CN113124224A - Electric valve - Google Patents

Abstract

An electric valve comprises a valve body, wherein the valve body comprises a valve seat assembly, a fixed gear, a gear slider, a planetary gear set and a valve shaft, the valve seat assembly is fixedly connected or in limited connection with the valve shaft, the valve seat assembly comprises a third plate body part, the third plate body part is provided with a matching surface, the planetary gear set comprises at least one planetary gear, and the planetary gear comprises a large-diameter gear and a small-diameter gear; the large-diameter gear is meshed with the fixed gear; the gear slider comprises a through hole part, the valve shaft penetrates through the through hole formed by the through hole part, the gear slider comprises a flow control part, the flow control part is attached to the matching surface, and the gear slider can rotate around the valve shaft while being attached to the matching surface; the gear slide block comprises a slide block gear part, and the slide block gear part is meshed with the small-diameter gear.

Description

Electric valve

[ technical field ] A method for producing a semiconductor device

The invention relates to the technical field of refrigeration control, in particular to an electric valve.

[ background of the invention ]

Freezing and refrigerating equipment such as a refrigerator and the like is widely applied to various occasions, taking the refrigerator as an example, each temperature zone of the refrigerator is controlled according to a certain interval of preset temperature, namely intermittent refrigeration, and when the preset temperature is reached, a compressor is stopped; and when the actual temperature of the temperature zone is higher than the preset temperature, the compressor is started to refrigerate, so that the temperature of the temperature zone reaches the preset temperature. The compressor is stopped and restarted every time, larger starting power consumption can be generated, high-temperature refrigerants which enter the evaporator firstly and are heated up at the initial starting stage every time are all cooled after the high-temperature refrigerants reach the condition of refrigeration cycle, and the throttling is realized by adopting a capillary tube.

[ summary of the invention ]

One embodiment of the present invention is to provide an electrically operated valve, which adopts a gear slider structure, and has the functions of gear engagement and flow regulation by cooperating with a valve seat, and the structure is relatively simple and is convenient to assemble. Therefore, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

an electric valve is characterized by comprising a valve body, wherein the valve body comprises a valve seat assembly, a fixed gear, a gear slider, a planetary gear set and a valve shaft, the valve seat assembly is fixedly connected or in limited connection with the valve shaft, the valve seat assembly comprises a third plate body part, the third plate body part is provided with a matching surface, the planetary gear set comprises at least one planetary gear, and the planetary gear comprises a large-diameter gear and a small-diameter gear; the large-diameter gear is meshed with the fixed gear; the gear slider comprises a through hole part, the valve shaft penetrates through the through hole formed by the through hole part, the gear slider comprises a flow control part, the flow control part is attached to the matching surface, and the gear slider can rotate around the valve shaft while being attached to the matching surface; the gear slide block comprises a slide block gear part, and the slide block gear part is meshed with the small-diameter gear.

According to the electric valve provided by the embodiment of the invention, the gear slider comprises the slider gear part which can be meshed with the planetary gear, and the flow control part which can be attached to the valve seat assembly to realize the flow control function is relatively simpler in structure and convenient to assemble.

[ description of the drawings ]

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a valve seat assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of a valve seat assembly provided by one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a top view of a valve seat assembly provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a fixed gear provided in the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic front view of a gear slider according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a gear slide according to a first embodiment of the present invention from a reverse perspective;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural view of a planetary gear set according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of the position relationship between the gear slide and the seat assembly when the electric valve is in the fully closed state;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of the position of the gear slide and seat assembly with the electric valve in the intermediate state of flow regulation;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of the position relationship between the gear slide and the valve seat assembly when the electric valve is in the fully open flow state;

FIG. 12 is a schematic structural view of the third plate body 113 according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a schematic cross-sectional view of yet another embodiment of a valve seat assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the first plate portion of FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of yet another embodiment of a valve seat assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the second plate portion of FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a schematic cross-sectional view of yet another embodiment of a valve seat assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 18 is a schematic structural diagram of yet another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 19 is a schematic view of the structure of the fixed gear bracket of FIG. 18;

FIG. 20 is a schematic illustration of the engagement of the fixed gear with the valve seat assembly of FIG. 18;

FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view of the fixed gear and valve seat assembly of FIG. 18 after assembly.

[ detailed description ] embodiments

In order to make the technical solutions of the present invention better understood by those skilled in the art, the present invention will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

Referring to fig. 1 in detail, fig. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the invention. As shown in fig. 1, the motor-operated valve according to the present embodiment includes a valve body 1 and a stator coil (not shown). The valve body 1 includes a valve seat assembly 11, a rotor 12, and a valve shaft 14. The stator coil of the electric valve is connected to a drive controller, and when the drive controller is energized, a pulse drive signal is sent to the stator coil, and the stator coil generates a magnetic field that periodically changes, thereby driving the rotor 12 of the electric valve to rotate in the forward direction or the reverse direction.

Rotor 12 and sun gear 13 fixed connection, like this, when rotor 12 takes place to rotate, just can drive sun gear 13 and rotate in step, in this embodiment, rotor 12 and sun gear 13 are fixed connection, of course, also can set up to spacing connection, only need satisfy rotor 12 can drive sun gear 13 and rotate together can. The sun gear 13 is provided with a through hole 131 penetrating through the center thereof, the valve shaft 14 penetrates through the through hole 131, the sun gear 13 can freely rotate around the valve shaft 14, one end of the valve shaft 14 is fixedly connected with the valve seat assembly 11, and the other end of the valve shaft 14 is fixedly connected with a shaft sleeve arranged at the top of the valve body or directly connected with the shell, so that the valve shaft 14 can provide good concentricity for the rotation of the rotor 12 and the sun gear 13.

The electric valve comprises a sleeve member, which in this embodiment comprises a first sleeve member 151 and a second sleeve member 152, the first sleeve member 151 being substantially in the shape of a sleeve with one open end, which may be made of stainless steel material, having a first top wall portion 1511 and a first side wall portion 1512, and the second sleeve member 152 being substantially in the shape of a sleeve with two open ends, which may also be made of stainless steel material, having a second top wall portion 1521 and a second side wall portion 1522. The second sidewall of the second sleeve member has a larger diameter than the first sidewall of the first sleeve member, so that the lower end of the first sleeve member 151 is fixed to the top wall of the second sleeve member 152, for example, by welding. The lower edge portion of the second sidewall portion 1522 of the second sleeve member 152 is fixedly connected to the valve seat assembly 11, for example, by welding. Of course, fig. 1 shows a specific structure and connection manner of the first sleeve member and the second sleeve member as a specific embodiment, and those skilled in the art may also realize the above connection relationship by changing the second sleeve member not to have the second top wall portion 1521 but to have a constant diameter sleeve with two open ends, and to have a bottom wall portion extending outward in the radial direction at the bottom of the first sleeve member and then fixedly connected to the second sleeve member. Alternatively, the first and second ferrule members are not distinguished, but are integrally formed, for example, by one-step press forming of a metal plate, so that the first side wall portion 1512, the second side wall portion 1522, the first top wall portion 1511, and the second top wall portion 1521 are formed at the same time, which can also achieve the object of the present invention.

A protrusion 1511a is provided at a central portion of the top wall portion 1511 of the first ferrule member, and the protrusion 1511a protrudes toward the outside, so that a recess is formed inside the top wall portion 1511. One end of the shaft sleeve 16 is limited or fixedly connected with the valve shaft 14, the other end of the shaft sleeve 16 is matched with the protrusion 1511a, as shown in fig. 1, the upper end of the shaft sleeve 16 is located in a recess formed by the protrusion 1511a, so as to ensure that the axis of the valve shaft is approximately coincident with the central axis of the valve body. A spring 17 is arranged between the shaft sleeve 16 and the sun gear 13, namely, one end of the spring 17 is abutted against the shaft sleeve 16, the other end of the spring 17 is abutted against the sun gear 13, and the spring 17 can provide a certain pretightening force for the sun gear 13 to restrain the sun gear 13 from generating an excessive displacement upwards. In the present embodiment, the lower end of the spring is in contact with the sun gear in the connection mode between the sun gear 13 and the rotor 12, but the lower end of the spring may be in contact with the rotor because the sun gear and the rotor can be regarded as one unit and there are various structural combinations.

In the valve cavity that is roughly enclosed by first sleeve part, second sleeve part, valve seat subassembly, still be provided with planetary gear assembly 18, fixed gear 19, valve block gear 20, its main theory of operation is: the rotor and the sun gear rotate to drive the planetary gear of the planetary gear assembly to rotate, and the planetary gear rotates and simultaneously drives the valve block gear to rotate so as to change the position of the valve block gear relative to the valve seat assembly and achieve the purpose of controlling flow. The structure and connection or mating relationship of the valve seat assembly, planetary gear assembly, fixed gear, valve block gear will be described below.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 3 and fig. 4, fig. 2 is a schematic sectional view of a valve seat assembly according to the present embodiment, fig. 3 is an exploded view of the valve seat assembly according to the present embodiment, and fig. 4 is a top view of the valve seat assembly according to the present embodiment. The valve seat assembly 11 provided by this embodiment includes a first plate portion 111, a second plate portion 112, a third plate portion 113, a first connecting pipe 114, a second connecting pipe 115, and a column portion 116, where the first plate portion 111, the second plate portion 112, and the third plate portion 113 are sequentially arranged from bottom to top along an axial direction. The first plate body portion 111, the second plate body portion 112, the third plate body portion 113, the first nipple 114, and the second nipple 115 are fixedly assembled. The first connecting pipe 114 and the second connecting pipe 115 are respectively used as an inflow channel or an outflow channel of a fluid medium of an electric valve, and are generally used for being installed in a refrigerating and heating system such as a refrigerator, a freezer, an air conditioner and the like to be connected with a system pipeline. In the valve seat assembly 11, the third plate portion 113 is located uppermost, and the third plate portion 113 and the first plate portion 111 are fixedly connected to the upper and lower surfaces of the second plate portion 112, respectively.

The first plate portion 111 has a substantially plate-like structure and has a first hole portion 1111 provided in a central portion thereof, and in the present embodiment, the first hole portion 1111 has a blind hole structure, i.e., does not penetrate the first plate portion 111, and after assembly, the valve shaft 14 is inserted into the first hole portion 1111 and fixed. Be located the both sides of central part, still be provided with first takeover installation department 1112 and second takeover installation department 1113, first takeover installation department 1112 and second takeover installation department 1113 are all for running through the through-hole of first plate body portion 111 upper and lower surface, first takeover 114 is through first takeover installation department 1112 and first plate body portion 111 fixed connection, second takeover 115 is through second takeover installation department 1113 and first plate body portion 111 fixed connection, because second plate body portion 112 sets up in the top of first plate body portion 111 and both close laminating, therefore, when first takeover of installation and second takeover, second plate body portion can play the effect of location, namely, first takeover 114 realizes the butt with second plate body portion 112 after inserting first takeover installation department 1112, thereby guarantee the male degree of depth. The outer edge of the first plate portion is provided with a first step 1114, and when the second sidewall portion 1522 of the second sleeve member is assembled, the second sidewall portion can be abutted, positioned and matched with the first step 1114, and particularly can be fixedly connected by welding.

The second plate portion 112 has a substantially plate-shaped structure and has a second hole portion 1124 provided at a central portion thereof, the second hole portion 1124 is a through hole penetrating the second plate portion 112, the second hole portion 1124 and the first hole portion 1111 are substantially coaxially provided after assembly, and the valve shaft is inserted into the second hole portion 1124 and then inserted into the first hole portion 1111 for fixation. A first flow guide groove portion 1122 and a second flow guide groove portion 1123 are further disposed on two sides of the central portion of the second plate portion 112, the first flow guide groove portion 1122 guides the outlet of the throttled fluid in this embodiment, and the second flow guide groove portion 1123 guides the fluid flowing into the electric valve, that is, the fluid flows into the valve chamber through a cavity formed by the second flow guide groove portion 1123 after flowing from the second connection pipe 115, and flows into the first connection pipe 114 through the cavity formed by the first flow guide groove portion 1122 after being throttled (the throttling process is described below), and flows out of the electric valve. The first flow guide groove portion 1122 and the first connecting pipe mounting portion 1112 of the first plate-shaped portion 111 have a cross portion in an axial projection, so that fluid can flow from a cavity formed by the first flow guide groove portion 1122 to the first connecting pipe 114; meanwhile, the second guide groove part 1123 has an intersection part in axial projection with the second nozzle mounting part 1113 of the first plate-like part 111, so that the fluid can flow from the second nozzle into the cavity formed by the second guide groove part 1123. The first fluid guiding groove portion 1122 has a hole-shaped structure and penetrates through the second plate portion 112, and after the first plate portion 111, the second plate portion 112, and the third plate portion 113 are assembled, fluid in a cavity formed by the first fluid guiding groove portion 1122 cannot flow out of the second plate portion along the radial direction of the second plate portion 112. The second guide groove portion 1123 has a groove-like structure penetrating the second plate portion, the upper end surface of the second guide groove portion 1123 is covered with the third plate portion 113, and the fluid flowing in from the second connection pipe 115 can flow into the valve chamber of the electric valve only in the radial direction of the second plate portion 112 (i.e., the extending direction of the second guide groove portion 1123).

The second plate portion 112 has an outer diameter smaller than that of the first plate portion 111, so that a second step portion 1118 is formed at the edge portions thereof, and the fixed gear 19 described later is mounted on the valve seat assembly 11 via the second step portion 1118. Meanwhile, the outer edge portion of the second plate body portion 112 is provided with a positioning groove portion 1121, and in accordance therewith, the inner peripheral wall of the fixed gear 19 is provided with a protruding portion 1921, and the protruding portion 1921 is engaged with the positioning groove portion 1121, so that the fixed gear 19 is circumferentially positioned with respect to the second plate body portion 112, that is, the fixed gear 19 cannot rotate with respect to the second plate body portion 112.

The third plate body 113 has a substantially plate-shaped structure, and based on fig. 3, the top of the third plate body 113 is a mating surface 1134, and the bottom surface of the valve block gear, which will be described below, can rotate in a manner of fitting on the mating surface 1134. The third plate body 113 has a third hole 1133 provided at a central portion thereof, the third hole 1133 is a through hole penetrating the third plate body 113, and after assembly, the third hole 1133 is provided substantially coaxially with the first hole 1111 and the second hole 1124, and the valve shaft 14 is inserted into the third hole 1133, the second hole 1124 and the first hole 1111 in this order and fixed. The third plate body 113 is provided with a flow-regulating portion 1131 and a valve port portion 1132, the flow-regulating portion 1131 is provided on a mating surface 1134 of the third plate body 113 and is recessed inward to form a groove-like structure that does not penetrate through the third plate body, and is connected to the valve port portion 1132 at one end of the groove, the valve port portion 1132 forms a flow hole penetrating through the third plate body, and fluid can flow along the flow-regulating portion 1131 and flow out from the flow hole of the valve port portion 1132. The specific structure of the flow rate regulating portion 1131 will be described below.

As for the fixing connection manner of the first plate body portion 111 and the second plate body portion 112, various manners may be adopted, for example, the first plate body portion 111 and the second plate body portion 112 are in a form of welding, or the first plate body portion 111 and the second plate body portion 112 are in a form of gluing.

When the first board body portion 111 and the second board body portion 112 are fixedly connected by soldering, a solder receiving portion 1125 may be disposed in the second board body portion 112, specifically, the solder receiving portion 1125 is a through hole penetrating the second board body portion 112, referring to fig. 3, in this embodiment, the number of the solder receiving portions 1123 is 2, when the first board body portion 111 and the second board body portion 112 are soldered, the first board body portion 111 and the second board body portion 112 may be fixed by a fixture, and then solder may be placed in the solder receiving portion 1125, at this time, the solder is supported on the upper surface of the first board body portion 111, and then the first board body portion 111 and the second board body portion 112 are fixedly connected by furnace soldering or the like, at this time, the solder may be diffused between the first board body portion 111 and the second board body portion 112 through an edge of the solder receiving portion 1125, so that the solder between the first board body portion 111 and the second board body portion 112 is more uniform and the solder is not filled in an area between the first board body portion 111 and the second board body portion 112 Less.

Of course, the solder receiving portion 1125 is not limited to the form of a through hole penetrating the second board body portion 112, for example, the solder receiving portion 1125 may be in the form of a notch formed at the periphery of the second board body portion 112, in this case, the solder between the first board body portion 111 and the second board body portion 112 may be more uniform, and the area where the solder does not fill the space between the first board body portion 111 and the second board body portion 112 may be small.

The valve seat assembly 11 provided by the embodiment can be manufactured by splitting the first plate body portion 111 and the second plate body portion 112 and then fixedly connected, so that the manufacturing difficulty and the manufacturing cost of the valve seat assembly 11 can be relatively reduced.

For the fixed connection between the third plate portion 113 and the second plate portion 112, various methods may be adopted, for example, the third plate portion 113 and the second plate portion 112 are welded, or the third plate portion 113 and the second plate portion 112 are bonded by glue.

In order to ensure that the first plate portion 111, the second plate portion 112, and the third plate portion 113 are held at fixed relative positions in the axial direction, for example, the first nozzle mounting portion 1112, the first diversion groove portion 1122, and the valve port portion 1132 may be held substantially on the same axis, and a first positioning portion 1115 may be provided through the first plate portion 111, a second positioning portion 1126 may be provided through the second plate portion 111, and a third positioning portion 1135 may be provided through the third plate portion 113. Specifically, the first positioning portion 1115 and the second positioning portion 1126 are substantially in a through hole shape, the third positioning portion 1135 is in a notch shape, the pillar portion 116 penetrates through the third positioning portion 1135, sequentially penetrates through the second positioning portion 1126 and the first positioning portion 1115, and extends out of the lower end surface of the first plate body portion 111, and more specifically, the pillar portion 116 may be fixedly connected with the first plate body portion 111, the second plate body portion 112, and the third plate body portion 113 by welding. The portion of the columnar portion 116 protruding from the first plate portion 111 may also serve as a fixing member of the electromagnetic coil, while serving as a positioning member.

The first plate portion 111, the second plate portion 112, the third plate portion 113, the first adapter tube 114, the second adapter tube 115, and the column portion are fixedly connected to form a valve seat assembly.

Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic view of a fixed gear structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The fixed gear 19 is substantially cylindrical and has a large diameter portion 191 and a small diameter portion 192, wherein the height of the large diameter portion 191 in the axial direction is lower than the height of the small diameter portion 192 in the axial direction, so that a step portion 193 is formed between the large diameter portion 191 and the small diameter portion 192, and the step portion 193 is formed by the bottom wall of the large diameter portion 191 and the inner peripheral wall of the small diameter portion 192. The large diameter portion 191 has a fixed gear top wall portion 1911 and a fixed gear portion 1912, wherein the fixed gear top wall portion 1911 is abutted by the second top wall portion 1521 of the sleeve member after assembly to achieve a limit of the fixed gear in the axial direction. The fixing gear portion 1912 is adapted to mesh with the planetary gears 18 described later.

The inner peripheral wall of the small diameter portion 192 is further provided with a protruding portion 1921, and the protruding portion 1921 is strip-shaped and extends along the axial direction of the fixed gear and extends to the bottom wall of the small diameter portion 192, but of course, it may not be flush with the bottom wall of the small diameter portion 192 during actual processing, for example, the end of the protruding portion 1921 may be spaced from the bottom wall of the small diameter portion 192 by a certain distance, but at least after assembly, the end of the protruding portion 1921 is ensured not to be higher than the top surface of the second plate portion 112. As described above, the outer edge portion of the second plate body portion 112 is provided with the positioning groove 1121, so that, at the time of assembly, the bottom wall 193 of the fixed gear 19 abuts against the first plate body portion 111, and the projection 1921 is caught in the positioning groove 1121, so that the fixed gear 19 is positioned in the circumferential direction, that is, the fixed gear 19 cannot rotate relative to the second plate body portion 112.

In order to further ensure that when the fixed gear 19 abuts against the bushing assembly, the influence on the fixed gear portion 1912 is reduced, a pressing portion 194 may be further disposed on an outer edge of the top wall portion 1911 of the fixed gear 19, and the height of the pressing portion 194 is higher than that of the top wall portion 1911, and the pressing portion is substantially in an annular structure, so that when the fixed gear abuts against the bushing assembly, the second top wall portion 1521 abuts against the pressing portion 194, and the fixed gear 19 is limited in the axial direction. In order to prevent the fixed gear from being deformed when the sleeve member abuts against the pressing portion 194 and affecting the meshing accuracy of the fixing gear portion 1912, a groove portion 195 may be provided on a side of the pressing portion 194 close to the central axis, and in the present embodiment, the groove portion 195 has a triangular cross-sectional shape, so that even if a relatively large force is applied to the pressing portion 194 by the sleeve member during the assembling process, the sleeve member does not significantly affect the fixing gear portion 1912. Of course, the sectional shape of the groove portion 195 is not limited to a triangle, and those skilled in the art will appreciate that all shapes of the groove portion 195 that can relatively separate the pressing portion 194 from the fixing gear portion 1912 can be applied to the present embodiment.

The fixed gear 19 can be integrally molded by plastic, such as polymer. In the fixed gear positioning structure provided by the present embodiment, one end of the fixed gear positioning structure abuts against the second plate portion 112, and the abutting portion 194 at the other end is abutted against the second top wall portion 1521 of the sleeve member, so that circumferential and axial positioning of the fixed gear in the electric valve is realized, and the assembly is relatively simple. In addition, the protruding portion 1921 of the fixed gear can not only realize circumferential positioning with the positioning groove 1121 of the second plate portion 112, but also control the rotation range of the gear slider 20.

Referring to fig. 6 and 7, fig. 6 is a front view appearance diagram of a gear slider according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 7 is a back view appearance diagram of the gear slider according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The gear slider 20 is substantially cylindrical with a bottom, and includes a main body 201 and a positioning portion 202 protruding from an outer peripheral portion of the main body 201, and the positioning portion 202 has a substantially sector ring-shaped cross section and is disposed coaxially with the main body 201, that is, an outer diameter of the positioning portion 202 is larger than an outer diameter of the main body 201, so that the positioning portion 202 forms two end portions, that is, a first positioning portion 2021 and a second positioning portion 2022. The gear slide 20 further includes a through hole portion 204 disposed at a central position thereof, and the valve shaft 14 is fixedly connected to the valve seat assembly after passing through the through hole formed by the through hole portion 204, so that the gear slide 20 can rotate around the valve shaft 14. After assembly, the gear slider 20 and the fixed gear 19 are coaxially arranged, and the distance between the peripheral wall of the positioning portion 202 and the central axis matches with the distance between the boss 1921 of the fixed gear and the central axis, that is, when the gear slider 20 rotates to the limit position in the clockwise direction in the figure, the first positioning portion 2021 is in contact with one side of the boss 1921, so that the gear slider cannot rotate continuously; when the gear slider 20 rotates counterclockwise to the limit position as shown in the figure, the second positioning portion 2022 contacts the other side of the boss 1921, and the gear slider cannot rotate any further. The rotation stroke of the gear slide is determined by the cooperation of the positioning portion 202 and the boss 1921. It should be noted that the length of the positioning portion 202 (i.e., the length along the circumferential direction of the gear slide) can be adjusted according to the needs of the system.

The inner peripheral wall of the gear slider 20 is provided with a slider gear portion 203, the slider gear 203 can be engaged with a planetary gear assembly described below,and areThe rotation is driven by the planet gear. As shown in fig. 7, the flow control portion 205 extends a certain height along the axial direction on the bottom surface of the gear slider 20 to form a contact surface 2051 for contacting with the contact surface 1134 of the third plate portion 113 and being capable of rotating relatively, and a notch portion 2052 is provided at a portion of the flow control portion 205, and a projection of at least a part of the flow control portion 1131 in the axial direction is located within a projection of the contact surface 2051 in the axial direction. In other words, the flow rate adjuster 1131 may not be entirely covered by the contact surface 2051. When the gear slider 20 is attached to the third plate portion 113 in this way, the flow rate control portion 205 is positioned at the notch portion 2052 and does not contact the third plate portion 113, and the flow rate is controlledThe body can flow in or out of the space formed by the notch 2052.

Referring to fig. 8, fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a planetary gear set according to a first embodiment. The planetary gear set 18 includes a carrier 181 and a cover plate 182, and the carrier 181 includes a bottom portion 1812 and three support columns 1811 extending upward from the bottom portion 1812. It should be noted that, the present embodiment exemplifies the structure of 3 planetary gears, and the structure of the planetary gear may be actually set according to the requirement of the output torque, and is not limited to 3 planetary gears. For this reason, in the present embodiment, the number of the support columns 1811 is also 3, and the support columns are uniformly distributed in the circumferential direction, and 3 planetary gears 183 are provided between two adjacent support columns 1811. The carrier 181 is fixedly connected to the cover plate 182 to axially limit the planetary gear 183. Specifically, a small hole may be provided in the cover plate 182, and the end 18111 of the support column 1811 may be deformed by pressure welding after protruding through the small hole, thereby achieving a fixed connection. The planet carrier 181 may be formed by plastic injection molding, and the cover plate 182 may be formed by stamping a metal plate, so that the end 18111 may be conveniently heated and deformed, and the cover plate may not be separated from the planet carrier. The 3 planetary gears 183 are fixed to the carrier by planetary gear shafts 184, respectively, and the planetary gears 183 can rotate around the planetary gear shafts 184, one ends of the planetary gear shafts 184 are fixedly connected or in limit abutment with the carrier bottom 1812, and the other ends are fixedly connected or in abutment with the cover plate 182.

Taking one of the planetary gears 183 as an example, the planetary gear 183 includes two-stage gears, i.e., a large-diameter gear 1831 at an opposite upper end and a small-diameter gear 1832 at an opposite lower end. During assembly, the sun gear 13 is inserted downward from the central axis of the planetary gear set 18 and engaged with the large-diameter gear 1831 to rotate the planetary gears 183, 3 planetary gears 183 form a virtual circle, the inner side of the large-diameter gear 1831 is engaged with the sun gear 13, and the outer side of the large-diameter gear 1831 is engaged with the fixed gear portion 1912 of the fixed gear 19. Thus, when the sun gear 13 rotates, the planetary gears 183 are rotated, and the planetary gears 183 rotate along the fixed gear portion 1912 while rotating themselves about the planetary gear shafts 184. The small diameter gear 1832 meshes with the slider gear portion 203 of the gear slider 20 to rotate the gear slider 20, and the rotation of the gear slider is stopped by the abutment of the first positioning portion 2021 and the second positioning portion 2022 against the boss 1921 of the fixed gear. In this way, the electric valve drives the rotor and the sun gear 13 to rotate by energizing the electromagnetic coil, and the electric valve finally drives the gear slider 20 to rotate by decelerating through the planetary gear set, and the notch 2052 of the flow control part is made to correspond to different parts of the flow control part 1131 of the third plate part by the fitting of the flow control part 205 arranged at the bottom of the gear slider and the fitting surface 1134 of the third plate part 113, so as to realize the flow control function.

The process of flow regulation is described below in conjunction with fig. 9-11. Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of a positional relationship between the gear slider and the valve seat assembly when the electric valve is in a fully closed state, fig. 10 is a schematic diagram of a positional relationship between the gear slider and the valve seat assembly when the electric valve is in an intermediate state of flow rate adjustment, and fig. 11 is a schematic diagram of a positional relationship between the gear slider and the valve seat assembly when the electric valve is in a fully open state of flow rate.

The gear slider 20 and the third plate body have at least one relative position, and the projection of the notch portion 2052 in the axial direction and the projection of the valve port portion 1132 in the axial direction do not have an overlapping region, and the projection of the notch portion 2052 in the axial direction and the projection of the flow rate adjusting portion 1131 in the axial direction do not have an overlapping region. Specifically, as shown in fig. 9, the first positioning portion 2021 of the gear slider 20 is in contact with one side of the boss portion 1921 of the fixed gear, and at this time, in the projection view shown in fig. 9, the projection in the axial direction of the notch portion 2052 provided in the flow rate control portion 2051 does not overlap with both the flow rate adjustment portion 1131 and the valve port portion 1132, that is, both the flow rate adjustment portion 1131 and the valve port portion 1132 are in close contact with and cover the flow rate control portion 2051, and fluid cannot flow into the flow rate adjustment portion 1131, and at this time, the electrically operated valve is in a fully closed state.

The gear slider 20 and the third plate 113 have at least one relative position, and the projection of the notch 2052 in the axial direction overlaps with the projection of the flow rate adjusting portion 1131 in the axial direction, and the cross-sectional area of the projection overlap defines the flow rate of the electrically operated valve. Specifically, as shown in fig. 10, when the gear slider 20 is rotated counterclockwise by a certain angle, the projection of the flow rate control portion 2051 in the axial direction overlaps the flow rate adjustment portion 1131, that is, a region a shown in the drawing, which is a part of the flow rate adjustment portion 1131, at this time, the fluid in the valve chamber of the electric valve can flow in from the space formed by the notch portion 2052, flow into the arc-shaped groove formed by the flow rate adjustment portion 1131 through the region a of the flow rate adjustment portion 1131, and then flow out from the valve opening portion 1132, and at this time, the cross-sectional area (hatched portion in the drawing) of the region a determines the throttle flow rate of the electric valve. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that fig. 10 shows a specific position of the gear slider, and as the gear slider 20 is continuously rotated, the cross-sectional area of the corresponding area a is increased, which is the flow rate adjustment process of the electric valve.

The gear slider 20 and the third plate body 113 have at least one relative position, at least a partial projection of the notch portion 2052 in the axial direction overlaps with a projection of the valve port portion 1132 in the axial direction, the valve port formed by the valve port portion 1132 is communicated with the inner space of the first connecting pipe 114, and the inner diameter of the valve port portion 1132 defines the flow rate of the electric valve. As shown in fig. 11, when the gear slider 20 rotates counterclockwise until the second positioning portion 2022 abuts against the other side of the boss 1921 of the fixed gear, the rotation is stopped, and at this time, the projection of the notched portion 2052 in the axial direction forms an overlapping region with the portion of the flow rate adjustment portion close to the valve port portion and the valve port portion, that is, the entire valve port portion 1132 is located at the position of the notched portion 2052, and at this time, the fluid in the valve chamber of the electric valve flows in from the space formed by the notched portion 2052 and flows out from the valve port portion 1132, and as shown by a region a in fig. 11, the electric valve is in a fully open state at this.

The structures of the flow rate adjustment portion 1131 and the valve port portion 1132 provided in the third plate portion 113 will be described below with reference to fig. 12. Fig. 12 is a schematic structural view of the third plate body 113. The third plate portion 113 is substantially flat, and has a third positioning portion 1135 at an edge portion of a circumference thereof for cooperating with the pillar portion 116 to achieve longitudinal positioning among the first plate portion, the second plate portion, and the third plate portion. A third hole 1133 is provided in a central portion of the third plate body 113, and is used for fitting to the valve shaft 14. The valve port 1132 defines a flow aperture through the third plate portion and defines a valve port contour 1132a with the mating surface 1134. The diameter phi of the valve port portion 1132 ranges from 1.2mm < phi < 2mm, an inwardly recessed flow-regulating portion 1131 is formed on the mating surface 1134 at one side of the valve port portion 1132, and the flow-regulating portion 1131 is in the shape of an elongated arc groove as a whole, and the edge line of the flow-regulating portion 1131 is defined by a first curve 1131a and a second curve 1131 b. The first curve 1131a may be an archimedes spiral or a circular arc, and one end of the first curve 1131a intersects with the valve port contour line 1132a of the valve port portion 1132 at the mating surface 1134 at a point B. The second curve 1131b may take the form of an archimedes spiral, with one end of the second curve 1131b intersecting the valve port profile 1132a at point C. Thus, the distance between the first curve 1131a and the second curve 1131b gradually increases in a direction approaching the valve port portion 1132. At an end near the valve port portion 1132, a distance L1 between the first curve 1131a and the second curve 1131b satisfies: 0.5mm < L1 < 1mm, and at the other end away from the valve port 1132, the distance L2 between the first curve 1131a and the second curve 1131b satisfies: 0.05mm < L2 < 0.15mm, the end may adopt a rounded transition, as shown in fig. 12, which illustrates the end on the left side, the first curve 1131a and the second curve 1131b are connected by a third curve 1131c, the third curve 1131c may adopt an arc, and the radius R thereof is set to satisfy the following value: r is more than 0.1mm and less than 0.3 mm. Thus, the flow regulating portion 1131 has a smaller overall size, and is particularly suitable for precise regulation of small flow, such as refrigerant flow regulation of a refrigeration system of a refrigerator, compared with a flow regulating valve that generally adopts a needle valve structure.

Further, the depth of the flow-regulating portion 1131 may be set such that the depth of the flow-regulating portion 1131 near the end of the third curve 1131c gradually increases along the extending direction of the flow-regulating portion 1131, and as a specific embodiment, at the end near the valve port portion 1132, the depth H1 of the flow-regulating portion 1131 satisfies: 0.3mm < H1 < 0.7mm, and the depth H2 of the flow regulator 1131 near the end of the third curve 1131c satisfies: h2 is more than 0.05mm and less than 0.15 mm.

In practical operation, the width and depth of the flow regulating part 1131 can be set according to the flow requirement of the system, so as to meet different requirements.

The assembly process of the electric valve will be described below. The valve seat assembly may be assembled and fixed as one assembly, that is, the first plate portion 111, the second plate portion 112, the third plate portion 113, the first connecting pipe 114, the second connecting pipe 115, and the pillar portion 116 are sequentially assembled and then fixed by welding, and the valve shaft 14 may be fixedly connected to the valve seat assembly by welding or by press-fitting. Then, the gear slider is fitted, that is, the through hole portion 204 of the gear slider is fitted along the valve shaft 14, and the contact surface 2051 of the gear slider is brought into contact with the contact surface 1134 of the third plate body portion. Planetary gear set 18 is then partially installed into gear slider 20, with small diameter gear 1832 of planetary gear set 18 meshing with slider gear portion 203 and large diameter gear 1831 located above gear slider 20. Then, the fixed gear 19 is fitted from above, the boss 1921 of the fixed gear is fitted into the positioning groove 1121 of the second plate body portion, the fixed gear is positioned in the circumferential direction, and the fixed gear portion 1912 is engaged with the outer side of the large-diameter teeth 1831 of the planetary gear set. Then, the rotor 12 with the sun gear 13, the spring 17 and the shaft sleeve 16 are installed; the sleeve member is then installed, and it should be noted that the sleeve member here may be assembled into the sleeve member by separately preparing the first sleeve member and the second sleeve member and then welding as described in the first embodiment, or may be integrally press-molded. The sleeve member has a first side wall portion 1512, a second side wall portion 1522, a first top wall portion 1511, and a second top wall portion 1521, and after assembly, the second top wall portion 1521 is press-fitted to the upper end edge of the fixed gear 19 in an interference manner, so as to axially position the fixed gear, and the sleeve member and the valve seat assembly are welded and fixed.

Referring now to FIG. 14 in conjunction with FIG. 13, another embodiment of the seat assembly is illustrated which facilitates welding of the seat assembly to the sleeve member. Fig. 13 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the seat assembly of the present invention, and fig. 14 is a perspective view of the first plate portion of fig. 13.

As described in the first embodiment, the first plate portion 111 and the second plate portion 112 may be fixed by welding or gluing. When the first plate body portion 111 and the second plate body portion 112 are fixed by welding, a solder accommodating cavity penetrating through the second plate body portion is formed in the second plate body portion, the first plate body portion 111 and the second plate body portion 112 are fixed through a tool fixture, then the solder is placed in the solder accommodating portion, and then the solder is melted in a furnace welding mode, so that the solder can diffuse outwards from the solder accommodating cavity along a joint surface between the first plate body portion 111 and the second plate body portion 112 to achieve the purpose of welding and fixing, however, the joint area between the first plate body portion 111 and the second plate body portion 112 is relatively large, the required solder is relatively large in amount, and stable welding quality can be achieved. However, once the solder is placed too much, the excess solder may overflow the joint surface between the first plate portion 111 and the second plate portion 112 during the furnace soldering and may flow to the mating portion of the first plate portion 111 and the ferrule member. The sleeve part and the first plate body part can be made of the same stainless steel material and welded in a laser welding mode to achieve the purposes of sealing and fixing. If the solder is located between the sleeve part and the first plate body part, cracks may be generated at the solder part during laser welding, so that the electric valve is not sealed well and has the potential of leakage.

In order to solve this problem, the structure of the first plate body portion 111 may be modified, as shown in fig. 14, in the present embodiment, a ring-shaped groove portion 1116 is provided along a surface of the first plate body portion 111 facing the second plate body portion, and the groove portion 1116 is at least partially covered by the second plate body portion 112. Specifically, the remaining portions are covered with the second plate portion 112 except for the portions corresponding to the second guide grooves 1123 of the second plate portion 112. That is, a space into which the solder flows is formed in a substantially annular shape between the annular groove 1116 and the second plate body 112. Thus, in the furnace soldering process, the solder is melted, diffused from the solder receiving chamber, flows along the joint portion between the first plate portion 111 and the second plate portion 112, and flows into the substantially annular space formed by the groove-like portion 1116, so that the solder does not flow out to the portion of the first plate portion 111 for fitting with the bushing member along the gap between the first plate portion 111 and the second plate portion 112. The structure can effectively reduce the welding reject ratio of the sleeve part and the valve seat assembly and improve the welding quality of products. The cross-sectional shape of the trough 1116 may be triangular as shown in fig. 14, but may be any other shape suitable for machining. The present embodiment does not limit the specific structure, shape, and size of the groove 1116.

Referring to fig. 15 and 16, fig. 15 is a cross-sectional view of a valve seat assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 16 is a perspective view of the second plate portion in fig. 15.

As another alternative embodiment, the second plate portion 112 may be modified accordingly without changing the first plate portion described in the first embodiment. In the present embodiment, an annular groove 1127 is provided along the surface of the second plate portion 112 facing the first plate portion 111, and at least most of the groove 1127 is in contact with the first plate portion 111. Specifically, the remaining portions, except for the portions corresponding to the second guide grooves 1123 and the portions corresponding to the positioning groove portions 1121, are abutted against the first plate body portion 111. That is, a substantially annular space into which solder flows is formed between the annular groove 1127 and the first plate portion 111. In this way, during the furnace soldering, the solder, after being melted, diffuses outward from the solder receiving chamber and flows along the fitting portion between the first plate portion 111 and the second plate portion 112 and into the substantially annular space formed by the groove-like portion 1127, so that the solder does not continue to flow out along the gap between the first plate portion 111 and the second plate portion 112 to the portion of the first plate portion 111 for fitting with the bushing member. The structure can effectively reduce the welding reject ratio of the sleeve part and the valve seat assembly and improve the welding quality of products. The cross-sectional shape of the groove 1127 may be triangular as shown in fig. 16, but may be any other shape suitable for machining. The present embodiment does not limit the specific structure, shape, and size of the groove 1127.

Referring to FIG. 17, FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of a valve seat assembly of the present invention.

As a further alternative, in the present embodiment, an annular third step part 1117 is provided on a surface facing the second plate part along the first plate part 111, and an outer diameter of at least a part of the third step part 1117 is smaller than that of the second plate part 112, that is, a projection of at least a part of the third step part 1117 is located within a projection of the second plate part 112 when viewed in a projection in the axial direction. Specifically, the third step portion 1117 forms an annular space along the circumferential direction between the first plate body portion 111 and the second plate body portion 112, into which solder can flow. In this way, in the furnace soldering process, the solder is melted, and then spreads out from the solder receiving chamber, flows along the joint portion between the first plate body portion 111 and the second plate body portion 112, and partially flows into the annular space. Since the solder flows and infiltrates are usually formed by capillary action, the annular space formed by the third step part 1117 and the second plate body part 112 is much larger than the air gap of capillary action, so that the solder can enter the annular space and then can not continuously overflow along the first plate body part 111 to the position where the first plate body part 111 is used for assembling with the bushing component. The structure can relatively reduce the welding reject ratio of the sleeve part and the valve seat assembly, and improve the welding quality of products.

Another embodiment of a fixed gear and valve seat assembly is described below in conjunction with fig. 18-21. Referring to fig. 18-21, fig. 18 is a schematic structural view of another embodiment of the present invention, fig. 19 is a schematic structural view of the fixed gear bracket in fig. 18, fig. 20 is a schematic structural view of a process of fitting the fixed gear to the valve seat assembly, and fig. 21 is a schematic sectional view of the fixed gear and the valve seat assembly after assembly.

The main difference between this embodiment and the first embodiment is the manner in which the sleeve 160 and the fixed gear 9 engage with the valve seat assembly, and the manner in which the rotor and the sun gear are configured, and the configuration of other components such as the planetary gear, the gear slider, and the like can be understood with reference to the first embodiment, and these components will not be described again in detail to avoid redundancy. To facilitate understanding of the present embodiment, the same reference numerals are given to the same or functionally similar or equivalent parts as those of the first embodiment.

As shown in fig. 18, the motor-operated valve according to the present embodiment includes a valve body 1 and a stator coil (not shown). The valve body 1 includes a valve seat assembly 11, a rotor 12, and a valve shaft 14. The stator coil of the electric valve is connected to a drive controller, and when the drive controller is energized, a pulse drive signal is sent to the stator coil, and the stator coil generates a magnetic field that periodically changes, thereby driving the rotor 12 of the electric valve to rotate in the forward direction or the reverse direction. Rotor 12 and sun gear 13 fixed connection or spacing connection, specific spacing connection can set up one or more grooves at the centre bore of rotor, correspondingly, upper end outer fringe at the sun gear sets up bellied muscle, then pack into sun gear 13 from the below of rotor, make muscle and groove cooperation in order to realize both at circumferential relative positioning, thereby make sun gear 13 can rotate with rotor 12 together under the drive of rotor 12, this embodiment provides a rotor and sun gear's compound mode who is different from first embodiment, the sun gear is provided with the through-hole 131 that passes its center, valve shaft 14 wears to locate through-hole 131 and with valve seat subassembly fixed connection.

The sleeve member includes a first sleeve member 151 and a second sleeve member 152, and the specific structure of both can be referred to the description of the first embodiment. Of course, the sleeve member may be formed by a combination of the first sleeve member and the second sleeve member 152, or by stamping a metal plate, similarly to the first embodiment. Unlike the first embodiment, the top wall portion 1511 is substantially flat plate-shaped, and the boss portion 1511a is not provided, and the sleeve 160 has the abutting surface portion 1601 abutting against the inner wall of the top wall portion 1511, and can be brought into flat abutment with the top wall portion 1511. The shaft sleeve 160 is further provided with a valve shaft fitting part 1602, specifically, the valve shaft fitting part 1602 is a hole provided in the central axis part of the shaft sleeve 160, and the upper end of the valve shaft 14 is inserted into the hole to realize positioning. A spring support 1603 is provided on the side of the sleeve 160 close to the rotor, specifically, the spring support 1603 may be a step formed on an outer edge portion of an end portion of the sleeve, and one end of the spring 17 is in contact with the spring support 1603 while the other end is in contact with the rotor 12.

The valve seat assembly 11 includes a first plate portion 111, a second plate portion 112, and a third plate portion 113, and the specific structures of the three can refer to the description of the first embodiment, and are not described herein again. The outer edge of the second plate portion 112 is provided with a positioning groove portion 1121 for positioning in cooperation with a bracket positioning portion 922 provided on a fixed gear bracket described below.

The fixed gear 9 includes a fixed gear body 91 and a fixed gear bracket 92. As shown in fig. 19, the fixed gear bracket 92 includes a bracket body 921 and a bracket positioning portion 922 extending downward from the bracket body 921. Specifically, the fixed gear holder 92 is substantially in the shape of a thin-walled hollow cylinder, and has a holder upper end surface 926 and a holder lower end surface 925, wherein the holder lower end surface 925 abuts against the upper end surface of the second plate body 112 after assembly, and the holder positioning portion 922 extends outward from the holder lower end surface 925 to protrude from the surface of the holder lower end surface 925, and is engaged in a positioning groove portion 1121 provided in the outer edge portion of the second plate body 112 to fix the relative position of the fixed gear holder 92 and the second plate body 112. The two can be fixedly connected by means of laser welding.

While the projecting portion 924 is provided on the inner peripheral wall of the fixed gear holder 92 on the side closer to the holder positioning portion 922, in the present embodiment, the holder positioning portion 922 is located in the extending direction of the projecting portion 924, but the holder positioning portion 922 may be provided at another position of the holder lower end surface 925 and not aligned with the projecting portion 924. The protruding portion 924 can be used to abut against the first positioning portion 2021 and the second positioning portion 2022 of the gear slider, so as to limit the rotation stroke of the gear slider.

The outer peripheral wall of the fixed gear holder 92 may be a cylindrical shape with an equal diameter, the inner peripheral wall may be configured to have a structure with a large inner diameter at the upper end and a small inner diameter at the lower end, as shown in fig. 19 and 20, a holder step portion 923 is provided above the protruding portion 924 of the inner peripheral wall of the fixed gear holder, the inner peripheral wall above the holder step portion is defined as a first inner peripheral wall 929, the inner peripheral wall below the holder step portion is defined as a second inner peripheral wall 928, and the inner diameter of the first inner peripheral wall 929 is greater than the inner diameter of the second inner peripheral wall 928, so that the fixed gear body 91 described below has an outer diameter matched with the first inner peripheral wall 929, and after being assembled, the fixed gear body 91 can abut against the holder step portion 923 to achieve the relative positioning of the fixed gear holder 92 and the fixed gear.

The fixed gear body 91 has a substantially circular ring shape, and has an outer diameter matching the inner diameter of the first inner circumferential wall 929 as described above, and a height matching the height of the first inner circumferential wall 929, so that the lower end surface 914 of the fixed gear body 91 abuts against the bracket step portion 923 after assembly, and the upper end surface 913 of the fixed gear body is substantially flush with the upper end surface 926 of the fixed gear bracket 92. In order to achieve the relative positioning of the fixed gear body 91 and the fixed gear holder 92 in the circumferential direction, a notch portion 912 may be provided at an outer edge portion of the fixed gear body, and a locking portion 927 corresponding thereto may be provided at the first inner circumferential wall 929, that is, the notch portion 912 is recessed inward with respect to the outer edge surface of the fixed gear body, and the locking portion 927 is raised outward with respect to the first inner circumferential wall 929, so that after the assembly, the notch portion 912 and the locking portion 927 may be engaged with each other, thereby achieving the relative positioning of the fixed gear body and the fixed gear holder in the circumferential direction. In this embodiment, the number of the clamping groove portions 912 and the number of the clamping stop portions 927 are both two and are symmetrically distributed, so that the fixed gear body 91 can be assembled smoothly with the fixed gear bracket without being divided into the front side and the back side during assembly. The inner edge of the fixed gear body is fixed gear 911 for meshing with the planetary gear set.

The fixed gear bracket 91 can be sintered by powder metallurgy, and the fixed gear body can be integrally molded by plastic injection, for example, by high polymer material injection.

Next, an assembly process of the electric valve according to the present embodiment will be described. The valve seat assembly may be assembled and fixed as one assembly, that is, the first plate portion 111, the second plate portion 112, the third plate portion 113, the first connecting pipe 114, the second connecting pipe 115, and the pillar portion 116 are sequentially assembled and then fixed by welding, and the valve shaft 14 may be fixedly connected to the valve seat assembly by welding or by press-fitting.

Then, the fixed gear bracket 91 is fitted to the valve seat assembly with the bracket positioning portion 922 fitted to the positioning groove portion 1121 of the second plate body portion, which may be a clearance fit. Then, the tool is used to position the valve shaft 14 and the bracket step portion 923 so as to ensure that the fixed gear bracket 91 has good concentricity with respect to the valve shaft 14, and the fixed gear bracket 91 is pressed against the second plate body portion so that the bracket lower end surface 925 abuts against the upper surface of the second plate body portion, and laser welding is performed to fixedly connect the fixed gear bracket and the second plate body portion.

Then, the gear slider is fitted, that is, the through hole portion 204 of the gear slider is fitted along the valve shaft 14, and the contact surface 2051 of the gear slider is brought into contact with the contact surface 1134 of the third plate body portion. Planetary gear set 18 is then partially installed into gear slider 20, with small diameter gear 1832 of planetary gear set 18 meshing with slider gear portion 203 and large diameter gear 1831 located above gear slider 20.

Then, glue is applied to the holder step portion 923, the fixed gear body 92 is fitted into the fixed gear holder 91, the engagement groove portion 912 and the engagement portion 927 are aligned and fitted in place, and then the fixed gear body 92 and the fixed gear holder 91 are fixed by being stuck thereto and the fixed teeth 911 are engaged with the outer side of the large diameter teeth 1831 of the planetary gear set. Then, the rotor 12 with the sun gear 13, the spring 17 and the shaft sleeve 60 are installed; the sleeve member is then installed and welded to the valve seat assembly. Of course, in this step, in addition to the manner of bonding and fixing the fixed gear body and the fixed gear bracket by glue, a crimping and fixing manner may be adopted, for example, after a part of the top of the fixed gear bracket continues to extend upward on the upper end surface and the fixed gear body is installed, a crimping operation is performed on the extended part to deform the extended part, so that the fixed gear body is limited in the fixed gear bracket.

It should be noted that the above assembling sequence may also be adjusted accordingly, for example, the gear slider and the planetary gear may be assembled first, and then the fixed gear holder 91 and the valve seat assembly are welded and fixed. That is, the above-described assembling process is merely an exemplary illustration of one assembling method of the electric valve provided in the present embodiment, and is not meant to limit the only assembling order of the electric valve.

It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the terms of orientation such as up, down, left, right, etc. are used as references in the drawings of the specification and are introduced for convenience of description; and the use of ordinal numbers such as "first," "second," etc., in the component names, are also included for convenience of description and are not intended to imply any limitation on the order in which the components are recited. In the embodiments described in the present specification, various combinations of the embodiments of a certain member or component may be made under the condition of having a combination condition, and the present invention is not limited to the technical features described in the embodiments, and for example, a specific embodiment of the first plate-shaped portion may be combined with another embodiment of the fixed gear to form a new embodiment. For the sake of brevity, this disclosure does not describe every conceivable combination of features or aspects of the disclosure as an example, but one of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that many further combinations of features can be made without the use of inventive faculty (e.g., only making structural adaptations known in the art when two elements or components are combined) without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the claims.

The electrically operated valve provided by the present invention has been described in detail above. The principles and embodiments of the present invention are explained herein using specific examples, which are presented only to assist in understanding the core concepts of the present invention. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, it is possible to make various improvements and modifications to the present invention without departing from the principle of the present invention, and those improvements and modifications also fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. An electric valve is characterized by comprising a valve body (1), wherein the valve body (1) comprises a valve seat assembly (11), a fixed gear, a gear slider (20), a planetary gear set (18) and a valve shaft (14), the valve seat assembly (11) is fixedly connected or in limited connection with the valve shaft (14), the valve seat assembly comprises a third plate body part (113), the third plate body part (113) is provided with a matching surface (1134),

the planetary gear set (18) comprises at least one planetary gear (183), and the planetary gear (183) comprises a large-diameter gear (1831) and a small-diameter gear (1832); the large diameter gear (1831) is engaged with the fixed gear;

the gear slider (20) comprises a through hole part (204), the valve shaft (14) penetrates through a through hole formed in the through hole part (204), the gear slider (20) comprises a flow control part (205), the flow control part (205) is attached to the matching surface (1134), and the gear slider (20) can rotate around the valve shaft (14) while keeping attached to the matching surface (1134); the gear slider (20) comprises a slider gear part (203), and the slider gear part (203) is meshed with the small-diameter gear (1832).

2. The electric valve according to claim 1, wherein the gear slider (20) comprises a body portion (201) and a positioning portion (202) protruding from an outer peripheral portion of the body portion (201), the positioning portion (202) comprising a first positioning portion (2021) and a second positioning portion (2022); the gear slider (20) and the fixed gear are coaxially arranged, the fixed gear comprises a protruding portion, the distance between the protruding portion and the valve shaft is matched with the distance between the positioning portion (202) and the valve shaft, and the gear slider (20) abuts against the protruding portion through the first positioning portion (2021) and the second positioning portion (2022) in the rotating process.

3. The electric valve according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the flow control portion (205) is disposed at a bottom of the gear slider (20), the flow control portion (205) extends axially at the bottom of the gear slider to form an abutting surface (2051) and a notch (2052), and the gear slider (20) is formed by plastic injection molding.

4. The electrically operated valve according to claim 3, wherein the abutting surface (2051) abuts against a mating surface (1134) of the third plate body (113), the third plate body (113) comprises a flow regulating portion (1131) and a valve port portion (1132), the valve port portion (1132) penetrates through the third plate body (113), the flow regulating portion (1131) is located on one side of the mating surface (1134) and is recessed inward relative to the mating surface (1334), and at least a part of a projection of the flow regulating portion (1131) in the axial direction is located within a projection of the abutting surface (2051) in the axial direction.

5. An electric valve according to claim 3, wherein the gear slider (20) and the third plate portion (113) have at least one relative position, at least a partial projection of the notch portion (2052) in the axial direction overlaps with a projection of the valve port portion (1132) in the axial direction, the valve port formed by the valve port portion (1132) is communicated with the inner space of the first connecting pipe (114), and the inner diameter of the valve port portion (1132) defines the flow rate of the electric valve.

6. The electric valve according to claim 3, wherein the gear slider (20) and the third plate portion (113) have at least one relative position, the projection of the notch portion (2052) in the axial direction and the projection of the valve port portion (1132) in the axial direction do not have an overlapping region, and the projection of the notch portion (2052) in the axial direction and the projection of the flow rate adjusting portion (1131) in the axial direction do not have an overlapping region, and the electric valve is in a closed state.

7. The electric valve according to claim 3, wherein there is at least one relative position between the gear slider (20) and the third plate body (113), and the projection of the notch (2052) in the axial direction partially overlaps the projection of the flow rate regulating portion (1131) in the axial direction, and the cross-sectional area of the overlap of the projections defines the flow rate of the electric valve.

8. The electric valve according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the planetary gear set (18) comprises more than 3 planetary gears (183), and based on a circle surrounded by the centers of the planetary gears (183), the outer sides of large-diameter gears (1831) of the planetary gears (183) are meshed with the fixed gear, the inner sides of the large-diameter gears (1831) are meshed with the sun gear (13), and the outer sides of small-diameter gears (1832) are meshed with the slider gear (20).

9. The electric valve according to claim 8, wherein the sun gear (13) is fixedly or limitedly connected with the rotor (12), the sun gear (13) is provided with a through hole (131), and the valve shaft (14) is arranged through the through hole (131).

10. An electric valve according to claim 9, characterised in that the electric valve comprises a sleeve part and a shaft sleeve, the valve shaft (14) is in a positive or fixed connection with the shaft sleeve, the sleeve part comprises a first top wall part (1511), and one end of the shaft sleeve abuts against the first top wall part (1511).

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