A valve assembly, including a seat and a flapper complementarily formed with respect to the seat for creating a seal at an interface therebetween. At least one shim is operatively disposed in the valve assembly for altering a position of the flapper relative to the seat in at least one direction for aligning the flapper and the seat at the interface. A method of aligning the flapper and seat of a valve assembly is also included.
申请公布号
EP2828473(A4)
申请公布日期
2015.12.16
申请号
EP20130764054
申请日期
2013.02.06
申请人
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
发明人
MILLER, WADE A.;DYER, ROBERT J.;HAIR, MICHAEL L.;MYERLEY, THOMAS S.;MEDILL, LEONARD D.;PRESLEY, MATTHEW P.