Classifications

• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
  • F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
  • F16K31/00—Actuating devices; Operating means; Releasing devices
  • F16K31/003—Actuating devices; Operating means; Releasing devices operated without a stable intermediate position, e.g. with snap action
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
  • F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
  • F16K31/00—Actuating devices; Operating means; Releasing devices
  • F16K31/44—Mechanical actuating means
  • F16K31/56—Mechanical actuating means without stable intermediate position, e.g. with snap action
  • F16K31/563—Mechanical actuating means without stable intermediate position, e.g. with snap action for rotating or pivoting valves
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
  • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
  • Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
  • Y10T137/1842—Ambient condition change responsive
  • Y10T137/1939—Atmospheric
  • Y10T137/1963—Temperature

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a valve actuator, in particular the flap of a fire damper placed in the cocking position and triggered by an event-associated tripping command, having a housing and a drive shaft carried by the housing, secured to the shutter and connected to a battery spring banded arming position and reminding the shutter in the active position and triggering devices controlled by events (outdoor temperature, indoor temperature, electrical tripping, manual triggering), comprising
• an arming device equipped with an arming stop, an arming device connected to the carriage by a link releasable by a triggering device as soon as the carriage is an arming position, and
• valve actuators including fire dampers of the type defined above. But they have the disadvantage of a relatively complicated structure.
• OBJECT OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to develop a valve actuator, in particular for actuating the flap of a fire damper, which is of simple construction while ensuring all operating and triggering safety features either in accordance with a triggering signal generated by a control circuit processing the sensor signals, including a safety sensor, or allowing manual triggering under simple and safe operating conditions, also facilitating the work of the controller. maintenance or intervention on the actuator.
• the invention relates to an actuator valve of the type defined above characterized in that the carriage guided in translation (in the direction D), in the housing between the cocking position direction (A direction) and the triggered position (direction B) a rack meshing with the pinion of the output shaft connected to the flap of the valve,
• a lever cooperating on the one hand, with a magnetic suction cup which holds the lever in the locked position and, on the other hand, with a spring pushing the lever towards the unlocked position by driving the arm towards the unlocked position, a control circuit providing trip control by an action on the magnetic suction cup and on the actuating member for the arming movement of the carriage.
• the actuator according to the invention has the advantage of being a very simple embodiment thanks to the combination of triggering actions performed by a single piece, namely the carriage, which allows the movement of arming and opening of the shutter and then the shutter release movement by transmitting, during the arming movement, the action of a motor at a time on the axis of the flap of the valve to open it and on the force accumulator spring.
• the carriage In the armed position, the carriage maintains the open flap and the energy storage spring in the bandaged position.
• the carriage transmits the driving torque to the flap of the valve to close it by transforming the translational movement under the thrust of the accumulator spring, of helical shape, to the axis carrying the flap.
• the carriage is a plate provided with a window whose edge oriented in the direction of translation forms the rack and the pinion gear is housed in the window in the plane of the plate, the locking notch is made in a slab of the plate.
• This embodiment of the carriage is both simple; it can be made in a laser-cut sheet metal plate which makes it possible to simply produce the carriage with its various means driving and retaining to mesh with the toothed segment carried by the axis of the flap, cooperate by its slide with the roller constituting the locking member and with the spring forming a bearing surface therefor and guiding it during compression during the arming movement.
• the slide forms a ramp for pivoting the arm and pushing the lever against the magnetic suction cup and attaching it by magnetic action.
• the slide ensures in particular the double function of locking the carriage in the armed position thanks to its locking notch but thanks to its ramp shape, it also allows to pivot the locking arm so as to lock the lever against the electromagnetic lock and thus preparing the movement of engagement of the roller in the lock notch with the thrust of a spring acting only on the locking arm.
• the lever is mounted on the pivot bearing the arm and the latter carries a stop for the unlocking lever.
• the lever is provided with a ferromagnetic plate cooperating with the magnetic suction cup.
• This embodiment of separating the embodiment of the counterplate, that is to say the ferromagnetic plate intended to cooperate with the suction cup and the lever, facilitates the manufacture of the lever and allows it to be made, for example as a section. an angle bracket.
• the carriage comprises a tongue extending the support of the accumulator spring to guide it. This guiding member for the spring is particularly useful for reasons of safety, to prevent the spring which must provide a large thrust, is likely to escape by bending its support against the carriage.
• the unlocking arm is constituted by two plates coming from either side of the carriage and carrying between it the roller forming the locking member.
• the portion of the locking arm comprises a folded tab and the housing houses a manual triggering means constituted by an axis bearing a pin coming to bear against the folded tab of the locking arm, the pin being provided with outside the housing of a mechanical actuating means to rotate this axis and cause the actuator to trip.
• a manual triggering means constituted by an axis bearing a pin coming to bear against the folded tab of the locking arm, the pin being provided with outside the housing of a mechanical actuating means to rotate this axis and cause the actuator to trip.
• FIG. 2 is a view of the carriage and the drive gear of the shutter
• FIG. 3A is a plan view of the locking arm
• FIG. 3B shows the lever attached to the electromagnetic lock
• FIG. 3C shows the lever released from the electromagnetic lock
• FIG. 4 shows the main elements of the actuator:
• FIG. 4C is a view from below
• FIG. 5 is a simplified diagram of the carriage and means of arming and tripping acting on the carriage
• FIGS. 6A-6D show a partial view of the carriage and the arming member in the various positions of the arming stroke of the carriage:
• FIG. 6A shows the position of the trolley after the triggering of the actuator and before the arming stroke
• FIG. 6B shows the withdrawal of the arming member with respect to the abutment
• FIGS. 7A-7D show four successive stages characteristic of the closing sequence controlled by the actuator:
• FIG. 7A shows the arming position
• FIG. 7B shows the unlock position of the carriage
• FIG. 7C shows a position of the carriage during the trip stroke
• FIG. 7D shows the final position of the carriage in the tripped position
• FIGS. 8A-8D show the characteristic phases of an actuator arm sequence: FIG.
• Figure 8 A shows the position triggered before the arming race
• FIG. 8B shows an intermediate position of arming
• FIG. 8C is the position of the carriage at the end of the arm stroke
• the invention relates to an actuator 1 for controlling the closing of the shutter 2- 1 of a fire damper 2 as a function of triggering signals related to events such as the external temperature or the internal temperature of one side or the other of the valve, an electric trigger from a central or other signals of this type and also a manual trigger.
• the actuator 1 comprises, housed in a housing 3, a control circuit 5 and a carriage 10 ensuring the combination of the actions to be exerted on the flap 2- 1 of the valve 2.
• This carriage 10 is normally ready to be triggered to drive the shutter 2- 1 and ensure the closure or, if necessary, after a closing maneuver, again its opening.
• the actuator 1 comprises a triggering means and an arming means and a closing torque generator.
• the arming movement consists of putting the carriage in the arming position, - accumulating energy for a possible release, - putting the valve in the open position.
• the triggering movement consists, from the arming position, to release the actuator, that is to say the carriage 10 for ensuring the closing movement of the flap of the valve with the accumulated mechanical energy.
• the various actions are performed by means of the carriage 10 which combines the action of the torque generator for the valve, that of the arming means and that of the triggering means, the management of the operations being ensured by the control circuit.
• Mande 5 which receives the event-related signals SGi, processes these signals and generates control signals SC1, SC2.
• a manual operation control trigger makes it possible to directly release the carriage 10 independently of the signals sent by the control circuit 5.
• the carriage 10 and the various means are housed in the casing 3 provided with an arming crank, not shown, as well as connection means for the sensors supplying the SGi signals and the AL supply providing the power supply and also the means mechanical connection between the output shaft 4 and the flap of the valve 2.
• the actuator 1 comprises a carriage 10 guided in translation in the direction D to perform an arming movement (arrow A) or a release movement (arrow B).
• the carriage 10 comprises - a rack 1 1 meshing with a pinion 20 carried by the output shaft 4 connected to the flap 2- 1 of the valve 2 and a support 13 for a spring 70 functioning as a mechanical energy accumulator spring trigger, acting in the direction of translation D in the direction of release B, - a support member 12 for a cocking member 30 driving the carriage 10 from its triggered position to its cocking position (direction A) for separating at the end of the movement of the support member 12 and - a locking notch 14-1 to receive a locking member 42 carried by a locking arm 40 controlled in the direction of locking and unlocking by a magnetic suction cup 60 as a function of actuation signals SC1 supplied by a control circuit 5.
• the locking arm 40 is pivotally mounted about a pivot 41 of the housing 3.
• the arm 40 is pushed by a spring 44 towards its locking position, that is to say the position in which its locking member 42 is engaged in the locking notch 14-1.
• the actuator 1 also comprises a lever 50 cooperating on the one hand with the magnetic suction cup 60 which holds the lever in the locking position and, on the other hand, with a spring 53 pushing the lever 50 towards the unlocked position by driving the arm 40 to its unlocked position.
• the actuator 1 comprises a control circuit 5 providing triggering control by a signal SC1 acting on the magnetic suction cup 60 to release it briefly and a signal SC2 controlling the actuating member 30 for its arming movement of the carriage 10 and its return movement releasing the carriage 10.
• the carriage 10 is constituted by a plate made of sheet metal, cut for example by laser and slidably mounted between guides 3 - 1 of the housing 3 with which the carriage 10 cooperates with its sides forming guide edges. 16 and by a rectilinear slide 18 completing the guide of the carriage and retaining the housing by a not shown pin overlapping the slide 18.
• the direction of movement of the carriage 10 is represented by the double arrow D which, in the direction of displacement, corresponds to the arming stroke or the triggering stroke.
• the carriage 10 comprises a window 15 whose one side is provided with the rack 1 1 cut in the thickness to cooperate with the pinion 20 constituted by a toothed segment 21.
• the pinion 20 carried by the output shaft 4 of the actuator is constituted by a quarter-quadrant-shaped plate 22, so that the toothed segment 21 corresponds to the pivoting movement of a quarter-turn of the shutter between its open position and its closed position, with no reduction in movement while being located in the plane of the plate of the carriage 10 and in the available space constituted by the window 15 between the rack 1 1 and the edge 19 of the window.
• the stroke of the carriage 10 can be limited in the direction of the triggering by a stop carried by the housing and, where appropriate by the slide 18 or the end of the segment 14-4 of the slide 14.
• the carriage 10 also comprises a tongue 17 aligned with the sliding direction D and serving as a guide to the accumulator spring 70, supported by one end 71 against the housing 3 and the other end 72 against the support 13.
• the tongue 17 prevents sagging of the a powerful accumulator spring 70, in particular in a compressed position.
• the spring 70 accumulates mechanical energy pushing the carriage 10 in the direction of the trigger (arrow B).
• An edge of the carriage 10 comprises a slide 14 receiving a locking member 42 constituted by a roller carried by the locking arm 40 whose operation will be described later.
• the slide 14, generally aligned in the sliding direction D of the carriage 10, consists of a notch end 14-1, followed by a straight portion 14-2 and a ramp-shaped portion 14. -3 and finally it ends with a straight part 14-4.
• the notch 14-1 is a locking notch for holding the carriage 10 in the cocking position cooperating with the roller constituting the locking member 42 of the arm and the ramp 14-3 which prepares the latching position of the carriage 10.
• the carriage 10 carries the abutment 12 serving as support for the resetting member 30.
• the arming and triggering movements of the actuator 1 use a locking arm 40 shown alone in FIG. 3A and in combination with a lever 50 and the magnetic suction cup 60 in two different positions in FIGS. 3B and 3C.
• the locking arm 40 cooperating with the carriage 10 is formed by a blade carried by a pivot 41 integral with the housing.
• the end of this blade carries the roller 42 constituting the locking member housed in the slide 14 of the carriage 10
• the locking arm 40 comprises a branch 43 provided with a stop 45 in the form of a pin.
• the locking arm 40 is pushed by a spring 44 in the locking direction (arrow R1).
• the arm 40 cooperates with a lever 50 also mounted on the pivot 41 of the arm 40.
• This lever 50 has two branches 51, 52 here in the form of a square.
• the first limb 51 cooperates with the pin-shaped abutment 45 of the arm 40 and the second limb 52 co-operates with the magnetic plunger 60.
• the limb 52 independently of the material of the lever 50, the limb 52 carries a ferromagnetic counterplate 54 attracted by the magnetic suction cup 60.
• the magnetic suction cup 60 is fixed to the housing 3. It normally retains the plate against 54 by its natural magnetization and an electrical pulse (SCl signal) applied to the suction cup 60 by the control circuit 5 can neutralize for a short time its magnetic field so that the counterplate 54 is no longer retained.
• SCl signal electrical pulse
• the second leg 52 of the lever 50 is pushed by a spring 53 acting in the opposite direction of the magnetic attraction exerted by the suction cup 60 to pivot the arm 40 in the direction R2 around the pivot 41.
• the geometry of the lever 50, the arm 40 and the various elements of this assembly is such that when the lever 50 is retained by the suction cup 60 by its backplate 54, the arm 40 is pushed by its spring 44 so that its stop 45 is applied against the arm 51 and that the roller 42 is housed in the notch 14-1 of the slide 14 and remains there.
• Figures 4A-4C show in detail, the elements cooperating with the carriage 10.
• Figure 4A shows the suction cup 60 attached to a lug 61 integral with the housing.
• the counterplate 54 is fixed to the branch 52 and the spring 53 is carried by a rod 62 secured to the lug 61.
• the lug 61 is also provided with a rod 63 serving as a guide to the spring 44 pushing against the pin 45. In fact this spring and the guide are split ( Figure 4B).
• the left view according to Figure 4B shows that the locking arm 40 is formed of two plates 4OA, B, of the same shape and from both sides of the carriage 10 carrying the roller 42 in their gap.
• the plates 4OB below the locking arm 40 has a folded tab 46 to cooperate with trigger means 80 for mechanical or manual triggering.
• This triggering means 80 comprises a pin 81 applied against the folded tab 46.
• This pin is carried by the unlocking pin 82 pivotally mounted in brackets. 83. The pivoting of the unlocking pin 82 pushes the folded tab 46 by the pin 81 thus releasing the carriage 10.
• the shaft 82 is manually operated by a lever or a similar member outside the housing 3.
• Figure 4C shows the pin 81, the axis 82 and the tab 46 folded to the square of the part 4OB of the arm of lock 40.
• FIG. 5 shows the relative disposition of the various means acting on the carriage 10 such as the cocking member 30, the locking arm 40 and its lever 50, the magnetic brake 60, the accumulator spring 70 and the toothed segment 21 of the pinion 20 connected to the output shaft 4 without the manual release member 80.
• the position shown is an intermediate position occupied by the carriage 10 following the trip.
• the carriage 10 is driven in the direction of release (arrow B) pushed by the accumulator spring 70, the locking arm 40 pushed by the unlocking spring 53 having disengaged the roller from the locking notch 14-1.
• Figure shows that the stop 12 carried by the carriage 10 has approached the end 32 of the rod 31 of the cocking member 30.
• the tripping described can be caused by a signal sent by the control circuit 5 or a manual action on the axis 82 of the manual triggering means 80.
• Figures 6A-6D show four successive characteristic positions of the arming movement (A direction) from the triggered position shown in Figure 6A.
• the carriage 10 is driven by the arming member 30 integral with the housing and constituted by a geared motor having a rod 31 moved in translation in the direction A (or subsequently in the direction B) by a screw-type connection.
• a geared motor having a rod 31 moved in translation in the direction A (or subsequently in the direction B) by a screw-type connection.
• Nut transforming the rotational movement of the motor of the cocking member 30 in a translational movement of the rod 31 in the direction depending on the direction of rotation of the electric motor, the assembly thus constituting a geared motor.
• the arming member 30 is in abutment against the stop 12 when the carriage 10 is in the tripped position, the end 32 of the rod 31 being engaged in the housing 12-1 to hold the rod 31 during the movement of armament.
• the signal SC2 of the control circuit actuates the cocking member 30 which pushes the carriage 10 towards its cocking position (arrow A).
• the rod 32 has led the carriage 10 to its arm position in which it remains held by the locking of the locking member 42 of the locking arm 40 in the locking notch 14-1. the slide (as seen above).
• the end position of the rod 31 is detected by a not shown limit switch, which transmits a signal corresponding to the control circuit 5.
• the latter stops the rotation of the motor of the cocking member 30. and controlling (signal SC3) the reverse rotational movement so as to retract the rod 32.
• the gear motor of the actuating member 30 retracts the rod 31 substantially to its stop position for the carriage 10 coming into the closed position.
• FIGS. 7A-7D The operation of the actuator 1 will be described hereinafter in detail for the closing sequence of the flap 2- 1 of the valve 2 according to FIGS. 7A-7D and for the flap opening sequence using FIGS. 8A. 8D showing the relative movement of the carriage 10 and the pivoting of the locking arm 40.
• Figure 7A shows the initial position of the actuator 1, assumed in the locked and armed state, that is to say engaged.
• the carriage 10 is retracted.
• the accumulator spring 70 is compressed and pushes on the carriage 10 immobilized by the attachment of the roller 42 of the locking arm 40 in the notch 14-1 of the slide 14 of the carriage 10.
• the accumulator spring 70 pushes on the carriage 10 but can not move it.
• an unlocking pulse (SC1) is sent by the control circuit 5 to the magnetic suction cup 60 which thus releases the counter-plate 54 of the second branch 52.
• the lever 50 can pivot in the direction of the arrow R2, pushing the stop 45 against the action of its spring 44 which rotates the locking arm 40 also in the direction R2.
• the roller 42 is disengaged from the locking notch 14-1, which releases the sliding of the carriage 10.
• FIG. 7C shows that under the action of the accumulator spring 70, the carriage 10 being released, it moves towards the triggered position (direction B), that is to say the closing position of the flap of the valve 2.
• the roller 42 firstly traverses the straight segment 14-2 at the exit of the locking notch 14-1, and then the segment 14-3 forming a ramp.
• the movement of the roller 42 on the ramp 14-3 pivots the arm 40 in the direction of the arrow R1.
• the arm 40 has pivoted and, by its stop 45, it has driven against the plate 54 bearing against the magnetic suction cup 60. This movement is against the thrust exerted by the spring 53 .
• FIG. 7D shows the counter-plate 54 applied against the suction cup 60, the magnet of which thus blocks the lever 50.
• the arm 40 then remains free for any movement or clearance between the stop 45 of the branch 51, that is to say say any movement in the R2 direction.
• the movement of the roller 42 in the slide 14 is a relative movement, the carriage 10 moving in translation longitudinally in the direction D and the slide 14 passing on the roller 42 and forcing it to describe a small circular arc centered on the pivot 41 arm 40.
• FIGS. 8A-8D show the opening sequence of the shutter 2- 1 by the arming movement of the carriage 10 from the closed position of the shutter or the triggered position shown in FIG. 8A (identical to the position of FIG. 7D) to arrive at the arming position shown in Figure 8D.
• the lever 50 In the closed position according to FIG. 8A, the lever 50 is adhered by its counter-plate 54 to the suction cup 60 and the roller 42 of the arm 40 is at the end 14-4 of the slide 14.
• the opening sequence of the shutter that is to say the arming of the actuator, is effected by means of the actuator pivoting the pinion 20 in the opposite direction of the closing movement by its meshing in the rack 1 1 and the translational movement of the carriage 10 in the arming direction A pushed by the action of the arming member 30.
• the control circuit 5 acts on the arming member 30 which pushes by its rod 31, the carriage 10 to its cocking position.
• Figure 8B shows an intermediate position during the opening movement.
• the electromechanical arming member 30 pushes the carriage 10 (arrow A) against the force developed by the spring 70 and compresses it so as to accumulate energy for a future release.
• the lever 50 is blocked by the magnetic suction cup 60 but the arm 40 remains free to pivot about its pivot 41 to allow the ramp 14-3 of the slide 14 to push the roller 42, that is to say the arm 40.
• the translational movement (arrow A) of the carriage 10 produces the pivoting of the flap by the engagement of the toothed segment 21 in the rack 1 1.
• the carriage 10 continues its movement beyond the ramp 14-3 on the right segment 14-4 and against the action of the spring 70 so that the roller 42 engages in the notch 14-4 when it is in front of the roller 42; the spring 44 pushes on the arm 40 to rotate it.
• the lever 50 is fixed since its branch 52 is hooked by the counterplate 54 against the magnetic suction cup 60.
• the control circuit 5 detects the end position of the carriage 10 in the direction of arming and that of the rod 31. It stops the motor of the actuating member 30 and then reverses its direction rotation to retract the rod 31 and thus release the carriage 10 for future triggering. The carriage 10 is then in the arming position.

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