A hydraulic valve assembly (1) with a housing (18) and with a spool (2) which is rotatable in the housing (18). The spool comprising a pressure supply orifice (3) and at least one clutch actuating orifice (4, 5) which is connectable to a clutch actuating cylinder (6, 7). The spool (2) comprises a pressure release orifice (8) which is arranged at the spool (2) so that the pressure release orifice (8) is closed by rotational movement of the spool (2) while the clutch actuating orifice (4, 5) is opened by such rotational movement. The invention further relates to a clutch actuating device with such a hydraulic valve assembly (1) and a corresponding marine propulsion system.

An operating structure of an exhaust heat recovery device may include a bypass valve rotatable about a rotation shaft to open and close a bypass passage; a heat exchanger communicating with the bypass passage, a valve actuator inserted into the heat exchanger, and having a piston moved upward and downward depending on a temperature of coolant; a guide unit in which an end of the piston is slidably inserted, and at which an end of a rod is slidably inserted; a displacement transmission medium accommodated in the guide unit, and moved along with the piston; a link unit rotatably connected to the bypass valve and the rod, and converting sliding motion of the rod into rotation of the bypass valve; and an elastic restoring unit operating the rod so that the rod is inserted into the guide unit, or operating the bypass valve so that the bypass valve is closed.

A handle assembly for an outlet valve for a tank, where the outlet valve has a coupler that is actuated to open and close the outlet valve, is provided. The handle assembly includes a handle with a shaft attached to the handle. The shaft has a tip. A bracket is adapted to mount the shaft to the tank so that the shaft is pivotally mounted with respect to the tank and movable with respect to the outlet valve between an engaged position, where the tip of the shaft engages the coupler, and a disengaged position, where the tip of the shaft is disengaged from the coupler.

A handle assembly for an outlet valve for a tank, where the outlet valve has a coupler that is actuated to open and close the outlet valve, is provided. The handle assembly includes a handle with a shaft attached to the handle. The shaft has a tip. A bracket is adapted to mount the shaft to the tank so that the shaft is pivotally mounted with respect to the tank and movable with respect to the outlet valve between an engaged position, where the tip of the shaft engages the coupler, and a disengaged position, where the tip of the shaft is disengaged from the coupler.

A wedge-shaped gate valve with a branching part formed to be open in a direction orthogonal to an inner flow path of a valve box having a coupling part on both sides, and a valve disk ascends and descends from the branching part via a valve stem to open and close an annular valve seat surface. At a boundary between the coupling part and the branching part, a reinforcing thickened part having a cylindrical, cone, or truncated cone shape with a diameter gradually reducing from the branching part toward the coupling part side is provided, and the thickened part is formed by taking, as an outer shape, a cylinder, a cone, or a truncated cone with an axis P2 that is eccentric from a center line P1 of the flow path to the branching part side and is parallel to or crossing the center line P1 as a rotation axis.

An overfill prevention valve cooperative with a standpipe includes a plug, float, and seat that do not exceed the standpipe in diameter. The valve and standpipe can be inserted into a liquid holding tank from below. Rising liquid lifts the float and plug until the plug is sealed against the seat. The float can be above the seat and connected to the plug by a rod penetrating centrally through the seat. A check valve can enable draining of the holding tank when the liquid is withdrawn from the standpipe. The holding tank can be a fuel tank of a liquid fuel burning torch. A central reservoir system can automatically fill a plurality of holding tanks having the disclosed valves installed therein and connected in series by a plumbing system. Filling can be automatically terminated when a backpressure within the plumbing system exceeds a specified threshold.

A cross-wall indicator post is provided to control through a wall, open and closed configurations of a piping system control valve having a manual actuator with a valve-hand wheel. The indicator post includes a post body having a mounting flange to mount the post body to a wall separating the post body from the control valve. An operating stem extends through the post body and is adjustably, slidably, non-rotatably, telescopingly engaged with an extension rod. A post-hand wheel is engaged with the operating stem for rotation thereof. An engagement member is fixedly attached to the extension rod, configured to be selectively, mechanically engageable with, and releasable from, the valve-hand wheel to actuate the control valve between the open and closed configurations thereof. Rotation of the post-hand wheel rotates the operating stem, the extension rod, and the engagement member, to, in turn, rotate the valve-hand wheel.

A cross-wall indicator post is provided to control through a wall, open and closed configurations of a piping system control valve having a manual actuator with a valve-hand wheel. The indicator post includes a post body having a mounting flange to mount the post body to a wall separating the post body from the control valve. An operating stem extends through the post body and is adjustably, slidably, non-rotatably, telescopingly engaged with an extension rod. A post-hand wheel is engaged with the operating stem for rotation thereof. An engagement member is fixedly attached to the extension rod, configured to be selectively, mechanically engageable with, and releasable from, the valve-hand wheel to actuate the control valve between the open and closed configurations thereof. Rotation of the post-hand wheel rotates the operating stem, the extension rod, and the engagement member, to, in turn, rotate the valve-hand wheel.

A valve box for accessing a utility valve, the valve box having a box housing with an inner surface and an outer surface. The outer surface may have a plurality of fins, and the inner surface may have a plurality of keyways configured to receive a plurality of keys. The inner surface may additionally have threading. The box housing may have an access opening in some embodiments, and the valve box may include a threaded valve box cover configured to be arranged over the access opening. In some embodiments, the box housing may have a plurality of modular rings. A valve box tool may have a driving portion, a valve box engaging portion, and a stem portion. The valve box engaging portion may have a plurality of keys configured to engage the plurality of keyways. The stem portion may be configured to extend between the driving portion and a valve.

A pneumatic-hydraulic type control valve includes a cable attached to a fixed base, a valve base disposed in the fixed base, and a valve stem disposed in the valve base and driven by the cable to be opened. First and second oil guiding holes of the valve base communicate with each other when the valve stem is opened, and the first and second oil guiding holes of the valve base do not communicate with each other when the valve stem is closed. Further, the valve stem has a first stressed portion for bearing a fluid closing force and a second stressed portion for bearing a fluid opening force. The outer diameter of the first stressed portion is larger than that of the second stressed portion. Thus, the present invention achieves effects of simplifying structure and accurate actuation without affecting the sealing effect.