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Granted Patent B2
US 11,035,387 · App. 16/491,125 · Granted Jun 15, 2021

Fluid equipment

Inventor: Tatsuhiro Arikawa (Tokyo, JP)
F15B3/00F15B2201/205F15B2201/3153F15B2201/413
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Patent No.
US 11,035,387
App. No.
16/491,125
Granted
Jun 15, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Fluid equipment includes a container configured for having first and second fluids therein, a first fluid outlet/inlet path provided for outflow and inflow of the first fluid, a second fluid outlet/inlet path for outflow and inflow of the second fluid, and a member configured for moving in the container in response to pressure of the first fluid, the fluid equipment transmitting energy from the first to the second fluid. A first bellows is configured such that one end is closed in a sealed state by the moving member, the other end is fixed to an inner surface part of the container in a sealed state, and the inside of the first bellows communicates with the first fluid outlet/outlet path.

Claims (28)

1. Fluid equipment comprising a container configured for holding a first fluid and a second fluid housed therein, a first fluid outlet/inlet path provided at the container for outflow and inflow of the first fluid, a second fluid outlet/inlet path provided at the container for outflow and inflow of the second fluid, and a moving member configured for moving in the container in response to a pressure of the first fluid, the fluid equipment transmitting energy from the first fluid to the second fluid,

the fluid equipment further comprising a first bellows and a second bellows configured for expanding and contracting,

the first bellows having a first end portion closed in a sealed state by the moving member and a second end portion fixed to a first inner surface part of the container in a sealed state,

the second bellows being opposed to the first bellows through the moving member, said second bellows having a first end portion closed in a sealed state by the moving member and a second end portion fixed to a second inner surface part of the container in a sealed state,

an inside of the first bellows being configured for communicating with the first fluid outlet/inlet path,

the first fluid and the second fluid being non-compressible fluid,

the container being provided with a first fluid chamber formed inside the first bellows and a second fluid chamber formed inside the second bellows,

the first fluid chamber and the second fluid chamber storing the first fluid and the second fluid, respectively, and being in non-communication,

the fluid equipment further comprising a seal member attached to the moving member, the seal member being configured for closing the first fluid outlet/inlet path,

the second bellows being smaller than the first bellows in diameter, and

a gas chamber being formed outside the second bellows and the first bellows and having a gas injected thereinto.

2. The fluid equipment according to claim 1 , wherein

the moving member has a first surface portion partially defining the first fluid chamber and a second surface portion opposed to the first surface portion and partially defining the second fluid chamber.

3. The fluid equipment according to claim 2 , wherein the moving member includes a guide portion contacting an inner periphery of the container.

4. The fluid equipment according to claim 3 , wherein

a communication path penetrating the guide portion in a thickness direction and communicating with an outside of the first bellows is provided at the guide portion.

5. The fluid equipment according to claim 2 , wherein the first fluid and the second fluid are different types of fluid.

6. The fluid equipment according to claim 1 , wherein

the second bellows is fixed to the moving member in a coaxial relationship with the moving member.

7. The fluid equipment according to claim 6 , wherein

the moving member includes a guide portion contacting an inner periphery of the container.

8. The fluid equipment according to claim 6 , wherein the first fluid and the second fluid are different types of fluid.

9. The fluid equipment according to claim 1 , wherein

the moving member includes a guide portion contacting an inner periphery of the container.

10. The fluid equipment according to claim 9 , wherein

a communication path penetrating the guide portion in a thickness direction and communicating with an outside of the first bellows is provided at the guide portion.

11. The fluid equipment according to claim 1 , wherein

the first fluid and the second fluid are different types of fluid.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE APPLICATION FILING DATE ON THE ACTUAL ASSIGNMENT DOCUMENT FROM SEPTEMBER 7, 2019 TO SEPTEMBER 4, 2019 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 050504 FRAME 0092. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Sep 27, 2019
From: ARIKAWA, TATSUHIRO
To: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050575/0555 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2019
From: ARIKAWA, TATSUHIRO
To: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050504/0092 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-053965 · Mar 21, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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