Patent ID: 11946553
Assignee: RICO SICHERHEITSTECHNIK AG
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 12:
13. An explosion protection valve for decoupling one of the group comprising system parts and workpieces, the explosion protection valve comprising:
an explosion protection valve housing comprising a plurality of receiving openings and an explosion protection valve housing interior space;
a closing body which is axially guided inside the explosion protection valve housing on a guide rod and can be shifted from a defined open position in the event of one of the group comprising a pressure wave and a suction wave in the pipeline in at least one closing movement direction into a sealing closed position in which the closing body can be fixed by means of a locking device;
a spring assembly, which is in operative connection to the closing body, on the guide rod for holding the closing body in the open position;
a first suspension member;
a second suspension member;
a first bearing assembly carrying one end of the guide rod, the first bearing assembly being connected to the explosion protection valve housing via the first suspension member, the first suspension member comprising a first bearing arrangement, which is subject to play, at least a portion of the first bearing arrangement being arranged in one of the receiving openings of the explosion protection valve housing, at least another portion of the first bearing arrangement being arranged in the explosion protection valve housing interior space, wherein the first suspension member is indirectly mounted on the explosion protection valve housing via a receiving adapter located in a flexible retaining ring; and
a second bearing assembly carrying another end of the guide rod, the second bearing assembly being connected to the explosion protection valve housing via the second suspension member, the second suspension member comprising a second bearing arrangement, which is subject to play, at least a portion of the second bearing arrangement being arranged in another one of the receiving openings of the explosion protection valve housing, at least another portion of the second bearing arrangement being arranged in the explosion protection valve housing interior space.