Valve assembly including a non-metallic valve flowbody and an ESD bonding connection

摘要

A valve assembly (100) is provided including a thermoplastic injection molded flow body (102) and an electrical bonding connection (112) providing a bonding path between the thermoplastic injection molded flow body and an external ground point. The thermoplastic injection molded flow body is formed of a resin having a fill matrix suspended therein. The electrical bonding connection (112) includes either a metallic saddle and a retaining bolt, mechanically retaining the metallic saddle to a support rib of the valve flow body or a metallic threaded insert molded into the at least one support rib and a retaining bolt inserted into mating threads of the metallic threaded insert. The electrical bonding connection (112) provides a bonding path between the valve flow body and an external ground point.