Patent ID: 11940053
Assignee: FLOWSERVE PTE. LTD.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A valve assembly, comprising:
a valve body including a seat-retainer chamber;
a floating seat ring disposed in the seat-retainer chamber, the floating seat ring configured to contact a first portion of a plug head at a single annular location prior to a second portion of the plug head contacting a valve seat during a closing stroke of the plug head, the floating seat ring being axially spaced from the valve seat and configured to move axially toward the valve seat after being contacted by the plug head at an end of the closing stroke;
a sleeve at least partially defining an inner sidewall in the seat-retainer chamber;
a static seal located radially between the floating seat ring and the inner sidewall defined by the sleeve; and
a seat retainer retaining the floating seat ring in the seat-retainer chamber, wherein the static seal is located axially between the floating seat ring and the seat retainer.