EP0420576A2 - Method for the production of an improved diaphragm pump - Google Patents
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- EP0420576A2 EP0420576A2 EP90310483A EP90310483A EP0420576A2 EP 0420576 A2 EP0420576 A2 EP 0420576A2 EP 90310483 A EP90310483 A EP 90310483A EP 90310483 A EP90310483 A EP 90310483A EP 0420576 A2 EP0420576 A2 EP 0420576A2
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
- F04B43/00—Machines, pumps, or pumping installations having flexible working members
- F04B43/12—Machines, pumps, or pumping installations having flexible working members having peristaltic action
- F04B43/14—Machines, pumps, or pumping installations having flexible working members having peristaltic action having plate-like flexible members
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- This invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing an improved diaphragm pump especially a rotary diaphragm pump of the type described in European Patents No. 0 052 679 and 0 087 823.
- the surface generally has a certain degree of irregularity and hence is the cause of excess wear on the diaphragm where contact takes place.
- the present invention provides a method of forming an improved diaphragm pump housing comprising casting a pump housing including a generally U-shaped arcuate channel, mounting said cast housing in a support frame, rotatably mounting above said housing a cutting tool, causing said cutting tool to be rotated and applied to the U-shaped channel such that the cutting tool's edges are operative to machine the U-shaped channel to a desired configuration, withdrawing said cutting tool and removing the housing from the support frame for assembly with a complementary housing and diaphragm so as to form a rotary diaphragm pump.
- the U-shaped channel in the lower housing is machined in relation to other machined areas of the channel and such that it is a constant distance from the axis of rotation of the rollers acting on the diaphragm.
- the surface of the U-shaped channel where it is in contact with the diaphragm is substantially smooth and at a constant distance therefrom along the length of the channel. Contact between the diaphragm and the housing is thus minimised and wear of the diaphragm thereby reduced.
- a further aspect of the invention provides a cutting tool for use with a method for providing an improved diaphragm pump housing the tool comprising a generally cylindrical member to which are attached a plurality of cutting edges.
- the cutting tool is provided with a plurality of blade elements each having a cutting edge configured so as to act on the cast housing and cut it to a predetermined configuration.
- the blade elements are preferably arranged in divergent pairs and substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the cutting member such that one end of each pair acts on a side surface of the said U channel.
- the said cutting member comprises eight blade elements arranged in four pairs, each blade element respectively diverging from its immediately adjacent element on either of its two sides.
- the blade elements are so arranged that their radius of rotation about the cutting tool's axis is equal to the desired radius of the arcuate channel formed in the cast housing. It will be appreciated that in this configuration the cutting tool is ideally mounted having its axis of rotation substantially equal to that axis of rotation of the rollers which act on the diaphragm positioned above the channel. In this way the channel is cut precisely such that it is a constant distance from the rollers at all points throughout their travel.
- a further aspect of the invention provides a support frame for the method of the invention, the support frame comprising clamping means for releasably retaining a diaphragm pump housing within the said support frame, displaceble mounting means for rotatably mounting a cutting tool at a predetermined distance from a housing retained in the said clamping means, the said mounting means being displaceable verticall such that a cutting tool mounted thereon may be brought into contact with a surface of the housing which is machined.
- the support frame also includes means for rotating the said cutting tool at its required rotational speed.
- a cutting tool 10 according to a first aspect of the invention comprises a generally cylindrical body 12 mounted on a shaft 14.
- the shaft 14 is connected to drive means (not shown) such that the cylindrical body 12 maybe rotated about the shaft's axis.
- a plurality of slots 16 are provided in the cylinder's exterior surface, in the illustrated example there are eight such slots, although only four visible. These slots 16 are located equidistantly around the cylinder's outer surface. The slots 16 are arranged at an angle with respect to each other so that the ends of each slot 16 respectively converge and diverge with respect to the respective ends of an adjacent slot 16.
- Each of the slots 16 serves to hold a blade element 18.
- Each of these blade elements 18 has a cutting edge 20 at one end thereof, and the blade elements 18 are arranged in an alternating fixed spaced relationship to each other such that there are four cutting edges 20 at one end of the cylindrical body 12 and four cutting edges 20 at the other end of said cylindrical body 12.
- a cutting tool 10 as illustrated in Fig. 1 is fixedly located above a lower housing 30 of a diaphragm pump (not shown) generally according to EP Patent No. 0 052 679.
- the lower housing 30 is fixedly held in a support frame (not shown) which serves to rigidly locate the lower housing 30 by way of clamping means (not shown) in relation to the cutting tool 10.
- the lower housing 30 is formed by a conventional casting process and consequently will normally have a relatively rough finish which surface could lead to excess wear occurring where said surface contacts a diaphragm of a diaphragm pump.
- the housing 30 has formed within it a U-shaped channel 32 having side walls 34, 36 and a lower surface 38. It is important for operation of the type of diaphragm pump referred to that these surfaces are accurately disposed in relation to the rotational axis of a rotary member (not shown) of the pump assembly which operates on a diaphragm or membrane located over the U channel 32. Before assembly of the completed pump arrangement the lower casing 30 is therefore placed in the support frame and a cutting tool is arranged so as to be located within the U-channel 32 as shown in Fig. 2.
- each of the blade elements 18 act in turn on the side and lower surfaces 34, 36, 38 of the U channel 32.
- rotation of the rool 10 will cause those blade elemtns 18 to smooth or machine to a precise finish those surfaces which are in contact during operational use with the diaphragm of the pump.
- the axis of rotation of the cutting tool 10 is substantially identical to that of the rotary member located within the pump housing in the finished pump assembly the surfaces of the U channel 32 are finished so as to be at a constant radius from that axis at all points along the channel 32.
- the lower surface 38 of the channel 32 is always at a constant distance from the diaphragm and the rotary member's axis thus causing consistent operational characteristics and reducing wear on the diaphragm.
- the cutting tool need not be precisely as indicated and could alternatively be in the form of a square block rotating about a central axis, the corners of the square providing the necessary cutting edges required for action on the side and lower surfaces of the U channel of the lower casing. It will be appreciated that the actual shape of the cutting tool 10 would be altered according to the precise shape and size requirement of the U channel 32 in the lower casing. Other variations are also possible.
Abstract
Description
- This invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing an improved diaphragm pump especially a rotary diaphragm pump of the type described in European Patents No. 0 052 679 and 0 087 823.
- In European Patent 0 052 679 is described a rotary diaphragm pump operating on a principle similar to that of a peristaltic pump. In a pump according to the aforementioned patent a channel is provided within the pump body, one side of which channel is provided by a flexible membrane. The membrane is operated on by a rotating member formed with a plurality of rollers, for example three or four. These rollers compress the membrane into the U-shaped channel thereby operating on a fluid media passing therebetween in a manner of a known peristaltic pump. The length of operation of this type of pump is limited by the rate of wear of the membrane or diaphragm and several factors determine this rate.
- Firstly, when the diaphragm contacts the edges of the U channel a poor surface finish on the U channel can lead to excessive frictional wear on the diaphragm which is moving in relation thereto. Furthermore if the U channel is not precisely cut with respect to the axis of rotation of the rollers operating on the diaphragm there will again be frictional contact between the diaphragm and the channel surface causing excess wear.
- As the U channel of the pump is part of the pump housing itself which is usually cast, the surface generally has a certain degree of irregularity and hence is the cause of excess wear on the diaphragm where contact takes place.
- It is an object of the invention to provide a method and apparatus to produce an improved diaphragm pump housing in which the diaphragm is fitted more constantly to the channel.
- With this object in view the present invention provides a method of forming an improved diaphragm pump housing comprising casting a pump housing including a generally U-shaped arcuate channel, mounting said cast housing in a support frame, rotatably mounting above said housing a cutting tool, causing said cutting tool to be rotated and applied to the U-shaped channel such that the cutting tool's edges are operative to machine the U-shaped channel to a desired configuration, withdrawing said cutting tool and removing the housing from the support frame for assembly with a complementary housing and diaphragm so as to form a rotary diaphragm pump.
- It will be appreciated that using this method the U-shaped channel in the lower housing is machined in relation to other machined areas of the channel and such that it is a constant distance from the axis of rotation of the rollers acting on the diaphragm. In this way the surface of the U-shaped channel where it is in contact with the diaphragm is substantially smooth and at a constant distance therefrom along the length of the channel. Contact between the diaphragm and the housing is thus minimised and wear of the diaphragm thereby reduced.
- A further aspect of the invention provides a cutting tool for use with a method for providing an improved diaphragm pump housing the tool comprising a generally cylindrical member to which are attached a plurality of cutting edges.
- Advantageously the cutting tool is provided with a plurality of blade elements each having a cutting edge configured so as to act on the cast housing and cut it to a predetermined configuration. To achieve this the blade elements are preferably arranged in divergent pairs and substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the cutting member such that one end of each pair acts on a side surface of the said U channel.
- In a preferred embodiment of the invention the said cutting member comprises eight blade elements arranged in four pairs, each blade element respectively diverging from its immediately adjacent element on either of its two sides.
- It has been found that the better finish of the surface with which the diaphragm is in contact leads to an increased life of the diaphragm by reason of less frictional wear where it is in contact therewith.
- In an advantageous modification of the cutting tool according to the invention the blade elements are so arranged that their radius of rotation about the cutting tool's axis is equal to the desired radius of the arcuate channel formed in the cast housing. It will be appreciated that in this configuration the cutting tool is ideally mounted having its axis of rotation substantially equal to that axis of rotation of the rollers which act on the diaphragm positioned above the channel. In this way the channel is cut precisely such that it is a constant distance from the rollers at all points throughout their travel.
- A further aspect of the invention provides a support frame for the method of the invention, the support frame comprising clamping means for releasably retaining a diaphragm pump housing within the said support frame, displaceble mounting means for rotatably mounting a cutting tool at a predetermined distance from a housing retained in the said clamping means, the said mounting means being displaceable verticall such that a cutting tool mounted thereon may be brought into contact with a surface of the housing which is machined.
- Preferably the support frame also includes means for rotating the said cutting tool at its required rotational speed.
- The invention will be described further by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawing in which:-
- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a cutting tool according to a first aspect of the invention; and
- Fig. 2 is a part sectional view of a diaphragm pump housing and a cutting tool as illustrated in Fig. 1 in use.
- Turning firstly to Fig. 1, a
cutting tool 10 according to a first aspect of the invention comprises a generallycylindrical body 12 mounted on ashaft 14. Theshaft 14 is connected to drive means (not shown) such that thecylindrical body 12 maybe rotated about the shaft's axis. - A plurality of
slots 16 are provided in the cylinder's exterior surface, in the illustrated example there are eight such slots, although only four visible. Theseslots 16 are located equidistantly around the cylinder's outer surface. Theslots 16 are arranged at an angle with respect to each other so that the ends of eachslot 16 respectively converge and diverge with respect to the respective ends of anadjacent slot 16. - Each of the
slots 16 serves to hold ablade element 18. Each of theseblade elements 18 has acutting edge 20 at one end thereof, and theblade elements 18 are arranged in an alternating fixed spaced relationship to each other such that there are fourcutting edges 20 at one end of thecylindrical body 12 and fourcutting edges 20 at the other end of saidcylindrical body 12. - Turning now to Fig. 2, a
cutting tool 10 as illustrated in Fig. 1 is fixedly located above alower housing 30 of a diaphragm pump (not shown) generally according to EP Patent No. 0 052 679. Thelower housing 30 is fixedly held in a support frame (not shown) which serves to rigidly locate thelower housing 30 by way of clamping means (not shown) in relation to thecutting tool 10. Thelower housing 30 is formed by a conventional casting process and consequently will normally have a relatively rough finish which surface could lead to excess wear occurring where said surface contacts a diaphragm of a diaphragm pump. - The
housing 30 has formed within it a U-shapedchannel 32 havingside walls lower surface 38. It is important for operation of the type of diaphragm pump referred to that these surfaces are accurately disposed in relation to the rotational axis of a rotary member (not shown) of the pump assembly which operates on a diaphragm or membrane located over theU channel 32. Before assembly of the completed pump arrangement thelower casing 30 is therefore placed in the support frame and a cutting tool is arranged so as to be located within theU-channel 32 as shown in Fig. 2. - In this position each of the
blade elements 18 act in turn on the side andlower surfaces U channel 32. Thus rotation of therool 10 will cause thoseblade elemtns 18 to smooth or machine to a precise finish those surfaces which are in contact during operational use with the diaphragm of the pump. As the axis of rotation of thecutting tool 10 is substantially identical to that of the rotary member located within the pump housing in the finished pump assembly the surfaces of theU channel 32 are finished so as to be at a constant radius from that axis at all points along thechannel 32. In this way thelower surface 38 of thechannel 32 is always at a constant distance from the diaphragm and the rotary member's axis thus causing consistent operational characteristics and reducing wear on the diaphragm. - The invention is not confined to the precise details of the foregoing description and variations may be made thereto within the scope of the invention. For example, the cutting tool need not be precisely as indicated and could alternatively be in the form of a square block rotating about a central axis, the corners of the square providing the necessary cutting edges required for action on the side and lower surfaces of the U channel of the lower casing. It will be appreciated that the actual shape of the
cutting tool 10 would be altered according to the precise shape and size requirement of theU channel 32 in the lower casing. Other variations are also possible.
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GB898921610A GB8921610D0 (en) | 1989-09-25 | 1989-09-25 | Improved diaphragm pump |
GB8921610 | 1989-09-25 |
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EP0420576A2 true EP0420576A2 (en) | 1991-04-03 |
EP0420576A3 EP0420576A3 (en) | 1992-04-08 |
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US2344956A (en) * | 1942-05-30 | 1944-03-28 | Earnest F Aber | Method of manufacturing milling cutters |
DE880838C (en) * | 1951-02-20 | 1953-06-25 | Fritz Werner Ag | Cutter head with soldered hard metal cutting edges |
GB775434A (en) * | 1953-09-23 | 1957-05-22 | Marius Auguste Dubois | Improvements in profile milling cutters |
FR1142008A (en) * | 1956-01-14 | 1957-09-12 | End mills, form cutters, alternating teeth and adjustable profile | |
EP0052679A1 (en) * | 1980-11-21 | 1982-06-02 | Gallaher Limited | Material handling device |
DE3419632A1 (en) * | 1983-05-26 | 1984-11-29 | Lach Spezialwerkzeuge GmbH, 6450 Hanau | Profile dressing tool |
US4541757A (en) * | 1983-07-11 | 1985-09-17 | Morton Thiokol Inc. | Propellant milling tool, butterfly cutter |
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US2344956A (en) * | 1942-05-30 | 1944-03-28 | Earnest F Aber | Method of manufacturing milling cutters |
DE880838C (en) * | 1951-02-20 | 1953-06-25 | Fritz Werner Ag | Cutter head with soldered hard metal cutting edges |
GB775434A (en) * | 1953-09-23 | 1957-05-22 | Marius Auguste Dubois | Improvements in profile milling cutters |
FR1142008A (en) * | 1956-01-14 | 1957-09-12 | End mills, form cutters, alternating teeth and adjustable profile | |
EP0052679A1 (en) * | 1980-11-21 | 1982-06-02 | Gallaher Limited | Material handling device |
DE3419632A1 (en) * | 1983-05-26 | 1984-11-29 | Lach Spezialwerkzeuge GmbH, 6450 Hanau | Profile dressing tool |
US4541757A (en) * | 1983-07-11 | 1985-09-17 | Morton Thiokol Inc. | Propellant milling tool, butterfly cutter |
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EP0420576A3 (en) | 1992-04-08 |
GB8921610D0 (en) | 1989-11-08 |
GB9020798D0 (en) | 1990-11-07 |
GB2236269A (en) | 1991-04-03 |
GB2236269B (en) | 1993-06-30 |
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