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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2023
Applicant:
Mcwane, Inc.;
Inventor:
Paul Kennedy, Horseheads, NY (US);
Assignee:
MCWANE, INC., Birmingham, AL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/53 (2006.01); F16K 1/22 (2006.01); F16K 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/221 (2013.01); F16K 27/0218 (2013.01); F16K 31/535 (2013.01);
Abstract
A butterfly valve includes a body, a gear assembly, a shaft, a Scotch yoke actuator on the shaft, and a gear box cover. The body has a fluid conduit and a gear platform supported on and over the fluid conduit. The shaft passes through the gear platform. The gear assembly is supported on the gear platform and includes a valve stem with a first threaded portion and includes a pin nut with a second threaded portion engaging the first threaded portion. The Scotch yoke actuator engages the pin nut. The gear box cover defines an internal cavity sized to house the gear assembly.