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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Cameron International Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Norbert Lenz, Celle, DE;
Assignee:
ONESUBSEA IP UK LIMITED, London, England, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/02 (2006.01); F16K 27/00 (2006.01); F16K 31/04 (2006.01); F16H 25/20 (2006.01); G05D 7/06 (2006.01); G05D 16/20 (2006.01); F16K 31/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/56 (2013.01); F16K 31/047 (2013.01); F16K 27/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An actuator for actuating a valve mechanism, such as a gate valve mechanism, a blow-out preventer or the like for maritime oil or gas production. The actuator includes at least one motor housing. The motor housing includes an electric motor, a vehicle adapter at a first housing end of the motor housing to dock with a remote controlled vehicle, and a connection adapter at a second housing end to dock with a spring assembly housing disposed on the valve mechanism. The spring assembly housing includes a spring assembly that pressurizes a spring piston displaceably mounted in the spring assembly housing.