Valve for a measuring device

• US 5,560,392 A
• Filed: 06/06/1995
• Issued: 10/01/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hans-Jurgen Postberg
• Original Assignee: Edmund C. Spang, Hans-Jurgen Postberg
• Inventors: Postberg, Hans-Jurgen, Spang, Edmund C.
• Primary Examiner(s): CHAMBERS, A MICHAEL
• Application Number:
  US08/472,708
• Time in Patent Office: 483 Days
• Field of Search: 137/552, 137/557, 137/551, 137/554, 251/315.01, 251/315.11
• US Class Current: 137/552
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 37/00 Special means in or on valves or other cut-off apparatus for indicating or recording operation thereof, or for enabling an alarm to be given
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 5/0605 with particular plug arrangements, e.g. particular shape or built-in means
• CPC Class Codes: G01F 15/005 Valves valves in general F16K
• CPC Class Codes: G01F 15/185 Connecting means, e.g. bypass conduits
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 13/02 for measuring temperature of moving fluids or granular materials capable of flow
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 27/283 Means for supporting or introducing electrochemical probes
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/8175 Plural
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/8242 Electrical
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/8326 Fluid pressure responsive indicator, recorder or alarm

Abstract

A valve for a measuring device for the measurement of the physical properties of a fluid in a pipe line has a housing with two coaxial openings for the passage phased in the pipe line. In the housing a valve closure ball is rotatably mounted about a transverse axis. The valve closure ball has a flow channel which, in a first rotary angle position connects to the two openings. In a second rotary angle position turned through about 90° with respect to the first, the valve closure ball blocks the flow between the openings. The piece has a circumferential surface forming a part of a spherical surface, which cooperates with a corresponding valve seating surface on the inside of the valve housing in the manner of a ball valve. In a housing bore coaxial to the axis of rotation of the valve closure ball, which communicates with the flow channel, a sensor is sealingly mounted. In a transverse plane of the valve housing coinciding with the axis of rotation there is a second bore traversing at least the valve housing and the valve seat surface for the connection of at least one second sensor. With this valve it is possible in a simple manner to measure at least two physical properties of the fluid or to carry out a thorough cleaning of the measuring sensor without removing it from the valve.

Claims

1. A valve for a device for measuring the physical properties of a fluid in a pipe line

said valve having a valve housing in the pipe line, said housing having a first and second coaxial openings for the passage of the fluid

a valve closure means rotatably mounted about an axis extending transversely to the axis of said openings

a flow channel in a first rotary angle position of said valve closure comprising an open passageway between each of said first and second openings, and in a second rotary angle position turned through about 90°

with respect to the first rotary angle position, comprising a closed passageway between the openings

said valve closure means having a circumferential surface forming a part of a spherical surface which cooperates with a corresponding valve seat surface forming a spherical surface on the inside of the valve housing in the manner of a ball valve

a first sensor means sealingly mounted in a first bore of said valve housing coaxial to the axis of rotation of said valve closure means

said first bore communicating through a passageway of said valve closure means with said flow channel, said passageway of said valve closure means being continuous between the ends of said flow channel

whereby in a transverse plane of said valve housing coinciding with the axis of rotation, there is a second bore traversing said valve housing and the valve seat surface for the connection of a second sensor means.

2. The valve of claim 1, further including a third bore traversing said valve housing and said valve seat surface for the connection of a third sensor means.

3. The valve of claim 1, whereby said first bore is for the connection of a pressure, flow, pH or gas sensor, and the second bore is for the connection of a temperature sensor.

4. The valve of claim 2, whereby said third bore is for the connection of a pressure sensor.

5. The valve of any of claim 1 whereby, said valve seat surface is formed by security rings, and at least one slip ring between said security rings bounding said coaxial openings of said valve housing, and between said security rings and said slip ring is an elastic sealing ring.