EP1577604B1 - Hahn mit Gegenmutter - Google Patents

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EP1577604B1
EP1577604B1 EP20040101075 EP04101075A EP1577604B1 EP 1577604 B1 EP1577604 B1 EP 1577604B1 EP 20040101075 EP20040101075 EP 20040101075 EP 04101075 A EP04101075 A EP 04101075A EP 1577604 B1 EP1577604 B1 EP 1577604B1
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  • the present invention relates to a valve for a gas container, or liquefied gas, or other fluid, having a valve body having a main body portion and a base provided with a first external thread for connecting the faucet to the d-neck.
  • a container of gas, or liquefied gas, or other fluid the base of the valve body being provided with a second external thread located between the first thread and the main part of the body, and a ring provided with a internal thread screwed on the second thread, this ring having a lower end for directly engaging the neck of the container and an upper end to the other side of the ring.
  • a tap of this type is disclosed in the document FR-A-2,602,303 .
  • the ring of this document is a sealing ring provided with seals for engaging the container neck and the valve body.
  • DE-C-922 265 discloses a valve with a ring screwed on the body of the valve to compress seals.
  • valve of a gas container is normally provided with a base having a conical external thread which is screwed by the application of a predetermined torque in a threaded opening of a gas container.
  • the conical thread ensures the tight connection between the valve base and the container. If a lateral or axial violent impact is applied to the valve, the base can be deformed causing leaks through the threads between the base and the opening of the neck of the container. Such a leak must be avoided especially for highly oxidizing, reactive, corrosive and toxic gases used for example for the manufacture of micro-chips in the semiconductor industry.
  • Conventional valves for gas containers are provided with a single primary valve (single external seal) located in the valve body outside the container.
  • Valves provided with such a valve and a primary valve are internal and external double seal valves having the primary valve outside the vessel and the check valve therein.
  • these check valves can only prevent leakage of the contents of the container through the normal flow passage of the remaining valve body hub engaged in the opening of the container neck when the main body portion of the valve is cut off. but these valves can not prevent leakage through the threads of the base and the neck of the container in case of deformation of the base resulting from a violent impact applied to the valve.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an improved valve for a container of gas, liquefied gas, or other fluid, preventing leakage of the contents of the container through the threads of the base and the neck of the container. after applying a violent shock to the faucet.
  • the valve of the type mentioned above is characterized in that the ring is a clamping ring adapted to be clamped with a defined torque against the neck of the container to maintain the integrity and sealing of the engagement screwed between the base and the container neck in the event of a violent impact applied to the body of the valve, and in that the ring is a clamping ring adapted for the purpose of being tightened with a defined torque against the neck of the container in order to maintain the integrity and the seal of the engagement screwed between the base and the neck of the container in the event of a violent impact applied to the body of the tap, and in that a weakening groove is formed in the body of the valve between the base and the main part, this weakening groove being arranged so that in the tight state of the ring, the groove is located in top of the ring just above the level of the upper end the ring.
  • valve 10 is shown connected to the neck C of a container or cylinder of gas of which only the upper part is shown.
  • the valve 10 comprises a valve body 12 having an upper main portion 14 and a lower base 16.
  • the two parts 14 and 16 of the body 12 are integral with each other and connected to each other by a weakening zone formed by a circumferential groove 18 formed in the outer surface of the body 12.
  • a vertical passage 22 of different diameters extends up and down through the valve body 12 and a horizontal passage 24 is formed in the laterally extending portion 20.
  • the base 16 is provided at its lower end with a cylindrical extension 47 of reduced diameter on which is mounted a sleeve 50 by a screw connection 51.
  • a sleeve 50 In the sleeve 50 is a set of check valve 52 having a piston 54 of which the upper end is closed and the lower end is open.
  • the piston 54 is provided at its upper end with a metal or synthetic sealing ring forced by a spring 56 surrounding the piston 54 in sealing engagement with a sealing surface formed at the lower end of the cylindrical extension 47 and surrounding the lower end of the longitudinal passage 22.
  • Between its upper closed end and its lower open end the piston 54 is provided with a plurality of radial holes 59 connecting the outside of the piston 54 with the inside thereof.
  • the sleeve 50 has at its lower end an internal thread 50-1 for connecting a dip tube (not shown).
  • check valve assembly 52 mounted at the free end of the base 16 is within the cylinder if the valve 10 is connected to the neck of the cylinder.
  • the gas can flow through the sleeve 50, the piston 54 and the radial openings 59 of the piston 54, in the lower part of the vertical passage 22, and then through the valve main 28 open and radial holes 36A formed in the annular element 36 and in the lateral passage 24 in the withdrawal mode, or in the opposite direction in filling mode.
  • an outer clamping ring 62 surrounds the base 16 of the valve body 12 above the upper surface of the neck C of the cylinder.
  • This ring 62 is in screwed engagement with the base 16.
  • the ring 62 is tightened by the application of a predetermined torque to the ring downwards against the upper surface of the neck C of the cylinder in order to maintain the integrity and the sealing of the threaded engagement between the base 16 and the neck C of the cylinder in the case of a lateral or axial violent impact exerted on the part of the valve 10 located outside the cylinder.
  • the base 16 has a first conical thread 16-1 by which the base 16 is screwed sealingly into a corresponding conical thread of the opening of the neck C of the cylinder.
  • the base 16 has a second cylindrical thread 16-2 which is above the first conical thread 16-1 between the first thread 16-1 and the main part 14 of the body 12 and below the weakening groove. 18.
  • the second thread 16-2 has a base diameter that is a little larger than the maximum outer diameter of the first thread 16-1 and the second thread 16-2 has a finer pitch than the first thread 16-1 but in the same sense as this one.
  • the ring 62 is provided according to the embodiment shown a first upper portion 62-1 provided with an internal thread 62-2 and a second lower portion 62-3 devoid of an internal thread and having a surface lower bearing 62-4 substantially radial engaging the upper surface of the neck C of the cylinder when the ring 62 is clamped against the neck C of the cylinder.
  • the clamping ring 62 is provided with one or more passages 62-5 passing through the thickness of the ring 62. This or these passages 62-5 make it possible to detect any leakage along the threads of the neck C of the cylinder and the If several passages 62-5 are provided, they may be spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction.
  • the ring 62 can be tightened by means of a tool (not shown) that can engage either of these passages 62-5.
  • the passages 62-5 open into an inner circumferential groove 62-6 located between the upper portion 62-1 and the lower portion 62-3.
  • the passages 62-5 may be radial holes located between the two opposite ends of the ring 62, or radial grooves (not shown) formed in the lower surface of the ring 62.
  • the inner diameter of the lower portion 62-3 of the clamping ring 62 is only slightly larger than the outermost diameter of the tapered thread 16-1 and substantially equal thereto. It is sufficient that the inner diameter of the lower portion 62-3 of the clamping ring 62 is a little larger than the maximum outer diameter of the conical thread 16-1 to allow axial displacement of the ring 62 on the base 16 for mounting and disassembling the valve 10.
  • the internal minimum diameter of the thread 62-2 of the ring 62 is a little larger than the maximum outside diameter of the conical thread 16-1.
  • the clamping ring 62 may be used in a valve 10 with or without the active valve 52. Instead of the active valve 52 a non-active valve may be provided, as described above.
  • the presence of the clamping ring 62 preventing leakage by the threads around the base 16 is very advantageous in combination with the use of the non-active or non-active check valve 52 because the advantage obtained by the check valve 52 would be at least partially destroyed if after cutting the valve body 12 the contents of the cylinder would be prevented from escaping through the normal flow passage 22 of the base 16 but a leak would nevertheless be possible around the base 16 by the threads of the base 16 and the neck C of the cylinder.
  • the construction of the main primary valve 26 and the construction of the check valve 52 are not essential and instead of the particular constructions described above and represented in the figure for the valve 26 and the valve 52, any other mode of execution can be provided for the valve 26 and also for the valve 52.
  • the clamping ring 62 is placed around the base 16 and screwed on the second thread 16-2 until it is in an axial position (indicated by dashed lines at the top of the ring 62 in the single figure) relative to the base 16 in which it does not prevent the application of a torque to the base 16 for connecting the valve 10 to the cylinder, and after screwing and tightened the base 16 of the valve 10 in the threaded hole of the neck C of the cylinder by the application of a predetermined tightening torque the ring 62 is pressed against the neck of the cylinder by applying a predetermined torque to the ring 62.

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  1. Ventil für einen Gas-, Flüssiggas-, oder anderen Fluidbehälter, mit einem Ventilkörper (12), der einen Hauptkörperteil (14) und einen Basisteil (16) aufweist, der ein erstes Aussengewinde (16-1) besitzt zur Verbindung des Ventils mit dem Hals des Gas-, Flüssiggas- oder anderen Fluidbehälters, wobei der Basisteil (16) des Ventilkörpers (12) mit einem zweiten Aussengewinde (16-2) versehen ist, das sich zwischen dem ersten Gewinde (16-1) und dem Hauptkörperteil (14) befindet, und mit einem Ring, der ein Innengewinde (62-2) aufweist und auf das zweite Gewinde (16-2) aufgeschraubt ist, wobei der Ring (62) ein unteres Ende besitzt zur unmittelbaren Anlage an dem Hals des Behälters (C) und ein oberes Ende auf der anderen Seite des Ringes (62) aufweist, und wobei der Ring ein Klemmring (62) ist, der mit einem vorbestimmten Drehmoment gegen den Hals des Behälters (C) festzuschrauben ist, um die Unversehrtheit und die Dichtheit des Gewindeeingriffes zwischen dem Basisteil (16) und dem Hals des Behälters (C) im Fall der Ausübung eines starken Schlages auf den Körper (12) des Ventils aufrecht zu halten, und dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine Schwächungsnut (18) in dem Körper (12) des Ventiles zwischen dem Basisteil (16) und dem Hauptkörperteil (14) geformt ist, wobei die Schwächungsnut (18) angeordnet ist, um sich im festgeschraubten Zustand des Ringes (62) oberhalb des Ringes (62) genau über dem oberen Ende des Ringes (62) zu befinden.
  2. Ventil nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das zweite Gewinde (16-2) eine kleinere Steigung als das erste Gewinde (16-1) aber in der gleichen Richtung wie das erste Gewinde aufweist.
  3. Ventil nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das zweite Gewinde (16-2) ein zylindrisches Gewinde ist.
  4. Ventil nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das erste Gewinde (16-1) ein kegelförmiges Gewinde ist und das zweite Gewinde (16-2) sich auf der Seite des Endes mit grossem Durchmesser des kegelförmigen Gewindes (16-1) befindet.
  5. Ventil nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Grunddurchmesser des zweiten Gewindes (16-2) etwas grösser ist als der maximale Aussendurchmesser des ersten Gewindes (16-1).
  6. Ventil nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Ring (62) einen ersten Teil (62-1) besitzt, der das Innengewinde (16-2) aufweist dessen minimaler Innendurchmesser etwas grösser ist als der maximale Aussendurchmesser des ersten Gewindes (16-1) und einen zweiten Teil (62-2) ohne Innengewinde aufweist, wobei der zweite Teil eine Stützfläche (62-4) aufweist zur Anlage am Hals des Behälters, und wobei der zweite Teil (62-2) einen Innendurchmesser aufweist, der etwas grösser ist als der maximale Aussendurchmesser des ersten Gewindes (16-1).
  7. Ventil nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Klemmring (62) des weiteren einen Durchbruch (62-5) aufweist, der sich durch die Dicke des Klemmringes (62) erstreckt zum Feststellen einer Leckage zwischen den Gewinden des Basisteiles (16) und des Halses des Behälters (C).
  8. Ventil nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die äussere Umfangsfläche des Ringes (62) eine Form besitzt, z.B. sechseckig, zum Festschrauben des Ringes (62) mittels einem Schraubwerkzeug.
  9. Ventil nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Ventil (10) ein Ventil ist des Bautyps mit einer Hauptventilbaugruppe (26), die sich innerhalb des Hauptkörperteiles (14) des Ventils befindet.
  10. Ventil nach Anspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Ventil ein Ventil (10) ist des Bautyps mit einer Rückschlagventilbaugruppe (52), die am freien Ende des Basisteiles angeordnet ist damit sie sich im Innern des Behälters (C) befindet wenn das Ventil (10) am Behälter (C) befestigt ist.
  11. Ventil nach Anspruch 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Hauptventilbaugruppe (26) ein Ventil mit umgekehrtem Sitz aufweist und die Rückschlagventilbaugruppe (52) gestaltet ist zur Öffnung durch einen Verlängerungsteil (46) eines Betätigungsschaftes (30) der Hauptventilbaugruppe (26) wenn dieser Betätigungsschaft (30) zum Öffnen des Hauptventils (26) betätigt wird.
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