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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2018
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventor:
John M. Dehais, Windsor, CT (US);
Assignee:
HAMILTON SUNSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/22 (2006.01); F16K 1/20 (2006.01); F16C 19/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/225 (2013.01); F16C 19/10 (2013.01); F16K 1/2028 (2013.01); F16K 1/224 (2013.01); F16C 2361/91 (2013.01); F16K 1/2035 (2013.01);
Abstract
An intermediate thrust plate is provided to absorb thrust loads while permitting rotation and deflection of a butterfly valve shaft. The intermediate thrust plate includes a body having upper and lower surfaces and defining an aperture extending through the body between the upper and lower surfaces, the upper surface extending annularly about the aperture and being substantially flat, the lower surface extending annularly about the aperture and having a spherical shape and at least the lower surface including a low-friction material.