Patents Assigned to Aktiebolaget Somas Ventiler
  • Patent number: 5820103
    Abstract: A ball segment valve comprise a valve housing (23) with a circular annular valve seat (28), a valve body (26) which has the shape of a spherical segment which is rotatable about an axis of rotation (49) which intersects the center of the sphere of which the valve body constitutes a segment, a rotating spindle (41) which extends through and is mounted in one side of the valve housing, and a journal bar (43).The rotating spindle and the journal bar are interconnected by a bow (42) in order to form together with the bow a continuous rotating unit (25).The journal bar is mounted in a cover (24) which covers a hole (64) in the other side of the valve housing, which hole is sufficiently large that the rotating unit can be introduced through the hole into its intended operating position in the valve housing and be fixed in this position by subsequent mounting of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget Somas Ventiler
    Inventors: Curt Nilsson, Folke Hubertson
  • Patent number: 4968000
    Abstract: A valve with a valve body (11, 43) in the form of a ball or of a segment of a ball has a second, concave, spherical sealing surface (20, 53) which is provided to be resiliently urged against a first sealing surface of the valve body, and at least an outer, cylindrical surface (21, 65, 66) which slidingly contacts a cylindrical guiding surface (22, 55, 56) of equal diameter in the central part of the valve housing. A spring washer (17, 82) abuts an end surface (24, 73) of the seat ring and is firmly clamped with its peripheral portion between an end surface (27, 81) of the central part of the valve housing and an end surface (28, 62) of an end fitting. The end surface of the seat ring comprises an annular abutment surface (24, 73) at a radial distance from an interior of the peripheral portion of the spring washer. The abutment surface is projected in the axial direction toward the end fitting relative to a first, annular portion (23, 70) of said end surface of the seat ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1990
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget Somas Ventiler
    Inventors: Folke Hubertson, Curt O. Nilsson
  • Patent number: 4770393
    Abstract: A butterfly valve comprises a valve housing (1) with an axial passage (4) for a fluid medium; a valve seat in the form of a seat ring (8) which is displaceable within a slot (7) in the valve housing in a radial direction relative to the axial passage, the seat ring elastically deformable as to its shape in the radial direction; and a throttle (5) arranged so as to be pivotable about an axis of rotation (23) between an open position and a shut-off position, the throttle having a seal face (21) on its periphery (18) which is pressed against the seat ring when the throttle is in the shut-off position. The shape of the seal face is defined by lines of intersection between the seal face and planes of intersection coinciding with a center line (22) of the throttle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1988
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget Somas Ventiler
    Inventor: Folke Hubertson
  • Patent number: 4634097
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sealing device for such throttle valves as comprise a valve housing with a valve seat and a pivotally mounted throttle member which may be pressed against the valve seat to bring about a sealing contact between two interacting sealing surfaces, one on the throttle member and the other in the valve housing and a sealing ring to be mounted in a slot in the valve. The invention is characterized in that the sealing ring (5) has a cross-section of a homogeneous, radially elongated body part (8) of considerable rigidity and resistance to radial deformation, that said body part at its head end (11) has a sealing surface (12) which is one of the two said sealing surfaces, and that from the "hip" part of the said homogeneous body part extend two essentially radial legs (14, 15), which form flanges of the sealing ring, said flanges being arrnaged to be pressed axially against the walls (18, 19) of said slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1987
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget Somas Ventiler
    Inventor: Folke H. Hubertson
  • Patent number: 4286769
    Abstract: A valve seat contains a seat ring (12) with flat, parallel side faces (19, 20). The seat ring consists of steel or possibly of PTFE. When the valve is being shut by a throttle (1), a sealing surface of the throttle is pressed against the seat ring which adopt itself as to form and position to the mean line of the throttle, and the seat ring is displaced in a groove (18) in the plane of the seat. A couple of spring washers (10, 11) sealingly engage the parallel side faces of the seat ring. When the throttle is reopened the spring washers secure the seat ring in its position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1981
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget Somas Ventiler
    Inventor: Folke H. Hubertson
  • Patent number: 4284264
    Abstract: A butterfly valve with a seal face (4)having two opposite, essentially spherical sections (h, i) intersected by a symmetry plane (k) through the throttle which coincides with an axis through a point (n) parallel with the torsional axis (j) of the throttle and two opposite, essentially conical sections (f, g) on both sides of the symmetry plane. The spherical and the conical sections successively merge into each other. When the throttle is revolved to shutting position, the sealing line (a) which has circular shape is pressed against a valve seat (18) shaped as a circular ring made of steel. An eccentrical location of the torsional axis (j) will cause that a surface contact between throttle and valve seat wil occur simultaneously along the entire sealing line in the shutting movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1981
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget Somas Ventiler
    Inventor: Folke H. Hubertson
  • Patent number: 4254937
    Abstract: A butterfly valve with a seal face (4) having two opposite, essentially spherical sections (h, i) intersected by a symmetry plane (k) through the throttle which coincides with the torsional axis (j) of the throttle and two opposite, essentially conical sections (f, g) on both sides of the symmetry plane. The spherical and the conical sections successively merge into each other. When the throttle is revolved, the conical surfaces are pressed against a valve seat (18) shaped as a circular ring made of steel. This seat then assumes a more and more elliptical shape finally to adjust itself entirely to the elliptical mean line of the seal face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1981
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget Somas Ventiler
    Inventor: Folke H. Hubertson