EP0691304A1 - Improved by-pass valve for a fluid-supply group, in particular fuels - Google Patents
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- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- the present invention relates to a new by-pass valve for a fluid-supply group, in particular fuel, which, equipped with a ledging flange on the main shutter, which co-operates with the valve body, and a double auxiliary shutter reactivated by a spring which opens the shutter in correspondence with a certain pressure value lower than the operating value, permits the fluid to be recycled, with the supply pistol closed, at a pressure which is still lower than the operating pressure i.e. when the pistol is open, and also permits the supply to be blocked by recycling the whole fluid circulation in the presence of gaseous contents exceeding a preset limit, guaranteeing in the meantime that the hydraulic circuit of the supply group is always full of fluid even when the supply pump is deactivated.
- a fuel-supply group generally consists of a supply pump which, activated by an electric motor, removes the fuel from the cistern by means of a filter and sends it to a centrifugal degasser from which the degassed fuel is sent, through a relief valve and relative volume measuring devices, to the supply pistol.
- a by-pass valve is generally used, through which the degassed fuel is recycled by the suction of said pump to which a small quantity of fuel rich in gas, leaving the gas extraction pipe of said centrifugal degasser, is also sent, once it has been decanted from this gas in a reflux tank.
- One of these known devices consists of an infra-red ray switch which is based on the different refraction index of the fuel with or without gas or air in the fuel itself. This device is very expensive however and also creates considerable complications with respect to construction and obstruction.
- Another known device comprises a large degassing chamber with a vent into the atmosphere regulated by a floating device which is activated in the presence of certain percentages of gas or air.
- This latter device apart from requiring extremely large and therefore large degassing chambers, are also quite inaccurate, especially with fuels having a high viscosity, and are also influenced by variations in the operating pressure.
- the purpose of the present invention is to overcome the above drawbacks and consequently provide a device for blocking the supply in the presence of excess gas or air, which is economical, easy to construct and install and above all which not produces large obstractions.
- the main shutter of the by-pass valve is equipped with a ledging flange which co-operates with the valve body.
- the by-pass valve for a fluid-supply group comprising a hydraulic circuit wherein a supply pump, activated by a motor, removes the fuel from a cistern by means of a filter and sends it to a centrifugal degasser from which the degassed fuel is sent, through a relief valve and relative volume measuring devices, to a supply pistol
- said by-pass valve consisting of a valve body within which a main shutter reactivated by a spring recycles the degassed fuel to the suction pipe of said pump, with the supply pistol closed, is characterized, according to the present invention, in that said main shutter is equipped with a ledging flange which co-operates with said valve body and a double auxiliary shutter activated by a spring opening said auxiliary shutter in correspondence with a certain pressure value of the fuel which is lower than that of the operating pressure with the pistol open, is activated between the hydraulic circuit after the centrifugal degasser and suction pipe of said pump.
- the double auxiliary shutter instead of being assembled inside the main shutter of the by-pass valve, can also be inserted inside the hydraulic circuit as an additional device at any point of the hydraulic circuit before said volume measuring devices.
- the double auxiliary shutter instead of being assembled inside the main shutter of the by-pass valve, can also be inserted inside the hydraulic circuit as an additional device at any point of the hydraulic circuit before said volume measuring devices.
- 1 indicates the pump of the fluid supply group which, activated by a motor not shown in the figure, removes, through the suction pipe 2 and filter 3, the fuel 4 from the cistern 5 and sends it to a centrifugal degasser 6 which separates its liquid or degassed fuel phase 7 from the gaseous or air phase 8 by means of the gas extraction pipe 9.
- the small amount of fuel contained in said gaseous or air phase 8 is then decanted from the gas in a reflux tank 10 and recovered by sending it, through pipe 11, for suction by the pump 2.
- the degassed fuel 7 is on the other hand sent, through pipe 12, to a chamber 13 and, through the relief valve 14 whose shutter 15 is closed by the spring 16, the volume measuring device 17 and flexible pipe 18, to a supply pistol 19.
- Said chamber 13 is also connected to a by-pass valve 20 whose main shutter 21 is closed by a spring 22 and is opened only when the supply pistol 19 is closed and consequently the pressure in the chamber 13 becomes higher than the load produced by the spring 22.
- the main shutter 21 is also equipped, on the external periphery and before the discharge channel 23, with a ledging flange 24 which co-operates with the valve body 25 of said by-pass valve 20.
- the main shutter 21 is also hollow and inside is a double auxiliary shutter 26 activated by a spring 27 which controls with its plate 28 the communication opening 29 between the chamber 13 and discharge channel 23, and with a second plate 30 the closing of said opening 29.
- Fig. 1 illustrates the normal supply condition with the pistol open, with the main shutter 21 and plate 28 of the double auxiliary shutter 26 both in a closed position: in this case all the degassed fuel 7 is sent to the supply pistol 19 through the relief valve 14 which is kept open by the pressure of the fuel itself.
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- The present invention relates to a new by-pass valve for a fluid-supply group, in particular fuel, which, equipped with a ledging flange on the main shutter, which co-operates with the valve body, and a double auxiliary shutter reactivated by a spring which opens the shutter in correspondence with a certain pressure value lower than the operating value, permits the fluid to be recycled, with the supply pistol closed, at a pressure which is still lower than the operating pressure i.e. when the pistol is open, and also permits the supply to be blocked by recycling the whole fluid circulation in the presence of gaseous contents exceeding a preset limit, guaranteeing in the meantime that the hydraulic circuit of the supply group is always full of fluid even when the supply pump is deactivated.
- As is known, a fuel-supply group generally consists of a supply pump which, activated by an electric motor, removes the fuel from the cistern by means of a filter and sends it to a centrifugal degasser from which the degassed fuel is sent, through a relief valve and relative volume measuring devices, to the supply pistol. In order to avoid, however, overpressures in the supply group when the supply pistol is closed, a by-pass valve is generally used, through which the degassed fuel is recycled by the suction of said pump to which a small quantity of fuel rich in gas, leaving the gas extraction pipe of said centrifugal degasser, is also sent, once it has been decanted from this gas in a reflux tank.
- Now, as the accuracy of the volume measurement of the fluid or fuel supplied with this supply group is influenced by the percentage of gas or air contained in the fluid itself, it is clear that, if this percentage exceeds the degassing capacity of the centrifugal degasser, it will alter this measurement to an unacceptable degree. It is therefore necessary to be able to block the supply when the content of air or gas in the fuel to be supplied exceeds certain values.
- Various devices for blocking the supply in the case of fluid or fuel with a high content of air or gas, are already known in the present art.
- One of these known devices consists of an infra-red ray switch which is based on the different refraction index of the fuel with or without gas or air in the fuel itself. This device is very expensive however and also creates considerable complications with respect to construction and obstruction.
- Another known device comprises a large degassing chamber with a vent into the atmosphere regulated by a floating device which is activated in the presence of certain percentages of gas or air. This latter device, apart from requiring extremely large and therefore large degassing chambers, are also quite inaccurate, especially with fuels having a high viscosity, and are also influenced by variations in the operating pressure.
- The purpose of the present invention is to overcome the above drawbacks and consequently provide a device for blocking the supply in the presence of excess gas or air, which is economical, easy to construct and install and above all which not produces large obstractions.
- This is basically achieved with a double auxiliary shutter, operating between the hydraulic circuit after the centrifugal degasser and the suction pipe of the pump, which is reactivated by a spring which opens the shutter at a certain pressure value which is lower than the operating value with the supply pistol open.
- In this way, in fact, when the presence of a harmful quantity of gas or air in the fuel reduces, during the supply, the pressure of said fuel, the above spring opens the double auxiliary shutter which thus by-passes the whole circulation of the suction pump by interrupting the supply. On the other hand the other shutter of this double auxiliary shutter, closed by the spring when the pump is deactivated, guarantees that the hydraulic circuit of the supply group is always full of fuel, as must be the case to avoid an irregular supply for the starting of the group.
- According to another characteristic of the present invention, the main shutter of the by-pass valve is equipped with a ledging flange which co-operates with the valve body.
- In this way, when the supply pistol is closed, owing to the greater active surface occupied by said flange, a pressure is created in the hydraulic circuit, which is always less than the operating pressure with the supply pistol open. This, as well as causing a lesser current absorption for activating the pump and also less stress on the pump organs, permits a reduction in noise during these functioning phases with the pistol closed.
- In short, the by-pass valve for a fluid-supply group, in particular fuel-supply, comprising a hydraulic circuit wherein a supply pump, activated by a motor, removes the fuel from a cistern by means of a filter and sends it to a centrifugal degasser from which the degassed fuel is sent, through a relief valve and relative volume measuring devices, to a supply pistol, said by-pass valve consisting of a valve body within which a main shutter reactivated by a spring recycles the degassed fuel to the suction pipe of said pump, with the supply pistol closed, is characterized, according to the present invention, in that said main shutter is equipped with a ledging flange which co-operates with said valve body and a double auxiliary shutter activated by a spring opening said auxiliary shutter in correspondence with a certain pressure value of the fuel which is lower than that of the operating pressure with the pistol open, is activated between the hydraulic circuit after the centrifugal degasser and suction pipe of said pump.
- The invention can be better explained by referring to the enclosed drawings which illustrate a preferred embodiment and which are not however limiting, as technical and constructive variations can be made which are still included within the scope of the present invention. For example, the double auxiliary shutter, instead of being assembled inside the main shutter of the by-pass valve, can also be inserted inside the hydraulic circuit as an additional device at any point of the hydraulic circuit before said volume measuring devices.
In the following drawings: - Fig. 1 shows a schematic and partially sectional view of a fuel supply group under normal functioning, using a by-pass valve according to the present invention;
- Fig.2 shows a partial sectional view and on an enlarged scale of the supply group of Fig.1 functioning in the presence of an excess of gas or air;
- Fig.3 shows a partial sectional view of the by-pass valve of Fig.2 functioning when the pump is deactivated;
- Fig.4 shows an analogous section of Fig.3 functioning with the supply pistol closed.
- With reference to the Figures, 1 indicates the pump of the fluid supply group which, activated by a motor not shown in the figure, removes, through the
suction pipe 2 andfilter 3, thefuel 4 from thecistern 5 and sends it to acentrifugal degasser 6 which separates its liquid or degassedfuel phase 7 from the gaseous orair phase 8 by means of thegas extraction pipe 9. The small amount of fuel contained in said gaseous orair phase 8 is then decanted from the gas in areflux tank 10 and recovered by sending it, throughpipe 11, for suction by thepump 2. Thedegassed fuel 7 is on the other hand sent, throughpipe 12, to achamber 13 and, through therelief valve 14 whoseshutter 15 is closed by thespring 16, thevolume measuring device 17 andflexible pipe 18, to asupply pistol 19. Saidchamber 13 is also connected to a by-pass valve 20 whosemain shutter 21 is closed by aspring 22 and is opened only when thesupply pistol 19 is closed and consequently the pressure in thechamber 13 becomes higher than the load produced by thespring 22.
Themain shutter 21 is also equipped, on the external periphery and before thedischarge channel 23, with a ledgingflange 24 which co-operates with thevalve body 25 of said by-pass valve 20. Themain shutter 21 is also hollow and inside is a doubleauxiliary shutter 26 activated by aspring 27 which controls with itsplate 28 the communication opening 29 between thechamber 13 anddischarge channel 23, and with asecond plate 30 the closing of said opening 29.
Fig. 1 illustrates the normal supply condition with the pistol open, with themain shutter 21 andplate 28 of the doubleauxiliary shutter 26 both in a closed position: in this case all thedegassed fuel 7 is sent to thesupply pistol 19 through therelief valve 14 which is kept open by the pressure of the fuel itself.
Fig. 2 on the other hand illustrates the functioning of the by-pass valve 20 in the presence of an excess of air or gas in the fuel which, by causing a reduction in the pressure in thechamber 13, permits theplate 28 to be raised by thespring 27 with the consequent opening of theoutlet 29 through which all thefuel 7 is recycled, also through thedischarge channel 23, inpipe 11 to the suction of the pump 1: therelief valve 14 closes and the supply is therefore blocked by thepistol 19.
On the other hand, at the end of each fuel supply, with the consequent closing of thepistol 19, there is an increase in pressure in thechamber 13 which, as shown in Fig.3, causes the opening of themain shutter 21 of the by-pass valve 20 with the consequent discharge of all thefuel 7, through theslits 31 of the shutter itself and thedischarge channel 23, intopipe 11 and subsequent recycling to the pump 1. During the opening of theshutter 21, the pressure of thefuel 7 in thechamber 32, acting against the greater surface of theflange 24, increases the opening, consequently reducing the pressure in thechamber 13 and subsequently the pressure of thefuel 7 itself.
Finally, when there is no supply and pump 1 is inoperative andpistol 19 is closed, the pressure in thechamber 13 becomes equal to the atmospheric pressure with the result that the relief valve closes; on the other hand, as shown in Fig. 4, the absence of pressure in thechamber 13 also causes, by means ofspring 27, the closing of theoutlet 29 with theplate 30 of the double auxiliary shutter 26: the partial emptying of the hydraulic circuit is thus avoided, which therefore always remains full of fuel even during the stand-by phase of the supply group, thus avoiding, as already mentioned, the distribution of a certain percentage of air or gas at the beginning of each supply.
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- By-pass valve for a fluid-supply group, in particular fuel, comprising a hydraulic circuit wherein a supply pump, activated by a motor, removes the fuel from a cistern by means of a filter and sends it to a centrifugal degasser from which the degassed fuel is sent, through a relief valve and relative volume measuring devices, to a supply pistol, said by-pass valve consisting of a valve body within which a main shutter activated by a spring recycles the degassed fuel to the suction pipe of said pump, with the supply pistol closed, characterized in that said main shutter is equipped with a ledging flange which co-operates with said valve body and a double auxiliary shutter activated by a spring opening said auxiliary shutter in correspondence with a certain pressure value of the fuel which is lower than that of the operating pressure with the pistol open, is activated between the hydraulic circuit after the centrifugal degasser and suction pipe of said pump.
- By-pass valve according to claim 1, characterized in that said double auxiliary shutter is situated outside the valve between the hydraulic circuit after the centrifugal degasser and the suction pipe of the pump.
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SI9530007T SI0691304T1 (en) | 1994-07-06 | 1995-06-20 | Improved by-pass valve for a fluid-supply group, in particular fuels |
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ITMI941403 | 1994-07-06 | ||
ITMI941403A IT1270589B (en) | 1994-07-06 | 1994-07-06 | PERFECTED BY-PASS VALVE FOR FLUID DISPENSING GROUP, IN PARTICULAR FUELS |
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EP0691304A1 true EP0691304A1 (en) | 1996-01-10 |
EP0691304B1 EP0691304B1 (en) | 1997-03-12 |
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AT (1) | ATE149967T1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE69500176T2 (en) |
DK (1) | DK0691304T3 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2099634T3 (en) |
GR (1) | GR3022803T3 (en) |
IT (1) | IT1270589B (en) |
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WO2001036318A1 (en) * | 1999-11-04 | 2001-05-25 | Nuovo Pignone Holding S.P.A. | Compact pumping unit |
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US3715863A (en) * | 1971-03-26 | 1973-02-13 | Bennett Pump Inc | Compact pump/air separator apparatus |
DE4041249C1 (en) * | 1990-12-21 | 1992-02-27 | Tankanlagen Salzkotten Gmbh, 4796 Salzkotten, De |
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WO1998050303A1 (en) * | 1997-05-05 | 1998-11-12 | Delaware Capital Formation, Inc. | Air separating fuel dispensing system |
US5884809A (en) * | 1997-05-05 | 1999-03-23 | Delaware Capital Formation, Inc. | Air separating fuel dispensing system |
WO2000012426A1 (en) * | 1998-08-27 | 2000-03-09 | Rukko As | Device for distribution of liquids |
WO2001036318A1 (en) * | 1999-11-04 | 2001-05-25 | Nuovo Pignone Holding S.P.A. | Compact pumping unit |
EP1862429A1 (en) * | 2006-05-30 | 2007-12-05 | Dresser Wayne Ab | Air separator for a fuel dispenser |
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ITMI941403A1 (en) | 1996-01-06 |
DE69500176D1 (en) | 1997-04-17 |
GR3022803T3 (en) | 1997-06-30 |
DK0691304T3 (en) | 1997-09-15 |
ATE149967T1 (en) | 1997-03-15 |
ES2099634T3 (en) | 1997-05-16 |
SI0691304T1 (en) | 1997-10-31 |
ITMI941403A0 (en) | 1994-07-06 |
EP0691304B1 (en) | 1997-03-12 |
IT1270589B (en) | 1997-05-07 |
DE69500176T2 (en) | 1997-07-17 |
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