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Cryogenic pilot valve
Assignee: Praxair Technology Inc
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Filing: 1992-01-13
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Granted: 1992-12-29
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Expires: 2012-01-13
Abstract
Abstract A cryogenic pilot valve comprising a thermal sensing element of two disparate thermal expansion materials on an actuator body joined to a control fixture having an integral valve wherein the actuator body and the control fixture are rigidly joined by loaded threads which simultaneously serve as the calibration set point device.
Inventors
- 👤 Norman H. White
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 15:18
CPC Classifications
F; F17; F17C; F17C13/00; F17C13/02; F17C13/026; G; G05; G05D; G05D23/00; G05D23/01; G05D23/02; G05D23/024; G05D23/026; F17C2205/00; F17C2205/03; F17C2205/0302; F17C2205/0323; F17C2205/0388; F17C2205/0394; F17C2221/00; F17C2221/01; F17C2221/011; F17C2221/012; F17C2221/014; F17C2221/016; F17C2221/017; F17C2223/00; F17C2223/01; F17C2223/0146; F17C2223/0153; F17C2223/0161; F17C2223/03; F17C2223/033; F17C2250/00; F17C2250/04; F17C2250/0404; F17C2250/0439; F17C2250/06; F17C2250/0605; F17C2250/0636; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/30; Y02E60/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
A cryogenic pilot valve having an actuator body and a controlled component holding fixture characterized by: (A) said actuator body comprising: (1) a metallic sensing tube having a free end; and (2) a low thermal expansion element within the metallic sensing tube, attached by welding or brazing at one end to the free end of the sensing tube and having an actuator at the other end; (B) said controlled component holding fixture comprising: (3) loaded calibration threads for screwing the controlled component holding fixture into the actuator body to form a rigid joint, said calibration threads loaded by at least one concave shaped washer whose concave profile is flattened in proportion to an applied axial load; (4) a valve seat having an aperture; and (5) a spring loaded spherical valve plug for contacting the actuator through the valve seat aperture; and (C) inlet and outlet valve ports within the actuator body and controlled component holding fixture.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
A cryogenic pilot valve having an actuator body and a controlled component holding fixture characterized by: (A) said actuator body comprising: (1) a metallic sensing tube having a free end; and (2) a low thermal expansion element within the metallic sensing tube, attached by welding or brazing at one end to the free end of the sensing tube and having an actuator at the other end; (B) said controlled component holding fixture comprising: (3) loaded calibration threads for screwing the controlled component holding fixture into the actuator body to form a rigid joint, said calibration threads loaded by at least one concave shaped washer whose concave profile is flattened in proportion to an applied axial load; (4) a valve seat having an aperture; and (5) a spring loaded spherical valve plug for contacting the actuator through the valve seat aperture; and (C) inlet and outlet valve ports within the actuator body and controlled component holding fixture.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The cryogenic pilot valve of claim 1 wherein the low thermal expansion element comprises a nickel iron alloy containing about 36 percent nickel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The cryogenic pilot valve of claim 1 wherein the low thermal expansion element has a coefficient of thermal expansion one-tenth or less of that of the metallic sensing tube.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The cryogenic pilot valve of claim 1 wherein the low thermal expansion element is radially spaced from the sensing tube for a portion of its length.
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