Fluid control device manifold, manifold assembling method, and connection tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9631734-B2
Application number	US-201314435957-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 25, 2013
Priority date	Oct 30, 2012
Publication date	Apr 25, 2017
Grant date	Apr 25, 2017

Abstract

A fluid control device manifold includes a first body, a second body, and a connection part configured to interpose a seal member between the first and second bodies and allow a connecting tool to engage with engagement surfaces of the bodies. When a load is applied to the engagement surfaces to draw the first and second bodies close to each other, the seal member is press-fitted into the bodies. This press-fitted state is held by a clamp. One or both of the first and second bodies are internally provided with a plurality of the engagement surfaces extending in a nearly perpendicular direction to a drawing direction.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A fluid control device manifold comprising:
a first body,
a second body, and
a connection part configured to interpose a seal member between the first and second bodies, the seal member being in a press-fitted state in the first and second bodies in a manner that a connecting tool is engaged with engagement surfaces of the first body and the second body and a load is applied to the engagement surfaces to draw the first body and the second body toward each other, and the press-fitted state is held by a clamp,
wherein a main part of either or both of the first body and the second body is formed with a valve hole and a flow passage, the valve hole being located above the flow passage, the flow passage having a center axis along which a fluid passes,
the main part is formed with a recess on an outer surface of the main part below the flow passage, the recess recessing from the outer surface towards the flow passage,
the recess is provided with the engagement surface extending in a direction intersecting the center axis of the flow passage,
the clamp includes a first clamp member and a second clamp member,
the clamp is configured to clamp the connection part, and
the engagement surfaces include a surface provided in a screw hole of either or both of the first body and the second body.

2. The fluid control device manifold according to claim 1 , wherein the engagement surfaces include a surface provided in a molding cutout of either or both of the first body and the second body.

3. The fluid control device manifold according to claim 1 , wherein the engagement surface has a range determined such that a farthest distance from an end face of the main part on a side for insertion of the connecting tool is larger than a distance between the end face and a center axis of the seal member.

4. The fluid control device manifold according to claim 1 , wherein
the first clamp member includes a mounting surface to be fixed to a fixed plate, and
the first clamp member and the second clamp member are unable to disassemble when the mounting surface contacts with the fixed plate.

5. The fluid control device manifold according to claim 4 , wherein the first clamp member engages with a portion of the connection part exceeding one-half of an entire circumference of the connection part.

6. The fluid control device manifold according to claim 1 , wherein the clamp and the connection part have engagement surfaces parallel with each other.

7. The fluid control device manifold according to claim 1 , including another component mounted on either or both of the first body and the second body after the first body and the second body are drawn toward each other to place the seal member in the press-fitted state.

8. A fluid control device manifold comprising:
a first body,
a second body, and
a connection part configured to interpose a seal member between the first and second bodies, the seal member being in a press-fitted state in the first and second bodies in a manner that a connecting tool is engaged with engagement surfaces of the first body and the second body and a load is applied to the engagement surfaces to draw the first body and the second body toward each other, and the press-fitted state is held by a clamp,
wherein a main part of either or both of the first body and the second body is formed with a valve hole and a flow passage, the valve hole being located above the flow passage, the flow passage having a center axis along which a fluid passes,
the main part is formed with a recess on an outer surface of the main part below the flow passage, the recess recessing from the outer surface towards the flow passage,
the recess is provided with the engagement surface extending in a direction intersecting the center axis of the flow passage,
the clamp includes a first clamp member and a second clamp member,
the clamp is configured to clamp the connection part,
either or both of the first body and the second body are provided with at least two or more valve seats, and
the engagement surfaces include a partition wall between the valve seats.

9. The fluid control device manifold according to claim 8 , wherein the engagement surfaces include a surface provided in a molding cutout of either or both of the first body and the second body.

10. The fluid control device manifold according to claim 8 , wherein the engagement surface has a range determined such that a farthest distance from an end face of the main part on a side for insertion of the connecting tool is larger than a distance between the end face and a center axis of the seal member.

11. The fluid control device manifold according to claim 8 , wherein
the first clamp member includes a mounting surface to be fixed to a fixed plate, and
the first clamp member and the second clamp member are unable to disassemble when the mounting surface contacts with the fixed plate.

12. The fluid control device manifold according to claim 11 , wherein the first clamp member engages with a portion of the connection part exceeding one-half of an entire circumference of the connection part.

13. The fluid control device manifold according to claim 8 , wherein the clamp and the connection part have engagement surfaces parallel with each other.

14. The fluid control device manifold according to claim 8 , including
Another component mounted on either or both of the first body and the second body after the first body and the second body are drawn toward each other to place the seal member in the press-fitted state.

15. A fluid control device manifold comprising:
a first body,
a second body, and
a connection part configured to interpose a seat member between the first and second bodies, the seal member being in a press-fitted state in the first and second bodies in a manner that a connecting tool is engaged with engagement surfaces of the first body and the second body and a load is applied to the engagement surfaces to draw the first body and the second body toward each other, and the press-fitted state is held by a clamp,
wherein a main part of either or both of the first body and the second body is formed with a valve hole and a flow passage, the valve hole being located above the flow passage, the flow passage having a center axis along which a fluid passes,
the main part is formed with a recess on an outer surface of the main part below the flow passage, the recess recessing from the outer surface towards the flow passage,
the recess is provided with the engagement surface extending in a direction intersecting the center axis of the flow passage,
the clamp includes a first clamp member and a second clamp member,
the clamp is configured to clamp the connection part, and
the first body and the second body each include two or three valve seats and the connection part includes connection parts in more than one place.

16. The fluid control device manifold according to claim 15 , wherein the engagement surfaces include a surface provided in a molding cutout of either or both of the first body and the second body.

17. The fluid control device manifold according to claim 15 , wherein the engagement surface has a range determined such that a farthest distance from an end face of the main part on a side for insertion of the connecting tool is larger than a distance between the end face and a center axis of the seal member.

18. The fluid control device manifold according to claim 15 , wherein
the first clamp member includes a mounting surface to be fixed to a fixed plate, and
the first clamp

Assignees

• Ckd Corp

Inventors

• Takeda Hideyuki
• Nishigaki Midori
• Iwata Hiroki

Classifications

• Y10T29/539

  Plier type means · CPC title

• Y10T137/6116

  With holding means functioning only during transportation assembly or disassembly · CPC title

• Y10T137/877

  With flow control means for branched passages · CPC title

• F16L23/18

  the sealing means being rings · CPC title

• F16L23/162

  the pipe ends abutting each other · CPC title