Patent ID: 9518662
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: F16K

Claim Text:
1. A control valve comprising: a valve body having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet connected by a fluid passageway; a valve seat disposed within the fluid passageway; a cage disposed within the fluid passageway, the cage including a cage wall, a first plate connected to the cage wall and a second plate spaced apart from the cage wall, and a first plurality of rods longitudinally disposed between the first plate and the second plate; a flow control member movably disposed within the cage, the flow control member reciprocating within the cage and cooperating with the valve seat to control fluid flow through the fluid passageway; and a third plate disposed between the first plate and the second plate, wherein rods in the first plurality of rods are spaced laterally differently between the second plate and the third plate than between the first plate and the third plate; and wherein each rod in the plurality of rods has a circular cross-section.