IP Library Granted Patent US 11,612,257
Granted Patent B2
US 11,612,257 · App. 17/089,738 · Granted Mar 28, 2023

Valve body, electromagnet switch valve and bed structure

Inventors: Ying-Chun Yen (Taipei, TW); Yuan-Chen Chen (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: Brilliant Product Design Co., Ltd.
A47C27/083F16K27/029
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Patent No.
US 11,612,257
App. No.
17/089,738
Granted
Mar 28, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A valve body including an outer wall, an inner wall, and a connecting wall is provided. The outer wall has a first upper surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface. At least one of the first side surface and the second side surface has a fluid hole. The inner wall is disposed within the outer wall. The inner wall shields the at least one fluid hole. A third side surface has an inner opening. The connecting wall is disposed within the outer wall. The connecting wall connects the inner opening of the inner wall and the fluid hole of the outer wall. Furthermore, an electromagnet switch valve and a bed structure are also provided.

Claims (56)

1. An electromagnet switch valve comprising:

an electromagnet driving member;

a control rod comprising a first rod body and a switch member connected to each other, wherein the control rod is mechanically coupled to the electromagnet driving member through the first rod body;

at least one valve body comprising:

an outer wall having a first upper surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface, wherein the first upper surface is connected to the first side surface and the second side surface, the first upper surface has a first opening, and at least one of the first side surface and the second side surface has a fluid hole;

an inner wall disposed within the outer wall, wherein the inner wall is in a location that is in line with the at least one fluid hole, the inner wall has a second upper surface and a third side surface connected to the second upper surface, the second upper surface has a second opening, and a size of the switch member is larger than a size of the second opening,

wherein opening directions of the first opening and the second opening are the same, and the third side surface has an inner opening; and

a connecting wall disposed within the outer wall, wherein the connecting wall connects the inner opening of the inner wall and the fluid hole of the outer wall; and

a fluid driving device connected to the fluid hole of the outer wall and adapted to drive a fluid to a flow channel in the valve body via the fluid hole, wherein

in a first state, the electromagnet driving member drives the first rod body to drive the switch member to move to a first position,

in a second state, the electromagnet driving member is powered off to maintain a position of the switch member, and

in a third state, the electromagnet driving member drives the first rod body to drive the switch member to move to a second position, wherein the first position is different from the second position.

2. The electromagnet switch valve according to claim 1 , wherein the first side surface and the second side surface both have a fluid hole.

3. The electromagnet switch valve according to claim 1 , wherein the fluid hole provided in the first side surface is a first fluid hole, and the fluid hole provided in the second side surface is a second fluid hole, wherein the inner wall is in a location that is in line with the first fluid hole and the second fluid hole and is located between the first fluid hole and the second fluid hole, and the connecting wall connects the second fluid hole of the outer wall.

4. The electromagnet switch valve according to claim 1 , wherein the electromagnet driving member further comprises:

a housing comprising two fitting holes opposite to each other;

a second rod body passed through at least one of the two fitting holes, wherein the second rod body is connected to the first rod body of the control rod;

at least one induction coil disposed in the housing and surrounding the second rod body;

a voltage supply coupled to the at least one induction coil; and

a magnetic member disposed at at least one of the two fitting holes.

5. The electromagnet switch valve according to claim 4 , wherein

in the first state, the voltage supply supplies a first voltage to the induction coil, so that the second rod body generates a repulsive force relative to the magnetic member to drive the first rod body to the first position,

in the second state, the voltage supply stops supplying a voltage to the induction coil, so that the second rod body is attracted by the magnetic member to maintain a position of the switch member, and

in the third state, the voltage supply supplies a second voltage, which is electrically opposite to the first voltage, to the induction coil, so that the second rod body generates a repulsive force relative to the magnetic member to drive the first rod body to the second position.

6. The electromagnet switch valve according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one valve body comprises a plurality of valve bodies, and the valve bodies comprise a first valve body and a second valve body, wherein

the first side surface and the second side surface of the first valve body both have a fluid hole, and

one of the first side surface and the second side surface of the second valve body has a fluid hole, while the other does not have a fluid hole,

wherein the first opening of the first valve body is joined with the first opening of the second valve body, and the control rod is disposed within the outer wall of the first valve body and the outer wall of the second valve body.

7. A bed structure comprising:

an electromagnet switch valve comprising:

an electromagnet driving member;

a control rod comprising a first rod body and a switch member connected to each other, wherein the control rod is mechanically coupled to the electromagnet driving member through the first rod body;

at least one valve body comprising:

an outer wall having a first upper surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface, wherein the first upper surface is connected to the first side surface and the second side surface, the first upper surface has a first opening, and at least one of the first side surface and the second side surface has a fluid hole;

an inner wall disposed within the outer wall, wherein the inner wall is in a location that is in line with the at least one fluid hole, the inner wall has a second upper surface and a third side surface connected to the second upper surface, the second upper surface has a second opening, and a size of the switch member is larger than a size of the second opening,

wherein opening directions of the first opening and the second opening are the same, and the third side surface has an inner opening; and

a connecting wall disposed within the outer wall, wherein the connecting wall connects the inner opening of the inner wall and the at least one fluid hole of the outer wall; and

a fluid driving device connected to the fluid hole of the outer wall and adapted to drive a fluid to a flow channel in the valve body via the fluid hole, wherein in a first state, the electromagnet driving member drives the first rod body to drive the switch member to move to a first position,

in a second state, the electromagnet driving member is powered off to maintain a position of the switch member, and

in a third state, the electromagnet driving member drives the first rod body to drive the switch member to move to a second position, wherein the first position is different from the second position; and

at least one inflatable bladder connected to the at least one fluid hole of the valve body, wherein the fluid driving device drives the fluid so that the fluid passes through the valve body to inflate the at least one inflatable bladder.

8. The bed structure according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one valve body comprises a plurality of valve bodies, and the valve bodies comprise a first valve body and a second valve body, wherein

the first side surface and the second side surface of the first valve body both have a fluid hole, and

one of the first side surface and the second side surface of the second valve body has a fluid hole, while the other does not have a fluid hole,

wherein the first opening of the first valve body is joined with the first opening of the second valve body, and the control rod is disposed within the outer wall of the first valve body and the outer wall of the second valve body.

9. The bed structure according to claim 8 , wherein the first valve body and the second valve body each comprise a limiting part disposed within the corresponding inner wall, and the limiting part comprises a limiting hole, wherein the first rod body of the control rod is fit in the two limiting parts.

10. The bed structure according to claim 7 , wherein the electromagnet driving member further comprises:

a housing comprising two fitting holes opposite to each other;

a second rod body passed through at least one of the two fitting holes, wherein the second rod body is connected to the first rod body of the control rod;

at least one induction coil disposed in the housing and surrounding the second rod body;

a voltage supply coupled to the at least one induction coil; and

a magnetic member disposed at at least one of the two fitting holes.

11. The bed structure according to claim 10 , wherein

in the first state, the voltage supply in the electromagnet driving member supplies a first voltage to the induction coil, so that the second rod body generates a repulsive force relative to the magnetic member to drive the first rod body to the first position,

in the second state, the voltage supply in the electromagnet driving member stops supplying a voltage to the induction coil, so that the second rod body is attracted by the magnetic member to maintain a position of the switch member, and

in the third state, the voltage supply in the electromagnet driving member supplies a second voltage, which is electrically opposite to the first voltage, to the induction coil, so that the second rod body generates a repulsive force relative to the magnetic member to drive the first rod body to the second position.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2020
From: YEN, YING-CHUN; CHEN, YUAN-CHEN
To: BRILLIANT PRODUCT DESIGN CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054319/0103 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 109110831 · Mar 30, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210298487A1 · Sep 30, 2021
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