US 4,338,960 AGranted

Guillotine type damper

AssigneeFoster Wheeler Energy Corporation

InventorRonald A. Ashdown

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Abstract

The invention relates to guillotine dampers, particularly to those which are used to isolate a section of ductwork without the entire system requiring to be made inoperative. Known dampers of this kind suffer from the disadvantage that a satisfactory seal is difficult to establish around the periphery of the damper blade with the result that it can be hazardous in the isolated section if the remainder of the ductwork system is carrying toxic or otherwise dangerous fluids. According to the present invention, an auxiliary seal is provided in the form of first and second sealing surfaces extending around the periphery of the plane of movement of the blade, which are urged towards each other and into sealing engagement with the blade when in its closed position by means of a frame. The frame is continuously urged to the sealing position by means of devices. Cams act on the frame and are rotatable to selectively overcome the bias of the devices and withdraw the frame to release the damper blade for opening.

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Dependent claims

A guillotine damper in combination with a duct comprising a duct, said duct being rectangular in cross section, a first flange extending perpendicular to and outward from said duct, an outer wall extending perpendicular to said flange and parallel to said duct, a second flange perpendicular to said outer wall and parallel to said first defined flange and defining with said first flange and said outer wall a plenum impervious to the ambient medium and open to said duct, a frame, said frame having an outwardly projecting fin extending into said plenum and parallel with said first and second flanges, an integral axial portion perpendicular to said fin and positioned within said duct, a roller mounted on said axial portion and bearing on the inside of said duct, a resilient seal between said axial portion and said duct for preventing the flow of fluid between said duct and said axial portion into said plenum, a damper blade movable across said duct to close same, first and second sealing surfaces extending within said plenum, said first sealing surface being mounted on said first flange and said second sealing surface being mounted on said second flange, means to urge said frame toward said first flange so that said fin compresses said second sealing surface against said blade and said blade compresses said first sealing surface so that the portion of the duct on one side of the blade is completely sealed from the portion of the duct on the other side of the blade.

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