JP4058463B1 - Valve opening / closing operation lever device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a valve having a plurality of sizes by replacing one adapter part with sufficient strength to withstand a large torque while enabling the main parts of an opening / closing operation lever device to be basically formed by press working. It is an object of the present invention to provide a valve opening / closing operation lever device capable of obtaining compatibility with a rod.
A connecting adapter that can be detachably attached to an actuator connecting portion of a driving side valve stem that rotates integrally with a valve body in a butterfly valve, and is formed by press molding; An operation lever that can be detachably attached to the connection adapter attached to the actuator connection portion and is formed by press molding so that the cross-sectional shape is substantially U-shaped, according to the size of the actuator connection portion of the drive side valve stem The connecting adapter can be replaced with an appropriate one.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an operating lever device for opening and closing a valve in a valve device that is disposed on a piping path and controls opening and closing of a fluid flowing through the piping, and more particularly, an opening and closing operation for opening and closing a butterfly valve. The present invention relates to an operation lever device.

  The butterfly valve opens and closes a valve using a drive device called an actuator. The simplest and simplest valve drive device is a device provided with an operation lever that is connected perpendicularly to the tip of the valve stem and directly rotates manually. Examples of the valve drive device (hereinafter referred to as an opening / closing operation lever or an opening / closing lever device) provided with this operation lever include, for example, JP-A 09-178033 (Patent Document 1) and JP-A 8-178120 (Patent Document 2). As disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Sho 62-54379 (Patent Document 3), etc., it is composed of a plate-like lever manufactured by press molding and bent in a U-shaped cross section or a stepped shape to obtain strength. The shaft hole at the end of the lever is inserted into the valve rod and extends in the orthogonal direction, and is manually rotated about the valve rod to drive and open and close the valve.

  Such an open / close operation lever can produce a plate material by press molding and can keep the production cost low enough, but it is basically a plate shape, so it has insufficient strength and requires high torque. In this case, the vicinity of the shaft hole having the weakest strength was deformed and damaged. In the one disclosed in Patent Document 3, since the tip of the operation lever is folded back in a substantially U shape, the strength around the shaft hole is enhanced, but the handle portion of the plate-like lever may be bent. there were. The plate-like opening / closing operation lever formed by press molding is difficult to grip and operate when the torque is high. However, there is a problem that the material cost increases and the workability deteriorates. Further, when the thickness of the operation lever is increased, it becomes difficult to match the phases of the connection holes formed in the two plates folded back in a U-shape.

  On the other hand, what can receive a big torque can mention what is disclosed by Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 60-84868 (Patent Document 4). The opening / closing operation lever disclosed in Patent Document 4 is a plate-like opening / closing operation in which the opening / closing operation lever body is formed of a casting formed by a mold, and a shaft hole for inserting a valve rod is drilled at the tip thereof. Compared to the lever, it is stronger, easier to hold, and easier to apply force.

  In the valve device, the driving torque also changes each time the diameter changes, so it is necessary to change the diameter of the valve stem accordingly, and accordingly, the size of the actuator connecting portion between the valve stem and the opening / closing operation lever also changes accordingly. It will change. In the opening / closing operation lever devices of Patent Documents 1 to 3, it is necessary to prepare an opening / closing operation lever device for each size of the actuator connecting portion.

  In order to solve such a problem, the open / close operation lever of Patent Document 4 is configured such that a bush is detachably attached to the shaft hole of the lever main body, and the shape and size of the inner surface of the bush are the shape and diameter of the valve stem. A plurality are prepared and exchanged according to the situation. According to this, it is possible to perform more opening / closing operations of the valve device with a smaller amount of material usage, and in addition, it is possible to obtain an opening / closing operation lever device with sufficient strength that can withstand a large torque. .

However, the open / close operation lever device of Patent Document 4 must be manufactured using a casting technique, which increases the cost. Moreover, although a bush is required, cutting is indispensable for the manufacture, and the cost will be further increased.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 09-178033 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 09-178033 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 62-054379 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-084868

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has a sufficient strength to withstand a large torque while enabling the main parts of the opening / closing operation lever device to be basically formed by press working, and By replacing one adapter part, compatibility with a plurality of valve stem sizes can be obtained.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention adopts a connection adapter that is detachably mounted with an integrated rotation direction on an actuator connection portion of a valve rod that rotates integrally with a valve body of a valve device. An operating lever that is removably crowned by integrating the rotational direction with the connecting adapter, and the valve rod is interposed between the connecting adapter and a screw means that is screwed through the operating lever and the connecting adapter. Holding the actuator connection part, the valve stem, the connection adapter and the operation lever are integrated, and by rotating the operation lever, the valve rod is driven and rotated through the connection adapter. It is possible to cope with the shape and size.

  The connection adapter has a bottom plate portion and a raised portion rising from both sides of the bottom plate portion, and the bottom plate portion is formed with a shaft hole that is attached to the actuator connection portion of the valve rod and integrates the rotation direction. The outer surfaces of the rising plate portions on both sides are fitted to the inner surface of the crown portion of the operation lever attached to the connection adapter so that the connection adapter and the operation lever are integrated in the rotation direction. The abutting part is formed in alignment with the vertical line of the valve rod and abuts against the actuator connecting part of the valve stem, and the other rising plate part is screwed with screw means penetrating the operation lever at a position facing the abutting part. It is possible to hold the actuator connecting part between the screw means and the abutting part, integrate the valve stem and the operating lever through the connecting adapter, and rotate the operating lever by rotating the operating lever. It is characterized by that.

  The connecting adapter folds a substantially rectangular flat plate-like metal material into a substantially right angle by press molding along three folding lines at appropriate intervals parallel to each other perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. A member having four planar portions, a bottom plate portion, two rising plate portions rising from both sides of the bottom plate portion, and a folded portion formed by bending one rising plate portion at a predetermined height position. And the tip of the folded portion is formed at an abutting portion that is set at a height position substantially the same as the height to the center of the nut fitting hole that is formed in advance at one of the opposing rising portions. The tip of the part is positioned directly above one end side of the shaft hole, and the actuator connecting part of the valve stem is sandwiched between the screw means screwed into the nut fitting hole and the abutting part. To do.

  According to the present invention, an operation lever for driving and rotating a valve stem that opens and closes a valve is used as a common part, and the connection between the valve rod and the operation lever is performed via an interchangeable connection adapter. It is possible to eliminate the need to prepare several opening / closing operation lever devices according to the diameter and shape of the rod. That is, according to the present invention, the amount of material used can be reduced. If only the connection adapter is replaced, it can be used for various sizes of valve stems, and the amount of material used can be reduced and the cost can be reduced. I can do it. Further, each part of the opening / closing operation lever device can be obtained without using any casting technique. Particularly, the main parts can be formed by press working, so that the machining work can be simplified and the machining cost can be reduced. In addition, by burying an appropriate nut into the nut fitting hole formed in the connection adapter so that it does not come off, there is no need for any processing steps that would cause high costs such as welding, but an opening / closing lever device It is possible to obtain And even if an operation lever is formed by press working using a relatively thin plate material, it can withstand sufficiently large torque by adopting a combination structure in which the connection with the valve stem is made through the connection adapter. It is possible to

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the figure, (1) is a valve body of a center-type butterfly valve, and a disk-like valve body (2) is pivotally supported inside as is well known, and the valve body (2) is rotated. A valve stem is attached to the center, and one of the valve stems passes through the valve shaft cylinder (4) as a drive side valve stem (3) and extends to the outside, and is attached to the outer end of the drive side valve stem (3). An opening / closing operation lever device (5) is attached. A mounting plate (6) is integrally formed at the outer end of the valve stem (4), and an opening plate (8) having a notch (7) on the upper surface of the mounting plate (6) and a scale plate indicating the opening. (9) is detachably fixed by fixing bolts and nuts (10). The operation lever (11) constituting the opening / closing operation lever device (5) has a lock lever (13) having a claw-like portion (12) engaged with the notch (7) of the opening plate (8) at the tip. These are attached so as to be able to rotate in a lever-like manner with the substantially middle point in the longitudinal direction as a pivot point. The lock lever (13) is always urged in a direction in which the claw-like portion (12) engages with the notch (7), and holds the rear ends of the lock lever (13) and the operation lever (11). By holding it, the claw-like portion (12) can be rotated in a direction away from the notch (7). Such an opening display mechanism of a butterfly valve is conventionally known.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the valve opening / closing operation lever device (5) of this embodiment is mainly composed of an operation lever (11), a lock lever (13), and a connection adapter (14). The operating lever (11) is for applying a driving force to the driving side valve stem (3), and is a thin plate-like metal substrate (15) processed by press molding. It is in the form of a straight bar. The front end has a crowned part (16) to be attached to the connecting adapter that is slightly swollen in width and height as compared to the rear end, and the rear part is slender to the rear end like a handle The grip part (17) which became. The width, length, and height of the crowned portion (16) are formed in a size that allows the connection adapter (14) to be inserted just in a predetermined direction. On one side surface of the crowned portion (16), a through hole (18) penetrating the front and back is penetrated so that a fixing set screw (19) for holding the connection adapter (14) can be inserted. It has become. A shaft support hole for inserting a shaft screw (20) that penetrates from one side surface to the opposite side surface at a substantially central portion in the longitudinal direction of the slender portion like the handle of the operation lever (11). (21) is drilled. Further, a substantially cylindrical fitting portion (22) protruding toward the lock lever (13) is formed at a substantially intermediate position between the shaft support hole (21a) and the rear end portion, and the coil for biasing is formed. A spring (23) can be fitted. 2 and 4, the cross-sectional shape of the operating lever (11) is substantially U-shaped over substantially the entire length thereof, and when used, the cross-sectional shape of the operating portion (16) is substantially U-shaped. The opening is used toward the tip of the drive side valve stem (3).

  Like the control lever (11), the lock lever (13) is obtained by processing a thin flat plate-like metal substrate (24) by press molding. The lock lever (13) is elongated and has a substantially bar shape. . The tip portion has a claw-like portion (12) having a substantially claw-like shape as a planar shape, and is opposed to the top of the lock lever (13) having a substantially hemispherical shape from one side of the lock lever (13). A shaft support hole (21b) for inserting the shaft screw (20) penetrating over the side surface on the side to be drilled is drilled. A fitting portion (25) projecting into a substantially cylindrical shape, into which a biasing coil spring (23) can be fitted, is formed at a substantially central upper portion in the longitudinal direction of the long side portion of the substantially rectangular shape. The lower end surface of the long side portion is formed into a wavefront-like waveform in which a plurality of waves are connected, and forms a gripping portion (26) so that it can be easily gripped with a finger. Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the operating lever (11) has a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional shape over substantially the entire length thereof. When used, the operating lever (11) has a substantially U-shaped opening. (11) Install toward the direction. The lock lever (13) is mounted so that the top of the substantially hemi-shaped shape is inserted into the position of the shaft support hole (21) of the operation lever (11) having a substantially U-shaped cross section. For this reason, the internal width of the substantially U-shaped cross section at the position of the shaft support hole (21) of the operation lever (11) is equal to or greater than the external width of the top of the lock lever (13) having a substantially hemi-shape, preferably Set to approximately the same size.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the connection adapter (14) is formed of a flat metal substrate (27) having a planar rectangle. This metal substrate (27) has three folding lines (an imaginary line) (L1), (L2), and (L3) that are parallel to each other and are appropriately folded at a substantially right angle and are folded by press molding. And it has four planar parts (S1) (S2) (S3) (S4) divided by this folding line (L1) (L2) (L3). These folding lines (L1), (L2), and (L3) extend between both ends so as to vertically traverse the longitudinal direction of the metal substrate (27). The four planar portions (S1), (S2), (S3), and (S4) are a first planar portion (S1) having a substantially square shape that is relatively wide from the right, and then the first planar portion (S1). Similar to the second planar portion (S2), which is partitioned in substantially the same manner, and then the relatively narrow and long third planar portion (S3), and the leftmost third planar portion (S3). Such a relatively narrow and long fourth planar portion (S4) is formed. A flat regular hexagonal nut fitting hole (28) that is sufficiently smaller than the area is penetrated at substantially the center of the first planar portion (S1). A shaft hole (30) for inserting the actuator connecting portion (29) at the tip of the drive side valve stem (3) is bored at substantially the center of the second planar portion (S2). The shaft hole (30) has substantially the same cross-sectional shape as the actuator connecting portion (29) at the tip of the drive side valve stem (3), and the valve opening / closing operation lever device ( In 5), a planar square is formed. Both the nut fitting hole (28) and the shaft hole (30) penetrating through the metal substrate (24) forming the connection adapter (14) are formed by punching processing. It is not formed.

  The metal substrate (24) forming the connection adapter (14) formed as described above is valley-folded at right angles along the three folding lines (L1) (L2) (L3) by press working. . FIG. 3B shows the bent state. As shown in FIG. 3B, the positions of the folding lines (L1), (L2), and (L3) and the distance between them should be set so as to satisfy the following conditions.

  The folding line (L1) located between the first planar part (S1) and the second planar part (S2) is from the lower end of the second planar part (S2) that forms the bottom when bent, The height to the center position of the nut fitting hole (28) formed in the first planar portion (S1) is set to h. The folding line (L2) located between the second planar part (S2) and the third planar part (S3) is a shaft hole (S2) formed in the second planar part (S2). 30) the horizontal distance w from the edge of the third planar portion (S3) side to the outer end when the third planar portion (S3) is bent and raised, and the third planar shape. The fourth planar portion (S4) with respect to the third planar portion (S3) along the folding line (L3) located between the portion (S3) and the fourth planar portion (S4). Is set to be equal to the horizontal distance w ′ between the outer ends of the fourth planar portion (S4) when the valley is folded at right angles. Furthermore, the folding line (L3) located between the third planar portion (S3) and the fourth planar portion (S4) is divided into the second planar portion (S2) and the third planar portion. The folding line (L2) between (S3) and the folding line (L3) between the third planar part (S3) and the fourth planar part (S4) are valley folded at right angles. When the substantially U-shaped portion is formed, the thickness direction of the tip of the fourth planar portion (S4) parallel to the bottom from the bottom of the second planar portion (S2) forming the bottom The height h ′ up to the center position is set to be equal to h.

  The connecting adapter (14) is valley-folded at right angles by press working along folding lines (L1) (L2) (L3) that are set in advance so as to satisfy the various conditions as described above. Then, a substantially regular hexagonal cylindrical nut (31) is press-fitted into the nut fitting hole (28) of the metal substrate (24) formed in the shape shown in FIG. On the other hand, the nut (31) does not protrude from the outer surface of the first planar portion (S1) rising vertically, and is embedded in the metal substrate (24) so as to be flat. FIG. 3C shows this state. As can be seen from FIG. 3C, the height of the nut (31) is about twice the thickness of the metal substrate (27) and seems to protrude from the inner surface of the first planar portion (S1). Appropriately attached, so that it does not come off. FIG. 3D is a plan view of the connection adapter (14) configured in this way as viewed from above. As is apparent from FIG. 3D, the abutting portion, which is the tip of the fourth planar portion (S4), is penetrated into a substantially square plane formed in the second planar portion (S2). The shaft hole (30) is configured to be positioned directly above the end of the third planar portion (S3) side.

  Referring to FIG. 1, the shaft support hole (21) portion of the operating lever (11) is provided with a shaft support hole (21) portion that penetrates the top of the lock lever (13). The shaft screw (20) is inserted into the hole (21), and the shaft screw (20) is fixed by the shaft screw fastener (32) and is pivotally supported. Then, one end side of the coil spring (23) is fitted to the fitting portion (25) of the lock lever (13), and the other end side of the coil spring (23) is formed on the operation lever (11). By fitting in the portion (22), the opening and closing operation lever device (5) is used in the direction in which the gap between the gripping portions (17) and (26) of the operation lever (11) and the lock lever (13) is opened. ) Is urged so as to be always locked to the opening plate (8).

  In order to use the valve opening / closing operation lever device (5) of the present embodiment thus obtained, first, as shown in FIG. 4, the coupling adapter is attached to the crowned portion (16) of the operation lever (11). Wear (14). At this time, the position of the nut (31) embedded in the first planar portion (S1) of the connection adapter (14) and the position of the blind hole (18) penetrated in one side surface of the crowned portion (16). And a fixing setscrew (19) is lightly screwed onto the nut (31). In this state, the upper end portion of the drive side valve stem (3) protruding from the mounting plate (6) fixed to the valve body (1), that is, the drive side valve stem (3) and the opening / closing operation lever device (5). The shaft hole (30) of the connection adapter (14) is fitted into the actuator connection part (29) that connects the two. At this time, the height H1 of the drive side valve stem (3) protruding from the mounting plate (6) is sufficiently high to cover the inner space of the crowned portion (16) of the operating lever (11). Of course, the height H2 is set. Moreover, it cannot be overemphasized that the level of the lower end face of the said crowned part (16) and the lower end surface of a connection adapter (14) is set so that it may become equal mutually flat.

  In this way, with the coupling adapter (14) inserted in advance into the crowned portion (16), the actuator coupling portion (3) of the drive side valve stem (3) is inserted into the shaft hole (30) formed in the coupling adapter (14). 29) is inserted to its proximal end. Here, the fixing set screw (19) loosely screwed in advance in the stop hole (18) is further screwed in so that the tip of the fixing set screw (19) is pressed tightly, so that the actuator connecting portion ( 29) is pressed from the side so as to be sandwiched between the tip of the fixing set screw (19) and the abutting portion of the tip of the fourth planar portion (S4) of the connection adapter (14). To fix. Then, the lock nut (33) is screwed into the fixing set screw (19) protruding outward from the blind hole (18) of the crowned portion (16), thereby driving the opening / closing operation lever device (5). A more firmly fixed state with the side valve stem (3) can be obtained.

  Usually, at this time, the claw-like portion (12) at the tip of the lock lever (13) is engaged with the notch (7) at an appropriate position of the opening plate (8), and the opening / closing operation lever device (5) Is turned into a locked state. When the gripping portions (17) and (26) of the operating lever (11) and the lock lever (13) are gripped, the coil spring (23) is compressed, and the claw-shaped portion (12) is supported with the shaft screw (20) portion as a fulcrum. Is rotated below the notch (7), the engagement state is released and the lock state of the opening / closing operation lever device (5) is released, and the valve body (2) is adjusted to a desired opening degree. Can be done.

  When the opening / closing operation lever device (5) of the present embodiment is used for a valve body (1) having actuator connecting portions (29) of different sizes, the connecting adapter (14) is connected to the actuator connecting portion (29). It is possible to cope with this by replacing the connection adapter (14) having the shaft hole (30) suitable for the size.

Exploded perspective view of valve opening / closing operation lever device of this embodiment Sectional drawing which shows an operation | movement structure in the mounting state of the main components in the apparatus. Diagram showing the configuration of the main components in the equipment Sectional drawing of the principal part seen from the front in the use condition of the apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Valve body 2 Valve body 3 Drive side valve rod 4 Valve shaft cylinder 5 Opening / closing operation lever device 6 Mounting plate 7 Notch 8 Opening plate 9 Scale plate 10 Fixing bolt / nut 11 Operation lever 12 Claw-shaped part 13 Lock lever 14 Connection adapter DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 Metal substrate 16 Crowned part 17 Gripping part 18 Retaining hole 19 Fixing set screw 20 Axial screw 21a Axis supporting hole 21b Axis supporting hole 22 Fitting part 23 Coil spring 24 Metal substrate 25 Fitting part 26 Gripping part 27 Metal Substrate 28 Nut fitting hole 29 Actuator connecting portion 30 Shaft hole 31 Nut 32 Shaft screw fastener 33 Lock nut L1 Folding curve L2 Folding curve L3 Folding curve S1 First planar portion S2 Second planar portion S3 Third Planar part S4 Fourth planar part

Claims (2)

A connection adapter that is detachably mounted with an integrated rotation direction on an actuator connection portion of a valve stem that rotates integrally with the valve body of the valve device, and a rotation adapter that is integrated with the rotation direction and detachably attached. Of the valve that can be driven to rotate the valve stem through the connection adapter by rotating the operation lever, and can correspond to the shape and size of a plurality of valve rods by replacing the connection adapter. In the open / close operation lever device,
The connection adapter has a bottom plate portion and a rising plate portion that rises from both sides of the bottom plate portion. The bottom plate portion has a shaft hole that is attached to the actuator connection portion of the valve stem and integrates the rotation direction. The outer surface of the rising plate part on both sides is fitted to the inner surface of the crown part of the operation lever attached to the connection adapter, and the connection adapter and the operation lever are integrated in the rotation direction. Is formed with a projecting portion that is aligned with the vertical line of the shaft hole and contacts the actuator connecting portion of the valve stem, and the other rising plate portion is a screw that penetrates the operating lever at a position facing the projecting portion. The means can be screwed in, the actuator connecting part is sandwiched between the screw means and the abutting part, the valve stem and the operating lever are integrated via the connecting adapter, and the valve stem is rotated by turning the operating lever A valve opening / closing operation lever device characterized by being freely driven. The connecting adapter folds a substantially rectangular flat plate-like metal material into a substantially right angle by press molding along three folding lines at appropriate intervals parallel to each other perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. A member having four planar portions, a bottom plate portion, two rising plate portions rising from both sides of the bottom plate portion, and a folded portion formed by bending one rising plate portion at a predetermined height position. The tip of the folded portion is defined as an abutting portion that is set at a height position substantially the same as the height to the center of the nut fitting hole that is formed in advance on one opposing rising portion, The front end is positioned directly above one end side of the shaft hole, and the actuator connecting portion of the valve stem is sandwiched between the screw means screwed into the nut fitting hole and the abutting portion. Item 3. The valve opening / closing operation lever device according to Item 2.

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