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US3614059A
US3614059A US879852A US3614059DA US3614059A US 3614059 A US3614059 A US 3614059A US 879852 A US879852 A US 879852A US 3614059D A US3614059D A US 3614059DA US 3614059 A US3614059 A US 3614059A
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Charles Rothauser
Bruce R Thompson
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Caroma Sales Pty Ltd
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    • 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
    • F16K1/00—Lift valves or globe valves, i.e. cut-off apparatus with closure members having at least a component of their opening and closing motion perpendicular to the closing faces
    • F16K1/02—Lift valves or globe valves, i.e. cut-off apparatus with closure members having at least a component of their opening and closing motion perpendicular to the closing faces with screw-spindle
    • 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
    • F16K31/60—Handles
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05G—CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY
    • G05G1/00—Controlling members, e.g. knobs or handles; Assemblies or arrangements thereof; Indicating position of controlling members
    • G05G1/08—Controlling members for hand actuation by rotary movement, e.g. hand wheels
    • G05G1/10—Details, e.g. of discs, knobs, wheels or handles

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  • One of the objects of the invention is to provide an improved construction of taps in which an effective operating action will result and in which the actual washer by means of which the seal is made can be readily replaced.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a tap of good appearance and one which can be readily fixed in position.
  • a still further object is to so construct such a tap that the outer surface is of a nature such that the tap can be readily cleaned in that intricacy of the outer shape is avoided.
  • a body rotationally supports a knob which is axially confined on the body, and in which rotation of the knob axially moves a control member to regulate flow through a seat in the body.
  • a convenient method of forming such a tap is to form the tap to comprise a body having within it a seating disposed between an inlet and an outlet whereby fluid flow can be regulated by a control member engageable on the seat, the invention being characterized in that the control member is guided in a member detachable from the body and is slidable toward or away from the seat, the detachable member having an operating knob axially confined thereon but rotatable and removable therefrom, the control member and the detachable member having interengaging threads whereby rotation of the control member moves the control member axially, the control member being slidable in the knob but nonrotationally engaged therein, whereby rotation of the knob moves the control member axially to regulate the flow, sealing means being applied between the control member and the detachable member to prevent an outflow of liquid past the control member.
  • FIG. 1 is an elevation of one form of the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a central section of same
  • FIG. 3 is an exploded view
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 are further embodiments.
  • the body 1 comprises a hollow member having an inlet 2 leading to a seat 3 and an outlet 4, communicating with the other side of said seat 3, the inlet 2 and the outlet 4 being screw-threaded at 5 and 6 to allow connections to be made thereto for the flow of liquid.
  • a detachable member 8 Connected to the body 1 by a screw thread 7 is a detachable member 8 which has a hollow bore adapted to axially guide the control member 9, the bore being coaxial with the seat 3 so that movement of the control member 9 in the detachable member 8 causes the control member 9 to move toward or away from the seat 3 as required.
  • the detachable member 8 has on it an outwardly projecting flange 10 which is engaged on one side by a knob 11 which fits over the upper part of the detachable member 8 and on the other side by a keeper 12 which is connected to the knob 11 by a screw thread 13, so that this flange 10 on the detachable member 8 serves to axially confine the knob but permits the knob to be turned in relation to the detachable member 8.
  • the outer part of the bore of the detachable member has a screw thread 14 but the inner part 15, which is the part nearest the seat, is plain.
  • the control member 9 engages in the bore of the detachable member and is screw-threaded at 16 for part of its length but has a plain portion with a groove 17 and which has an O-ring 18 in it near the seat end so that this O-ring in association with the plain inner part of the bore of the detachable member forms a seal to prevent water flowing past the control member 8.
  • control member is fitted with a resilient sealing member 19 which engages the seat 3, which in the form shown comprises a washer attached to a member 20 having an upwardly projecting stem 21 engaged in an internal bore in the control member 9.
  • control member 9 While the upper part of the control member is threaded, it is also provided with flutes or splines 60 splines engage complementary splines or flutes within the knob 11, so that when the knob is rotated, the drive from the knob ll will be applied to the control member 9, but the control member, as it has a thread 16 which engages the thread in the detachable member 8, moves up and down in relation to the knob 1 1 so that while the knob itself is fixed in its axial relationship to the body to of the tap, the control member 9 moves up and down to bring the resilient sealing member 19 on to the seat 3 or to raise it from the seat to control the flow of the fluid from the inlet 2 to the outlet 4.
  • the outlet 25 has a spout 26 extending from one side of the body 27 a much improved construction is achieved by forming the spout 26 as a separate unit which has a hollow inner section 28 of cylindrical form which can fit over the body 27 and which is confined on the body by a flange 29 at the lower end of the body 27 and by an inwardly extending flange 30 at the upper part of the spout 26 which is firmly held between the top 31 of the body and a step 32 on the detachable member 38 so that while the body 27 can be formed as a relatively simple member, the spout 26 and hollow section 28 thereof can be separately formed to surround the body 27 but with the bore of the spout in communi cation with the hollow of the body so that when this assembly has been put together the only visible part of such a tap when it is secured in position is the spout 26 and its hollow section and the knob 33 and keeper 34,
  • the body 43 of the tap is elongated and provided with an external thread 44 and engages the detachable member 45 at its upper end through a screw thread 46 but is in turn engaged by the rotatable screw ring 47 fitted with setscrews 48 which are so arranged that to compensate for thickness and inequality in the molding of a porcelain basin or the like, the screw ring 47 can be adjusted for thickness selection and the flange 42 which engages the upper surface of the basin or the like can then be fitted to the body 43 by the screw thread 49 and the assembly locked in position by first adjusting the screw ring-.47 to bring the ends of the setscrews 48 into correct position in relation to the underside of the basin or the like and these
  • the body 43 projects sufficiently below the basin wall to allow the inlet and outlet members 50 and 51 to be clear of the basin so that the pipe connections can be made, and the body has an upwardly projecting central tubular extension 52 which has the seat 53 formed at its upper end, so that the seat is raised in relation to the inlet 50 and outlet 51 to bring the seat adjacent to the control member 54, thus allowing ready access for replacement of the sealing member 55 and permitting the same general assembly of knob 40, keeper 41 and control member 54 to be used, the fluid flowing from the seat down an annular space 56 between the outside of this extension 52 and the inside of the body 43.
  • a key 58 prevents rotation of the spout 26.
  • a fluid control tap having a hollow body with an inlet thereto and an outlet therefrom, a seat associated with the said inlet, and a movable control member in said body having a sealing member adapted to engage the seat or move away therefrom as the control member is rotated, characterized by a knob rotatably supported from the said body but axially confined in relation thereto, said knob being nonrotationally engaged on the said control member; and
  • a detachable member engaged on the said hollow body, said detachable member movably supporting the said control member by having interengaging threads on the said detachable member and the said control member,'means to axially confine the said knob on the said detachable member, and interengaging means on the said knob and the said control member to permit axial movement of the said control member in relation to the said knob but to cause the control member to rotate with the knob, whereby rotation of the knob axially moves the control member because of the said interengaging threads between the detachable member and the said control member but no axial movement of the knob takes place in relation to the body.
  • a fluid control tap having a hollow body with an inlet thereto and an outlet therefrom, a seat associated with the said inlet, and a movable control member in said body having a sealing member adapted to engage the seat or move away therefrom as the control member is rotated, characterized by a knob rotatably supported from the said body but axially confined in relation thereto, said knob being nonrotationally engaged on the said control member; and
  • a detachable hollow member screwed on to the said hollow body coaxially with the said seat said control member being screwed into the hollow of the said detachable member also coaxially with the said seat, means on the said detachable member to rotationally support and axially confine the said knob thereon also coaxially with the said seat, and interengaging means on the said knob and the said control member to transmit rotation of the knob to the control member but to allow axial movement of the control member in relation to the said knob, whereby rotation of the knob moves the sealing member toward or away from the said seat.
  • a fluid control tap according to claim 2 characterized by a peripheral flange on the said detachable member engaged on one side by the said knob and on the other side by a keeper detachably secured to the said knob, whereby the knob is axially confined on the said detachable member.
  • a fluid control tap having a hollow body with an inlet thereto and an outlet therefrom, a seat associated with the said inlet, and a movable control member in said body having a sealing member adapted to engage the seat or move away therefrom as the control member is rotated, characterized by a knob rotatably supported from the said body but axially confined in relation thereto, said knob being nonrotationally engaged on the said control member; and
  • a detachable hollow member withdrawably secured on the said hollow body coaxially with the said seat, said detachable member forming a support for the said knob and the said control member, said knob being rotational on but axially confined on the same detachable member but withdrawable from the said support member and the said control member;
  • the means to axially confine the knob on the attachment member comprises a peripheral flange on the said detachable member engaged on one side by the said knob and on the other side by a keeper screwed on to the said knob whereby unscrewing of the keeper releases the said knob to give access to the said detachable member and control member for removal from the said body.
  • a fluid control tap having a hollow body with an inlet thereto and an outlet therefrom, a seat associated with the said inlet, and a movable control member in said body having a sealing member adapted to engage the seat or move away therefrom as the control member is rotated, characterized by a knob rotatably supported from the said body but axially confined in relation thereto, said knob being nonrotationally engaged on the said control member; and
  • the tap including an outlet spout confined on the said body between a lower flange on the body and an inwardly extending flange on a hollow inner section of the spout which encircles the body, said latter flange being axially confined on the body by a detachable member screwed to the body and supporting the said knob and the said control member, said spout communicating with the hollow of the body to guide fluid from the said seat to the said spout.

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US3747894A (en) * 1971-12-22 1973-07-24 Genova Prod Stop valve
US3761056A (en) * 1970-12-03 1973-09-25 P Kreis Fast action valve
US3778026A (en) * 1971-03-26 1973-12-11 P Kreis Handle for fast-action valve
US4196885A (en) * 1978-05-30 1980-04-08 Eaton Corporation Adjustable flow control
US5524864A (en) * 1993-06-11 1996-06-11 Dubach; Werner F. Check valve made of plastic
RU2275538C2 (ru) * 2004-04-29 2006-04-27 Общество с ограниченной ответственностью "АРМАТЕК" Клапан
RU2537111C2 (ru) * 2011-02-11 2014-12-27 Фар Рубинеттерие С.П.А. Запорно-регулировочный блок для запорных клапанов в нагревающих системах

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GB2129913B (en) * 1982-10-21 1986-06-04 Roger John Vowles Replacement of tap tops
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US957592A (en) * 1905-04-15 1910-05-10 Norwall Mfg Company Valve.
US2722236A (en) * 1955-02-10 1955-11-01 Zee Chong-Hung Mixing valve
US3269698A (en) * 1963-09-27 1966-08-30 Whitey Research Tool Co Valve
US3327992A (en) * 1965-01-06 1967-06-27 Sloan Valve Co Control valves

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US957592A (en) * 1905-04-15 1910-05-10 Norwall Mfg Company Valve.
US2722236A (en) * 1955-02-10 1955-11-01 Zee Chong-Hung Mixing valve
US3269698A (en) * 1963-09-27 1966-08-30 Whitey Research Tool Co Valve
US3327992A (en) * 1965-01-06 1967-06-27 Sloan Valve Co Control valves

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US3761056A (en) * 1970-12-03 1973-09-25 P Kreis Fast action valve
US3778026A (en) * 1971-03-26 1973-12-11 P Kreis Handle for fast-action valve
US3747894A (en) * 1971-12-22 1973-07-24 Genova Prod Stop valve
US4196885A (en) * 1978-05-30 1980-04-08 Eaton Corporation Adjustable flow control
US5524864A (en) * 1993-06-11 1996-06-11 Dubach; Werner F. Check valve made of plastic
RU2275538C2 (ru) * 2004-04-29 2006-04-27 Общество с ограниченной ответственностью "АРМАТЕК" Клапан
RU2537111C2 (ru) * 2011-02-11 2014-12-27 Фар Рубинеттерие С.П.А. Запорно-регулировочный блок для запорных клапанов в нагревающих системах

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