METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BLOCK FORGED SWING CHECK VALVE BODY WITH A FULLY ENCAPSULATED SEAT RING
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1. A method of manufacturing a swing check valve body comprising:
- block forging a one-piece body having opposite ends, opposite sides, a top and a bottom;
machining a through hole having a first minimum diameter and extending along a first axis between the opposite ends, wherein the through hole defines a flow passageway;
machining a chamber having a second minimum diameter and extending downwardly from the top along a second axis, wherein the first and second axes are orthogonal, and wherein the chamber comprises a bottom defined by a floor separating the chamber from the through hole;
machining a D-shaped passageway through the floor along the second axis between the chamber and the through hole, wherein the D-shaped passageway comprises a linear wall and a curved wall opposite the linear wall, and wherein floor comprises a shelf portion overlying the through hole;
machining an annular shoulder having a third minimum diameter greater than the first minimum diameter and extending along the first axis under the shelf portion, wherein the annular shoulder is coaxial with the through opening; and
securing a valve seat in the annular shoulder such that the valve seat is not moveable along the first axis, wherein at least a portion of the valve seat underlies the shelf portion.
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Abstract
A block forged swing check valve body includes a fully encapsulated seat ring. The swing check valve body includes a through hole and a chamber having a shelf portion defined by a D-shaped passageway. The shelf portion overlies an annular shoulder that encapsulates the valve seat. Methods for the manufacturing and use thereof are also provided.
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1. A method of manufacturing a swing check valve body comprising:
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block forging a one-piece body having opposite ends, opposite sides, a top and a bottom; machining a through hole having a first minimum diameter and extending along a first axis between the opposite ends, wherein the through hole defines a flow passageway; machining a chamber having a second minimum diameter and extending downwardly from the top along a second axis, wherein the first and second axes are orthogonal, and wherein the chamber comprises a bottom defined by a floor separating the chamber from the through hole; machining a D-shaped passageway through the floor along the second axis between the chamber and the through hole, wherein the D-shaped passageway comprises a linear wall and a curved wall opposite the linear wall, and wherein floor comprises a shelf portion overlying the through hole; machining an annular shoulder having a third minimum diameter greater than the first minimum diameter and extending along the first axis under the shelf portion, wherein the annular shoulder is coaxial with the through opening; and securing a valve seat in the annular shoulder such that the valve seat is not moveable along the first axis, wherein at least a portion of the valve seat underlies the shelf portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A swing check valve body comprising:
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a one piece block forged body comprising opposite ends, opposite sides, a top and a bottom, the block forged body further comprising; a through hole having a first minimum diameter and extending along a first axis between the opposite ends, wherein the through hole defines a flow passageway; a chamber having a second minimum diameter and extending from the top along a second axis, wherein the first and second axes are orthogonal, and wherein the chamber comprises a bottom defined by a floor separating the chamber from the through hole; a D-shaped passageway extending through the floor between the chamber and the through hole, wherein the floor comprises a shelf portion overlying the through hole; and an annular shoulder having a third minimum diameter and extending along the first axis under the shelf portion, and wherein the annular shoulders is coaxial with the through opening; and a valve seat non-moveably secured in the annular shoulder, wherein at least a portion of the valve seat underlies the shelf portion. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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