Disc Valve

• US 20150233483A1
• Filed: 05/07/2015
• Published: 08/20/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mack & Schneider GmbH
• Original Assignee: Mack & Schneider GmbH
• Inventors: BACHOFER, Steffen
• Granted Patent: US 9,803,759 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 13/148 with an outer layer of asbestos cement or the like
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 11/074 with flat sealing faces
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 11/0743 with both the supply and the discharge passages being on one side of the closure plates
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 27/045 with pivotal obturating members
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 31/043 characterised by mechanical means between the motor and the valve, e.g. lost motion means reducing backlash, clutches, brakes or return means
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/86533 Rotary

Abstract

A disc valve, in particular a multi-way control valve, is provided which has a housing that has an inlet connection and an outlet connection as connections for a liquid and/or gaseous medium. The connections end in respectively different chambers of the housing, at least one valve disc, in particular a ceramic valve disc, which is provided with at least one first through-flow opening and is arranged rotatably mounted in the housing in order to fluidically connect and separate from each other the different chambers depending on its rotational position by means of the through-flow opening, and a control shaft, which is connected torque-proof to the valve disc in the housing. The disc valve is characterized in that the control shaft or the valve disc has a radial projection, and the housing has at least one rotation stop, which is located in the movement path of the radial projection.

Claims

1. A disc valve comprising:

a housing comprising connections for a liquid and/or gaseous medium including at least one inlet connection and at least one outlet connection, wherein the connections end in respectively different chambers of the housing, wherein the housing has an at least basically cup-shaped distributor housing and a cover that closes off the distributor housing;

at least one valve disc which is provided with at least one first through-flow opening and which is rotatably mounted in the housing in order to fluidically connect and separate from each other the different chambers depending on its rotational position by means of the at least one through-flow opening;

a control shaft which is connected torque-proof to the at least one valve disc in the housing, wherein the control shaft or the valve disc has at least one radial projection, and wherein the housing has at least one rotation stop, which is located in a movement path of the at least one radial projection, and wherein the cover has a bearing opening through which the control shaft can be guided outwardly with a coupling end, and in which the control shaft is rotatably mounted; and

a sealing disc which has at least one second through-flow opening and is mounted torque-proof in the housing, wherein the control shaft protrudes through the at least one valve disc with an end that is located opposite the coupling end and is rotatably mounted in the sealing disc that rests flat on the at least one valve disc.

2. The disc valve according to claim 1, wherein the at least one rotation stop is arranged on the cover, and is configured in one piece with the cover.

3. The disc valve according to claim 1, wherein the control shaft has at least one radially projecting supporting projection, which forms a first axial stop for a spring element, which is held in a preloaded manner between the supporting projection and the at least one valve disc.

4. The disc valve according to claim 1, wherein the control shaft is connected to the valve disc in a positive-locking manner by means of an anti-twist protection.

5. The disc valve according to claim 4, wherein the anti-twist protection has an intermediate element which is connected torque-proof to the control shaft by means of a positive engagement and to the at least one valve disc by means of a further positive engagement.

6. The disc valve according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate element has a clamping rib which is elastically deformable in at least some sections in order to allow a preassembly of the control shaft, the spring element, the intermediate element and the at least one valve disc.

7. The disc valve according to claim 1, wherein the at least one valve disc and the sealing disc are located between at least one of the different chambers and at least another one of the different chambers.

8. The disc valve according to claim 1, wherein the sealing disc is arranged between the at least one valve disc and the intermediate floor of the distributor housing.

9. The disc valve according to claim 1, wherein a contour of the sealing disc matches with a contour of the intermediate floor.

10. The disc valve according to claim 1, wherein a sealing element having a contour that matches with a contour of the sealing disc and/or the intermediate floor and in particular made of an elastically deformable material is provided between the sealing disc and the intermediate floor.

11. The disc valve according to claim 4, wherein the anti-twist protection is configured asymmetrically in order to prevent an incorrect assembly.

12. The disc valve according to claim 10, wherein the sealing element is a profile seal.

13. The disc valve according to claim 1, wherein the disc valve is a multiway control valve,

wherein the at least one valve disc is a ceramic valve disc, and

wherein the sealing disc is a ceramic sealing disc.