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April '16, 1946.
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, Chester 1‘. McGill, DeWaynemWesSekand:Morniss:
W._1Smith,
Corporation,Elgin?llL,
Elgin, Ill,,assignors1to4E1gip
a corporation ofSoftener
Illinois '
Application August 24,‘ 1942,1Serial‘ No} 455,896 ~
‘29 Carmel (01. 277-25); ,
This invention relates to @multiport valves. ‘ ‘
Multip'ort‘ valves "have heretofore been so- 'de‘»
signed and -'constructed thatlthe-stem plate was
lifted from'thelseatibefore-turning the same-to‘
another positiongthewlifting being with‘a view- to‘ >
eliminating wear-‘and tear on the seat or gasket
in theniturning- of‘ the-‘stem plate from one posi
tio‘nto =another.-» In ‘some ‘cases the stem plate
was' adapted‘to'be-turned without lifting and it
would accordingly dragon the gasket or gaskets,
different installations.
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It is,_ therefore, another-‘w
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important‘ object-ofaourfinvention to-pr'ovid’e the
shut-oh? valverso *arrangedi-thatfit-E can “be ‘used ~‘ ~
for regulating thes?ow‘aswell!as‘for shutting o?" ‘
the-?ow;
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Another object of the invention is to provide
a m-ultiport' va1ve~in>~which~ the stem'plate‘is held j
in a sealed ‘operative positionh'in supported ‘rela—
tion to thebody-member either-byhydrauliopres-i
sure-“alone ‘or in coniunctionrwithi“hold-down’
and in suchY'cases-‘where there was --heavy,hy-~ O spring means, ‘and. in "which; by~virtue 'of'ithe >
draulic‘lpressure: there was accordingly increased
drag ‘on; the-"gasketsymaking‘ ‘it'harder to turn
thev stem 'plate’i'besidesrtending to damage thee
shut-off valve means and,_pr_essure relieiyalve -
means operated prior‘to‘the-shifting,of the'stenr
plate, the latterisarranged'to-be-shiftedwfrom‘one - -
gaskets-L ‘ On-larger-sized"valves-"of both types‘
position’ to another without the necessity‘of ilift—‘~ ‘
mentioned; ‘it‘ihas beeninecessary ‘to provide‘ an
ing;there'bein'g ‘no appreciabledrag‘on the; turn
ordinary~=handi~operated~valve on the inlet side '
ing of—*the1stem- platerand?nor danger of~da~mage -
to shutoff I~the~flow ‘before the stem‘ plate was
to the gasketmeans under-‘the improved operat
shifted from one ‘position to another.
ing conditions afforded with ,our- invention. ‘
However; ~
even ~thoughithis-‘hand' valve was closed,-it was 20 of Still
multiport‘"
“ another
valves:
object
of-consists‘.
'the kind
“in”?nentioned,»
the - provision
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found to ~be'di?ic'ult on larger’ valves to lift the’
which‘the" operating; stenrfoi‘. ‘turning the stem‘?
stem plate or rotate‘it due to the hydrauliopresw
sure left ‘on the stem plate‘ ‘after the hand valve -
plate‘ has a direct operating"connection‘with‘the *
wasclosed'? In~those-*cases where‘ a hand valve“
shut-off valve and also a more unless-director)‘
was'not' used on‘ the inlet side of themultiport 25 crating connection“ with‘ the pressurerelief- valve;
so that inthe?closing ofithe‘ ShlItr‘OffiVZilVe pre-r
valve;- the shifting-of ‘the valve from one posi
tion ‘ to anoth'éncaused’a surge‘ and sometimes‘ ‘
liminary '‘ to Ether-turning of ,thestem" plate‘ "the .
relief: valve is "automatically, opened’...
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a very‘violent"waterihammer." oftentimes when-“
Still‘ ‘another object‘ “consists ' in ‘the ‘provision "
the multi'port- valv'e- was~ shifted from‘ service 130,-“
sition to"*backwash‘iposition,"the ?ow 'of- water 30 of a separate "control‘plate on ‘the ‘operating ‘stem,
having a' sliding-‘driving connection with the‘ stem’
through the‘ valve and through the‘water‘condil
tioning unit; such ' asa ?lter *or‘ softener; ‘came
plate “on the’ ‘one‘hand anct’ having ' the‘ shut-off "
with such a sud'deh inrus'hjinto the bottom'of "the '
valve ‘carried thereon orra universal‘ballhearin‘g j_‘
water ‘ conditioning “unit; and‘ {out from ‘ the top"
mountingjjso'that the shut-o?‘valvecan be'clo‘sed
thereof that the béd'was‘apt to be“ lifted and min-‘ 35 tightly‘ ‘without interfering ‘with ‘the. rotation" of ‘
eral lost to‘ the- drain; Packed ‘beds under‘such"
conditions were apt'toihave the gravel distribute
ing bed-thére'b'éneathdisrupted“ and ‘shifted from ‘
its'normal relationship to the“ mineralabove; ‘
the ‘control'plate relative ,to' the‘ shut-bf)? “valve
and so‘that when‘ the shuteo? valve‘is'held‘tightly '
closed‘ there'is' minimum resistance to turning of‘
the‘ stem‘ 'plate',"the:'c0ntrO1' plate being further
It is,‘-'therefore,=-the principal‘object‘ofour in-‘: 40 arranged :to engage" the; stem "of ;the relief‘ valve ‘
and openjsaid valv'e'iri the" seating :of the shutw?‘ ‘1
vention to‘ provide‘: new‘ and improved multiport“
valves which "arenot'subject to‘ these objections ‘
valve‘;
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and whichiprovide within- the'multiport “valve it?
self the ‘facilitiesifor shutting off the ?ow‘ of in‘;
Another‘objeet'consists‘ in the“ ‘provision of" a
new ‘and improved" type" of seai‘around'the portsv
pressure from" the ‘ stem plate‘ automatically _pre-‘
‘ théqjcost rof' the‘ valve "nconstructio‘n ' vand {obtains
better ‘ all‘ around “performance?
coming “water 'asiwell“ as the relief. of "hydraulic 45 in the body._member “which simplifies and reduces, "
liminary to the 'shifting‘of‘ the valve from one
A further‘objectconsistsrin'the' provision‘ of a _
position to‘ anotherjthereby obviating the neces
valve operating jcamlever ‘operatively'ponnected
sity for a separate hand valve which" a careless‘
or uninformed operator-might‘ fail to close at the 50 with‘ the 'valve 'so" that .pivotal ‘movement causes
proper-time.‘ 1
In’ many applicationsr'of multiport‘ valvesiit'has \ V
operation .of 'the' shut-‘off ‘val-veand pressure‘ relief I
valve and 'rotary‘imovement *causes' rotary j'shift
ingv of the'sternplajte 'fr’om "one.position‘to‘another, '
whileithe; shut=o? ‘valve “is"‘c1osed*and the11re1ief ‘
means ‘form regulating the‘?owfof. water, ‘because *
of itherdi?erence?in available ewaterpressure“ in “55 ‘valveis' opened. "
beenmecessary ito-provideia ‘restriction "or: valve".
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The invention is illustrated in‘ the accompany
ing drawings, in which
spaced main ports 28, 29, 30, and 3| in the body
20 communicating with these openings opening
Figs. 1 and 2 are vertical sections through a‘
multiport valve made in accordance with our
invention, these sections being on the broken line
to the ?at top face of the body, all at the same
radial distance from the center port 25. An aux
A-A of Fig. 7, so 'far as the stem plate is con
cerned, and on line B-—B of Fig. 6 for the body,
Fig. 1 showing the valve in normal operating con
dition, and Fig. 2 showing the shut-01f valve
iliary port 32 communicates with the port 28.
Another auxiliary port 33 communicates with a
nozzle 34 which discharges water through a
Venturi tube 35 into the. port 29, whereby to
siphon brine from a brine tank B through a cored
closed and pressure relief valve opened prepara 10 passage 36 in the body 20, in'the' manner clearly
tory to the shifting of the stem plate from one , disclosed in McCanna Patent 2,209,989. The stem
position to another;
Fig. 3 is a sectional detail showing the sliding
driving connection between the plate on the oper
ating stem and the stem plate, this detail being
in a plane at an angle to the plane of the section
Fig. 1;
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Fig. 4 is a sectional detail of the pressure relief "
valve on a slightly enlarged scale;
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plate 23 has three ports 31, 38, and 39 provided
therein 90° apart adapted to register with three
of the main ports 28, 29, 30, and 3| in different
positions of the stem plate. There is also a cen
tral ‘port 407' in thestem plate which registers
with the port 25 in the body member in all posi
tions of the stern plate, and a smaller port 4| in
radially spaced relation to the center port ar
Fig. 5 is a plan view of the valve operating 20 ranged to register with the auxiliary port 32 in
the backwash position of the stem plate and with
Fig. 6 is a plan view of the valve body with the
the auxiliary port 33 in the salt wash‘ or brine
cover and stem plate removed and indicating dia
position of the stem plate. The ports 31 and 39
. grammatically the pipe connections used incon
previously mentioned are interconnected by a
junction with the valve in a water softener instal 25 cored passage 42 in the stem plate. _
The operation of the valve as thus far described
Figs. 7, 8, and 9, are top views of the stem plate
can be understood by reference to Figs. 6 to 9.
showing a portion thereof in horizontal section
In the normal softening operation, the incoming
on the line '|—'| of Fig. 1, Fig. 7 being the service
raw water from the‘ pressure or supply port 25
position of the stem plate and Figs. 8 and 9 the
.30 ?ows into the cover 2|, as should be clear from a
backwash and salt wash or brine positions, respec
study of Fig. 1, and the raw water leaves the valve
tively;
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through the ports 38 and 29 and enters the top
Fig. 10 is a view similarto Fig. 2, showing a
of the softener S for passage downwardly through
modi?ed or alternative construction;
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the bed of water softening-material therein. The
Figs. 11 and 12 are central vertical sections 35 softened water leavingthe bottom of the softener
through another multiport valve made in accord
re-enters the valve and ?ows through communi
ance with our invention, Fig. 11 showing the valve
eating ports 3| and 39, and tln‘ough the passage
in normal operating condition, and Fig. 12 show
42, and out of the valve through communicating
ing the shut-o? valve closed and pressure relief
ports 31 and 28 to the service system. This ?ow
valve opened preparatory to the shifting of the 40 continues until the water softener-‘requires re
stem plate from one position to another, and
generation, whereupon the operator, as will later
Figs. 13 and 14 are sectional details of the valve
appear, shifts the stem plate 23 to the backwash
operating means on the lines |3--|37 and |4-|4
position shown in Fig. 8, 180° removed from the
means;
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of Figs. 11 and 12, respectively.
Similar reference numerals are applied to cor
responding parts throughout the views.
Referring ?rst brie?y to Figs. 1 and 2, the valve
service position shown in Fig._7. During back
.. wash the incoming raw water from the pressure
or supply port 25 ?ows through communicating
ports 38 and 3| out of the valve and into the bot
shown bears a general resemblanceto that dis
tom of the softener S for passage upwardly
closed in McGill Patent 2,209,992, the reference
through the bed of water. softening material so
numeral 20 designating the stator or body mem 60 as to break up the bed preparatory to the salt
ber of the valve on which a ‘cap or cover 2| is
wash ?ow and also wash out from the top of the
suitably secured, compressing a gasket 22 there
tank whatever sediment accumulated on the top
between to prevent leakage. ' The cover encloses
the rotor or stem plate‘ 23, and this stern plate
in its three operative positions-service, back-y
wash, and salt wash or brine-controls the flow
of water through the valve by providing a differ
ent system of communication between the various
parts in the body 20 in each of the three positions.
It should be understood that although the valve
is one especially designed for use in controlling
the ?ow of ?uids to and from a zeolite water
softener, the invention is not limited to that or
any other specific application but is applicable
of the bed during the softening operation. The
water leaving. the top of the softener re-enters
the valve through the communicating ports 29' v
and 39 and flows through the passage 42 and out
of the valve through communicating ports 31 and
30 to the drain. This ?ow is continued for a pre
determined time, su?icient to thoroughly cleanse
the bed and prepare it for the salt wash. During
this interval raw water may be by-passed to the
service system by virtue of the fact that the port
4| in the stem plate 23 registers with the port 32
and, hence, also with the port 28 communicating
to valves generally.
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with the service system. Atthe conclusionof the
The body 20 has a central axial threaded open
backwash ?ow, the operator, as will later appear,
ing 24 in the bottom thereof for connection with
shifts the stem plate 23 to the salt wash or. brine
the raw water supply pipe. ‘The port 25 com
position shown in Fig. 9, which is 90° removed
municating with this opening will therefore be
from the backwash position shown in Fig. 8. Dur
referred, to as the pressure or inlet port. , Four ing the salt wash, the incoming raw water is de
radial threaded openings, like those shown at 26
livered through the port 4| into the port 33 so as
and 21 in Figs. 1 and 2, are provided in the body
to cause ?ow from the nozzle 34 through the
90". apart in vcircumfe'rentially spaced relation for
Venturi tube 35 and out of the valve through port
connection to pipes that conduct ?uid ‘into and
29 into the top of the softener tank S. A valve 43
out of the valve. There are four equidistantly
in the. 'pipe extending‘fro'm the valve to the brine
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the" body 2Diatltheicentensthereor’surrounding the?‘
centralpressureon suppho'portz 2'5: and-the central: 5
tank
siphoned
B is bpenedsatthis
fromathe hrinewtankranddischargedwith
,time .1 sojthatrbrineim-ayzbevr:
the waterintothe topkotthe softener S4; The‘mix-z
ture~ :of brine rand {Water-?owing; downwardly-,1
portr??; intthei stemmlaltezis :large enough to ac-r
commodatex‘
neckz-zportion ‘Yfreely:
A . seat 55"‘ ’
through ‘the :bed» of ~: .water“ softening “material re-_ 1 5 Y is formedronrztheiupper fenduoflth'e'r neck;portion i
54 for theishut-tofffvalve“56twhich is‘oficircular.
generates : the same; and; the"; spent ,brine: and re.-"
leased ‘calcium-and;magnesiumtis dischargedfrom ‘
disk formfand: universally‘rrotatablyi mounted on
the bottom ,0fithe‘isoftenel'ial‘rd1rei-entbl‘sithézvalVe ' 1
the plate??hfor axiali movement‘ ‘withithel plate' '
toward and away. ‘fromathei-seat 1551? A i'bearing ,
through communicating‘ portsr 3 i" and; ‘31-; ‘and ‘is
conducted throughthe- passage: 421 and outgtozthe
ball 51 seated in? scentraliireces'sesi in; the - end of. '
drain» through .j_.communicating.¢ports :39 . and 30.“
thestem 48*; and top of the?valve ‘diskpermits the-
This salt;wash ?olv'continueszuntil theoleve‘l in the,
brinextank.xB?dropss‘to :a predetermined point;
valve 56~I1to adjust itself iwi-th‘ ‘respect; to the-stem ,
48-fo'r-unifor'm'engagementlwithithe seat 5511‘ The 1~
valve "disk, is’ held < in‘ia toircularn recess 4 5B: in the
,bottom A of» the-splatter 501' iby-ilme‘ans of screws ‘59 ‘i
brine willrbei'usedi During. .thi'sii‘salt wash I?owg:v
rawv watermay befby-passedvtoithe service system
by‘virtue ofathepfact that-'thetport 88: in ‘the stem 1
whichengage the stepped: rim portion'of the valve-‘2
disk’, as showm ' Aioompressiblehgasket‘ring 7601 i
plate'231registe‘rs with portt28 ‘in th'eIbody." After"
hold in- place -'on:>>thet=bottom face‘ of: the valve“
the " valve 4 3‘ has beerr 101088113: th‘euraw ; water now’
disk-iinsureska _ water-tight seal iwhen . the shut-‘i ‘
is continued downwardlysth?ough‘ithé softener S‘
and. outlto'thei drain until thevwater discharged to w
the --drain ‘tests soft, iwhereuponlthe: operator,’ as‘ -
that when~the ~stem 48Yllholds= the tshut-o?», valve: ‘
56 ‘ closed/as in Fig". '2,Tthe'plate150fmay be turned»
willv later appear, shifts the; stem plate 23 back to
with respect to‘ the shut-offivalv‘e‘vwith the stem»
48»to shift-‘the stein-pla'tel23P1from0ne Operating.“ '
the service, position»shownini‘FigHL i When the
,position \to‘another. ~ Tl'ie-parallelspins- 52 main-R
valve is in‘theservice positiongthesupp-lyof water
tain ‘ a sliding; operating ‘connection between» the ‘
in the = br'ine tankwB may» be replenished by i open-'
plate- 50-1and-the-stemmlaite23'iiin. all ‘positions
ing the valve-433; ‘raw water undert-hose conditions
of adjustment of- the »stein¢~'481‘,~las- should be l.evi-"
being delivered »tol‘ the brine-tank through ‘ com
dent from-Figs: 1,- 2,1iand»3. Thesfaot ‘that’ the‘ »
Vehturi tube 351 and passage ‘36' and’ out through‘ 30 shut-off valve ‘561 is closed’ before-[thestem/inlets‘I 23 is movedqis of‘igr‘eat" advantage fortwo rea--»
the pipe extendingtovtheibri-ne tank; Whenthe ~
sons;
one » being that 1it=~ avoidsv the swastingr lot»?
water reaches the proper'level'in the'br‘inetank,‘ '
water, ‘and- ltheaotherebei-rrg thats-itprevents ob-L ~
the'lvalve 43 is closed and; assuming there is sum-i
jectiona-blef water-hammer; otherwise icommoncient salt ‘present in the-brin‘e-tank; a supply‘ ‘of -,
brine will be on-hand ‘ready-for the next‘regenerae‘ 35 the‘ operation vof‘iivalvesi-ior =»this7 1" general: type; »
municatingt'portso38efancl 29' 1 and»v through ‘ the
‘ While‘ it would‘ be-afeasiblaitoiturn Lthestem plate- '
tion.-
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without relief of»~the>-ihydrostatic-~I-pressure after»
The ports 28;33' in~~the body*20'ha've rings
the shut-01f ‘valve-'56 'is ‘i olo'sed;\1'because-> as‘ soon-~
pressed‘therein‘and projecting-upwardly from the '
as the stem“ plate’ was~shifted~the~~hydrostatlcs
body a ‘uniform »\height;'-'determineddby annular '
' pressurewouId lbe-released'rto‘ the drain 3!]; wev ‘
shoulders 45‘ on'theoutsid'e ithereofengaging'thel
prefer, as pointedvioutl hereinaftenrtokprovide »a
separate‘ pressure relief valve forthat purpose.’
top face of~the= bodyq" These ringsha‘ve rubber ‘’
seal 'ringse4?ssurrounding ‘the ‘same and seated‘ on 1 1
the‘ flat top faceof-the'body with“ their upper'ends
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projecting- slightlyrbeyond‘ the ends of the \rings,
The present‘valve-“includes a =pressure relief '
valve 6|’ mountedl-‘onethé stemwplate 23s,! which
' ~»is arranged; to be‘ openedr'automatie‘ally when the
44 for-seali-ng'contact with-the'?atbottomface 41" '
of the stem plate‘23r" Therin‘gs??;‘therefore; per
form-thesealing ‘ functiomwhile'therings 44 ‘serve "
positively’ to" limit‘ ‘compression of the'rrings- '46,”
shut-off valve 55 is closed, to place‘the inside
of the cover“ --2 I’ and» all»? portions‘ of the ‘system
communicating therewith iat- atmospheric pres
sure by establishingbommunication-therefor with >
thus‘ preventing damagerthiereto‘. ‘ With this ar-"
30 ‘in‘the'rbody‘lv 203115 The relief» of‘ '
rangement‘ there his" no’ necessity for‘i‘lifting the 30 tthe'drain'port
pressure in- the cover by theopening ofthe valve‘ stem plate beforeitis’turned fromione'position‘ to‘
E! is important‘only~wherr=the~v stem-plate is in
another. ' The fact'that' the~hydraulic pressure on
the ‘service “position;speakinlg~with reference to“
the stem-‘platens relieved" preliminary 'to'the‘ turn:
ing of the‘ stemmplate'fas' will‘ soonappear; greatly “ a softener installation ‘50f course, "because in that; \
fposition " the" cover“ has~no~ communication ' with
reduces the'drag which there" would‘ otherwisebe 55
the- drain ‘unless-the - relief‘ ‘valve 6| ~ is open.» a In ‘
of the stem’plat'e‘on‘ the gasket rings; and the stem
the other‘positions" of the stem-plate, the cover '
plate can, therefore, ‘beturne'd'with'les's e?ort and
communicates ‘through‘the' softener “with ‘the
with less likelihood of damage to the ‘gasket rings;
drain, becausein “the backwash position the top'
It shOllld be" understood that instead of‘the'. rings" 10f
the" softener“ ‘is' ‘connected "to- the ' drain ‘ and
46 mounted on the ringsril 4‘, 'we‘m'ay emplo‘y gasket ‘60
the bottom‘ ofithe‘ soften-er to. theinteriorv-of then
or seal‘rin‘gs‘like’thoseindi'cate'd' at 46‘d‘in‘Figs. 11 '
cover,‘ and in'qthe ‘brine andmrinse position the '
and 12‘ ‘entered ‘in ‘annular grooves! I‘ provided‘ in'
the~ body"in' substantially concentric‘relation ‘with
the body‘ ports; ,_ The advantagesof'that‘type-oi‘ ‘
seal are described hereinafter. . '
65 =cover'. , Hence‘; witwth’ewate'r pressure-source out
The operatin‘g'stem J48'for' triestem plate‘ 231 ‘
extends through latstuf?n'g‘jlbox 49 initheitop of
the cover H‘ and has a 'pla'te"50 suitably. ‘secured
on thetinneriend thereof to'turn ormove endwis'e
bottomiofthe softener is connected tothe drain *
and theftopjpf the“soft'ener‘to‘ theinterior of‘ the ~
off and the" 'in'side'of‘ the cover“ at" atmospheric“
pressure the‘ stern‘ plate“"23‘ can be'turnecl easily“
and wear-and tearon' the gasketrings 46 is re
duced to a ‘minimum; and there is furthermore
therewith. This plateIhas‘ holes ‘5| in‘circum‘y 70 "no objectionable", waterlhanimer,‘ and the other
objections ,previouslyjpmentionegl "are eliminated.
ferentially‘ spaced relation, which ‘receive with a ,
free ,7 sliding fitf‘ ‘pins 523‘ projecting upwardly‘ from " ' In view, of the factthat the relief ofjpressuret in:v
the "cover-is importantpnly-"in the service posii ~
bosses:;53' "provided on" the‘ stern Tplate" around its
tion'," the? eonnectio'nj 9-’ “hereinafter-rdescribed-“is?a
5 knot-‘essential and-mayebé‘omitted. if 'I‘hemressurwL
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relief valve is herein disclosed as of the poppet
With this construction, assuming the parts to be
type, having a circular disk head 62 on the lower
in the relationship shown in Fig. 1, with the pawl
end of a stem 63~that ‘projects freely through a
83 held retracted, the operator preparatory to
hole 64 in a boss 65 provided in the stem plate
operating the multiport valve rotates the wheel
23. The head 62 of the valve is'housed within a
recess 66 in the bottom of the stem plate, so that
there is nothing projecting below the plane of
the stem plate that would come into contact with
the gasket rings and interfere with the free turn
ing of the stem plate. There are two ports 61 and
68 in the boss 65 parallel to the hole '64, and
these ports as well as the end of the hole are
'16 in a clockwise direction in order to cause the
stem 48 to move downwardly to close the shut
off valve 56 and open the relief valve 6|.
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should be clear that the Valve 56 when left in the
open. position shown in Fig. 1 can be set at a
higher or lower elevation by rotation of the wheel
76 to regulate the flow of water used in the serv
ice position and during back-washing. In many
other valves with which we are familiar, a special
closed by the head 62 when the valve is seated,
as shown in Fig. 1. The port '61 communicates
restriction or regulating valve is required to con
with a tube 69 extending from the boss 65 to the 15 trol the flow of Water, but in the valve of our
passage 42 in the stem plate. The other port
invention the valve 56 does the controlling as well
68 has a tube 10 communicating therewith, which
as shutting off of the raw water supply. After
extends from the boss 65 to a hole ‘H in the stem
the shut-off valve has been closed and the pawl
plate spaced midway between the ports 38 and
83 has been turned around to its normal opera
39 and diametrically opposite the port 31. In 20 tive position in relation to the ratchet teeth 84
that way in the service position of the stem plate
and interlocked therewith so as to positively con
23, when the pressure relief valve is opened, com_
nect the arm 82 with the Wheel 76, the stem plate
munication is established with the drain port 30
23 can be turned with the wheel in a clockwise
in the body 20 for the space inside the cover 2|,
direction from the service position to the back
through the hole 64 and port 68. At the same 25 wash position. In this operation, the pointer 89
time communication is established with the drain
onthe hub end of the arm 82 will serve to indicate
port 36 for all portions of the softener and serv
to the operator the position to which the valve
ice system communicating with the passage 42,
is moved, captions and other indicia being pro
through the ports 61 and 68. It should be ob
vided on the index plate 11, as indicated at 96, to
vious that very little water will flow out the drain 30 mark the different Positions. After the stem plate
in this pressure relief, assuming there are no open
is moved from the service position to the back
faucets in the system. Consequently there is no
wash position, the shut-off valve 56 is opened
appreciable wasting of Water. The valve 6| is
again and the pressure relief valve 6| is closed
normally held closed under action of a spring 12,
agaimthe shut-off valve ‘56 being backed away by
Which acts between the top of the boss 65 and a 35 counterclockwise rotation of the wheel 16 after
Washer 13 held on the upper end portion of the
the pawl 83 has been retracted to permit free
stem 63 by a crosspin. A radial projection 14 on
turning of the wheel 16 relative to the arm 82,
the plate 50 is disposed over the stem 63 of the
although it should be clear that counterclockwise
valve 6|, and when the shut-off valve ‘56 is closed
rotation of the wheel relative to the arm is per
by downward movement of the stem 48 and plate 40 mitted by the pawl even‘ if the operator should
56, the projection 14 on the plate strikes the end
happen to forget to retract it. At the end of the
of the stem 63 and opens the valve 6| against the
backwash flow, the shut-off valve 56 is again
action of the spring 12, as clearly appears in Fig. . closed and the relief valve 6| is again opened,
2. The opening of the pressure relief valve is
similarly as at the commencement of the regen
therefore coincidental with the closing of the 45 eration, and then the stem plate is turned from
shut-off valve.
the backwash position to the brine position.
The valve operating means, indicatedv generally
After that the shut-off valve 56 is again unseated
by the reference. numeral 15, which forms part
and the pressure relief valve 6| seated for the
of the subject matter of a continuation-in-part
duration of the brine and rinse ?ows. Finally
application of Harry Manson and Clarence J. 50 at the conclusion of the regeneration, the shut
Yaeger,..Serial No. 601,784, ?led June 27, 1945, is
o? valve '56 is again closed and the relief valve
so designed‘and constructed that there is de?nite
6| opened preparatory to the shifting of the stem
assurance of the closing of the shut-off valve 56
plate back .to the service position, and when that
and opening of the relief valve 6| before the stem
has been'accomplished, the shut-o? valve 56 is
plate 23 is turned. The valve operating means 55 again opened and the relief valve 6| closed for
15 comprises an operating wheel 16 rota'tably
the duration of the normal softening operation.
mounted on an index plate 1'! suitably supported
The valve Shown in Fig. 10 is closely similar to
on top of the cover 2|, as indicated at 18. A plate '
l9 fastened to the bottom of the hub 80 of the
wheel 16 retains the hub in the central opening in
the plate 11, while, of course, permitting free
rotation of the wheel with respect to the plate
11.. The upper end "portion 8| ‘of the operating
that shown in Figs. 1 to 9, but has a central pres
sure or supply port 25’ in the flat top face of the
body 20’, alring 44 being pressed into the port
25’ and having a seal or gasket ring 46 surround
ing the same, similar to the rings 46 provided in
connection with the rings 44 'on the other body
stem 48 is threaded and threads in the hub 80.
ports 28—-32. The stem plate 23' in this valve has
A radially extending arm 82 is secured on the
a flat bottom surface 41 for sealing engagement
upper end of the stem 48 above its threaded por 65 with all of the gasket‘ rings 46, and has a neck
tion 8| and carries a spring. pressed pawl 83 onv
54’ surrounding its central port 40’ and provid
the outer end thereof arranged to engage ratchet
ing a seat 55' on the top thereof for cooperation
teeth 84 provided on the upper face of the. rim
with the shut-'o? valve. 56. This valve is other
portion of the wheel 16. The pawl has a. pin 85
wise the same as the valve shown in Figs. 1 to 9.
70
projecting downwardly from the bottom of the
The operation of this valve is the same as the
headed end 86 of the pawl, and this pin is ar
other in, so far as closing of the shut-off valve
ranged to ?t slidably in a hole 81 provided there
and opening of therelief valve prior to turning
for in the arm 82, as shown in Fig. 2, except when.
of the stem plate is concerned, the only differ
the pawl is heldvretracted, as shown in Fig. .1. 75 ence being that whatever pressure is exerted on
vaietsg-lw
1 ' the ‘shut-‘501T wvalvejfs?rto'tholdeitilclosedeis *trans~
mitted"to'the"stemrplatédnsteadiof v‘to’ the bodytof
‘
t5
Wlehd for? theI stenil?iimeini the manner‘ shown in'lFig.
‘712;’ The‘ boss 96 has’ two‘ -ports‘B1'ahd 68 ‘provided
thevalve,
‘
ri-fthereinl arrang‘ed-tdbe"closed by‘ the head‘ 62a
, ' The valve-showmiiFFigs.‘ ‘~11‘~aiid 11112 comprises
‘iwhe?’the‘valvé 61 dis seated','as shown'in Fig! ‘11.
r a body or stator'km'ember' ‘120‘aron which a'eap‘ or1 5 The port"Bl'eommunic'atesttith a-tube (SS-extend
cover Zla is“secured'rcompressing- ai'tgasketi 22a
‘1 ingl'fromfthebos§96to the passage 42 in the‘stem
therebetween to preventleakage. “The-‘cover en-
“ vplate'f-the's‘ameas‘in"the1valves of Figs’. 1 and 10.
valve is operated by‘ afstenf ll8a‘fextendingl'dowm
ii therewith which extends f‘fromf‘the' bos§96 ‘ to‘v a
' weirdly through‘*the‘llbodyliiinstead ‘of upward1y‘1-10‘I hole "Iliinfthestemfplateispacedfmi'dway between
through the cover. “The ‘cover 21d has tat-Central
axial threaded opening‘i?aiTor-‘connection with
*the': ports'138; and’; 39 andfdi'ametricallyi‘Opposite
"'Fthe <porti'3 vthesameas?in‘the'valves ‘bfFigS- 1
the raw water supply -pipe.‘"'-$"Phe port ‘25a Pcom-
?vandilO. :r'lnzth'at'wawwhenithelstem‘ plate“23a» 1s
municating‘ with-‘fthisr-openingi is; “therefore; the
>l=iniithevservice'lposition and the'ipressure"relief
pressure‘ or‘ inlet: port. ‘FT Otherwise Y-thisf‘valve‘ has‘ 1-15'"'W3lVé‘ "5" a 'iS 'OIJEH'J» asqll?stratéd fill 1Fig.- 712,1"c‘0m
the same port‘"arrangement='-'genera1ly'»as ‘the
va1veesh0wn iIfFigS: tendqojith'e body'izoa haw
l‘tmuhicati'onis establishedl-with'the. drain port ‘30
iffoif-“theispaceJ-iriside rthe<1oove?I '2 la through the
\' ing' pgrtsi 123.431 Similarly-l~as?'the?body "2n and
innorte?tfrand atitheisameiitime'comrnunication‘is
the stemip1ate“5-23d~ having ieports'i 31538,: 139;" and
‘"esta‘bli'shed'with:the Tlrainportiwfor all'iporti‘ons
1 1H" similar-1y as’theR‘StemQDIaté'iHY-with‘l‘the portsilgdbf rthe‘?service?‘System i'cbmmlln‘ic‘ating PWith‘ the
a‘ 31 ‘and 'selinterconnected bytantarcuate passage
‘ 42 ‘cored in the stemipl‘ate. 7*.‘Provisionibfithepres“ sure or- inletvpo'rtilinlthei-iooverliinstead of 'in" the
i'ipa‘ssage 332,-Tl7h1'l111‘gltlthe‘iports! 61: and ‘68. 7 Very
~71 little; "water Jw‘ill't ?oumout? the: :draiwintthis ‘relief
f ipressuregaassuming :there are no i‘faucets' open
r /
body andrcover;sd"1;?at a'miiehm‘ore' compact'and: .251 preciabletwasting ioti'water. :The‘ pressure relief
economical va1ve -is obtained "."Thg‘ :operating xriv‘alve‘wispiof‘ course; opemcoihdidentally with the
stem 48a extendsithroughatistuf?ng box? 49a in
"closingi'of ;the rshute'o?raval've.
the center of? the :bodyahwhasafplate 559a [email protected]‘Iheveasket' ‘0r i’s‘eal'irings'l?w, Which-are pref—
: ‘ably.securedzion'xthe‘iinnm: endclrthereofeto tum e'erab'lyf'of‘rubber;but~may~b€bf'leathervoreven
O1‘imové'i‘endwiseftherebvith, The 'shut-fbff' valveuso ?ber material, are mounted in annular grooves 9|
v 56a is- universallyrrotatribly ‘mounted on‘theplate "provided in: the rbodywi?azr'in: 'substantiallywon
‘59:1,; 'sir‘nilarlyi asirthe: shut-'o?“1va1ve i??uionnthe --'celltl‘ic 'rrelationi‘irto'tthe sports Y-~28-'--33." These
' plate J59,‘ "for- axialP-movem'entg‘with ‘the ' plate‘ 59a
'- grooves are‘ all‘ of» substantially: "uniform- depth ‘in
mwa‘rd and away‘ fr'gn'i'?the »-se'a,i-,; 155a providedio'n
" relation "to thez?at top'surfacee98 of the-body,
the cover largundumetpressure;.~poyti~z5a. :TheP35 and the'~~i'ings<“areoal1:of"isubstantiallywuni‘form
bearing ball ‘l'?afseated in‘fcehtralvrecesseszirithe
end‘ of the sterniancll bottom Sof the vi/alve disk'per- mitsthe valveitemteed:ustiitseltwith ‘respect to
the stem’waItoxi?mnir?ormfiengagementrwithrthe
‘seat 555;,
height so as to project to the same extent‘above
the surfacew98eand all be; subjectedttoss'ubstan
- tie-11y’:uniform‘gcompressionrrby=thet?at:bottom
" ‘surface 'lil-aofithetstemwplate.
The‘tfactlithatiin
when the'»;?stem“ :4Baqho1dsathe" shut-unthe‘present valve:theepressureiinside:the- coveriis
" off valve :56a're1osed5msiin ‘Fig, 312; theuplate 50a‘
= may be turnedirelativefto?thezshut-off‘ valve‘ with
i the stem t8a-to‘shiftrthefstem-‘plate 23a fromone
“relieved before‘rthelstem~p1ate~isiturne¢makes"it
-.-'relatively-nnim-portant lac-maintain‘ much; if any,
.rclearancerbetween-ttheistemtplate'rand ‘the-body
operating position'l-to “another. iTI'he soperating
so~leng~as<the rings=4lia int-uncompressed condi
' cennectio? between thewstemwtazand stem‘_p1ate‘"45:itiomproject‘sufficiently‘\from?:the"b0dy¢to‘haras
2341 consists 'ofi-a; crossheadwazrronfthe ‘stem: hav" -sured-i—ofvsu?icient'compression“byvithetstem‘plate
ing parallel pins“93t1ieciprocable'free1y in parallel
"1110 prevent-leakage bet-weemports. There is‘an
1110185194 'providedf'inzfthe'icentrall portion of the
' . appreciablersavinginteostvwithrthis'construction,
‘
Qlate. "With? this farrangementiithe‘r‘stem
v-beoause'the “grooves-‘9| wean 'ibevcutrat' smallex
maintains its operating cohneoti'on‘with the stem 50=~pense and-“speoialesupporting rings fortheseal
" plate in“ different:posittonsfofiendwise movement
v"of the stem, su'ohmoverhent “of the stem'beingfre-
‘quiredifor theop'erationrofsthershuteo?-valvef??a
‘ and "pressureirelief valvei?vla.
.
v rings-areeliminated, vFurthermore;=‘it-shouldbe
-1 elearithat withithisarrangementythe engagement
I iof-~the- stem plate With-.thebodylimits the‘eom
rpression ofv-ithesealqringe46a so;that there -is *no
The ‘pressure i'relief‘sva'lvei Slatis mounted-‘0n 55-~danger»of'-their.-being damaged. ~~We~havefound
"the stem‘ plate"l?cuandzisearranged to‘rbe opened
that rings 46a of veryssubstantiall-ihard rubber
" automatically whengthei-.shuteoff-wvalve- 56a ‘is
can~beusedto‘advantage;in~.this-Walve. i-Leather
TOMS-‘8d; whereby"itof‘lplace:"thexinsideifotithe‘vcover
’ seal“ rings’ are also-asatislfactorywand‘ even‘ ?ber
‘ 2 la‘ and :all pottionsaof-thé :system" communicat-
> vs‘ealrings.
‘i ?shing communication;thereforewithathe 'drain
“ iiddedi-around-the stem~48wbetween thev'platei?a
'ing'therewith:at:fatmospherictpressurewbyvestalbfoo' -:A»light~coiled com-pressionwjspring 99: iswpro
‘port
in'the rbody 29a. ~=:;:Invthat‘ Way, the‘ stern
wand-the stem ‘plate»23a.toiholdithestem plate in
" plate 230: ean'~'be‘atumedi“easilyand-weanand-tear
~ engagementwith'theeseal l-ringsill?a .-under.vlight
On the‘ gasket ers‘rs‘ealrlnings-'d?aviswreducedto‘ a
‘pressure-‘when thetshut-yoff-"valvea??mhastbeen
‘
&I1déth€1‘6ii$ furthermore no objection; “65 welosed» and pressurew'relief-evalvee Slat-opened. ‘ 1A
- ‘able‘WatephammemJandrthewother?objections Dr?- heaviervcoiled<compression‘rspring{IOU-is‘ provided
vieusly mentioned-?are; avoided. ~In :the present
valve the pressure relief ;valve :6 lit-has ‘a :disk head
‘ around the‘ stem-Malina recess'rll‘ll. in-the-body
\- ‘and bears-against-the .crosshead' ‘92 "to hold‘ the
tie
the lower?endiofi'the- Stein'ItBw-that is =shut-0ff valve 56a’ closed?tightly:whentheistem
mill-med fer reciprocation-‘in a-caeetti provided ‘70 >48a'hasibeen moved-tothe positiontshown in Fig.
on top. of thestem plate. _Awspring :l2a»~tends
'12 preparatory’ to shifting.the stem~plate from
normally to keep' the valve seated ona boss '96
“projecting from‘the'stern' plate} but the valvais
one-positionlto‘another;
' Referring mainly td'l'FigsI'13 and '14‘,\the valve
' arranged'to be" unseatedwy":ehgagéineht of ‘the
_ eperatingfmeans provided on the valvesh‘own in
plate 50:: with ahead 91'providedon'the‘upper’ ‘75’ Figs‘. 11 and‘12 comprises ahand’lever: I02‘ hav
6
, 2,998,487‘
inga pair of cams I03 provided on its forked
inner end pivoted, as indicated at I04, on a turn
table I 05 rotatably mounted on the bottom of the
ported body member, a ported stem plate adapted
to eifect different communication between the
ports in the body member in di?erent positions
body 20a, preferably on anti-friction bearings
of the plate, a cover member on the body member
I06. Slots I01 in the cams I03 slidably receive
the ends of a crosspin I08 on the lower end of
enclosing the plate, one of the ports in the body
the stem 48a. These slots are in eccentric rela
tion to the pivots I04, so that when the lever I02
member being a low pressure drain port, a pres
sure relief valve for establishing communication
between said last named port and the inside of
is in one extreme position,‘ shown in Fig, 13, the
the cover member and other ports in the body
stem 48a is held in its lower extreme position 10 member, and a single manually operable means
against the compression of the springs 99 and
for turning the plate from one position to an
I00, holding the shut-off valve 56a in the open
other and automatically opening the relief valve
position. On the other hand, when the lever I02
prior to such movement.
'
is swung through 180° to its other extreme posi
4. In a plate type valve, the combination of a
tion, shown in Fig. 14, the stem 48a moves up— 15 ported body member, a ported stem plate adapted
wardly under the action of the springs 99 and
to effect diiferent communication between the
I00 to the position shown in Fig. 12, closing the
ports in the body member in different positions
shut-off valve 56a and opening the pressure relief
of the plate, a cover on the body member enclos
valve 6 la. The operating connection between the
ing the plate, one of said members having a pres
lever I02 and stem 48a afforded by the pin I08 20 sure port normally communicating with the inside
and slots I01’ also permits rotation of the stem
of the cover member, means for shifting the plate
plate 23a by means of the lever I02 from one oper
to different operative positions, and means oper
ating position to another, the turn-table I05 in
able by the last means independently of any move
that operation turning easily with respect to the
ment of the stem plate for closing the pressure
body 20a on its anti-friction bearings I06. The 25 port prior to movement of said plate from one
springs 99 and I00 will, of course, maintain the
position to another.
stem 158a under su?icient end thrust even in the
5. In a plate type valve, the combination of a
closed position of the shut-off valve to maintain
ported body member, a ported stem plate adapted
‘ the turn-table I05 in proper working relation to
to- effect different communication between the
its bearings I06.
ports in the body member in different positions
It is believed the‘foregoing description conveys
of the plate, a cover member on the body member
a good'understanding of the objects and advan
enclosing the plate, one of said members having
tages of our invention, The appended claims
a pressure port normally communicating with the
have been drawn with a view to covering all
inside of the cover member, whereby said plate
legitimate modi?cations and adaptations.
35 is normally held seated under hydraulic pressure,
We claim:
‘
rotary means adapted for turning said plate
1. The combination in a plate type valve of a
whereby to shift the plate to different operative
body member carrying a housing and having a
positions, said rotary means being also axially
plurality of ports, a movable valve member within
reciprocable, and a, pressure relief valve for relief
the housing having ports adapted to register with 40 of hydraulic ‘pressure inside the cover member
the ?rst mentioned ports to establish diiferent
communication between the ports in the body
operable by the last mentioned means upon re~
ciprocation thereof, whereby said plate is rotat
member in different positions of the valve mem
able by said means substantially free of hydraulic
pressure tending to hold the same seated.
6. In a plate type valve, the combination of a
ported body member, a ported stem plate adapted
the last mentioned means in one direction for
to e?ect different communication between the
shutting o? ?uid delivery to said valve and open
ports in the body member in different positions
ing the interior of said valve to a drain at low
of the plate, a'cover on the body member enclos
pressure preparatory to the movement of the 50 ing the plate, one of the ports in the body member
valve member from one position to another, said
being a pressure port and normally communicat
control valve means being operable by movement
ing with the inside of the cover, an upstanding
ber, means for moving the valve member relative
to the body member to different positions, and‘
control valve'means operable by movement of
of , said last mentioned means in the opposite
direction to open ?uid delivery to said valve and
neck portion on'the body member surrounding
the pressure port and projecting upwardly
close off communication between the interior of i " through an opening in the plate and providing a
said valve and the drain.
' valve seat on the outer end thereof, an operating
2. In a plate type valve, the combination of a
stem reciprocable and rotatable in said cover in
ported body member, a ported stem plate adapted
substantially coaxial relation with said neck por
to effect different communication between the
tion,-a plate on the inner end of said stem recip
ports'vin the body member in different positions to rocable and rotatable therewith, means providing
of the plate, a cover member on the body member
a slidable operating connection between the latter
enclosing the plate, one of said members having
plate and stem plate so as to permit endwisc
a pressure port‘normally communicating with the
movement of they stem independently of the stem
inside of the'cover membe'n'one of the ports in
plate but permit rotation of the stem plate with
65
y the body member being a low pressure drain port,
the stem, a shut-o? valve movable with the stem
means‘ for turning the plate from one position to
and the plate thereon toward and away from the
‘another, a shut-off valve operable by the last
seat on the upstanding neck, and means for re
‘mentioned means to close the pressure port, and
ciprocating and rotating the stem.
a pressure relief valve also, operable by the last
7. A valve as set forth in claim 6, wherein an
mentioned means for opening the low pressure
other of the ports in the body member is a low
‘drain port into communication with the inside of
pressure drain port, said valve including a pres
the cover member preparatoryto the turning of
sure relief valve for establishing communication
‘the plate.
between said drain port and‘lthe inside of the
In a plate type valve,‘ the combination of a 75 cover, and meansyoperable by engagement with
$53,398,437
1 the plate. on .the ‘ stem-{for ppeningesaidr {pressure
satainingwamgopemting: connect-ioniutherewitlr otor
‘ relief valve.
-. trotation ethereofaronefubt». the,- ports > in l the: :body
8.‘ In a platetype valve, the combinationqof a
' members-being‘, awlow' rpressurer'drainvportt and a
ported body'member, a ported stem plate-adapted
pressure‘reliefwalveemovablywmounteck on? the
to .e?‘ectdi?erent :communication between ithet oyplatelwandvoperable:inltherreciprocatory movement
‘ ports in the body member. in different positions-‘of auof;said*[email protected]¢open:thelow pressuredrain ‘port
the plate, a cover on the body memberwenclosing sx'intozcommunication through said plate Withath?
the plate, .oneof the‘ports in'the-bodymember
mins‘ide of»thencoverrmember:preparatoryltouthe
being a pressure port andnormally communicat-
' 1->,turning ottheplateWithsaictstem.
‘
ing with the; insideot the-cover,-anuupstandingom ~12;Arvalves-aswsettorth-imclaim 1L, including
neck vportion ionithe‘ stem .platercommunicating
a shuteo?'rval-ve‘to:aclosetheupressure:portmov
with the pressure port andeproviding awalve seat "trable-rwith-lsaid' stemdioward' ‘and away“ from , the
.‘on the ‘outer end. thereofxsaid- pressure'portjhav.. vpressureiportiin:the t-reciprocatory ‘movementa'of
ting communication With-said neck’ in‘all positions . r'said-stem.
ofrotation ofsthe stemplate, an- operating-.stem-‘rm . 13.i--.\A'valveiaszset:forth‘in claim 11,,includi-ng
reciprocable .and-rotatable-in .said (cover .in -sub-
‘ a shuts o? ‘ valve “to: close : the pressure‘ portemovr
stantially» coaxialfrelationrwitht-said. neck~portion,
a plate on the inner end ofasaidstemreoiprooable
gable iwithwsa-id‘ :stem- toward ‘and, away .fromethe
@pressureaport insithe-l-reciprocatory movement'of
andtrotatableatherewith,‘means-providing‘atslid-
: said-.sterngspringmeans:normally urgingthestem '
able~v operating» connection between: themlatteljgrzo ptoimoveuendwi-se-in, onexdirection, armamla'lly
plate and, stem platesowasio zpermitendwise
operable hand lever for operating the stem- iniits
movementtof thetrstemr independently ofvthezstem
1 :reciprocatory and rotary movement, said‘lever be
“ plate but permitrrotation of therstem'platewith
~ing spivtotallyiand. ~.rotatively.~‘ mounted» with re
the stem, ashut-woff valvemovablewithitherstem .;spectzto;=said=cover v'aricbloo?cly*members; and-scam
‘andihe Plate thereonatoward and lawayrfrom'themgymeans rotatable-with- .the hand :levert andtoper
‘ seat onethe upstanding-neck; andvmeansforrreciprocating and rotatiingrthe stem.
_
9. A valve as set forth in claim _8;awherein=an-
aatively:connectedtwithrsaid:stemto communicate
v" 1reciprocatoryr'movement-‘to ‘said stem inthe piv
.ygtal jmovementrofasaidrhandlever: andrpto?com
other ofithelportsr inathe vbody1membPI’r‘iS 340W wmunicatesrot'ary ~movement-~.to-said stem-in/the
, pressureodrain port,-;said‘valve-including>a pres-$.30‘ r-otative movement-ofsaid hand-lever.
sure ‘relief .Valve .foraestablishing communication
2 14; tIn' ae-plate type -=v-alve-,~. asported~ body. mem
between-tsaidmdrain portaand .theeinside of-t-t-he
‘ berna, Dogma-stem plate \rotatablewwith :respect
a cover, andmeans-‘Operableabyrengagement-ewith
,lthereto¢to~di?erentrloperative‘positionstore?ect
the plate onthe- stem ‘ for’ opening > said'pressure
‘ vdifferentricommunicationbetween>the ‘ports int-the
‘relief .valve.
‘
arembody'member- inwdifferent; positions of ‘the plate,
10.. In a.plate,type.valve/comprising arported.
body membenand a portectstem plate-separate
ea;- cover onrthe body member enclosing the-.plate
and having-a arpressurepore mthe central :pm»
and independent, Compressible,‘ resilientetubular ~ ‘tion thereof;= anooperatinga stem reciprocablyhand
seats. communicating-with- and projecting from “ lmbatively; mOuntedIjH-the-Acentralrportion of, the
the ports of one of said last two-membersrsorasogo body member and extendingthroughv the; plate
to. present -_10neitudina11y compressible ‘~en<1*¢p0r-- r intotsaid'coveri at shut-off valverotatably mount
<_tions "for, engagement with and-vcompression v-: edvon-the end;;of saict-stemand arranged‘upon
against ?at seating surfaces provided on the other
_‘ eendwise. movement of~the1 stem in one ; direction
member 1'10 .spacethestemhmate melativeotomhe “to fclose~~the ‘pressure port; a-coiled compression
bodymemberrand‘establishesealed communioatiomfn5;_ spring}. acting between .1316 shut_o? valve. and‘ the
with theportsof 'thabQdWmemberin ‘different "platertowhold theelatter-seated under spring pres
.positionsof rotationlotthestempIatereIatiVe-tO
thé body-member’!a-cover-member ‘on the-beer
‘,l‘Sure‘when.the?pressure part is closed’ onewofmhe
‘rportslin-thewbody. member being,‘ a lowi‘pressure
memben-enclosingthe plate :IDGIIlbBLOIlGQO?-S?-‘ld
, draintport; a.pressure .relief yalve on the .plate
memberi‘having' 3' ‘pressure port 'mrmauy“com'ei??:Ioperableein ‘the :reciprocatory movementrof-the
V municatingwithetheinside ‘ofnthe cover mem-
a“: Stem tooopen.thenlowr.pressure dmin.;.port=_mt0
be?’ Wherebm Said~5tem1~-P1ate is‘normauymeld
r-‘communication‘with'the'inside of-t-he cover-‘prep
rseated, underwhyfdraulic pressure compressinasaid
resilient-‘tubular seats,vmeanst adaptednforr shi-ft-
Marat-‘0W,tovthertuming. of _the_,p1ate; means: p1.o_
,} Vining: a S?dmgdmving“connectionvbetween said
ring the sternplateto di?erentoperativeHpositionSRF55;stem-and said plate’ ,andhmeans, for‘communicab
.Withoutlifting. thesamepmeans?fort closing-“the
mg reciprocatory and rotary movementnto rsaid
7 pressure’ port; and‘ meanslfor atelievingtpressure
, rstém_
‘
within the .COVGI‘, member When-.Vthe a1ast..\men-
M15. The ffcornbina’?on,. in , a, rotary ‘plate ftype
tionedfmeans'is operated; whereby to permit tum‘
-:'va'1ve .‘of' aibodyrmember-carrying a housing and
7. ing of the. platesubstantiallyiree ofthydraulicm?o:"havingTi aifplummy ofE ports’ ‘ awrotalry “member
Pressure thereon:
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11-‘ The 'wmbmatmn m 9*‘ rotary-plate-"type
valve of a, portedtbodwmember, a, ~p011ted Stem
Y plate adapted->130 'e?ectil“di?erentfcommupication
withinthe‘housing-i having'ports- adapted toregis
ter'with‘the?rstamentioned'ports to establish dif
riferent- fcommunicationibetween’“the portsrin'the
z-body memberi'in different positions of the rotor,
‘ b?twemthe *p-olf'tsfm thebo-dy' memper'm/dl?erentmiroe-means iricl'udinga rotatableza-nd ‘axially movable
‘' positions'of the ‘plate’ a‘co'ven'member {m ihe ‘body
' ‘i 'stem"for"'turning‘fthe' ‘ rotor‘lrelative 'to ‘the body
' member ‘enclosing ‘the ‘plate’ Lone 'of'sam “1W?”
” ‘member’. rto" different'iipositions; r'siaid' 'stem'being
‘ having‘ a“pressure‘portnorma‘ny commumcatmg
with the inside ottheeovenmember, anroperat-
-: "freely‘movable.axiallyn'elative“to tbe'rotor and
: being,.opera?yelyiconnected,to the 1.0km. ‘to ccm_
cine .stemuextendina through theilother tofvsémi a'?lrmunicaterrotary movement-thereto in‘the turning
it members andhavingmeansforrselectlvelyarecip-
ibf-iithe-djstemzf?ndfcontfolvalve‘means .arrangedrto
vrocating. or .rotating-1the:same;1rmeans providing
be ‘.cmsed: ndmpenedsbyisaidfstem‘intitsiaxial
" a‘slidable driving connection:betweemsaidtstem
1;;movemenmwhereby;t¢gshutgpff-?ujd delivery to
randvtsa'id' 131651961170 ‘permit reciprocatol‘y movement 2 ‘gaidr‘valvezszpreparatory. :toqandsbefore any “move
>. {of the stem‘ with'rrespect to:.thefplate:¢while ‘main-s :‘Zi'rsment .b?the'i-lfotolffby'.isa?d?stemnillponltheliaxial
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movement of vsaid stem in one‘ direction and re
open ?uid delivery to said valve upon axial move
adapted. for'shifting the stem plate to di?erent
operative positions without lifting the same, and
- ment of said stem in the opposite direction. 7
16. In a plate type rotary valve, the combina
tion of a ported body member, a portedstem
plate adapted to eiTect different communication
between the ports in the body member in dif
ferent positions of rotation of the plate, a cover
member ons'the body member enclosing the plate,
one of said members having a pressure port
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means for closing the pressure port prior to
movement of the stem plate from one position
to another, whereby to permit turning of the
stem plate substantially free of hydraulic pres
sure thereon.
20. The combination in a rotary plate type
valve of a ported body member, a ported stem
plate adapted to e?ect different communication
normally ‘communicating with the inside of the
between the ports in the body member in di?er
cover member, said stem plate being adapted to
ent positions of the plate, a cover member on
be turned from one operative position to another,
the body member enclosing the plate, one of said
an axially reciprocable and rotatable stem slid
members having a pressure port normally com
ably operatively connected with the plate for‘ 15 munic‘ating with the inside of the cover mem~
turning the plate from one position to another
ber, an operating stem extending through the
by rotary movement of said stem, and ‘a valve
other of said members and having means for se~
operable by ‘said stem by axial movement and
lectively reciprocating or rotating the same,
arranged to open the interior of the cover to a
means providing a slidable driving connection
low pressure space before rotary movement of 20 between said stem and said plate to permit re
the plate.
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ciprocatory movement of the stem with respect
'17. In a plate typevalve, the combination of
to the plate while maintaining an operating con
a ported body member, a ported plate member
nection therewith for rotation thereof, and a
adapted to effect di?‘erent communication be
shut-off valve to close the pressure port mov
tween the ports in the body member in di?‘erent 25 able with said stem toward and away from the
positions of rotation of the plate member, a cover
pressure port in the reciprocatory movement of
member on the body member enclosing the plate
said stem preparatory to the turning of the plate
member, one of said members having a pressure
with the stem.
port normally communicating with the inside of
21. In a plate type valve, a ported body mem
the cover member ‘for delivery of ?uid from a 30 ber, a' ported plate member adapted to e?ect
source of fluid supply under pressure, a valve for
di?’erent communication between the ports in the
‘shutting off flow through the pressure port or
body member in diiferent positions of the plate
regulating the ?ow therethrough, andinterde
member, a cover member on the body member
pendent means for turning said plate member
enclosing the plate member, valve means for a
and operating said valve, said means being so 35 port in one of said members, means for rotat
related to the plate member and valve'that the
ing the plate member to di?'erent operative posi
valve may be given regulating movement inde
tions, and means operable by said last means in
pendently of the plate memberv and the valve
dependently of any movement of the plate mem
may be completely closed before the plate mem
ber for'moving the valve means _to and from
ber is given movement.
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40 closed position.
18. In a plate type valve, the combination of
22. In a plate type valve, 21. ported body mem
a ported body member, a ported stem plate
ber,_ a ported stem plate rotatable with respect
adapted to e?ect different communication be
thereto to different operative positions to effect
tween the ports in the body member in different
different communication between the ports in the
positions of the plate, a cover member on the body 45. body member in di?erent positions of the plate,
member enclosing the plate, said body member
a cover on the body member enclosing the plate
having a pressure port normally communicating
with the inside of the cover member, whereby
said plate is normally held seated under hy
and having a pressure port in the central portion
thereof, an operating stem reciprocably and ro
tatively mounted in the central portion of the
draulic pressure, means adapted for turning said 50 body member and extending through the plate
plate without unseating the same, whereby to
into said cover, a shut-off valve rotatably
shift the plate to different operative positions,
mounted on the end of said stem and arranged
and a shut-off valve operable by the last men
tioned means for closing the pressure port prior
to movement of said plate from one position to
another.
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19. In a plate type valve, comprising a ported
body member and a ported stem plate, separate
and independent, compressible, resilient, tubu
ular seats communicating with and projecting
from the ports of one of the last two members
so as to present longitudinally compressible end -
portions for engagement with and compression
upon endwise movement of the stem in one direc
tion to close the pressure port, a coiled compres
sion spring acting between the shut-off valve and
the plate to hold the latter seated under spring
pressure when the pressure port is closed, means
providing a sliding driving connection between
said stem and said plate, and means for com
municating reciprocatory and rotary movement
to said stem;
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23. In a plate type valve, a ported body mem
ber, a ported stem plate rotatable with respect
against ?at seating surfaces provided on the
thereto to di?erent operative positions to e?ect
other member to space thestem plate relative 65 di?erentcommunication between the ports in the
to the body member and establish sealed com
body member in di?erent positions of the plate,
munication with the ports of the body member
a cover on the body member enclosing the plate
in different positions of rotation of the stem
and having a pressure port therein, an operating
plate relative to the body member, a cover mem
stem reciprocably and rotatively mounted in the
her on the body member enclosing the stem 70 central portion of the body member and extend
plate, one of said members having a pressure
ing through the plate into said cover, one of the
port normally communicating with the inside of
ports in the body member‘ being a low pressure
the cover member, whereby said stem plate is
drain port, a pressure relief valve on the plate
normally held seated under hydraulic pressure
operable in the reciprocatory movement of the
compressing said resilient tubular seats, means 75 stem to open the low pressure drain port into
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communication with the inside of the cover pre
paratory to the turning of the plate, means pro
viding a sliding driving connection between said
stem and said plate, and means for communicat
ing reciprocatory and rotary movement to said 5
for closing the pressure port, and means for re
lieving pressure within the cover member, both
member, a cover member on the body member
enclosing the plate member, valve means for a
port in one of said members, means for rotat
the ports of one of the last two members so as
said last mentioned two means being operated by
said turning means prior to turning movement
thereof, whereby to permit moving the plate sub
stantially free of hydraulic pressure thereon.
stem.
27. In a plate type valve, comprising a ported
24. In a plate type valve, a ported body mem
ber, a ported plate member adapted to effect dif-’ body member and a ported stem plate, separate
and independent, compressible, resilient, tubular
ferent communication between the ports in the
body member in different positions of the plate 10 seats communicating with and projecting from
ing the plate member to different operative posi
tions, said means being adapted to be rotated
for rotation of the plate member and also to be
reciprocated, and means operable in the recipro
catory movement of said last means independent
ly of any movement of the plate member for
moving the valve means to and from closed 20
to present longitudinally compressible end por
tions , for engagement with and compression
against flat seating surfaces provided on the other
member to space the stem plate relative to the
body member and establish sealed communication
with the ports of the body member in diii'erent
positions of rotation of the stem plate relative
to the body member, a cover member on the body
member enclosing the stem plate, one of said
members having a pressure port normally com
municating with the inside of the cover member,
25. In a plate type valve, the combination of
whereby said stem plate is normally held seated
a ported body member, a ported stem plate mem
under hydraulic pressure compressing said resil
ber adapted to effect different communication
between the ports in the body member in dif 25 ient tubular seats, means adapted for turning the
stem plate to different operative positions, and
ferent positions of the plate, a cover member
means for closing the pressure port without any
on the body member enclosing the plate, one of
movement of the stem plate, whereby to permit
said members having a pressure port normally
turning the stem plate substantially free of hy
communicating with the inside of the cover mem
ber, whereby said plate is normally held seat-ed 30 draulic pressure thereon.
28. In a plate type valve, a ported body mem
under hydraulic pressure, rotary means adapted ‘
ber, a ported stem plate rotatable with respect
for turning said plate whereby to shift the plate
thereto to diiferent operative positions to effect
to different operative positions, said rotary means
different communication between the ports in the being also axially reciprocable, and a shut-off
body member in different positions of the plate,
valve for interrupting flow of ?uid to the inside
a cover on the body member enclosing the plate
‘ of the cover member operable by the last men
and having a pressure port in the central portion
tioned means upon reciprocation thereof inde
thereof, an operating stem reciprocably and ro
pendently of any movement of the stem plate.
tatively mounted in the central portion of the
26. In a plate type valve, comprising a ported
body member and a ported stem plate, separate 40 body member and extending through the plate
into said cover, a shut-off valve rotatably
and independent, compressible, resilient, tubular
mounted on the end of said stem and arranged
seats communicating with and projecting from
upon endwise movement of the stem in one direc
the ports of one of said last two members so as to
tion to close the pressure port, means providing
present longitudinally compressible end portions
a sliding driving connection between said stem
for engagement with and compression against
and said plate, and means for communicating
?at seating surfaces provided on the other mem
reciprocatory and rotary movement to said stem.
ber to space the stem plate relative to the body
29. In a plate type valve as set forth in claim
member and establish sealed communication with.
28, wherein one of the ports in the body member
the ports of the body member in different posi
tions of rotation of the stem plate relative to the 60 is a low pressure drain port, a pressure relief
valve on the stem plate operable in the recipro
body member, a cover member on the body mem
catory movement of the stem to open the low
ber enclosing the plate member, one of said mem
pressure drain port into communication with the
bers having a pressure port normally communi
inside of the cover preparatory to the turning
cating with the inside of the cover member,
whereby said stem plate is normally held seated 55 of the plate.
CHESTER T. McGILL.
under hydraulic pressure compressing said resil
DE WAYNE WESSEL.
ient tubular seats, means adapted for turning the
MORRIS W. SMITH.
stem plate to different operative positions, means
position.