Shut-off fitting

• US 7,950,625 B2
• Filed: 08/21/2008
• Issued: 05/31/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: E. Hawle Armaturenwerke GmbH
• Original Assignee: E. Hawle Armaturenwerke GmbH
• Inventors: Berger, Christian, Führer, Gerhard, Schlagnitweit, Rupert, Pohn, Franz Johann
• Primary Examiner(s): Bastianelli; John
• Application Number:
  US12/229,237
• Publication Number:
  US 20090014676A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,013 Days
• Field of Search: 251/326, 251/327, 251/328, 251/329
• US Class Current: 251/327
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 3/28 with resilient valve members

Abstract

A shut-off instrument for a flow medium, in particular a slide valve instrument designed for pressurization on both sides with an instrument housing forming a flow channel and a slide valve chamber and with a soft-sealing shut-off element closing off the flow channel and with a slide valve stem which penetrates a seal arrangement and/or bearing arrangement in a housing neck extension delimiting the slide valve chamber and which is rotationally connected to a stem nut coupled to the shut-off element by a screw contact. The shut-off element is designed to include more than one part and at least one external dimension of the main body is slightly smaller than a nominal width of the flow channel and seal elements are arranged on opposite support surfaces of the main body via an engaged connection projecting over the external dimension with a peripheral edge collar.

Claims

1. Shut-off element for a shut-off instrument for a flow medium with a disc-shaped main body having at least one flattened section formed in a plane running perpendicular to a longitudinal middle axis and a compensating element arranged in the region of the at least one flattened section and secured by a plug-and-socket connection, said disc-shaped main body being provided on opposite support surfaces with soft seal sealing elements, and with a mounting bore penetrating the disc-shaped main body for a slide valve stem , wherein on the support surfaces ribs projecting over their surfaces are arranged for forming a structure, for the engaged arrangement of the seal elements provided with a compatible structure, and the seal elements on the disc-shaped main body are secured by support discs arranged on opposite end faces of the seal elements by means of securing means penetrating the support discs, seal elements and the disc-shaped main body in bores.

2. Shut-off element according to claim 1, wherein the disc-shaped main body comprises a hollow body formed by wall discs connected by wall sections and spacer sleeves.

3. Shut-off element according to claim 1, wherein the disc-shaped main body is provided with coupling grooves for mounting coupling means of a stem nut (19).

4. Shut-off element according to claim 1, wherein the disc-shaped main body is provided with guide elements projecting over an external outline.

5. Shut-off element according to claim 4, wherein the guide elements are secured in the disc-shaped main body.

6. Shut-off element according to claim 4, wherein the guide elements are connected in one piece with the disc-shaped main body.

7. Shut-off element according to claim 4, wherein the sealing elements are connected to the support discs and the guide elements by securing means, arranged in a main body middle plane running perpendicular to a longitudinal middle axis.

8. Shut-off element according to claim 1, wherein the sealing elements are penetrated by the securing means in bores, whereby the bores are pressure-tight with the securing means.

9. Shut-off element according to claim 8, wherein a respective sealing collar is arranged surrounding the bore on the sealing element.

10. Shut-off element according to claim 9, wherein to mount the sealing collar in the disc-shaped main body a mount is arranged for the sealing collar surrounding the bore.