Patent ID: 9010727
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A rotary valve, comprising: a valve body with a first opening on one side of said valve body and a second opening on an opposite side of said valve body, said valve body defining a fluid flow path through said valve body along a valve body axis through said first opening and said second opening of said valve body, said valve body further defining a valve stem opening; a valve stem comprising an enlarged portion, said enlarged portion comprising a diameter greater than said valve stem opening to thereby secure said valve stem within said valve body by limiting radially outward movement of said valve stem with respect to said valve body; a first set of split support elements comprising a first split support element and a second split support element, said first split support element and said second split support element each comprising a continuous curved engagement surface, and when said first set of split support elements are mounted within said valve body then said first set of split support elements form a first circular opening with said continuous curved engagement surfaces with a split between said split support elements; a rotary member with a first extension, said first extension being positioned within said first circular opening defined within said first set of split support elements whereby said first extension is rotatable within said first circular opening, said first extension being interconnectable with said valve stem within said valve body, whereby said rotary member rotates in response to rotation of said valve stem for controlling fluid flow through said fluid flow path through said valve body, said split support sections being mounted within said valve body so that said split is oriented transversely with respect to a valve body axis through said valve body.