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US 7,731,162 · App. 12/219,583 · Granted Jun 8, 2010

Liquid substance supply device for vaporizing system, vaporizer, vaporization performance appraisal method

Assignees: Shimadzu Corporation; Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
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Patent No.
US 7,731,162
App. No.
12/219,583
Granted
Jun 8, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a liquid substance supply device, a three port two valve directional control valve is provided in a transfer line, and a substance container and the transfer line are connected together by a four port three valve directional control valve in such a way that the four port three valve directional control valve and the substance container can be removed from the transfer line as a unit. Furthermore, in a vaporizer, an orifice member is provided to surround the end portion of an internal conduit in which flows a mixture substance consisting of a gas and a liquid substance mixed therewith, and gas for atomization is spouted into a vaporization chamber through a gap defined between the internal conduit and the orifice member. Yet further, the temperature of a vaporization surface in the vaporization chamber can be controlled independently in correspondence with the nature of the liquid substance.

Claims (6)

1. A liquid substance supply device that supplies a liquid substance, which comprises a liquid organometal or an organometal solution and is stored in a substance container, via a liquid substance transfer line to a vaporizer, the liquid supply device comprising:

a three port two valve directional control valve that is of unitary structure and includes:

a first valve body which is provided between a first conduit and a second conduit and performs an ON-OFF control of transfer of fluid between said first conduit and said second conduit, and

a second valve body which is provided between said second conduit and a third conduit and performs an ON-OFF control of transfer of fluid between said second conduit and said third conduit, said second conduit being provided between said first valve body and said second valve body, and

a detection device that is provided at said liquid substance transfer line, and detects a presence or absence of the liquid substance in said liquid substance transfer line, or a presence or absence of bubbles generated from the liquid substance by using a photoelectric sensor,

wherein said three port two valve directional control valve is disposed at a branch point where said liquid substance transfer line branches into three directions.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 6, 2014
From: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
To: ULVAC, INC.
Reel/Frame 033046/0675 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2013
From: MTISUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 030196/0797 →
Priority Claims (3)
JP 2000-292757 · Sep 26, 2000 · national
JP 2000-292758 · Sep 26, 2000 · national
JP 2000-292759 · Sep 26, 2000 · national
Continuity (3)
Division 1160423500 · Nov 27, 2006
Division 0995747000 · Sep 21, 2001
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