Gate valve with linkage structure

• US 9,470,319 B2
• Filed: 01/26/2015
• Issued: 10/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2015
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: King Lai Hygenic Materials Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: King Lai Hygenic Materials Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Yang, Li-Chuan
• Primary Examiner(s): McManmon, Mary
• Assistant Examiner(s): COLON MORALES, DAVID
• Application Number:
  US14/605,615
• Publication Number:
  US 20160215892A1
• Time in Patent Office: 631 Days
• Field of Search: 251/193, 251/194, 251/203, 251/204, 251/158, 251/200, 251/201
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 3/0218 with only one sealing face
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 3/0254 being operated by particular means
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 3/182 by means of toggle links
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 3/184 by means of cams
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 51/02 specially adapted for high-vacuum installations

Abstract

A gate valve with linkage structure includes at least a power cylinder, a valve body having a valve opening; a gate assembly in the valve body, having a main gate board and an air-tight gate board neighborly disposed, and connected with one end of the air-tight gate board by at least one parallel linkage; and at least a press bar, with one end pivotally connected to the air-tight gate board and the other end extending to form a press end. A linkage bar is pivotally connected to the press bar and also pivotally connected to the main gate board. Therefore, the gate assembly is driven to seal the valve opening; the air-tight gate board moves away from the main gate board with the linkage function; a sealing force is generated to keep the air-tightness between the air-tight gate board and the valve opening.

Claims

1. A gate valve with linkage structure, comprising:

at least a power cylinder, provided with a driving axle capable of axially moving;

a hollow valve body, with one end being an open end having a cover and another end being a cylinder seat for receiving the power cylinder, an axle bore passing through the cylinder seat for the driving axle to penetrate into the valve body, at least a stop member disposed at the open end of the valve body, two ends of the stop member formed in an arc-shaped end, an inner wall of the open end of the valve body provided with two arc recesses for correspondingly receiving the stop member, wherein at least a valve opening is disposed on a lateral side of the valve body adjacent to the open end;

a gate assembly, disposed in the valve body and provided with a main gate board and an air-tight gate board neighboring on the main gate board, while the main gate board is connected to an end of the driving axle, wherein the main gate board is connected with an end part of the air-tight gate board by use of at least a parallel linkage; and

at least a press bar, with one end pivotally connected to an end part of the air-tight gate board and another end extending toward the cover to form a press end, wherein one end of a linkage bar is pivotally connected to the middle of the press bar, with another end of the linkage bar pivotally connected to an end of the main gate board.

2. The gate valve of claim 1, wherein the press end is provided with a bearing member.

3. The gate valve of claim 1, wherein the stop member is convexly provided with an engage end toward the cover, and an inner side of the cover is provided with a position groove for receiving the engage end.

4. The gate valve of claim 1, wherein a length of the stop member is larger than a width of the opening of the open end.

5. The gate valve of claim 1, wherein at least a through groove is disposed on the main gate board, and a roller bearing is pivotally disposed in the through groove, while the roller bearing partially protrudes on a lateral surface of the main gate board adjacent to the air-tight gate board, with the air-tight gate board concavely provided with a push groove for receiving the roller bearing.

6. The gate valve of claim 5, wherein the push groove is provided with a first section and a second section, while a depth of the first section is deeper than a depth of the second section, and the second section is positioned at one end of the push groove adjacent to the open end.

7. The gate valve of claim 1, wherein at least a spring member is disposed between the main gate board and the air-tight gate board.