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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2008
Paul Wingett, Mesa, AZ (US);
Steve Abel, Chandler, AZ (US);
Eric J. Ekstrom, Peoria, AZ (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A control valve having an external valve trim adjustor is provided. The control valve comprises a valve shaft comprising a contact member extending in a direction transverse to the valve shaft, a stationary valve cap adapted to receive the valve shaft, an adjustment member coupled to the valve cap, and a stop plate coupled to the contact member and threadedly coupled to the adjustment member, the stop plate positioned at least partially between the adjustment member and the contact member and adapted to position the contact member away from the valve cap in response to manipulation of the adjustment member.