Patent ID: 11933426
Assignee: FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A ball valve, comprising:
a valve body;
valve stem;
a flow control body coupled to the valve stem and including an inlet and an outlet, the flow control body configured to selectively permit fluid flow through the valve body in an axial flow direction depending on a rotational orientation of the valve stem, the flow control body including a ball section, a first mounting structure at a first lateral side of the ball section, relative to the axial flow direction, and a second mounting structure at a second lateral side of the ball section, relative to the axial flow direction, the inlet defining an inlet profile having an inlet apex on the ball section; and
a trim body having a plurality of channels to control fluid expansion during fluid flow through the valve body, the trim body defining an inlet engagement surface to engage the flow control body at the inlet apex and the trim body being engaged with the first and second mounting structures of the flow control body at first and second lateral sides of the trim body, relative to the axial flow direction, to secure the trim body within a fluid pathway across the flow control body.