Valve device with a liquid contact part that is easily attached to and removed from a valve drive part
A valve device includes a liquid contact part having a valve part provided in a flow path to distribute a liquid, and a valve drive part that is removably joined to the liquid contact part and drives the valve part to open/close. In the valve part of the liquid contact part, a diaphragm valve is provided, and at a substantially central portion of the diaphragm valve, a valve stem is provided to project. The valve stem is inserted slidably in a stem hole opened and provided in a joint surface between the liquid contact part and the valve drive part. On joint surfaces between the liquid contact part and the valve drive part, fitting joint parts by which the liquid contact part and the valve drive part are positioned and removably fitted and joined to each other are provided.
1. A valve device comprising:
a liquid contact part provided with a flow path to distribute a liquid;
a valve part provided in the liquid contact part and configured to open and close the flow path;
a valve drive part removably joined to the liquid contact part and configured to drive the valve part to open/close;
a diaphragm valve provided in the valve part;
a valve stern provided to project from a substantially central portion of the diaphragm valve; and
a stern hole which is provided in the liquid contact part so as to open in a joint surface between the liquid contact part and the valve drive part, and through which the valve stem is inserted,
wherein on Joint surfaces between the liquid contact part and the valve drive part, fitting joint parts by which the liquid contact part and the valve drive part are positioned and removably fitted and joined, and
wherein the fitting joint parts by which the liquid contact part and the valve drive part are fitted and joined to each other are provided with a fitting concave portion and a fitting convex portion to be fitted in the fitting concave portion, and at the time of fitting, the fitting concave portion and the fitting convex portion are attracted to each other by a magnet.
2. The valve device according to claim 1 , wherein the magnet is provided inside the fitting joint part of the valve drive part, the fitting joint part of the liquid contact part is formed of a magnetic body, the fitting convex portion is formed on the fitting joint part of the liquid contact part, and the fitting concave portion is formed on the fitting joint part of the valve drive part.
3. A valve device comprising:
a liquid contact part provided with a flow path to distribute a liquid;
a valve part provided in the liquid contact part and configured to open and close the flow path;
a valve drive part removably joined to the liquid contact part and configured to drive the valve part to open/close;
a diaphragm valve provided in the valve part;
a valve stern provided to project from a substantially central portion of the diaphragm valve; and
a stem hole which is provided in the liquid contact part so as to open in a joint surface between the liquid contact part and the valve drive part, and through which the valve stem is inserted,
wherein on joint surfaces between the liquid contact part and the valve drive part, fitting joint parts by which the liquid contact part and the valve drive part are positioned and removably fitted and joined,
wherein the valve drive part is provided with a solenoid and a plunger configured to slide in the solenoid when activated, and an operation end provided on a tip end of the plunger come into contact with an end portion of the valve stem and can enter the stern hole,
wherein when the valve drive part is not activated, the diaphragm valve is closed by a biasing force of a spring provided on the plunger, and
wherein a diaphragm of the diaphragm valve has valve-opening returnability to open the valve in a free state where no biasing force is applied to the diaphragm, and the diaphragm valve is brought into a valve open state while the valve drive part is removed from the liquid contact part.
4. A valve device comprising:
a liquid contact part provided with a flow path to distribute a liquid;
a valve part provided in the liquid contact part and configured to open and close the flow path;
a valve drive part removably joined to the liquid contact part and configured to drive the valve part to open/close;
a diaphragm valve provided in the valve part;
a valve stem provided to project from a substantially central portion of the diaphragm valve; and
a stem hole which is provided in the liquid contact part so as to open in a joint surface between the liquid contact part and the valve drive part, and through which the valve stem is inserted,
wherein on joint surfaces between the liquid contact part and the valve drive part, fitting joint parts by which the liquid contact part and the valve drive part are positioned and removably fitted and joined,
wherein the valve drive part is provided with a solenoid and a plunger configured to slide in the solenoid when activated, and an operation end provided on a tip end of the plunger come into contact with an end portion of the valve stem and can enter the stem hole,
wherein when the valve drive part is not activated, the diaphragm valve is closed by a biasing force of a spring provided on the plunger, and
wherein the diaphragm valve is provided with a spring member to bias the diaphragm valve to a valve opening side.
5. A valve device comprising:
a liquid contact part provided with a flow path to distribute a liquid;
a valve part provided in the liquid contact part and configured to open and close the flow path;
a valve drive part removably joined to the liquid contact part and configured to drive the valve part to open/close;
a diaphragm valve provided in the valve part;
a valve stem provided to project from a substantially central portion of the diaphragm valve; and
a stem hole which is provided in the liquid contact part so as to open in a joint surface between the liquid contact part and the valve drive part, and through which the valve stern is inserted,
wherein on joint surfaces between the liquid contact part and the valve drive part, fitting joint parts by which the liquid contact part and the valve drive part are positioned and removably fitted and joined,
wherein the valve drive part is provided with a solenoid and a plunger configured to slide in the solenoid when activated, and an operation end provided on a tip end of the plunger come into contact with an end portion of the valve stem and can enter the stem hole,
wherein when the valve drive part is not activated, the diaphragm valve is opened by a biasing force of a spring provided on the plunger, and
wherein a diaphragm of the diaphragm valve has valve-opening returnability to open the valve in a free state where no biasing force is applied to the diaphragm, and the diaphragm valve is brought into a valve open state while the valve drive part is removed from the liquid contact part.
6. A valve device comprising:
a liquid contact part provided with a flow path to distribute a liquid;
a valve part provided in the liquid contact part and configured to open and close the flow path;
a valve drive part removably joined to the liquid contact part and configured to drive the valve part to open/close;
a diaphragm valve provided in the valve part;
a valve stem provided to project from a substantially central portion of the diaphragm valve; and
a stern hole which is provided in the liquid contact part so as to open in a joint surface between the liquid contact part and the valve drive part, and through which the valve stein is inserted,
wherein on joint surfaces between the liquid contact part and the valve drive part, fitting joint parts by which the liquid contact part and the valve drive part are positioned and removably fitted and joined,
wherein the valve drive part is provided with a solenoid and a plunger configured to slide in the solenoid when activated, and an operation end provided on a tip end of the plunger come into contact with an end portion of the valve stem and can enter the stem hole,
wherein when the valve drive part is not activated, the diaphragm valve is opened by a biasing force of a spring provided on the plunger, and
wherein the diaphragm valve is provided with a spring member to bias the diaphragm valve to a valve opening side.