Valve seal retaining means
First Claim
1. A valve, comprising:
- a. a valve body having a valve chamber therein, flow passages in said valve body in communication with the valve chamber, a valve member positioned within the valve chamber and movable between open and closed positions relative to said flow passages,b. an annular groove in said valve body around at least one of said flow passages having an open end and a closed end formed by a bottom wall, said groove defined by a pair of divergent side walls extending between said open end and said bottom wall and said groove having a width of said closed end substantially greater thn the width of at said open end,c. an annular seal ring positioned in said groove adjacent to said bottom wall and extending beyond said open end and contacting said valve member, the width of the portion of said annular seal ring that is located adjacent to and extending through said annular groove open end is substantially less than the width of said annular groove open end, andd. a chemical fastener between at least a portion of one of said walls and said seal ring to secure in said groove, said chemical fastener being of a consistency capable of flowing and displacement when said seal ring is positioned within the groove and subsequently curing into a firm consistency having a hardness at least as hard as said seal ring to secure said seal ring in said groove between said side walls against movement out of the groove, said chemical fastener being flowable from said annular groove between said annular groove open end and said seal ring upon insertion of said seal ring into said groove.
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Abstract
A valve comprised of a valve body having a body with flow passages therethrough and a valve member mounted therein movable between open and closed positions. An annular groove in the body around a flow passageway has an open end, a closed end, and a pair of divergent side walls with the groove width at the closed end portion being greater than the width of the open end. An annular seal is positioned in the groove. A chemical fastener in the groove secures the seal ring in the groove. A method of making the valve seal structure includes forming the groove with divergent side walls in a seal ring supporting position of a valve body and then partially filling the groove with a chemical fastener material. The seal ring is inserted into the groove within the chemical fastener material and the chemical material is cured to secure the seal ring in the groove.
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16 Claims
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1. A valve, comprising:
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a. a valve body having a valve chamber therein, flow passages in said valve body in communication with the valve chamber, a valve member positioned within the valve chamber and movable between open and closed positions relative to said flow passages, b. an annular groove in said valve body around at least one of said flow passages having an open end and a closed end formed by a bottom wall, said groove defined by a pair of divergent side walls extending between said open end and said bottom wall and said groove having a width of said closed end substantially greater thn the width of at said open end, c. an annular seal ring positioned in said groove adjacent to said bottom wall and extending beyond said open end and contacting said valve member, the width of the portion of said annular seal ring that is located adjacent to and extending through said annular groove open end is substantially less than the width of said annular groove open end, and d. a chemical fastener between at least a portion of one of said walls and said seal ring to secure in said groove, said chemical fastener being of a consistency capable of flowing and displacement when said seal ring is positioned within the groove and subsequently curing into a firm consistency having a hardness at least as hard as said seal ring to secure said seal ring in said groove between said side walls against movement out of the groove, said chemical fastener being flowable from said annular groove between said annular groove open end and said seal ring upon insertion of said seal ring into said groove. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A valve comprising:
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a. a valve body having a valve chamber therein, the flow passages in said valve body in communication with the valve chamber, a valve member positioned within the valve chamber and movable between open and closed positions relative to said flow passages, b. an annular groove in said valve body around at least one of said flow passages having an open end and a closed end formed by a bottom wall, said groove defined by a pair of divergent side walls exending between said open end and said bottom wall and said groove having a width at said closed end substantially greater than the width at said open end, c. an annular seal ring positioned in said groove adjacent to said bottom wall and extending beyond said open end and contacting said valve member, the width of the portion of said annular seal ring that is located adjacent to and extending through said annular groove open end is substantially less than the width of said annular groove open end, d. a chemical fastener between at least a portion of one of said walls and said seal ring to secure said seal ring in said groove, said chemical fastener being of a consistency capable of flowing and displacement when said seal ring is positioned within the groove and subsequently curing to a hardness at least as hard as said seal ring to secure said seal ring in said groove between said walls against movement out of the groove, said chemical fastener being flowable from said annular groove between said annular groove open end and said seal ring upon insertion of said seal ring into said groove, e. means on said seal ring mechanically engagable with said chemical fastener in said groove to firmly secure said seal ring in said groove, and f. said seal ring has a plurality of passageways therethrough radially disposed in a spaced relation therearound to receive a portion of said chemical fastener. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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