AU715726B2 - Valve - Google Patents

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AU715726B2
AU715726B2 AU24805/97A AU2480597A AU715726B2 AU 715726 B2 AU715726 B2 AU 715726B2 AU 24805/97 A AU24805/97 A AU 24805/97A AU 2480597 A AU2480597 A AU 2480597A AU 715726 B2 AU715726 B2 AU 715726B2
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pillars
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Nigel Wright
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Emerson Automation Solutions Final Control Australia Pty Ltd
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TYCO FLOW CONTROL PACIFIC Pty
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Priority to US09/096,119 priority patent/US6119716A/en
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AUSTRALIA
Patents Act 1990 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION STANDARD PATENT Applicants:.- KE*SCTOHE AII PTY. fLII.IEE A.G.N. 000 922 69- Invention Title:
VALVE
The following statement is a full description of this invention, including the best method of performing it known to us: 0i0 0 5
VALVE
This invention relates to a valve, and more pdeveloarticularly a valve for use in controlling the flow of w: fluid or semi-fluid mediu m where the medium is very erosive and can also harden or set to foul the seating of a valve closure member on an associated valve seat.
The valve of the present invention has been 35 developed particularly for use in the alumina industry, where the flow of alumina medium through a plant is to be controlled by opening and closing of the valve.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a valve which ensures maximum life of the valve as erosion occurs whereby the tolerance between the mating surfaces of the valve member and the associated valve seat varies, and for which compensation is required during prolonged use of the valve.
In accordance with the present invention there is envisaged a valve comprising a valve housing having a valve seat therein, a valve member moveable via a valve spindle between positions spaced from and seated on the valve seat, H:\Leanne\Keep\po2057.doc 11/06/97 wherein said valve member is required to lap at least once on said valve seat to compensate for any variation of tolerance between said valve member and said valve seat resulting from build up of medium or erosion, wherein said valve spindle extends outwardly of said valve housing and means are provided between the valve spindle outwardly of said housing and said valve housing itself to compensate for relative movement therebetween during said lapping action of said valve member on said valve seat.
Preferably at least two pillars are provided extending between said housing and an outer end of said valve spindle and parallel thereto, whilst a collar is provided surrounding said valve spindle in threadible engagement therewith and extending to, and surrounding, •°*.said pillars such as to be axially movable relative thereto, whilst compressible means are provided between the underside of said collar and underlying abutment means on said pillars to provide said means to compensate for relative movement between said valve spindle and said valve **body during said lapping action.
One preferred embodiment of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which; Figure 1 is a side elevational view, partly sectioned, of the valve of this preferred embodiment of the invention, and Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 2-2 of Figure 1.
The valve of this preferred embodiment of the invention has a valve housing generally indicated as comprised of a lower valve housing section 11 having an inlet port 12, and an upper valve housing section 13 having H:\Leanne\Keep\po2057.doc 11/06/97 a side outlet port 14.
An axially moveable valve spindle 15 extends axially through the valve housing and carries at its lower end a valve member 16 having a frusto-conical valve member surface 17 adapted to be moved axially into and out of sealing engagement with a correspondingly conically shaped valve seat 18 formed in the end of the lower valve housing section 11. A guide collar 19 surrounds the lower end of the valve spindle and is spaced from the inside of the lower valve housing section by a plurality of spokes The valve controls flow of fluid or semi-fluid medium from the inlet port 12 past the spokes 20 and through the lower *"valve housing section 11 into the upper valve housing 15 section 12 and thereafter outwardly through the side outlet S"port 14.
A gland packing 21 is retained in an annular groove 22 in the upper end of the upper valve housing section 12, and in close sealing engagement with the circumference of the valve spindle, whilst being retained in position by a gland follower 23 and a pair of gland nuts 24 extending through holes 25 in a gland follower flange 26 and into threaded holes 27 in the top of the upper valve housing section 12.
The valve spindle extends outwardly from the upper valve housing section 12 and is surrounded by, in this case four, circumferentially spaced pillars 28, the lower ends of which are screw threaded at 29 into the top of the upper valve housing section 12, and such as to extend parallel to the valve spindle to a bridge member to be attached thereto by bolted connections 31 and through which the upper end of the valve spindle extends. A bevel gear box mechanism 32 is mounted on the bridge member with an axially upper section 33 of the valve spindle extending therethrough, and forming part of the gear H:\Leanne\Keep\po2057.doc 11/06/97 mechanism of the gear box, with the remainder of the gear mechanism being rotatably driven by a hydraulic motor 34.
The upper end of the upper section 33 of the valve spindle is encased in a spindle cover A collar or spindle nut 36 is provided between the upper end of the upper housing body section 12 and the bridge member 30 to extend away from either side of the valve spindle and is threadably engaged therewith at 37, and also has holes 38 therethrough at either end and through which two of the pillars 28 extend and such as the collar or nut 36 will be axially moveable relative thereto during part of the actuation of the valve.
15 The upper side of the collar or spindle nut 36 is restrained against axially upward movement relative to the two pillars 28 by upper pillar washers 39 trapped within grooves 40 extending circumferentially around the pillars 28, whilst the underside of the collar or spindle nut bears 20 against belleville washers 41, or equivalent compressible 9 means, surrounding each of the pillars and trapped between the underside of the collar or spindle nut 36 and lower pillar washers 47 engaging on ledges or within grooves 48, :formed circumferentially around the pillars 28.
During actuation of the valve, to axially draw the valve member surface 17 of the valve member 16 up into sealing engagement with the valve seat 18, the valve spindle 15 is rotated by the hydraulic motor 34, via the bevel gear box 32, and due to the threaded interaction between the valve spindle 15 and the collar or spindle nut 36, the latter being restrained against upward movement by the upper pillar washers 39, and until such time as the valve member surface 17 contacts the valve seat 18, whereafter the valve member surface laps the valve seat 18, for example up to four times. The ensuing axial movement of the valve spindle is compensated or accommodated by the H:\Leanne\Keep\po2057.doc 11/06/97 collar or spindle nut 36 being driven axially downward by the valve spindle and also freely axially down the pillars 28 with which it is associated, and simultaneously compressing the belleville washers 40 against the underlying lower pillar washers 41.
In this preferred embodiment of the invention, the circumferential edge of the valve member 16 below the frusto-conical valve member surface 17, and a further conical section 44 above the valve member surface 17, have serrations 45 and 46 respectively formed thereon, which assist in grinding away any medium which may have hardened or became set on the valve member 16 and/or the valve seat 18.
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Claims (6)

  1. 2. A valve as claimed in Claim 1, wherein at least o°°*two pillars are provided extending between said valve housing and an outer end of said valve spindle and parallel thereto, whilst a collar is provided surrounding said valve spindle in threadable engagement therewith and extending 20 to, and surrounding, said pillars such as to be axially moveable relative thereto, whilst compressible means are provided between the underside of said collar and underlying abutment on said pillars to provide said means to compensate for relative movement between said valve spindle and said valve body during said lapping action.
  2. 3. A valve as claimed in Claim 2, wherein said compressible means are belleville washers.
  3. 4. A valve as claimed in Claim 2 or 3, wherein there outer ends of said pillars are connected to a bridge member through which the outer end of said spindle extends to a drive motor whereby to be rotatable via a gear mechanism.
  4. 5. A valve as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein one or more additional pillars are provided between said housing and said bridge member. H:\Leanne\Keep\po2057.doc 11/06/97
  5. 6. A valve as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein said valve member has serrations formed thereon to grind away any medium accumulating on the valve member and/or the valve seat.
  6. 7. A valve, substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings. S 5 S 9* S S 5* SS*5 5* S S S. *S.s S 55 55 S S SSSS*S S 5P55S* S Dated this ll 1 th day of June 1997 mEYSToUE PACIFICe PRY 6 D By their Patent Attorneys GRIFFITH HACK Fellows Institute of Patent 15 Attorneys of Australia H:\Leanne\Keep\po2057.doc 11/06/97
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AUPO2057A AUPO205796A0 (en) 1996-08-30 1996-08-30 Valve
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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US4177825A (en) * 1977-12-05 1979-12-11 Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation Self-grinding valve mechanism
AU4818085A (en) * 1984-10-12 1986-04-17 K.J. Baillie Pty. Ltd. Self cleaning valve
EP0226157A2 (en) * 1985-12-12 1987-06-24 Tetra Dev-Co Valve

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4177825A (en) * 1977-12-05 1979-12-11 Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation Self-grinding valve mechanism
AU4818085A (en) * 1984-10-12 1986-04-17 K.J. Baillie Pty. Ltd. Self cleaning valve
EP0226157A2 (en) * 1985-12-12 1987-06-24 Tetra Dev-Co Valve

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