IP Library Granted Patent US 9,403,321
Granted Patent B2
US 9,403,321 · App. 14/439,234 · Granted Aug 2, 2016

Method for manufacturing high performance butterfly valve liner

Inventor: Sang Seon Lee (Gangwon-do, KR)
Assignee: Fluonics Corp.
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Patent No.
US 9,403,321
App. No.
14/439,234
Granted
Aug 2, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a high performance butterfly valve liner, comprising: a pre-processing step of preparing in advance a PTFE sheet and a cap in a predetermined size and thickness; a first welding step of welding the cap on a hole after forming the hole at a specific position of the prepared PTFE sheet; a second welding step of welding the end of the PTFE sheet after the first welding so as to form the PTFE sheet in a cylindrical shape; and a flaring step of carrying out flaring for spreading the end of the cylindrical PTFE sheet in the shape of a trumpet by means of a flaring tool, thereby finishing a liner. According to the method for manufacturing a high performance butterfly valve liner of the present invention, easy and simple manufacture is possible thereby reducing work time and manufacturing costs. In addition, a large-diameter valve can be readily manufactured without limitations on the size to be formed.

Claims (15)

1. A method for manufacturing a high performance butterfly valve liner, comprising:

a pre-processing step wherein a PTFE sheet, which will be processed into a predetermined size and thickness, and a cap are previously manufactured;

a first welding step wherein a hole is formed at a specific position of the thusly manufactured PTFE sheet, and the cap is welded on the hole;

a second welding step wherein after the first welding step, the ends of the PTFE sheet are welded into a cylindrical shape; and

a flaring step wherein the ends of the cylindrical PTFE sheet are flared into a horn head shape using a flaring tool, thus finishing the formation of a liner.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cap is formed in a cylindrical shape so that a rotary shaft to which a disk is secured, is connected through the inside of the liner to a handle.

3. A method for manufacturing a high performance butterfly valve liner, comprising:

a pre-processing step wherein a PTFE sheet, which will be processed into a predetermined size and thickness, is previously manufactured;

a welding formation step wherein the ends of the thusly manufactured PTFE sheet are welded into a cylindrical shape;

a flaring step wherein the cylindrical PTFE sheet is fixed using a flaring jig, and a flaring is performed, wherein the ends are flared in a horn head shape;

a cap formation step wherein first, second and third cover jigs are brought adjacent the flared PTFE sheet, and air is injected, thus forming a cap-shaped protrusion; and

a finishing step wherein the formation of a liner is finished by finish-processing the ends of the thusly formed cap-shaped protrusion.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the flaring jig is configured in a structure wherein the flaring jig can separate into an upper part and a lower part after the completion of the flaring.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein an inwardly concave groove is formed at a predetermined portion among the portions which are brought close in the second cover jig, and an air hole into which air is injected, is formed at a third cover jig.

6. The method of claim 3 , wherein after the first and third cover jigs are brought adjacent the flared PTFE sheet, the surfaces thereof are air-sealed using a rubber material in order to prevent the air from exiting when the air is injected.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 10, 2015
From: LEE, SANG SEON
To: FLUONICS CORP.
Reel/Frame 035602/0177 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2012-0120502 · Oct 29, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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