ROTARY VALVE ACTUATOR AND LINKAGE

摘要

A rotary valve actuator and linkage provide an actuator (48) having a tubular housing with end caps and a piston that is moved by fluid pressure against a compression spring (89). A rolling diaphragm is used to bias the piston. A pair of ports (60) are provided on opposite sides of the housing and a linkage (62) having two arms (64, 66) is interconnected with the piston through the ports. The linkage is coupled to a rotary valve shaft and linear movement of the piston causes rotational movement of the shaft. The linkage includes two separate arms and a centerpiece. The arms and the centerpiece interengage each other at angled surfaces that force the centerpiece and the arms into radial engagement with the shaft when axial compression is provided to the arms and centerpierce to force them toward each other.