CN215635327U - Valve core and water knockout drum that can quantitative regulation flow - Google Patents
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The utility model provides a valve core and a water separator capable of quantitatively regulating flow, wherein the valve core comprises a valve core body, and the valve core body is provided with a valve core cavity penetrating through the upper end surface and the lower end surface; a fluid outlet is formed in the periphery of the lower end part of the valve core body; the gear indicating buckle can be rotatably arranged in the valve core cavity, the upper end part of the gear indicating buckle is exposed outside the valve core body, and an indicating part is arranged on the upper end surface of the gear indicating buckle; the flow regulating ring is positioned in the valve core cavity, the upper end of the flow regulating ring is buckled with the gear indicating buckle, and a plurality of openings with different sizes are formed in the periphery of the lower end part of the flow regulating ring, so that the flow regulating ring rotates along with the gear indicating buckle and drives the openings with different sizes to be opposite to the fluid outlet to form corresponding quantitative flow regulation, and the flow regulating ring is energy-saving and environment-friendly.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to the field of valve cores, in particular to a valve core capable of quantitatively adjusting flow and a water separator.
Background
The water separator is a flow dividing device which is applied to a water supply system and divides a water supply main line into a plurality of water supply branch lines, reduces system energy loss caused by excessive use of accessories such as a tee joint cross joint, can clearly display the trend of a pipeline after the water separator is installed, and is more convenient to operate. The water separator generally comprises a water inlet and a water outlet, the number of the water outlets is multiple, and each water outlet is controlled by a separate valve core.
The existing valve core generally comprises a valve rod and an adjusting piece, wherein the valve rod is matched with the water outlet and drives the valve rod to move up and down through the adjusting piece so as to change the opening degree of the water outlet and further adjust the flow passing through the water outlet. However, the existing valve core has no function of indicating the flow, so that a user cannot know the specific flow and cannot achieve the purpose of quantitatively adjusting the flow.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
To solve the above problems, the present invention provides a cartridge and a water separator having a quantitatively adjustable flow rate indicating the magnitude of the flow rate.
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a valve cartridge for quantitatively regulating a flow rate, comprising:
the valve core body is provided with a valve core cavity penetrating through the upper end surface and the lower end surface; a fluid outlet is formed in the periphery of the lower end part of the valve core body;
the gear indicating buckle can be rotatably arranged in the valve core cavity, the upper end part of the gear indicating buckle is exposed outside the valve core body, and an indicating part is arranged on the upper end surface of the gear indicating buckle;
the flow regulating ring is positioned in the valve core cavity, the upper end of the flow regulating ring is buckled with the gear indicating buckle, and a plurality of openings with different sizes are formed in the periphery of the lower end part of the flow regulating ring, so that the flow regulating ring rotates along with the gear indicating buckle and drives the openings with different sizes to be opposite to the fluid outlet to form corresponding quantitative flow regulation.
According to another object of the utility model, the utility model also provides a water separator, which comprises the valve core capable of quantitatively regulating the flow rate of the embodiment;
the water knockout drum still includes:
a main tube having a channel running through both ends;
the number of the joints is consistent with that of the valve cores capable of quantitatively regulating the flow, and the joints are arranged on the upper side and the lower side of the pipe wall of the main pipe in a one-to-one correspondence manner;
and the adjusting piece is used for driving the locking piece to move up and down.
Preferably, the outer wall of the valve body is provided with a first external thread portion and a second external thread portion, the first external thread portion and the second external thread portion are arranged from top to bottom, and the radial dimension of the first external thread portion is larger than the radial dimension of the second external thread portion, and the first external thread portion is screwed to the pipe wall of the main pipe by the second external thread portion, so that the lower end portion of the valve body abuts against the joint.
As a preferred technical solution, a chamber is formed between the gear indicator button and the flow regulating ring, and the valve core capable of quantitatively regulating the flow further comprises:
a spring located within the chamber;
the valve rod sequentially penetrates through the gear indicating buckle and the flow regulating ring, and the spring is sleeved outside the spring so that the valve rod moves downwards by overcoming the elastic force of the spring;
the retaining member, the retaining member spiro union in the lower extreme of valve rod to the butt is in under the spring return force on the flow control circle.
As a preferred technical scheme, the valve further comprises a spring blocking piece and a gasket, wherein the spring blocking piece and the gasket are located in the cavity and respectively correspond to the upper end and the lower end of the spring, the spring blocking piece is clamped on the valve rod, and the gasket abuts against a step formed on the inner wall of the cavity.
According to the preferable technical scheme, a gear cavity is formed in the lower end face of the gear indicating buckle, a first flow cavity is formed in the upper end face of the flow regulating valve, the gear cavity and the first flow cavity oppositely form the cavity, and the step is arranged on the inner wall of the first flow cavity.
As a preferred technical scheme, the gear indicator is characterized by further comprising a spring sheath, the spring sheath is located in the cavity, the upper end and the lower end of the spring sheath are respectively abutted to the gear indicator buckle and the gasket, and the spring is located in the spring sheath.
According to a preferable technical scheme, a second flow cavity is formed in the lower end face of the flow regulating ring, the second flow cavity is communicated with the interior of the joint, the opening penetrates into the second flow cavity, and the locking piece is located in the second flow cavity.
Preferably, the adjusting part comprises a hand wheel or a temperature controller, and the hand wheel is screwed on the valve core body by using the first external thread part and is abutted against the upper end of the valve rod.
As a preferred technical solution, the valve core capable of quantitatively regulating the flow rate further comprises:
the first sealing ring is sleeved between the valve rod and the flow regulating ring;
the second sealing ring is sleeved between the flow regulating ring and the valve core body;
the third sealing ring is sleeved outside the locking part;
and the fourth sealing ring is sleeved outside the valve core body and is positioned between the first external thread part and the second external thread part.
Compared with the prior art, the technical scheme has the following advantages:
an indicating part is arranged on the upper end surface of the gear indicating buckle and is exposed outside the valve core body to indicate the flow. The indicating part comprises a plurality of different digital marks, each digital mark can correspond to one opening, and the flow regulating ring is driven to rotate through the gear indicating belt according to the indicating part, so that the openings corresponding to the digital marks are opposite to the fluid outlet, corresponding quantitative flow regulation is carried out, and the device is energy-saving and environment-friendly.
The utility model is further described with reference to the following figures and examples.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a valve cartridge for quantitatively regulating flow according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a valve cartridge for quantitatively regulating flow in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the flow control ring assembled with the gear indicator button according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the chamber of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of the water separator of the present invention.
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The following description is presented to disclose the utility model so as to enable any person skilled in the art to practice the utility model. The preferred embodiments in the following description are given by way of example only, and other obvious variations will occur to those skilled in the art. The basic principles of the utility model, as defined in the following description, may be applied to other embodiments, variations, modifications, equivalents, and other technical solutions without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model.
As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the valve cartridge capable of quantitatively adjusting a flow rate includes:
the valve core comprises a valve core body 8, wherein the valve core body 8 is provided with a valve core cavity 80 penetrating through the upper end surface and the lower end surface; a fluid outlet 81 is formed in the periphery of the lower end of the valve core body 8;
the gear position indicating buckle 12 is rotatably arranged in the valve core cavity 80, the upper end part of the gear position indicating buckle 12 is exposed out of the valve core body 8, and an indicating part 121 is arranged on the upper end surface of the gear position indicating buckle 12;
the flow regulating ring 7 is located in the valve core cavity 80, the upper end of the flow regulating ring 7 is fastened with the gear indicating buckle 12, and a plurality of openings 71 with different sizes are formed in the periphery of the lower end of the flow regulating ring 7, so that the flow regulating ring 7 rotates along with the gear indicating buckle 12, and the openings 71 with different sizes are driven to be opposite to the fluid outlet 81 to form corresponding quantitative flow regulation.
The indicating part 121 includes a plurality of different number marks, which are arranged in a ring shape and spaced apart from each other, such as the number marks 1 to 6 in fig. 1 and 3. And each numerical identifier may correspond to one of the openings 71, for example, the size of the opening 71 gradually increases with the numerical value of the numerical identifier, that is, when the numerical identifier is 6, the size of the corresponding opening 71 is the largest. Therefore, when the opening 71 needs to be the largest, the digital mark 6 only needs to be rotated, so that the function of indicating the flow is realized, and the purpose of quantitatively adjusting the flow is also achieved. Further, the valve core body 8 is provided with a scale corresponding to the indication portion 121, and the current flow rate is determined by comparing the scale with the indication portion 121.
As shown in fig. 2, the gear indicator button 12 and the flow regulating ring 7 are arranged in the valve core chamber 80 from top to bottom, wherein an upper end portion of the gear indicator button 12 is exposed outside the valve core body 8, so that the indicator portion 121 located on an upper end surface of the gear indicator button 12 is shown, and a lower end portion of the flow regulating ring 7 may be flush with a lower end portion of the valve core body 8.
Specifically, a first valve core step 81 and a second valve core step 82 are arranged on the inner wall of the valve core cavity 80, the first valve core step 81 and the second valve core step 82 are arranged from top to bottom, the gear indication buckle 12 is inserted into the valve core cavity 80 from the lower portion of the valve core cavity 80 and abuts against the first valve core step 81, and the flow regulation ring 7 is also inserted into the valve core cavity 80 from the lower portion of the valve core cavity 80 and is buckled on the second valve core step 82 and is buckled with the lower end portion of the gear indication buckle 12 at the same time, so that the gear indication buckle 12 and the flow regulation ring 7 are prevented from axially moving along the valve core body 8, and further, the gear indication buckle and the flow regulation ring 7 can rotate relative to the valve core body 8.
In summary, the indicating portion 121 is provided on the upper end surface of the gear indicator buckle 12, and the indicating portion 121 is exposed to the outside of the valve body 8 to indicate the flow rate. The indicating part 121 comprises a plurality of different digital marks, each digital mark can correspond to one opening 71, and the flow regulating ring 7 is driven to rotate by the gear indicating buckle 12 according to the indicating part 121, so that the opening 71 corresponding to the digital mark is opposite to the fluid outlet 81 to perform corresponding quantitative flow regulation, and the device is energy-saving and environment-friendly.
As shown in fig. 5, a water separator includes the valve core capable of quantitatively adjusting flow rate of the above embodiment, and the water separator further includes:
a main tube 15, said main tube 15 having a channel 150 through both ends;
the number of the joints 14 is consistent with that of the valve cores capable of quantitatively adjusting the flow, and the joints 14 are arranged on the upper side and the lower side of the pipe wall of the main pipe 15 in a one-to-one correspondence manner;
and the adjusting piece 17 is used for driving the locking piece 1 to move up and down.
The water separator adopts the valve core capable of quantitatively regulating flow of the embodiment, so the water separator has the beneficial effects brought by the valve core capable of quantitatively regulating flow, and the water separator refers to the embodiment.
Wherein the joint 14 is a tubular structure and can be fixed on the pipe wall of the main pipe 150 by adopting a threaded connection mode, so that the medium (including water) introduced from the end part of the channel 150 is led out from the inside of the joint 14, and the valve core capable of quantitatively adjusting the flow rate corresponding to the joint is used for adjusting the medium flow rate passing through the joint 14, wherein the upper end part of the joint 14 is positioned in the channel 150, and the lower end part of the joint 14 is positioned outside the main pipe 15.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 and 5, a first external thread portion 82 and a second external thread portion 83 are provided on the outer wall of the cartridge body 8, the first external thread portion 82 and the second external thread portion 83 are arranged from top to bottom, and the radial dimension of the first external thread portion 82 is larger than the radial dimension of the second external thread portion 83. The second external thread portion 83 is screwed to the pipe wall of the main pipe 15, so that the lower end portion of the valve body 8 abuts against the joint 14, the inside of the joint 14 faces the second flow rate chamber 72, and thus the medium introduced into the passage 150 enters the second flow rate chamber 72 through the fluid outlet 81 and the opening 71 and is led out from the inside of the joint 14. At this time, the medium flow rate led out from the joint 14 can be adjusted by rotating the gear indicating buckle 12, and the function of quantitative water diversion is realized.
As shown in fig. 2 and 4, a cavity 120 is formed between the gear indicator buckle 12 and the flow regulating ring 7, and is used for accommodating the spring 10, and the like, specifically, a gear cavity is formed on a lower end surface of the gear indicator buckle 12, a first flow cavity is formed on an upper end surface of the flow regulating ring 7, and when the gear indicator buckle 12 is fastened to the flow regulating ring 7, the gear cavity and the first flow cavity relatively form the cavity 120.
As shown in fig. 2 and 4, the valve cartridge for quantitatively adjusting a flow rate further includes:
a spring 10, said spring 10 being located within said chamber 120;
the valve rod 13 sequentially penetrates through the gear position indicating buckle 12 and the flow regulating ring 7, and the spring 10 is sleeved outside the spring 10, so that the valve rod 13 moves downwards against the elastic force of the spring 10;
and the locking piece 1 is in threaded connection with the lower end of the valve rod 13, and abuts against the flow regulating ring 7 under the reset force of the spring 10. The locking member 1 may be a socket head locking member.
When the valve rod 13 passes through the gear indicator buckle 12 and the flow regulating ring 7, the valve rod 13 penetrates through the chamber 120, so that the spring 10 positioned in the chamber 120 is sleeved outside the valve rod 13. The valve stem 13 may be a stainless steel stem.
Specifically, the valve core capable of quantitatively adjusting the flow rate further comprises a spring blocking piece 11 and a gasket 5, wherein the spring blocking piece 11 and the gasket 5 are both located in the chamber 120 and respectively correspond to the upper end and the lower end of the spring 10, the spring blocking piece 11 is clamped on the valve rod 13, and the gasket 5 abuts against a step 1201 formed on the inner wall of the chamber 120. Wherein the gasket 5 and the spring catch 11 are both ring-shaped, and the spring catch 11 can be an opposite spring catch.
More specifically, the valve core capable of quantitatively regulating the flow rate further comprises a spring sheath 9, the spring sheath 9 is located in the chamber 120, the upper end and the lower end of the spring sheath 9 abut against the gear indicator 12 and the gasket 5 respectively, and the spring 10 is located in the spring sheath 9.
As shown in fig. 2 and 4, a second flow cavity 72 is formed in the lower end surface of the flow regulating ring 7, the opening 71 penetrates into the second flow cavity 72, and the locking member 1 is located in the second flow cavity 72.
With continued reference to fig. 5, the locking member 1 is opposite to the upper end of the joint 14, and the valve rod 13 drives the locking member 1 to move up and down, so that the size of the opening of the joint 14 can be adjusted, and the flow of the medium entering the joint 14 can be further adjusted.
In one embodiment, the adjusting member 17 comprises a hand wheel screwed on the valve core body 8 by the first external thread part 82 and abutted with the upper end of the valve rod 13, wherein the adjusting member 17 rotates the adjusting member 17 to move the locking member 1 up and down by the valve rod 13 to further adjust the flow rate.
In another embodiment, the adjusting member 17 comprises a temperature controller, which acts on the valve rod 13 and automatically moves the locking member 1 up and down according to the temperature of the medium entering the passage 150, so as to realize remote control.
As shown in fig. 2, the valve cartridge for quantitatively adjusting a flow rate further includes:
the first sealing ring 3 is sleeved between the valve rod 13 and the flow regulating ring 7, and the first sealing ring 3 is sleeved between the valve rod and the flow regulating ring 7;
the second sealing ring 4 is sleeved between the flow regulating ring 7 and the valve core body 8;
the third sealing ring 2 is sleeved outside the locking part 1, and the third sealing ring 2 is sleeved outside the locking part 1;
and the fourth sealing ring 6 is sleeved outside the valve core body 8, and the fourth sealing ring 6 is positioned between the first external thread part 82 and the second external thread part 83.
By adding the seal ring, the sealing performance of the connection between the valve core body 8 and the main pipe 15 is improved, and the fourth seal ring 6 is taken as an example. The first sealing ring 3, the second sealing ring 4, the third sealing ring 2 and the fourth sealing ring 6 are all o-shaped rings.
The above-mentioned embodiments are only for illustrating the technical ideas and features of the present invention, and the purpose thereof is to enable those skilled in the art to understand the contents of the present invention and to implement the same, and the scope of the present invention is not limited by the embodiments, i.e. all equivalent changes or modifications made in the spirit of the present invention are still within the scope of the present invention.
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1. A valve cartridge for quantitatively regulating a flow rate, comprising:
the valve core comprises a valve core body (8), wherein the valve core body (8) is provided with a valve core cavity (80) penetrating through the upper end surface and the lower end surface; a fluid outlet (81) is formed in the periphery of the lower end part of the valve core body (8);
the gear indicating buckle (12), the gear indicating buckle (12) can be rotatably arranged in the valve core cavity (80), the upper end part of the gear indicating buckle (12) is exposed out of the valve core body (8), and an indicating part (121) is arranged on the upper end surface of the gear indicating buckle (12);
flow control circle (7), flow control circle (7) are located in case chamber (80), just the upper end of flow control circle (7) with gear indication buckle (12) lock joint, a plurality of not equidimension openings (71) have been seted up on the periphery of the lower tip of flow control circle (7), so that flow control circle (7) along with gear indication buckle (12) rotate together, and drive not equidimension opening (71) with fluid outlet (81) are relative in order to form corresponding quantitative flow control.
2. A water separator comprising a quantitatively adjustable flow valve cartridge according to claim 1; the water knockout drum still includes:
a main tube (15), the main tube (15) having a channel (150) running through both ends;
the number of the joints (14) is consistent with that of the valve cores capable of quantitatively regulating the flow, and the joints (14) are arranged on the upper side and the lower side of the pipe wall of the main pipe (15) in a one-to-one correspondence manner;
and the adjusting piece (17) is used for driving the locking piece (1) to move up and down.
3. The water knockout vessel according to claim 2, characterized in that the outer wall of the cartridge body (8) is provided with a first external thread portion (82) and a second external thread portion (83), the first external thread portion (82) and the second external thread portion (83) are arranged from top to bottom, and the first external thread portion (82) has a radial dimension larger than that of the second external thread portion (83), and is screwed to the wall of the main pipe (15) by the second external thread portion (83) so that the lower end portion of the cartridge body (8) abuts on the joint (14).
4. The water separator according to claim 3, characterized in that a chamber (120) is formed between said position-indicating catch (12) and said flow-regulating collar (7), said cartridge for the metered flow regulation further comprising:
a spring (10), said spring (10) being located within said chamber (120);
the valve rod (13) sequentially penetrates through the gear position indicating buckle (12) and the flow regulating ring (7), and the spring (10) is sleeved outside the spring (10) so that the valve rod (13) moves downwards against the elastic force of the spring (10);
retaining member (1), retaining member (1) spiro union in the lower extreme of valve rod (13), and spring (10) restoring force down the butt in on flow control circle (7).
5. The water separator according to claim 4, further comprising a spring catch (11) and a gasket (5), wherein the spring catch (11) and the gasket (5) are both located in the chamber (120) and respectively correspond to the upper end and the lower end of the spring (10), the spring catch (11) is clamped on the valve rod (13), and the gasket (5) abuts against a step (1201) formed on the inner wall of the chamber (120).
6. The water knockout drum of claim 5, characterized in that a gear cavity is opened on the lower end face of the gear indicator button (12), a first flow cavity is opened on the upper end face of the flow control valve (7), the gear cavity and the first flow cavity oppositely form the cavity (120), and the step (1201) is arranged on the inner wall of the first flow cavity.
7. The water knockout drum of claim 5, further comprising a spring sheath (9), wherein the spring sheath (9) is located in the chamber (120), the upper end and the lower end of the spring sheath abut against the gear indicator button (12) and the gasket (5), respectively, and the spring (10) is located in the spring sheath (9).
8. The water separator according to claim 4, characterized in that the lower end face of the flow regulating collar (7) opens into a second flow chamber (72), the second flow chamber (72) communicating with the interior of the joint (14), the opening (71) penetrating into the second flow chamber (72), and the locking element (1) being located in the second flow chamber (72).
9. The diverter according to claim 4, characterized in that the adjustment element (17) comprises a hand wheel or a temperature controller, which is screwed onto the cartridge body (8) by means of the first external thread (82) and abuts against the upper end of the stem (13).
10. The diverter of claim 4, wherein the quantitatively adjustable flow cartridge further comprises:
the first sealing ring (3), the first sealing ring (3) is sleeved between the valve rod (13) and the flow regulating ring (7);
the second sealing ring (4), the second sealing ring (4) is sleeved between the flow regulating ring (7) and the valve core body (8);
the third sealing ring (2), the locking piece (1) is sleeved with the third sealing ring (2);
and the fourth sealing ring (6) is sleeved outside the valve core body (8), and is positioned between the first external thread part (82) and the second external thread part (83).
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