Patent · US Expired

Butterfly valve

US6042083A · kind A · utility

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2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 25, 1997
Grant dateMar 28, 2000
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Expiry dateSep 25, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16K35/025
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A butterfly valve is disclosed, wherein a pair of rotating shafts for rotating a disk. One of the shafts is used to rotate the disk by 90 degree, the other is used to linearly displace the disk, thereby tightly depressing the disk on the valve seat to completely prevent the leak.

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