WO2015125843A1 - 流体制御装置およびポンプ - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a fluid control device that controls the flow of fluid using a driving body that generates vibration, and a pump that includes the fluid control device and sucks and discharges fluid.
- a pump that uses the vibration of a piezoelectric element is used (for example, see Patent Documents 1 and 2).
- the pump is used for applications such as cooling by applying outside air to a part that has risen in temperature, or for conveying a fluid such as oxygen in a fuel cell.
- FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a main part of a conventional pump.
- a conventional pump 101 shown in FIG. 16 includes a housing 102, a diaphragm 103, a counter plate 104, and a piezoelectric element 105.
- the housing 102 accommodates the diaphragm 103, the counter plate 104, and the piezoelectric element 105 inside.
- the counter plate 104 partitions the pump chamber 110 inside the housing 102.
- the diaphragm 103 is provided inside the pump chamber 110, faces the counter plate 104 with a space therebetween, and has an outer peripheral portion elastically supported by the housing 102.
- the piezoelectric element 105 is bonded to the diaphragm 103 and constitutes an actuator 111 together with the diaphragm 103.
- the casing 102 has a channel hole 112 formed on the upper surface thereof for communicating the inside and outside of the pump chamber 110. Further, the counter plate 104 is formed with a channel hole 113 communicating with the inside of the pump chamber 110.
- the casing 102 has a channel hole 114 formed on the lower surface thereof that communicates with the pump chamber 110 through the channel hole 113 and also communicates with the outside.
- the pump is required to reduce the device size and improve the pump efficiency.
- the pump efficiency tends to decrease.
- it has been difficult to satisfy the reduction in the device size and the improvement in the pump efficiency at the same time.
- the present invention provides a fluid control device and a pump that can improve the driving efficiency compared to the conventional one without increasing the size of the apparatus, or can reduce the size of the apparatus as compared with the conventional one without reducing the driving efficiency.
- the purpose is to do.
- the fluid control device includes a diaphragm having a center portion, a frame portion surrounding the periphery of the center portion, and a connecting portion connecting the center portion and the frame portion, and the center portion. And a driving body that bends and vibrates the diaphragm from the central portion to the connecting portion, and a counter plate that is stacked on the frame portion and faces at least the connecting portion with a gap therebetween,
- the diaphragm has a resonance mode in which antinodes of vibration occur in each of the central portion and the connecting portion, and the counter plate has a plurality of flow paths through which fluid flows at positions facing the connecting portion. It has a hole.
- the connecting portion may include a striking portion whose width viewed from the channel hole side is locally expanded at a position facing the channel hole.
- the vibration amplitude of the striking portion can be increased without reducing the area where the diaphragm (striking portion) and the fluid face each other around the flow path hole that directly contributes to fluid control.
- unnecessary loads on the diaphragm and the drive body can be reduced and drive efficiency can be improved.
- the connecting portion may include a convex portion protruding toward the flow path hole at a position facing the flow path hole.
- the counter plate may include a convex portion protruding toward the diaphragm around the flow path hole.
- the counter plate may include a bendable movable part provided around the flow path hole and a restraining part that restrains the periphery of the movable part.
- the movable part and the restricting part can be formed by reducing the thickness of the movable part and increasing the thickness of the restricting part.
- the movable plate and the constraining portion are formed by providing the flow channel plate laminated on the opposite side of the counter plate to the diaphragm side by providing the flow channel hole of the counter plate and the opening facing the periphery thereof. You can also In this configuration, the movable part of the counter plate vibrates in response to the vibration of the connecting part.
- the vibration of the movable part and the coupling part are coupled, and it is possible to flow the fluid in a certain direction through the flow path hole without providing a structure for regulating the fluid flow direction such as a check valve. become. For this reason, a fluid such as a check valve can be omitted to facilitate the flow of fluid, and driving efficiency can be improved.
- the shape of the movable part in plan view is a shape having a long axis along a direction in which antinodes of vibration are uniformly generated in the connecting part, and a short axis along a direction orthogonal to the long axis, for example, an elliptical shape. Or, it is preferably an oval shape.
- it is possible to increase the dimension of the movable part in the major axis direction while preventing the natural frequency of the movable part from decreasing.
- the vibration amplitude generated in the vicinity of both ends in the major axis direction in the movable part can be increased as compared with the case where the movable part has a perfect circle shape.
- the counter plate is further laminated on a side opposite to the diaphragm side, and further includes a channel portion having a channel leading to a channel hole of the counter plate, and the channel of the channel portion is formed by the counter plate.
- a channel hole and an opening facing the periphery of the channel hole, an extending part extending laterally from the opening, and a channel hole opening in an external space and communicating with the opening through the extending part It is preferable to contain. In this configuration, since the flow path hole of the counter plate and the flow path hole of the cover plate are provided at positions separated from each other in plan view, the vibration sound generated due to the vibration of the vibration plate is leaked. Can be suppressed.
- each member laminated on the frame portion of the diaphragm has a linear expansion coefficient substantially equal to that of the diaphragm. Therefore, it can further suppress that the deformation
- the counter plate is preferably laminated on the diaphragm via an adhesive, and the counter plate preferably has an opening extending along the movable portion. In this configuration, it is possible to prevent the adhesive that bonds the counter plate and the diaphragm from spreading from the frame portion of the diaphragm to the connecting portion side. Also by this, the performance variation of the fluid control device can be suppressed.
- the diaphragm and the counter plate are made of a conductive material
- the counter plate is stacked on the diaphragm via an adhesive containing conductive particles
- the conductive particles include the counter plate and the diaphragm. It is preferable to have a particle size equivalent to the interval of. In this configuration, even if the counter plate and the diaphragm are bonded with an adhesive, the distance between the counter plate and the diaphragm can be made uniform and desired. Therefore, the performance variation of the fluid control device can be suppressed. In addition, power can be supplied to the driving body via the counter plate.
- the fluid control device is connected to the driving body stacked on the diaphragm via the insulating layer and an insulating layer stacked on the frame portion on the side where the driving body of the diaphragm is stacked.
- a power supply plate having a part of the internal power supply terminal. In this configuration, it is possible to prevent conduction between the power feeding plate and the diaphragm due to the insulating layer, and power can be supplied to the driver via the power feeding plate.
- the insulating layer may include an adhesive mixed with non-conductive particles. In this configuration, it is possible to reliably prevent conduction between the power feeding plate and the diaphragm due to the non-conductive particles.
- the insulating layer may include an insulating coating provided between the diaphragm and the power feeding plate.
- the adhesive may or may not contain non-conductive particles, and the insulating layer can be easily configured.
- a metal plate laminated on the frame part of the diaphragm may be further provided.
- a metal plate is provided between the diaphragm and the insulating layer even when the insulating layer laminated between the diaphragm and the power feeding plate is made of a soft material having a low density such as a resin and a low Young's modulus.
- the insulating layer may be composed of an insulating film coated on the surface of the metal plate. Also in this case, the vibration plate and the insulating layer are laminated with the metal plate interposed therebetween, so that the connecting portion of the vibration plate can be reliably fixed.
- the diaphragm may have a groove on a side of the frame portion where the driving body is laminated, and the insulating layer and the power feeding plate may be arranged in the groove. With this configuration, the thickness of the device can be reduced.
- the counter plate may have a channel hole at a position facing the central portion. In this configuration, the number of flow path holes can be further increased, and the flow rate and driving efficiency can be further improved.
- the fluid control device further includes a laminated plate further laminated on the vibration plate and the driving body, and among the three layers including the vibration plate, the driving body, and the laminated plate, the fluid control device corresponds to a linear expansion coefficient of an upper layer. It is preferable that the magnitude relationship of the linear expansion coefficient of the intermediate layer is equal to the magnitude relationship of the linear expansion coefficient of the intermediate layer with respect to the linear expansion coefficient of the lower layer. In this configuration, it is possible to suppress deformation of the diaphragm and the driving body due to a difference in linear expansion coefficient between the diaphragm and the driving body.
- a linear expansion coefficient of a member of a layer in contact with the driving body among three layers including the vibration plate, the driving body, and the laminated plate is larger than a linear expansion coefficient of the driving body.
- compressive stress acts on the drive body, and the breakage of the drive body can be suppressed.
- the driving body is in the intermediate layer, the compressive stress can be applied uniformly to the driving body, and the driving body has a structure that is more than that of the case where the driving body is composed of two layers or the driving body is disposed in the upper layer or the lower layer. Destruction can be suppressed.
- the counter plate includes a first counter plate facing the one main surface side of the diaphragm and a second counter plate facing the other main surface side of the diaphragm.
- the number of channel holes provided in the counter plate can be further increased, and the flow rate and driving efficiency can be further improved.
- the driving body includes a first driving body provided on one main surface side of the diaphragm and a second driving body provided on the other main surface side of the diaphragm.
- a first driving body provided on one main surface side of the diaphragm
- a second driving body provided on the other main surface side of the diaphragm.
- the pump according to the present invention preferably includes the fluid control device, constitutes a pump chamber that houses the diaphragm and the driving body, and includes the counter plate as a part of an inner wall of the pump chamber.
- the present invention by providing a plurality of flow path holes facing the connecting portion of the diaphragm, the total amount of fluid flowing in or out through the plurality of flow path holes can be increased, and the apparatus size is increased.
- the drive efficiency can be improved without reducing the device size without reducing the drive efficiency.
- FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a pump according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the pump which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the diaphragm and piezoelectric element which concern on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the pump which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows operation
- FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the pump 1.
- the pump 1 includes a housing 2 and external connection terminals 3 and 4.
- the external connection terminals 3 and 4 are connected to an external power source, and an AC drive signal is applied.
- the housing 2 has a main surface (upper main surface) 5 and a main surface (lower main surface) 6, and the space between the main surfaces 5 and 6 is a thin hexahedron. Further, the housing 2 has a flow path hole 50 opened in the upper main surface 5 and flow path holes 31, 32, 33, and 34 (see FIG. 2) opened in the lower main surface 6.
- FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the pump 1.
- the pump 1 includes a cover plate 11, a channel plate 12, a counter plate 13, an adhesive layer 14 (see FIG. 4), a vibration plate 15, a piezoelectric element 16, an insulating plate 17, a power supply plate 18, and a spacer plate. 19 and the cover plate 20, and has a structure in which they are laminated in order.
- the cover plate 11 is provided so as to be exposed on the lower main surface 6 of the housing 2, and is attached to the lower surface of the flow path plate 12 via an adhesive or the like (not shown).
- the cover plate 11 has flow path holes 31, 32, 33, 34 that open to the lower main surface 6 of the housing 2.
- the channel holes 31, 32, 33, and 34 are circular, and in the present embodiment, are air inlets that suck gas from the external space.
- the flow path plate 12 is laminated between the cover plate 11 and the counter plate 13 and is attached to the upper surface of the cover plate 11 and the lower surface of the counter plate 13 with an adhesive or the like (not shown).
- the flow path plate 12 has openings 35, 36, 37, and 38 that open to the upper surface and the lower surface.
- the openings 35, 36, 37, and 38 have a circular shape having a diameter larger than that of the flow path holes 31, 32, 33, and 34 of the cover plate 11, and are formed in the flow path holes 31, 32, 33, and 34 of the cover plate 11. Each communicates.
- the counter plate 13 is laminated between the flow channel plate 12 and the vibration plate 15, and is attached to the upper surface of the flow channel plate 12 via an adhesive (not shown) or the like, and via the adhesive layer 14 (see FIG. 4). Are attached to the lower surface of the diaphragm 15.
- the counter plate 13 is made of metal and includes the aforementioned external connection terminals 3 so as to protrude outward.
- the counter plate 13 has flow path holes 39, 40, 41, and 42 that open to the upper surface and the lower surface.
- the channel holes 39, 40, 41, 42 have a circular shape with a smaller diameter than the openings 35, 36, 37, 38 of the channel plate 12, and the openings 35, 36, 37, 38 of the channel plate 12. And communicates with a pump chamber 51 (see FIG. 4) described later.
- the adhesive layer 14 (see FIG. 4) is laminated between the counter plate 13 and the diaphragm 15, and is bonded to the upper surface of the counter plate 13 and the lower surface of the diaphragm 15.
- the adhesive layer 14 is provided in a frame shape so as to overlap a frame portion 22 of the diaphragm 15 described later.
- a space surrounded by the frame of the adhesive layer 14 constitutes a part of the pump chamber 51 (see FIG. 4).
- the adhesive layer 14 contains a plurality of conductive particles having a substantially uniform particle size in a thermosetting resin such as an epoxy resin.
- the conductive particles are configured, for example, as silica or resin coated with a conductive metal.
- the thickness over the entire circumference of the adhesive layer 14 can be made substantially the same as the particle size of the conductive particles. For this reason, the opposing plate 13 and the diaphragm 15 can be opposed to each other with a certain distance between the opposing plate 13 and the diaphragm 15 by the adhesive layer 14. Further, the opposing plate 13 and the diaphragm 15 can be electrically connected through the conductive particles of the adhesive layer 14.
- the diaphragm 15 is made of metal such as SUS430, for example, and is laminated between the counter plate 13 and the insulating plate 17.
- the diaphragm 15 includes a central portion 21, a frame portion 22, and connecting portions 23, 24, 25, and 26.
- the central portion 21 has a circular shape in plan view.
- the frame portion 22 has a frame shape provided with a rectangular opening in plan view, and surrounds the periphery of the diaphragm 15.
- the connecting portions 23, 24, 25, and 26 are beam-like connecting the central portion 21 and the frame portion 22.
- the frame portion 22 is attached to the upper surface of the counter plate 13 via the adhesive layer 14 (see FIG. 4), and is attached to the lower surface of the insulating plate 17 via an adhesive or the like (not shown).
- the diaphragm 15 has openings 43, 44, 45, 46 surrounded by the central portion 21, the frame portion 22, and the connecting portions 23, 24, 25, 26.
- the openings 43, 44, 45, and 46 constitute a part of the pump chamber
- the diaphragm 15 may be made of iron alloy such as SUS301, SUS304, and SUS631, copper alloy such as phosphor bronze, beryllium copper, and titanium copper, aluminum alloy, nickel alloy, carbon, amorphous metal, and resin, in addition to SUS430. .
- the piezoelectric element 16 is configured by providing electrodes on the upper and lower surfaces of a thin plate made of a piezoelectric material, and corresponds to the “driving body” of the present invention.
- the piezoelectric element 16 has a piezoelectric property such that the area is expanded or reduced in the in-plane direction when an electric field is applied in the thickness direction.
- the driving body can be configured to be thin, and the fluid control unit 59 and the pump 1 described later can be downsized.
- the piezoelectric element 16 has a disk shape, and is laminated by being attached to the upper surface of the central portion 21 of the diaphragm 15 via an adhesive or the like (not shown).
- the electrode on the lower surface of the piezoelectric element 16 is electrically connected to the external connection terminal 3 through the vibration plate 15, the adhesive layer 14, and the counter plate 13. Note that a metal diaphragm 15 may be used instead of the electrode on the lower surface of the piezoelectric element 16.
- the piezoelectric element 16 is made of a piezoelectric material having a smaller linear expansion coefficient than that of the diaphragm 15 and is bonded to the central portion 21 via a thermosetting adhesive. Thereby, by compressing the thermosetting adhesive by heating, compressive stress can be left in the piezoelectric element 16 in a room temperature environment. Then, the piezoelectric element 16 becomes difficult to break.
- the piezoelectric material of the piezoelectric element 16 lead zirconate titanate ceramics are suitable.
- Lead zirconate titanate-based ceramics have a substantially zero linear expansion coefficient, which is sufficiently smaller than a metal material such as SUS430 (linear expansion coefficient of about 10.4 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 K ⁇ 1 ) constituting the diaphragm 15. It has a linear expansion coefficient.
- the insulating plate 17 has a frame shape having a rectangular opening 47 in plan view.
- the opening 47 constitutes a part of the pump chamber 51 (see FIG. 4).
- the insulating plate 17 is made of an insulating resin and electrically insulates between the power feeding plate 18 and the diaphragm 15.
- the thickness of the insulating plate 17 is the same as or slightly larger than the thickness of the piezoelectric element 16.
- the power feeding plate 18 is laminated between the insulating plate 17 and the spacer plate 19 and is attached to the upper surface of the insulating plate 17 and the lower surface of the spacer plate 19 via an adhesive (not shown).
- the power feeding plate 18 has a substantially frame shape having a rectangular opening 48 in plan view.
- the opening 48 constitutes a part of the pump chamber 51 (see FIG. 4).
- the power feeding plate 18 is made of metal, and includes an internal power feeding terminal 27 provided so as to project into the opening 48 and the above-described external connection terminal 4 provided so as to project outward.
- the tip of the internal power supply terminal 27 is soldered to the electrode on the upper surface of the piezoelectric element 16.
- the soldering position is preferably a position corresponding to a vibration node generated in the piezoelectric element 16, which can prevent vibration from leaking from the piezoelectric element 16 to the internal power supply terminal 27, thereby improving pump efficiency. Can be achieved.
- the internal power supply terminal 27 extends to the tip along the tangential direction of the concentric region, and the tip of the internal power supply terminal 27 is It is preferable to be connected to the piezoelectric element 16 at the contact position of the concentric region. Accordingly, it is possible to further suppress the leakage of vibration to the internal power supply terminal 27, to further improve the pump efficiency, and to prevent the internal power supply terminal 27 from being broken by the vibration.
- the lid plate 20 is laminated on the spacer plate 19 so as to be exposed on the upper main surface 5 of the housing 2, and is attached to the upper surface of the spacer plate 19 with an adhesive or the like (not shown).
- the cover plate 20 closes the upper surface of the pump chamber 51 (see FIG. 4) and opposes the diaphragm 15 with a gap.
- the cover plate 20 has a flow path hole 50 opened in the upper main surface 5 of the housing 2.
- the channel hole 50 has a circular shape in plan view, and communicates with the external space and communicates with the opening 49 of the spacer plate 19, that is, the pump chamber 51.
- the channel hole 50 is an exhaust port for discharging gas to the external space in the present embodiment.
- the flow path hole 50 is provided at a position off the center of the lid plate 20, but the flow path hole 50 may be provided near the center of the lid plate 20.
- FIG. 3A is a plan view of the diaphragm 15 and the piezoelectric element 16 as viewed from the upper surface side.
- FIG. 3B is a plan view of the diaphragm 15 viewed from the lower surface side.
- FIG. 3C is a side view of the diaphragm 15 and the piezoelectric element 16 as viewed from a cross section passing through a position indicated by C-C ′ in FIG.
- the diaphragm 15 includes the central portion 21, the frame portion 22, and the connecting portions 23, 24, 25, and 26 in plan view, and has openings 43, 44, 45, and 46.
- the piezoelectric element 16 has a disk shape with a diameter slightly smaller than that of the central portion 21 of the diaphragm 15 in plan view, and is attached to the upper surface of the central portion 21.
- FIG. 4 is a side view of the pump 1 as viewed from a cross section passing through a position indicated by X-X ′ in FIG.
- the opposing plate 13 has flow passage holes 39 and 40 that open to the pump chamber 51 at positions facing the centers of the striking portions 53 and 54 in the connecting portions 23 and 24. Further, although not shown in the cross section shown in FIG. 4, the counter plate 13 opens into the pump chamber 51 at a position facing substantially the center of the hitting portions 55 and 56 (see FIG. 3) in the connecting portions 25 and 26. It has channel holes 41 and 42 (see FIG. 2). The diameter of the striking portions 53, 54, 55, 56 is larger than the diameter of the flow path holes 39, 40, 41, 42.
- the lower surface of the counter plate 13 is exposed in the openings 35 and 36 of the flow path plate 12 in the vicinity of the flow path holes 39 and 40.
- the lower surface of the counter plate 13 is close to the openings 37 and 38 (see FIG. 2) of the flow channel plate 12 even near the flow passage holes 41 and 42 (see FIG. 2).
- the counter plate 13 is fixed to the flow path plate 12 at the lower surface except for the vicinity of the flow path holes 39, 40, 41, and 42. This is because the vicinity of the flow path holes 39, 40, 41, 42 in the counter plate 13 is a movable portion 57 that can be bent without being constrained by the flow path plate 12.
- the portion of the counter plate 13 where the lower surface is fixed to the flow path plate 12 is used as a non-bendable restraining portion 58 that restrains the periphery of the movable portion 57.
- the diameter of the movable portion 57 and the diameter of the striking portions 53, 54, 55, and 56 are desirably relatively close to each other, but do not necessarily need to match.
- the movable portion 57 and the restraining portion are provided by providing the plate member with a thin portion having a small thickness near the flow path holes 39, 40, 41, and 42 and a thick portion having a thick thickness surrounding the thin portion. 58 may be configured.
- an alternating electric field is applied in the thickness direction of the piezoelectric element 16 by applying an AC drive signal to the external connection terminals 3 and 4. Then, the piezoelectric element 16 tends to expand and contract isotropically in the in-plane direction, and bending vibration in the thickness direction is generated concentrically in the laminate of the piezoelectric element 16 and the diaphragm 15. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the AC drive signal applied to the external connection terminals 3 and 4 is set to a predetermined frequency, whereby the laminate of the piezoelectric element 16 and the diaphragm 15 is placed in a high-order resonance mode. Bending vibration is generated.
- FIG. 5A is a schematic diagram showing bending vibration in a higher-order resonance mode that occurs in the laminate of the piezoelectric element 16 and the diaphragm 15.
- the third resonance mode will be described.
- the frame portion 22 becomes a vibration node
- the center of the center portion 21 becomes the antinode of the first vibration
- the striking portions 53, 54, 55, 56 has a higher-order (and odd-order) resonance mode that becomes the antinode of the second vibration
- the frequency of the AC drive signal is set so that the higher-order resonance mode occurs.
- the vibration phase differs 180 degrees between the first vibration antinode and the second vibration antinode.
- the center of the central portion 21 of the diaphragm 15 is bent so as to protrude toward the piezoelectric element 16, and the striking portions 53, 54, 55, and 56 are opposite to the piezoelectric element 16. It is displaced to. Further, when the piezoelectric element 16 is contracted, the center of the vibration plate 15 is bent so that the center of the central portion 21 is concave on the piezoelectric element 16 side, and the striking parts 53, 54, 55, and 56 are displaced to the piezoelectric element 16 side. .
- the striking portion 53 of the diaphragm 15 undergoes vibration that repeatedly displaces up and down.
- a vibration mode similar to that in the vicinity of the striking portion 53 is also generated in the vicinity of the striking portions 54, 55, and 56 (see FIG. 3).
- the vibrations generated in the vicinity of these striking portions 53, 54, 55, and 56 have phases synchronized with each other. Then, the striking portions 53, 54, 55, and 56 are repeatedly hit against the thin fluid layer between the opposing plate 13 and the striking portions 53, 54, 55, and 56 in the pump chamber 51.
- the striking portions 53, 54, 55, 56 are provided in the pump chamber 51 in a wide range, and the striking portions 53, 54, 55 are provided around the flow path holes 39, 40, 41, 42 that directly contribute to the pump operation. , 56 are close to each other, so that the vibration amplitude of the striking portions 53, 54, 55, 56 can be increased without reducing the area of the fluid facing the striking portions 53, 54, 55, 56.
- the hitting portions 53, 54, 55, and 56 are provided in a convex shape, but the hitting portions 53, 54, 55, and 56 may be provided in a flat shape with the same thickness as the surroundings. Good. In that case, you may provide the movable part 57 of the opposing board 13 which opposes the hit
- the lid plate 20, the spacer plate 19, the power feeding plate 18, the insulating plate 17, the vibration plate 15, the counter plate 13, the flow channel plate 12, and the cover plate 11 all have substantially the same linear expansion coefficient. Is also suitable.
- the cover plate 20, the vibration plate 15, the counter plate 13, the flow path plate 12, and the cover plate 11 are all made of the same kind of metal material having the same or similar linear expansion coefficient. If it does in this way, the change of the tension of movable part 57 resulting from a linear expansion coefficient difference can be controlled, and the temperature characteristic of pump 1 can be improved.
- the striking portions 53, 54, 55, and 56 are distances from the center of the diaphragm 15 to the centers of the striking portions 53, 54, 55, and 56, that is, from the first vibration antinode to the second vibration antinode. Since the diameter is small compared to the distance of, it vibrates so as to be displaced up and down while maintaining a relatively flat shape.
- the movable portion 57 is constrained by the restraining portion 58 at the outer peripheral portion and has the same diameter as the striking portions 53, 54, 55, 56. It vibrates so as to be bent greatly up and down in the facing region.
- standing wave vibrations that are displaced up and down are generated in the hitting parts 53, 54, 55, and 56, and standing wave vibrations that are bent up and down are generated in the movable part 57.
- the phase will be different. Accordingly, the distance between the striking portions 53, 54, 55, 56 and the movable portion 57 expressed as the difference between these standing wave vibrations is different in the wavelength and phase of the two standing wave vibrations. , 40, 41, 42, and changes with time like traveling waves traveling from the vicinity of the movable portion 57 to the outer peripheral side.
- the pump efficiency can be improved without increasing the device size.
- the apparatus size can be reduced without reducing the pump efficiency.
- FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the pump 1A.
- the pump 1A includes a cover plate 11A, a flow path plate 12A, a counter plate 13A, an adhesive layer 14 (not shown), a vibration plate 15, a piezoelectric element 16, a metal plate 17A, an insulating plate 17, a power feeding plate 18, a spacer plate 19, and A cover plate 20 is provided and has a structure in which they are laminated in order.
- the adhesive layer 14 (not shown), the vibration plate 15, the piezoelectric element 16, the insulating plate 17, the power feeding plate 18, the spacer plate 19, and the lid plate 20 have substantially the same configuration as in the first embodiment.
- the shape of the side wall surface of the diaphragm 15, the insulating plate 17, the power feeding plate 18, and the spacer plate 19 facing the pump chamber, which will be described later, can be set to an appropriate shape. It is made into the shape which follows the side wall of the part 21 and the connection parts 23, 24, 25, and 26 with a fixed space
- the metal plate 17A is laminated between the vibration plate 15 and the insulating plate 17.
- the metal plate 17A is higher in density than the insulating plate 17, has a high Young's modulus, and is made of a hard metal material.
- Providing such a metal plate 17 ⁇ / b> A makes it possible to more reliably fix the diaphragm 15 than when the insulating plate 17 is directly joined to the diaphragm 15.
- the metal plate 17A it is possible to make the vibration of the vibration plate 15 less likely to leak to other members than when the insulating plate 17 is directly joined to the vibration plate 15. Thereby, the vibration amplitude of the diaphragm 15 can be increased, and the pump efficiency of the pump 1A can be improved.
- the cover plate 11A has flow path holes 31A, 32A, 33A, and 34A.
- the flow path plate 12A has flow paths 35A, 36A, 37A, and 38A.
- 13 A of opposing plates have opening part 39A, 40A, 41A, 42A with flow-path hole 39,40,41,42.
- the openings 39A, 40A, 41A, and 42A of the opposing plate 13A shown in FIG. 7B are connected to the connecting portions 23, 24, 25, and 26 from the frame portion 22 side of the diaphragm 15 shown in FIG. It is provided to prevent the adhesive of the adhesive layer 14 (not shown) from flowing out. For this reason, the openings 39A, 40A, 41A, and 42A are provided so as to extend along the connecting portions between the frame portion 22 and the connecting portions 23, 24, 25, and 26 in the diaphragm 15. In other words, the openings 39A, 40A, 41A, 42A are provided so as to extend along the outer periphery of the movable portion 57 described later.
- the flow path plate 12A may be provided with an opening for stopping the adhesive flow in the same shape as the openings 39A, 40A, 41A, and 42A.
- portions of the diaphragm 15 excluding the striking portions 53, 54, 55, and 56 and the frame portion 22 are thinned by etching from the lower surface of the diaphragm 15, so that the striking portions 53, 54, 55, and 56 and the frame are removed. By making the portion 22 thicker than other portions, it is possible to suppress the adhesive from flowing out toward the connecting portions 23, 24, 25, and 26.
- the cover plate 11A and the flow path plate 12A correspond to the flow path portion described in the claims.
- the extension portions 35C, 36C, 37C, and 38C in the flow path plate 12A in this way, the flow path holes 39, 40, 41, and 42 of the counter plate 13A and the flow path holes 31A, 32A, and 33A of the cover plate 11A are provided.
- 34A can be provided at positions separated in plan view. Then, the vibration sound generated by the vibration of the vibration plate 15 is transmitted through the flow passage holes 39, 40, 41, and 42 of the counter plate 13A and the flow passages 35A, 36A, 37A, and 38A of the flow passage plate 12A. Leakage from the channel holes 31A, 32A, 33A, 34A. Therefore, the pump 1A can be silenced.
- the openings 35B, 36B, 37B, and 38B have dimensions that are substantially the same as or slightly larger than the striking portions 53, 54, 55, and 56 of the diaphragm 15 in the radial direction from the central portion 21 of the diaphragm 15 to the outside. is doing. Further, the openings 35B, 36B, 37B, and 38B have dimensions sufficiently larger than the striking portions 53, 54, 55, and 56 of the diaphragm 15 in the circumferential direction around the central portion 21, respectively. That is, in the openings 35B, 36B, 37B, and 38B, the radial direction of the central portion 21 is the short axis direction, and the circumferential direction of the central portion 21 is the long axis direction.
- the movable portion 57 of the opposing plate 13A also has the radial direction of the central portion 21 as the short axis direction, It has an elliptical shape in which the circumferential direction of 21 is the major axis direction.
- FIG. 8 is a side cross-sectional view schematically showing the vibration modes of the movable portion 57 and the striking portion 53 as viewed from the short axis direction of the movable portion 57. Note that the striking portions 54, 55, and 56 of the diaphragm 15 and the movable portion 57 that faces them also exhibit the same vibration mode.
- FIG. 8A illustrates the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, that is, a case where the movable portion 57 has almost the same diameter as that of the striking portion 53.
- FIG. 8B illustrates the same configuration as that of the second embodiment, that is, a case where the movable portion 57 has a diameter sufficiently larger than the diameter of the striking portion 53 in the long axis direction.
- the striking portion 53 moves up and down in the cross section when the striking portion 53 is viewed from the radial direction of the central portion 21 (the short axis direction of the movable portion 57). Then, along with the vertical movement of the hitting portion 53, in the vicinity of both main surfaces of the hitting portion 53, one main surface side extends in the radial direction of the central portion 21 (short axis direction of the movable portion 57). This occurs and shrinkage occurs in the radial direction of the central portion 21 (short axis direction of the movable portion 57) on the other main surface side. Such stretch or shrinkage locally generated in the hitting portion 53 causes reverse shrinkage or stretch in the orthogonal direction.
- the striking portion 53 when the striking portion 53 locally expands in a predetermined direction (the short axis direction of the movable portion 57), the shrinkage occurs in the orthogonal direction (the long axis direction of the movable portion 57).
- the striking portion 53 when the striking portion 53 is locally contracted in a predetermined direction (the short axis direction of the movable portion 57), the striking portion 53 is stretched in the orthogonal direction (the long axis direction of the movable portion 57). As a result, the striking portion 53 is vibrated so as to be bent when viewed from the short axis direction of the movable portion 57.
- This vibration has the largest vibration amplitude in the vicinity of both ends of the striking portion 53 in a cross section when the striking portion 53 is viewed from the radial direction of the central portion 21 (short axis direction of the movable portion 57). For this reason, if the vibration amplitude near both ends of the striking portion 53 becomes too large by increasing the driving voltage or the like, the movable portion 57 facing the striking portion 53 and the striking as illustrated in FIG. There is a risk that both ends of the portion 53 may approach and collide.
- the movable portion 57 of the counter plate 13A is set to have a shape whose major axis is the circumferential direction of the central portion 21 (the direction in which the antinodes of vibration are uniformly generated in the hitting portions 53, 54, 55, and 56). Good. It should be noted that the specific planar shape of the movable portion 57 may be an elliptical shape in addition to an elliptical shape.
- a pump 1B according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described by taking an air pump that performs gas suction as an example.
- FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the pump 1B.
- the pump 1B includes a cover plate 11, a channel plate 12, a counter plate 13, an adhesive layer 14 (not shown), a vibration plate 15, a piezoelectric element 16, an insulating plate 17, a power feeding plate 18, a spacer plate 19, a lid plate 20, and A laminated plate 16B is provided.
- the piezoelectric element 16 is made of, for example, a lead zirconate titanate ceramic having a linear expansion coefficient of almost zero.
- the diaphragm 15 is made of, for example, SUS430 having a linear expansion coefficient of about 10.4 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 K ⁇ 1 .
- the diaphragm 15 and the piezoelectric element 16 are made of different materials, and there is a linear expansion coefficient difference between them.
- the distance and parallelism between the diaphragm 15 (striking portions 53 to 56) and the opposing plate 13 depend on the temperature. Will change. For this reason, depending on the setting of each part size and the design of each member material, in the fluid layer sandwiched between the diaphragm 15 and the counter plate 13, the distribution of fluid pressure and the variation in fluid pressure are affected by the temperature, and the flow rate of the pump may be excessive. Temperature fluctuation will occur.
- a laminated plate 16B is further laminated on the laminated body of the vibration plate 15 and the piezoelectric element 16, thereby causing a difference in linear expansion coefficient between the vibration plate 15 and the piezoelectric element 16.
- the laminated plate 16B has a linear expansion coefficient and a plate thickness that satisfy a predetermined relationship with respect to the linear expansion coefficients of the vibration plate 15 and the piezoelectric element 16, and is disposed at an appropriate position.
- the laminated plate 16B is laminated between the piezoelectric element 16 and the vibration plate 15, and the linear expansion coefficient of the laminated plate 16B is set to be equal to or higher than the linear expansion coefficient of the piezoelectric element 16 and the vibration plate 15, or It is set below the linear expansion coefficient of the piezoelectric element 16 and the diaphragm 15. Since compression stress is applied to the piezoelectric element 16 when bonding at a high temperature, it is desirable to set the linear expansion coefficient of the laminated plate 16B to be equal to or higher than the linear expansion coefficients of the piezoelectric element 16 and the diaphragm 15.
- the laminated plate 16B may be made of any material as long as it satisfies the relationship of the linear expansion coefficient as described above.
- An appropriate material having a smaller linear expansion coefficient than that of lead zirconate-based ceramics can be employed.
- the linear expansion coefficient of the laminated plate 16B may be set in the same manner as described above. That is, the linear expansion coefficient of the laminated plate 16B may be set to be equal to or greater than the linear expansion coefficient of the piezoelectric element 16 and the diaphragm 15, or set to be equal to or less than the linear expansion coefficient of the piezoelectric element 16 and the diaphragm 15.
- the deformation (stress) due to the difference in linear expansion coefficient between the diaphragm 15 and the laminated plate 16B and the deformation (stress) due to the difference in linear expansion coefficient between the piezoelectric element 16 and the laminated plate 16B cancel each other.
- the deformation due to the difference in linear expansion coefficient in the laminate of the piezoelectric element 16 and the diaphragm 15 is suppressed more than the case where the diaphragm 15 and the piezoelectric element 16 are directly bonded to the laminate 16B. be able to.
- the laminated plate 16C is laminated not on the main surface of the diaphragm 15 opposite to the side on which the piezoelectric element 16 is laminated, but between the diaphragm 15 and the piezoelectric element 16.
- the linear expansion coefficient of the laminated plate 16 ⁇ / b> C is set to be less than the linear expansion coefficient of the diaphragm 15 so as to be approximately the same as the linear expansion coefficient of the piezoelectric element 16.
- Setting the laminated plate 16C in this way also causes deformation (stress) due to the difference in linear expansion coefficient between the diaphragm 15 and the laminated plate 16C and deformation (stress) due to the difference in linear expansion coefficient between the diaphragm 15 and the piezoelectric element 16.
- the vibration plate 15 and the piezoelectric element 16 are directly bonded to each other, the deformation caused by the difference in the linear expansion coefficient in the laminated body of the laminated plate 16C, the piezoelectric element 16 and the vibration plate 15 can be offset. Than can be suppressed.
- the temperature variation of the distance between the striking portions 53 to 56 formed on the vibration plate 15 and the counter plate 13 and the parallelism can be suppressed, and the temperature variation in the flow rate caused by the vibration of the striking portions 53 to 56 can also be suppressed. Can do.
- the laminated plate 16C may be made of any material as long as it satisfies the relationship of the linear expansion coefficient as described above.
- a metal material or a resin material having a smaller linear expansion coefficient than SUS430. Can be adopted.
- the linear expansion coefficient of the laminated plate 16C may be set to be opposite to the above. That is, the linear expansion coefficient of the laminated plate 16 ⁇ / b> C may be set to be larger than the linear expansion coefficient of the diaphragm 15. Even in such a case, the deformation (stress) due to the difference in linear expansion coefficient between the diaphragm 15 and the laminated plate 16C and the deformation (stress) due to the difference in linear expansion coefficient between the diaphragm 15 and the piezoelectric element 16 cancel each other.
- the pump 1D corresponds to a modification of the third and fourth embodiments described above, and includes a laminated plate 16D.
- the laminated plate 16D is also provided by further laminating the laminated body of the diaphragm 15 and the piezoelectric element 16, and is a disk that substantially matches the piezoelectric element 16.
- the linear expansion coefficient and the plate thickness are such that the dimensions in plan view are the same as or slightly smaller than the piezoelectric element 16 and satisfy the predetermined linear expansion coefficient relationship with respect to the diaphragm 15 and the piezoelectric element 16. What it has is arranged at an appropriate position.
- Setting the laminated plate 16D in this way also causes deformation (stress) due to the difference in linear expansion coefficient between the diaphragm 15 and the piezoelectric element 16 and deformation (stress) due to the difference in linear expansion coefficient between the piezoelectric element 16 and the laminated plate 16D.
- the vibration plate 15 and the piezoelectric element 16 are directly bonded to each other, the deformation caused by the difference in the linear expansion coefficient in the laminated body of the laminated plate 16D, the piezoelectric element 16 and the vibration plate 15 can be offset. Than can be suppressed.
- the laminate 16D may be made of any material as long as it satisfies the relationship of the linear expansion coefficient as described above, and has a larger linear expansion coefficient than, for example, lead zirconate titanate ceramics.
- a metal material, a resin material, or the like can be employed.
- the linear expansion coefficient of the laminated plate 16D may be set to be opposite to that described above. That is, the linear expansion coefficient of the laminated plate 16 ⁇ / b> D may be set to be smaller than the linear expansion coefficient of the piezoelectric element 16. Even in such a case, the deformation (stress) due to the difference in linear expansion coefficient between the diaphragm 15 and the piezoelectric element 16 and the deformation (stress) due to the difference in linear expansion coefficient between the laminated plate 16D and the piezoelectric element 16 cancel each other.
- the deformation due to the difference in linear expansion coefficient in the laminated body of the laminated plate 16D, the piezoelectric element 16 and the diaphragm 15 can be suppressed more than when the diaphragm 15 and the piezoelectric element 16 are directly bonded. Can do.
- the laminated plate 16D obstructs the movement of the piezoelectric element 16, but the position of the piezoelectric element 16 is separated from one of the neutral planes of the laminated plate 16D, the piezoelectric element 16, and the vibration plate 15 to one of them. It is possible to operate.
- FIG. 12B is a cross-sectional view of a pump 71 according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention.
- the pump 71 is provided with a convex hitting portion 72 at the central portion 21 of the diaphragm 15.
- a channel hole 73 of the counter plate 13, an opening 74 of the channel plate 12, and a channel hole 75 of the cover plate 11 are provided at positions facing the striking unit 72.
- the pump and the fluid control unit of the present invention may be provided with a flow path hole and a striking unit for sucking fluid from the outside also in the region facing the central part. If it does in this way, the number of the flow-path holes which attracts
- FIG. 13A is a cross-sectional view of a pump 91A according to the ninth embodiment of the present invention.
- the pump 91 ⁇ / b> A has a configuration in which a counter plate and a flow path hole are disposed on both main surface sides of the diaphragm.
- the pump 91 ⁇ / b> A includes a diaphragm 15 ′ having a striking portion 94 whose upper and lower surfaces are each formed in a convex shape.
- the pump 91 ⁇ / b> A has a cover plate 11 ′ on the upper surface side of the vibration plate 15 ′.
- the flow path plate 12 ′, the counter plate 13 ′, and the adhesive layer 14 ′ are disposed.
- the cover plate 11 ′, the flow channel plate 12 ′, and the counter plate 13 ′ have approximately the same shape as the cover plate 11, the flow channel plate 12, and the counter plate 13, and the arrangement order is reversed. That is, the cover plate 11 ′, the flow channel plate 12 ′, and the counter plate 13 ′ are flow channel holes 39 ′, 40 ′, opening portions 35 ′, 36 ′, and flow channel holes that face the upper surface side of the hitting portion 94. 31 'and 32' are provided.
- the cover plate 11 ′, the flow path plate 12 ′, and the counter plate 13 ′ are different from the cover plate 11, the flow path plate 12, and the counter plate 13, and an opening 91, 92, 93 is provided at each central portion. Is formed.
- the openings 91, 92, and 93 communicate the pump chamber with the external space.
- the openings 91, 92, 93 have a function opposite to that of the flow path holes 31, 32, 31 ′, 32 ′, and function as exhaust ports for exhausting gas to the outside.
- the pump and the fluid control unit of the present invention may be provided with the channel holes of the opposing plate on both the upper and lower sides of the diaphragm. If it does in this way, the number of the flow-path holes of an opposing board can be increased further, and the further increase in flow volume and the further improvement of pump efficiency can be aimed at.
- FIG. 13B is a sectional view of a pump 91B according to the tenth embodiment of the present invention.
- the pump 91B is a modification of the pump 91A according to the ninth embodiment, and has a configuration in which a counter plate and a flow path hole are arranged on both main surface sides of the diaphragm.
- an opening 95 that functions as an exhaust port opposite to the function of the flow path holes 31, 32, 31 ′, and 32 ′ includes the cover plate 11 ′, the flow path plate 12 ′, and the counter plate 13. It is formed on the side of the diaphragm 15 'instead of'.
- the pump and the fluid control unit of the present invention have openings that function as exhaust ports opposite to the functions of the flow path holes 31, 32, 31 ′, 32 ′. You may make it provide in a side. In this way, the interval between the intake port and the exhaust port can be increased, so that the degree of freedom of installation of the device is increased, and gas can be efficiently sucked and exhausted.
- the pump and the fluid control unit of the present invention may have both the intake port and the exhaust port communicate with the outside not in the vertical direction of the diaphragm but on the side of the diaphragm. If it does in this way, even if an external board and an external case are arranged on both the upper and lower sides of the pump, it becomes possible to perform intake and exhaust of gas.
- the intake and exhaust ports can be combined into one. Also by these, it is possible to increase the degree of freedom of installation of the apparatus, and it is possible to efficiently intake and exhaust gas.
- FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of the pump 201.
- the pump 201 includes cover plates 211 and 211 ′, flow path plates 212 and 212 ′, opposing plates 213 and 213 ′, insulating layers 214 and 214 ′, a vibration plate 215, piezoelectric elements 216 and 216 ′, and a power supply plate 217. , 217 ′.
- Cover plate 211, flow path plate 212, counter plate 213, insulating layer 214, piezoelectric element 216, and power feeding plate 217 are disposed on the lower surface side of diaphragm 215.
- the cover plate 211 ′, the flow path plate 212 ′, the counter plate 213 ′, the insulating layer 214 ′, the piezoelectric element 216 ′, and the power feeding plate 217 ′ are disposed on the upper surface side of the vibration plate 215.
- the cover plate 211 is exposed on the lower main surface of the pump 201 and is attached to the lower surface of the flow path plate 212.
- the cover plate 211 has a flow path hole 231 that opens in the lower main surface of the pump 201.
- the flow path hole 231 has a circular shape, and in the present embodiment, the flow path hole 231 is an intake port for sucking gas from the external space.
- the flow path plate 212 is laminated between the cover plate 211 and the counter plate 213.
- the flow path plate 212 has openings 232, 233, 234 that open to the upper surface and the lower surface, and a flow path 235.
- the opening 232 has a circular shape that is almost the same diameter as the channel hole 231 of the cover plate 211 and communicates with the channel hole 231 of the cover plate 211.
- the opening 233 has a circular shape that is almost the same diameter as a hitting portion 224 described later, and is provided at a position facing each hitting portion 224.
- the opening 234 constitutes a part of the pump chamber, and is provided at a position facing the piezoelectric element 216 and the power feeding plate 217.
- the channel 235 is sandwiched between the cover plate 211 and the opposing plate 213 and extends so as to communicate between the openings 232 and 233.
- the counter plate 213 is laminated between the flow channel plate 212 and the vibration plate 215.
- the counter plate 213 has flow path holes 236 and 237 and openings 238 that open to the upper surface and the lower surface.
- the channel hole 236 has a circular shape almost the same diameter as the opening 232 of the channel plate 212, and communicates with the opening 232 of the channel plate 212.
- the channel hole 237 is provided to face a hitting unit 224 described later, has a circular shape with a diameter smaller than that of the hitting unit 224 and the opening 233 of the channel plate 212, and the opening of the pump chamber and the channel plate 212. 233 communicates.
- the opening 238 constitutes a part of the pump chamber, and is provided at a position facing the piezoelectric element 216 and the power feeding plate 217.
- the diaphragm 215 is laminated between the counter plate 213 and the counter plate 213 '.
- an adhesive layer containing particles is provided between the diaphragm 215 and the counter plate 213 and between the diaphragm 215 and the counter plate 213 ′ so as to have a predetermined thickness.
- the particles of these adhesive layers may be conductive or non-conductive.
- the diaphragm 215 includes a central part 221, a frame part 222, and a connecting part 223.
- the connecting portion 223 is provided with a striking portion 224 and a first external connection terminal 225.
- the diaphragm 215 has an opening 239 surrounded by the central portion 221, the frame portion 222, and the connecting portion 223, and a flow path hole 240 provided in the frame portion 222.
- the opening 239 constitutes a part of the pump chamber.
- the channel hole 240 has a circular shape that is almost the same diameter as the channel hole 236 of the counter plate 213, and communicates with the channel hole 236 of the counter plate 213.
- the diaphragm 215 includes an upper surface side groove 226 ′ provided on the upper surface of one side of the frame portion 222, and a lower surface side groove 226 provided on the lower surface of one side of the frame portion 222 so as to overlap the upper surface side groove 226 ′. .
- the upper surface side groove 226 ′ and the lower surface side groove 226 extend outward from the opening 239.
- the counter plate 213 ′ is laminated between the flow path plate 212 ′ and the diaphragm 215.
- the counter plate 213 ′ has flow path holes 236 ′ and 237 ′ that open to the upper surface and the lower surface, and an opening 238 ′.
- the channel hole 236 ′ has a circular shape that is almost the same diameter as the channel hole 240 of the diaphragm 215, and communicates with the channel hole 240 of the diaphragm 215.
- the flow path hole 237 ′ is provided to face the striking portion 224, has a circular shape with a diameter smaller than that of the striking portion 224, and communicates with the pump chamber.
- the opening 238 ' constitutes a part of the pump chamber and is provided at a position facing the piezoelectric element 216' and the power feeding plate 217 '.
- the flow path plate 212 ′ is laminated between the cover plate 211 ′ and the counter plate 213 ′.
- the channel plate 212 ′ has openings 232 ′, 233 ′, 234 ′ that open to the upper surface and the lower surface, and a channel 235 ′.
- the opening 232 ′ has a circular shape that is almost the same diameter as the channel hole 236 ′ of the counter plate 213 ′, and communicates with the channel hole 236 ′ of the counter plate 213 ′.
- the opening 233 ′ has a circular shape almost the same diameter as the striking portion 224, is provided at a position facing each striking portion 224, and communicates with the flow path hole 237 ′ of the opposing plate 213 ′.
- the opening 234 ' constitutes a part of the pump chamber, and is provided at a position facing the piezoelectric element 216' and the power feeding plate 217 '.
- the flow path 235 ′ is sandwiched between the cover plate 211 ′ and the counter plate 213 ′ and extends so as to communicate between the openings 232 ′ and 233 ′.
- the cover plate 211 ′ is exposed on the upper main surface of the pump 201 and attached to the upper surface of the flow path plate 212 ′.
- the cover plate 211 ′ has a flow path hole 231 ′ that opens to the upper main surface of the pump 201.
- the channel hole 231 ′ has a circular shape and communicates with the opening 234 ′ (pump chamber) of the channel plate 212 ′.
- the channel hole 231 ′ is an exhaust port that exhausts gas to the external space.
- the piezoelectric element 216 has a disc shape and is laminated on the lower surface of the central portion 221 of the diaphragm 215.
- the upper surface of the piezoelectric element 216 is electrically connected to the first external connection terminal 225 via the diaphragm 215.
- the piezoelectric element 216 ′ has a disk shape and is laminated on the upper surface of the central portion 221 of the diaphragm 215.
- the lower surface of the piezoelectric element 216 ′ is electrically connected to the first external connection terminal 225 via the diaphragm 215.
- the power feeding plate 217 has a beam shape with a bent tip, and the tip is soldered to the lower surface of the piezoelectric element 216 and is mechanically and electrically connected to the lower surface of the piezoelectric element 216.
- the rear end of the power supply plate 217 extends to the outside through the lower surface side groove 226 of the diaphragm 215.
- the power supply plate 217 ′ has a beam shape whose tip is bent in a direction opposite to that of the power supply plate 217, and the tip is soldered to the upper surface of the piezoelectric element 216 ′. Connected electrically and electrically. Further, the rear end of the power feeding plate 217 ′ extends to the outside through the upper surface side groove 226 ′ of the diaphragm 215.
- an insulating layer 214 ′ and an insulating layer 214 are respectively applied, and the upper surface side groove 226 ′ and the lower surface side groove 226 are filled.
- Each of the insulating layer 214 ′ and the insulating layer 214 is provided with power feeding plates 217 and 217 ′ so as to pass through the inside.
- the power feeding plates 217 and 217 ′ are drawn to the outside without being electrically connected to the diaphragm 215 and the first external connection terminal 225.
- the insulating layers 214 and 214 ′ may not include non-conductive particles, but in that case, the insulating layers 214 and 214 ′ may be formed inside the upper surface side groove 226 ′ or the lower surface side groove 226 of the power feeding plates 217 and 217 ′ or the diaphragm 215. It is desirable to provide an insulating film coated with an insulating material or an oxide film at the exposed position. Even in this case, it is possible to reliably prevent conduction between the power feeding plates 217 and 217 ′, the diaphragm 215, and the first external connection terminal 225.
- the fluid is parallel to the pump chamber. Will flow into. Then, the fluid is exhausted from the pump chamber to the outside through the channel hole 231 ′ of the cover plate 211 ′.
- the pump and the fluid control device of the present embodiment it is possible to provide the flow path holes of the opposing plate on both the upper and lower sides of the diaphragm, and to further increase the intake flow rate and further improve the pump efficiency. Can do.
- the present invention can be implemented, but the present invention can also be implemented in other embodiments.
- a piezoelectric element that expands or contracts in the in-plane direction is used as the driving body
- the present invention is not limited to this example.
- the diaphragm may be bent and vibrated by electromagnetic driving.
- the piezoelectric element is composed of lead zirconate titanate ceramics
- the piezoelectric element may be composed of a piezoelectric material of lead-free piezoelectric ceramics such as potassium sodium niobate and alkali niobate ceramics.
- the striking portion provided in the connecting portion has a shape that is locally wider than the periphery of the connecting portion and protrudes to the lower surface side is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this example. It is not something that can be done.
- the width of the striking part and the thickness of the striking part may be the same as other parts of the connecting part.
- the example in which the diameters of the central part of the piezoelectric element and the diaphragm and the diameters of the striking part and the movable part are made close to each other is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this example. It is not something that can be done.
- the central portion of the diaphragm may be made sufficiently larger than the piezoelectric element.
- an example in which the piezoelectric element, the central portion of the diaphragm, the striking portion, and the like are circular is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this example.
- the piezoelectric element, the central portion of the diaphragm, the striking portion, and the like may be rectangular or polygonal.
- the piezoelectric element, the central portion of the diaphragm, the striking portion, and the like may be rectangular or polygonal.
- the connecting part, the striking part, the channel hole of the counter plate, the movable part, etc. may be provided at two places, three places, or five or more places.
- the frequency of the AC drive signal is determined so as to vibrate the diaphragm in the third-order resonance mode
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- the frequency of the AC drive signal may be determined so that the fluid control unit vibrates in the fifth resonance mode, the seventh resonance mode, or the like.
- the fluid may be a liquid, a gas-liquid mixed flow, a solid-liquid mixed flow, a solid-gas mixed flow, or the like.
- the fluid may be discharged from the pump chamber through a channel hole provided in the counter plate. Whether the fluid is sucked or discharged through the channel hole provided in the counter plate is determined according to the traveling wave direction in the difference in vibration between the striking portion and the movable portion.
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以下、本発明の第1の実施形態に係るポンプ1について、気体の吸引を行うエアポンプを例に説明する。
次に、本発明の第2の実施形態に係るポンプ1Aについて、気体の吸引を行うエアポンプを例に説明する。
次に、本発明の第3の実施形態に係るポンプ1Bについて、気体の吸引を行うエアポンプを例に説明する。
次に、本発明の第4の実施形態に係るポンプ1Cについて説明する。
次に、本発明の第5の実施形態に係るポンプ1Dについて説明する。
次に、本発明の他の実施形態について説明する。
図12(A)は、本発明の第6の実施形態に係るポンプを構成する対向板61の斜視図である。該対向板61は、振動板15の各打撃部53,54,55,56に対応する位置に、流路孔集合部62,63,64,65を備えている。流路孔集合部62,63,64,65のそれぞれには、複数の流路孔が集積して形成されている。本発明のポンプおよび流体制御部は、このような対向板61を用いて構成してもよい。
次に、本発明の第12の実施形態に係るポンプ201に基づいて、2つの圧電素子と振動板とによるバイモルフ構造を実現する場合の配線態様の一例について説明する。
2…筐体
3,4…外部接続端子
5,6…主面
11,11’,11A,211,211’…カバー板
12,12’,12A,212,212’…流路板
13,13’,13A,61,213,213’…対向板
14,14’,214,214’…接着層
15,15’,215…振動板
16,16’,216,216’…圧電素子
16B,16C,16D,16D…積層板
17…絶縁板
17A…金属板
18,217,217’…給電板
19…スペーサ板
20…蓋板
21,221…中央部
22,222…枠部
23,24,25,26,223…連結部
27…内部給電端子
31,32,33,34,31’,32’,31A,32A,33A,34A,39,39’,40,40’,41,42,50,73,75,231,231’,236,237,236’,237’,240…流路孔
35,36,35’,36’,37,38,39’、40’,35B,36B,37B,38B,39A,40A,41A,42A,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,74,91,92,93,94,97,232,233,234,232’,233’,234’,238,238’,239…開口部
35A,36A,37A,38A,96,235,235’…流路
35C,36C,37C,38C…延出部
51…ポンプ室
52…筐体
53,54,55,56,72,94,224…打撃部
57…可動部
58…拘束部
59…流体制御部(流体制御装置)
62,63,64,65…流路孔集合部
225…外部接続端子
226…下面側溝
226’…上面側溝
Claims (21)
- 中央部と、前記中央部の周囲を囲む枠部と、前記中央部と前記枠部との間を連結する連結部と、を有する振動板と、
前記中央部に積層しており、前記振動板を前記中央部から前記連結部にかけて屈曲振動させる駆動体と、
前記枠部に積層しており少なくとも前記連結部に間隔を空けて対向する対向板と、
を備え、
前記振動板は、前記中央部と前記連結部とのそれぞれに振動の腹が生じる共振モードを有し、
前記対向板は、前記連結部に対向する位置に、流体が流れる複数の流路孔を有する、
流体制御装置。 - 前記連結部は、前記流路孔に対向する位置に前記流路孔側から視た幅が局所的に拡がる打撃部を備える、
請求項1に記載の流体制御装置。 - 前記連結部は、前記流路孔に対向する位置に前記流路孔側に突出する凸部を備える、
請求項1または請求項2に記載の流体制御装置。 - 前記対向板は、前記流路孔の周囲に前記振動板側に突出する凸部を備える、請求項1乃至請求項3のいずれかに記載の流体制御装置。
- 前記対向板は、
前記流路孔の周囲に設けられた屈曲可能な可動部と、
前記可動部の周囲を拘束する拘束部と、
を備える、
請求項1乃至請求項4のいずれかに記載の流体制御装置。 - 前記可動部の平面視した形状は、前記連結部に振動の腹が一様に生じる方向に沿う長軸、および、前記長軸に直交する方向に沿う短軸、を有する形状である、
請求項5に記載の流体制御装置。 - 前記対向板の前記振動板側とは反対側に積層しており、前記対向板の流路孔に通じる流路を有する流路部を更に備え、
前記流路部の流路は、前記対向板の流路孔およびその周囲に対向する開口部と、前記開口部から側方に延び出た延出部と、外部空間に開口し前記延出部を介して前記開口部に通じる流路孔と、を含む、
請求項5または請求項6に記載の流体制御装置。 - 前記流路部と前記対向板とのうちの少なくとも一方は、前記振動板と実質的に等しい線膨張係数を有する、
請求項7に記載の流体制御装置。 - 前記対向板は、接着剤を介して前記振動板に積層され、
前記対向板は、前記振動板における前記枠部と前記連結部との境界に沿って延びる開口を有する、
請求項1乃至請求項8のいずれかに記載の流体制御装置。 - 前記振動板および前記対向板は導電性材料からなり、
前記対向板と前記振動板とは、導電性粒子を含む接着剤を介して積層され、
前記導電性粒子は、前記対向板と前記振動板との間隔と同等の粒径を有する、
請求項1乃至請求項9のいずれかに記載の流体制御装置。 - 前記振動板の前記駆動体を積層している側で前記枠部に積層した絶縁層と、
前記絶縁層を介して前記振動板に積層した、前記駆動体に接続される内部給電端子が一部に形成された給電板と、を更に備える、
請求項1乃至請求項10のいずれかに記載の流体制御装置。 - 前記絶縁層は、前記振動板と前記給電板との間に設けられた絶縁被覆を含む、
請求項11に記載の流体制御装置。 - 前記絶縁層は、非導電性粒子を混合した接着剤を含む、
請求項11または請求項12に記載の流体制御装置。 - 前記振動板の前記枠部に積層した金属板を更に備える、
請求項11乃至請求項13のいずれかに記載の流体制御装置。 - 前記振動板は、前記枠部の前記駆動体を積層する側に溝を有し、
前記絶縁層および前記給電板は、前記溝に配されている、
請求項11乃至請求項14のいずれかに記載の流体制御装置。 - 前記対向板は、前記中央部に対向する位置にも流路孔を有する、
請求項1乃至請求項15のいずれかに記載の流体制御装置。 - 前記振動板と前記駆動体とに対して更に積層した積層板を更に備え、
前記振動板と前記駆動体と前記積層板からなる3層のうち、上層の線膨張係数に対する中間層の線膨張係数の大小関係と、下層の線膨脹係数に対する中間層の線膨張係数の大小関係とが等しい、
請求項1乃至請求項16のいずれかに記載の流体制御装置。 - 前記振動板と前記駆動体と前記積層板からなる3層のうち、前記駆動体に接する層の部材の線膨脹係数が前記駆動体の線膨脹係数よりも大きい、請求項17に記載の流体制御装置。
- 前記対向板として、前記振動板の一方主面側に対向する第1の対向板と、前記振動板の他方主面側に対向する第2の対向板と、を備える、
請求項1乃至請求項18のいずれかに記載の流体制御装置。 - 前記駆動体として、前記振動板の一方主面側に設けられる第1の駆動体と、前記振動板の他方主面側に設けられる第2の駆動体と、を備える、
請求項1乃至請求項19のいずれかに記載の流体制御装置。 - 請求項1乃至請求項20のいずれかに記載の流体制御装置を備えるポンプであって、
前記振動板および前記駆動体を収納するポンプ室を有し、
前記ポンプ室の内壁の一部を前記対向板で構成した、
ポンプ。
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