Device for removing a valve and cage assembly from a machine
AssigneeNuove Pignone SrL
InventorsTommaso Breschi, Andrea Tenze, Filippo Erbaggio Bracciali, Elena Gallina
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Abstract
The device comprises an anchoring plate configured for anchoring the device to a machine casing. The device further comprises a terminal plate connected to the anchoring plate at a distance there from, and a slide arranged for movement between the anchoring plate and the terminal plate. The device further includes a connecting arrangement configured for connecting the slide to a valve and cage assembly to be removed from the machine.
Claims20
A device for removing a valve and cage assembly from a valve housing of a machine casing, the device comprising:
- an anchoring plate configured for anchoring the device to the machine casing;
- a terminal plate connected to the anchoring plate at a distance there from;
- a slide arranged for movement between the anchoring plate and the terminal plate;
- and a connecting arrangement configured for connecting the slide to a valve and cage assembly to be removed from the valve housing:
- and a cage blocking member removably engageable to a tie-rod in a position between a first end and a second end, and extending transversely to the tie-rod when mounted thereon, wherein the cage blocking member is provided with threaded holes for auxiliary screws, connecting the cage blocking member to the slide.
A system comprising:
- a reciprocating compressor with at least one valve and cage assembly;
- and a device for removing a valve and cage assembly from a valve housing of a machine casing, the device comprising:
- an anchoring plate configured for anchoring the device to the machine casing;
- a terminal plate connected to the anchoring plate at a distance there from;
- a slide arranged for movement between the anchoring plate and the terminal plate;
- a connecting arrangement configured for connecting the slide to a valve and cage assembly to be removed from the valve housing;
- and a cage blocking member removably engageable to a tie-rod in a position between a first end and a second end, and extending transversely to the tie-rod when mounted thereon, wherein the cage blocking member is provided with threaded holes for auxiliary screws, connecting the cage blocking member to the slide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.