JP5693812B2 - Centrifugal pump device - Google Patents

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  The present invention relates to a centrifugal pump device, and more particularly to a centrifugal pump device provided with an impeller that sends liquid by a centrifugal force during rotation.

  In recent years, an example of using a centrifugal blood pump device that transmits a driving torque of an external motor to an impeller in a blood chamber using a magnetic coupling is increasing as a blood circulation device of an oxygenator. According to this centrifugal blood pump device, physical communication between the outside and the blood chamber can be eliminated, and invasion of blood such as bacteria can be prevented.

  The centrifugal blood pump of Patent Document 1 includes a housing including first to third chambers partitioned by first and second partition walls, and an impeller provided rotatably in the second chamber (blood chamber). A magnetic body provided on one surface of the impeller, an electromagnet provided in the first chamber facing the one surface of the impeller, a permanent magnet provided on the other surface of the impeller, and a third chamber A rotor and a motor provided, and a permanent magnet provided on the rotor facing the other surface of the impeller. A dynamic pressure groove is formed on the surface of the second partition wall facing the other surface of the impeller. Due to the attractive force acting on one side of the impeller from the electromagnet, the attractive force acting on the other surface of the impeller from the permanent magnet of the rotor, and the hydrodynamic bearing effect of the dynamic pressure groove, the impeller is separated from the inner wall of the second chamber, Rotates without contact.

  Further, the centrifugal blood pump of Patent Document 2 is rotatably provided in a housing including first to third chambers partitioned by first and second partition walls, and a second chamber (blood chamber). An impeller, a magnetic body provided on one surface of the impeller, a first permanent magnet provided in the first chamber facing the one surface of the impeller, and a second provided on the other surface of the impeller A permanent magnet, a rotor and a motor provided in a third chamber, and a third permanent magnet provided on the rotor so as to face the other surface of the impeller. A first dynamic pressure shaft is formed on the surface of the first partition wall facing the one surface of the impeller, and a second dynamic pressure groove is formed on the surface of the second partition wall facing the other surface of the impeller. Yes. The attractive force acting on one surface of the impeller from the first permanent magnet, the attractive force acting on the other surface of the impeller from the third permanent magnet of the rotor, and the hydrodynamic bearing effect of the first and second dynamic pressure grooves Thus, the impeller is separated from the inner wall of the second chamber and rotates in a non-contact state.

  8 and 9 of Patent Document 3 includes a housing, an impeller provided rotatably in the housing, a first permanent magnet provided on one surface of the impeller, and an exterior of the housing. A rotor provided on the rotor, a second permanent magnet provided on the rotor facing the one surface of the impeller, a third permanent magnet provided on the other surface of the impeller, and a surface facing the other surface of the impeller And a magnetic body provided in the housing. A first dynamic pressure groove is formed on one surface of the impeller, and a second dynamic pressure groove is formed on the other surface of the impeller. Due to the attractive force acting on one side of the impeller from the second permanent magnet of the rotor, the attractive force acting on the other surface of the impeller from the magnetic body of the housing, and the hydrodynamic bearing effect of the first and second dynamic pressure grooves The impeller is separated from the inner wall of the housing and rotates in a non-contact state.

  Furthermore, the clean pump of Patent Document 4 includes a casing, an impeller provided rotatably in the casing, a first permanent magnet provided on one surface of the impeller, a rotor provided outside the casing, A second permanent magnet provided on the rotor facing one surface of the impeller, a magnetic body provided on the other surface of the impeller, and an electromagnet provided outside the housing facing the other surface of the impeller. ing. A dynamic pressure groove is formed on one surface of the impeller.

When the rotational speed of the impeller is lower than the predetermined rotational speed, the electromagnet is operated, and when the rotational speed of the impeller exceeds the predetermined rotational speed, energization to the electromagnet is stopped. Due to the attractive force acting on one surface of the impeller from the second permanent magnet of the rotor and the hydrodynamic bearing effect of the hydrodynamic groove, the impeller is separated from the inner wall of the housing and rotates in a non-contact state.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-209240 JP 2006-167173 A JP-A-4-91396 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-53790

  The pumps of the above-mentioned patent documents 1 to 4 support the impeller in the axial direction by a dynamic pressure groove formed in the opposed portion of the impeller and the housing, and a permanent magnet provided on the impeller and a permanent magnet provided outside the housing. This is common in that the impeller is supported in the radial direction by the suction force.

  The support rigidity of the dynamic pressure groove is proportional to the rotation speed of the impeller. Therefore, in order for the impeller to rotate stably without contacting the housing even when a disturbance is applied to the pump, it is necessary to increase the normal rotation speed range of the pump and increase the rigidity of the impeller in the axial direction. However, in the pumps of Patent Documents 1 to 4, since the radial direction is supported by using the attractive force of the permanent magnet, the support rigidity is low, and there is a problem that the impeller cannot be rotated at high speed. .

  As a method of increasing the rigidity in the radial direction, there is a method of increasing the attractive force between the permanent magnet in the impeller and the permanent magnet or the stator arranged outside the housing. However, when the suction force is increased, the negative rigidity value of the impeller in the axial direction increases (that is, if the impeller moves in the axial direction, the suction force increases as the impeller moves), and the impeller is supported by dynamic pressure. There is a problem that the performance and the suction force acting between the impeller and the housing are increased, making it difficult to smoothly rotate the impeller.

  In particular, as shown in FIG. 39 of Patent Document 2, when the impeller is rotated by the magnetic interaction of an external motor coil and a permanent magnet disposed on the impeller, the impeller as shown in FIG. 3 of Patent Document 2 is used. Since the starting torque is small compared with the case where the rotor is rotationally driven by a magnetic coupling between permanent magnets, it is difficult to smoothly drive the impeller.

  In order to cope with this, in Patent Document 2, an electromagnet for urging the impeller in a predetermined direction and a magnetic force adjustment coil for changing the magnetic force of the permanent magnet are provided, and these are operated when the impeller starts rotating. A method to make the impeller start up smoothly has also been proposed. However, such a countermeasure has a problem that the pump size is increased because a new dedicated member such as an electromagnet or a coil is required, and the reliability is lowered because the number of components increases. These problems are important for blood pumps used in artificial hearts and the like.

  Therefore, a main object of the present invention is to provide a small centrifugal pump device that can rotate an impeller at high speed and can smoothly rotate and start the impeller.

  A centrifugal pump device according to the present invention is provided with a housing including first and second chambers partitioned by a partition, and is rotatably provided along the partition in the first chamber. In a centrifugal pump device provided with a feeding impeller and a driving means provided in a second chamber and rotationally driving the impeller via a partition wall, a first magnetic body provided on one surface of the impeller, and the impeller Provided on the inner wall of the first chamber facing one side, the second magnetic body for attracting the first magnetic body, and the other side of the impeller, in the same circle so that the adjacent magnetic poles are different from each other And a plurality of third magnetic bodies arranged along. The driving means is provided corresponding to the plurality of fourth magnetic bodies and the plurality of fourth magnetic bodies arranged to face the plurality of third magnetic bodies, and each of the driving means is provided with a corresponding fourth magnetic body. A plurality of coils wound around the body and generating a rotating magnetic field. The mutually opposing surfaces of each of the two adjacent fourth magnetic bodies are provided substantially in parallel. During the rotation of the impeller, the first attraction force between the first and second magnetic bodies and the second attraction force between the plurality of third magnetic bodies and the plurality of fourth magnetic bodies are: It balances in the middle of the movable range of the impeller in the room. A first dynamic pressure groove is formed on one surface of the impeller or the inner wall of the first chamber facing it, and a second dynamic pressure groove is formed on the other surface of the impeller or a partition wall facing it.

  Accordingly, a fourth magnetic body is provided in each coil of the driving means, and the fourth magnetic body and the third magnetic body of the impeller are magnetically coupled. Therefore, by adjusting the coil current, the impeller can be The impeller can be rotated at a high speed, and the rotation starting force of the impeller can be increased while keeping the pump size small.

  Further, since the opposing surfaces of the two adjacent fourth magnetic bodies are provided substantially in parallel, a large space for the coil can be secured and the number of turns of the coil can be increased. Therefore, a large torque for rotating the impeller can be generated. Moreover, the copper loss which generate | occur | produces with a motor coil can be reduced, and the energy efficiency in the rotational drive of an impeller can be improved.

  Preferably, it further includes a fifth magnetic body provided corresponding to each fourth magnetic body and provided on a front end surface of the corresponding fourth magnetic body facing the third magnetic body, The area of the surface of the magnetic body facing the third magnetic body is larger than the area of the tip surface of the fourth magnetic body. In this case, the attractive force of the third magnetic body and the driving means can be increased, and the energy efficiency in the rotational driving of the impeller can be increased.

  Preferably, each fourth magnetic body includes a plurality of steel plates stacked in the length direction of the rotation shaft of the impeller. In this case, the eddy current loss generated in the fourth magnetic body can be reduced, and the energy efficiency in the rotational driving of the impeller can be increased.

  Preferably, each fourth magnetic body includes a plurality of steel plates stacked in the direction of rotation of the impeller. In this case, the eddy current loss generated in the fourth magnetic body can be reduced, and the energy efficiency in the rotational driving of the impeller can be increased.

  Preferably, each fourth magnetic body includes a plurality of steel plates stacked in the radial direction of the impeller. In this case, the eddy current loss generated in the fourth magnetic body can be reduced, and the energy efficiency in the rotational driving of the impeller can be increased.

  Preferably, each fourth magnetic body is made of pure iron, soft iron, or silicon iron powder. In this case, the iron loss in the fourth magnetic body can be reduced, and the energy efficiency in the rotational driving of the impeller can be increased.

  Also preferably, the liquid is blood and the centrifugal pump device is used to circulate blood. In this case, since the impeller starts to rotate smoothly and the distance between the impeller and the housing is ensured, the occurrence of hemolysis can be prevented.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the impeller can be rotated at high speed, and the rotation starting force of the impeller can be increased while keeping the pump size small. Further, the mechanical contact between the impeller and the housing can be reduced, and the impeller can be stably floated. In addition, the liquid can flow smoothly. Further, the impeller can be rotated and started smoothly. Further, a large torque for rotating the impeller can be generated. Moreover, the energy efficiency in the rotational drive of an impeller can be improved. In addition, when blood is circulated, hemolysis can be avoided.

[Embodiment 1]
1 is a front view showing an appearance of a pump unit 1 of a centrifugal blood pump apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view thereof. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 shows a state where the impeller is removed from the sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. It is sectional drawing. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the impeller is removed from the cross-sectional view taken along the line VI-VI in FIG. 3, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in FIG.

  1-7, the pump part 1 of this centrifugal blood pump apparatus includes a housing 2 formed of a nonmagnetic material. The housing 2 includes a columnar main body 3, a cylindrical blood inflow port 4 erected at the center of one end surface of the main body 3, and a cylindrical blood outflow provided on the outer peripheral surface of the main body 3. Port 5 is included. The blood outflow port 5 extends in the tangential direction of the outer peripheral surface of the main body 3.

  In the housing 2, as shown in FIG. 3, a blood chamber 7 and a motor chamber 8 partitioned by a partition wall 6 are provided. In the blood chamber 7, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a disc-like impeller 10 having a through hole 10a in the center is rotatably provided. The impeller 10 includes two shrouds 11 and 12 each having a donut plate shape and a plurality of (for example, six) vanes 13 formed between the two shrouds 11 and 12. The shroud 11 is disposed on the blood inlet port 4 side, and the shroud 12 is disposed on the partition wall 6 side. The shrouds 11 and 12 and the vane 13 are made of a nonmagnetic material.

  A plurality (six in this case) of blood passages 14 partitioned by a plurality of vanes 13 are formed between the two shrouds 11 and 12. As shown in FIG. 4, the blood passage 14 communicates with the central through hole 10 a of the impeller 10, and starts from the through hole 10 a of the impeller 10 and extends so that the width gradually increases to the outer peripheral edge. In other words, the vane 13 is formed between two adjacent blood passages 14. In the first embodiment, the plurality of vanes 13 are provided at equiangular intervals and formed in the same shape. Therefore, the plurality of blood passages 14 are provided at equiangular intervals and are formed in the same shape.

  When the impeller 10 is driven to rotate, the blood flowing in from the blood inflow port 4 is sent from the through hole 10a to the outer periphery of the impeller 10 through the blood passage 14 by centrifugal force and flows out from the blood outflow port 5.

  A permanent magnet 15 is embedded in the shroud 11, and a permanent magnet 16 that attracts the permanent magnet 15 is embedded in the inner wall of the blood chamber 7 facing the shroud 11. The permanent magnets 15 and 16 are provided for attracting (in other words, energizing) the impeller 10 on the side opposite to the motor chamber 8, in other words, on the blood inflow port 4 side.

  Instead of providing the permanent magnets 15 and 16 on the inner walls of the shroud 11 and the blood chamber 7, respectively, a permanent magnet may be provided on one of the inner walls of the shroud 11 and the blood chamber 7, and a magnetic material may be provided on the other. Moreover, you may form shroud 11 itself with the permanent magnet 15 or a magnetic body. Further, as the magnetic material, either a soft magnetic material or a hard magnetic material may be used.

  Moreover, the permanent magnet 16 may be one or plural. When there is one permanent magnet 16, the permanent magnet 16 is formed in a ring shape. When there are a plurality of permanent magnets 16, the plurality of permanent magnets 16 are arranged along the same circle at equal angular intervals. The permanent magnet 15 is the same as the permanent magnet 16, and may be one or plural.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of (for example, eight) permanent magnets 17 are embedded in the shroud 12. The plurality of permanent magnets 17 are arranged along the same circle at equal angular intervals so that adjacent magnetic poles are different from each other. In other words, the permanent magnets 17 with the N pole facing the motor chamber 8 side and the permanent magnets 17 with the S pole facing the motor chamber 8 side are alternately arranged along the same circle at equal angular intervals. .

  As shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of (for example, nine) magnetic bodies 18 are provided in the motor chamber 8. The plurality of magnetic bodies 18 are arranged along the same circle at equal angular intervals so as to face the plurality of permanent magnets 17 of the impeller 10. The base ends of the plurality of magnetic bodies 18 are joined to one disk-shaped yoke 19. A coil 20 is wound around each magnetic body 18.

  Here, the plurality of magnetic bodies 18 are formed in a triangular prism shape having the same dimensions. In addition, a space for winding the coil 20 is evenly secured around the plurality of magnetic bodies 18, and the surfaces of the two adjacent magnetic bodies 18 facing each other are provided substantially in parallel. For this reason, a large space for the coil 20 can be secured, and the number of turns of the coil 20 can be increased. Accordingly, a large torque for rotating the impeller 10 can be generated. Moreover, the copper loss which generate | occur | produces in the coil 20 can be reduced, and the energy efficiency in the rotational drive of the impeller 10 can be improved.

  The outer surface surrounding the plurality of magnetic bodies 18 (in FIG. 7, the circle surrounding the outer periphery of the plurality of magnetic bodies 18) is the outer surface surrounding the plurality of permanent magnets 17 (in FIG. 4, the outer periphery of the plurality of magnetic bodies 18). The outer surface surrounding the plurality of magnetic bodies 18 may be larger than the outer surface surrounding the plurality of permanent magnets 17. Moreover, it is preferable that the magnetic body 18 is designed so that there is no magnetic saturation at the maximum rating of the pump 1 (the condition that the rotational driving torque of the impeller 10 is maximum).

  For example, a voltage is applied to the nine coils 20 by a 120-degree conduction method. That is, nine coils 20 are grouped by three. Voltages VU, VV, and VW as shown in FIG. 8 are applied to the first to third coils 20 of each group. A positive voltage is applied to the first coil 20 during a period of 0 to 120 degrees, 0 V is applied during a period of 120 to 180 degrees, a negative voltage is applied during a period of 180 to 300 degrees, and 300 to 360 degrees. 0V is applied during this period. Therefore, the front end surface (end surface on the impeller 10 side) of the magnetic body 18 around which the first coil 20 is wound becomes the N pole in the period of 0 to 120 degrees and becomes the S pole in the period of 180 to 300 degrees. . The phase of the voltage VV is 120 degrees behind the voltage VU, and the phase of the voltage VW is 120 degrees behind the voltage VV. Therefore, by applying the voltages VU, VV, and VW to the first to third coils 20 respectively, a rotating magnetic field can be formed, and attraction between the plurality of magnetic bodies 18 and the plurality of permanent magnets 17 of the impeller 10. The impeller 10 can be rotated by the force and the repulsive force.

  Here, when the impeller 10 rotates at the rated rotational speed, the attractive force between the permanent magnets 15 and 16 and the attractive force between the plurality of permanent magnets 17 and the plurality of magnetic bodies 18 are within the blood chamber 7. The impeller 10 is balanced near the approximate center of the movable range. For this reason, in any movable range of the impeller 10, the acting force due to the suction force to the impeller 10 is very small. As a result, the frictional resistance at the time of relative sliding between the impeller 10 and the housing 2 generated when the impeller 10 starts rotating can be reduced. Further, there is no damage (surface irregularities) on the inner wall of the impeller 10 and the housing 2 during relative sliding, and the impeller 10 easily floats from the housing 2 even when the dynamic pressure during low-speed rotation is small. It becomes the state of. Therefore, hemolysis / thrombus does not occur due to relative sliding between the impeller 10 and the housing 2, and thrombus does not occur due to slight surface damage (unevenness) that occurs during relative sliding.

  A plurality of dynamic pressure grooves 21 are formed on the surface of the partition wall 6 facing the shroud 12 of the impeller 10, and a plurality of dynamic pressure grooves 22 are formed on the inner wall of the blood chamber 7 facing the shroud 11. When the rotational speed of the impeller 10 exceeds a predetermined rotational speed, a dynamic pressure bearing effect is generated between each of the dynamic pressure grooves 21 and 22 and the impeller 10. As a result, a drag force is generated from each of the dynamic pressure grooves 21 and 22 against the impeller 10, and the impeller 10 rotates in a non-contact state in the blood chamber 7.

  More specifically, the plurality of dynamic pressure grooves 21 are formed in a size corresponding to the shroud 12 of the impeller 10, as shown in FIG. Each dynamic pressure groove 21 has one end on the periphery (circumference) of a circular portion slightly spaced from the center of the partition wall 6 and has a width up to the vicinity of the outer edge of the partition wall 6 in a spiral shape (in other words, curved). It extends to gradually spread. The plurality of dynamic pressure grooves 21 have substantially the same shape and are arranged at substantially the same interval. The dynamic pressure groove 21 is a recess, and the depth of the dynamic pressure groove 21 is preferably about 0.005 to 0.4 mm. The number of the dynamic pressure grooves 21 is preferably about 6 to 36.

  In FIG. 5, ten dynamic pressure grooves 21 are arranged at an equal angle with respect to the central axis of the impeller 10. Since the dynamic pressure groove 21 has a so-called inward spiral groove shape, when the impeller 10 rotates in the clockwise direction, the liquid pressure increases from the outer diameter portion to the inner diameter portion of the dynamic pressure groove 21. For this reason, a repulsive force is generated between the impeller 10 and the partition wall 6, and this becomes a dynamic pressure.

  Instead of providing the dynamic pressure groove 21 in the partition wall 6, the dynamic pressure groove 21 may be provided on the surface of the shroud 12 of the impeller 10.

  Thus, due to the hydrodynamic bearing effect formed between the impeller 10 and the plurality of hydrodynamic grooves 21, the impeller 10 is separated from the partition wall 6 and rotates in a non-contact state. For this reason, a blood flow path is ensured between the impeller 10 and the partition 6, and the blood retention between both and the generation | occurrence | production of the thrombus resulting from it are prevented. Furthermore, in the normal state, the dynamic pressure groove 21 exerts a stirring action between the impeller 10 and the partition wall 6, so that it is possible to prevent partial blood retention between the two.

  Further, the corner portion of the dynamic pressure groove 21 is preferably rounded so as to have an R of at least 0.05 mm. Thereby, generation | occurrence | production of hemolysis can be decreased more.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the plurality of dynamic pressure grooves 22 are formed in a size corresponding to the shroud 11 of the impeller 10, similarly to the plurality of dynamic pressure grooves 21. Each dynamic pressure groove 22 has one end on the periphery (circumference) of a circular portion slightly spaced from the center of the inner wall of the blood chamber 7 and spirally (in other words, curved) on the inner wall of the blood chamber 7. It extends so that the width gradually increases to the vicinity of the outer edge. The plurality of dynamic pressure grooves 22 have substantially the same shape and are arranged at substantially the same interval. The dynamic pressure groove 22 is a recess, and the depth of the dynamic pressure groove 22 is preferably about 0.005 to 0.4 mm. The number of the dynamic pressure grooves 22 is preferably about 6 to 36. In FIG. 6, ten dynamic pressure grooves 22 are arranged at an equal angle with respect to the central axis of the impeller 10.

  The dynamic pressure groove 22 may be provided not on the inner wall side of the blood chamber 7 but on the surface of the shroud 11 of the impeller 10. Further, the corners of the dynamic pressure grooves 22 are preferably rounded so as to have an R of at least 0.05 mm. Thereby, generation | occurrence | production of hemolysis can be decreased more.

  Thus, due to the dynamic pressure bearing effect formed between the impeller 10 and the plurality of dynamic pressure grooves 22, the impeller 10 is separated from the inner wall of the blood chamber 7 and rotates in a non-contact state. Moreover, when the pump part 1 receives an external impact or when the dynamic pressure by the dynamic pressure groove 21 becomes excessive, it is possible to prevent the impeller 10 from sticking to the inner wall of the blood chamber 7. The dynamic pressure generated by the dynamic pressure groove 21 and the dynamic pressure generated by the dynamic pressure groove 22 may be different.

  It is preferable that the impeller 10 rotates in a state where the gap between the shroud 12 of the impeller 10 and the partition wall 6 and the gap between the shroud 11 of the impeller 10 and the inner wall of the blood chamber 7 are substantially the same. When disturbance such as fluid force acting on the impeller 10 is large and one gap is narrowed, the dynamic pressure by the dynamic pressure groove on the narrowing side is made larger than the dynamic pressure by the other dynamic pressure groove, To make the dynamic pressure grooves 21 and 22 different in shape.

  5 and 6, each of the dynamic pressure grooves 21 and 22 has an inward spiral groove shape, but the dynamic pressure grooves 21 and 22 having other shapes may be used. However, when blood is circulated, it is preferable to employ the inward spiral groove-shaped dynamic pressure grooves 21 and 22 that allow blood to flow smoothly.

  9 shows that the magnitude of the resultant force of the attractive force F1 between the permanent magnets 15 and 16 and the attractive force F2 between the permanent magnet 17 and the magnetic body 18 is other than the central position of the movable range in the blood chamber 7 of the impeller 10. It is a figure which shows the force which acts on the impeller 10 when it adjusts so that it may become zero in the position P1. However, the rotation speed of the impeller 10 is kept at the rated value.

  That is, the attraction force F1 between the permanent magnets 15 and 16 is set smaller than the attraction force F2 between the permanent magnet 17 and the magnetic body 18, and the floating position of the impeller 10 at which the resultant force becomes zero is from the middle of the impeller movable range. Is also on the partition wall 6 side. The shapes of the dynamic pressure grooves 21 and 22 are the same.

  The horizontal axis in FIG. 9 indicates the position of the impeller 10 (the left side in the figure is the partition wall 6 side), and the vertical axis indicates the acting force on the impeller 10. When the acting force on the impeller 10 acts on the partition wall 6 side, the acting force is negative. The acting force on the impeller 10 includes an attractive force F1 between the permanent magnets 15 and 16, an attractive force F2 between the permanent magnet 17 and the magnetic body 18, a dynamic pressure F3 in the dynamic pressure groove 21, and a dynamic force in the dynamic pressure groove 22. The pressure F4 and the resultant force “net force F5 acting on the impeller” are shown.

  As can be seen from FIG. 9, the floating position of the impeller 10 is largely deviated from the center position of the movable range of the impeller 10 at the position where the net force F5 acting on the impeller 10 becomes zero. As a result, the distance between the rotating impeller 10 and the partition wall 6 is narrowed, and the impeller 10 contacts the partition wall 6 even if a small disturbance force acts on the impeller 10.

  On the other hand, FIG. 10 shows that the magnitude of the resultant force between the attractive force F1 between the permanent magnets 15 and 16 and the attractive force F2 between the permanent magnet 17 and the magnetic body 18 is the movable range in the blood chamber 7 of the impeller 10. It is a figure which shows the force which acts on the impeller 10 when it adjusts so that it may become zero in the center position P0. Also in this case, the rotational speed of the impeller 10 is kept at the rated value.

  That is, the attractive force F1 between the permanent magnets 15 and 16 and the attractive force F2 between the permanent magnet 17 and the magnetic body 18 are set to be substantially the same. Further, the shapes of the dynamic pressure grooves 21 and 22 are the same. In this case, the support rigidity with respect to the floating position of the impeller 10 is higher than in the case of FIG. Since the net force F5 acting on the impeller 10 is zero at the center of the movable range, the impeller 10 floats at the center position when no disturbance force acts on the impeller 10.

  Thus, the floating position of the impeller 10 is generated in the dynamic pressure grooves 21 and 22 when the impeller 10 rotates, and the attractive force F1 between the permanent magnets 15 and 16, the attractive force F2 between the permanent magnet 17 and the magnetic body 18, and the impeller 10. It is determined by the balance with dynamic pressures F3 and F4. By making F1 and F2 substantially the same and making the shape of the dynamic pressure grooves 21 and 22 the same, the impeller 10 can be floated at the substantially central portion of the blood chamber 7 when the impeller 10 rotates. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the impeller 10 has a shape in which blades are formed between two disks. Therefore, two surfaces facing the inner wall of the housing 2 can have the same shape and the same size. Therefore, it is possible to provide the dynamic pressure grooves 21 and 22 having substantially the same dynamic pressure performance on both sides of the impeller 10.

  In this case, since the impeller 10 floats at the central position of the blood chamber 7, the impeller 10 is held at a position farthest from the inner wall of the housing 2. As a result, even if a disturbance force is applied to the impeller 10 when the impeller 10 is lifted and the floating position of the impeller 10 is changed, the possibility that the impeller 10 and the inner wall of the housing 2 are in contact with each other is reduced. The possibility of thrombus and hemolysis is also reduced.

  9 and 10, the two dynamic pressure grooves 21 and 22 have the same shape. However, the dynamic pressure grooves 21 and 22 have different shapes, and the dynamic pressure grooves 21 and 22 The pressure performance may be different. For example, when a disturbance in one direction always acts on the impeller 10 due to fluid force or the like during pumping, the performance of the dynamic pressure groove in the direction of the disturbance is made higher than the performance of the other dynamic pressure groove. As a result, the impeller 10 can be floated and rotated at the center position of the housing 2. As a result, the contact probability between the impeller 10 and the housing 2 can be kept low, and the stable flying performance of the impeller 10 can be obtained.

  The absolute value of the negative support rigidity value in the axial direction of the impeller 10 constituted by the attractive force F1 between the permanent magnets 15 and 16 and the attractive force F2 between the permanent magnet 17 and the magnetic body 18 is defined as Ka. If the absolute value of the radial positive stiffness value is Kr and the absolute value of the positive stiffness value obtained by the two dynamic pressure grooves 21 and 22 is Kg in the normal rotational speed region where the impeller 10 rotates, Kg> Ka + Kr It is preferable to satisfy the relationship.

  Specifically, when the absolute value Ka of the negative stiffness value in the axial direction is 20000 N / m and the absolute value Kr of the positive stiffness value in the radial direction is 10000 N / m, the rotation speed region where the impeller 10 normally rotates Thus, the absolute value Kg of the positive stiffness value obtained by the two dynamic pressure grooves 21 and 22 is set to a value exceeding 30000 N / m.

  Since the axial support rigidity of the impeller 10 is a value obtained by subtracting the negative rigidity due to the attractive force between the magnetic bodies from the rigidity caused by the dynamic pressure generated in the dynamic pressure grooves 21 and 22, it has a relationship of Kg> Ka + Kr. Thus, the support rigidity in the axial direction can be higher than the support rigidity in the radial direction of the impeller 10. By setting in this way, when a disturbance force acts on the impeller 10, the movement of the impeller 10 in the axial direction can be suppressed rather than the movement of the impeller 10 in the radial direction. The mechanical contact between the impeller 10 and the housing 2 can be avoided.

  In particular, since the dynamic pressure grooves 21 and 22 are recessed in the plane as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, there is mechanical contact between the housing 2 and the impeller 10 at this portion during the rotation of the impeller 10. Then, scratches (unevenness on the surface) are generated on the surface of one or both of the impeller 10 and the inner wall of the housing 2, and if blood passes through this portion, there is a possibility of causing thrombus generation and hemolysis. . In order to prevent mechanical contact in the dynamic pressure grooves 21 and 22 and suppress thrombus and hemolysis, the effect of increasing the rigidity in the axial direction is higher than the rigidity in the radial direction.

  Further, when the impeller 10 is unbalanced, the impeller 10 swings during rotation. This swing is determined by the natural frequency determined by the mass of the impeller 10 and the support rigidity value of the impeller 10 and the rotational speed of the impeller 10. Maximum if matched.

In the pump unit 1, the support rigidity in the radial direction is smaller than the support rigidity in the axial direction of the impeller 10. Therefore, it is preferable to set the maximum rotational speed of the impeller 10 to be equal to or less than the natural frequency in the radial direction. Therefore, in order to prevent mechanical contact between the impeller 10 and the housing 2, the radial rigidity value of the impeller 10 constituted by the attractive force F1 between the permanent magnets 15 and 16 and the attractive force F2 between the permanent magnet 17 and the magnetic body 18 is set. When Kr (N / m), the mass of the impeller 10 is m (kg), and the rotation speed of the impeller is ω (rad / s), the relationship of ω <(Kr / m) ^0.5 may be satisfied. preferable.

  Specifically, when the mass of the impeller 10 is 0.03 kg and the radial rigidity value is 2000 N / m, the maximum rotation speed of the impeller 10 is set to 258 rad / s (2465 rpm) or less. Conversely, when the maximum rotation speed of the impeller 10 is set to 366 rad / s (3500 rpm), the radial rigidity is set to 4018 N / m or more.

  Furthermore, it is preferable to set the maximum rotational speed of the impeller 10 to 80% or less of ω. Specifically, when the mass of the impeller 10 is 0.03 kg and the radial rigidity value is 2000 N / m, the maximum rotational speed is set to 206.4 rad / s (1971 rpm) or less. Conversely, when the maximum rotational speed of the impeller 10 is desired to be 366 rad / s (3500 rpm), the radial rigidity value is set to 6279 N / m or more. By setting the maximum rotation speed of the impeller 10 in this way, contact between the impeller 10 and the housing 2 during rotation of the impeller 10 can be suppressed.

  Further, the dynamic pressure grooves 21 and 22 have a negative rigidity value in the axial direction of the impeller 10 constituted by the attractive force F1 between the permanent magnets 15 and 16 and the attractive force F2 between the permanent magnet 17 and the magnetic body 18. When the rigidity due to the dynamic pressure increases, the impeller 10 and the housing 2 are not in contact with each other. Therefore, it is preferable to make this negative rigidity value as small as possible. Therefore, in order to keep the negative rigidity value small, it is preferable to make the sizes of the opposed surfaces of the permanent magnets 15 and 16 different. For example, by making the size of the permanent magnet 16 smaller than that of the permanent magnet 15, the rate of change of the attractive force that changes depending on the distance between them, that is, the negative stiffness can be kept small, and the impeller support stiffness is prevented from being lowered. Can do.

  Further, it is preferable that the impeller 10 is rotationally activated after confirming that the impeller 10 is in contact with the partition wall 6 before the impeller 10 is rotationally activated.

  That is, when the impeller 10 is not rotating, non-contact support by the dynamic pressure grooves 21 and 22 is not performed, and further, the attractive force F1 between the permanent magnets 15 and 16 and the attractive force F2 between the permanent magnet 17 and the magnetic body 18 are not. Therefore, the impeller 10 and the housing 2 are in contact with each other with a high surface pressure. When the impeller 10 is rotated by the magnetic interaction between the coil 20 and the magnetic body 18 in the motor chamber 8 and the permanent magnet 17 of the impeller 10 as in the pump unit 1, FIG. The starting torque is smaller than when the impeller as shown is rotated by a magnetic coupling between permanent magnets. Therefore, it is difficult to smoothly rotate and start the impeller 10.

  However, when the shroud 12 of the impeller 10 is in contact with the partition wall 6, compared with the case where the shroud 11 of the impeller 10 is in contact with the inner wall of the blood chamber 7, the permanent magnet 17 of the impeller 10 and the motor chamber 8 Since the magnetic body 18 is close, the rotational torque at the time of starting the impeller 10 can be increased, and the impeller 10 can be rotated and started smoothly.

  However, as described above, when the impeller 10 rotates, the attractive force F1 between the permanent magnets 15 and 16 and the attractive force F2 between the permanent magnet 17 and the magnetic body 18 are such that the position of the impeller 10 is within the movable range of the impeller 10. Since it is set so as to be balanced in the vicinity of the center, the impeller 10 is not necessarily in contact with the partition wall 6 when the impeller 10 is stopped.

  Therefore, this centrifugal blood pump device is provided with means for moving the impeller 10 toward the partition wall 6 before the impeller 10 is rotationally activated. Specifically, current is passed through the plurality of coils 20 so that the attractive force F2 between the permanent magnet 17 and the magnetic body 18 is increased, and the impeller 10 is moved to the partition wall 6 side.

  FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the controller 25 that controls the pump unit 1. In FIG. 11, the controller 25 includes a motor control circuit 26 and a power amplifier 27. The motor control circuit 26 outputs a three-phase control signal of, for example, a 120-degree energization method. The power amplifier 27 amplifies the three-phase control signal from the motor control circuit 26 to generate the three-phase voltages VU, VV, and VW shown in FIG. Three-phase voltages VU, VV, and VW are applied to first to third coils 20 described with reference to FIGS. Accordingly, during normal operation, the impeller 10 rotates at a predetermined rotational speed at the center position of the movable range.

  12A to 12C are time charts showing temporal changes in the coil current I, the position of the impeller 10 and the rotation speed of the impeller 10 when the impeller 10 starts rotating. 12A to 12C, in the initial state, the shroud 11 of the impeller 10 is in contact with the inner wall of the blood chamber 7 by the attractive force of the permanent magnets 15 and 16, and the impeller 10 is at the position PA. To do. In this state, since the impeller 10 is difficult to rotate, the impeller 10 is moved to a position PB where the shroud 12 of the impeller 10 contacts the partition wall 6.

  At time t0, the voltage of any one of the voltages VU, VV, VW of the six patterns (0 to 60 degrees, 60 to 120 degrees,..., 300 to 360 degrees) shown in FIG. 3 is applied to the coil 20, and a predetermined current I 0 is passed through the coil 20. When the current I0 is passed through the coil 20, the attractive force F2 between the permanent magnet 17 and the magnetic body 18 becomes larger than the attractive force F1 between the permanent magnets 15 and 16, and the impeller 10 is hardly rotated and positioned on the partition wall 6 side. Moving to PB, the shroud 12 of the impeller 10 contacts the partition wall 6. When the impeller 10 moves to the position PB, the current I0 is cut off (time t1).

  The impeller 10 is moved without being rotated. Even if the impeller 10 is rotated and moved to the position PB on the partition wall 6 side, the impeller 10 is prevented from moving due to the hydrodynamic bearing effect of the hydrodynamic groove 21. Because. In addition, it is preferable to provide a sensor for detecting the position of the impeller 10 in the blood chamber 7 and to cut off the current I 0 after confirming that the impeller 10 has contacted the partition wall 6.

  Next, the three-phase voltages VU, VV, and VW are applied to the first to third coils 20 described in FIG. 8, and the coil current I is gradually increased to a predetermined rated value. At this time, since the impeller 10 is in contact with the partition wall 6, the impeller 10 rotates smoothly. As the coil current I increases, the impeller 10 moves from the position PB on the partition wall 6 side to the center position of the movable range.

  When the voltages VU, VV, VW of 6 patterns (0 to 60 degrees, 60 to 120 degrees,..., 300 to 360 degrees) are applied to the first to third coils 20 at the time of startup, the permanent magnet 17 and the magnetism are magnetic. The pattern in which the attraction force of the body 18 becomes maximum differs depending on the positional relationship between the permanent magnet 17 and the magnetic body 18. Accordingly, instead of applying only the constant pattern voltages VU, VV, and VW to the first to third coils 20 at the time of startup, the six patterns of voltages VU, VV, and VW are applied to the first to third coils 20 for a predetermined time. You may apply sequentially. In this case, the impeller 10 rotates slightly (strictly speaking, 1/4 rotation or less, that is, 360 degrees or less in electrical angle), and moves to the position PB on the partition wall 6 side.

  In addition, when six patterns of voltages VU, VV, and VW are applied, no current flows through any one of the first to third coils 20, and six of the nine magnetic bodies 18. The magnetic body becomes an N pole or an S pole, and no magnetic pole is generated in the remaining three magnetic bodies 18. Therefore, a current flows through all of the first to third coils 20, and a voltage is applied to the first to third coils 20 so that each of the nine magnetic bodies 18 has an N pole or an S pole. The attractive force of the permanent magnet 17 and the magnetic body 18 may be increased.

  FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a modified example of this embodiment. In this modified example, the power source is switched when the impeller 10 starts rotating and thereafter. That is, in FIG. 13, in this modified example, the power amplifier 27 of FIG. 11 is replaced with power amplifiers 30 and 31 and a changeover switch 32. At time t <b> 0 to t <b> 1 in FIG. 12, the output signal of the motor control circuit 26 is supplied to the power amplifier 30, and the output voltage of the power amplifier 30 is applied to the coil 20 via the changeover switch 32. It is. After time t2, the output signal of the motor control circuit 26 is given to the power amplifier 31, the output voltage of the power amplifier 31 is applied to the coil 20 via the changeover switch 32, and a current flows through the coil 20.

  FIGS. 14A to 14C are time charts showing other modified examples of this embodiment. 14A to 14C, in the initial state, the shroud 11 of the impeller 10 is in contact with the inner wall of the blood chamber 7, and the impeller 10 is at the position PA. A predetermined current I1 is passed through the coil 20 at time t0. That is, the motor control circuit 26 generates, for example, a 120-degree energization type three-phase control signal. The power amplifier 27 amplifies the three-phase control signal from the motor control circuit 26 to generate the three-phase voltages VU, VV, and VW shown in FIG. Three-phase voltages VU, VV, and VW are applied to first to third coils 20 described with reference to FIGS.

  Therefore, a rotating magnetic field is applied to the impeller 10 by the current I1. This current I1 is larger than the current I0 in FIG. 12 and is a current that can rotate the impeller 10 even when the shroud 11 of the impeller 10 is in contact with the inner wall of the blood chamber 7. After the rotation start is confirmed, the coil current I is decreased and gradually increased to a predetermined rated value. In this way, even when the impeller 10 is on the position PA side, an excessive current may be supplied to the coil 20 only when the impeller 10 starts to rotate.

  In addition, a diamond-like carbon (DLC) film may be formed on at least one of the inner wall surface of the blood chamber 7 and the surface of the partition wall 6 and the surface of the impeller 10. Thereby, the frictional force between the impeller 10 and the inner wall of the blood chamber 7 and the partition wall 6 can be reduced, and the impeller can be rotated and started smoothly. Note that a fluorine-based resin film, a paraxylylene-based resin film, or the like may be formed instead of the diamond-like carbon film.

  FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view showing still another modification of the first embodiment, and is a diagram contrasted with FIG. In FIG. 15, in this modified example, the sizes of the opposing surfaces of the opposing permanent magnets 15 and 16 are different. FIG. 3 shows a case where the sizes of the opposing surfaces of the permanent magnets 15 and 16 are the same. However, by varying the sizes of the opposing surfaces of the permanent magnets 15 and 16, the attraction changes depending on the distance between the two. The amount of change in force, that is, negative rigidity can be suppressed to a small value, and a decrease in the support rigidity of the impeller 10 can be prevented.

  FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view showing still another modification of the first embodiment, and is a view compared with FIG. In FIG. 16, in this modified example, a magnetic body 35 is provided on the tip surface of each magnetic body 18 facing the permanent magnet 17. The area of the surface of the magnetic body 35 facing the permanent magnet 17 is larger than the area of the tip surface of the magnetic body 18. In this modified example, the attractive force of the magnetic bodies 18 and 35 with respect to the permanent magnet 17 can be increased, and the energy efficiency in the rotational drive of the impeller 10 can be increased.

  FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view showing still another modified example of the first embodiment, and is a view compared with FIG. In FIG. 17, in this modification, the yoke 19 is replaced with the yoke 36, and the magnetic body 18 is replaced with the magnetic body 37. Each of the yoke 36 and the magnetic body 37 includes a plurality of steel plates stacked in the length direction of the rotation shaft of the impeller 10. In this modified example, the eddy current loss generated in the yoke 36 and the magnetic body 37 can be reduced, and the energy efficiency in the rotational drive of the impeller 10 can be increased.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 18, the magnetic body 37 may be replaced with a magnetic body 38 including a plurality of steel plates stacked in the rotation direction of the impeller 10. In addition, as shown in FIG. 19, the magnetic body 37 may be replaced with a magnetic body 39 including a plurality of steel plates stacked in the radial direction of the impeller 10. Even in these cases, the same effect as the modified example of FIG. 17 is obtained.

  Moreover, you may form each of the yoke 19 and the magnetic body 18 of FIG. 3 with the powder of pure iron, soft iron, or silicon iron. In this case, the iron loss of the yoke 19 and the magnetic body 18 can be reduced, and the energy efficiency in the rotational drive of the impeller 10 can be improved.

[Embodiment 2]
FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the pump section 41 of the centrifugal blood pump apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, and is a view compared with FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XXI-XXI in FIG.

  Referring to FIG. 20 and FIG. 21, the pump unit 41 is different from the pump unit 1 of the first embodiment in that three of the nine magnetic members 18 among the nine magnetic members 18 are adjacent to each other. The point is that three magnetic sensors S are provided. The three magnetic sensors S are arranged to face the passage paths of the plurality of permanent magnets 17 of the impeller 10. When the impeller 10 rotates and the S poles and N poles of the plurality of permanent magnets 17 alternately pass in the vicinity of the magnetic sensor S, the level of the output signal of the magnetic sensor S changes like a sine wave as shown in FIG. To do. Therefore, the positional relationship between the plurality of permanent magnets 17 and the plurality of magnetic bodies 18 can be detected by detecting the time change of the output signal of the magnetic sensor S, and the timing of flowing current through the plurality of coils 20; The rotation speed of the impeller 10 can be obtained.

  Further, when the gap between the impeller 10 and the partition wall 6 is wide, the magnetic field in the vicinity of the magnetic sensor S becomes weak and the amplitude A1 of the output signal of the magnetic sensor S becomes small. When the gap between the impeller 10 and the partition wall 6 is narrow, the magnetic field in the vicinity of the magnetic sensor S becomes strong and the amplitude A2 of the output signal of the magnetic sensor S increases. Therefore, by detecting the amplitude of the output signal of the magnetic sensor S, the position of the impeller 10 within the movable range of the impeller 10 can be detected.

  FIG. 23 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the controller 42 that controls the pump unit 41. In FIG. 23, the controller 42 includes a motor control circuit 43 and a power amplifier 44. Based on the output signals of the three magnetic sensors S, the motor control circuit 43 outputs, for example, a three-phase control signal of a 120-degree energization method. The power amplifier 44 amplifies the three-phase control signal from the motor control circuit 43 to generate the three-phase voltages VU, VV, and VW shown in FIG. Three-phase voltages VU, VV, and VW are applied to first to third coils 20 described with reference to FIGS. Accordingly, during normal operation, the impeller 10 rotates at a predetermined rotational speed at the center position of the movable range.

Also in this second embodiment, the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained.
FIG. 24 is a block diagram showing a modification of the second embodiment. In this modified example, the power source is switched when the impeller 10 starts rotating and thereafter. That is, in FIG. 24, in this modification, the power amplifier 44 of FIG. 23 is replaced with power amplifiers 45 and 46 and a changeover switch 47. At time t0 to t1 in FIG. 12, the output signal of the motor control circuit 43 is given to the power amplifier 45, the output voltage of the power amplifier 45 is applied to the coil 20 via the changeover switch 47, and the current I0 flows through the coil 20. It is. After time t2, the output signal of the motor control circuit 43 is supplied to the power amplifier 46, the output voltage of the power amplifier 46 is applied to the coil 20 via the changeover switch 47, and a current flows through the coil 20.

  FIG. 25 is a block diagram showing another modification of the second embodiment, and is a diagram contrasted with FIG. In this modification, a comparator 48 and a position calculator 49 are added in the controller 42 of FIG. Based on the output signals of the three magnetic sensors S, the comparator 48 generates three pulse signal sequences indicating the timing at which the plurality of permanent magnets 17 of the impeller 10 pass in the vicinity of the three magnetic sensors S. The motor control circuit 43 generates a three-phase control signal in accordance with the three pulse signal sequences generated by the comparator 48. The power amplifier 44 amplifies the three-phase control signal generated by the motor control circuit 43 to generate the voltages VU, VV, and VW shown in FIG. As described with reference to FIG. 22, the position calculator 49 obtains the position of the impeller 10 in the axial direction within the movable range of the impeller 10 based on the amplitudes of the output signals of the three magnetic sensors S, and indicates the obtained position. The signal φP is output. From this signal φP, it can be determined whether or not the position of the impeller 10 is within the normal range.

  FIG. 26 is a block diagram showing still another modified example of the second embodiment, and is a diagram to be compared with FIG. In this modified example, a rotation speed calculator 50 and a position determiner 51 are added in the controller 42 of FIG. The rotational speed calculator 50 obtains the rotational speed of the impeller 10 based on the output signals of the three magnetic sensors S, and outputs a signal φR indicating the rotational speed. The position determiner 51 is based on the signal φP indicating the position of the impeller 10 generated by the position calculator 49 and the signal φR indicating the rotation speed of the impeller 10 generated by the rotation speed calculator 50. Is within the normal range, and a signal φD indicating the determination result is output. The reason why the rotation speed of the impeller 10 is referred to at the time of determination is that the dynamic pressure bearing effect of the dynamic pressure grooves 21 and 22 changes depending on the rotation speed of the impeller 10 and the position of the impeller 10 changes. In addition, when the rotation speed is fixed, the rotation speed calculator 50 may be removed.

  Further, when determining whether or not the position of the impeller 10 is within the normal range, the viscosity information of the liquid (in this case, blood) is referred to instead of the rotational speed of the impeller 10 or in addition to the rotational speed of the impeller 10. May be. This is because the dynamic pressure bearing effect of the dynamic pressure grooves 21 and 22 changes depending on the viscosity of the liquid, and the position of the impeller 10 changes.

  Further, in this centrifugal blood pump device, when the impeller 10 is not rotating, the dynamic pressure bearing effect of the dynamic pressure grooves 21 and 22 does not occur, so the attractive force F1 between the permanent magnets 15 and 16 and the permanent magnet 17 The impeller 10 and the inner wall of the housing 2 are in contact with each other by the attractive force F2 between the magnetic bodies 18. Therefore, the impeller 10 does not rotate at the normal axial position at the start of rotation and at the time of low speed rotation. Therefore, when the signal φR indicating the rotation speed is not used for position determination, the output signal φD of the position determination device 51 is forcibly set to a normal position for a certain time from the start of rotation until the rated rotation speed is reached. You may make it the signal which shows that there exists.

  FIG. 27 is a cross-sectional view showing still another modified example of the second embodiment, and is a view compared with FIG. In this modification, nine coils 20 are divided into three groups of three, and the voltages VU, VV, and VW of FIG. 8 are applied to the first to third coils 20 of each group, respectively. The first magnetic sensor S is disposed between the first and second coils 20 of the first group. The second magnetic sensor S is disposed between the third coil 20 of the first group and the first coil 20 of the second group. The third magnetic sensor S is arranged between the second and second coils 20 of the second group. Accordingly, the electrical angle between the first to third magnetic sensors S is maintained at 120 degrees. Based on the output signals of the first to third magnetic sensors S, it is possible to generate a three-phase control signal and detect the position of the impeller 10 in the axial direction. Further, since the mechanical angle between the first to third magnetic sensors S is 90 degrees, it is possible to detect the flying posture of the rotating impeller 10.

  FIG. 28 is a cross-sectional view showing still another modified example of the second embodiment, and is a view compared with FIG. In this modified example, nine coils 20 are divided into three groups of three, and three magnetic sensors S are respectively disposed between three of the three groups. Therefore, since the mechanical angle between the three magnetic sensors S is 120 degrees, the floating posture of the rotating impeller 10 can be easily calculated. The timing of flowing current through the nine coils 20 is calculated based on the output signal of any one of the three magnetic sensors S.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

It is a front view which shows the external appearance of the pump part of the centrifugal blood pump apparatus by Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a side view of the pump part shown in FIG. It is the III-III sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the IV-IV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which removed the impeller from the IV-IV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which removed the impeller from the VI-VI sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the VII-VII sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a time chart which illustrates the voltage applied to a plurality of coils shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the effect of this invention. It is another figure for demonstrating the effect of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the controller which controls the pump part shown in FIGS. 12 is a time chart illustrating an operation of the controller illustrated in FIG. 11. 6 is a block diagram showing a modification of the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a time chart showing another modification of the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing still another modification example of the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing still another modification example of the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing still another modification example of the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing still another modification example of the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing still another modification example of the first embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the pump part of the centrifugal blood pump apparatus by Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is the XXI-XXI sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a time chart which shows the output signal of the magnetic sensor shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the controller which controls the pump part shown in FIGS. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a modification example of the second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing another modification example of the second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing still another modification example of the second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing still another modification of the second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing still another modification of the second embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,41 Pump part, 2 Housing, 3 Body part, 4 Blood inflow port, 5 Blood outflow port, 6 Bulkhead, 7 Blood chamber, 8 Motor room, 10 Impeller, 10a Through-hole, 11,12 Shroud, 13 vane, 14 Blood passage, 15-17 Permanent magnet, 18, 35, 37-39 Magnetic body, 19, 36 yoke, 20 coil, 21, 22 Dynamic pressure groove, 25, 42 Controller, 26, 43 Motor control circuit, 27, 30 , 31, 44 to 46 Power amplifier, 32, 47 selector switch, 48 comparator, 49 position calculator, 50 revolution calculator, 51 position determiner, S magnetic sensor.

Claims (6)

A housing including first and second chambers partitioned by a partition wall; an impeller which is rotatably provided along the partition wall in the first chamber and sends liquid by centrifugal force during rotation; and the second chamber In a centrifugal pump device provided in a room and provided with a driving unit that rotationally drives the impeller through the partition wall,
A first magnetic body provided on one surface of the impeller;
A second magnetic body that is provided on an inner wall of the first chamber facing one surface of the impeller and attracts the first magnetic body;
A plurality of third magnetic bodies provided on the other surface of the impeller and arranged along the same circle so that adjacent magnetic poles are different from each other;
The driving means includes
A plurality of fourth magnetic bodies disposed opposite to the plurality of third magnetic bodies;
A plurality of coils each provided corresponding to the plurality of fourth magnetic bodies, each wound around a corresponding fourth magnetic body, and generating a rotating magnetic field,
The mutually opposing surfaces of each two adjacent fourth magnetic bodies are provided substantially in parallel,
The centrifugal pump device includes:
A fifth magnetic body provided corresponding to each fourth magnetic body and provided on a front end surface of the corresponding fourth magnetic body facing the third magnetic body;
The area of the surface of the fifth magnetic body facing the third magnetic body is larger than the area of the tip surface of the fourth magnetic body,
During the rotation of the impeller, the first attractive force between the first and second magnetic bodies and the second attractive force between the plurality of third magnetic bodies and the plurality of fourth magnetic bodies are , Balanced in the approximate center of the movable range of the impeller in the first chamber,
A first dynamic pressure groove is formed on one surface of the impeller or an inner wall of the first chamber facing the impeller, and a second dynamic pressure groove is formed on the other surface of the impeller or the partition wall facing the impeller. A centrifugal pump device characterized by that. 2. The centrifugal pump device according to claim 1, wherein each fourth magnetic body includes a plurality of steel plates stacked in a length direction of a rotation shaft of the impeller. 2. The centrifugal pump device according to claim 1, wherein each fourth magnetic body includes a plurality of steel plates stacked in a rotation direction of the impeller. 2. The centrifugal pump device according to claim 1, wherein each fourth magnetic body includes a plurality of steel plates stacked in a radial direction of the impeller. 2. The centrifugal pump device according to claim 1, wherein each fourth magnetic body is made of powder of pure iron, soft iron, or silicon iron. The liquid is blood;
The centrifugal pump apparatus, characterized in that it is used to circulate the blood, centrifugal pump device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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