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Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11788640-B2
Application number	US-201917431875-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 20, 2019
Priority date	Feb 20, 2019
Publication date	Oct 17, 2023
Grant date	Oct 17, 2023

Abstract

Technologies are described for a bonnet assembly of a diaphragm valve. The bonnet assembly may comprise a handwheel. The bonnet assembly may comprise a housing. The housing may include a housing base. The housing base may include a top, a bottom, and four sides. Body stud heads of body studs of a body assembly may be in contact with an edge of the top of the housing base. The bonnet assembly may be configured to secure to the body assembly with the body stud heads at least partially exposed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bonnet assembly of a diaphragm valve, the bonnet assembly comprising:
a handwheel;
a housing, wherein the housing includes a housing base, and the housing base is rectangular in shape with no recesses and includes a top, a bottom, and four sides;
wherein, body stud heads of body studs of a body assembly are in contact with an outer edge of the top of the housing base and the bonnet assembly is configured to secure to the body assembly with the body stud heads and body stud necks exposed and outside of the housing base.

2. The bonnet assembly of claim 1 , wherein the body stud heads have a first diameter, the body stud necks have a second diameter, and the first diameter is larger than the second diameter.

3. The bonnet assembly of claim 1 , wherein a diaphragm assembly is attached to the bonnet assembly.

4. The bonnet assembly of claim 1 , wherein the body studs are configured in a rectangular pattern on the body assembly with an angle of 0 degrees between sides of the rectangular pattern and sides of the body assembly.

5. A connect system for a diaphragm valve, the connect system comprising:
a bonnet assembly, wherein the bonnet assembly includes a handwheel and a housing, wherein the housing includes a housing base, and the housing base is rectangular in shape with no recesses and includes a top, a bottom, and four sides; and
a body assembly, wherein the body assembly includes body studs, the body studs each include a body stud head, the body stud heads are in contact with an outer edge of the top of the housing base, and the bonnet assembly is secured to the body assembly with the body stud heads and body stud necks exposed and outside of the housing base.

6. The system of claim 5 , further comprising a diaphragm assembly, wherein the diaphragm assembly is attached to the bonnet assembly.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the body stud heads have a first diameter, the body stud necks have a second diameter, and the first diameter is larger than the second diameter.

8. The system of claim 5 , wherein the body studs are configured in a rectangular pattern on the body assembly with an angle of 0 degrees between sides of the rectangular pattern and sides of the body assembly.

9. A method to secure a bonnet assembly to a body assembly, the method comprising:
contacting body stud heads of body studs of a body assembly with an outer edge of a top of a housing base of a bonnet assembly, wherein the housing base is rectangular in shape with no recesses and includes a top, a bottom, and four sides and the bonnet assembly includes a handwheel; and
rotating the handwheel of the bonnet assembly, wherein the rotation of the handwheel applies a force from the bonnet assembly to the body assembly to secure the body stud heads to the outer edge of the top of the housing base and secure the bonnet assembly to the body assembly with the body stud heads and body stud necks exposed and outside of the housing base.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising attaching a diaphragm assembly to the bonnet assembly prior to contacting the body stud heads with the outer edge of the top of the housing base.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the body studs are configured in a rectangular pattern on the body assembly with an angle of 0 degrees between sides of the rectangular pattern and sides of the body assembly.

Assignees

• Itt Mfg Enterprises Llc

Inventors

• Matalon Louis E
• Kovacs Richard
• Yoder Michael D

Classifications

• F16K27/0236 Primary

  Diaphragm cut-off apparatus · CPC title

• F16K7/126 Primary

  the seat being formed on a rib perpendicular to the fluid line · CPC title