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Method of conditioning a rotary valve seat
Assignee: Nabco Ltd
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Filing: 1982-01-08
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Granted: 1984-08-28
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Expires: 2002-01-08
Abstract
Abstract A method of forming concavities in a cast iron valve seat to which lubricating oil may be applied to reduce the abrasion between the valve seat and a handle operated rotary valve that is slidably engagable with the valve seat. Pockets of graphite are formed at the valve seat surface by heat treating the valve seat, following which the valve seat undergoes a lapping process that removes the graphite and leaves numerous concavities in the valve seat surface. These concavities hold the lubrication and thus extend the abrasion-free life of the rotary valve and valve seat interface to enhance the metal-to-metal seal thereat.
Inventors
- 👤 Takao Kinoshita
- 👤 Kazushige Onaka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 19:56
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16K; F16K11/00; F16K11/02; F16K11/06; F16K11/072; F16K11/074; B; B23; B23P; B23P15/00; B23P15/001; B23P9/00; B60; B60T; B60T15/00; B60T15/02; C; C21; C21D; C21D5/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49405; Y10T29/49409
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
The method of conditioning the surface of a cast iron rotary valve seat comprising the steps of: (a) forming a cast iron rotary valve seat from a cast iron in which graphite particles will be separated during subsequent heat treatment through the decomposition of pearlite; (b) heat treating said rotary valve seat to obtain a hardened surface and increase the concentration of graphite particles on the surface of said rotary valve seat; (c) lapping said surface of said valve seat at ambient temperature to remove said graphite particles from said surface and thereby form numerous concavities in said valve seat surface; and (d) applying lubricant to said valve seat surface whereby said concavities are filled with said lubricant to provide low friction operation of a rotary valve on said seat for an extended duration.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
134 words
The method of conditioning the surface of a cast iron rotary valve seat comprising the steps of: (a) forming a cast iron rotary valve seat from a cast iron in which graphite particles will be separated during subsequent heat treatment through the decomposition of pearlite; (b) heat treating said rotary valve seat to obtain a hardened surface and increase the concentration of graphite particles on the surface of said rotary valve seat; (c) lapping said surface of said valve seat at ambient temperature to remove said graphite particles from said surface and thereby form numerous concavities in said valve seat surface; and (d) applying lubricant to said valve seat surface whereby said concavities are filled with said lubricant to provide low friction operation of a rotary valve on said seat for an extended duration.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of smoothing the surface of said valve seat following said heat treatment.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
66 words
The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said heat treating comprises: (a) heating said valve seat surface to approximately 850° C.; (b) quenching said valve seat surface; (c) reheating said valve seat surface to approximately 180° C.; (d) maintaining said valve seat heated at approximately 180° C. for a period of about one hour; and (e) gradually cooling said valve seat surface to ambient temperature.
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