Side-mounted soft sealing fixed ball valve

The maze ring and drain tank are used to slow down the impact of the water flow, and combined with the design of elastic ball and sealing groove, the problem of easy damage to the ball valve shell is solved, achieving better sealing and extended service life.

CN223165061UActive Publication Date: 2025-07-29ZHEJIANG ZIXIN AUTOMATIC EQUIP CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202422431631.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-10-09
Publication Date
2025-07-29
Estimated Expiration
2034-10-09

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Technical Problem

The existing ball valve shells are mostly hard structures, with poor shock absorption effect, which can easily lead to damage to the ball valve and short service life.

Method used

The maze ring and drain tank are used to slow down the impact of water flow, the elastic ball and sealing tank are used to improve the sealing effect, and the protection is enhanced through the buffer spring and thermal insulation structure.

Benefits of technology

It improves the sealing and service life of the ball valve, while preventing high-temperature scalding, and extends the service life of the ball valve.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of ball valves, in particular to a side-mounted soft sealing fixed ball valve which comprises a water inlet valve body, a water outlet valve body is connected to one side of the water inlet valve body through a bolt, a protection mechanism is arranged in the water inlet valve body, and the protection mechanism comprises three groups of labyrinth rings fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the water inlet valve body. Water draining grooves are formed in the surfaces of the labyrinth rings, the water draining grooves and the water draining grooves above the water draining grooves are distributed in a staggered mode, two sets of inner sealing sleeves are fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the water outlet valve body, elastic balls are fixedly connected to the interiors of the inner sealing sleeves, and a valve ball is arranged in the water outlet valve body. The sealing groove is filled with a sealing block, and the sealing block is fixedly connected to the inner side of the inner sealing sleeve. The water inlet valve body is matched with the protection mechanism, the labyrinth ring is matched with the drainage groove, so that pressure of liquid is repeatedly reduced through the drainage groove, impact on parts such as the valve ball is relieved, and the inner sealing sleeve drives the sealing block to make full contact with the sealing groove through the performance of the elastic ball, so that sealing of the valve ball is achieved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of ball valves, and particularly relates to a side-mounted soft-sealed fixed ball valve. Background Art

[0002] A ball valve is a valve in which a closing member (ball) is driven by a valve stem and rotates around the axis of the ball valve. There is a through hole in the middle of the ball. When the ball rotates to contact the valve seat, the through hole is closed and the fluid cannot pass through; when the ball rotates away from the valve seat, the through hole is opened and the fluid can pass through.

[0003] After retrieval, the patent document with the publication number CN218063493U proposes a soft-sealed fixed ball valve: The utility model discloses a soft-sealed fixed ball valve, which includes a valve cover and a gland sleeve. The top of the valve cover is provided with a gland sleeve, the top of the gland sleeve is provided with a fixed gland, a valve stem is inserted into the inside of the fixed gland, a top self-lubricating bearing is sleeved outside the top of the valve stem, a positioning piece is arranged at the connection between the valve stem and the fixed gland, a handle is installed at the top of the positioning piece, and upper internal hexagon screws are fixedly connected between the fixed gland and the valve cover. By setting a handle, a valve stem, a ball core, a positioning rod, a top self-lubricating bearing, a bottom self-lubricating bearing, and a graphite seal, when the handle is rotated and the valve stem rotates, the ball core drives the positioning rod to rotate accordingly. The self-lubricating bearing plays a role in lubricating the rotational friction, and cooperates with the graphite seal to avoid the phenomenon of wear caused by long-term frequent switching and resulting in leakage due to the failure of the sealing performance, and has a better anti-leakage effect, solving the problem of easy leakage.

[0004] During the use of the above technical solution, its outer shell is mostly of a hard structure, with poor shock absorption effect, and it is extremely easy to cause damage to the ball valve, resulting in a short service life.

[0005] Therefore, it is very necessary to invent a side-mounted soft-sealed fixed ball valve to solve the above problems. Summary of the Utility Model

[0006] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a side-mounted soft-sealed fixed ball valve, which reduces while ensuring the soft-seal strength through the cooperation of the water inlet valve body and the protection mechanism, so as to solve the problem that in the prior art, the outer shell is mostly of a hard structure, with poor shock absorption effect, and it is extremely easy to cause damage to the ball valve, resulting in a short service life.

[0007] To achieve the above object, the present utility model provides the following technical solutions: A side-mounted soft-sealed fixed ball valve, including a water inlet valve body, one side of the water inlet valve body is bolted to a water outlet valve body, and a protection mechanism is arranged inside the water inlet valve body. The protection mechanism includes three sets of labyrinth rings fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the water inlet valve body. Drainage grooves are formed on the surfaces of the labyrinth rings. The drainage grooves on the surfaces of each set of labyrinth rings are misaligned with the drainage grooves on the surfaces of the labyrinth rings above them. Two sets of inner sealing sleeves are fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the water outlet valve body. An elastic ball is fixedly connected inside the inner sealing sleeve. A valve ball is arranged inside the water outlet valve body. Two sealing grooves are formed on the outer side wall of the valve ball, and a tin layer is plated inside the sealing grooves. Sealing blocks are filled inside the sealing grooves and the sealing blocks are fixedly connected to the inner side of the inner sealing sleeve. The cooperation of the labyrinth rings and the drainage grooves is used to initially slow down the impact of the water flow on the water inlet valve body, and the cooperation of the inner sealing sleeve and the sealing grooves is used to improve the sealing effect and the protection of the valve ball.

[0008] Preferably, a stabilizing ring is sleeved on the outer side wall of the top of the water inlet valve body, an outer ring is sleeved on the outer side wall of the water inlet valve body, and a sliding sleeve is bolted to the bottom of the outer ring to provide support for the outer ring by the sliding sleeve.

[0009] Preferably, the bottom end of the sliding sleeve is slidably connected to a buffer seat. Four buffer springs are fixedly connected to the top end of the buffer seat, and the top ends of the buffer springs are fixedly connected to the bottom end of the sliding sleeve. The buffer springs are used to buffer the water inlet valve body and the water outlet valve body to further improve their service life.

[0010] Preferably, a heat insulation sleeve is fixedly connected to the top end of the water inlet valve body. A driven gear is rotatably connected inside the heat insulation sleeve, and the bottom end of the driven gear is fixedly connected to the top end of the valve ball to drive the valve ball to rotate through the driven gear.

[0011] Preferably, a driving gear is meshed with one side of the driven gear. A handle is fixedly connected to the top end of the driving gear, and a heat insulation ceramic is wrapped inside the driving gear to drive the driven gear through the driving gear and then drive the valve ball to rotate.

[0012] Preferably, a rubber sleeve is wrapped on the outer side wall of the handle. A support rod is rotatably connected to the bottom end of the handle, and the support rod is fixedly connected to one side of the outer ring to support the handle and prevent the user from being scalded when the water inlet valve body and the water outlet valve body transport high-temperature liquid.

[0013] In the above technical solutions, the technical effects and advantages provided by the present utility model are:

[0014] Through the cooperation of the water inlet valve body and the protection mechanism, and through the cooperation of the labyrinth ring and the water discharge groove, the liquid is repeatedly decompressed through the water discharge groove, thereby slowing down the impact on parts such as the valve ball. At the same time, due to the performance of the elastic ball, the inner sealing sleeve drives the sealing block to fully contact the sealing groove to achieve the sealing of the valve ball, and the tin layer on the surface of the sealing groove is used to reduce the loss of the sealing block, so as to improve the protection of parts such as the valve ball while ensuring the sealing, and further improve the service life.

[0015] Through the cooperation of parts such as the transmission gear and the handle, the heat insulation of the driven gear is initially realized through the heat insulation sleeve. By rotating the handle to drive the rotation of the transmission gear and the driven gear in sequence, the user does not need to directly contact the driven gear to avoid scalding, and the rubber layer outside the handle improves the hand feeling and further insulates heat. Brief Description of the Drawings

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required to be used in the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments recorded in the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings.

[0017] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of the overall first perspective of the present utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 It is a schematic structural diagram of the overall second perspective of the present utility model;

[0019] Figure 3 It is a schematic structural diagram of the interior of the present utility model;

[0020] Figure 4 For the present utility model Figure 1 The enlarged structural diagram at position A;

[0021] Figure 5 For the present utility model Figure 3 The enlarged structural diagram at position B.

[0022] Explanation of the Reference Numerals in the Drawings:

[0023] 1. Water inlet valve body; 101. Water outlet valve body; 2. Protection mechanism; 201. Labyrinth ring; 202. Water discharge groove; 203. Inner sealing sleeve; 204. Elastic ball; 205. Valve ball; 206. Sealing groove; 207. Sealing block; 3. Stabilizing ring; 4. Transmission gear; 5. Handle; 6. Driven gear; 7. Heat insulation sleeve; 8. Outer ring; 9. Sliding sleeve; 10. Base; 11. Support rod; 12. Buffer seat; 13. Buffer spring. Detailed Description of the Embodiments

[0024] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solution of the present utility model, the present utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0025] The present utility model provides a side-mounted soft-sealed fixed ball valve as shown in Figures 1-5 Figure 5, which includes a water inlet valve body 1. A water outlet valve body 101 is bolted to one side of the water inlet valve body 1. A protection mechanism 2 is arranged inside the water inlet valve body 1. The protection mechanism 2 includes three groups of labyrinth rings 201 fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the water inlet valve body 1. The drain grooves 202 on the surface of each group of labyrinth rings 201 are misaligned with the drain grooves 202 on the surface of the labyrinth ring 201 above it, so that the water flow continuously contacts the labyrinth ring 201 to reduce the potential energy brought by the high and low drop. Two groups of inner sealing sleeves 203 are fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the water outlet valve body 101. An elastic ball 204 is fixedly connected to the inside of the inner sealing sleeve 203. A valve ball 205 is arranged inside the water outlet valve body 101. Two sealing grooves 206 are formed on the outer side wall of the valve ball 205, and a tin layer is plated inside the sealing grooves 206. A sealing block 207 is filled inside the sealing grooves 206, and the sealing block 207 is fixedly connected to the inner side of the inner sealing sleeve 203. The tin layer is used to reduce the friction force, thereby reducing the wear of the sealing block 207. The cooperation between the labyrinth ring 201 and the drain groove 202 initially slows down the impact of the water flow on the water inlet valve body 1, and the cooperation between the inner sealing sleeve 203 and the sealing groove 206 improves the sealing effect and the protection of the valve ball 205. A stabilizing ring 3 is sleeved on the outer side wall of the top of the water inlet valve body 1. An outer ring 8 is sleeved on the outer side wall of the water inlet valve body 1. A sliding sleeve 9 is bolted to the bottom of the outer ring 8. The sliding sleeve 9 provides support for the outer ring 8. The bottom end of the sliding sleeve 9 is slidably connected to a buffer seat 12. Four buffer springs 13 are fixedly connected to the top end of the buffer seat 12, and the top ends of the buffer springs 13 are fixedly connected to the bottom end of the sliding sleeve 9. The water inlet valve body 1 and the water outlet valve body 101 are buffered by the buffer springs 13 to further improve their service life. Through the cooperation between the water inlet valve body 1 and the protection mechanism 2, the liquid is repeatedly decompressed through the drain grooves 202 by the cooperation between the labyrinth ring 201 and the drain groove 202, thereby slowing down the impact on parts such as the valve ball 205. At the same time, due to the performance of the elastic ball 204, the inner sealing sleeve 203 drives the sealing block 207 to fully contact the sealing groove 206 to realize the sealing of the valve ball 205, and the tin layer on the surface of the sealing groove 206 is used to reduce the loss of the sealing block 207, so as to improve the protection of parts such as the valve ball 205 while ensuring the sealing, thereby improving the service life.

[0026] Referring to the attached drawings of the specification Figures 1-5 It should be noted that in the translation, the content in to Figures 1-5 is likely some reference numbers or specific identifiers in the original Chinese text, and they are directly retained without translation as required. Also, the reference to "Figure 5" in the translation is assumed based on the context as there is no clear indication in the original text about which figure it exactly refers to. You may need to adjust it according to the actual figure number in the complete patent document., a heat insulation sleeve 7 is fixedly connected to the top end of the water inlet valve body 1. A driven gear 6 is rotatably connected inside the heat insulation sleeve 7. The bottom end of the driven gear 6 is fixedly connected to the top end of the valve ball 205. The valve ball 205 is driven to rotate by the driven gear 6. A transmission gear 4 is meshed with one side of the driven gear 6. A handle 5 is fixedly connected to the top end of the transmission gear 4. The inside of the transmission gear 4 is wrapped with heat insulation ceramics. The driven gear 6 is driven by the transmission gear 4, and then the valve ball 205 is driven to rotate. The outer side wall of the handle 5 is wrapped with a rubber sleeve. The bottom end of the handle 5 is rotatably connected to a support rod 11. The support rod 11 is fixedly connected to one side of the outer ring 8. The support rod 11 is used to support the handle 5 and prevent the user from being scalded when the water inlet valve body 1 and the water outlet valve body 101 transport high-temperature liquid. Through the cooperation of parts such as the transmission gear 4 and the handle 5, the heat insulation of the driven gear 6 is initially realized through the heat insulation sleeve 7. By rotating the handle 5, the transmission gear 4 and the driven gear 6 are driven to rotate in sequence, so that the user does not need to directly contact the driven gear 6 to avoid being scalded, and the hand feeling is improved and further heat insulation is achieved through the rubber layer outside the handle 5.

[0027] The working principle of this utility model:

[0028] Refer to the attached drawings of the specification Figures 1-5 , when the water inlet valve body 1 needs to work, first connect the water inlet valve body 1 and the water outlet valve body 101. When the liquid enters the inside of the water inlet valve body 1, through the cooperation of the labyrinth ring 201 and the drain groove 202, the liquid is repeatedly decompressed through the drain groove 202, thereby slowing down the impact on parts such as the valve ball 205. When the liquid contacts the valve ball 205, the inner seal sleeve 203 drives the seal block 207 to fully contact the seal groove 206 through the performance of the elastic ball 204 to realize the sealing of the valve ball 205, and the tin layer on the surface of the seal groove 206 is used to reduce the loss of the seal block 207 when the valve ball 205 rotates, so as to improve the protection of parts such as the valve ball 205 while ensuring the seal, and the water inlet valve body 1 and the water outlet valve body 101 are buffered by the buffer spring 13 to further improve the service life;

[0029] When transporting high-temperature liquid inside the water inlet valve body 1, the heat insulation of the driven gear 6 is initially realized through the heat insulation sleeve 7. By rotating the handle 5, the transmission gear 4 and the driven gear 6 are driven to rotate in sequence, so that the user does not need to directly contact the driven gear 6 to avoid being scalded, and the hand feeling is improved and further heat insulation is achieved through the rubber layer outside the handle 5, preventing scalding when operating the valve ball 205.

[0030] Only some exemplary embodiments of the present utility model are described by way of illustration above. Undoubtedly, for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present utility model, the described embodiments can be modified in various different ways. Therefore, the above drawings and descriptions are illustrative in nature and should not be construed as limiting the protection scope of the claims of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A side-mounted soft-sealed fixed ball valve, comprising a water inlet valve body (1), characterized in that: One side of the water inlet valve body (1) is bolted to the water outlet valve body (101). A protection mechanism (2) is arranged inside the water inlet valve body (1). The protection mechanism (2) includes three sets of labyrinth rings (201) fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the water inlet valve body (1). Drainage grooves (202) are formed on the surfaces of the labyrinth rings (201). The drainage grooves (202) on the surfaces of each set of labyrinth rings (201) are misaligned with the drainage grooves (202) on the surfaces of the labyrinth rings (201) above them. Two sets of inner sealing sleeves (203) are fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the water outlet valve body (101). Elastic balls (204) are fixedly connected inside the inner sealing sleeves (203). A valve ball (205) is arranged inside the water outlet valve body (101). Two sealing grooves (206) are formed on the outer side wall of the valve ball (205), and a tin layer is plated inside the sealing grooves (206). Sealing blocks (207) are filled inside the sealing grooves (206), and the sealing blocks (207) are fixedly connected to the inner sides of the inner sealing sleeves (203).

2. The side-mounted soft-sealed fixed ball valve according to claim 1, characterized in that: A stabilizing ring (3) is sleeved on the outer side wall at the top of the water inlet valve body (1). An outer ring (8) is sleeved on the outer side wall of the water inlet valve body (1). A sliding sleeve (9) is bolted to the bottom of the outer ring (8).

3. The side-mounted soft-sealed fixed ball valve according to claim 2, wherein: The bottom end of the sliding sleeve (9) is slidably connected to a buffer seat (12). Four buffer springs (13) are fixedly connected to the top end of the buffer seat (12), and the top ends of the buffer springs (13) are fixedly connected to the bottom end of the sliding sleeve (9).

4. The side-mounted soft-sealed fixed ball valve according to claim 1, characterized in that: A heat insulation sleeve (7) is fixedly connected to the top end of the water inlet valve body (1). A driven gear (6) is rotatably connected inside the heat insulation sleeve (7). The bottom end of the driven gear (6) is fixedly connected to the top end of the valve ball (205).

5. The side-mounted soft-sealed fixed ball valve according to claim 4, characterized in that: A driving gear (4) meshes with one side of the driven gear (6). A handle (5) is fixedly connected to the top end of the driving gear (4). Heat insulation ceramics are wrapped inside the driving gear (4).

6. The side-mounted soft-sealed fixed ball valve according to claim 5, wherein: A rubber sleeve is wrapped on the outer side wall of the handle (5). The bottom end of the handle (5) is rotatably connected to a support rod (11). The support rod (11) is fixedly connected to one side of the outer ring (8).

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  • Soft sealing fixed ball valve

    CN218063493U