Two-part valve
AssigneeNorgren Limited
InventorMark Sealy
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Abstract
A two-part valve (100) is provided according to the invention. The two-part valve (100) includes a valve body (104) including a valve mechanism (103), with the valve mechanism (103) including an actuation member (107), a valve flange (105) formed on the valve body (104), a valve actuator (123) configured to couple to the valve body (104), with the valve actuator (123) including an actuator shaft (126) configured to couple to the actuation member (107) of the valve mechanism (103), an actuator flange (124) formed on the valve actuator (123), and a clamp configured to clamp the actuator flange (124) to the valve flange (105), thereby removably affixing the valve actuator (123) to the valve body (104).
Claims29
A two-part valve (100), comprising:
- a valve body (104) including a valve mechanism (103), with the valve mechanism (103) including an actuation member (107);
- a valve flange (105) formed on the valve body (104);
- a valve actuator (123) configured to couple to the valve body (104), with the valve actuator (123) including an actuator shaft (126) configured to couple to the actuation member (107) of the valve mechanism (103);
- an actuator flange (124) formed on the valve actuator (123);
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- a clamp configured to clamp the actuator flange (124) to the valve flange (105), thereby removably affixing the valve actuator (123) to the valve body (104).
A two-part valve (100), comprising:
- a valve body (104) including a valve mechanism (103), with the valve mechanism (103) including an actuation member (107);
- a valve flange (105) formed on the valve body (104);
- a valve actuator (123) configured to couple to the valve body (104), with the valve actuator (123) including an actuator shaft (126) configured to couple to the actuation member (107) of the valve mechanism (103);
- an actuator flange (124) formed on the valve actuator (123);
- a clamp configured to clamp the actuator flange (124) to the valve flange (105), thereby removably affixing the valve actuator (123) to the valve body (104);
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- one or more alignment features (162) located on either the valve flange (105) or the actuator flange (124), with the one or more alignment features (162) creating one or more rotational alignment positions.
A two-part valve (100), comprising:
- a valve body (104) including a valve mechanism (103), with the valve mechanism (103) including an actuation member (107);
- a valve flange (105) formed on the valve body (104);
- a valve actuator (123) configured to couple to the valve body (104), with the valve actuator (123) including an actuator shaft (126) configured to couple to the actuation member (107) of the valve mechanism (103);
- an actuator flange (124) formed on the valve actuator (123), with the valve flange (105) and the actuator flange (124) being substantially circular;
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- a clamp configured to clamp the actuator flange (124) to the valve flange (105), thereby removably affixing the valve actuator (123) to the valve body (104), wherein the clamp (130) and the actuator shaft (126) are substantially coaxial.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.