JP2016217334A - Electric pump - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric pump capable of reducing the number of components.SOLUTION: An electric pump 30 has a motor part 31, a pump part 34 and a rotary valve part 33. Between the pump part 34 and the rotary valve part 33, provided is an exhaust valve B3 opened to atmosphere in a case where fluid is not discharged from the pump part 34.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric pump.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an electric pump, each diaphragm connected to each operating unit by reciprocally moving a plurality of operating units provided in the circumferential direction of a driving shaft that is rotationally driven in accordance with the driving of the motor by the rotation of the driving shaft. There is a pump in which each pump chamber is sequentially expanded and contracted to suck fluid from the suction port and discharge the fluid from the discharge port (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  The electric pump as described above is connected to a bladder housed in a vehicle seat, for example, and can expand and contract the bladder to give a stimulus to the occupant.

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  By the way, in the electric pump as described above, for example, in order to sequentially expand and contract a plurality of bladders housed in a vehicle seat, it is conceivable to employ, for example, a rotary valve portion using rotation of a motor. Such a rotary valve unit has an intake port connected to the pump unit and an exhaust port that is released to the atmosphere, and the rotary valve unit is driven to rotate so that the intake port is opposed to and overlapped with the position of each discharge port. At times, fluid is supplied to a bladder (air bag) connected to the discharge port of the valve unit. The discharge port that does not overlap with the intake port overlaps with the exhaust port, and the fluid in the bladder can be exhausted.

  In such a configuration, if the drive is not stopped at a position where the exhaust port overlaps all the discharge ports, the fluid in the bladder cannot be exhausted, and only some of the bladders may remain inflated. In view of this, for example, a method of providing a position detection device for the rotary valve unit and controlling to stop all the discharge ports at positions where they overlap with the exhaust ports when driving is conceivable can be considered. However, the position detection device requires a limit switch, a magnet switch, and the like, and requires a separate circuit for driving them, which may increase the number of components.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide an electric pump capable of suppressing the number of parts.

  An electric pump that solves the above problems includes a motor unit that rotationally drives, a transmission unit that transmits the rotational drive of the motor unit, and a pump chamber that is expanded and contracted by the rotational driving force transmitted by the transmission unit. A pump unit that sucks from the suction port and discharges from the discharge port, an intake port that takes in the fluid supplied from the pump unit, a plurality of fluid discharge ports that discharge the fluid to the outside, and an exhaust port; A rotary valve unit that is rotated by a rotational driving force transmitted by the transmission unit so that the plurality of fluid discharge ports are sequentially switched to the intake port, and a fluid accompanying the driving of the pump unit At the time of discharge, a flow path capable of supplying fluid from the pump unit to the rotary valve unit side, and the pump unit is stopped and the pressure on the pump unit side is reduced to reduce the rotary unit. Comprising an exhaust valve that the valve portion has a flow path which is exposed to the atmosphere between the rotary valve portion and the pump portion.

  According to this configuration, the exhaust valve having a flow path between the pump unit and the rotary valve unit, in which the pump unit is stopped and the pressure on the pump unit side is reduced to release the rotary valve unit to the atmosphere. Is provided. For this reason, even if, for example, the intake port and the fluid discharge port overlap each other on the rotary valve unit side, it can be discharged (exhausted) to the outside by the exhaust valve having a flow path released to the atmosphere. For this reason, it is not necessary to perform position detection separately, and an increase in the number of parts can be suppressed.

  According to the electric pump of the present invention, the number of parts can be suppressed.

It is a schematic block diagram of the vehicle seat and electric pump in one Embodiment. It is a front view of the electric pump in the same as the above. It is a side view of the electric pump same as the above. It is a disassembled perspective view of the motor part and pump part of an electric pump same as the above. It is a disassembled perspective view of a part of motor part and valve | bulb part of the electric pump same as the above. It is 6-6 sectional drawing of the electric pump same as the above. It is 7-7 sectional drawing of the electric pump in the same as the above. It is 8-8 sectional drawing of the electric pump in the same as the above. It is sectional drawing of the pump part of the electric pump same as the above. It is a side view of the electric pump in another example. It is a side view of the electric pump in another example. It is sectional drawing of the pump part of the electric pump in another example. It is sectional drawing of the electric pump in another example.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a vehicle seat having an electric pump will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle seat 10 of the present embodiment includes a seat cushion 11, a seat back 12, and a headrest 13. An electric pump 30 is provided in the vehicle seat 10 or in the vicinity thereof.

The seat cushion 11 forms a seating surface on which a user can sit. A seat back 12 is supported on the rear end side of the seat cushion 11 so as to be tiltable.
The seat back 12 forms a backrest portion on which the user can lean back. A headrest 13 that protects the user's head is supported on the upper end side of the seat back 12.

Moreover, the vehicle seat 10 of this embodiment accommodates a plurality of bladders 21 to 26 that can be inflated and contracted in each of the seat cushion 11 and the seat back 12.
(Bladder)
The bladders 21 to 26 are composed of refreshing bladders 21 to 25 that perform a refreshing operation on the seated occupant and a lumbar bladder 26 that supports the waist of the seated occupant.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the refreshing bladders 21 to 25 include a first bladder 21 and a second bladder 22 accommodated in the seat cushion 11, a third bladder 23 and a fourth bladder 24 accommodated in the seat back 12, and And a fifth bladder 25.

Two first bladders 21 are juxtaposed in the width direction of the seat cushion 11.
Two second bladders 22 are arranged on the rear end side (seat back 12 side) of the first bladder 21 in the width direction of the seat cushion 11.

Two third bladders 23 are juxtaposed in the width direction of the seat back 12 near the lower side in the vertical direction of the seat back 12.
Two fourth bladders 24 are arranged above the third bladder 23 (on the headrest 13 side), and are arranged in parallel in the width direction of the seat back 12.

Two fifth bladders 25 are arranged above the fourth bladder 24 (on the headrest 13 side) and are arranged in parallel in the width direction of the seat back 12.
That is, the third to fifth bladders 23, 24, and 25 accommodated in the seat back 12 are arranged in the seat back 12 so that the third bladder 23, the fourth bladder 24, and the fifth bladder 25 are arranged in the vertical direction from the bottom. Is housed in.

  The lumbar bladder 26 is accommodated in the seat back 12 so as to be lined up in the left-right direction (width direction) on the lower side of the seat back 12 and mainly supports the waist of the seated occupant. The lumbar bladder 26 is provided between the third bladder 23 and the fourth bladder 24 accommodated in the seat back 12.

Each of the bladders 21 to 26 is expanded and contracted by a fluid (air) supplied and discharged by driving an electric pump 30 described later.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the electric pump 30 includes a motor unit 31, a speed reduction unit 32, a rotary valve unit 33 (hereinafter simply referred to as a valve unit 33), and a pump unit 34.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the motor unit 31 is supported in a rotatable manner within the yoke housing 41 formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape, a magnet 42 fixed to the inner periphery of the yoke housing 41, and the yoke housing 41. And a rotor 43. The rotor 43 includes a rotation shaft 43a at its center, and a base end portion (upper end portion in FIG. 2) of the rotation shaft 43a is rotatably supported by a bearing (not shown) assembled at the bottom center of the yoke housing 41. ing. Further, a brush (not shown) is in sliding contact with the commutator of the rotor 43, and power is supplied to the brush from the outside via a connector C, and the brush supplies power to the commutator. Is to be supplied. The yoke housing 41 is formed with a flange portion 41a extending in the radial direction on the opening side thereof, and the flange portion 41a is fixed to a gear housing 51 to be described later with a screw S1.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the rotary shaft 43 a is drivably coupled to the rotating shaft 43 a via a worm shaft 52 a constituting the speed reduction portion 32 and a joint member 44 (see FIG. 4). Incidentally, illustration of the joint member by broken lines is omitted in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 4 and 5, the speed reduction unit 32 includes a gear housing 51 and a worm shaft 53 and a worm which are drivingly connected so as to rotate integrally on the same axis L <b> 1 as the rotation shaft 43 a extending from the motor unit 31. It has a worm gear 52 composed of a worm wheel 54 that meshes with a shaft 53, and a planetary gear mechanism 55.

  The gear housing 51 is connected and fixed to the yoke housing 41 and accommodates the worm shaft 53, and the worm accommodating portion 51a in the direction perpendicular to the axis (rightward in FIG. 2) of the intermediate portion of the worm accommodating portion 51a. And a gear housing portion 51b communicating with each other.

  The worm wheel 54 is formed in a substantially disk shape, and the teeth on the outer periphery thereof are engaged with the teeth of the worm shaft 53. In addition, a sun gear 55a constituting a part of the planetary gear mechanism 55 is fixed to the worm wheel 54 with a screw S2. A center support shaft 56 is inserted into the sun gear 55 a at substantially the center thereof, and the center support shaft 56 is fixed to the gear housing portion 51 b of the gear housing 51.

The planetary gear mechanism 55 includes a sun gear 55a, a planetary gear 55b, and an internal gear 55c.
The planetary gear 55b is formed with teeth on a cylindrical outer periphery, the inner periphery thereof is externally fitted to the planet support shaft 57 and is rotatably supported, and the teeth formed on the outer periphery are the sun gear 55a and It meshes with the internal gear 55c.

The internal gear 55c has teeth formed on a substantially annular inner periphery, and an insertion hole 58 for fixing the screw S2 to the gear housing 51 is formed on the outside.
Each planet support shaft 57 is connected to a drive wheel 61 that constitutes a valve unit 33 described later. Specifically, each planetary support shaft 57 is inserted into three engagement holes 73a formed in the drive wheel 61 described later, and the planetary support shaft 57 (planetary gear 55b) revolves around the sun gear 55a. Along with this, the drive wheel 61 is rotated. At this time, the planetary gear 55b rotates (spins) around the planet support shaft 57.

The valve unit 33 is a rotary valve, and includes a drive wheel 61, a valve base 62, a valve main body 63, and a valve cover 64.
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the drive wheel 61 includes a main body 71 formed in a substantially disc shape, and a cam portion 72 formed integrally on one surface side of the main body 71. The main body 71 of the drive wheel 61 is formed with three engagement holes 73a through which the planetary support shaft 57 is inserted on the side opposite to the surface on which the cam portion 72 is formed. The drive wheel 61 is formed with a center hole 73b through which the center support shaft 56 can be inserted at the approximate center thereof. The cam portion 72 of the drive wheel 61 has a crescent shape as viewed from the extending direction (axial direction) of the central support shaft 56 that is the rotation center of the drive wheel 61, and has an arc shape centered on each planetary support shaft 57. And a concave outer peripheral surface 72b formed so as to form a concave arc shape on the center support shaft 56 side. A projection 74 is formed on the surface of the drive wheel 61 where the cam portion 72 is formed. More specifically, the protrusion 74 is formed at a position where the concave outer peripheral surface 72b faces.

  The valve base 62 has a through hole 76 into which the drive wheel 61 is inserted, and a base portion 77 on which the valve main body 63 can be placed. The valve base 62 is fixed to the gear housing 51 by the screw S2 together with the internal gear 55c.

The valve body 63 is formed in a substantially disk shape, and two vent holes 78 and 79 are formed on the side facing the valve cover 64.
As shown in FIG. 8, the vent holes 78 and 79 communicate with each other inside the valve body 63. The vents 78 and 79 are configured by a central vent 78 that opens at the center of the valve body 63 and an outer vent 79 that opens at the outside of the central vent 78.

  As shown in FIG. 7, a recess 80 is formed so that a portion around the central vent 78 excluding the outer vent 79 has a concave shape in the opening direction of the vents 78 and 79. The depression 80 has a substantially arc shape when viewed from the opening direction of the vents 78 and 79 because the range is around the central vent 78 and the portion excluding the outer vent 79 is concave. Formed.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the valve body 63 is integrally formed with a driven wheel 65 that engages with the drive wheel 61.
Here, the drive wheel 61 and the driven wheel 65 described above constitute a so-called Geneva mechanism, and the drive wheel 61 is continuously driven and the driven wheel 65 is intermittently driven.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the driven wheel 65 has an arcuate concave portion 81 having the same shape and a groove portion 82 cut out in the U shape having the same shape that opens outward in the radial direction. ) Are alternately formed at five positions at a predetermined pitch. At the center of the driven wheel 65, an engagement hole 65a is formed through which a cylindrical portion 77a formed in the base portion 77 is inserted and supported. Incidentally, a spring SP is inserted into the cylindrical portion 77a, and the driven wheel 65 is urged by the spring SP in a direction away from the base portion 77 (closer to the valve cover 64 side).

  Each groove portion 82 is in turn engaged with a protrusion 74 that is rotated as the drive wheel 61 rotates. That is, when the drive wheel 61 is rotated, the protrusion 74 enters and engages with each groove portion 82, and the drive wheel 61 is rotated while maintaining the engaged state, whereby the protrusion 74 and the groove portion 82 are engaged. During the engagement, the driven wheel 65 is rotated. At this time, since the concave outer peripheral surface 72b of the cam portion 72 passes through the driven wheel 65, contact between the cam portion 72 of the drive wheel 61 and the driven wheel 65 is avoided. When the engagement state between the protrusion 74 and the groove 82 is released (the protrusion 74 is detached from the groove 82), the driven wheel 65 is stopped. At this time, since the rotational drive of the drive wheel 61 is continued, the convex outer peripheral surface 72 a is relatively moved along the arc surface of the concave portion 81. In this way, continuous driving is switched to intermittent driving.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the valve cover 64 is attached to the valve base 62 with screws S3. For this reason, the drive wheel 61 and the valve main body 63 are accommodated by attaching the valve cover 64 to the valve base 62 with the valve base 62 attached to the gear housing 51.

  The valve cover 64 has a valve body housing portion 83 that houses the valve body 63. The valve body housing portion 83 is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape, and a plurality of holes 84, 85, 86 are formed in the bottom portion 83a. The plurality of holes 84, 85, 86 are formed at the center of the circular bottom 83 a and have a center mounting hole 84 to which the nozzle N <b> 1 can be mounted, and five exhausts that are outside the center mounting hole 84 and are used for exhaust. The hole 85 and the outer mounting hole 86 which is further outside the exhaust hole 85 and to which the nozzle N2 can be mounted.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the nozzle N <b> 1 is attached to the center attachment hole 84. The nozzle N1 attached to the center attachment hole 84 is connected to a hose (not shown) connected to the pump unit 34.

As shown in FIG. 8, the center mounting hole 84 is opposed to and communicates with the vent 78 of the valve body 63 in the assembled state.
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, an O-ring 78 a is provided so as not to create a gap between the center mounting hole 84 and the vent 78.

  A nozzle N <b> 2 is attached to each outer attachment hole 86. The nozzles N2 attached to the outer attachment holes 86 are connected to hoses (not shown) connected to the refreshing bladders 21 to 25, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 8, one of the plurality of outer mounting holes 86 faces and communicates with the outer vent 79 of the valve main body 63 when the driven wheel 65 is stopped. As a result, the center attachment hole 84, the center ventilation hole 78, the outer ventilation hole 79, and the outer attachment hole 86 are in communication with each other.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, when the outer mounting hole 86 and the air vent 79 are opposed to each other, an O-ring 79 a is provided so as not to generate a gap therebetween.
For example, when one outer mounting hole 86 faces the outer vent 79 when the driven wheel 65 is stopped, the exhaust hole 85 faces the recess 80. For this reason, the exhaust holes 85 are in communication with each other. Furthermore, since the outer mounting hole 86 that does not face the outer vent 79 also faces the recess 80, the outer mounting hole 86, the recess 80, and the exhaust hole 85 that do not face the outer vent 79 communicate with each other.

As shown in FIG. 9, the pump unit 34 includes a pump housing 91, a cover 92, a diaphragm member 93, a seal member 94, a nozzle mounting plate 95, and a nozzle N3.
The pump housing 91 has a substantially bottomed rectangular cylindrical main body portion 101 formed integrally with the gear housing 51, and a substantially square cylindrical cylindrical portion 102 that is assembled to the main body portion 101 and holds the diaphragm member 93.

The main body 101 is formed with a shaft insertion hole 101a at the axial center of the bottom (upper part in FIG. 9).
The cylindrical portion 102 has four through holes 102a formed at equal angular (90 °) intervals in the circumferential direction. In FIG. 9, only two through holes 102a are shown.

The diaphragm member 93 has four diaphragms 103 arranged in the circumferential direction at positions corresponding to the four through holes 102a.
The diaphragm 103 includes a pump chamber forming portion 103a that is formed in a cup shape and forms the pump chamber P, an operation portion 103b having a substantially trapezoidal cross section that is a solid body protruding from the bottom portion of the pump chamber forming portion 103a, and a bottom portion of the operation portion 103b. And a held portion 103c protruding from the holding portion.

  As shown in FIG. 9, each diaphragm 103 is connected to the opening portion of the pump chamber forming portion 103a by a connecting plate-like portion 103d to form one diaphragm member 93, and each diaphragm 103 is cylindrical through the through hole 102a. The connecting plate-like portion 103 d is disposed and held between the cylindrical portion 102 and the cover 92 while being disposed in the portion 102.

  In the cover 92, suction ports 92a and discharge ports 92b are formed at positions corresponding to the respective pump chamber forming portions 103a (pump chambers P). Further, in the cover 92, the suction port 92a is provided with an umbrella valve 104 which is opened when the pump chamber P becomes negative compared to the outside and closed when the pump chamber P becomes positive. The outlet 92b is provided with an umbrella valve 105 that is closed when the pump chamber P becomes negative compared to the outside and opened when the pump chamber P becomes positive.

  The seal member 94 is formed with a hole to communicate with the suction port 92a at a position corresponding to the suction port 92a, and a hole is formed to communicate with the discharge port 92b at a position corresponding to the discharge port 92b. .

  The nozzle mounting plate 95 is formed to have a substantially rectangular plate shape, and is assembled to the main body 101 with the cylindrical portion 102, the diaphragm member 93, the cover 92, and the sealing material 94 interposed by screws S4.

  Here, the connecting member 106 is fixed to the tip of the worm shaft 53, and an inclined shaft 106a that is inclined toward the axis L1 is fixed at a position shifted from the axis L1 in the connecting member 106. The tilting shaft 106a has an actuating member 107 having a plurality of (four in this embodiment) actuating portions 107a that reciprocally move in the direction tilted toward the worm shaft 53 by the rotation of the worm shaft 53. It is installed. Each operating portion 107a is formed with a holding hole 107b, and the holding portion 103c of the diaphragm 103 is fitted and held in each holding hole 107b.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, the fluid supplied from the pump unit 34 is divided into a flow path when supplied to the refreshing bladders 21 to 25 and when supplied to the lumbar bladder 26. A selectable valve B1 is provided. A valve B2 is provided in a flow path connected to the lumbar bladder 26 on the downstream side of the switching valve B1. The valve B2 can be switched between supply of air to the lumbar bladder 26 and exhaust of fluid in the lumbar bladder 26.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an exhaust valve B3 is provided in the flow path connected to the refreshing bladders 21 to 25 on the downstream side of the switching valve B1. More specifically, the exhaust valve B <b> 3 is provided on the upstream side of the valve portion 33 of the electric pump 30. For example, when a fluid (for example, air) is supplied from the pump unit 34, the exhaust valve B3 opens the flow path on the valve unit 33 side by the pressure, and the fluid is supplied to the pump unit 34 (the electric pump 30). ) Is stopped, the pressure on the pump unit 34 side is reduced, the flow path between the pump section 34 and the valve section 33 is closed, and the flow path that allows the valve section 33 to exhaust is opened. ing.

Next, the operation of the electric pump 30 configured as described above will be described.
When the motor unit 31 is driven and the rotating shaft 43a rotates, the worm shaft 53 rotates. As a result, the inclined shaft 106a of the pump portion 34 rotates in an inclined state, whereby the operating portion 107a of the operating member 107 is sequentially reciprocated in the direction inclined toward the worm shaft 53 side. Then, each pump chamber P formed by each diaphragm 103 connected to each operating portion 107a is sequentially expanded and contracted, and fluid (air in this embodiment) is sucked from the suction port 92a and discharged from the nozzle N3.

  On the other hand, when the worm shaft 53 rotates, the worm wheel 54 meshed with the worm shaft 53 rotates. As a result, the sun gear 55a of the planetary gear mechanism 55 rotates, and accordingly, the planetary gear 55b revolves around the sun gear 55a while rotating. As the planetary gear 55b revolves, the drive wheel 61 into which the planetary support shaft 57 of the planetary gear 55b is inserted rotates. And if the drive wheel 61 rotates, the protrusion 74 of the drive wheel 61 will engage with the groove part 82 of the driven wheel 65 periodically, and the driven wheel 65 will drive intermittently. When the drive wheel 61 is rotating and the driven wheel 65 is stopped, the outer vent 79 of the valve body 63 formed integrally with the driven wheel 65 is one of the plurality of outer mounting holes 86 of the valve cover 64. It comes to oppose.

  Here, for example, when the flow path to the refreshing bladders 21 to 25 is selected in the switching valve B1, the fluid discharged from the pump unit 34 passes through the hose, the switching valve B1, and the exhaust valve B3. It flows into the valve portion 33 from the center mounting hole 84 (nozzle N1) of the valve portion 33. The inflowed fluid is supplied to the refreshing bladders 21 to 25 through the center mounting hole 84, the center vent 78, the outer vent 79, and the outer mounting hole 86 facing the outer vent 79. At this time, the outer mounting hole 86 that does not face the outer vent 79 opposes the recessed portion 80 as described above. Therefore, the refreshing bladder 21 connected to the outer mounting hole 86 (nozzle N2) that does not face the outer vent 79. It is possible to discharge the fluid in ˜25.

When the drive of the electric pump 30 is stopped, the fluid is not discharged from the pump unit 34, so that the exhaust valve B3 is released to the atmosphere.
Next, the effect of this embodiment will be described.

  (1) An exhaust valve having a flow path between the pump unit 34 and the rotary valve unit 33, in which the pump unit 34 is stopped and the pressure on the pump unit side is reduced to release the rotary valve unit 33 to the atmosphere. B3 is provided. For this reason, even if, for example, the vent 79 and the outer mounting hole 86 overlap on the rotary valve portion 33 side, it can be discharged (exhausted) to the outside by the exhaust valve B3 having a flow path released to the atmosphere. Become. For this reason, it is not necessary to perform position detection separately, and an increase in the number of parts can be suppressed.

In addition, you may change the said embodiment as follows.
In the above embodiment, the exhaust valve B3 is provided between the switching valve B1 and the rotary valve unit 33. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

  As shown in FIG. 10, a configuration may be adopted in which an exhaust valve B <b> 3 is provided in the center mounting hole 84 (see FIG. 8) of the valve body housing portion 83 of the rotary valve portion 33. Thus, it can reduce in size by making the rotary valve part 33 and the exhaust valve B3 into an integral structure.

  As shown in FIG. 11, a configuration in which an exhaust valve B3 is provided on the nozzle mounting plate 95 (see FIG. 9) of the pump portion 34 may be employed. Thus, it can reduce in size by integrating the pump part 34 and the exhaust valve B3.

Further, the following configuration may be adopted as the exhaust valve B3.
As shown in FIG. 12, the exhaust valve B3 includes a cylindrical portion 111 having three openings 111a, 111b, and 111c and having a substantially T-shaped passage (flow path) formed therein, and an inner portion of the cylindrical portion 111. And a valve 112 slidably provided.

  The cylindrical portion 111 is configured such that the three openings 111a, 111b, and 111c communicate with each other inside. One of the three openings 111a, 111b, and 111c is connected to the pump part 34 side. In addition, one of the three openings 111a, 111b, and 111c is connected to the rotary valve section 33. Of the three openings 111a, 111b, and 111c, one opening 111c is released to the atmosphere. In addition, the opening 111a and the opening 111c are formed on substantially the same straight line so that the opening directions are opposite to each other. The opening 111b is formed so that the opening direction thereof is a direction orthogonal to the opening direction of the opening 111a (a direction orthogonal to the opening direction of the opening 111c).

  When the electric pump 30 is stopped, the valve 112 is urged by the spring 113 housed in the cylinder part 111 from the opening part 111c side released to the atmosphere to the opening part 111a side connected to the pump part 34 side. It has become. Thereby, when the electric pump 30 is stopped, a flow path between the opening 111c released to the atmosphere and the opening 111b connected to the rotary valve part 33 is formed (selected) and selected by the valve part 33. The fluid in the expanded bladders 21 to 25 is exhausted to the outside.

  Here, the urging force of the spring 113 is smaller than the force (pressure) acting on the valve 112 by the fluid supplied from the pump unit 34. Thereby, when the pump part 34 (electric pump 30) is driving, the flow path between the pump part 34 and the valve part 33 is formed by pushing the valve 112 to the opening 111c side released to the atmosphere. It is formed (selected) and fluid can be supplied from the pump part 34 to the valve part 33 side, and the bladders 21 to 25 selected by the valve part 33 are expanded accordingly.

  As described above, the valve 112 of the exhaust valve B3 is biased toward the opening 111a connected to the pump unit 34 by the spring 113, so that when the electric pump 30 is stopped, the spring 113 quickly moves toward the pump unit 34. The valve 112 can be moved. Thereby, the fluid in the expanded bladders 21-25 selected by the valve part 33 can be immediately exhausted.

The following configuration may be adopted as the pump unit 34.
As shown in FIG. 13, the gap K may be formed by separating the rib 95 a formed on the nozzle mounting plate 95 of the pump portion 34 and the sealing material 94. By forming this gap K, when driving of the electric pump 30 (pump part 34) stops, fluid (air) leaks from the gap K, and the valve 112 of the exhaust valve B3 is connected to the pump part 34 side (fluid of the fluid). It becomes easier to operate upstream of the flow). Accordingly, the fluid in the expanded bladders 21 to 25 selected by the valve unit 33 is easily exhausted to the outside.

  Moreover, you may employ | adopt the structure which combined the pump part 34 of the said structure and the exhaust valve B3 shown in FIG. 12 as mentioned above. By adopting such a configuration, the pressure on the pump unit 34 side is lowered, so that the valve 112 of the exhaust valve B3 can be easily operated to the pump unit 34 side by the spring 113.

  In the above embodiment, the worm shaft 53 and the worm wheel 54 are used as a part of the speed reduction unit 32. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a configuration may be adopted in which the rotational driving force of the motor unit 31 (rotating shaft 43a) is decelerated by using the planetary gear mechanism 55 in multiple stages.

  In the above embodiment, the refreshing bladders 21 to 25 and the lumbar bladder 26 are used as the bladders, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a configuration in which the lumbar bladder 26 is omitted or a configuration in which the number of lumbar bladders 26 is changed may be employed.

  In the above embodiment, the number of refresh bladders 21 to 25 is 10 (5 sets), but is not limited thereto. It suffices if the expansion / contraction operation of the plurality of bladders can be individually performed by switching the valve unit 33. For example, if there are two or more bladders, the operation may be arbitrarily changed.

  In the above embodiment, the Geneva mechanism including the drive wheel 61 and the driven wheel 65 is used as the intermittent drive unit. However, a configuration using another intermittent drive mechanism such as a parallel index cam mechanism may be employed.

  -You may combine the said embodiment and each modification suitably.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 30 ... Electric pump, 31 ... Motor part, 32 ... Deceleration part (transmission part), 33 ... Rotary valve part (valve part), 34 ... Pump part, 52 ... Worm gear, 53 ... Worm shaft, 54 ... Worm wheel, 55 ... Planetary gear mechanism, 55a ... sun gear, 84 ... center mounting hole (intake port), 85 ... exhaust port, 86 ... outer mounting hole (fluid discharge port), 92a ... suction port, 92b ... discharge port, P ... pump chamber, B3 ... Exhaust valve.

Claims (1)

A motor unit for rotational driving;
A transmission unit for transmitting rotational driving of the motor unit;
A pump unit that expands and contracts the pump chamber by the rotational driving force transmitted by the transmission unit, sucks fluid from the suction port, and discharges the fluid from the discharge port;
An intake port that takes in the fluid supplied from the pump unit, a plurality of fluid discharge ports that discharge the fluid to the outside, and an exhaust port, and is rotated by a rotational driving force transmitted by the transmission unit A rotary valve portion in which the plurality of fluid discharge ports can be selectively switched to the intake port sequentially,
With
At the time of fluid discharge accompanying the driving of the pump unit, a flow path capable of supplying fluid from the pump unit to the rotary valve unit side, and the pump unit is stopped and the pressure on the pump unit side is reduced to reduce the rotary An electric pump comprising an exhaust valve having a flow path through which the valve portion is released to the atmosphere, between the pump portion and the rotary valve portion.