Valve

Abstract

A valve including rotor means of which position is rotatably fixed within tubular flowpassage means; rotating magnetic field generating means fixedly positioned around said rotor means; first screw means which are rotated coaxially with the rotor means together with the latter; second screw means which engage the first screw means and are movable in an axial direction of the screw without being rotated for itself by the rotation of the first screw means; valve body means connected to the second screw means; and valve seat means in engagement with the valve body means, whereby the rotor means are rotated by the action of the rotating magnetic field generated by the rotating magnetic field generating means, said rotation causes the second screw means to be moved in an axial direction of the screw, and said movement is transmitted to the valve body to adjust a degree of opening and closing of the valve.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A valve comprising: a valve housing having an interior surface defining an elongated tubular flowpassage and a valve seat in said flowpassage;   rotor means disposed in said flowpassage, bearing track means provided on said interior surface of said valve housing, said bearing track means supporting said rotor means for rotation in said flow passage and fixing said rotor means against lengthwise movement in said flowpassage; magnetic field generating means fixedly positioned around said rotor means and capable of generating a rotating magnetic field for rotating said rotor means; first screw means coaxial with and connected to said rotor means so that said rotor means and said first screw means rotate together; valve body means movable longitudinally in said flowpassage for selectively sealingly engaging said valve seat, said valve body means being held against rotation in said flowpassage, and second screw means connected to said valve body means and threadedly engaging said first screw means whereby rotation of said rotor is effective to move said valve body means linearly toward or away from said valve seat to adjust the degree of opening or closing of the valve.   
     
     
       2. A valve according to claim 1, wherein said rotor means has a coaxial shaft and said first screw means is an external thread on said shaft, and said second screw means is an internal thread on said valve body means. 
     
     
       3. A valve according to claim 1, wherein said magnetic field generating means is provided on the outer surface of said valve housing. 
     
     
       4. A valve according to claim 1, wherein said first screw means are internal threads on said rotor means and said second screw means are external threads on a shaft connected to said valve body means. .Iadd. 
     
     
       5.  A valve comprising: a valve housing having an interior surface defining an elongated tubular flowpassage and a valve seat in said flow passage defining aperture means in fluid flow communication with said flowpassage;   rotor means disposed in said flowpassage, bearing track means provided on said interior surface of said valve housing, said bearing track means supporting said rotor means for rotation in said flowpassage and fixing said rotor means against lengthwise movement in said flowpassage; magnetic field generating means fixedly positioned around said rotor means and capable of generating a rotating magnetic field for rotating said rotor means; first threaded means coaxial with and connected to said rotor means so that said rotor means and said first threaded means rotate together; valve body means movable longitudinally in said flowpassage for selectively adjusting the degree of opening and closing of said aperture means, said valve body means being held against rotation in said flowpassage; and second threaded means connected to said valve body means and drivingly coupled to said first threaded means whereby rotation of said rotor means is effective to move said valve body means linearly to adjust the degree of opening or closing of the valve. .Iaddend. .Iadd.6. A valve according to claim 5, wherein said rotor means has a coaxial shaft and said first threaded means is an external thread on said shaft, and said second threaded means is an internal thread on said valve body means. .Iaddend. .Iadd.7. A valve according to claim 5, wherein said first threaded means comprise an internal thread on said rotor means and said second threaded means comprise an external thread on a shaft connected to   
     
     
        said valve body means. .Iaddend. .Iadd.8.  A magnetically actuated valve comprising: a valve housing having an interior surface defining an elongated flowpassage and having valve seat means defining aperture means in fluid flow communication with said flow passage;   valve body means linearly movable within said flow passage for selectively opening and closing said aperture means and adjusting the degree of opening or closing of said aperture means;   a magnetically operable rotor in said flowpassage;   bearing track means on said interior surface of said valve housing and supporting said rotor for rotation and holding said rotor against lengthwise movement in said valve housing;   magnetic field generating means located around said rotor for inducing rotation of said rotor; and   a screw and nut arrangement disposed in said flowpassage for converting rotational motion of said rotor into linear movement of said valve body means. .Iaddend. .Iadd.9. A valve according to claim 8, wherein said rotor has a coaxial shaft having external thread means thereon defining said screw of said screw and nut arrangement, said valve body means having internal thread means defining said nut of said screw and nut arrangement. .Iaddend. .Iadd.10. A valve according to claim 8, wherein said magnetic field generating means is located outside said valve housing. .Iaddend. .Iadd.11. A valve according to claim 8, wherein said rotor has internal thread means defining said nut of said screw and nut arrangement, said valve body means having a coaxial shaft having external thread means thereon defining said screw of said screw and nut arrangement. .Iaddend.