JP2007138988A - Exhaust valve - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an exhaust valve causing no water leakage even if water suddenly flows in a valve chest from an inflow port. <P>SOLUTION: A casing having the valve chest 4 is formed inside by fastening a cover 2 to a body 1. The inflow port 6 is formed in a lower part of the body 1, and an outflow port 7 is formed in the cover 2. An installing member 9 is fixed to the cover 2 by sandwiching a valve seat 8 in-between. The body 1 has integrally inwardly projecting four ribs 11 on an inner wall of the valve chest 4, and a bottomed substantially cylindrical float receiver 12 is fixed inside the ribs 11. A spherical float 14 is arranged in the float receiver 12 in a free state. The float receiver 12 has a through-hole 15 for communicating the inside and outside in a bottom part, and a communicating passage 16 is arranged between the upper end and its upper cover 2. The installing member 9 is positioned above the upper end of the float receiver 12 on the outer periphery, and an inclined wall 9a having an inner diameter gradually reducing toward the upper inside outflow port 7 from the outer end is formed on an under surface. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention opens the valve when water is fed into the pipe, exhausts the air in the pipe, closes when the exhaust is finished, and opens when the pressure in the piping system drops to a vacuum state. The present invention relates to an exhaust valve that breaks a vacuum state by introducing external air.

  A conventional exhaust valve forms a valve chamber with an inlet opening at the bottom and an outlet opening at the top of the casing, forming a valve seat between the valve chamber and the outlet, and projecting inward to the valve chamber wall. A float receiver is formed in which a rib is formed and a bottomed, almost cylindrical shape with a through-hole communicating inside and outside is fixed to the bottom, and the float is placed in a free state in the float receiver. A communication passage is provided between the upper valve casing and the valve casing. This exhaust valve is in an open state in which when the water is first fed into the pipe, the float is separated from the valve seat and descends, and the air in the pipe flowing into the valve chamber from the inlet is drawn from the space between the ribs. Exhaust to the outlet through the communication path and through the float receiver. When exhaust is finished and the water in the pipe flows into the valve chamber from the inlet, the float floats by the water flowing into the float receiver from the space between the ribs through the communication passage and through the through hole. Sit down and close. Also, when the pressure in the piping system decreases and the vacuum state is reached, the float moves away from the valve seat and descends, and external air flowing into the valve chamber from the outlet is passed through the through hole and through the communication passage. The vacuum state is broken by introducing into the pipe from the inlet through the space between the ribs.

The conventional exhaust valve has a problem that when water suddenly flows into the valve chamber from the inlet, the float floats late and leaks from the outlet. This is because, when water suddenly flows in, a part of the air that has passed through the communication path collides with the upper wall of the valve chamber and rebounds to bias the float downward.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 51-54263

  Therefore, the technical problem of the present invention is to provide an exhaust valve that does not cause water leakage even when water suddenly flows into the valve chamber from the inlet.

  The technical means of the present invention taken in order to solve the above technical problem is to form a valve chamber having an inflow opening in the lower part and an outflow opening in the upper part in the casing, and between the valve chamber and the outflow opening. A valve seat is formed, a rib projecting inward is formed on the inner wall of the valve chamber, and a float receiver with a bottomed, almost cylindrical shape with a through hole communicating with the inside and outside is fixed inside the rib. An inclined wall in which the float is arranged in a free state, a communication path is provided between the upper end of the float receiver and the valve casing above it, and the inner diameter gradually decreases from the upper end of the float receiver toward the upper inner outlet. Is formed.

  The present invention forms an inclined wall whose inner diameter gradually decreases from the upper end of the float receiver toward the upper inner outlet, so that even if water suddenly flows into the valve chamber from the inlet, Since the force for energizing can be weakened, an excellent effect of preventing water leakage is produced.

  In the present invention, an inclined wall whose inner diameter gradually decreases from the upper end of the float receiver toward the upper inner outlet is formed, so that water flowing through the communication path from the space between the ribs is formed in the inclined wall. Along the way, you can go to the outlet. Therefore, even when water suddenly flows into the valve chamber from the inlet, the amount of water that collides with the upper wall of the valve chamber and rebounds and biases the float downward can be reduced. Therefore, the force for urging the float downward can be weakened, and water leakage does not occur.

  An embodiment showing a specific example of the above technical means will be described (see FIG. 1). A lid 2 is fastened to the main body 1 with a bolt 3 to form a casing having a valve chamber 4 therein, and an outflow pipe 5 is screwed to the lid 2. An inflow port 6 is formed in the lower part of the main body 1, and an outflow port 7 is formed in the lid 2. An annular mounting member 9 is fixed to the lid 2 with four screws 10 with a valve seat 8 interposed therebetween. The main body 1 integrally has four ribs 11 projecting inwardly on the inner wall of the valve chamber 4, and a bottomed substantially cylindrical float receiver 12 is fixed to the inside of the rib 11 by a snap ring 13. A spherical float 14 is disposed in the float receiver 12 in a free state. The mounting member 9 has an outer periphery positioned above the upper end of the float receiver 12 and an inclined wall 9a having a gradually decreasing inner diameter from the outer end toward the upper inner outlet 7 on the lower surface.

  The float receiver 12 has a through-hole 15 communicating inside and outside at the bottom, and a communication path 16 is provided between the upper end and the lid 2 above it. By forming the upper end 12a of the float receiver 12 slightly above the center of the float 14 in the lowered position, the communication passage 16 opens from the lower position.

  The operation of the exhaust valve of the above embodiment is as follows. First, when water is fed into the pipe, the float 14 is separated from the valve seat 8 and is lowered to rest on the bottom wall of the float receiver 12. As a result, the air in the pipe flowing into the valve chamber 4 is exhausted from the space between the ribs 11 through the communication passage 16 and from the through hole 15 through the float receiver 12 to the outlet 7. Then, when the exhaust is finished and the water in the pipe flows into the valve chamber 4 from the inlet 6, the water flowing into the float receiver 12 from the space between the ribs 11 through the communication path 16 and through the through hole 15. The float 14 rises, sits on the valve seat 8 and closes. This prevents water leakage.

  Even if the water in the pipe suddenly flows into the valve chamber 4 from the inlet 6, the water flowing in from the space between the ribs 11 through the communication path 16 goes to the outlet 7 along the inclined wall 9 a. Moreover, the water which flows in through the communicating path 16 from the space between the ribs 11 flows from a low level. Therefore, the amount of water that collides with the upper wall of the valve chamber 4 and rebounds and urges the float 14 downward is reduced, and the force that urges the float 14 downward can be weakened, so water leakage does not occur. When the pressure in the piping system is reduced to a vacuum state, the float 14 moves away from the valve seat 8 and descends to be in a valve opening state on the bottom wall of the float receiver 12. Thereby, the external air flowing into the valve chamber 4 is introduced into the pipe from the inlet 6 through the space between the communication passage 16 and the rib 11 and from the float receiver 12 through the through hole 13 into the pipe. Destroy.

Sectional drawing of the exhaust valve of the Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 2 Lid 4 Valve chamber 5 Outflow pipe 6 Inflow port 7 Outlet 8 Valve seat 9 Mounting member 9a Inclined wall 11 Rib 12 Float receptacle 14 Float 15 Through-hole 16 Communication path

Claims (1)

In the casing, a valve chamber is formed with an inlet opening at the bottom and an outlet opening at the top, a valve seat is formed between the valve chamber and the outlet, and a rib protruding inward is formed on the valve chamber wall. A float receiver with a bottomed, generally cylindrical shape with a through hole communicating inside and outside is fixed to the bottom, and the float is placed in the float receiver in a free state. The upper end of the float receiver and the valve casing above it An exhaust valve, characterized in that a communication passage is provided between the upper and lower ends of the float receiver, and an inclined wall with a gradually decreasing inner diameter is formed from the upper end of the float receiver toward the upper inner outlet.

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