Global Patent Index - EP 3371489 A1

EP 3371489 A1 20180912 - FITTING WITH MAINTENANCE OPENING

Title (en)

FITTING WITH MAINTENANCE OPENING

Title (de)

ARMATUR MIT WARTUNGSÖFFNUNG

Title (fr)

ROBINET POURVU D'UNE OUVERTURE D'ENTRETIEN

Publication

EP 3371489 A1 20180912 (DE)

Application

EP 16801144 A 20161102

Priority

  • DE 102015118699 A 20151102
  • EP 2016076341 W 20161102

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2017076857A1] The invention relates to a fitting for shutting off and/or regulating flows of substance for use in pressure ranges above 50 bar, with a housing body (1) and a valve disc (6) which can be operated from a drive lying outside the housing body (1) via a valve shaft, wherein the housing body (1) is provided with a maintenance opening (4) that can be shut off in a pressure-tight manner by means of a self-sealing lid that has a seal (11). In order to allow objects that are as large as possible, in particular the valve disc (6), to be guided through the maintenance opening (4) during inspection works, without increasing the weight of the housing body, the invention proposes that the maintenance opening (4) has a rectangular passage cross section. In contrast to known circular maintenance openings which are known in this pressure range, a rectangular passage cross section permits a smaller surface area for the passage cross section and therefore a lighter housing body (1).

IPC 8 full level

F16K 1/16 (2006.01); F16K 1/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F16K 1/16 (2013.01 - EP US); F16K 1/18 (2013.01 - EP US); F16K 5/0636 (2013.01 - US); F16K 5/0642 (2013.01 - US); F16K 5/0673 (2013.01 - US); F16K 27/006 (2013.01 - US); F16K 27/02 (2013.01 - US); F16K 27/0209 (2013.01 - US); F16K 27/12 (2013.01 - US); Y10T 137/8359 (2015.04 - US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2017076857A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102015118699 A1 20170504; EP 3371489 A1 20180912; US 10883609 B2 20210105; US 2019056031 A1 20190221; WO 2017076857 A1 20170511

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102015118699 A 20151102; EP 16801144 A 20161102; EP 2016076341 W 20161102; US 201615770521 A 20161102