Position detector for clapper of non-return valve
CA 1297378 C · Owner: Westinghouse Electric Corporation · Inventors: Twerdochlib, Michael
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13 - 53,884, ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A non-return valve for a steam turbine steam line includes a housing and a clapper swingably mounted in the housing for angular movement between open and closed positions. A metal proximity detector is mounted on the interior surface of the cover for the valve access opening and adjacent the open position of the valve. Movement of the clapper away from its open position results in a signal providing an indication that the valve clapper is away from its open position.
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- Granted March 17, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 17, 2009.
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