Patent · US Expired

Fire safe seat for a valve

US4418889A · kind A · utility

14Cited by
6References
22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 16, 1981
Grant dateDec 6, 1983
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 16, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/1812
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A novel seat especially adapted for a butterfly valve is provided which is formed both of metal and "soft" material so as to furnish a "bubble tight" seal in normal operating conditions and a metal-to-metal seal in fire situations. The seat is uniquely constructed and is permanently deformed by the disc or closure member of the valve to form a precise size and configuration corresponding to the size and configuration of the disc.

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