发明名称 |
Gate valve with track cleanout |
摘要 |
Methods, systems, and apparatus for a gate valve include a valve body having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface and the outer surface defining an inlet, an outlet, and a fluid path therebetween, a track defined in the inner surface, the track defining a bottom surface; a gate having a wing; a scraper having a leading edge, the scraper mounted to the wing of the gate; a biasing element, the biasing element biasing the leading edge of the scraper against the bottom surface of the track. |
申请公布号 |
US9604260(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2017.03.28 |
申请号 |
US201514832463 |
申请日期 |
2015.08.21 |
申请人 |
Mueller International, LLC |
发明人 |
Vanderburg Ralph William;Brandt Jared Aaron;Moreno Carlos Stephen |
分类号 |
F16K3/316;B08B1/00;F16K3/02;F16K3/12;F16K29/00;F16K3/18;F16K3/30 |
主分类号 |
F16K3/316 |
代理机构 |
Taylor English Duma LLP |
代理人 |
Taylor English Duma LLP |
主权项 |
1. A gate valve comprising:
a valve body having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface and the outer surface defining an inlet, an outlet, and a fluid path therebetween, a track defined in the inner surface, the track defining a bottom surface; a gate having a wing; a scraper having a flat portion extending parallel to the bottom surface of the track when the scraper is at rest and a curved portion extending from the flat portion, the curved portion comprising a profile bending toward the bottom surface of the track when the scraper is at rest and terminating in a leading edge, the scraper mounted to the wing of the gate; and a biasing element, the biasing element biasing the leading edge of the scraper against the bottom surface of the track. |
地址 |
Atlanta GA US |