JP2018109419A - Sealing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inhibit swing and displacement of a valve body and reduce a weight of a movable part including the valve body to inhibit the occurrence of wear and achieve low valve leakage over a long period.SOLUTION: A sealing device of the invention includes: a housing 103; a shaft body 104 which is movably disposed in the housing 103 and in which an annular groove 11 is provided on an outer peripheral surface 104a; and a seal ring 10 comprising a resin seal member 1 formed into an annular shape by a resin material, and an annular plate spring 2 which is disposed contacting with an inner peripheral surface 1b of the resin seal member 1 and has multiple bending parts, the seal ring 10 disposed in the annular groove 11. An elastic force of the annular plate spring 2 places an outer peripheral surface 1a of the resin seal member 1 in pressure contact with an inner peripheral surface 111b of the housing 103 and places one side surface part of the resin seal member 1 in contact with a side wall part 11b of the annular groove 11 to cause the resin seal member 1 to make sealing. The annular plate spring 2 places its inner periphery part 2a in contact with a groove bottom 11a of the annular groove 11 and presses the groove bottom 11a with its elastic force to align the shaft body 104.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a sealing device that seals a shaft periphery. More specifically, the present invention relates to a valve body that suppresses vibration and displacement, and lightens a movable part including the valve body, thereby reducing wear and reducing over a long period of time. The present invention relates to a sealing device capable of realizing valve leakage.

(Conventional technology)
As an example of a butterfly valve in which a sealing device is used, a conventional technique will be described using an EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) valve (in Patent Document 2, the following description is made using Patent Document 1).
An engine mounted on a vehicle is equipped with an EGR device (exhaust gas recirculation device) that returns EGR gas to the intake side.
EGR equipment
An EGR flow path for guiding a part of the exhaust gas from the exhaust passage of the engine to the intake passage;
An EGR valve that controls the amount of EGR gas returned to the intake side by adjusting the opening of the EGR flow path;
An ECU (abbreviation for engine control unit) that performs opening control of the EGR valve (specifically, energization control of an electric actuator mounted on the EGR valve);
Is provided.

A specific example of the EGR valve in the prior art will be described with reference to a schematic diagram shown in FIG.
In addition, the same code | symbol as [the form for inventing] mentioned later shows the same function thing.
The EGR valve 101 in FIG.
A housing 103 in which a part of the EGR flow path 2 is formed;
A shaft 104 that is rotatably supported with respect to the housing 103;
A valve body 105 fixed to the shaft 104 for opening and closing the EGR flow path 2 and adjusting the opening degree;
An electric actuator 106 that drives the valve body 5 via the shaft 104;
(For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

(Prior art issues)
The valve body 105 for adjusting the opening degree of the EGR flow path 2 is fixed to the shaft 104 by welding.
Further, the shaft 104 is fixed by a final gear 110 and a caulking (marked in the drawing) of a gear reducer 109 used for the electric actuator 106.
For this reason, the weight of the movable part including the valve body 105 (specifically, the valve body 105 + the shaft 104 + the final gear 110) becomes very heavy.

The means for supporting the heavy movable portion is a ball bearing J1 disposed between the housing 103 and the shaft 104.
Since the distance from the ball bearing J1 to the valve body 105 is long, even if the metal bearing J2 and the oil seal J3 are disposed between the ball bearing J1 and the valve body 105, the swing width of the valve body 105 becomes very large. The welding variation of the shaft 104 and the valve body 105 is added to this.
For this reason, the seal ring 114 is arranged on the outer peripheral edge of the valve body 105 to close the gap around the valve body 105 when fully closed, thereby ensuring the initial valve closing performance.

However, if a very heavy movable part (valve body 105 + shaft 104 + final gear 110, etc.) vibrates due to the influence of engine vibration, vehicle vibration, or exhaust pulsation, “between valve body 105 and seal ring 114”. In addition, heavy movable energy vibration is generated “between the seal ring 114 and the inner wall (such as the inner wall of the nozzle) of the EGR flow path 102”, and wear proceeds at the vibration absorption point (contact point). In other words, wear is likely to occur due to vibrations of heavy objects.
For this reason, when the EGR valve 101 is used for a long period of time, wear occurs in the seal portion, and there is room for further improvement against leakage of EGR gas through the worn portion when fully closed.

  If the EGR gas leaks when fully closed, the EGR gas is returned to the intake side in an operation state where the EGR gas is not returned to the intake side (for example, an operation state where the engine load is large). Further improvement has been demanded in terms of suppression of engine output reduction and prevention of deterioration of exhaust gas emissions due to the fact that the amount of air required by the ECU can be secured.

JP 2007-285111 A JP 2012-163017 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to suppress the deflection and displacement of the valve body and lighten the movable part including the valve body to suppress the occurrence of wear for a long period of time. Another object of the present invention is to provide a sealing device that can realize low valve leakage.

  The other subject of this invention becomes clear by the following description.

  The above problems are solved by the following inventions.

The sealing device according to the invention of claim 1 comprises:
A housing;
A shaft that is movably disposed in the housing and has an annular groove on the outer peripheral surface;
A resin seal member formed in an annular shape from a resin material and an annular leaf spring disposed in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the resin seal member and having a plurality of bent portions, the seal disposed in the annular groove With a ring,
The outer peripheral surface of the resin seal member is pressed against the inner peripheral surface of the housing by the elastic force of the annular leaf spring, and one side surface portion is brought into contact with the side wall portion of the annular groove for sealing.
The annular leaf spring has an inner peripheral portion in contact with a groove bottom of the annular groove, and presses the groove bottom by its elastic force to align the shaft body.

The sealing device according to the invention of claim 2 is the sealing device of claim 1,
A valve body attached to the shaft body, disposed in a flow path in the housing, and provided with a circumferential groove on an outer peripheral edge;
A resin seal member formed in an annular shape with a resin material and an annular leaf spring disposed in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the resin seal member and having a plurality of bent portions are disposed in the circumferential groove. With a seal ring,
The outer peripheral surface of the resin seal member is pressed against the inner wall surface of the flow path by the elastic force of the annular leaf spring, and one side surface portion is brought into contact with the side wall portion of the circumferential groove for sealing. ,
The annular leaf spring is characterized in that the inner peripheral portion thereof is brought into contact with the groove bottom of the circumferential groove, and the groove is aligned by pressing the groove bottom by its elastic force. .

  The sealing device according to a third aspect of the present invention is the sealing device according to the first or second aspect, wherein the resin seal member receives pressure of gas or fluid to be sealed on its inner peripheral surface and side surface portion. It is a feature.

  The sealing device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the sealing device according to the first, second, or third aspect, wherein the resin seal member has at least one step cut portion.

  A sealing device according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the sealing device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the material forming the resin seal member is an engineering plastic having heat resistance. is there.

  The sealing device according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the sealing device according to the fifth aspect, wherein the engineering plastic having heat resistance is PTFE, PEEK or PPS.

  A sealing device according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the sealing device according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the resin sealing member has a rectangular cross section and a T-shape having a protrusion on the inner peripheral surface. Shape, a convex shape having protrusions on the outer peripheral surface, a U-shape opened on the pressure receiving side, or an L-shape opened on the pressure receiving side and the shaft body side. .

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a sealing device capable of suppressing valve deflection and positional deviation, lightening a movable portion including a valve body, suppressing occurrence of wear, and realizing low valve leakage over a long period of time. Can do.

Sectional drawing which shows the butterfly valve of the EGR system using the sealing device of this invention FIG. 1 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing an example of the configuration of the sealing device shown in FIG. Front view of the sealing device shown in FIG. The perspective view of the sealing device shown in FIG. The front view which shows the other structure of the sealing device of this invention Perspective view showing the shape of the step cut seal ring Sectional drawing which shows an example of the sealing device which made the cross-sectional shape of the seal ring T shape Sectional drawing which shows an example of the sealing device which made the cross-sectional shape of the seal ring convex shape Sectional drawing which shows an example of the sealing device which made the cross-sectional shape of the seal ring U-shaped Sectional drawing which shows an example of the sealing device which made the cross-sectional shape of the seal ring reverse L shape Sectional view showing a conventional butterfly valve

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The sealing device of the present invention is used for the butterfly valve and other various devices in the above-described vehicle EGR system. FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a butterfly valve of an EGR system using the sealing device of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the butterfly valve of the EGR system has a housing 103 in which a cylindrical flow path 102 is formed. The flow path 102 communicates an exhaust manifold (not shown) and an intake manifold.

  The butterfly valve 101 includes a disc-shaped valve body 105 that can close the flow path 102 and a shaft body (shaft) 104 attached to the valve body 105. The shaft body 104 is attached through the center line along the circular plane portion of the valve body 105, and both end portions extend to both sides of the valve body 105.

  The valve body 105 is disposed in the flow path 102. A shaft body insertion hole 111 is provided in the housing 103 at a position where the valve body 105 is disposed, orthogonal to the flow path 102. The shaft body insertion hole 111 has an inner diameter corresponding to the outer diameter of the shaft body 104 and is thinner than the flow path 102. The shaft body insertion hole 111 is formed separately on both sides of the flow path 102.

  The shaft body 104 is inserted through the shaft body insertion hole 111. In the shaft body 104, a portion extending to one side of the valve body 105 is inserted into the shaft body insertion hole 111 on one side of the flow path 102, and a portion extending to the other side of the valve body 105 is flow path 102. The other side of the shaft body insertion hole 111 is inserted. In the shaft body 104, the small-diameter portions 104b and 104c on both ends are rotatably supported by bearings 112 and 113 on both sides of the flow path 102.

  When the shaft body 104 rotates around the axis, the valve body 105 is rotated in the flow path 102. The valve body 105 is rotated about the center line of the circular flat portion, and opens and closes the flow path 102. A seal ring that is slidably in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the flow path 102 is attached to the outer peripheral edge of the valve body 105.

  The shaft body 104 has one end 104 d protruding from the open end 111 a of the shaft body insertion hole 111 to the outside of the housing 103. A lever 114 is attached to the other end 104d. When a driving force from an electric actuator (not shown) is applied to the lever 114, the shaft body 104 is rotated around its axis. The valve body 105 changes the flow path cross-sectional area of the flow path 102 according to the rotation angle of the shaft body 104.

  Between the shaft body insertion hole 111 provided in the housing 103 and the shaft body 104 inserted through the shaft body insertion hole 111, a seal ring 10 constituting a sealing device is provided. The seal rings 10 are provided on both sides of the flow path 102, respectively. These seal rings 10 are for preventing gas (exhaust gas) in the flow path 102 to be sealed from leaking from the gap between the shaft body insertion hole 111 and the shaft body 104.

  2 is an enlarged sectional view showing an example of the configuration of the sealing device shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a front view of the sealing device shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the same.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the seal ring 10 is disposed in an annular groove 11 formed on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft body 104. The annular groove 11 is formed over the entire circumference along the circumferential direction of the shaft body 104.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the seal ring 10 includes a resin seal member 1. The resin seal member 1 is formed in an annular shape from a resin material. The resin seal member 1 has a rectangular cross section. The resin seal member 1 is formed by molding a resin material into an annular shape by cutting or the like.

  In the natural state (when the shaft body 104 is outside the housing 103), the resin seal member 1 has an inner diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the shaft body 104 (the outer diameter of the portion other than the annular groove 11). The outer diameter is larger than the outer diameter of the shaft body 104 (the outer diameter of the portion that is not the annular groove 11). Therefore, in a state where the resin seal member 1 is disposed in the annular groove 11, the outer peripheral surface 1 a protrudes outward from the outer peripheral surface 104 a (the portion that is not the annular groove 11) of the shaft body 104, and the inner peripheral surface 1 b Located in the annular groove 11. Therefore, the resin seal member 1 does not fall out of the annular groove 11.

  Since the inside of the flow path 102 becomes a high temperature environment of about 200 ° C. due to exhaust gas, the resin seal member 1 is preferably a heat-resistant engineering plastic. For example, PTFE (PTFE, which is a fluororesin excellent in heat resistance and slidability) (Polytetrafluoroethylene) is preferably formed. Moreover, as a material which comprises the resin sealing member 1, PEEK (polyetheretherketone) and PPS (polyphenylene sulfide) are preferable.

  By forming the resin sealing member 1 from these materials, it has sufficient heat resistance and can secure sealing performance even in a high temperature environment such as an EGR system.

  On the inner peripheral side of the resin seal member 1, an annular leaf spring 2 is disposed in contact with the inner peripheral surface 1 b of the resin seal member 1. The annular leaf spring 2 is formed from a metal plate such as stainless steel or steel having a plurality of bent portions 21. The plurality of bent portions 21 are bent toward the inner side of the ring formed by the annular leaf spring 2.

  The thickness of the annular leaf spring 2 is, for example, about 0.02 to 0.07 mm. The pitch (interval in the circumferential direction) and the depth (difference between the inner and outer radii of the annular leaf spring 2) of the bent portions 21 are not particularly limited. However, the depth of the bent portion 21 (the difference between the inner and outer radii of the annular leaf spring 2) is equal to or greater than the distance H between the inner peripheral surface 1b and the groove bottom 11a of the annular groove 11 when the resin seal member 1 is in a natural state. It has become.

  The annular leaf spring 2 having such a shape is formed, for example, by forming a thin steel pipe, cutting the steel pipe into a cylindrical shape, and bending the circumferential surface of the cylinder to form a bent portion 21. Can be created. By quenching this, an annular leaf spring 2 having elasticity can be created.

  The annular leaf spring 2 is disposed with its inner peripheral portion 2 a in contact with the groove bottom 11 a of the annular groove 11 of the shaft body 104. In the annular groove 11, the annular leaf spring 2 is sandwiched and pressed between the groove bottom 11 a of the annular groove 11 and the inner peripheral surface 1 b of the resin seal member 1. Therefore, the annular leaf spring 2 presses the inner peripheral surface 1b of the resin seal member 1 by an elastic force, as indicated by an arrow S in FIG. Further, as shown by an arrow C in FIG. 2, the annular leaf spring 2 presses the groove bottom 11 a of the annular groove 11 by an elastic force.

  When the annular leaf spring 2 is in a natural state (when the shaft body 104 is outside the housing 103), the outer peripheral surface 1a of the resin seal member 1 is the same as that when the shaft body 104 is mounted in the housing 103. 2 protrudes outward from the position of the inner peripheral surface 111b of the shaft body insertion hole 111 by the amount of interference shown by the arrow P in FIG. The outer peripheral surface 1a of the resin seal member 1 is pressed against the inner peripheral surface 111b of the shaft body insertion hole 111, and is pressed toward the shaft body 104 by the amount of interference P, so that the resin is generated by the elastic force of the annular leaf spring 2. The outer peripheral surface 1 a of the seal member 1 is pressed against the inner peripheral surface 111 b of the shaft body insertion hole 111.

  Further, as shown by an arrow G in FIG. 2, the resin seal member 1 receives the pressure of the gas in the flow channel 102 on the side surface portion 1d on the flow channel 102 side, and the side surface portion 1c far from the flow channel 102 is annular. It is pressed against the side wall 11b of the groove 11. The resin seal member 1 has a pressing contact (arrow S) between the outer peripheral surface 1a and the inner peripheral surface 111b of the shaft body insertion hole 111, and a pressing contact (arrow G) between the side surface portion 1d and the side wall portion 11b of the annular groove 11. ) Exhibits sealing properties.

  PTFE, PEEK, and PPS are all high PV materials, and the seal ring 10 ensures good sealing performance. In particular, since PEEK is a material having a high PV, it can be used well even under sliding conditions with a high PV value.

  It should be noted that even if an O-ring made of a rubber material is used in place of the annular leaf spring 2, good sealing performance can be ensured. However, in a high temperature environment such as a sealing device in an EGR system, the rubber material has insufficient heat resistance and cannot be used.

  As shown by an arrow C in FIG. 2, the annular leaf spring 2 uniformly presses the groove bottom 11 a of the annular groove 11 over the entire circumference of the shaft body 104 by an elastic force. Therefore, the annular leaf spring 2 has a centering action on the shaft body 104. That is, when eccentricity of the shaft body 104 with respect to the shaft body insertion hole 111 occurs, the annular leaf spring 2 is compressed on the side where the shaft center is shifted to increase the elastic force, and conversely, on the side where the shaft center is separated, The elastic force of the annular leaf spring 2 is reduced. Due to the bias of the elastic force of the annular leaf spring 2, the shaft body 104 is returned to the center position of the shaft body insertion hole 111. When the shaft body 104 returns to the center position of the shaft body insertion hole 111, the elastic force of the annular leaf spring 2 becomes uniform over the entire circumference of the shaft body 104.

  By such a centering action of the annular leaf spring 2, the shaft body 104 can be prevented from shaking and the valve body 105 can be prevented from shaking or misaligned.

  In order to mount the seal ring 10 on the shaft body 104, first, the annular leaf spring 2 is mounted in the annular groove 11 of the shaft body 104 with the shaft body 104 being outside the housing 103. At this time, the circumferential length of the annular leaf spring 2 is extended so that the inner diameter of the inner circumferential portion 2a is larger than the outer diameter of the shaft body 104 (the outer diameter of the portion other than the annular groove 11). insert. Next, the annular leaf spring 2 is mounted in the annular groove 11 by shifting the annular leaf spring 2 to the position of the annular groove 11. Next, the resin seal member 1 is mounted in the annular groove 11 of the shaft body 104 while the shaft body 104 is outside the housing 103. At this time, the peripheral length of the resin seal member 1 is extended, and the inner diameter of the inner peripheral surface 1b is made larger than the outer diameter of the shaft body 104 (the outer diameter of the portion other than the annular groove 11) and inserted into the shaft body 104. To do. Next, the resin seal member 1 is mounted in the annular groove 11 by shifting the resin seal member 1 to the position of the annular groove 11. At this time, the resin seal member 1 is placed on the annular leaf spring 2 on the outer peripheral side of the annular leaf spring 2.

  In the axial direction of the shaft body 104, the annular leaf spring 2 and the resin seal member 1 are spaced from the side walls 11b and 11c of the annular groove 11 (the width of the annular leaf spring 2 and the resin seal member 1 and the annular shape). Only the difference (difference from the width of the groove 11) moves. Therefore, the annular leaf spring 2 and the resin seal member 1 are positioned in the axial direction of the shaft body 104 by shortening the distance between the annular groove 11 and the side wall portions 11b and 11c.

  Since each of the annular leaf spring 2 and the resin seal member 1 has a smaller inner diameter than the outer diameter of the shaft body 104 (the outer diameter of the portion other than the annular groove 11) in the natural state, the annular leaf spring 2 and the resin seal member 1 do not fall out of the annular groove 11. The depth of the bent portion 21 of the annular leaf spring 2 (the difference between the inner and outer radii of the annular leaf spring 2) is equal to or greater than the distance between the inner peripheral surface 1b and the groove bottom 11a when the resin seal member 1 is in the natural state. Therefore, the annular leaf spring 2 is pressed toward the shaft center side of the shaft body 104 by the resin seal member 1 and is brought into contact with the groove bottom 11 a of the annular groove 11.

  Then, when the shaft body 104 is installed in the shaft body insertion hole 111, the outer peripheral surface 1a of the resin seal member 1 is pressed toward the shaft body 104 by the inner margin surface 111b of the shaft body insertion hole 111 by the amount of interference P. The outer peripheral surface 1 a of the resin seal member 1 is pressed against the inner peripheral surface 111 b of the shaft body insertion hole 111 by the elastic force (restoring force) of the annular leaf spring 2.

  In the seal ring 10, the resin seal member 1 is brought into close contact with the inner peripheral surface 111 b of the shaft body insertion hole 111, which is the mating surface, by the elastic force of the annular leaf spring 2, and sealing performance can be ensured even in a no-pressure environment. Moreover, even if the object to be sealed is a gas such as exhaust gas, it is possible to sufficiently ensure a sealing property that fills a minute gap with the mating surface.

In the EGR system, since the sealing degree of the seal ring 10 is high, reduction of nitrogen oxides (NO _x ) in the exhaust gas and improvement of fuel consumption at partial load are achieved.

  Further, in this seal ring 10, unlike a conventional seal ring in which a resin seal member and an O-ring made of a rubber material are combined, the resin seal member 1 is provided not only on the side surface portion 1d but also on the inner peripheral surface 1b. The pressure of the gas in the flow path 102 is received. Therefore, the pressure of the gas in the flow channel 102 is not only the pressing (arrow G in FIG. 2) between the side surface portion 1c far from the flow channel 102 of the resin seal member 1 and the side wall portion 11b of the annular groove 11, It also acts on the pressing (arrow S in FIG. 2) between the outer peripheral surface 1a of the resin seal member 1 and the inner peripheral surface 111b of the shaft body insertion hole 111. That is, the outer peripheral surface 1 a of the resin seal member 1 and the inner peripheral surface 111 b of the shaft body insertion hole 111 are pressed by the action of both the elastic force of the annular leaf spring 2 and the pressure of the gas in the flow path 102. And can exert a strong sealing property.

  FIG. 5 is a front view showing another configuration of the sealing device of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the annular leaf spring 2 of the seal ring 10 may be configured such that a plurality of bent portions 21 have a gentle arc shape. In this case, since the annular leaf spring 2 has a gentle arc shape at the outer peripheral portions of the plurality of bent portions 21 arranged in the circumferential direction, the contact area with the resin seal member 1 is increased. The local cross-sectional deformation of the member 1 can be prevented, and good sealing performance can be maintained.

  FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the shape of the step-cut seal ring.

  The resin seal member 1 may be a step cut seal ring having at least one step cut portion 31, as shown in FIG. The step cut portion 31 is a portion where the annular ring forming the resin seal member 1 is cut, and the cut surface has a plurality of cross sections 31a, 31b, 31c whose positions are different in the circumferential direction. The cut surfaces that face each other in the step cut portion 31 have different circumferential positions, one of which is the tip of the protruding portion in the circumferential direction, and faces the cutting surface that does not protrude the cutting surface of the protruding portion. And are in a state of being combined with each other.

  The resin seal member 1 is expanded in diameter to the outer peripheral side by the elastic force of the annular leaf spring 2, and even when the cut surfaces facing each other in the step cut portion 31 are separated from each other, the protruding portions in the circumferential direction overlap each other. Therefore, the sealing state can be maintained.

  Further, the resin seal member 1 has a transverse cross-sectional shape other than a rectangular shape, a T-shape having protrusions on the inner peripheral surface 1b, a convex shape having protrusions on the outer peripheral surface 1a, and the channel 102 side ( It can be a U-shape that is open on the pressure receiving side or an inverted L-shape that is open on the flow path 102 and the shaft body 104 side.

  FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a sealing device in which the cross-sectional shape of the seal ring is T-shaped.

  As shown in FIG. 7, when the cross-sectional shape of the resin seal member 1 is a T-shape having a protrusion 1e on the inner peripheral surface 1b, the inner peripheral protrusion (rib) 1e is a resin seal member. Therefore, even if the thickness of the resin seal member 1 is reduced, the sealing performance can be maintained.

  In the seal ring 10, since the resin seal member 1 is thin, the pressure of the gas in the flow path 102 is increased between the outer peripheral surface 1 a of the resin seal member 1 and the inner peripheral surface 111 b of the shaft body insertion hole 111. It acts on the pressing (arrow S in FIG. 7) well and can exert a strong sealing property. Further, in this seal ring 10, since the gas pressure in the flow path 102 is evenly applied to both side surfaces of the protrusion 1e, no stress distortion occurs in the resin seal member 1, and the resin seal member 1 is Even if the thickness is reduced, the sealing performance can be maintained.

  FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a sealing device in which the cross-sectional shape of the seal ring is convex.

  As shown in FIG. 8, when the cross-sectional shape of the resin seal member 1 is a convex shape having protrusions 1 e on the outer peripheral surface 1 a, the protrusions (ribs) 1 e on the outer peripheral side are formed on the resin seal member 1. Since it becomes a reinforcement part for maintaining a shape, even if the resin seal member 1 is thinned, the sealing performance can be maintained. Further, since the area of the contact surface (tip surface of the protrusion 1e) of the shaft body insertion hole 111 with the inner peripheral surface 111b is narrow, the friction with the inner peripheral surface 111b is reduced and the shaft body 104 is rotated. The torque required to make it possible can be reduced.

  FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a sealing device in which the cross-sectional shape of the seal ring is U-shaped.

  As shown in FIG. 9, when the cross-sectional shape of the resin seal member 1 is a U-shape opened to the flow channel 102 side (the pressure receiving side), the gas pressure in the flow channel 102 is The press contact between the outer peripheral surface 1a of the seal member 1 and the inner peripheral surface 111b of the shaft body insertion hole 111 (arrow S in FIG. 9), and the side surface portion 1c far from the flow path 102 of the resin seal member 1 and the annular groove 11 acts well on both sides of the side wall 11b (arrow G in FIG. 9), and can exhibit a strong sealing property.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a sealing device in which the cross-sectional shape of the seal ring is an inverted L shape.

  As shown in FIG. 10, when the cross-sectional shape of the resin seal member 1 is an inverted L shape opened on the flow channel 102 and the shaft body 104 side (a shape having a protrusion 1 e on the side far from the flow channel 102). For example, the pressure of the gas in the flow path 102 is pressed between the outer peripheral surface 1a of the resin seal member 1 and the inner peripheral surface 111b of the shaft body insertion hole 111 (arrow S in FIG. 10), and the resin seal member 1 This works well for both the pressing (arrow G in FIG. 10) between the side surface portion 1c far from the flow channel 102 and the side wall portion 11b of the annular groove 11, and can exhibit a strong sealing property.

  By the way, the sealing device of the present invention can also be used as a seal ring provided on the outer peripheral edge of the valve body 105 of the butterfly valve 101. In this case, a circumferential groove is provided on the outer peripheral edge of the valve body 105, and the annular leaf spring and the resin seal member are disposed in the circumferential groove as described above. The outer peripheral surface of the resin seal member is pressed against the inner wall surface of the flow path 102 by the elastic force of the annular leaf spring, and one side surface portion thereof is brought into contact with the side wall portion of the circumferential groove. The annular leaf spring has its inner peripheral portion in contact with the groove bottom of the circumferential groove and presses the groove bottom by its elastic force.

  This seal ring ensures the initial valve closing performance by closing the gap around the valve body 105 when the valve body 105 is fully closed. Further, by using this seal ring, the movable part including the valve body 105 is lightened, and the centering action of the annular leaf spring is used to indirectly prevent the shaft body 104 from being shaken. Misalignment can be prevented and low valve leakage can be realized over a long period of time by suppressing the occurrence of wear.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Resin sealing member 1a Outer peripheral surface 1b Inner peripheral surface 1c Side surface part 2 Annular leaf spring 2a Inner peripheral part 21 Bending part 10 Seal ring 11 Annular groove 11a Groove bottom 11b Side wall part 101 Butterfly valve 102 Flow path 103 Housing 111b Inner peripheral surface 104 Shaft body 104a Outer peripheral surface 105 Valve body

Claims (7)

A housing;
A shaft that is movably disposed in the housing and has an annular groove on the outer peripheral surface;
A resin seal member formed in an annular shape from a resin material and an annular leaf spring disposed in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the resin seal member and having a plurality of bent portions, the seal disposed in the annular groove With a ring,
The outer peripheral surface of the resin seal member is pressed against the inner peripheral surface of the housing by the elastic force of the annular leaf spring, and one side surface portion is brought into contact with the side wall portion of the annular groove for sealing.
The sealing device according to claim 1, wherein the annular leaf spring has an inner peripheral portion in contact with a groove bottom of the annular groove, and the shaft body is aligned by pressing the groove bottom with an elastic force. A valve body attached to the shaft body, disposed in a flow path in the housing, and provided with a circumferential groove on an outer peripheral edge;
A resin seal member formed in an annular shape with a resin material and an annular leaf spring disposed in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the resin seal member and having a plurality of bent portions are disposed in the circumferential groove. With a seal ring,
The outer peripheral surface of the resin seal member is pressed against the inner wall surface of the flow path by the elastic force of the annular leaf spring, and one side surface portion is brought into contact with the side wall portion of the circumferential groove for sealing. ,
2. The annular leaf spring has an inner peripheral portion brought into contact with a groove bottom of the circumferential groove, and presses the groove bottom by its elastic force to align the valve body. The sealing device as described.   The sealing device according to claim 1, wherein the resin seal member receives a pressure of a gas or a fluid to be sealed on an inner peripheral surface and the other side surface portion.   The sealing device according to claim 1, wherein the resin sealing member has at least one step cut portion.   The sealing device according to claim 1, wherein the material forming the resin seal member is an engineering plastic having heat resistance.   6. The sealing device according to claim 5, wherein the heat-resistant engineering plastic is PTFE, PEEK, or PPS.   The resin seal member has a rectangular cross-section, a T-shape having a ridge on the inner peripheral surface, a convex shape having a ridge on the outer peripheral surface, a U-shape opened on the pressure receiving side, or The sealing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the sealing device has an L-shape that is open on a pressure receiving side and the shaft body side.

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