Angle globe valve

Claim 2

In a multiple stage valve having walls defining a cavity, a stack of separate stage rings arranged within said cavity, said stage rings defining a flow passageway for conducting fluid from an inlet in said body axially through said stack to an outlet from said body, and a valve member within said cavity cooperatively related to said stage rings to control said axial fluid flow through said valve, each stage ring having a ring portion and an inwardly projecting annular flange, said flange having an upstream face, a downstream face, and an intermediate face, said downstream face of at least certain rings being formed with plural stepped portions.

Claim 3

In a multiple stage valve of the type recited in claim 1 wherein: said valve member has plural valve elements, one for each stage ring, each valve element being spaced from the associated stage ring substantially the same distance, the downstream face of each of said flanges intersecting the intermediate face of such flanges at a corner, the upstream most valve element being formed with a portion for engaging the corner of the associated stage ring.

Claim 4

In a multiple stage valve of the type recited in claim 1 wherein: each of said valve elements comprising an annular flange, each flange being generally non-symmetrical about a medial plane through the flange with the upstream face being more abruptly related to the axis of the valve member than the downstream face.

Claim 5

A multiple stage valve of the type recited in claim 3 wherein: each of said valve member annular flange having its peripheral portion disposed downstream of the corner of the associated stage ring.

Claim 6

A multiple stage valve of the type recited in claim 4, in which each face of each of the ring flanges having plural stepped portions.

Claim 7

A multiple stage valve as recited in claim 1 wherein: at least certain of said stage rings are castings, the upstream and downstream faces of each of said certain stage rings being unmachined to provide rough surfaces for frictional contact with fluid being handled.

Claim 8

In a multiple stage valve, a valve body formed with a through bore intersected adjacent one end by an inlet passage, an outlet flange member having a boss projecting into one end of said bore, a bonnet flange member having a boss projecting into the other end of said bore, a stack of stage rings nested within said bore, a spider guide ring interposed between the boss of said outlet flange member and said ring stack, a spacer tube interposed between the boss of said bonnet flange member and said stack and being formed with an opening of a size similar to that of the inlet passage, means on said bonnet flange member for holding said spacer tube with its opening in alignment with said inlet passage, a valve member engaging said spider member and having portions in cooperative relationship to said stage rings, and having a portion projecting through said bonnet flange member to facilitate actuation of said valve member, the combined height of said bosses, said stack of stage rings, said spider, and said spacer tube being greater than the length of said bore, and means for bolting said bonnet flange member and said outlet flange member to said body to clamp the intervening elements therebetween.

Claim 9

In a multiple stage valve, a valve body formed with a through bore intersected adjacent one end by an inlet passage, an outlet flange member having a boss projecting into one end of said bore, a bonnet flange member having a boss projecting into the other end of said bore, a stack of stage rings nested within said bore, a spider guide ring interposed between the boss of said outlet flange member and said ring stack, a spacer tube interposed between the boss of said bonnet flange member and said stack and being formed with an opening of a size similar to that of the inlet passage, means on said bonnet flange member for holding said spacer tube with its opening in alignment with said inlet passage, a valve member engaging said spider member and having portions in cooperative relationship to said stage rings, and having a portion projecting through said bonnet flange member to facilitate actuation of said valve member, the combined height of said bosses, said stack of stage rings, said spider, and said spacer tube being greater than the length of said bore, and means for bolting said bonnet flange member and said outlet flange member to said body to clamp the intervening elements therebetween.