Patent classifications
F16L55/105
Installment method of fluid control body, and fluid control device including fluid control body
An installment method of a fluid control body and a fluid control device including a fluid control body with which processes of designing, manufacturing, and managing the fluid control body are simplified to suppress cost of manufacturing, etc, includes a cut-off step of cutting off part of a fluid pipe inside a casing, and an installment step of installing the fluid control body including an on-off valve formed by a valve seat body and a valve element, and a partition body formed by a wall portion, a lid portion, and a seal component, inside the casing in a sealed manner in a state where an operation shaft of the on-off valve is placed in a direction different from the vertical direction.
Installment method of fluid control body, and fluid control device including fluid control body
An installment method of a fluid control body and a fluid control device including a fluid control body with which processes of designing, manufacturing, and managing the fluid control body are simplified to suppress cost of manufacturing, etc, includes a cut-off step of cutting off part of a fluid pipe inside a casing, and an installment step of installing the fluid control body including an on-off valve formed by a valve seat body and a valve element, and a partition body formed by a wall portion, a lid portion, and a seal component, inside the casing in a sealed manner in a state where an operation shaft of the on-off valve is placed in a direction different from the vertical direction.
Valve assembly and method for leak testing pipes using the valve assembly
A valve assembly includes a valve housing having an inlet, an outlet and an opening, and an insert removably insertable in the opening. The insert has a first side facing upwards and a second side facing downwards when positioned in the opening. The first side and the second side have a conduit positioned therebetween, and a control valve located at least partially within the conduit and movable between an open position and a closed position. The control valve in the closed position stops fluid from passing through the conduit. When the insert is inserted in the opening and the control valve is in the closed position, the insert substantially seals the inlet and stops fluid flowing to the outlet.
Valve assembly and method for leak testing pipes using the valve assembly
A valve assembly includes a valve housing having an inlet, an outlet and an opening, and an insert removably insertable in the opening. The insert has a first side facing upwards and a second side facing downwards when positioned in the opening. The first side and the second side have a conduit positioned therebetween, and a control valve located at least partially within the conduit and movable between an open position and a closed position. The control valve in the closed position stops fluid from passing through the conduit. When the insert is inserted in the opening and the control valve is in the closed position, the insert substantially seals the inlet and stops fluid flowing to the outlet.
Drainpipe test plug with pressure assisted plug seal
A drainpipe test plug for plugging a drainpipe via an opening formed therein includes a plug seal that includes a planar front surface which faces upward in the drainpipe whenever the drainpipe test plug is in a plugging position and a peripheral annular rim. The plug seal can include a plurality of holes or a continuous channel formed into the surface of the planar front surface, or a plurality of holes or a continuous channel formed into the surface of the peripheral annular rim, or both. The plug seal holes or channels impart a degree of flexibility to a peripheral area of the plug seal to facilitate the insertion and removal of the drainpipe test plug from the drainpipe. In addition, the holes or channel in the planar front surface provide additional sealing force against the interior of the drainpipe whenever the drainpipe test plug is in the plugging position.
FLUID SHUT-OFF SYSTEM AND SHUT-OFF METHOD
A shut-off system of the present invention includes a straight pipe made of a polyolefin-based material, and a knife gate, wherein: a semicircular arc-shaped first cutting blade is formed on a distal end side of the knife gate to cut open the straight pipe to form a slit-shaped opening; an arc band-shaped sealing portion is formed on a proximal end side of the knife gate to be in contact with cut surfaces of the straight pipe; the knife gate includes a pair of side edge portions that connect the first cutting blade and the sealing portion; the first cutting blade and the side edge portions bite into an inner circumference surface of the straight pipe along the inner circumference surface; the knife gate is formed in a flat plate shape having a first surface and a second surface, extending from the first cutting blade to the sealing portion and between the pair of side edge portions; the opening extends in a circumferential direction on the straight pipe; and the sealing portion extends from one end of the opening to the other end thereof, and extends from the inner circumference surface to an outermost surface, which is on an outermost side, of the straight pipe.
FLUID SHUT-OFF SYSTEM AND SHUT-OFF METHOD
A shut-off system of the present invention includes a straight pipe made of a polyolefin-based material, and a knife gate, wherein: a semicircular arc-shaped first cutting blade is formed on a distal end side of the knife gate to cut open the straight pipe to form a slit-shaped opening; an arc band-shaped sealing portion is formed on a proximal end side of the knife gate to be in contact with cut surfaces of the straight pipe; the knife gate includes a pair of side edge portions that connect the first cutting blade and the sealing portion; the first cutting blade and the side edge portions bite into an inner circumference surface of the straight pipe along the inner circumference surface; the knife gate is formed in a flat plate shape having a first surface and a second surface, extending from the first cutting blade to the sealing portion and between the pair of side edge portions; the opening extends in a circumferential direction on the straight pipe; and the sealing portion extends from one end of the opening to the other end thereof, and extends from the inner circumference surface to an outermost surface, which is on an outermost side, of the straight pipe.
Pipe isolation device
A pipe isolation device and method of using the same. The pipe isolation device includes a control bar head, a first sealing head, and a second sealing head. The first sealing head has a first seal element and a first sliding engagement. The first sliding engagement permits the first sealing head to slide relative to the control bar head along a first fixed path and traverse a right angle to gain access to an interior space of a pipe. The second sealing head has a second seal element and a second sliding engagement. The second sliding engagement permits the second sliding head to slide relative to the first sealing head along a second fixed path and traverse the right angle to gain access to an interior space of the pipe.
Pipe isolation device
A pipe isolation device and method of using the same. The pipe isolation device includes a control bar head, a first sealing head, and a second sealing head. The first sealing head has a first seal element and a first sliding engagement. The first sliding engagement permits the first sealing head to slide relative to the control bar head along a first fixed path and traverse a right angle to gain access to an interior space of a pipe. The second sealing head has a second seal element and a second sliding engagement. The second sliding engagement permits the second sliding head to slide relative to the first sealing head along a second fixed path and traverse the right angle to gain access to an interior space of the pipe.
PIPE STOPPER ASSEMBLY
A pipe stopper assembly includes a stopper fitting defining a fitting channel, the stopper fitting configured to be mounted to a pipeline; and a pipe stopper positioned in the fitting channel and comprising an expandable stopper body and a pressure assembly, the expandable stopper body configurable in an expanded configuration and a contracted configuration, the pressure assembly configurable in an open configuration and a closed configuration; wherein, in the open configuration, the expandable stopper body is biased to the expanded configuration, and in the closed configuration, the expandable stopper body is biased to the contracted configuration; and wherein, in the expanded configuration, fluid is prohibited from flowing through the fitting channel, and in the contracted configuration, fluid is permitted to flow through the fitting channel.