GB2185802A - Rubber tube valve - Google Patents

Rubber tube valve Download PDF

Info

Publication number
GB2185802A
GB2185802A GB08601791A GB8601791A GB2185802A GB 2185802 A GB2185802 A GB 2185802A GB 08601791 A GB08601791 A GB 08601791A GB 8601791 A GB8601791 A GB 8601791A GB 2185802 A GB2185802 A GB 2185802A
Authority
GB
United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
rubber tube
valve
water
cistern
ball valve
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
GB08601791A
Other versions
GB8601791D0 (en
Inventor
David Henry Ferguson
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Individual
Original Assignee
Individual
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual
Priority to GB08601791A priority Critical patent/GB2185802A/en
Publication of GB8601791D0 publication Critical patent/GB8601791D0/en
Publication of GB2185802A publication Critical patent/GB2185802A/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Links

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
    • F16K31/12—Actuating devices; Operating means; Releasing devices actuated by fluid
    • F16K31/18—Actuating devices; Operating means; Releasing devices actuated by fluid actuated by a float
    • 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
    • F16K7/00—Diaphragm valves or cut-off apparatus, e.g. with a member deformed, but not moved bodily, to close the passage ; Pinch valves
    • F16K7/02—Diaphragm valves or cut-off apparatus, e.g. with a member deformed, but not moved bodily, to close the passage ; Pinch valves with tubular diaphragm
    • F16K7/04—Diaphragm valves or cut-off apparatus, e.g. with a member deformed, but not moved bodily, to close the passage ; Pinch valves with tubular diaphragm constrictable by external radial force
    • F16K7/06—Diaphragm valves or cut-off apparatus, e.g. with a member deformed, but not moved bodily, to close the passage ; Pinch valves with tubular diaphragm constrictable by external radial force by means of a screw-spindle, cam, or other mechanical means

Abstract

A valve comprises a rubber tube 3 which acts as a valve and is actuated by a float 5. As shown, when the float drops down with the water level in a cistern it causes a member 2 to drop away from a flat valve seat 1, permitting the rubber tube 3 to spring open and allow water to flow through the rubber tube 3 into the cistern. As the cistern fills the float 5 rises with the water level, causing the member 2 to rise and compress the rubber tube 3 against the flat valve seat 1, shutting off the flow of water through the rubber tube 3. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION Rubber tube ball valve This invention relates to a rubber tube ball valve.
A ball valve controls the flow of water into a cistern, when the cistern empties the mains water flows through the ball valve into the cistern, when the cistern is full the ball valve is automaticaly closed, thus shuting off the flow of water into the cistern. A ball valves valve and valve seating comes into contact with the flow of water through the ball valve, thus rendering the ball valves seating and valve liable to wear and corode. The worn and coroded parts are not always easily serviced.
Reffering to the drawing.
Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the valve open.
Figure 2 is a side elevation showing the valve closed, Figure 3 is a front elevation showing the valve open.
Figure 4 is the plan.
Referring to the drawing Fig. 1.
This ball valve works in conjuction with a water cistern. As the water fills up the cistern, it pushes the float 5 up which pushes the valve head 2 up pushing the rubber tube 3 fiat against the valve seating 1.
Thus turning off the water. As the cistern empties the float 5 moves downwards, thus the valve head 2 moves downwards allowing the rubber tube 3 to open, letting the water flow through the rubber tube 3 into the cistern. The high pressure restrictor 10 is only used with a high pressure water supply (mains) in order to cut down the water supply through the rubber tube 3 into the cistern.
The high pressure restrictor 10 can be removed when the water supply to the ball valve is low pressure, thus increasing the flow of water into the cistern filling the cistern up quickly. The rubber tube lip 8 acts as a water seal and also keeps the rubber tube 3 in possition when the rubber tube 3 becomes worn it can be replaced with a new one.
KEY TO FIG 1.
No 1 VALVE SEATNG FLAT.
2 VALVE HEAD.
3 RUBBER TUBE.
4 FLOAT ARM BRASS.
5 FLOAT.
6 FLOAT ARM HINGE.
7 RUBBER WASHER.
8 RUBBER TUBE LIP SEAL.
9 TUBE RETAINING CLIP.
10 HIGH PRESSURE RESTRICTOR.
11 FLOAT ARM STOP.
12 THREAD.
13 UNION NUT.
14 WATER INLET.
15 WATER OUTLET.
16 THREAD.
1. A rubber tube ball valve comprising a rubber tube acting as a valve, the rubber tube is kept in place by the rubber tube lip, which also acts as a water seal. The high pressure restrictor can be removed, the rubber tube ball valve is operated by the float arm and valve head according to the water contents of the cistern. The rubber tube can be replaced when worn.
2. A rubber tube ball valve as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rubber tube lip keeps the rubber tube in place and acts as a water seal and also prevents corrosion to the flat valve seat and valve head.
3. A rubber tube ball valve as claimed in claim 1 or 2, is provided with a high pressure restrictor, which can be removed when the water pressure is low.
4. A rubber tube ball valve as claimed in claim 2 or 3, wherein the cistern is filling the float arm and valve head rise with the water level, compressing the rubber tube against the flat valve seat, shutting off the flow of water through the rubber tube.
5. A rubber tube ball valve as claimed in claim 4 wherein the cistern is emptying the float arm and valve head drop with the water level, allowing the rubber tube to open letting water flow through the rubber tube.
6. A rubber tube ball valve as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the rubber tube can be replaced when worn.
7. A rubber tube ball valve substantially described herein with reference to Figs. 1-4 of the accompanying drawing.
**WARNING** end of DESC field may overlap start of CLMS **.

Claims (7)

**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. SPECIFICATION Rubber tube ball valve This invention relates to a rubber tube ball valve. A ball valve controls the flow of water into a cistern, when the cistern empties the mains water flows through the ball valve into the cistern, when the cistern is full the ball valve is automaticaly closed, thus shuting off the flow of water into the cistern. A ball valves valve and valve seating comes into contact with the flow of water through the ball valve, thus rendering the ball valves seating and valve liable to wear and corode. The worn and coroded parts are not always easily serviced. Reffering to the drawing. Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the valve open. Figure 2 is a side elevation showing the valve closed, Figure 3 is a front elevation showing the valve open. Figure 4 is the plan. Referring to the drawing Fig. 1. This ball valve works in conjuction with a water cistern. As the water fills up the cistern, it pushes the float 5 up which pushes the valve head 2 up pushing the rubber tube 3 fiat against the valve seating 1. Thus turning off the water. As the cistern empties the float 5 moves downwards, thus the valve head 2 moves downwards allowing the rubber tube 3 to open, letting the water flow through the rubber tube 3 into the cistern. The high pressure restrictor 10 is only used with a high pressure water supply (mains) in order to cut down the water supply through the rubber tube 3 into the cistern. The high pressure restrictor 10 can be removed when the water supply to the ball valve is low pressure, thus increasing the flow of water into the cistern filling the cistern up quickly. The rubber tube lip 8 acts as a water seal and also keeps the rubber tube 3 in possition when the rubber tube 3 becomes worn it can be replaced with a new one. KEY TO FIG 1. No
1 VALVE SEATNG FLAT.
2 VALVE HEAD.
3 RUBBER TUBE.
4 FLOAT ARM BRASS.
5 FLOAT.
6 FLOAT ARM HINGE.
7. A rubber tube ball valve substantially described herein with reference to Figs. 1-4 of the accompanying drawing.
7 RUBBER WASHER.
8 RUBBER TUBE LIP SEAL.
9 TUBE RETAINING CLIP.
10 HIGH PRESSURE RESTRICTOR.
11 FLOAT ARM STOP.
12 THREAD.
13 UNION NUT.
14 WATER INLET.
15 WATER OUTLET.
16 THREAD.
1. A rubber tube ball valve comprising a rubber tube acting as a valve, the rubber tube is kept in place by the rubber tube lip, which also acts as a water seal. The high pressure restrictor can be removed, the rubber tube ball valve is operated by the float arm and valve head according to the water contents of the cistern. The rubber tube can be replaced when worn.
2. A rubber tube ball valve as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rubber tube lip keeps the rubber tube in place and acts as a water seal and also prevents corrosion to the flat valve seat and valve head.
3. A rubber tube ball valve as claimed in claim 1 or 2, is provided with a high pressure restrictor, which can be removed when the water pressure is low.
4. A rubber tube ball valve as claimed in claim 2 or 3, wherein the cistern is filling the float arm and valve head rise with the water level, compressing the rubber tube against the flat valve seat, shutting off the flow of water through the rubber tube.
5. A rubber tube ball valve as claimed in claim 4 wherein the cistern is emptying the float arm and valve head drop with the water level, allowing the rubber tube to open letting water flow through the rubber tube.
6. A rubber tube ball valve as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the rubber tube can be replaced when worn.
GB08601791A 1986-01-24 1986-01-24 Rubber tube valve Withdrawn GB2185802A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB08601791A GB2185802A (en) 1986-01-24 1986-01-24 Rubber tube valve

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB08601791A GB2185802A (en) 1986-01-24 1986-01-24 Rubber tube valve

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB8601791D0 GB8601791D0 (en) 1986-02-26
GB2185802A true GB2185802A (en) 1987-07-29

Family

ID=10591911

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB08601791A Withdrawn GB2185802A (en) 1986-01-24 1986-01-24 Rubber tube valve

Country Status (1)

Country Link
GB (1) GB2185802A (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN105570114A (en) * 2016-01-08 2016-05-11 安徽理工大学 Vacuum detecting device applicable to water tank of water pump without bottom valve

Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB502094A (en) * 1937-09-10 1939-03-10 Cecil Cooper Improvements in and relating to taps and valves
GB945051A (en) * 1959-05-04 1963-12-18 Ronald Briggs Improvements in liquid level control
US3508574A (en) * 1968-05-02 1970-04-28 Roy P Skerritt Externally-adjustable humidifier float valve
GB1280403A (en) * 1969-06-10 1972-07-05 D Julio Gonzales Ludena Valve for controlling the flow of a fluid
GB1387357A (en) * 1972-11-29 1975-03-19 Sharman M Liquid level control valve
GB1490349A (en) * 1974-03-18 1977-11-02 Gooch & Co Ltd J Pinch valves

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB502094A (en) * 1937-09-10 1939-03-10 Cecil Cooper Improvements in and relating to taps and valves
GB945051A (en) * 1959-05-04 1963-12-18 Ronald Briggs Improvements in liquid level control
US3508574A (en) * 1968-05-02 1970-04-28 Roy P Skerritt Externally-adjustable humidifier float valve
GB1280403A (en) * 1969-06-10 1972-07-05 D Julio Gonzales Ludena Valve for controlling the flow of a fluid
GB1387357A (en) * 1972-11-29 1975-03-19 Sharman M Liquid level control valve
GB1490349A (en) * 1974-03-18 1977-11-02 Gooch & Co Ltd J Pinch valves

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB8601791D0 (en) 1986-02-26

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US3618629A (en) Ballcock valve
US2594525A (en) Valve
EP0329758A1 (en) An automatic drain valve
US4640307A (en) Float valve
US3027134A (en) Noiseless valve
US5004004A (en) Automatic drain valve
US3095896A (en) Float valve
US2154811A (en) Primer valve
GB2185802A (en) Rubber tube valve
US4177829A (en) Float controlled valves
US5014735A (en) Automatic drain valve
US638740A (en) Automatic tank-valve.
US5265641A (en) Resettable automatic shut-off valve
US2731031A (en) Ball cock
US1762306A (en) Ball cock
US2416025A (en) Anti-water-hammer device
US6164313A (en) Low-high flow rate valve
US3424187A (en) Toilet tank fill valve
US2695031A (en) Valve
US2601139A (en) Ball cock
US2684830A (en) Silent ball cock
US1196996A (en) Valve.
US3048187A (en) Valve with tubular resilient seal
US2550441A (en) Automatic valve
US2905949A (en) Flush valve assembly

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
WAP Application withdrawn, taken to be withdrawn or refused ** after publication under section 16(1)