Rotary valve
AssigneeKitz Corporation
InventorsChikashi Gomi, Masaru Takusagawa
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Abstract
A rotary valve includes a main valve body that includes a body, a seat disposed in the body and a valve body disposed in the body so that the valve body is rotatable through the seat that are modulated as a common component part. A stem pierces the body and imparts opening and closing motions to the valve body. An attaching-detaching part is disposed at a position at which the stem pierces the body. An operating part is disposed on the stem and is adapted to operate the valve body. A coupling part is detachably fastened at one end thereof to the attaching-detaching part and is mounted at the other end thereof on the operating part for joining the attaching-detaching part and the operating part.
Claims2
A rotary valve kit comprising:
- a main valve body including a body, a seat disposed in said body, a valve body disposed in said body, said valve body being rotatable through said seat, a stem entering said body and imparting opening and closing motions to said valve body, and an attaching-detaching part slightly projecting from said body at a position where said stem enters said body and having an upper flat fitting surface on which a plurality of threaded screw holes are formed, said main valve body being a common component part;
- an operating part adapted to operate said valve body;
- at least two of a first component part, a second component part, and a third component part, wherein
- said first component part includes a first coupling part adapted to be detachably fastened at one end to said attaching-detaching part via a baffle fitting and a screw and another end of said first coupling part being mountable on said operating part to join said attaching-detaching part and said operating part, said first coupling part having a long cylindrical shape and a flange-shaped mounting part at said another end adapted to have said operating part mounted therewith,
- said second component part includes a second coupling part adapted to be detachably fastened at one end to said attaching-detaching part via a baffle fitting and a screw and an another end of said second coupling part being mountable on said operating part to join said attaching-detaching part and said operating part, said second coupling part having a short cylindrical shape and a flange-shaped mounting part at said another end adapted to have said operating part mounted therewith,
- said third component part includes a third coupling part having a short cylindrical shape and adapted to be detachably fastened at one end to said attaching-detaching part via a baffle fitting and a screw adapted to accommodate said stem thereon, said third coupling part being adapted to allow motion of said operating part therein along a length of said third coupling part, wherein an outer periphery of said stem and an inner periphery of said third coupling part form an empty part, a spring being disposable between said operating part and said third coupling part, said spring being adapted to urge said operating part to a position away from said main valve body within said third coupling part, a stopper part disposed in the empty part and adapted to form a rotation restricting area for said operating part, and an engaging part disposed in the empty part and adapted to lock said valve body in one of a wholly open, a wholly closed, and an intermediate open position, and wherein
- said rotary valve kit selectively constitutes a long-neck rotary valve when said first component part is combined with said main valve body and said operating part, a short-neck rotary valve when said second component part is combined with said main valve body and said operating part, and a non-neck rotary valve when said third component part is combined with said main valve body and said operating part.
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