Valve, and method for manufacturing said valve

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12379035-B2
Application number	US-202118269845-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 28, 2021
Priority date	Dec 28, 2020
Publication date	Aug 5, 2025
Grant date	Aug 5, 2025

Abstract

A valve (10) of an embodiment of the present invention has a tapered section (55) on an opening side of a depression (51a) of a body (1). When a projection (4b) of a ball (4) is inserted into the depression (51a), a part of a tip end edge of the projection (4b) is brought into contact with the tapered section (55), and the tapered section (55) guides the projection (4b) so that the entire circumference of the tip end edge of the projection (4b) is located on a bottom side with respect to the tapered section (55).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A valve of a top entry type, comprising: a body having one of a depression and a projection; and a valve disc having the other of the depression and the projection on a tip end side in a direction in which the valve disc is inserted into the body, the valve disc being configured to be placed in the body by fitting the projection in the depression,
the depression having, on an opening side, a tapered section that has an inner diameter gradually decreasing toward a bottom of the depression,
a part of a tip end edge of the projection being configured to be brought into contact with the tapered section when the projection is inserted into the depression,
the tapered section being configured to guide the projection so that an entire circumference of the tip end edge of the projection is located on a bottom side with respect to the tapered section,
wherein the projection has, at the tip end edge, a first tapered section that has a diameter gradually decreasing toward a tip end,
wherein the projection has, on a base end side with respect to the first tapered section, a second tapered section that has a diameter gradually decreasing toward a tip end,
wherein a cylindrical intermediate section is provided between the first tapered section and the second tapered section.

2. The valve according to claim 1 , wherein:
the body has a waistless shape and is long in a longitudinal direction, and the body has, in an upper portion, an opening that allows the valve disc to pass therethrough, and has, in a lower portion, a valve disc housing section that has the depression; and
the valve disc has the projection, and is configured to be placed in the valve disc housing section by being introduced, through the opening, into the valve disc housing section with the projection facing downward.

3. The valve according to claim 1 , wherein the valve disc is a ball valve disc.

4. The valve according to claim 1 , wherein the projection has, at the tip end edge, a first tapered section that has a diameter gradually decreasing toward a tip end.

5. The valve according to claim 1 , wherein the following relational expression is satisfied:
D1<D2<D3,
wherein D1 is a diameter of the tip end of the second tapered section, D2 is a diameter of a base end of the second tapered section, and D3 is a diameter of a straight barrel section provided on a valve disc side with respect to the second tapered section.

6. The valve according to claim 1 , further comprising a bearing section disposed on an inner circumferential wall of the depression, and configured to be exposed to the depression.

7. The valve according to claim 6 , wherein an end edge of the bearing section on the opening side of the depression is located on a bottom side of the depression with respect to an extension of an inclined surface of the tapered section of the depression.

8. A method for manufacturing a valve, wherein the valve is a valve of top entry type, comprising: a body having one of a depression and a projection; and a valve disc having the other of the depression and the projection on a tip end side in a direction in which the valve disc is inserted into the body, the valve disc being configured to be placed in the body by fitting the projection in the depression,
the depression having, on an opening side, a tapered section that has an inner diameter gradually decreasing toward a bottom of the depression,
a part of a tip end edge of the projection being configured to be brought into contact with the tapered section when the projection is inserted into the depression,
the tapered section being configured to guide the projection so that an entire circumference of the tip end edge of the projection is located on a bottom side with respect to the tapered section;
said method for manufacturing a valve comprising:
a first step of inserting the valve disc into the body through an upper end opening of the body, and allowing the valve disc to move downward to a lower portion of the body; and
a second step of, following the first step, fitting the projection in the depression in the lower portion of the body, to place the valve disc at a predetermined position in the body,
wherein, in the second step, a part of a tip end edge of the projection is brought into contact with the tapered section when the projection is inserted into the depression, and the tapered section guides the projection so that an entire circumference of the tip end edge of the projection is located on the bottom side with respect to the tapered section.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein:
in the first step, the valve disc moves downward to the lower portion of the body in a state in which a jig for inserting the valve disc into the body is connected to an upper surface of the valve disc or in a state in which a valve shaft is connected to the upper face of the valve disc; and
in the second step, an axis of the jig or an axis of the valve shaft is inclined within a range of more than 0° and not more than 3°, with respect to a central axis of the body extending from the upper end opening to the lower portion, in a phase just before the part of the tip end edge of the projection is brought into contact with the tapered section.

10. The valve according to claim 1 , wherein the projection has, at the tip end edge, a first tapered section that has a diameter gradually decreasing toward a tip end.

11. The valve according to claim 10 , wherein the projection has, on a base end side with respect to the first tapered section, a second tapered section that has a diameter gradually decreasing toward a tip end.

12. The valve according to claim 11 , wherein the following relational expression is satisfied:
D1<D2<D3,
wherein D1 is a diameter of the tip end of the second tapered section, D2 is a diameter of a base end of the second tapered section, and D3 is a diameter of a straight barrel section provided on a valve disc side with respect to the second tapered section.

13. A valve of a top entry type, comprising:
a body having one of a depression and a projection;
a valve disc having the other of the depression and the projection on a tip end side in a direction in which the valve disc is inserted into the body, the valve disc being configured to be placed in the body by fitting the projection in the depression; and
a bearing section disposed on an inner circumferential wall of the depression, and configured to be exposed to the depression;
the depression having, on an opening side, a tapered section that has an inner diameter gradually decreasing toward a bottom of the depression,
a part of a tip end edge of the projection being configured to be brought into contact with the tapered section when the projection is inserted into the depression,
the tapered section being configured to guide the projection so that an entire circumference of the tip end edge of the projection is located on a bottom side with respect to the tapered section,
wherein an end edge of the bearing section on the opening side of the depression is located on a bottom side of the depression with respect to an extension of an inclined surface of the tapered section of the depression.

14. The valve according to claim 13 , wherein:
the body has a waistless shape and is long in a longitudinal direction, and the body has, in an upper portion, an opening that allows the valve disc to pass therethrough, and has, in a lower portion, a valve disc housing section that has the depression; and
the valve disc has the projection, and is configured to be placed in the valve disc housing section by being introduced, through the o

Assignees

• Kitz Corp

Inventors

• Funato Masazumi
• Watanabe Tetsuya
• Hosokawa Mitsuru

Classifications

• F16K5/202

  with conical surfaces · CPC title

• F16K5/0626

  Easy mounting or dismounting means · CPC title

• F16K5/201

  with the housing or parts of the housing mechanically pressing the seal against the plug · CPC title

• F16K5/0605

  with particular plug arrangements, e.g. particular shape or built-in means · CPC title

• F16K5/0636 Primary

  the spherical plug being insertable from the top of the housing · CPC title