A VALVE ARRANGEMENT, A METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AN UNDERGROUND VALVE OF A VALVE ARRANGEMENT AND USE OF A USE OF VALVE ARRANGEMENT
First Claim
1. A valve arrangement for underground control of a fluid flow, said valve arrangement comprisinga valve including a valve housing containing fluid control means for controlling a flow of fluid through pipe means arranged below the surface of the ground, wherein said fluid control means is actuated by means of mechanical manipulation of an operating device of said valve, said operating device being coupled to said fluid control means, and wherein said valve further comprises valve identification means including data regarding the specific valve type,an extension device comprising an extension device housing substantially surrounding an extension rod, wherein said extension rod is rotatably supported by said extension device housing, said extension rod being mechanically coupled to said operating device to enable said mechanical manipulation being performed at said ground surface, wherein said extension device further comprises dedicated connection means extending between a valve end and a ground surface end of said extension device, said valve end being arranged at said valve housing and said ground surface end being arranged at the opposite end of said extension device, wherein said dedicated connection means enable that said data regarding said specific valve type may be communicated to said ground surface.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a valve arrangement for underground control of a fluid flow and an associated method, the arrangement including a valve having a valve housing containing fluid control means for controlling a flow of fluid through pipe means arranged below the surface of the ground, where the fluid control means is actuated by means of mechanical manipulation of an operating device of the valve and the operating device is coupled to the fluid control means, the valve having valve identification means including data regarding the specific valve type, where the valve arrangement further includes an extension device including an extension device housing surrounding an extension rod, where the extension rod is rotatably supported by the extension device housing, where the extension rod is mechanically coupled to the operating device to enable the mechanical manipulation being performed at the ground surface, and the extension device further includes dedicated connection means extending between a valve end and a ground surface end of the extension device, and the valve end is arranged at the valve housing and the ground surface end is arranged at the opposite end of the extension device, where the dedicated connection means enable that the data regarding the specific valve type may be communicated to the ground surface.
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29 Claims
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1. A valve arrangement for underground control of a fluid flow, said valve arrangement comprising
a valve including a valve housing containing fluid control means for controlling a flow of fluid through pipe means arranged below the surface of the ground, wherein said fluid control means is actuated by means of mechanical manipulation of an operating device of said valve, said operating device being coupled to said fluid control means, and wherein said valve further comprises valve identification means including data regarding the specific valve type, an extension device comprising an extension device housing substantially surrounding an extension rod, wherein said extension rod is rotatably supported by said extension device housing, said extension rod being mechanically coupled to said operating device to enable said mechanical manipulation being performed at said ground surface, wherein said extension device further comprises dedicated connection means extending between a valve end and a ground surface end of said extension device, said valve end being arranged at said valve housing and said ground surface end being arranged at the opposite end of said extension device, wherein said dedicated connection means enable that said data regarding said specific valve type may be communicated to said ground surface.
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25. A method for identifying an underground valve of a valve arrangement comprising an extension device being connected to said valve, said method comprising the steps of:
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coupling an identity reading device to a ground surface end of said extension device, wherein said ground surface end of said extension device is arranged opposite an valve end of said extension device, wherein said valve end is connected to said valve, exchanging signals and/or electrical power between said identity reading device and valve identification means of said valve through dedicated connection means extending between said valve end and a ground surface end of said extension device so that data of said valve identification means may be read by means of said identity reading device, and disconnecting said identity reading device from said extension device. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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