Patent ID: 7080822

Claim:
A side split ball valve comprising: a valve housing: said valve housing including a first body half and a second body half assembled together at a junction, forming a chamber therebetween for fluid communication therethrough; said first body half being larger than the second body half and comprising a passageway/neck portion; said body halves having axially aligned body flanges at the junction and lined/coated with corrosion resistant plastic/resin material in areas coming into contact with fluid; said linings extending over the said body flanges, forming sealing faces on either side of the junction wherein: a rotatable valve member comprising a substantially long integral actuating shaft/stem is disposed within said chamber; said shaft/stem passing through the said passageway/neck portion and extending out of the valve housing, with means for sealing between said shaft/stem and said passageway/neck portion; said valve member and stem/shaft being lined/coated with corrosion resistant plastic/resin material in areas coming into contact with the fluid; and an actuator mounting flange disposed integral with the valve housing for direct mounting of a standard rotary actuator on top of the valve housing; wherein said means of stem/shaft sealing are a set of packing rings pressurized by a gland, positioned outwardly of said packing rings and disposed in a cavity made in said integrated actuator mounting flange, being flush with the top of the flange, thereby facilitating direct mounting of a standard rotary actuator without the use of additional supports/brackets/adapters on top of the valve housing.