Seat assembly for valve

摘要

A seat assembly for a valve includes an annular seat carrier with an annular sealant groove formed along an inner side. The seat carrier has at least one sealant injection port extending there through from an outer side and intersecting the sealant groove for injecting a sealant into the sealant groove. A sealant distribution member extends along the sealant groove to cooperate with the seat carrier to define an annular sealant flow path along the inner side of the seat carrier. The sealant distribution member has a plurality of openings formed there through to provide a plurality of fluid flow passageways from the sealant groove for injecting the sealant between the seat carrier and the valve member.

主权项

1. A valve, comprising;
a valve member; an annular seat carrier having an inner side, an outer side, an inward facing side, and an outward facing side, the seat carrier having an annular sealant groove formed along the inner side of the seat carrier, the seat carrier having at least one sealant injection port extending through the seat carrier from the outer side of the seat carrier and intersecting the sealant groove for injecting a sealant into the sealant groove; and a sealant distribution member extending along the sealant groove of the seat carrier to cooperate with the seat carrier to define an annular sealant flow path along the inner side of the seat carrier, the sealant distribution member having a plurality of openings formed there through to provide a plurality of fluid flow passageways from the sealant groove for injecting the sealant between the seat carrier and the valve member.