Cryogenic cam butterfly valve
US9506571B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF17C13/04
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cryogenic cam butterfly valve has a body that includes an axially extending fluid conduit formed there through. A disc lug is connected to a back side of a valve disc and has a circular bore that receives and is larger than a cam of a cam shaft. The valve disc is rotatable for a quarter turn within the body about a lug axis that is offset from the shaft axis. Actuating the cam shaft in the closing rotational direction first causes the camming side of the cam of the cam shaft to rotate the disc lug and the valve disc a quarter turn from the open position to the closed position. Further actuating causes the camming side of the cam shaft to translate the valve disc into sealed contact with the valve seat. Opening rotational direction of the cam shaft reverses these motions.
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