US20070134112A1 - Button diaphragm piston pump - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
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- the present invention relates to a device and method of pumping fluids and more particularly to an apparatus and method for seating sealing diaphragms on piston pumps.
- a diaphragm or piston pump is commonly used.
- the diaphragm is often a rolling membrane that is stretched across the piston walls and adapted to be in contact with the piston in order to maintain a tight barrier to prevent leakage of the pumped fluid.
- the piston drives the diaphragm to alternatively increase and decrease the volume of a pump chamber to suction fluid into and expel fluid from the chamber.
- the accuracy, performance, reliability, and longevity of the diaphragm are related to the ability to correctly seat the diaphragm to the piston.
- FIG. 1 a is a perspective view of one embodiment of a button diaphragm.
- FIG. 1 b is a cross-sectional view of one embodiment of a button diaphragm.
- FIG. 1 c is a close-up cross-sectional view of one embodiment of a button diaphragm.
- FIGS. 2 a and 2 b shows a cross-sectional view of one embodiment of a button diaphragm interfacing with one embodiment of a piston head.
- FIGS. 3 a and 3 b shows a close-up cross-sectional view of one embodiment of a button diaphragm engaging one embodiment of a receptacle on a piston head.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view close-up of the piston head assembly with one embodiment of a button diaphragm installed.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a product fill system with a piston actuated pump with one embodiment of a button diaphragm installed.
- FIG. 1 a shows a perspective view of one embodiment of a button diaphragm 100 .
- a cross sectional view of the button diaphragm 100 is shown in FIG. 1 b .
- a button 102 is shown in this embodiment in the center of the contact face 104 .
- the opposite surface of the contact 104 is the fluid face 110 .
- the button diaphragm 100 has a radially disposed flange 106 with a raised bead 108 . Between the radially disposed flange 106 and the diaphragm face 104 there is a convolution region 118 that enables the contact face 104 to be extended and retracted relative to the raised bead 108 .
- FIG. 1 c is a cross-sectional, close up view of one embodiment of a button 102 .
- the button 102 in this embodiment is substantially cylindrical in shape with a chamfer 112 near the button face 116 .
- the chamfer 112 assists in centering and guiding the button 102 into a mating receptacle 202 .
- a relief 114 is incorporated into the walls of the button 102 .
- the relief 114 is designed to engage the mating receptacle 202 to substantially fix the button 102 in place by securing the edges of the mating receptacle 202 inside the relief 114 .
- the cross-sectional profile of the relief 114 in the embodiment depicted is substantially semi-circular in shape.
- Alternative cross-sectional profiles of the relief 114 include square, rectangular, ellipsoid, and tapered.
- the button 102 shown in this embodiment is substantially cylindrical in shape, it is apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that the button 102 could adopt a number of shapes, including rectangular, cubic, parallelepiped, conic, mushroom shaped, and others without substantially varying the functionality of the button 102 .
- the button 102 is fabricated as one continuous piece with the rest of the diaphragm 100 .
- the button 102 can be assembled with the diaphragm 100 using techniques known to one of ordinary skill in the art including welding, gluing, epoxy, or others.
- the button face 116 and the chamfer 112 form a continuous button face 116 with the button face 116 adopting a substantially conic, spheric, parabolic, ellipsoid, or other cusp-like shape.
- the button diaphragm 100 shown in the embodiment depicted in FIG. 1 is comprised of a single material.
- the single material is molded to form the components such as the raised bead 108 , the radially disposed flange 106 , and the button 102 including the button 102 elements such as the button face 116 and the relief 114 .
- the button diaphragm 100 may alternatively be fabricated as separate element and bound, welded, or adhered together.
- the button 102 maybe fabricated separately, then welded, bonded, or glued to the contact face 104 to form the button diaphragm.
- the material in the embodiment depicted is an elastomer, Viton.
- diaphragm material examples include, but are not limited to, polyetheretherketone (PEEK), Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon or PTFE), or other types of elastomers such as Neoprene, natural rubber, or Buna-N (nitrile).
- PEEK polyetheretherketone
- Teflon or PTFE Polytetrafluoroethylene
- elastomers such as Neoprene, natural rubber, or Buna-N (nitrile).
- Different methods of fabricating the diaphragm and alternative materials can be selected by one of ordinary skill in the art based on the product being pumped, and the design of the other piston head assembly 400 components including but not limited to the amount of suction used to hold the contact face 104 during operation and the length of the stroke of the piston 200 during operation.
- FIGS. 2 a and 3 a show one embodiment of a button diaphragm 100 separated from the mating receptacle 202 on the piston 200 .
- the mating receptacle 202 is shown in this embodiment as a through hole in the piston face 204 .
- the piston face 204 has substantially the same surface area as the contact face 104 of the button diaphragm 100 .
- the location of the mating receptacle 202 on the piston face 204 serves to align the contact face 104 when the button 102 is inserted.
- the mating receptacle 202 also has an internal bead 206 that sized to interface with the relief 114 on the button 102 .
- the size of the button 102 and the chamfer 112 are selected to enable the button to be inserted into the mating receptacle past the internal bead 206 .
- FIGS. 2 b and 3 b show one embodiment of the button diaphragm 100 engaged with the mating receptacle 202 on the piston 200 .
- the button 102 has been inserted into the mating receptacle 202 thereby fastening the button 102 in the mating receptacle.
- the interface between the relief 114 and the internal bead 206 substantially fastens the button 102 with the mating receptacle 202 , thereby aligning the contact face 104 with the piston face 204 and the button diaphragm 100 with the piston 200 .
- the button diaphragm 100 shown in FIGS. 2 a and 2 b demonstrates the operation of the convolution 118 .
- the convolution 118 rolls to enable the contact face 104 of the diaphragm to move relative to the raised bead 108 when urged by the piston 200 moving along the translation axis A.
- the piston 200 shown in FIG. 2 also has vacuum inlets 210 on piston wall 220 .
- Vacuum inlets 210 allow the fluid to be evacuated from the fluid volume 214 thereby causing the fluid volume 214 to be at a reduced pressure or partial vacuum (hereinafter vacuum) relative to the outside environment.
- vacuum a reduced pressure or partial vacuum
- On the piston face 204 there is a vacuum face 212 .
- the vacuum face 212 is less than or equal to the surface area of the piston face 204 .
- the vacuum face 212 enables the reduced pressure of the fluid volume 214 to be applied to the contact face 104 of the button diaphragm 100 .
- the suction force generated by the vacuum in the fluid volume 214 further affixes the button diaphragm 100 to the piston 200 to keep the contact face 104 affixed to the piston face 204 during normal operation of the piston pump.
- the vacuum face 212 can be comprised of a semi-permeable surface including, but not limited to sintered materials, mesh, or a perforated material with holes or slots or other small passages through the piston face 204 .
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the piston head assembly 400 with an embodiment of the button diaphragm 100 installed.
- the button diaphragm 100 is shown extended and separated from the piston 200 for clarity.
- the piston head assembly 400 includes the piston 200 with the button diaphragm 100 which is typically fastened to the piston face 204 using both the button 102 installed in the mating receptacle 202 as well as the suction applied to the contact face 104 by the vacuum face 212 .
- the suction is normally applied to the button diaphragm 100 during startup and normal operation of the product fill system 500 .
- the button 102 when installed in the mating receptacle 202 works to ensure the button diaphragm 100 is properly seated on the surface of the piston face 204 .
- the axis of translation for the piston during operation is highlighted by the arrow A 1 -A 2 .
- a pump chamber 404 is in fluid communication with a product inlet 406 and a product outlet 408 .
- the piston 200 is shown in FIG. 4 in the retracted position while the button diaphragm 100 is shown in the extended position.
- the button diaphragm 100 is urged into and out of the pump chamber 404 by the movement of the piston 200 along the axis of translation A 1 -A 2 .
- the movement of the button diaphragm 100 is urged by the piston 200 in the direction A 2 , thereby expanding the volume of the pump chamber 404 .
- the expansion of the pump chamber 404 volume creates a partial suction to urge the product to flow into B 1 the pump chamber 404 .
- the volume of the pump chamber 404 is reduced.
- the reduction of the pump chamber 404 volume forces the product to flow out B 2 of the pump chamber 404 thereby pumping the product.
- the fluid components of the pump include the fluid face 110 of the button diaphragm 100 and the fixed internal surfaces of the product inlet 406 , product outlet 408 and the pump chamber 404 .
- the piston head assembly 400 has an outer cylinder 410 .
- the outer cylinder 410 is connected to the pump head 412 .
- the internal surfaces of the pump head 412 form the fixed internal surfaces of the product inlet 406 , product outlet 408 , and the pump chamber 404 .
- the pump head 412 also provides the primary means for interfacing with the other elements of the product fluid piping through flanges 414 .
- the pump head 412 is attached to the outer cylinder 410 .
- the attachment means can comprise either a series of bolts, clamps, v-band clamp, or other means known to those of ordinary skill in the art to connect fluid components. In the case of the embodiment depicted in FIG. 4 , a v-band clamp 416 is used to attach and seal the pump head 412 to the outer cylinder 410 .
- a groove 418 is formed between the mating surfaces of the outer cylinder 410 and the pump head 412 .
- the groove 418 is sized to accept the raised bead 108 on the button diaphragm 100 .
- the raised bead 108 is compressed inside the groove 418 to capture the button diaphragm 100 and form a fluid tight seal.
- the corners of the pump head 412 and the outer cylinder 410 in the region of the interface with the button diaphragm 100 are radiused to accept the radially disposed flange 106 .
- the fluid tight seal separates the pump chamber 404 from the rest of the piston head assembly 400 .
- the outer cylinder 410 has a backside flange 434 on the opening opposite the side facing the pump chamber 404 , referred to as the backside of the outer cylinder 410 .
- the backside flange 434 has a backside groove 432 .
- the backside groove 432 is configured to accept a backside diaphragm bead 422 .
- the backside diaphragm bead 422 is part of the backside diaphragm 420 .
- the backside diaphragm 420 seals the backside of the outer cylinder 410 .
- the opposite edge of the backside diaphragm 420 has a backside diaphragm piston bead 442 .
- the backside diaphragm piston bead 442 is seated inside the backside piston groove 440 .
- the backside piston groove 440 is sized to accept the backside diaphragm piston bead 442 such that when the piston drive connector 450 is mounted to the piston 200 using bolts 452 , the compression of the piston drive connector 450 against the piston 200 compresses and expands the backside diaphragm piston bead 442 to create a substantially air tight seal between the piston 200 and the outer cylinder 410 .
- the backside diaphragm has a convolution 428 that enables the diaphragm to roll in the space between the piston wall 220 and the interior walls of the outer cylinder 410 as the piston 200 travels back and forth along the axis A 1 -A 2 .
- the outer cylinder 410 has a vacuum inlet 460 .
- the vacuum inlet 460 is mounted along the outer cylinder 410 between the backside bead groove 432 and the raised bead 108 .
- the vacuum inlet 460 is attached to a suction source, not shown.
- the suction source can be an external pump, blower, or even a factory-wide suction system.
- the suction source evacuates air from an interior area defined by the inside walls of the outer cylinder 410 , between the button diaphragm 100 and the backside diaphragm 420 .
- the interior area is sealed to enable air to be evacuated and for the interior area to be held at a reduced pressure (vacuum).
- the fluid volume of the piston 214 is also held at substantially the same reduced pressure.
- a sensor such as a capacitive humidity sensor, is included in either the vacuum inlet 460 , the fluid volume 214 , or between the vacuum inlet 460 and the suction source to detect if a rupture of the button diaphragm 100 has occurred allowing product to enter the area of reduced pressure.
- the suction source When the suction source is applied to the vacuum inlet 460 , the fluid or air inside the interior area is removed. As the air is removed a vacuum is developed inside the space including the fluid volume 214 inside the piston 200 . The vacuum inside the fluid volume 214 draws air through the vacuum face 212 creating suction across the vacuum face 212 of the piston 200 . The suction across the vacuum face 212 is applied to the contact face 104 of the button diaphragm 100 . The suction adheres and secures the button diaphragm 100 to the piston 200 to ensure there is no separation while the piston 200 is moving into and out of the pump chamber 404 to pump the product.
- the button diaphragm 100 is mounted across the piston face 204 .
- the button diaphragm 100 needs to be properly aligned or seated.
- the suction is applied to the vacuum face 212 the button diaphragm 100 is pulled toward to piston face 204 and adhered to the piston face 204 .
- the button diaphragm 100 it is possible for the button diaphragm 100 to become misaligned with the piston face 204 resulting in less than optimal convolution 118 .
- the button 102 is inserted into and held within the mating receptacle 202 to align the contact face 104 of the button diaphragm 100 with the piston face 204 prior to application of the vacuum.
- the alignment of the button diaphragm 100 and piston face 204 is maintained initially by the button 102 and the mating receptacle 202 .
- suction is applied to the vacuum face 212 , the diaphragm is drawn toward the piston face 204 and held in place primarily by the suction.
- the button 102 and its interaction with the mating receptacle 202 ensure the proper alignment of the button diaphragm 100 with the piston 200 .
- the button 102 After the button 102 is inserted into the mating receptacle 202 the first time, the button 102 holds the button diaphragm 100 in proper alignment with the piston 200 , even if the vacuum is released. The button diaphragm 100 is thus held concentric relative to the piston 200 even when there is no suction applied to the piston head assembly 400 . During normal operations, the button diaphragm 100 is substantially held in place by the suction across the vacuum face 212 of the piston 200 .
- Alternative embodiments of the button diaphragm 100 include replacement of the single button 102 substantially centered on the contact face 104 depicted in the embodiment shown with a plurality of buttons 102 distributed across the contact face 104 .
- Alternative arrangements of multiple buttons 102 include orienting the centers of the buttons on a spiral ring or concentric rings or near in defined quadrants of the contact face 104 .
- the mating receptacles 202 are also adjusted on the piston face 204 to ensure alignment of the button diaphragm 100 to the piston 200 .
- the fill pump assembly 550 is comprised of three major component assemblies.
- the first component assembly is the drive motor 530 .
- the second is the linear actuator 532 .
- the third element of the fill pump assembly 550 is the piston head assembly 400 .
- the product to be dispensed 501 is held in a product holding tank 502 .
- the product holding tank 502 is connected via product inlet piping 504 to the fill pump assembly 550 via the pump inlet 406 .
- the product inlet piping 504 may include product metering and measurement apparatus and one-way flow or check valves as known to those of ordinary skill in the art.
- the product is pumped out of the pump chamber 404 through the product outlet 408 and out of the fill pump assembly 550 .
- a product dispensing mechanism 506 is attached to the product outlet 408 .
- the product dispensing mechanism 506 may include product metering and measurement apparatus and one-way flow or check valves as known to those of ordinary skill in the art.
- the product dispensing mechanism 506 feeds a product dispensing nozzle 508 .
- the product dispensing nozzle 508 dispenses the product into a container 510 where the dispensed product 512 accumulates.
- the fill pump assembly 550 is mounted on a pump support 520 .
- the pump support 520 provides a means for assembling, manipulating, and mounting to external surfaces the multiple elements of the fill pump assembly 550 to the product fill system 500 .
- Mounting bolt(s) 526 for the piston head assembly 400 attach the piston head assembly 400 to the pump support 520 .
- a drive support 522 is also attached to the pump support 520 to hold the linear actuator 532 relative to the piston head assembly 400 .
- a motor support 524 is attached to the linear actuator 532 to hold the drive motor 530 .
- the embodiment depicted shows these three supports, however additional supports maybe added or support removed from the fill pump assembly 550 by one of ordinary skill in the art so long as the overall goal of orientating the elements of the fill pump assembly 550 with the remainder of product fill system 500 are achieved.
- the motor 530 provides the primary drive action for the piston 200 .
- the motor 530 is nominally an electric servo motor to control the piston 200 stroke (defined as the distance the piston 200 travels into the pump chamber 404 in direction A 1 and out of the pump chamber 404 in direction A 2 .
- the motor 530 produces a rotary output on its output shaft 540 .
- the output shaft 540 is linked to a linear actuator 532 via the motor to linear actuator coupler 536 .
- the linear actuator 532 transforms the rotary motion applied via the linear actuator coupler 536 to a linear motion substantially oriented along the axis of travel A 1 -A 2 for the piston 200 .
- the linear actuator output shaft 534 is attached to the piston drive connector 450 via a coupler 538 .
- the coupler 538 can be adjusted to absorb relatively small mismatches in orientation between the linear actuator output shaft 534 and the piston drive connector 450 .
- the coupler 538 also enables the linear actuator to both drive the piston 200 into the pump chamber 404 in direction A 1 and pull the piston 200 out of the pump chamber in direction A 2 .
- the motor 530 and linear actuator 532 may be replaced by a number of different alternative drive systems as known to one of ordinary skill in the art.
- the motor 530 can be a variety of different motor types including, but not limited to DC brushless, DC coreless, AC induction, AC synchronous, stepper, hydraulic or pneumatic motors.
- the servo feedback mechanism may be integrated with the motor itself, inherent to the motor, or even integrated into the linear actuator.
- Another alternative embodiment would replace the motor 530 with a linear motor that acts as a powered linear actuator 532 .
- An electronic, hydraulic, or pneumatic linear motor directly converts the energy applied to the motor to linear motion thereby eliminating the need for the motor to linear actuator coupler 536 and reducing the overall component count.
- the product fill system 500 is controlled by an electronic control system (not shown).
- the electronic control system is a digital computer control system.
- the digital computer control system may operate as a programmable logic controller (PLC) or other real-time controller.
- PLC programmable logic controller
- the digital computer control system accepts a variety of different inputs from sensors and command inputs and operates the system according to control logic.
- the different types of sensor inputs can include, but are not limited to, piston 200 position, vacuum or fluid monitoring in the fluid chamber 214 or other components of the vacuum system, motor 530 temperature, motor 530 power output, product flow, carton 510 placement, and other parameters known to those of ordinary skill in the art.
- the command inputs can include, but are not limited to, commands such as start, stop, and operate.
- the digital computer control system may record information gathered from sensors and record commands given during operations for diagnostic and other reporting requirements.
- the recorded information can be either stored locally on the controller or forwarded via a network to an external database (not shown).
- the control of the product fill system 500 maybe accomplished via discrete electronic components, electromechanical components, hydraulic or pneumatic couplings or other combinations thereof as known to those of ordinary skill in the art.
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- The present invention relates to a device and method of pumping fluids and more particularly to an apparatus and method for seating sealing diaphragms on piston pumps.
- Many types of equipment and more specifically product packaging equipment require pumps to move fluid within the system. For many systems, and particularly for systems with requirements for tightness, washability, and hygiene, such as food packaging equipment, it is necessary to isolate the moving parts of the pump from the fluid. Therefore, a particular type of positive displacement pump called a diaphragm or piston pump is commonly used. The diaphragm is often a rolling membrane that is stretched across the piston walls and adapted to be in contact with the piston in order to maintain a tight barrier to prevent leakage of the pumped fluid. During operation, the piston drives the diaphragm to alternatively increase and decrease the volume of a pump chamber to suction fluid into and expel fluid from the chamber. The accuracy, performance, reliability, and longevity of the diaphragm are related to the ability to correctly seat the diaphragm to the piston.
- Therefore, there is a need for a method, apparatus, and process for pumping fluids using a piston pump with a diaphragm and more particularly to an apparatus and method for seating the sealing diaphragm on a piston pump.
- The accompanying figures depict multiple embodiments of a diaphragm and use of the multiple diaphragm embodiments in a piston pump and in a piston pump that is part of a larger product fill system. A brief description of each figure is provided below. Elements with the same reference numbers in each figure indicate identical or functionally similar elements. Additionally, the left-most digit(s) of a reference number identifies the drawings in which the reference number first appears.
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FIG. 1 a is a perspective view of one embodiment of a button diaphragm. -
FIG. 1 b is a cross-sectional view of one embodiment of a button diaphragm. -
FIG. 1 c is a close-up cross-sectional view of one embodiment of a button diaphragm. -
FIGS. 2 a and 2 b shows a cross-sectional view of one embodiment of a button diaphragm interfacing with one embodiment of a piston head. -
FIGS. 3 a and 3 b shows a close-up cross-sectional view of one embodiment of a button diaphragm engaging one embodiment of a receptacle on a piston head. -
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view close-up of the piston head assembly with one embodiment of a button diaphragm installed. -
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a product fill system with a piston actuated pump with one embodiment of a button diaphragm installed. -
FIG. 1 a shows a perspective view of one embodiment of abutton diaphragm 100. A cross sectional view of thebutton diaphragm 100 is shown inFIG. 1 b. Abutton 102 is shown in this embodiment in the center of thecontact face 104. The opposite surface of thecontact 104 is thefluid face 110. Thebutton diaphragm 100 has a radially disposedflange 106 with a raisedbead 108. Between the radially disposedflange 106 and thediaphragm face 104 there is aconvolution region 118 that enables thecontact face 104 to be extended and retracted relative to the raisedbead 108. -
FIG. 1 c is a cross-sectional, close up view of one embodiment of abutton 102. Thebutton 102 in this embodiment is substantially cylindrical in shape with achamfer 112 near thebutton face 116. Thechamfer 112 assists in centering and guiding thebutton 102 into amating receptacle 202. Arelief 114 is incorporated into the walls of thebutton 102. Therelief 114 is designed to engage themating receptacle 202 to substantially fix thebutton 102 in place by securing the edges of themating receptacle 202 inside therelief 114. The cross-sectional profile of therelief 114 in the embodiment depicted is substantially semi-circular in shape. Alternative cross-sectional profiles of therelief 114 include square, rectangular, ellipsoid, and tapered. Although thebutton 102 shown in this embodiment is substantially cylindrical in shape, it is apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that thebutton 102 could adopt a number of shapes, including rectangular, cubic, parallelepiped, conic, mushroom shaped, and others without substantially varying the functionality of thebutton 102. - The
button 102 is fabricated as one continuous piece with the rest of thediaphragm 100. Alternatively, thebutton 102 can be assembled with thediaphragm 100 using techniques known to one of ordinary skill in the art including welding, gluing, epoxy, or others. In other embodiments of thebutton 102, thebutton face 116 and thechamfer 112 form acontinuous button face 116 with thebutton face 116 adopting a substantially conic, spheric, parabolic, ellipsoid, or other cusp-like shape. - The
button diaphragm 100 shown in the embodiment depicted inFIG. 1 is comprised of a single material. The single material is molded to form the components such as the raisedbead 108, the radially disposedflange 106, and thebutton 102 including thebutton 102 elements such as thebutton face 116 and therelief 114. Thebutton diaphragm 100 may alternatively be fabricated as separate element and bound, welded, or adhered together. For example, thebutton 102 maybe fabricated separately, then welded, bonded, or glued to thecontact face 104 to form the button diaphragm. The material in the embodiment depicted is an elastomer, Viton. Alternative materials for the diaphragm material include, but are not limited to, polyetheretherketone (PEEK), Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon or PTFE), or other types of elastomers such as Neoprene, natural rubber, or Buna-N (nitrile). Different methods of fabricating the diaphragm and alternative materials can be selected by one of ordinary skill in the art based on the product being pumped, and the design of the otherpiston head assembly 400 components including but not limited to the amount of suction used to hold thecontact face 104 during operation and the length of the stroke of thepiston 200 during operation. -
FIGS. 2 a and 3 a show one embodiment of abutton diaphragm 100 separated from themating receptacle 202 on thepiston 200. Themating receptacle 202 is shown in this embodiment as a through hole in thepiston face 204. Thepiston face 204 has substantially the same surface area as thecontact face 104 of thebutton diaphragm 100. The location of themating receptacle 202 on thepiston face 204 serves to align thecontact face 104 when thebutton 102 is inserted. Themating receptacle 202 also has aninternal bead 206 that sized to interface with therelief 114 on thebutton 102. The size of thebutton 102 and thechamfer 112 are selected to enable the button to be inserted into the mating receptacle past theinternal bead 206. -
FIGS. 2 b and 3 b show one embodiment of thebutton diaphragm 100 engaged with themating receptacle 202 on thepiston 200. Thebutton 102 has been inserted into themating receptacle 202 thereby fastening thebutton 102 in the mating receptacle. The interface between therelief 114 and theinternal bead 206 substantially fastens thebutton 102 with themating receptacle 202, thereby aligning thecontact face 104 with thepiston face 204 and thebutton diaphragm 100 with thepiston 200. - The
button diaphragm 100 shown inFIGS. 2 a and 2 b demonstrates the operation of theconvolution 118. Theconvolution 118 rolls to enable thecontact face 104 of the diaphragm to move relative to the raisedbead 108 when urged by thepiston 200 moving along the translation axis A. - The
piston 200 shown inFIG. 2 also hasvacuum inlets 210 onpiston wall 220.Vacuum inlets 210 allow the fluid to be evacuated from thefluid volume 214 thereby causing thefluid volume 214 to be at a reduced pressure or partial vacuum (hereinafter vacuum) relative to the outside environment. On thepiston face 204, there is avacuum face 212. Thevacuum face 212 is less than or equal to the surface area of thepiston face 204. Thevacuum face 212 enables the reduced pressure of thefluid volume 214 to be applied to thecontact face 104 of thebutton diaphragm 100. The suction force generated by the vacuum in thefluid volume 214 further affixes thebutton diaphragm 100 to thepiston 200 to keep thecontact face 104 affixed to thepiston face 204 during normal operation of the piston pump. Thevacuum face 212 can be comprised of a semi-permeable surface including, but not limited to sintered materials, mesh, or a perforated material with holes or slots or other small passages through thepiston face 204. -
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of thepiston head assembly 400 with an embodiment of thebutton diaphragm 100 installed. In this particular view, thebutton diaphragm 100 is shown extended and separated from thepiston 200 for clarity. Thepiston head assembly 400 includes thepiston 200 with thebutton diaphragm 100 which is typically fastened to thepiston face 204 using both thebutton 102 installed in themating receptacle 202 as well as the suction applied to thecontact face 104 by thevacuum face 212. The suction is normally applied to thebutton diaphragm 100 during startup and normal operation of theproduct fill system 500. Thebutton 102 when installed in themating receptacle 202 works to ensure thebutton diaphragm 100 is properly seated on the surface of thepiston face 204. The axis of translation for the piston during operation is highlighted by the arrow A1-A2. - A
pump chamber 404 is in fluid communication with aproduct inlet 406 and aproduct outlet 408. Thepiston 200 is shown inFIG. 4 in the retracted position while thebutton diaphragm 100 is shown in the extended position. Thebutton diaphragm 100 is urged into and out of thepump chamber 404 by the movement of thepiston 200 along the axis of translation A1-A2. During operation, the movement of thebutton diaphragm 100 is urged by thepiston 200 in the direction A2, thereby expanding the volume of thepump chamber 404. The expansion of thepump chamber 404 volume creates a partial suction to urge the product to flow into B1 thepump chamber 404. When thebutton diaphragm 100 is urged by thepiston 200 in the direction A1, the volume of thepump chamber 404 is reduced. The reduction of thepump chamber 404 volume forces the product to flow out B2 of thepump chamber 404 thereby pumping the product. During the entire operation the product is isolated from all of the pump components other than the fluid components. The fluid components of the pump include thefluid face 110 of thebutton diaphragm 100 and the fixed internal surfaces of theproduct inlet 406,product outlet 408 and thepump chamber 404. - The
piston head assembly 400 has anouter cylinder 410. Theouter cylinder 410 is connected to thepump head 412. The internal surfaces of thepump head 412 form the fixed internal surfaces of theproduct inlet 406,product outlet 408, and thepump chamber 404. Thepump head 412 also provides the primary means for interfacing with the other elements of the product fluid piping throughflanges 414. Thepump head 412 is attached to theouter cylinder 410. The attachment means can comprise either a series of bolts, clamps, v-band clamp, or other means known to those of ordinary skill in the art to connect fluid components. In the case of the embodiment depicted inFIG. 4 , a v-band clamp 416 is used to attach and seal thepump head 412 to theouter cylinder 410. - A
groove 418 is formed between the mating surfaces of theouter cylinder 410 and thepump head 412. Thegroove 418 is sized to accept the raisedbead 108 on thebutton diaphragm 100. The raisedbead 108 is compressed inside thegroove 418 to capture thebutton diaphragm 100 and form a fluid tight seal. The corners of thepump head 412 and theouter cylinder 410 in the region of the interface with thebutton diaphragm 100 are radiused to accept the radially disposedflange 106. The fluid tight seal separates thepump chamber 404 from the rest of thepiston head assembly 400. - The
outer cylinder 410 has abackside flange 434 on the opening opposite the side facing thepump chamber 404, referred to as the backside of theouter cylinder 410. Thebackside flange 434 has abackside groove 432. Thebackside groove 432 is configured to accept abackside diaphragm bead 422. Thebackside diaphragm bead 422 is part of thebackside diaphragm 420. The backside diaphragm 420 seals the backside of theouter cylinder 410. The opposite edge of thebackside diaphragm 420 has a backsidediaphragm piston bead 442. The backsidediaphragm piston bead 442 is seated inside thebackside piston groove 440. Thebackside piston groove 440 is sized to accept the backsidediaphragm piston bead 442 such that when thepiston drive connector 450 is mounted to thepiston 200 usingbolts 452, the compression of thepiston drive connector 450 against thepiston 200 compresses and expands the backsidediaphragm piston bead 442 to create a substantially air tight seal between thepiston 200 and theouter cylinder 410. The backside diaphragm has aconvolution 428 that enables the diaphragm to roll in the space between thepiston wall 220 and the interior walls of theouter cylinder 410 as thepiston 200 travels back and forth along the axis A1-A2. - The
outer cylinder 410 has avacuum inlet 460. Thevacuum inlet 460 is mounted along theouter cylinder 410 between thebackside bead groove 432 and the raisedbead 108. Thevacuum inlet 460 is attached to a suction source, not shown. The suction source can be an external pump, blower, or even a factory-wide suction system. The suction source evacuates air from an interior area defined by the inside walls of theouter cylinder 410, between thebutton diaphragm 100 and thebackside diaphragm 420. The interior area is sealed to enable air to be evacuated and for the interior area to be held at a reduced pressure (vacuum). Since the interior area encompasses thepiston 200 and more specifically thevacuum inlets 210, the fluid volume of thepiston 214 is also held at substantially the same reduced pressure. In some embodiments a sensor such as a capacitive humidity sensor, is included in either thevacuum inlet 460, thefluid volume 214, or between thevacuum inlet 460 and the suction source to detect if a rupture of thebutton diaphragm 100 has occurred allowing product to enter the area of reduced pressure. - When the suction source is applied to the
vacuum inlet 460, the fluid or air inside the interior area is removed. As the air is removed a vacuum is developed inside the space including thefluid volume 214 inside thepiston 200. The vacuum inside thefluid volume 214 draws air through thevacuum face 212 creating suction across thevacuum face 212 of thepiston 200. The suction across thevacuum face 212 is applied to thecontact face 104 of thebutton diaphragm 100. The suction adheres and secures thebutton diaphragm 100 to thepiston 200 to ensure there is no separation while thepiston 200 is moving into and out of thepump chamber 404 to pump the product. - The
button diaphragm 100 is mounted across thepiston face 204. In order for theconvolution 118 of thebutton diaphragm 100 to roll smoothly as thepiston 200 travels into thepump chamber 404 in direction A1 and out of thepump chamber 404 in direction A2 thebutton diaphragm 100 needs to be properly aligned or seated. When the suction is applied to thevacuum face 212 thebutton diaphragm 100 is pulled toward topiston face 204 and adhered to thepiston face 204. During this phase it is possible for thebutton diaphragm 100 to become misaligned with thepiston face 204 resulting in less thanoptimal convolution 118. To ensure proper seating of thebutton diaphragm 100 on thepiston 200, thebutton 102 is inserted into and held within themating receptacle 202 to align thecontact face 104 of thebutton diaphragm 100 with thepiston face 204 prior to application of the vacuum. The alignment of thebutton diaphragm 100 andpiston face 204 is maintained initially by thebutton 102 and themating receptacle 202. When suction is applied to thevacuum face 212, the diaphragm is drawn toward thepiston face 204 and held in place primarily by the suction. Prior to, and during the suction process thebutton 102 and its interaction with themating receptacle 202 ensure the proper alignment of thebutton diaphragm 100 with thepiston 200. After thebutton 102 is inserted into themating receptacle 202 the first time, thebutton 102 holds thebutton diaphragm 100 in proper alignment with thepiston 200, even if the vacuum is released. Thebutton diaphragm 100 is thus held concentric relative to thepiston 200 even when there is no suction applied to thepiston head assembly 400. During normal operations, thebutton diaphragm 100 is substantially held in place by the suction across thevacuum face 212 of thepiston 200. - Alternative embodiments of the
button diaphragm 100 include replacement of thesingle button 102 substantially centered on thecontact face 104 depicted in the embodiment shown with a plurality ofbuttons 102 distributed across thecontact face 104. Alternative arrangements ofmultiple buttons 102 include orienting the centers of the buttons on a spiral ring or concentric rings or near in defined quadrants of thecontact face 104. As the button(s) 102 are distributed across different locations on thecontact face 104 themating receptacles 202 are also adjusted on thepiston face 204 to ensure alignment of thebutton diaphragm 100 to thepiston 200. - Referring now to
FIG. 5 theproduct fill system 500 and thefill pump assembly 550 is shown. Thefill pump assembly 550 is comprised of three major component assemblies. The first component assembly is thedrive motor 530. The second is thelinear actuator 532. The third element of thefill pump assembly 550 is thepiston head assembly 400. - Referring to the
product fill system 500, the product to be dispensed 501 is held in aproduct holding tank 502. Theproduct holding tank 502 is connected via product inlet piping 504 to thefill pump assembly 550 via thepump inlet 406. The product inlet piping 504 may include product metering and measurement apparatus and one-way flow or check valves as known to those of ordinary skill in the art. The product is pumped out of thepump chamber 404 through theproduct outlet 408 and out of thefill pump assembly 550. Aproduct dispensing mechanism 506 is attached to theproduct outlet 408. Theproduct dispensing mechanism 506 may include product metering and measurement apparatus and one-way flow or check valves as known to those of ordinary skill in the art. Theproduct dispensing mechanism 506 feeds aproduct dispensing nozzle 508. Theproduct dispensing nozzle 508 dispenses the product into acontainer 510 where the dispensedproduct 512 accumulates. - The
fill pump assembly 550 is mounted on apump support 520. Thepump support 520 provides a means for assembling, manipulating, and mounting to external surfaces the multiple elements of thefill pump assembly 550 to theproduct fill system 500. Mounting bolt(s) 526 for thepiston head assembly 400 attach thepiston head assembly 400 to thepump support 520. Adrive support 522 is also attached to thepump support 520 to hold thelinear actuator 532 relative to thepiston head assembly 400. Amotor support 524 is attached to thelinear actuator 532 to hold thedrive motor 530. The embodiment depicted shows these three supports, however additional supports maybe added or support removed from thefill pump assembly 550 by one of ordinary skill in the art so long as the overall goal of orientating the elements of thefill pump assembly 550 with the remainder ofproduct fill system 500 are achieved. - The
motor 530 provides the primary drive action for thepiston 200. Themotor 530 is nominally an electric servo motor to control thepiston 200 stroke (defined as the distance thepiston 200 travels into thepump chamber 404 in direction A1 and out of thepump chamber 404 in direction A2. Themotor 530 produces a rotary output on itsoutput shaft 540. Theoutput shaft 540 is linked to alinear actuator 532 via the motor tolinear actuator coupler 536. Thelinear actuator 532 transforms the rotary motion applied via thelinear actuator coupler 536 to a linear motion substantially oriented along the axis of travel A1-A2 for thepiston 200. The linearactuator output shaft 534 is attached to thepiston drive connector 450 via acoupler 538. Thecoupler 538 can be adjusted to absorb relatively small mismatches in orientation between the linearactuator output shaft 534 and thepiston drive connector 450. Thecoupler 538 also enables the linear actuator to both drive thepiston 200 into thepump chamber 404 in direction A1 and pull thepiston 200 out of the pump chamber in direction A2. - The
motor 530 andlinear actuator 532 may be replaced by a number of different alternative drive systems as known to one of ordinary skill in the art. For example, themotor 530 can be a variety of different motor types including, but not limited to DC brushless, DC coreless, AC induction, AC synchronous, stepper, hydraulic or pneumatic motors. The servo feedback mechanism may be integrated with the motor itself, inherent to the motor, or even integrated into the linear actuator. Another alternative embodiment would replace themotor 530 with a linear motor that acts as a poweredlinear actuator 532. An electronic, hydraulic, or pneumatic linear motor directly converts the energy applied to the motor to linear motion thereby eliminating the need for the motor tolinear actuator coupler 536 and reducing the overall component count. - The
product fill system 500 is controlled by an electronic control system (not shown). The electronic control system is a digital computer control system. The digital computer control system may operate as a programmable logic controller (PLC) or other real-time controller. The digital computer control system accepts a variety of different inputs from sensors and command inputs and operates the system according to control logic. The different types of sensor inputs can include, but are not limited to,piston 200 position, vacuum or fluid monitoring in thefluid chamber 214 or other components of the vacuum system,motor 530 temperature,motor 530 power output, product flow,carton 510 placement, and other parameters known to those of ordinary skill in the art. The command inputs can include, but are not limited to, commands such as start, stop, and operate. The digital computer control system may record information gathered from sensors and record commands given during operations for diagnostic and other reporting requirements. The recorded information can be either stored locally on the controller or forwarded via a network to an external database (not shown). In alternative embodiments, the control of theproduct fill system 500 maybe accomplished via discrete electronic components, electromechanical components, hydraulic or pneumatic couplings or other combinations thereof as known to those of ordinary skill in the art. - The embodiments of the invention shown in the drawings and described above are exemplary of numerous embodiments that may be made within the scope of the appended claims. It is contemplated that numerous other configurations of button diaphragm including piston head assembly and product fill systems may be created taking advantage of the disclosed approach. It is the applicant's intention that the scope of the patent issuing herefrom will be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.
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