IP Library Granted Patent US 10,100,947
Granted Patent B2
US 10,100,947 · App. 15/105,313 · Granted Oct 16, 2018

Shutter for a rotary adjustment valve

Inventor: Claudio Angelo Gattavari (Bagnacavallo, IT)
Assignee: VALPRES S.R.L.
F16K47/045F16K5/0605F16K1/54F16K3/085F16K5/06F16K47/04
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Patent No.
US 10,100,947
App. No.
15/105,313
Granted
Oct 16, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A shutter for a rotary valve, comprising: a main body ( 2 ), having a substantially spheroidal conformation or suitable for rotating about an axis and equipped with a through cavity ( 3 ); at least one plate ( 4 ), provided with a plurality of through holes ( 5 ) and arranged inside the through cavity ( 3 ). The plate ( 4 ) has a curved conformation.

Claims (24)

1. A method of treating a liquid, comprising passing a liquid through a shutter in a first direction of flow, wherein the shutter comprises:

a main body ( 2 ), having a substantially spheroidal conformation and equipped with a through cavity ( 3 ) having a longitudinal axis (X);

at least one plate ( 4 ), equipped with a plurality of through openings ( 5 ) and arranged within the through cavity ( 3 ), extending from an inlet of the through cavity to an outlet of the through cavity;

wherein the at least one plate ( 4 ) comprises a concave face ( 41 ) and a convex face ( 42 ) being concentric to one another;

wherein the at least one plate ( 4 ) is curved about an axis that is parallel to the longitudinal axis (X);

wherein the concave face of the at least one plate ( 4 ) faces an opposite direction to the first direction of flow when the shutter is at least partially open.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plate ( 4 ) has a constant radius of curvature on any section plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (X).

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein both the concave face ( 41 ) and the convex face ( 42 ) have constant radii of curvature on any section plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (X).

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the mean radius of curvature of the plate ( 4 ), measured approximately on an intermediate section between the concave face and the convex face, is substantially equal to the diameter of the through cavity ( 3 ).

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the main body ( 2 ) is provided with a lateral opening ( 21 ) that opens into the through cavity ( 3 ) and has a longitudinal axis (Z) perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (X) of the through cavity ( 3 ) and to the axis of rotation (Y) of the main body ( 2 ).

6. The method of claim 1 , comprising one or more plates ( 4 ) arranged one parallel to the other and with the concavity facing the same side.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the through openings ( 5 ) are provided with a variable cross-sectional area.

8. A method of treating a gas, comprising passing a gas through a shutter in a first direction of flow, wherein the shutter comprises:

a main body ( 2 ), having a substantially spheroidal conformation and equipped with a through cavity ( 3 ) having a longitudinal axis (X);

at least one plate ( 4 ), equipped with a plurality of through openings ( 5 ) and arranged within the through cavity ( 3 ), extending from an inlet of the through cavity to an outlet of the through cavity;

wherein the at least one plate ( 4 ) comprises a concave face ( 41 ) and a convex face ( 42 ) being concentric to one another;

wherein the at least one plate ( 4 ) is curved about an axis that is parallel to the longitudinal axis (X);

wherein the concave face of the at least one plate ( 4 ) faces in the first direction of flow when the shutter is at least partially open.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the plate ( 4 ) has a constant radius of curvature on any section plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (X).

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein both the concave face ( 41 ) and the convex face ( 42 ) have constant radii of curvature on any section plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (X).

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the mean radius of curvature of the plate ( 4 ), measured approximately on an intermediate section between the concave face and the convex face, is substantially equal to the diameter of the through cavity ( 3 ).

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the main body ( 2 ) is provided with a lateral opening ( 21 ) that opens into the through cavity ( 3 ) and has a longitudinal axis (Z) perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (X) of the through cavity ( 3 ) and to the axis of rotation (Y) of the main body ( 2 ).

13. The method of claim 8 , comprising one or more plates ( 4 ) arranged one parallel to the other and with the concavity facing the same side.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the through openings ( 5 ) are provided with a variable cross-sectional area.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Aug 9, 2021
From: VALPRES S.R.L.
To: VALPRES S.R.L. (TAX CODE 04234740985)
Reel/Frame 057240/0967 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2016
From: GATTAVARI, CLAUDIO ANGELO
To: VALPRES S.R.L.
Reel/Frame 038958/0648 →
Priority Claims (1)
IT MO2014A0022 · Feb 7, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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