Valve device having a long adjustment stroke
US7150445B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 13, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16K5/0235
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides a control valve device enabling the positioning precision of its abutment to be reduced without reducing the overall control precision of the valve. For this purpose, the valve device comprises a valve body defining a fluid flow duct in which there is disposed a shutter element turned by an actuator by means of a drive shaft. The shutter element is formed by a skirt presenting a notch forming an opening in the wall of the skirt. The notch is shaped in such a manner as to define a variable flow passage in the duct as a function of the angular position of the shutter element between an open position in which the notch co-operates in full with the duct, and a closed position in which said skirt closes the duct.
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