US20150260202A1 - Pump device - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a pump which suctions and discharges a liquid and more particularly to a pump device having a function of separating foreign matter (chips, for example) from operating fluid (lubricant oil of a machine tool, a liquid such as a coolant and the like, for example) in which the foreign matter is contained.
- operating fluid lubricant oil of a machine tool, a liquid such as a coolant and the like, for example
- a light-weight and small-sized pump device not requiring regular maintenance work having a displacement pump, a non-displacement pump, a primary cyclone, and a secondary cyclone provided, the primary cyclone and the secondary cyclone including a mechanism (outlet) for discharging separated foreign matter (chips or the like), a discharge flow rate of the non-displacement pump being set larger than the discharge flow rate of said displacement pump, and said displacement pump, said cyclone filter, and said non-displacement pump are arranged in a linearly connected manner in a perpendicular direction is proposed (see Patent Literature 1).
- Patent Literature 1 Such a pump device (Patent Literature 1) is useful.
- Patent Literature 1 International Publication WO 2012/053231 A1
- the present invention is proposed in view of the above-described problems of the prior-art and has an object to provide a pump device having a function of separating foreign matter (chips, for example) from operating fluid (lubricant oil of a machine tool, a liquid such as a coolant, for example) in which the foreign matter is contained and capable of satisfying the demand for a larger flow rate of the operating fluid.
- operating fluid lubricant oil of a machine tool, a liquid such as a coolant, for example
- a first pump (a centrifugal pump 3 having an impeller, for example) provided above an operating fluid (coolant, for example) storing portion (coolant tank, for example);
- a second pump (a centrifugal pump 8 such as an impeller, for example) having a rotating shaft coaxial with a rotating shaft ( 10 ) of the first pump ( 3 ) and provided below (upstream side) a suction opening ( 30 i ) of the first pump ( 3 );
- At least one cyclone ( 6 ) provided in a region above the second pump ( 8 ) and below the suction opening ( 30 i ) of the first pump ( 3 ) and having a function of separating foreign matter from the operating fluid;
- the discharge opening ( 46 o ) is provided above the operating fluid storing portion (a coolant tank, for example) and has a pipeline ( 11 ) communicating with said discharge opening ( 46 o ) from a level of an outlet ( 6 o ) of said cyclone ( 6 ).
- a guide member ( 7 ) extending in a direction of the rotating shaft ( 10 ) of the first pump ( 3 ) and the second pump ( 8 ) is preferably provided.
- a dimension of said guide member ( 7 ) in the pump rotating shaft direction is preferably long (to such a degree to the maximum that an upper end of said guide reaches the same level as an inlet ( 6 ai ) of the cyclone ( 6 )). That is because it is convenient for generating a swirl flow.
- an inflow port ( 6 i ) of the cyclone ( 6 ) communicates with an inflow passage ( 49 ) extending in a circumferential direction, and the inflow passage ( 49 ) is preferably opened to the swirl flow along said guide member ( 7 ).
- a throttle member (a member having a conical shape: conical member 13 ) is preferably provided on a lower end portion of the cyclone ( 6 ).
- the rotating shaft ( 10 ) of the first pump ( 3 ) and the second pump ( 8 ) is preferably supported pivotally by a mechanical seal (MS) in the present invention.
- a drain circuit (Ld) for returning oil leaking out (upward) from the mechanical seal (MS) into the tank is preferably provided so that the oil leaking out of the mechanical seal (MS) does not flow out to the outside of the operating fluid storing portion (coolant tank, for example).
- the first pump ( 3 ) can be constituted by a non-displacement pump (a centrifugal pump having an impeller, for example), a large flow rate (a flow rate of 150 liters/minute or more, for example) can be handled.
- a non-displacement pump a centrifugal pump having an impeller, for example
- a large flow rate a flow rate of 150 liters/minute or more, for example
- an increase of a processing amount of the coolant in the machine tool (demand for a larger flow rate) can be handled.
- a non-displacement pump (the centrifugal pump 3 having an impeller, for example) has a poor self-suctioning performance, if it is provided above the operating fluid storing portion (the coolant tank, for example), suctioning of the operating fluid in the storing portion is difficult.
- the present invention has the second pump ( 8 ), the operating fluid in the storing portion is pushed into above (the suction opening 30 i side of the first pump 3 ) by the pump ( 8 ), and necessary processing can be performed even with the first non-displacement pump ( 3 ).
- foreign matter such as chips and the like can be separated from the operating fluid by the cyclone ( 6 ).
- the present invention by constituting the first pump ( 3 ) by a non-displacement pump (a centrifugal pump having an impeller, for example), there is no need to provide a relief valve at the first pump outlet ( 30 i ).
- a non-displacement pump a centrifugal pump having an impeller, for example
- the first pump is constituted by a displacement pump
- the relief valve and a relief path of the operating fluid is indispensable.
- the first pump is a non-displacement pump such as the centrifugal pump ( 3 ) having an impeller
- impellers 31 b , 32 b , 33 b , 34 b , 35 b ) merely idle and the operating fluid pressure in the vicinity of the outlet ( 3 o ) does not become excessive. Therefore, there is no need to form the relief valve and a relief path of the operating fluid in the vicinity of the outlet ( 3 o ), and a cost which should be spent in manufacture can be saved for that portion. Moreover, maintenance of the relief valve and the relief path of the operating fluid is not necessary, and a running cost also lowers.
- the prior-art since the prior-art has a structure in which two stages of cyclones (primary cyclone and secondary cyclone) are provided, the “demand for a larger flow rate” cannot be met easily, and sufficient solid-liquid separation of the large flow rate of the operating fluid is difficult.
- the present invention since only one stage of the cyclone is provided, even if the flow rate of the operating fluid becomes large, the operating fluid can be separated to sufficient solid-liquid separation.
- the pipeline ( 11 ) communicating with said discharge opening ( 46 o ) from the level of the discharge opening (lower end portion 6 o ) of the cyclone ( 6 ) is provided, the operating fluid containing the foreign matter discharged from the cyclone discharge opening ( 6 o ) is discharged to the discharge opening ( 46 o ) above the operating fluid storing portion (the coolant tank, for example) through the pipeline ( 11 ).
- the pipeline communicating with a foreign-matter processing facility (a filter or the like, for example, not shown) from said discharge opening ( 46 o ) above the operating fluid storing portion, the operating fluid containing the foreign matter separated by the cyclone ( 6 ) can be easily supplied to the foreign-matter processing facility.
- a foreign-matter processing facility a filter or the like, for example, not shown
- the operating fluid containing the foreign matter separated by the cyclone ( 6 ) has been discharged to the operating fluid storing portion and thus, in order to supply the operating fluid containing the foreign matter to the foreign-matter processing facility, a mechanism or a pipeline for sending the foreign matter to the foreign-matter processing facility should be separately provided in the operating fluid storing portion.
- the operating fluid suctioned by the second pump ( 8 ) and discharged outward in the radial direction flows into the cyclone ( 6 ) while forming a swirl flow flowing in the circumferential direction and rising in the pump device.
- the guide member ( 7 ) extending in the direction of the rotating shaft ( 10 ) of the first pump ( 3 ) and the second pump ( 8 ) is provided and thus, a favorable swirl flow flowing in the circumferential direction along the guide member ( 7 ) is formed by being guided by the guide member ( 7 ), and the operating fluid suctioned by the second pump ( 8 ) rises efficiently in the pump device and flows into the cyclone ( 6 ).
- the inlet ( 6 ai ) of the cyclone ( 6 ) communicates with the inflow passage ( 49 ) extending in the circumferential direction, and if the inflow passage ( 49 ) is opened to the swirl flow along said guide member ( 7 ), the operating fluid suctioned by the second pump ( 8 ) can easily enter the cyclone ( 6 ), and the foreign matter contained in the operating fluid is efficiently separated from the operating fluid by a centrifugal separation action in the cyclone ( 6 ).
- the throttle member a member having a conical shape: a conical member 13
- a cross-sectional area of the outlet ( 6 o ) of the cyclone lower end portion can be made smaller (narrowed) by the throttle member ( 13 ).
- the entire pump device can be made compact by making the dimension of a region below the first pump ( 3 ) smaller without prolonging the length of the cyclone ( 6 ) in the pump rotating shaft direction (vertical direction).
- FIG. 1 is a sectional view illustrating a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a planar sectional view illustrating a shape of a cyclone inlet in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a side view of a pump driving shaft in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is a partial sectional view for explaining a first pump in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a partial sectional view for explaining a cyclone in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a partial sectional view for explaining a second pump in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a casing of the second pump.
- FIG. 8 is a sectional view of an impeller of the second pump.
- FIG. 9 is a sectional view of a fixing member for indirectly fixing the impeller of the second pump to the pump driving shaft.
- FIG. 10 is a sectional view of a casing of a pump for discharging foreign matter.
- FIG. 11 is a sectional view of an impeller of the pump for discharging foreign matter.
- FIG. 12 is a sectional view of a partition plate between a region on a side of the cyclone and a region on a side of the pump for discharging foreign matter.
- FIG. 13 is a sectional view of a fixing member for fixing an impeller for discharging foreign matter to the pump driving shaft.
- FIG. 14 is a planar sectional view illustrating a shape of a cyclone inlet in a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 1 to 12 a pump device according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
- a section illustrated in FIG. 1 is an X-X line arrow sectional view in FIG. 2 .
- the pump device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is indicated in general by reference numeral 100 in FIG. 1 .
- the pump device 100 includes an electric motor 1 , a first housing 2 , a first pump 3 , a second housing 4 , a cylindrical casing 5 , a plurality of (four in the illustration) cyclones 6 , a cylindrical guide member 7 , a second pump 8 , a foreign-matter discharge pump 9 , a cover member Cb, and a pump driving shaft 10 .
- the first pump 3 is a non-displacement centrifugal pump in which pump units ( 31 to 35 ), each having an impeller, are laminated in five stages in a vertical direction (see FIG. 4 ).
- pump units 31 to 35
- a known commercially-available non-displacement centrifugal pump can be applied as the first pump 3 .
- the second pump 8 is arranged in a lowermost region in FIG. 1 .
- the first housing 2 has a cylindrical hollow portion 21 opened in an upper part in FIG. 1 and has a shaft through hole 22 formed.
- the shaft through hole 22 penetrates from a lower center 21 c of the cylindrical hollow portion 21 to a center of a housing lower end surface 2 e.
- a seal storage chamber 23 is formed in the shaft through hole 22 , and a mechanical seal MS is interposed in the seal storage chamber 23 .
- the mechanical seal MS pivotally supports the pump driving shaft 10 rotatably and prevents leakage of the operating fluid from the first pump 3 into the cylindrical hollow portion 21 through the shaft through hole 22 .
- the mechanical seal MS is held in the storage chamber 23 .
- a channel 24 is formed in a lower region of the first housing 2 .
- a boss portion 25 is formed on the housing outer periphery 2 f in the first housing 2 , and the boss portion 25 crosses a center axis Lh of the housing and protrudes in a direction away to the center axis Lh.
- the channel 24 communicates with a discharge side 3 o of the first pump 3 (see FIG. 4 ).
- a taper female screw for a pipe is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the discharge opening 26 .
- a coupling CP connects a shaft 1 S of the electric motor 1 and an upper end portion (coupling engagement portion 10 a ) of the pump driving shaft 10 .
- the pump driving shaft 10 has the coupling engagement portion 10 a , a mechanical seal engagement portion 10 b , the first housing engagement portion 10 c , a flange portion 10 d , a first pump engagement portion 10 e , a second housing engagement portion 10 f , and a tip-end shaft portion 10 g.
- a screw hole 10 i having a female screw provided is formed on an end surface 10 h of the tip-end shaft portion 10 g (lower end surface in FIG. 3 ).
- the coupling engagement portion 10 a of the pump driving shaft 10 is engaged with an engagement hole (not shown) of the coupling CP.
- the first housing engagement portion 10 c in the pump driving shaft 10 is slidable with respect to a bearing sleeve SL 1 , and the bearing sleeve SL 1 is fixed to the through hole 22 formed at the center of the first housing 2 .
- a lower end surface 10 db in the flange portion 10 d in the pump driving shaft 10 abuts on an upper end surface of the impeller 35 b in the uppermost stage pump unit 35 of the first pump 3 , and the lower end surface 10 db and the upper end surface of the impeller 35 b do not slide.
- the flange portion 10 d exerts a function as a positioning member (on an upper side) of the first pump 3 .
- a region below the first pump engagement portion 10 e (vicinity of a boundary with the second housing engagement portion 10 f ) of the pump driving shaft 10 has a male screw 10 j formed.
- the first pump 3 has a suction-side connecting member 30 , the first pump unit 31 (lowermost stage unit), to the fifth pump unit 35 (uppermost stage unit) laminated.
- the first pump unit 31 has an annular pump housing 31 a , the impeller 31 b , an O-ring 31 c which is a seal member, and a partition plate 31 d .
- the second pump unit 32 to fifth pump unit 35 have the similar constitution.
- the first pump 3 is fixed to the pump driving shaft 10 , and the impeller of each of the pump units 31 to 35 becomes rotatable integrally with the pump driving shaft 10 .
- the first pump engagement portion 10 e of the pump driving shaft 10 is preferably constituted as a spline.
- the second housing 4 will be described by referring to FIGS. 1 and 4 .
- the second housing 4 includes a pump shaft hole 41 , a dust-seal storing hole 42 (see FIG. 4 ), a mounting flange 43 , a cyclone upper chamber 44 , a boss portion 45 (see FIG. 1 : not shown in FIG. 4 ), a channel 46 (see FIG. 1 : not shown in FIG. 4 ), and a perpendicular channel 48 (see FIG. 1 : not shown in FIG. 4 ).
- a plurality of (four in the first embodiment: see FIG. 2 ) of bolt holes 40 h for mounting are formed in the mounting flange 43 .
- FIG. 1 an upper end portion 11 t of the foreign matter discharge pipe 11 is fitted in the perpendicular channel 48 .
- a lower end portion 11 b of the foreign matter discharge pipe 11 is connected to a foreign-matter discharge pump 9 (a fitting hole 931 of an upper lid member 93 : see FIG. 12 ).
- the foreign-matter discharge pump 9 and the perpendicular channel 48 communicate with each other through the foreign matter discharge pipe 11 .
- the dust-seal storing hole 42 is formed above the pump shaft hole 41 .
- the dust-seal storing hole 42 includes a large-diameter hole 42 a and a small-diameter hole 42 b , and the large-diameter hole 42 a is opened in an upper end surface of the second housing 4 , while a dust seal DS is accommodated in the small-diameter hole 42 b.
- a drop preventing plate 15 is mounted on the large-diameter hole 42 a and prevents the dust seal DS from going out of the dust-seal storing hole 42 .
- a cyclone upper-end fitting hole 44 a is formed below the cyclone upper chamber 44 , and an upper end (cyclone inlet) 6 ai of the cyclone 6 is connected to the cyclone upper-end fitting hole 44 a.
- a discharge opening (through hole) 460 and a cyclone-discharge pipe mounting hole 462 are formed in a canopy portion of the cyclone upper chamber 44 .
- the operating fluid is discharged to the first pump 3 side through the discharge opening (through hole) 460 .
- an upper end portion 60 b of a cyclone discharge pipe 60 is fitted in the cyclone discharge-pipe mounting hole 462 .
- the cyclone discharge-pipe mounting hole 462 is arranged concentrically to the discharge opening 460 , and an inner diameter of the cyclone discharge-pipe mounting hole 462 is set substantially equal to an outer diameter of the upper end portion 60 b of the cyclone discharge pipe 60 . Moreover, an inner diameter dimension of the discharge opening (cyclone exit) 460 is substantially equal to an inner diameter dimension of the cyclone discharge pipe 60 .
- an inflow channel (so-called cyclone port) 49 extending in a curved state in a substantially tangent direction communicates with each of the cyclone upper chambers 44 outside in a radial direction of the chamber 44 , and a planar shape of the inflow channel 49 and the chamber 44 is generally so-called “comma-shaped bead”.
- the inflow channel 49 has a shape extending in a curved manner in a substantially tangent direction outside in the radial direction of the chamber 44 so that a swirl flow can be easily generated when the operating fluid flows into the cyclone 6 .
- a schematic section of the inflow channel 49 in FIG. 2 illustrates a section along a center axis of the inflow channel 49 . As is obvious from the section, in order that the operating fluid can flows in easily, the farther away from the cyclone upper chamber 44 in the inflow channel 49 a region is, the shallower the region is formed.
- Reference character 4 m in FIG. 2 denotes a female screw hole screwed with a through bolt B 2 for assembling four cyclones (see FIG. 1 ).
- FIG. 5 explains the cyclone 6
- FIG. 6 explains the second pump 8 .
- FIGS. 5 and 6 illustrate the same partial section, but since members (constitutions) to be explained by being referred to are different, positions of leader lines and reference numerals are different.
- the cyclone 6 has a straight pipe portion 6 a in an upper region and a taper portion 6 b in a lower region.
- the cyclone 6 is provided in a region inside in the radial direction of the cylindrical guide member 7 , and as illustrated in FIG. 2 , four of them are arranged at positions point-symmetrical to the pump driving shaft 10 .
- the cyclone 6 is mounted on the region between a cyclone upper-end fitting hole 44 a (see FIG. 4 ) in the second housing 4 (see FIG. 1 ) and a cyclone lower-end fitting hole 75 (see FIG. 5 ) in the cylindrical guide member 7 ( FIG. 5 ).
- Reference character 6 i in FIG. 5 denotes an inner peripheral surface of the cyclone 6 . Foreign matter with a large specific gravity contained in the operating fluid falls down along this inner peripheral surface 6 i while being turned by the swirl flow.
- the cylindrical guide member 7 has an upper straight portion 71 , a lower taper portion 72 , a bottom portion 73 , and a lower-end outer edge protruding portion 74 .
- An outer peripheral surface of the lower taper portion 72 and an outer peripheral surface of the lower-end outer edge protruding portion 74 constitute a continuous taper surface.
- a planar shape of the bottom portion 73 is not clearly illustrated but it is substantially circular, and a pump driving shaft insertion hole 73 c is formed at the center thereof.
- cyclone lower-end fitting holes 75 are formed at four positions point-symmetrical to the center point (center point of the pump driving shaft insertion hole 73 c ).
- the positions of the cyclone lower-end fitting holes 75 are projected positions of the cyclone upper-end fitting holes 44 a (see FIG. 4 ) in the second housing 4 .
- a through hole 76 is formed in a region inside in the radial direction of the cyclone lower-end fitting hole 75 .
- An inner diameter dimension of the through hole 76 is set equal to the inner diameter dimension of a lower end 6 c of the cyclone 6 .
- the inner diameter dimension of the cyclone lower-end fitting hole 75 is larger than an outer diameter dimension of the lower end portion of the cyclone 6 , and an O-ring or a seal material OS is interposed in an annular clearance between the cyclone lower-end fitting hole 75 and the outer peripheral surface of the lower end of the cyclone 6 .
- a throttle member 13 In the vicinity of the lower end 6 c of the cyclone 6 inside in the radial direction of the cyclone 6 , a throttle member (hereinafter referred to as a “conical member”) 13 is arranged.
- the conical member 13 has a conical head (cone-shaped head) 131 , a disc portion 132 , a column portion 133 , and an embedded portion 134 .
- a diameter of the disc portion 132 is equal to a lower end diameter of the conical head 131
- a diameter of a column 133 is smaller than a diameter of the disc portion 132 .
- a diameter of the embedded portion 134 is set smaller than the diameter of the disc portion 132 and is equal to a through hole 93 ah in the upper lid member 93 in the foreign-matter discharge pump 9 illustrated in FIG. 6 .
- the embedded portion 134 ( FIG. 5 ) of the conical member 13 ( FIG. 5 ) is fitted in the through hole 93 ah ( FIG. 6 ) formed in an upper surface 93 a ( FIG. 6 ) of the upper lid member 93 ( FIG. 6 ) in the foreign-matter discharge pump 9 .
- a boundary between the conical head 131 and the disc portion 132 is set so as to match the lower end 6 c of the cyclone 6 .
- the vertical dimension of the cyclone 6 should be made as small as possible.
- the conical member 13 at the outlet 6 o (see FIG. 6 ) on the lower end portion of the cyclone by providing the conical member 13 at the outlet 6 o (see FIG. 6 ) on the lower end portion of the cyclone, the cross-sectional area of the outlet 6 o (see FIG. 6 ) on the lower end of the cyclone can be sufficiently made small and narrowed without increasing the vertical dimension of the cyclone 6 .
- the vertical dimension of the cyclone 6 can be made small without deteriorating the solid-liquid separation performance of the cyclone 6 .
- the second pump 8 has casings 81 and 91 .
- the casings 81 and 91 are collectively called “pump casing” in some cases.
- the casing 91 is shared by the second pump 8 and the foreign-matter discharge pump 9 .
- FIG. 7 An entire shape of the casing 81 in the second pump 8 is illustrated in FIG. 7 .
- the casing 81 has a flange portion 81 a , a cylindrical portion 81 b , and a bottom portion 81 c.
- the flange portion 81 a protrudes outward in the radial direction on an upper end of the cylindrical portion 81 b .
- a taper portion 81 d is formed at a connection spot between the cylindrical portion 81 b and the bottom portion 81 c .
- the taper portion 81 d is formed in order to reduce channel resistance of the operating fluid flowing through the casing 81 .
- an R round portion may be formed instead of the taper.
- a through hole 81 i with an inner diameter dimension indicated by reference character D 81 i is formed.
- annular protruding portion 81 t On an upper surface side of the flange porting 81 a , an annular protruding portion 81 t with a diameter of an outer periphery indicated by reference character D 81 o is formed.
- the outer peripheral diameter D 81 o of the annular protruding portion 81 t is, as illustrated in FIG. 5 , substantially equal to an inner diameter dimension D 5 i ( FIG. 5 ) of a stepped portion 5 d ( FIG. 5 ) formed on an inner peripheral side of a lower end of the cylindrical casing 5 , and an outer periphery 81 to of the annular protruding portion 81 t is fitted in the inner diameter of the stepped portion 5 d of the lower end of the cylindrical casing 5 .
- An impeller 82 in the second pump 8 has its entire shape illustrated in FIG. 8 .
- the impeller 82 has an upper disc member 82 a , a plurality of blades 82 b , and a lower disc member 82 c.
- the lower disc member 82 c has a disc portion 821 c and a cylindrical portion 822 c integrally molded, and an outer diameter dimension of the cylindrical portion 822 c is indicated by reference character D 82 .
- a through hole 82 ai is formed at a center of the upper disc member 82 a , and an inner diameter dimension of the through hole 82 ai is indicated by reference character d 82 .
- An outer diameter dimension D 82 of the cylindrical portion 822 c is set smaller than a diameter D 81 i (see FIG. 7 ) of the through hole 81 i formed in the bottom portion 81 c of the casing 81 . And the cylindrical portion 822 c of the impeller 82 is inserted into the through hole 81 i of the casing 81 .
- FIG. 9 illustrates a fixing member (second fixing member) 15 for fixing the impeller 82 to the pump driving shaft 10 .
- the second fixing member 15 has inner diameter holes 15 a (large-diameter hole) and 15 b (small-diameter hole) continuously formed, and a stepped through hole is formed by the holes 15 a and 15 b.
- An outer diameter dimension Dd 12 of a protruding portion 12 b in a first fixing member 12 is fitted with an inner diameter dimension Da 15 of the large-diameter hole 15 a .
- An inner diameter dimension Db 15 of the small-diameter hole 15 b is set slightly larger than a shaft portion 142 (see FIG. 6 ) of a pump impeller fixing bolt 14 .
- the foreign-matter discharge pump 9 includes the casing 91 , an impeller 92 , and the upper lid member 93 . As described above, the casing 91 is shared by the foreign-matter discharge pump 9 and the second pump 8 .
- FIG. 10 An entire shape of the casing 91 is illustrated in FIG. 10 and it has a cylindrical portion 91 a , a bottom portion 91 b , and a protruding cylinder portion 91 c.
- the protruding cylinder portion 91 c is formed below at the center in the radial direction of the bottom portion 91 b , and a sleeve SL 3 for bearing is interposed in an inner peripheral surface 91 bi of the protruding cylinder portion 91 c.
- An inner diameter dimension of the sleeve SL 3 is indicated by reference character d 91
- an inner diameter dimension of the cylindrical portion 91 a is indicated by reference character D 91 .
- the inner diameter dimension d 91 of the sleeve SL 3 is slidably fitted with an outer diameter dimension D 12 (see FIG. 13 ) of the fixing member 12 .
- FIG. 11 illustrates an entire shape of the impeller 92 of the foreign-matter discharge pump 9 .
- the impeller 92 has a lower disc member 92 a , a plurality of blades 92 b , and an upper disc member 92 c .
- the upper disc member 92 c has a disc portion 921 c and a cylindrical portion 922 c with an outer diameter dimension D 92 integrally molded.
- a through hole 92 ai with an inner diameter dimension d 92 is formed at the center in the radial direction of the lower disc member 92 a.
- the inner diameter dimension d 92 of the through hole 92 ai is set substantially equal to the outer diameter dimension Dd 12 (see FIG. 13 ) of the protruding portion 12 b of the first fixing member 12 .
- the outer diameter dimension D 92 of the cylindrical portion 922 c is set slightly smaller than a central through hole 93 bi of the upper lid member 93 illustrated in FIG. 12 .
- the cylindrical portion 922 c of the impeller 92 is inserted into the central through hole 93 bi (see FIG. 12 ) of the upper lid member 93 and the impeller 92 (cylindrical portion 922 c ) is rotatable in the through hole 93 bi.
- FIG. 12 illustrates an entire shape of the upper lid member 93 of the foreign-matter discharge pump 9 .
- the upper lid member 93 is generally constituted having a substantially disc shape and has an outer portion (hereinafter called “upper surface”) 93 a , a circular lower protruding portion 93 b , and a central depressed portion 93 c .
- An inner diameter dimension of the central depressed portion 93 c is smaller than an outer diameter dimension of the lower protruding portion 93 b.
- the four through holes 93 ah are formed at positions obtained by equally dividing the circumferential direction of the upper surface 93 a .
- the fitting holes 931 are formed at four spots in the vicinity of an outer edge of the upper surface 93 a , and the lower end 11 b of the foreign matter discharge pipe 11 is fitted in the fitting hole 931 .
- FIG. 12 illustrates the through hole 93 ah and the fitting hole 931 for convenience.
- the through hole 93 bi is formed at the center in the radial direction of the central depressed portion 93 c , and an inner diameter dimension of the through hole 93 bi is indicated by reference character D 93 .
- a stepped notch 93 et is formed over the entire region in the circumferential direction on the upper surface side
- a stepped notch 93 eb is formed over the entire region in the circumferential direction on the lower surface side.
- An outer diameter dimension D 93 t of a perpendicular surface in the stepped notch 93 et on the upper surface side is set slightly smaller than an inner diameter dimension of the lower-end outer edge protruding portion 74 in the cylindrical guide member 7 illustrated in FIG. 5 and thus, in FIGS. 5 and 6 , the upper lid member 93 is fitted with the lower-end outer edge protruding portion 74 of the cylindrical guide member 7 .
- An outer diameter dimension D 93 b of the perpendicular surface in the stepped notch 93 eb in FIG. 12 is set slightly smaller than the inner diameter dimension D 91 (see FIG. 10 ) of the cylindrical portion 91 a in the casing 91 and thus, in FIGS. 5 and 6 , the upper lid member 93 is fitted with an upper end of the cylindrical portion 91 a in the casing 91 .
- the outer edge portion 93 e ( FIG. 12 ) of the upper lid member 93 is, as illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6 , fitted with the lower-end outer edge protruding portion 74 in the cylindrical guide member 7 and the upper end of the cylindrical portion 91 a in the casing 91 .
- FIG. 13 illustrates the fixing member (first fixing member) 12 for mounting the impeller 92 of the foreign-matter discharge pump 9 on a tip end of the pump driving shaft 10 .
- the fixing member 12 has a columnar shaft portion 12 a having the outer diameter dimension D 12 and a columnar small-diameter protruding portion 12 b having the outer diameter dimension Dd 12 .
- the outer diameter dimension Dd 12 of the columnar small-diameter protruding portion 12 b has a value smaller than that of the outer diameter dimension D 12 of the columnar shaft portion 12 a.
- the cylindrical shaft portion 12 a and the columnar small-diameter protruding portion 12 b are concentric and has a through hole 12 c having an inner diameter dimension d 12 formed.
- the outer diameter Dd 12 of the columnar small-diameter protruding portion 12 b is set slightly smaller than the inner diameter d 82 (see FIG. 8 ) of the through hole 82 ai of the upper disc member 82 a in the impeller 82 .
- the fixing stud bolt (fixing bolt) 14 is arranged so that a bolt head 141 is located below, and a tip end (upper end in FIG. 6 ) of the fixing bolt 14 is inserted from the small-diameter hole 15 b ( FIG. 9 ) of the second fixing member 15 .
- a surface a surface on a lower side in FIG. 9 ) in which the small-diameter hole 15 b of the fixing member 15 is opened is made to abut on aback surface side 141 a of the bolt head 141 .
- the small-diameter protruding portion 12 b of the first fixing member 12 is fitted in the through hole 82 ai (see FIG. 8 ) of the upper disc member 82 a in the impeller 82 of the second pump 8 and also fitted in the large-diameter hole 15 a (see FIG. 9 ) of the second fixing member 15 .
- the casing 91 of the foreign-matter discharge pump 9 is inserted into the bolt 14 from the protruding cylinder portion 91 c side. At that time, insertion is made into the bolt 14 so that the casing 91 is pressed down until the upper end of the shaft portion 12 a (see FIG. 13 ) of the first fixing member 12 protrudes above the bottom portion 91 b in the casing 91 as illustrated in FIG. 6 .
- the impeller 92 of the foreign-matter discharge pump 9 is inserted into the a bolt 14 from the through hole 92 ai (see FIG. 11 ) of the lower disc member 92 a .
- the impeller 92 is inserted into the bolt 14 , as illustrated in FIG. 6 , the lower surface of the lower disc member 92 a (see FIG. 11 ) is made to abut on the upper end of the first fixing member 12 .
- the impeller 82 of the second pump 8 and the impeller 92 of the foreign-matter discharge pump 9 are fixed to the tip end of the pump driving shaft 10 .
- the lowermost part of the pump device 100 is covered by the cover member Cb.
- the cover member Cb prevents relatively large foreign matter from being suctioned into the pump device 100 by covering the suction side of the second pump 8 .
- the cover member Cb has a cylindrical portion Cba and a bottom portion Cbb.
- the cover member Cb is constituted by punching metal in which a large number of round holes are opened, for example, over a region in the middle in the perpendicular direction from the bottom portion Cbb to the cylindrical portion Cba. Though not shown, the whole region of the cover member Cb is soaked in the operating fluid.
- a bolt insertion hole for the mounting bolt B 2 is formed for mounting the cover member Cb on the second housing 4 (see FIG. 1 ).
- a bolt insertion hole for a mounting bolt B 2 is formed in the casing 81 , too (not shown in FIG. 7 ).
- the mounting bolt B 2 penetrates the bolt insertion hole formed in the cover member Cb and the pump casing 81 , and the male screw at the tip end of the bolt B 2 is screwed with the female screw 4 m (see FIG. 2 ) formed on a lower end surface of the second housing 4 .
- a bolt B 1 is a bolt for mounting the casing 91 on the second housing 4 side.
- insertion holes through which the bolt B 1 is inserted are formed at four spots in the vicinity of the outer edge portion in the radial direction of the bottom portion 91 b in the casing 91 of the foreign-matter discharge pump 9 (not shown).
- an insertion hole (not shown) of the bolt B 1 is formed in each of the upper lid member 93 ( FIG. 6 ) in the foreign-matter discharge pump 9 and the bottom portion 73 ( FIG. 5 ) in the cylindrical guide member 7 .
- the mounting bolt B 1 penetrates the bolt insertion hole formed in the casing 91 , the upper lid member 93 , and the cylindrical guide member 7 .
- the male screw (not shown) at the tip end of the bolt B 1 is screwed with a female screw 4 p (see FIG. 2 ) formed on the lower end surface of the second housing 4 .
- the pump device 100 in the first embodiment is installed above a lid body of a tank, not shown, storing the operating fluid, for example. That is, the flange 43 of the first housing in the pump device 100 is placed on the lid of the tank, not shown, and fixed by a fixing bolt, not shown.
- the cover member Cb on the lower end of the pump device 100 is soaked in the operating fluid in the tank, not shown.
- FIG. 1 by bringing an operation switch, not shown, in the pump device 100 to an “ON” state, the electric motor 1 starts rotation. With the rotation of the electric motor 1 , the pump driving shaft 10 rotates, and the impeller 82 of the second pump 8 mounted on the tip end side of the pump driving shaft 10 rotates. Moreover, the impeller 92 of the foreign-matter discharge pump 9 directly fixed to the tip end of the pump driving shaft 10 also rotates.
- the operating fluid in the tank is pumped up by the impeller 82 of the second pump 8 (flow of an arrow F 1 in FIGS. 5 and 6 ), flows through an annular gap between the casing 81 of the second pump 8 and the casing 91 of the foreign-matter discharge pump 9 (flow of an arrow F 2 ) and flows into the cyclone upper chamber 44 in FIG. 4 (flow of an arrow F 3 in FIG. 4 ).
- a spiral guide member can be provided so as to increase a swirl component of the swirl flow indicated in the arrow F 3 .
- a clean operating fluid not containing foreign matter with a large specific gravity such as chips and the like is indicated by arrows F 4 and F 5 .
- the clean operating fluid is suctioned to the first pump 3 side (above) from a lower end portion 60 a of the cyclone discharge pipe 60 and rises through the cyclone discharge pipe 60 . Then, it flows into the hollow portion 30 i of the suction-side connecting member 30 and flows into the first pump 3 (flow of an arrow F 6 ).
- the operating fluid flowed into the hollow portion 30 i of the suction-side connecting member 30 is added with head by a centrifugal force of the impeller 31 b of the first pump unit 31 and has its flow velocity increased (arrow F 7 ) and is discharged outward in the radial directions of the impeller 31 b.
- the operating fluid discharged outward in the radial direction of the impeller 31 b is turned back by an inner wall surface of the pump housing 31 a (arrow F 8 ) and flows into the subsequent stage of the pump unit 32 .
- the pressure is raised in the pump units 32 to 35 in each stage (arrow F 8 and arrow F 9 ), flows from the pump outlet 3 o through the channel 24 and the discharge opening 26 of the first housing 2 (F 10 ) and is sent to a machine tool, not shown, for example, through a connector and a pipeline, not shown.
- the operating fluid containing the foreign matter having fallen down on the inner peripheral surface 6 i is narrowed by the cone member 13 which is a throttle member at the cyclone outlet 6 o , has the flow velocity increased, and flows into the impeller 92 of the foreign-matter discharge pump (arrow Fd 2 ). Then, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 , 5 , and 6 , the fluid containing the foreign matter has the head added by the rotation of the impeller 92 and has the velocity increased and is discharged from the impeller 92 (arrow Fd 3 ).
- the operating fluid (arrow Fd 3 : operating fluid containing foreign matter) discharged from the impeller 92 flows through the foreign matter discharge pipe 11 (arrow Fd 4 ) via the channel 46 (arrow Fd 5 ) and is discharged from the discharge opening 46 o (Fd 6 ).
- a pipeline not shown
- it is sent to a foreign-matter processing facility, not shown.
- a foreign-matter processing facility a facility according to a known art can be applied, and there is no particular limiting condition.
- a return channel Ld is formed from the first housing 2 through the second housing 4 .
- the return channel Ld functions as a drain channel of the operating fluid leaking to above the mechanical seal MS and extends from a bottom portion corner part (corner) in the cylindrical hollow portion 21 of the first housing 2 via the radial outer edge portion of the housing lower end surface 2 e to the vicinity of the radial outer edge of the housing of the first pump 3 in the perpendicular direction and communicates with an opening Lde in the vicinity of the radial outer edge in the lower end surface of the second housing 4 .
- leakage of the operating fluid to a region above the mechanical seal MS is suppressed. Even if the operating fluid leaks to the region above the mechanical seal MS, the leaked operating fluid is returned to the opening Lde through the return channel Ld.
- a position of the opening Lde is provided at the position inside in the radial direction with respect to the bolt hole 40 h for mounting formed in the mounting flange 43 .
- the pump device 100 is installed above the tank, not shown, for storing the operating fluid, and a through hole, for example is formed in the lid of the tank, not shown, and on the through hole, not shown, the stepped portion inside in the radial direction of the mounting flange 43 is mounted by spigot-joint.
- the stepped portion inside in the radial direction of the mounting flange 43 is indicated by reference character Tm ( FIG. 4 ), and an outer diameter dimension of the stepped portion Tm is equal to an inner diameter of the through hole in the lid of the tank, not shown.
- the leaked operating fluid is returned into the storing tank, not shown, through the return channel Ld, the opening Lde, and the through hole.
- the first pump 3 is constituted by the centrifugal pump having the impeller, a large flow rate (a flow rate of 150 liters/minute or more, for example) can be also handled. Thus, a larger flow rate of coolant processing of the machine tool can be handled.
- the centrifugal pump having the impeller since the centrifugal pump having the impeller has a poor self-suctioning performance, if the first pump 3 is provided above the operating fluid storing portion (the coolant tank, for example), suctioning of the operating fluid in the storing portion is difficult.
- the pump device 100 of the first embodiment has the second pump 8 , and the operating fluid in the storing portion can be pushed into the suction opening 30 i side Of the first pump 3 by the second pump 8 , and thus, necessary processing can be performed by the first pump 3 (the non-displacement pump) with the poor self-suctioning performance.
- the first pump 3 is constituted by the centrifugal pump having the impeller, there is no need to provide a relief valve at the first pump outlet 30 i.
- the first pump is constituted by a displacement pump
- the relief valve and an operating fluid relief channel are indispensable.
- the pump device 100 of the first embodiment since the first pump 3 is a centrifugal pump 3 having an impeller, even if the flow of the operating fluid is clogged (stops) on the downstream side of the pump outlet 3 o (not shown), the impeller of the first pump 3 merely idles and the operating fluid pressure in the vicinity of the outlet 3 o does not become excessive. Therefore, in the pump device 100 of the first embodiment, there is no need to form the relief valve and the operating fluid relief channel in the vicinity of the outlet 3 o , and a manufacturing cost can be saved for the relief valve and the operating fluid relief channel, and maintenance of the relief valve and the operating fluid relief channel is no longer necessary.
- the pump device 100 of the first embodiment since only one stage of the cyclone 6 is provided, even if the flow rate of the operating fluid becomes large, the operating fluid can be separated to sufficient solid-liquid separation. However, it is not impossible to provide plural stages of the cyclones 6 .
- the foreign matter discharge pipe 11 communicating with the discharge opening 46 o from the discharge opening (lower end portion) 6 o of the cyclone 6 is provided.
- the operating fluid containing the foreign matter discharged from the cyclone discharge opening 6 o is discharged to the discharge opening 46 o above the operating fluid storing portion (the coolant tank, not shown, for example) through the foreign matter discharge pipe 11 .
- the pipeline communicating with a foreign-matter processing facility (a filter or the like, for example, not shown) from said discharge opening 46 o above the operating fluid storing portion (not shown), the operating fluid containing the foreign matter can be easily supplied to the foreign-matter processing facility.
- a foreign-matter processing facility a filter or the like, for example, not shown
- the operating fluid containing the foreign matter has been also discharged to the operating fluid storing portion and thus, in order to supply the operating fluid containing the foreign matter to the foreign-matter processing facility, a mechanism or a pipeline for sending the foreign matter to the foreign-matter processing facility should be separately provided in the operating fluid storing portion.
- a mechanism or a pipeline for sending the foreign matter to the foreign-matter processing facility in the operating fluid storing portion separately, and a manufacturing cost can be reduced for that portion.
- the operating fluid suctioned by the second pump 8 and discharged outward in the radial direction flows into the cyclone 6 while forming a swirl flow flowing in the circumferential direction and rising in the cylindrical casing 5 .
- resistance is generated in the swirl flow in the swirling direction by the cyclone 6 and other members in the pump device 100 , and there is a possibility that a favorable swirl flow is not generated and the operating fluid cannot flow into the cyclone 6 .
- the cylindrical guide member 7 extending in the direction of the rotating shaft 10 of the first pump 3 and the second pump 8 is provided.
- the cylindrical guide member 7 extending in the direction of the rotating shaft 10 of the first pump 3 and the second pump 8 is provided.
- the operating fluid suctioned by the second pump 8 rises efficiently in the pump device 100 and can flow into the cyclone 6 .
- the inlet 6 ai of the cyclone 6 communicates with the inflow passage 49 extending in the circumferential direction, and the inflow passage 49 is opened to the swirl flow along the cylindrical guide member 7 .
- the operating fluid suctioned by the second pump 8 can easily enter the cyclone 6 , and the foreign matter contained in the operating fluid is efficiently separated from the operating fluid by a centrifugal separation action in the cyclone 6 .
- the throttle member (conical member) 13 is provided on the lower end portion 6 c of the cyclone 6 , and a cross-sectional area of the outlet 6 o of the cyclone lower end portion can be made smaller (narrowed) by the throttle member 13 .
- the entire pump device can be made compact by making the dimension of a region below the first pump 3 smaller without increasing a dimension of the pump rotating shaft direction (vertical direction) of the cyclone 6 .
- FIG. 14 a second embodiment of the present invention will be described by referring to FIG. 14 .
- four cyclones are provided as illustrated in FIG. 2 , but three cyclones are provided in the second embodiment in FIG. 3 .
- FIG. 14 is a view of a second housing 4 A in the second embodiment when seen from below the housing 4 A.
- cyclone upper chambers 44 A are formed at three positions point-symmetrical to a housing center Pc, and outside in the radial direction of each of the three cyclone upper chambers 44 A, an inflow channel (cyclone port) 49 A extending substantially in the tangent direction outside in the radial direction and connecting toward the cyclone upper chambers 44 A is formed.
- the cyclone upper chamber 44 A and the cyclone port 49 A generally have a planar shape of “comma-shaped bead”.
- the shape of the inflow channel 49 A is similar to that of the inflow channel 49 (see FIG. 2 ) in the first embodiment.
- Reference character 4 Am in FIG. 14 denotes a female screw hole, and the female screw hole is screwed with a male screw of three through bolts for assembling the cyclone, not shown.
- Reference character 44 Ao denotes an outlet of the cyclone.
- cyclones For example, in the illustrated embodiments, four (see FIG. 2 ) or three (see FIG. 14 ) pieces of the cyclones are provided, but five or more cyclones can be provided and only one cyclone may be provided.
- the first pump is a non-displacement pump (a centrifugal pump having an impeller, for example), but the first pump can be constituted by a displacement pump (a gear pump or a so-called “trochoid pump”, for example).
- the foreign matter discharge pump 9 can be also omitted from the illustrated embodiments.
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Abstract
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a pump device which has the function of separating foreign matter from operating fluid containing foreign matter and which can accommodate an increase in the flow rate of the operating fluid. This pump device has: a first pump (3); a second pump (8) which has a rotating shaft coaxial with the rotating shaft (10) of the first pump (3) and which is provided below the suction opening (30 i) of the first pump (3); at least one cyclone (6) which is disposed in a region above the second pump (8) and below the suction opening (30 i) of the first pump (3) and which has the function of separating foreign matter from operating fluid; and a discharge opening (46 o) which discharges operating fluid which contains the foreign matter separated by the cyclone (6).
Description
- The present invention relates to a pump which suctions and discharges a liquid and more particularly to a pump device having a function of separating foreign matter (chips, for example) from operating fluid (lubricant oil of a machine tool, a liquid such as a coolant and the like, for example) in which the foreign matter is contained.
- As the pump device as above, a light-weight and small-sized pump device not requiring regular maintenance work, having a displacement pump, a non-displacement pump, a primary cyclone, and a secondary cyclone provided, the primary cyclone and the secondary cyclone including a mechanism (outlet) for discharging separated foreign matter (chips or the like), a discharge flow rate of the non-displacement pump being set larger than the discharge flow rate of said displacement pump, and said displacement pump, said cyclone filter, and said non-displacement pump are arranged in a linearly connected manner in a perpendicular direction is proposed (see Patent Literature 1).
- Such a pump device (Patent Literature 1) is useful.
- However, there is a demand for processing of a large quantity of coolant (so-called “demand for a larger flow rate”) in machine tools in recent years.
- In response to such a demand for a larger flow rate, it has been difficult for the above-described pump device to satisfy the demand for a larger flow rate of coolant processing since the operating fluid is processed by a displacement pump such as a so-called “trochoid pump” (gear pump) and a processed flow rate of the operating fluid is small.
- [Patent Literature 1] International Publication WO 2012/053231 A1
- The present invention is proposed in view of the above-described problems of the prior-art and has an object to provide a pump device having a function of separating foreign matter (chips, for example) from operating fluid (lubricant oil of a machine tool, a liquid such as a coolant, for example) in which the foreign matter is contained and capable of satisfying the demand for a larger flow rate of the operating fluid.
- A pump device of the present invention is characterized by having:
- a first pump (a
centrifugal pump 3 having an impeller, for example) provided above an operating fluid (coolant, for example) storing portion (coolant tank, for example); - a second pump (a
centrifugal pump 8 such as an impeller, for example) having a rotating shaft coaxial with a rotating shaft (10) of the first pump (3) and provided below (upstream side) a suction opening (30 i) of the first pump (3); - at least one cyclone (6) provided in a region above the second pump (8) and below the suction opening (30 i) of the first pump (3) and having a function of separating foreign matter from the operating fluid; and
- a discharge opening (46 o) of the operating fluid containing the foreign matter separated by the cyclone (6), in which
- the discharge opening (46 o) is provided above the operating fluid storing portion (a coolant tank, for example) and has a pipeline (11) communicating with said discharge opening (46 o) from a level of an outlet (6 o) of said cyclone (6).
- In the present invention, in a region above said second pump (the
centrifugal pump 8 such as an impeller, for example) and outside in a radial direction of the second pump (8), a guide member (7) extending in a direction of the rotating shaft (10) of the first pump (3) and the second pump (8) is preferably provided. - Here, a dimension of said guide member (7) in the pump rotating shaft direction is preferably long (to such a degree to the maximum that an upper end of said guide reaches the same level as an inlet (6 ai) of the cyclone (6)). That is because it is convenient for generating a swirl flow.
- Moreover, in the present invention, an inflow port (6 i) of the cyclone (6) communicates with an inflow passage (49) extending in a circumferential direction, and the inflow passage (49) is preferably opened to the swirl flow along said guide member (7).
- Moreover, in the present invention, a throttle member (a member having a conical shape: conical member 13) is preferably provided on a lower end portion of the cyclone (6).
- In addition, in order to reduce abrasion of the pump rotating shaft (10), the rotating shaft (10) of the first pump (3) and the second pump (8) is preferably supported pivotally by a mechanical seal (MS) in the present invention.
- Moreover, a drain circuit (Ld) for returning oil leaking out (upward) from the mechanical seal (MS) into the tank is preferably provided so that the oil leaking out of the mechanical seal (MS) does not flow out to the outside of the operating fluid storing portion (coolant tank, for example).
- According to the present invention provided with the above-described constitution, since the first pump (3) can be constituted by a non-displacement pump (a centrifugal pump having an impeller, for example), a large flow rate (a flow rate of 150 liters/minute or more, for example) can be handled. Thus, an increase of a processing amount of the coolant in the machine tool (demand for a larger flow rate) can be handled.
- Here, since a non-displacement pump (the
centrifugal pump 3 having an impeller, for example) has a poor self-suctioning performance, if it is provided above the operating fluid storing portion (the coolant tank, for example), suctioning of the operating fluid in the storing portion is difficult. However, the present invention has the second pump (8), the operating fluid in the storing portion is pushed into above (the suction opening 30 i side of the first pump 3) by the pump (8), and necessary processing can be performed even with the first non-displacement pump (3). - Moreover, according to the present invention, foreign matter such as chips and the like can be separated from the operating fluid by the cyclone (6).
- In the present invention, by constituting the first pump (3) by a non-displacement pump (a centrifugal pump having an impeller, for example), there is no need to provide a relief valve at the first pump outlet (30 i).
- In a case in which the first pump is constituted by a displacement pump, if a flow of the operating fluid stops on the downstream side of the outlet, an operating fluid pressure in the vicinity of the outlet becomes excessive, and the relief valve and a relief path of the operating fluid is indispensable.
- On the other hand, if the first pump is a non-displacement pump such as the centrifugal pump (3) having an impeller, for example, even if the flow of the operating fluid stops on the downstream side of the pump outlet (3 o), impellers (31 b, 32 b, 33 b, 34 b, 35 b) merely idle and the operating fluid pressure in the vicinity of the outlet (3 o) does not become excessive. Therefore, there is no need to form the relief valve and a relief path of the operating fluid in the vicinity of the outlet (3 o), and a cost which should be spent in manufacture can be saved for that portion. Moreover, maintenance of the relief valve and the relief path of the operating fluid is not necessary, and a running cost also lowers.
- Here, since the prior-art has a structure in which two stages of cyclones (primary cyclone and secondary cyclone) are provided, the “demand for a larger flow rate” cannot be met easily, and sufficient solid-liquid separation of the large flow rate of the operating fluid is difficult.
- On the other hand, according to the present invention, since only one stage of the cyclone is provided, even if the flow rate of the operating fluid becomes large, the operating fluid can be separated to sufficient solid-liquid separation.
- Moreover, according to the present invention, since the pipeline (11) communicating with said discharge opening (46 o) from the level of the discharge opening (lower end portion 6 o) of the cyclone (6) is provided, the operating fluid containing the foreign matter discharged from the cyclone discharge opening (6 o) is discharged to the discharge opening (46 o) above the operating fluid storing portion (the coolant tank, for example) through the pipeline (11).
- Therefore, by arranging the pipeline communicating with a foreign-matter processing facility (a filter or the like, for example, not shown) from said discharge opening (46 o) above the operating fluid storing portion, the operating fluid containing the foreign matter separated by the cyclone (6) can be easily supplied to the foreign-matter processing facility.
- In other words, in the prior-art not having such pipeline (11), the operating fluid containing the foreign matter separated by the cyclone (6) has been discharged to the operating fluid storing portion and thus, in order to supply the operating fluid containing the foreign matter to the foreign-matter processing facility, a mechanism or a pipeline for sending the foreign matter to the foreign-matter processing facility should be separately provided in the operating fluid storing portion.
- On the other hand, according to the present invention, there is no need to provide a mechanism or a pipeline for sending the foreign matter to the foreign-matter processing facility in the operating fluid storing portion, and a manufacturing cost can be reduced for that portion.
- In the present invention, the operating fluid suctioned by the second pump (8) and discharged outward in the radial direction flows into the cyclone (6) while forming a swirl flow flowing in the circumferential direction and rising in the pump device.
- However, if said guide member (7) is not present, the resistance is generated in the swirl flow by the cyclone (6) in the pump device, and there is a possibility that a favorable swirl flow is not generated.
- In a region above said second pump (the
centrifugal pump 8 such as an impeller, for example) and outside in the radial direction in thesecond pump 8, the guide member (7) extending in the direction of the rotating shaft (10) of the first pump (3) and the second pump (8) is provided and thus, a favorable swirl flow flowing in the circumferential direction along the guide member (7) is formed by being guided by the guide member (7), and the operating fluid suctioned by the second pump (8) rises efficiently in the pump device and flows into the cyclone (6). - Then, in the present invention, the inlet (6 ai) of the cyclone (6) communicates with the inflow passage (49) extending in the circumferential direction, and if the inflow passage (49) is opened to the swirl flow along said guide member (7), the operating fluid suctioned by the second pump (8) can easily enter the cyclone (6), and the foreign matter contained in the operating fluid is efficiently separated from the operating fluid by a centrifugal separation action in the cyclone (6).
- Moreover, in the present invention, by providing the throttle member (a member having a conical shape: a conical member 13) on the lower end portion (6 o) of the cyclone (6), a cross-sectional area of the outlet (6 o) of the cyclone lower end portion can be made smaller (narrowed) by the throttle member (13).
- Since the cross-sectional area of the outlet (6 o) of the cyclone lower end portion is narrowed (made smaller) by the throttle member (13), a flow velocity of the operating fluid in the outlet (6 o) increases. That is, a required flow rate can be adjusted even if a length of the cyclone (6) in an axial direction is reduced. Therefore, according to the present invention, the entire pump device can be made compact by making the dimension of a region below the first pump (3) smaller without prolonging the length of the cyclone (6) in the pump rotating shaft direction (vertical direction).
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FIG. 1 is a sectional view illustrating a first embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 2 is a planar sectional view illustrating a shape of a cyclone inlet in the first embodiment. -
FIG. 3 is a side view of a pump driving shaft in the first embodiment. -
FIG. 4 is a partial sectional view for explaining a first pump in the first embodiment. -
FIG. 5 is a partial sectional view for explaining a cyclone in the first embodiment. -
FIG. 6 is a partial sectional view for explaining a second pump in the first embodiment. -
FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a casing of the second pump. -
FIG. 8 is a sectional view of an impeller of the second pump. -
FIG. 9 is a sectional view of a fixing member for indirectly fixing the impeller of the second pump to the pump driving shaft. -
FIG. 10 is a sectional view of a casing of a pump for discharging foreign matter. -
FIG. 11 is a sectional view of an impeller of the pump for discharging foreign matter. -
FIG. 12 is a sectional view of a partition plate between a region on a side of the cyclone and a region on a side of the pump for discharging foreign matter. -
FIG. 13 is a sectional view of a fixing member for fixing an impeller for discharging foreign matter to the pump driving shaft. -
FIG. 14 is a planar sectional view illustrating a shape of a cyclone inlet in a second embodiment of the present invention. - Embodiments of the present invention will be described below by referring to the attached drawings.
- First, by referring to
FIGS. 1 to 12 , a pump device according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. A section illustrated inFIG. 1 is an X-X line arrow sectional view inFIG. 2 . - The pump device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is indicated in general by
reference numeral 100 inFIG. 1 . Thepump device 100 includes anelectric motor 1, afirst housing 2, afirst pump 3, asecond housing 4, acylindrical casing 5, a plurality of (four in the illustration)cyclones 6, acylindrical guide member 7, asecond pump 8, a foreign-matter discharge pump 9, a cover member Cb, and apump driving shaft 10. - The
first pump 3 is a non-displacement centrifugal pump in which pump units (31 to 35), each having an impeller, are laminated in five stages in a vertical direction (seeFIG. 4 ). Here, as thefirst pump 3, a known commercially-available non-displacement centrifugal pump can be applied. - The
second pump 8 is arranged in a lowermost region inFIG. 1 . - The
first housing 2 has a cylindricalhollow portion 21 opened in an upper part inFIG. 1 and has a shaft throughhole 22 formed. The shaft throughhole 22 penetrates from alower center 21 c of the cylindricalhollow portion 21 to a center of a housinglower end surface 2 e. - A
seal storage chamber 23 is formed in the shaft throughhole 22, and a mechanical seal MS is interposed in theseal storage chamber 23. The mechanical seal MS pivotally supports thepump driving shaft 10 rotatably and prevents leakage of the operating fluid from thefirst pump 3 into the cylindricalhollow portion 21 through the shaft throughhole 22. - As illustrated in
FIG. 4 , the mechanical seal MS is held in thestorage chamber 23. - In
FIG. 1 , achannel 24 is formed in a lower region of thefirst housing 2. - A
boss portion 25 is formed on the housingouter periphery 2 f in thefirst housing 2, and theboss portion 25 crosses a center axis Lh of the housing and protrudes in a direction away to the center axis Lh. - A
discharge opening 26 is opened in theboss portion 25, and thedischarge opening 26 communicates with thechannel 24. The operating fluid whose pressure has been raised by thefirst pump 3 is discharged from thedischarge opening 26. - The
channel 24 communicates with a discharge side 3 o of the first pump 3 (seeFIG. 4 ). - A taper female screw for a pipe is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the
discharge opening 26. - As illustrated in
FIG. 1 , in the cylindricalhollow portion 21 of thehousing 2, a coupling CP connects a shaft 1S of theelectric motor 1 and an upper end portion (coupling engagement portion 10 a) of thepump driving shaft 10. - In
FIG. 3 , thepump driving shaft 10 has thecoupling engagement portion 10 a, a mechanicalseal engagement portion 10 b, the firsthousing engagement portion 10 c, aflange portion 10 d, a firstpump engagement portion 10 e, a secondhousing engagement portion 10 f, and a tip-end shaft portion 10 g. - A
screw hole 10 i having a female screw provided is formed on anend surface 10 h of the tip-end shaft portion 10 g (lower end surface inFIG. 3 ). - As described above, the
coupling engagement portion 10 a of thepump driving shaft 10 is engaged with an engagement hole (not shown) of the coupling CP. - In
FIG. 4 , the firsthousing engagement portion 10 c in thepump driving shaft 10 is slidable with respect to a bearing sleeve SL1, and the bearing sleeve SL1 is fixed to the throughhole 22 formed at the center of thefirst housing 2. - In
FIG. 4 , alower end surface 10 db in theflange portion 10 d in thepump driving shaft 10 abuts on an upper end surface of theimpeller 35 b in the uppermoststage pump unit 35 of thefirst pump 3, and thelower end surface 10 db and the upper end surface of theimpeller 35 b do not slide. Theflange portion 10 d exerts a function as a positioning member (on an upper side) of thefirst pump 3. - A region below the first
pump engagement portion 10 e (vicinity of a boundary with the secondhousing engagement portion 10 f) of thepump driving shaft 10 has amale screw 10 j formed. - In
FIGS. 1 and 4 , thefirst pump 3 has a suction-side connecting member 30, the first pump unit 31 (lowermost stage unit), to the fifth pump unit 35 (uppermost stage unit) laminated. - In
FIG. 4 , thefirst pump unit 31 has anannular pump housing 31 a, theimpeller 31 b, an O-ring 31 c which is a seal member, and apartition plate 31 d. Thesecond pump unit 32 tofifth pump unit 35 have the similar constitution. - In
FIG. 4 , in a state in which thepump units 31 to 35 are laminated and assembled, thepump driving shaft 10 is inserted into an inner periphery of each sleeve of thepump units 31 to 35, and a locknut LN is screwed with themale screw 10 j of thepump driving shaft 10 and tightened. - As a result, the
first pump 3 is fixed to thepump driving shaft 10, and the impeller of each of thepump units 31 to 35 becomes rotatable integrally with thepump driving shaft 10. - Alternatively, without using the lock nut LN, the first
pump engagement portion 10 e of thepump driving shaft 10 is preferably constituted as a spline. - Subsequently, the
second housing 4 will be described by referring toFIGS. 1 and 4 . - In
FIGS. 1 and 4 , thesecond housing 4 includes apump shaft hole 41, a dust-seal storing hole 42 (seeFIG. 4 ), a mountingflange 43, a cycloneupper chamber 44, a boss portion 45 (seeFIG. 1 : not shown inFIG. 4 ), a channel 46 (seeFIG. 1 : not shown inFIG. 4 ), and a perpendicular channel 48 (seeFIG. 1 : not shown inFIG. 4 ). - As illustrated in
FIG. 4 , a plurality of (four in the first embodiment: seeFIG. 2 ) of bolt holes 40 h for mounting are formed in the mountingflange 43. - In
FIG. 1 , anupper end portion 11 t of the foreignmatter discharge pipe 11 is fitted in theperpendicular channel 48. Alower end portion 11 b of the foreignmatter discharge pipe 11 is connected to a foreign-matter discharge pump 9 (a fitting hole 931 of an upper lid member 93: seeFIG. 12 ). As a result, the foreign-matter discharge pump 9 and theperpendicular channel 48 communicate with each other through the foreignmatter discharge pipe 11. - As illustrated in
FIG. 4 , the dust-seal storing hole 42 is formed above thepump shaft hole 41. - The dust-
seal storing hole 42 includes a large-diameter hole 42 a and a small-diameter hole 42 b, and the large-diameter hole 42 a is opened in an upper end surface of thesecond housing 4, while a dust seal DS is accommodated in the small-diameter hole 42 b. - A
drop preventing plate 15 is mounted on the large-diameter hole 42 a and prevents the dust seal DS from going out of the dust-seal storing hole 42. - In
FIG. 4 , a cyclone upper-endfitting hole 44 a is formed below the cycloneupper chamber 44, and an upper end (cyclone inlet) 6 ai of thecyclone 6 is connected to the cyclone upper-endfitting hole 44 a. - In a canopy portion of the cyclone
upper chamber 44, a discharge opening (through hole) 460 and a cyclone-dischargepipe mounting hole 462 are formed. Here, the operating fluid is discharged to thefirst pump 3 side through the discharge opening (through hole) 460. Moreover, anupper end portion 60 b of acyclone discharge pipe 60 is fitted in the cyclone discharge-pipe mounting hole 462. - Here, the cyclone discharge-
pipe mounting hole 462 is arranged concentrically to thedischarge opening 460, and an inner diameter of the cyclone discharge-pipe mounting hole 462 is set substantially equal to an outer diameter of theupper end portion 60 b of thecyclone discharge pipe 60. Moreover, an inner diameter dimension of the discharge opening (cyclone exit) 460 is substantially equal to an inner diameter dimension of thecyclone discharge pipe 60. - As illustrated in
FIG. 2 , four pieces of the cycloneupper chambers 44 are formed in the first embodiment, and an inflow channel (so-called cyclone port) 49 extending in a curved state in a substantially tangent direction communicates with each of the cycloneupper chambers 44 outside in a radial direction of thechamber 44, and a planar shape of theinflow channel 49 and thechamber 44 is generally so-called “comma-shaped bead”. - The
inflow channel 49 has a shape extending in a curved manner in a substantially tangent direction outside in the radial direction of thechamber 44 so that a swirl flow can be easily generated when the operating fluid flows into thecyclone 6. A schematic section of theinflow channel 49 inFIG. 2 illustrates a section along a center axis of theinflow channel 49. As is obvious from the section, in order that the operating fluid can flows in easily, the farther away from the cycloneupper chamber 44 in the inflow channel 49 a region is, the shallower the region is formed. -
Reference character 4 m inFIG. 2 denotes a female screw hole screwed with a through bolt B2 for assembling four cyclones (seeFIG. 1 ). - Subsequently, the
cyclone 6 and thesecond pump 8 will be described by referring toFIGS. 5 and 6 . -
FIG. 5 explains thecyclone 6, whileFIG. 6 explains thesecond pump 8. - Here,
FIGS. 5 and 6 illustrate the same partial section, but since members (constitutions) to be explained by being referred to are different, positions of leader lines and reference numerals are different. - In
FIGS. 1 and 5 , thecyclone 6 has astraight pipe portion 6 a in an upper region and ataper portion 6 b in a lower region. Thecyclone 6 is provided in a region inside in the radial direction of thecylindrical guide member 7, and as illustrated inFIG. 2 , four of them are arranged at positions point-symmetrical to thepump driving shaft 10. - Then, the
cyclone 6 is mounted on the region between a cyclone upper-endfitting hole 44 a (seeFIG. 4 ) in the second housing 4 (seeFIG. 1 ) and a cyclone lower-end fitting hole 75 (seeFIG. 5 ) in the cylindrical guide member 7 (FIG. 5 ). -
Reference character 6 i inFIG. 5 denotes an inner peripheral surface of thecyclone 6. Foreign matter with a large specific gravity contained in the operating fluid falls down along this innerperipheral surface 6 i while being turned by the swirl flow. - In
FIG. 5 , thecylindrical guide member 7 has an upperstraight portion 71, alower taper portion 72, abottom portion 73, and a lower-end outeredge protruding portion 74. An outer peripheral surface of thelower taper portion 72 and an outer peripheral surface of the lower-end outeredge protruding portion 74 constitute a continuous taper surface. - A planar shape of the
bottom portion 73 is not clearly illustrated but it is substantially circular, and a pump drivingshaft insertion hole 73 c is formed at the center thereof. - In the
bottom portion 73, cyclone lower-end fitting holes 75 are formed at four positions point-symmetrical to the center point (center point of the pump drivingshaft insertion hole 73 c). The positions of the cyclone lower-end fitting holes 75 are projected positions of the cyclone upper-end fitting holes 44 a (seeFIG. 4 ) in thesecond housing 4. - In
FIG. 5 , below the cyclone lower-endfitting hole 75, a through hole 76 is formed in a region inside in the radial direction of the cyclone lower-endfitting hole 75. An inner diameter dimension of the through hole 76 is set equal to the inner diameter dimension of alower end 6 c of thecyclone 6. - The inner diameter dimension of the cyclone lower-end
fitting hole 75 is larger than an outer diameter dimension of the lower end portion of thecyclone 6, and an O-ring or a seal material OS is interposed in an annular clearance between the cyclone lower-endfitting hole 75 and the outer peripheral surface of the lower end of thecyclone 6. - In the vicinity of the
lower end 6 c of thecyclone 6 inside in the radial direction of thecyclone 6, a throttle member (hereinafter referred to as a “conical member”) 13 is arranged. - In
FIG. 5 , theconical member 13 has a conical head (cone-shaped head) 131, adisc portion 132, acolumn portion 133, and an embeddedportion 134. A diameter of thedisc portion 132 is equal to a lower end diameter of theconical head 131, and a diameter of acolumn 133 is smaller than a diameter of thedisc portion 132. A diameter of the embeddedportion 134 is set smaller than the diameter of thedisc portion 132 and is equal to a throughhole 93 ah in theupper lid member 93 in the foreign-matter discharge pump 9 illustrated inFIG. 6 . As illustrated inFIGS. 5 and 6 , the embedded portion 134 (FIG. 5 ) of the conical member 13 (FIG. 5 ) is fitted in the throughhole 93 ah (FIG. 6 ) formed in anupper surface 93 a (FIG. 6 ) of the upper lid member 93 (FIG. 6 ) in the foreign-matter discharge pump 9. - As illustrated in
FIG. 5 , a boundary between theconical head 131 and thedisc portion 132 is set so as to match thelower end 6 c of thecyclone 6. - By providing the
conical member 13 at the outlet 6 o (seeFIG. 6 ) of the lower end of the cyclone, an opening area of the outlet 6 o of the lower end portion of the cyclone is reduced, and a flow velocity of the operating fluid at the outlet 6 o is increased. In order to properly exert a solid-liquid separation performance of thecyclone 6, a cross-sectional area of the outlet 6 o (seeFIG. 6 ) of the lower end of the cyclone needs to be reduced and narrowed. - Here, depending on the taper of the
taper portion 6 b of thecyclone 6, for example, there can be a case in which said outlet 6 o cannot be sufficiently narrowed unless a vertical dimension of thecyclone 6 is increased. However, the vertical dimension of thecyclone 6 should be made as small as possible. - In the illustrated first embodiment, by providing the
conical member 13 at the outlet 6 o (seeFIG. 6 ) on the lower end portion of the cyclone, the cross-sectional area of the outlet 6 o (seeFIG. 6 ) on the lower end of the cyclone can be sufficiently made small and narrowed without increasing the vertical dimension of thecyclone 6. As a result, the vertical dimension of thecyclone 6 can be made small without deteriorating the solid-liquid separation performance of thecyclone 6. - Subsequently, by referring to
FIGS. 6 to 13 , thesecond pump 8 and the foreign-matter discharge pump 9 will be described. - In
FIG. 6 , thesecond pump 8 hascasings casings - Here, the
casing 91 is shared by thesecond pump 8 and the foreign-matter discharge pump 9. - An entire shape of the
casing 81 in thesecond pump 8 is illustrated inFIG. 7 . InFIG. 7 , thecasing 81 has aflange portion 81 a, acylindrical portion 81 b, and abottom portion 81 c. - The
flange portion 81 a protrudes outward in the radial direction on an upper end of thecylindrical portion 81 b. Ataper portion 81 d is formed at a connection spot between thecylindrical portion 81 b and thebottom portion 81 c. Thetaper portion 81 d is formed in order to reduce channel resistance of the operating fluid flowing through thecasing 81. Here, an R (round portion) may be formed instead of the taper. - At a center in the radial direction of the
bottom portion 81 c, a through hole 81 i with an inner diameter dimension indicated by reference character D81 i is formed. - On an upper surface side of the flange porting 81 a, an annular protruding
portion 81 t with a diameter of an outer periphery indicated by reference character D81 o is formed. The outer peripheral diameter D81 o of the annular protrudingportion 81 t is, as illustrated inFIG. 5 , substantially equal to an inner diameter dimension D5 i (FIG. 5 ) of a steppedportion 5 d (FIG. 5 ) formed on an inner peripheral side of a lower end of thecylindrical casing 5, and anouter periphery 81 to of the annular protrudingportion 81 t is fitted in the inner diameter of the steppedportion 5 d of the lower end of thecylindrical casing 5. - An
impeller 82 in thesecond pump 8 has its entire shape illustrated inFIG. 8 . - In
FIG. 8 , theimpeller 82 has anupper disc member 82 a, a plurality ofblades 82 b, and alower disc member 82 c. - The
lower disc member 82 c has adisc portion 821 c and acylindrical portion 822 c integrally molded, and an outer diameter dimension of thecylindrical portion 822 c is indicated by reference character D82. - A through
hole 82 ai is formed at a center of theupper disc member 82 a, and an inner diameter dimension of the throughhole 82 ai is indicated by reference character d82. - An outer diameter dimension D82 of the
cylindrical portion 822 c is set smaller than a diameter D81 i (seeFIG. 7 ) of the through hole 81 i formed in thebottom portion 81 c of thecasing 81. And thecylindrical portion 822 c of theimpeller 82 is inserted into the through hole 81 i of thecasing 81. -
FIG. 9 illustrates a fixing member (second fixing member) 15 for fixing theimpeller 82 to thepump driving shaft 10. - In
FIG. 9 , the second fixingmember 15 has inner diameter holes 15 a (large-diameter hole) and 15 b (small-diameter hole) continuously formed, and a stepped through hole is formed by theholes - An outer diameter dimension Dd12 of a protruding
portion 12 b in a first fixing member 12 (seeFIG. 13 ) is fitted with an inner diameter dimension Da15 of the large-diameter hole 15 a. An inner diameter dimension Db15 of the small-diameter hole 15 b is set slightly larger than a shaft portion 142 (seeFIG. 6 ) of a pumpimpeller fixing bolt 14. - In
FIG. 6 , the foreign-matter discharge pump 9 includes thecasing 91, animpeller 92, and theupper lid member 93. As described above, thecasing 91 is shared by the foreign-matter discharge pump 9 and thesecond pump 8. - An entire shape of the
casing 91 is illustrated inFIG. 10 and it has acylindrical portion 91 a, abottom portion 91 b, and a protrudingcylinder portion 91 c. - In
FIG. 10 , the protrudingcylinder portion 91 c is formed below at the center in the radial direction of thebottom portion 91 b, and a sleeve SL3 for bearing is interposed in an innerperipheral surface 91 bi of the protrudingcylinder portion 91 c. - An inner diameter dimension of the sleeve SL3 is indicated by reference character d91, and an inner diameter dimension of the
cylindrical portion 91 a is indicated by reference character D91. The inner diameter dimension d91 of the sleeve SL3 is slidably fitted with an outer diameter dimension D12 (seeFIG. 13 ) of the fixingmember 12. -
FIG. 11 illustrates an entire shape of theimpeller 92 of the foreign-matter discharge pump 9. - In
FIG. 11 , theimpeller 92 has alower disc member 92 a, a plurality ofblades 92 b, and anupper disc member 92 c. Theupper disc member 92 c has a disc portion 921 c and acylindrical portion 922 c with an outer diameter dimension D92 integrally molded. - A through
hole 92 ai with an inner diameter dimension d92 is formed at the center in the radial direction of thelower disc member 92 a. - The inner diameter dimension d92 of the through
hole 92 ai is set substantially equal to the outer diameter dimension Dd12 (seeFIG. 13 ) of the protrudingportion 12 b of the first fixingmember 12. The outer diameter dimension D92 of thecylindrical portion 922 c is set slightly smaller than a central throughhole 93 bi of theupper lid member 93 illustrated inFIG. 12 . - In
FIG. 11 , thecylindrical portion 922 c of theimpeller 92 is inserted into the central throughhole 93 bi (seeFIG. 12 ) of theupper lid member 93 and the impeller 92 (cylindrical portion 922 c) is rotatable in the throughhole 93 bi. -
FIG. 12 illustrates an entire shape of theupper lid member 93 of the foreign-matter discharge pump 9. - In
FIG. 12 , theupper lid member 93 is generally constituted having a substantially disc shape and has an outer portion (hereinafter called “upper surface”) 93 a, a circular lower protrudingportion 93 b, and a centraldepressed portion 93 c. An inner diameter dimension of the centraldepressed portion 93 c is smaller than an outer diameter dimension of the lower protrudingportion 93 b. - The four through
holes 93 ah are formed at positions obtained by equally dividing the circumferential direction of theupper surface 93 a. The fitting holes 931 are formed at four spots in the vicinity of an outer edge of theupper surface 93 a, and thelower end 11 b of the foreignmatter discharge pipe 11 is fitted in the fitting hole 931. -
FIG. 12 illustrates the throughhole 93 ah and the fitting hole 931 for convenience. - The through
hole 93 bi is formed at the center in the radial direction of the centraldepressed portion 93 c, and an inner diameter dimension of the throughhole 93 bi is indicated by reference character D93. - In an
outer edge portion 93 e in theupper surface 93 a of theupper lid member 93, a steppednotch 93 et is formed over the entire region in the circumferential direction on the upper surface side, and a steppednotch 93 eb is formed over the entire region in the circumferential direction on the lower surface side. - An outer diameter dimension D93 t of a perpendicular surface in the stepped
notch 93 et on the upper surface side is set slightly smaller than an inner diameter dimension of the lower-end outeredge protruding portion 74 in thecylindrical guide member 7 illustrated inFIG. 5 and thus, inFIGS. 5 and 6 , theupper lid member 93 is fitted with the lower-end outeredge protruding portion 74 of thecylindrical guide member 7. - An outer diameter dimension D93 b of the perpendicular surface in the stepped
notch 93 eb inFIG. 12 is set slightly smaller than the inner diameter dimension D91 (seeFIG. 10 ) of thecylindrical portion 91 a in thecasing 91 and thus, inFIGS. 5 and 6 , theupper lid member 93 is fitted with an upper end of thecylindrical portion 91 a in thecasing 91. - In other words, the
outer edge portion 93 e (FIG. 12 ) of theupper lid member 93 is, as illustrated inFIGS. 5 and 6 , fitted with the lower-end outeredge protruding portion 74 in thecylindrical guide member 7 and the upper end of thecylindrical portion 91 a in thecasing 91. -
FIG. 13 illustrates the fixing member (first fixing member) 12 for mounting theimpeller 92 of the foreign-matter discharge pump 9 on a tip end of thepump driving shaft 10. - In
FIG. 13 , the fixingmember 12 has acolumnar shaft portion 12 a having the outer diameter dimension D12 and a columnar small-diameter protruding portion 12 b having the outer diameter dimension Dd12. Here, the outer diameter dimension Dd12 of the columnar small-diameter protruding portion 12 b has a value smaller than that of the outer diameter dimension D12 of thecolumnar shaft portion 12 a. - The
cylindrical shaft portion 12 a and the columnar small-diameter protruding portion 12 b are concentric and has a throughhole 12 c having an inner diameter dimension d12 formed. - The outer diameter Dd12 of the columnar small-
diameter protruding portion 12 b is set slightly smaller than the inner diameter d82 (seeFIG. 8 ) of the throughhole 82 ai of theupper disc member 82 a in theimpeller 82. - A procedure for fixing the
impeller 82 of thesecond pump 8 and theimpeller 92 of the foreign-matter discharge pump 9 on a tip end side of thepump driving shaft 10 will be described. - First, as illustrated in
FIG. 6 , as the fixing stud bolt (fixing bolt) 14 is arranged so that a bolt head 141 is located below, and a tip end (upper end inFIG. 6 ) of the fixingbolt 14 is inserted from the small-diameter hole 15 b (FIG. 9 ) of the second fixingmember 15. At that time, a surface (a surface on a lower side inFIG. 9 ) in which the small-diameter hole 15 b of the fixingmember 15 is opened is made to abut onaback surface side 141 a of the bolt head 141. - Subsequently, in
FIG. 6 , in a state in which thecylindrical portion 822 c (FIG. 8 ) in theimpeller 82 of thesecond pump 8 is on a lower side, thebolt 14 is inserted from the throughhole 82 ai. - At that time, arrangement is made such that a region inside in the radial direction on the back surface (lower side surface in
FIG. 8 : surface on theblade 82 b side) of thedisc member 82 a of theimpeller 82 abut on an end surface on a side where the large-diameter hole 15 a in the second fixingmember 15 is opened. - After the
impeller 82 of thesecond pump 8 has been inserted into thebolt 14, inFIG. 6 , it is inserted into thebolt 14 from the small-diameter protruding portion 12 b side of the first fixing member 12 (seeFIG. 13 ). - When the first fixing
member 12 is inserted into thebolt 14, the small-diameter protruding portion 12 b of the first fixingmember 12 is fitted in the throughhole 82 ai (seeFIG. 8 ) of theupper disc member 82 a in theimpeller 82 of thesecond pump 8 and also fitted in the large-diameter hole 15 a (seeFIG. 9 ) of the second fixingmember 15. - After the first fixing
member 12 is inserted into thebolt 14, thecasing 91 of the foreign-matter discharge pump 9 is inserted into thebolt 14 from the protrudingcylinder portion 91 c side. At that time, insertion is made into thebolt 14 so that thecasing 91 is pressed down until the upper end of theshaft portion 12 a (seeFIG. 13 ) of the first fixingmember 12 protrudes above thebottom portion 91 b in thecasing 91 as illustrated inFIG. 6 . - In a state in which the
casing 91 is inserted into thebolt 14, theimpeller 92 of the foreign-matter discharge pump 9 is inserted into the abolt 14 from the throughhole 92 ai (seeFIG. 11 ) of thelower disc member 92 a. When theimpeller 92 is inserted into thebolt 14, as illustrated inFIG. 6 , the lower surface of thelower disc member 92 a (seeFIG. 11 ) is made to abut on the upper end of the first fixingmember 12. - when the second fixing
member 15, theimpeller 82 of thesecond pump 8, the first fixingmember 12, thecasing 91 of foreign-matter discharge pump 9, and theimpeller 92 of the foreign-matter discharge pump 9 are inserted into the fixingbolt 14 in this order, as illustrated inFIG. 6 , amale screw 143 of thebolt 14 is screwed with thefemale screw 10 i formed on the tip end of thepump driving shaft 10 and tightened by a predetermined tool. - As a result, the
impeller 82 of thesecond pump 8 and theimpeller 92 of the foreign-matter discharge pump 9 are fixed to the tip end of thepump driving shaft 10. - As illustrated in
FIGS. 1 and 5 , the lowermost part of thepump device 100 is covered by the cover member Cb. - The cover member Cb prevents relatively large foreign matter from being suctioned into the
pump device 100 by covering the suction side of thesecond pump 8. - In
FIG. 5 , the cover member Cb has a cylindrical portion Cba and a bottom portion Cbb. The cover member Cb is constituted by punching metal in which a large number of round holes are opened, for example, over a region in the middle in the perpendicular direction from the bottom portion Cbb to the cylindrical portion Cba. Though not shown, the whole region of the cover member Cb is soaked in the operating fluid. - Though not clearly shown, in the vicinity of the outer edge in the bottom portion Cbb, a bolt insertion hole for the mounting bolt B2 is formed for mounting the cover member Cb on the second housing 4 (see
FIG. 1 ). - Moreover, a bolt insertion hole for a mounting bolt B2 is formed in the
casing 81, too (not shown inFIG. 7 ). - In
FIGS. 1 and 5 , the mounting bolt B2 penetrates the bolt insertion hole formed in the cover member Cb and thepump casing 81, and the male screw at the tip end of the bolt B2 is screwed with thefemale screw 4 m (seeFIG. 2 ) formed on a lower end surface of thesecond housing 4. - Since a back surface of the bolt head of the mounting bolt B2 abuts on the vicinity of the outer edge of the bottom portion Cbb of the cover member Cb, an axial force of the mounting bolt B2 is transmitted to the cover member Cb.
- In
FIG. 5 , a bolt B1 is a bolt for mounting thecasing 91 on thesecond housing 4 side. - In
FIG. 6 , insertion holes through which the bolt B1 is inserted are formed at four spots in the vicinity of the outer edge portion in the radial direction of thebottom portion 91 b in thecasing 91 of the foreign-matter discharge pump 9 (not shown). - In
FIGS. 5 and 6 , an insertion hole (not shown) of the bolt B1 is formed in each of the upper lid member 93 (FIG. 6 ) in the foreign-matter discharge pump 9 and the bottom portion 73 (FIG. 5 ) in thecylindrical guide member 7. - The mounting bolt B1 penetrates the bolt insertion hole formed in the
casing 91, theupper lid member 93, and thecylindrical guide member 7. InFIG. 1 , the male screw (not shown) at the tip end of the bolt B1 is screwed with afemale screw 4 p (seeFIG. 2 ) formed on the lower end surface of thesecond housing 4. - As illustrated in
FIG. 6 , since the back surface of the head of the mounting bolt B1 abuts on the vicinity of the outer edge portion in the radial direction of thebottom portion 91 b in thecasing 91, the axial force of the mounting bolt B1 is transmitted to thecasing 91. - Subsequently, by referring to
FIGS. 1 and 4 to 6, a flow of the operating fluid will be described. - In more detail, a process in which foreign matter is separated from the operating fluid containing the foreign matter, and each of the purified operating fluid and the fluid containing the foreign matter is discharged from the
discharge openings 26 and 46 o will be described. - In order to prevent complication of the illustration, F6 to F10 in the flow of the operating fluid are omitted in
FIG. 1 . - The
pump device 100 in the first embodiment is installed above a lid body of a tank, not shown, storing the operating fluid, for example. That is, theflange 43 of the first housing in thepump device 100 is placed on the lid of the tank, not shown, and fixed by a fixing bolt, not shown. - The cover member Cb on the lower end of the
pump device 100 is soaked in the operating fluid in the tank, not shown. - In
FIG. 1 , by bringing an operation switch, not shown, in thepump device 100 to an “ON” state, theelectric motor 1 starts rotation. With the rotation of theelectric motor 1, thepump driving shaft 10 rotates, and theimpeller 82 of thesecond pump 8 mounted on the tip end side of thepump driving shaft 10 rotates. Moreover, theimpeller 92 of the foreign-matter discharge pump 9 directly fixed to the tip end of thepump driving shaft 10 also rotates. - In
FIGS. 5 and 6 , the operating fluid in the tank, not shown, is pumped up by theimpeller 82 of the second pump 8 (flow of an arrow F1 inFIGS. 5 and 6 ), flows through an annular gap between the casing 81 of thesecond pump 8 and thecasing 91 of the foreign-matter discharge pump 9 (flow of an arrow F2) and flows into the cycloneupper chamber 44 inFIG. 4 (flow of an arrow F3 inFIG. 4 ). - Though not shown, inside in the radial direction of the
cylindrical casing 5 and outside in the radial direction of thecylindrical guide member 7, a spiral guide member can be provided so as to increase a swirl component of the swirl flow indicated in the arrow F3. - In
FIG. 4 , in the operating fluid flowing into thecyclone 6 via thecyclone inlet 6 ai from the cycloneupper chamber 44, a clean operating fluid not containing foreign matter with a large specific gravity such as chips and the like is indicated by arrows F4 and F5. - The clean operating fluid is suctioned to the
first pump 3 side (above) from alower end portion 60 a of thecyclone discharge pipe 60 and rises through thecyclone discharge pipe 60. Then, it flows into thehollow portion 30 i of the suction-side connecting member 30 and flows into the first pump 3 (flow of an arrow F6). - The operating fluid flowed into the
hollow portion 30 i of the suction-side connecting member 30 is added with head by a centrifugal force of theimpeller 31 b of thefirst pump unit 31 and has its flow velocity increased (arrow F7) and is discharged outward in the radial directions of theimpeller 31 b. - The operating fluid discharged outward in the radial direction of the
impeller 31 b is turned back by an inner wall surface of thepump housing 31 a (arrow F8) and flows into the subsequent stage of thepump unit 32. - Subsequently, the pressure is raised in the
pump units 32 to 35 in each stage (arrow F8 and arrow F9), flows from the pump outlet 3 o through thechannel 24 and the discharge opening 26 of the first housing 2 (F10) and is sent to a machine tool, not shown, for example, through a connector and a pipeline, not shown. - In the operating fluid flowed into the
cyclone 6, foreign matter with a large specific gravity is pressed onto the cyclone innerperipheral surface 6 i side by the centrifugal force by the swirl flow F4 and falls down along the cyclone innerperipheral surface 6 i (flow of an arrow Fd1). - As illustrated in
FIGS. 5 and 6 , the operating fluid containing the foreign matter having fallen down on the innerperipheral surface 6 i is narrowed by thecone member 13 which is a throttle member at the cyclone outlet 6 o, has the flow velocity increased, and flows into theimpeller 92 of the foreign-matter discharge pump (arrow Fd2). Then, as illustrated inFIGS. 1 , 5, and 6, the fluid containing the foreign matter has the head added by the rotation of theimpeller 92 and has the velocity increased and is discharged from the impeller 92 (arrow Fd3). - As illustrated in
FIG. 1 , the operating fluid (arrow Fd3: operating fluid containing foreign matter) discharged from theimpeller 92 flows through the foreign matter discharge pipe 11 (arrow Fd4) via the channel 46 (arrow Fd5) and is discharged from the discharge opening 46 o (Fd6). - Then, via a pipeline, not shown, it is sent to a foreign-matter processing facility, not shown. For this foreign-matter processing facility, a facility according to a known art can be applied, and there is no particular limiting condition.
- As illustrated in
FIG. 1 , a return channel Ld is formed from thefirst housing 2 through thesecond housing 4. - The return channel Ld functions as a drain channel of the operating fluid leaking to above the mechanical seal MS and extends from a bottom portion corner part (corner) in the cylindrical
hollow portion 21 of thefirst housing 2 via the radial outer edge portion of the housinglower end surface 2 e to the vicinity of the radial outer edge of the housing of thefirst pump 3 in the perpendicular direction and communicates with an opening Lde in the vicinity of the radial outer edge in the lower end surface of thesecond housing 4. - In the
pump device 100 in the first embodiment, leakage of the operating fluid to a region above the mechanical seal MS is suppressed. Even if the operating fluid leaks to the region above the mechanical seal MS, the leaked operating fluid is returned to the opening Lde through the return channel Ld. - A position of the opening Lde is provided at the position inside in the radial direction with respect to the
bolt hole 40 h for mounting formed in the mountingflange 43. - As described above, the
pump device 100 is installed above the tank, not shown, for storing the operating fluid, and a through hole, for example is formed in the lid of the tank, not shown, and on the through hole, not shown, the stepped portion inside in the radial direction of the mountingflange 43 is mounted by spigot-joint. The stepped portion inside in the radial direction of the mountingflange 43 is indicated by reference character Tm (FIG. 4 ), and an outer diameter dimension of the stepped portion Tm is equal to an inner diameter of the through hole in the lid of the tank, not shown. - In
FIG. 1 , the leaked operating fluid is returned into the storing tank, not shown, through the return channel Ld, the opening Lde, and the through hole. - According to the
pump device 100 in the first embodiment described above by referring toFIGS. 1 to 13 , since thefirst pump 3 is constituted by the centrifugal pump having the impeller, a large flow rate (a flow rate of 150 liters/minute or more, for example) can be also handled. Thus, a larger flow rate of coolant processing of the machine tool can be handled. - Here, since the centrifugal pump having the impeller has a poor self-suctioning performance, if the
first pump 3 is provided above the operating fluid storing portion (the coolant tank, for example), suctioning of the operating fluid in the storing portion is difficult. However, thepump device 100 of the first embodiment has thesecond pump 8, and the operating fluid in the storing portion can be pushed into thesuction opening 30 i side Of thefirst pump 3 by thesecond pump 8, and thus, necessary processing can be performed by the first pump 3 (the non-displacement pump) with the poor self-suctioning performance. - Moreover, according to the
pump device 100, foreign matter such as chips and the like can be separated from the operating fluid by thecyclone 6. - In the
pump device 100 of the first embodiment, since thefirst pump 3 is constituted by the centrifugal pump having the impeller, there is no need to provide a relief valve at thefirst pump outlet 30 i. - In a case in which the first pump is constituted by a displacement pump, if a flow of the operating fluid stops on the downstream side of the outlet of the displacement pump, an operating fluid pressure in the vicinity of the outlet becomes excessive, and there is a possibility that the displacement pump is broken. Thus, if the displacement pump is to be used, the relief valve and an operating fluid relief channel are indispensable.
- On the other hand, in the
pump device 100 of the first embodiment, since thefirst pump 3 is acentrifugal pump 3 having an impeller, even if the flow of the operating fluid is clogged (stops) on the downstream side of the pump outlet 3 o (not shown), the impeller of thefirst pump 3 merely idles and the operating fluid pressure in the vicinity of the outlet 3 o does not become excessive. Therefore, in thepump device 100 of the first embodiment, there is no need to form the relief valve and the operating fluid relief channel in the vicinity of the outlet 3 o, and a manufacturing cost can be saved for the relief valve and the operating fluid relief channel, and maintenance of the relief valve and the operating fluid relief channel is no longer necessary. - In the prior-art technology, if two stages of cyclones (primary cyclone and secondary cyclone) are provided in the structure, a case in which the flow rate of the operating fluid becomes large, the operating fluid cannot be sufficiently separated to solid-liquid separation by the two stages of the cyclones.
- On the other hand, according to the
pump device 100 of the first embodiment, since only one stage of thecyclone 6 is provided, even if the flow rate of the operating fluid becomes large, the operating fluid can be separated to sufficient solid-liquid separation. However, it is not impossible to provide plural stages of thecyclones 6. - Moreover, according to the illustrated first embodiment, the foreign
matter discharge pipe 11 communicating with the discharge opening 46 o from the discharge opening (lower end portion) 6 o of thecyclone 6 is provided. Thus, the operating fluid containing the foreign matter discharged from the cyclone discharge opening 6 o is discharged to the discharge opening 46 o above the operating fluid storing portion (the coolant tank, not shown, for example) through the foreignmatter discharge pipe 11. - By arranging the pipeline communicating with a foreign-matter processing facility (a filter or the like, for example, not shown) from said discharge opening 46 o above the operating fluid storing portion (not shown), the operating fluid containing the foreign matter can be easily supplied to the foreign-matter processing facility.
- In other words, in the prior art not having the foreign
matter discharge pipe 11, the operating fluid containing the foreign matter has been also discharged to the operating fluid storing portion and thus, in order to supply the operating fluid containing the foreign matter to the foreign-matter processing facility, a mechanism or a pipeline for sending the foreign matter to the foreign-matter processing facility should be separately provided in the operating fluid storing portion. In thepump device 100 of the first embodiment, there is no need to provide a mechanism or a pipeline for sending the foreign matter to the foreign-matter processing facility in the operating fluid storing portion separately, and a manufacturing cost can be reduced for that portion. - In the illustrated first embodiment, the operating fluid suctioned by the
second pump 8 and discharged outward in the radial direction flows into thecyclone 6 while forming a swirl flow flowing in the circumferential direction and rising in thecylindrical casing 5. Here, resistance is generated in the swirl flow in the swirling direction by thecyclone 6 and other members in thepump device 100, and there is a possibility that a favorable swirl flow is not generated and the operating fluid cannot flow into thecyclone 6. - On the other hand, in the
pump device 100 according to the first embodiment, in a region above thesecond pump 8 and outside in the radial direction in thesecond pump 8, thecylindrical guide member 7 extending in the direction of therotating shaft 10 of thefirst pump 3 and thesecond pump 8 is provided. Thus, there is no projection or the like outside in the radial direction of thecylindrical guide member 7, and the operating fluid is guided by thecylindrical guide member 7 and flows smoothly in the circumferential direction along theguide member 7, and a favorable swirl flow is formed. The operating fluid suctioned by thesecond pump 8 rises efficiently in thepump device 100 and can flow into thecyclone 6. - In the
pump device 100 in the first embodiment, theinlet 6 ai of thecyclone 6 communicates with theinflow passage 49 extending in the circumferential direction, and theinflow passage 49 is opened to the swirl flow along thecylindrical guide member 7. - Thus, the operating fluid suctioned by the
second pump 8 can easily enter thecyclone 6, and the foreign matter contained in the operating fluid is efficiently separated from the operating fluid by a centrifugal separation action in thecyclone 6. - Moreover, in the
pump device 100 of the first embodiment, the throttle member (conical member) 13 is provided on thelower end portion 6 c of thecyclone 6, and a cross-sectional area of the outlet 6 o of the cyclone lower end portion can be made smaller (narrowed) by thethrottle member 13. - Since the cross-sectional area of the outlet 6 o of the cyclone lower end portion is narrowed (made smaller) by the
throttle member 13, a flow rate of the operating fluid in the outlet 6 o can be adjusted. As a result, the flow rate of the operating fluid can be adjusted even if the length of thecyclone 6 in the axial direction is reduced. - That is, according to the
pump device 100 of the first embodiment, the entire pump device can be made compact by making the dimension of a region below thefirst pump 3 smaller without increasing a dimension of the pump rotating shaft direction (vertical direction) of thecyclone 6. - Subsequently, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described by referring to
FIG. 14 . In the first embodiment, four cyclones are provided as illustrated inFIG. 2 , but three cyclones are provided in the second embodiment inFIG. 3 . -
FIG. 14 is a view of asecond housing 4A in the second embodiment when seen from below thehousing 4A. - In
FIG. 14 , cycloneupper chambers 44A are formed at three positions point-symmetrical to a housing center Pc, and outside in the radial direction of each of the three cycloneupper chambers 44A, an inflow channel (cyclone port) 49A extending substantially in the tangent direction outside in the radial direction and connecting toward the cycloneupper chambers 44A is formed. The cycloneupper chamber 44A and thecyclone port 49A generally have a planar shape of “comma-shaped bead”. The shape of theinflow channel 49A is similar to that of the inflow channel 49 (seeFIG. 2 ) in the first embodiment. - Reference character 4Am in
FIG. 14 denotes a female screw hole, and the female screw hole is screwed with a male screw of three through bolts for assembling the cyclone, not shown. - Reference character 44Ao denotes an outlet of the cyclone.
- The other constitutions, operations and effects in the second embodiment are similar to those in the first embodiment in
FIGS. 1 to 13 . - It should be noted that the illustrated embodiments are only illustrations and are not description for the purpose of limiting a technical range of the present invention.
- For example, in the illustrated embodiments, four (see
FIG. 2 ) or three (seeFIG. 14 ) pieces of the cyclones are provided, but five or more cyclones can be provided and only one cyclone may be provided. - Moreover, in the illustrated embodiments, the first pump is a non-displacement pump (a centrifugal pump having an impeller, for example), but the first pump can be constituted by a displacement pump (a gear pump or a so-called “trochoid pump”, for example).
- Furthermore, in the illustrated embodiments, the case in which the coolant (cooling oil) is pumped up is described, but the present invention can be also applied to the other applications.
- In addition to the above, the foreign
matter discharge pump 9 can be also omitted from the illustrated embodiments. -
- 1 electric motor
- 2 first housing
- 3 first pump
- 4 second housing
- 5 cylindrical casing
- 6 cyclone
- 7 cylindrical guide member
- 8 second pump
- 9 foreign matter discharge pump
- 10 pump driving shaft
- 11 foreign matter discharge pipe
Claims (8)
1. A pump device, comprising:
a first pump provided above an operating fluid storing portion;
a second pump having a rotating shaft coaxial with a rotating shaft of the first pump and provided below a suction opening of the first pump;
at least one cyclone provided in a region above the second pump and below the suction opening of the first pump and having a function of separating foreign matter from the operating fluid; and
a discharge opening of the operating fluid containing the foreign matter separated by the cyclone, wherein
the discharge opening is provided above the operating fluid storing portion and has a pipeline communicating with said discharge opening from a level of an outlet of said cyclone.
2. The pump device according to claim 1 , wherein
a guide member extending in a direction of the rotating shafts of the first pump and the second pump is provided in a region above said second pump and a region outside in a radial direction of the second pump.
3. The pump device according to claim 1 , wherein
an inlet of said cyclone communicates with an inflow passage extending in a circumferential direction, and said inflow passage is opened to a swirl flow along said guide member.
4. The pump device according to claim 1 , wherein
a throttle member is provided on a lower end portion of the cyclone.
5. The pump device according to claim 2 , wherein
an inlet of said cyclone communicates with an inflow passage extending in a circumferential direction, and said inflow passage is opened to a swirl flow along said guide member.
6. The pump device according to claim 2 , wherein
a throttle member is provided on a lower end portion of the cyclone.
7. The pump device according to claim 3 , wherein
a throttle member is provided on a lower end portion of the cyclone.
8. The pump device according to claim 5 , wherein
a throttle member is provided on a lower end portion of the cyclone.
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