Patent ID: 9086163
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A shutoff valve system for a fluid flow system, comprising: a fluid flow path at least partially defined by an inlet and an outlet; a plug assembly that is biased, the plug assembly configured to adjust from a first position in which the fluid flow path is open to a second position in which the fluid flow path is closed; and a trigger mechanism that is configured to move in response to a pressure condition, the trigger mechanism comprising a rotator shaft and a trigger shaft configured to impede rotation of the rotator shaft, each of the rotator shaft and the trigger shaft having a center axis that are parallel to one another, the rotator shaft configured to contact the plug assembly at a first interface and to contact the trigger shaft at a second interface wherein the plug assembly is configured to automatically adjust from the first position to the second position in response to movement of the rotator shaft.