Retrofit motorized actuator for remote fluid control

A retrofit motorized actuator assembly comprising a plurality of separate components attachable to a portion of a fluid pipe extending along a longitudinal direction having a manually actuated fluid valve connected in series along the portion of the fluid pipe, the fluid valve including a cantilevered valve handle manually rotatable about a valve axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction for opening and closing the fluid valve, the retrofit motorized actuator assembly comprising:

• a first and second pipe clamp each configured to fixedly attach to the portion of the fluid pipe on either side of the fluid valve;
• a first and second adjustable bracket fixedly attachable to their respective first and second pipe clamps, each adjustable bracket translatably adjustable in relation to the pipe clamp in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction;
• a mounting plate including a first set of bracket mounting apertures disposed at one end of the mounting plate and a second set of bracket mounting apertures disposed at the other end of the mounting plate, the first and second set of bracket mounting apertures used to fixedly attach to their respective adjustable brackets with fasteners, the mounting plate also including a set of actuator mounting apertures;
• a motorized actuator fixedly attachable to the mounting plate with additional fasteners through the use of the set of actuator mounting apertures, the motorized actuator including a drive shaft extension rotatably controllable by the motorized actuator, the drive shaft extension extendable through the mounting plate;
• a drive lever connectable to the drive shaft extension, the drive lever configured to be adjacently disposed in parallel to the cantilevered valve handle;
• a quick connect clamp configured to fixedly attach together both the drive lever and the cantilevered valve handle, wherein the quick connect clamp is attachable and removable with just the use of a user's hands.