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USRE23645E
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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
    • F16K17/00—Safety valves; Equalising valves, e.g. pressure relief valves
    • F16K17/02—Safety valves; Equalising valves, e.g. pressure relief valves opening on surplus pressure on one side; closing on insufficient pressure on one side
    • F16K17/04—Safety valves; Equalising valves, e.g. pressure relief valves opening on surplus pressure on one side; closing on insufficient pressure on one side spring-loaded
    • F16K17/0433—Safety valves; Equalising valves, e.g. pressure relief valves opening on surplus pressure on one side; closing on insufficient pressure on one side spring-loaded with vibration preventing means
    • 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
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  • My invention relates to improvements in safety and relief valves which are to operate against back pressure, which is pressure in the outlet of the valve.
  • This pressure may be caused by the-pressure of the system into which the outlet of the valve is connected or may be created by the fluids which pass out of the valve when it is operating to relieve the pressure of another system.
  • Back pressure may be constant or variable in value.
  • valve disc guiding surface which has a sliding fit with the valve disc guide 6 wherein are the ports 1'I, 8 is the valve spindle which extends slidably through the adjusting screw 9, the adjusting screw 9 bears on the top spring washer III which compresses the spring II against the bottom spring washer 12.
  • Spring washer I2 presses against the top of the valve disc guiding surface 5 to control the set pressure of the valve.
  • Items I3--I3 are the adjusting nuts which engage the valve seating member 3 by means susceptible of manual adjustment and limit the downward travel of the adjusting ring I4, the adjusting rin I is peripherally [peripherially] disposed to [but does not contact] the valve seating member 3 and the adjusting ring has an outwardly extending surface member formed in its upper part, I5 is the adjusting ring cage which in its lower part receives the adjusting ring I4 by means susceptible of manual adjustment whereby the position of the adjusting ring relative to the adjusting ring cage may be manipulated, and the adjusting ring cage has in its central part vent means I6-I6, II is a piston section preferably tubular which can move up or down in the fixed cylindrical means formed by valve disc guide 6 and the outer guide I8.
  • the outer guide l8 receives the top of spring I9, and spring I9 acts to resist the upward movement of the sub-assembly formed by I4, I5, l6 and II.
  • the valve disc guide 6 and the outer guide are held into the valve base 2 by the bonnet containing the hole 2! and the bonnet cap 22.
  • the exhaust system 23 connects to the valve assembly base by attachment to the valve assembly outlet opening.
  • I provide a valve disc guiding surface 5 whose cross sectional area is equal to the valve area so that pressure in the valve base outlet will exert no net force on the valve disc.
  • I then provide an adjusting ring subassembly I4, I5, I6 and H which moves up when back pressure in the valve assembly outlet increases .as this pressure will bear against the lower side of the tubular piston II in greater amount whereas the pressure on the upper side of said piston has not increased.
  • Ports 'I'I convey the pressure from the outside of the valve assembly to the upper face of the tubular piston in conjunction with the hole 2
  • the spring I9 opposes the upward movement of the sub-assembly formed by I4, I5, I6 and I!
  • the adjusting ring sub-assembly is shown in an intermediate position.
  • valve seating member When the pressure in the valve seating member is suflicient to raise the valve disc 4 off of the valve seating member 3, fluid flows through the valve and into the annular conical space formed by the valve disc and the surface member of the adjusting ring I4, which surface is frustro-conical in shape.
  • the annular conical space is very small by reason of the adjusting ring sub-assembly having been raised by the high back pressure and the higher pressure from the valve seating member does not escape so rapidly from the space, causing the valve disc to rise to its proper lift.
  • valve seating member When the pressure in the valve seating member is sufficient to raise the valve disc 4 off the valve seating member 3, fluid flows through the valve and into the annular conical space as before in the previous example but now the annular conical space is larger since the adjusting ring subassembly has taken a lower position and the high pressure from the valve seating member escapes more rapidly, preventing excessive lift and a long blowing period.
  • the lift of the valve at the relieving condition may be made to increase with back pressure or to decrease with back pressure or remain approximately constant with back pressure and be automatic in all functions named.
  • a safety and relief valve assembly having inlet and outlet openings
  • a safety and relief valve assembly having inlet and outlet openings
  • said adjustng ring peripherally [neripherially] disposed to [but not contacting] the valve seating member, and said adjustng ring having in its upper part an outwardly extending surface member oppositely disposed to said outward extension of the lower surface of the valve disc and forming a passage therewith for fluid flow from the valve
  • an adjusting ring cage said adjust ng ring cage in its lower part receiving the adjusting and said adjusting ring cage having in its central part vent means connecting said fluid flow passage to the valve assembly outlet opening, and a piston section, said piston Esecttion] section in its lower part connecting to the upper part of the adjusting ring cage, and said piston section slidably engaged in fixed
  • a safety and relief valve assembly having inlet and outlet openings, the [comination] combinclti'on with a valve seating member, a resil iently held valve disc, said valve disc having a lower surface forming the valve with said valve seating member and thence extending outwardly from the valve seating member, and a resiliently held adjusting ring, said adjusting ring peripherally [peripherially] disposed to [but not con tasting] the valve seating member, and said adjusting ring having in its upper part an outwardly extending surface member oppositely disposed to the outward extension of the lower surface of the valve disc and forming a fluid passage therewith. for fluid flow from the valve, and an adjusting ring cage, said adjusting ring cage in its lower part.
  • said adjusting ring cage having in its central part vent means connecting said fluid flow passage to said valve assembly outlet opening, and a tubular piston section, said tubular piston section connecting in its lower part to the upper part of said adjusting ring cage, and said tubular piston section: slida'bly engaged in fixed cylindrical means, and port means in the upper part of the fixed cylindrical means communicating fluid pressure from the outside of the valve assembly to the upper face of the tubular piston section, and the fluid back pressure in the valve assembly outlet opening being led to the lower face of said piston section by said vent means;
  • valve seating member a resiliently held valve disc
  • said valve disc having a lower surface forming the valve with the valve seating member and thence extending outwardly from the valve seating member, and a resiliently held adjusting ring
  • said adjusting ring peripherally [peripheriallyl disposed to [but not contacting] the valve seating member, and said adjusting ring having in its upper part an outwardly extendin surface member oppositely disposed to said outward extension.
  • valve for fluid flow from the valve, and an adjusting ring cage
  • said adjusting ring cage in its lower: part receiving the adjusting ring by means susceptible of manual adjustment
  • said adjusting ring cage having in its central part vent means connecting said fluid flow passage to, the valve assembly outlet opening, and a piston section, said piston section connecting in its lower part to the upper part of the adjusting ring cage, and said piston section slidably engaged in fixed cylindrical means, and port means in the. upper part of the fixed cylindrical means communieating fluid pressurefrom the outside of the valve assembly to the upper face of the piston section, and the fluid. pressure in the valve assembly outlet. opening being led to the lower face of the piston. section; by said vent means.
  • stop nut means connected to said valve seating member by means susceptible of manual adjustment whereby said. stop nut means. may be manipulated to limit the downward travel of said adjusting ring.

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Reissued Apr. 14, 1953 BACK PRESSURE SAFETY VALVE Thomas Jefferson Redd, Tulsa, Okla.
Original No. 2,574,061, dated November 6, 1951,
Serial No. 78,656, February 26, 1949. Application for reissue September 25, 1952, Serial No.
Claims.
Matter enclosed in heavy brackets II appears in the original patent but forms no part of this reissue specification; matter printed in italics indicates the additions made by reissue.
My invention relates to improvements in safety and relief valves which are to operate against back pressure, which is pressure in the outlet of the valve. This pressure may be caused by the-pressure of the system into which the outlet of the valve is connected or may be created by the fluids which pass out of the valve when it is operating to relieve the pressure of another system. Back pressure may be constant or variable in value.
I attain the objects of my invention by the mechanism illustrated on the accompanying drawing which is a cross section of my improved valve together with the connection of the valve to the system.
In the drawing item I is the outlet connection of the system it is desired to relieve of pressure, 2 is the base of the valve assembly, 3 is the valve seating member which conveys fluid into the valve assembly, 4 is the valve disc which has a lower surface forming the valve with the valve seating member and thence extending outwardly from the valve seating member, 5 is the valve disc guiding surface which has a sliding fit with the valve disc guide 6 wherein are the ports 1'I, 8 is the valve spindle which extends slidably through the adjusting screw 9, the adjusting screw 9 bears on the top spring washer III which compresses the spring II against the bottom spring washer 12. Spring washer I2 presses against the top of the valve disc guiding surface 5 to control the set pressure of the valve. Items I3--I3 are the adjusting nuts which engage the valve seating member 3 by means susceptible of manual adjustment and limit the downward travel of the adjusting ring I4, the adjusting rin I is peripherally [peripherially] disposed to [but does not contact] the valve seating member 3 and the adjusting ring has an outwardly extending surface member formed in its upper part, I5 is the adjusting ring cage which in its lower part receives the adjusting ring I4 by means susceptible of manual adjustment whereby the position of the adjusting ring relative to the adjusting ring cage may be manipulated, and the adjusting ring cage has in its central part vent means I6-I6, II is a piston section preferably tubular which can move up or down in the fixed cylindrical means formed by valve disc guide 6 and the outer guide I8. The outer guide l8 receives the top of spring I9, and spring I9 acts to resist the upward movement of the sub-assembly formed by I4, I5, l6 and II. The valve disc guide 6 and the outer guide are held into the valve base 2 by the bonnet containing the hole 2! and the bonnet cap 22. The exhaust system 23 connects to the valve assembly base by attachment to the valve assembly outlet opening.
In carrying out my invention I provide a valve disc guiding surface 5 whose cross sectional area is equal to the valve area so that pressure in the valve base outlet will exert no net force on the valve disc. I then provide an adjusting ring subassembly I4, I5, I6 and H which moves up when back pressure in the valve assembly outlet increases .as this pressure will bear against the lower side of the tubular piston II in greater amount whereas the pressure on the upper side of said piston has not increased. Ports 'I'I convey the pressure from the outside of the valve assembly to the upper face of the tubular piston in conjunction with the hole 2|. The spring I9 opposes the upward movement of the sub-assembly formed by I4, I5, I6 and I! and the amount of movement is roughly proportional to the back pressure value. If back pressure decreases the spring I9 will force the adjusting ring sub-assembly downward. The uppermost position of the adjusting ring sub-assembly is at contact with the bottom of outer guide I8 and the adjusting nuts I3--I3 limit the downward travel. The adjusting ring sub-assembly is shown in an intermediate position.
The valve action at the condition of high back pressure is as follows.
When the pressure in the valve seating member is suflicient to raise the valve disc 4 off of the valve seating member 3, fluid flows through the valve and into the annular conical space formed by the valve disc and the surface member of the adjusting ring I4, which surface is frustro-conical in shape. The annular conical space is very small by reason of the adjusting ring sub-assembly having been raised by the high back pressure and the higher pressure from the valve seating member does not escape so rapidly from the space, causing the valve disc to rise to its proper lift.
At 10w pressure in the valve assembly outlet the action of the valve is according to the following:
When the pressure in the valve seating member is sufficient to raise the valve disc 4 off the valve seating member 3, fluid flows through the valve and into the annular conical space as before in the previous example but now the annular conical space is larger since the adjusting ring subassembly has taken a lower position and the high pressure from the valve seating member escapes more rapidly, preventing excessive lift and a long blowing period.
By making the proper adjustments of the adjusting nuts and also the adjusting ring, the lift of the valve at the relieving condition may be made to increase with back pressure or to decrease with back pressure or remain approximately constant with back pressure and be automatic in all functions named.
In accordance with the provisions of the patent statute I have described the principle of operation of my invention, together with the apparatus which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof, but I desire to have it understood that the apparatus shown is only'il-- lustrative and that the invention. may be carried out by other means.
What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:
1. In a safety and relief valve assembly having inlet and outlet openings, the combination with a valve seating member, a resiliently held valve disc forming the valve with said valve seating member, and said valve disc having an outwardly extending surface to intercept the flu d flow'from the valve, and a resiliently held adjusting ring, said adjusting ring peripherally [Deripherially] disposed to [but not contacting] the valve seating member, and said adjusting ring having a surface member oppositely disposed to the outwardly extending surface of said valve disc and forming a passage therewith for fluid flow from the valve, and vent means connecting sa'd passage with the valve assembly outlet opening; and a piston section, said piston section connecting to the adjusting ring, and said piston section slidably engaged in flxed cylindrical means, and port means in the said cylindrical means communicating fluid pressure from the outside of the said valve assembly to the upper face of the said piston section, and the fluid back pressure in the valve assembly outlet opening be ng led to the pposite face of the said piston section.
2. In a safety and relief valve assembly having inlet and outlet openings, the combination with a valve seating member, a resil'ently held valve disc, said valve disc having a lower surface forming the valve with said valve seating member and thence extending outwardly from the valve seating member, and a resiliently held ad usting ring, said adjustng ring peripherally [neripherially] disposed to [but not contacting] the valve seating member, and said adjustng ring having in its upper part an outwardly extending surface member oppositely disposed to said outward extension of the lower surface of the valve disc and forming a passage therewith for fluid flow from the valve, and an adjusting ring cage, said adjust ng ring cage in its lower part receiving the adjusting and said adjusting ring cage having in its central part vent means connecting said fluid flow passage to the valve assembly outlet opening, and a piston section, said piston Esecttion] section in its lower part connecting to the upper part of the adjusting ring cage, and said piston section slidably engaged in fixed cylindrical means, and port means in the upper part of the fixed cylindrcal means communicating fluid pressure from the outside of the said valve assembly to the upper face of the piston section, and the fluid back pressure in the valve assembly outlet opening being led to the lower face of the piston section by said vent means.
3. In a safety and relief valve assembly having inlet and outlet openings, the [comination] combinclti'on with a valve seating member, a resil iently held valve disc, said valve disc having a lower surface forming the valve with said valve seating member and thence extending outwardly from the valve seating member, and a resiliently held adjusting ring, said adjusting ring peripherally [peripherially] disposed to [but not con tasting] the valve seating member, and said adjusting ring having in its upper part an outwardly extending surface member oppositely disposed to the outward extension of the lower surface of the valve disc and forming a fluid passage therewith. for fluid flow from the valve, and an adjusting ring cage, said adjusting ring cage in its lower part. receiving the adjusting ring, and said adjusting ring cage having in its central part vent means connecting said fluid flow passage to said valve assembly outlet opening, and a tubular piston section, said tubular piston section connecting in its lower part to the upper part of said adjusting ring cage, and said tubular piston section: slida'bly engaged in fixed cylindrical means, and port means in the upper part of the fixed cylindrical means communicating fluid pressure from the outside of the valve assembly to the upper face of the tubular piston section, and the fluid back pressure in the valve assembly outlet opening being led to the lower face of said piston section by said vent means;
4. In a safety and relief valve assembly having inlet and outlet openings, the combination with a valve seating member, a resiliently held valve disc, said valve disc havinga lower surface forming the valve with the valve seating member and thence extending outwardly from the valve seating member, and a resiliently held adjusting ring, said adjusting ring peripherally [peripheriallyl disposed to [but not contacting] the valve seating member, and said adjusting ring having in its upper part an outwardly extendin surface member oppositely disposed to said outward extension. of the lower surface of the valve disc and forming a passage therewith. for fluid flow from the valve, and an adjusting ring cage, said adjusting ring cage in its lower: part receiving the adjusting ring by means susceptible of manual adjustment, and said adjusting ring cage having in its central part vent means connecting said fluid flow passage to, the valve assembly outlet opening, and a piston section, said piston section connecting in its lower part to the upper part of the adjusting ring cage, and said piston section slidably engaged in fixed cylindrical means, and port means in the. upper part of the fixed cylindrical means communieating fluid pressurefrom the outside of the valve assembly to the upper face of the piston section, and the fluid. pressure in the valve assembly outlet. opening being led to the lower face of the piston. section; by said vent means.
5. Ina safety and relief valve assembly having inlet; and outlet openings, the combination as claimed inclaim 2, and. a. stop nut. meanssaid.
stop nut means connected to said valve seating member by means susceptible of manual adjustment whereby said. stop nut means. may be manipulated to limit the downward travel of said adjusting ring.
THOMAS JEFFERSON REDD,
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