Butterfly valve for hot fluid
US5884898A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 26, 1995 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A butterfly valve for hot fluid, including: a cylindrical duct; a flap pivotally mounted inside said duct; a shaft attached to said flap so that a rotational torque can be transmitted to the flap; a pin inserted into a peripheral portion of said flap so that the pin is rotatable; and a housing in which the duct, the flap, the shaft, and the pin are installed; wherein the flap is loaded from one end of the shaft via a spring in the axial direction of the shaft, the load is supported by the housing via the pin in the peripheral portion of the flap, and neither of a peripheral portion of a flap where a shaft is attached nor a peripheral portion a flap where a pin is inserted contacts said duct when the valve is fully opened. In the butterfly valve a driving force for opening and shutting does not change, and the butterfly valve smoothly opens and shuts even in use for a long period of time in a hot gas flow even in the case that the use of the valve at a high temperature causes an adhesion of oxidized scales or an increase of a coefficient of friction between members.
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