Patent · US Expired

Gate valve

US6299133A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 21, 2000
Grant dateOct 9, 2001
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16K31/54
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A gate valve comprises a valve rod for making displacement in accordance with a driving action of a cylinder mechanism; a guide shaft for guiding the valve rod; a valve disk for opening/closing a passage in accordance with a displacement action of the valve rod; a rack connected to the valve rod, for making displacement integrally with the valve rod; a pinion rotatably supported by a casing, for meshing with the rack; and a pillow member connected to the valve disk and formed with a male thread for making engagement with a female thread formed on an inner circumferential surface of the pinion.

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