Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multiport valve for water quality analyzer
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Application No.: US17041375Application Date: 2019-03-04
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Publication No.: US11781660B2Publication Date: 2023-10-10
- Inventor: Kazuma Maeda
- Applicant: Shimadzu Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Kyoto
- Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
- Current Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kyoto
- Agency: Muir Patent Law, PLLC
- Priority: WO TJP2018012409 2018.03.27
- International Application: PCT/JP2019/008352 2019.03.04
- International Announcement: WO2019/188011A 2019.10.03
- Date entered country: 2020-09-24
- Main IPC: F16K11/074
- IPC: F16K11/074 ; G01N30/20 ; F16K31/04

Abstract:
A multiport valve used for a water quality analyzer is provided with: a valve head having a plurality of ports for receiving pipings for connections therebetween, the ports being provided on an outer surface of the valve head, the valve head including a connection surface in which ends of flow paths communicating with the respective ports are arranged in the same plane, the valve head being made of a resin material having corrosion resistance against a chemical used in the water quality analyzer; a rotor having a flat surface provided with a groove for switching a connection state between the ends of the flow paths arranged on the connection surface, the flat surface being arranged so as to face the connection surface; and a drive mechanism configured to rotate the rotor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210123537A1 MULTIPORT VALVE FOR WATER QUALITY ANALYZER Public/Granted day:2021-04-29
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