Vacuum ejector and seal valve unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11530758-B2
Application number	US-202117457143-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 1, 2021
Priority date	Jun 15, 2018
Publication date	Dec 20, 2022
Grant date	Dec 20, 2022

Abstract

In a vacuum ejector provided with a seal valve mechanism between a vacuum generation mechanism and a break flow path, the seal valve mechanism includes a valve plug that is biased toward a sealing opening from the break flow path side to block the seal opening, and is configured to open the seal opening by moving the valve plug away from the seal opening using a piston portion that operates according to supply air supplied from the vacuum generation mechanism.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A seal valve unit that is attached in a freely detachable manner to a vacuum ejector that includes a supply port supplied with compressed air, a vacuum port connected to a suction unit, a vacuum generation mechanism configured to generate negative pressure due to an effect of supply air supplied from the supply port, a break valve configured to supply break air to the vacuum port, a supply flow path configured to connect the supply port and the vacuum generation mechanism, and including a supply valve therein, a negative pressure flow path configured to connect the vacuum generation mechanism and the vacuum port, and a break flow path configured to connect the break valve and the negative pressure flow path, the seal valve unit comprising:
a seal valve mechanism arranged in the negative pressure flow path between the vacuum generation mechanism and the break flow path, and configured to prevent the break air that passes through the break flow path to be supplied to the vacuum port from flowing out to the vacuum generation mechanism.

2. The seal valve unit according to claim 1 , wherein the seal valve mechanism includes:
a seal opening formed by constricting a diameter of the negative pressure flow path;
a valve plug configured to be biased toward the seal opening from the break flow path side to block the seal opening; and
a piston portion configured to receive pressure of the supply air to move the valve plug in a direction away from the seal opening.

3. The seal valve unit according to claim 2 , wherein
a constricted diameter portion with a diameter smaller than a diameter of the seal opening is formed at a tip portion of the piston portion, and the constricted diameter portion is configured to contact and push the valve plug to move the valve plug away from the seal opening.

4. The seal valve unit according to claim 3 , wherein the seal valve mechanism includes:
a first elastic part configured to bias the valve plug toward the seal opening; and
a second elastic body configured to bias the piston portion in a direction away from the valve plug.

5. The seal valve unit according to claim 1 , further comprising the vacuum port and the negative pressure flow path.

Assignees

• Smc Corp

Inventors

• Nakayama Toru
• Sugano Koji
• Ushijima Yasuhiro

Classifications

• F04F5/20 Primary

  for evacuating · CPC title

• F04F5/52

  of evacuating pumps · CPC title

• F04F5/44

  Component parts, details, or accessories not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F04F5/02 - F04F5/42 · CPC title

• F16K31/1221

  one side of the piston being spring-loaded · CPC title

• F16K31/1223 Primary

  one side of the piston being acted upon by the circulating fluid · CPC title