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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2023
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Francis P. Marocchini, Somers, CT (US);
Theodore C. Wright, Montgomery, MA (US);
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, a limiting system for defining a rotational limit of a valve disc of a butterfly valve can include, a crank configured to be disposed on a terminal end of a valve shaft and configured to connect to a drive linkage to drive the crank and rotation of the valve disc. The crank can include a crank arm extending radially outward from the shaft. The crank stop can be configured to contact a portion of the second connecting flange of the first valve to physically limit rotation of the crank and the valve disc within a predefined rotational quadrant.