Fail safe valve
First Claim
1. A fail-safe valve comprising:
- a valve housing having an inlet and an outlet;
a valve element operably positioned in said valve housing for movement between an open position wherein said inlet is in fluid communication with said outlet and a closed position wherein said valve element engages a valve seat;
equalizing means for minimizing pressure differential between an end of said valve element engageable with said valve seat and a generally opposite end of said valve element, in response to fluid pressure exerted against said valve element;
a displacement member coupled to said valve element;
a spindle, at least a portion of which is rotatably positioned in said valve housing, said spindle being threadably engaged at one end with said displacement member and having at least one first magnet coupled to an opposite end of said spindle;
a drive including a rotatable drive shaft having at least one second magnet coupled thereto, said at least one first magnet and said at least one second magnet cooperating to define a magnetic coupling, such that during operation, rotation of said drive is transferred to said spindle via said magnetic coupling whereby said spindle and said displacement member threadedly cooperate to move said valve element between said open and said closed positions; and
biasing means for urging said valve element toward one of said open and closed positions, thereby causing said spindle to rotate relative to said displacement member and move said valve element to a predetermined position in response to an undesired cessation of operation of said drive.
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Abstract
The invention concerns a fail-safe valve having a valve element, and a control motor being connected with the valve element via a driveline. It is endeavoured to ensure the tightness of the refrigeration system in a simple manner. For this purpose, it is ensured that the valve element is located inside and the control motor outside a closed valve housing, that the drive line has a magnetic coupling, which acts through the housing, and that the valve element is pressure-released. In addition, a resetting device is provided that causes the valve element to be returned to a predetermined position upon the undesired cessation of control motor operation.
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1. A fail-safe valve comprising:
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a valve housing having an inlet and an outlet;
a valve element operably positioned in said valve housing for movement between an open position wherein said inlet is in fluid communication with said outlet and a closed position wherein said valve element engages a valve seat;
equalizing means for minimizing pressure differential between an end of said valve element engageable with said valve seat and a generally opposite end of said valve element, in response to fluid pressure exerted against said valve element;
a displacement member coupled to said valve element;
a spindle, at least a portion of which is rotatably positioned in said valve housing, said spindle being threadably engaged at one end with said displacement member and having at least one first magnet coupled to an opposite end of said spindle;
a drive including a rotatable drive shaft having at least one second magnet coupled thereto, said at least one first magnet and said at least one second magnet cooperating to define a magnetic coupling, such that during operation, rotation of said drive is transferred to said spindle via said magnetic coupling whereby said spindle and said displacement member threadedly cooperate to move said valve element between said open and said closed positions; and
biasing means for urging said valve element toward one of said open and closed positions, thereby causing said spindle to rotate relative to said displacement member and move said valve element to a predetermined position in response to an undesired cessation of operation of said drive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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