# US 10,480,545 B2 · Diaphragm type actuator

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- Number: US 10,480,545 B2
- Document ID: US10480545B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/545,031
- Filed: 2016-03-11
- Published: 2018-01-11
- Granted: 2019-11-19
- Earliest claimed: 2015-03-31
- Assignees: IHI Corporation
- Applicants: IHI Corporation
- Inventors: Jaemin Huh
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10480545B2

## CPC

- F15B 15/10: the motor being of diaphragm type
- F16K 31/1262: {one side of the diaphragm being spring loaded}
- F02B 37/186: {Arrangements of actuators or linkage for bypass valves}
- F16F 15/08: with rubber springs {(grommet- or bushing-type resilient mountings F16F1/3732, F16F1/38); with springs made of rubber and metal (arrangement of internal-combustion or jet-propulsion units B60K5/12; mounting of propulsion plants on vessels B63H21/30; mounting of vehicle drivers' cabs B62D33/0604)}
- Y02T 10/12: Improving ICE efficiencies
- F15B: SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F16K: VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING {(devices for emptying and evacuating the excess liquid in valves or conduits F16L55/07)}
- F02B: INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL (gas-turbine plants F02C; hot-gas or combustion-product positive-displacement engine plants F02G)
- F16F: SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
- Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION

## Abstract

Provided is a diaphragm type actuator that drives an operation rod in an axial direction of the operation rod, including: a diaphragm which is connected to the operation rod; a low pressure chamber which is adjacent to one end side of the diaphragm in the axial direction; a high pressure chamber which is adjacent to the other end side of the diaphragm in the axial direction; a return spring which is provided in the low pressure chamber and urges the diaphragm toward the high pressure chamber; and a retainer which is provided on a surface near the high pressure chamber in the diaphragm. An elastic member is disposed inside the high pressure chamber and the elastic member is disposed between a retainer and a wall surface facing the retainer in the axial direction.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A diaphragm-type actuator that drives an operation rod in an axial direction of the operation rod, comprising:
a diaphragm which is connected to the operation rod;
a low pressure chamber which is adjacent to a first end side of the diaphragm in the axial direction;
a high pressure chamber which is adjacent to a second end side of the diaphragm in the axial direction;
a return spring which is provided in the low pressure chamber and urges the diaphragm toward the high pressure chamber;
a retainer which is provided on a surface near the high pressure chamber in the diaphragm; and
an elastic member that is disposed between the retainer and a wall surface facing the retainer so as to contact the retainer in the axial direction inside the high pressure chamber when a pressure in the low pressure chamber is greater than a predetermined value,
wherein the operation rod extends from the diaphragm toward the high pressure chamber and penetrates a wall body facing the retainer of the high pressure chamber in the axial direction,
wherein a bearing portion holding the operation rod is supported by the wall body and has a rear wall facing the retainer,
wherein the bearing portion protrudes from the wall body into the high pressure chamber, and
wherein the elastic member is attached to the rear wall of the bearing portion.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The diaphragm-type actuator according to claim 1,
wherein the elastic member is formed by a rubber member and includes a plate-shaped portion which is disposed to face the retainer in the axial direction, and
wherein a plate thickness direction of the plate-shaped portion is disposed to follow the axial direction.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The diaphragm-type actuator according to claim 1,
wherein the bearing portion includes a cylindrical bush and a bush housing which receives the cylindrical bush,
wherein the bush housing includes
a cylindrical portion which is disposed to cover an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical bush,
the rear wall which is formed at a first end of the cylindrical portion in the axial direction, and
a flange portion which is formed at a second end of the cylindrical portion in the axial direction, the flange portion being fixed to the wall body, and
wherein the cylindrical bush is disposed between the wall body and the rear wall in the axial direction.

### Claim 4

A diaphragm-type actuator that drives an operation rod in an axial direction of the operation rod, comprising:
a diaphragm which is connected to the operation rod at a first end thereof;
a low pressure chamber which is adjacent to a first end side of the diaphragm in the axial direction;
a high pressure chamber which is adjacent to a second end side of the diaphragm in the axial direction;
a return spring which is provided in the low pressure chamber and urges the diaphragm toward the high pressure chamber;
a retainer which is provided on a surface near the high pressure chamber in the diaphragm; and
an elastic member that is disposed between the retainer and a wall surface facing the retainer so as to contact the retainer in the axial direction inside the high pressure chamber when a pressure in the low pressure chamber is greater than a predetermined value,
wherein the operation rod extends from the diaphragm toward the high pressure chamber and penetrates the wall surface facing the retainer of the high pressure chamber in the axial direction,
wherein a bearing portion holding the operation rod is supported by the wall surface, the bearing portion including a cylindrical bush and a bush housing which receives the cylindrical bush, the bush housing including a cylindrical portion which protrudes from the wall surface toward a second end of the operation rod, a first end of the cylindrical portion in the axial direction being continuous with the wall surface, and a front wall formed at a second end of the cylindrical portion in the axial direction, and
wherein the elastic member is attached to the wall surface.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The diaphragm-type actuator according to claim 4,
wherein the elastic member is formed by a rubber member and includes a plate-shaped portion which is disposed to face the retainer in the axial direction, and
wherein a plate thickness direction of the plate-shaped portion is disposed to follow the axial direction.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The diaphragm-type actuator according to claim 5,
wherein the elastic member includes an extension portion which extends from the plate-shaped portion toward the second end of the extension rod.