EP2893192B1 - Pompe à diaphragme - Google Patents

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EP2893192B1
EP2893192B1 EP13747638.8A EP13747638A EP2893192B1 EP 2893192 B1 EP2893192 B1 EP 2893192B1 EP 13747638 A EP13747638 A EP 13747638A EP 2893192 B1 EP2893192 B1 EP 2893192B1
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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
    • 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
    • F04B49/00—Control, e.g. of pump delivery, or pump pressure of, or safety measures for, machines, pumps, or pumping installations, not otherwise provided for, or of interest apart from, groups F04B1/00 - F04B47/00
    • F04B49/12—Control, e.g. of pump delivery, or pump pressure of, or safety measures for, machines, pumps, or pumping installations, not otherwise provided for, or of interest apart from, groups F04B1/00 - F04B47/00 by varying the length of stroke of the working members

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  • the invention relates to an improved diaphragm pump and a method of optimizing fluid flow in said pump said pump.
  • the pump volume i.e. the amount of fluid pumped per pump stroke
  • the piston and the eccentric will not be in contact at all times when the piston cannot be retracted fully (when the pump is adjusted to have a lower pump volume).
  • a piston not in contact with the eccentric at all times will follow the eccentric during part of the rotation of the eccentric and will disconnect from the eccentric when the piston cannot be retracted further.
  • the piston and eccentric again make contact this will be with a sudden impact which obviously is undesired as it increases the wear on the moveable parts of the diaphragm pump.
  • the alternative means of adjusting the pump volume have until now been complex solutions with a number of additional moveable parts which increase the manufacturing costs as well as maintenance requirements are significantly heightened.
  • a pump which allows regulation of pump fluid in the hydraulic chamber by alternative means providing a diaphragm pump with a reliable construction requiring less maintenance
  • a pump which allows regulation of air in the hydraulic chamber by alternative means providing a diaphragm pump with a reliable construction requiring less maintenance
  • a pump which has a precise pump volume.
  • a diaphragm pump comprising a housing, arranged to be connected with a membrane unit, said diaphragm pump also comprising a pump element having a piston barrel and a piston, the diaphragm pump further comprising a fluid reservoir wherein the pump element is arranged to pump a pump fluid from the fluid reservoir and/or piston barrel during a first part of a piston stroke said diaphragm pump further comprising means for applying a vacuum to the fluid reservoir at least during part of a retraction stroke of said piston stroke, said diaphragm pump further comprising a regulation chamber, characterized in that said regulation chamber is arranged with adjustment means for adiustina the size of an active volume of the regulation chamber and wherein the pump volume of the diaphragm pump is adjusted by the adjustment means and further in that, when connected to the membrane unit, there is fluid communication between the membrane unit and the fluid reservoir and regulation chamber, and in that the adjusting means is a secondary piston moveable against
  • a pump which enables the adjustment of the pump volume by adjusting the volume of a regulation chamber into which a part of the fluid is pressed during part of a pump stroke.
  • the use of the regulation chamber thus provides a diaphragm pump with a simple way of regulating the pump volume.
  • the regulation of the pump volume via the regulation chamber can be achieved with the use of few movable parts and said parts which may have a limited need for maintenance compared to known systems.
  • the pump according to the present invention is improved with regards to manufacturing, use and maintenance compared to known diaphragm pumps.
  • the present diaphragm pump is preferably a main part contained in a housing which is arranged to be connected to a membrane unit.
  • the housing is connected to a membrane unit and may be inserted into a line comprising a fluid to be pumped.
  • the membrane unit comprises means for attaching the membrane unit to the housing and a membrane.
  • the parts of the membrane unit can be made of different materials in order to e.g. ensure that the membrane unit parts are not corroded by the fluid to be pumped or pump fluid.
  • the membrane and other membrane unit parts can be of metal, plastic etc.
  • membrane unit may also be made of selected materials in order to have desired properties such as stability, strength, low weight, not being corroded by different fluids or pump fluids etc.
  • a pump fluid is pumped into the membrane unit, by the action of the pump element, thereby displacing the membrane.
  • the pump volume is thus given by the displacement of the membrane: a small displacement leads to a small pump volume and a large displacement of the membrane leads to a large pump volume.
  • the membrane When the piston of the pump element presses pump fluid from the fluid reservoir and/or piston barrel into the membrane unit, the membrane is displaced as a function of the increased amount of fluid in the membrane unit.
  • the membrane When a part of the pump fluid is allowed to flow into the regulation chamber less pump fluid is left in the hydraulic chamber i.e. volume of the membrane unit to apply pressure on the membrane and thus the pump volume is decreased.
  • the active volume is the amount of pump fluid which can be contained in the regulation means. I.e. the active volume is adjusted by the adjustment means.
  • the diaphragm pump according to the present invention is to be arranged in relation to e.g. a line wherein a fluid F is passing.
  • a fluid F is passing.
  • the membrane of the present pump When the membrane of the present pump is forced to be displaced the fluid F in the line is pushed forward i.e. pumped through the line.
  • the adjustment means when the displacement of the membrane is adjusted by the adjustment means the amount of fluid F pumped by the diaphragm pump is adjusted.
  • a diaphragm pump which may be adjusted to pump a very precise amount of fluid F by each stroke of the piston element i.e. by each displacement of the membrane.
  • the piston of the piston element moves in a reciprocating motion when performing a piston stroke.
  • the piston is initially in a first retracted position wherefrom the piston moves towards a fully advanced position and then back to the first retracted position.
  • the movement from the first retracted position to the fully advanced position is the first part of the stroke and the movement of the piston from the fully advanced position back to the first retracted position is the second part of the stroke.
  • the first part of the stroke fluid is pumped from the fluid reservoir and/or the inside of the piston barrel to the membrane unit (if a membrane unit is attached to the diaphragm pump) and the membrane is positively displaced so that the volume of the membrane unit is increased.
  • the second part of the piston stroke fluid can be passed from the membrane unit and at least into the piston element thereby negatively displacing the membrane so that the volume of the hydraulic chamber is decreased.
  • the adjustment means may provide a continuous adjustment of the active volume of the regulation chamber thereby providing a smooth and step-less regulation of the pump volume.
  • the adjustment means allows the adjustment of the active volume of the regulation chamber to be in a number of discrete values thereby providing regulation of the pump volume to a number of specific values.
  • the adjusting means is a secondary piston so that when the pump element pumps pump fluid into the membrane unit and pump fluid is pressed into the regulation chamber the secondary piston is forced back by the pressure of the fluid.
  • the secondary piston is moveable against a bias, e.g. a spring, so that when the pressure from the pump fluid on the secondary piston is relieved the secondary piston will be pushed forward thereby helping to empty the regulation chamber from fluid.
  • the maximum stroke of the secondary piston is regulated to adjust the volume of the regulation chamber.
  • a screw, bolt or similar is used to adjust how far back the secondary piston may be pushed by the fluid thereby adjusting how much fluid may be accommodated in the active volume of the regulation chamber.
  • fluid reservoir and the membrane unit there is direct and preferably free fluid communication between fluid reservoir and the membrane unit at least when the piston is fully retracted as this enables that the amount of fluid in the membrane unit is "reset" to a predefined value.
  • fluid may flow, preferably freely, into or out of the membrane unit during some point of each stroke without the need for complex solutions with valves etc. to keep the amount of fluid in the regulation chamber at a desired value or in a desired range.
  • the piston barrel comprises at least one inlet opening which allows fluid to flow to the hollow of the piston barrel from the fluid reservoir when the piston is retracted. Fluid may also flow from the hollow of the piston barrel to the fluid reservoir through the inlet openings if desired i.e. if it is needed to adjust to the amount fluid in the membrane unit.
  • the at least one opening is located in an area of the piston barrel away from the ends of the piston barrel.
  • fluid is allowed to pass through the inlet openings to and from the fluid reservoir.
  • the diaphragm pump comprises means for applying a vacuum to the fluid reservoir preferably during second part of the stroke.
  • a vacuum By applying the vacuum to the fluid reservoir, as the piston is retracted, i.e. during the second part of the stroke the suction withdrawing fluid from the hydraulic chamber and regulation chamber is enhanced and thereby helping to empty fluid from the hydraulic chamber and regulation chamber.
  • all or nearly all pump fluid is withdrawn from the membrane unit.
  • the vacuum ensures that all oil or substantially all pump fluid is sucked out of the membrane unit and the membrane is sucked against the end plate of the diaphragm pump.
  • the application of the vacuum also has the advantage that there will not be a build up of pump fluid in the membrane unit caused by mall functioning valves etc. and thereby ruptures of the membrane is avoided.
  • the application of vacuum also ensures that no air bubbles is present in pump fluid, membrane unit and/or regulation chamber as these will be sucked out and into the fluid reservoir. This is an advantage during ordinary operation but provides a significant improvement after pump fluid changes or during e.g. start-up of a new pump, both situations where unwanted air may be present in the system and where the present method and apparatus for applying vacuum to the fluid reservoir significantly reduce the time before optimized operation is achieved.
  • a diaphragm pump connected with means for applying vacuum to a fluid reservoir of the diaphragm pump and a method for applying vacuum as described herein or similar is advantageous even if the diaphragm pump does not contain a regulation chamber as regulation means.
  • a membrane pump with means for applying vacuum may have the above advantages of the vacuum even without the regulation chamber.
  • the means for applying a vacuum to the fluid chamber is a vacuum pump element as a pump element provides an efficient and low maintenance means for providing the vacuum.
  • a vacuum pump element naturally can provide a pressure during one part of the stroke and a vacuum during another part of a stroke thereby bot sucking and pushing fluid through the inlet openings.
  • the vacuum pump element can be positioned relatively to the fluid reservoir in any desired position, thereby enabling an optimized design of the pump.
  • the pump can be compact.
  • the fluid reservoir comprises a fluid volume and a volume of gas during operation, as the pump fluid most often will be un-compressible and therefore a volume of an expandable/compressible gas or fluid may be needed to utilize the vacuum pump element.
  • the channel is in communication with the fluid volume fluid is drawn through the channel by the action of the vacuum means meaning i.e. pump fluid and not gas is sucked and pressed through the channel.
  • the channel is arranged to be in communication with the fluid volume in a manner and position reducing the amount of debris, particles or other unwanted contaminants found in the pump fluid which is sucked into the channel by the action of the means for applying vacuum.
  • the piston of the pump element and a piston of the vacuum pump element are operated at least in part by common means a simple pump with fewer movable parts is achieved as each of the pump element and vacuum pump element does not need driving means assigned only to them. Further the common driving means also ensure that the pump element and vacuum pump element are operated in a coordinated motion.
  • the movement of the piston may be driven by a force on the piston rod.
  • the force may e.g. be provided by a motor.
  • At least the piston of the pump element is driven by a connecting rod and crank as this ensures a smooth and powerful movement of the pump element and also may provide a quiet operation of the pump.
  • a connecting rod and crank as this ensures a smooth and powerful movement of the pump element and also may provide a quiet operation of the pump.
  • other means such as only an eccentric may also be used.
  • the pump volume is adjusted by adjusting the amount of fluid in the membrane unit (by adjusting how much fluid may flow into the regulation chamber from the membrane unit) in contrast to known systems where e.g. the maximum retraction of the piston is used to regulate pump volume.
  • starting point i.e. the initial position in the descried piston movement is chosen as a matter of example and to enable a clear description.
  • the movement of the piston head may start e.g. in the fully advanced position or in a position chosen to fit a specific situation, pump design etc.
  • the piston, vacuum piston and/or secondary piston has a circumferential sealing in order to provide a sealed fit between the piston, vacuum piston and/or secondary piston and the piston barrel, vacuum piston barrel and/or secondary piston barrel respectively.
  • the seal is at least in part a PVDF seal or a reinforced PVDF seal the friction between the seal on the piston, vacuum piston and/or secondary piston and the piston barrel, vacuum piston barrel and/or secondary piston barrel respectively can be an effective seal while the friction between the seal on the piston, vacuum piston and/or secondary piston and the piston barrel, vacuum piston barrel and/or secondary piston barrel respectively can be minimized.
  • a PVDF seal is durable a feature which is also desirable in the present context.
  • the PVDF seal or enforced PVDF seal is supported by an O-ring.
  • Teflon, carbon, metals, rubber etc. can also be used for seal materials alone or together with other materials.
  • At least one of the piston, vacuum piston or secondary piston is in two parts in order to be able to arrange a non-flexible circumferential sealing or a sealing with limited flexibility in a circumferential recess in the piston.
  • the diaphragm pump can be acquired together with or without the membrane unit. According to the present invention the diaphragm pump can be acquired with the membrane unit connected to the housing or with the membrane unit detached from the housing.
  • the housing may be of a solid block of e.g. a metal such as aluminium.
  • the housing is assembled from units for example containing the fluid reservoir, regulation chamber, vacuum pump element etc. respectively.
  • the diaphragm pump is quiet in operation a feature which is enabled by the design and arrangement of the features as described above.
  • the membrane pump can supply between 0 -100 bar but the membrane pump may also provide at least 130, 140, 150 or 170 bar. This ability to reach high pressures is due to the special design of the over-all membrane pump including the pistons with seals.
  • the present invention also relates to a method of adjusting the pump volume of a diaphragm pump comprising the steps of
  • the pump volume may be adjusted without effecting the operation of the means for moving the membrane to perform a pumping motion.
  • the means for moving the membrane to perform a pumping motion may advantageously be a pump element as descried above.
  • the method is performed with a diaphragm pump as described above providing the described advantages and technical effects from the membrane pump according to the present invention to the method according to the present invention and vice versa.
  • a pump which is arranged to have a more reliable fluid flow inside the diaphragm pump.
  • a diaphragm pump comprising a housing, arranged to be connected with a membrane unit, said diaphragm pump also comprising a pump element having a piston barrel and a piston the diaphragm pump further comprising a fluid reservoir wherein the pump element is arranged to pump a pump fluid from the fluid reservoir and/or piston barrel during a first part of a piston stroke said diaphragm pump further comprising means for applying a vacuum to the fluid reservoir at least during part of a second part of a piston stroke.
  • the diaphragm pump comprises means for applying a vacuum to the fluid reservoir it is possible to enhance the effect of the piston element pumping fluid in and out of the diaphragm unit.
  • the piston of the piston element moves in a reciprocating motion when performing a piston stroke.
  • the piston is initially in a first retracted position wherefrom the piston moves towards a fully advanced position and then back to the first retracted position.
  • the movement from the first retracted position to the fully advanced position is the first part of the stroke and the movement of the piston from the fully advanced position back to the first retracted position is the second part of the stroke.
  • the first part of the stroke fluid is pumped from the fluid reservoir and/or pump element to the membrane unit (if a membrane unit is attached to the diaphragm pump) and the membrane is positively displaced so that the volume of the membrane unit is increased.
  • the second part of the piston stroke fluid can be passed from the membrane unit and at least into the piston element thereby negatively displacing the membrane so that the volume of the hydraulic chamber i.e. volume of the membrane unit is decreased.
  • the vacuum ensures that all fluid or substantially all pump fluid is sucked out of the membrane unit and the membrane is sucked against the end or end plate of the diaphragm pump.
  • the application of the vacuum also has the advantage that there will not be a build up of pump fluid in the membrane unit caused by mall functioning valves etc. and thereby ruptures of the membrane is avoided.
  • the application of vacuum also ensures that no air bubbles are present in pump fluid and/or membrane unit as these will be sucked out and into the fluid reservoir. This is an advantage during ordinary operation but provides a significant improvement after pump fluid changes or during e.g. start-up of a new pump, both situations where unwanted air may be present in the system and where the present method and apparatus for applying vacuum to the fluid reservoir significantly reduce the time before optimized operation is achieved.
  • the means for applying a vacuum is a vacuum pump element having a vacuum barrel and a vacuum piston as such vacuum pump elements can provide simple and reliable means requiring only a minimum of maintenance.
  • a reciprocating vacuum piston may also provide a vacuum in the fluid reservoir during one part of the motion of the vacuum piston and may push fluid back into the fluid reservoir from the vacuum pump element during another part of the motion of the vacuum piston. When fluid is pushed back into the fluid reservoir the pressure in the fluid reservor is increased and fluid may be pressed into the pump element from the fluid reservoir when the inlet openings are free.
  • fluid reservoir Preferably there is direct fluid communication between fluid reservoir and the membrane unit at least when the piston is fully retracted in order to allow a flow of fluid and balancing of pressures.
  • the piston barrel comprises at least one inlet opening which allows fluid to flow to the hollow of the piston barrel from the fluid reservoir when the piston is pushed forward towards the advanced position. Fluid may also flow from the hollow of the piston barrel to the fluid reservoir through the inlet openings when there is applied a vacuum to the fluid reservoir and the piston is retracted to free the inlet openings.
  • the at least one opening is located in an area of the piston barrel away from the ends of the piston barrel. For example the openings can be positioned to be free from the piston (i.e. open) only when the piston is fully retracted or just before/after the piston is in its fully retracted position.
  • fluid When a vacuum and alternatingly a pressure is applied to the fluid reservoir by the vacuum means fluid may be sucked and pushed through the inlet openings.
  • the vacuum pump element can be positioned relatively to the fluid reservoir in any desired position, thereby enabling an optimized design of the pump.
  • the pump can be compact and/or optimized with respect to moving parts etc.
  • the fluid reservoir comprises a fluid volume and a volume of gas during operation, as the pump fluid most often will be un-compressible and therefore a volume of an expandable/compressible gas or fluid is needed to utilize the vacuum pump element.
  • the channel is in communication with the fluid volume, fluid is drawn through the channel by the action of the vacuum means meaning i.e. pump fluid and not gas is sucked and pressed through the channel.
  • the channel is arranged to be in communication with the fluid volume in a manner and position reducing the amount of debris, particles or other unwanted contaminants found in the pump fluid which is sucked into the channel by the action of the means for applying vacuum.
  • the piston of the pump element and a piston of the vacuum pump element are operated at least in part by common means a simple pump with fewer movable parts is achieved as each of the pump element and vacuum pump element does not need driving means assigned only to them. Further the common driving means also ensure that the pump element and vacuum pump element are operated in a coordinated motion.
  • the movement of the piston may be driven by a force on the piston rod.
  • the force may e.g. be provided by a motor.
  • At least the piston of the pump element is driven by a connecting rod and crank as this ensures a smooth and powerful movement of the pump element and also may provide a quiet operation of the pump.
  • a connecting rod and crank As this ensures a smooth and powerful movement of the pump element and also may provide a quiet operation of the pump.
  • other means for driving the pistons can also be used.
  • the piston barrel and the vacuum barrel can be connected end to end in order to provide a structurally simple device.
  • the piston of the pump element and the piston of the vacuum pump element can be connected allowing the two pistons to move in a synchronized manner. If the two pistons are connected so that they reciprocate along a common axis or parallel axis a common driving means can be used as well as number of movable parts may be minimized.
  • the two pistons can be static with respect to each other either by being made in one piece or by being made of several parts assembled into one element.
  • piston of the pump element and the piston of the vacuum pump element are movable with respect to each other it can be possible to adjust how much vacuum is applied to the fluid reservoir.
  • the vacuum piston partly extends over the piston of the pump element it is possible to allow the piston and vacuum piston to move relatively to each other during a stroke or during parts of a stroke in order to be able to adjust the pressure/vacuum applied by the vacuum piston.
  • means for stopping or limiting the relative motion can be arranged on one or more parts of the piston element or vacuum piston element.
  • the relative motion can be fixed, limited and/or biased it may be possible to regulate the vacuum pressure applied by the vacuum piston during a stroke.
  • the diameter of the piston of the pump element is small than the diameter of the vacuum piston of the vacuum pump element, as this provides a simple way of having two connected pistons in a one, two part or multi part housing.
  • the application also relates to a method of applying a vacuum to the fluid reservoir of a diaphragm pump comprising the steps of
  • the membrane pump is a membrane pump as described above.
  • a membrane pump with means for applying a vacuum to the fluid reservoir as well as the general use of the vacuum method as described can be used in various pump setups e.g. with or without a regulation chamber as described above.
  • Fig. 1 shows a diaphragm pump 1 according to the present invention.
  • the pump 1 comprises a housing 2 and has a motor 3 attached for driving the pump.
  • the housing 2 is rectangular and thus comprises six surfaces whereof three are seen in fig. 1 ;
  • a second side 6, in the present orientation forming the front, comprises a removable plate 7.
  • a third side 8 with an end plate 8a is in the present orientation forming an end of the diaphragm pump 1.
  • the end plate 8a of the diaphragm pump 1 is arranged with means 9 for attaching a diaphragm unit (not shown) and means 9a for attaching the end plate 8a to the housing 2.
  • Fig. 2 shows the diaphragm pump 1 seen from the second side 6, where the removable plate 7 has been removed revealing a fluid reservoir 10 and a driving means 11 comprising crank 12 and connecting rod 13 driving a piston (not seen) within a piston barrel 14 of a pump element 15 in the fluid reservoir 10.
  • the piston barrel comprises a number of openings 16 allowing pump fluid (not shown) to pass from the fluid reservoir and into/out of the piston barrel 14 at least when the piston is fully retracted.
  • Fig. 3 shows a sectional view taken along the line III-III in fig. 2 .
  • the figure shows the piston barrel 14, containing a piston 17 arranged to perform a reciprocating motion along the length direction of the pump housing 2 i.e. parallel to the second side 6.
  • the piston 17 is driven by the connecting rod 13 which is connected to the crank 12 driven by the driving means 11 and motor 3.
  • Opposing the pump element 15 also in communication with the driving means is a vacuum pump element 18 having a vacuum piston 19 arranged to reciprocate in a motion parallel to the motion of the piston 17 of the pump element 15, in a plane slightly shifted compared to the plane of motion of the piston 17.
  • the motor 3 is arranged in communication with the driving means 11.
  • fig 3 adjusting means 5 is also shown here in the form of a secondary piston 21 contained in a secondary piston barrel 22. The regulating means 5 will be discussed in detail below.
  • Fig 4 shows the diaphragm pump 1 seen from the first side 4.
  • Fig. 5 shows a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in fig 4 .
  • the section is made to show both the pump element and the vacuum pump element.
  • a membrane unit 24 having attachment means (not shown) and a membrane 25.
  • a pump fluid (not shown) is pumped from the fluid reservoir and/or piston barrel and into the membrane unit during a first part of a stroke of the piston 17 thereby pushing the membrane 25 outwards pressing on the fluid F thereby pumping the fluid F in a specified direction.
  • an amount of pump fluid enters the regulation chamber (not shown) when the piston during the first part of the stroke is pushed forward towards the advanced position, whereby a smaller pressure is put on the membrane 25 and the pump volume is thereby reduced compared to the situation where no pump fluid is allowed to enter the regulation chamber.
  • Fig.6 shows a sectional view taken along the line indicated in VI-VI in fig 4 wherein the adjustment means is seen.
  • the adjustment means comprises a regulation chamber 30 formed by a secondary piston barrel 22 wherein the secondary piston 21 can be moved against a bias 31.
  • a bolt 32 regulates how far back the adjustment piston can be pressed and thereby regulates the active volume of the adjustment means.
  • the active volume is the volume of fluid which can be contained in the regulation chamber thus the active volume depends on how the bolt 32 is adjusted.
  • Fig 7 is a view of the third side of the diaphragm pump 1 where a section A has been cut out to reveal the regulation means 5 and the pump element with piston barrel 14 and piston 17.
  • Fig. 8 shows a sectional view taken along the line VIII- VIII indicated in fig. 4 .
  • the channel 34 connecting the fluid reservoir (not shown) and the vacuum pump element 18 is clearly seen.
  • a number of plugs 35 are used to seal the channel openings created by the manufacturing method thus sealing the channel from the surroundings and creating a closed system comprising the fluid reservoir, channel and vacuum pump element.
  • Fig. 9 shows the diaphragm pump 1 seen from the second surface with the removable plate removed.
  • Three sections B, C, D have been cut away revealing three different depths of the housing 2.
  • Section B reveals the piston element 15 in the fluid reservoir 10.
  • Section C reveals the vacuum pump element.
  • Section D reveals the channel 34.
  • the relative position of these three cuts are known from e.g. fig. 4 where they correspond to the two parts a and b of line IV-IV and line VIII-VIII.
  • the piston is in its fully retracted position and the piston of the vacuum pump element is in its fully advanced position whereby fluid is sucked from the fluid reservoir via the channel and into the vacuum pump element. This means that fluid is withdrawn from the membrane unit and regulation chamber.
  • Fig. 10 shows a view of the diaphragm pump as known from fig. 9 the difference being that fig. 10 shows the situation where the piston17 is in its fully advanced position and the piston 26 of the vacuum pump element 18 is in its fully retracted position. No fluid can be present in the vacuum pump element 18 and the piston of the pump element has pushed fluid out of the fluid reservoir 10 and inner volume of the piston barrel and into the membrane unit (not shown) and regulation chamber (not shown). The bolt 32 has been adjusted to allow the secondary piston (not shown) to be pushed back to accommodate pump fluid in the active volume of the regulation chamber.
  • the vacuum pump element comprises vacuum biasing means 37 arranged to push against the piston of the vacuum pump element.
  • Fig. 11 corresponds to the view of fig. 6 and differs in that the secondary piston has been pushed back by the incoming fluid (not shown) which fills the active volume 38. If the adjustment means had been set to allow a larger pump volume, the active volume would be smaller. If the adjustment means had been set to allow a smaller pump volume, the active volume would be larger.
  • Fig. 12 corresponds to fig 7 but where, as in fig. 11 and 10 , the piston of the adjustment means has been pushed back against the bias. Depending on the force of the secondary bias more or less force from the fluid is needed to press back the secondary piston.
  • By adjusting the secondary bias it is thus possible to adjust how easily the secondary piston is moved by the press of the fluid from the hydraulic camber making it possible to make adjustments e.g. to comply with properties of membrane, fluid and/or fluid to be pumped by the diaphragm pump.
  • Fig. 13a shows the end plate 8a seen from the side abutting the housing 2.
  • Fig. 13b shows the housing seen from the third side in slight perspective.
  • the piston barrel 14 is seen together with the adjustment channel 33 which is allowing pump fluid to flow between the fluid reservoir 10 with pump element 15 and the regulation chamber (not shown).
  • Fig. 13a shows the inner side 40 of the end plate 8a abutting the housing 2 when mounted on the diaphragm pump 1 by means 9a.
  • the inner side 40 comprises a carving 41 wherein a seal 42 of O-ring type is arranged.
  • the carving 41 is designed to enclose adjustment channel 33 and the end of the piston barrel 14 and is made to avoid leakage pump fluid.
  • Fig. 13a also show outlet 43 through which pump fluid flows into and out of the membrane unit when connected hereto.
  • the outlet 43 is also seen in fig. 1 as the central opening in the end plate 8a.
  • the piston 14 is reciprocating in the piston barrel 15 and during each first part of a stroke is pumping pump fluid out of the fluid reservoir and into the adjustment channel 33 from where it can enter the regulation chamber (not shown) if the adjustment means are adjusted to allow this.
  • pump fluid is drawn back through the channel 33 and into the fluid reservoir 10.
  • Fig. 14 shows the diaphragm pump in a perspective exploded view.
  • the elements marked with x form part of the driving means.
  • the elements marked with y forms part of the driving motor arrangement.
  • Fig. 15 shows another embodiment of a diaphragm pump 1 without a mounted membrane unit and regulation chamber.
  • the third side 8 of the diaphragm pump can be arranged to receive an end plate as known from the previous examples or to receive the membrane unit directly.
  • the general features of the membrane pump are known from the previous examples and for same parts same reference numbers are used.
  • the piston 17 and vacuum piston 26 are connected end to end and driven by a common driving means 11 with a common connecting rod 13.
  • the two pistons are shown as individual parts connected to be abutting each other, however, the piston 17 and vacuum piston 26 can be formed as a single piece unit.
  • the connecting rod 13 is attached to the vacuum piston 26 which vacuum piston is also attached to the piston 17 pumping fluid from the fluid chamber and into a membrane unit if attached.
  • the connecting rod 13 pushes the vacuum piston 26 forward fluid inside the hollow 46 of the vacuum barrel 47 of the vacuum element 18 is pushed via channel 34 into the fluid reservoir 10 and into the piston barrel 15 if the inlet openings are free.
  • the piston 17 is pushed forward via the vacuum piston in order to pump fluid from pump element and fluid reservoir into a membrane unit (not shown).
  • Gasket 48 on vacuum piston 26 ensures that no fluid leaks from the fluid reservoir 10 and hollow 46 and into a space 50 behind the vacuum piston.
  • the space 50 and the volume 51 can be at least partly filled with a fluid.
  • the diameter of the vacuum piston 26 and vacuum barrel 47 is larger than the diameters of the piston 17 and piston barrel 14.
  • Fig. 16 shows a system similar to that shown in fig 15 .
  • the vacuum piston can move relatively to the piston 17.
  • the degree of relative movement of the two pistons can be limited and/or regulated by stop means 49 in the present example arranged on the piston 17.
  • the relative movement is achieved by allowing the vacuum piston to at least partly to receive the piston 17 thereby allowing a regulation of the pressure/vacuum applied by the vacuum pump element 18.
  • Fig17a -17c shows the movement of the pistons and driving means during part of a piston stroke.
  • a vacuum is applied to the fluid reservoir by means of the vacuum pump element. Fluid is pumped from the vacuum pump element 18 and into the fluid reservoir 10 through channels 34 and vice versa depending on which part of the piston stroke are carried out.
  • the channels 34 are much shorter in fig. 15 and 16 than in the previous examples but serves the same function i.e. allowing fluid communication between fluid reservoir 10 and vacuum pump element 18.

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  1. Unité de commande d'une pompe à diaphragme (1) comprenant un boîtier (2), disposé pour être relié à une unité de membrane (24) ; un élément de pompe (15) ayant un cylindre de piston (14) et un piston (17) ; un réservoir de liquide (10) dans laquelle l'élément de pompe (15) est disposé pour pomper un liquide de pompe du réservoir de liquide (10) et/ou du cylindre de piston (14) pendant une course de pompage dudit piston ;
    et une chambre de régulation (30) disposée avec un moyen de réglage (5) pour régler la taille d'un volume actif de la chambre de régulation (30), dans laquelle le volume de pompe de l'unité de commande de la pompe à diaphragme (1) est réglé par le moyen de réglage (5) et, quand elle est raccordée à l'unité de membrane (24), il y a une communication fluidique entre l'unité de membrane (24) et le réservoir de liquide (10) et la chambre de régulation (30), et dans laquelle le moyen de réglage (5) est un piston secondaire (21) pouvant être déplacé à l'encontre d'une charge préliminaire (31), et comprenant un verrou destiné à régler la course maximale du piston secondaire (21) pour régler la taille d'un volume efficace de la chambre de régulation (30) ; caractérisée par un moyen pour créer un vide dans le réservoir de liquide (10) au moins pendant une partie d'une course de rétraction dudit piston de sorte que lorsque l'on crée un vide dans le réservoir de liquide (10), du liquide est aspiré en provenance de l'unité de membrane (24) et de la chambre de régulation (30).
  2. Unité de commande d'une pompe à diaphragme(1) selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle le moyen destiné à créer un vide est un élément de pompe à vide (18) ayant un cylindre à vide (47) et un piston à vide (26).
  3. Unité de commande de pompe à diaphragme (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans laquelle il y a une communication fluidique directe entre le réservoir de liquide (10) et l'unité de membrane (24) au moins quand le piston (17) est entièrement rentré.
  4. Unité de commande de pompe à diaphragme (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans laquelle le cylindre de piston (14) comprend au moins une ouverture d'admission.
  5. Unité de commande de pompe à diaphragme (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans laquelle le réservoir de liquide (10) et l'élément de pompe à vide (18) sont en communication fluidique par au moins une voie.
  6. Unité de commande de pompe à diaphragme (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans laquelle le réservoir de liquide (10) comprend un volume de liquide et un volume de gaz pendant l'opération.
  7. Unité de commande de pompe à diaphragme (1) selon la revendication 2 dans laquelle le piston (17) de l'élément de pompe (15) et le piston à vide (26) de l'élément de pompe à vide (18) sont commandés par un moyen commun.
  8. Unité de commande de pompe à diaphragme (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 et 7, dans laquelle le cylindre de piston (14) et le cylindre à vide (47) sont raccordés bout à bout.
  9. Unité de commande de pompe à diaphragme (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 et 7 à 8, dans laquelle le piston (17) de l'élément de pompe (15) et le piston à vide (26) de l'élément de pompe à vide (18) sont reliés.
  10. Unité de commande de pompe à diaphragme (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 et 7 à 9, dans laquelle le piston (17) de l'élément de pompe (15) et le piston à vide (26) de l'élément de pompe à vide (18) peuvent être déplacés l'un par rapport à l'autre.
  11. Unité de commande de pompe à diaphragme (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 et 7 à 10, dans laquelle le piston à vide (26) s'étend en partie sur le piston (17) de l'élément de pompe (15).
  12. Unité de commande de pompe à diaphragme (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 et 7 à 11, dans laquelle le diamètre du piston (17) de l'élément de pompe (15) est plus faible que le diamètre du piston à vide (26) de l'élément de pompe à vide (18).
  13. Unité de commande de pompe à diaphragme (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle au moins le piston (17) de l'élément de pompe (15) est commandé par une bielle (13) et par une manivelle (12).
  14. Procédé de réglage du volume de pompe d'une pompe à diaphragme comprenant les étapes consistant à :
    - fournir une unité de commande de pompe à diaphragme (1) telle que définie dans l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 13 avec un boîtier (2), une unité de membrane (24), un moyen pour déplacer l'unité de membrane (24) pour effectuer un mouvement de pompage et
    - régler le volume actif de la chambre de régulation (30) en réglant ainsi le degré de déplacement maximal de l'unité de membrane (24).
  15. Procédé de création d'un vide dans le réservoir de liquide (10) d'une pompe à diaphragme comprenant les étapes consistant à :
    - fournir une unité de commande de pompe à diaphragme (1) telle que définie dans l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 13, comprenant un boîtier (2), une unité de membrane (24), un moyen pour déplacer l'unité de membrane (24) pour effectuer un mouvement de pompage, et un moyen pour former un vide dans le réservoir de liquide (10)
    - créer le vide dans le réservoir de liquide (10) pendant une course de rétraction de ladite course de piston pendant laquelle l'unité de membrane (24) ne contient plus de liquide.
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