Control valve

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10330214-B2
Application number	US-201715689000-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 29, 2017
Priority date	Sep 2, 2016
Publication date	Jun 25, 2019
Grant date	Jun 25, 2019

Abstract

[Object] Provided is a control valve capable of ensuring controllability in both flows without increasing the number of parts.
[Solving Means] A plurality of differential pressure valves 50, 60, 70, and 80 are disposed inside a valve body 10 so that a fluid pressure acting on a main valve body 20 disposed inside a main valve chamber 13 becomes the same in a flow of both directions including one direction from a first inlet/outlet 11 to a second inlet/outlet 12 through the main valve chamber 13 and the other direction from the second inlet/outlet 12 to the first inlet/outlet 11 through the main valve chamber 13.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A control valve comprising:
a valve body which is provided with a main valve chamber and first and second inlet/outlets and in which a bottom portion opening and first and second side portion openings are opened to the main valve chamber;
a main valve body which is disposed in the main valve chamber to be elevatable relative to the bottom portion opening in order to control a flow rate of a fluid flowing in the bottom portion opening; and
an elevation drive source which elevates the main valve body relative to the bottom portion opening,
wherein differential pressure valves operated in response to a front/rear differential pressure are respectively disposed between the first inlet/outlet and the first side portion opening, between the second inlet/outlet and the second side portion opening, between the first inlet/outlet and the bottom portion opening, and between the second inlet/outlet and the bottom portion opening inside the valve body so that a fluid pressure acting on the main valve body becomes the same in a flow in both directions including one direction from the first inlet/outlet to the second inlet/outlet through the main valve chamber and the other direction from the second inlet/outlet to the first inlet/outlet through the main valve chamber.

2. The control valve according to claim 1 ,
wherein a first side portion differential pressure valve allowing a fluid to flow only in a direction from the first inlet/outlet to the first side portion opening or the opposite direction in response to a differential pressure between the first inlet/outlet and the first side portion opening is disposed between the first inlet/outlet and the first side portion opening inside the valve body,
wherein a second side portion differential pressure valve allowing a fluid to flow only in a direction from the second inlet/outlet to the second side portion opening or the opposite direction in response to a differential pressure between the second inlet/outlet and the second side portion opening is disposed between the second inlet/outlet and the second side portion opening inside the valve body,
wherein a first bottom portion differential pressure valve allowing a fluid to flow only in a direction from the bottom portion opening to the first inlet/outlet or the opposite direction in response to a differential pressure between the first inlet/outlet and the bottom portion opening is disposed between the first inlet/outlet and the bottom portion opening inside the valve body, and
wherein a second bottom portion differential pressure valve allowing a fluid to flow only in a direction from the bottom portion opening to the second inlet/outlet or the opposite direction in response to a differential pressure between the second inlet/outlet and the bottom portion opening is disposed between the second inlet/outlet and the bottom portion opening inside the valve body.

3. A control valve comprising:
a valve body which is provided with a main valve chamber and first and second inlet/outlets and in which an outlet is opened to a bottom portion of the main valve chamber and first and second inlets are opened to a side portion of the main valve chamber;
a main valve body which is disposed in the main valve chamber to be elevatable relative to the outlet in order to control a flow rate of a fluid flowing in the outlet; and
an elevation drive source which elevates the main valve body relative to the outlet,
wherein a first side portion differential pressure valve allowing a fluid to flow only in a direction from the first inlet/outlet to the first inlet in response to a differential pressure between the first inlet/outlet and the first inlet is disposed between the first inlet/outlet and the first inlet inside the valve body, a second side portion differential pressure valve allowing a fluid to flow only in a direction from the second inlet/outlet to the second inlet in response to a differential pressure between the second inlet/outlet and the second inlet is disposed between the second inlet/outlet and the second inlet inside the valve body, a first bottom portion differential pressure valve allowing a fluid to flow only in a direction from the outlet to the first inlet/outlet in response to a differential pressure between the outlet and the first inlet/outlet is disposed between the outlet and the first inlet/outlet inside the valve body, and a second bottom portion differential pressure valve allowing a fluid to flow only in a direction from the outlet to the second inlet/outlet in response to a differential pressure between the outlet and the second inlet/outlet is disposed between the outlet and the second inlet/outlet inside the valve body so that a fluid pressure acting on the main valve body becomes the same in a flow in both directions including one direction from the first inlet/outlet to the second inlet/outlet through the main valve chamber and the other direction from the second inlet/outlet to the first inlet/outlet through the main valve chamber.

4. The control valve according to claim 3 ,
wherein valve bodies of the first and second side portion differential pressure valves are moved in the same direction as the movement direction of the main valve body and valve bodies of the first and second bottom portion differential pressure valves are moved in a direction orthogonal to the movement direction of the main valve body.

5. A control valve comprising:
a valve body which is provided with a main valve chamber and first and second inlet/outlets and in which an inlet is opened to a bottom portion of the main valve chamber and first and second outlets are opened to a side portion of the main valve chamber;
a main valve body which is disposed in the main valve chamber to be elevatable relative to the inlet in order to control a flow rate of a fluid flowing in the inlet; and
an elevation drive source which elevates the main valve body relative to the inlet,
wherein a first bottom portion differential pressure valve allowing a fluid to flow only in a direction from the first inlet/outlet to the inlet in response to a differential pressure between the first inlet/outlet and the inlet is disposed between the first inlet/outlet and the inlet inside the valve body, a second bottom portion differential pressure valve allowing a fluid to flow only in a direction from the second inlet/outlet to the inlet in response to a differential pressure between the second inlet/outlet and the inlet is disposed between the second inlet/outlet and the inlet inside the valve body, a first side portion differential pressure valve allowing a fluid to flow only in a direction from the first outlet to the first inlet/outlet in response to a differential pressure between the first outlet and the first inlet/outlet is disposed between the first outlet and the first inlet/outlet inside the valve body, and a second side portion differential pressure valve allowing a fluid to flow only in a direction from the second outlet to the second inlet/outlet in response to a differential pressure between the second outlet and the second inlet/outlet is disposed between the second outlet and the second inlet/outlet inside the valve body so that a fluid pressure acting on the main valve body becomes the same in a flow of both directions including one direction from the first inlet/outlet to the second inlet/outlet through the main valve chamber and the other direction from the second inlet/outlet to the first inlet/outlet through the main valve chamber.

6. The control valve according to claim 5 ,
wherein valve bodies of the first and second bottom portion differential pressure valves are moved in the same direction as the movement direction of the main valve body and valve bodies of the first and second side portion different

Assignees

• Fujikoki Corp

Inventors

• Narukawa Bunta

Classifications

• F25B2600/2505

  Fixed-differential control valves · CPC title

• F16K17/285

  the cutting-off member being a ball (F16K17/30 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16K27/04

  of sliding valves · CPC title

• F16K31/0655

  Lift valves · CPC title

• F16K11/10

  with two or more closure members not moving as a unit · CPC title