Actuator adapter plate

A valve assembly for use in a piping system and comprising:

• a valve having an inlet and outlet arranged for connection to the piping system, the valve further including a valve body, a control element disposed in a flow passage, and a shiftable valve stem operatively coupled to the control element;
• valve packing disposed about the valve stem and secured by a retainer assembly;
• an adapter plate overlying the retainer assembly and attached to the valve body by a plurality of gland bolts, the adapter plate and the gland bolts cooperating to secure the retainer assembly;
• an actuator bracket having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion secured to the adapter plate by a plurality of fasteners;
• an actuator secured to the second portion of the actuator bracket by a plurality of fasteners, the actuator having a control rod operatively coupled to the valve stem;
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• wherein the adapter plate includes a plurality of actuator bracket mounting apertures arranged in a first pattern and a second pattern, the first and second patterns arranged to permit the actuator bracket to be mounted on the adapter plate in either a first position or a second position, thereby permitting the actuator to be mounted in either a first position or a second position relative to the valve body;
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• wherein the adapter plate and the actuator bracket cooperate to permit the actuator bracket to be dismounted from and remounted to the valve body without disturbing the valve packing.

An adaptive assembly for use with a valve and actuator assembly, the valve and actuator assembly including a valve, a valve stem surrounded by valve packing, and an actuator, the adaptive assembly comprising:

• an adapter plate securable to a valve body of the valve and sized to permit passage of the valve stem through the adapter plate, the adapter plate arranged to receive a plurality of gland bolts attachable to the valve body;
• the adapter plate overlying and securing a retainer plate to the valve body, the retainer plate operatively coupled to and applying a compressive force to the valve packing;
• an actuator bracket having a first portion and a second portion that extends generally perpendicular to the first portion of the actuator bracket, the first portion secured to the adapter plate by a plurality of fasteners;
• the second portion of the actuator bracket arranged to receive an actuator using a plurality fasteners to permit a control rod of the actuator to be operatively coupled to the valve stem, the control rod having a longitudinal axis that is generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the valve stem;
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• wherein the adaptive assembly is arranged to permit the actuator bracket to be dismounted from and remounted to the valve body without disturbing the valve packing.