An integrated control ball valve
By designing an integrated control ball valve and employing a pneumatic actuator and an air filter pressure reducing valve, the problems of sealing and automatic control were solved, achieving self-regulation and improved stability, and simplifying the maintenance process.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202521682891.3
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-08-08
- Publication Date
- 2026-08-25
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-08-08
AI Technical Summary
Existing ball valves have poor sealing performance, are prone to leakage, and lack pneumatic automatic control functions, resulting in inconvenient operation and unmet automatic control requirements.
An integrated control ball valve was designed, employing a pneumatic actuator and an air filter pressure reducing valve. It achieves self-regulation by sensing changes in air pressure through an elastic diaphragm, improves sealing performance by combining a sealing ring, and enhances stability by fixing the air filter pressure reducing valve with a clamp and connecting rod.
It enables automatic opening and closing of ball valves, improves sealing performance and stability, reduces maintenance costs, meets the needs of automatic control, and simplifies the maintenance process.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of ball valve technology, specifically an integrated control ball valve. Background Technology
[0002] In modern chemical, aerospace, and transportation industries, various valves and instruments are frequently used, and ball valves are among the most popular due to their simple structure, good sealing performance, and light weight. However, existing ball valves typically use box-shaped packing seats with upper and lower mating parts, which cannot guarantee sealing performance. Furthermore, ball valves on the market often leak due to poor sealing, or rely on external sealing methods, which are detrimental to improving product performance. Moreover, few ball valves currently available have pneumatic automatic control functions; opening and closing are achieved only by manually turning a handwheel, resulting in extremely poor convenience, time-consuming and labor-intensive operation, and failing to meet the demands of comprehensive automatic control technology. Utility Model Content
[0003] In order to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art, one of the objectives of this utility model is to provide an integrated control ball valve.
[0004] One of the objectives of this utility model is achieved through the following technical solution:
[0005] An integrated control ball valve includes a valve body, valve stem, valve seat, valve core, air filter pressure reducing valve, solenoid valve, and pneumatic actuator. The valve body has flanges on both sides and a valve core in the center. Valve seats are nested on both sides of the valve core. One side of the valve body has an end cap mounting interface. The end cap positions the valve seat on the same side and is tightened by an external thread structure on the outer periphery of the end cap engaging with an internal thread structure in the mounting interface. The valve stem is fixedly connected to the valve core and engages with an upper port in the middle of the valve body. A stuffing box is provided at the engagement point between the valve stem and the upper port. A connecting shaft is connected to the upper end of the valve stem, and a solenoid valve and the pneumatic actuator are connected to the connecting shaft. The solenoid valve is controlled by a signal from a central control room to open or close the valve. An air filter pressure reducing valve is externally connected to the solenoid valve. A bracket is provided at the bottom of the pneumatic actuator.
[0006] The pneumatic actuator has two connecting rods on its left side. The connecting rods are installed on the left side of the pneumatic actuator by a first bolt. A clamp is fixedly connected to the end of the connecting rod away from the pneumatic actuator.
[0007] Preferably, the two clamps are located on the front and rear sides of the air filter pressure reducing valve, and two second bolts are provided between the two clamps, which are connected to each other by the two second bolts.
[0008] Preferably, the connecting rod has a mounting hole that matches the first bolt.
[0009] Preferably, an anti-slip pad is fixedly connected to the inner side of the clamp, and the anti-slip pad is in contact with the outer side of the pneumatic actuator.
[0010] Preferably, the bottom of the bracket is locked to the outer periphery of the stuffing box by screws, thereby fixing the pneumatic actuator. The pneumatic actuator uses its elastic diaphragm to convert the air pressure input from the air compressor into a thrust on the push rod. The push rod causes the valve core to move accordingly, changing the valve opening and realizing self-control adjustment. A sealing ring is provided at the contact surface between the mounting interface and the valve body.
[0011] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are:
[0012] 1. This utility model relates to an integrated control ball valve. The device replaces the original handwheel control valve rod rotation control ball valve opening and closing with a pneumatic actuator to achieve automatic opening and closing. It has a simple structure, low maintenance workload, and low equipment cost. The designed air filter pressure reducing valve sets the outlet pressure by adjusting the internal spring pressure. It uses a diaphragm to sense changes in outlet pressure and drives the piston through the opening and closing of the pilot valve to adjust the flow area of the throttling part of the main valve, thereby achieving pressure reduction and stabilization. It is equipped with an installation interface and a mounting end cover, which makes the valve core installation simple, improves maintenance speed, and reduces maintenance costs.
[0013] 2. This utility model discloses an integrated control ball valve. The connecting rod is installed on the left side of the pneumatic actuator by cooperating with the first bolt through the mounting hole. At this time, two clamps are wrapped around the front and rear sides of the air filter pressure reducing valve. Then, the two clamps are fixed to the outside of the air filter pressure reducing valve by the second bolt. At this time, the air filter pressure reducing valve is supported and fixed on the pneumatic actuator by the clamps and the connecting rod, which improves the stability of the air filter pressure reducing valve and ensures the normal operation of the air filter pressure reducing valve.
[0014] The above description is merely an overview of the technical solution of this utility model. In order to better understand the technical means of this utility model and to implement it in accordance with the contents of the specification, and to make the above and other objects, features and advantages of this utility model more apparent and understandable, preferred embodiments are described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Attached Figure Description
[0015] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;
[0016] Figure 2 This is a perspective view of the clamp component of this utility model;
[0017] Figure 3 This is a perspective view of the connecting rod of the present utility model.
[0018] Figure 4 This is a perspective view of the bolt component of this utility model.
[0019] The following are the labels in the diagram: 1. Valve body; 2. Valve seat; 3. Valve core; 4. Valve stem; 5. Stuffing box; 6. Bracket; 7. Connecting shaft; 8. Pneumatic actuator; 9. Solenoid valve; 10. Sealing ring; 11. End cap; 12. Air filter pressure reducing valve; 13. Mounting interface; 14. First bolt; 15. Clamp; 16. Connecting rod; 17. Mounting hole; 18. Second bolt. Detailed Implementation
[0020] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that, without conflict, the various embodiments or technical features described below can be arbitrarily combined to form new embodiments.
[0021] It should be noted that when a component is described as "fixed to" another component, it can be directly on the other component or may have a component in between. When a component is considered "connected to" another component, it can be directly connected to the other component or may have a component in between. When a component is considered "set on" another component, it can be directly set on the other component or may have a component in between. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and similar expressions used in this document are for illustrative purposes only.
[0022] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention pertains. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The term "and / or" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
[0023] Please see Figure 1-4 This utility model provides a technical solution: an integrated control ball valve, including a valve body 1, a valve stem 4, a valve seat 2, a valve core 3, an air filter pressure reducing valve 12, a solenoid valve, and a pneumatic actuator 8. The valve body 1 has flanges on both sides and a valve core 3 in the center. The valve core 3 has valve seats 2 nested on both sides. The valve body 1 has an installation interface 13 for an end cap 11 on one side. The end cap 11 positions the valve seat 2 on the same side and is tightened by the external thread structure on the outer periphery of the end cap 11 and the internal thread structure in the installation interface 13. The valve stem 4 is fixedly connected to the valve core 3 and cooperates with the valve body upper port in the middle of the valve body 1. A stuffing box 5 is provided at the valve stem 4 and the valve body upper port.
[0024] The upper end of the valve stem 4 is connected to a connecting shaft 7, and a solenoid valve 9 and a pneumatic actuator 8 are connected to the connecting shaft 7. The solenoid valve 9 is controlled to open or close by a signal from the central control room. An air filter pressure reducing valve 12 is externally connected to it. The bottom of the pneumatic actuator 8 is provided with a bracket 6. The bottom of the bracket 6 is locked to the outer periphery of the stuffing box 5 by screws, thereby fixing the pneumatic actuator 8.
[0025] A further implementation scheme is that the pneumatic actuator 8 uses its elastic diaphragm to convert the air pressure input from the air compressor into a thrust on the push rod, which causes the valve core 3 to produce a corresponding displacement, thereby changing the opening degree of the ball valve and realizing self-control regulation.
[0026] A further embodiment is that a sealing ring 10 is provided at the contact surface between the mounting interface 13 and the valve body 1.
[0027] Two connecting rods 16 are provided on the left side of the pneumatic actuator 8. The connecting rods 16 are installed on the left side of the pneumatic actuator 8 by the first bolt 14. The end of the connecting rod 16 away from the pneumatic actuator 8 is fixedly connected to a clamp 15. The two clamps 15 are located on the front and rear sides of the air filter pressure reducing valve 12, respectively. Two second bolts 18 are provided between the two clamps 15, and the two clamps 15 are connected by the two second bolts 18. The connecting rod 16 has a mounting hole 17, which matches the first bolt 14. An anti-slip pad is fixedly connected to the inner side of the clamp 15, and the anti-slip pad is in contact with the outer side of the pneumatic actuator 8.
[0028] The connecting rod 16 is fitted with the first bolt 14 through the mounting hole 17, thereby installing the connecting rod 16 on the left side of the pneumatic actuator 8. At this time, the two clamps 15 are wrapped around the front and rear sides of the air filter pressure reducing valve 12. Then, the two clamps 15 are fixed to the outside of the air filter pressure reducing valve 12 by the second bolt 18. At this time, the air filter pressure reducing valve 12 is supported and fixed on the pneumatic actuator 8 by the clamps 15 and the connecting rod 16, which improves the stability of the air filter pressure reducing valve 12 and ensures the normal operation of the air filter pressure reducing valve 12.
[0029] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc., indicating the orientation or positional relationship are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this utility model.
[0030] Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of that feature. In the description of this utility model, "a plurality of" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise explicitly specified.
[0031] In this utility model, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," "joining," and "fixing," etc., should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral part; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components, unless otherwise explicitly limited. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model according to the specific circumstances.
[0032] In this utility model, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, "above" or "below" the second feature can mean that the first feature is in direct contact with the second feature, or that the first feature is in indirect contact with the second feature through an intermediate medium. Furthermore, "above," "on top of," and "over" the second feature can mean that the first feature is directly above or diagonally above the second feature, or simply that the first feature is at a higher horizontal level than the second feature. "Below," "below," and "under" the second feature can mean that the first feature is directly below or diagonally below the second feature, or simply that the first feature is at a lower horizontal level than the second feature.
[0033] In the description of this specification, the references to terms such as "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "example," "specific example," or "some examples," etc., indicate that a specific feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with that embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the illustrative expressions of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments or examples. Moreover, without contradiction, those skilled in the art can combine and integrate the different embodiments or examples described in this specification, as well as the features of different embodiments or examples.
[0034] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Those skilled in the art can make changes, modifications, substitutions and variations to the above embodiments within the scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. An integrated control ball valve, comprising a valve body, valve stem, valve seat, valve core, air filter pressure reducing valve, solenoid valve, and pneumatic actuator, characterized in that: The valve body has flanges on both sides and a valve core in the center. Valve seats are nested on both sides of the valve core. One side of the valve body has an end cap mounting interface. The end cap positions the valve seat on the same side and is tightened by the external thread structure on the outer periphery of the end cap engaging with the internal thread structure in the mounting interface. The valve stem is fixedly connected to the valve core and engages with the valve body upper port in the middle of the valve body. A stuffing box is provided at the engagement point between the valve stem and the valve body upper port. A connecting shaft is connected to the upper end of the valve stem, and a solenoid valve and a pneumatic actuator are connected to the connecting shaft. The solenoid valve is controlled by a signal from the central control room to open or close the valve. An air filter pressure reducing valve is externally connected. A bracket is provided at the bottom of the pneumatic actuator. The pneumatic actuator has two connecting rods on its left side. The connecting rods are installed on the left side of the pneumatic actuator by a first bolt. A clamp is fixedly connected to the end of the connecting rod away from the pneumatic actuator.
2. The integrated control ball valve according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two clamps are located on the front and rear sides of the air filter pressure reducing valve, respectively, and two second bolts are provided between the two clamps, which are connected to each other by the two second bolts.
3. The integrated control ball valve according to claim 1, characterized in that: The connecting rod has a mounting hole that matches the first bolt.
4. The integrated control ball valve according to claim 1, characterized in that: An anti-slip pad is fixedly connected to the inner side of the clamp, and the anti-slip pad is in contact with the outer side of the pneumatic actuator.
5. The integrated control ball valve according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the bracket is locked to the outer periphery of the stuffing box by screws, thereby fixing the pneumatic actuator. The pneumatic actuator uses its elastic diaphragm to convert the air pressure input from the air compressor into a thrust on the push rod. The push rod causes the valve core to move accordingly, changing the valve opening and realizing self-control adjustment. A sealing ring is provided at the contact surface between the mounting interface and the valve body.