Device for supplying pressurized fluid

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10711947-B2
Application number	US-201916430743-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 4, 2019
Priority date	Jun 4, 2018
Publication date	Jul 14, 2020
Grant date	Jul 14, 2020

Abstract

Device for supplying pressurized fluid, including at least one fluid reservoir provided with an orifice connected to a first valve housing an internal fluid circuit fitted with at least one shut-off member, and a second valve mechanically and detachably connected to the first valve, the second valve having an internal circuit for the transfer of pressurized fluid.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device for supplying pressurized fluid, comprising:
at least one pressurized fluid reservoir comprising an orifice connected to a first valve, the first valve housing an internal fluid circuit fitted with at least one shut-off member,
a second valve mechanically and detachably connected to the first valve, the second valve comprising an internal circuit for the transfer of pressurized fluid when the second valve is in the position to be coupled to the first valve, and
a residual-pressure valve configured to prevent the at least one pressurized fluid reservoir from emptying fully below a determined pressure threshold when the at least one shut-off member is open, wherein the residual-pressure valve is situated in the second valve,
the internal circuit of the second valve being fluidically connected to the internal circuit of the first valve,
the second valve comprising a mobile actuating member configured to open the at least one shut-off member of the first valve,
the second valve further comprising a control member that is mobile and configured to command the movement of the actuating member and command the opening or non-opening of the shut-off member of the first valve.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the internal fluid transfer circuit of the second valve comprises an upstream end configured to be connected to a downstream end of the internal circuit of the first valve and at least a first downstream end opening onto an outlet coupling, the outlet coupling configured to be fluidically connected to a receiver of the gas withdrawn from the reservoir, and wherein the residual-pressure valve is situated in the internal fluid transfer circuit of the second valve between the upstream end and the downstream end.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the residual-pressure valve comprises a mobile shut-off member urged by a return member towards a seat in a position in which the internal circuit of the second valve is closed, the shut-off member being subjected to the force of the pressurized fluid in the said internal circuit coming from the upstream end and which is exerted against the action of the force of the return member.

4. The device of claim 2 , wherein the internal circuit of the second valve comprises a second downstream end opening onto the body of the second valve and comprising a purge valve that is actuated mechanically in order to open the second downstream end of the circuit to the outside of the second valve in order to purge the said internal circuit.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the mobile actuating member forms a valve driver intended to move the at least one shut-off member by mechanical actuation.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the internal circuit of the first valve comprises two shut-off members positioned in series, and in that the actuating member is translationally mobile and configured to open the shut-off members in series by mechanical actuation of a first shut-off member such that the movement of the first shut-off member by reaction pushes against and moves the next shut-off member.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first and second valves comprise respective coupling elements forming a quick-connection system for removably connecting the second valve to the first valve.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the mobile control member comprises a lever mounted in articulated fashion on the second valve or a knob that can be rotated and/or made to effect a translational movement.

9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the mobile actuating member comprises a translationally mobile rod.

Assignees

• Air Liquide

Inventors

• Paoli Herve
• Frenal Antoine
• Muller Denis

Classifications

• F17C2227/048

  by maintaining residual pressure · CPC title

• F17C13/12

  Arrangements or mounting of devices for preventing or minimising the effect of explosion (flame traps A62C4/00 ){; Other safety measures} · CPC title

• F17C2223/036

  Very high pressure (>80 bar) · CPC title

• F17C2203/0617

  with one layer · CPC title

• F17C13/04 Primary

  Arrangement or mounting of valves (valves per se F16K {; snap-coupling of nipples F16L37/00}) · CPC title