Volume booster with stabilized trim

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9677578-B2
Application number	US-201314031266-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 19, 2013
Priority date	Sep 15, 2010
Publication date	Jun 13, 2017
Grant date	Jun 13, 2017

Abstract

A fluid flow control device includes a body having an inlet connection, an outlet connection, and a discharge port. A supply path extends between the inlet connection and the outlet connection and a booster module is disposed within the body. The booster module includes a control element and an actuator element and defines an exhaust path extending between the outlet connection and the discharge port. A supply port is disposed within the booster module along the supply path between the inlet connection and the outlet connection.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A actuator assembly, comprising:
a fluid actuator;
a positioner;
a volume booster having a main inlet connection defining an inlet and a main outlet connection defining an outlet; the volume booster having a plurality of mounting surfaces in a generally rectangular arrangement about a longitudinal axis adapted to operatively couple the volume booster to the actuator, the plurality of mounting surfaces defining at least a portion of an exterior perimeter of a lower portion of the volume booster, wherein the plurality of mounting surfaces defines a cube-shaped volume on the lower portion of the volume booster, and wherein the lower portion defines the main inlet connection and the main outlet connection of the volume booster; and
a mounting plate having a plate-shaped portion removably secured to one of the plurality of mounting surfaces of the volume booster, the mounting plate being adapted to slidably attach the volume booster to the actuator,
wherein only one of the main inlet connection or the main outlet connection extends through a first one of the plurality of mounting surfaces such that no other inlet or outlet passage is disposed through the first one of the plurality of mounting surfaces, and wherein each of a second one, a third one, and a fourth one of the plurality of mounting surfaces includes at most a single inlet passage or a single outlet passage.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the mounting plate substantially reduces a coupling moment of the volume booster to the actuator.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein a tubing guide is operatively connected to at least one of the plurality of mounting surfaces.

Assignees

• Fisher Controls Int Llc

Inventors

• Lovell Michel K
• Jwanouskos Ryan J
• Scott Gary L
• Junk Kenneth W

Classifications

• F16K11/04 Primary

  comprising only lift valves · CPC title

• F16K27/0263

  multiple way valves · CPC title

• Y10T137/87193

  Pilot-actuated · CPC title

• F15B13/0405 Primary

  for seat valves, i.e. poppet valves · CPC title

• F15B15/00 Primary

  Fluid-actuated devices for displacing a member from one position to another; Gearing associated therewith · CPC title