Fluid control device

• US 20090277510A1
• Filed: 04/26/2006
• Published: 11/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujikin Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Fujikin Incorporated
• Inventors: Shikata, Izuru
• Application Number:
  US11/922,057
• Publication Number:
  US 20090277510A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 137/334
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 27/003 Housing formed from a plurality of the same valve elements
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/6416 With heating or cooling of the system

Abstract

A fluid control device that does not require a replacement space worth the length even when a rod shaped cartridge heater is used, enables maintenance if the replacement space worth the width is formed, and suppresses increase in the installation area involved therewith is provided.

A concave part 2a opening to the side is formed in the supporting member 2. A heater member 3 is removably inserted from the side and fixed in the concave part 2a of the supporting member 2. The supporting member 2 is formed into a transverse cross section of a horseshoe shape by overlapping two plate shaped members 21, 22. The heater member 3 is inserted into the concave part 2a formed by two plate shaped members 21, 22 and fixed by a hexagon socket head cap screw 26.

Claims

1. A fluid control device in which a plurality of fluid control equipments arranged in series is supported by a supporting member, wherein

the supporting member is formed with a concave part opening to the side, and

a heater member is removably inserted from the side and fixed in the concave part.

2. The fluid control device according to claim 1, wherein

the supporting member has a length greater than the entire length in the arrangement direction of the plurality of fluid control equipments, and

pass through holes for passing screw members to attach the support member to the base member are formed at both ends.

3. The fluid control device according to claim 1, wherein

the supporting member is formed into a transverse cross section of a horseshoe shape by overlapping two plate shaped members, and

the heater member is inserted to the concave part formed by the two plate shaped members and is fixed by the screw members.

4. The fluid control device according to claim 3, wherein

one plate shaped member is a flat plate, and

the other plate shaped member is a plate with step including a thick part that overlaps and couples with the flat plate and a thin part facing the flat plate with spacing.

5. The fluid control device according to claim 4, wherein

a pass through hole passing through all of the flat plate, the heater member, and

the plate with step is formed, and an external thread inserted through the pass through hole is screwed into a screw hole formed in the base member to simultaneously perform fixation of the heater member and attachment of the heater member and the support member to the base member.

6. The fluid control device according to claim 4, wherein

the heater member includes a rod shaped main body, and a heat transmission plate including a heater insertion hole removably inserted with the rod shaped heater main body,

the width of the thin part of the plate with step is greater than half the entire width of the plate, and

the heater insertion hole is formed so that the rod shaped heater main body is positioned at the center in the width direction of the supporting member.

7. The fluid control device according to claim 6, wherein

the rod shaped heater main body inserted into the heater insertion hole is fixed by the external thread screwed in from the side surface of the heat transmission plate, and

the rod shaped heater main body is supported by the heat transmission plate while being closely contacted to and in a freely removable manner to the peripheral surface of the heater insertion hole.