Valve assembly including removable cartridge
AssigneeClarke Industrial Engineering, Inc.
InventorKyle P. Daniels
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Abstract
The disclosed technology relates to systems and methods for removably inserting a valve cartridge into a valve body of a valve assembly. The valve cartridge can include a housing and a dilating disk valve at least partially disposed within the housing. The valve body can include a cartridge recess extending into a fluid passageway that extends between an inlet and an outlet of the valve body, and the cartridge recess can at least partially receive the valve cartridge such that the dilating disk valve is aligned with the fluid passageway. The valve assembly can include a bonnet configured to detachably attach to the valve body and at least partially cover the valve cartridge.
Claims19
A valve assembly comprising:
- a valve cartridge comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a dilating disk valve at least partially disposed within the housing, wherein the dilating disk valve comprises:
- a gear mechanism comprising a rotating ring;
- and
- a plurality of obturator elements, each of the plurality of obturator elements comprising:
- a top side having a substantially convex curvature;
- a bottom side having a substantially concave curvature;
- and
- a sidewall comprising a control aperture and a hinge aperture;
- a valve body comprising:
- an inlet, an outlet, and a fluid passageway extending therebetween;
- and
- a cartridge recess extending into the fluid passageway at a location between the inlet and the outlet, the cartridge recess being configured to at least partially receive the valve cartridge, wherein when the valve cartridge is installed in the cartridge recess, the dilating disk valve is aligned with the fluid passageway;
- and
- a bonnet configured to detachably attach to the valve body and at least partially cover the valve cartridge when the bonnet is attached to the valve body.
A valve cartridge comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a dilating disk valve at least partially disposed within the housing, the dilating disk valve comprising:
- a gear mechanism comprising a rotating ring;
- and
- a plurality of obturator elements, each of the plurality of obturator elements comprising:
- a top side having a substantially convex curvature;
- a bottom side having a substantially concave curvature;
- and
- a sidewall comprising a control aperture and a hinge aperture,
- wherein the housing is configured to removably insert into a cartridge recess of a valve body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.