Ball valve with single piece packing

A ball valve includes a valve element (22) and a single piece packing (32) that seals the valve element within a valve cavity (20). The single piece packing is installed over the valve element at room temperature or may be molded thereon. The valve element may include a flow control element such as...

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Main Authors TIMKO, JARED S, LIPPUCCI, THOMAS A, GOTCH, JAMES E, FRY, BRANDON J, KVARDA, ERIC M
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 02.12.2009
Subjects
ACTUATING-FLOATS
BLASTING
COCKS
DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS
GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS
HEATING
LIGHTING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
TAPS
THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
VALVES
WEAPONS
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Summary:A ball valve includes a valve element (22) and a single piece packing (32) that seals the valve element within a valve cavity (20). The single piece packing is installed over the valve element at room temperature or may be molded thereon. The valve element may include a flow control element such as a ball (24) and upper (28) and lower (30) trunnions. The various dimensions of the valve element and packing are selected to facilitate room temperature assembly and to substantially reduce the volume of packing material, thereby improving the performance of the valve over wider temperature ranges and pressure ratings.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20050025268