F16K31/055

STARTER AIR VALVE WITH MULTIPLE DISC VALVES
20180010694 · 2018-01-11 ·

A disc assembly for use in an air valve with a valve body includes an outer disc with a concentric opening therethrough and an outer seal area, the outer seal area to selectively seal against the valve body, and an inner disc disposed in the concentric opening of the outer disc, the inner disc to selectively seal against the outer disc.

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.

Smart actuator with fault detection and resolution

An actuator for controlling a flow regulation device. The actuator includes a drive device coupled to the flow regulation device and a motor coupled to the drive device and operable to move the drive device. The actuator further includes a processing circuit configured to receive a first measurement of a characteristic, control the actuator to reposition the flow regulation device in a first direction, receive a second measurement of the characteristic, determine an installation error associated with at least one of the actuator and the flow regulation device based on the first measurement and the second measurement.

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.

TRANSMISSION PART, VALVE DRIVE ASSEMBLY AND VALVE
20220403950 · 2022-12-22 ·

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of pipeline equipment, and discloses a transmission part, a valve drive assembly and a valve. The valve drive assembly includes a first transmission part, a second transmission part and a driving part, the first transmission part is configured to be detachably connected with the rotating shaft of the valve; the second transmission part is in transmission connection with the first transmission part, and can move in an axial direction of the rotating shaft relative to the first transmission part; the driving part is used to drive the second transmission part to rotate so as to drive the first transmission part and the rotating shaft of the valve to rotate. With the application of the valve drive assembly of the present disclosure, even if the rotating shaft moves axially in the process of rotation, the first transmission part moves therewith, and can always maintain cooperation with the second transmission part, thus realizing the transmission between the two. Therefore, the valve drive assembly can be adapted to the axial displacement of the rotating shaft, and has better adaptability. The transmission part provided in the present disclosure can be applied to the above-mentioned valve drive assembly. The valve provided in the present disclosure includes the valve drive assembly described above.

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.

COMPACT SPRING RETURN ACTUATOR
20220381363 · 2022-12-01 ·

Provided is a compact spring return actuator. The actuator includes a driving shaft configured to be rotated by receiving a driving force from a motor, a driven shaft configured to open and close a valve by being rotated by the driving shaft, a deceleration means configured to decelerate a rotational force that is transmitted to the driven shaft, the deceleration means including a differential planetary gear decelerator provided at the driving shaft, and includes an emergency return means provided with an elastic body and an actuation shaft which is configured to convert an elastic force of the elastic body to a rotational force and to transmit the rotational force and which is engaged with the differential planetary gear decelerator, thereby being configured to rotationally return the valve when power is blocked.

Diverter valve drive mechanism
11572962 · 2023-02-07 · ·

A diverter valve drive mechanism is provided with a valve body and a driving main body, wherein a valve piece is arranged inside the valve body, and by adjusting the rotation angle of the valve piece, the fluid flow through the valve body can be controlled, and the valve piece is controlled Driven by the drive main body connected to the valve body; the drive main body is provided with a driving assembly, the driving assembly is composed of a motor, a plurality of gear sets and a hand wheel, and the rotation angle of the valve piece can be controlled by a motor Adjusted or adjusted via hand wheel control, the driving assembly is provided with a Bluetooth module that allows the motor to be controlled and driven via the remote.

UNIVERSAL JOINT CONNECTION FOR THE MANUAL POSITIONING OF AN ANGULARLY OFFSET VALVE SHAFT DRIVE
20230035816 · 2023-02-02 ·

A manual positioning assembly for connection to a shaft of a valve configured to manually manipulate a disc of the valve between an open and closed position. The manual valve positioning assembly includes a housing having a first and a second end. The first end includes a flange configured for fastening the housing to the valve. The second end includes a conical feature. An alignment bushing within the second end of the housing and a double universal joint. The double universal joint includes a first end and a second end. The first end of the double universal joint is configured to be mechanically fastened to the shaft of the valve. The second end is positioned within the alignment bushing and includes a socket configured to receive a tool that manually turns the double universal joint, the shaft, and the disc to position the disc in the open or closed position.

Fluid-drive device
11480259 · 2022-10-25 · ·

A fluid-drive device includes a base, a fluid container, a pressing mechanism, and a rotation mechanism. The fluid container is disposed on the base. The pressing mechanism is disposed on the base, and configured to press the fluid container. The rotation mechanism is connected to the pressing mechanism. The pressing mechanism presses the fluid container by rotating the rotation mechanism. The fluid-drive device may guide the flow of the detection fluid in the fluid container in a non-contact manner to reduce the contamination of the fluid specimen and increase the reliability of the detection.