Rotary and reciprocating actuated valve

• US 3,180,362 A
• Filed: 11/27/1962
• Issued: 04/27/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/1961
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Jacques Muller
• Original Assignee: Jacques Muller
• Inventors: Muller, Jacques
• Application Number:
  US04/240,397
• Time in Patent Office: 882 Days
• US Class Current: 137/636.4
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 1/24 with valve members that, on opening of the valve, are initially lifted from the seat and next are turned around an axis parallel to the seat
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 11/18 with separate operating movements for separate closure members
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/87088 Reciprocation along and rotation about same axis
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/20012 Multiple controlled elements

Claims

1. A FLUID CONTROL VALVE COMPRISING A BODY HAVING A PLURALITY OF FLUID PASSAGES, EACH FLUID PASSAGE TERMINATING IN A VALVE SEATING INSIDE SAID BODY, THE VALVE SEATINGS BEING DISPOSED ON AXES LYING IN A COMMON PLANE AND RADIATING FROM A COMMON CENTRE, A VALVE MEMBER IN SAID BODY HAVING A STEM, SAID VALVE MEMBER BEING ROTATABLE IN SAID PLANE ABOUT SAID COMMON CENTRE AND ALSO MOVABLE RADIALLY TO ENGAGE ANY ONE OF SAID VALVE SEATINGS, A CONTROL SHAFT DISPOSED WITH ITS AXIS PASSING THROUGH SAID COMON CENTRE AND NORMAL TO SAID PLANE, A SLEEVE MOUNTED ON SAID CONTROL SHAFT THE LATTER BEING AXIALLY SLIDABLE WITH RESPECT TO SAID SLEEVE, SAID SLEEVE BEING ROTATABLE WITH SAID SHAFT AND LOCATED AGAINST AXIAL MOVEMENT WITHIN SAID BODY, A LATERAL TUBULAR EXTENSION ON SAID SLEEVE, A BUSH ENCLOSING THE STEM OF SAID VALVE MEMBER AND SLIDABLE WITHIN SAID TUBULAR EXTENSION, A LONGITUDINAL WEDGE-SHAPED RAMP SECURED TO SAID CONTROL SHAFT AND ENGAGING THE END OF SAID BUSH, SPRINGS COUPLED BETWEEN SAID VALVE MEMBER AND SAID SLEEVE TO URGE SAID VALVE MEMBER RADIALLY OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SEATING, AND A FURTHER SPRING ACTING TO MOVE SAID CONTROL SHAFT AXIALLY IN ONE DIRECTION TO PUSH SAID BUSH OUTWARDLY OF SAID EXTENSION AND CAUSE SAID VALVE MEMBER TO ENGAGE A SEATING, WHEREBY AXIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID CONTROL SHAFT IN THE OTHER DIRECTION ALLOWS SAID VALVE MEMBER TO BE DRAWN RADIALLY OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID VALVE SEATING, AND ROTATION OF SAID CONTROL SHAFT WITH SAID VALVE MEMBER WITHDRAWN ALLOWS SAID VALVE MEMBER TO BE ROTATED INTO AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH A SELECTED ONE OF SAID VALVE SEATINGS FOR RELEASE INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SELECTED ONE OF SAID VALVE SEATINGS BY THE ACTION OF SAID FURTHER SPRING.