Diaphragm with flange and annular ridge and diaphragm valve using the same
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Aug 23, 2016
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Jun 18, 2015
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Mar 21, 2013
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A durable diaphragm valve has a single-layer structure consisting of rubber materials. The single-layer structure has a membrane part deforming and moving up and down with opening and closing of a flow channel and a flange part which is provided around said membrane part and sandwiched between a valve body and a bonnet. The flange part has an annular ridge consisting of an upper ridge protruding upward and a lower ridge protruding downward from a position corresponding to said upper ridge. The upper ridge has an inner upper ridge and an outer upper ridge with its protruding height being lower than the inner upper ridge, which are consecutively formed in a staircase pattern.
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Patent Owner | Address | |
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KABUSHIKI KAISHA FUJIKIN | OSAKA-SHI OSAKA 550-0012 |
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Kobayashi, Keigo | Osaka, JP | 17 | 362 |
# of filed Patents : 17 Total Citations : 362 | |||
Obara, Shunji | Osaka, JP | 5 | 13 |
# of filed Patents : 5 Total Citations : 13 | |||
Shimomura, Yoshinori | Osaka, JP | 9 | 37 |
# of filed Patents : 9 Total Citations : 37 | |||
Sogao, Masahiko | Osaka, JP | 6 | 16 |
# of filed Patents : 6 Total Citations : 16 |
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