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Arrangement for damping linear movements
Assignee: Sempell GmbH
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Filing: 1988-04-22
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Granted: 1990-08-07
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Expires: 2008-04-22
Abstract
Abstract Arrangement for damping linear movements intended for use on a safety valve. An arrangement for damping linear movements of the valve spindle (10) of a safety valve of small amplitude and high frequency comprises two counter-rotatable damping parts (18, 36) with intermeshing wall (22, 24, 32) which delimit narrow working gaps (44, 46) containing a high-viscosity silicone grease. The linear intake movement is converted by a threaded drive (12, 40) into a rotary movement during which the silicone grease (47) in the working gaps (44, 46) is subjected to shear forces and eliminates the unwanted energy by virtue of its internal friction.
Inventors
- 👤 Manfred Weyand
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 13:27
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16K; F16K17/00; F16K17/02; F16K17/04; F16K17/0433; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/18; Y10T74/18056; Y10T74/18568; Y10T74/18576; Y10T74/18704
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
178 words
An arrangement for damping linear movement for use on a safety valve, said safety valve including (a) a housing (14), a valve shaft (10) to be connected to a valve element to be damped, (c) an outer cup-shaped damping part (18) mounted within said housing (14), (d) a rotary inner cup-shaped damping part (36) located within said housing (14) and extending into said damping part (18) from above, the outer surface of said damping part (36) together with the inner surface of said damping part (18) defining a working gap in which a viscous medium (42) is located, (e) a movement-conversion transmission means (12, 38, 40) for converting the linear movement of the valve shaft (10) into a rotary movement of said rotary inner damping part (36), and (f) means for adjusting the axial relative positions of said damping part (18) and said rotary inner damping part (36) to thereby adjust the depth of immersion of the said rotary damping part (36) in said damping part (18) and to thereby control the dampening intensity for the valve element.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
178 words
An arrangement for damping linear movement for use on a safety valve, said safety valve including (a) a housing (14), a valve shaft (10) to be connected to a valve element to be damped, (c) an outer cup-shaped damping part (18) mounted within said housing (14), (d) a rotary inner cup-shaped damping part (36) located within said housing (14) and extending into said damping part (18) from above, the outer surface of said damping part (36) together with the inner surface of said damping part (18) defining a working gap in which a viscous medium (42) is located, (e) a movement-conversion transmission means (12, 38, 40) for converting the linear movement of the valve shaft (10) into a rotary movement of said rotary inner damping part (36), and (f) means for adjusting the axial relative positions of said damping part (18) and said rotary inner damping part (36) to thereby adjust the depth of immersion of the said rotary damping part (36) in said damping part (18) and to thereby control the dampening intensity for the valve element.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A damping arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said damping part (18) is supported on the housing (14) by way of a threaded connection (26 to 30).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A damping arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the rotary damping part (36) is supported on the housing (14) by that of a threaded connection (48, 50).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
A damping arrangement according to claim 1 wherein said movement-conversion transmission means comprises a thread (12) formed on the axially moveable valve shaft (10), which is fixed in the angular direction, and a thread (40) engaging therewith and connected to the rotary damping part (36).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A damping arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the movement-conversion transmission comprises a helical cam groove formed in the spindle and a cam cooperating therewith and connected to the rotary damping part (36).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A damping arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the viscous medium is a silicone grease containing a filler, the filler consisting at least partly of graphite.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A damping arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the viscosity of the viscous medium does not vary substantially over a large temperature range.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
A damping arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the working gaps between the damping parts (18, 36), in which the viscous medium (42) is located, have a width of less than approximately 1 mm.
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