# US 12,215,797 B2 · Internally-sealed one-piece external thread ball valve > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,215,797 B2 - Document ID: US12215797B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/031,941 - Filed: 2020-07-31 - Published: 2023-12-14 - Granted: 2025-02-04 - Earliest claimed: 2020-07-31 - Assignees: Yancheng Teyi Pipe Fitting Science&Technology Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Yancheng Teyi Pipe Fitting Science & Technology Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Shunli Yang; Kun Jiang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12215797B2 ## CPC - F16K 27/067: {with spherical plugs} - F16J 15/104: {characterised by structure} - F16J 15/106: {homogeneous} - F16K 5/0642: {the spherical plug being insertable from one and only one side of the housing} - F16K 5/0689: {between housing and plug} - F16K: VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING {(devices for emptying and evacuating the excess liquid in valves or conduits F16L55/07)} - F16J: PISTONS {(specially adapted for dampers F16F9/32)}; CYLINDERS; SEALINGS ## Abstract An internally-sealed one-piece external thread ball valve includes a valve seat gland and a left sealing gasket. The valve seat gland and the left sealing gasket are installed into a valve body. The contact part of the valve body and the valve seat gland is an internal thread. The contact part of the valve body and the left sealing gasket is a smooth inner circular surface. The left sealing gasket is in an inverted trapezoidal shape with a thin inner part and a thick outer part. The left sealing gasket expand outwards under an action of pressure formed by tightening a left nut during valve assembly. The outer circular surface of the left sealing gasket and a smooth inner circular surface of the valve body form sealing. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An internally-sealed one-piece external thread ball valve, comprising connecting pipes, nuts, a left sealing gasket, a valve seat gland, a ball core, and a valve body, wherein the left sealing gasket is arranged in the valve body, a contact part of the valve body and the valve seat gland is an internal thread, a contact part of the valve body and the left sealing gasket is a smooth inner circular surface, the left sealing gasket is an inverted trapezoidal ring, the left sealing gasket expands outwards under an action of a pressure formed by tightening the nuts during a valve assembly, and an outer circular surface of the left sealing gasket and an inner circular surface of the valve body form sealing. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The internally-sealed one-piece external thread ball valve according to claim 1, wherein the valve body is in a movable connection with the connecting pipe, outer walls of two ends of the valve body are threads, loose joint parts comprise the connecting pipes, the nuts and the sealing gasket, wherein the loose joint parts are connected with the two ends of the valve body, the left sealing gasket is made of a non-rubber plastic material, a through hole is formed in the ball core, and a diameter of the through hole is equal to an inner diameter of the connecting pipes. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The internally-sealed one-piece external thread ball valve according to claim 2, wherein contact surfaces of the valve seat gland and the connecting pipes with the left sealing gasket are external conical surfaces, wherein the left sealing gasket is between the valve seat gland and the connecting pipes, and an included angle between a radial cross section of each of the valve seat gland and the connecting pipes and the corresponding external conical surface is 5-30°. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The internally-sealed one-piece external thread ball valve according to claim 3, wherein the included angle is 5-15°. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The internally-sealed one-piece external thread ball valve according to claim 2, wherein the left sealing gasket is made of a plastic material, an inner hole of the left sealing gasket is equal to the diameter of the through hole, front and back radial surfaces of the left sealing gasket are internal conical shapes, and an included angle between a radial cross section of the left sealing gasket and each internal conical surface is 5-30°. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The internally-sealed one-piece external thread ball valve according to claim 5, wherein the included angle is 5-15°. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The internally-sealed one-piece external thread ball valve according to claim 5, wherein the plastic material is any one selected from the group consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene, reinforced polytetrafluoroethylene, and para-polyphenyl. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The internally-sealed one-piece external thread ball valve according to claim 1, wherein a clearance between the outer circular surface of the left sealing gasket and the smooth inner circular surface of the valve body is 0.05 mm to 0.5 mm. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The internally-sealed one-piece external thread ball valve according to claim 1, wherein a clearance between the outer circular surface of the left sealing gasket and the smooth inner circular surface of the valve body is 0.1 mm to 0.3 mm. ### Claim 10 (depends on 5) The internally-sealed one-piece external thread ball valve according to claim 5, wherein a bevel angle between the valve seat gland and the left sealing gasket is equal to a bevel angle between the connecting pipe and the left sealing gasket, and the internal conical surfaces and external conical surfaces are completely attached after ball valve assembly. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The internally-sealed one-piece external thread ball valve according to claim 1, comprising a nominal diameter of a caliber of 8 mm to 65 mm. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The internally-sealed one-piece external thread ball valve according to claim 1, comprising a nominal diameter of a caliber of 10 mm to 50 mm. ### Claim 13 (depends on 2) The internally-sealed one-piece external thread ball valve according to claim 2, wherein the valve is in a flange connection or an inclined-plane clamp connection with pipelines, and the internally-sealed one-piece external thread ball valve has a nominal diameter of a caliber of 50 mm to 200 mm. ### Claim 14 (depends on 2) The internally-sealed one-piece external thread ball valve according to claim 2, wherein the valve is in a flange connection or an inclined-plane clamp connection with pipelines, and the internally-sealed one-piece external thread ball valve has a nominal diameter of a caliber of 65 mm to 150 mm.