Motorized fluid control valve with safety device
View Patent ↗A motorized fluid control valve includes a valve unit having a fluid inlet and outlet provided in a tube for controlling fluid flow, wherein the valve unit is adapted to operate between an opened and closed position. The motorized fluid control valve includes a motor and a driving pin providing a rotational power, a cam including a cam body rotatably mounted in such a manner that the motor is arrange to drive the cam body to rotate to operate the valve unit and to produce a valve signal showing a corresponding position of the valve unit. The motorized fluid control valve includes a valve safety arrangement having two fingers. When the valve unit is stuck, the driving pin will break the two fingers to disengage the cam from the motor, thus stopping any further rotation of the cam and provide a true signal regarding the position of the valve unit.
1. A motorized fluid control valve for controlling fluid flowing through a tube, comprising:
a valve unit which comprises a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet operatively provided in said tube for controlling a flow of said fluid in said tube at a predetermined flow rate, wherein said valve unit is adapted to operate between a closed position and an opened position, wherein in said closed position, said fluid inlet is driven to close for blocking said fluid flowing through said valve unit, wherein in said opened position, said fluid inlet in driven to open for allowing said fluid flowing through said fluid inlet and said fluid outlet at said predetermined flow rate;
a power unit, which comprises a motor and a driving pin rotatably extended from said motor for delivering a rotational power;
a cam which comprises a cam body rotatably mounted between said power unit and said valve unit, in such a manner that said power unit is arrange to drive said cam body to rotate for driving said valve unit moving between said closed position and said opened position, wherein said cam is adapted to produce a valve signal showing a corresponding position of said valve unit; and
a valve safety arrangement, which comprises two fingers, which are spacedly apart from each other to define a driving slot between said two fingers, upwardly extended from said cam body, wherein said driving pin of said motor is extended to receive in said driving slot for normally driving said cam body to rotate so as to drive said valve unit to move between said closed position and said opened position, wherein when said valve unit is stuck in said tube, said driving pin is arranged to break said fingers for mechanically disconnecting said power unit with said cam body, so as to allow a correct valve signal being shown for truly reflecting a position of said valve unit in said tube.