Fluid control system and valve to be used therein
US5850853A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 9, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/87684
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A fluid control system, and its valve assemblies, are used to control the feeding of fluids accurately (by operating (opening and closing) valves promptly and accurately), for the manufacture of semiconductors, magnetic thin films, biotechnical products, and other products. The fluid control system comprises a principal control line (L) and plural branch control lines (L.sub.1, L.sub.2, . . . ) for feeding plural types of fluid (G.sub.1, G.sub.2, . . . ) into a processing device (C) coupled to the principal control line, and plural valve assemblies (V) incorporated in the branch control lines (L.sub.1, L.sub.2, . . . ) for switching the fluids (G.sub.1, G.sub.2, . . . ) supplied into the processing device (C). Each of the valve assemblies (V) comprises a fluid drive valve (V') having a fluid pressure actuator (1), and an electromagnetic valve (V") integrally attached, in single housing, substantially without hoses, to the fluid drive valve (V') to feed a working fluid (A) into the fluid pressure actuator (1).
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