Patent ID: 9139986
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: E03B,E03C,F16K,Y02A,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A valve apparatus comprising: a valve assembly and an electronics housing, the valve assembly including: a valve body defining a throughbore for fluid flow through the valve body, a valve member actuatable between a first open state wherein fluid flows through the valve body and second closed state where fluid flow is blocked, a drive assembly coupled to the valve member and driving the valve member between the first open state and the second closed state, the drive assembly including a motor drive, and a first contact and a spaced apart second contact, the first and second contacts electrically coupled to the motor drive; the electronics housing releasably attached to the valve assembly and including control electronics for actuating the valve assembly, the electronics housing configured to releasably engage the valve assembly in a first orientation and a second orientation, the electronics housing supporting a connector electrically coupled to the control electronics and defining a cavity that receives and overlies at least a portion of the valve assembly, in the first orientation of the electronics housing, the connector contacting the first contact of the valve assembly to electrically couple the control electronics and the motor drive, and in the second orientation of the electronics housing, the connector contacting the second contact of the valve assembly to electrically couple the control electronics and the motor drive.