WO2013027695A1 - 液垂れ防止バルブ - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
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- the present invention relates to a dripping prevention valve used in a single wafer cleaning process in a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus.
- Patent Documents 1 and 2 disclose techniques related to prevention of dripping.
- the technique of Patent Document 1 includes a discharge valve 300 that closes a liquid discharge passage 200 communicating with an output nozzle 500 by a return spring 600, and an inner chamber 400 that communicates with the output nozzle 500.
- the return spring 600 causes a part of the discharge valve 301 to enter the liquid discharge passage 200 to increase the volume of the inner chamber 400.
- Patent Document 2 is synchronized with the diaphragm valve element in a chemical valve that is provided on the flow path through which the fluid flows and controls the supply of the fluid by operating the diaphragm valve element to contact or separate from the valve seat. This is a technique in which a diaphragm valve body for suckback that operates as described above is provided.
- dripping from the nozzle is affected by the surface tension of the chemical.
- a chemical solution having a large surface tension has a high viscosity and tends to be difficult to run out even after the valve is closed. As a result, dripping is likely to occur.
- the solution runs out at the moment when the valve is closed, but it may be pushed by atmospheric pressure to bite bubbles. When bubbles are mixed into the chemical solution at the tip of the nozzle, the chemical solution is not uniformly applied, and cleaning unevenness occurs. Further, the liquid below the bubbles is not sucked into the nozzle and is liable to drip.
- Patent Document 3 In order to solve the bubble problem and the liquid dripping problem, for example, the technique of Patent Document 3 is disclosed.
- a large number of hollow fibers having a large number of fine holes on the outer peripheral surface and having a predetermined length and a small inner diameter are bundled with gaps between each other and stored in a housing. This is the technology of the discharge nozzle.
- Patent Documents 1 to 3 have the following problems.
- a part 301 of the valve body is plunged into the liquid discharge passage 200 against the hydraulic pressure to increase the inner chamber volume, and the liquid is discharged. It can be sucked back from the nozzle 500.
- the urging force of the return spring 600 is too large compared to the hydraulic pressure, it may be impossible to move the discharge valve 300 to the open position next.
- the valve closing speed of the discharge valve 300 becomes slow, and the impact (water hammer) transmitted to the liquid in the nozzle 500 when the valve is closed.
- the valve body part 301 is inserted into the liquid discharge passage 200 to increase the volume of the inner chamber, so that the valve body part 301 is formed on the inner wall of the liquid discharge passage 200. It is necessary to adopt a configuration that makes sliding contact. Therefore, the structure of the valve body is complicated, and it is necessary to improve the processing accuracy, and there is a problem that the cost of the apparatus is easily increased.
- the filling rate of the hollow fiber needs to be about 30 to 60% (see paragraph [0016]), and in order to flow the liquid at a predetermined flow rate, the housing diameter must be increased. There wasn't. For this reason, there has been a problem that it is difficult to meet the demand for reducing the size and weight of the valve.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a liquid dripping prevention valve that is easy to control liquid breakage when the valve is closed, is small and lightweight, and can easily form a laminar flow. It is in.
- the dripping prevention valve of the present invention has the following configuration.
- an input port that communicates with the input channel is formed on the upper surface of the channel block, and the output channel communicates with a lower surface of the channel block that faces the upper surface.
- the output port is formed, the valve chamber is formed on the side surface of the flow path block, the air block abuts on the side surface, and the diaphragm valve body is a back chamber of the diaphragm valve body. Pressurized against It said valve seat and abutting with Rukoto, be spaced apart from the valve seat by the rear chamber to the negative pressure, characterized by.
- a small and lightweight dripping prevention valve can be provided.
- the configuration of the dripping prevention valve can be configured by three of the flow path block, the air block, and the diaphragm valve body, and the number of parts can be reduced and the size and weight can be reduced.
- the diaphragm valve body has a simple structure that can prevent liquid dripping by abutting against the valve seat, it is possible to reliably prevent liquid dripping by ensuring the sealing force between the diaphragm valve body and the valve seat. can do. Furthermore, since the output flow path is formed in a straight line, the fluid tends to be laminar.
- a diaphragm relief groove is formed around the valve seat, and the diaphragm relief groove is formed in a donut shape around the valve hole.
- the valve chamber communication port through which the input flow path communicates with the valve chamber is preferably formed in the diaphragm escape groove.
- the diaphragm valve element can be brought into contact with the valve seat with uniform stress over the entire circumference. Therefore, since the sealing force can be maintained uniformly over the entire circumference of the valve seat, liquid dripping can be reliably prevented.
- the sealing force becomes non-uniform over the entire circumference of the valve seat, and there is a place where the sealing force is weak. Since there is a possibility of fluid leakage from a place where the sealing force is weak, it is not possible to reliably prevent dripping.
- the diaphragm escape groove is formed in a donut shape and is formed over the entire circumference, the change in the shape of the diaphragm valve body is uniform over the entire circumference in the same manner as the shape of the diaphragm escape groove. Since the change in shape is uniform over the entire circumference, it is possible to prevent the contact surface between the diaphragm valve body and the valve seat from shifting. Therefore, the diaphragm valve body can be brought into contact with the valve seat with uniform stress over the entire circumference, and liquid dripping can be reliably prevented. Further, when the valve is opened, fluid exists in the diaphragm relief groove, and the fluid serves as a force for pushing up the diaphragm valve body in the valve opening direction. For this reason, the diaphragm relief groove is formed, so that the valve can be opened with a small negative pressure.
- the sealing force between the diaphragm valve body and the valve seat can be maintained.
- the depth of the diaphragm relief groove is preferably shallow. The reason is that the volume of the diaphragm relief groove is reduced because the diaphragm relief groove is shallow. Thereby, the fluid which exists in a diaphragm escape groove decreases, and the movement amount of the fluid which generate
- the diaphragm relief groove includes a donut-shaped central convex portion and a donut-shaped outer peripheral convex portion formed around the valve seat. It is preferable that it is formed in between and that the central convex portion is lower than the valve seat surface.
- the stress with which the diaphragm valve body presses the valve seat can be increased.
- the reason is that the valve body portion of the diaphragm valve body comes into contact with the valve seat, and then the membrane portion pulls the valve body portion of the valve body portion. This is because the stress on the valve body can be increased by the film part pulling the valve body. Thereby, stress can be increased and sealing force can be increased.
- the diaphragm relief groove is formed, so that the diaphragm valve body is uniform over the entire circumference with respect to the valve seat. It is preferable that the contact is caused by the stress.
- the diaphragm valve body contacts the valve seat with uniform stress over the entire circumference.
- turbulent flow can be made laminar.
- the output flow path can be made as close to the valve hole as possible. Since the output flow path can be brought close to the valve hole, the dripping prevention valve can be reduced in size, and the fluid can be made into a laminar flow.
- the input flow path, the output flow path, and the valve chamber are formed of a material having chemical resistance. It is preferable that a material having chemical resistance is coated.
- the output flow path has a length that allows the fluid to become a laminar flow at the output port of the output flow path. are preferred.
- turbulent flow can be made laminar.
- the output flow path can be made as close to the valve hole as possible. Since the output flow path can be brought close to the valve hole, the dripping prevention valve can be reduced in size, and the fluid can be made into a laminar flow.
- the output port is formed in an output nozzle.
- a plurality of input channels, a plurality of output channels, a plurality of valve chambers, and a plurality of valves are provided in the channel block. It is preferable to have a plurality of valve holes, a plurality of valve seats, a plurality of air flow paths in the air block, and a plurality of diaphragm valve bodies corresponding to the plurality of valve seats.
- a dripping prevention valve that is easy to control liquid breakage when the valve is closed, is small and lightweight, and can easily form a laminar flow.
- FIG. 2 is a II-II sectional view of the dripping prevention valve (valve open state) shown in FIG.
- FIG. 2 is a II-II sectional view of the dripping prevention valve (valve closed state) shown in FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view of an alternate long and short dash line P in a liquid dripping prevention valve (valve closed state) shown in FIG. 3. It is a section perspective view of a channel block concerning the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a flow diagram of the dripping prevention valve shown in FIG. 2. It is sectional drawing of the conventional dripping prevention valve (at the time of valve opening). It is sectional drawing of the conventional liquid dripping prevention valve (when a valve is closed).
- FIG. 1 shows a front view of the dripping prevention valve
- FIG. 2 shows a II-II sectional view of the dripping prevention valve (valve opened) shown in FIG. 1
- FIG. 3 shows the dripping dripping shown in FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the dripping prevention valve
- FIG. 5 is a top view of the dripping prevention valve
- FIG. 7 shows a partially enlarged view of a dash-dot line P in the liquid dripping prevention valve (valve closed state) shown in FIG. 7, and FIG.
- the dripping prevention valve 1 has an air block 2, a diaphragm valve body 3, and a flow path block 4.
- the diaphragm valve body 3 is sandwiched between the air block 2 and the flow path block 4.
- the dripping prevention valve 1 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and as shown in FIG. 1, an input pipe 11 and an output nozzle 12 are formed from facing each other. When the dripping prevention valve 1 is in the valve open state, fluid flows in from the input pipe 11 and fluid flows out from the output nozzle 12.
- the dripping prevention valve 1 is composed of an air block 2, a diaphragm valve element 3, and a flow path block 4. Therefore, the number of parts is small, and the liquid dripping prevention valve 1 can be reduced in size and weight. In addition, since the number of parts is small and the structure can be simplified, liquid dripping can be performed properly and liquid dripping can be reliably prevented.
- the air block 2 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and has an upper surface 2B that faces each other, a contact side surface 2A that faces the lower surface 2C, and a non-contact surface 2D. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, an air port 21 is formed on the upper surface 2B.
- the airport 21 communicates with an ejector or the like, which is a device for applying negative pressure (not shown), and a compressor, etc., which is a device for applying pressure (not shown).
- valve chamber 50 As shown in FIG. 2, a part of the valve chamber 50 is formed on the contact side surface 2 ⁇ / b> A that contacts the flow path block 4.
- the valve chamber 50 is partitioned by the diaphragm valve body 3, and a space related to the valve chamber 50 that is in contact with the valve seat 44 on the opposite back surface is defined as a back chamber 23.
- the air flow path 22 is bent at a right angle in the air block 2 and communicates the air port 21 and the back chamber 23.
- the diaphragm valve body 3 includes a valve body portion 31 that contacts the valve seat 44, a fixing portion 33 that fixes the diaphragm valve body 3, and a membrane portion that communicates the valve body portion 31 and the fixing portion 33.
- the valve body portion 31 has a disk shape, and the film portion 32 is formed so as to surround the periphery of the valve body portion 31. Furthermore, a fixing part 33 is formed so as to surround the periphery of the film part 32.
- the diaphragm valve element 3 is fixed in the valve chamber 50 by being sandwiched between the contact side surface 2A of the air block 2 and the contact side surface 4A of the flow path block 4.
- the membrane portion 32 is bent and deformed in a state where the fixing portion 33 located on the outer peripheral portion is fixed. Therefore, the valve body part 31 located in the center part can move in the valve seat 44 direction or the back chamber 23 direction, and the valve body part 31 can be brought into contact with or separated from the valve seat 44. Since the film part 32 is formed in a thin film shape, it can be bent and deformed.
- the flow path block 4 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and an input pipe 11 is formed in the vertical direction on the upper surface 4B shown in FIG. 5, and an output nozzle 12 is formed in the vertical direction on the lower surface 4C shown in FIG. .
- an input port 51 is formed at the end of the input pipe 11, and an input flow path 41 is formed from the input port 51 to the surface chamber 53.
- a valve chamber communication port 45 is formed at a communication port that communicates the input flow path 41 and the surface chamber 53.
- the valve chamber 50 is partitioned by the diaphragm valve body 3, and a space corresponding to the surface in contact with the valve seat 44 is defined as a surface chamber 53.
- the valve chamber 50 has a surface chamber 53 and a back chamber 23.
- An output port 52 is formed at the end of the output nozzle 12, and an output flow path 42 is formed from the output port 52 to the surface chamber 53.
- the output flow path 42 is formed linearly with respect to the output port 52. For this reason, the fluid that flows into the surface chamber 53 and becomes a turbulent flow tends to become a laminar flow.
- the length of the output flow path 42 is arbitrarily designed to have a length that allows the fluid to become a laminar flow at the output port 52. This facilitates laminar flow formation of the fluid. Further, since the output port 52 is formed in the output nozzle 12, the output flow path 42 can be adjusted by the length of the nozzle, so that the overall weight can be reduced.
- a circular valve hole 43 is formed at a communication port where the output flow path 42 communicates with the valve chamber 50.
- a valve seat 44 that is convex and contacts the valve body 31 is formed in the periphery of the valve hole 43.
- a doughnut-shaped diaphragm relief groove 46 is formed around the valve hole 43 and the valve seat 44.
- the diaphragm relief groove 46 is formed between a donut-shaped central convex portion 47 and a donut-shaped outer peripheral convex portion 48 formed around the valve seat 44.
- the central convex portion 47 has a smaller diameter than the outer peripheral convex portion 48 and is formed on the central side near the valve seat 44.
- a central groove portion 49 is formed between the central convex portion 47 and the valve seat 44.
- a valve chamber communication port 45 which is a connection portion between the input flow path 41 and the valve chamber 50, is formed on the diaphragm escape groove 46.
- the opening of the valve chamber communication port 45 has a shape that fits between the central convex portion 47 and the outer peripheral convex portion 48. Therefore, the valve chamber communication port 45 is configured to be included in a part of the diaphragm escape groove 46.
- the diaphragm relief groove 46 does not contact the bottom face 46 ⁇ / b> A of the diaphragm relief groove 46 when the valve body portion 31 of the diaphragm valve body 3 contacts the valve seat 4. It has a depth F1. Therefore, when the diaphragm valve body 3 comes into contact with the valve seat 44, a gap is always formed between the membrane portion 32 and the diaphragm escape groove 46.
- the depth F1 of the bottom surface 46A is the length from the portion of the film portion 32 closest to the bottom surface 46A to the bottom surface 46A.
- the depth F1 of the bottom surface 46A is preferably not too deep.
- the depth F1 of the bottom surface 46A is shallower than the depth F2 of the bottom surface 49A of the central groove 49. The reason is that the volume M1 of the space formed by the diaphragm relief groove 46 (the volume M1 is indicated by a dotted line) is smaller than the volume M2 of the space formed by the central groove portion 49 (the volume M2 is indicated by a dotted line). It is to do.
- the depth F1 of the bottom surface 46A is made shallower than the depth F2 of the bottom surface 49A of the center groove portion 49.
- the depth F2 of the bottom surface 49A is the length of the central groove 49 up to the longest distance from the horizontal line T1 of the valve seat surface of the valve seat 44.
- the fluid existing in the diaphragm escape groove 46 is reduced.
- the amount of fluid movement from the diaphragm relief groove 46 that occurs when the diaphragm valve body 3 presses the diaphragm relief groove 46 is reduced. If the amount of movement of the fluid is large, the fluid moves in the direction of the valve seat 44, and the fluid has a force in a direction of pushing up the diaphragm valve body 3. When the diaphragm valve body 3 is pushed up, the sealing force of the diaphragm valve body 3 against the valve seat 44 is weakened.
- the amount of fluid leaking to the diaphragm valve body 3 is reduced by reducing the amount of fluid existing in the diaphragm relief groove 46 and reducing the amount of fluid movement, and the sealing force between the diaphragm valve body 3 and the valve seat 44 is maintained. be able to.
- the fluid reaches the volume M2 of the space formed in the central groove portion 49 having a large volume. Can move. Therefore, since the fluid that has moved can be poured, the fluid does not need to have a force in the direction of pushing up the diaphragm valve body 3. Therefore, the sealing force between the diaphragm valve body 3 and the valve seat 44 can be maintained.
- the volume M1 of the space of the diaphragm relief groove 46 shown in FIG. 6 is determined by the distance between the central convex portion 47 and the outer peripheral convex portion 48 located in the same radial direction except for the depth F1 of the bottom surface 46A.
- the volume M2 of the space of the central groove portion 49 is determined by the distance between the valve seat 44 and the central convex portion 47 located in the same radial direction except for the depth F2 to the bottom surface 49A. Therefore, the depth F1 of the bottom surface 46A is a depth that is set so that the volume M1 of the space of the diaphragm escape groove 46 is smaller than the volume M2 of the space of the center groove portion 49. It changes suitably in relation to the volume M2.
- the relationship between the volume M1 of the space of the diaphragm escape groove 46 and the volume M2 of the space of the center groove portion 49 can be adjusted by adjusting the depth F2 of the bottom surface 49A. Further, the distance between the center-side convex portion 47 and the outer peripheral-side convex portion 48 and the distance between the valve seat 44 and the central-side convex portion 47 can be adjusted based on the relationship between the volume M1 and the volume M2.
- the horizontal line T2 of the central convex part 47 (the horizontal line T2 is a line obtained by connecting the tops of the circular central convex parts 47 with a diameter line) (the bottom surface 4D).
- the height when used as a reference is the horizontal line T1 of the valve seat surface of the valve seat 44 (the horizontal line T1 is a line obtained by connecting the tops of the circular valve seat 44 with a diameter line.) Is preferably lower than the height (the height when the bottom surface 4D is used as a reference; the same applies hereinafter).
- the heights of the horizontal line T1 and the horizontal line T2 differ by the height S.
- the stress with which the diaphragm valve body 3 presses the valve seat 44 can be increased.
- the reason is that the valve body portion 31 of the diaphragm valve body 3 comes into contact with the valve seat 44, and the membrane portion 32 pulls the valve body portion 31 next. This is because the stress on the valve body 31 can be increased by the film part 32 pulling the valve body 31.
- the flow path block 4 is formed of a chemical resistant material.
- the input channel 41, the output channel 42, the valve chamber 50, and the like that are in contact with the fluid in the channel block 4 are covered with a chemical-resistant material.
- the opened state of the dripping prevention valve 1 will be described.
- the liquid dripping prevention valve 1 shown in FIG. 2 is in a valve open state in which the valve body portion 31 of the diaphragm valve body 3 is separated from the valve seat 44.
- the fluid flowing in from the input port 51 flows out from the output port 52 through the input flow path 41, the surface chamber 53, the valve hole 43, and the output flow path 42.
- a negative pressure is applied from the air port 21 by an ejector (not shown) or the like.
- the air in the back chamber 23 is sucked and the air passes through the air flow path 22 and is exhausted from the air port 21.
- the diaphragm valve body 3 is also sucked, and the valve body portion 31 is separated from the valve seat 44.
- the diaphragm valve element 3 can be separated from the valve seat 44 by negative pressure. Therefore, the number of parts required when opening the valve can be reduced. Since the liquid dripping prevention valve can be constituted by the air block 2, the diaphragm valve body 3, and the flow path block 4, the number of parts can be reduced and the size and weight can be reduced.
- the closed state of the dripping prevention valve 1 will be described.
- the liquid dripping prevention valve 1 shown in FIG. 2 is pressurized from the air port 21 by a compressor or the like (not shown).
- the back chamber 23 is filled with air.
- the diaphragm valve body 3 is pressed and the valve body 31 is brought into contact with the valve seat 44.
- the valve hole 43 is sealed, and in the state shown in FIG. 3, the fluid that flows in from the input port 51 does not flow into the output channel 42 and does not flow out of the output port 52.
- FIG. 8 shows a stress distribution diagram of stresses related to the valve seat 44 and the valve seat periphery when the valve chamber 50 of the dripping prevention valve 1 (when the valve is closed) is viewed from the air block 2 direction.
- FIG. 9 is a stress distribution diagram of stresses related to the valve seat 44J and the valve seat periphery when the valve chamber of the dripping prevention valve (when the valve is closed) that does not form the diaphragm relief groove is viewed from the air block direction.
- FIG. 10 shows a stress distribution diagram of the stress relating to the diaphragm valve body 3 of the liquid dripping prevention valve 1 (when the valve is closed).
- FIG. 11 shows a stress distribution diagram of the stress relating to the diaphragm valve body 3J of the dripping prevention valve (when the valve is closed) that does not form the diaphragm relief groove.
- the part number about the dripping prevention valve of FIG.9 and FIG.11 shall be the number which attached
- the diaphragm valve body 3J is pressed by the valve chamber communication port 45J which is a space, and stress is generated. Because. Specifically, the diaphragm valve body 3J is pressed by air in the direction of the valve seat 44J. If air is original, force is equally applied from the back surface of the diaphragm valve body 3J. However, when the diaphragm relief groove 46 is not formed, a stress is applied to the valve chamber communication port 45J which is the only space. Therefore, in the diaphragm valve body 3J, only a part of the film part 32J is recessed.
- valve seat 44 is equally stressed over the entire circumference.
- membrane part 32 of the diaphragm valve body 3 are also in the state where stress is equally high.
- the diaphragm relief groove 46 is formed in a donut shape and is formed over the entire circumference, the change in the shape of the diaphragm valve body 3 is also uniformly deformed over the entire circumference in the same manner as the shape of the diaphragm relief groove 46. . Since the change in shape is uniform over the entire circumference, it is possible to prevent the contact surface between the diaphragm valve body 3 and the valve seat 44 from shifting. Therefore, the diaphragm valve body 3 can be brought into contact with the valve seat 44 with uniform stress over the entire circumference, and liquid dripping can be reliably prevented.
- FIG. 13 shows a graph of the relationship between the operating pressure of the dripping prevention valve 1 and the fluid pressure.
- the diaphragm relief groove 46 since the diaphragm relief groove 46 is formed, it is possible to apply stress evenly to the valve seat 44 and the valve body portion 31 and increase the sealing force. As a result, even if the operating pressure is reduced, it can be surely sealed and liquid dripping can be prevented. Further, since the diaphragm relief groove 46 is formed, the fluid existing in the diaphragm relief groove 46 when the valve is opened serves to push up the diaphragm valve body 3 in the valve opening direction. Therefore, the diaphragm relief groove 46 is formed, so that the valve can be opened with a small negative pressure.
- the operating pressure can be about 60 kPa in Q1 where the fluid pressure is 50 kPa.
- the operating pressure can be about 110 kPa.
- the operating pressure can be about 150 kPa.
- the operating pressure can be about 200 kPa.
- the operating pressure can be about 230 kPa.
- the operating pressure can be about 280 kPa.
- FIG. 12 shows a flow diagram of the dripping prevention valve 1 shown in FIG.
- the stream line flowing through the input flow path 41 is straight until it enters the valve chamber 50, and thus flows straight. Subsequently, when the fluid enters the valve chamber 50, the fluid collides with the wall surface in the valve chamber 50 to generate turbulent flow, and the streamline has a complicated shape. However, the streamline that has flowed into the output flow path 42 from the valve chamber 50 becomes a laminar flow that is straight but is turbulent before it flows out of the output port 52. The reason is that the fluid becomes a laminar flow because the output flow path 42 extends linearly to the output port 52. Further, the length of the output flow path 42 is arbitrarily designed to have a length that allows the fluid to become a laminar flow at the output port 52. Therefore, since the formation of a laminar flow of the fluid is facilitated, the streamlines shown in FIG. 12 are shown in a straight line.
- the film portion 32 of the diaphragm valve body 3 is shown as an even thin plate, but the portion that contacts the central convex portion 47 can be partially thickened.
- the durability can be improved by increasing the thickness of the portion in contact with the center-side convex portion 47.
- the flow path block 4 is shown as a rectangular parallelepiped shape in the present embodiment, only the surface that is in contact with the air block 2 can be a flat surface. That is, the shape of the flow path block 4 is not limited to a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and may be any shape such as a substantially cylindrical shape as long as the surface contacting the air block 2 is a flat surface.
- the fluid flows in from the input flow path and is discharged from the flow out flow path, but by using the liquid dripping prevention valve 1 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 in reverse, The fluid flow can be reversed.
- the input flow path and the output flow path are reversed, the input pipe 11 becomes the output nozzle, and the output nozzle 12 becomes the input pipe.
- the dripping prevention valve 1 in this embodiment can be incorporated in the manifold base.
- the dripping prevention valve 1 can be incorporated, space saving can be achieved.
- the dripping prevention valve 1 can be connected in series. It can also be connected in a circumferential shape.
- the manifold base in which the dripping prevention valves 1 in this embodiment are assembled.
- the manifold base in which the dripping prevention valves 1 are assembled has the same effects as the dripping prevention valve 1 in the present embodiment.
- the manifold base may include other fluid control valves including the dripping prevention valve 1.
- a dripping prevention valve can be made into a manifold.
- the flow block has a plurality of input flow paths, a plurality of output flow paths, a plurality of valve chambers, a plurality of valve holes, and a plurality of valve seats.
- the diaphragm valve element can be manifolded by having a plurality of valve seats and a plurality of corresponding dripping prevention valves.
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図2に示すように、液垂れ防止バルブ1は、エアブロック2、ダイアフラム弁体3及び流路ブロック4を有する。ダイアフラム弁体3は、エアブロック2及び流路ブロック4の間に狭持されている。液垂れ防止バルブ1は、略直方体形状であり、図1に示すように、対面から入力配管11及び出力ノズル12が形成されている。液垂れ防止バルブ1が弁開状態にあるときは、入力配管11から流体が流入し、出力ノズル12から流体が流出する。
エアブロック2は、略直方体形状であり、図2に示すように、対向する上面2B、下面2Cと対向する当接側面2A、非当接面2Dを有する。図2及び図5に示すように、上面2Bには、エアポート21が形成されている。エアポート21は、図示しない負圧にするための装置であるエジェクタ等、及び図示しない加圧するための装置であるコンプレッサ等と連通している。
図6に示すように、ダイアフラム弁体3は、弁座44と当接する弁体部31と、ダイアフラム弁体3を固定する固定部33と、弁体部31と固定部33を連通する膜部32を有する。弁体部31は円板形状をしており、膜部32が弁体部31の周辺を囲むように形成されている。さらに、膜部32の周辺を囲むように固定部33が形成されている。
流路ブロック4は略直方体形状であり、図5に示す上面4Bには垂直方向に入力配管11が形成されており、図4に示す下面4Cには垂直方向に出力ノズル12が形成されている。図2に示すように、入力配管11の端部には入力ポート51が形成されており、入力ポート51から表面室53にかけて入力流路41が形成されている。入力流路41と表面室53とを連通する連通口には、弁室連通口45が形成されている。ダイアフラム弁体3により弁室50は区切られ、弁座44と当接する表面に当たる空間を表面室53とする。弁室50は、表面室53及び背面室23を有する。
液垂れ防止バルブ1の開弁状態について説明する。図2に示す液垂れ防止バルブ1は、ダイアフラム弁体3の弁体部31が弁座44から離間した開弁状態にある。図2に示す状態においては、入力ポート51から流入した流体は、入力流路41、表面室53、弁孔43、出力流路42を介し出力ポート52から流出する。
続いて、本実施形態における液垂れ防止バルブ1を使用した場合のダイアフラム弁体3に係る応力の変化について説明する。
続いて、本実施形態における液垂れ防止バルブ1を使用した場合の出力流路42を流れ出力ポート52から流出する流体の流れについて説明する。図12に、図2に示す液垂れ防止バルブ1における流線図を示す。
2 エアブロック
22 エア流路
23 背面室
3 ダイアフラム弁体
4 流路ブロック
4A 当接側面
4B 上面
4C 下面
41 入力流路
42 出力流路
43 弁孔
44 弁座
50 弁室
51 入力ポート
52 出力ポート
Claims (10)
- 入力流路と、出力流路と、前記入力流路と前記出力流路が連通する弁室とを有し、前記弁室内のうち前記出力流路が連通する弁孔の周辺部に弁座が形成されている流路ブロックと、エア流路が形成されたエアブロックと、前記流路ブロックと前記エアブロックの間に固定された前記弁座に当接離間するダイアフラム弁体とを有する液垂れ防止バルブにおいて、
前記入力流路が連通する入力ポートが前記流路ブロックの上面に形成されていること、
前記流路ブロックのうち前記上面と対向する下面に前記出力流路が連通する出力ポートが形成されていること、
前記流路ブロックの側面に前記弁室が形成されていること、前記側面に前記エアブロックが当接すること、
前記ダイアフラム弁体は、前記ダイアフラム弁体の背面室に対して加圧することで前記弁座と当接し、前記背面室を負圧にすることで前記弁座と離間すること、
を特徴とする液垂れ防止バルブ。 - 請求項1に記載する液垂れ防止バルブにおいて、
前記弁座周辺にダイアフラム逃げ溝が形成されていること、
前記ダイアフラム逃げ溝は、前記弁孔を中心にドーナツ形状に形成されていること、
前記入力流路が前記弁室に連通している弁室連通口は、前記ダイアフラム逃げ溝に形成されていること、
を特徴とする液垂れ防止バルブ。 - 請求項2に記載する液垂れ防止バルブにおいて、
前記ダイアフラム逃げ溝は、前記ダイアフラム弁体が前記弁座に当接したときに前記ダイアフラム弁体の膜部が前記ダイアフラム逃げ溝の底に当接しない深さを有すること、
を特徴とする液垂れ防止バルブ。 - 請求項2又は請求項3に記載する液垂れ防止バルブにおいて、
前記ダイアフラム逃げ溝は、前記弁座周辺に形成されたドーナツ形状の中心側凸部、及びドーナツ形状の外周側凸部の間に形成されていること、
前記中心側凸部は前記弁座面よりも低いこと、
を特徴とする液垂れ防止バルブ。 - 請求項2乃至請求項4に記載するいずれか一つの液垂れ防止バルブにおいて、
前記ダイアフラム逃げ溝が形成されていることにより、前記ダイアフラム弁体が前記弁座に対して全周にわたって均一の応力により当接すること、
を特徴とする液垂れ防止バルブ。 - 請求項1乃至請求項5に記載するいずれか一つの液垂れ防止バルブにおいて、
前記入力流路、前記出力流路、及び前記弁室が、耐薬品性を有する素材で形成されていること、又は耐薬品性を有する素材が被覆されていること、
を特徴とする液垂れ防止バルブ。 - 請求項1乃至請求項6に記載するいずれか一つの液垂れ防止バルブにおいて、
前記出力流路は、前記出力ポートにおいて流体が層流になるだけの長さを有すること、を特徴とする液垂れ防止バルブ。 - 請求項1乃至請求項7に記載するいずれか一つの液垂れ防止バルブにおいて、
前記出力ポートは出力ノズルに形成されていること、
を特徴とする液垂れ防止バルブ。 - 請求項1乃至請求項8に記載するいずれか一つの液垂れ防止バルブにおいて、
マニホールドベースに設置すること、
を特徴とする液垂れ防止バルブ。 - 請求項1乃至請求項8に記載するいずれか一つの液垂れ防止バルブにおいて、
前記流路ブロック内に複数の入力流路と、複数の出力流路と、複数の弁室と、複数の弁孔と、複数の弁座とを有すること、
前記エアブロック内に複数のエア流路を有すること、
前記ダイアフラム弁体は前記複数の弁座と対応する複数個有すること、
を特徴とする液垂れ防止バルブ。
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