JP6139438B2 - Opening / closing operation valve operation fixture - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an operation unit fixture for an opening / closing operation valve, and more particularly to a fixture for fixing an operation unit in a closed state.

Conventionally, an engine oil is necessary for an engine mounted on an automobile or a heavy machine. This oil is changed regularly. When changing the oil, the bolt-shaped lid screwed into the discharge hole provided at the bottom of the oil storage portion is opened by rotating it with a spanner or the like to drain the oil. After the oil is drained from the drain hole, screw in the lid to close the drain hole and refill with new oil.
In order to increase the efficiency of such oil change work, an open / close operation valve that is screwed into the discharge hole has been proposed.

JP 2002-106731 A

  Such an on-off valve has an advantage that it can be switched between an open state and a closed state by rotating the switching lever 90 degrees, and oil can be easily changed by a simple operation. However, the switching by the simple operation may cause the closed state not to be maintained against the intention due to an erroneous operation by the operator.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an operating portion fixing tool for an opening / closing operation valve that can reliably maintain the closed state of the opening / closing operation valve.

The present invention for solving the above problems has the following configuration.
(1) a main body provided with an inlet and an outlet;
A valve body housed in the main body and arranged to be switchable between an open state and a closed state;
An operation member that switches the valve body between an open state and a closed state by a swing movement; a shaft housing portion that houses a swing shaft of the operation member;
An insertion hole formed along the swinging locus of the operation member, and formed in the shaft housing portion to allow the operation member to pass therethrough;
An operation part fixture for an opening / closing operation valve that is formed in the insertion hole and is attached to a valve provided with a locking part that locks the operation member in a closed position,
A mounting portion that has a shape along the outer peripheral surface of the shaft housing portion and that is mounted and fixed by contacting the outer surface of the shaft housing portion at least at three points;
An opening formed in the mounting portion, the opening width being narrower than the outer diameter of the shaft housing portion, and expanding and contracting when being attached to and detached from the shaft housing portion;
In the mounting portion, an operation member insertion portion formed at a position corresponding to the insertion hole at the time of mounting,
Projecting inside the mounting part, and having an insertion part inserted into the insertion hole at the time of mounting;
The operating part fixture for an opening / closing operation valve, wherein the insertion part is inserted at least in a closed position of the operating member and restricts the movement of the operating member to the outside of the locking part.

  (2) The opening / closing operation valve operating portion fixing tool according to claim 1, wherein the inner peripheral surface of the mounting portion is in close contact with the outer periphery of the shaft accommodating portion during mounting.

  (3) The operation part fixture according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a lid member for closing the fluid flow port of the open / close valve is integrally attached.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, in a state where the operating portion fixing tool is mounted on the opening / closing operation valve, the insertion portion of the mounting portion is inserted into the insertion hole of the opening / closing operation valve, particularly in the closed position of the operating member. It will be inserted into the corresponding part and the operating member will be locked in the closed position.

  According to the second aspect of the invention, since the inner peripheral surface of the mounting portion is in close contact with the outer periphery of the shaft housing portion, the operation portion fixing tool can be more firmly fixed to the open / close operation valve.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, by closing the fluid circulation port with the lid member, it is possible to suppress contamination of the valve body and the seal due to dust entering from the outside when the open / close operation valve is in the closed state. .

It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the state which removed the operation part fixing tool of this invention from the opening / closing operation valve. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the state which mounted | wore the opening / closing operation valve with the operation part fixing tool of this invention. It is a whole perspective view of the operation part fixing tool of this invention. It is a top view of the operation part fixing tool of this invention. It is a bottom view of the operation part fixing tool of this invention. It is a front view of the operation part fixing tool of this invention. It is a front view of the operation part fixing tool of this invention. It is a left view of the operation part fixing tool of this invention. It is a right view of the operation part fixing tool of this invention. It is BB sectional drawing in the top view of the operation part fixing tool of this invention. It is CC sectional drawing in the top view of the operation part fixing tool of this invention. It is DD sectional drawing in CC sectional drawing of the operation part fixing tool of this invention. It is a whole perspective view which shows the state which mounted | wore the opening / closing operation valve with the operation part fixing tool of this invention. It is a whole side view which shows the state which mounted | wore the opening / closing operation valve with the operation part fixing tool of this invention. It is EE sectional drawing in FIG. It is a whole top view which shows the state which mounted | wore the opening / closing operation valve with the operation part fixing tool of this invention. It is a whole perspective view which shows the state which mounted | wore the opening / closing operation valve with the operation part fixing tool of the other structural example of this invention. It is a cross-sectional side view which shows the state which mounted | wore the opening / closing operation valve of another structure with the operation part fixing tool of this invention.

  Hereinafter, the operation part fixture of the opening / closing operation valve of the present invention will be described in detail. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the operation unit fixing tool 1 of the present invention is removed from the opening / closing operation valve 2, and FIG. FIG.

  The opening / closing operation valve 2 to which the operation unit fixture 1 of the present invention is attached includes a valve body 21, a lid body 23 screwed into the valve body 21, an operation member 24, a ring spring 25, a receiving member 26, A compression spring 27, a rotation shaft 28, and a spherical valve body 29 are provided. The valve body 21 is formed in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the flow path 213, a valve chamber 211 that accommodates the valve body 29, one end that opens to the outside, and the other end that communicates with the valve chamber 211. A shaft housing portion 22 is provided. A male screw 212 for attaching the valve body 21 to a fluid device such as an oil pan is formed on the outer periphery of the external opening of the flow path 213.

  In the valve chamber 211, the opposite side to the opening of the flow path 213 opens, and the lid 23 is screwed into the opening. A fluid channel 231 is formed in the lid body 23, one end of the fluid channel 231 is opened to the outside, and the other end is opened to the valve chamber 211. The axis of the flow path 213 and the axis of the fluid flow path 231 are configured to be located on substantially the same line. The external opening of the fluid channel 231 serves as a fluid circulation port 231e and is closed by a lid member 81 as will be described later.

  A spherical valve element 29 is accommodated in the valve chamber 211. Between the valve body 29 and the valve body 21, there are ring-shaped packings 211a and 211b around the opening in the valve chamber 211 of the flow channel 213 and around the opening in the valve chamber 211 of the fluid flow channel 231, respectively. Is arranged and is inserted between the valve body 211 and the valve main body 21. By this packing 211a, 211b, the fluid does not enter the valve chamber 211 from the flow paths 213, 231.

  A flow passage 291 is formed in the valve body 29, and a rotation 28 is arranged in a direction orthogonal to the flow passage 291. The tip 281 of the rotation shaft 28 is connected to the connection portion 292 formed on the surface of the valve body 29, and the valve body 29 and the rotation shaft 28 rotate as a unit. The rotation shaft 28 is housed in the shaft housing portion 22, and the base end portion 241 of the operation member 24 is connected to the rotation shaft 28 in the shaft housing portion, and the operation member 24 and the rotation shaft 28 are connected. Rotate as a unit. That is, the rotation shaft 28 functions as a swing shaft of the operation member 24.

  A ring spring 25 that fits into a groove formed inside the opening is provided at the tip opening of the shaft accommodating portion 22, and a receiving member 26 is disposed inside the ring spring 25 to close the tip opening. . The compression spring 27 externally mounted on the rotating shaft 28 is inserted between the base end portion 241 of the operation member 24 and the receiving member 26, and is configured to constantly bias the operation member 24 toward the valve chamber 21. ing.

  An insertion hole 220 through which the operation member 24 is inserted is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft housing portion 22. The operation member 24 includes a base end portion 241 positioned in the shaft housing portion 22 and an operation portion 242 extending from the base end portion 241 to the outside of the shaft housing portion 22, and the operation portion 242 passes through the insertion hole 220. It is inserted. When the operation member 24 swings and moves with the rotation of the rotation shaft 28, the operation unit 242 moves in the insertion hole 220. The insertion hole 220 is formed in the circumferential direction and regulates the operation range of the operation unit 242. That is, the insertion hole 220 restricts the rotation range of the rotation shaft 28 to 90 degrees. The base end portion 241 of the operation member 24 is connected to the rotation shaft 28 so as to be slightly swingable also in the axial direction (vertical direction) of the rotation shaft 28.

  The insertion hole 220 formed in a slit shape has a narrow guide portion 221 and a wide locking portion 223. The locking portion 223 is formed to have the same length as the width of the operation portion 242, and a step portion 224 is provided between the guide portion 221 and the locking portion 223. Since the operation member 24 is urged toward the valve chamber 21 by the compression spring 27, the operation member 24 is urged so as to be positioned inside the stepped portion 224 in the locking portion 223. Since the width of the locking portion 223 is formed to be approximately the same as the width of the operation member 24, the operation member 24 is restricted from swinging around the rotation shaft 28 in the locking portion 223. . Further, the position where the screw operating member 24 is fitted in the locking portion 223 is the position where the valve body 29 is in a closed state, and the position of the end of the guide portion 221 is 90 degrees after the valve body 29 is rotated. It is a position that is in a state. Further, since the flow path 291 of the valve element 29 is connected so that the axis line from the proximal end portion to the distal end portion of the operation member 24 is substantially parallel, the operation member 24 is parallel to the fluid flow path 231. The position is open, and the position is perpendicular to the closed position, so that the open / closed state can be grasped sensuously at the position of the operation member 24.

  The operating member 24 can be switched between an open state and a closed state by rotating the valve body 29 by swinging and moving in the insertion hole 220. Regulate the moving angle. Since the operating member 24 is constantly urged by the compression spring 27 toward the valve chamber 21 where the locking portion 223 is formed, when the operating member 24 moves to the position of the locking portion 223, the compression spring 27 is configured to be automatically fitted into the locking portion 223.

  Further, when the operation member 24 is swung toward the open position when moving from the closed position fitted to the locking portion 223 to the open position, the step portion 224 makes it impossible to perform the swing operation. Become. When switching to the open state, the operation member 24 is lifted against the urging force of the compression spring 27, the operation member 24 is removed from the locking portion 223, and then the operation member is swung to the open position. The operating member 24 fitted in the locking portion 223 is pressed into the locking portion 223 by the compression spring 27 as described above, but if a force to push up against the urging force of the compression spring 27 is applied, The locking action at the locking portion 223 is easily released.

  Next, the operation unit fixture 1 of the present invention that is mounted on the opening / closing operation valve 2 will be described in detail. 3 is an overall perspective view of the operation unit fixture 1, FIG. 4 is also a plan view, FIG. 5 is a bottom view, FIG. 6 is a front view, FIG. 7 is a rear view, and FIG. 9 is a right side view, FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along the line BB in the plan view, FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along the line CC in the plan view, FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along the line DD in the sectional view taken along the line CC. FIG. 14 is an overall side view, FIG. 15 is an EE cross-sectional view of the entire side view, and FIG. 16 is an overall plan view. .

  The operation unit fixture 1 has a fixture body 3 and a pair of arm portions 4 and 5 extending from both ends of the fixture body 3. The fixture main body 3 and the arm portions 4 and 5 constitute a mounting portion 6 on the inner side. An opening 6 s is formed between the tip 41 of the arm 4 and the tips 51 a and 51 b of the arm 5. The width of the opening 6 s (the distance between the tip 41 and the tips 51 a and 51 b) is formed smaller than the cross-sectional diameter of the shaft housing 22. When mounting the operation unit fixing tool 1 on the shaft housing part 22, the opening 6 s is pressed against the shaft housing part 22, and the tip parts 41, 51 a, 51 b are slid along the outer surface of the shaft housing part 22 to open the opening. The fixture body 3 and the arm portions 4 and 5 are elastically deformed so that the portion 6s is pushed open. After the opening 6 s passes through the diameter portion of the shaft housing portion 22, it returns to its original shape by the restoring force of the elastic force, and the mounting portion 6 comes into close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the shaft housing portion 22, thereby completing the mounting. .

  The mounting portion 6 is formed in a continuous arc shape along the cross-sectional shape of the shaft housing portion 22 so as to make surface contact with the outer surface of the shaft housing portion 22. The arc shape of the inner surface of the mounting portion 6 is configured such that the center angle of the arc is larger than 180 degrees, and preferably 200 degrees or more and about 240 degrees or less. The upper limit of the angle depends on the property of the material constituting the operation unit fixing tool 1 but is an angle such that the amount of deformation does not exceed the limit of elastic deformation when the opening 6s is opened at the time of mounting. It is preferable.

  In the operation unit fixture 1 of the present embodiment, the mounting unit 6 has an arcuate inner surface and is attached to the shaft accommodating unit 22 by surface contact. However, the mounting unit 6 may be in contact with at least three points. . Such contact points are preferably arranged in the vicinity of the tip portions of the arm portions 4 and 5 and in the vicinity of the center portion of the mounting portion 6 within the above-mentioned angle range.

  The arm portion 5 is formed with a slit 7 as an operation member insertion portion from the distal end to the proximal end. A slit 7 is formed at a position overlapping the locking portion 223 of the insertion hole 220 in a state where the operation portion fixing tool 1 is mounted on the opening / closing operation valve 2. That is, at the distal end portions 51 a and 51 b of the arm portion 5, the distal end of the slit 7 is opened, and the proximal end 71 of the slit 7 is at a position corresponding to the stepped portion 224.

  In a state where the operation unit fixture 1 is mounted on the opening / closing operation valve 2, the operation member 24 in the closed position is inserted into the slit 7, and the open position of the operation member 24 is determined by the base end 71 of the slit 7. Swinging is restricted. Further, an insertion portion 61 protruding inward is formed on the inner side surface of the arm portion 5. The insertion portion 61 is formed at a position corresponding to the insertion hole 220 in a state where the operation portion fixing tool 1 is mounted on the opening / closing operation valve 2, and as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. It will be in the state inserted in the insertion hole 220 in FIG. The insertion portion 61 is formed continuously from the distal end of the arm portion 5 toward the proximal end, and the insertion portion proximal end 611 is at a position corresponding to the end portion of the guide portion 221 of the insertion hole 220.

  The insertion portion 61 configured as described above has an action of retaining the operation member 24 in the closed position in the locking portion 223 by being fitted into the insertion hole 220. That is, as shown in FIG. 15, the operating member 24 located in the locking portion 223 is swung in a direction (upward in FIG. 15) by the insertion portion 61 to be detached from the locking portion 223. Is regulated. The insertion part 61 should just be provided in the position corresponding to the latching | locking part 223 at least. As described above, by mounting the operation unit fixture 1 on the opening / closing operation valve 2, the operation member 24 is reliably held in the locking portion 223, and the opening / closing operation valve 2 is opened due to an erroneous operation or force majeure. Is suppressed.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the base end portions of the arm portions 4 and 5 are formed with knob portions 31 a and 31 b that are gently curved outward, and both ends 33 a and 33 b of the fixture main body 3. It is configured to have the widest width. When the operation unit fixing tool 1 is pulled out from the opening / closing operation valve 2, the knobs 31a and 31b are picked with the index finger and the thumb and pulled in the proximal direction. In this way, by providing the knobs 31a and 31b that become wider toward the base end, the force of the finger is transmitted to the operation unit fixture 1 and becomes cheaper, and the pulling operation becomes easy. The fixture main body 3 is formed with a thick portion 32 between the connecting portions of the arm portions 4 and 5, and the thick portion 32 acts as a reinforcement against deformation during detachment.

  FIG. 17 shows another example of the configuration, and is an overall perspective view showing a state in which the operation unit fixture 1 is mounted on the opening / closing operation valve 2. A lid member 8 is connected to the operation unit fixture 1. The lid member 8 closes the fluid circulation port 231e of the opening / closing operation valve 2, and includes a lid member main body 81 and a circulation port insertion portion 81b formed to protrude from the central portion of the lid member main body 81. The flow port insertion portion 81b has an outer diameter that is the same as the inner diameter of the fluid flow port 231e, and the flow port insertion portion 81b is inserted into the fluid flow port 231e and fixed when attached.

  Further, a connecting portion 82 is provided between the end of the fixture main body 3 and the lid member 8, and the fixture main body 3 and the lid member 8 are integrally formed. The connecting portion 82 is formed in a curved shape. For this reason, for example, as shown in FIG. 18, in the operation valve provided with the hose connection portion 233 having the discharge flow path 231a, when the lid member 8 is attached to the tip opening 234 of the hose connection portion 233. The curved portion of the connecting portion 82 spreads, and the lid member 8 can be connected.

  By attaching such a lid member 8 to the fluid circulation port 231e, in the closed state, dust and sand particles enter the fluid circulation port 231e, and these sand particles and the like are formed on the surfaces of the packing 211a and the valve element 29 during the opening operation. Inconveniences such as biting between them and damaging the valve body 29 and the packing 211a are suppressed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Operation part fixture 2 Opening / closing operation valve 21 Valve main body 22 Shaft accommodating part 220 Insertion hole 223 Locking part 231e Fluid flow port 24 Operation member 3 Fixing tool main body 4 Arm part 5 Arm part 6 Mounting part 6s Opening part 61 Insertion part 8 Lid member

Claims (3)

A body provided with an inlet and an outlet,
A valve body housed in the main body and arranged to be switchable between an open state and a closed state;
An operation member that switches the valve body between an open state and a closed state by a swing movement; a shaft housing portion that houses a swing shaft of the operation member;
An insertion hole formed along the swinging locus of the operation member, and formed in the shaft housing portion to allow the operation member to pass therethrough;
An operation part fixture for an opening / closing operation valve that is formed in the insertion hole and is attached to a valve provided with a locking part that locks the operation member in a closed position,
A mounting portion that has a shape along the outer peripheral surface of the shaft housing portion and that is mounted and fixed by contacting the outer surface of the shaft housing portion at least at three points;
An opening formed in the mounting portion, the opening width being narrower than the outer diameter of the shaft housing portion, and expanding and contracting when being attached to and detached from the shaft housing portion;
In the mounting portion, an operation member insertion portion formed at a position corresponding to the insertion hole at the time of mounting,
Projecting inside the mounting part, and having an insertion part inserted into the insertion hole at the time of mounting;
The operating part fixture for an opening / closing operation valve, wherein the insertion part is inserted at least in a closed position of the operating member and restricts the movement of the operating member to the outside of the locking part.   2. The opening / closing operation valve operating portion fixing tool according to claim 1, wherein an inner peripheral surface of the mounting portion is in close contact with an outer periphery of the shaft accommodating portion during mounting.   Furthermore, the operation part fixture of the opening / closing operation valve of Claim 1 or 2 to which the cover member which closes the fluid circulation port of an opening / closing operation valve is integrally attached.

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