Plate-type diaphragm pump and method of use
First Claim
1. A plate-type diaphragm pump, comprising:
- an inlet valve-member containing;
a first inlet plate structure containing a first valve-seat and an integral first section of an inlet channel; and
a second inlet plate structure containing an integral second section of the inlet channel and a flexible inlet element disposed between said sections of said inlet channel, said inlet element having a free end disposed to move off of and onto the first valve-seat to respectively allow and prevent fluid flow through said inlet channel;
an outlet valve-member containing;
a first outlet plate structure containing a second valve-seat and an integral first section of an outlet channel; and
a second outlet plate structure containing an integral second section of the outlet channel and a flexible outlet element disposed between said sections of said outlet channel, said outlet element having a free end disposed to move off of and onto the second valve-seat to respectively allow and prevent fluid flow through said outlet channel; and
a diaphragm member having a deflectable portion disposed for movement toward and away from a diaphragm-seat situated in a fluid chamber disposed between the diaphragm member and the inlet and outlet channels;
wherein said first inlet plate structure, said second inlet plate structure, said first outlet plate structure and said second outlet plate structure are each in the form of a plate or a plate section.
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Abstract
A plate-type diaphragm pump is composed of an inlet valve member containing two inlet plate structures, an outlet valve member containing two outlet plate structures, and a diaphragm member preferably containing one or two plates, the plate structures being plates or plate sections. A first inlet plate structure has a first inlet channel section and a first valve-seat, a second inlet plate structure has a second inlet channel section and an inlet flexible element, a first outlet plate structure has a first outlet channel section and a second valve-seat, and a second outlet plate structure has a second outlet channel section and an outlet flexible element. The inlet and outlet flexible elements, respectively disposed between the inlet channel sections and the outlet channel sections, have free ends disposed for movement onto and off of the respective first and second valve-seats to respectively prevent or permit fluid flow between the respective inlet and outlet channel sections. The diaphragm member has a deflectable portion disposed for movement toward and away from a diaphragm-seat situated between the diaphragm member and the inlet and outlet channels to respectively prevent or permit fluid flow between the inlet and outlet channels. Movement of the free ends of the flexible elements and the deflectable portion of the diaphragm member may be magnetic-, pressure-, or temperature-induced.
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40 Claims
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1. A plate-type diaphragm pump, comprising:
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an inlet valve-member containing;
a first inlet plate structure containing a first valve-seat and an integral first section of an inlet channel; and
a second inlet plate structure containing an integral second section of the inlet channel and a flexible inlet element disposed between said sections of said inlet channel, said inlet element having a free end disposed to move off of and onto the first valve-seat to respectively allow and prevent fluid flow through said inlet channel;an outlet valve-member containing;
a first outlet plate structure containing a second valve-seat and an integral first section of an outlet channel; and
a second outlet plate structure containing an integral second section of the outlet channel and a flexible outlet element disposed between said sections of said outlet channel, said outlet element having a free end disposed to move off of and onto the second valve-seat to respectively allow and prevent fluid flow through said outlet channel; anda diaphragm member having a deflectable portion disposed for movement toward and away from a diaphragm-seat situated in a fluid chamber disposed between the diaphragm member and the inlet and outlet channels; wherein said first inlet plate structure, said second inlet plate structure, said first outlet plate structure and said second outlet plate structure are each in the form of a plate or a plate section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of controlling fluid flow by means of a plate-type diaphragm pump comprising:
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an inlet valve-member containing;
a first inlet plate structure containing an integral first section of an inlet channel and a first valve-seat; and
a second inlet plate structure containing an integral second section of the inlet channel and a flexible inlet element disposed between said sections of said inlet channel, said inlet element having a free end disposed to move off of and onto the first valve-seat to respectively allow and prevent fluid flow through said inlet channel;an outlet valve-member containing;
a first outlet plate structure containing an integral first section of an outlet channel and a second valve-seat; and
a second outlet plate structure containing an integral second section of the outlet channel and a flexible outlet element disposed between said sections of said outlet channel, said outlet element having a free end disposed to move off of and onto the second valve-seat to respectively allow and prevent fluid flow through said outlet channel; anda diaphragm member having a deflectable portion disposed for movement toward and away from a diaphragm-seat situated in a fluid chamber disposed between the diaphragm member and the inlet and outlet channels; wherein said first inlet plate structure, said second inlet plate structure, said first outlet plate structure and said second outlet plate structure are each in the form of a plate or a plate section; wherein said method comprises the steps of; introducing a first fluid into the first section of the inlet channel; and inducing a first actuating force sufficient to cause;
the deflectable portion of the diaphragm member to move away from the diaphragm-seat, the free end of the flexible inlet element to move off of the first valve-seat, and the free end of the flexible outlet element to move onto the second valve-seat, so as to cause the first fluid to flow through the inlet channel and into the fluid chamber; andinducing a second actuating force sufficient to cause;
the deflectable portion of the diaphragm member to move toward the diaphragm-seat, the free end of the flexible inlet element to move onto the first valve-seat, and the free end of the flexible outlet element to move off of the second valve-seat, so as to cause the first fluid to flow from the fluid chamber through the outlet channel. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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