Non-mixing valve

Claim 2

A double-seated valve, comprising: a valve housing having at least two conduit openings, a first valve seat and a second valve seat, first and second valve members each guided in the valve housing for movement relative to each other and the associated one of the first and second valve seats between an open position and a closed position, the first valve member being adapted for axially sealing in its closed position against the first valve seat, the second valve member being adapted to abut during its opening movement against the first valve member and to move the latter during further opening movement into its open position, a leak chamber defined between the valve members in both the closed and the open positions thereof, and a drain outlet permanently connecting the leak chamber to the outside of the valve, the second valve member including a sliding body having radially oriented sealing means adapted to be sealingly received in an internal cylindrical seat wall of the second valve seat, the first valve member having at its end proximate the second valve member an axial recess adapted to sealingly receive during opening of the valve a portion of the sliding body of the second valve member, and at least one of the valve members being shaped to substantially balance pressure forces and pressure hammers exerted thereon by the fluid.

Claim 3

A valve according to claim 1, wherein the second valve member includes a balancing piston sealingly guided in the valve housing and having a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the second valve seat.

Claim 4

A valve according to claim 2, wherein the valve housing is provided with an annular washing space for cleaning the stroke length of a circumferential surface of the balancing piston, the washing space being disposed between annular seals and having an inlet and an outlet for washing liquid.

Claim 5

A valve according to claim 1, wherein the first valve member has a substantially cylindrical shape, and includes axial sealing means at its end surrounding the recess and, proximate its other end, a cylindrical wall sealingly guided in the valve housing, the cylindrical wall having a diameter slightly smaller than that of the axial sealing means.

Claim 6

A valve according to claim 4 further comprising an axial rod connected to the second valve member and sealingly extending through the first valve member, first spring means disposed within an internal space of the first valve member for permanently urging the second valve member into its closed position, and second spring means disposed within the internal space of the first valve member and adapted to urge same during the opening of the valve towards the second valve member.

Claim 7

A valve according to claim 5, wherein the second valve member includes a balancing piston defining a movable part of a pneumatic motor adapted to move the second valve member against the urging force of the first spring means into abutment with the first valve member and, thereafter, to move the first and second valve members into their open position.

Claim 8

A valve according to claim 6, further comprising an auxiliary pneumatic motor acting on the axial rod of the second valve member and adapted to urge the latter into its open position.

Claim 9

A valve according to claim 5, further comprising an auxiliary pneumatic motor acting on the axial rod of the second valve member and adapted to urge the latter into its open position.

Claim 10

A valve according to claim 5, wherein the axial rod of the second valve member is sealingly guided in an upper part of the valve housing.

Claim 11

A valve according to claim 4, wherein the valve housing is provided with an annular washing space for cleaning the stroke length of a circumferential surface of the cylindrical wall, the washing space being disposed between annular seals and having an inlet and an outlet for washing liquid.

Claim 12

A valve according to claim 1, wherein the axial recess in the first valve member has a cylindrical surface aligned with the cylindrical seat wall of the second valve seat and adapted to sealingly cooperate during opening of the valve with the radial sealing means of the second valve member.

Claim 13

A valve according to claim 11, wherein the radial sealing means are disposed proximate an end portion of the second valve member so that during opening of the valve the radial sealing means are shifted from the second valve seat into sealing contact with the cylindrical surface of the recess before the second valve member abuts the first valve member.

Claim 14

A valve according to claim 11, wherein the aligned cylindrical surfaces of the second valve seat and the recess have bevelled edges providing a smooth transition for the radial sealing means as they move between the second valve seat and the recess.

Claim 15

A valve according to claim 1, wherein the second valve member further comprises an axial drain tube sealingly guided in a bottom part of the valve housing and permanently communicating with the leak chamber.

Claim 16

A valve according to claim 14, wherein the second valve member further comprises an axial inlet channel for introducing washing liquid into the leak chamber.

Claim 17

A double-seated valve comprising: a valve housing having at least two conduits and, between the conduits, a first, annular valve seat and a second cylindrical valve seat concentric with the first seat; a first elongated valve member having first sealing means cooperating with the first valve seat and a second valve member having radial second sealing means cooperating with the second valve seat, the valve members being axially movable concentrically with the valve seats relative to each other and relative to the associated valve seat; the first valve member including a cylindrical recess facing the second valve member and the second valve member including a portion comprising said radial second sealing means adapted to sealingly enter the recess when the valve members are moved relative to each other, a leak chamber defined between the first and the second valve members, the leak chamber being sealed with respect to the conduits in both the closed and the open positions of the valve members and in open communication with an exterior of the valve; and means for substantially balancing pressure forces exerted on the valve members by pressurized fluid in the conduits.

Claim 18

A double-seated valve comprising: a valve housing having at least two conduits and, between the conduits, a first, annular valve seat and a second cylindrical valve seat concentric with the first seat; a first elongated valve member having first sealing means cooperating with the first valve seat and a second valve member having radial second sealing means cooperating with the second valve seat, the valve members being axially movable concentrically with the valve seats relative to each other and relative to the associated valve seat; the first valve member including a cylindrical recess facing the second valve member and the second valve member including a portion comprising said radial second sealing means adapted to sealingly enter the recess when the valve members are moved relative to each other, a leak chamber defined between the first and the second valve members, the leak chamber being sealed with respect to the conduits in both the closed and the open positions of the valve members and in open communication with an exterior of the valve; and means for substantially balancing pressure forces exerted on the valve members by pressurized fluid in the conduits.

Claim 19

A double-seated valve comprising: a valve housing having at least two conduits and, between the conduits, a first, annular valve seat and a second cylindrical valve seat concentric with the first seat; a first, elongated valve member having first sealing means cooperating with the first valve seat and a second valve member having radial second sealing means cooperating with the second valve seat, the valve members being axially movable concentrically with the valve seat relative to each other and relative to the associated valve seat; the first valve member including a cylindrical recess facing the second valve member and the second valve member including a portion comprising said radial second sealing means adapted to sealingly enter the recess when the valve members are moved relative to each other, a leak chamber defined between the first and the second valve members, the leak chamber being sealed with respect to the conduits in both the closed and the open positions of the valve members, the leak chamber being sealed with respect to the conduits, the valve members further defining means establishing an open communication between the leak chamber and an exterior of the valve; whereby the valve members, in their closed positions are relatively remote from each other and movement of the second valve member in an axial direction towards the first member engages the first member and, thereafter, moves the first valve member until both members are in their open positions.

Claim 20

A double-seated valve comprising: a valve housing having at least two conduits and, between the conduits, a first, annular valve seat and a second cylindrical valve seat concentric with the first seat; a first, elongated valve member having first sealing means cooperating with the first valve seat and a second valve member having radial second sealing means cooperating with the second valve seat, the valve members being axially movable concentrically with the valve seat relative to each other and relative to the associated valve seat; the first valve member including a cylindrical recess facing the second valve member and the second valve member including a portion comprising said radial second sealing means adapted to sealingly enter the recess when the valve members are moved relative to each other, a leak chamber defined between the first and the second valve members, the leak chamber being sealed with respect to the conduits in both the closed and the open positions of the valve members, the leak chamber being sealed with respect to the conduits, the valve members further defining means establishing an open communication between the leak chamber and an exterior of the valve; whereby the valve members, in their closed positions are relatively remote from each other and movement of the second valve member in an axial direction towards the first member engages the first member and, thereafter, moves the first valve member until both members are in their open positions.