Declutchable valve override
US4616803A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 23, 1983 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20636
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention comprises an improved override and an interrelated valve system. A main valve has an actuator, the actuator in turn having a control for communicating a control signal to the actuator for selectively causing the actuator to place the main valve in its open or closed position. The override is associated with the main valve and selectively shiftable between an engaged mode in which the override is operatively connected with the main valve for moving the main valve between its open and closed positions, and a disengaged mode in which the operative connection between the override and the main valve is interrupted, whereby the main valve may move independently of the override. A shut-off functionally interconnects the override and the actuator control and is operative, upon shifting of the override to its engaged mode, to block the control signal from the actuator. The override includes a housing, a driven gear in the housing connected to the valve element of the main valve, a clutch shaft mounted in the housing for rotation about its own axis, a drive shaft rotatably mounted in the clutch shaft, with the axis of the drive shaft parallel to but eccentrically spaced from th…
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