Control valve
There is provided a control valve including a casing, a rotor that has a rotary shaft rotatably supported by the casing via bushings, and a sealing ring that is disposed on an inner side of each bushing in an axial direction. Both end portions of the rotary shaft are formed into stepped shapes which respectively come into contact with the bushings from the inner side in the axial direction. Areas of both the end portions of the rotary shaft projected in the axial direction are set to be equal to each other. Penetration holes which allow portions on outer sides of the sealing rings in the axial direction to be open to the atmosphere are respectively formed on a bottom wall portion and a lid body of the casing.
1. A control valve comprising:
a casing that has
a tube portion in which an outflow opening for a fluid is formed, and
a first shaft support wall and a second shaft support wall which respectively block both end opening portions of the tube portion in an axial direction;
a rotor that has
a rotary shaft which includes a first side end portion rotatably supported by the first shaft support wall via a first bearing and a second side end portion rotatably supported by the second shaft support wall via a second bearing, and
a valve tube portion which surrounds the rotary shaft and in which a communication opening communicating with the outflow opening in accordance with a rotation of the rotary shaft is formed;
a first sealing ring that is disposed between a position on an inner side of the first bearing in the axial direction on the first shaft support wall and the rotary shaft; and
a second sealing ring that is disposed between a position on an inner side of the second bearing in the axial direction on the second shaft support wall and the rotary shaft,
wherein the first side end portion of the rotary shaft is formed into a stepped shape having a first stepped surface which is able to come into contact with the first bearing from the inner side in the axial direction,
wherein the second side end portion of the rotary shaft is formed into a stepped shape having a second stepped surface which is able to come into contact with the second bearing from the inner side in the axial direction,
wherein areas of the first side end portion and the second side end portion projected in the axial direction are set to be equal to each other,
wherein open-to-atmosphere portions which allow portions on outer sides of the first sealing ring and the second sealing ring in the axial direction to be open to the atmosphere are respectively formed on the first shaft support wall and the second shaft support wall,
wherein a plurality of outer side penetration holes is formed on an outer side of one of the open-to-atmosphere portions in a radial direction, and
wherein inner diameters of the outer side penetration holes and the one of the open-to-atmosphere portions are smaller than gaps between the casing and the valve tube portion.
2. The control valve according to claim 1 ,
wherein a regulation wall surrounding a periphery of the open-to-atmosphere portion is formed on at least one shaft supporting wall of the first shaft support wall and the second shaft support wall.
3. A control valve comprising:
a casing that has
a tube portion in which an outflow opening for a fluid is formed, and
a first shaft support wall and a second shaft support wall which respectively block both end opening portions of the tube portion in an axial direction;
a rotor that has
a rotary shaft which includes a first side end portion rotatably supported by the first shaft support wall via a first bearing and a second side end portion rotatably supported by the second shaft support wall via a second bearing, and
a valve tube portion which surrounds the rotary shaft and in which a communication opening communicating with the outflow opening in accordance with a rotation of the rotary shaft is formed;
a first sealing ring that is disposed between a position on an inner side of the first bearing in the axial direction on the first shaft support wall and the rotary shaft; and
a second sealing ring that is disposed between a position on an inner side of the second bearing in the axial direction on the second shaft support wall and the rotary shaft,
wherein the first side end portion of the rotary shaft is formed into a stepped shape having a first stepped surface which is able to come into contact with the first bearing from the inner side in the axial direction,
wherein the second side end portion of the rotary shaft is formed into a stepped shape having a second stepped surface which is able to come into contact with the second bearing from the inner side in the axial direction,
wherein areas of the first side end portion and the second side end portion projected in the axial direction are set to be equal to each other,
wherein open-to-atmosphere portions which allow portions on outer sides of the first sealing ring and the second sealing ring in the axial direction to be open to the atmosphere are respectively formed on the first shaft support wall and the second shaft support wall,
wherein the rotary shaft has an outer shaft portion which is formed integrally with the valve tube portion and with which the first sealing ring and the second sealing ring are in tight contact, and an inner shaft portion which is insert-molded on an inner side of the outer shaft portion in a radial direction, is rotatably supported by the first bearing and the second bearing, and has rigidity higher than the rigidity of the outer shaft portion, and
wherein surfaces of the outer shaft portion facing the outside in the axial direction respectively configure the first stepped surface and the second stepped surface.
4. A control valve comprising:
a casing that has
a tube portion in which an outflow opening for a fluid is formed, and
a first shaft support wall and a second shaft support wall which respectively block both end opening portions of the tube portion in an axial direction;
a rotor that has
a rotary shaft which includes a first side end portion rotatably supported by the first shaft support wall via a first bearing and a second side end portion rotatably supported by the second shaft support wall via a second bearing, and
a valve tube portion which surrounds the rotary shaft and in which a communication opening communicating with the outflow opening in accordance with a rotation of the rotary shaft is formed;
a first sealing ring that is disposed between a position on an inner side of the first bearing in the axial direction on the first shaft support wall and the rotary shaft; and
a second sealing ring that is disposed between a position on an inner side of the second bearing in the axial direction on the second shaft support wall and the rotary shaft,
wherein the first side end portion of the rotary shaft is formed into a stepped shape having a first stepped surface which is able to come into contact with the first bearing from the inner side in the axial direction,
wherein the second side end portion of the rotary shaft is formed into a stepped shape having a second stepped surface which is able to come into contact with the second bearing from the inner side in the axial direction,
wherein areas of the first side end portion and the second side end portion projected in the axial direction are set to be equal to each other,
wherein open-to-atmosphere portions which allow portions on outer sides of the first sealing ring and the second sealing ring in the axial direction to be open to the atmosphere are respectively formed on the first shaft support wall and the second shaft support wall,
wherein the rotary shaft has an outer shaft portion which is formed integrally with the valve tube portion and with which the first sealing ring and the second sealing ring are in tight contact, and an inner shaft portion which is insert-molded on an inner side of the outer shaft portion in a radial direction, is rotatably supported by the first bearing and the second bearing, and has rigidity higher than the rigidity of the outer shaft portion, and
wherein surfaces of the outer shaft portion facing the outside in the axial direction respectively configure the first stepped surface and the second stepped surface,
wherein a regulation wall surrounding a periphery of the open-to-atmosphere portion is formed on at least one shaft supporting wall of the first shaft support wall and the second shaft support wall.