingly engages the first valve seat, thereby closing the first opening, and an open position, in which the first control element is spaced from the first valve seat, thereby opening the first opening. When the first control element is in the closed position, the first pressure labyrinth is configured to cause a pressure drop in fluid flowing therethrough, thereby minimizing an internal leak rate of the rotary control valve.

公开(公告)号：WO2022026308A2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-03

申请号：PCT/US2021/042912

申请日：2021-07-23

Applicant: VECTOR HORIZON TECHNOLOGY, LLC

Inventor： BAASCH, Oswald ,  HOLDER, Stefan B. ,  BIGLEY, Jon A.

IPC: F16H57/00 ,  F16D1/076 ,  F16D1/108 ,  F16D2001/102 ,  F16H55/17 ,  F16H57/0025 ,  F16H57/029 ,  F16J15/002 ,  F16J15/32 ,  F16J15/447

Abstract: A drive gear adapted to be disposed in a gear box includes a body having a perimeter and a skirt that extends outwardly from the perimeter of the body. A plurality of teeth extends outwardly from the body along a portion of the perimeter of the body. An opening extends through the body and is defined by an inner surface of the body. The inner surface includes a plurality of planar portions and a plurality of rounded portions that extend between the plurality of planar portions. The plurality of planar portions is arranged such that a force (e.g., a torque) applied to the body is directed toward the plurality of teeth.