Ball cock for railway vehicle

• US 6,161,582 A
• Filed: 03/30/1998
• Issued: 12/19/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nabco Ltd. (Nabtesco Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
• Inventors: Asano, Yoshio, Akamatsu, Osamu, Suetaka, Yoshio, Morita, Mitsumasa
• Primary Examiner(s): Rivell, John
• Assistant Examiner(s): SCHOENFELD, MEREDITH HOPE
• Application Number:
  US09/050,690
• Time in Patent Office: 995 Days
• Field of Search: 181/230, 137/625.21
• US Class Current: 137/625.21
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 11/0876 one connecting conduit having the same axis as the spindle
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 24/02 the enclosure being itself a valve, tap, or cock
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 5/0605 with particular plug arrangements, e.g. particular shape or built-in means
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/86638 Rotary valve

Abstract

The present invention provides a ball cock for a railway vehicle which comprises a main body possessing a primary-side opening and a secondary-side opening which face one another and an air exhaust aperture which is formed between these openings. Such ball cock further incudes a ball-shaped valve body which is rotatably provided inside such main body and in which there is formed a communication aperture which connects the primary side opening and the secondary-side opening and a side aperture which, consequent to its rotation, connects the air exhaust aperture and either the primary-side or secondary-side opening. There is formed in the main body'"'"'s air exhaust aperture a pipe connection to which can be connected a restrictor. In another embodiment an extension pipe is connected to such pipe connection in such air exhaust aperture. Such pipe extension forms a bend portion which causes its opening surface to be positioned lower than a generally horizontal direction when, in accordance with the state in which the main body is fitted to a railway vehicle, its air exhaust aperture is positioned upwardly from such horizontal direction.

Claims

1. A ball cock valve for a railway vehicle, said ball cock valve comprises:

(a) a main body portion possessing a primary-side opening and a secondary-side opening which face one another and an air exhaust aperture formed between said primary-side opening and said secondary-side opening, said air exhaust aperture being threaded;

(b) a ball-shaped valve body rotatably disposed inside a cavity formed in said main body portion, said ball-shaped valve body having a communication aperture formed therein which connects said primary-side opening and said secondary-side opening and a side aperture which, consequent to its rotation, connects said air exhaust aperture and one of said primary-side opening and said secondary-side opening; and

(c) a restrictor means threadably connected to said air exhaust aperture of said main body portion for restricting flow of air from said ball cock valve.

2. A ball cock valve for a railway vehicle, according to claim 1, wherein said threaded air exhaust aperture is a tapered thread.

3. A ball cock valve for a railway vehicle, said ball cock valve comprises:

(a) a main body portion possessing a primary-side opening and a secondary-side opening which face one another and an air exhaust aperture formed between said primary-side opening and said secondary-side opening;

(b) a ball-shaved valve body rotatable disposed inside a cavity formed in said main body portion, said ball-shaped valve body having a communication aperture formed therein which connects said primary-side opening and said secondary-side opening and a side aperture which, consequent to its rotation, connects said air exhaust aperture and one of said primary-side opening and said secondary-side opening; and

(c) an extension pipe connected at a first end thereof to said air exhaust aperture, said extension pipe being hard rubber.

4. A ball cock valve for a railway vehicle, according to claim 3, wherein said extension pipe is generally U-shaped.

5. A ball cock valve for a railway vehicle, according to claim 4, wherein said generally U-shaped extension pipe is cut at a generally central location to form an L-shaped extension pipe when said air exhaust aperture is positioned in a generally horizontal direction.

6. A ball cock valve for a railway vehicle, according to claim 3, wherein a second end of said extension pipe is threaded.

7. A ball cock valve for a railway vehicle, according to claim 6, wherein a restrictor is threadably connected to said second end of said extension pipe.