Valve with integrated actuator

US7055542B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Techspace Aero S.A. · BE

Inventors

• Pierre Delobel · Angleur, BE
• Yves Defloo · Angleur, BE
• Thomas Servais · Louvain-la-Neuve, BE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 17, 2003
• Grant date: Jun 6, 2006
• Expiry date: Dec 17, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T137/3367
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to a flap valve with a shutter and a pneumatic actuator that is integrated into the valve, said actuator comprising a metal bellow interdependent with the shutter, wherein said bellow is directly welded onto an intermediate flange downstream from the valve and directly onto the shutter at the level of an end part upstream from the valve. The invention also relates to the use of such a valve as an isolating stop valve in the aerospace sector, preferably at high or cryogenic temperatures.