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US 7,923,124 B2Granted
Laminated structure for a fluid
AssigneeSMC Corporation
InventorsKeiichi Minegishi, Yasunori Yoshida, Kouji Wada, Youichi Kawamura
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Abstract
A laminated structure is formed by stacking a first block member, an intermediate member, and a second block member together in this order, and then mutually joining each of the members. Further, by setting the elastic constant of the intermediate member to be greater than the elastic constants of the first block member and the second block member, deformation of grooves, which are formed in the first block member, is minimized.
Claims14
A laminated structure for a fluid comprising:
- three block members made up of a first block member, an intermediate member, and a second block member, wherein the first block member, the intermediate member, and the second block member are stacked together in this order to form the laminated structure, and are joined mutually such that the intermediate member contacts the first and second block members, and further wherein the elastic constant of the intermediate member is set to be greater than the elastic constants of the first block member and the second block member;
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- a solenoid valve affixed to the intermediate member,
- wherein the second block defines at least one inlet orifice for inserting fluid inside the laminated structure via the inlet orifice, the inlet orifice being in fluid communication with a hole defined through the intermediate member, the hole being in fluid communication with a groove defined in the first block such that a fluid flow passage is formed between the first and second block members.
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A laminated structure for a fluid comprising:
- a first block member;
- an intermediate member;
- a second block member;
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- a solenoid valve,
- wherein the first block member, the intermediate member, and the second block member are stacked together in this order to form the laminated structure, and are joined mutually such that the intermediate member directly contacts the first and second block members,
- wherein the elastic constant of the intermediate member is set to be greater than the elastic constants of the first block member and the second block member, and
- wherein the solenoid valve is directly affixed to the intermediate member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.