Patent ID: 8931755
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A valve actuator system for operating a valve installed in a fluid flow conduit, wherein said valve has a manually operable valve handle attached to a valve stem protruding from a valve body, comprising: an actuator shaft; to one end of which is attached a valve handle adapter; a motor configured for sliding engagement with the actuator shaft; a motor support configured to hold the motor; a power source; a motor control circuit by which the power source may be connected to the motor; and a signal input to the motor control circuit; wherein the motor is secured by the motor support, the motor support is configured for mounting with respect to a valve body proximate a valve handle with the handle adapter in non-rigid, non-rotational engagement therewith, and the actuator shaft engaged with the motor, the motor being rotatable with respect to the valve body about the axis of the valve stem over a range of at least 5 degrees and not more than 25 degrees.