US4862911A
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Check valve assembly for high pressure pumps
Assignee: Fluidyne Corp
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Filing: 1988-11-14
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Granted: 1989-09-05
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Expires: 2008-11-14
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed herein is a check valve assembly for use in high pressure pumps having a high pressure plunger reciprocating in a pressure chamber or for use in other pressure chambers wherein both fluid inlet check valve means and fluid outlet check valve means are provided adjacent to the pressure chamber. The check valve assembly of the present invention is especially suitable for use in high pressure pumps operating to produce fluid pressures in excess of 10,000 psi, and significantly increases the operating life of the check valve assembly by reducing the incidences of material fatigue caused by cyclic stresses due to cycling high and low pressures.
Inventors
- 👤 Gene G. Yie
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 04:17
CPC Classifications
F; F04; F04B; F04B53/00; F04B53/10; F04B53/109; F16; F16K; F16K15/00; F16K15/02; F16K15/04; F16K15/042; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/7504; Y10T137/7559; Y10T137/7722; Y10T137/7837; Y10T137/7838; Y10T137/7845
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
289 words
A check valve assembly for providing fluid inlet and fluid outlet to a pressure chamber, said check valve assembly comprising: a valve body sealably secured in a wall of said pressure chamber, said valve body having at least one fluid inlet passage extending from an interior wall of said pressure chamber to an exterior wall of said pressure chamber and at least one fluid outlet passage extending from said interior wall of said pressure chamber to said exterior wall of said pressure chamber, each said fluid outlet passage having outlet one-way valve means, each said fluid inlet passage having inlet one-way valve means; said outlet one-way valve means comprising outlet valve closure means, an outlet valve fitting sealably secured within said valve body, said outlet valve fitting having an outlet valve fitting through hole extending axially through said outlet valve fitting, said outlet valve fitting through hole in communication with said fluid outlet passage, in a closed position of said outlet one-way valve means, said outlet valve closure means sealably seated against said outlet valve fitting, an outlet valve spring supported between said outlet valve closure means and said valve body; and said inlet one-way valve means comprising inlet valve closure means, an inlet valve seat having an inlet valve seat through hole in communication with said fluid inlet passage, said inlet valve seat having one face abutting said valve body and an opposite face sealably mateable with said inlet valve closure means, an inlet valve disk having an inlet valve disk through hole in communication with said fluid inlet passage, said inlet valve disk fixed in an abutted position against said valve body, and an inlet valve spring supported between said inlet valve disk and said valve body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
289 words
A check valve assembly for providing fluid inlet and fluid outlet to a pressure chamber, said check valve assembly comprising: a valve body sealably secured in a wall of said pressure chamber, said valve body having at least one fluid inlet passage extending from an interior wall of said pressure chamber to an exterior wall of said pressure chamber and at least one fluid outlet passage extending from said interior wall of said pressure chamber to said exterior wall of said pressure chamber, each said fluid outlet passage having outlet one-way valve means, each said fluid inlet passage having inlet one-way valve means; said outlet one-way valve means comprising outlet valve closure means, an outlet valve fitting sealably secured within said valve body, said outlet valve fitting having an outlet valve fitting through hole extending axially through said outlet valve fitting, said outlet valve fitting through hole in communication with said fluid outlet passage, in a closed position of said outlet one-way valve means, said outlet valve closure means sealably seated against said outlet valve fitting, an outlet valve spring supported between said outlet valve closure means and said valve body; and said inlet one-way valve means comprising inlet valve closure means, an inlet valve seat having an inlet valve seat through hole in communication with said fluid inlet passage, said inlet valve seat having one face abutting said valve body and an opposite face sealably mateable with said inlet valve closure means, an inlet valve disk having an inlet valve disk through hole in communication with said fluid inlet passage, said inlet valve disk fixed in an abutted position against said valve body, and an inlet valve spring supported between said inlet valve disk and said valve body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A check valve assembly according to claim 1 wherein said outlet one-way valve means is positioned at a fluid outlet passage chamber end of said fluid outlet passage.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A check valve assembly according to claim 1 wherein said inlet one-way valve means is positioned at a fluid inlet passage chamber end of said fluid inlet passage.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A check valve assembly according to claim 1 further comprising a gasket seal ring fixed between and abutting said outlet valve fitting and said valve body and having a gasket seal ring through hole in communication with said fluid outlet passage.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
A check valve assembly according to claim 4 wherein said outlet valve closure means further comprise an outlet valve ball sealably contactable with said gasket seal ring to close communication between said gasket seal ring through hole and said fluid outlet passage.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
A check valve assembly according to claim 1 wherein said inlet valve closure means further comprise an inlet valve ball sealably contactable with said inlet valve seat to close communication between said inlet valve seat through hole and said fluid inlet passage.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A check valve assembly according to claim 1 further comprising a static seal having a ring shape and fixed between said valve body and an inner wall of said pressure cylinder.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
54 words
A check valve assembly according to claim 1 wherein said outlet valve closure means further comprise an outlet valve ball and said outlet valve fitting has chamfered edges around said outlet valve fitting through hole at an end of said outlet valve fitting where said outlet valve ball sealably contacts said outlet valve fitting.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
A check valve assembly according to claim 1 wherein said inlet valve seat through hole has chamfered edges where said inlet valve closure means contacts said inlet valve seat.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
A check valve assembly according to claim 1 wherein said inlet valve disk through hole is aligned with said inlet fluid passage.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
A check valve assembly according to claim 1 wherein said outlet valve closure means further comprise a spherical ball.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
A check valve assembly according to claim 1 wherein said outlet valve closure means further comprise a valve disk.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
A check valve assembly according to claim 1 wherein said outlet valve closure means further comprise a valve poppet.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
54 words
A check valve assembly according to claim 1 further comprising: at least one retaining pin secured to said inlet valve disk, said valve body having at least one closed bore, each said retaining pin mateable with each said closed bore to prevent said inlet valve disk from rotating with respect to said valve body.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
70 words
A check valve assembly according to claim 1 further comprising: fluid inlet fitting means and fluid outlet fitting means sealably secured to said valve body, said fluid inlet fitting means in communication with said fluid inlet passage and located near an exterior surface of said valve body, and said fluid outlet fitting means in communication with said fluid outlet passage and located near said exterior surface of said valve body.
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