JP6584005B2 - Sealing container and processing unit - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a sealed container and a processing unit.

  In research and development in the medical field or the like, a sealed container is used to manage or process an object in a state separated from the atmosphere. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a glove box that hermetically seals the inside with a pipe inserted. Such a glove box makes it possible to process the piping without accommodating all of the piping inside the glove box.

JP 2001-27690 A

  However, in the configuration disclosed in Patent Document 1, when a fixed pipe is inserted into the sealing container from the outside, the entire sealing container must be moved to insert the pipe into the connection opening. For this reason, it is difficult to align the connection opening provided in the sealing container and the pipe. In addition, when it is going to insert a part of existing apparatus into a sealing container not only in piping, the same problem will arise.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to facilitate alignment with an existing device in a sealed container into which a part of the existing device is inserted.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, as a first solving means related to a sealing container, a sealing container having a connection opening into which an existing device is inserted, the plug part having the connection opening; A seal part provided on the inner surface of the connection opening, a housing part that accommodates an insertion region of the existing device, and a seal between the housing part and the insertion part and the movement of the insertion part A means is provided that includes a flexible support portion that can be supported.

  In the present invention, as the second solving means related to the sealed container, in the first solving means, the flexible support portion is a bellows portion in which irregularities are repeated in a radial direction of the connection opening. Adopt the means.

  In the present invention, as a third solving means relating to a sealed container, in the first or second solving means, the casing section includes a casing body, a panel detachable from the casing body, A means is provided that includes a fixing portion that fixes the panel to the housing body.

  In the present invention, as a fourth solving means related to the sealed container, in the third solving means, the fixing portion includes a pressing portion that presses and fixes the panel against the casing body, and the pressing A toggle clamp having a toggle mechanism connected to the part and a lever for operating the toggle mechanism is employed.

  In the present invention, as the fifth solving means related to the sealed container, in the third or fourth solving means, at least a part of the panel is transparent.

  According to the present invention, as a sixth solving means relating to a sealed container, in any one of the third to fifth solving means, the casing portion includes a glove that is airtightly attached to the panel. Is adopted.

  In this invention, in the 1st solution means which concerns on a processing unit, it has the sealing container which concerns on the solution means in any one of the said 1-6, and the processing machine installed in the inside of the housing | casing of the said sealing container. , Is adopted.

  According to the present invention, the sealed container into which a part of the existing device is inserted includes the insertion portion having the connection opening, the seal portion provided on the inner surface of the connection opening, and the housing portion and the insertion portion. And a flexible support portion that movably supports the insertion portion. Thereby, it is possible to perform alignment by moving only the insertion portion without moving the entire sealing container in accordance with the existing apparatus. Therefore, alignment with an existing apparatus becomes easy.

It is a perspective view of the processing unit concerning one embodiment of the present invention. (A) of the glove box with which the processing unit which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is provided is a top view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a side view by the side of an insertion part. It is a front view of the glove panel with which the processing unit concerning one embodiment of the present invention is provided. It is an enlarged view of the toggle clamp of the processing unit which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. (A) is a front view of the piping insertion part of the processing unit which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, (b) is sectional drawing of a piping insertion part when piping is inserted. It is a perspective view of the piping insertion part of the processing unit concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is an expansion perspective view containing the piping insertion part of the processing unit which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a processing unit and a sealing container according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following drawings, the scale of each member is appropriately changed in order to make each member a recognizable size.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a processing unit A according to the present embodiment. 2A is a top view of a glove box B included in the processing unit A according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2B is a front view, and FIG. 2C is a side view of the insertion portion 20 side described later. is there. FIG. 3 is a front view of the globe panel 11 provided in the processing unit A according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the processing unit A has a glove box B (sealing container) and a cutting machine C (processing machine). As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the glove box B includes a housing part 1, a pipe insertion part 2, and an external connection panel (not shown).

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the housing unit 1 includes a housing body 10, a globe panel 11 (panel), a globe 12, a globe panel insertion portion 13, and the globe panel 11. And a toggle clamp 14 (fixing part) for fixing to the head. This housing | casing part 1 accommodates the front-end | tip area | region X1 which is an insertion area | region of the piping X inside.

  The housing body 10 is a hollow, substantially rectangular parallelepiped metal container. The housing body 10 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the direction along the axial direction of the pipe X, which is a part of the existing apparatus, and short in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the axial direction. Further, the housing body 10 is widely opened on one side of two opposing side walls arranged in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the axial direction, and this opening allows the cutting machine C and the like to be inside the housing body 10. The loading / unloading port 10a is used for loading and unloading.

  Two such carry-in / out ports 10a are arranged in a horizontal direction with respect to one side wall. Moreover, the surface of the side wall (that is, the frame-shaped surface surrounding the carry-in / out port 10a) on which the carry-in / out port 10a is formed is an attachment surface of the globe panel 11 (hereinafter, panel attachment surface 10b). In addition, a pipe insertion opening 10c for inviting the pipe X into the housing body 10 is formed in one of the two side walls (hereinafter referred to as the side wall 10A) orthogonal to the side wall in which the carry-in / out port 10a is formed. Yes. The pipe insertion opening 10c is formed in the lower part of the side wall 10A. Note that the casing body 10 has ribs (not shown) formed on the inner side in order to improve durability against pressurization or decompression.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the globe panel 11 includes a panel portion 11a, a panel frame portion 11b surrounding the panel portion 11a, and a handle 11c. The panel part 11a is a plate member fitted to the panel frame part 11b, and is transparent so that the inside of the housing body 10 can be seen. For example, such a panel part 11a is made of acrylic. Part of the globe panel 11 is made transparent by such a panel portion 11a. Moreover, the panel part 11a has the glove port 11d in the center part. The glove port 11d is an opening for an operator to work by inserting his / her arm into the glove box B.

  The panel frame part 11b is a metal frame member that reinforces the periphery of the panel part 11a and supports the panel part 11a. The panel frame portion 11b has a plurality of fixed plates 11e that protrude outward. As shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of the fixed plates 11e are formed on the upper side portion and the side piece portion of the panel frame portion 11b. Such a fixed plate 11e is sandwiched between the pressing portion 14a of the toggle clamp 14 and the panel mounting surface 10b when the globe panel 11 is mounted on the housing body 10.

  The handle 11c is provided on the upper side portion, the side piece portion, and the lower side portion of the panel frame portion 11b so as to surround the panel portion 11a. These handles 11c are handles for facilitating transportation of the globe panel 11 when the globe panel 11 is attached to or removed from the housing body 10.

  In the glove box B in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, two such glove panels 11 are provided. Each glove panel 11 is supported by a glove panel insertion portion 13 at the lower end, and the fixed plate 11e is sandwiched between the pressing portion 14a of the toggle clamp 14 and the panel mounting surface 10b. It is fixed to the housing body 10. Each globe panel 11 can be attached to and detached from the housing body 10 by operating a toggle clamp 14. Note that the panel frame portion 11b of the globe panel 11 is provided with a packing (not shown) at a portion that contacts the housing body 10. Thereby, the airtightness between the glove panel 11 attached to the housing body 10 and the housing body 10 is ensured.

  The glove 12 is a glove for an operator attached to the panel portion 11a so as to surround each glove port 11d. The globe 12 is connected to the panel portion 11a without a gap. Thereby, the airtightness between the globe 12 and the panel part 11a is maintained. Such a glove 12 is provided for an operator to put his hand into the glove box B when the pipe X inserted into the glove box B is manually processed or moved.

  The globe panel insertion part 13 is attached to the lower side part of the panel attachment surface 10b, as shown in FIG. The glove panel insertion portion 13 is a pocket-shaped member having an L-shaped cross section that is provided so as to protrude forward from the panel mounting surface 10 b and accommodates the lower side portion of the glove panel 11. In such a glove panel insertion portion 13, the glove panel 11 is inserted from above and supports the glove panel 11 from below. Further, a mount seal is provided over the entire circumference where the panel mounting surface 10b and the globe panel 11 are in contact. In such a mount seal, the glove panel 11 inserted into the glove panel insertion portion 13 is in close contact with the lower end surface, and the gap between the glove panel 11 and the glove panel insertion portion 13 is sealed.

  FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the toggle clamp 14. A plurality of toggle clamps 14 are attached to the panel attachment surface 10b, and as shown in FIG. 4, have a pressing portion 14a, a toggle mechanism 14b, and a lever 14c. The pressing portion 14a has a pressing plate 14d that is pressed against the fixed plate 11e at the tip. The toggle mechanism 14b connects the pressing portion 14a and the lever 14c. The lever 14c is a component for operating the pressing portion 14a.

  In such a toggle clamp 14, the position of the pressing portion 14a changes depending on the posture of the lever 14c. That is, when the lever 14c is in the fixed posture shown by the solid line in FIG. 4 (the posture in which the lever 14c is parallel to the panel mounting surface 10b), the pressing portion 14a approaches the panel mounting surface 10b and the fixed plate 11e. It moves to the position which contacts. Further, when the lever 14c is in the open posture shown by the phantom line in FIG. 4 (the posture in which the lever 14c is upright with respect to the panel mounting surface 10b), the pressing portion 14a is separated from the panel mounting surface 10b. And moved to a vertical position.

  5A is a partially enlarged view of the pipe insertion portion 2 as viewed from the front, and FIG. 5B is an enlarged cross-sectional view including the pipe insertion portion 2 showing a state where the pipe is inserted. FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view including the pipe insertion portion 2. FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view including the seal portion 22. As shown in FIG. 5, the pipe insertion portion 2 is attached to the side wall 10 </ b> A of the housing body 10, and has an insertion portion 20, a bellows portion 21 (flexible support portion), and a seal portion 22. is doing.

  The plug-in part 20 is an annular component having a connection opening 200 into which the pipe X is inserted from the outside of the housing part 1. Moreover, the insertion part 20 is provided with the base part 20a which has several bolt holes, the bellows part pressing plate 20b, and the seal part pressing plate 20c, as shown in FIG. The insertion portion 20 is connected to the bellows portion 21 by fastening the base portion 20a and the bellows portion pressing plate 20b with the bolt 20d with the bellows portion 21 interposed therebetween. Further, the insertion portion 20 is connected to the seal portion 22 by fastening the base portion 20a and the seal portion pressing plate 20c with the bolt 20e with the seal portion 22 interposed therebetween.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the bellows portion 21 surrounds the outside of the insertion portion 20 and is formed by repeatedly forming irregularities in the radial direction of the connection opening 200. Supports three-dimensional movement. Such a bellows part 21 is made of resin, and is connected to the insertion part 20 by a plurality of bolts 20f and to the side wall 10A. Thereby, the bellows part 21 seals between the insertion part 20 and the housing part 1.

  The seal portion 22 is an annular rubber member provided on the inner surface of the insertion portion 20 (connection opening 200) in order to seal between the insertion portion 20 and the pipe X. As shown in FIG. 7, the seal portion 22 protrudes while reducing the diameter toward the inside of the housing portion 1 (left side in FIG. 7). Further, the seal portion 22 is connected to the insertion portion 20 by a plurality of bolts 20e. Such an inner edge portion of the seal portion 22 comes into contact with the peripheral surface of the pipe X inserted into the connection opening 200 of the insertion portion 20. This facilitates the insertion of the pipe X into the housing part 1 and seals between the pipe X and the insertion part 20.

  An external connection panel (not shown) is installed on the opposite side wall of the side wall 10A, an air hose connected to a device for pressurizing or depressurizing the inside of the glove box B, a power terminal for the cutting machine C, and the like Is connected. The cutting machine C is a processing machine that cuts the pipe X inserted into the glove box B. Such a cutting machine C is installed inside the housing 1. In the cutting machine C, a cable (not shown) is connected to an external connection terminal, and power is supplied from the outside.

  The processing unit A in the present embodiment as described above is connected to a compressor or the like, and the compressor can pressurize or depressurize the inside of the housing unit 1 according to the atmospheric pressure in the pipe X.

  Subsequently, a procedure when the processing unit A is installed in the pipe X will be described.

  The cutting machine C is carried in from the carry-in / out port 10a, and is arranged at a predetermined position suitable for processing the pipe X in the housing body 10. The toggle clamp 14 is fully opened, the positions of the pressing portion 14 a of the toggle clamp 14 and the fixed plate 11 e are aligned, and the globe panel 11 is pushed into the pocket of the globe panel insertion portion 13. Thereby, the top seal on the bottom surface of the glove panel insertion portion 13 is pressed and deformed by the glove panel 11, and the gap between the glove panel insertion portion 13 and the glove panel 11 is sealed.

  After confirming that the globe panel 11 has been securely inserted into the globe panel insertion portion 13, the lever 14c of the toggle clamp 14 is pushed. At this time, the lever 14c is tilted in the direction of the panel mounting surface 10b by applying a force so as to press in the vertical direction toward the panel mounting surface 10b. Accordingly, the pressing portion 14a is fixed in a state where the pressing plate 14d presses the fixed plate 11e against the panel mounting surface 10b by being tilted in the direction of the panel mounting surface 10b. When all the toggle clamps 14 are fixed, the packing inside the globe panel 11 is in close contact with the panel mounting surface 10b. Thereby, the housing body 10 and the globe panel 11 are fixed in close contact with each other.

  Such a processing unit A is transported to a place where the pipe X of the existing apparatus is installed, and the rough positions of the pipe X and the pipe insertion portion 2 are aligned. Since the insertion part 20 is connected to the bellows part 21, it can be moved up and down and left and right, and the position can be finely adjusted according to the position of the pipe X. When the pipe X is inserted into the pipe insertion part 2, the seal part 22 is expanded in diameter by the pipe X as shown in FIG. 5B, and comes into contact with the peripheral surface of the pipe X to seal the housing part 1. Stop. The pipe X is inserted to a position where the cutting machine C can be processed.

  According to such a glove box B of this embodiment, the bellows portion 21 that seals between the insertion portion 20 and the housing portion 1 and the seal portion 22 that is provided on the inner surface of the insertion portion 20 are provided. ing. Thereby, the insertion part 20 can be moved and fine adjustment of the position with the piping X can be performed. Thereby, alignment with the glove box B and the piping X becomes easy.

  Further, according to the glove box B of the present embodiment, the housing unit 1 includes the housing body 10 and the glove panel 11 that can be attached to and detached from the housing body 10. Therefore, the carry-in / out port 10a can be enlarged, and it is possible to carry in large articles or equipment compared to the case of carrying in articles from a conventional bug port.

  Further, according to the glove box B of the present embodiment, the glove panel 11 is fixed to the housing body 10 by the plurality of toggle clamps 14. Thereby, it becomes possible to fix the glove panel 11 only by pushing the lever 14c of the toggle clamp 14. Therefore, the assembly of the glove box B becomes easy.

  Further, by fixing the globe panel 11 with the toggle clamp 14, the fixing torque can be made constant. Therefore, it is possible to prevent human error caused by an assembling worker and unevenness in the fastening torque, and the housing unit 1 can be more reliably sealed.

  Moreover, according to the glove box B of this embodiment, the panel part 11a of the glove panel 11 is made of transparent acrylic. Therefore, it is possible to visually confirm the inside of the housing unit 1.

  Further, according to the glove box B of the present embodiment, the glove 12 is attached to the glove panel 11 in an airtight manner. This makes it possible to use the hand. Accordingly, it is possible to perform manual processing and experiments on the pipe X inside the glove box B.

  Further, according to the processing unit A of the present embodiment, the cutting machine C is provided inside the glove box B. Therefore, it is possible to perform machining with the pipe X cut off from the atmosphere.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, For example, the following modifications can be considered.
(1) Although the glove box B having the glove port 11d and the glove 12 is used in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this. It is good also as a chamber which does not include the glove port 11d and the globe 12 and maintains the sealed state.

(2) In the above embodiment, the bellows portion 21 is provided as the flexible support portion, but the present invention is not limited to this. The glove box B may have a rubber support portion that seals between the housing portion 1 and the insertion portion 20. If the flexible support portion is made of rubber, bellows processing is not necessary.

(3) In the said embodiment, although the processing unit A shall have the cutting machine C, this invention is not limited to this. The processing unit A may include a drill, a grinder, or a welder. A plurality of processing machines may be provided.

(4) In the above embodiment, the processing unit A into which the pipe X is inserted is described, but the present invention is not limited to this. It is also possible to insert parts having shapes other than piping by changing the shape or size of the insertion port.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case part 10 Case main body 10A Side wall 10a Carry-in / out port 10b Panel attachment surface 10c Pipe insertion opening 11 Globe panel (panel)
11a Panel portion 11b Panel frame portion 11c Handle 11d Globe port 11e Fixed plate 12 Globe 13 Globe panel insertion portion 14 Toggle clamp (fixing portion)
14a Pressing portion 14b Toggle mechanism 14c Lever 14d Holding plate 2 Pipe insertion portion 20 Insertion portion 20a Base portion 20b Bellow portion pressing plate 20c Seal portion pressing plate 21 Bellow portion (flexible support portion)
22 Seal part A Processing unit B Glove box (sealing container)
C Cutting machine (processing machine)
X Piping

Claims (7)

A sealed container having a connection opening into which an existing device is inserted,
An insertion portion having the connection opening;
A seal provided on the inner surface of the connection opening;
A housing portion that accommodates an insertion region of the existing device;
A flexible support portion that seals between the housing portion and the insertion portion and supports the insertion portion movably ;
The sealed container is characterized in that the seal portion is located on the back side of the housing portion with respect to the flexible support portion in the insertion direction of the existing device .   The sealed container according to claim 1, wherein the flexible support portion is a bellows portion in which irregularities are repeated in a radial direction of the connection opening.   The said housing | casing part is equipped with a housing main body, the panel which can be attached or detached to the said housing main body, and the fixing | fixed part which fixes the said panel to the said housing main body, The Claim 1 or 2 characterized by the above-mentioned. Sealed container.   The fixing portion is a toggle clamp having a pressing portion that presses and fixes the panel to the housing body, a toggle mechanism connected to the pressing portion, and a lever that operates the toggle mechanism. The sealed container according to claim 3.   The sealed container according to claim 3 or 4, wherein at least a part of the panel is transparent.   The sealed case according to claim 3, wherein the casing includes a glove attached to the panel in an airtight manner. The sealed container according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
A processing unit having a processing machine installed inside the casing of the sealed container.

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