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    • 专利摘要:
    The present invention concerns a fluid stop valve unit comprising at least one fluid stop valve and a pressure responsive part, integrated or separate, arranged so that the at least one fluid stop valve is kept in a closed state. The pressure responsive part, integrated or separate, has an opening characteristic going from the closed state to an open state with no or a slight increase of pressure or a decrease of pressure after a threshold pressure has been reached.
    公开号:SE1550943A1
    申请号:SE1550943
    申请日:2015-07-02
    公开日:2017-01-03
    发明作者:Abbing Erik
    申请人:3Eflow Ab；
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    专利说明:

    A FLUID STOP VALVE UNIT Field of technology The present invention concerns a fluid stop valve unit, which is kept in a closed state by default and having an inventive opening characteristic.
    Background art There are a lot of previously known fluid stop valves, for example WO 2008/113135 A1, which shows a valve opening at a threshold pressure.
    Summary of the invention A problem with known valves are that they require an increased force in order to further open from a threshold opening force.
    The aim ofthe present invention is to overcome this problem and provide a fluid stop valveunit having an opening characteristic going from the closed state to an open state with no ora slight increase of pressure or a decrease of pressure after a threshold pressure has been reached.
    According to an aspect ofthe present invention a fluid stop valve is provided, whichcomprises at least one fluid stop valve and a pressure responsive part, integrated orseparate, arranged so that the at least one fluid stop valve is kept in a closed state, thepressure responsive part, integrated or separate, having an opening characteristic goingfrom the closed state to an open state with no or a slight increase of pressure or a decrease of pressure after a threshold pressure has been reached.
    According to one embodiment the at least one fluid stop valve is a non-return valve.
    According to different embodiments the pressure responsive part comprises a part made of rubber or elastomer; or is a separate spring.
    According to one embodiment the separate spring is made of metal. According to a furtherembodiment the separate spring comprises at least one diaphragm spring. According toanother embodiment the separate spring has two stabilized, resting positions. This could bethe natural resting positions ofthe spring or made by having stop or stops mounted to provide resting positions.
    According to one embodiment the separate diaphragm spring is made of metal and has anumber of spring fingers. According to a further embodiment the separate spring comprises two diaphragm springs, which are arranged in the fluid stop valve unit in a mirrored way.
    According to a one embodiment of the invention the fluid stop valve is a liquid stop valve,for use in a liquid distribution system having at least one feeding conduit and at least one tap unit, the fluid stop valve unit has an inlet end which is arranged to be connected to a liquid feeding conduit in use and an outlet end arranged to be connected to a tap unit in use.
    For example, the threshold pressure could be 25-50% ofthe system pressure. This could as an example be 1-2 bars.
    According to a further embodiment the at least one small orifice liquid conduit/opening isprovided at the inlet end ofthe liquid stop valve unit, which is open at its first end towardsthe feeding conduit in use and to the at least one liquid stop valve at its second end, the atleast one small orifice liquid conduit/opening being capable of keeping liquid inside it even when the feeding conduit is evacuated of liquid in use.
    According to another embodiment the separate spring is forceable against its biasingdirection so that the at least one liquid stop valve opens when liquid and the threshold pressure reaches the first end ofthe small orifice liquid conduit.
    According to one embodiment two non-return valves are arranged in series in the fluid stopvalve unit. According to another embodiment the at least one non-return valve comprises a valve body, which is spring loaded by a coil spring towards its valve seat.
    According to one embodiment of the present invention the fluid stop valve is a gas stopvalve, for use in a liquid distribution system having at least one feeding conduit and at leastone tap unit, the gas stop valve unit has an inlet end which is arranged to be connected to agas chamber in use and an outlet end arranged to be connected to the liquid feeding conduit in use.
    According to one embodiment the gas stop valve is a non-return valve and opens when the pressure difference is at least 2 bar, preferably at least 3 bar.
    According to one embodiment the fluid stop valve is for a liquid distribution system having acentrally located liquid source connected via at least one separate feeding conduit to at leastone liquid tap unit, wherein each feeding conduit is evacuated of liquid when an associated tap unit is closed and refilled with liquid after the tap unit is opened or about to be opened.
    Brief description of drawings The present invention will now be described in more detail under referral to appended drawings, in which: Fig. 1 shows a graph of load deflection characteristics for a fluid stop valve according to the invention.
    Fig. 2 shows a number of embodiments of a fluid stop valve unit wherein the pressure responsive part is a made of rubber or elastomer.
    Fig. 3a and b shows an embodiment where the pressure responsive part is an integrated spring.
    Fig. 4 shows an embodiment where the pressure responsive part is a separate spring.Fig. 5 shows an embodiment of a liquid stop valve unit.
    Fig. 6 shows an embodiment with both a liquid stop valve unit and a gas stop valve unit.Fig. 7 shows an embodiment of a diaphragm spring having spring fingers.
    Fig. 8 shows a detailed view of a fluid stop valve in open and closed state, respectively.
    Detailed description of embodiments of the invention ln Fig. 1 a graph is shown explaining the opening characteristics of an inventive fluid stopvalve unit 1 comprising at least one fluid stop valve 2 and a pressure responsive part 3. Thepressure responsive part 3 may be separately arranged in the fluid stop valve 2 orintegrated. lt is desirable that an opening ofthe fluid stop valve 2 opens as much as possibleas soon as a threshold pressure is reached. This can be accomplished if the load deflectioncharacteristics curve is in accordance with the suggested curves in the graph such that thedeflection is quickly increased, even up to fully open valve, without any increase orincremental increase of load or even a decrease of load after the threshold load has beenreached. Curve A shows a characteristic only having an incremental increase of load in orderto have a long deflection. Curve B shows a characteristic without any increase of load inorder to have a long deflection. Curve C shows a characteristic with a decreasing load and despite this having a long deflection.
    The pressure responsive part 3 is arranged so that the at least one fluid stop valve 2 is keptin a closed state, by default, for example by being biased towards a closed state or by inherent forces kept closed, until a threshold pressure has been reached. According to a preferred embodiment the pressure responsive part is having a Characteristics according to Fig. 1. ln Fig. 2 conceivable embodiments of a pressure responsive part 3 are shown made ofrubber or elastomer. For example it could be a duck bill valve 4, where the pressureresponsive part 3 is integrated as an inherent characteristic ofthe material, or a membrane5 having at least one slit 6. lf the membrane 5 valve is supported 7 on one side the membrane 5 it will only let fluid through in one direction. ln Fig. 3 an embodiment of the fluid stop valve 2 is shown where the pressure responsivepart 3 is a spring 8, which is integrated in the valve 2. The fluid stop valve 2 is shown in twostates, a closed state Fig. 3a and an open state Fig. 3b. ln Fig. 3a a valve body 9 is in sealingcontact with a seal1O arranged in a valve seat 11 so that no fluid may flow through a fluidchannel 12. A spring 8 bias the valve body 9 towards the seal10 so that the valve is kept in aclosed state until a pressure reaches a threshold level, i.e. over winning the biasing springforce and thus compress the spring 8, whereby the valve body 9 deflects towards an openstate, as shown in Fig. 3b. ln the shown embodiment two diaphragm springs of metal,arranged in a mirrored way, are used although it is possible to use only one spring or anelastomer type of spring, for example, as long as it has a characteristic curve according to Fig. 1. ln Fig. 4 an embodiment of a fluid stop valve 1 is shown having a separate pressureresponsive part 3, in this case a separate spring 16. For example, this could be anelastomeric membrane spring or a metal diaphragm spring. Preferably the spring is of metaland has spring fingers, see Fig. 7. A fluid stop valve 2 is arranged in series with the spring 16.For example the fluid stop valve 2 may be a non-return valve having an internal coil spring(not shown) with a constant spring characteristic and a valve body 13 biased by this coilspring towards a valve seat 14. ln Fig. 8 one of two fluid stop valves 2 is shown in detail inboth an open and closed state. A central axle 15 is arranged from the valve body 13 in the flow direction of the fluid in the open state. At the axle 15 the spring 8 is fixedly attached and resting in a housing 17. The spring 16 has a characteristic according to Fig. 1. When athreshold pressure is reached the non-return valve 2 opens and the spring 16 will becompressed with a long deflection opening up the fluid stop valve unit 1, |etting fluid flow through the fluid stop valve unit 1. ln Fig. 5 a fluid stop valve unit 1 is shown for use in a liquid distribution system having atleast one feeding conduit and at least one tap unit (not shown). This unit 1 is a liquid stopvalve unit 1' comprises two liquid stop valves 18, preferably non-return valves, arranged inseries with also a separate pressure responsive part 3, in the shown case two mirroreddiaphragm springs 19. The design is similar to the embodiment of Fig. 4. An inlet side 22 ofthe liquid stop valve unit 1 is connected to a conduit, preferably via a passage 23, in use. Anoutlet end 24 is connected to the tap unit, in use. A pressure sensor 20 is provided in ahousing 21 for sensing the pressure downstream the valves 18 in the flow direction towardsthe tap unit. Preferably, the liquid stop valve unit 1' is for a liquid distribution system havinga centrally located liquid source connected via at least one separate feeding conduit to atleast one liquid tap unit, wherein each feeding conduit is evacuated of liquid when an associated tap unit is closed and refilled with liquid when the tap unit is opened.
    At least one small orifice liquid conduit/opening 25 is provided at the inlet end 22 of theliquid stop valve unit 1', which is open at its first end towards the feeding conduit or passage23 in use and to the at least one liquid stop valve 1' at its second end. The at least one smallorifice liquid conduit/opening 25 is capable of keeping liquid inside it even when the feedingconduit or passage 23 is evacuated of liquid in use. This could be accomplished by means ofcapillary forces, for example. When liquid is reaching the at least one small orifice/opening25 and the pressure ofthe liquid has reached a threshold level the at least one liquid stopvalve 18 will open and due to the separate spring 19 the opening characteristics will be asshown in Fig. 1. A dampening chamber 26 is present, too, in accordance with a separate patent application of the same applicant. ln Fig. 6 two fluid stop valves 1', 1"are arranged in a dampening valve unit 27. One unit 1' is a liquid stop valve unit similar to the embodiment of Fig. 5. The other unit 1" is a gas stop valve 1", for use in a liquid distribution system having at least one feeding conduit and atleast one tap unit (not shown). The gas stop valve unit 1" has an in|et end 28 which isarranged to be connected to a gas chamber 26 in use and an out|et end 29 arranged to beconnected to the liquid feeding conduit in use. The gas stop valve unit 1" shown has aseparate pressure responsive part 3, in this case a separate spring 16. For example, thiscould be an elastomeric membrane spring or a metal diaphragm spring. Preferably the springis of metal and has spring fingers, see Fig. 7. A gas stop valve 30 is arranged in series with thespring 16. For example the gas stop valve 30 may be a non-return valve having an internalcoil spring (not shown) with a constant spring characteristic and a valve body 13 biased bythis coil spring towards a valve seat 14. A central axle 15 is arranged from the valve body 13in the flow direction ofthe fluid in the open state. At the axle 15 the spring 16 is fixedlyattached and resting in a housing 17. The spring 16 has a characteristic according to Fig. 1.When a threshold pressure is reached the non-return valve 30 opens and the spring 16 willbe compressed with a long deflection opening up the gas stop valve unit 1", letting gas flowthrough the gas stop valve unit 1". The gas stop valve unit 1" may for example open when apressure difference between the in|et end 28 and the out|et end 29 is more than 2 bar, preferably more than 3 bar. ln Fig. 7 two springs 8 are shown, both in a perspective view and a cross sectional view,having a diaphragm design with spring fingers 31 arranged along a rim 32 of the spring 8 andthe fingers 31 pointing with their free ends 33 towards a centre 34. The two springs 8 areprovided in a mirrored way and arranged at an axle 15. ln the shown state the springs 8 areunloaded. This spring 8 may have one or two resting states and a characteristic as shown in the graph of Fig. 1. ln Fig. 8 the liquid stop valve unit 1' is arranged within a dampening chamber 26 providing acompact dampening valve unit 40. Here the small orifice conduit 25 is much longer thanpreviously shown, where it has been more of an opening. When liquid is reaching thepassage 23 and the in|et of the small orifice conduit the liquid stop valve 1' will open and let the liquid flow towards and out of the tap unit 42. The gas, such as air, being pushed in front of the liquid during refilling of the feeding conduit 41, will be locked and compressed insidethe dampening chamber 26. One ofthe two fluid stop valves 2 is shown in detail in both an open and closed state.
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    Claims (17)
    [1] 1. A fluid stop valve unit, the fluid stop valve unit comprising at least one fluid stop valveand a pressure responsive part, integrated or separate, arranged so that the at leastone fluid stop valve is kept in a closed state, the pressure responsive part, integratedor separate, having an opening characteristic going from the closed state to an openstate with no or a slight increase of pressure or a decrease of pressure after a threshold pressure has been reached.
    [2] 2. The fluid stop valve unit according to claim 1, wherein the at least one fluid stop valve is a non-return valve.
    [3] 3. The fluid stop valve unit according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pressure sensitive part is made of rubber or elastomer.
    [4] 4. The fluid stop valve unit according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pressure responsive part is a separate spring.
    [5] 5. The fluid stop valve unit according to claim 4, wherein the separate spring is made of metal.
    [6] 6. The fluid stop valve unit according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the separate spring comprises at least one diaphragm spring.
    [7] 7. The fluid stop valve unit according to claim 6, wherein the separate spring has two stabilized, resting positions.
    [8] 8. The fluid stop valve unit according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the separate diaphragm spring is made of metal and has a number of spring fingers.
    [9] 9.
    [10] 10.
    [11] 11.
    [12] 12.
    [13] 13.
    [14] 14.
    [15] 15. The fluid stop valve unit according to claim 8, wherein the separate spring comprisestwo diaphragm Springs, which are arranged in the fluid stop valve unit in a mirrored way. The fluid stop valve unit according to any of the previous claims, wherein the fluidstop valve is a liquid stop valve, for use in a liquid distribution system having at leastone feeding conduit and at least one tap unit, the fluid stop valve unit has an inlet endwhich is arranged to be connected to a liquid feeding conduit in use and an outlet end arranged to be connected to a tap unit in use. The fluid stop valve unit according to claim 10, wherein at least one small orifice liquidconduit/opening is provided at the inlet end of the liquid stop valve unit, which isopen at its first end towards the feeding conduit in use and to the at least one liquidstop valve at its second end, the at least one small orifice liquid conduit/openingbeing capable of keeping liquid inside it even when the feeding conduit is evacuated of liquid in use. The fluid stop valve unit according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the separate spring isforceable against its biasing direction so that the at least one liquid stop valve openswhen liquid and the threshold pressure reaches the first end of the small orifice liquid conduit. The fluid stop valve unit according to claim 10, 11 or 12, wherein two non-return valves are arranged in series. The fluid stop valve unit according to any one ofthe previous claims 2-13, wherein theat least one non-return valve comprises a valve body, which is spring loaded by a coil spring towards its valve seat. The fluid stop valve unit according to any ofthe previous claims 1-9, wherein the fluidstop valve is a gas stop valve, for use in a liquid distribution system having at least one feeding conduit and at least one tap unit, the gas stop valve unit has an inlet end 11 which is arranged to be connected to a gas chamber in use and an outlet end arranged to be connected to the liquid feeding conduit in use.
    [16] 16. The fluid stop valve unit according to claim 15, wherein the gas stop valve is a non-return valve and opens when the pressure difference is at least 2 bar, preferably at least 3 bar.
    [17] 17. The fluid stop valve according to claim 1, wherein the fluid stop valve is for a liquiddistribution system having a centrally located liquid source connected via at least oneseparate feeding conduit to at least one liquid tap unit, wherein each feeding conduitis evacuated of liquid when an associated tap unit is closed and refilled with liquid after the tap unit is opened or about to be opened.
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