Valve and sensor arrangement
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1. A valve and sensor arrangement, comprising:
- a valve including a housing and a valve member, said housing comprising an interior chamber and an inlet and an outlet, said valve member being provided within said interior chamber and comprising a passageway, said valve member being movable about a turning axis between a first position which provides communication between the inlet and the outlet of the housing and a second position which restricts communication between the inlet and the outlet of the housing; and
sensor means for sensing a condition of the passageway of the valve member, said sensor means including a sensor element which is provided within said passageway of said valve member, said sensor means being mounted on said housing of the valve with said sensor element being provided within said passageway of said valve member, said sensor element extending within the valve member through an opening in the valve member at an angle with respect to the turning axis of said valve member.
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A valve and sensor arrangement includes a valve which has a valve member. A sensor such as a sensor for detecting a flow of water through the valve is provided within the valve member and is preferably perpendicular to a turning axis of the valve member. The sensor is preferably a flow sensor which is rotated by flow through the valve and the sensor arrangement may be provided in a valve of general utility.
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1. A valve and sensor arrangement, comprising:
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a valve including a housing and a valve member, said housing comprising an interior chamber and an inlet and an outlet, said valve member being provided within said interior chamber and comprising a passageway, said valve member being movable about a turning axis between a first position which provides communication between the inlet and the outlet of the housing and a second position which restricts communication between the inlet and the outlet of the housing; and sensor means for sensing a condition of the passageway of the valve member, said sensor means including a sensor element which is provided within said passageway of said valve member, said sensor means being mounted on said housing of the valve with said sensor element being provided within said passageway of said valve member, said sensor element extending within the valve member through an opening in the valve member at an angle with respect to the turning axis of said valve member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A valve and sensing arrangement, comprising:
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a housing defining an interior chamber having an inlet and at least one outlet, a valve member provided within said interior chamber, the valve member having at least one passageway through the valve member, said valve member having an axis of rotation; means for selectively moving said valve member within said interior chamber whereby communication between said inlet and said outlet may be restricted; means for enabling a condition in said interior chamber of said housing to be sensed; access means for communicating said means for enabling a condition in said interior chamber to be sensed with said passageway of said valve member, said access means including an access way through said housing and through said valve member, said access way being selectively closed by a member which is releasably received by said housing, said access way being substantially perpendicular to said axis of rotation of said valve member. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A valve, comprising:
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a housing defining an interior chamber having an inlet and at least one outlet, a valve member provided within said interior chamber, the valve member having at least one passageway through the valve member, means for selectively moving said valve member within said interior chamber whereby communication between said inlet and said outlet may be restricted, means for sensing a flow through said interior chamber of said housing, said means for sensing a flow including a sensing member which extends from said housing to within said valve member, at an angle with respect to a turning axis of said valve member, said valve member having an opening which receives the means for sensing when said valve member is selectively moved within said interior chamber. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A ball valve and sensor arrangement, comprising:
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a ball valve including a housing and a ball valve member, said housing comprising an interior chamber and an inlet and an outlet, said ball valve member being provided within said interior chamber and comprising a passageway, said ball valve member being movable between a first position which provides communication between the inlet and the outlet of the housing and a second position which prevents communication between the inlet and the outlet of the housing; and sensor means for sensing a condition of the passageway of the ball valve member, said sensor means including a sensor element which is provided within said passageway of said valve member, said sensor means being mounted on said housing of the ball valve with said sensor element being provided within said passageway of said ball valve member at an angle with respect to a turning axis of said ball valve member. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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