Electromagnetic valve manifold

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12066115-B2
Application number	US-202217978580-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 1, 2022
Priority date	Nov 4, 2021
Publication date	Aug 20, 2024
Grant date	Aug 20, 2024

Abstract

An electromagnetic valve manifold includes an electromagnetic valve and a manifold base. The electromagnetic valve includes a manual shaft. The manual shaft is configured to be manually operated to be switched between a first switching position, in which the manual shaft allows movement of the valve member relative to the valve hole, and a second switching position in which the manual shaft restricts movement of the valve member relative to the valve hole. The manual shaft includes a projection that is projected into and retracted from the valve hole. The valve member includes at least one recess in an outer surface of the valve member. The manual shaft is configured such that, in a state in which the manual shaft is located in the second switching position, the projection is projected into the valve hole and engaged with the recess, so as to restrict movement of the valve member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electromagnetic valve manifold, comprising:
an electromagnetic valve; and
a manifold base on which the electromagnetic valve is mounted, the manifold base including a supply passage, an output passage, and a discharge passage, wherein
the electromagnetic valve includes:
a casing including a valve hole;
a valve member that is movably accommodated in the valve hole; and
a supply port, an output port, and a discharge port that are formed in the casing and respectively connected to the valve hole,

the supply port is connected to the supply passage,
the output port is connected to the output passage,
the discharge port is connected to the discharge passage,
the output passage is configured such that a fluid flowing through the output passage drives a fluid pressure device connected to the output passage,
the electromagnetic valve includes a manual shaft,
the manual shaft is configured to be manually operated to be switched between a first switching position, in which the manual shaft allows the valve member to move relative to the valve hole, and a second switching position, in which the manual shaft restricts movement of the valve member relative to the valve hole, thereby maintaining a pressure of a fluid between the output passage and the fluid pressure device,
the manual shaft includes a projection that is projected into and retracted from the valve hole,
the valve member includes at least one recess in an outer surface of the valve member, and
the manual shaft is configured such that, in a state in which the manual shaft is located in the second switching position, the projection is projected into the valve hole and engaged with the recess, so as to restrict movement of the valve member relative to the valve hole.

2. The electromagnetic valve manifold according to claim 1 , wherein the electromagnetic valve is configured such that a locking member is attached to the electromagnetic valve so as to prevent the manual shaft, when located in the second switching position, from being manually operated.

3. The electromagnetic valve manifold according to claim 2 , wherein
the casing includes a shaft hole that movably receives the manual shaft,
the shaft hole includes an opening that opens in a surface of the casing,
the manual shaft is configured to be manually operated through the opening,
the casing includes two through-holes that are connected to the shaft hole,
the two through-holes are closer to the opening, in an axial direction of the manual shaft, than the manual shaft when the manual shaft is located in the second switching position,
the two through-holes are located on opposite sides of an axis of the shaft hole,
the locking member includes a padlock, and
the two through-holes are configured such that, when the manual shaft is located in the second switching position, a shackle of the padlock is passed through the two through-holes with the shackle partially blocking the opening.

4. The electromagnetic valve manifold according to claim 3 , wherein
the electromagnetic valve includes:
an insertion member that protrudes inward from the shaft hole; and
an urging member that is accommodated in the shaft hole and applies to the manual shaft an urging force that urges the manual shaft toward the first switching position,

the manual shaft includes an unlocking slot and a locking slot, the insertion member being permitted to be moved into the unlocking slot and the locking slot,
the unlocking slot is configured to, with the insertion member in the unlocking slot, allow the manual shaft to move in the axial direction of the manual shaft relative to the shaft hole, and prevent the manual shaft from rotating about an axis of the manual shaft in the shaft hole, and
the locking slot is configured to, with the manual shaft located in the second switching position and the insertion member in the locking slot, allow the manual shaft to rotate about the axis of the manual shaft in the shaft hole, and prevent the manual shaft from moving toward the first switching position.

5. The electromagnetic valve manifold according to claim 4 , wherein
the manual shaft includes an engagement portion, the engagement portion being configured such that the shackle partially blocking the opening is engaged with the engagement portion, so as to prevent the manual shaft from rotating, and
the manual shaft is configured such that the shackle is engaged with the engagement portion when the manual shaft is in the second switching position and the locking slot prevents the manual shaft from moving toward the first switching position.

6. The electromagnetic valve manifold according to claim 5 , wherein
the two through-holes have a common axis,
the engagement portion includes a groove formed in an end face of the manual shaft, and
the groove extends along the axis of the two through-holes when the manual shaft is in the second switching position and the locking hole prevents the manual shaft from moving toward the first switching position.

7. The electromagnetic valve manifold according to claim 4 , wherein
the manual shaft includes:
a shaft body that includes the unlocking slot and the locking slot; and
a stopper member that includes the projection and is movable integrally with the shaft body in the shaft hole, the stopper member being attached to an end of the shaft body that is close to the valve hole,

the projection has a shape of a flat plate,
the shaft body is configured to be rotatable relative to the stopper member about an axis of the shaft body,
the casing includes an insertion hole that connects the valve hole and the shaft hole, and is capable of receiving the projection,
the insertion hole is configured to guide the projection when the manual shaft moves between the first switching position and the second switching position, and restrict the stopper member and the shaft body from rotating together when the shaft body rotates in the shaft hole about the axis of the shaft body.

8. The electromagnetic valve manifold according to claim 1 , wherein
the output passage includes a first output passage and a second output passage,
the output port includes a first output port that is connected to the first output passage and a second output port that is connected to the second output passage, and
the valve member is switchable between
a first position in which the supply port and the first output port are connected to each other, the second output port and the discharge port are connected to each other, the supply port and the second output port are disconnected from each other, and the first output port and the discharge port are disconnected from each other, and
a second position in which the supply port and the second output port are connected to each other, the first output port and the discharge port are connected to each other, the supply port and the first output port are disconnected from each other, and the second output port and the discharge port are disconnected from each other,

the recess in the outer surface of the valve member includes a first recess and a second recess, and
the manual shaft is configured such that
if the manual shaft is located in the second switching position when the valve member is located in the first position, the projection is engaged with the first recess to restrict movement of the valve member relative to the valve hole, and
if the manual shaft is located in the second switching position when the valve member is located in the second position, the projection is engaged with the second recess to restrict movement of the valve member relative to the valve hole.

Assignees

• Ckd Corp

Inventors

• Itoh Shinji
• Okamoto Shinichi
• Ogino Ikuo

Classifications

• F16K35/02 Primary

  to be locked or disconnected by means of a pushing or pulling action · CPC title

• F16K35/06

  using a removable actuating or locking member, e.g. a key (F16K35/10, F16K35/12 take precedence) · CPC title

• F16K11/0704 Primary

  comprising locking elements · CPC title