US20090060750A1 - Fluid transportation device - Google Patents

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US20090060750A1
US20090060750A1 US12/222,882 US22288208A US2009060750A1 US 20090060750 A1 US20090060750 A1 US 20090060750A1 US 22288208 A US22288208 A US 22288208A US 2009060750 A1 US2009060750 A1 US 2009060750A1
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Chiang Ho Cheng
Rong Ho Yu
Jyh Horng Tsai
Shih Che Chiu
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B43/00—Machines, pumps, or pumping installations having flexible working members
    • F04B43/02—Machines, pumps, or pumping installations having flexible working members having plate-like flexible members, e.g. diaphragms
    • F04B43/04—Pumps having electric drive
    • F04B43/043—Micropumps
    • F04B43/046—Micropumps with piezoelectric drive
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B43/00—Machines, pumps, or pumping installations having flexible working members
    • F04B43/02—Machines, pumps, or pumping installations having flexible working members having plate-like flexible members, e.g. diaphragms
    • F04B43/04—Pumps having electric drive
    • F04B43/043—Micropumps
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B53/00—Component parts, details or accessories not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F04B1/00 - F04B23/00 or F04B39/00 - F04B47/00
    • F04B53/10—Valves; Arrangement of valves
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2210/00—Working fluid
    • F05B2210/10—Kind or type
    • F05B2210/11—Kind or type liquid, i.e. incompressible
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2260/00—Function
    • F05B2260/60—Fluid transfer
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S417/00—Pumps

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  • the present invention relates to a fluid transportation device, and more particularly to a fluid transportation device for use in a micro pump.
  • fluid transportation devices used in many sectors such as pharmaceutical industries, computer techniques, printing industries, energy industries are developed toward miniaturization.
  • the fluid transportation devices used in for example micro pumps, micro atomizers, printheads or industrial printers are very important components. Consequently, it is critical to improve the fluid transportation devices.
  • FIG. 1A is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating a micro pump in a non-actuation status.
  • the micro pump 10 principally comprises an inlet channel 13 , a micro actuator 15 , a transmission device 14 , a diaphragm 12 , a compression chamber 111 , a substrate 11 and an outlet channel 16 .
  • the compression chamber 111 is defined between the diaphragm 12 and the substrate 11 and accommodates a fluid therein. Depending on the deformation amount of the diaphragm 12 , the capacity of the compression chamber 111 is varied.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic top view of the micro pump shown in FIG. 1A .
  • the micro pump 10 has an inlet flow amplifier 17 and an outlet flow amplifier 18 .
  • the inlet flow amplifier 17 and the outlet flow amplifier 18 are cone-shaped.
  • the relatively larger end of the inlet flow amplifier 17 is connected to the inlet channel 191 and the relatively smaller end of the inlet flow amplifier 17 is connected to the compression chamber 111 .
  • the relatively larger end of the outlet flow amplifier 18 is connected to the compression chamber 111 and the relatively smaller end of the outlet flow amplifier 18 is connected to the outlet channel 192 .
  • the inlet flow amplifier 17 and the outlet flow amplifier 18 are arranged in the same direction.
  • This valveless micro pump 10 still has some drawbacks. For example, some fluid may return back to the input channel when the micro pump is in the actuation status. For enhancing the net flow rate, the compression ratio of the compression chamber 111 should be increased to result in a sufficient chamber pressure. Under this circumstance, a costly micro actuator is required.
  • a valve seat, a valve membrane, a valve cap, an actuating module and a cover plate are sequentially stacked from bottom to top, thereby assembling the fluid transportation device.
  • the actuating module is activated to deform the vibrating film and thus the volume of the pressure cavity is changed to result in a positive or negative pressure difference.
  • the inlet/outlet valve structures of the valve membrane are quickly opened or closed. At the moment when the volume of the pressure cavity is expanded or shrunken, suction or impulse is generated to flow the fluid.
  • the fluid transportation device of the present invention can transport gases or liquids at excellent flow rate and output pressure. By using the fluid transportation device of the present invention, the problem of returning back the fluid during fluid transportation is avoided.
  • a fluid transportation device for transporting a fluid.
  • the fluid transportation device includes a valve seat, a valve cap, a valve membrane, multiple buffer chambers, a vibration film and an actuator.
  • the valve seat has an inlet channel and an outlet channel.
  • the valve cap is disposed on the valve seat.
  • the valve membrane has substantially uniform thickness, is arranged between the valve seat and the valve cap, and includes several hollow-types valve switches, which includes at least a first valve switch and a second valve switch.
  • the multiple buffer chambers include a first buffer chamber between the valve membrane and the valve cap and a second buffer chamber between the valve membrane and the valve seat.
  • the vibration film has a periphery fixed on the valve cap.
  • the vibration film has a periphery fixed on said valve cap, and is separated from the valve cap when the fluid transportation device is in a non-actuation status, thereby defining a pressure cavity.
  • the actuator is connected to the vibration film. When the actuator is driven to be subject to deformation, the vibration film connected to the actuator is transmitted to render a volume change of the pressure cavity and result in a pressure difference for moving the fluid to be introduced from the inlet channel, flowed through the first valve switch, the first buffer chamber, the pressure cavity, the second buffer chamber and the second valve switch, and exhausted from the outlet channel.
  • FIG. 1A is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating a micro pump in a non-actuation status
  • FIG. 1B is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating a micro pump in an actuation status
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic top view of the micro pump shown in FIG 1 A;
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic exploded view of a fluid transportation device according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating the valve seat of the fluid transportation device shown in FIG. 3 ;
  • FIG. 5A is a schematic backside view illustrating the valve cap of the fluid transportation device shown in FIG. 3 ;
  • FIG. 5B is a schematic cross-sectional view of the valve cap shown in FIG. 5A ;
  • FIGS. 6A , 6 B and 6 C schematically illustrate the valve membrane of the fluid transportation device shown in FIG. 3 ;
  • FIG. 7A is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating the fluid transportation device in a non-actuation status according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 7B is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating the fluid transportation device of the present invention, in which the volume of the pressure cavity is expanded;
  • FIG. 7C is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating the fluid transportation- device of the present invention, in which the volume of the pressure cavity is shrunken.
  • FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a process of fabricating a fluid transportation device according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • the fluid transportation device 20 may be used in many sectors such as pharmaceutical industries, computer techniques, printing industries, energy industries for transporting fluids such as gases or liquids.
  • the fluid transportation device 20 principally comprises a valve seat 21 , a valve cap 22 , a valve membrane 23 , several buffer chambers, an actuating module 24 and a cover plate 25 .
  • the valve seat 21 , the valve cap 22 and the valve membrane 23 collectively define a flow valve seat assembly 201 .
  • a pressure cavity 226 is formed between the valve cap 22 and the actuating module 24 for storing a fluid therein.
  • valve membrane 23 is sandwiched between the valve seat 21 and the valve cap 22 and placed in proper positions such that the valve seat 21 and the valve cap 22 are disposed on opposite sides of the valve membrane 23 .
  • a first buffer chamber is defined between the valve membrane 23 and the valve cap 22 and a second buffer chamber is defined between the valve membrane 23 and the valve seat 21 .
  • the actuating module 24 is disposed above the valve cap 22 , and comprises a vibration film 241 and an actuator 242 .
  • the actuating module 24 is operated to actuate the fluid transportation device 20 .
  • the cover plate 25 is disposed over the actuating module 24 . Meanwhile, the valve seat 21 , the valve membrane 23 , the valve cap 22 , the actuating module 24 and the cover plate 25 are sequentially stacked from bottom to top, thereby assembling the fluid transportation device 20 .
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating the valve seat 21 of the fluid transportation device 20 shown in FIG. 3 .
  • the valve seat 21 comprises an inlet channel 211 and an outlet channel 212 .
  • the ambient fluid is introduced into the inlet channel 211 and then transported to an opening 213 in a surface 210 of the valve seat 21 .
  • the second buffer chamber defined between the valve membrane 23 and the valve seat 21 is the outlet buffer cavity 215 , which is formed in the surface 210 of the valve seat 21 and over the outlet channel 212 .
  • the outlet buffer cavity 215 is communicated with the outlet channel 212 for temporarily storing the fluid therein.
  • the fluid contained in the outlet buffer cavity 215 is transported to the outlet channel 212 through another opening 214 and then exhausted out of the valve seat 21 .
  • several recess structures are formed in the valve seat 21 and several sealing rings 26 (as shown in FIG. 7A ) are embedded into corresponding recess structures.
  • the valve seat 21 has two recess structures 216 and 218 annularly surrounding the opening 213 and another recess structure 217 surrounding the outlet buffer cavity 215 .
  • FIG. 5A is a schematic backside view illustrating the valve cap 22 of the fluid transportation device 20 shown in FIG. 3 .
  • the valve cap 22 has an upper surface 220 and a lower surface 228 .
  • the valve cap 22 further comprises an inlet valve channel 221 and an outlet valve channel 222 , which are perforated from the upper surface 220 to the lower surface 228 of the valve cap 22 .
  • the inlet valve channel 221 is aligned with the opening 213 of the valve seat 21 .
  • the outlet valve channel 222 is aligned with the opening 214 within the outlet buffer cavity 215 of the valve seat 21 .
  • the first buffer chamber defined between the valve membrane 23 and the valve cap 22 is the inlet buffer cavity 223 , which is formed in the lower surface 228 of the valve cap 22 and under the inlet valve channel 221 .
  • the inlet buffer cavity 223 is communicated with the inlet valve channel 221 .
  • FIG. 5B is a schematic cross-sectional view of the valve cap 22 shown in FIG. 5A .
  • the pressure cavity 226 is formed in the upper surface 220 of the valve cap 22 corresponding to the actuator 242 of the actuating module 24 .
  • the pressure cavity 226 is communicated with the inlet buffer cavity 223 through the inlet valve channel 221 .
  • the pressure cavity 226 is also communicated with the outlet valve channel 222 .
  • the actuator 242 is subject to upwardly convex deformation due to a voltage applied thereon, the volume of the pressure cavity 226 is expanded to result in a negative pressure difference from the ambient air. In response to the negative pressure difference, the fluid is transported into the pressure cavity 226 through the inlet valve channel 221 .
  • the volume of the pressure cavity 226 is shrunk to result in a positive pressure difference from the ambient air.
  • the fluid is exhausted out of the pressure cavity 226 through the outlet valve channel 222 while a portion of fluid is introduced into the inlet valve channel 221 and the inlet buffer cavity 223 . Since the inlet valve structure 231 is pressed down to its closed position at this moment (as shown in FIG. 6C ), no fluid is allowed to flow through the inlet valve structure 231 and thus the fluid will not be returned back.
  • the actuator 242 is subject to upwardly convex deformation to expand the volume of the pressure cavity 226 again, the fluid temporarily stored in the inlet buffer cavity 223 will be transported into the pressure cavity 226 through the inlet valve channel 221 .
  • valve cap 22 further has several recess structures.
  • the valve cap 22 has a recess structure 227 formed in the upper surface 220 and surrounding the pressure cavity 226 .
  • the valve cap 22 has another recess structure 224 formed in the lower surface 228 and surrounding the inlet buffer cavity 223 .
  • valve cap 22 has recess structures 225 and 229 formed in the lower surface 228 and annularly surrounding the outlet valve channel 222 .
  • several sealing rings 27 are embedded into corresponding recess structures 224 , 225 , 227 and 229 .
  • FIG. 6A is a schematic top view of the valve membrane 23 of the fluid transportation device 20 shown in FIG. 3 .
  • the valve membrane 23 is produced by a conventional machining process, a photolithography and etching process, a laser machining process, an electroforming process, an electric discharge machining process and so on.
  • the valve membrane 23 is a sheet-like membrane with substantially uniform thickness and comprises several hollow-types valve switches (e.g. first and second valve switches).
  • the first valve switch is an inlet valve structure 231 and the second valve switch is an outlet valve structure 232 .
  • the inlet valve structure 231 comprises an inlet valve slice 2313 and several perforations 2312 formed in the periphery of the inlet valve slice 2313 .
  • the inlet valve structure 231 has several extension parts 2311 between the inlet valve slice 2313 and the perforations 2312 .
  • the whole inlet valve structure 231 is pressed down to lie flat on the valve seat 21 (as shown in FIG. 7C ).
  • the inlet valve slice 2313 is in close contact with the sealing ring 26 received in the recess structure 216 so as to seal the opening 213 of the valve seat 21 while the perforations 2312 and the extension parts 2311 are floated over the valve seat 21 .
  • the inlet valve structure 231 is in a closed position and thus no fluid can flow therethrough.
  • the sealing ring 26 received in the recess structure 216 will provide a pre-force on the inlet valve structure 231 . Since the extension parts 2311 may facilitate supporting the inlet valve slice 2313 to result in a stronger sealing effect, the fluid will not be returned back through the inlet valve structure 231 . If a negative pressure difference in the pressure cavity 226 causes upward shift of the inlet valve structure 231 (as shown in FIG. 6B ), the fluid is flowed from the valve seat 21 into the inlet buffer cavity 223 through the perforations 2312 and then transmitted to the pressure cavity 226 through the inlet buffer cavity 223 and the inlet valve channel 221 . Under this circumstance, the inlet valve structure 231 is selectively opened or closed in response to the positive or negative pressure difference in the pressure cavity 226 , so that the fluid is controlled to flow through the fluid transportation device without being returned back to the valve seat 21 .
  • the outlet valve structure 232 comprises an outlet valve slice 2323 and several perforations 2322 formed in the periphery of the outlet valve slice 2323 .
  • the outlet valve structure 232 has several extension parts 2321 between the outlet valve slice 2323 and the perforations 2322 .
  • the operation principles of the outlet valve slice 2323 , the extension parts 2321 and the perforations 2322 included in the outlet valve structure 232 are similar to corresponding components of the inlet valve structure 231 , and are not redundantly described herein.
  • the sealing rings 26 in the vicinity of the outlet valve structure 232 are opposed to the sealing rings 27 in the vicinity of the inlet valve structure 231 . If the volume of the pressure cavity 226 is shrunken to result in an impulse (as shown in FIG.
  • the sealing ring 27 received in the recess structure 225 will provide a pre-force on the outlet valve structure 232 . Since the extension parts 2321 may facilitate supporting the outlet valve slice 2323 to result in a stronger sealing effect, the fluid will not be returned back through the outlet valve structure 232 . If a positive pressure difference in the pressure cavity 226 causes downward shift of the outlet valve structure 232 , the fluid is flowed from the pressure cavity 226 into the output buffer chamber 215 through the perforations 2322 of the valve seat 21 and then exhausted out of the fluid transportation device 20 through the opening 214 and the outlet channel 212 . Under this circumstance, the outlet valve structure 232 is opened to drain out the fluid contained in the pressure cavity 226 so as to transport the fluid.
  • FIG. 7A is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating the fluid transportation device in a non-actuation status according to the present invention.
  • three sealing rings 26 are respectively received in the recess structures 216 , 217 and 218
  • three sealing rings 27 are respectively received in the recess structures 224 , 225 and 229 .
  • the sealing rings 26 and 27 are made of excellent chemical-resistant rubbery material.
  • the sealing ring 26 received in the recess structure 216 and surrounding the opening 213 is a cylindrical ring.
  • the thickness of the sealing ring 26 is greater than the depth of the recess structure 216 such that the sealing ring 26 is partially protruded from the upper surface 210 of the valve seat 21 .
  • the sealing ring 26 Since the sealing ring 26 is partially protruded from the upper surface 210 of the valve seat 21 , the inlet valve slice 2313 of the valve membrane 23 that lies flat on the valve seat 21 is raised but the remainder of the valve membrane 23 is sustained against the valve cap 22 such that the sealing ring 26 received in the recess structure 216 will provide a pre-force on the inlet valve structure 231 .
  • the pre-force results in a stronger sealing effect, and thus the fluid will not be returned back through the inlet valve structure 231 .
  • the sealing ring 27 received in the recess structure 225 and surrounding the outlet valve channel 222 is also a cylindrical ring. Since the sealing ring 27 is formed in the lower surface 228 of the valve cap 22 , the sealing ring 27 is partially protruded from the recess structure 225 to form a raised structure. Consequently, the sealing ring 27 received in the recess structure 225 will provide a pre-force on the outlet valve structure 232 .
  • the raised structure of the sealing ring 27 and the raised structure of the sealing ring 26 are arranged on opposite sides of the valve membrane 23 .
  • the functions of the raised structure of the sealing ring 27 are similar to that of the raised structure of the sealing ring 26 , and are not redundantly described herein.
  • the sealing rings 26 , 27 and 28 received in the recess structures 217 , 218 , 224 , 229 and 227 may facilitate close contact between the valve seat 21 and the valve membrane 23 , between the valve membrane 23 and the valve cap 22 , and between the valve cap 22 and the actuating module 24 to avoid fluid leakage.
  • the raised structures are defined by the recess structures and corresponding sealing rings.
  • the raised structures may be directly formed on the valve seat 21 and the valve cap 22 by a photolithography and etching process, an electroplating process or an electroforming process.
  • FIGS. 7A , 7 B and 7 C Please refer to FIGS. 7A , 7 B and 7 C.
  • the cover plate 25 , the actuating module 24 , the valve cap 22 , the valve membrane 23 , the sealing rings 26 and the valve seat 21 are assembled as described above.
  • the opening 213 of the valve seat 21 is aligned with the inlet valve structure 231 of the valve membrane 23 and the inlet valve channel 221 of the valve cap 22 .
  • the opening 214 of the valve seat 21 is aligned with the outlet valve structure 232 of the valve membrane 23 and the outlet valve channel 222 of the valve cap 22 .
  • the inlet valve structure 231 of the valve membrane 23 is slightly raised from the valve seat 21 . Under this circumstance, the sealing ring 26 received in the recess structure 216 will provide a pre-force on the inlet valve structure 231 . If the inlet valve structure 231 is not actuated, a gap is formed between the inlet valve structure 231 and the upper surface 210 of the valve seat 21 . Similarly, the sealing ring 27 received in the recess structure 225 results in gap between the outlet valve structure 232 and the lower surface 228 of the valve cap 22 .
  • the actuating module 24 When a voltage is applied on the actuator 242 , the actuating module 24 is subject to deformation. As shown in FIG. 7B , the actuating module 24 is upwardly deformed in the direction “a” and thus the volume of the pressure cavity 226 is expanded to result in suction. Due to the suction, the inlet valve structure 231 and the outlet valve structure 232 of the valve membrane 23 are uplifted. Meanwhile, the inlet valve slice 2313 of the inlet valve structure 231 possessing the pre-force is quickly opened (as also shown in FIG.
  • the volume of the pressure cavity 226 is shrunken to exert an impulse on the fluid in the pressure cavity 226 . Due to the impulse, the inlet valve structure 231 and the outlet valve structure 232 of the valve membrane 23 are moved downwardly such that the outlet valve slice 2323 of outlet valve structure 232 is quickly opened (as shown in FIG. 6C ).
  • the fluid in the pressure cavity 226 is flowed through the outlet valve channel 222 of the valve cap 22 , the perforations 2322 of the outlet valve structure 232 of the valve membrane 23 , the outlet buffer chamber 215 of the valve seat 21 , the opening 214 and the outlet channel 212 , and then exhausted out of the fluid transportation device 20 .
  • the impulse is also exerted on the inlet valve structure 231 , the opening 213 is blocked by the inlet valve slice 2313 . Consequently, the inlet valve structure 231 is closed to prevent the fluid from being returned back.
  • the inlet valve structure 231 , the outlet valve structure 232 and the sealing rings 26 and 27 received in the recess structures 216 and 225 may collectively facilitate preventing the fluid from being returned back during transportation, thereby achieving efficient fluid transportation.
  • the valve seat 21 and the valve cap 22 used in the fluid transportation device 20 of the present invention is preferably made of thermoplastic material such as polycarbonate (PC), polysulfone (PSF), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) resin, linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), low density polyethylene (LDPE), high density polyethylene (HDPE), polypropylene (PP), polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), syndiotactic polystyrene (SPS), polyphenylene oxide (PPO), polyacetal (POM), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) and so no.
  • the pressure cavity 226 has a depth of 100 ⁇ m to 300 ⁇ m and a diameter of 10 mm to 30 mm.
  • valve membrane 23 is separated from the valve seat 21 and the valve cap 22 by a gap of 10 ⁇ m to 790 ⁇ m (preferably 180 ⁇ m to 300 ⁇ m).
  • the vibrating film 241 of the actuating module 24 is separated from the valve cap 22 by a gap of 10 ⁇ m to 790 ⁇ m (preferably 100 ⁇ m to 300 ⁇ m).
  • the valve membrane 23 may be produced by a conventional machining process, a photolithography and etching process, a laser machining process, an electroforming process, an electric discharge machining process and so on.
  • the valve membrane 23 is made of excellent chemical-resistant organic polymeric material having a Young's modulus of 2 to 20 GPa or metallic material having a Young's modulus (or elastic modulus) of 2 to 240 GPa.
  • the thickness of the valve membrane 23 is ranged from 10 ⁇ m to 50 ⁇ m, preferably from 21 ⁇ m to 40 ⁇ m.
  • valve membrane 23 is made of polyimide (PI)
  • the valve membrane 23 is preferably produced by a reactive ion etching (RIE) process. After a photosensitive photoresist is applied on the valve structure and the pattern of the valve structure is exposed and developed, the polyimide layer uncovered by the photoresist is etched so as to define the valve structure of the valve membrane 23 .
  • the valve membrane 23 is made of stainless steel, the valve membrane 23 is preferably produced by a photolithography and etching process, a laser machining process or a machining process.
  • a photoresist pattern of the valve structure is formed on a stainless steel piece, and then dipped in a solution of FeCl 3 and HCl to perform a wet etching procedure.
  • the stainless steel piece uncovered by the photoresist is etched so as to define the valve structure of the valve membrane 23 .
  • the valve membrane 23 is preferably produced by an electroforming process.
  • valve membrane 23 may be produced by a precise punching process, a conventional machining process, a laser machining process, an electroforming process or an electric discharge machining process.
  • the actuator 242 of the actuating module 24 is a piezoelectric strip made of highly piezoelectric material such as lead zirconate titanate (PZT).
  • the actuator 24 has a thickness of 100 ⁇ m to 500 ⁇ m (preferably 150 ⁇ m to 250 ⁇ m) and a Young's modulus of about 100 to 150 GPa.
  • the vibration film 241 is a single-layered metallic structure having a thickness of 10 ⁇ m to 300 ⁇ m (preferable 100 ⁇ m to 250 ⁇ m).
  • the vibration film 241 is made of stainless steel (having a thickness of 140 ⁇ m to 160 ⁇ m and a Young's modulus of 240 GPa) or copper (having a thickness of 190 ⁇ m to 210 ⁇ m and a Young's modulus of 100 GPa).
  • the vibration film 241 is a two-layered structure, which includes a metallic layer and a biochemical-resistant polymeric sheet attached on the metallic layer.
  • the actuator 242 of the actuating module 24 is operated at a frequency of 10 ⁇ 50 Hz and under the following conditions.
  • the actuator 24 has a rigid property and a thickness of about 100 ⁇ m to 500 ⁇ m.
  • the actuator 24 has a thickness of about 150 ⁇ m to 250 ⁇ m and a Young's modulus of about 100 to 150 GPa.
  • the vibration film 241 is a single-layered metallic structure having a thickness of 10 ⁇ m to 300 ⁇ m (preferable 100 ⁇ m to 250 ⁇ m) and a Young's modulus of 60 to 300 GPa.
  • the vibration film 241 is made of stainless steel (having a thickness of 140 ⁇ m to 160 ⁇ m and a Young's modulus of 240 GPa) or copper (having a thickness of 190 ⁇ m to 210 ⁇ m and a Young's modulus of 100 GPa).
  • the vibration film 241 is a two-layered structure, which includes a metallic layer and a biochemical-resistant polymeric sheet attached on the metallic layer.
  • Each of the inlet valve structure 231 and the outlet valve structure 232 is made of excellent chemical-resistant organic polymeric or metallic material having a thickness of 10 ⁇ m to 50 ⁇ m and a Young's modulus of 2 to 240 GPa.
  • the valve membrane 23 is separated from the valve seat 21 and the valve cap 22 by a gap of 10 ⁇ m to 790 ⁇ m (preferably 180 ⁇ m to 300 ⁇ m).
  • the vibrating film 241 , the pressure cavity 226 and the valve membrane 23 , the inlet valve structure 231 and the outlet valve structure 232 of the valve membrane 23 are selectively opened or closed. Consequently, a unidirectional net flow rate of the fluid is rendered and the fluid in the pressure cavity 226 is transported at a flow rate of 5 cc/min.
  • the inlet valve structure 231 of the valve membrane 23 and the sealing ring 26 in the recess structure 216 are cooperated to open the inlet valve structure 231 such that the fluid is transported to the pressure cavity 226 .
  • the volume of the pressure cavity 226 is changed.
  • the outlet valve structure 232 of the valve membrane 23 and the sealing ring 27 in the recess structure 225 are cooperated to open the outlet valve structure 232 such that the fluid is transported out of the pressure cavity 226 . Since the suction or the impulse generated when the volume of the pressure cavity 226 is expanded or shrunken is very large, the valve structures are quickly opened to transport a great amount of fluid and prevent the fluid from being returned back.
  • a valve seat 21 is provided (Step S 81 ).
  • a valve cap 22 having a pressure cavity 226 is provided (Step S 82 ).
  • raised structures are formed on the valve seat 21 and the valve cap 22 (Step S 83 ).
  • the raised structures may be formed as described in FIG. 3 . That is, at least one recess structure is formed in each of the valve seat 21 and the valve cap 22 .
  • a sealing ring 26 is received in the recess structure 216 of the valve seat 21 (as shown in FIG. 7A ).
  • the sealing ring 26 received in the recess structure 216 is partially protruded from the upper surface 210 of the valve seat 21 .
  • a raised structure is formed on the upper surface 210 of the valve seat 21 .
  • the sealing ring 27 received in the recess structure 225 is partially protruded from the lower surface 228 of the valve cap 22 , another raised structure is formed on the lower surface 228 of the valve cap 22 (as shown in FIG. 5B ).
  • the raised structures may be directly formed on the valve seat 21 and the valve cap 22 by a photolithography and etching process, an electroplating process or an electroforming process.
  • a flexible membrane is used to define the valve membrane 23 having the valve structures 231 and 232 (Step S 84 ).
  • a vibrating film 241 is formed (Step S 85 ) and an actuator 242 is formed (Step S 86 ).
  • the actuator 242 is attached on the vibrating film 241 to form an actuating module 24 (Step S 87 ), in which the actuator 242 faces the pressure cavity 226 .
  • the valve membrane 23 is sandwiched between the valve seat 21 and the valve cap 22 to define a flow valve seat assembly 201 (Step S 88 ) such that the valve seat 21 and the valve cap 22 are disposed on opposite sides of the valve membrane 23 .
  • the actuating module 24 is placed on the valve cap 22 and the pressure cavity 226 of the valve cap 22 is sealed by the actuating module 24 , thereby fabricating the fluid transportation device of the present invention (Step S 89 ).
  • the fluid transportation device of the present invention is applicable to a micro pump.
  • the valve seat, the valve membrane, the valve cap, the actuating module and the cover plate are sequentially stacked from bottom to top, thereby assembling the fluid transportation device.
  • the actuating module is activated to change the volume of the pressure cavity so as to open or close the inlet/outlet valve structures of the valve membrane.
  • the sealing rings and the recess structures in the valve seat or the valve cap are cooperated to facilitate fluid transportation.
  • the fluid transportation device of the present invention can transport gases or liquids at excellent flow rate and output pressure.
  • the fluid can be pumped in the initial state and with a high precision controllability. Since the fluid transportation device is able to transport gases, the bubble generated during the fluid transportation may be removed so as to achieve efficient transportation.

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