JP2008144836A - Metal seat butterfly valve - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attain enhancement of durability of a seal ring by easily and liquid-tightly mounting a metal seat into a valve box, and to easily and certainly seal a portion between the metal seat and a bearing. <P>SOLUTION: A small diameter part 11e is provided at a flowing-in side of the valve box 11 and a step part 11f for metal seat attachment is formed. A large diameter peripheral groove 11g provided with a recessed conical surface 11h getting small in diameter toward an outer side of a flow passage is formed at a flow-out side. A metal seat presser 17 is formed by a ring body provided with a projection-like conical surface 17a corresponding to the recessed conical surface 11h on a base end side and divided in a circumferential direction. A sleeve mounting part 19d of a small diameter is formed from a distal end side projected into the metal seat of an outer periphery of a valve stem 13 to the base end. A seal member 22 is mounted to a distal end of the sleeve attachment part 19d, and a sleeve 23 is inserted rather to a base end side than the seal member 22. A closure member 24 is mounted to a base end opening of a valve stem penetration hole, the sleeve 23 is pressed to a valve element side by the closure member 24, and the seal member 22 is bulged to an outer peripheral side of the bearing. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a metal sheet butterfly valve, and more particularly to a seal structure for a metal sheet and a valve shaft portion in a metal sheet butterfly valve.

A metal sheet butterfly valve has a cylindrical metal sheet made of a thin metal material concentrically with the flow path shaft in the valve box, and the valve element is supported by an insertion hole provided in the valve box and the metal sheet. The valve shaft is inserted, the valve shaft is operated to rotate the valve body, and the outer periphery of the valve body is brought into contact with and separated from the inner peripheral surface of the metal sheet to be opened and closed. As a sealing structure of this metal sheet butterfly valve, a ring-shaped sealing material that seals between the valve box and the valve sheet is provided on the upstream and downstream outer peripheral surfaces of the metal sheet, and the metal sheet and the valve box are sealed by the sealing material. And between the valve body and the metal sheet and between the valve shaft and the bearing (for example, see Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-3152

  However, in the above, when the metal sheet is mounted in the valve box, the seal material and the inner peripheral surface of the valve box are in sliding contact with each other, and not only a large force is required for mounting the metal sheet, but also the seal material is damaged. There was a thing. In addition, the sealing of the valve body and the valve shaft part is made by connecting two seal members with a tapered surface to seal between the valve body and the metal sheet, and between the valve shaft and the bearing, respectively. The structure is complicated, and it takes time to install the seal member.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a metal sheet butterfly valve that can easily and reliably mount a metal sheet in a valve box and that can easily and reliably seal a valve body and a valve shaft. .

  In order to achieve the above object, a first configuration of a metal sheet butterfly valve according to the present invention includes a cylindrical metal sheet mounted concentrically with a flow path shaft inside a valve box, and the metal sheet, the valve box, In the metal seat butterfly valve, in which the valve shaft supporting the valve body is rotatably inserted into the valve shaft insertion holes formed respectively, and the outer periphery of the valve body is brought into contact with and separated from the metal sheet to open and close, the valve box A seal step where one end of the metal sheet abuts via a seal ring and a ring-shaped metal sheet presser that abuts the other end of the metal sheet and presses the metal sheet in the direction of the seal step. A large-diameter circumferential groove, and the metal sheet retainer is divided and formed in the circumferential direction, and the opposite side surfaces of the metal sheet retainer and the large-diameter circumferential groove on the outer side of the valve box are It is characterized in that formed in a conical surface inclined to Tarushito direction.

  The second configuration of the metal sheet butterfly valve of the present invention is a valve in which a cylindrical metal sheet is mounted concentrically with the flow path shaft inside the valve box, and the metal sheet and the valve box are respectively formed. In the shaft insertion hole, a valve shaft that supports the valve body is rotatably inserted, and in the metal seat butterfly valve that opens and closes by opening and closing the outer periphery of the valve body to the metal sheet, the outer periphery of the valve shaft Between the large diameter portion that passes through the valve shaft insertion hole and is accommodated in the bearing accommodating recess provided in the valve body, the small diameter portion extending from the inner peripheral position of the metal sheet to the outer end, and the large diameter portion and the small diameter portion A bearing having a formed seal member contact step portion is mounted so as to be rotatable with respect to the valve shaft, a cylindrical seal member is mounted on the large diameter side of the small diameter portion, and a sleeve is mounted on the small diameter portion. Attached so as to be movable in the axial direction, and closes the valve shaft insertion hole of the valve box. By pressing the base end of the sleeve against the closing member and compressing the seal member between the distal end of the sleeve and the seal member contact step, the seal member is expanded to the outer peripheral side of the bearing. A sleeve pressing portion for press-contacting the inner periphery of the valve seat insertion hole of the metal sheet is provided.

  Further, by combining the first configuration and the second configuration, a metal sheet butterfly valve with better sealing performance can be obtained. Further, as the seal member in the second configuration, a cylindrical first seal portion that seals between the outer periphery of the bearing and the inner periphery of the valve shaft insertion hole of the metal sheet, and an outer periphery of a distal end portion of the large diameter portion A ring-shaped second seal portion that is disposed and seals between the large-diameter portion and the inner periphery of the bearing housing recess, and connects the first seal portion and the second seal portion in the axial direction of the valve shaft, A seal member integrally including a third seal portion that seals between the first seal portion and the second seal portion between the large-diameter portion and the bearing housing recess when the valve body is in a closed state; By using it, a valve body, a metal sheet, and a bearing can be sealed more effectively.

  According to the metal sheet butterfly valve of the first configuration, since the seal ring does not slide on the inner peripheral surface of the valve box when the metal sheet is mounted on the valve box, the metal sheet can be inserted into the valve box with a light force. At the same time, the seal ring is not damaged. Furthermore, when the metal sheet presser is mounted in the large-diameter circumferential groove, the metal sheet presser presses the metal sheet toward the seal step part by the action of the conical surface, so it is provided between one end of the metal sheet and the seal step part. The seal ring is compressed and brought into a close contact state, and a reliable sealing property is obtained.

  Further, according to the metal sheet butterfly valve of the second configuration, the closing member that closes the valve shaft insertion hole is attached to the valve box, the sleeve is pressed by the sleeve pressing portion, and the sealing member is contacted with the tip of the sleeve and the sealing member. By compressing between the stepped portion and bulging to the outer peripheral side of the bearing, the outer peripheral surface of the seal member can be brought into pressure contact with the inner periphery of the valve insertion hole of the metal sheet, so that the metal sheet and the bearing are It can be surely sealed.

  1 to 7 are views showing one embodiment of a metal sheet butterfly valve according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of the metal sheet butterfly valve, FIG. 2 is a sectional front view, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is a sectional plan view, FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a metal sheet and a metal sheet retainer, and FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of an outer bearing and a sleeve.

  This metal sheet butterfly valve 10 has a cylindrical metal sheet 12 mounted concentrically with a flow path shaft in a cylindrical valve box 11 in substantially the same manner as a conventional metal sheet butterfly valve. The valve shaft 13 is rotatably inserted through valve shaft insertion holes 11a and 12a formed in the box 11, respectively.

  A disc-like valve body 14 is supported on the valve shaft 13, and the valve body 14 is rotated by rotating the valve shaft 13 by a drive mechanism provided at the upper part of the valve box 11, so that the outer periphery of the valve body 14 is rotated. The metal sheet 12 is opened / closed to / from the inner peripheral surface of the metal sheet 12. The valve box 11 and the front and rear pipes (not shown) are connected by flanges 11b and 11b at both ends of the valve box. The valve body 14 is disposed inside the metal sheet 12 so as to be rotatable about the axis of the valve shaft 13, and bearing housing recesses 14 a and 14 a are formed at both ends in the axial center of the valve shaft 13, respectively. , 14a, the valve shaft 13 is inserted into a valve shaft mounting hole 14b formed through the center of the valve body 14 and connected to the valve body 14 by reamer bolts 15, 15.

  The metal sheet 12 is formed in a cylindrical shape with a thin metal material such as stainless steel, and is provided with valve shaft insertion holes 12a and 12a through which the valve shaft 13 is inserted at opposing positions on the peripheral wall, and a seal ring on the end surface in the valve box insertion direction. 16 is mounted.

  Inside the valve box 11, on both sides of the central portion 11c provided with the valve shaft insertion holes 11a, 11a, there is a first inner diameter that is smaller than the inner diameter of the central portion 11c and substantially equal to the outer diameter of the end of the metal sheet 12. Each of the first small diameter portions 11d is provided on the upstream side of the first small diameter portion 11d on the fluid inflow side. The second small diameter portion is smaller in diameter than the first small diameter portion 11d and has an inner diameter substantially equal to the inner diameter of the metal sheet 12. 11e is provided, and a seal step portion 11f is formed between the second small diameter portion 11e and the first small diameter portion 11d so that the end face in the valve box insertion direction of the metal sheet 12 abuts via the seal ring 16. .

  Further, on the downstream side of the first small-diameter portion 11d on the fluid outflow side, when the end face of the metal sheet 12 in the valve box insertion direction is brought into contact with the seal step portion 11f, the portion where the other end of the metal sheet 12 is located A large-diameter circumferential groove 11g for mounting the ring-shaped metal sheet presser 17 is formed. The opposite surfaces of the metal sheet 12 of the large-diameter circumferential groove 11g and the metal sheet retainer 17 are formed as a concave conical surface 11h and a convex conical surface 17a, each of which has a conical surface whose outer peripheral side is inclined in the metal sheet direction. ing. The metal sheet retainer 17 is divided into four in the circumferential direction, and each divided body has a plurality of screws 18 in a state where the opposite surface of the convex conical surface 17a is in contact with the other end of the metal sheet 12 of the metal sheet 12. They are attached in a predetermined order in the large-diameter circumferential groove 11g. At this time, the concave conical surface 11h and the convex conical surface 17a are in contact with each other before the metal sheet presser 17 is fitted into a predetermined position in the large-diameter circumferential groove 11g.

  The valve shaft 13 is inserted into the valve shaft insertion holes 11a and 12a via an outer bearing 19, an inner bearing 20, a collar 21, a seal member 22 and a sleeve 23 which are mounted on the outer circumferences of the upper side and the lower side except for the central part. Are inserted into the bearing housing recesses 14 a, 14 a provided in the valve body 14, respectively, through the valve shaft insertion holes 12 a of the metal sheet 12. Moreover, the closing member 24 which each obstruct | occludes this opening is attached to the opening side of the valve shaft insertion hole 11a of the upper and lower sides of the valve box 11. FIG.

  The outer bearing 19 has a large-diameter portion 19a on the distal end side having an outer diameter corresponding to the inner diameter of the bearing receiving recess 14a, and a valve shaft abutting on the proximal end inner periphery having an inner diameter corresponding to the outer diameter of the valve shaft 13. A proximal end side including a portion 19b, an inner bearing mounting portion 19c on the inner periphery of the distal end side having an inner diameter corresponding to the outer diameter of the inner bearing 20 and the collar 21, and a small diameter portion having an outer diameter corresponding to the inner diameter of the sleeve 23 And an outer sleeve mounting portion 19d. In addition, four hexagon socket head cap bolts 25 for connecting to the closing member 24 are projected from the base end side end face at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. Further, the valve shaft abutting portion 19b is provided with an O-ring 26 that seals the valve shaft 13 in a rotatable state, and the inner bearing mounting portion 19c connects the valve shaft 13 via the inner bearing 20 and the collar 21. Holds in a rotatable manner.

  The seal member 22 is formed of elastic rubber or synthetic resin, and is attached to the distal end portion on the large diameter portion 19a side of the sleeve attachment portion 19d so that the outer periphery of the outer bearing 19 and the valve shaft of the metal sheet 12 are inserted. A cylindrical first seal portion 22a that seals between the inner periphery of the hole 12a and an outer periphery of the distal end portion of the large-diameter portion 19a and between the large-diameter portion 19a and the inner periphery of the bearing housing recess 14a A ring-shaped second seal portion 22b for sealing the first seal portion 22a and the second seal portion 22b in the axial direction of the valve shaft 13, and the large-diameter portion when the valve body 14 is closed. A third seal portion 22c that seals between the first seal portion 22a and the second seal portion 22b between 19a and the inner periphery of the bearing housing recess 14a is integrally formed.

  A ring-shaped second seal portion mounting groove 19e for mounting the second seal portion 22b of the seal member 22 and a shaft for mounting the third seal portion 22c on the outer periphery of the large-diameter portion 19a. Direction third seal portion mounting grooves 19f, 19f are provided. Between the large diameter portion 19a and the sleeve mounting portion 19d is formed a seal member contact step portion 19g with which the end face of the first seal portion 22a contacts, and the first seal portion 22a of the seal material 22 The state is sandwiched between the stepped portion 19g and the sleeve 23 mounted on the sleeve mounting portion 19d.

  The sleeve 23 is made of a metallic cylinder having an outer diameter corresponding to the inner diameter of the valve shaft insertion holes 11a and 12a and an inner diameter corresponding to the outer diameter of the sleeve mounting portion 19d of the outer bearing 19. An O-ring 27 is provided on the surface to seal between the valve shaft insertion hole 11a. Further, the axial length of the sleeve 23 is such that the outer end on the closing member 24 side is the base end of the outer bearing 19 when the sleeve 23 is attached to the sleeve attaching portion 19d with the first seal portion 22a of the sealing material 22 attached. It is formed in the length which protrudes rather than a side edge part.

  The inner bearing 20 has a cylindrical shape having an outer diameter corresponding to the inner diameter of the inner bearing mounting portion 19 c formed on the outer bearing 19 and an inner diameter corresponding to the outer diameter of the valve shaft 13, and the inner peripheral surface is The valve shaft 13 is slidably in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the valve shaft 13. Like the inner bearing 20, the collar 21 has a cylindrical shape having an outer diameter corresponding to the inner diameter of the inner bearing mounting portion 19c and an inner diameter corresponding to the outer diameter of the valve shaft 13. It is mounted on the valve body side with respect to the inner bearing 20 and holds the inner bearing 20 in a predetermined position.

  The closing member 24 abuts on the outer end of the sleeve 23 and presses the sleeve 23 in the direction of the large diameter portion 19a, and the outer surface of the valve box 11 on the outer peripheral side of the opening end of the valve shaft insertion hole 11a. And a flange portion 24b attached by a plurality of mounting bolts 28. An insertion hole 24c of a hexagon socket head bolt 25 for connecting the sleeve 23 to the outer bearing 19 is formed at the tip of the sleeve pressing portion 24a. A hexagonal hole is formed at the end of the outer bearing 19 corresponding to the insertion hole 24c. Female thread portions 19h to which the male thread portions 25a of the holed bolts 25 are screwed are formed. The closing member 24 on the upper side of the valve box is provided with a valve shaft insertion hole, and the sleeve pressing portion 24a protrudes from the flange portion 24b and is inserted into the valve shaft insertion hole 11a.

  In the metal sheet butterfly valve 10 formed as described above, the metal sheet 12 is inserted from the opening on the side opposite to the side where the second small diameter portion 11e of the valve box 11 is provided to the mounting side of the seal ring 16 in the insertion direction tip. The seal ring 16 is temporarily placed in contact with the seal step 11f. At the time of this insertion, since there is no conventional sealing material between the outer periphery of the metal sheet 12 and the inner periphery of the valve box, the metal sheet 12 can be easily inserted into the valve box 11 with a light force. In addition, since the seal ring 16 does not slide on the inner peripheral surface of the valve box and abuts on the seal step portion 11f from the vertical direction, the seal ring 16 is not damaged.

  Next, when the metal sheet presser 17 is attached to the large-diameter circumferential groove 11g using the screw 18, the concave conical surface 11h and the convex conical surface 17a come into sliding contact with the screw 18 being screwed, and the metal sheet presser 17 is Since it moves into the large-diameter circumferential groove 11g while moving toward the sheet 12, the metal sheet 12 is pressed in the direction of the seal step 11f by the movement of the metal sheet retainer 17, and the seal ring 16 seals with the end surface of the metal sheet 12. A compressed state is obtained between the stepped portion 11f and the seal ring 16 is in close contact with both of them so that a sufficient sealing property is obtained.

  Next, the valve body 14 is arranged in the valve box 11 to which the metal sheet 12 is mounted, and the outer bearing 19 assembled with the sleeve 23 and the closing member 24 corresponds to the third seal portion 22c of the seal member 22 when the valve is closed. Inserted from the valve shaft insertion hole 11a of the valve box 11 in a state directed in a predetermined direction, the tip end side is projected from the valve shaft insertion hole 12a of the metal sheet 12, and the large-diameter portion 19a is a bearing housing recess of the valve body 14. Then, the valve shaft 13 is inserted into the outer bearing 19 and the valve body 14 from the closing member 24.

  When the closing member 24 is fixed by the mounting bolt 28 via the sleeve 23, the closing member 24 approaches the valve box 11 by tightening the mounting bolt 28, and the sleeve pressing portion 24a presses the sleeve 23 toward the valve body. To do. As a result, the first seal portion 22a of the seal member 22 is compressed by being sandwiched between the tip of the sleeve 23 and the seal member contact step portion 19g, and the outer peripheral surface bulges to the outer peripheral side, so that the valve shaft insertion hole of the metal sheet 12 It will be in the state closely_contact | adhered to 12a inner periphery, and the space between the metal sheet 12 and the outer bearing 19 can be sealed reliably.

  Further, when the valve is closed, the second seal portion 22b continuous to the first seal portion 22a is in a state of sealing from the inner peripheral wall of the intermediate portion of the bearing housing recess 14a to the outer periphery of the valve body 14, and the second seal portion 22b is the outer bearing. 19 and the bottom side inner peripheral surface of the bearing housing recess 14a are sealed, so that when the valve is closed, the seal member 22 provides a space between the valve box 11, the metal sheet 12, the valve shaft 13, and the valve body 14. It is in a state of being surely sealed continuously. Further, since the second seal portion 22b is located far from the sleeve 23, the second seal portion 22b does not bulge to the outer peripheral side and seals the valve body 14 between the outer bearing 19 and the valve body 14 in a rotatable state. can do.

  In the metal sheet butterfly valve of the present invention, as described above, the sealing member abutting step portion 19g is provided on the fluid inflow side, so that the intrusion of fluid into the metal sheet 12 can be prevented. Although the sealing performance can be further improved, it can be provided in the opposite direction. Further, the configuration of the bearing portion is not limited to the above configuration, and can be arbitrarily designed in combination with the shape of parts such as a valve box and a valve body according to the size and function of the butterfly valve. As the drive mechanism for opening and closing the valve body, various mechanisms can be used regardless of manual operation or electric drive. Further, it is possible to divide the seal member.

It is a principal part expanded sectional view of the metal sheet butterfly valve which shows one example of this invention. It is a cross-sectional front view of a metal sheet butterfly valve. It is a cross-sectional side view of a metal seat butterfly valve. It is IV-IV sectional drawing of FIG. It is a section top view of a metal seat butterfly valve. It is a disassembled perspective view of a metal sheet and a metal sheet presser. It is a disassembled perspective view of an outer bearing and a sleeve.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Metal seat butterfly valve, 11 ... Valve box, 11a ... Valve-shaft insertion hole, 11b ... Flange, 11c ... Center part, 11d ... 1st small diameter part, 11e ... 2nd small diameter part, 11f ... Seal step part, 11g ... Large diameter circumferential groove, 11h ... concave conical surface, 12 ... metal sheet, 12a ... valve shaft insertion hole, 13 ... valve shaft, 14 ... valve body, 14a ... bearing housing recess, 14b ... valve mounting hole, 15 ... reamer bolt, 16 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS ... Seal ring, 17 ... Metal sheet presser, 17a ... Convex-shaped conical surface, 18 ... Screw, 19 ... Outer bearing, 19a ... Large diameter part, 19b ... Valve-shaft contact part, 19c ... Inner bearing mounting part, 19d ... Sleeve Mounting portion, 19e ... second seal portion mounting groove, 19f ... third seal portion mounting groove, 19g ... sealing member contact step, 19h ... internal thread portion, 20 ... inner bearing, 21 ... collar, 22 ... sealing member, 22a ... 1st seal part, 22 2nd seal part, 22c ... 3rd seal part, 23 ... Sleeve, 24 ... Closure member, 24a ... Sleeve pressing part, 24b ... Flange part, 24c ... Insertion hole, 25 ... Hex socket head bolt, 26, 27 ... O Ring, 28 ... Mounting bolt

Claims (4)

A cylindrical metal sheet is mounted concentrically with the flow path shaft inside the valve box, and the valve shaft that supports the valve element can be rotated in the valve shaft insertion holes formed in the metal sheet and the valve box, respectively. A metal seat butterfly valve that opens and closes by opening and closing the outer periphery of the valve body to and from the metal sheet, and a seal step portion in which one end of the metal sheet contacts the inside of the valve box via a seal ring; A large-diameter circumferential groove for mounting a ring-shaped metal sheet presser that abuts the other end of the metal sheet and presses the metal sheet in the direction of the seal step is provided, and the metal sheet presser is divided and formed in the circumferential direction. And the metal sheet presser and the large-diameter circumferential groove opposite surfaces of the respective metal sheets are formed as conical surfaces whose outer peripheral side is inclined toward the metal sheet. Fly valve. A cylindrical metal sheet is mounted concentrically with the flow path shaft inside the valve box, and the valve shaft that supports the valve element can be rotated in the valve shaft insertion holes formed in the metal sheet and the valve box, respectively. In a metal sheet butterfly valve that is inserted into the valve body and opens and closes by opening and closing the outer periphery of the valve body with the metal sheet, a bearing housing provided in the valve body through the valve shaft insertion hole on the outer periphery of the valve shaft A bearing having a large-diameter portion housed in the recess, a small-diameter portion extending from the inner peripheral position of the metal sheet to the outer end, and a seal member contact step formed between the large-diameter portion and the small-diameter portion is used as a valve shaft. It is mounted so that it can rotate, and a cylindrical sealing member is mounted on the large diameter side of the small diameter portion, and a sleeve is mounted on the small diameter portion so as to be movable in the axial direction. Press the proximal end of the sleeve against the closing member that closes the hole to The sleeve is pressed to compress the seal member between the seal member contact step and the seal member abutting step so that the seal member bulges toward the outer peripheral side of the bearing and presses against the inner periphery of the valve shaft insertion hole of the metal sheet A metal seat butterfly valve characterized in that a portion is provided. A seal step portion in which one end of the metal sheet contacts the inside of the valve box via a seal ring, and a ring-shaped metal sheet that contacts the other end of the metal sheet and presses the metal sheet in the direction of the seal step portion. A large-diameter circumferential groove for mounting the presser, and the metal sheet presser is divided and formed in the circumferential direction, and the opposite surfaces of the metal sheet presser and the large-diameter circumferential groove on the respective metal sheets 3. The metal sheet butterfly valve according to claim 2, wherein the outer peripheral side of the box is formed of a conical surface inclined in the metal sheet direction. The sealing member is disposed on the outer periphery of the distal end of the large-diameter portion and a cylindrical first seal portion that seals between the outer periphery of the bearing and the inner periphery of the valve shaft insertion hole of the metal sheet. A ring-shaped second seal portion that seals between the inner periphery of the bearing housing recess and the first seal portion and the second seal portion in the axial direction of the valve shaft, and the valve body is in a closed state Or a third seal portion for sealing between the first seal portion and the second seal portion between the large diameter portion and the bearing housing recess. 3. The metal sheet butterfly valve according to 3.

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