VALVE WITH LOCKING FUNCTION

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to a valve having a locking function.BACKGROUND ART

[0002] A valve opens / closes flowing of fluid. However, a person who is not a manager can manipulate arbitrarily the valve because a conventional valve does not have a locking function.

[0003] Document US 2012 / 080 628 A1 discloses an actuating device for actuating valves. The actuating device includes a spindle. The actuating device is designed as a hand wheel with a locking element and with an electric feedback device. The locking element is formed in one piece and is arranged integrally in the hand wheel.

[0004] Document KR 102 066 992 B1 discloses a locking valve. The locking value includes: a valve body having a communication space in which a plurality of ports can communicate with each other; a valve bonnet installed in the valve body; a valve stem installed to be moved vertically along the longitudinal direction of the valve bonnet and preventing a communication state of the plurality of ports; and a valve handle for rotating the valve stem with respect to the valve bonnet. The value handle comprises a handle housing having an inner space that accommodates a portion of an upper side of the valve bonnet and transferring a rotational force to the valve stem. The valve handle further comprises a slider installed to be slid in the handle housing and fastened to or released from the valve bonnet in accordance with a sliding position.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0005] It is an object of the present invention to provide a valve realizing a locking function with a simple structure.

[0006] To this end, the present invention provides a valve in accordance with claim 1. According to the present invention, the valve includes a hand wheel; a locking operation member inserted in a space of the hand wheel; and a fixing locking member. Here, the valve is locked when the locking operation member is combined with at least partial of the fixing locking member, the valve is unlocked when the locking operation member is separated from the fixing locking member, the locking operation member rotates in response to rotation of the hand wheel while the locking operation member is inserted in the hand wheel, and the fixing locking member is used for locking of the valve with fixed.

[0007] A valve according to the present invention includes a hand wheel; and a locking operation member inserted in a space of the hand wheel. Here, locking of the valve is changed when the locking operation member moves in a direction of a center of the hand wheel or moves in an outward direction of the hand wheel, while the locking operation member is inserted in the space.

[0008] A locking operation member used for a locking operation according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a body; and an insertion member extended longitudinally from the body. Here, a space is formed in the body, projections are formed on a part of an inner surface of the body, the locking is achieved by combining the projections with locking projections of an external locking member, unlocking is realized when the projections are separated from the locking projections of the external locking member, and the combining or the separating of the projections and the locking projections are determined by moving of the insertion member.

[0009] In a valve of the present invention, the valve is locked or unlocked by interlocking projections of a locking operation member with locking projections of a bonnet or separating the projections of the locking operation member from the locking projections. As a result, other people may not manipulate arbitrarily the valve.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0010] Example embodiments of the present invention will become more apparent by describing in detail example embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating unlocked valve according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating locked valve according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a disassembled structure of the valve according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a sectional view illustrating schematically the valve according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 5 to FIG. 8 are views illustrating operation of a locking operation device of a valve according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 9 to FIG. 10 are views illustrating a fluid flow space of a valve according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 11 is a view illustrating a table in which ratio of curves in FIG. 10 is recorded. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0011] In the present specification, an expression used in the singular encompasses the expression of the plural, unless it has a clearly different meaning in the context. In the present specification, terms such as "comprising" or "including," etc., should not be interpreted as meaning that all of the elements or operations are necessarily included. That is, some of the elements or operations may not be included, while other additional elements or operations may be further included. Also, terms such as "unit," "module," etc., as used in the present specification may refer to a part for processing at least one function or action and may be implemented as hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software.

[0012] The present invention relates to a valve, e.g. diaphragm valve with a locking function. The valve may realize the locking function of the valve by controlling the valve in a direction of a rotation axis of the valve. In this case, the locking function is not achieved in a direction of a central axis of the valve.

[0013] Particularly, a hand wheel does not rotate in the direction of the rotation axis when the valve is locked, and the hand wheel may rotate in a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction when the valve is unlocked.

[0014] Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to accompanying drawings.

[0015] FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating unlocked valve according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating locked valve according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a disassembled structure of the valve according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a sectional view illustrating schematically the valve according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 to FIG. 8 are views illustrating operation of a locking operation device according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 to FIG. 10 are views illustrating a fluid flow space of a valve according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 11 is a view illustrating a table in which ratio of curves in FIG. 10 is recorded.

[0016] In FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, a valve of the present embodiment is for example a diaphragm valve and may include a hand wheel 100, a locking operation member 102, a bonnet 104, a body 106, at least one flange member 108, a cap 114, a locking member 200, a diaphragm 300, a spindle bush 304, an up-and-down motion member 306, a buffer member 308 and a fixing member 400.

[0017] The hand wheel 100 controls opening / closing of the valve. The valve may be closed when a user rotates the hand wheel 100 in for example a clockwise direction, and the valve may be opened when the user rotates the hand wheel 100 in a counterclockwise direction. Fluid may flow through a fluid flow space 122 when the valve is opened.

[0018] A space 112, e.g. a hole is formed at a part of the hand wheel 100, e.g. a side, and the locking operation member 102 is inserted into the space 112. Here, the locking operation member 102 may be integrally combined with the hand wheel 100.

[0019] The locking operation member 102 is a member for realizing a locking function of the valve.

[0020] In one embodiment, the valve may be unlocked when the locking operation member 102 is completely inserted into the space 112 of the hand wheel 100 as shown in FIG. 1, and so the user may open / close the valve by rotating the hand wheel 100 in the clockwise direction or counterclockwise direction.

[0021] The hand wheel 100 does not rotate, i.e. the valve is locked when a part of the locking operation member 102 is projected outside the hand wheel 100 as shown in FIG. 2. Accordingly, the locking operation member 102 is not completely inserted into the space 112 of the hand wheel 100 due to a locking member 200, e.g. a lock when the locking operation member 102 is fastened by the locking member 200. As a result, the hand wheel 100 does not rotate, and thus it is impossible to control arbitrarily opening / closing of the valve.

[0022] That is, the valve is unlocked when the locking operation member 102 moves in a direction of a central part of the hand wheel 100, and the valve is locked when the locking operation member 102 moves in an outward direction of the hand wheel 100. Detailed description concerning to the locking operation of the valve will be described below.

[0023] The bonnet 104 is combined with the body 106 by using for example a bolt and may cover elements for opening / closing of the fluid flow space 122. Here, the fluid flow space 122 means a space through which fluid flows and may include an inlet 122a, an outlet 122b and an opening / closing hole 122c (central part).

[0024] Flowing of the fluid is blocked when a part of a lower surface of the diaphragm 300 contacts with a part 912c of a lower surface 912 of the body 106 or a liner 120 through the opening / closing hole 122c. The fluid flows through the fluid flow space 122 when the part of the lower surface of the diaphragm 300 is separated from the part 912c of the lower surface of the body 106 or the liner 120.

[0025] That is, the flowing of the fluid may be opened / closed by moving up-and-down a central part of the diaphragm 300. Here, ends of the diaphragm 300 may be combined with the body 106. As a result, only the central part of the diaphragm 300 moves up-and-down when the diaphragm 300 is pulled or pushed, i.e. stroke of the diaphragm 300 is changed. On the other hand, the diaphragm 300 may be formed with a single layer or multiple layers, e.g. four layers as shown in FIG. 3.

[0026] The spindle bush 304, the up-and-down motion member 306, the buffer member 308 and the fixing member 400 are used for controlling moving of the diaphragm 300.

[0027] The spindle bush 304 is combined with the hand wheel 100 as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, and thus it may rotate in response to rotation of the hand wheel 100. This spindle bush 304 may be extended to the bonnet 104 with inserted into an inner space of the hand wheel 100.

[0028] One end of the up-and-down motion member 306 may be combined with the spindle bush 304 and the other end of the up-and-down motion member 306 may be combined with a compressor 302.

[0029] In one embodiment, the spindle bush 304 and the up-and-down motion member 306 may be combined by using a bolt. As a result, the up-and-down motion member 306 moves up-and-down when the spindle bush 304 rotates. For example, the up-and-down motion member 306 may descend to fall a central part of the diaphragm 300 when the spindle bush 304 rotates by rotating the hand wheel 100 in a clockwise direction, and it may ascend to rise the central part of the diaphragm 300 when the spindle bush 304 rotates by rotating the hand wheel 100 in a counterclockwise direction.

[0030] This up-and-down motion member 306 may be combined with the compressor 302 through for example a pin, and one end of the up-and-down motion member 306 may be extended through a hole 322 of a top part of the bonnet 104.

[0031] The fixing member 400, e.g. a bolt fixes the diaphragm 300. Here, an end part of the up-and-down motion member 306 applies direct impact to the fixing member 400 if the buffer member 308 does not exist, the buffer member 308 may locate between the up-and-down motion member 306 and the fixing member 400 so that the direct impact is not applied to the fixing member 400.

[0032] The body 106 is a body of the valve and may be formed of plastic or metal.

[0033] In one embodiment, the body 106 may be formed of an engineering plastic, for example polyphenylene ethers resin composition including polyphenylene ethers resin and polystyrene resin. Of course, the body 106 may be formed of polyimide, polysulfone, poly phenylene sulfide, polyamide imide, polyacrylate, polyether sulfone, polyether ether ketone, polyether imide, liquid crystal polyester, olpyether ketone, etc. and their combination, as the engineering plastic.

[0034] In another embodiment, the body 106 may be formed by mixing a glass fiber with Polyvinyl Chloride PVC, polypropylene PP, Poly Phenylene sulfide PPS, Polyphthalamide PPA, Polyamide PA6, Polyamide PA66, Polyketone POK or Polyethylene PE. As a result, strength, impact resistance and mechanical feature of the body 106 may be enhanced.

[0035] In still another embodiment, the body 106 may be formed by mixing a glass fiber and a carbon fiber with for example, a PVC, a PP, a PPS, a PPA, a PA6, a PA66, a POK or a PE.

[0036] In still another embodiment, the body 106 may be formed by mixing a glass fiber, a carbon fiber and a graphite fiber with for example, a PVC, a PP, a PPS, a PPA, a PA6, a PA66, a POK or a PE.

[0037] The liner 120 is formed inside the body 106, and the fluid flow space 122 through which fluid flows may be formed inside the liner 120.

[0038] In one embodiment, the liner 120 may be formed of a fluorine resin. The fluorine resin means every resin including fluorine in a molecule, and it includes a Polytetrafluoroethylene, PTFE, a Polychlorotrifluoroethylene PCTFE or a Perfluoroalkoxy alkane PFA, etc. This fluorine resin has excellent heat resistance, excellent chemical resistance, excellent electric insulation, small friction coefficient, and does not have adhesion. That is, friction coefficient of the liner 120 is small when the liner 120 is formed of the fluorine resin, and thus change of velocity of a moving fluid by a laminar flow may be minimized. In other words, difference of velocity of fluid flowing through an upper region or a lower region in the fluid flow space 122 and velocity of fluid flowing through a central region in the fluid flow space 120 may be minimized, based on specific point.

[0039] In one embodiment, a metal member (not shown) may be formed in the body 106 through for example an injection molding. As a result, strength of the body 106 may be enhanced.

[0040] A flange member 108 may be formed at an end part of the body 106. The flange member 108 may be combined with a flange member of a pipe, and so the valve may be combined with the pipe.

[0041] In one embodiment, the flange member 108 may be formed of plastic and a metal member (not shown) may be included in the flange member 108.

[0042] Hereinafter, the locking function will be described in detail.

[0043] The bonnet 104 may include a bonnet body 310 and a bonnet locking member 312 as shown in FIG. 3.

[0044] The bonnet body 310 may have various shapes, e.g. a rectangular shape and be combined with the body 106.

[0045] The bonnet locking member 312 may be projected from the bonnet body 310 and have smaller width than the bonnet body 310.

[0046] In one embodiment, a space 322 into which the spindle bush 304 is inserted may be formed inside an end part of the bonnet locking member 312 and a locking projection may be formed on an outer surface of the end part of the bonnet locking member 312, as shown in FIG. 5. Here, the projection member 500 may have a triangular shape like a screw thread, but it is not limited to have the triangular shape as long as it interlocks with the locking operation member 102, e.g. it may have a rectangular shape. The bonnet 104 may be called as a fixing locking member because the bonnet 104 is used for a locking function while it is fixed.

[0047] The locking projection 500 may interlock with a projection member 516 of the locking operation member 102. Here, the locking projection 500 is formed on whole of the outer surface of the end part of the bonnet locking member 312, but it may be formed on a part of the outer surface of the end part of the bonnet locking member 312 as long as it interlocks with the projection 516 of the locking operation member 102.

[0048] The locking projections 500 of the bonnet locking member 312 are combined with the projections 516 of an inner surface of the locking operation member 102 as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8. Here, the hand wheel 100 does not rotate though the user applies a force to the handwheel 100 to the rotate the hand wheel 100 because the bonnet 104 is fixed. That is, the valve is locked.

[0049] The projection 516 of the locking operation member 102 is separated from the locking projection 500 of the bonnet locking member 312 as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 when the user pushes the locking operation member 102 in an inward direction, i.e. a direction of a center of the hand wheel 100. As a result, the valve is unlocked, and thus the user may open / close flowing of fluid by rotating the hand wheel 100.

[0050] To perform this operation, a space 530 may be formed inside of the locking operation member 102, the projection 516 is formed on a part of an inner surface of the locking operation member 102, and the other part of the inner surface of the locking operation member may be flat. As a result, the locking operation member 102 does not interlock with the bonnet locking member 312 though the locking projection 500 of the bonnet locking member 312 contacts with a flat part of the locking operation member 102 as shown in FIG. 5. Accordingly, the locking operation member 102 rotates together with the hand wheel 100 while it is inserted in the hand wheel 100 through a side of the hand wheel 100, when the user rotates the hand wheel 100.

[0051] The locking operation member 102 may include a body 510, an insertion member 512, a cover member 514 and a projection supporter 518.

[0052] The space 530 may be formed inside the body 510, the projection 516 is formed on a part of the inner surface of the body 510 and the other part of the inner surface of the body 510 may be flat. Of course, the other part may not be flat but have an uneven structure as long as it does not interlock with the locking projection 500.

[0053] The insertion member 512 is inserted in the space 112 of the hand wheel 100 and it may move in a forward direction or a backward direction in the space 112 depending on user's control.

[0054] A hole 540 into which a ring of the locking member 200 is inserted is formed on a part of the insertion member 512 as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8.

[0055] The cover member 514 may cover the space 112 as shown in FIG. 1 and it may be integrally combined with the hand wheel 100 in the space 112.

[0056] At least partial of the cover member 514 and the insertion member 512 may be projected outside of the hand wheel 100 when the user pulls the cover member514 in an outward direction.

[0057] The cover member 514 may be disposed with an outer surface of the hand wheel 100 in coplanar as shown in FIG. 1 when the user pushes the cover member 514 in the direction of the center of the hand wheel 100.

[0058] The projection supporter 518 is formed at a rear part of the projection 516 to support the projection 516 and an incision section 532 are formed on a part of the projection supporter 518.

[0059] The incision section 532 may give elasticity to the projection 516.

[0060] Briefly, in the valve of the present embodiment, the locking projection 500 formed on an end part of the bonnet 104 interlocks the projection 516 of the locking operation member 102 when the user pulls the locking operation member 102 in an outward direction of the hand wheel 100, thereby locking the valve. The locking projection 500 of the bonnet 104 is separated from the projection 516 of the locking operation member 102 when the user pushes the locking operation member 102 in the direction of the center of the hand wheel 10, thereby unlocking the valve. That is, the locking of the valve may be controlled in a direction of a rotation axis. However, the locking function may not be realized in a central axis (vertical axis). As a result, the valve may have simple locking structure.

[0061] In above description, the locking projection 500 is formed on the outer surface of the top part of the bonnet 104. However, an extra member combined with the bonnet 104 may exist, a locking projection may be formed on the extra member and the locking projection may interlock with the projection 516 of the locking operation member 102.

[0062] Hereinafter, the fluid flow space 122 will be described in detail.

[0063] In FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, the fluid flow space 122 of the present embodiment may have a streamlined shape in a direction from an inlet 122a or an outlet 122b to a central part 122c corresponding to a diaphragm 300.

[0064] Ideally, maximum fluid transfer amount may be achieved when the fluid flow space 122 has the streamlined shape from the inlet 122a to the central part 122c and from the central part 122c to the outlet 122b. However, it is difficult to manufacture the valve if an end part of the liner 120 corresponding to the central part 122c is very sharp, and thus end parts 920 and 922 of the liner 120 corresponding to the central part 122c should be vertically formed. However, the end parts 920 and 922 formed vertically are formed with minimum length H, for example may have a length less than 12mm.

[0065] Specially, the fluid flow space 122 may have the streamlined shape from the inlet 122a or the outlet 122b in a direction from the inlet 122a or the outlet 122b to the central part 122c. That is, a curve starts from the inlet 122a or the outlet 122b.

[0066] The fluid flow space in the conventional valve has a straight line from the inlet or the outlet to specific point and is vertically formed from the specific point to a central part, and thus a vertical part operates as an obstacle for hindering the fluid flow. Accordingly, fluid transfer amount per hour becomes smaller.

[0067] In the valve described above, the fluid flow space 122 has the streamlined shape from the inlet 122a or the outlet 122b in a direction from the inlet 122a or the outlet 122b to the central part 122c. Accordingly, an obstacle for hindering fluid flow does not exist in the fluid flow space 122, and so fluid transfer amount per hour is considerably high.

[0068] Flow transfer amount of the conventional valve when the vertical part is modified to a streamlined shape is higher than that of the valve including the vertical part. However, the flow transfer amount per hour of the conventional valve is very smaller than that of the valve of the present disclosure which has the streamlined shape from the inlet 122a or the outlet 122b in a direction from the inlet 122a or the outlet 122b to the central part 122c.

[0069] That is, since the curve of the fluid flow space 122 starts from the inlet 122a or the outlet 122b in the valve of the invention, the fluid transfer amount per hour is very high compared with in the conventional valve. In other words, a CV valve may be considerably enhanced.

[0070] In one embodiment, a width of the fluid flow space 122 may become smaller in a direction from the inlet 122a or the outlet 122b to the central part 122c. The diaphragm 300 rises or descends in a high range in the event that the fluid flow space 122 has the same width in the direction from the inlet 122a or the outlet 122b to the central part 122c, and thus an opening-closing operation is normally performed only when the hand wheel 100 for controlling the diaphragm 300 is rotated by for example maximum seven and a half times. The diaphragm 300 rises or descends in relative small range when the width of the fluid flow space 122 becomes smaller in the direction from the inlet 122a or the outlet 122b to the central part 122c. Accordingly, the opening-closing operation may be smoothly performed though the hand wheel 100 for controlling the diaphragm 300 is rotated by for example four times.

[0071] In view of the liner 120 not the fluid flow space 122, a first inner upper surface line 910a, a first inner lower surface line 912a, a second inner upper surface line 910b and a second inner lower surface line 912b may have the streamlined shape.

[0072] Both sides of a lower central part 912c of the liner 120 contacted with the diaphragm 300 may have a curved shape for the purpose of smooth flow of the fluid.

[0073] In the valve described herein, a curvature of the fluid flow space 122 may be determined in consideration of fluid flow and a manufacture process. The conventional valve is produced with multiple liners because the fluid flow space has a long-length vertical part. However, the valve described above may be manufactured with single liner, and the liner is designed with proper curvature ratio. As a result, productivity of the conventional valve is deteriorated, but productivity of the valve described herein may be enhanced.

[0074] In the fluid flow space 122, a radius of an imaginary center curve 1000, a radius of a curve formed by an inner upper surface 910, a radius of a curve formed by an inner lower surface 912, a diameter of the inlet 122a or the outlet 122b of the fluid flow space 122, a height of the vertical part adjacent to the central part 122c and a distance between the inlet 122a and the outlet 122b are respectively defined as R, R1, R2 or R3, DN, H and L. It is assumed that a left space of the fluid flow space 122 is identical to a right space of the fluid flow space 122.

[0075] In one embodiment, the inner upper surface 910 may have a curve which has different curvature from the radius R of the center curve 1000 of the fluid flow space 122. That is, the curve of the inner upper surface 910 may have the curvature different from the center curve 1000 of the fluid flow space 122.

[0076] However, if the distance L is more than a predetermined value, the curve of the inner upper surface 910 may include two curves having different curvature to manufacture easily the valve. Here, a curvature of a curve near to the diaphragm 300 is higher than that of another curve, in the two curves, and curvatures of the two curves may be different from a curvature of the center curve 1000. This is for removing easily single core inserted into the fluid flow space 122 when the liner 120 is manufactured.

[0077] For example, the inner upper surface 910 may have one curve when the distance L is less than 230mm, and it may have two curves when the distance L is higher than 230mm.

[0078] Referring to Table in FIG. 11, in the event that the inner upper surface 910 have one curve, a ratio of the radius R1 of the curve of the inner upper surface 910 and the distance L in a DN25 valve may be in the range of 0.44(70 / 160) to 0.64(85 / 132), a ratio of the radius R1 of the curve and the distance L in a DN40 valve may be in the range of 0.45(90 / 200) to 0.67(110 / 165), and a ratio of the radius R1 of the curve and the distance L in a DN50 valve may be in the range of 0.41(95 / 230) to 0.58(115 / 197). In case of a DN150 valve (not shown in Table), the distance L may be in the range of 406 to 480 and the radius R1 may have 170, R1 / L may be more than 0.354(170 / 480).

[0079] That is, the ratio of the R1 and the distance L may be in the range of 0.354(170 / 480) to 0.67(110 / 165). Here, DN25 means that the diameter of the inlet 122a or the outlet 122b is 25mm(ϕ ), DN40 indicates that the diameter of the inlet 122a or the outlet 122b is 40mm(ϕ ), and DN50 means that the diameter of the inlet 122a or the outlet 122b is 50mm(ϕ ).

[0080] A curve of the inner lower surface 912 may include a first curve (radius R2) corresponding to the inlet 122a or the outlet 122b and a second curve (radius R3) near to the diaphragm 300, i.e. two curves. Here, a curvature of the first curve is different from that of the second curve, and the first curve and the second curve may have different curvature from the center curve 1000 (radius R) in the fluid flow space 122. On the other hand, R3 does not exist if the distance L is very great.

[0081] A ratio of R2 and the distance L may be in the range of 0.59(95 / 160) to 0.83(110 / 132) in the DN25 valve, be in the range of 0.65(130 / 200) to 0.91(150 / 165) in the DN40 valve, and be in the range of 0.63(145 / 230) to 0.84(165 / 197) in the DN 50 valve. That is, the ratio of R2 and the distance L may be in the range of 0.59(95 / 160) to 0.91(150 / 165).

[0082] A ratio of R3 and the distance L may be in the range of 0.31(50 / 160) to 0.49(65 / 132) in the DN25 valve, be in the range of 0.33(65 / 200) to 0.52(85 / 165) in the DN40 valve, and be in the range of 0.37(85 / 230) to 0.53(105 / 197) in the DN 50 valve. That is, the ratio of R3 and the distance L may be in the range of 0.31(50 / 160) to 0.53(105 / 197).

[0083] A ratio of R2 and R3 may be in the range of 1.46(95 / 65) to 2.2(110 / 50) in the DN25 valve, be in the range of 1.53(130 / 85) to 2.31(150 / 65) in the DN40 valve, and be in the range of 1.38(145 / 105) to 1.94(165 / 85) in the DN 50 valve. That is, the ratio of R2 and R3 may be in the range of 1.38(145 / 105) to 2.2(110 / 50).

[0084] A ratio of R1 and R2 may be in the range of 0.64(70 / 110) to 0.89(85 / 95) in the DN25 valve, be in the range of 0.6(90 / 150) to 0.85(110 / 130) in the DN40 valve, and be in the range of 0.58(95 / 165) to 0.79(115 / 145) in the DN 50 valve. That is, the ratio of R1 and R2 may be in the range of 0.58(95 / 165) to 0.89(85 / 95).

[0085] A ratio of R1 and R3 may be in the range of 1.08(70 / 65) to 1.7(85 / 50) in the DN25 valve, be in the range of 1.06(90 / 85) to 1.69(110 / 65) in the DN40 valve, and be in the range of 0.91(95 / 105) to 1.35(115 / 85) in the DN 50 valve. That is, the ratio of R1 and R3 may be in the range of 0.91(95 / 105) to 1.7(85 / 50).

[0086] The height H of the vertical part near to the diaphragm 300 differs depending on size of the valve, but may be in the range of 7mm to 12mm.

[0087] On the other hand, the DN25 valve, the DN40 valve and the DN50 valve are mentioned above, but the above ratios may be also applied to different size of valves.

[0088] Briefly, in the valve of the present disclosure, the fluid flow space 122 may have the streamlined shape in a direction from the inlet 122a or the outlet 122b to the central part 122c corresponding to the diaphragm 300. Specially, the curve starts from the inlet 122a or the outlet 122b. Accordingly, fluid transfer amount per hour may be enhanced.

[0089] In the above, the left space and the right space of the fluid flow space 122 are the same structure and are symmetrically formed, but they may have different structure. Nevertheless, the left space and the right space may have streamlined space, respectively.

[0090] Components in the embodiments described above can be easily understood from the perspective of processes. That is, each component can also be understood as an individual process. Likewise, processes in the embodiments described above can be easily understood from the perspective of components.

[0091] The embodiments of the invention described above are disclosed only for illustrative purposes. A person having ordinary skill in the art would be able to make various modifications, alterations, and additions without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Claims

1. A valve comprising: a hand wheel (100); a locking operation member (102) inserted in a space (112) of the hand wheel (100); and a fixed fixing locking member (104), wherein the valve is locked when the locking operation member (102) is combined with at least partial of the fixing locking member (104), the valve is unlocked when the locking operation member (102) is separated from the fixing locking member (104), the locking operation member (102) rotates in response to rotation of the hand wheel (100) while the locking operation member (102) is inserted in the hand wheel (100), the fixing locking member (104) is used for locking of the valve when fixed, at least one projection (516) is formed on a part corresponding to a side of the fixing locking member (104) on an inner surface of the locking operation member (102) but is not formed on the other part of the inner surface, and a locking projection (500) is formed on an outer surface of the fixing locking member (104), the projection (516) of the locking operation member (102) is separated from the locking projection (500) of the fixing locking member (104) when the locking operation member (102) moves in a direction of a center of the hand wheel (100) through the space (112) formed on a side of the hand wheel (100), thereby unlocking the valve, the projection (516) of the locking operation member (102) interlocks with the locking projection (500) of the fixing locking member (104) when the locking operation member (102) moves in an outward direction of the hand wheel (100), thereby locking the valve, a hole (540) is formed on a part of the locking operation member (102), and at least part of a locking member (200) is inserted in the hole (540) to lock the valve while the locking operation member (102) is projected outside the handwheel (100), wherein a projection supporter (518) is formed at a rear part of the projection (516) of the locking operation member (102) to support the projection (516) and an incision section (532) is formed on a part of the projection supporter (518).

2. The valve of claim 1, wherein the fixing locking member (104) is a bonnet, and wherein the locking operation member (102) interlocks with the fixing locking member (104) in a rotation direction of the hand wheel (100), and the locking operation member (102) realizes a locking function in the rotation direction of the hand wheel (100) but does not realize the locking function in a central axis (vertical axis) of the valve.

3. The valve of claim 1 or 2, wherein fluid flowing of a fluid flow space (122) is opened / closed by rotating the hand wheel (100) in a clockwise direction or counterclockwise direction, , the locking projection (500) is formed on an outer surface of a top part of the bonnet (104), and the valve is locked when the projections (516) of the locking operation member (102) are combined with the locking projections (500) of the top part of the bonnet (104).

4. The valve of the claim 2 or 3, insofar as dependent upon claim 2, wherein the locking operation member (104) includes: a body (510); an insertion member (512) extended longitudinally from the body (510); a cover member (514) formed at an end part of the insertion member (512); and the projection supporter (518), and wherein a space (530) is formed in the body (510), the hole (540) into which a ring of the locking member (200) is inserted is formed on a part of the insertion member (512), the locking operation member (102) is not exposed outside of the hand wheel (100) when the valve is unlocked, and a part of the insertion member (512) in the locking operation member (102) and the cover member (514) is exposed outside of the hand wheel (100) when the valve is locked.

5. The valve of any one of claims 2 to 4, insofar as dependent upon claim 2, further comprising: a body (106) combined with the bonnet (104), a fluid flow space (122) being formed in an inner surface of the body (106); a spindle bush (304) combined with the hand wheel (100) inside the hand wheel (100); an up-and-down motion member (306) combined with the spindle bush (304); a compressor (302) combined with the up-and-down motion member (306); and a diaphragm (300) combined with the compressor (302), the spindle bush (304) rotates when the hand wheel (100) rotates, and the up-and-down motion member (306) moves up-and-down in response to rotation of the spindle bush (304) to change stroke of the diaphragm (300).

6. The valve of any one of claims 2 to 4, insofar as dependent upon claim 2, further comprising: a body (106) combined with the bonnet (104); and a liner (120) formed on an inner surface of the body (106), and wherein a fluid flow space (122) through which fluid flows is formed inside the liner (120), an internal surface of the liner (120) corresponding to the fluid flow space (122) has a streamlined shape from an inlet (122a) in a direction from the inlet (122a) to the central part (122c).