Flow rate adjustment device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10473231-B2
Application number	US-201715493648-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 21, 2017
Priority date	Apr 27, 2016
Publication date	Nov 12, 2019
Grant date	Nov 12, 2019

Abstract

Provided is a flow rate adjustment device including: a diaphragm integrated valve body; a valve seat section provided around an inflow opening and including a valve seat surface disposed at a position facing a valve surface; and a transfer mechanism configured to cause the diaphragm integrated valve body to move along an axis line to adjust a distance between the valve surface and the valve seat surface. The valve surface 11 a and the valve seat surface form an angle, which is an acute angle, with the axis line and are disposed in parallel.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A flow rate adjustment device that adjusts a flow rate of a fluid circulating through an internal flow path, the flow rate adjustment device comprising:
a valve body section configured to move along an axis line within a valve chest and including a base, the base having a bottom surface facing a bottom surface of the valve chest and a valve surface formed around the axis line;
a valve seat section including a valve seat surface disposed at a position facing the valve surface; and
a transfer mechanism coupled to the valve body section and configured to cause the valve body section to move along the axis line to adjust a distance between the valve surface and the valve seat surface,
wherein a flow path opening is provided on the valve seat surface, the flow path opening allowing the valve chest and the internal flow path to communicate with each other,
wherein the valve surface and the valve seat surface form an acute angle with the axis line and are disposed in parallel,
wherein the valve surface and the valve seat surface are surfaces formed in a planar shape, and
wherein the internal flow path extends from the flow path opening provided on the valve seat surface in a direction that inclines relative to the axis line.

2. The flow rate adjustment device according to claim 1 , wherein, a length (L 3 ) of a line of intersection between a plane orthogonal to the axis line and the valve seat surface is longer than a length (L 1 ) of a line of intersection between the plane orthogonal to the axis line and the valve surface.

3. The flow rate adjustment device according to claim 1 , wherein
the valve body section and the transfer mechanism are coupled through a shaft-like member extending along the axis line,
the valve body section is formed of a fluorine resin material, and
the shaft-like member is formed of a material having hardness higher than that of the fluorine resin material.

4. The flow rate adjustment device according to claim 1 , wherein
the valve body section includes: a thin film section coupled to an outer peripheral surface of the base and formed in an annular shape about the axis line; and an annular section including an inner peripheral surface coupled to the thin film section and formed in an annular shape,
the valve seat section is provided in a main body section having the internal flow path formed therein, and
the annular section is regulated in such a manner that the annular section is prevented from being rotated about the axis line by a rotation preventing member inserted in the main body section.

5. The flow rate adjustment device according to claim 1 , wherein the valve surface is formed on a side surface of the base and the valve seat surface faces the valve surface.

6. The flow rate adjustment device according to claim 1 , wherein the valve surface is not formed on the bottom surface of the base.

Assignees

• Surpass Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hirai Kazuki

Classifications

• F16K31/508 Primary

  the actuating element being rotatable, non-rising, and driving a non-rotatable axially-sliding element · CPC title

• F16K7/14

  arranged to be deformed against a flat seat · CPC title

• F16K3/12

  with wedge-shaped arrangements of sealing faces · CPC title

• F16K7/16

  the diaphragm being mechanically actuated, e.g. by screw-spindle or cam · CPC title

• F16K31/047

  characterised by mechanical means between the motor and the valve, e.g. lost motion means reducing backlash, clutches, brakes or return means (F16K31/043 takes precedence) · CPC title