JP2015172379A - Rotary joint for clean fluid - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rotary joint for clean fluid capable of flowing clean fluid such as ultra pure water without contaminating the same.SOLUTION: This invention relates to a rotary joint for clean fluid in which a series of flow passages 5 are constituted by communicating a fluid passage 5a of a case body 3 and a fluid passage 5b of a rotor 4 through a communication space 5c formed between both bodies 3 and 4. An annular seal space 8 enclosing the communication space 5c is formed between opposing end surfaces of both bodies 3 and 4 by an end surface contact type mechanical seal 7 concentric with a rotating axis line and a narrow clearance passage 9 communicating the communication space 5c with the seal space 8 is formed so as to cause a part F1 of clean fluid F flowing in the flow passage 5 to be leaked out of the communication space 5c through the clearance passage 9 to the seal spaced 8 while pressure is being reduced. A leakage fluid recovery space 11 is formed at the case body 3 to cause the leaked fluid F1 leaked into the seal space 8 to be discharged out to the leakage fluid recovery space 11.

Description

  The present invention relates to a clean fluid rotary joint for flowing a clean fluid such as pure water or ultrapure water between relative rotating members.

  As a rotary joint for causing fluid to flow between relative rotating members, a rotating body side fluid formed on a rotating body rotatably connected to one end of a case body side fluid passage formed on the case body and the case body has been conventionally used. It is well known that a series of flow paths are formed by communicating one end of a passage with a communication space formed between both bodies on the rotation axis of both bodies. The communication space is sealed with an annular seal member concentric with the rotation axis.

  Thus, in such a rotary joint, an end surface contact type mechanical seal or a lip seal is used as the annular seal member. It is common to use an end-face contact type mechanical seal that can exhibit a good sealing function even when the fluid to be used is at a high pressure.

  That is, in the rotary joints disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3, a fixed sealing ring that is concentric with the rotational axis is fixed to one of the opposing surface portions between the opposing end surface portions perpendicular to the rotational axis. In addition, the movable sealing ring concentric with the fixed sealing ring on the other side is movable in the direction of the rotation axis and is kept non-rotatable. An end face contact type mechanical seal configured to seal the side region, and a case body side fluid passage and a rotation side that open each end portion to the communication space that is the inner peripheral side region in the case body and the rotation body. By forming the fluid passages, a series of flow paths is formed by allowing both fluid passages to communicate with each other through a communication space sealed with an end-face contact type mechanical seal.

JP 2004-136411 A JP 2008-025597 A JP 2011-133039 A

  However, in such a rotary joint in which the communication space that is the connection part of both fluid passages is sealed with an end-face contact type mechanical seal, it is sealed with the wear powder generated by the contact of both seal rings and the fluid passing through the communication space. There is a possibility that impurities such as metal ions generated by contact with the ring are mixed into the fluid in the communication space. When a lip seal other than a mechanical seal is used as the annular seal member, a large amount of wear powder or the like is generated due to contact between the lip seal or the like and the surface to be sealed, and this becomes a fluid in the communication space. There is a risk of mixing.

  Therefore, such a rotary joint is not suitable as a transport means for clean fluid such as pure water and ultrapure water used in rotating equipment such as a cleaning device that requires a high degree of contamination, and its improvement is strongly demanded. It was.

  The present invention has been made on the basis of such a request, and can allow a clean fluid such as pure water or ultrapure water to flow well without being contaminated, and fluid transportation in a rotating machine that requires a high degree of contamination. It is an object of the present invention to provide a clean fluid rotary joint that can be suitably used as a means.

  According to the present invention, one end portion of a case body side fluid passage formed in the case body and one end portion of the rotating body side fluid passage formed in the rotating body rotatably connected to the case body are arranged between the two bodies on the rotation axis of both bodies. In order to achieve the above object, in the rotary joint for a clean fluid configured to constitute a series of flow paths by communicating with each other via a communication space formed on the opposite ends of the two bodies, in particular, perpendicular to the rotation axis An annular seal space that surrounds the communication space is formed by an annular seal member that is concentric with the rotation axis, and a narrow gap passage that connects the communication space and the seal space is formed. A part of the cleaning fluid flowing to the other fluid passage is configured to leak while being decompressed from the communication space to the seal space through the gap passage, and the case body is connected to the seal space via the communication hole. Forming a leakage fluid collecting space communicating, in which leakage fluid that has leaked into the seal space is proposed that should be configured to be discharged from the communicating hole to leak fluid collecting space.

  In such a rotary joint, the gap passage is an annular plate-shaped narrow gap that is concentric with the rotation axis formed between the opposing end surfaces in the rotation axis direction of both bodies, or between the opposing end surfaces of both bodies. A plurality of annular first protrusions that are concentric with the rotation axis formed on one side and a plurality of annular second protrusions that are formed on the other of the opposed end surfaces and enter without contacting between adjacent first protrusions A labyrinth-like narrow gap formed between the strips is preferable. The communication hole is preferably one annular hole concentric with the rotation axis or a plurality of small holes concentric with the rotation axis and arranged in parallel at equal intervals. Moreover, it is preferable that the case main body is formed with a leaked fluid discharge path communicating with the leaked fluid recovery space. In addition, the annular seal member is a relative rotational sliding contact of a sealing end surface which is an opposing end surface of a fixed sealing ring fixed to one of the case body and the rotating body and a movable sealing ring held movably in the rotation axis direction in the other direction. Preferably, it is an end face contact type mechanical seal configured to seal the seal space which is the inner peripheral side region of the relative rotational sliding contact portion and the outer peripheral side region by the action, and the outer periphery of the relative rotational sliding contact portion. It is preferable that the side region is a drain region formed between the two bodies, and a drain path communicating with the drain region is formed in the case main body.

  The rotary joint for a clean fluid according to the present invention leaks a part of the clean fluid from a communication space in which the case-side fluid passage and the rotor-side fluid passage communicate with each other so as to be rotatable relative to each other. From the communication space, it is discharged into the leaked fluid recovery space while being reduced in pressure from the communication hole. Impurities do not enter the flow path, it is possible to reliably prevent the occurrence of contamination and to allow the clean fluid to flow between the relative rotating members well, and even for rotating equipment that requires a high degree of contamination. It can be suitably used as a transportation means.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a clean fluid rotary joint according to the present invention (the cross-section is taken along the line II in FIG. 3). FIG. 2 is an enlarged detailed view showing the main part of FIG. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the main part corresponding to FIG. 2 showing a modification of the clean fluid rotary joint according to the present invention. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the main part corresponding to FIG. 2 showing another modification of the rotary fluid rotary joint according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 1 showing still another modification of the clean fluid rotary joint according to the present invention. FIG. 7 is an enlarged detailed view showing the main part of FIG.

  Hereinafter, the form for implementing this invention is demonstrated concretely based on FIGS. 1-3. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a rotary joint for a clean fluid according to the present invention (the cross-section is taken along the line II in FIG. 3), and FIG. 2 is a detailed view showing an enlarged main part of FIG. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.

  The rotary joint for a clean fluid shown in FIG. 1 includes a rotary side member (only part of which is shown) 1 such as a rotary table, for example, between relative rotary members in a rotating device such as a cleaning device that requires a high degree of contamination. A fixed side member 2 is used for flowing a clean fluid F such as pure water or ultrapure water between a fixed side member (partially shown) 2 such as a device main body that is rotatably supported and rotationally driven. The case body 3 attached to the rotating side member 1, the rotating body 4 attached to the rotating side member 1, and a series of flow paths 5 formed between the bodies 3 and 4. In the following description, up and down means up and down in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the case body 3 includes a cylindrical main body portion 3a, an annular bottom wall portion 3b integrally formed on the outer periphery of the lower end thereof, and a concentric structure with the main body portion 3a. A cylindrical first peripheral wall portion 3c that is integrally formed on the outer peripheral portion and extends upward, a cylindrical second peripheral wall portion 3e that is fixed to the upper end portion by an appropriate number of bolts 3d and extends upward, and an inner periphery of the upper end thereof The annular bearing portion 3f formed integrally with the first peripheral wall portion 3c and the second peripheral wall portion 3e and the upper end portion of the bearing portion 3f are fixed together with the first peripheral wall portion 3c by an appropriate number of bolts 3h with a buffer sheet 3g interposed therebetween. A cylindrical third peripheral wall portion 3i, an annular mounting wall portion 3j integrally formed on the inner peripheral portion of the upper end thereof, and a bottom portion of the main body portion 3a fitted with an O-ring 3k interposed therebetween and a bottom A cylindrical sheath fixed to the upper surface of the wall 3b with a suitable number of bolts 3m. 3n, a cylindrical first partition wall portion 3p that is integrally formed on the inner peripheral portion of the upper end and extends upward, and that is integrally formed on the inner peripheral portion of the upper end and is fitted to the upper outer peripheral surface of the main body portion 3a. It is a composite structure composed of an annular second partition wall portion 3q to be attached to the fixed side member 2 by fixing the mounting wall portion 3j to a predetermined portion of the fixed side member 2 with an appropriate number of bolts 3r. It has been.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the upper end surface of the main body 3a of the case body 3 is formed on a passage forming surface 3s which is a smooth annular plane perpendicular to its axis (the rotation axis of both bodies 3 and 4 described later). A cylindrical engagement convex portion 3t centering on the axis is projected at the center. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the third peripheral wall portion 3 i is formed by notching a plurality of portions in the circumferential direction, and the bolt 3 h is screwed into a non-notched portion between the notched portions 3 u and 3 u. The buffer sheet 3g is made of an elastic material such as NBR (a rubber sheet having a shear hardness of 10 to 30 degrees is optimal), and absorbs vibrations and eccentricity associated with the rotation of both bodies 3 and 4, The influence on the later-described mechanical seal (annular seal member) 7 due to vibration or the like is eliminated as much as possible.・

  As shown in FIG. 1, the rotating body 4 includes a cylindrical main body portion 4a, an annular mounting portion 4b integrally formed on the outer periphery of the lower end thereof, and an appropriate number of lower end surfaces of the main body portion 4a and the mounting portion 4b. An annular seal member holding portion 4d fixed by a bolt 4c, a cylindrical first flow path forming portion 4e fitted to the inner peripheral portion of the main body portion 4a, and an upper end portion thereof are integrally formed upward. It is a composite structure composed of a cylindrical second flow path forming portion 4 f that extends, and an intermediate portion in the axial direction of the main body portion 4 a is connected to the inner peripheral portion of the bearing portion 3 f of the case body 3 via a pair of upper and lower bearings 6, 6. By fitting and fixing, the seal member holding portion 4d is opposed to the main body portion 3a of the case body 3 and the upper end portions of the seal member holding portion 3n in the first and second peripheral wall portions 3c and 3e of the case body 3. In the state, it is rotatably connected to the case body 3. That is, the case body 3 and the rotating body 4 are rotatably connected by the bearings 6 and 6 in a state in which their axis lines coincide with each other, and the axis lines of the respective bodies 3 and 4 and the rotating axis lines of the both bodies 3 and 4 are Are consistent. The bearings 6 and 6 are fixed to the inner peripheral portion of the upper surface of the bearing portion 3f of the case body 3 by an annular bearing pressing plate 3w attached with a bolt 3v.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the first passage forming portion 4e is closely fitted in the central hole portion of the main body portion 4a of the rotating body 4, and the second passage forming portion 4f having a smaller outer diameter is inserted therethrough. Has been. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the central hole portion of the seal member holding portion 4d has an upper hole portion 4h fitted with a cylindrical fitting convex portion 4g protruding from the lower end central portion of the main body portion 4a and a smaller diameter than this. The intermediate hole portion 4i into which the lower end portion of the first passage forming portion 4e is fitted and the lower hole portion 4j with a smaller diameter than the engagement hole 3t of the case body 4 to be engaged. At the center of the lower end of the first passage forming portion 4e, as shown in FIG. 2, an engaging convex portion 4k that engages with the central hole portion of the engaging convex portion 3t of the case body 3 is projected. Between the opposing peripheral surfaces of the convex portions 3t and 4k, between the upper and lower opposing end surfaces of the engaging convex portion 3t and the first passage forming portion 4e, and between the outer peripheral surface of the engaging convex portion 3t and the inner peripheral surface of the lower forming hole portion 4j. A series of minute gaps 5c (communication spaces described later) are formed between them. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the lower end surface of the seal member holding portion 4 d of the rotating body 4 is a smooth annular plane that is concentric and has the same diameter as the passage forming surface 3 s adjacent to and parallel to the passage forming surface 3 s of the case body 3. A passage forming surface 4m is formed. In the annular space formed by the lower end surface of the fitting convex portion 4g, the outer peripheral surface of the first passage forming portion 4e, and the bottom surface (lower end surface) of the lower hole portion 4j in the case body 3, there is a seal member holding portion. An O-ring 4n that seals between 4d and the first passage forming portion 4e is loaded.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the rotating body 4 has a cylindrical mounting portion 1a concentric with a rotation axis integrally formed with a predetermined portion of the rotating side member 1, and a lower end portion thereof as an upper end surface of the first passage forming body 4e. In the abutted state, it is fitted into the central hole of the main body 4a, and an appropriate number of set screws 4p screwed to the upper part of the main body 4a are tightened to the cylindrical mounting portion 1a, thereby rotating the rotating side. It is attached to the member 1. The fitting portion between the main body portion 4a of the rotating body 4 and the cylindrical mounting portion 1a of the rotating side member 1 is loaded with an O-ring 4q for sealing it, and the second passage forming body 4f is mounted in a cylindrical shape. The part 1a is inserted concentrically.

  Thus, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the two bodies 3 and 4 include one end portion of the case body side fluid passage 5 a formed in the case body 3 and one end portion of the rotation body side fluid passage 5 b formed in the rotating body 4. Is formed on the rotation axis of both bodies 3 and 4 through a communication space 5 c formed between the bodies 3 and 4.

  In this example, both fluid passages 5a and 5b extend in the vertical direction on the rotation axis, and an upper end portion which is one end portion of the case body side fluid passage 5a and a lower end portion which is one end portion of the rotation body side fluid passage 5b communicate with each other. It communicates via the space 5c. That is, the case body side fluid passage 5 a is formed by a central hole portion that vertically penetrates the main body 3 a (and the engagement convex portion 3 t) of the case body 3, and the rotator side fluid passage 5 b is the first of the rotator 4. And the second passage forming portions 4e and 4f (and the engaging projections 4k) are formed in a central hole portion extending vertically, and both fluid passages 5a and 5b are annular communication spaces in both bodies 3 and 4. (As described above, between the opposing peripheral surfaces of the engaging convex portions 3t and 4k, between the upper and lower opposing end surfaces of the engaging convex portion 3t and the first passage forming portion 4e, and the outer peripheral surface of the engaging convex portion 3t and the lower forming hole portion 4j. A series of flow passages 5 are formed so as to be relatively rotatable via a series of minute gaps) 5c formed between the inner circumferential surface and the inner circumferential surface of the inner circumference. The other end (lower end) of the case body side fluid passage 5a is connected to the fixed side flow path 2a provided in the fixed side member 2, and the other end (upper end) of the rotating body side fluid passage 5b is rotated. A rotation-side flow path (not shown) provided in the side member 1 is connected, and the clean fluid F is transferred from the fixed-side flow path 2a to the rotation-side flow path via the flow path 5 of the rotary joint (or It can be made to flow (from the rotation side channel to the fixed side channel 2a).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, an annular seal space 8 surrounding the communication space 5c by an annular seal member 7 concentric with the rotation axis is provided between the opposing end surface portions of the bodies 3 and 4 orthogonal to the rotation axis. A narrow gap passage 9 that is formed and communicates both the spaces 5c and 8 is formed. That is, the annular seal member 7 is loaded between the seal member holding portion 3n of the case body 3 and the seal member holding portion 4d of the rotating body 4, and the communication space 5c is formed between the seal member holding portions 3n and 4d. An enclosing seal space 8 is formed, and the communication space 5c and the seal space 8 are annular minute spaces formed between opposing end surfaces of the main body portion 3a of the case body 3 and the seal member holding portion 4d of the rotating body 4. The gap passage 9 communicates with each other.

  In this example, as the annular seal member 7, as shown in FIG. 1, a fixed sealing ring 73 fixed to the seal member holding portion 3 n of the case body 3 via an O-ring 71 and a drive pin 72, and a seal of the rotating body 4. Loaded between the movable seal ring 75 held by the member holding portion 4d via the O-ring 74 so as to be movable in the rotation axis direction (vertical direction), and between the seal member holding portion 4d of the rotating body 4 and the movable seal ring 75 And a spring 76 that urges the movable seal ring 75 downward to press-contact the fixed seal ring 73 against the fixed seal ring 73, and the relative rotation of the seal end surfaces 73a and 75a, which are the upper and lower opposed end surfaces of the seal rings 73 and 75, respectively. An end face contact type mechanical seal configured to seal the seal space 8 which is the inner peripheral side region of the relative rotational sliding contact portions 73a and 75a and the outer peripheral side region (atmosphere region) 10 by the sliding contact action. It is use. The movable seal ring 75 rotates while allowing movement in the direction of the rotation axis by engaging a drive pin 77 projecting from the seal member holding portion 4d of the rotating body 4 with a recess formed in the outer peripheral portion thereof. Relative rotation with respect to the body 4 is prevented. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the outer peripheral region 10 is used as a drain space surrounded by the peripheral wall portions 3c and 3e of the case body 3, and drain D leaked into the drain space 10 from between the sealed end faces 73a and 75a. The drain passage 10a formed in the first peripheral wall portion 3c can be discharged out of the rotary joint.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the clearance passage 9 rotates with a passage forming surface (smooth annular plane that is concentric with and orthogonal to the rotation axis) formed on the upper end surface of the main body 3a of the case body 3. A thin-walled circle formed between a passage forming surface formed on the lower end surface of the seal member holding portion 4d of the body 4 (a smooth annular plane that is close to and parallel to the passage forming surface 3s and concentric with the same diameter). It is an annular plate-shaped gap.

  Accordingly, the clean fluid F flows from the fixed side flow path 2a of the fixed side member 2 to the rotation side flow path of the rotation side member 1 via the flow path 5 (or from the rotation side flow path to the fixed side flow path 2a). In this case, a part F1 of the clean fluid F leaks from the communication space 5c, which is a relative rotationally connected portion of the flow path 5, through the gap passage 9 to the seal space 8, and this leaked fluid F1 has a thin annular plate shape. The pressure is reduced when passing through the gap passage 9, and the gap passage 9 flows evenly in the circumferential direction so that a small amount is discharged into the seal space 8.

  Further, the case body 3 is formed with a leakage fluid recovery space 11 that communicates with the seal space 8 via a communication hole 11a. That is, in this example, as shown in FIG. 1, a seal is provided by the first and second partition wall portions 3p and 3q connected to the seal member holding portion 3n between the main body portion 3a and the seal member holding portion 3n in the case main body 3. An annular leakage fluid recovery space 11 that is partitioned from the space 8 is formed. The leakage fluid recovery space 11 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the main body 3a of the case body 3 and the inner periphery of the second partition 3q that is fitted to the outer peripheral surface. It communicates with an annular communication hole (a single annular hole concentric with the rotation axis) 11a formed between the two surfaces. Therefore, the clean fluid (leakage fluid) F1 leaked from the communication space 5c of the flow path 5 to the seal space 8 through the gap passage 9 is discharged (collected) to the leaked fluid recovery space 11 from the communication hole 11a. . The cross-sectional area of the communication hole 11a (the flow rate of the leakage fluid F1 in the communication hole 11a) is set to be extremely small as compared with the volume of the seal space 8 (and the leakage fluid recovery space 11). While being decompressed, the fluid passes through the communication hole 11 a and flows out into the leaked fluid recovery space 11. That is, the leaked fluid F1 leaking from the communication space 5c of the flow path 5 is discharged to the seal space 8 after being depressurized by the gap passage 9, and further discharged from the seal space 8 after being depressurized by the communication hole 11a. 11, the fluid pressure is such that the flow path 5> seal space 8> leakage fluid recovery space 11. As shown in FIG. 1, a leakage fluid discharge port 11 b communicating with the leakage fluid recovery space 11 is opened at the lower end of the main body 3 a of the case body 3, and the leakage discharged into the leakage fluid recovery space 11 The fluid F1 is discharged from the rotary joint through a leaked fluid discharge port 11b through a leaked fluid discharge line 12 connected thereto.

  In the rotary joint of this example, the portion that comes into contact with the clean fluid F and the leaked fluid F1 is made of plastic that does not generate metal ions or the like by contact with these fluids F and F1, and these fluids F and F1 The part which does not contact is comprised with the metal. For example, the body 3a, the bottom wall 3b, the first peripheral wall 3c, the seal member holding part 3n, and the partition walls 3p, 3q in the case body 3 are made of PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride), PEEK (polyether ether ketone), or the like. The second peripheral wall portion 3e, the bearing portion 3f, the third peripheral wall portion 3i, and the mounting wall portion 3j are made of metal such as stainless steel. Further, the seal member holding portion 4d and the passage forming portions 4e and 4f in the rotating body 4 are made of plastic such as PEEK, and the main body portion 4a and the mounting portion 4b are made of metal such as stainless steel. Both seal rings 73 and 75 are made of silicon carbide.

  In the rotary joint configured as described above, a part of the cleaning fluid F flowing between the fluid passages 5a and 5b always leaks from the communication space 5c to the gap passage 9, and the leakage fluid F1 is a gap. It flows out from the passage 9 to the seal space 8 sealed with the mechanical seal 7.

  At this time, the leaked fluid 9 is reduced in pressure while passing through the narrow gap passage 9 and flows out into the seal space 8, so that the leaked fluid F1 flowing out into the seal space 8 passes from the gap passage 9 to the communication space 5c and the fluid passage 5a. , 5b does not flow backward. Further, since the gap passage 9 has an annular plate shape centered on the rotation axis, the leaking fluid F1 flows uniformly from the communication space 5c in the gap passage 9 in the circumferential direction to the seal space 8. leak.

  Therefore, impurities such as wear powder and metal ions are caused by contact of the sealing rings 73 and 75 in the seal space 8 by the clean fluid (leakage fluid) F1 that always leaks from the communication space 5c to the gap passage 9 outside the flow path 5. Even if it occurs, such impurities do not enter the fluid passages 5a and 5b from the communication space 5c, and the clean fluid F flowing in the flow path 5 is contaminated by impurities. It will not be done. Note that the drain D such as wear powder generated between the seal rings 73 and 75 is discharged to the drain space 10 which is an atmospheric region, and is discharged from the drain path 10a to the outside of the rotary joint. 8 is prevented as much as possible.

  Further, the leaked fluid F1 flowing out from the gap passage 9 into the seal space 8 is discharged to the leaked fluid recovery space 11 from the communication hole 11a, but the leaked fluid F1 is decompressed while passing through the communication hole 11a, The pressure of the leaked fluid recovery space 11 is lower than that of the seal space 11. Therefore, the leakage fluid F1 does not flow backward from the leakage fluid recovery space 11 to the seal space 8, and the reverse flow from the seal space 8 to the communication space 5c or the fluid passages 5a and 5b is reliably prevented, and impurities flow. There is no such thing that gets mixed into the road 5. The leaked fluid F1 discharged into the leaked fluid recovery space 11 is discharged out of the rotary joint through the leaked fluid discharge line 12.

  In addition, since the gap passage 9 that communicates the communication space 5c and the seal space 8 is formed by a narrow gap formed between the passage formation surfaces 3s and 4m that are parallel and close to each other, The amount of the cleaning fluid F1 that leaks from the communication space 5c to the seal space 8 through the gap passage 9 is extremely small. Depending on the leakage fluid F1 from the communication space 5c, the flow rate of the cleaning fluid 1 that flows through the flow path 5 is small. There will be no problem of lowering.

  Therefore, in the flow path 5 formed by connecting the opposing ends of the fluid passages 5a and 5b so as to be relatively rotatable in the communication space 5c, the cleaning device or the like can be rotated without causing contamination as in a conventional rotary joint. The clean fluid F can be made to flow well between the relative rotating members 1 and 2 in the apparatus (between the rotating side channel of the rotating side member 1 and the fixed side channel 2a of the fixed side member 2) without being contaminated. .

  Note that the configuration of the clean fluid rotary joint according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately improved and changed without departing from the basic principle of the present invention.

  For example, in the rotary joint described above, a communication hole that communicates the seal space 8 and the leaked fluid recovery space 11 is formed on the first partition wall 3p or the second partition wall 3q as shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. You may comprise by forming the several small holes 11b and 11c which make a concentric and parallel in equal intervals.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the gap passage 9 is formed with a plurality of annular first protrusions 3 x concentric with the rotation axis formed on the passage formation surface 3 s of the case body 3 and the passage of the rotation body 4. A labyrinth narrow gap formed between the plurality of annular second ridges 4r that are formed on the surface 4m and enter without contacting between the adjacent first ridges 3x, 3x may be provided. Further, the buffer sheet 3g interposed between the bearing portion 3f and the peripheral wall portion 3i in the case body 3 is provided as necessary. In the rotary joint for clean fluid shown in FIGS. 3g is abandoned. 6 and FIG. 7 is the same as the clean fluid rotary joint shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 except for the points described above. 6 and 7, the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 and 2 are given, and the detailed description thereof is omitted. Even when the gap passage 9 is a labyrinth-like narrow gap as shown in FIG. 7, the communication hole that communicates the seal space 8 and the leaked fluid recovery space 11 has the first partition wall portion 3p as described above. Alternatively, the second partition wall 3q may be formed by forming a plurality of small holes 11b, 11c concentrically with the rotation axis and arranged in parallel at equal intervals (see FIG. 4 or FIG. 5).

  Further, in the clean fluid rotary joint of the present invention, impurities such as abrasion powder generated in the annular seal member 7 do not flow backward from the seal space 8 to the communication space 5c, and thus flow through the flow path 5. Depending on the conditions such as the pressure of the clean fluid F, a contact seal such as a lip seal that easily generates wear powder or the like as compared with a mechanical seal can be used as the annular seal member 7 that seals the seal space 8.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rotation side member 1a Cylindrical attachment part 2 Fixed side member 2a Fixed side flow path 3 Case body 3a Main body part 3b Bottom wall part 3c 1st surrounding wall part 3d Bolt 3e 2nd surrounding wall part 3f Bearing part 3g Buffer sheet 3h Bolt 3i 1st 3 circumferential wall portion 3j mounting wall portion 3k O-ring 3m bolt 3n seal member holding portion 3p first partition wall portion 3q second partition wall portion 3r bolt 3s passage forming surface 3t engagement convex portion 3u notch portion 3v bolt 3w bearing retainer plate 3
3x 1st protrusion 4 Rotating body 4a Main body part 4b Attachment part 4c Bolt 4d Seal member holding part 4e 1st flow path formation part 4f 2nd flow path formation part 4g Fitting convex part 4h Upper hole part 4i Middle hole part 4j Lower part Hole 4k Engaging convex portion 4m Passage forming surface 4n O-ring 4p Set screw 4q O-ring 4r Second convex strip 5 Channel 5a Case body side fluid passage 5b Rotating body side fluid passage 5c Communication space 6 Bearing 7 Spring 8 Seal space 9 Gap Passage 10 Drain space 10a Drain path 11 Leakage fluid recovery space 11a Communication hole 11b Leakage fluid discharge port 11c Communication hole 11d Communication hole 12 Leakage fluid discharge line 71 O-ring 72 Drive pin 73 Fixed sealing ring 73a Sealing end face 74 O-ring 75 Movable sealing Ring 75a Sealed end face 76 Spring D Drain F Clean fluid F1 Leakage fluid

Claims (8)

One end portion of the case body side fluid passage formed in the case body and one end portion of the rotating body side fluid passage formed in the rotating body rotatably connected to the case body are formed between the two bodies on the rotation axis of both bodies. In a rotary joint for a clean fluid configured to constitute a series of flow paths by communicating through a communication space,
A narrow gap passage that forms an annular seal space that surrounds the communication space by an annular seal member that is concentric with the rotation axis, and that communicates the communication space and the seal space between the opposing end surfaces of both bodies orthogonal to the rotation axis. And a part of the cleaning fluid flowing from one fluid passage to the other fluid passage leaks while being decompressed from the communication space to the seal space through the clearance passage, and is sealed to the case body. For a clean fluid, characterized in that a leakage fluid recovery space communicating with the space via a communication hole is formed, and the leakage fluid leaked into the seal space is discharged from the communication hole to the leakage fluid recovery space Rotary joint.   2. The rotary for a clean fluid according to claim 1, wherein the gap passage is an annular plate-shaped narrow gap that is concentric with a rotation axis formed between opposing end surfaces in the rotation axis direction of both bodies. Joint.   The gap passage is in contact with a plurality of annular first ridges concentric with the rotation axis formed on one of the opposing end surfaces of both bodies and the adjacent first ridge formed on the other of the opposing end surfaces. The rotary joint for clean fluid according to claim 1, wherein the rotary joint is a labyrinth-like narrow gap formed between a plurality of annular second ridges that enter without any problem.   The rotary joint for a clean fluid according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the communication hole is an annular hole concentric with the rotation axis.   The rotary joint for a clean fluid according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the communication hole is a plurality of small holes that are concentric with the rotation axis and are arranged at equal intervals.   The rotary joint for clean fluid according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a leak fluid discharge passage communicating with the leak fluid collection space is formed in the case main body.   By the relative rotational sliding contact action of the sealing end surface, which is an opposed end surface of the fixed sealing ring fixed to one of the case body and the rotating body and the movable sealing ring held movably in the rotation axis direction in the other direction. The end surface contact-type mechanical seal configured to seal a seal space that is an inner peripheral side region of the relative rotational sliding contact portion and an outer peripheral side region thereof. A rotary joint for clean fluid as described in 1. The outer peripheral side region of the relative rotational sliding contact portion is a drain region formed between both bodies, and a drain path communicating with the drain region is formed in the case main body. Rotary joint for clean fluid.

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