IP Library Granted Patent US 10,550,832
Granted Patent B2
US 10,550,832 · App. 15/887,926 · Granted Feb 4, 2020

Diaphragm pump

Inventors: Kazuki Itahara (Tokyo, JP); Fumitaka Takamizawa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: OKENSEIKO Co., Ltd.
F04B43/0045F04B43/0063F04B43/02F04B43/026F04B43/04F04B45/04F04B45/043F04B45/047F04B2201/0201
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Patent No.
US 10,550,832
App. No.
15/887,926
Granted
Feb 4, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A diaphragm pump includes a driving mechanism and a counting sensor. The driving mechanism includes an arm portion attached to a deformed portion that forms a pump chamber, and a crank that rotates integrally with the rotating shaft of a motor, in which the rotation of the crank is converted into a reciprocal motion to make the arm portion reciprocally move. The counting sensor is configured to use the arm portion as a detection target and alternately switch between a detection state and a non-detection state as the arm portion makes the reciprocal motion. It is therefore possible to provide a diaphragm pump capable of detecting a discharge flow rate using an inexpensive ready-made motor.

Claims (26)

1. A diaphragm pump comprising:

a diaphragm including a deformed portion capable of being deformed into a cup shape;

a pump main body configured to close an opening portion of the deformed portion and form a pump chamber in cooperation with the deformed portion;

a driving mechanism including a reciprocal motion portion attached to the deformed portion and an input portion that rotates integrally with a rotating shaft of a motor, in which a rotation of the input portion is converted into a reciprocal motion in an axial direction of the rotating shaft, and the reciprocal motion portion reciprocally moves;

a pump mechanism configured to suck a fluid into the pump chamber when a capacity of the pump chamber increases, and discharges the fluid in the pump chamber when the capacity of the pump chamber decreases; and

a sensor configured to use the reciprocal motion portion as a detection target and alternately switch between a detection state and a non-detection state as the reciprocal motion portion makes a reciprocal motion.

2. The pump according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor includes an optical sensor configured to detect a state in which an optical path is interrupted and a state in which the interruption of the optical path is canceled, and

the reciprocal motion portion includes a light-shielding portion configured to interrupt the optical path in accordance with a reciprocating operation.

3. The pump according to claim 2 , wherein the optical sensor is arranged at a position overlapping the light-shielding portion when the reciprocal motion portion reaches one end of the reciprocal motion.

4. The pump according to claim 1 , wherein the driving mechanism further includes a shaft portion rotatably supported by the input portion via a support shaft,

the reciprocal motion portion comprises an arm portion projecting outward in a radial direction from the shaft portion, and

the arm portion includes a plate-shaped member projecting in a direction opposite to the shaft portion.

5. A diaphragm pump comprising:

a diaphragm including a deformed portion capable of being deformed into a cup shape;

a pump main body configured to close an opening portion of the deformed portion and form a pump chamber in cooperation with the deformed portion;

a crank configured to rotate integrally with a rotating shaft of a motor;

an arm attached to the deformed portion and reciprocally moved in an axial direction of the rotating shaft in accordance with a rotation of the crank;

a suction through hole formed in the pump main body and configured to suck a fluid into the pump chamber as a capacity of the pump chamber increases;

a discharge through hole formed in the pump main body and configured to discharge the fluid in the pump chamber as the capacity of the pump chamber decreases; and

a sensor configured to use the arm as a detection target and alternately switch between a detection state and a non-detection state as the arm makes a reciprocal motion.

6. The pump according to claim 5 , wherein the sensor includes an optical sensor configured to detect a state in which an optical path is interrupted and a state in which the interruption of the optical path is canceled, and

the arm includes a light-shielding plate configured to interrupt the optical path in accordance with a reciprocating operation.

7. The pump according to claim 6 , wherein the optical sensor is arranged at a position overlapping the light-shielding plate when the arm reaches one end of the reciprocal motion.

8. The pump according to claim 5 , further comprising a base rotatably supported by the crank via a support shaft,

wherein the arm is formed to project outward in a radial direction from the base, and

the arm includes a plate projecting in a direction opposite to the base.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 20, 2023
From: OKENSEIKO CO., LTD.
To: MABUCHI MOTOR OKEN CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066124/0972 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2019
From: ITAHARA, KAZUKI; TAKAMIZAWA, FUMITAKA
To: OKENSEIKO CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051358/0657 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-018443 · Feb 3, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180223828A1 · Aug 9, 2018