JP4998218B2 - Fluid shut-off device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a fluid control device that opens and closes a flow path, and more particularly to a fluid shut-off device used as a shut-off mechanism of a gas shut-off device built in a gas meter or the like in order to prevent a gas accident.

  In order to prevent gas accidents, various types of safety devices have been used in the past.In particular, when the flow rate of gas is detected by a flow sensor built in a gas meter and the use state of the gas is judged abnormal by a microcomputer, Microcomputer-equipped gas with a battery power source that shuts off the gas with a shut-off valve built in the gas meter when the status of sensors such as earthquake sensors, gas pressure sensors, gas alarms, carbon monoxide sensors, etc. Gas meter with built-in shut-off device (hereinafter abbreviated as microcomputer meter) has been promoted due to advantages such as safety, ease of gas piping, economic price, etc., and almost all households have been implemented. Contributes to drastic reduction of accidents.

  In this microcomputer meter, the gas can be shut off and the gas can be restored by electric energy from the battery installed in the microcomputer meter so that the gas can be shut off and restored by simple electric switch operation or remote operation by telephone line etc. In order to maintain the closed state, a shut-off valve that does not require energy is required, and in recent years, a relatively strong closing force and return force can be realized. A shutoff valve (hereinafter abbreviated as a motor shutoff valve) that opens and closes the flow path by driving the valve body by converting this rotational motion into a linear motion has attracted attention (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  FIG. 6 shows a sectional view and a block diagram of a shutoff valve of a conventional fluid shutoff device described in the publication. As shown in FIG. 6, it comprises a valve body 1 for opening and closing a gas passage, a stepping motor 2 for driving the valve body 1, and a motor control means 3 for controlling the driving of the stepping motor 2. A lead screw 5 is formed on the output shaft 4 of the stepping motor 2, and a driven cam 6 that engages with the lead screw 5 is formed on the valve body 1 to form a power transmission mechanism. The valve body 1 includes a valve rubber 9 made mainly of synthetic rubber capable of coming into contact with a valve seat 8 provided in the gas passage 7 and an urging plate 10 made of mainly synthetic resin to which the valve rubber 9 is attached. It is configured. A spring 12 is compressed and attached between the valve body 1 and the mounting plate 11 of the stepping motor 2 so as to urge the valve body 1 toward the valve seat 8. The motor driving means 3 is composed of a control unit 13 composed of a microcomputer for sending a pulse signal and a drive circuit 14 composed of a driver IC.

The operation of the fluid shut-off device configured as described above will be described below. In the valve open state, the valve body 1 is separated from the valve seat 8, the urging plate 10 contacts the mounting plate 11, and the valve opening state is maintained against the urging force of the spring 12 by the self-holding force of the stepping motor 2. Has been. During the shut-off operation, the control unit 13 outputs a drive signal in a direction to shut off the gas passage 7 to the stepping motor 2 via the drive circuit 14. As a result, the output shaft 4 of the stepping motor 2 rotates, the urging plate 10 moves linearly toward the valve seat 8 via the lead screw 5 and the driven cam 6, and the valve rubber 9 contacts the valve seat 8. The gas flow path 7 is blocked. At this time, in consideration of the step-out of the stepping motor 2, the control unit 13 outputs a drive signal having a pulse number that is about 1 mm more than the number of pulses that the valve rubber 9 contacts the valve seat 8. As a result, the valve rubber 9 is completely pressed against the valve seat 8 and is compressed and deformed by the pressing force, and the stepping motor 2 performs the step-out operation for the remaining drive signal. In the valve closed state, the valve element 1 is pressed against the valve seat 8 by the self-holding force of the stepping motor 2 and the biasing force of the spring 12, and the valve open state is held. The return operation is the reverse operation during the shut-off operation, and a description thereof will be omitted.

  In addition, the microcomputer meter is driven by a battery power supply so that it is not affected by a power failure, etc., and the shut-off valve is self-holding that does not require power to open and close the valve, and the microcomputer meter system Because it is not a fail-safe structure that always moves to the safe side, that is, the gas shut-off side when there is an abnormality, various system backup means have been devised and installed to compensate for the non-fail-safe configuration and increase the safety of the micrometer. (For example, refer to Patent Document 2).

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a conventional fluid shut-off device. In FIG. 7, a self-holding shut-off valve 23 that is built in the gas meter 21 and can shut off the gas flow path 22, a flow rate detection unit 24 using a flow rate sensor that detects the flow rate of gas, and a flow rate signal of the flow rate detection unit 24. When 25 is greater than or equal to a predetermined flow rate, a flow rate determination unit 28 that outputs a cutoff signal 27 to the cutoff drive unit 26 that drives the cutoff valve 23, a cutoff storage unit 29 that stores the output of the cutoff signal 27, and this cutoff When the state of the storage unit 29 is shut off and the flow rate detection unit 24 outputs a flow rate signal 25, the flow rate detection unit 24 outputs a cutoff signal 30 to the cutoff drive unit 26. And a power supply unit 35 such as a battery for supplying power to the control units 24 to 31 and the shut-off valve 23. The flow rate determination unit 28, the cutoff storage unit 29, and the cutoff-flow rate determination unit 31 are realized by software means recorded in the microcomputer 34.

When the flow rate determination unit 28 determines that the gas consumption pattern is abnormal, such as when the flow rate signal 25 is an abnormally large flow rate, or when the continuation of the flow rate signal 25 is abnormally long due to a timer means (not shown). Then, a shutoff signal 27 is output to the shutoff drive unit 26 and the shutoff valve 23 drives the gas flow path 22 to shut off, and the shutoff storage unit 29 stores the fact that the shutoff drive is performed. Thereafter, when the flow rate detection unit 24 detects the flow rate, the flow rate signal 25 is output to the interrupting flow rate determination unit 31, and when the storage of the cutoff storage unit 29 is being blocked, the cutoff flow rate determination unit 31 shuts off. The shut-off signal 30 is output to the drive unit 26, and the shut-off drive unit 26 drives the shut-off valve 23 to shut off again.
JP-A-9-210237 JP 2005-140262 A

  In this type of fluid shutoff device, the fact that there is a gas flow rate during shutoff means that foreign matter such as pipe dust is present in the seal between the valve body and the valve seat, and the valve body reaches the vicinity of the valve seat. Nevertheless, there are cases where the gas cannot be shut off or the moving part is locked with foreign matter such as dust.

  However, the conventional fluid shut-off device shown in FIG. 7 repeats the same shut-off operation as usual even when there is a flow rate during shut-off. There is a high possibility that a result will be obtained, and there is a problem that the gas flow path may not be blocked even when there is a flow rate during the blocking.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and even when foreign matter is present in the seal portion and the seal is incomplete, or when foreign matter is caught in the movable portion and locked, the shut-off valve is a gas flow path. An object of the present invention is to provide a fluid shut-off device that can increase the probability of shutting off the fluid and increase the safety of the microcomputer meter.

In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, the fluid shutoff device according to the present invention can contact the stepping motor and the valve seat provided in the flow path at the time of shutoff, and can contact the fixed portion of the stepping motor at the time of return. A blocking means having a valve body and a linear motion converting means for converting the rotational motion of the stepping motor into a linear motion to drive the valve body to open and close the flow path; and during the flow path return operation, the movable stroke of the valve body is Return control means for controlling the stepping motor to step out at the time of excess driving after the driving of the return direction rotation exceeding the fixed portion and the valve body abuts on the fixed portion, and after the flow path blocking operation a cutoff state detecting means cutoff state of the blocking means detects whether or incomplete is complete, the vibration by out-running return operation if it is detected that passage interrupting condition is incomplete It was generated Those having a cutoff incomplete when re shutoff control means for executing the interruption operation again.

  In addition, after detecting that the flow path blocking state is incomplete and executing the return operation, there is a swing control means that repeats the drive in the cutoff rotation direction and the drive in the return rotation direction one to several times. It is also possible to execute the shut-off operation again after the control.

  As the shut-off state detecting means, a flow rate detecting means for detecting the flow rate and a storage means for recording that the shut-off means is driven to shut-off are used. In this case, it is determined that the shut-off state is incomplete, and is used as the output of the shut-off state detecting means.

  As another interruption state detection means, an opening / closing detection means for detecting the opening / closing state of the interruption means can also be used.

  Furthermore, after the shutoff valve is shut off by the shutoff incomplete shutoff control means, if the shutoff state detecting means detects that the flow path shutoff state is incomplete, the communication means or display for calling Display means.

  As a result, when foreign matter is present in the seal part and the seal is incomplete, foreign matter caught in the seal part can be removed by the fluid that flows once the valve body is opened by the return direction rotational drive, or the stepping motor There is a possibility that foreign matter may be shaken off by vibration caused by the stepping motor stepping out after the fixed part comes into contact with the valve element, and even if the foreign part is caught in the movable part and locked, the rotational direction will be changed in the return direction. Since the foreign substance may be shaken off by the vibration caused by the stepping motor stepping out after the lock is released by changing the stepping motor after the fixed part of the stepping motor contacts the valve body, the shut-off means is a fluid passage such as a gas. The probability that the fluid can be blocked increases, and the fluid can be blocked more reliably.

  And in the unlikely event that the shutoff state is incomplete even after the shutoff valve is shut off by the shutoff incomplete shutoff control means, the call by the communication means or the display by the display means to the outside, Early detection of abnormal conditions is possible.

  In the fluid shutoff device of the present invention, when the shutoff state of the shutoff means is incomplete, there is a possibility that foreign matter can be removed or unlocked by vibration caused by rotation in the return direction or stepping motor step-out. Even if foreign matter is present in the part and the seal is incomplete, or even if the foreign part is caught and locked in the moving part, the probability that the shutoff valve can shut off the gas flow path can be increased, and the safety of the microcomputer meter can be increased. Can be high.

The fluid shut-off device according to the first aspect of the present invention is a stepping motor, a valve body that can be brought into contact with a valve seat provided in a flow path at the time of shut-off, and that can be brought into contact with a fixed portion of the stepping motor at the time of return, A blocking means having a linear motion converting means that opens and closes the flow path by driving the valve body by converting the motion into a linear motion, and driving the return direction rotation exceeding the movable stroke of the valve body during the flow path return operation. The stepping motor fixing part and the return control means for controlling the stepping motor to step out at the time of excessive driving after the valve element comes into contact with the fixing part, and the shut-off state of the shut-off means after the flow path shut-off operation are complete. Blocking state detection means for detecting whether it is incomplete or incomplete, and when it detects that the flow path blocking state is incomplete, it performs a return operation to generate vibration due to step- out and then performs the blocking operation again. Blocking to perform Those having a full time of re-interruption control unit.

  And when the shut-off state of the shut-off means is incomplete, if foreign matter is present in the seal part and the seal becomes incomplete, the fluid that flows in once when the valve element is opened by the return direction rotational drive causes the seal part to Foreign matter can be removed, or foreign matter may be shaken off by vibration caused by stepping motor step-out after the fixed part of the stepping motor and the valve element come into contact with each other. Even if it is, the lock may be released by changing the rotation direction to the return direction, or foreign matter may be shaken off by vibration due to stepping motor step-out after the stepping motor fixing part and valve body abut Therefore, there is a high probability that the blocking means can block the fluid passage such as gas, and the fluid can be blocked more reliably.

  In addition to the first invention, the fluid blocking device of the second invention detects that the flow path blocking state is incomplete and executes a return operation, and then performs drive in the cutoff rotation direction and drive in the return rotation direction. It has a swing control means that repeats several times, and after this swing control, the shut-off operation is executed again.

  And by performing swing control that repeats the drive in the cutoff rotation direction and the drive in the return rotation direction one to several times, the possibility of removing foreign matter from the seal portion or unlocking the movable portion becomes higher, The fluid can be shut off more reliably.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fluid shut-off device having a flow rate detecting means for detecting a flow rate and a storage means for recording that the shut-off means is driven to be shut off. If is more than the specified amount, it is determined that the shut-off state is incomplete and is used as the output of the shut-off state detecting means.

  If the storage means is shutting down and the flow rate detecting means detects a flow rate that exceeds the specified amount, the shutoff operation is performed again when the shutoff operation is performed again after the return operation is performed. It can be confirmed directly by the flow rate, and according to the result of the shut-off state detection means, the shut-off control can be executed when the shut-off is incomplete while checking the direct flow rate until the shut-off is complete. The probability that the passage can be blocked increases, and the fluid can be blocked more reliably.

  In addition to the first invention, the fluid shut-off device of the fourth invention includes an open / close detection means for detecting the open / close state of the shut-off means, and a storage means for recording that the shut-off means is driven to shut off. If the output is not closed and the output of the open / close detecting means is not closed, it is determined that the interrupted state is incomplete and the output of the interrupted state detecting means is used.

  When the storage means is shut off and the output of the open / close detection means is not closed, the shutoff operation is performed again after the return operation is performed, so that the shutoff operation is performed again when the flow rate is not flowing. In addition, the open / close state of the shut-off valve can be confirmed, and the probability that the shut-off means can shut off a fluid flow path such as gas increases, so that the fluid can be shut off more reliably.

  Further, since the flow rate detection means is not essential, it can be applied to an alarm cutoff system that is linked with a gas leak alarm, a CO alarm, or the like, which is different from a flow meter such as a gas meter.

  In addition to the first invention, the fluid shut-off device of the fifth invention is that the shut-off valve is shut off by the shut-off incomplete shut-off control means, and then the shut-off state detecting means is incomplete in the channel shut-off state. When it is detected that there is, there is a communication means for making a call or a display means for displaying.

  In the unlikely event that the shut-off state is incomplete even after performing the shut-off incomplete shut-off control after executing the return operation, the call by the communication means or the display means to the outside Because of the display, the abnormal state can be detected early.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the present embodiment.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a fluid cutoff device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, a shutoff valve 43 that is built in a gas meter 41 and is driven by a PM stepping motor that can shut off a gas flow path 42, a magnetic sensor that detects a gas flow rate, a pressure sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a heat ray flow sensor, The flow rate detection unit 44 using a fluid element sensor, a mass flow rate sensor, or a float sensor, and the cutoff valve drive unit 46 that normally drives the cutoff valve 43 to shut off when the flow rate signal 45 of the flow rate detection unit 44 is an abnormal flow rate, etc. A flow rate determination unit 48 that outputs a signal 47, a cutoff storage unit 49 that stores that the normal cutoff signal 47 has been output, and the flow rate signal 45 of the flow rate detection unit 44 when the cutoff storage unit 49 is in the cutoff state. Is an AND gate that outputs a shut-off signal with shut-off flow 50 to the shut-off abnormality judging unit 60 when the flow rate judging unit 48 judges that the flow rate is present with the specified amount Q0 or more. Incomplete shutoff that outputs a shutoff command D once after receiving a return command A to the shutoff valve drive unit 46 in response to a re-shutoff command 69 output from the shutoff abnormal flow determining unit 51 and the shutoff abnormality determining unit 60 The time re-blocking control unit 53 and a power source unit 55 including a battery for supplying power to these units are configured.

  The interruption abnormality determination unit 60 receives the interruption signal 50 with interruption flow rate, and whether or not re-interruption is performed by the incomplete interruption re-interruption control unit 53 in the immediately preceding interruption, that is, the incomplete interruption re-interruption control is performed. It branches depending on whether or not it has been performed, and if re-blocking control is not performed when incomplete blockage, a re-blocking command 69 is output to the re-blocking control unit 53 when block is incomplete and re-blocking control is performed when incomplete blockage is performed. If it is determined that an abnormality that makes it difficult to complete the interruption has occurred in the system of the fluid interruption device, the interruption abnormality signal 52 is output to the communication means 58 and the display means 59. A call is made to the line or the like indicating that the disconnection is abnormal, and the display means 59 displays on the LED or the like.

  When the shut-off is incomplete, the re-shut-off control unit 53 receives the re-shut-off command 69 and first outputs a return command A to the shut-off valve drive unit 46. Thereafter, the swing control unit 67 sequentially outputs the shut-off command B and the return command C. After outputting the control, a shutoff command D is output last.

  When the shut-off valve drive unit 46 receives the normal return signal 68 or the return command A, if the movable stroke of the valve body of the shut-off valve 43 is 6 mm, the shut-off valve drive unit 46 drives the rotation in the return direction, such as about 8 mm, exceeding that. Control is performed to step out the stepping motor when driving the return direction rotation of about 2 mm which is excessive after the fixed portion and the valve body abut, and the valve body is vibrated at the time of the step out.

  The prescribed amount Q0 for determining that there is a flow rate during shut-off is the amount of gas that does not reach the explosion limit in the downstream chamber when the prescribed amount leaks, the amount of gas that ordinary people do not feel the gas odor, The minimum weighing unit can be selected, and is usually set to about 1 to 50 L / h.

  The flow rate determination unit 48, the cutoff storage unit 49, the cutoff flow rate determination unit 51, the cutoff valve drive unit 46, the cutoff abnormality determination unit 60, the incomplete cutoff re-blocking control unit 53, and the swing control unit 67 are included in the microcomputer 54. It is realized by recorded software means or logic IC.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a cutoff valve drive unit, a cutoff valve, and a return pulse time chart of the fluid cutoff device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

  In the block diagram of the shut-off valve driving unit and the shut-off valve, FIG. 2A, the shut-off valve 43 is driven by a first-phase and second-phase two-phase bipolar excitation type stepping motor 61, and the shut-off valve drive unit 46 Comprises a cutoff control unit 63, a return control unit 64, and an excitation circuit 62 that converts the cutoff pulse 65 and the return pulse 66 into a two-phase bipolar drive waveform and simultaneously amplifies the power.

  In the time chart of the return pulse, FIG. 2B, from the top, the pulse voltage V (1 phase ab) applied to the first phase of the stepping motor 61 and the pulse voltage V applied to the second phase are shown. (2-phase ab), the valve body position of the shutoff valve 43 is shown.

  The step-out state of the stepping motor after the movable part of the valve body exceeds the movable stroke and the fixed part of the stepping motor comes into contact with the valve body is displayed above the line of the valve opening position.

  In FIG. 2B, the return pulse 66 is a second phase in which the first phase voltage V (1 phase ab) falls after the second phase voltage V (2 phases ab) falls. A pulse having a phase difference preceded by a change is about 200 PPS (pulses / second) in the return start process, about 100 PPS in the next return valve opening process in which the valve body is separated from the valve seat, and about in the next return movement process. When the output is 200 PPS and the shut-off valve 43 has a movable stroke of 6 mm and is 2 mm / 48 pulses, the shut-off valve 43 is composed of a total of 192 pulses, such as a stroke exceeding about 8 mm.

  FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the shutoff valve 43 of the fluid shutoff device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The valve seat diameter is about φ28 mm adapted to the maximum flow rate of 6 cubic m / h, which is the mainstream size of a home gas meter. This is an example of a shut-off valve having a movable stroke of the valve body of about 6 mm.

  In FIG. 3, the stator 77 is comprised by the electromagnetic coils 71 and 72 connected to the 1st phase and the 2nd phase, and the yokes 73, 74, 75, and 76 which transmit magnetic force, and the permanent magnet 78 and the flow path 42 are comprised. A rotor 82 composed of a lead shaft 81 having a lead portion 80 protruding in the direction is arranged coaxially with the stator 77, and can contact a valve seat 83 formed in the flow path 42 to shut off a fluid such as a gas. A valve seat 87 made of a flexible material such as a synthetic rubber or a plastic elastomer having a seal portion having a diameter of about 31 mm and a stator 77 side of the valve seat 87 are arranged to be engaged, and a lead nut portion 84 is connected to the lead portion 80. Since the stator 77 is fixed and is itself fixed by the claw-shaped rotation restricting means 86 formed on the flange 89 fixed to the flow path 42, the rotation of the rotor 82 is prevented. A valve body comprising a valve seat holding member 88 made of a synthetic resin having a high sliding property such as polyoxymethylene, which is a self-lubricating resin capable of linear motion to move the valve seat 83 and the valve seat 87 close to each other. The shut-off valve 43 is configured to include a spring 85 that is compressed and disposed between the flange 89 and the valve seat holding member 88 so as to bias the valve body 85 toward the valve seat 83. .

  On both sides of the rotor 82, a sliding bearing 91 made of a synthetic resin having a high sliding property, such as polyoxymethylene, which is a self-lubricating resin, and a rolling bearing 92 for both thrust and radial use are arranged, and between the stator 77 and the rotor 82. A non-magnetic metal hermetic partition wall 93 is disposed on the flange 89 side open end of the hermetic partition wall 93, and a metal lid 94 for holding the rolling bearing 92 is fixed to the hermetic partition wall 93 and the flange 89. A seal member 95 which is an O-ring is disposed.

A gap 79 of about 0.3 mm is formed between the valve seat 87 and the valve seat holding member 88 in the moving direction of the valve body 85 in order to improve the swingability of the valve seat 87.

  The stator 77 and the rotor 82 constitute a two-phase excitation PM (permanent magnet) type stepping motor 61 having a phase difference of ½ × π between the electromagnetic coils 71 and 72, that is, the first phase and the second phase. The rotor 82 is rotated by applying a current that generates a rotating magnetic field of a rectangular wave. When no current is applied, the rotor 82 is prevented from rotating by a static torque by the permanent magnet 78.

  In FIG. 3, when a pulse having a phase difference preceded by a change in the first phase is applied and the rotor 82 rotates in the CW (clockwise) direction when viewed from the valve body 85 side, the valve body 85 is moved to the valve seat 83. When a pulse having a phase difference preceded by a change in the second phase is applied and rotated CCW (counterclockwise), the valve body 85 performs a return operation to move away from the valve seat 83.

  The operation of the fluid shut-off device configured as described above will be described.

  When the flow rate determination unit 48 determines the flow rate signal 45 of the flow rate detection unit 44 and there is no abnormality in the usage state of the gas, the normal cutoff signal 47 is not output, and the cutoff valve 43 returns to the return state with the gas flow path 42 opened. keep.

  When the flow rate determination unit 48 determines the flow rate signal 45 of the flow rate detection unit 44 and the instantaneous flow rate is abnormally high enough to assume that the pipe is broken or the main plug is open, or the individual flow rate assigned to the gas water heater or gas stove When the usage time of the category is abnormally long, such as when it is out of the normal usage pattern of the equipment, or when there is an abnormality in the gas usage state, other sensors 56 such as earthquake sensors, pressure sensors, gas leak sensors, cutoff switches and communication When an external shutoff command 57 is received by a line or the like, a normal shutoff signal 47 is output to the shutoff valve drive unit 46, and the shutoff valve drive unit 46 shuts off the shutoff valve 43 by a shutoff pulse 65 controlled by the shutoff control unit 63 at the same time. The interruption storage unit 49 stores that the interruption signal is output, that is, the interruption is in progress.

  In response to the shut-off pulse 65, the shut-off valve 43 first undergoes a shut-off starting process, a shut-off moving process, and a shut-off process, so that the rotor 82 rotates in the CW direction from the stationary state, and the valve body 85 moves to the valve opening position and the valve seat. 83, the valve seat 87 is bent and the gap 79 is compressed, and further, the valve seat 87 is moved to the bottom dead center where the valve seat 87 is compressed and deformed in the moving direction, and the rotor 82 is driven excessively while causing step-out. After consuming the pulse, the shutdown pause process is entered.

  Thereafter, in the example of FIG. 2, stress relaxation is performed by reverse rotation control in the CCW direction within a range in which the valve seat 87 is kept in contact with the valve seat 83, and after the mechanical stress is relaxed, the cutoff control is performed. finish.

  After the shut-off operation, the energization of the electromagnetic coils 71 and 72 is stopped, and the shut-off valve 43 maintains the shut-off state even when there is no energization due to the stationary torque by the permanent magnet 78.

  When the abnormality of the gas use state is resolved or when the normal return signal 68 is input to the return control unit 64 from an external means (not shown), the return control unit 64 is connected to the shut-off valve 43 (stepping motor) via the excitation circuit 62. 61), a return pulse 66 is output, the rotor 82 rotates in the CCW direction, the valve body 85 moves away from the valve seat 83, and moves to the flange 89 side until the valve seat holding member 88 contacts the lid 94. Further, the drive of the extra rotation in the return direction such as 2 mm phase is continued. However, since the valve seat holding member 88 is in contact with the lid 94, the rotor 82 cannot rotate, and a step-out state that vibrates at that position occurs. As a result, the valve body 85 also vibrates at the valve opening position, and thereafter, when the return pulse 66 ends, the valve body 85 is held stationary at the valve opening position, and the gas flow path 42 is returned to the open state.

  When the return drive by the normal return signal 68 is executed, the shut-off recording in the shut-off storage unit 49 and the memory in the shut-off abnormality determining unit 60 are reset, and the normal state in which the gas can flow is restored.

  After performing the shut-off operation, foreign matter such as piping dust is interposed between the valve body 85 and the valve seat 83, and a slight amount of space is opened between the valve body 85 and the valve seat 83. As a result, the seal of the gas flow path 42 is sealed. As a result, the valve body 85 cannot reach the valve seat 83 because foreign matter such as pipe dust or wear powder is caught in the movable parts such as the lead nut portion 84 and the rolling bearing 92 and the shut-off operation is locked. In some cases, the gas channel 42 is not sufficiently sealed.

  In this case, the shut-off storage unit 49 stores that the shut-off is in progress, and the flow rate detecting unit 44 detects the flow rate, and the flow rate judging unit 48 judges that there is a flow rate when the flow rate signal 45 is equal to or greater than the specified amount Q0. Since there is a flow rate and there is a flow rate, the determination unit 51 with a cutoff flow rate outputs a cutoff signal 50 with a cutoff flow rate to the cutoff failure determination unit 60, The swing control unit 67 outputs a shut-off command 69, the shut-off incomplete shut-off re-control unit 53 first outputs a return command A to the shut-off valve drive unit 46, and then sequentially outputs a shut-off command B and a return command C. After the control is output, the shut-off command D is finally output, and the shut-off valve 43 oscillates at the valve-opening position by the step-out by the return command A, and thereafter the swing command B and the return command C are issued. After swing control by the motion control unit 67 The valve body 85 by the blocking instruction D is blocked state abuts the valve seat 83 again.

  In this process, when foreign matter is present in the seal portion and the seal is incomplete, the valve body 85 is temporarily engaged with the seal portion by the fluid that flows when the valve body 85 is detached from the valve seat 83 by the return direction rotational drive by the return command A. The foreign matter can be removed, or the foreign matter may be shaken off by the vibration caused by the stepping motor 61 stepping out after the lid 94 and the valve body 85 contact each other. Even if there is a possibility that the lock is released by changing the rotation direction to the return direction by the return command A, or the foreign matter may be shaken off by the vibration due to the above-mentioned step-out, the shut-off valve 43 will cause the gas flow path 42 to pass. The probability of being able to be blocked increases, and the fluid can be blocked more reliably.

  In addition, by performing swing control with the shutoff command B and the return command C, there is a higher possibility that foreign matter from the seal portion can be removed or the movable portion can be unlocked, and the fluid can be shut off more reliably. it can.

  The swing control unit 67 can improve the effect of removing foreign matter by repeating the shutoff command B and the return command C a plurality of times. However, the number of times can be optimized depending on the battery capacity of the power supply unit 55. Desirably, if it is desired to reduce the battery capacity, it is possible not to perform the swing control.

  Further, the cutoff command B and the return command C by the swing control unit 67 do not need to be controlled beyond the movable stroke of the valve body 85 like the return command A and the cutoff command D, for example, a part of 1 mm of the movable stroke 6 mm. Even in the case of phase control or the like, there is an effect of removing a small amount of foreign matter by changing the rotation direction. Therefore, it is possible to select partial control of the movable stroke in consideration of the battery capacity of the power supply unit 55.

After executing the re-blocking control when the block is incomplete, the flow rate detection unit 44 further detects the flow rate, and when the flow rate determination unit 48 determines that the flow rate signal 45 is equal to or greater than the specified amount Q0 and there is a flow rate, 51 indicates a shut-off signal 50 with shut-off flow, but the shut-off abnormality determination unit 60 stores that re-shut-off control is performed when shut-off is incomplete immediately before shut-off. Since it is determined that an abnormality that makes it difficult to complete the interruption has occurred, and the interruption abnormality signal 52 is output to the display means 59 such as the communication means 58 or the LED connected to the wireless or telephone line, early detection of the abnormal state is possible. Is possible.

  It should be noted that the number of re-breaking control times when incomplete shut-off until the shut-off abnormality determining unit 60 outputs the shut-off abnormality signal 52 is plural, and the communication means 58 and the display after the retry of the re-blocking control when incomplete shut-off is performed several times. The interruption abnormality signal 52 may be output to the means 59.

  Thus, in the fluid shutoff device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, when the shutoff valve 43 is shut off, when the flow rate signal 45 is greater than or equal to the specified amount Q0, the shutoff flow rate determination unit 51 commands re-shutoff, and the return is not restored. When the complete re-blocking control unit 53 returns, the valve body 85 is detached from the valve seat 83, and the valve body 85 and the lid 94 come into contact with each other. Since the shut-off is performed again after oscillating the valve 85, the shut-off valve 43 is in a gas flow state even when foreign matter is present in the seal part and the seal is incomplete, or even when the foreign part is caught in the movable part and locked. The probability that the road 42 can be blocked can be increased.

  In the unlikely event that the shut-off state is incomplete even after performing the shut-off incomplete shut-off control that performs the shut-off operation again after executing the return operation, the communication means to the outside of the system such as a radio or telephone line Since an outgoing call by 58 or a display by the display means 59 is performed, an abnormal state can be detected early.

  Further, it is possible to directly confirm that the interruption is incomplete with the flow rate signal 45, and re-interrupt when the interruption is incomplete while confirming directly with the flow rate signal 45 until the interruption is complete according to the result of the determination unit 51 that is in the process of being interrupted. The control can be executed, and the probability that the shutoff valve 43 can shut off the gas passage 42 is increased, so that the fluid can be shut off more reliably.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the fluid shut-off device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 4, a shut-off valve 43 built in the gas meter 101 and capable of shutting off the gas flow path 42, a limit switch for detecting the open / close state of the shut-off valve 43, a magnetic switch, an inductance detecting means, a search coil, a photo sensor, or a feeling An open / close detection unit 102 composed of a pressure element, a flow rate detection unit 44 for detecting a gas flow rate, and a cutoff valve drive unit 46 for driving the cutoff valve 43 when the flow rate signal 45 of the flow rate detection unit 44 is an abnormal flow rate or the like. The flow rate determination unit 103 that outputs the normal cutoff signal 47, the cutoff storage unit 49 that stores the output of the normal cutoff signal 47, and the signal of the open / close detection unit 102 when the cutoff storage unit 49 is in the cutoff state Is not closed, an incomplete shutoff incomplete determination unit 105 that outputs an incomplete shutoff incomplete shutoff signal 104 to the shutoff abnormality determination unit 60; In response to a re-blocking command 69 output from the disconnection abnormality determining unit 60, a return command A is once output to the shut-off valve driving unit 46, and then a blocking command D is output again. The power supply unit 55 includes a battery or the like that supplies power to each unit.

  The shut-off storage unit 49, the shut-off / close incomplete judgment unit 105, the shut-off valve driving unit 46, the shut-off abnormality judgment unit 60, the incomplete shut-off re-shut-off control unit 53, and the swing control unit 67 are recorded in the microcomputer 106. It is realized by means or logic IC.

  FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a shutoff valve and an on / off detector of the fluid shutoff device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

  In FIG. 5, the shutoff valve 43 is the same as that in FIG.

  The open / close detection unit 102 is arranged coaxially with the shutoff valve 43, one end abuts when the shutoff valve 43 is closed and the other end is fixed with a permanent magnet 112, and a housing 111 that holds the rod 113 slidably. The spring 114 having an urging force of about 0.2 N, which is weaker than the closing force of the shut-off valve 43 urging the rod 113 in the direction of the shut-off valve 43, and the permanent magnet 112 approaching the gas partition wall 115 in the gas meter approach each other. The magnetic reed switch 116 is turned on when turned off and turned off when separated.

  When the position of the valve body 85 of the shut-off valve 43 is in the open state, the operation of the open / close detection unit 102 is because the rod 113 is not in contact with the valve body 85 and is biased by the spring 114 and is on the right side in the figure. When the permanent magnet 112 is separated from the magnetic reed switch 116 and the magnetic reed switch is OFF, and the position of the valve body 85 of the shut-off valve 43 is closed, the rod 113 contacts the valve body 85 and shuts off the shut-off valve 43. When the permanent magnet 112 approaches the magnetic reed switch 116 and the magnetic reed switch is turned on, the open / close state of the shut-off valve 43 is detected as an electrical signal. It is possible.

  And when the state of the interruption | blocking memory | storage part 49 is interrupting | blocking and the signal of the opening / closing detection part 102 is not closed, ie, when the magnetic reed switch 116 is incompletely closed during interruption | blocking, it showed to FIGS. Similar to the first embodiment, the return-incomplete re-shutoff control unit 53 once returns, the valve body 85 is detached from the valve seat 83, and the valve body 85 and the lid 94 come into contact with each other. After the stepping motor 61 is stepped out by the control, the valve body 85 is vibrated, and then the shut-off valve 43 is driven to shut off by re-shut-off control when the return is incomplete.

  As described above, in the fluid shut-off device according to the second embodiment of the present invention, when the storage means 49 is shut off and the output of the open / close detection unit 102 is not closed, the shut-off state is determined to be incomplete and the shut-off during shut-off is not performed. The complete determination unit 105 commands re-blocking, the re-blocking control unit 53 when reset is incomplete, temporarily returns, the valve body 85 is detached from the valve seat 83, and the surplus return is performed after the valve body 85 and the lid 94 contact each other. Since the valve body 85 is vibrated by the stepping motor 61 being stepped out by the direction rotation control, the shut-off is performed again, so that foreign matter is present in the seal portion and the seal becomes incomplete, or foreign matter is caught in the movable portion. Even when locked, the probability that the shutoff valve 43 can shut off the gas flow path 42 can be increased.

  Further, since the shut-off state detecting means is the open / close detecting unit 102 different from the flow rate judging unit 103 and the incomplete shut-off determining unit 105, the shut-off valve 43, the open / close detecting unit 102, the shut-off storage unit 49, the non-closed shut-off unit Even if the complete determination unit 105 and the shut-off valve driving unit 46 are not built in the gas meter 101, the complete judgment unit 105 and the shut-off valve drive unit 46 are independent after receiving the normal shut-off signal 47 from the flow rate judging unit 103, the other sensor 56, or the external shut-off command 57. It can be operated, and can be deployed to a separate cutoff device, an alarm cutoff system linked to a gas leak alarm, a CO alarm, or the like.

  In the first and second embodiments, the fluid shut-off device has been described as being built in the gas meters 41 and 101 and driven by the battery power supply unit 55. However, the isolated fluid shut-off device may be built in a combustion device or the like. Alternatively, it may be driven by a commercial power source, a self-generated power source, or the like, or may be driven by an backup power source such as a capacitor.

As described above, the fluid shut-off device according to the present invention can remove foreign matters or release the lock by vibration caused by rotation in the return direction or stepping motor when the shut-off means is incomplete. Therefore, even when foreign matter is present in the seal part and the seal is incomplete, or even when foreign matter is caught and locked in the movable part, the probability that the shutoff valve can shut off the gas flow path can be increased. In addition to gas fluid shut-off devices such as gas meter built-in shut-off device (microcomputer meter), on-off valve for combustion equipment, separate shut-off device, alarm shut-off system linked with gas leak alarm and CO alarm, etc. Can be applied.

1 is a block diagram of a fluid shutoff device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Shutoff valve driving unit, shutoff valve block diagram, and return pulse time chart of fluid shutoff device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention Sectional drawing of the cutoff valve of the fluid cutoff apparatus of Embodiment 1 of this invention Block diagram of fluid shutoff device of embodiment 2 of the present invention Sectional drawing of the shut-off valve and opening / closing detection part of the fluid shut-off device of Embodiment 2 of this invention Sectional view and block diagram of shutoff valve of conventional fluid shutoff device Block diagram of a conventional fluid shutoff device

Explanation of symbols

42 Gas channel (channel)
43 Shutoff valve (shutoff means)
44 Flow rate detector (flow rate detection means)
49. Blocking storage unit (storage means)
51 Determining part with shutoff flow rate (cutoff state detection means)
53 Re-shutoff control unit for incomplete shutoff (Re-shutoff control means for incomplete shutoff)
58 communication means 59 display means 60 shut-off abnormality determination part 61 stepping motor 63 shut-off control part 64 return control part 67 swing control part 80 lead part (linear motion conversion means)
83 Valve seat 84 Lead nut part (linear motion conversion means)
85 Valve body 86 Rotation restriction means (linear motion conversion means)
94 Lid (Stepping motor fixing part)
102 Open / close detection unit (open / close detection means)
105 Incompletely closed / closed judgment section (cutoff state detection means)

Claims (5)

A stepping motor,
A valve body capable of contacting a valve seat provided in the flow path at the time of shutoff, and capable of contacting a fixed portion of the stepping motor when returning;
Blocking means having linear motion conversion means for converting the rotational motion of the stepping motor into linear motion to drive the valve body and open and close the flow path;
During the flow path return operation, the valve body is driven to rotate in the return direction exceeding the movable stroke of the valve body, and the stepping motor is removed when the stepping motor is driven excessively after the valve body comes into contact with the fixed part. Return control means for performing control to adjust,
A blocking state detecting means for detecting whether the blocking state of the blocking means after the flow path blocking operation is complete or incomplete;
A fluid shut-off having a shut-off incomplete shut-off re-control unit that executes the return operation to generate vibration by step-out when it detects that the channel shut-off state is incomplete. apparatus. After detecting that the flow path blocking state is incomplete and executing the return operation, the control unit has swing control means for repeating the drive in the cutoff rotation direction and the drive in the return rotation direction one to several times. The fluid shut-off device according to claim 1, wherein the shut-off operation is executed again afterwards. A flow rate detection means for detecting a flow rate and a storage means for recording that the cutoff means has been driven to shut off, wherein the storage means is being shut off, and the detected flow rate of the flow rate detection means is greater than or equal to a specified amount; The fluid shut-off device according to claim 1, wherein the fluid shut-off state is determined to be incomplete and used as an output of the shut-off state detecting means. An open / close detection means for detecting an open / close state of the shut-off means, and a storage means for recording that the shut-off means is driven to be shut off, wherein the storage means is being shut off and the output of the open / close detection means is not closed The fluid shut-off device according to claim 1, wherein the shut-off state is determined to be incomplete and output from the shut-off state detecting means. When the shutoff valve is shut off by the shutoff incomplete shutoff control means, and the shutoff state detection means detects that the shutoff state is incomplete, it has a communication means for calling or a display means for displaying. The fluid shut-off device according to claim 1.