Heat insulation structure and liquid supply system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020003196-A1
Application number	US-201816482451-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 2, 2018
Priority date	Feb 3, 2017
Publication date	Jan 2, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A heat insulation structure and a liquid supply system that can prevent breakage of a heat insulation member while providing satisfactory heat insulation. The heat insulation structure includes heat insulation members 520 provided between two components and having heat conductivity lower than the two components and a slidable member 530 slidable on the heat insulation member 520. At least two of the heat insulation members 520 are arranged along the direction of compression by the two components, and at least one of the slidable member 530 is disposed between the heat insulation members which are adjacent to each other. The heat insulation members 520 and the slidable member 530 are allowed to be displaced in directions perpendicular to the direction of compression.

First claim

1 . A heat insulation structure provided in a joint portion between two components fixed to each other and subject to a compressive force, comprising;
heat insulation members disposed between the two components and made of a material having heat conductivity lower than the two component; and a slidable member slidable on the heat insulation members, wherein at least two of the heat insulation members are arranged along the direction of compression, and at least one of the slidable member is disposed between the heat insulation members which are adjacent to each other, the heat insulation members and the slidable member being allowed to be displaced in directions perpendicular to the direction of compression.

2 . The heat insulation structure according to claim 1 , further comprising a restriction member made of a resin that restricts the amount of movement of the heat insulation members and the slidable member in directions perpendicular to the direction of compression.

3 . The heat insulation structure according to claim 2 , wherein the restriction member is fixed on one of the two components, and the insulation member that is in contact with the other component among the two components on which the restriction member is not fixed has a recessed portion provided on its end on the side facing the other component on which the restriction member is not fixed, the recessed portion engaging with a projecting portion provided on the restriction member.

4 . The heat insulation structure according to claim 2 , wherein the restriction member is fixed on one of the two components, an elastic member having strength higher than the restriction member is disposed between the other component among the two components on which the restriction member is not fixed and the heat insulation member, and the elastic member has a recessed portion provided on its end on the side facing the other component on which the restriction member is not fixed, the recessed portion engaging with a projecting portion provided on the restriction member.

5 . The heat insulation structure according to claim 4 , wherein a first component among the two components is disposed on both sides of a second component among the two components with respect to the direction of compression, and the heat insulation structure is provided between the first component and the second component on each side of the second component with respect to the direction of compression.

6 . A liquid supply system comprising:
a container provided with a pump chamber inside it; a shaft member that moves vertically upward and downward in the container; and a bellows provided coaxially with the shaft member that expands and contracts with upward and downward motion of the shaft member, wherein the shaft member includes a main shaft portion and a supporting member that supports the bellows, and a heat insulation structure according to claim 1 is provided between the main shaft portion and the supporting member.

Assignees

• Eagle Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Mori Koichi
• Furuta Kiyotaka
• Kito Masato

Classifications

• F04B2015/081

  Liquefied gases · CPC title

• F04B53/08 Primary

  Cooling; Heating; Preventing freezing · CPC title

• F04B43/08

  having tubular flexible members (F04B43/12 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16L59/10

  Bandages or covers for the protection of the insulation, e.g. against the influence of the environment or against mechanical damage (integral with insulating materials F16L59/02) · CPC title

• F04B15/08 Primary

  the liquids having low boiling points · CPC title