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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1987
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1986
Kenneth R Williams, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Johnston Pump/General Valve, Inc., Glendora, CA (US);
Abstract
A flow control apparatus for use primarily in plug-type and ball-type valves provides means for continuously varying the flow rate of fluid through the valve while using the same operator that is used to control the open and closed position of the valve. The upper trunnion is integrally connected to a butterfly member and connected to the plug by a mechanical linkage comprising a latch rod and a roller latch with corresponding detents in the valve body and upper trunnion, respectively. The butterfly member controls the fluid flow with the plug in the open position in response to 90 degrees of overtravel in the same operator that controls the position of the plug.