Fluid control valve

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11835153-B2
Application number	US-202217656927-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 29, 2022
Priority date	Apr 5, 2021
Publication date	Dec 5, 2023
Grant date	Dec 5, 2023

Abstract

A first diaphragm and a second diaphragm are disposed between a valve element and a body, a diaphragm chamber is formed between the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm, the first diaphragm separates a valve chamber from the diaphragm chamber, and the second diaphragm separates the diaphragm chamber from a back pressure chamber. The diaphragm chamber communicates with an output port, the valve chamber and the back pressure chamber communicate with an input port. A difference between an effective pressure receiving area of the first diaphragm and an effective pressure receiving area of the second diaphragm is equivalent to a passage area in a valve seat.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fluid control valve comprising:
a body including an input port and an output port; and
a valve element configured to abut against a valve seat of the body, wherein
a first diaphragm and a second diaphragm are disposed between the valve element and the body,
a diaphragm chamber is formed between the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm,
the first diaphragm separates a valve chamber from the diaphragm chamber,
the second diaphragm separates the diaphragm chamber from a back pressure chamber,
the diaphragm chamber communicates with the output port,
the valve chamber and the back pressure chamber communicate with the input port, and
a difference between an effective pressure receiving area of the first diaphragm and an effective pressure receiving area of the second diaphragm is equivalent to a passage area in the valve seat.

2. The fluid control valve according to claim 1 , wherein
a spacer is disposed between an inner circumferential portion of the first diaphragm and an inner circumferential portion of the second diaphragm, and the diaphragm chamber communicates with the output port via the spacer and a secondary pressure introduction passage provided in the valve element.

3. The fluid control valve according to claim 1 , wherein
a spacer is disposed between an outer circumferential portion of the first diaphragm and an outer circumferential portion of the second diaphragm, and by providing a stepped portion on an inner circumference of the spacer, the effective pressure receiving area of the first diaphragm is made greater than the effective pressure receiving area of the second diaphragm.

4. The fluid control valve according to claim 1 , further comprising a pressure regulating diaphragm configured to define a pressure regulating diaphragm chamber communicating with the output port, wherein
an inner circumferential portion of the pressure regulating diaphragm is sandwiched between a base holder configured to abut against a stem constituting the valve element and a retaining plate configured to support one end of a pressure regulating spring, and the fluid control valve functions as a pressure regulator.

5. The fluid control valve according to claim 1 , further comprising a linear motor configured to control an opening degree of the valve element by controlling a supply of current to an electromagnetic coil, wherein
a shaft constituting a movable element of the linear motor abuts against the valve element.

6. The fluid control valve according to claim 5 , further comprising a flow rate sensor configured to detect a flow rate of a fluid flowing from the input port toward the output port, wherein
a feedback control is performed in a manner that an actual flow rate value detected by the flow rate sensor becomes a target flow rate value.

7. A fluid control valve comprising:
a body including an input port and an output port; and
a valve element configured to abut against a valve seat of the body, wherein
a first diaphragm and a second diaphragm are disposed between the valve element and the body,
a diaphragm chamber is formed between the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm,
the first diaphragm separates a valve chamber from the diaphragm chamber,
the second diaphragm separates the diaphragm chamber from a back pressure chamber,
the diaphragm chamber communicates with the input port,
the valve chamber and the back pressure chamber communicate with the output port, and
a difference between an effective pressure receiving area of the first diaphragm and an effective pressure receiving area of the second diaphragm is equivalent to a passage area in the valve seat.

8. A fluid control valve comprising:
a body including an input port and an output port; and
a valve element configured to abut against a valve seat of the body, wherein
a first diaphragm and a second diaphragm are disposed between the valve element and the body,
a diaphragm chamber is formed between the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm,
the first diaphragm separates a valve chamber from the diaphragm chamber,
the second diaphragm separates the diaphragm chamber from a back pressure chamber,
the diaphragm chamber communicates with the output port,
the valve chamber and the back pressure chamber communicate with the input port,
one end part of the valve element extends from the back pressure chamber toward a chamber that is disposed on an outer side of the body and communicates with the output port, and
a difference between an effective pressure receiving area of the first diaphragm and an effective pressure receiving area of the second diaphragm is equivalent to a difference between a passage area in the valve seat and a cross-sectional area of the one end part of the valve element.

Assignees

• Smc Corp

Inventors

• Yajima Hisashi

Classifications

• F16K39/022 Primary

  using balancing surfaces · CPC title

• F16K31/0655

  Lift valves · CPC title

• F16K41/12

  with approximately flat diaphragm · CPC title

• G05D16/163

  using membranes within the main valve · CPC title

• Y10T137/7801

  Balanced valve · CPC title