Fluid control device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9926923-B2
Application number	US-201615212080-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 15, 2016
Priority date	Jan 28, 2014
Publication date	Mar 27, 2018
Grant date	Mar 27, 2018

Abstract

A film is sandwiched between a first plate and a second plate. Outer convex parts formed on the second plate are formed so that their protrusion height dimension is larger than that of an inner convex part. Each outer convex part is formed so that its width dimension is smaller than the inner convex part. When the first plate and second plate are face-joined together, the film is sandwiched between outer concave parts and the outer convex parts, after which the film is sandwiched between an inner concave part and an inner convex part and a tension is applied to a diaphragm part stretched in concave flow paths.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fluid control device comprising:
a first plate having a first flow path;
a second plate having a second flow path, the second plate facing the first plate such that the first and second flow paths face each other; and
a film sandwiched between the first plate and second plate, the film including a diaphragm portion disposed between the first flow path and the second flow path, and a peripheral portion surrounding the diaphragm portion,
wherein the first plate includes:
a first plane surface configured to receive the film; and
a groove portion recessed from the first plane surface and positioned in a region corresponding to the peripheral portion of the film,
wherein the second plate includes:
a second plane surface that abuts the film; and
a protruding portion protruding from the second plane surface and disposed opposite to and engaging with the groove portion, part of the peripheral portion of the film being fitted in the groove portion such that the groove portion and the protruding portion engage with each other via the part of the peripheral portion sandwiched therebetween, thereby forming an engaging portion,
wherein the protruding portion includes:
an inner wall oriented toward a center of the diaphragm portion; and
an outer wall opposite to the inner wall, a gap between the outer wall and an inner surface of the groove portion being narrower than a gap between the inner wall and the inner surface of the groove portion, and
wherein the engaging portion includes:
a film restricting part disposed at a position distant from the diaphragm portion and formed by the outer wall of the protruding portion and the inner surface of the groove portion; and
a film tension setting part disposed at a position between the diaphragm portion and the film restricting part, the film tension setting part being formed by the inner wall of the protruding portion and the inner surface of the grove portion.

2. The fluid control device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the groove portion of the first plate includes an outer groove and an inner groove, the inner groove being closer to the diaphragm portion than the outer groove;
the protruding portion of the second plate includes an outer protrusion opposing the outer groove and an inner protrusion opposing the inner groove, and an amount of protrusion of the outer protrusion from the second plane surface is larger than an amount of protrusion of the inner protrusion from the second plane surface; and
the film restricting part is formed by the outer groove and the outer protrusion engaging with each other, and the film tension setting part is formed by the inner groove and the inner protrusion engaging with each other.

3. The fluid control device according to claim 1 , wherein the film is made of a material adhesive to the first plane surface and the second plane surface.

4. The fluid control device according to claim 1 , wherein the first plate further includes a joining surface surrounding the first plane surface, the joining surface directly abutting the second plane surface of the second plate, while the first plane surface abutting the second plane surface via the film disposed therebetween.

5. A fluid control device comprising:
a first plate having a first flow path;
a second plate having a second flow path, the second plate facing the first plate such that the first and second flow paths face each other; and
a film sandwiched between the first plate and second plate, the film including a diaphragm portion disposed between the first flow path and the second flow path, and a peripheral portion surrounding the diaphragm portion,
wherein the first plate includes:
a first plane surface configured to receive the film; and
a groove portion recessed from the first plane surface and positioned in a region corresponding to the peripheral portion of the film, the groove portion including an outer groove and an inner groove, the inner groove being closer to the diaphragm portion than the outer groove,

wherein the second plate includes:
a second plane surface that abuts the film; and
a protruding portion protruding from the second plane surface and disposed opposite to and engaging with the groove portion, part of the peripheral portion of the film being fitted in the groove portion such that the groove portion and the protruding portion engage with each other via the part of the peripheral portion sandwiched therebetween, thereby forming an engaging portion, the protruding portion including:
an outer protrusion opposing the outer groove; and
an inner protrusion opposing the inner groove, an amount of protrusion of the outer protrusion from the second plane surface being larger than an amount of protrusion of the inner protrusion from the second plane surface, the inner protrusion having an inner wall oriented toward a center of the diaphragm portion and an outer wall opposite to the inner wall, a gap between the outer wall and an inner surface of the inner groove being narrower than a gap between the inner wall and the inner surface of the inner groove,

wherein the engaging portion includes:
a film restricting part disposed at a position distant from the diaphragm portion, and
a film tension setting part disposed at a position between the diaphragm portion and the film restricting part,

wherein the film restricting part includes:
a first film restricting part formed by the outer protrusion and the outer groove engaging with each other; and
a second film restricting part formed by the outer wall of the inner protrusion and the inner surface of the inner groove, and

wherein the film tension setting part includes:
a first film tension setting part formed by the inner protrusion and the inner groove engaging with each other; and
a second film tension setting part formed by the inner wall of the inner protrusion and the inner surface of the inner groove.

Assignees

• Alps Electric Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ito Junko
• Watanabe Yasushi

Classifications

• F04B53/22

  Arrangements for enabling ready assembly or disassembly · CPC title

• F04B45/04

  having plate-like flexible members, e.g. diaphragms (F04B45/10 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16K7/17 Primary

  the diaphragm being actuated by fluid pressure · CPC title

• F04B43/02 Primary

  having plate-like flexible members, e.g. diaphragms (F04B43/14 takes precedence) · CPC title