Patent ID: 11971117
Assignee: ADVANCED CONTROL PRODUCTS, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 6:
7. A valve assembly, comprising:
a housing comprising:
a first flow opening;
a second flow opening;
a flow duct connecting the first flow opening to the second flow opening; and
a neck defining an elongated chamber extending from the flow duct;

a segmented stem comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the upper portion is positioned within the elongated chamber of the neck and the lower portion is coupled to the housing opposite the elongated chamber;
a ball segment comprising a first attachment portion coupled to the upper portion of the segmented stem and a second attachment portion coupled to the lower portion of the segmented stem, and a curved portion extending between the first attachment portion and the second attachment portion;
a bonnet coupled to the neck, the bonnet comprising a modular multiple connector platform with a plurality of mounting openings, wherein a first set of the plurality of mounting openings are configured to interchangeably mount a first actuator to the valve assembly, a second set of the plurality of mounting openings are configured to interchangeably mount a second different actuator to the valve assembly, and a third set of the plurality of mounting openings are configured to interchangeably mount a third different actuator to the valve assembly, each of the first set of the plurality of mounting openings, the second set of the plurality of mounting openings, and the third set of the plurality of mounting openings comprise two or more openings; and
an actuator interchangeably coupled to the modular multiple connector platform via one of the first set or the second set of the plurality of mounting openings.