发明授权
- 专利标题: Bubble valve and bubble valve-based pressure regulator
- 专利标题(中): 气泡阀和气泡阀为基础的压力调节器
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申请号: US114978申请日: 1998-07-14
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公开(公告)号: US06062681A公开(公告)日: 2000-05-16
- 发明人: Leslie A. Field , Stefano Schiaffino , Phillip W. Barth , Storrs T. Hoen , Naoto A. Kawamura , David K. Donald , Channing R. Robertson , Jonathan D. Servaites
- 申请人: Leslie A. Field , Stefano Schiaffino , Phillip W. Barth , Storrs T. Hoen , Naoto A. Kawamura , David K. Donald , Channing R. Robertson , Jonathan D. Servaites
- 申请人地址: CA Palo Alto
- 专利权人: Hewlett-Packard Company
- 当前专利权人: Hewlett-Packard Company
- 当前专利权人地址: CA Palo Alto
- 主分类号: B41J2/175
- IPC分类号: B41J2/175 ; B41J2/05
摘要:
A bubble valve that comprises a liquid delivery channel and a localized heating arrangement. The liquid delivery channel includes an upstream portion and a constriction downstream of the upstream portion. The constriction has a smaller cross-sectional area than the upstream portion. The localized heating arrangement is located in the liquid delivery channel and generates heat to nucleate and enlarge a bubble in the liquid. The constriction is shaped to form a seal with the bubble. The localized heating arrangement additionally generates heat to move the bubble relative to the constriction to control the flow of the liquid. A pressure regulator that comprises a liquid delivery channel connected to a liquid outlet, a sensor located adjacent the liquid outlet, a controller that operates in response to the sensor and a localized heating arrangement. The liquid delivery channel includes an upstream portion, and a constriction located between the upstream portion and the liquid outlet. The constriction has a smaller cross-sectional area than the upstream portion. The localized heating arrangement is located in the liquid delivery channel and generates heat in response to the controller to nucleate and enlarge a bubble in the liquid. The constriction is shaped to form a seal with the bubble. The localized heating arrangement additionally generates heat to move the bubble relative to the constriction to control the flow of the liquid to the liquid outlet.
公开/授权文献
- US5403410A Abrasion-resistant steel 公开/授权日:1995-04-04