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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2013
Applicant:
Johnson Electric S.a., Murten, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Johnson Electric S.A., Murten, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 5/06 (2006.01); F16K 5/04 (2006.01); F16K 5/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 5/04 (2013.01); F16K 5/0668 (2013.01); F16K 5/204 (2013.01); F16K 5/06 (2013.01); F16K 5/0689 (2013.01); Y10T 137/6058 (2015.04);
Abstract
In a plug valve with a plug supported around its axis of rotation in a flow passageway of the valve housing, the plug is supported in a floating manner against a spring force pressing the plug against an annular sealing element. The spring force is provided by a spring element bearing against the valve housing and engaging with a trunnion of the plug. The sealing element is supported in a fixed position against a flow passage opening.