Gate valve sleeve

A sealing sleeve for a gate valve is disclosed which is designed to respond to movements of the gate of the valve in a particular manner. The seal undergoes an axial compressive type movement as the gate is moved between opposed sealing sleeves and this causes a predetermined radially inward bucklin...

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Main Author MCKAVANAGH; THOMAS P
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 29.09.1992
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
GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS
HEATING
LIGHTING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
TAPS
TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
VALVES
WEAPONS
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Summary:A sealing sleeve for a gate valve is disclosed which is designed to respond to movements of the gate of the valve in a particular manner. The seal undergoes an axial compressive type movement as the gate is moved between opposed sealing sleeves and this causes a predetermined radially inward buckling of an intermediate wall section of the sealing sleeve. This predetermined buckling creates a spring bias in the sleeve, urging the sleeve to return to the original, less stressed condition. Preferably, the sleeve is of a composite structure and a particular component of the intermediate wall section creates this spring bias. This structure has improved operating characteristics and accommodates a wider range of resilient materials to be used for the sealing sleeve.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19910793526