Method and apparatus for diagnosing motor-operated valve
US7516656B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16K37/0083
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A diagnostic method and apparatus for diagnosing a motor-operated valve capable of continuously measuring a preload of a spring cartridge at low costs, with high accuracy, and with ease, so that the elastic characteristics of the spring cartridge may be easily calibrated in a simple manner. The method and apparatus is for diagnosing a motor-operated valve including a valve disc 25, a worm 12 rotatably driven by motor power, a link mechanism which opens and closes the valve disc 25 with the rotational driving force transmitted from the worm 12, and a spring cartridge 13 containing disc springs 15 which expand or compress in response to reaction force acting on the worm 12 in its axial direction from the link mechanism. The method and apparatus calibrates the torque curve representing the elastic characteristics the spring cartridge 13 based on the load corresponding to a specific compression condition of the spring cartridge 13, and based on the torque curve thus calibrated, produces a diagnosis of the motor-operated valve. Accordingly, an easy and quick diagnosis can be achieved on whether the torque-related characteristics of the motor-operated valve are appropriate or not.
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