<p>A gate valve for a component which includes an elongated body and a flow passage extending generally longitudinally through the body, the flow passage including a generally lateral first branch connected to a generally longitudinal second branch. The gate valve comprises a gate which is moveable generally longitudinally across the first branch between an open position in which a hole in the gate is aligned with the first branch and a closed position in which the hole is offset from the first branch; a conduit which extends through the body from the gate; an actuating mechanism positioned in the conduit for moving the gate from a first position to a second position; and a return biasing mechanism for moving the gate from the second position to the first position; wherein one of the first and second positions corresponds to the open position of the gate and the other position corresponds to the closed position of the gate; and wherein the conduit extends generally longitudinally through the body.</p>
申请公布号
WO0173255(A1)
申请公布日期
2001.10.04
申请号
WO2001US09350
申请日期
2001.03.22
申请人
FMC CORPORATION
发明人
CUNNINGHAM, CHRISTOPHER, E.;BARTLETT, CHRISTOPHER, D.;HERGARDEN, THOMAS, L.;HERNANDEZ, PHILIP, S.;WILSON, MICHAEL, E., JR.