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EP1730403B1
EP1730403B1 EP05722117.8A EP05722117A EP1730403B1 EP 1730403 B1 EP1730403 B1 EP 1730403B1 EP 05722117 A EP05722117 A EP 05722117A EP 1730403 B1 EP1730403 B1 EP 1730403B1
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Robert Donald Grapes
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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
    • F04B43/02—Machines, pumps, or pumping installations having flexible working members having plate-like flexible members, e.g. diaphragms
    • F04B43/06—Pumps having fluid drive
    • F04B43/067—Pumps having fluid drive the fluid being actuated directly by a piston

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  • This invention relates to a pump. More particularly the present invention relates to a membrane pump.
  • the flexible element can be in the form of a deformable tube.
  • a pump of this type is described in our international patent specifications WO 99/01687 and WO 02/18790 .
  • EP0314379 discloses a diaphragm for a diaphragm-actuated fluid-transfer control device, which comprises a flexible, substantially non-stretchable diaphragm body of a substantially circular outline surrounded and delimited by a beaded rim, the body having a substantially dish-like, bi-stable shape invertible from the first stable state, in which a first body surface is convex and a second body surface, concave, to the second stable state, in which the first body surface is rendered concave and the second body surface convex.
  • US5669764 discloses an integral valve diaphragm pump having a first rigid layer, a second rigid layer and a flexible membrane there between. Concave surfaces in the two rigid layers form a pump.
  • the pump includes an actuating chamber which is alternately connected to a source of pressure and a source of vacuum.
  • a pump chamber is connected to a fluid source and a fluid receiver through a filling check valve and a dispensing check valve, respectively.
  • US4755111 discloses a hydraulic-exchange pumping device comprising two containers or tanks, inside each of which there are defined: a chamber for the product to be pumped, which is respectively connected, through a delivery valve and a suction valve, to the lines of delivery and of intake of the product to be pumped, as well as a chamber for the hydraulic drive fluid, which is connected to a pump through a four-way, three-position distribution box.
  • This partitioning is accomplished by means of an internal elastic membrane having a decreasing thickness from the its peripheral edge towards its central zone, which can be also equipped with a strengthening cloth embedded inside it, as well as with a set of metal rings having a cross-section surface area decreasing towards the center of the same membrane.
  • US3955901 discloses an air pressure-operated membrane pump for pumping a liquid comprising a housing including a chamber which is divided into liquid and air compartments by a floppy flexible membrane extending across it.
  • the air compartment has an air inlet and outlet connected by a duct to the throat of a venturi to which an air supply under pressure is connected.
  • the outlet from the venturi is controlled by a control valve which is itself opened and closed by the movement of the diaphragm to which a closure member of the valve is connected by a control member.
  • the valve When the valve is open, air flows through the venturi and causes air to be drawn from the air compartment of the pump to move the diaphragm in a direction to draw liquid into the liquid compartment in an intake stroke.
  • the part of the membrane to which the control member is fixed moves and closes the control valve.
  • This causes air under pressure to flow from the throat of the venturi into the air compartment to move the diaphragm in a direction to expel liquid from the liquid compartment in a pumping stroke and again at the end of this stroke movement of the diaphragm moves the control member to shut the valve so that the cycle of operations is repeated, the control of operation of the pump thus being effected entirely by the movement of the membrane itself without any external agency.
  • US2821930 (A ) relates to improvements in or relating to diaphragm operated delivery pumps.
  • a diaphragm operated delivery pump for liquids is provided having a diaphragm portion which separates the liquid collecting chamber from the gas collecting chamber. This portion is actuated to discharge liquid from the liquid collecting chamber through an exit valve as gas is supplied to the gas collecting chamber.
  • US3485258 discloses a bistable device for storing information in fluidic computing and control devices.
  • An airtight chamber is subdivided into two subchambers by a flexible partition which can be inflated to contact a first part of the wall of either of the subchambers, but cannot be brought into contact with a second part of the wall of either of the subchambers.
  • Each subchamber is provided with fluid access means in the first part of its wall and another fluid access means in the second part of its wall.
  • the walls of the subchambers contacted by the partition may be flexible diaphragms containing apertures which fall within the parts of the subchamber walls contacted by the inflated partition.
  • WO 02/18790 which is considered the closest prior art there is described a pneumatic pinch mechanism for a deformable tube and, in particular, the mechanism when applied to the pump.
  • the mechanism includes a piston movably located within a chamber with vent means so that at some point during a movement of the piston between the first and second positions, a pressure equalisation occurs within the chamber. Consequently, as the piston moves toward the first position a pressure increase occurs which can be used to deform the deformable tube. When the piston moves toward the second position, a negative pressure is created which can be used to return the deformable tube from its deformed configuration.
  • the pump has proved successful, but as with deformable tube pumps, the deformable tube can require regular replacement. This is generally due to the repeated closing and release of the tube leading to localised wear or fatigue in the tube, which can ultimately lead to the tube rupturing.
  • a further disadvantage with such pumps is that it is often difficult or not possible to produce a deformable tube (having the necessary characteristics of being able to deform and rebound or be returned to its non-deformed state) from a material, which is particularly suited for handling the materials intended to flow through the pump.
  • a membrane pump therefore provides an advantage that the membrane can be formed from a material, which has a wide range of applications, and indeed materials which are required in some applications, but which cannot be formed or economically formed into replaceable deformable tubes for use in pumps having cyclic deforming of the tube.
  • membrane pumps to date are of constructions, which still give rise to mechanical stress in the diaphragm, thereby requiring regular replacement of the diaphragm.
  • many known diaphragm pumps fall short in performance, especially in achievement of full removal of fluid from the pump chamber on the exhaust stroke and full uptake on the inlet stroke.
  • a pump according to claim 1 including a cavity with an inlet port and an outlet port opening into and from the cavity, a flexible membrane located within the chamber and arranged to be bi-stable in two states corresponding to completion of inlet and exhaust of a pumping cycle.
  • the flexible membrane is mounted in the cavity with a preset whereby the membrane adopts one of the stable states.
  • the membrane is preferably formed from an elastomeric material which can be in sheet form.
  • the membrane is clamped between first and second housing sections, each section having a cavity section such that when the housing sections are assembled to form a housing, said cavity is formed.
  • the cavity is, in the preferred form, located in a housing, the cavity being connectable to a source or sources of negative and positive pressure and means to cyclically apply the positive and negative pressures to the cavity to cause the membrane to move between the stable states.
  • first and section housing sections configured to form said cavity when the housing sections are joined together, clamp the membrane about a peripheral margin thereof.
  • the first housing section can include a recess into which the membrane is located, the peripheral dimensions of the membrane being greater than those of the recess whereby compressive forces are set up in the membrane when it is installed in the recess.
  • the second housing section can include a protruding portion which engages in the recess, when the first and second housing sections are combined together, to cause the membrane to be clamped in place.
  • a third housing section coupled to the second housing section, said third housing section including means for facilitating connection of inlet and outlet conduits for pumpable material.
  • the second and third housing sections include inlet and outlet openings and means for locating therein a valve element.
  • the valve element can be a disk of flexible material.
  • the cavity is elongated and preferably of curved cross-section, a port via which the source(s) of positive and negative pressure are connectable opens into the cavity.
  • the ends of the elongate cavity are preferably complex curved.
  • the pump 10 is, according to a preferred embodiment, formed of two housing sections 11 and 12. When these are assembled together they define an internal pump cavity 13. Clamped between the housing sections 11 and 12, as will hereinafter be described, is a membrane 14 which is made from a suitable flexible material.
  • the cavity 13 is elongate and, as shown in Figure 4 , each end 15 is complex curved. In cross-section as shown in Figure 1 , each end is also curved as indicated at 15. Furthermore, in transverse cross-section as shown in Figure 3 , the cavity 13 is also of curved cross-section.
  • Housing section 11 incorporates a rebate 16, which effectively results in an upstand or projecting portion 17.
  • the cavity section 13a is effectively located, at least in part, in the resultant upstanding portion 17.
  • the other housing section 12 has a recessed portion 18 with cavity section 13b extending away from the floor of the recess 1 8.
  • the projecting portion 17 engages snugly within recess 18.
  • the arrangement is such that surface 20 of projecting portion 17, terminates a distance from the floor 19 of recess 18.
  • this distance D (see Figure 1 ) is less than the thickness of the membrane 14. The reason for this gap D will hereinafter become apparent.
  • the membrane 14 is, in the preferred form of the invention , cut from sheet material.
  • the material is elastomeric and of a type which is compatible with the material, that is intended to be pumped through the pump 10.
  • the membrane material is selected such as to be able to withstand the corrosive nature of the fluid.
  • the membrane is selected from a food grade material in the event that the pump is to handle a liquid foodstuff.
  • the membrane 14 is cut in a shape and to a size, which enables it to be snugly fitted into the recess 18.
  • the overall peripheral dimensions of the membrane 14 are greater than the peri pheral dimensions of the sidewall 21 of the recess 18.
  • di stance D is less than the thickness of the membrane 14 causes the peripheral edge margin portion of the membrane 14 to be sandwiched and clamped between opposing surfaces 19 and 20.
  • This clamping force provides yet further compressive forces in the membrane, which causes the membrane to even more closely adapt into the shape of the cavity section 1 3b.
  • the membrane 14 is in contact with, or located closely adjacent to the overall surface of the cavity section 13b.
  • a port 22 is formed in the housing section 12 and opens into the cavity section 13b. This port 22 can be offset toward one end of the cavity 13, as shown in the drawings, or else it can be located midway in the length of the cavity 13.
  • a narrow groove 22a can be formed in the wall surface of the cavity section 13b and extend along the length of the cavity 13 either side of from the port 22. Also a similar narrow groove (not shown) can be formed in cavity 13b.
  • the effect of the narrow groove(s) is to prevent the pump from "choking" when the membrane approaches contact with the surface of the cavity. Such contact could prevent fluid flow from occurring and thereby result in the cavity not fully filling or exhausting.
  • the narrow groove ensures that flow occurs right d own to when the membrane comes into full overall contact with the cavity surface.
  • a port which opens from the cavity 13 to the outer surface 23 of housing section 11.
  • Port 24 functions as an inlet port while port 25 functions as an outlet or exhaust port.
  • Each of inlet ports 24 and exhaust port 25 can, as shown, be made up by a plurality of separate passages 24a and 2 5a respectively.
  • a recess 26 is formed in the surface 23 of housing section 11 and into this is engaged a disk of flexible material which forms valve element 27.
  • a valve element 28 in the form of a disk of flexible material is provided in the exhaust valve 25 but it locates in a recess 29 in cover 30.
  • Cover 30 has connecting pieces 31 and 32 (e.g. in the form of annular walls or turrets) which respectively provide connections for an inlet line (not shown) to inlet valve 24 and an outlet or exhaust line (also not shown) from exhaust valve 25.
  • connecting pieces 31 and 32 e.g. in the form of annular walls or turrets
  • the membrane 14 is bi-stable.
  • One stable position of the membrane 14 is shown in full detail in Figure 1 while the other stable position is shown in dotted detail.
  • the membrane 14 in the first stable position the membrane 14 is in the cavity section 13b and when in the second stable position the membrane 14 is located in the cavity section 13a.
  • the membrane 14 adopts a stable position in either a position which conforms with completion of intake of fluid through inlet valve 24 (i.e. the position shown in the drawings) and a full or completed exhaust position.
  • the membrane 14 is moved between its two stable positions by application of negative P1 and positive P2 pressures applied to the cavity 13b through port 22. Consequently with the pump in the configuration shown in Figure 1 and inlet and outlet conduits or lines attached to connectors 31 and 32 a positive pressure P2 (see Figure 5 ) applied through port 22 will force the membrane 14 into an opposite stable position.
  • a positive pressure P2 applied through port 22 will force the membrane 14 into an opposite stable position.
  • the inlet valve 24 is forced closed while the outlet valve 25 is forced open and any fluid within the cavity 13 i.e. to that side of the membrane opposite to that which faces port 22, is exhausted through the outlet valve 25.
  • the means for applying negative and positive pressures can take on many forms as will be apparent to the person skilled in the art.
  • the means could comprise, for example, sources of positive and negative pressure, which via suitable valves can be coupled to the port 22.
  • a pneumatic operator 33 that has a body 34 which defines a chamber 35 in which a piston 36 is reciprocally mounted.
  • a piston rod 37 is pivotally connected via pivot 38 to the piston 36.
  • This piston rod 37 is pivotally connected by pivot 39 at its other end to a rotating drive member 40.
  • the drive member 40 is connected to a drive means (not shown) which can be in the form of an electric motor or some other form of motive power.
  • a port 41 in the end wall 42 of the body 34 is in communication with port 22.
  • the body 34 is in close proximity to the pump 10 but it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the pneumatic operator 33 could be located quite some distance away from the pump 10 and connected by a conduit extending between ports 22 and 41.
  • a recess 43 is formed in the inside surface of the side wall 34a of body 34. The recess is located adjacent the end of wall 42.
  • a port 43a which opens to atmosphere.
  • the port 43a is shown in one preferred position where it is adjacent the inner end of the piston 36 when the piston is at its full stroke away from end wall 42 of body 34.
  • the chamber 35 is fully vented to atmosphere.
  • the position of port 43a can be varied dependent on use requirements that may require venting before the full stroke of piston 36 has been completed.
  • a port 43' in the wall 34a is connected to a conduit 44 which is, in turn, connected to a vent housing 45.
  • One wall of the vent housing 45 has a vent opening 49 which opens into a chamber 50 in which a pin 51 is moveably located. The pin 51 is therefore moveable between the position where conduit 44 is isolated from vent 49 to a position where the vent 49 is connected to conduit 44.
  • a pair of curved or shaped (e.g. ramped) projections 52 and 53 Mounted with a periphery of the driving member 40 and projecting there from is a pair of curved or shaped (e.g. ramped) projections 52 and 53. Consequently, as the rotating member 40 rotates, a projection 52 or 53 comes into contact pin 51 which forces the pin 51 inwardly (relative to the housing) thereby connecting or disconnecting the vent 49 from the conduit 44.
  • the pin 51 is biased by suitable biasing means (not shown) such as a spring or the like into a position where the vent 49 is closed i.e. isolated from conduit 44.
  • vent port 49 will still be closed. This will continue to be the situation until the engagement projection 52 comes into contact with pin 51 to effectively open the vent port 49. As a result, the vent port 49 once again vents the chamber 35 to atmosphere. After the vent 49 is closed from conduit 44 by movement of the pin 51 and as a result of the pin clearing the projection 52, the continued movement of the piston 36 back to its first position will create a negative pressure.
  • the point and the movement of the piston 36 where contact between the pin 51 and projections 53 respectively occurs is adjustable.
  • projections 52 and 53 can be adjustable in position on the periphery of the driving member or rotor 40 so that, for example, the period during which the piston creates a positive pressure could be less. This would result in the time that the membrane is under negative pressure to be greater than the period that it is under positive pressure.
  • the bi-stable flexible membrane 14 effectively has a small amount of travel between its two states. It is not mechanically connected to any drive thereby giving the membrane free movement in the cavity 13.
  • the cavity shape is round rectangular and its contoured to fit the bi-stable shape of the membrane. Consequently, the cavity supports the diaphragm over its full surface when the diaphragm is in a so-called stable state.
  • the membrane is therefore subject to uniform pressure not only when in the stable states but during the transition between the states as it is supported on both surfaces by the incoming or outgoing pumpable medium and the positive or negative pressure applied across the whole membrane surface via port 22.
  • the pump therefore provides maximum efficiency and good linear flow characteristics, the latter being more critical as viscosity of the pumpable medium increases.
  • the outlet pressure will be governed by the drive pressure therefore no need for pressure limiting.
  • Suction (lift) is governed by the negative pressure. There is thus consistent through put over a wide range of drive pressures.
  • valves 24 and 25 are located at the half round extremities of the cavity and in close proximity to the cavity. This proximity of the valves to the cavity thus minimises voids thereby giving optimum dry prime and compression ratio.
  • the pump arrangement is such that only low inertia needs to be overcome in order to drive the membrane.
  • the valves are progressively closed and finally close before full exhaust or intake. This means that the last thing to occur as the membrane 14 reaches its stable position is movement of the valves into a closed position or opening is the first thing to occur upon the membrane 14 moving from a stable position.

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  1. Une pompe (10) comprenant :
    i. une cavité (13) ; et
    ii. des orifices d'admission et de sortie (24, 25) en communication avec la cavité (13) ;
    caracterisé en ce que la cavité (13) est une cavité allongée avec des première et seconde surfaces de cavité, et en ce que la pompe de plus comprend :
    iii. un orifice supplémentarie (22) qui s'ouvre dans la cavité (13) et qui est décalé vers un fin de la cavité (13) ; et
    iv. une membrane flexible bi-stable (14) située à l'intérieur de la cavité et ayant :
    a) un premier état stable en contact avec la première surface de cavité, le premier état stable correspondant à un achèvement d'une phase d'admission d'un cycle de pompe ; et
    b) un deuxième état stable en contact avec la seconde surface de cavité, le deuxième état stable correspondant à un achèvement d'une phase d'échappement d'un cycle de pompe ;
    dans laquelle la membrane flexibe bi-stable (14) est adaptée pour se déplacer d'un état stable à l'autre état stable, en application d'une pression négative ou positive à la cavité (13) par l'orifice supplémentaire (22).
  2. Une pompe selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la membrane (14) est formée d'un matériau de bande élastomèrique.
  3. Une pompe selon l'une des revendication précédentes, dans laquelle la membrane (14) est serrée entre des première et seconde sections de caisse (11, 12), chacune des sections de caisse ayant une section de cavité de telle sorte que quand les sections de caisse sont assemblée pour former une caisse, ladite cavité (13) est formée.
  4. Une pompe selon l'une des revendications précédentes, de plus comprenant un appareil pour appliquer, en manière cyqulique, de pressions négative ou positive à la cavité (13) par l'orifice supplémentaire (22) pour provoquer la membrane (14) à se déplacer entre les états stable.
  5. Une pompe selon la revendication 3, dans laquelle les sections de caisse sont assemblées et la membrane (14) est serrée par une marge périphérique de celles-ci.
  6. Une pompe selon l'une des revendications 3 ou 5, dans laquelle la première section de caisse (12) comprend un évidement (18) dans laquelle la membrane (14) est située, les dimensions périphériques de la membrane étant plus grande que ceux de l'évidement (18) par laquelle des forces de compression sont mis en place dans la membrane (14) quand elle est installée dans l'évidement (18).
  7. Une pompe selon la revendication 5, dans laquelle la seconde section de caisse (11) comprend une partie en saillie (17) qui s'engage dans l'évidement (18) quand les première et seconde sections de caisse (11, 12) sont connectée pour provoquer la membrane (14) à être serrée en place.
  8. Une pompe selon l'une des revendications 3, 5, 6 ou 7, de plus comprenant une troisième section de caisse (30) joint avec la seconde section de caisse (11), ladite troisième section de caisse (30) comprenant des moyens (31, 32) pour faciliter le raccordement des conduits d'admission et de sortie pour un matériau pompable.
  9. Une pompe selon la revendication 8, dans laquelle la seconde et la troisème sections de caisse (11, 30) comprennent des ouvertures d'admission et de sortie et des moyens pour y installer un élément de valve (27, 28).
  10. Une pompe selon la revendication 9, dans laquelle l'élément de valve (27, 28) est un disque d'un matériau flexible.
  11. Une pompe selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle la cavité (13) est allongée et de section transversale courbe.
  12. Une pompe selon la revendication 11, dans laquelle des fins (15) de la cavité (13) allongée sont complexe courbées.
  13. Une pompe selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle des rainures (22a) sont formées dans les première et seconde surfaces de cavité de telle sort que fluide peut s'écouler le long de chacune surface même lorsque la membrane (14) est en contact avec cette surface.
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