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Abstract
The tube pump includes a base that holds a drive shaft; a rotor portion that rotates with the driving shaft, the rotor portion having a pair of rollers; a casing having a U-shaped internal surface along which an elastic tube is arranged, the casing being mounted on the base so that the casing can slide with respect to the base in a direction parallel to the linear portions; a cover that is rotatably mounted on the casing; a moving mechanism including a rack that is formed on the base and a pinion that is fixed to the rotation shaft of the cover. The moving mechanism moves the casing to the operating position where the roller deforms the elastic tube when the cover closes, and the moving mechanism moves the casing to the exchange position where the roller comes apart from the elastic tube when the cover opens.
Description
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a tube pump that deforms an elastic tube by rotating rollers to send out liquid in the elastic tube. Especially the present invention relates to a tube pump mounted on artificial dialysis equipment etc. that enables easy attachment and removal of the elastic tube.
- 2. Prior Art
- This kind of tube pump is disclosed in Japanese unexamined patent publication No. Hei 6-218042, for example. The tube pump disclosed in the publication is provided with a casing body having a semicircular internal surface, a drive shaft located at the center of the semi-circle and a rotor portion that rotates with the drive shaft. The rotor portion has a pair of rollers whose rotation axes are decentered from the drive shaft. For operation, arrange an elastic tube along the internal surface of the casing body and rotate the rotor portion to deform the elastic tube with compression between the internal surface and the rollers to send liquid in the elastic tube.
- Since the tube pump sends liquid by deforming the elastic tube, the tube tends to deteriorate, which requires frequent exchange of the tube. Further, when this kind of tube pump is used in artificial dialysis equipment, the drawing direction of the elastic tube may be changed to match layout of the artificial dialysis equipment with respect to a bed of a patient or to avoid frequently inserting shunt needles into the same arm of a patient. However, since the elastic tube is pinched between one roller and the internal surface of the tube pump, it takes much expense in time and effort to exchange the tube even if the rotor portion stops.
- Therefore, the tube pump of the above publication divides the casing body into a movable casing that forms a part of the semicircular internal surface and a fixed casing that forms the other portion. This enables to exchange the tube under the condition where the roller comes apart from the elastic tube by separating the movable casing from the fixed casing. With this construction, the elastic tube can be easily attached and removed.
- However, since the tube pump disclosed in the above publication divides the semicircular internal surface to which large pressure is applied by the rotation of the rotor portion in operation into two portions, it is difficult to keep structural strength. Therefore, the movable and fixed casings are formed from metal, which increases the cost of the tube pump in comparison with that with plastic casings. Although the publication describes that the casings may be made from plastic, if the casings having the same structure are made from plastic, there is a high probability that the casings break due to lack of strength in reality.
- Further, the tube pump of the above publication slides the movable casing in response to the opening and closing operations of the casing cover. However, since the casing to which large pressure is applied is divided as described above, a solenoid to lock the movable casing at the position connecting to the fixed casing and a sensor that detects the opening and closing of the cover to control the solenoid are required, which complicates the construction of the tube pump.
- Still further, the tube pump of the publication has a pair of tube clamp arms that hold the tube at the entrance and exit positions of the pump. However, since the clamp arms must be operated manually, the operation of the clamp arms for exchanging the tube is complicated.
- A first object of the present invention is to provide a tube pump that can increase structural strength of a casing so that it can be made from plastic with easy attachment and removal of an elastic tube.
- A second object of the present invention is to provide a tube pump that does not require a mechanism for locking a casing at an operating position on the precondition that a roller changes its position in response to opening/closing of a cover between the operating position where the roller deforms the elastic tube and an exchange position where the roller comes apart from the elastic tube.
- A third object of the present invention is to provide a tube pump that can automatically operate clamp arms arranged at entrance and exit positions of the pump.
- In order to achieve the first and second objects, a tube pump of a first aspect of the present invention includes:
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- a base that holds a drive shaft that connects with and is driven by a motor;
- a rotor portion that rotates with the driving shaft, the rotor portion having a pair of rollers each of which has a rotating shaft decentered from the drive shaft;
- a casing having a U-shaped internal surface that includes a semicircular portion and parallel linear portions connected to both ends of the semicircular portion along which an elastic tube is arranged, the casing being mounted on the base so that the casing can slide with respect to the base in a direction parallel to the linear portions;
- a cover that is rotatably mounted on the casing at the outside of the semicircular portion, the cover covering the portion surrounded by the internal surface at its closing position;
- a moving mechanism including a rack that is formed on the base and a pinion that is fixed to the rotation shaft of the cover and engages with the rack, the moving mechanism moving the casing with respect to the base to an operating position where the roller deforms the elastic tube arranged along the internal surface when the cover closes, and the moving mechanism moving the casing with respect to the base to an exchange position where the roller comes apart from the elastic tube when the cover opens.
- With this construction, since the casing to which large pressure is applied is not separated, the structural strength becomes larger, which keeps the casing intact even if it is made from plastic. Further, when an elastic tube is located along the internal surface of the casing and the cover is closed, the rotation of the rotor portion deforms the elastic tube between the roller and the internal surface to send out liquid in the elastic tube. When the cover is opened, the elastic tube can be easily exchanged.
- A step portion (a level difference portion) may be formed on the internal surface of the casing so that the diameter of the semicircular portion at the side of the cover becomes larger than the other side. Further, a convex rim, which can insert inside the internal surface, is formed on the cover at the position opposite to the step portion. The step portion and the convex rim function as a means for guiding the elastic tube that is arranged along the internal surface.
- In order to achieve the above-described third object, a tube pump of a second aspect of the present invention has the following characteristic features. That is, the base is provided with a pair of clamp arms that hold entrance and exit portions of the elastic tube to the pump, respectively, the base end of each clamp arm is rotatably attached to a pivot that is vertical to the axis of the drive shaft and is parallel to the linear portions, each clamp arm has a tip end that is formed to hold the elastic tube and has a small roller at a middle portion thereof. The base has a biasing mechanism that applies bias pressure to the clamp arms so that the small rollers move closer and the clamp arms release the elastic tube. A connecting projection, which intrudes between the small rollers when the cover closes, is formed on the cover.
- With this construction, when the cover opens, since the tip ends of the clamp arms release the elastic tube due to the bias pressure applied by the biasing mechanism, the elastic tube can be easily exchanged. When the cover closes, the connecting projection of the cover intrudes between the small rollers and separates them from each other, which rotates the clamp arms against the bias pressure applied by the biasing mechanism. Therefore, the tip ends of the clamp arms are pressed to the elastic tube and the clamp arms hold the elastic tube.
- As described above, since the elastic tube is automatically held and released in response to the opening and closing of the cover without manual operation of the clamp arms, the elastic tube can be easily exchanged.
- In addition, a permanent magnet may be mounted on the rotor portion at the position opposite to the casing and a magnetic sensor may be installed on either of the casing and the base to determine the rotation position of the rotor portion by detecting the magnetic flux of the permanent magnet. The output of the magnetic sensor is used to control a motor that drives the rotor portion. For instance, when the rotation of the rotor portion is stopped, the motor is controlled to stop one roller at the midpoint of the semicircular portion of the casing so that the movement of the casing by the moving mechanism can come apart the roller from the elastic tube. For easy exchange of the elastic tube, the roller must come apart from the elastic tube at the exchange position. If the rotor portion stops at the position where the roller faces the linear portion of the internal surface, since the roller does not come apart from the elastic tube when the cover opens, it becomes difficult to exchange the elastic tube. Therefore, it is preferable to predetermine the stop position and to control the motor for driving the tube pump according to the predetermined stop position.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective plan view of a tube pump of an embodiment according to the present invention when an elastic tube is attached to the tube pump and a cover closes; -
FIG. 2 is a sectional side view ofFIG. 1 along the II-II line; -
FIG. 3 is a sectional front view ofFIG. 1 along the III-III line; -
FIG. 4 is a plan view of the tube pump of the embodiment when the cover opens before the elastic tube is removed; -
FIG. 5 is a plan view of the tube pump of the embodiment when the cover opens after the elastic tube and the rotor portion are removed; -
FIG. 6 is a sectional side view ofFIG. 4 along the VI-VI line; -
FIG. 7 is a sectional view ofFIG. 1 along the VII-VII line when a tube clamp mechanism holds the elastic tube; -
FIG. 8 is a sectional view ofFIG. 4 along the VIII-VIII line when the tube clamp mechanism releases the elastic tube; and -
FIG. 9 is a system chart showing the entire construction of artificial dialysis equipment that employs the tube pump of the embodiment as a blood pump. - Hereinafter, a tube pump of an embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Initially, an example of the use of the tube pump of the embodiment will be described according to
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FIG. 9 shows the entire construction ofartificial dialysis equipment 2 that employs thetube pump 1 of the embodiment as a blood pump. Theartificial dialysis equipment 2 is provided with thetube pump 1, adialyzer 3, first andsecond chambers equipment 2 is incorporated in an extracorporeal circulation path of a patient P. In addition, the reference F inFIG. 9 indicates a cover sheet put on the body of the patient P. - Blood collected from the arm of the patient P is drawn by the
tube pump 1 through the tube and is pressurized to send to thefirst chamber 4. The blood that is temporally accumulated in thefirst chamber 4 is sent to thedialyzer 3. Thedialyzer 3 dialyzes and filters the blood with using a dialyzatesolution supplying line 6 to remove deleterious material and excess water. The blood after dialysis is temporally accumulated in thesecond chamber 5 and then is sent back to the arm of the patient P. - The construction of the above-described
tube pump 1 will be described with reference toFIG. 1 throughFIG. 8 .FIG. 1 throughFIG. 3 show thetube pump 1 of the embodiment when the elastic tube C is placed and the cover closes,FIG. 1 is a perspective plan view (the cover is illustrated by the two-dot chain line),FIG. 2 is a sectional side view ofFIG. 1 along the II-II line andFIG. 3 is a sectional front view ofFIG. 1 along the III-III line (a position of a rotor portion is different from that inFIG. 1 ).FIG. 4 throughFIG. 6 show thetube pump 1 of the embodiment when the cover opens,FIG. 4 is a plan view before the elastic tube is removed,FIG. 5 is a plan view after the elastic tube and a rotor portion shown inFIG. 4 are removed andFIG. 6 is a sectional side view ofFIG. 4 along the VI-VI line.FIG. 7 andFIG. 8 show a tube clamp mechanism that holds the elastic tube C at the entrance and exit positions of thetube pump 1,FIG. 7 is a sectional view ofFIG. 1 along the VII-VII line andFIG. 8 is a sectional view ofFIG. 4 along the VIII-VIII line. - The
tube pump 1 of the embodiment is provided with, as shown inFIG. 1 andFIG. 2 , abase 20 having adrive shaft 21 that is connected to amotor 10 through areduction gear 11, arotor portion 30 attached to thedrive shaft 21, acasing 40 that can slide in an arrowed X-direction inFIG. 1 with respect to thebase 20 and acover 50 that covers over thecasing 40. When thedrive shaft 21 is rotated by themotor 10, therotor portion 30 rotates together with thedrive shaft 21. - The
base 20 includes a fixingportion 22 for fixing the elastic tube C at the entrance and exit positions and a holdingportion 23 for holding thecasing 40 so that thecasing 40 can slide in the X-direction. At the center of the holdingportion 23, abase opening 24 is formed for allowing thedrive shaft 21 to pass through. A bearing 21 a for supporting thedrive shaft 21 is installed in thebase opening 24. - The
rotor portion 30 is a single unit that is detachable/attachable to thedrive shaft 21, and it consists of arotor body 31 having a shape of a rectangular parallelepiped to which thedrive shaft 21 is inserted, a pair ofroller holders rotor body 31, and a pair ofrollers roller holders shafts drive shaft 21. Theroller holders rotor body 31 byaxial pins rotor body 31 so that theroller holders axial pins respective roller holders rotor body 31. - There is a space at the center of the
casing 40 for arranging therotor portion 30 and the elastic tube C, and a sidewall surrounds the space from three directions. A U-shapedinternal surface 41 of the sidewall consists of asemicircular portion 41 a and a pair oflinear portions semicircular portion 41 a. The elastic tube C is located along theinternal surface 41. - Further, the
casing 40 is mounted on the base 20 so that thecasing 40 can slide in the X-direction inFIG. 1 , which is the direction of thelinear portions base 20. That is, as shown inFIG. 2 ,FIG. 3 andFIG. 5 , a projectingedge 24 a is formed along the upper edge of abase opening 24 formed on thebase 20 and acasing opening 42 is formed on the bottom of thecasing 40 to connect with thebase opening 24. Thecasing opening 42 is larger than thebase opening 24 in the X-direction as shown inFIG. 2 and contacts the outside of the projectingedge 24 a of thebase opening 24 in a Y-direction as shown inFIG. 3 . Aflange 42 a is formed on the edge of thecasing opening 42 and theflange 42 a, which is stepped down from thecasing opening 42, is sandwiched between the base 20 and a fixingplate 43 that is fitted in thebase opening 42. With this construction, thecasing 40 can slide in the X-direction with respect to thebase 20 without changing its position in the Y-direction and is held by the fixingplate 43 not to be removed. - In addition, the
base 20, thecasing 40 and therotor body 31 of therotor portion 30 are made from rigid plastic. Therotor holders - As shown in
FIG. 1 andFIG. 2 , thecover 50, which is made from transparent plastic, is provided with adome portion 51 that covers the inside of theinternal surface 41 of thecasing body 40 and is fixed by screws to therotation axis 44 that is rotatably mounted on the one end of thecasing 40. On the other end of thecover 50, aknob 52 is formed to be handled by an operator for closing and opening operations. Theknob 52 has a connectingprojection 54 that is formed at the inside of theknob 52 towards thecasing 40 to connect with the fixingportion 22 of thebase 20. The function of theconnection projection 54 will be described below. - Next, the moving mechanism that moves the
casing 40 with respect to the base 20 will be described. As shown inFIGS. 2 and 6 , arack 25 is formed on one side of thebase 20 and apinion 45 that engages therack 25 is fixed to arotation shaft 44 that rotates with the opening/closing of thecover 50. As shown inFIGS. 1 and 4 , thepinions 45 are fixed to both sides of therotation shaft 44 and theracks 25 are formed at the corresponding positions. - The opening/closing operations of the
cover 50 rotates thepinions 45, which changes the relative position between thepinions 45 and theracks 25 in the X-direction, sliding thecasing 40 with respect to thebase 20. When thecover 50 closes as shown inFIG. 1 , thecasing 40 moves theroller 34 b with respect to the base 20 to an operating position where theroller 34 b deforms the elastic tube C arranged along theinternal surface 41. When thecover 50 opens as shown inFIG. 4 , thecasing 40moves roller 34 b with respect to the base 20 to an exchange position where theroller 34 b comes apart from the elastic tube C to release the deformation. - As shown in
FIG. 3 , a step portion (a level difference portion) 46 is formed on thesemicircular portion 41 a of theinternal surface 41 of thecasing 40 so that the diameter at the side of the cover 50 (the upper side inFIG. 3 ) becomes larger than the other side (the lower side). Further, aconvex rim 55, which can insert inside the larger diameter portion of theinternal surface 41, is formed on thecover 50 at the position opposite to thestep portion 46. Thestep portion 46 and theconvex rim 55 function as a guiding means to prevent up-and-down slippage of the elastic tube C that is arranged along theinternal surface 41. - Next, the structure of the fixing
portion 22 of the base 20 will be described with reference toFIG. 7 andFIG. 8 . A pair ofU-shaped grooves 22 a are formed on the fixingportion 22 to guide entrance and exit portions of the elastic tube C and a pair ofclamp arms U-shaped grooves 22 a are provided. Theclamp arms clamp arms pivot 27 that is vertical to the axis of thedrive shaft 21 and is parallel to thelinear portions internal surface 41. Further, therespective clamp arms small rollers base 20 has a pair of coil springs 29 a, 29 b as a biasing mechanism that applies bias pressure to theclamp arms small rollers clamp arms - When the
cover 50 opens, the tip ends of theclamp arms FIG. 8 . When thecover 50 closes, the connectingprojection 54 of thecover 50 intrudes between thesmall rollers FIG. 7 , which rotates theclamp arms portion 22 against the bias pressure applied by the coil springs 29 a, 29 b. - In addition, a pair of
permanent magnets 60 are installed at the lower edge of therotor body 31 at the positions indicated by the dotted lines inFIG. 1 andFIG. 3 . Arotation position sensor 61, which has a magnetic sensor such as a hall element, is mounted on the back surface of thecasing 40 in the space between thecasing 40 and thebase 20. Therotation position sensor 61 is located so that it can detect the magnetic flux of thepermanent magnets 60. - On the other hand, a
permanent magnet 62 is installed on the lower end of theclamp arm 26 a and anarm position sensor 63 having a magnetic sensor is mounted on the fixingportion 22 to detect the magnetic flux of thepermanent magnet 62. - The outputs of the
sensors rotation position sensor 61 is used to detect the rotation position of therotor portion 30 during operation of thetube pump 1. The output of thearm position sensor 63 is used to determine whether thecover 50 opens or closes. - Next, the function of the
tube pump 1 that is constructed as above will be described. During operation of thetube pump 1, an operator arranges the elastic tube C along theinternal surface 41 of thecasing 40, closes thecover 50 and turns on a operation switch (not shown). When thecover 50 is closed, as shown inFIG. 1 andFIG. 2 , thecasing 40 relatively moves leftward in the drawings with respect to the base 20 to the operating position where theroller 34 b deforms the elastic tube C. Further, the connectingprojection 54 of thecover 50 intrudes between thesmall rollers clamp arms portion 22 at the entrance and exit points as shown inFIG. 7 . The controller checks the output from thearm position sensor 63. When the controller determines that thecover 50 closes and theclamp arm 26 a holds the elastic tube C, it applies electric current to themotor 10 to rotate. The rotation of themotor 10 is transferred via thereduction gear 11 to thedrive shaft 21, which rotates therotor portion 30 attached to thedrive shaft 21. Assuming that therotor portion 30 rotates in the counterclockwise direction inFIG. 1 , theroller 34 a contacts the elastic tube C when theroller 34 a comes the position opposite to thelinear portion 41 c of theinternal surface 41. Theroller 34 a revolves both on therotating shaft 33 a and around thedrive shaft 21 with deforming the elastic tube C by the pressure caused by the compression spring (not shown) arranged between theroller holder 32 a and therotor body 31. The elastic tube C is squeezed as theroller 34 a advances to thesemicircular portion 41 a and thelinear portion 41 b, the liquid in the tube flows in the counterclockwise direction and is pushed out to the exit side. Theother roller 34 b contacts the elastic tube C just before theroller 34 a comes apart from the elastic tube C. Theroller 34 b sends out the liquid in the tube in the same manner as theroller 34 a. With this construction, since therollers tube pump 1 can continuously send out the liquid. - When an operator stops the
tube pump 1, the operator turns off the operation switch. The controller detects the output signal from therotation position sensor 61 and continues to apply electric current until a predetermined time elapsed after detecting the output signal from therotation position sensor 61, and then cuts the electric current. The predetermined time is an interval from the detection of the output signal of therotation position sensor 61 to the arrival of therotor portion 30 to the position where therollers FIG. 1 . - As described above, since the
rotor portion 30 is controlled so that one roller stops at the midpoint of thesemicircular portion 41 a of thecasing 40, therollers - When the elastic tube C is exchanged, the operator stops the rotation of the
rotor portion 30 and open thecover 50. Opening thecover 50 moves thecasing 40 rightward inFIG. 4 andFIG. 6 with respect to thebase 20, which locates theroller 34 b apart from the elastic tube C. Further, since the connectingprojection 54 of thecover 50 gets out of the position between thesmall rollers FIG. 8 , theclamp arms - With the above-described structure, since the
casing 40 to which large pressure is applied is not separated, the structural strength becomes larger, which keeps the casing intact even if it is made from plastic. Further, since thecasing 40 moves and theclamp arms cover 50, the elastic tube C can be easily exchanged.
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1. A tube pump comprising:
a base that holds a drive shaft that connects with and is driven by a motor;
a rotor portion that rotates with said driving shaft, said rotor portion having a pair of rollers each of which has a rotating shaft decentered from said drive shaft;
a casing having a U-shaped internal surface that includes a semicircular portion and parallel linear portions connected to both ends of said semicircular portion along which an elastic tube is arranged, said casing being mounted on said base so that said casing can slide with respect to said base in a direction parallel to said linear portions;
a cover that is rotatably mounted on said casing at the outside of said semicircular portion, said cover covering the portion surrounded by said internal surface at its closing position;
a moving mechanism including a rack that is formed on said base and a pinion that is fixed to a rotation shaft of said cover and engages with said rack, said moving mechanism moving said casing with respect to said base to an operating position where said roller deforms said elastic tube arranged along said internal surface when said cover closes, and said moving mechanism moving said casing with respect to said base to an exchange position where said roller comes apart from said elastic tube when said cover opens.
2. The tube pump according to claim 1 , wherein said internal surface of said casing has a step portion so that the diameter of the semicircular portion at the side of the cover becomes larger than the other side, and said cover has a convex rim, which can insert inside said internal surface, is formed on said cover at the position opposite to said step portion, whereby said step portion and said convex rim function as a means for guiding said elastic tube that is arranged along said internal surface.
3. The tube pump according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising:
a pair of clamp arms that is mounted on said base to hold entrance and exit portions of said elastic tube to the pump, respectively, the base end of each of said clamp arm being rotatably attached to a pivot that is vertical to the axis of said drive shaft and is parallel to said linear portions, each of said clamp arm having a tip end that is formed to hold said elastic tube and having a small roller at a middle portion thereof;
a biasing mechanism that applies bias pressure to said clamp arms so that said small rollers move closer and said clamp arms release said elastic tube; and
a connecting projection that is formed on said cover to intrude between said small rollers when said cover closes,
wherein said connecting projection of the cover intrudes between said small rollers and separates them from each other, which rotates the clamp arms against the bias pressure applied by the biasing mechanism when the cover closes.
4. The tube pump according to one of claims 1 through 3, further comprising:
a permanent magnet mounted on said rotor portion at the position opposite to the casing; and
a magnetic sensor installed on either of said casing and said base for detecting magnetic flux of said permanent magnet to determine the rotation position of said rotor portion.
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