Angle valve

Abstract

An angle valve is provided which is mountable on the exterior of a container having a container valve disposed therein and which includes a valve housing composed of a container-side connecting member having a front face and a channel formed therein opening onto the front face for communication with the container and a loading-side connecting member disposed at an angle to the container-side connecting member, which has a channel formed therethrough and which is capable of communication with a loading line. The valve housing further includes an intermediate connecting member having a receiving chamber formed therein which establishes communication between the channels of the loading-side and the container-side connecting members, with the loading-side connecting member disposed to discharge into the receiving chamber tangentially relative to the container-side connecting member. A valve seat is mounted within the receiving chamber, and a stroke-adjustable locking member is mounted within the receiving chamber and disposed for cooperative engagement with the valve seat. An actuating plunger is disposed in and extends through the channel of the container-side connecting member for coupling with the container valve disposed in the container, and a pneumatically-operable actuating member is supported on the housing and coupled to the actuating plunger. A manually-adjustable valve spindle is mounted in the receiving chamber and is coupled to the locking member with its axis at an angle to the front face of the container-side, connecting member such that its outer free end does not extend substantially above the remaining part of the valve.