WO2014109436A1 - Ball float trap - Google Patents

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WO2014109436A1
WO2014109436A1 PCT/KR2013/003541 KR2013003541W WO2014109436A1 WO 2014109436 A1 WO2014109436 A1 WO 2014109436A1 KR 2013003541 W KR2013003541 W KR 2013003541W WO 2014109436 A1 WO2014109436 A1 WO 2014109436A1
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ball float
discharge
condensate water
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Woon Je Joe
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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
    • F16T—STEAM TRAPS OR LIKE APPARATUS FOR DRAINING-OFF LIQUIDS FROM ENCLOSURES PREDOMINANTLY CONTAINING GASES OR VAPOURS
    • F16T1/00—Steam traps or like apparatus for draining-off liquids from enclosures predominantly containing gases or vapours, e.g. gas lines, steam lines, containers
    • F16T1/20—Steam traps or like apparatus for draining-off liquids from enclosures predominantly containing gases or vapours, e.g. gas lines, steam lines, containers with valves controlled by floats
    • F16T1/22—Steam traps or like apparatus for draining-off liquids from enclosures predominantly containing gases or vapours, e.g. gas lines, steam lines, containers with valves controlled by floats of closed-hollow-body type
    • F16T1/24—Steam traps or like apparatus for draining-off liquids from enclosures predominantly containing gases or vapours, e.g. gas lines, steam lines, containers with valves controlled by floats of closed-hollow-body type using levers
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B9/00—Lock casings or latch-mechanism casings ; Fastening locks or fasteners or parts thereof to the wing
    • E05B9/08—Fastening locks or fasteners or parts thereof, e.g. the casings of latch-bolt locks or cylinder locks to the wing
    • E05B9/084—Fastening of lock cylinders, plugs or cores
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B9/00—Lock casings or latch-mechanism casings ; Fastening locks or fasteners or parts thereof to the wing
    • E05B9/02—Casings of latch-bolt or deadbolt locks
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B17/00—Accessories in connection with locks
    • E05B17/04—Devices for coupling the turning cylinder of a single or a double cylinder lock with the bolt operating member

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  • the present invention relates to a ball float trap that allows efficient discharge of condensate water produced by condensation of water vapor or humid air, without a leakage of vapor or air in vapor of a boiler or an air system such as an air compressor.
  • a ball float trap a device operated by a difference in buoyancy between vapor and condensate water, is configured such that when condensate water flows into the trap, a ball float rises due to buoyancy and a valve connected with the ball float opens while moving up/down vertically from a valve seat so that the condensate water can be discharged.
  • the present invention provides a ball float trap including: a housing and a housing plate fastened to each other and defining an internal space; housing plugs disposed at a side on the housing and connected with pipes to allow condensate water to flow into the internal space; a discharge port formed at a side of the housing plate to discharge the condensate water received in the internal space to the outside; a ball float disposed in the internal space, the ball float moving up/down with the level of the condensate water received in the internal space; a rotary body connected with the ball float, the rotary body having a discharge channel opening/closing to discharge the condensate water with a change in position of the ball float; and a discharge guide having an internal channel for guiding the condensate water to the rotary body, in which a ball valve that is rotated by the ball float is disposed in the rotary body and a shutoff hole having a diameter corresponding to the diameters of the internal channel of the discharge guide and the discharge channel is formed in the ball
  • An upper Teflon seal and a lower Teflon seal are further disposed on and under the ball valve and a tension spring is disposed between the ball valve and the discharge guide, supporting the ball valve.
  • a ball float link connected with the rotary body is attached to the ball float and connected with the ball valve by ball rotate shafts, and the ball valve rotates with a change in position of the ball float.
  • An internal-checking window allowing a user to directly check the internal space and a switch test handle connected with the ball float and allowing a user to change the position of the ball float from the outside are further disposed at a side on the housing plate.
  • a warning unit that immediately alerts a user to a danger due to a rise in water level, when the condensate water in the internal space is not discharged and the water level rises, is further disposed at a side on the housing plate.
  • FIG. 1 is a view showing an exemplary embodiment of a ball float trap according to the present invention
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 are exploded perspective views showing the detailed configuration and combination structure of the ball float trap according to the present invention
  • FIG. 4 is a view showing the combination structure of a ball float and a rotary body which are main parts of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 5 to 7 are views showing the status of opening/closing of the ball float trap according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a view showing an exemplary embodiment of a ball float trap according to the present invention
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 are exploded perspective views showing the detailed configuration and combination structure of the ball float trap according to the present invention.
  • a housing plate 300 and a housing 200 are combined to form the external appearance and define a closed internal space to receive condensate water.
  • Housing plugs 220 are disposed on a side of the housing 200 and connected with pipes to allow condensate water to flow inside and a discharge port 320 for discharging condensate water received in the internal space is formed on a side of the housing plate 300.
  • an assembly of a ball float 400 and a rotary body 500 for discharging the condensate water flowing in the internal space defined by the housing 200 and the housing plate 300 through the discharge port 320 is provided.
  • housing 200 and the housing plate 300 are fastened to each other by housing bolts 380 and housing nuts 240 and a substantially elliptical closed internal space is defined.
  • Holes are formed at the housing 200 to fasten the housing plugs 220 and the housing plugs 220 are fastened together with plug seals 222 to the holes and connected with pipes to allow condensate water to flow inside.
  • the switch test handle 700 is provided for a user to operate the assembly of the ball float 400 and the rotary body 500 from the outside.
  • the position of the ball float 400 is changed by buoyancy in accordance with the level of condensate water, when condensate water flows inside, and the ball float 400 is connected with a mechanism for opening/closing an internal channel in the rotary body 500 through a ball float link 420.
  • a test handle link 720 connected with the switch test handle 700 is coupled to a side of the rotary body 500, such that a user can operate the assembly of the rotary body 500 and the ball float 400 by operating the test handle 700.
  • the switch test handle 700 and the test handle link 720 are connected to have the same rotational axis by a handle shaft 740 and the test handle link 720 is positioned to be able to lift the ball float link 420 when the switch test handle 700 is operate, supporting one of the bottoms of the ball float link 420.
  • the rotary body 500 is positioned to communicate with a discharge hole 322 formed at the housing plate 300 and a discharge channel 510 (see FIG. 7) opening/closing with a change in position of the ball float 400 is formed in the rotary body 500.
  • the internal-checking window 340 provided to enable a user to directly see the closed internal space, includes a transparent glass 346 and the glass 346 is fixed by a glass plug 344, a glass cap 342, and a glass seal 348.
  • a warning unit 800 that alerts a user to a danger when condensate water is not discharged well and reaches a predetermined level or more in the internal space is disposed at the upper portion of the housing plate 300.
  • the warning unit 800 provided to sense a danger by sensing a change in pressure in the closed internal space, includes an indicator 840 of which the position changes with the water level in the internal space, a guide 860 that guides the indicator 840 through a predetermined path, and a dome 820 that accommodates the indicator 840 and the guide 860 and is thread-fastened to the housing plate 300.
  • the indicator 840 of the warning unit 800 rises and is partially seen through the dome 820, such that a user can check a danger.
  • FIG. 4 is a view showing the combination structure of a ball float and a rotary body which are main parts of the present invention.
  • the rotary body 500 provided to discharge condensate water through the discharge port 320, has a substantially inverse L-shaped internal discharge channel 510 (see FIG. 7) to guide condensate water flowing inside from below to the discharge port 320.
  • a discharge guide 580 that guides condensate water collecting at the lower portion in the internal space is connected to the lower end of the rotary body 500 and the bending top of the rotary body 500 communicates with the discharge hole 322.
  • a ball valve 600 opening/closing the inverse L-shaped discharge channel 510 is disposed in the rotary body 500 and a shutoff hole 620 having a diameter corresponding to the discharge channel 510 (see FIG. 7) is formed in the ball valve 600.
  • the ball valve 600 is connected/disconnected with/from the discharge channel 510 (see FIG. 7) and the discharge guide 580 while the shutoff hole 620 vertically rotates.
  • a ball rotate shaft 640 is fastened to the sides of the ball valve 600, with the ends protruding outside the rotary body 500.
  • the ball float link 420 is fitted on the ends of the ball rotate shafts 640, such that as the ball float 400 moves up or down with the level of fluid, the ball valve 600 rotates up or down and the shutdown hole 620 communicates with the discharge channel 510 (see FIG. 7) or the discharge guide 580.
  • an upper Teflon seal 520 and a lower Teflon seal 540 are disposed on and under the ball valve 600, respectively, to prevent a leakage of condensate water that did not passing through the shutoff hole 620 and the ball valve 600 is supported by a tension spring 560 to rotate at a predetermined position in the rotary body 500.
  • the upper Teflon seal 520, the ball valve 600, the lower Teflon seal 540, and the tension spring 560 are sequentially arranged from above in the rotary body 500 and the discharge guide 580 is connected to the lower end of the rotary body 500, thereby completing the entire channel for discharging condensate water to the outside.
  • FIGS. 5 to 7 are views showing the status of opening/closing of the ball float trap according to the present invention.
  • the ball float 40 rises with the water level.
  • the ball valve 600 connected with the ball float by the ball float link 420 rotates and the shutoff hole 620 communicates with the discharge guide 580 and the discharge channel 510 and fully opens, as in (a) of FIG. 7, such that the condensate water is automatically discharged by a difference in pressure.
  • the ball float 400 moves down, the ball valve 600 rotates to the initial position, and the shutoff hole 620 is positioned, as in (b) of FIG. 7, such that the discharge channel 510 is automatically closed.
  • the user can directly check the water level in the internal space through the internal-checking window 340 and can discharge the condensate water to the outside by rotating the ball valve 600, using the switch test handle 700 in person, even if the ball valve 600 fails to be rotated and automatically opened/closed by the ball float 400.
  • the discharge channel in the rotary body that communicates with the discharge port is fully opened by the rotation of the ball valve, the convenience of use may be further improved and industrial applicability may be high.

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