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1. A valve comprising:
a body including an interior defining a fluid passage, with the body including a top portion having a chamber in communication with the fluid passage; a valve rod including upper and lower ends spaced from each other in a longitudinal direction, with the valve rod further including an intermediate portion between the upper and lower ends of the valve rod, with the lower end of the valve rod extending into the chamber, with a plug mounted to the lower end of the valve rod, and with a hand wheel mounted to the upper end of the valve rod; a cap mounted to the top portion of the body, with the cap including top and bottom ends spaced from each other in the longitudinal direction and an axial hole extending from the top end through the bottom end, with the intermediate portion of the valve rod extending through the axial hole of the cap; a top cover including top and bottom portions spaced from each other in the longitudinal direction, with the bottom portion of the top cover mounted to the top end of the cap, with the top portion of the top cover including a compartment, with a sleeve received in the compartment and having a screw hole, with the upper end of the valve rod extending through and threadedly engaged with the screw hole, and with the upper end of the sleeve extending beyond the top cover and engaged with the hand wheel; and at least one bearing mounted in the compartment of the top cover, with the lower end of the sleeve extending through the at least one bearing, wherein when the hand wheel is rotated, the sleeve is driven to move the valve rod and the plug to open or close the fluid passage, with the compartment including two enlarged annular sections spaced from each other in the longitudinal direction, with the at least one bearing including two bearings spaced from each other in the longitudinal direction, and with each of the two bearings received in one of the two enlarged annular sections, and with the top cover formed by forging and detachably mounted to the top end of the cap, with a fixing ring mounted to each of upper and lower sides of the top portion of the top cover, and with the fixing rings retaining the two bearings. |