Control valve arrangement for spraying systems

A spraying system comprising a plurality of spray sections, a respective discharge line coupled to each of the spray sections, a respective control valve coupled to each of the discharge lines for regulating the flow of liquid through each spray section, said control valves being mounted in side-by-side relation and each having a housing with outwardly projecting retaining flanges, mounting clamps for connecting together the retaining flanges of adjacent control valves, said mounting clamps each including separate first and second clamping members, said clamping members each having a respective retaining section secured in overlying relation to the retaining flanges of adjacent control valves for captively securing the retaining flanges together, said control valves each including a respective supply port, a respective discharge port, and a respective bypass port, said control valves each having a rotatable ball valve assembly contained within the housing for selectively directing flow from the supply port to one of the discharge port and bypass port, and said control valves each having an engagement member which cooperates with an internal opening disposed within the housing of the control to selectively regulate flow through the bypass port.

A liquid transfer system comprising a plurality of liquid transfer members each having an outwardly projecting retaining flange, said liquid transfer members being disposed in a side-by-side array, each liquid transfer member having retaining flanges on opposite sides thereof, mounting clamps for releasably connecting together retaining flanges of adjacent liquid transfer members and for securing said liquid transfer members in said array, said mounting clamps each including separate first and second clamping members, said clamping members each having a respective retaining section secured in overlying relation to retaining flanges of adjacent liquid transfer members and respective securement sections at opposite ends thereof, each retaining section being formed with an inwardly directed recess for captively retaining flanges of adjacent liquid transfer members, each clamping member having a fastener for releasably securing together the securement sections of the first and second clamping members in opposing relation to each other, and said mounting clamps for a selected liquid transfer member being releasable by unfastening said fasteners for permitting removal of the selected liquid transfer member.

A spraying system comprising a plurality of spray sections, a respective discharge line coupled to each of the spray sections, a respective control valve coupled to each of the discharge lines for regulating the flow of liquid through each spray section, said control valves being mounted in side-by-side relation and each having a housing with outwardly projecting retaining flanges, mounting clamps for connecting together the retaining flanges of adjacent control valves, said mounting clamps each including separate first and second clamping members, said clamping members each having a respective retaining section secured in overlying relation to the retaining flanges of adjacent control valves for captively securing the retaining flanges together, each said housing and the retaining section of at least one of the first and second clamping members secured thereon defining an inter-engaging alignment lug and groove for facilitating proper alignment of the mounting clamp on the retaining flange of the housing and for preventing rotation of the mounting clamp with respect to the housing.

A spraying system comprising a plurality of spray sections, a respective discharge line coupled to each of the spray sections, a respective control valve coupled to each of the discharge lines for regulating the flow of liquid through each spray section, said control valves being mounted in side-by-side relation and each having a housing with outwardly projecting retaining flanges, mounting clamps for connecting together the retaining flanges of adjacent control valves, said mounting clamps each including separate first and second clamping members, said clamping members each having a respective retaining section secured in overlying relation to the retaining flanges of adjacent control valves for captively securing the retaining flanges together, said housing of each control valve including a mounting portion for positioning on a mounting structure, and said mounting portion of each housing having a slot for receiving and preventing rotation of a head of a mounting bolt for securing the mounting portion to the mounting structure.

A liquid transfer system comprising a plurality of liquid transfer members each having retaining flanges on opposite sides thereof, said retaining flanges each having an abutment surface thereon, said liquid transfer members each having a liquid flow passage communicating through the retaining flanges, said liquid transfer members being arranged in a side-by-side array with abutment surfaces of the retaining flanges of adjacent liquid transfer members in side-by-side relation to each other, releasable mounting clamps securing together the retaining flanges of adjacent liquid transfer members, said abutment surfaces of the retaining flanges each having inner and outer annular grooves formed therein which each are adapted to receive a respective sealing member about the liquid flow passage through the retaining flanges of adjacent liquid transfer members for preventing leakage between adjacently coupled liquid transfer members, and said mounting clamps of a selected liquid transfer member being releasable for permitting removal of the selected liquid from an adjacent liquid transfer member.

A liquid transfer system comprising a plurality of liquid transfer members each having an outwardly projecting retaining flange, said liquid transfer members being disposed in side-by-side relation with retaining flanges adjacent to each other, mounting clamps for connecting adjacent retaining flanges together, said mounting clamps each including separate first and second clamping members, said clamping members each having a respective retaining section secured in overlying relation to adjacent retaining flanges and respective securement sections at opposite ends thereof, said retaining sections being formed with an inwardly directed recess for captively securing adjacent retaining flanges together, said clamping members each having fasteners for securing together the securement sections of the first and second clamping members in opposing relation to each other, at least two of said liquid transfer members being bodies of respective liquid control valves, and at least one of the bodies being formed with an alignment lug, and the retaining section of at least one of the first and second clamping members for the body including a pair of spaced-apart ribs with a groove therebetween for receiving said alignment lug.

A spraying system comprising a plurality of spray sections, a respective discharge line coupled to each of the spray sections, and a respective control valve coupled to each of the discharge lines for regulating the flow of liquid through each spray section, the control valves being mounted in side-by-side relation and each having a housing with outwardly projecting retaining flanges and a mounting portion for positioning on a mounting structure, the mounting portion of each housing having a slot for receiving a head of a mounting bolt in a non-rotational manner.