US3696804A - Damper with double floating side rails - Google Patents
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- US3696804A US3696804A US118261A US3696804DA US3696804A US 3696804 A US3696804 A US 3696804A US 118261 A US118261 A US 118261A US 3696804D A US3696804D A US 3696804DA US 3696804 A US3696804 A US 3696804A
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F22—STEAM GENERATION
- F22B—METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION; STEAM BOILERS
- F22B35/00—Control systems for steam boilers
- F22B35/001—Controlling by flue gas dampers
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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
- F16K1/16—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 pivoted closure-members
- F16K1/165—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 pivoted closure-members with a plurality of closure members
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
- Y10T137/8593—Systems
- Y10T137/87265—Dividing into parallel flow paths with recombining
- Y10T137/8741—With common operator
- Y10T137/87442—Rotary valve
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
- Y10T137/8593—Systems
- Y10T137/87265—Dividing into parallel flow paths with recombining
- Y10T137/87523—Rotary valve
- Y10T137/87531—Butterfly valve
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- a damper unit is Pmvided regulaing 51 Int. Cl ..F23113/00 gases thmugh a duct Waning under high ambien [58] Field of Search "126/285 R; 98/110; 137/601; temperature conditions.
- the damper blades are pro- 251/214, 306 308 vided with a dual floating s1de rail arrangement to allow for lateral growth in opposite direction of the damper blades due to thermal expansion.
- damper construction which is most usually employed consists of a series of damper blades, each of which is individually mounted on a shaft such that the blades can form a gastight barrier across a duct opening when in a closed position.
- the damper blades are generally formed with an air foil shaped blade arrangement such that the blades can be positioned side by side in the duct opening to form a barrier to the hot gases when in a closed position.
- the damper blades also lend themselves to adjustment into various intermediate positions to regulate the flow of hot gases through the duct. With this type of aerodynamic blade construction it is possible to bring the lateral edges of adjacent blades together to form a gas-tight seal. However, due to high temperature conditions, the damper blades tend to expand and contract along their lateral axis. This can cause leakage of the hot gases as well as binding of the damper shaft I in its bearings, such that free rotational movement of the damper is constrained.
- the ends of the damper shaft are each mounted on a floating side rail capable of moving laterally in either direction in accordance with the thermal expansion and contraction of the damper blade along its lateral axis. In this manner, complete sealing action against the passage of hot gases is provided when the damper blade is in the closed position, and the damper shaft is capable of rotation in the floating side rails during these periods of expansion and contraction of the damper blade.
- a damper unit for regulating the flow of hot gases which is capable of operation under high ambient temperature conditions.
- a frame structure is provided with a central opening and bearing means are spaced apart on the frame in opposing relationship.
- a pair of shafts are journaled in the bearing means for rotation, and at least one damper blade is positioned on the pair of shafts and laterally extends across the central opening.
- the shafts are each provided with a keyway for operatively engaging the damper blade and to allow for lateral movement of the damper blade with respect to the shafts.
- the damper blade is capable of rotation from an open to a closed position for respectively allowing the passage and sealing of the hot gases.
- a pair of side rails Positioned in the central opening to abut both ends of the damper blade is a pair of side rails having through bores for receiving the shaft.
- the sealing bars are mounted in the bearing means for lateral movement in both directions in accordance with the thermal expansion of the damper blade.
- the side rail extends laterally in both directions and provides complete sealing against the passage of hot gases when the damper blade is in the closed position.
- FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a portion of a high temperature damper unit of the instant invention which is shown completely removed from the duct arrangement with the broken lines showing the shafts including the pin and slot arrangement;
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the damper unit which is shown in FIG. 1, with portions broken away in order to clearly show the double floating side rail arrangement prior to lateral expansion or contraction thereof;
- FIG. view similar to FIG. 3' is a partial sectional view of the damper unit shown in FIG. 2 to illustrate the damper blade in a fully expanded position;
- FIG. 4 is a partial sectional the but with the damper blade in a fully retracted position.
- FIG. 1 a damper unit construction employing features of the present invention and generally designated by the reference numeral 10.
- the damper unit 10 includes a frame structure 12 having a central opening 14 with hearing means 16 spaced apart in opposing relationship on frame structure 12.
- a pair of shafts 18 are journaled in bearing means 16 for rotation, and damper blades 20 are mounted on shafts 18 to extend laterally across central opening 14.
- the damper blades 20 are capable of being rotated to an open and closed position for respectively allowing the passage and sealing of hot gases.
- the bearing means 16 includes a rotational bearing 24 positioned between a pair of end collars 26.
- a conventional linkage arrangement which has not been shown in the drawings can be mounted on the end of one of the shafts 18 for conjointly moving the damper blades 20.
- a double floating side rail arrangement Positioned in central opening 14 is a double floating side rail arrangement, generally designated 30, which abuts the end of damper blade 20.
- the double floating side rail assembly 30 is mounted for lateral movement in accordance with the thermal expansion of damper blades 20, such that the double floating side rail assembly 30 extends laterally in either direction with respect to the frame structure 12 and provides complete sealing action against the passage of hot gases when damper blades 20 are in the closed position.
- the frame structure 12 includes a vertical upstanding support 32 and a cover plate support 34 which are jointed together by means of welds 36 to form a hollow chamber 38.
- the supports 32 and 34 are provided with aligned bores 40 for receiving the shafts 18.
- the double floating side rail 30 of the present invention is an improvement of the single damper floating side rail bar of U.S. Pat. No. 3,525,328. Accordingly, the instant double floating side rail 30 includes a pair of side rail'bars 42 with coupling pin 96 and slot means 44 operatively connecting the damper shafts 18 to the side rail bars 42 for lateral movement in either direction.
- FIG. 2 there is shown one of the side rail bars 42 which includes a spring seal 46 mounted on a cylindrical collar 48.
- the spring seal 46 is integrally formed with a shoulder 50, through bores 52 and a pair of upright side walls 54.
- a pair of stationary sealing angle bars 58 are mounted to the outer face of the upstanding support 32 to form a sealing channel 62.
- the side rail bars 42 are fabricated from resilient metal such that the upright bars 54 bear against the sides of angle bars 58 in sealing channel 62. In this manner, a gas-tight seal is provided between each of the upright side walls 54 and the respective adjacent angle bars 58.
- a'stuffmg box housing 64 which-is packed with a heavy lubricant 66 and has an axial borewhich is coaxially aligned with through bore 40 for rotatably receiving shaft 18.
- the stuffing box housing 64 is provided with a cover plate 68 which is removably secured by through bolts 70.
- the damper blade is formed with a horizontal, reinforced edge 72 for coaxially receiving a cylindrical sleeve 74 which is machined with an internal bearing surface 76 and stop shoulder 78.
- the cylindrical sleeve 74 can be secured to reinforced edge 72 by various conventional means of fabrication such as press-fitting or spot welding.
- the shaft 18 is integrally formed with an enlarged cylindrical section 80, a shoulder 82, and a reduced cylindrical section 84.
- the enlarged cylindrical section 82 has a horizontal length which corresponds to the size of hollow chamber 38 and the reduced cylindrical section 84 is sized to receive a ferrule bearing 86.
- the ferrule bearing 86 is formed with an internal bearing surface 88, which is sizedfor sliding movement on reduced cylindrical section 84, and an annular shoulder 90 for mounting the spring seal 46 against the reinforced edge 72 and cylindricalsleeve 74.
- the shaft 18 also is provided with an elongated keyway 92 which is aligned with the horizontal axis of shaft 18.
- the reinforced edge 72, cylindrical sleeve 74 and ferrule bearing 86 are formed with vertically aligned through bores 94 which pass through keyway 92 for mounting a pin
- the lateral extremitiesof keyway 92 are defined by anexpansion edge 97 and a contraction edge 98, and the pin 96 is positioned in keyway 92, such that it will bear against expansion edge 97 when the blade 20 is in the fully expanded position and against contraction edge 98 when the blade 20 is in the fully retracted position.
- This expanded and contracted position of the pin 96 in keyway 42 can best be seen in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, respectively.
- the damperunit 10 has been shown with a single pin 96, it is also possible to utilize two spaced-apart pins positioned in accordancewith the lateral movement of side rail bars 42 in sealing channel 62 during thermal expansion and contraction of the damper blade 20.
- the damper unit 10 in accordance with the present invention affords a gas tight seal against the flow of hot gases without impairing the free rotation of the damper blades 20.
- a damper unit for regulating the flow of hot gases and capable of operation under high ambient temperature conditions comprising a frame structure having a central opening, bearing means spaced apart on said frame in opposing relationship, a pair of shafts journaled in said bearing means for rotation, at least one damper blade mounted on said pair of shafts and laterally extending across said central opening, said pair of shafts formed with a pair of keyways for operatively engaging said damper blade to allow for lateral movement of said damper blade with respect to said shafts, said damper blade capable of being rotated to an open and closed position for respectively allowing the passage and sealing of said hot gases, a pair of spaced apart sealing bars mounted on opposite sides of said frame to define sealing channels which are vertically oriented with respect to the horizontal axis of said shaft, and a pair of floating side rails positioned in said sealing channels to abut one end of said damper blade and formed with through bores for receiving and securing said shaft, said side rails being mounted for lateral movement in either direction in accordance with the thermal expansion
- a damper unit according to claim 1 in which pins are mounted on said damper blade and positioned in said keyways for lateral movement.
- a damper unit according to claim 1 in which a pin is positioned in each of said keyways, said keyways having an elongated configuration, such that said pins govern said lateral movement in either direction.
- a damper unit for regulating the flow of hot gases and capable of operation under high ambient temperature conditions comprising a frame structure having a central opening, bearing means spaced apart on said frame in opposing relationship, a pair of spaced apart shafts journaled in said bearing means for rotation, at least one damper blade mounted on said shaft and laterally extending across said central opening, said damper blade capable of being rotated to an open and closed position for respectively allowing the passage and sealing of said hot gases, a pair of side rails positioned in said central opening to abut one end of the damper blade and formed with through bores for receiving the shaft, a pair of upstanding sealing bars mounted on said frame to define a sealing channel, said side rails being mounted in said sealing channel for lateral sliding movement in either direction, each of said shafts formed with an elongated keyway, and a pin positioned in said keyway and mounted on said damper blade, whereby said side rails extend laterally in either direction under thermal expansion.
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US11826171A | 1971-02-24 | 1971-02-24 |
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Cited By (10)
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US3972348A (en) * | 1975-06-12 | 1976-08-03 | Mosser Industries, Inc. | Temperature compensating valve assembly |
DE2821708A1 (de) * | 1977-05-18 | 1978-11-30 | Donald Keith Hagar | Schiebervorrichtung |
FR2474636A1 (fr) * | 1980-01-25 | 1981-07-31 | Grovag Grossventiltech | Chassis pour organes d'isolation, notamment pour conduites de gaz chauds |
USRE31471E (en) * | 1977-05-18 | 1983-12-27 | Damper Design, Inc. | Multiple blade damper assembly |
EP0502593A1 (de) * | 1991-03-06 | 1992-09-09 | MANNESMANN Aktiengesellschaft | Vorrichtung zum Absperren grosser Rohrleitungen |
US5695116A (en) * | 1995-02-08 | 1997-12-09 | The Majestic Products Company | Thermally activated vent damper |
US5845999A (en) * | 1991-12-09 | 1998-12-08 | Kearney; James F. | Sealed ball and roller bearings |
US5918632A (en) * | 1997-09-25 | 1999-07-06 | Bachmann Industries | Single-louver damper with double seal |
WO2002010601A1 (en) * | 2000-07-27 | 2002-02-07 | Kearney James F | Bearing-supported damper assembly |
WO2002010600A1 (en) * | 2000-07-27 | 2002-02-07 | Kearney James F | Bearing-supported damper assembly |
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DE3022862A1 (de) * | 1980-06-19 | 1982-01-14 | Janich, geb.Fischer, Elsbeth, 4720 Beckum | Schwenkbare klappe |
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US3525328A (en) * | 1968-07-16 | 1970-08-25 | Forney Eng Co | Damper floating side rail bar |
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US3525328A (en) * | 1968-07-16 | 1970-08-25 | Forney Eng Co | Damper floating side rail bar |
Cited By (12)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3972348A (en) * | 1975-06-12 | 1976-08-03 | Mosser Industries, Inc. | Temperature compensating valve assembly |
DE2821708A1 (de) * | 1977-05-18 | 1978-11-30 | Donald Keith Hagar | Schiebervorrichtung |
US4191212A (en) * | 1977-05-18 | 1980-03-04 | Damper Design, Inc. | Multiple blade damper assembly |
USRE31471E (en) * | 1977-05-18 | 1983-12-27 | Damper Design, Inc. | Multiple blade damper assembly |
FR2474636A1 (fr) * | 1980-01-25 | 1981-07-31 | Grovag Grossventiltech | Chassis pour organes d'isolation, notamment pour conduites de gaz chauds |
EP0502593A1 (de) * | 1991-03-06 | 1992-09-09 | MANNESMANN Aktiengesellschaft | Vorrichtung zum Absperren grosser Rohrleitungen |
US5845999A (en) * | 1991-12-09 | 1998-12-08 | Kearney; James F. | Sealed ball and roller bearings |
US5695116A (en) * | 1995-02-08 | 1997-12-09 | The Majestic Products Company | Thermally activated vent damper |
US5918632A (en) * | 1997-09-25 | 1999-07-06 | Bachmann Industries | Single-louver damper with double seal |
WO2002010601A1 (en) * | 2000-07-27 | 2002-02-07 | Kearney James F | Bearing-supported damper assembly |
WO2002010600A1 (en) * | 2000-07-27 | 2002-02-07 | Kearney James F | Bearing-supported damper assembly |
US6418964B1 (en) * | 2000-07-27 | 2002-07-16 | James F. Kearney | Bearing-supported damper assembly |
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NL164374B (nl) | 1980-07-15 |
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Owner name: NEW FORNEY CORP., TEXAS Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:FORNEY ENGINEERING COMPANY;REEL/FRAME:005216/0060 Effective date: 19890310 |
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Owner name: FORNEY INTERNATIONAL, INC., A TX CORP., TEXAS Free format text: MERGER;ASSIGNOR:NEW FORNEY CORP., A TX CORP.;REEL/FRAME:005195/0885 Effective date: 19890322 |