Valve device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10746319-B2
Application number	US-201916385011-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 16, 2019
Priority date	May 15, 2018
Publication date	Aug 18, 2020
Grant date	Aug 18, 2020

Abstract

A valve device includes a valve housing, a valve member, an engaging portion, a valve member side thread portion, a driving portion side thread portion, a driving portion, a first biasing member, a second biasing member, and a second biasing member support portion. The valve housing has a plurality of through holes through which a fluid flows, a valve seat formed around the first through holes of the plurality of through holes, and a valve chamber that communicates the plurality of through holes. In the valve device, the first through hole is formed on the movement axis of the valve member, and the second through hole is formed in a radially outward direction of the valve member. A distance between the second biasing member support portion and the valve seat is longer than a distance between the valve member and the valve seat.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A valve device, comprising:
a valve housing including a plurality of through holes through which a fluid flows, a valve seat formed around the first through hole of the plurality of through holes, and a valve chamber configured to communicate the plurality of through holes;
a valve member provided so as to reciprocate in the valve chamber, and having an one end portion, wherein when the one end portion is separated from the valve seat, the first through hole and the second through hole of the plurality of through holes are communicated, and when the one end portion comes into contact with the valve seat, the communication between the first through hole and the second through hole is blocked;
an engaging portion provided in the valve chamber in a radially outward direction of the valve member, and being configured to engage with an end surface on the valve seat side of the valve member;
a valve member side thread portion provided so as to be movable integrally with the engaging portion and having a valve member side thread;
a driving portion side thread portion having a driving portion side thread screwed with the valve member side thread;
a driving portion configured to rotate the driving portion side thread portion;
a first biasing member configured to bias the valve member so that the valve member comes into contact with the valve seat;
a second biasing member configured to bias the engaging portion in a direction approaching the valve seat; and
a second biasing member support portion that is movably provided integrally with the valve member side thread portion and supports the end portion on the valve seat side of the second biasing member; wherein
the first through hole is formed on a movement axis of the valve member,
the second through hole is formed in a radially outward direction of the valve member, and
a distance between the second biasing member support portion and the valve seat is longer than a distance between the valve member and the valve seat.

2. The valve device according to claim 1 , wherein
the second biasing member support portion is provided in a radially outward direction of the engaging portion.

3. The valve device according to claim 2 , wherein
an end surface of the second biasing member support portion on the valve seat side is formed to be away from the valve seat as the end surface goes away from the first through hole.

4. The valve device according to claim 1 , wherein
the second biasing member support portion is provided on an opposite side of the engaging portion with respect to the valve seat.

5. The valve device according to claim 1 , wherein
the second biasing member is supported on an end surface of the valve member side thread portion opposite to the valve seat.

6. The valve device according to claim 1 , wherein
the valve member side thread portion is formed in a cylindrical shape, and has a female thread as the valve member side thread,
the driving portion side thread portion is formed in a bar shape, and has a male thread as the driving portion side thread, and
the second biasing member is accommodated in a space formed by the valve member side thread portion and the driving portion side thread portion.

7. The valve device according to claim 6 , wherein
the driving portion side thread portion has a second biasing member guide portion, and
the seat biasing member guide portion is provided on the valve seat side of the driving portion side thread portion and positioned in a radially inward direction of the second biasing member so as to guide expansion and contraction of the second biasing member.

Assignees

• Denso Corp

Inventors

• Onodera Hirofumi

Classifications

• 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

• F16K1/32

  Details (details of more general applicability F16K25/00 - F16K51/00) · CPC title

• F16K27/02

  of lift valves (for reducing the flow resistance of screw-spindle lift-valves F16K1/06) · CPC title

• F16K1/02

  with screw-spindle (F16K1/12 - F16K1/28 take precedence; actuating mechanisms with screw-spindles F16K31/50) · CPC title

• F16K31/50

  with screw-spindle {or internally threaded actuating means} · CPC title