Patent ID: 7918239
Filing Date: 2011-04-05
Classification: F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A horizontal shock actuated valve assembly adapted to automatically close off a controlled fluid through a conduit in response to a shock and vibration force of a predetermined magnitude and having a horizontal shock and vibration force triggering mechanism comprising: a. a valve stopper comprising a circular disc which on a top surface is affixed with a connecting member, said connecting member includes an elongated rectangular section having an opened end simultaneously connected to an identical first and second arm, a forward extension is positioned at said opened end, a top elongated transverse side of said first arm extends to a descending top side ending at an opened end, a top elongated transverse side of said second arm extends to a descending top side which ends at an opened end, a transverse axle penetrates through said opened ends of the respective first and second arm; b. a cradle which is affixed to a transverse plate having a central slot, said cradle is comprised of a circular wall having an interior upward cylindrical surface, which is connected to a concave transverse interior side, an upward slot crosses said wall whose projection is positioned on said central slot of said plate, said upward slot at a bottom end is connected to a transverse slot positioned on a bottom side of the cradle which is combined vertically with said central slot of the plate, said transverse interior concave side comprising a central circular concave recess which is circumferentially spaced by a multiplicity of identical concave quadrants; c. a bent swing member comprising a first upward arm having an opened end, which at an opposite end is connected to a second transverse arm, said second transverse arm at an opposite opened end is comprised of a transverse rod; d. a ball; e. a housing of said assembly comprising an upper body and a lower body which are affixed in an air-tight fashion, said lower body being a rectangular shape, a first and second fluid channel are positioned within the lower body, said first fluid channel includes a first and second end, wherein said first end of the first fluid channel penetrates through the lower body, said second end of the first fluid channel which is positioned inside of the lower body comprising a descending outer surface and an inner circular seat, said second fluid channel comprising a first end which is positioned inside of the lower body, and a second end which penetrates through the lower body, said upper body which matches said shape of the lower body comprising a central cup which at a lower circumference is connected to a transverse, rectangular plate which includes a transparent window; and f. said valve stopper is rotatably connected to said lower body, wherein said forward extension is locked by said transverse rod of said bent swing member which can swing within said slots of said cradle, said plate affixed with said cradle is affixed to said lower body, said ball is retained by said central circular concave recess, and after a force of a given magnitude said ball is caused to strike, rattle around and ricochet off an interior side of said cradle, the ball thereby strikes said first upward arm of the bent swing member to cause upward rotation of said second transverse arm, which causes the transverse rod to release the forward extension of the valve stopper which further causes said round disc of the valve stopper to move against said seat of said first fluid channel and thereby activate said horizontal assembly to stop the flow of the fluid therethrough.