Accumulator
US-2018306210-A1 · Oct 25, 2018 · US
Metal bellows
US9683583B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9683583-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414892039-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 21, 2014 |
| Priority date | Aug 2, 2013 |
| Publication date | Jun 20, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2017 |
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A metal bellows ( 110 ) for an accumulator ( 100 ) into which a hydraulic fluid is drawn in, has a bellows-shape in which ridge fold portions ( 110 a ) and valley fold portions ( 110 b ) are formed repeatedly with slope portions ( 110 c ) in between, wherein two of the slope portions ( 110 c ) that are adjacent to each other via a common ridge fold portion ( 110 a ) have: first slope portions ( 110 c 1 ) which extend from the common ridge fold portion ( 110 a ) and second slope portions ( 110 c 2 ) each of which extends from each of the first slope portions ( 110 c 1 ) such that a distance therebetween becomes much greater than the first slope portions ( 110 c 1 ) as the second slope portions ( 110 c 2 ) extend toward the adjacent valley fold portions ( 110 b ), wherein the first slope portion ( 110 c 1 ) and the second slope portion ( 110 c 2 ) are connected at an inflection point (P).
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The invention claimed is: 1. A metal bellows for an accumulator into which a hydraulic fluid or a pressure gas is drawn in, the metal bellows is a cylindrical member having a bellows-shape in which ridge fold portions on its radially outer side and valley fold portions on its radially inner side are formed and in which the ridge fold portions and the valley fold portions are repeatedly formed with slope portions in between, wherein when the metal bellows is in its free length state, two of the slope portions that are adjacent to each other via a common ridge fold portion have: first slope parts each of which extends parallelly from the common ridge fold portion toward adjacent valley fold portions such that a distance between the first slope parts on two adjacent slope portions that share the common ridge fold portion remains constant; and second slope parts which are steeper than the first slope parts, each of which extends linearly from each of the first slope parts extending from the common ridge fold portion toward the adjacent valley fold portions, wherein a width of the ridge fold portion becomes narrower toward its crest, and a distance between the adjacent ridge fold portions becomes greater toward the radially outer side, a width of the valley fold portion becomes narrower toward its crest, and a distance between the adjacent valley fold portion becomes greater toward the radially inner side, and when the metal bellows is in the maximal compression state, the adjacent ridge fold portions come into contact with each other, the adjacent valley fold portions do not come into contact with each other, and the adjacent slope portions as a whole also do not come into contact with each other.
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the separating means being bellows · CPC title
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- What does patent US9683583B2 cover?
- A metal bellows ( 110 ) for an accumulator ( 100 ) into which a hydraulic fluid is drawn in, has a bellows-shape in which ridge fold portions ( 110 a ) and valley fold portions ( 110 b ) are formed repeatedly with slope portions ( 110 c ) in between, wherein two of the slope portions ( 110 c ) that are adjacent to each other via a common ridge fold portion ( 110 a ) have: first slope …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Eagle Ind Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F15B1/103. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jun 20 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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