F16K31/05

Solenoid adapter

An adapter is provided for a solenoid of a valve. The adapter provides a radial seal and enables manually bleeding by rotating the solenoid. The adapter includes two primary components with a one-way locking engagement between them that can be manually reversed for service of the adapter and the solenoid.

Solenoid adapter

An adapter is provided for a solenoid of a valve. The adapter provides a radial seal and enables manually bleeding by rotating the solenoid. The adapter includes two primary components with a one-way locking engagement between them that can be manually reversed for service of the adapter and the solenoid.

POWER-ASSISTED PIPELINE VALVE

A power-assisted pipeline valve, including a valve body and a pressure relief assembly. A top of the valve body is provided with a first chute. A sliding sleeve is disposed in the valve body and has two sides respectively connected to an inner wall of the valve body through a first spring. A ball valve assembly is disposed in the sliding sleeve and connected to a valve stem. The valve stem passes through the sliding sleeve and is sleeved with a sliding shell, and the sliding shell is disposed in the first chute and provided with a rack and an electric power-assisted mechanism which is connected to the valve stem. The top of the valve body is penetrated by a first rotating shaft which is orderly sleeved with a fifth gear, a rotary table and a third spring from top to bottom. The fifth gear is meshed with the rack. The rotary table is connected to the fifth gear through a centrifugal locking mechanism. The third spring is connected to the rotary table and the valve body respectively. The pressure relief assembly is disposed on the valve body and connected to the rotary table. The present disclosure effectively solves the problems in the prior art that it is laborious for a person with a small strength to operate a manual valve, and a water hammer prevention effect is poor, which seriously affects the service life of the manual valve.

Actuator for Gate Valve and Method of Attachment
20230213100 · 2023-07-06 · ·

An assembly for actuating a gate valve. The assembly includes an actuator and a bonnet adapter and stem adapter. The assembly includes a bonnet adapter configured to attach to the actuator and configured to attach to a bonnet of the gate valve. An actuator stem is attached to the actuator and extends at least in part into the bonnet adapter. A stem adapter is configured to be positioned within the bonnet adapter and attach to the actuator stem and to a gate valve stem. The bonnet adapter further includes access windows for accessing the stem adapter and the bonnet adapter is configured to permit the actuator stem and stem adapter to move axially therewithin.

Actuator for Gate Valve and Method of Attachment
20230213100 · 2023-07-06 · ·

An assembly for actuating a gate valve. The assembly includes an actuator and a bonnet adapter and stem adapter. The assembly includes a bonnet adapter configured to attach to the actuator and configured to attach to a bonnet of the gate valve. An actuator stem is attached to the actuator and extends at least in part into the bonnet adapter. A stem adapter is configured to be positioned within the bonnet adapter and attach to the actuator stem and to a gate valve stem. The bonnet adapter further includes access windows for accessing the stem adapter and the bonnet adapter is configured to permit the actuator stem and stem adapter to move axially therewithin.

Actuator
11692638 · 2023-07-04 · ·

An actuator (1) comprising a motor (2) assembly, a drive coupling (113, 13, 313) assembly and an actuator shaft (114, 14). The motor (2) assembly comprising a motor housing (120, 20), having a cover (122, 22) and a base (123, 23); an electric motor (111, 11, 211, 2), comprising an external stator (111, 11, 211) and an internal rotor (112, 12); and a hollow output shaft (130, 30, 330) that is connected co-axially with the internal rotor (112, 12) such that rotation of the internal rotor (112, 12) causes a corresponding rotation of the hollow output shaft (130, 30, 330). The drive coupling (113, 13, 313) assembly comprises a drive coupling housing (115, 15, 315) containing a drive coupling (113, 13, 313), wherein the drive coupling (113, 13, 313) engages the hollow output shaft (130, 30, 330) such that rotation of the hollow output shaft (130, 30, 330) causes a corresponding rotation of the drive coupling (113, 13, 313). The actuator shaft (114, 14) extends through the hollow output shaft (130, 30, 330) and the internal rotor (112, 12), and engages the drive coupling (113, 13, 313) such that rotation of the drive coupling (113, 13, 313), by the hollow output shaft (130, 30, 330), causes the actuator shaft (114, 14) to move axially.

Actuator
11692638 · 2023-07-04 · ·

An actuator (1) comprising a motor (2) assembly, a drive coupling (113, 13, 313) assembly and an actuator shaft (114, 14). The motor (2) assembly comprising a motor housing (120, 20), having a cover (122, 22) and a base (123, 23); an electric motor (111, 11, 211, 2), comprising an external stator (111, 11, 211) and an internal rotor (112, 12); and a hollow output shaft (130, 30, 330) that is connected co-axially with the internal rotor (112, 12) such that rotation of the internal rotor (112, 12) causes a corresponding rotation of the hollow output shaft (130, 30, 330). The drive coupling (113, 13, 313) assembly comprises a drive coupling housing (115, 15, 315) containing a drive coupling (113, 13, 313), wherein the drive coupling (113, 13, 313) engages the hollow output shaft (130, 30, 330) such that rotation of the hollow output shaft (130, 30, 330) causes a corresponding rotation of the drive coupling (113, 13, 313). The actuator shaft (114, 14) extends through the hollow output shaft (130, 30, 330) and the internal rotor (112, 12), and engages the drive coupling (113, 13, 313) such that rotation of the drive coupling (113, 13, 313), by the hollow output shaft (130, 30, 330), causes the actuator shaft (114, 14) to move axially.

Control systems for valve actuators, valve actuators and related systems and methods

Valve systems and related methods include valve actuators and control systems configured to monitor at least one characteristic of the valve system during movement of a valve element to a position in the valve system and to determine a drift of the position based on the monitored at least one characteristic of the valve system.

COMPLIANT JOINT DRIVE ASSEMBLY
20220415546 · 2022-12-29 ·

A torque transfer assembly comprising a drive shaft and a driven shaft and a dielectric insert arranged to be positioned between the drive shaft and the driven shaft, the insert assembly comprising a body of dielectric material shaped to form an insulating layer and configured to engage, respectively, with a first shaped engagement feature on the drive shaft and a second shaped engagement feature on the driven shaft, in torque transfer engagement, the insulating layer providing a dielectric barrier between the drive shaft and the driven shaft.

Apparatus For Operating A Fitting In A Supply Line, And Arrangement
20220397208 · 2022-12-15 ·

The disclosure relates to an apparatus for operating a fitting in a supply line. The apparatus is formed with a coupling device which is configured to be connected to a rotatable actuator of a fitting in a supply line in order to transmit a rotary drive movement to the rotatable actuator for operating the fitting; a drive motor which is configured to provide the rotary drive movement; a transmission device which is connected on the drive side to the drive motor and on the output side to the coupling device in order to transmit the rotary drive movement; and an internal receptacle having an internal motor opening extending through the drive motor and an internal transmission opening extending through the transmission device, which transmission opening at least partially overlaps the internal motor opening in a direction of passage of the internal receptacle to form the internal receptacle.