JP4854350B2 - Fluid mixing device - Google Patents

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  The present invention relates to a fluid mixing device used in a fluid transport pipe for mixing two or more lines of fluid at an arbitrary ratio. More specifically, the fluids of other supply lines are set so that the actual ratio between the actual flow rate of at least one supply line not performing feedback control and the actual flow rate of at least one other supply line performing feedback control is constant at a set ratio. By controlling the flow, the fluid in each line can be mixed at an arbitrary ratio, and it can be installed in a narrow space with a compact configuration, and piping and wiring connection in installation is easy, and there is no problem even if pulsating fluid flows The present invention relates to a fluid mixing device capable of performing fluid control.

  Conventionally, wet etching, in which a wafer surface is etched using cleaning water obtained by diluting a chemical solution such as hydrofluoric acid with pure water, is used as one step of a semiconductor manufacturing process. It is said that the concentration of cleaning water for these wet etching needs to be managed with high accuracy. In recent years, the method of managing the concentration of cleaning water by the flow rate ratio of pure water and chemical liquid has become the mainstream, and for this reason, fluid mixing devices that manage the flow volume of pure water and chemical liquid with high accuracy have been applied. Yes.

  Although various proposals have been made as fluid mixing devices, there has been a multi-system flow rate control device and a control method thereof shown in FIG. 33 (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The configuration is a flow rate control device that controls the combined fluid flow rate to be the target flow rate by controlling each of the plurality of actuators 602 that respectively adjust the flow rate of the multiple fluid inflow systems 601 by outputting an operation signal. The flow control device outputs an operation signal to the other actuators 602b to 602n excluding one of the plurality of actuators 602 so that the flow rate becomes substantially constant, One is configured to output an operation signal so that the combined fluid flow rate becomes a target value. At this time, in the flow rate control device that controls the flow rate of the combined fluid that flows from the plurality of independent fluid inflow systems 601, feedback calculation is performed from the deviation between the sum of the detected flow rates of the fluid inflow systems 601 and the target value. Calculating means 603 for outputting the adjustment signal, and when the adjustment signal of the calculating means 603 reaches the upper and lower limit values, one fluid inflow system 601 is selected and the other actuators 602b to 602n are selected. Control system determination means 604 that switches to one system of actuators 602a and outputs the adjustment signal as an operation signal is provided.

JP 2004-133642 A

  However, the conventional multi-system flow rate control device and its control method are intended to set the total flow rate of each fluid inflow system 601 to the target flow rate, and each fluid inflow system 601 is not controlled independently, so at least two There is no control to mix the fluid in any ratio. In addition, when a pulsating fluid flows in each fluid inflow system 601, there is a problem that stable fluid control cannot be performed, and a problem that it is difficult to use for controlling the flow rate in a wide flow rate range because the flow rate range cannot be widened. there were. In addition, there are many components of the control device, so the control device itself becomes large and takes up space for installation, and each component is divided by member, and piping connection work, electrical wiring and air piping work are each There is a problem that the work is complicated and time-consuming, and the piping and wiring are troublesome and a mistake may occur.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the prior art, and mainly the actual flow rate of at least one supply line that does not perform feedback control and the actual flow rate of at least one other supply line that performs feedback control. By controlling the fluid in the other supply lines so that the actual ratio is constant at the set ratio, the fluid in each line can be mixed at an arbitrary ratio, and can be installed in a narrow space with a compact configuration. It is an object of the present invention to provide a fluid mixing device that can be easily connected to piping and wiring and can perform fluid control without problems even when a pulsating fluid flows.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the fluid mixing device according to claim 1 is a fluid mixing device that mixes each fluid flowing in at least two supply lines at an arbitrary ratio, and at least one supply of the supply line The line includes a first flow rate measuring device that measures an actual flow rate of the fluid, converts a measurement value of the actual flow rate into an electrical signal, and outputs the electrical signal, and at least one other supply line of the supply line includes an opening of the flow path A second fluid control valve that controls the flow rate of the fluid by changing the area; and a second flow rate measuring device that measures the actual flow rate of the fluid, converts the measured value of the actual flow rate into an electrical signal, and outputs the electrical signal. Based on the deviation between the actual flow rate measurement value of the first flow rate measuring device and the actual flow rate measurement value of the second flow rate measurement device and the set flow rate ratio, the opening of the second fluid control valve A command signal for controlling the area is sent to the second flow. And a control unit for outputting to the device for operating the control valve or said second fluid control valve,
A main line provided with an open / close valve connected to the uppermost stream side of any one of the supply lines and an open / close valve connected to the uppermost stream side of another supply line were provided. And a flushing device in which the upstream side of the on-off valve of the main line and the downstream side of the on-off valve of the other line are communicated with each other via the on-off valve.

  In the invention of claim 2, each of the supply lines further includes at least one on-off valve for opening or shutting off a fluid flow.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the supply line having the second flow rate measuring device further includes at least one pressure regulating valve that attenuates a fluid pressure fluctuation.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the supply line having the first flow rate measuring device further includes at least one first fluid control valve that controls the pressure of the fluid by the pressure operation of the control fluid.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the supply line having the first flow rate measuring device further includes at least one throttle valve capable of adjusting the flow rate of the fluid by changing the opening area.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the supply line has a merging portion on the most downstream side of each of the supply lines.

  In the invention of claim 7, on-off valves are respectively arranged in the supply line immediately before the junction.

  In the invention according to claim 8, the merging portion is a manifold valve that merges the supply lines into one flow path.

In the invention of claim 9, the various valves and the flow rate measuring device are directly connected without using independent connecting means.

In the invention of claim 10, the various valves and the flow rate measuring device are arranged in one base block.

In the invention of claim 11, the various valves and the flow rate measuring device are housed and disposed in one casing.

In the twelfth aspect of the present invention, the second fluid control valve has a valve chamber at the top, an inlet channel and an outlet channel each communicating with the valve chamber, and an inlet at the center of the bottom of the valve chamber. A main body with an opening through which the flow path communicates, a through hole at the bottom center, a breathing port at the side, and a cylinder that holds and fixes the main body and the first diaphragm and a working fluid communication port at the top The bonnet that clamps and fixes the peripheral edge of the cylinder and the second diaphragm is fixed integrally, and the first diaphragm is located on the shoulder and above the shoulder and fits below the rod At the attachment part to be fixed, the joint part where the valve body is fixed below the shoulder part, the thin film part extending radially from the shoulder part, the thick part following the thin film part and the peripheral part of the thick part The provided seal part is integrally formed, and the opening of the valve chamber is formed at the joint part The valve element that goes in and out as the rod moves up and down is fixed. On the other hand, the second diaphragm has a central hole, a thick part around it, and a thin film part that extends radially from the thick part. And a seal portion provided at the periphery of the thin film portion is integrally formed, and the center portion is penetrated through the center hole by a diaphragm presser at the shoulder portion located at the top of the rod to which the attachment portion of the first diaphragm is fixed to the bottom portion. The rod is clamped and fixed, and the lower part of the rod is loosely fitted in the through hole in the bottom of the cylinder, and the rod moves in the radial direction between the stepped part of the cylinder and the lower surface of the shoulder part of the rod. It is supported by a spring that is fitted in a state that is prevented.

In the invention of claim 13 , the second fluid control valve is moved up and down by an electric drive unit having an upper bonnet and a motor unit contained in the lower bonnet, and a stem connected to the shaft of the motor unit. And a main body having an inlet channel and an outlet channel each communicating with a valve chamber isolated from the electric drive unit by the diaphragm.

In the fourteenth aspect of the invention, the second fluid control valve includes a tubular body made of an elastic body, a cylinder body having an internal cylinder portion and a cylinder cover integrally provided on the upper portion, and an inner peripheral surface of the cylinder portion. A piston having a connecting portion that is vertically slidable and slidably contacted in a sealed state and that is suspended from the center so as to pass through a through hole provided in the center of the lower surface of the cylinder body in a sealed state, and a connecting portion of the piston A pincer that is fixed to the lower end and is accommodated in an elliptical slit provided on the bottom surface of the cylinder body at right angles to the flow path axis, and is joined and fixed to the lower end surface of the cylinder body. A main body in which a second groove for receiving a connector receiver is further provided deeper than the first groove at both ends of the first groove, and a second groove of the main body at one end Has a fitting part to fit inside the other end A pair of connecting body receivers having a body receiving opening and a through-hole for receiving a tubular body, provided on the circumferential side surface of the cylinder body, and surrounded by a bottom surface and an inner circumferential surface of the cylinder portion and a lower end surface of the piston. In addition, air ports communicated with the first space portion and the second space portion surrounded by the ceiling surface and inner peripheral surface of the cylinder portion and the upper surface of the piston.

In the fifteenth aspect of the invention, the second fluid control valve is moved up and down by an electric drive unit having an upper bonnet and a motor unit contained in the lower bonnet, and a stem connected to the shaft of the motor unit. And a tube made of an elastic body, and a groove that is bonded and fixed to the lower end surface of the lower bonnet and that receives the tube on the flow path axis.

According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, the first fluid control valve has a second gap provided in the center of the lower part and opened to the bottom, an inlet channel communicating with the second gap, and an upper face opened to the upper part. The first gap having a diameter larger than the diameter of the second gap, the outlet channel communicating with the first gap, the first gap, and the second gap are communicated with each other. A cylindrical hole communicating with a main body having a valve hole on the upper surface of the second air gap, and a supply hole and a discharge hole provided on the side surface or the upper surface. A bonnet having a stepped portion at the inner peripheral surface of the lower end, a spring receiver fitted into the stepped portion of the bonnet and having a through hole at the center, and a first smaller diameter than the through hole of the spring receiver at the lower end A piston that has a joint and is provided with a flange on the top, and is fitted in the gap of the bonnet so as to be movable up and down; The first valve is configured such that the spring sandwiched and supported by the bottom end surface of the collar and the upper end surface of the spring receiver, and the peripheral edge portion are sandwiched and fixed between the main body and the spring receiver and cover the first gap of the main body. A first diaphragm having a thick central portion forming a chamber, a second joint portion that is joined and fixed to the first joint portion of the piston through the through hole of the spring receiver at the center of the upper surface, and a main body at the center of the lower surface A first valve mechanism having a communication hole and a third joint provided therethrough, a valve body located inside the second gap of the main body and having a larger diameter than the communication hole of the main body, and a valve A fourth joint that protrudes from the upper end surface of the body and is fixed to the third joint of the first valve mechanism, a rod that protrudes from the lower end surface of the valve body, and extends radially from the lower end surface of the rod. A second valve mechanism having a second diaphragm provided out, and a second valve mechanism located below the main body A base plate having a protrusion at the center of the upper portion of the second diaphragm, and a breathing hole communicating with the notch recess. And the opening area of the fluid control unit formed by the valve body of the second valve mechanism and the valve seat of the main body changes with the vertical movement of the piston.

In the invention of claim 17 , the first fluid control valve includes a fluid inlet channel, an outlet channel, a main body formed from a chamber in which the inlet channel and the outlet channel communicate with each other, a valve body, A valve member having a first diaphragm portion; a second diaphragm portion and a third diaphragm portion located at the lower and upper portions of the valve member and having an effective pressure receiving area smaller than that of the first diaphragm portion; and each of the valve member and each diaphragm portion. The outer peripheral part of the diaphragm part is fixed to the main body part, and the diaphragm part is installed in the chamber, and the diaphragm part is made into the first pressurizing chamber, the second valve chamber, the first valve chamber, and the second pressurizing chamber. The first pressurizing chamber has means for constantly applying a constant inward force to the second diaphragm portion, the first valve chamber communicates with the inlet flow path, and the second valve chamber is A valve seat corresponding to the valve body of the valve member; A lower second valve chamber that is located on the first diaphragm portion side and communicates with the first valve chamber through a communication hole provided in the first diaphragm portion, and an outlet channel located on the second diaphragm portion side It is divided into an upper second valve chamber provided in communication with the valve, and the opening area between the valve element and the valve seat is changed by the vertical movement of the valve member to control the fluid pressure in the lower second valve chamber The second pressurizing chamber has means for constantly applying a constant inward force to the third diaphragm portion.

In the invention of claim 18, the pressure regulating valve has the same configuration as the first fluid control valve.

Further, in the invention of claim 19, the pressure regulating valve includes a first valve chamber, a step provided in an upper portion of the first valve chamber, and a main body having an inlet channel communicating with the first valve chamber; A lid having a second valve chamber and an outlet channel communicating with the second valve chamber, joined to the upper portion of the main body, a first diaphragm having a peripheral portion joined to an upper peripheral portion of the first valve chamber, and a peripheral portion of the main body A second diaphragm sandwiched between the lid, a sleeve joined to both annular joints provided at the center of the first and second diaphragms, and movable in the axial direction; and a bottom of the first valve chamber A plug that is fixed and forms a fluid control portion between the lower end of the sleeve, and has an air chamber surrounded by the inner peripheral surface of the step portion of the main body and the first and second diaphragms, The pressure-receiving area of the two diaphragms is larger than the pressure-receiving area of the first diaphragm. Air supply port communicating with the air chamber is provided in the main body.

In the invention of claim 20, the throttle valve has a valve seat surface formed on a bottom surface of a valve chamber provided at an upper portion, and an inlet flow path and a valve communicating with a communication port provided at the center of the valve seat surface. A main body with an outlet channel that communicates with the chamber, and can be inserted into the communication port by the axial movement of the stem, and can be contacted and separated from the valve seat surface and the first valve body projecting from the center of the wetted surface The annular valve-shaped second valve body formed at a position separated from the first valve body in the radial direction and the thin film portion formed continuously from the second valve body in the radial direction are integrally provided. A first stem having a diaphragm, a female screw portion on the lower inner peripheral surface and a male screw portion having a pitch larger than the pitch of the female screw portion on the outer peripheral surface, and a male of the first stem on the inner peripheral surface; A first stem support body having a female screw portion to be screwed with the screw portion, and screwed into the female screw portion of the first stem on the upper outer peripheral surface. A second stem having a male threaded portion and having a diaphragm connected to the lower end; a diaphragm retainer that is positioned below the first stem support and supports the second stem so as to be movable up and down and unrotatable; and the first stem And a bonnet for fixing the diaphragm retainer.

In the invention of claim 21, the flow meter is an ultrasonic flow meter, a Karman vortex flow meter, an ultrasonic vortex flow meter, an impeller flow meter, an electromagnetic flow meter, a differential pressure flow meter, a positive displacement flow rate. Meter, hot wire flow meter or mass flow meter.

The invention according to claim 22 is a fluid mixing device for mixing fluids flowing in at least two supply lines at an arbitrary ratio, wherein two kinds of fluids such as hydrofluoric acid or hydrochloric acid and pure water are mixed with each other. Hydrochloric acid or hydrochloric acid is mixed with pure water at a ratio of 10 to 200.

The invention according to claim 23 is a fluid mixing device for mixing at least three fluids flowing in at least three supply lines in any ratio, and includes three types of fluids, ammonia water, hydrochloric acid, hydrogen peroxide water, and pure water. However, ammonia water or hydrochloric acid is mixed in a ratio of 1 to 3, hydrogen peroxide water is mixed in a ratio of 1 to 5, and pure water is mixed in a ratio of 10 to 200.

According to a twenty-fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fluid mixing device that mixes at least three fluids flowing through at least three supply lines at an arbitrary ratio, and the three kinds of fluids include hydrofluoric acid, ammonium fluoride, and pure water. The hydrofluoric acid is mixed in a ratio of 1 to 10 for ammonium fluoride and 50 to 100 for pure water.

The present invention has the structure as described above, and the following excellent effects can be obtained.
(1) The feedback control is performed so that the actual ratio of the actual flow rate of at least one supply line that does not perform feedback control and the actual flow rate of at least one other supply line that performs feedback control is constant at the set ratio. In order to control the flow rate of the supply line that performs feedback control according to the flow rate of the supply line that is not, it is possible to mix the fluid flowing through each supply line at an arbitrary ratio, and by changing the setting value of the flow rate ratio The fluid can be automatically mixed at an arbitrary ratio.
(2) When the second fluid control valve of the present invention is used in the supply line having the second fluid measuring instrument, the fluid can be adjusted to a desired flow rate over a wide flow rate range, and the fluid mixing device has a compact configuration. Can be provided small.
(3) When an on-off valve is provided in the supply line, maintenance of the fluid mixing device can be easily performed without causing the fluid to leak by closing the on-off valve, and there is some trouble in the flow path. When this occurs, an emergency shutoff of the fluid can be performed with an on-off valve.
(4) When a pressure adjusting valve is provided in the supply line having the second fluid measuring instrument, even if pulsating fluid flows, the pressure adjusting valve can attenuate the pulsation and stabilize the pressure at a constant pressure. Therefore, the fluid mixing device can be provided small.
(5) When the first fluid control valve of the present invention is used in a supply line having a first fluid measuring instrument, even if pulsating fluid flows, the pressure or flow rate can be stabilized at a constant pressure by the first fluid control valve. In addition, since the structure is compact, the fluid mixing device can be provided small.
(6) When the throttle valve of the present invention is used in the supply line having the first fluid meter, the flow rate can be adjusted in a wide flow range, and the minute opening of the throttle valve can be easily and precisely adjusted. Therefore, fine adjustment of the flow rate can be performed in a short time, and the fluid mixing device can be provided small because of a compact structure without taking a place in the height direction.
(7) If an on-off valve is arranged in the supply line immediately before the merging portion, fluid can be supplied from a single supply line or fluid can be selected and mixed from each supply line. If a manifold valve is provided at the junction, the fluid mixing device can be made more compact.
(8) When the flushing device is arranged on the most upstream side of each supply line, the other supply lines can be flushed with the fluid flowing through the first supply line by the operation of the flushing device, and cleaning can be easily performed.
(9) By directly connecting the various valves and flow rate measuring device of the fluid mixing device, the fluid mixing device can be made compact and the installation space can be reduced, the installation work can be facilitated and the work time can be shortened. The flow path in the apparatus is shortened to the minimum necessary, and the fluid resistance can be suppressed.
(10) When the fluid mixing device is provided in one base block having a flow path, the fluid mixing device can be made compact and the installation space can be reduced, and the installation work can be facilitated and the work time can be shortened. Since the number of parts is small, the assembly of the fluid mixing device can be facilitated, and the flow path in the fluid mixing device can be shortened to the minimum necessary and the fluid resistance can be suppressed.
(11) When the fluid mixing device is installed in one casing, the installation work time can be shortened, each valve and the flow rate measuring device are protected by the casing, and the fluid mixing device is made into a black box, which is inexperienced. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a trouble caused by the decomposition from occurring.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to examples shown in the drawings. However, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the examples.

  Hereinafter, a fluid mixing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The fluid mixing device is formed from two supply lines, a first supply line 1 and a second supply line 2. The first supply line 1 is connected to the first flow rate measuring device 3, the second supply line 2 is connected in the order of the second flow rate measuring device 4 and the second fluid control valve 5, and the control unit 6 is provided. At the most downstream side of the first and second supply lines 1 and 2, a junction 10 of the supply lines 1 and 2 is provided. Further, the wires extending from the ultrasonic transducers (not shown) of the first flow rate measuring device 3 and the second flow rate measuring device 4 are connected to the calculation unit 7 of the control unit 6. Each configuration is as follows.

  Reference numerals 3 and 4 denote first and second flow rate measuring instruments which are ultrasonic flow meters for measuring the flow rate of the fluid. The first and second flow rate measuring instruments 3 and 4 have the same configuration, and include an inlet channel 371, a straight channel 372 suspended from the inlet channel 371, and an inlet channel 371 suspended from the straight channel 372. And ultrasonic transducers 374 and 375 at positions intersecting with the axis of the straight channel 372 on the side walls of the inlet and outlet channels 371 and 373, respectively. Opposed to each other. The ultrasonic vibrators 374 and 375 are covered with a fluororesin, and wirings extending from the vibrators 374 and 375 of the first flow rate measuring device 3 and the second flow rate measuring device 4 are calculation units of the control unit 6 described later. 7 is connected. The ultrasonic transducers 374 and 375 of the first and second flow rate measuring devices 3 and 4 are made of PFA.

  Reference numeral 5 denotes a second fluid control valve (pneumatic needle valve) that controls the flow rate of the fluid by changing the opening area of the flow path according to the operation pressure. The second fluid control valve 5 includes a main body 301, a cylinder 302, a bonnet 303, a first diaphragm 304, a valve body 305, a second diaphragm 306, a rod 307, a diaphragm presser 308, and a spring 309.

  A main body 301 made of PTFE is provided with a cylindrical valve chamber 310 in the upper part, and an inlet channel 311 and an outlet channel 312 are provided in the lower part in communication with the valve chamber 310. An opening 313 connected to the outlet channel 312 is provided at the center of the bottom of the valve chamber, and an opening 314 connected to the inlet channel 311 is provided around the opening 313. The cross-sectional shape of the opening 314 is circular, but when the opening 313 is enlarged in order to control the flow rate over a wide range, the opening 314 is formed in the peripheral part centered on the opening 313 provided at the center of the bottom of the valve chamber. It is desirable to form a substantially crescent shape. An annular groove 330 into which the seal portion of the first diaphragm 304 is fitted is provided on the upper surface of the main body 301.

  Reference numeral 302 denotes a PVC cylinder, which has a through hole 315 at the center of the bottom, a step 335 on the inner surface of the bottom, and a breathing port 316 on the side. The cylinder 302 sandwiches and fixes the peripheral portions of the main body 1 and the first diaphragm 304 and sandwiches and fixes the peripheral portions of the bonnet 303 and the second diaphragm 306. The breathing port 316 provided on the side surface of the cylinder 302 is provided for discharging the gas when the fluid passes through the first diaphragm 304 as a gas.

  303 is a bonnet made of PVC, and is provided with a working fluid communication port 317 and an exhaust port 318 for introducing compressed air at the top. In this embodiment, the working fluid communication port 317 is provided in the upper part of the bonnet 303, but may be provided in the side surface. Note that the exhaust port 318 may be omitted if it is not necessary for supplying compressed air. Further, an annular groove 331 into which the seal portion 327 of the second diaphragm 306 is fitted is provided at the lower portion of the peripheral side portion. The main body 301, cylinder 302, and bonnet 303 described above are integrally fixed by bolts and nuts (not shown).

  Reference numeral 304 denotes a PTFE first diaphragm, which has a mounting portion 320 fitted and fixed to the rod 307 at a position above the shoulder 319 with the shoulder 319 as the center, and a valve body 305 at the lower position. The joint portion 332 is provided integrally and projecting, and a thin film portion 321 and a thick portion 322 and a thick portion 322 following the thin film portion 321 are provided in a portion extending in the radial direction from the shoulder portion 319. A seal portion 323 is provided at the peripheral edge of the two, and these are integrally formed. The thickness of the thin film portion 321 is set to about 1/10 of the thickness of the thick portion 322. The method of fixing the rod 307 and the attachment portion 320 may be not only fitting but also screwing or bonding. The joint 332 and the valve body 305 are preferably screwed together. The seal portion 323 located at the outer peripheral edge of the first diaphragm 304 is formed in an L-shaped cross section in the axial direction, and is fitted into the annular groove 330 of the main body 301 via the O-ring 336, and the bottom of the cylinder 302 Is pressed and fixed by an annular protrusion 328 provided on the surface.

  Reference numeral 305 denotes a PTFE valve body, which is screwed and fixed to a joint portion 332 provided at a lower portion of the first diaphragm 306. The valve body 305 is not limited to the shape as in the present embodiment, but may be a spherical valve body or a conical valve body in accordance with a desired flow rate characteristic. Further, a valve body with an outer peripheral rib is preferably used in order to perform full closure with the sliding resistance as low as possible.

  306 is a second diaphragm made of an ethylene propylene diene copolymer (hereinafter referred to as EPDM), has a central hole 324, a thick portion 325 in the periphery thereof, an annular protrusion 328 on the upper portion of the thick portion, The thin film portion 326 extending in the radial direction from the thick wall portion 325 and the seal portion 327 provided at the peripheral edge of the thin film portion 326 are integrally formed, and the attachment portion 320 of the first diaphragm 304 is fixed to the bottom portion. The shoulder 329 located at the upper part of the rod 307 is sandwiched and fixed through the center hole 324 by the diaphragm presser 308. In this embodiment, the material used is EPDM, but fluorine-based rubber or PTFE may be used.

  Reference numeral 307 denotes a PVC rod, and a shoulder 329 having an enlarged diameter is provided at the top. A joint portion 334 of a diaphragm presser 308 is screwed into the center of the shoulder portion 329, and the second diaphragm 306 is clamped and fixed. The lower part is arranged in a loosely fitted state in the through hole 315 at the bottom of the cylinder 302, and the attachment part 320 of the first diaphragm 304 is fixed to the lower end part. A spring 309 is fitted between the lower surface of the shoulder portion 329 of the rod 307 and the step portion 335 of the cylinder 302.

  Reference numeral 308 denotes a PVC diaphragm presser, and a joint portion 334 connected to the rod 307 by screwing is provided at the center of the lower surface. Further, an annular groove 333 is provided on the lower surface to be fitted with the annular protrusion 328 of the second diaphragm 306.

  Reference numeral 309 denotes a SUS spring, which is fitted and supported between the lower surface of the shoulder portion 329 of the rod 307 and the stepped portion 335 of the cylinder 302 in a state where movement in the radial direction is prevented. Further, the lower surface of the shoulder portion 329 is always urged upward. The entire surface of the spring 309 is covered with a fluorine resin. The spring 309 can be used as appropriate by changing the spring constant depending on the aperture of the fluid control valve and the operating pressure range, and a plurality of springs may be used.

  Reference numeral 6 denotes a control unit. The control unit 6 includes a calculation unit 7 that calculates each actual flow rate from signals output from the first flow rate measuring device 3 of the first supply line 1 and the second flow rate measurement device 4 of the second supply line 2, and feedback control. A control unit 8 is provided. The calculation unit 7 includes a transmission circuit that outputs ultrasonic vibrations having a constant period to the transmission-side ultrasonic transducers 374 of the first flow rate measuring device 3 and the second flow rate measurement device 4, and a reception-side ultrasonic transducer. A receiving circuit for receiving the ultrasonic vibrations from 375, a comparison circuit for comparing the propagation times of the ultrasonic vibrations, and a difference between the propagation times output from the comparison circuits, for the first supply line 1 and the second supply line 2; And an arithmetic circuit for calculating each flow rate. In the control unit 8, the operation pressure of the electropneumatic converter 9 to be described later is set so that the actual ratio of the actual flow rate of the first supply line 1 and the actual flow rate of the second supply line 2 output from the calculation unit 7 becomes a set ratio. A control circuit for controlling the. In the present embodiment, the control unit 6 is configured separately from the fluid mixing device in order to perform centralized control at another location, but may be provided integrally with the fluid mixing device.

  Reference numeral 9 denotes an electropneumatic converter that adjusts the operating pressure of the compressed air disposed in the control unit 6. The electropneumatic converter 9 is composed of an electromagnetic valve that is electrically driven to adjust the operation pressure proportionally, and adjusts the operation pressure of the second fluid control valve 5 in accordance with a control signal from the control unit 6. . Note that the electropneumatic converter 9 may be disposed separately from the controller 6 without being disposed in the controller 6.

  Next, the operation of the fluid mixing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  Here, pure water is introduced into the first supply line 1, and hydrofluoric acid is introduced into the second supply line 2, and mixing is performed so that pure water: hydrofluoric acid = 10: 1. First, the actual flow rate of pure water flowing into the first supply line 1 is measured by the flow meter 3, and the actual flow rate of hydrofluoric acid flowing into the second supply line 2 is measured by the flow meter 4. . The actual ratio of the flow rates of pure water and hydrofluoric acid is set to 10: 1, that is, the most downstream of the second supply line 2 according to the actual flow rate of pure water in the first supply line 1. The control pressure of the second fluid control valve 5 is controlled by the control unit 6 so that the flow rate of hydrofluoric acid becomes 1/10, and the flow rate of hydrofluoric acid in the second supply line 2 by the second fluid control valve 5. Is controlled. The pure water of the first supply line 1 and the hydrofluoric acid whose flow rate is controlled by the second supply line 2 are merged at the merge section 10 and mixed at a ratio of 10: 1. The mixed fluid (dilute hydrofluoric acid) mixed is used in the processing step of the substrate cleaning apparatus, and the oxide film of the substrate is removed by the mixed fluid in the cleaning apparatus.

  Next, the operations of the first and second flow rate measuring devices 3 and 4, the second fluid control valve 5, and the control unit 6 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

  In the first supply line 1, the flow rate of the pure water that has flowed into the first flow rate measuring device 3 is measured in the straight flow path 372. The ultrasonic vibration is propagated from the ultrasonic vibrator 374 located on the upstream side to the ultrasonic vibrator 375 located on the downstream side with respect to the flow of pure water. The ultrasonic vibration received by the ultrasonic transducer 375 is converted into an electric signal and output to the calculation unit 7 of the control unit 6. When the ultrasonic vibration propagates from the upstream ultrasonic transducer 374 to the downstream ultrasonic transducer 375 and is received, the transmission / reception is instantaneously switched in the computing unit 7 and the ultrasonic wave located on the downstream side is switched. Ultrasonic vibration is propagated from the vibrator 375 toward the ultrasonic vibrator 374 located on the upstream side. The ultrasonic vibration received by the ultrasonic transducer 374 is converted into an electric signal and output to the calculation unit 7 in the control unit 6. At this time, since the ultrasonic vibration propagates against the flow of pure water in the straight flow path 372, the ultrasonic vibration in the fluid is compared with the case where the ultrasonic vibration is propagated from the upstream side to the downstream side. Propagation speed is delayed and propagation time becomes longer. The output electrical signals are measured for propagation time in the calculation unit 7 and the flow rate is calculated from the difference in propagation time. The pure water that has passed through the first flow rate measuring device 3 flows to the junction 10.

  In the second supply line 2, the hydrofluoric acid flowing into the second flow rate measuring device 4 is measured by the second flow rate measuring device 4 in the same manner as the first flow rate measuring device 3, and the flow rate is calculated by the calculation unit 7. Is done. The flow rates of the deionized water in the first supply line 1 and the hydrofluoric acid in the second supply line 2 calculated by the calculation unit 7 are converted into electrical signals and output to the control unit 8.

  Next, the hydrofluoric acid that has passed through the second flow rate measuring device 4 flows into the second fluid control valve 5. In the control unit 8 of the control unit 6, the first supply line 1 measured in real time with respect to a set value 10: 1 of the ratio of the flow rate of the first supply line 1 and the second supply line 2 set arbitrarily, and From the deviation of the flow rate ratio of the second supply line 2 from the measured value, a signal is output to the electropneumatic converter 9 so that the deviation becomes zero, and the electropneumatic converter 9 supplies the operation pressure corresponding to the second fluid. The control valve 5 is supplied and driven. Here, since fluid control of pure water is not performed in the first supply line 1, the hydrofluoric acid in the second supply line 2 is actually reduced to 1/10 of the flow rate of pure water in the first supply line 1. It is controlled to become. The flow rate of hydrofluoric acid flowing out from the second fluid control valve 5 is determined by the relationship between the pressure adjusted by the second fluid control valve 5 and the pressure loss after the second fluid control valve 5; The higher the regulated pressure, the larger the flow rate. Conversely, the lower the pressure, the smaller the flow rate. For this reason, hydrofluoric acid is always 1/10 of the flow rate of pure water, that is, the flow rate ratio set value and the measured flow rate ratio of the first supply line 1 and the second supply line 2. Is controlled by the second fluid control valve 5 so that the deviation of the actually measured value of is converged to zero.

  Here, the action | operation with respect to the fluid (pure water or hydrofluoric acid) of the 2nd fluid control valve 5 with respect to the operation pressure supplied from the electropneumatic converter 9 is demonstrated (refer FIG. 3).

  The second fluid control valve 5 has a maximum fluid flow rate when the compressed air supplied from the working fluid communication port 317 provided at the top of the bonnet 303 is zero, that is, in the open state. At this time, the valve body 305 has a diaphragm retainer 308 joined to the upper portion of the rod 307 by the urging force of the spring 309 fitted between the step portion 335 of the cylinder 302 and the lower surface of the shoulder portion 329 of the rod 307. The upper part is stationary at a position in contact with the bottom surface of the bonnet 302.

  In this state, when the pressure of the compressed air supplied from the working fluid communication port 317 is increased, the bonnet 303 is formed by the thin film portion 326 and the bonnet 303 of the second diaphragm 306 in which the seal portion 327 is fitted to the bonnet 303. Therefore, the compressed air pushes down the diaphragm retainer 308 and the second diaphragm 306 downward, and the valve body 305 is inserted between the opening 313 via the rod 307 and the first diaphragm 304. Here, when the pressure of the compressed air supplied from the working fluid communication port 317 is kept constant, the valve body 305 has the urging force of the spring 309, the lower surface of the thin film portion 321 of the first diaphragm 304, and the lower surface of the valve body 305 from the fluid. It stops at a position that balances the pressure it receives. Accordingly, since the opening area of the opening 313 is reduced by the inserted valve body 305, the flow rate of the fluid is also reduced.

  When the pressure of the compressed air supplied from the working fluid communication port 317 is further increased, the valve body 305 is further pushed down and finally comes into contact with the opening 313 to be fully closed (state shown in FIG. 3).

  Further, when the compressed air is discharged, the pressure in the thin film portion 326 of the second diaphragm 306 in which the seal portion 327 is fitted to the bonnet 303 and the inside of the bonnet 303 sealed by the bonnet 303 decreases, and the spring 309 The urging force becomes larger and pushes up the rod 307. As the rod is raised, the valve body 305 fixed via the first diaphragm 304 is also raised, and the second fluid control valve is opened.

  Thereby, the fluid which flows through the supply line of the fluid mixing apparatus by using the second fluid control valve 5 is controlled to be constant at the set flow rate. Further, the second fluid control valve 5 can perform a compact and stable flow rate adjustment by the above configuration.

  With the above operation, the flow rate of the pure water flowing into the first supply line 1 of the fluid mixing device is measured by the first flow rate measuring device 3, and the hydrofluoric acid flowing into the second supply line 2 is the second flow rate measuring device. 4. The actual ratio of the flow rates of the respective supply lines is controlled by the second fluid control valve 5 and the control unit 6 so as to have a set ratio with good responsiveness by the feedback control, and merges at the merge unit 10. Mixed and discharged. That is, hydrofluoric acid and pure water can always be mixed at a constant concentration. Moreover, the flow rate of the hydrofluoric acid which flows into the 2nd supply line 2 can be changed automatically by changing the setting ratio of the control part 6, and it can mix with arbitrary ratios.

   Next, a fluid mixing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The fluid mixing device is formed from two supply lines, a first supply line 11 and a second supply line 12. The first supply line 11 is connected to a first flow rate measuring device 13, and the second supply line 12 is connected in the order of an on-off valve 14, a second flow rate measuring device 15, and a second fluid control valve 16, and a control unit 17 is provided. ing. At the most downstream side of the first and second supply lines 11 and 12, a junction 18 of the supply lines 11 and 12 is provided. Further, the wires extending from the ultrasonic transducers (not shown) of the first flow rate measuring device 13 and the second flow rate measuring device 15 are connected to the calculation unit (not shown) of the control unit 17. Each configuration is as follows.

  Reference numeral 14 denotes an on-off valve. The on-off valve 14 is formed by a main body 101, a drive unit 102, a piston 103, a diaphragm retainer 104, and a valve body 105.

  A PTFE main body 101 has a valve chamber 106 at the center of the upper end in the axial direction, and an inlet channel 107 and an outlet channel 108 communicating with the valve chamber 106. The inlet channel 107 is connected to each supply line. The outlet passage 108 communicates with the flow rate measuring device 31 and the pressure regulating valve 35. An annular groove 109 is provided outside the valve chamber 106 on the upper surface of the main body 101.

  Reference numeral 102 denotes a PVDF drive unit, which is provided with a cylindrical cylinder part 110 inside, and is fixed to the upper part of the main body 101 with bolts and nuts (not shown). A pair of working fluid supply ports 111 and 112 communicated with the upper side and the lower side of the cylinder unit 110 are provided on the side surface of the drive unit 102.

  Reference numeral 103 denotes a PVDF piston, which is fitted into the cylinder portion 110 of the driving portion 102 so as to be sealed and movable up and down in the axial direction, and a rod portion 113 is provided at the center of the bottom surface.

  A PVDF diaphragm retainer 104 has a through-hole 114 through which the rod portion 113 of the piston 103 penetrates at the center, and is sandwiched between the main body 101 and the drive portion 102.

  Reference numeral 105 denotes a PTFE valve element housed in the valve chamber 106, which is screwed to the tip of the rod portion 113 of the piston 103 that passes through the through hole 114 of the diaphragm retainer 104 and protrudes from the lower surface of the diaphragm retainer 104. In accordance with the vertical movement of the piston 103, it moves up and down in the axial direction. The valve body 105 has a diaphragm 115 on the outer periphery, and the outer peripheral edge of the diaphragm 115 is fitted into the annular groove 109 of the main body 101 and is sandwiched between the diaphragm presser 104 and the main body 101. Since the other structure of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  Next, the operation of the fluid mixing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  The operation of the on-off valve 14 is as follows. When compressed air is injected from the outside as a working fluid from the working fluid supply port 112, the piston 103 is pushed up by the pressure of the compressed air. The valve body 105 joined to the lower end portion of the rod portion 113 is also lifted upward, and the valve is opened.

  On the other hand, when compressed air is injected from the working fluid supply port 111, as the piston 103 is pushed down, the rod portion 113 and the valve body 105 joined to the lower end thereof are also pushed down, and the valve is closed. It becomes. Since other operations of the second embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

  With the above operation, when the on-off valve 14 is closed by providing the on-off valve 14 in each supply line, the fluid is shut off by the on-off valve 14, and therefore the first and second flow rate measuring devices 13, 15 of each supply line. The maintenance of the second fluid control valve 16 and the control unit 17 can be easily performed. In addition, when any trouble occurs in the flow path, the on-off valve 14 can be closed to shut off the fluid urgently. For example, the corrosive fluid leaks and corrodes the components in the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus. Can prevent secondary disasters. Since other operations of the second embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

  Next, a fluid mixing apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The fluid mixing device is formed from two supply lines, a first supply line 19 and a second supply line 20. The first supply line 19 is connected to the first flow rate measuring device 21, and the second supply line 20 is connected to the open / close valve 22, the pressure adjusting valve 23, the second flow rate measuring device 24, and the second fluid control valve 25 in this order. A portion 26 is provided. A merging portion 27 of the supply lines 19 and 20 is provided on the most downstream side of the first and second supply lines 19 and 20. Further, the wires extending from the respective ultrasonic transducers (not shown) of the first flow rate measuring device 21 and the second flow rate measuring device 23 are connected to the calculation unit (not shown) of the control unit 26. Each configuration is as follows.

  Reference numeral 23 denotes a pressure adjusting valve that controls the fluid pressure in accordance with the operation pressure. The pressure regulating valve 23 is formed by a main body 201, a bonnet 202, a spring receiver 203, a piston 204, a spring 205, a first valve mechanism 206, a second valve mechanism 207, and a base plate 208.

  Reference numeral 201 denotes a PTFE main body having a diameter larger than the diameter of the second gap 209 provided open to the bottom at the center of the lower part and the second gap 209 provided open at the top at the upper part. The inlet channel 211 having one gap 210 and communicating with the second gap 209 on the side surface, and the outlet channel 212 communicating with the first gap 210 on the surface facing the inlet channel 211. In addition, a communication hole 213 that communicates the first gap 210 and the second gap 209 and has a diameter smaller than the diameter of the first gap 210 is provided. The upper surface portion of the second gap 209 is a valve seat 214.

  202 is a PVDF bonnet, in which a cylindrical gap 215 and a stepped portion 216 having a diameter larger than that of the gap 215 are provided on the inner peripheral surface of the lower end, and in order to supply compressed air to the inside of the gap 215 on the side surface. An air supply hole 217 that communicates between the air gap 215 and the outside, and a microhole discharge hole 218 for discharging a small amount of compressed air introduced from the air supply hole 217 are provided. Note that the discharge hole 218 may be omitted if it is not necessary for supplying compressed air.

  203 is a flat circular spring receiver made of PVDF, has a through hole 219 in the center, and is fitted into the stepped portion 216 of the bonnet 202 at substantially the upper half. An annular groove 220 is provided on the side surface of the spring receiver 203, and an O-ring 221 is attached to prevent the compressed air from flowing out from the bonnet 202 to the outside.

  Reference numeral 204 denotes a PVDF piston, which has a disk-shaped flange 222 at the top, a piston shaft 223 that protrudes in a cylindrical shape from the center lower portion of the flange 222, and a female screw that is provided at the lower end of the piston shaft 223 The first joint 224 is formed of a portion. The piston shaft 223 is provided with a smaller diameter than the through hole 219 of the spring receiver 203, and the first joint portion 224 is joined to the second joint portion 229 of the first valve mechanism 206 described later by screwing.

  Reference numeral 205 denotes a SUS spring, which is sandwiched between the lower end surface of the flange portion 222 of the piston 204 and the upper end surface of the spring receiver 203. The spring 205 also expands and contracts as the piston 204 moves up and down, but a long free length is preferably used so that the change in load at that time is small.

  Reference numeral 206 denotes a PTFE first valve mechanism, which includes a membrane portion 226 having a cylindrical portion 225 provided so as to protrude upward from the outer peripheral edge portion, a first diaphragm 227 having a thick portion at the center portion, A second joint portion 229 made of a small-diameter male screw provided at the upper end portion of the shaft portion 228 provided to protrude from the center upper surface of the diaphragm 227, and a female formed at the lower end portion protruding from the center lower surface. It has the 3rd junction part 230 screwed together with the 4th junction part 234 of the postscript 2nd valve mechanism body 207 which consists of a thread part. The cylindrical portion 225 of the first diaphragm 227 is sandwiched and fixed between the main body 201 and the spring receiver 203 so that the first valve chamber 231 formed from the lower surface of the first diaphragm 227 is hermetically formed. Yes. The upper surface of the first diaphragm 227 and the gap 215 of the bonnet 202 are sealed through an O-ring 221 to form an air chamber filled with compressed air supplied from the air supply hole 217 of the bonnet 202. .

  Reference numeral 207 denotes a PTFE second valve mechanism body, which is provided inside the second gap 209 of the main body 201 and provided with a larger diameter than the communication hole 213, and protrudes from the upper end surface of the valve body 232. A shaft portion 233, a fourth joint portion 234 comprising a male screw portion that is joined and fixed to the third joint portion 230 provided at the upper end thereof, and a rod provided so as to protrude from the lower end surface of the valve body 232 235, and a second diaphragm 237 having a cylindrical protrusion 236 that extends in the radial direction from the lower end surface of the rod 235 and protrudes downward from the peripheral edge. The cylindrical protrusion 236 of the second diaphragm 237 is sandwiched between a protrusion 239 of the base plate 208 and the main body 201, which will be described later, so that a second gap 209 of the main body 201 and the second diaphragm 237 are formed. The second valve chamber 238 is sealed.

  Reference numeral 208 denotes a PVDF base plate having a protruding portion 239 for holding and fixing the cylindrical protruding portion 236 of the second diaphragm 237 of the second valve mechanism 207 between the main body 201 at the upper center. A notch recess 240 is provided at the upper end, and a breathing hole 241 communicating with the notch recess 240 is provided on the side surface. The main body 201 is passed between the bonnet 202 and fixed with bolts and nuts (not shown). is doing. In this embodiment, the spring 205 is provided in the gap 215 of the bonnet 202 to urge the piston 204, the first valve mechanism 206, and the second valve mechanism 207 upward. A configuration may be adopted in which the piston 204, the first valve mechanism 206, and the second valve mechanism 207 are urged upward by being provided in the notch recess 240 of the base plate 208. Since the other structure of the third embodiment is the same as that of the second embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  Next, the operation of the fluid mixing apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  The operation of the pressure adjusting valve 23 with respect to the operating pressure supplied from the electropneumatic converter (not shown) is as follows. The valve body 232 of the second valve mechanism 207 includes the repulsive force of the spring 205 sandwiched between the flange 222 of the piston 204 and the spring receiver 203, and the fluid pressure on the lower surface of the first diaphragm 227 of the first valve mechanism 206. Due to this, a force for urging upward acts, and a force for urging downward by the operating pressure on the upper surface of the first diaphragm 227 is exerted. More precisely, although the lower surface of the valve body 232 and the upper surface of the second diaphragm 237 of the second valve mechanism 207 are subjected to fluid pressure, their pressure receiving areas are substantially equal, so the force is almost offset. . Therefore, the valve body 232 of the second valve mechanism 207 is stationary at a position where the above-described three forces are balanced.

  When the operating pressure supplied from the electropneumatic converter is increased, the force that pushes down the first diaphragm 227 increases, so that the fluid control formed between the valve body 232 of the second valve mechanism 207 and the valve seat 214 is increased. Since the opening area of the part 242 increases, the pressure of the first valve chamber 231 can be increased. Conversely, when the operating pressure is decreased, the opening area of the fluid control unit 242 is decreased and the pressure is also decreased. Therefore, an arbitrary pressure can be set by adjusting the operation pressure.

  In this state, when the upstream fluid pressure increases, the pressure in the first valve chamber 231 increases instantaneously. Then, the force that the lower surface of the first diaphragm 227 receives from the fluid is greater than the force that the upper surface of the first diaphragm 227 receives from the compressed air due to the operating pressure, and the first diaphragm 227 moves upward. Accordingly, the position of the valve body 232 also moves upward, so that the opening area of the fluid control unit 242 formed between the valve seat 214 and the pressure in the first valve chamber 231 is reduced. Eventually, the position of the valve body 232 moves to a position where the three forces are balanced and stops. At this time, if the load of the spring 205 does not change significantly, the pressure inside the gap 215, that is, the force received by the upper surface of the first diaphragm 227 is constant, so that the pressure received by the lower surface of the first diaphragm 227 is substantially constant. Therefore, the fluid pressure on the lower surface of the first diaphragm 227, that is, the pressure in the first valve chamber 231 is almost the same as the original pressure before the upstream pressure increases.

  When the upstream fluid pressure decreases, the pressure in the first valve chamber 231 also decreases instantaneously. Then, the force that the lower surface of the first diaphragm 227 receives from the fluid is smaller than the force that the upper surface of the first diaphragm 227 receives from the compressed air due to the operating pressure, and the first diaphragm 227 moves downward. Accordingly, the position of the valve body 232 also moves downward, so that the opening area of the fluid control unit 242 formed between the valve seat 214 and the fluid pressure in the first valve chamber 231 is increased. Eventually, the position of the valve body 232 moves to a position where the three forces are balanced and stops. Accordingly, the fluid pressure in the first valve chamber 231 is substantially the same as the original pressure, as in the case where the upstream pressure has increased.

  As a result, a constant fluid pressure is applied by the pressure adjusting valve 23, so that even if the upstream pressure of the fluid flowing into the supply line of the fluid mixing device fluctuates, the operation of the pressure adjusting valve 23 keeps the flow rate autonomously constant. Therefore, even if instantaneous pressure fluctuations such as pulsation of the pump occur, it is possible to prevent the measurement value from becoming difficult to read due to the influence of the pulsation and to perform stable fluid control. Since other operations of the third embodiment are the same as those of the second embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

  Next, a fluid mixing apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The fluid mixing device is formed by two supply lines, a first supply line 28 and a second supply line 29. The first supply line 28 is connected in the order of an on-off valve 30, a first flow rate measuring device 31, a first fluid control valve 32, and a throttle valve 33, and the second supply line 29 is an on-off valve 34, a pressure regulating valve 35, a second A flow rate measuring device 36 and a second fluid control valve 37 are connected in this order, and a control unit 38 is provided. A junction 39 of the supply lines 28 and 29 is provided on the most downstream side of the first and second supply lines 28 and 29. In addition, the wires extending from the ultrasonic transducers (not shown) of the first flow rate measuring device 31 and the second flow rate measuring device 36 are connected to the calculation unit (not shown) of the control unit 38.

The configuration of the first fluid control valve 32 of the first supply line 28 is the same as the configuration of the pressure adjustment valve 35 of the second supply line 29, and the configuration of the pressure adjustment valve 35 is the same as the configuration of the pressure adjustment valve of FIG. the description thereof is omitted because it is. The drive of the first fluid control valve 32 is not connected to the control unit 38, and is connected to another control air supply control device (not shown) to perform fluid control other than feedback control.

  Reference numeral 33 denotes a throttle valve whose opening area can be adjusted. The throttle valve is formed by a main body 251, a diaphragm 260, a second stem 269, a diaphragm retainer 271, a first stem 277, a first stem support 282, and a bonnet 286.

  Reference numeral 251 denotes a PTFE main body. The main body 251 has a substantially mortar-shaped valve chamber 253 formed by a diaphragm 260 described later, and the bottom of the valve chamber 253 is sealed by a second valve body 262 described later to fully close the flow path. A valve seat surface 252 is formed, and has an inlet channel 255 communicating with a communication port 254 provided at the center of the valve seat surface 252 and an outlet channel 256 communicating with the valve chamber 253. A concave portion 258 for receiving the fitting portion 273 of the post-membrane diaphragm 271 is provided above the valve chamber 253, and an annular concave portion 257 for fitting the annular locking portion 264 of the post-diaphragm 260 is provided on the bottom surface thereof. ing. A male screw part 259 to which a bonnet 286 described later is screwed is provided on the upper outer peripheral surface of the main body 251.

Reference numeral 260 denotes a PTFE diaphragm having a first valve body 261 projecting from the center of the liquid contact surface at the lower part of the diaphragm 260 and a tip formed at a position separated from the first valve body 261 in the radial direction. An annular convex second valve body 262 having a circular arc cross section, a thin film portion 263 continuously formed in the radial direction from the second valve body 262, and an annular locking portion having a rectangular cross section on the outer periphery of the thin film portion 263 H.264 and a connecting portion 266 connected to the lower end portion of the second stem 269, which will be described later, are integrally provided on the upper portion of the diaphragm 260. The first valve body 261 has a linear portion 267 and a tapered portion 268 continuously provided downward, and an annular groove portion 265 is formed between the first valve body 261 and the second valve body 262. Yes. In order to suppress the flow of fluid in the space portion of the annular groove portion 265, the volume of the space formed by the annular groove portion 265 and the valve seat surface 252 when fully closed is equal to the straight line of the first valve body 261 when fully closed. It is set to at least twice the volume of the space formed by the portion 267 and the communication port 254. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the outer diameter _{D 1} of the straight portion 267 of the first valve body 261 is set at 0.97D relative to the inner diameter D of the communication port 254, the tapered portion 268 of the first valve body 261 the taper angle of the set by 15 ° with respect to the axis, the diameter D ₂ of the annular convex second valve body 262 is set at 1.5D relative to the inner diameter D of the communication port 254. The diaphragm 260 is sandwiched and fixed between the main body 251 and the diaphragm retainer 271 described below with the annular locking portion 264 fitted in the annular recess 257 of the main body 251.

  Reference numeral 269 denotes a PP second stem. A male screw portion 270 that is screwed into a female screw portion 278 of the first stem 277, which will be described later, is provided on the upper outer peripheral surface of the second stem 269, the lower outer periphery is formed in a hexagonal shape, and the diaphragm 260 is connected to the lower end portion. The parts 266 are connected by screwing.

  Reference numeral 271 denotes a PP diaphragm presser. An insertion portion 272 having a hexagonal outer periphery is provided on the upper portion of the diaphragm retainer 271, a fitting portion 273 having a hexagonal outer periphery is provided on the lower portion, and a flange portion 274 is provided on the outer periphery of the central portion. A hexagonal through hole 275 is provided on the inner periphery of the diaphragm retainer 271, and a tapered portion 276 that decreases in diameter from the lower end surface toward the through hole 275 is provided. The insertion portion 272 is non-rotatably fitted to a hollow portion 284 of the first stem support 282 described later, and the fitting portion 273 is non-rotatably fitted to the recess 258 of the main body 251. The second stem 269 is inserted into the through hole 275, and the second stem 269 is supported so as to be movable up and down and not rotatable.

  277 is a first stem made of PP. A female screw portion 278 having a pitch of 1.25 mm and a male screw portion 279 having a pitch of 1.5 mm are arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the first stem 277 at a lower inner peripheral surface thereof. The pitch difference between the male screw portion 279 and the female screw portion 278 is 0.25 mm, and is formed to be one sixth of the pitch of the male screw portion 279. A stopper portion 280 is provided on the outer periphery of the lower portion of the first stem 277 so as to protrude in the radial direction, and a handle 281 is fixed to the upper portion.

  Reference numeral 282 denotes a first stem support made of PP. A female screw portion 283 that is screwed into a male screw portion 279 of the first stem 277 is provided on the upper inner peripheral surface of the first stem support 282, and an insertion portion 272 for a post-diaphragm retainer 271 is provided on the lower inner periphery. Is provided with a hexagonal hollow portion 284 that is non-rotatably fitted, and a flange portion 285 that is fixed by a bonnet 286 described later is provided on the outer periphery of the lower portion.

  Reference numeral 286 denotes a PP bonnet. A locking portion 287 having an inner diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the flange portion 285 of the first stem support 282 is provided on the upper portion of the bonnet 286, and is screwed to the male screw portion 259 of the main body 251 on the lower inner peripheral surface. A female screw portion 288 is provided. The bonnet 286 is screwed into the main body 251 in such a manner that the flange 285 of the first stem support 282 and the flange 274 of the diaphragm retainer 271 are sandwiched between the locking portion 287 and the main body 251. Can be fixed. Since the other structure of the third embodiment is the same as that of the second embodiment, the description thereof is omitted. Since the configuration of the other valves and the flow rate measuring device of the first supply line 28 of this embodiment and the other configurations are the same as those of the third embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  Next, the operation of the fluid mixing apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  The flow rate of the fluid flowing through the first supply line 28 is measured by the first flow rate measuring device 31, converted into an electric signal, and output to a calculation unit (not shown) of the control unit 38. The fluid that has passed through the first flow rate measuring device 31 flows into the first fluid control valve 32. In the first fluid control valve 32, the pressure of the fluid is controlled to be constant according to the operation pressure of the control air from a control air supply control device (not shown). The fluid that has passed through the first fluid control valve 32 flows into the throttle valve 33. In the throttle valve 33, the flow rate is finely adjusted by changing the minute opening. For this reason, the fluid on the most downstream side of the first supply line 28 is stabilized at a constant flow rate.

  Here, the operation pressure of the control air supplied to the first fluid control valve 32 of the first supply line 28 is performed by a control air supply control device (not shown). The method is controlled by manual or open loop control. In addition, manual means that the air for control is adjusted so that the fluid becomes the parameter target value (set flow rate or set pressure, etc.) while the operator monitors the parameters (for example, flow rate, pressure, etc.) indicating the characteristics of the fluid. It means that the operation pressure of control air is controlled manually by operating a supply control device or the like. In addition, the open loop control means that a relationship between an input signal (a parameter representing a characteristic of a fluid) and an output signal (an operation pressure of control air associated with the parameter target value) is previously mapped, and a measurement device ( An output signal is transmitted to the control air supply control device based on an input signal from a control signal (not shown) to automatically control the operating pressure of the control air.

  In the case of an open loop control type, a control unit (not shown) sends a command signal to an electropneumatic converter (not shown) based on a map of operating pressure and flow rate of control air associated with a predetermined set pressure of the fluid. The electropneumatic converter supplies the operating pressure of the control air corresponding thereto to the first fluid control valve 32 to drive it. In the case of manual control, the operator manually operates the control air supply control device or the like (not shown) so that the fluid becomes the set pressure while monitoring the display unit, and manually controls the operating pressure of the control air. Control.

  The operation of adjusting the opening degree of the throttle valve 33 is, first, when the throttle valve 33 of the present embodiment is in the fully closed state (the state of FIG. 11), the fluid flowing from the inlet channel 255 is the valve seat surface. It is closed by the second valve body 262 that is in pressure contact with 252.

  When the handle 281 is rotated in the direction in which the valve is opened, the first stem 277 is raised by the pitch of the external thread portion 279 along with the rotation of the handle 281. The second stem 269 screwed into the female screw portion 278 on the peripheral surface is lowered by the pitch of the female screw portion 278 of the first stem 277. However, since the second stem 269 is accommodated in the through hole 275 of the diaphragm retainer 271 in a non-rotatable state and can move only in the vertical direction, the second stem 269 has an outer periphery of the first stem 277 with respect to the main body 251. The pitch difference between the male screw portion 279 of the surface and the female screw portion 278 of the inner peripheral surface, in this embodiment, the pitch of the male screw portion 279 of the first stem 277 is 1.5 mm, and the pitch of the female screw portion 278 of the first stem 277 Therefore, when the handle 281 interlocked with the first stem 277 is rotated once, the second stem 269 is raised by 0.25 mm (1/6 of the pitch of the male screw portion 279). Along with this, the diaphragm 260 connected to the second stem 269 rises, so that the second valve body 262 initially pressed against the valve seat surface 252 of the main body 251 is separated from the valve seat surface 252, The valve body 261 rises as the diaphragm rises, and the throttle valve 25 is in a half-open state (the state of FIG. 12). The fluid flows from the inlet channel 255 into the valve chamber 253, passes through the outlet channel 256, and is discharged.

  Next, when the throttle valve 25 is partially opened (the state shown in FIG. 12) and the handle 281 is further rotated in the opening direction, the stopper portion 280 on the outer periphery of the lower portion of the first stem 277 is placed on the ceiling surface of the first stem support 282. The rotation is stopped by pressing. The diaphragm 260 rises in conjunction with the rotation of the handle 281, the first stem 277 and the second stem 269, the first valve body 261 and the second valve body 262 rise as the diaphragm 260 rises, and the valve It will be in a fully open state (state of FIG. 10). Since the first valve body 261 does not come out of the communication port 254 even in the fully opened state, the flow rate of the throttle valve 25 is adjusted from fully closed to fully opened.

  In the above operation, the opening area S1 of the first flow rate adjusting unit 289 formed by the first valve body 261 and the communication port 254 according to the opening degree until the throttle valve 25 is fully closed to fully opened, and the second valve body 262. The opening area S2 of the second flow rate adjusting portion 290 formed by the valve seat surface 252 varies, but the action of adjusting the flow rate differs depending on the magnitude relationship between S1 and S2. The relationship between S1 and S2 and the mechanism of flow rate adjustment from the fully closed position of the throttle valve 25 to the fully open position will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In the case of S1> S2, the opening degree of the throttle valve 25 is when the throttle valve 25 is fully closed to slightly open, and the flow rate is adjusted by the second flow rate adjustment unit 290, that is, by the magnitude of S2. Within the range of S1> S2, the first flow rate adjusting unit 289 can adjust the flow rate to be constant by the straight portion 267 and the communication port 254 of the first valve body 261, and the fluid is flowed by the first flow rate adjusting unit 289. Is made constant and then flows into the space formed by the annular groove 265 before reaching the second flow rate adjusting part 290. The fluid hits the bottom surface of the annular groove portion 265, spreads in the radial direction, hits the inner peripheral surface of the second valve body 262, and further changes the flow direction to reach the second flow rate adjustment portion 290. Stagnated. For this reason, the flow of the fluid is suppressed in the space portion, and a rapid increase in the flow rate can be suppressed. The flow reaches the second flow rate adjustment unit 290 with a flow sufficiently controllable by the second flow rate adjustment unit 290, and the second flow rate adjustment unit Since the flow rate is accurately adjusted at 290, the minute flow rate when the throttle valve 25 is slightly opened can be adjusted. At this time, since the diameter D ₂ of the annular ridge of the second valve body 262 is provided within the range of 1.1D ≦ D ₂ ≦ 2D with respect to the inner diameter D of the communication port 254, the flow rate is increased. An annular groove portion 265 effective for suppression can be formed between the first valve body 261 and the second valve body 262, and the fluid from the first flow rate adjustment portion 289 is a space formed by the annular groove portion 265. Can be suppressed.

  In the case of S1 = S2, the opening area S1 of the first flow rate adjusting unit 289 and the opening area S2 of the second flow rate adjusting unit 290 are the same, and the portion that adjusts the flow rate from this point in time is the second flow rate adjusting unit 290. It switches to one flow rate adjustment part 289. That is, the flow rate is adjusted by the magnitude of S1.

  In the case of S1 <S2, the opening of the throttle valve 25 is from slightly open to fully open, and the second flow rate adjustment unit 290 makes fine flow rate adjustment difficult, and the first flow rate adjustment unit 289, that is, S1 Adjusted according to the size of. Within the range of S1 <S2, the first flow rate adjusting portion 289 adjusts the flow rate by the tapered portion 268 of the first valve body 261 and the communication port 254, and the tapered portion 268 of the first valve body 261 is controlled by the throttle valve 25. Since the opening area S1 is set so as to increase in proportion to the opening, the flow rate can be adjusted to increase linearly as the opening of the throttle valve 25 is increased.

  Therefore, the throttle valve 25 of the present invention adjusts the flow rate by the second flow rate adjustment unit 290 when the opening is small, and switches from the second flow rate adjustment unit 290 to the first flow rate adjustment unit 289 when the opening is increased. Since the flow rate is adjusted, the flow rate can be proportionally proportional to the opening from fully closed to fully open, and the flow rate can be reliably adjusted from minute flow rates to large flow rates. The flow rate can be adjusted with.

  Next, when the throttle valve 25 is rotated from the fully open state, the handle 281 is turned in the closing direction, the valve body is lowered by the reverse operation of the turning operation in the opening direction, and the throttle valve 25 is opened. The flow rate is adjusted according to the degree. When the handle 281 is rotated in the closing direction to be in the fully closed state, the second valve body 262 and the valve seat surface 252 can be surely fully sealed by line contact. When the throttle valve 25 is fully closed, the first valve body 261 is not in contact with the communication port 254 at all times, so that the valve body and the valve seat surface 252 are deformed due to wear or the like due to long-term use of the throttle valve 25. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the flow rate adjustment characteristics from becoming unstable due to long-term use. Since the operation of the second supply line 29 of this embodiment is the same as that of the third embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  As a result of the above operation, the fluid flowing through the first supply line 28 is controlled by the first fluid control valve 32 so as to have a constant pressure, so that the flow rate becomes constant, and the throttle valve 33 further finely adjusts the flow rate. In the second supply line 29, the flow rate of the second supply line 29 is controlled by feedback control according to the flow rate of the first supply line 28. Moreover, even if the pulsating fluid flows in each supply line, fluid control can be performed stably. For this reason, when the flow rate of the first supply line 28 is stabilized, it becomes easy to control the flow rate of the second supply line 29, the load applied to the first fluid control valve 32 can be reduced, and the fluid control can be performed in each supply line. The fluid can be mixed by setting the mixing ratio within a range. Further, by changing the opening degree of the throttle valve 25, the flow rate of each supply line can be controlled in a wide flow rate range. Furthermore, since the throttle valve 25 is configured to easily adjust the fine opening, the fine adjustment of the opening can be performed precisely and in a short time.

  Next, a fluid mixing apparatus according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the fluid mixing device of the present embodiment, in the fourth embodiment, an opening / closing valve 40 is provided immediately before the merging portion 39a of the first supply line 28a, and an opening / closing valve 41 is provided immediately before the merging portion 39a of the second supply line 29a. Is provided. The on-off valves 40 and 41 have the configuration shown in FIG. 5, and the configuration of each supply line is the same as that of the fourth embodiment, so that the description thereof is omitted.

  Next, the operation of the fluid mixing apparatus according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  Here, pure water is introduced into the first supply line 28a, hydrofluoric acid is introduced into the second supply line 29a, and mixing is performed so that pure water: hydrofluoric acid = 10: 1. When the on-off valves 40 and 41 are in the open state, the pure water and hydrofluoric acid, whose flow rates are controlled by the second supply line 29a according to the flow rate of the first supply line 28a, are merged by the merge unit 39a and set ratio ( The flow rate ratio of the first supply line 28a and the second supply line 29a is mixed at a ratio of 10: 1) and flows out. The mixed fluid mixed is introduced into the cleaning tank of the substrate cleaning device from the fluid mixing device, and the oxide film on the substrate is removed. When the on-off valve 40 is open and the on-off valve 41 is closed, only pure water controlled by the first supply line 28a flows out. When the on-off valve 40 is closed and the on-off valve 41 is open, only the hydrofluoric acid controlled by the second supply line 29a flows out. Since the operation of each supply line is the same as in the fourth embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  By the above operation, the opening / closing valves 40 and 41 are provided immediately before the junction 39a, whereby the pure water of the first supply line 28a, the hydrofluoric acid of the second supply line 29a, the pure fluid and the hydrofluoric acid mixed fluid Can be selected and supplied, and each can be discharged at an arbitrary flow rate.

  Next, a fluid mixing apparatus according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In the fourth embodiment, the fluid mixing apparatus of the present embodiment has a configuration in which a manifold valve 42 is provided at the junction of the first and second supply lines 28b and 29b. Each configuration is as follows.

  Reference numeral 42 denotes a manifold valve. The manifold valve 42 is formed by a main body 501, a first valve body 510, a second valve body 511, and drive units 512 and 513.

  Reference numeral 501 denotes a main body, and a cylindrical first valve chamber 503 and a second valve chamber 504 communicated by a connection flow path 502 are provided on the upper portion of the main body 501. A first series opening 505 is provided in the center of the bottom of the first valve chamber 503, and a first flow path 507 communicating with the first supply line 27 b is provided in the first series opening 505. A second communication port 506 is provided at the bottom center of the second valve chamber 504, and a second flow path 508 communicating with the second supply line 28 b is provided at the second communication port 506. The first valve chamber 503 is provided with a branch channel 509 through which the fluid mixed in the manifold valve 42 flows out. The first flow path 507 and the second flow path 508 are provided in parallel on the same side surface of the main body 501, and the branch flow path 509 is provided in a direction orthogonal to the flow paths 507 and 508.

  Reference numeral 510 denotes a first valve body that opens and closes the first series opening 505, and is accommodated in the first valve chamber 503. Reference numeral 511 denotes a second valve body that opens and closes the second communication port 506 and is accommodated in the second valve chamber 504. Reference numeral 512 denotes a drive unit that opens and closes the first valve body 510, and reference numeral 513 denotes a drive unit that opens and closes the second valve body 511. The configuration of the drive units 512 and 513 is the same as that of the drive unit 102 of the on-off valve in FIG. Since the configuration of each supply line is the same as that of the third embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  Next, the operation of the fluid mixing apparatus according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  Here, the pure water is introduced into the first supply line 28b, the hydrofluoric acid is introduced into the second supply line 29b, and the manifold valve 42 is mixed so that pure water: hydrofluoric acid = 10: 1. When the first valve body 510 is raised by the portion 512 to open the first communication port 505, and the second valve body 511 is raised by the drive portion 513 to open the second communication port 506 (FIG. 15). The pure water controlled by the first supply line 28b flows into the first valve chamber 503 through the first flow path 507, and is controlled by the second supply line 29b according to the flow rate of the first supply line 28b. The hydrofluoric acid flows into the second valve chamber 504 through the second flow path 508, and the pure water and hydrofluoric acid merge in the second valve chamber 504, and the set ratio (the first supply line 28b and the first The flow rate ratio of the two supply lines 29b is mixed at 10: 1) It is discharged from the branch passage 509. The mixed fluid mixed is introduced into the cleaning tank of the substrate cleaning device from the fluid mixing device, and the oxide film on the substrate is removed.

  Similarly, when the drive units 512 and 513 are driven to open the first series port 505 and the second communication port 506 to be closed, the second supply line 29b is closed and does not flow, but the first supply The pure water controlled by the line 28 b flows out from the branch flow path 509 through the first flow path 507, the first valve chamber 503, and the second valve chamber 504.

  Similarly, when the drive units 512 and 513 are driven to close the first communication port 505 and the second communication port 506 to the open state, the first supply line 27b is closed and does not flow, and the second supply The hydrofluoric acid controlled by the line 28 b flows out from the branch channel 509 through the second channel 508 and the second valve chamber 504. Since the operation of each supply line is the same as in the third embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  With the above operation, the manifold valve 42 is provided to selectively supply the pure water of the first supply line 28b and the hydrofluoric acid, pure water and hydrofluoric acid mixed fluid of the second supply line 29b. Each can be allowed to flow at any flow rate. In addition, with the above configuration, the fluid mixing device can be switched in a compact manner at the junction.

  Next, a fluid mixing apparatus according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In the fourth embodiment, the fluid mixing apparatus of the present embodiment has a configuration in which a flushing device 43 is provided on the most upstream side of the first and second supply lines 28c and 29c. The configuration of the flushing device 43 is as follows.

  43 is a flushing device installed on the most upstream side of the device having two supply lines. The flushing device 43 is formed by a main body 531 in which a flow path is formed, and a drive unit A532, a drive unit B533, and a drive unit C534 that open and close the flow path. Each configuration is as follows.

  Reference numeral 531 denotes a PTFE main body. A substantially mortar-shaped valve chamber A535 and a valve chamber B536 are provided on the upper portion of the main body 531, and a valve chamber C537 is provided on the lower portion of the main body 531. The valve chamber B536 and the valve chamber C537 are provided on the upper and lower portions of the main body 531. Are arranged on substantially the same axis. A valve seat is formed on the bottom surface of the valve chamber A535 to fully seal the flow path by pressure contact with a valve body A550 described later. The valve passage A538 and the valve chamber A535 communicate with a communication port provided at the center of the valve seat. It has an outlet channel A539 that communicates. Similarly to the valve chamber A535, the valve chamber B536 and the valve chamber C537 are formed with valve seats on the bottom surface, and the inlet channel B540 and the outlet channel B541 that communicate with the valve chamber B536, respectively, and the inlet channel that communicates with the valve chamber C537, respectively. A C542 and an outlet channel C543 are provided.

  Further, a first inlet 544 and a second inlet 545 are provided on one side surface of the main body 531, and a first outlet 546 and a second outlet 547 are provided on the other side surface. The flow path communicating with the first inflow port 544 is divided into two flow paths at the first branch portion 548, and the flow paths communicating with the inlet flow path A538 and the inlet flow path C542 are formed. The channel communicating with the first outlet 546 communicates with the outlet channel A539. The channel communicating with the second inlet 545 communicates with the inlet channel B540. The flow path communicating with the second outlet 547 is divided into two flow paths at the second branch portion 549, and the flow paths communicating with the outlet flow path B541 and the outlet flow path C543 are formed. The first outlet 546 communicates with the first supply line 28c, and the second outlet 547 communicates with the second supply line 29c.

  At this time, the flow path formed in communication from the first inlet 544 to the first outlet 546 through the inlet flow path A538, the valve chamber A535, and the outlet flow path A539 is referred to as a first line that is a main line. The flow path formed from the inlet 545 to the second outlet 547 through the inlet channel B540, the valve chamber B536, the outlet channel B541, and the second outlet 547 is referred to as a second line. A flow path formed in communication with the second branch portion 549 through C542, the valve chamber C537, and the outlet flow path C543 is referred to as a connection line.

  Reference numerals 532, 533, and 534 denote PVDF driving units A, B, and C. The drive unit A532, the drive unit B533, and the drive unit C534 include a valve body A550, a valve body B551, and a valve body C552 that open and close the valve by pressing and separating from the valve seats of the valve chamber A535, the valve chamber B536, and the valve chamber C537. Is provided. The configuration of the drive units 532, 533, and 534 is the same as that of the drive unit 102 of the on-off valve in FIG.

  Here, the on-off valve 535a in FIG. 16 corresponds to a portion formed by the valve chamber A535 in FIG. 17 and FIG. 18 and the valve body A550 of the drive unit A532, and the on-off valve 536a is formed by the valve chamber B536 and the valve body B551 of the drive unit B533. In the formed portion, the on-off valve 537a corresponds to a portion formed by the valve chamber C537 and the valve body C552 of the drive unit C534. Since the configuration of each supply line is the same as that of the fourth embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

  Next, the operation of the fluid mixing apparatus according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  Here, pure water is introduced into the first supply line 28c, hydrochloric acid is introduced into the second supply line 29c, and mixing is performed so that pure water: hydrochloric acid = 20: 1. In the normal mode, the valve body A550 and the valve body B551 are pulled up to open the valve chamber A535 and the valve chamber B536, and the valve body C552 is pushed down (upward in the drawing) to close the valve chamber C537. (State of FIG. 18). At this time, pure water and hydrochloric acid flow independently through the first line and the second line. When pure water is introduced into the first inlet 544 and hydrochloric acid is introduced into the second inlet 545, the pure water that has entered the first inlet 544 passes through the inlet channel A538, the valve chamber A535, and the outlet channel A539. Then, the hydrochloric acid flowing into the first supply line 28c from the first outlet 546 and flowing into the second inlet 545 passes through the inlet channel B540, the valve chamber B536, and the outlet channel B541 and passes through the second outlet 547. It will flow into the second supply line 29c. Since the operation of each supply line is the same as that of the fourth embodiment, the description thereof is omitted. At this time, the second supply line 29c is controlled according to the flow rate of the first supply line 28c, and the first supply line 28c and the second supply line 29c are mixed and flowed out at a flow rate ratio of 20: 1. The mixed fluid that has flowed out is introduced into the cleaning tank of the substrate cleaning apparatus from the fluid mixing apparatus, and the oxide film on the substrate is removed.

  In the flushing mode, the valve body A550 and the valve body B551 are pushed downward to close the valve chamber A535 and the valve chamber B536, and the valve body C552 is lifted upward to open the valve chamber C537. At this time, the first line and the second line are connected by the connecting line, and a flow path that flows from the first inlet 544 to the second outlet 547 is formed. Here, the pure water flowing through the first supply line 28c passes through the first inlet 544, the first branch 548, the inlet channel C542, the valve chamber C537, the outlet channel C543, and the second branch 549, and then passes through the second branch 549. The pure water can flow from the outlet 547 to the second supply line 29c, whereby the second supply line 29c can be flushed with pure water to clean the second supply line 29c.

  By providing the flushing device 43 of the present embodiment by the above operation, the normal mode and the flushing mode can be easily selected, and cleaning can be performed by flushing each supply line in the flushing mode. Further, the flushing device 43 of the present embodiment can be provided as a single member by forming a flow path in one base block which is the main body 531, and the flow path of the flushing apparatus 43 is connected to a pipe or the like. Therefore, the number of parts can be reduced, the flushing device 43 can be formed more compactly, and the flow path can be shortened, so that the fluid resistance can be suppressed.

  Next, based on FIG. 19, FIG. 20, the fluid mixing apparatus of the 8th Example of this invention is demonstrated.

  In the fourth embodiment (see FIG. 8), the fluid mixing apparatus of the present embodiment reverses the positions of the first flow rate measuring device 31 and the first fluid control valve 32 in the first supply line 28, thereby opening and closing the valve 30. The first fluid control valve 32, the first flow rate measuring device 31, and the throttle valve 33 are formed in this order. The reason why the positions of the first flow rate measuring device 31 and the first fluid control valve 32 are reversed is to make it easier to arrange adjacent valves in one base block. Even if the positions are reversed, feedback control is performed. Can be done without problems. Each configuration is as follows. As a result, the on-off valves 30d and 34d, the first fluid control valve 32d and the pressure regulating valve 35d of the first and second supply lines 28d and 29d are arranged in one base block 44, and the throttle valve 33d and the second fluid control The valve 37d is disposed in one base block 45, and the first and second flow rate measuring devices 31d and 36d are connected to the base blocks 44 and 45 through connection members 46, 47, 48, and 49, respectively. . This is a direct connection method when a separate tube or tube is not used. Each configuration is as follows.

  44 is a base block in which the on-off valves 30d and 34d, the first fluid control valve 32d and the pressure regulating valve 35d of the first and second supply lines 28d and 29d are arranged. In the base block 45, the opening / closing valve 30d of the first supply line 28d and the flow path of the first fluid control valve 32d, the opening / closing valve 34d of the second supply line 29d, and the flow path of the pressure regulating valve 35d are respectively in this order. It is formed in communication.

  Reference numeral 45 denotes a base block in which throttle valves 33d and second fluid control valves 37d of the first and second supply lines 28d and 29d are disposed. In the base block 45, a flow path of the throttle valve 33d of the first supply line 28d and a flow path of the second fluid control valve 37d of the second supply line 29d are formed. Further, the outlet flow path of the throttle valve 33d of the first supply line 28d communicates with the outlet flow path of the second fluid control valve 37d of the second supply line 29d to form a joining portion 39d, and the outlet from the joining portion 39d. 50. Note that the merging portion 39d may not be provided in the base block 45 but may merge the flow paths that have flowed out from the supply lines of the base block 45.

  46, 47, 48, and 49 are connecting members that change the direction of the flow path. The direction of the flow path is changed from the outlet flow paths of the first fluid control valve 32d and the pressure regulating valve 35d via the connecting members 46 and 48, and the flow paths are respectively changed to the inlet flow paths of the first and second flow rate measuring devices 31d and 36d. Directly connected, the direction of the flow path is changed from the outlet flow paths of the first and second flow rate measuring devices 31d and 36d via the connecting members 47 and 49, and the inlet flow of the throttle valve 33d and the second fluid control valve 37d. Each is connected directly to the road. The configuration and operation of the valves and flow rate measuring instruments of each supply line are the same as those in the fourth embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted.

  Next, a fluid mixing apparatus according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In the fourth embodiment (see FIG. 8), the fluid mixing apparatus of the present embodiment reverses the positions of the first flow rate measuring device 31 and the first fluid control valve 32 in the first supply line 28, thereby opening and closing the valve 30. The first fluid control valve 32, the first flow rate measuring device 31, and the throttle valve 33 are formed in this order. Each configuration is as follows.

  51, on-off valves 30e, 34e of the first and second supply lines 28e, 29e, first, second flow rate measuring instruments 31e, 36e, throttle valve 33e, pressure regulating valve 35e, first fluid control valve 32e, second fluid The base block is provided with a control valve 37e. The base block 51 includes an opening / closing valve 30e of the first supply line 28e, a first fluid control valve 32e, a flow path of the first flow rate measuring device 31e and the throttle valve 33e, an opening / closing valve 34e of the second supply line 29e, and a pressure adjusting valve. The flow path of 35e, the 2nd flow measuring device 36e, and the 2nd fluid control valve 37e is each formed in communication in this order. In addition, the outlet flow path of the throttle valve 33e of the first supply line 28e communicates with the outlet flow path of the second fluid control valve 37e of the second supply line 29e to form a merging portion 39e, and the outlet from the merging portion 39e. 52 communicates. In addition, you may make it join the flow path which flowed out from each supply line of the base block 51, without providing the junction part 39e in the base block 51. FIG. The configuration and operation of the valves and flow rate measuring instruments of each supply line are the same as those in the fourth embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted.

  Thereby, since the fluid mixing apparatus is disposed in one base block 51 in which the flow path is formed, it is possible to make the fluid mixing apparatus compact and to reduce the installation space. In addition, the installation work becomes easy, the work time can be shortened, the fluid resistance can be suppressed by shortening the flow path in the fluid mixing device, and the number of parts can be reduced, so that the fluid mixing device can be assembled. Can be easily.

  Next, a fluid mixing apparatus according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, only the longitudinal sectional view on the second supply line side shown in FIG. 23 will be described.

  In the fluid mixing device of the present embodiment, in the fourth embodiment, the casing 53 includes the on-off valve 34f, the flow rate measuring device 36f, the second fluid control valve 37f, and the pressure regulating valve 35f of the first and second supply lines 29f. It is stored and arranged inside. Each configuration is as follows.

  53 is a PVDF casing. In the casing 53, an opening / closing valve 34f, a pressure adjusting valve 35f, a flow rate measuring device 36f, and a fluid control valve 37f are fixed to the bottom surface of the casing 53 in this order by bolts and nuts (not shown). The control unit is fixedly installed above the casing 53 above the flow rate measuring device 36f. The connection structure of the valve and the flow rate measuring instrument of the present embodiment is the same as that of the seventh embodiment, and the configuration and operation of the valve and the flow rate measuring instrument of each supply line are the same as those of the third embodiment, so that the description thereof is omitted.

  Thereby, since the fluid mixing apparatus is installed in one casing 53 and the fluid mixing apparatus becomes one module, the installation becomes easy, the work time of the installation work can be shortened, and each component is protected by the casing. In addition, it is possible to prevent the fluid mixing device from being easily disassembled by making the fluid mixing device into a black box, and it is possible to prevent troubles caused by disassembling the fluid mixing device by an unfamiliar user.

  Next, an eleventh embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Here, the case where the second fluid control valve 5 of the first embodiment is the second fluid control valve 5a of this embodiment which is another fluid control valve will be described. In addition, the control unit (not shown) of the present embodiment uses the second fluid control valve to output the signal output from the control unit 8 without providing the electropneumatic converter 9 in the control unit 6 of the first embodiment. This is transmitted to the electric drive unit 344 of 5a to operate the motor unit 359 of the electric drive unit 344.

  5a is a second fluid control valve (electric needle valve) that controls the flow rate of the fluid by changing the opening area of the flow path by the electric drive unit 344 described later. The second fluid control valve 5 a is formed by a main body 341, a diaphragm 342, a valve body 343, and an electric drive unit 344.

  Reference numeral 341 denotes a PTFE main body, which is provided with a substantially mortar-shaped valve chamber 345 at the top, and an inlet channel 346 and an outlet channel 347 are provided to communicate with the valve chamber 345, respectively. A valve seat 348 that shuts off the flow path by pressure contact with a later-described valve body 343 is formed on the bottom surface, and an opening 349 that controls the flow rate is formed at the center of the bottom portion by moving the later-described valve body 343 up and down. Further, an annular recess 350 in which an annular seal portion 353 of a diaphragm 342 described later is fitted is provided on the upper surface of the main body 341.

  Reference numeral 342 denotes a PTFE diaphragm, which includes a thick portion 351 provided in a bowl shape at the center, and a circular thin film portion 352 and a thin film portion 352 provided in a radial direction extending from the outer peripheral surface of the thick portion 351. An annular seal portion 353 having an L-shaped cross section in the axial direction is provided on the outer peripheral edge portion, and the annular seal portion 353 is fitted into the annular recess 350 of the main body 341. Below the thick portion 351, a joint portion 354 is provided that is screwed to the valve body 343, and above the thick portion 351 is screwed to a stem 365 that is connected to the shaft of the motor portion 359. A mounting portion 355 is provided.

  Reference numeral 343 denotes a PTFE valve element, which is screwed to the joint portion 354 of the diaphragm 342. Further, the valve body 343 is provided with a tapered portion 356 whose diameter is reduced downward.

  Reference numeral 344 denotes an electric drive unit that moves the valve body 343 up and down. The electric drive unit 344 is formed of a lower bonnet 357 and an upper bonnet 358, and is provided with a motor unit 359, a gear, and the like.

  A PVDF lower bonnet 357 is provided with a recess 360 opened upward, and a through hole 361 is provided at the center of the bottom of the recess 360. A fitting portion 362 to which an annular seal portion 353 of a diaphragm 342 is fitted is provided on the lower surface of the lower bonnet 357, and the diaphragm 342 is sandwiched and fixed by the main body 341 and the lower bonnet 357.

  358 is an upper bonnet made of PVDF, which is provided with a recessed portion 363 that opens downward, a lower bonnet 357 and an upper bonnet 358 are joined together to form a storage portion 364 by both recessed portions 360 and 363, and a motor portion 359 described later is installed Has been.

  Reference numeral 359 denotes a motor unit installed in the storage unit 364. The motor unit 359 has a stepping motor, and a stem 365 connected to the motor shaft is provided below the motor unit 359. The stem 365 is positioned in the through hole 361 of the lower bonnet 357, and a connection portion 366 that is screwed with the attachment portion 355 of the diaphragm 342 is provided at the lower portion of the stem 365.

  The main body 341 of the second fluid control valve 5a, the lower bonnet 357 and the upper bonnet 358 of the electric drive unit 344 are joined together by bolts and nuts (not shown).

  Next, the operation of the eleventh embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  The operation of the second fluid control valve 5a by the transmission from the electric drive unit 344 is as follows. In the second fluid control valve 5a, when the motor unit 359 of the electric drive unit 344 moves the stem 365 up and down, the valve body 343 is moved up and down via the stem 365 and the diaphragm 342, and the opening 349 and the opening 349 are moved. The flow rate of the fluid flowing through the second fluid control valve 5a can be adjusted by changing the opening area with the tapered portion 356 of the valve body 343 inserted into the valve body 343. Further, by operating the electric drive unit 344 to drive the valve body 343 downward and seating the valve body 343 on the valve seat 348, the valve body 343 can close the opening 349 and shut off the fluid. .

  Thus, the fluid flowing through the supply line of the fluid mixing device is controlled to be constant at the set flow rate by using the second fluid control valve 5a. Further, the second fluid control valve 5a can perform a compact and stable flow rate adjustment by the above configuration. The electric drive unit 344 includes a motor unit 359 that is electrically driven. Since the motor unit 359 can easily perform fine drive control, the response is stable and stable according to the signal from the control unit. Flow rate control can be performed, and an excellent effect is demonstrated for fluid control at a minute flow rate.

  Next, a twelfth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Here, the case where the second fluid control valve 5 of the first embodiment is the second fluid control valve 5b of this embodiment which is another fluid control valve will be described.

  5b is a second fluid control valve (pneumatic pinch valve) that controls the flow rate of the fluid by changing the opening area of the flow path according to the operating pressure. The second fluid control valve 5 b is formed by a tube body 401, a cylinder body 402, a piston 403, a pinch element 404, a body 405, a connection body receiver 406, and a connection body 407.

  Reference numeral 401 denotes a tube made of a composite of fluoro rubber and silicon rubber through which fluid flows. The tubular body 401 is formed to have a desired thickness by laminating several layers of PTFE sheets impregnated with, for example, silicon rubber. In this embodiment, the material of the tube 401 is a composite of fluororubber and silicon rubber, but it may be an elastic body such as EPDM, silicon rubber, fluororubber, or a composite thereof, and is not particularly limited. .

  Reference numeral 402 denotes a PVDF cylinder body. The cylinder body 402 has a cylinder portion 408 having a cylindrical space, and a disk-like cylinder cover 409 is screwed to the upper end portion via an O-ring. A through hole 410 through which a connecting portion 416 of a piston 403, which will be described later, and an elliptical slit 411 for storing a pressing element 404, which is described later, are provided continuously at the center of the lower surface of the cylinder body 402. Further, on the peripheral side surface of the cylinder body 402, a first space portion 412 formed by an inner peripheral surface and a bottom surface of the cylinder portion 408 and a lower end surface of the piston 403, an inner peripheral surface of the cylinder portion 408, and the cylinder portion 408 are formed. Are provided with air ports 414 and 415 for introducing compressed air, respectively, in a second space 413 formed by a ceiling surface of the piston 403 and an upper end surface of a piston 403 described later.

  Reference numeral 403 denotes a PVDF piston. The piston 403 has a disk shape, and an O-ring is mounted on the peripheral side surface thereof. The piston 403 is fitted on the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder portion 408 so as to be vertically movable and sealed. A coupling portion 416 is provided to hang from the center of the piston 403 and penetrates a through-hole 410 provided in the central portion of the lower surface of the cylinder body 402 in a sealed state. Has been. In this embodiment, a post-pressing element 404, which will be described later, is fixed to the front end of a fixing bolt 417 provided through the connecting part 416 by screwing. A method for fixing the pinch element 404 is not particularly limited, and the connecting portion 416 may be formed in a rod shape and screwed, bonded, or welded to the tip portion.

  404 is a pinch made of PVDF, and the cross section of the portion that presses the tube body 401 is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape. The sandwiching element 404 is fixed to the connecting portion 416 of the piston 403 so as to be orthogonal to the flow path axis, and is accommodated in an oval slit 411 of the cylinder body 402 when the valve is opened.

  Reference numeral 405 denotes a PVDF main body joined and fixed to the lower end surface of the cylinder main body 402 with bolts and nuts (not shown). On the channel axis of the main body 405, a groove 418 having a rectangular cross section for receiving the tube 401 is provided. A groove 419 for receiving the fitting portion 421 of the post-connector receiver 406 is provided at both ends of the groove 418 deeper than the groove 418, and further, the groove 419 is provided at the tip of the fitting portion 421 of the post-connector receiver 406. A concave groove 420 is provided to receive the provided slip prevention protrusion 422.

  Reference numeral 406 denotes a PVDF connector receiver installed at both ends of the main body 405. A fitting portion 421 having a rectangular cross section to be fitted into grooves 419 provided at both ends of the main body 405 is formed at one end portion of the coupling body receiver 406, and a groove 419 of the main body 405 is formed at the bottom of the tip of the fitting portion 421. A protrusion 422 for preventing slipping is provided to be fitted into a concave groove 420 provided in the groove. On the other hand, a receiving port 423 having the same cross-section for receiving a hexagonal flange portion 430 of a connection body 407 to be described later is provided at the other end portion, and a male screw portion 424 is provided on the outer peripheral surface thereof. An annular flange 425 having a diameter substantially the same as the diagonal length of the fitting portion 421 is provided on the outer peripheral surface located between the male screw portion 424 and the fitting portion 421. The flange part 425 is in contact with the cylinder main body 402 and the main body 405 and prevents the connecting body receiver 406 from moving into the inside of both main bodies. Inside the connecting body receiver 406, a through hole 426 having substantially the same diameter as the outer diameter of the tube body 401 is provided in the fitting part 421, and the insertion part of the connecting body 407 to be described later that leads to the receiving port 423. A through-hole 427 having a diameter substantially the same as the outer diameter of the tube 401 fitted and expanded to 429 is provided. Therefore, a step portion 428 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the coupling body receiver 406. The tubular body 401 is sandwiched and fixed in the connecting body receiver 406 by the step portion 428.

  Reference numeral 407 denotes a PTFE connector. One end portion of the connecting body 407 is provided with an insertion portion 429 that is formed with an outer diameter larger than the inner diameter of the tube body 401 and into which the tube body 401 is expanded. A flange 430 having a hexagonal cross section is provided at the center of the outer periphery of the coupling body 407 so as to have a larger diameter than both ends. The coupling body 407 has the collar portion 430 fitted into the receiving port 423 of the coupling body receiver 406, and the cap nut 431 engaged with the collar portion 430 is screwed into the male screw portion 424 provided on the outer periphery of the coupling body receiver 406. As a result, the coupling body 406 is fitted and fixed so as not to rotate. Here, an inlet channel 432 is formed inside one of the connecting bodies 407 installed at both ends of the main body 405, and an outlet channel 433 is formed inside the other connecting body 407.

  Next, the operation of the twelfth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  The operation of the second fluid control valve 5b with respect to the operating pressure supplied from the electropneumatic converter (not shown) is as follows. When compressed air is supplied from the air port 415 to the second space portion 413, the compressed air in the first space portion 412 is discharged from the air port 414, and the piston 403 starts to descend due to the air pressure. Along with this, the pinching element 404 also descends via a connecting portion 416 provided below the piston 403. When compressed air is supplied from the air port 414 to the first space portion 412, the compressed air in the second space portion 413 is discharged from the air port 415, and the piston 403 starts to rise due to the air pressure. Thus, the sandwiching element 404 rises through a connecting portion 416 provided below the piston 403. As the piston 403 moves up and down, the pinch 404 is also moved up and down, so that the pinch 404 changes the opening area of the tube 401 and can adjust the flow rate of the fluid flowing through the second fluid control valve 5b. . Further, when compressed air is supplied from the air port 415 to the second space portion 413, the lower end surface of the piston 403 reaches the bottom surface of the cylinder portion 408, and the lowering of the piston 403 and the sandwiching element 404 stops, thereby closing the tube body 401. , The fluid can be shut off.

  Accordingly, the fluid flowing through the supply line of the fluid mixing device is controlled to be constant at the set flow rate by using the second fluid control valve 5b. Further, the second fluid control valve 5b can perform a compact and stable flow rate adjustment with the above-described configuration, and the sliding portion of the valve is configured separately from the flow path, so that contamination and particles are generated in the flow path. Since the flow path is straight and there is no part where it stays, stable fluid control can be maintained because the slurry is difficult to adhere to the location where the flow rate is controlled even if it is used in a slurry transport line. .

  Next, a thirteenth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Here, the case where the second fluid control valve 5 of the first embodiment is the second fluid control valve 5c of this embodiment which is another fluid control valve will be described. In addition, the control unit (not shown) of the present embodiment uses the second fluid control valve to output the signal output from the control unit 8 without providing the electropneumatic converter 9 in the control unit 6 of the first embodiment. 5c is transmitted to the electric drive unit 441, and the motor unit 452 of the electric drive unit 441 is operated.

  Reference numeral 5c denotes a second fluid control valve that controls the flow rate of the fluid by changing the opening area of the flow path by an electric drive unit 441 described later. The second fluid control valve 5 c is formed by an electric drive unit 441, a main body 442, a tube body 443, and a connection unit 444.

  Reference numeral 442 denotes a PTFE main body, and a groove 445 having a rectangular cross section for receiving a post-described tube body 443 is provided on the flow path axis of the main body 442.

  Reference numeral 443 denotes a tube body made of a composite of a PTFE sheet and silicon rubber, and a flow path is formed in the main body 442.

  Reference numeral 444 denotes a PTFE connecting portion, which is engaged with a groove 445 of the main body 442 and a bottom portion of the lower bonnet 450 of the electric drive unit 441 described later, and is connected to both side surfaces of the lower bonnet 450 and the main body 442. A coupling body 447 engaged with the coupling body receiver 446 and connected to the tube body 443; and a cap nut fixed to the coupling body receiver 446 by screwing the coupling body 447 to the outer peripheral surface of the coupling body receiver 446. 448. Here, an inlet channel 456 is formed inside one of the connecting bodies 447 installed at both ends of the main body 442, and an outlet channel 457 is formed inside the other connecting body 447.

  Reference numeral 441 denotes an electric drive unit that moves the pincer 449 up and down. The electric drive unit 441 is formed of a lower bonnet 450 and an upper bonnet 451, and is provided with a motor unit 452, a gear, and the like.

  Reference numeral 450 denotes a PVDF lower bonnet having a recess 453 that is open on the upper surface, and a through hole 454 in the center of the bottom of the recess 453. An elliptical slit 455 is provided at the center of the lower end surface of the lower bonnet 450 with the through hole 454 as the center.

  Reference numeral 451 denotes an upper bonnet made of PVDF, which is provided with a recess 458 opened on the lower surface. The lower bonnet 450 and the upper bonnet 451 are joined together to form a storage portion 459 by the both recesses 453 and 458. Has been.

  Reference numeral 452 denotes a motor unit installed in the storage unit 459. The motor unit 452 has a stepping motor, and a stem 460 connected to the motor shaft is provided below the motor unit 452. The stem 460 is located in the through hole 454 of the lower bonnet 450, and a pinching element 449 is connected to the lower part of the stem 460, and the stem 460 is moved up and down by driving the motor unit 452. Is pressed or separated from the tube 443.

  Reference numeral 449 denotes a pincer whose portion for pressing the tube body 443 is formed in a semi-cylindrical cross section, and is fixed to the stem 460 so as to be orthogonal to the tube body 443, and is provided on the lower end surface of the lower bonnet 450 when the valve is fully opened. It is accommodated in an elliptical slit 455.

  The main body 442 of the second fluid control valve 5c, the lower bonnet 450 and the upper bonnet 451 of the electric drive unit 441 are joined by bolts and nuts (not shown).

  Next, the operation of the thirteenth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  The operation of the second fluid control valve 5c by transmission from the electric drive unit 441 is as follows. When the motor unit 452 of the electric drive unit 441 moves the stem 460 up and down, the pinching element 449 provided at the lower portion of the stem 460 is moved up and down, and the pinching element 449 deforms the tube body 443 so that the flow path of the tube body 443 is obtained. By changing the opening area, the flow rate of the fluid flowing through the flow control valve 5c can be adjusted. Further, when the stem 460 is driven upward, the pinch 449 provided at the lower portion of the stem 460 is raised, and the upper end of the oval slit provided at the lower end of the lower bonnet 450 is the upper end of the pinch 449. , The stem 460 and the pinch 449 stop rising and are fully opened. Further, when the stem 460 is driven downward, the pincer 449 descends and presses the tube body 443 to close the flow path and enter a fully closed state.

  Thereby, the fluid flowing through the supply line of the fluid mixing device is controlled to be constant at the set flow rate by using the second fluid control valve 5c. In addition, the second fluid control valve 5c can perform a compact and stable flow rate adjustment with the above configuration, and the sliding portion of the valve is configured separately from the flow channel, so that contamination and particles are generated in the flow channel. Since the flow path is straight and there is no part where it stays, stable fluid control can be maintained because the slurry is difficult to adhere to the location where the flow rate is controlled even if it is used in a slurry transport line. . The electric drive unit 441 includes a motor unit 452 that is electrically driven. Since the motor unit 452 can easily perform fine drive control, the response is stable in response to a signal from the control unit. Flow rate control can be performed, and an excellent effect is demonstrated for fluid control at a minute flow rate.

  Next, a fourteenth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, the case where the first fluid control valve 32 of the fourth embodiment is the first fluid control valve 32a of this embodiment which is another fluid control valve will be described.

  32a is a first fluid control valve. The first fluid control valve 32 a is formed by a main body 121, a valve member 136, a first diaphragm portion 137, a second diaphragm portion 138, a third diaphragm portion 139, and a fourth diaphragm portion 140.

  The main body 121 has a chamber 127 that is divided into a first pressurizing chamber 128, a second valve chamber 129, a first valve chamber 130, and a second pressurizing chamber 131, and fluid flows into the chamber 127 from the outside. The inlet channel 145 and the outlet channel 152 for flowing out from the chamber 127 are divided into a main body D125, a main body C124, a main body B123, a main body A122, and a main body E126 from above, and these are assembled together. It is configured.

  Reference numeral 122 denotes a PTFE main body A located inside the main body 121, and a flat circular stepped portion 141 is provided in the upper portion, and the lower first valve chamber has a smaller diameter than the stepped portion 141 at the center of the stepped portion 141. An opening 142 serving as a hole 134 is provided, and a lower planar step 143 having a planar circular shape having a diameter larger than the diameter of the opening 142 is continuously provided below the opening 142. An annular groove 144 is provided on the upper surface of the main body A122, that is, the peripheral edge of the stepped portion 141, and an inlet channel 145 that communicates with the opening 142 of the main body A122 from the side surface.

  123 is a PTFE main body B which is engaged and fixed to the upper surface of the main body A122. A flat circular stepped portion 146 is provided on the upper portion, and an upper second portion having a smaller diameter than the stepped portion 146 is provided at the center of the stepped portion 146. An opening 147 serving as the valve chamber 133 is provided. Further, an opening 148 having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the opening 147 and a planar circular lower step 149 having the same diameter as the step 141 of the main body A 122 are provided continuously below the opening 147. . A valve seat 150 is provided around the lower end of the opening 148. An annular groove 151 is provided at a position opposite to the annular groove 144 of the main body A122 on the lower surface of the main body B123, that is, the peripheral edge of the lower step 149, and is located on the opposite side of the main body A122 from the inlet channel 145. An outlet channel 152 communicating with the opening 147 from the side surface of the main body B123 is provided.

  A PTFE main body C is fitted and fixed to the upper portion of the main body B123. A flat circular diaphragm chamber 153 that penetrates the upper and lower end surfaces of the main body C124 in the center and expands in diameter at the upper portion, and the diaphragm chamber 153 and the outside And an annular protrusion 155 fitted to the stepped portion 146 of the main body B123 at the lower end surface thereof is provided around the diaphragm chamber 153.

  Reference numeral 125 denotes a PTFE main body D located at the upper part of the main body C124. The lower part is an air chamber 156 provided in the lower part and the upper surface is penetrated through the upper surface, and an air supply hole for introducing compressed air into the air chamber 156 from the outside. 157 is provided. In addition, a minute discharge hole 180 provided through the side surface is provided. The discharge hole 180 may not be provided if it is not necessary for supplying compressed air.

  126 is a PVDF main body E that is fitted and fixed to the bottom of the main body A122. The central portion is provided with an opening portion 158 that opens to the upper surface and serves as the second pressurizing chamber 131, and the upper surface of the opening portion 158. Is provided with an annular protrusion 159 fitted and fixed to the lower step 143 of the main body A122. Further, a small-diameter breathing hole 160 that communicates with the opening 158 from the side surface of the main body E126 is provided.

  The five main bodies A122, main body B123, main body C124, main body D125, and main body E126 constituting the main body 121 described above are clamped and fixed by bolts and nuts (not shown).

  Reference numeral 136 denotes a PTFE valve member, which extends in the radial direction from the thick part 161 provided in the shape of a bowl at the center, the communication hole 162 provided through the thick part 161, and the outer peripheral surface of the thick part 161. A first thin film portion 137 having a circular thin film portion 163 that is provided and an annular rib portion 164 that protrudes vertically from the outer peripheral edge of the thin film portion 163, and an upper central portion of the first diaphragm portion 137. An inverted mortar-shaped valve body 165 and an upper rod 166 provided to protrude upward from the upper portion of the valve body 165 and having an upper end formed substantially hemispherical and protruded downward from the central portion of the lower end surface of the thick portion 161. The lower rod 167 is provided and the lower end portion is formed in a substantially hemispherical shape, and is integrally formed. An annular rib portion 164 provided at the outer peripheral edge of the first diaphragm portion 137 is fitted into both annular concave grooves 144 and 151 provided in the main body A 122 and the main body B 123, and is sandwiched and fixed between the main body A 122 and the main body B 123. . A space formed between the inclined surface of the valve body 165 and the peripheral edge of the lower end surface of the opening 148 of the main body B123 is a fluid control unit 168.

  Reference numeral 138 denotes a PTFE second diaphragm portion, which is a cylindrical thick portion 169 at the center, a circular thin film portion 170 provided in a radial direction from the lower end surface of the thick portion 169, and the thin film portion 170. It has the annular seal part 171 provided in the outer peripheral edge part, and is formed integrally. Further, the annular seal portion 171 at the peripheral edge of the thin film portion 170 is sandwiched and fixed between the stepped portion 146 at the upper portion of the main body B123 and the annular protrusion 155 of the main body C124. The pressure receiving area of the second diaphragm portion 138 needs to be provided smaller than that of the first diaphragm portion 137.

  Reference numeral 139 denotes a third diaphragm portion made of PTFE, which has the same shape as the second diaphragm portion 138, and is arranged upside down. The upper end surface of the thick part 172 is in contact with the lower rod 167 of the valve member 136, and the annular seal part 174 at the peripheral part of the thin film part 173 is the lower step part 143 of the main body A122 and the annular protrusion 159 of the main body E126. It is clamped and fixed. In addition, it is necessary to provide the pressure receiving area of the third diaphragm part 139 smaller than that of the first diaphragm part 137 as described above.

  Reference numeral 140 denotes a fourth diaphragm portion, which has a cylindrical rib 175 having an outer diameter substantially the same as that of the diaphragm chamber 153 of the main body C124 at the peripheral portion, a column portion 176 at the center, and an inner periphery of the lower end surface of the cylindrical rib 175 and a column. The film portion 177 is provided so as to be connected to the outer periphery of the upper end surface of the portion 176. The cylindrical rib 175 is fitted and fixed to the diaphragm chamber 153 of the main body C124, and is clamped and fixed between the main body B123 and the main body C124, and the columnar portion 176 is movable up and down in the diaphragm chamber 153. Further, the thick part 169 of the second diaphragm part 138 is fitted to the lower part of the cylindrical part 176.

  Reference numerals 178 and 179 denote a PVDF spring receiver and a SUS spring disposed in the opening 158 of the main body E126. Both pressurize the third diaphragm part 139 inward (in the figure, upward).

  From the top, the chamber 127 formed in the main body 121 by the above-described configuration is arranged from the top to the first pressurizing chamber 128, the first diaphragm portion 137 and the main body formed from the fourth diaphragm portion 140 and the main body D125 air chamber 156. A second second valve chamber 132 formed between the lower second valve chamber 132 formed between the lower step portion 149 of B123, the second diaphragm portion 138, and the opening portion 147 of the main body B123. Upper first valve formed by the lower first valve chamber 134 formed by the valve chamber 129, the third diaphragm portion 139, and the opening 142 of the main body A122, the first diaphragm portion 137, and the step portion 141 of the main body A122. A first valve chamber 130 including a chamber 135, and a second pressurizing chamber 131 formed by a third diaphragm portion 139 and an opening portion 158 of the main body E126. Togawakaru.

  Next, the operation of the fourteenth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  The operation of the first fluid control valve 32a with respect to the operating pressure supplied from the electropneumatic converter (not shown) is as follows. The fluid that has flowed into the first valve chamber 130 from the inlet channel 145 of the main body A122 of the first fluid control valve 32a is reduced in pressure through the communication hole 162 of the valve member 136 and flows into the lower second valve chamber 132. Furthermore, when the fluid flows from the lower second valve chamber 132 through the fluid control unit 168 and into the upper second valve chamber 133, the fluid is decompressed again by the pressure loss in the fluid control unit 168 and flows out from the outlet channel 152. Here, since the diameter of the communication hole 162 is sufficiently small, the flow rate flowing through the valve is determined by the pressure difference before and after the communication hole 162.

  At this time, when the force that each diaphragm portion 137, 138, 139 receives from the fluid is observed, the first diaphragm portion 137 is moved upwardly by the fluid pressure difference between the first valve chamber 130 and the lower second valve chamber 132. Diaphragm portion 138 receives an upward force due to fluid pressure in upper second valve chamber 133, and third diaphragm portion 139 receives a downward force due to fluid pressure in first valve chamber 130. Here, since the pressure receiving area of the first diaphragm portion 137 is sufficiently larger than the pressure receiving areas of the second diaphragm portion 138 and the third diaphragm portion 139, the force acting on the second and third diaphragm portions 138, 139 is The force acting on the first diaphragm portion 137 can be almost ignored. Therefore, the force that the valve member 136 receives from the fluid is an upward force due to a fluid pressure difference in the first valve chamber 130 and the lower second valve chamber 132.

  Further, the valve member 136 is biased downward by the pressurizing means of the first pressurizing chamber 128 and simultaneously biased upward by the pressurizing means of the second pressurizing chamber 131. If the force of the pressurizing means in the first pressurizing chamber 128 is adjusted to be larger than the force of the pressurizing means in the second pressurizing chamber 131, the resultant force that the valve member 136 receives from each pressurizing means is a downward force. Become. Here, the pressurizing means of the first pressurizing chamber 128 is based on the operating pressure supplied from the electropneumatic converter, and the pressurizing means of the second pressurizing chamber 131 is based on the repulsive force of the spring 179. It is.

  Therefore, the valve member 136 is stabilized at a position where the downward resultant force by each pressurizing means and the upward force due to the fluid pressure difference in the first valve chamber 130 and the lower second valve chamber 132 are balanced. That is, the pressure in the lower second valve chamber 132 is independently adjusted by the opening area of the fluid control unit 168 so that the resultant force by each pressurizing means and the force by the fluid pressure difference are balanced. Therefore, the fluid pressure difference in the first valve chamber 130 and the lower second valve chamber 132 is constant, and the differential pressure before and after the communication hole 162 is kept constant, so that the flow rate through the valve is always kept constant. It is.

  Here, since the first fluid control valve 32a operates by balancing the resultant force of each pressurizing means acting on the valve member 136 and the force due to the pressure difference between the first valve chamber 130 and the lower second valve chamber 132, If the resultant force of each pressurizing means acting on the valve member 136 is adjusted and changed, the fluid pressure difference between the first valve chamber 130 and the lower second valve chamber 132 becomes a value corresponding thereto. That is, by adjusting the downward force by the pressurizing means of the first pressurizing chamber, that is, the operation pressure supplied from the electropneumatic converter, the differential pressure around the communication hole 162 can be changed and adjusted. The flow rate can be set to an arbitrary flow rate without disassembling the valve.

  Further, if the force by the pressurizing means of the first pressurizing chamber 128 is adjusted to be smaller than the force by the pressurizing means of the second pressurizing chamber 131, the resultant force acting on the valve member 136 is only upward, and the valve of the valve member 136 The body 165 is pressed against the valve seat 150 of the opening 148 of the main body B123, and the fluid can be shut off. That is, if the electropneumatic converter is not adjusted to apply the operating pressure, the first fluid control valve 32a is closed.

  Thus, the fluid flowing through the supply line of the fluid mixing device is controlled to be constant at the set flow rate by using the first fluid control valve 32a. Further, even if the upstream pressure or the downstream pressure of the fluid flowing into the supply line fluctuates, the flow rate is independently maintained constant by the operation of the first fluid control valve 32a, so instantaneous pressure fluctuation such as pump pulsation Even if this occurs, the flow rate can be controlled stably. Further, since the first fluid control valve 32a is configured not to be affected by back pressure fluctuations, it can be suitably used in applications where the back pressure fluctuates. The first fluid control valve 32a can also be used as an on-off valve by adjusting the operation pressure.

  Next, a fifteenth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Here, the case where the pressure regulating valve 23 of the third embodiment is the pressure regulating valve 23a of the present embodiment which is another pressure regulating valve will be described.

  Reference numeral 23a denotes a pressure adjusting valve that adjusts the inflowing fluid pressure to a constant pressure and causes it to flow out. The pressure regulating valve 23 a is formed by a main body 473, a lid body 474, a first diaphragm 475, a second diaphragm 476, and a plug 477.

  473 is a main body made of PVDF and has a substantially cylindrical shape, and its side surface communicates with an inlet channel 472 communicating with a first valve chamber 479 provided inside the main body 473 and an air chamber 478 described later. An air supply port 480 is provided, and an upper peripheral edge of the first valve chamber 479 has a joint portion 481 to which an annular projection 486 of a first diaphragm 475 described later is joined. In addition, a step portion 482 that forms a post-described air chamber 478 together with first and second diaphragms 475 and 476, which will be described later, is provided on the upper portion of the first valve chamber 479.

  Reference numeral 474 denotes a PVDF lid, which has a second valve chamber 483 inside, an outlet channel 471 communicating with the second valve chamber 483 on the outer peripheral side surface, and is joined to the upper end of the main body 473. . An annular groove 484 into which an annular protrusion 489 of a second diaphragm 476 described later is fitted is provided at the peripheral edge of the second valve chamber 483 at the lower end.

  475 is a first diaphragm made of PTFE, which is formed in a donut shape, and an annular joint 485 formed to protrude toward the second diaphragm 476 described later is provided at the center, and the annular joint 485 A sleeve 487 is screwed on the inner peripheral surface. An annular protrusion 486 is provided on the outer peripheral edge, and the annular protrusion 486 is joined to a joint 481 provided inside the main body 473.

  A second diaphragm 476 is made of PTFE, and has an annular joint 488 at the center and an annular protrusion 489 at the outer peripheral edge. The annular protrusion 489 is fitted in the annular groove 484 of the lid body 474 and is sandwiched between the main body 473 and the lid body 474. The pressure receiving area of the second diaphragm 476 is formed to be sufficiently larger than that of the first diaphragm 475. The first and second diaphragms 475 and 476 are integrated by being screwed to the sleeve 487.

  The plug 477 is fixed to the bottom of the first valve chamber 479 of the main body 473 by screwing or the like. The tip of the plug 477 forms a fluid control part 490 with the lower end surface of the sleeve 487, and the opening area of the fluid control part 490 changes with the vertical movement of the sleeve 487, and the inside of the second valve chamber 483 The pressure of the secondary fluid, that is, the fluid pressure on the secondary side is kept constant.

  Reference numeral 478 denotes an air chamber formed by being surrounded by the stepped portion 482 of the main body 473 and the first and second diaphragms 475 and 476. Compressed air is injected into the air chamber 478 from the air supply port 480 and is always maintained at a constant pressure.

  Next, the operation of the fifteenth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  The pressure regulating valve 23a is supplied with compressed air to the air chamber 478 and is applied with a constant internal pressure, and the first diaphragm 475 is directed upward by the pressure inside the first valve chamber 479, that is, the primary fluid pressure. Force and downward force due to the pressure inside the air chamber 478 are received. On the other hand, the second diaphragm 476 receives a downward force due to the pressure inside the second valve chamber 483, that is, the fluid pressure on the secondary side, and an upward force due to the pressure inside the air chamber 478. The position of the sleeve 487 joined to the first and second diaphragms 475, 476 is determined. The sleeve 487 forms a fluid control portion 490 between the sleeve 487 and the plug 477, and the secondary side fluid pressure is controlled by its area.

  When the primary fluid pressure rises in this state, the secondary fluid pressure and flow rate also temporarily increase. At this time, an upward force is applied to the first diaphragm 475 and a downward force is applied to the second diaphragm 476 by the fluid pressure, but the pressure receiving area of the second diaphragm 476 is designed to be sufficiently larger than that of the first diaphragm 475. Therefore, the downward force becomes larger, and as a result, the sleeve 487 is pushed downward. As a result, the opening area of the fluid control unit 490 decreases, the fluid pressure on the secondary side instantaneously decreases to the original pressure, and the balance between the internal pressure of the air chamber 478 and the fluid pressure is maintained again.

  On the other hand, when the primary side fluid pressure decreases, the secondary side fluid pressure and flow rate also temporarily decrease. At this time, downward force and upward force are applied to the first and second diaphragms 475 and 476, respectively, due to the internal pressure of the air chamber 478. Even in this case, the pressure receiving area is larger in the second diaphragm 476. This becomes more dominant, and the position of the sleeve 487 is pushed upward. As a result, the opening area of the fluid control unit 490 increases, the fluid pressure on the secondary side instantaneously rises to the original pressure, the balance between the internal pressure of the air chamber 478 and the force due to the fluid pressure is maintained again, and the original flow rate is maintained. Is also preserved.

  As a result, even if the upstream pressure of the fluid flowing into the supply line of the fluid mixing device fluctuates by using the pressure regulating valve 23a, the flow rate is independently maintained constant by the operation of the pressure regulating valve 23a. Even if instantaneous pressure fluctuations such as pulsation occur, it is possible to prevent the measurement value from being difficult to read due to the influence of pulsation, and to perform stable fluid control. In addition, since the structure of the flow path is simple and the fluid does not easily stay in the slurry, the slurry is difficult to adhere even if the slurry is flowed to the fluid, and the pressure of the fluid flowing in stably can be kept constant. By using together with the pinch valve of the twelfth embodiment and the thirteenth embodiment, the supply line can be used without clogging due to the sticking of the slurry, and the slurry slightly adheres to the inner wall of the line. However, the slurry is cleaned cleanly by performing an operation of periodically flowing pure water and cleaning the inside of the flow path. Further, the pressure regulating valve 23a has a small number of parts and can be easily disassembled and assembled.

  Next, a sixteenth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Here, the case where the first and second flow rate measuring devices 3 and 4 of the first embodiment are the flow rate measuring device 3a of the present embodiment which is another ultrasonic flow meter will be described.

  3a is a flow rate measuring device for measuring the flow rate of the fluid. The flow rate measuring device 3a is provided substantially parallel to the axis of the inlet channel 381, the first rising channel 382 extending from the inlet channel 381, the first rising channel 382 extending from the inlet channel 381, and the first rising channel 382. A straight channel 383, a second rising channel 384 extending from the straight channel 383, and an outlet channel 385 communicating with the second rising channel 384 and provided substantially parallel to the axis of the inlet channel 381. The ultrasonic transducers 386 and 387 are arranged so as to face each other at positions intersecting with the axis of the straight flow path 383 on the side walls of the first and second rising flow paths 382 and 384. The ultrasonic transducers 386 and 387 are covered with a fluororesin, and wirings extending from the transducers 386 and 387 are connected to a calculation unit (not shown) of a control unit (not shown). Note that parts other than the ultrasonic transducers 386 and 387 of the flow rate measuring device 3a are made of PFA.

  Next, the operation of the sixteenth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  The flow rate of the fluid that has flowed into the fluid measuring instrument 3a is measured in the straight flow path 383. The ultrasonic vibration is propagated from the ultrasonic transducer 386 positioned on the upstream side to the ultrasonic transducer 387 positioned on the downstream side with respect to the fluid flow. The ultrasonic vibration received by the ultrasonic transducer 387 is converted into an electrical signal and output to a calculation unit (not shown) of a control unit (not shown). When the ultrasonic vibration propagates from the upstream ultrasonic transducer 386 to the downstream ultrasonic transducer 387 and is received, transmission / reception is instantaneously switched in the calculation unit, and the ultrasonic transducer located on the downstream side Ultrasonic vibration is propagated from 387 toward the ultrasonic transducer 386 located on the upstream side. The ultrasonic vibration received by the ultrasonic transducer 386 is converted into an electric signal and output to the calculation unit in the control unit. At this time, since the ultrasonic vibration propagates against the flow of the fluid in the straight flow path 383, the propagation of the ultrasonic vibration in the fluid is greater than when the ultrasonic vibration is propagated from the upstream side to the downstream side. The speed is delayed and the propagation time is increased. The output electrical signals are measured for propagation time in the calculation unit, and the flow rate is calculated from the difference in propagation time. The flow rate calculated by the calculation unit is converted into an electric signal and output to a control unit (not shown).

  Thereby, since the flow rate measuring device 3a which is an ultrasonic flowmeter measures a flow rate from the propagation time difference with respect to the flow direction of the fluid, the flow rate can be accurately measured even with a minute flow rate.

  Next, a seventeenth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Here, the case where the first and second flow rate measuring devices 3 and 4 of the first embodiment are the flow rate measuring device 3b of the present embodiment which is an ultrasonic vortex flowmeter will be described.

  3b is a flow rate measuring device for measuring the flow rate of the fluid. The flow rate measuring device 3b includes a linear flow path 394 including an inlet flow path 391, a vortex generator 392 that generates Karman vortex suspended in the inlet flow path 391, and an outlet flow path 393. On the downstream side wall of the vortex generator 392 in the path 394, ultrasonic transducers 395 and 396 are disposed opposite to each other at positions orthogonal to the flow path axis direction. The ultrasonic vibrators 395 and 396 are covered with a fluororesin, and wiring extending from the vibrators 395 and 396 is connected to a calculation unit (not shown) of a control unit (not shown). Except for the ultrasonic transducers 395 and 396 of the flow rate measuring device 3b, they are made of PTFE.

  Next, the operation of the seventeenth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  The flow rate of the fluid flowing into the fluid measuring instrument 3b is measured by the straight flow path 394. The ultrasonic vibration is propagated from the ultrasonic vibrator 395 toward the ultrasonic vibrator 396 with respect to the fluid flowing in the straight flow path 394. Karman vortices generated downstream of the vortex generator 392 are generated at a period proportional to the flow velocity of the fluid, and Karman vortices with different vortex directions are alternately generated. When passing, it is accelerated or decelerated in the direction of travel. Therefore, the frequency (period) of the ultrasonic vibration received by the ultrasonic vibrator 396 varies due to the Karman vortex. The ultrasonic vibrations transmitted and received by the ultrasonic transducers 395 and 396 are converted into electric signals and output to a calculation unit (not shown) of a control unit (not shown). Based on the Karman vortex frequency obtained from the phase difference between the ultrasonic vibration output from the transmission-side ultrasonic transducer 395 and the ultrasonic vibration output from the reception-side ultrasonic transducer 396, the calculation unit The flow rate of the fluid flowing through the straight flow path 394 is calculated. The flow rate calculated by the calculation unit is converted into an electric signal and output to a control unit (not shown).

  As a result, the ultrasonic vortex flowmeter produces more Karman vortices as the flow rate increases, and therefore can accurately measure the flow rate even at a large flow rate, and exhibits an excellent effect in controlling a large flow rate fluid.

  By operating the sixteenth and seventeenth examples, the ultrasonic vortex flowmeter can measure the flow rate accurately even at a large flow rate because the Karman vortex is generated as the flow rate is larger, and is excellent in controlling fluid at a large flow rate. Demonstrate.

  Next, an eighteenth embodiment of the present invention having three supply lines will be described.

  The fluid mixing device is formed by three supply lines, that is, a first supply line 55, a second supply line 56, and a third supply line 57 (see FIG. 32). The first supply line 55 is connected in the order of an on-off valve 58, a first flow rate measuring device 59, a first fluid control valve 60, and a throttle valve 61, and the second supply line 56 is an on-off valve 62, a pressure regulating valve 63, a second A flow rate measuring device 64 and a second fluid control valve 65 are connected in this order, and a control unit 66 is provided. A third supply line 57 is an on-off valve 67, a pressure regulating valve 68, a third flow rate measuring device 69, and a third fluid control valve. The control unit 71 is connected in the order of 70. At the most downstream side of the first, second, and third supply lines 55, 56, and 57, a merging portion 72 of the supply lines is provided. Moreover, the wiring extended from each ultrasonic transducer | vibrator (not shown) of the 1st flow measuring device 59 and the 2nd flow measuring device 64 is connected to the calculating part (not shown) of the control part 66, and 1st flow measurement is carried out. The wires extending from the ultrasonic transducers (not shown) of the measuring device 59 and the third flow rate measuring device 69 are connected to the calculation unit (not shown) of the control unit 71. The configuration of the first supply line 55 is the same as that of the first supply line 28 of the fourth embodiment, and the configurations of the second and third supply lines 56 and 57 are the same as those of the second supply line 29 of the fourth embodiment. Omitted.

  Next, the operation of the eighteenth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  Here, pure water flows into the first supply line 55, hydrogen peroxide water flows into the second supply line 56, ammonia water flows into the third supply line 57, and pure water: hydrogen peroxide water: ammonia water. = 50: 2: 1. The flow rate of pure water flowing into the first supply line 55 is controlled by the first supply line 55, and the hydrogen peroxide solution flowing into the second supply line 56 is changed according to the actual flow rate of pure water in the first supply line 55. The flow rate of the hydrogen peroxide water at the most downstream side of the two supply lines 56 is controlled to be 2/50, and the ammonia water flowing into the third supply line 57 corresponds to the actual flow rate of pure water in the first supply line 55. The flow rate of the ammonia water at the most downstream side of the third supply line 57 is controlled so as to be 1/50, and the flow rate is merged at the merging portion 72 to be set (the first supply line 55, the second supply line 56, and the third supply line). The flow rate ratio of 57 is mixed at a ratio of 50: 2: 1), and the mixed fluid (ammonia overwater) is discharged.

  Similarly, in the present embodiment, hydrochloric acid is introduced into the third supply line instead of ammonia water, and mixing is performed at a set ratio when pure water: hydrogen peroxide solution: hydrochloric acid = 20: 1: 1. As a result, the mixed fluid (hydrochloric acid-overwater) flows out.

  Each of the mixed fluids (ammonia overwater, hydrochloric acid overwater) that has flowed out is used in the processing step of the substrate cleaning apparatus. In the cleaning apparatus, first, the substrate is treated for removing foreign substances with ammonia overwater, then rinsed with pure water, and then the substrate is treated for removal of metal with hydrochloric acid overwater, followed by rinsing with pure water, After the substrate is treated for removing the oxide film with dilute hydrofluoric acid (mixed fluid described in Example 1), the substrate is rinsed with pure water and finally the substrate is dried. At this time, by introducing the mixed fluid mixed by the fluid mixing apparatus of the present invention into the cleaning tank as a chemical solution in each step, the chemical solution can be always supplied at a constant mixing ratio, and the substrate cleaning process is stable. It is done.

  Next, a nineteenth embodiment of the present invention having three supply lines will be described.

  Since the fluid mixing apparatus of the present embodiment is the same as that of the eighteenth embodiment, the description thereof is omitted (see FIG. 32). Next, the operation of the nineteenth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  Here, pure water flows into the first supply line 55, ammonium fluoride flows into the second supply line 56, hydrofluoric acid flows into the third supply line 57, and pure water: ammonium fluoride: fluorination. Mix so that hydroacid = 50: 2: 1. The flow rate of the pure water flowing into the first supply line 55 is controlled by the first supply line 55, and the ammonium fluoride flown into the second supply line 56 is changed according to the actual flow rate of the pure water in the first supply line 55. The flow rate of ammonium fluoride at the most downstream side of the supply line 56 is controlled to be 2/50, and hydrofluoric acid flowing into the third supply line 57 corresponds to the actual flow rate of pure water in the first supply line 55. The flow rate of hydrofluoric acid at the most downstream side of the third supply line 57 is controlled to be 1/50, and the flow rate is merged at the merging portion 72 to set the ratio (the first supply line 55, the second supply line 56, and the third The flow rate of the supply line 57 is mixed and discharged at a ratio of 50: 2: 1). The mixed fluid that has flowed out is used in a processing step of the substrate etching apparatus, and the oxide film is etched on the substrate by the mixed fluid in the etching apparatus.

  The mixed fluid obtained by mixing the fluids in the ratios of the first, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighteenth, and nineteenth embodiments of the present invention is the surface treatment of the substrate in the previous process of the semiconductor manufacturing process, etc. As long as each of the fluids and their mixing ratio are within the scope of the present invention, mixed fluids suitable for various processes in the pre-process of the semiconductor manufacturing process can be obtained.

  The present invention performs feedback control so that the actual ratio between the actual flow rate of at least one supply line that does not perform feedback control and the actual flow rate of at least one other supply line that performs feedback control is constant at a set ratio. In order to control the flow rate of the supply line that performs feedback control according to the flow rate of the supply line that is not performed, the fluid flowing through each supply line can be mixed at an arbitrary ratio, and a feedback control circuit is provided for all of each supply line. Since it is not necessary to provide the fluid mixing device, the cost of the fluid mixing device is reduced, the number of parts is reduced, and the wiring is simplified, so that the fluid mixing device can be easily manufactured.

  In the present invention, the second fluid control valve 5 is not particularly limited as long as it can control the flow rate by changing the opening area of the flow path, but performs the flow control of the fluid as shown in FIG. The second fluid control valve of the present invention which has the configuration of the second fluid control valve 5 of the present invention which is a pneumatic needle valve or is an electric needle valve which controls the flow rate of fluid as shown in FIG. A valve having a configuration of a valve 5a, a valve having a configuration of a second fluid control valve 5b of the present invention which is a pneumatic pinch valve for controlling the flow rate of fluid as shown in FIG. What has the structure of the 2nd fluid control valve 5c of this invention which is an electric pinch valve which performs the flow control of the fluid as shown to 26 is preferable. This can perform stable fluid control, can shut off the flow path only by the second fluid control valves 5, 5a, 5b, and 5c, has a compact configuration, and can provide a small fluid mixing device. Therefore, it is preferable.

  In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4, an on-off valve 14 may be provided in the supply line 12 of the fluid mixing apparatus. This is preferable because the on-off valve 14 is provided so that the on-off valve 14 can be shut off to easily perform maintenance and the like (repair, replacement of parts) of the fluid mixing device. In addition, if the fluid mixing device is provided with the on-off valve 14, when the fluid mixing device is disassembled for maintenance or the like by shutting off the flow channel, the fluid remaining in the flow channel leaks from the decomposed portion. It is preferable that the on-off valve 14 can perform an emergency shutoff of the fluid when any trouble occurs in the flow path.

  Further, the configuration of the on-off valve 14 is not particularly limited as long as it has a function of opening or shutting off the flow of the fluid, and it may be manually operated, such as automatic operation such as air drive, electric drive, and magnetic drive. It may be due to. In the case of automatic, a control circuit may be provided and linked to the flow rate measuring devices 13 and 15 to drive the on-off valve 14 according to the measured value, or may be driven independently from the fluid mixing device. When driven by being linked to the fluid mixing device, it is preferable because collective control can be performed in the fluid mixing device. When driving independently from the fluid mixing device, when trouble occurs in the fluid mixing device, driving can be performed without affecting the trouble of the fluid mixing device when the on-off valve 14 shuts off the flow path urgently. Therefore, it is preferable.

  Further, the installation position of the on-off valve 14 is preferably installed upstream of other valves and the flow rate measuring device in order to perform maintenance or the like. Moreover, the on-off valves 18 and 22 may be provided only on arbitrary lines of the supply lines 11 and 12 or on all lines.

  In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 6, a pressure regulating valve 23 may be provided in the second supply line 20 having the second flow rate measuring device 24 of the fluid mixing device. The pressure regulating valve 23 is not particularly limited as long as the pressure of the fluid flowing in is adjusted to a constant pressure and is allowed to flow out, but has the configuration of the pressure regulating valve 23 of the present invention as shown in FIG. Are preferred. This is a compact structure, and even if the flowed-in fluid is a pulsating flow with a fast pressure fluctuation cycle, the pressure can be stabilized at a constant pressure by the pressure regulating valve 23. This is preferable because it is possible to prevent measurement values from becoming difficult to read. In particular, when the fluid is a fluid that is easily fixed, such as a slurry, it is preferable to have the configuration of the pressure regulating valve 23a of the present invention as shown in FIG. This is preferable because the structure of the flow path is simple and the fluid is less likely to stay, so that the slurry is difficult to adhere even if the slurry is flowed to the fluid.

  In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 8, a first fluid control valve controlled by a control air supply control device (not shown) that does not perform feedback control on the first supply line 28 having the first flow rate measuring device 3. 32 may be provided. This is preferable because the fluid can be mixed at a more accurate ratio by stabilizing the fluid with the first fluid control valve 32 and the load on the fluid control valve 5 that performs feedback control can be reduced. . The first fluid control valve 32 is not particularly limited as long as the pressure can be controlled by the operation pressure of the control fluid, but the first fluid of the present invention that controls the pressure of the fluid as shown in FIG. What has the structure of the control valve 32 and the 1st fluid control valve 32a of this invention which performs the flow control of the fluid as shown in FIG. 27 is preferable. The control fluid refers to, for example, working air or working oil. This enables stable fluid control, and even if pulsating fluid flows, the first fluid control valves 32 and 32a can stabilize the pressure or flow rate to a constant pressure, and the first fluid control valves 32 and 32a. This is preferable because the flow path can be blocked only with a simple structure and a small fluid mixing device can be provided.

  In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 8, a throttle valve 33 may be provided in the first supply line 28 having the first flow rate measuring device 31. The throttle valve 33 is not particularly limited as long as the opening area can be adjusted and the flow path is narrowed to stabilize the flow rate. However, the throttle valve 33 has the configuration of the throttle valve 33 of the present invention as shown in FIG. What is doing is preferable. This is because the flow rate can be adjusted in a wide range of flow rates, and the fine opening of the throttle valve 33 can be adjusted easily and precisely, so that the fine adjustment of the opening can be performed in a short time and in the height direction. This is preferable because it has a compact structure without taking up space, and a small fluid mixing device can be provided.

  In FIG. 9, the pitch difference between the male screw portion 279 provided on the outer peripheral surface of the first stem 277 of the throttle valve 33 and the female screw portion 278 provided on the lower inner peripheral surface is 6 pitches of the male screw portion 279. The pitch difference is preferably set in the range of 1/20 to 1/5 of the male screw pitch. Since the valve body obtains a lift amount within a certain range from fully closed to fully open, the pitch difference should be larger than 1/20 of the male thread pitch in order to prevent the stroke of the handle 281 from becoming too large and the valve height to increase. The pitch difference is preferably smaller than one fifth of the male screw pitch in order to adjust the valve with fine order and high accuracy.

Further, in FIG. 10, the outer diameter D ₁ of the straight portion 267 of the first valve body 261 is set to 0.97 D with respect to the inner diameter D of the communication port 254, but the outer diameter D ₁ of the straight portion 267 is in communication. It is desirable that the inner diameter D of the port 254 is in the range of 0.95D ≦ D ₁ ≦ 0.995D. D ₁ ≦ 0.995D is good so that the first valve body 261 and the communication port 254 are not in sliding contact, and 0.95D ≦ D ₁ is good so that the flow rate can be adjusted smoothly.

Further, the taper angle of the taper portion 268 of the first valve body 261 is set at 15 ° with respect to the axis, but is preferably in the range of 12 ° to 28 °. In order to adjust a wide flow rate range without increasing the valve, 12 ° or more is good, and in order not to change the flow rate rapidly with respect to the opening degree, 28 ° or less is good. The diameter D ₂ of the annular convex second valve body 262 has been set at 1.5D relative to the inner diameter D of the communication port 254, the diameter D of the annular convex second valve body 262 ₂ is preferably within a range of 1.1D ≦ D ₂ ≦ 2D with respect to the inner diameter D of the communication port 254. A first valve element 261 between the second valve body 262 in order to obtain the spatial portion to suppress the flow of fluid to the annular groove 265 is provided to ensure the annular groove 265 may have 1.1D ≦ D _2, opening On the other hand, D ₂ ≦ 2D is preferable in order to suppress the increase rate of the opening area formed by the second valve body 262 and the valve seat surface 252.

  In the present invention, the flow rate measuring devices 3 and 4 are not particularly limited as long as the measured flow rate is converted into an electrical signal and output to the control unit 6, and the flow rate measuring device includes an ultrasonic flow meter, a Karman vortex flow meter, Ultrasonic vortex flowmeters, impeller flowmeters, electromagnetic flowmeters, differential pressure flowmeters, positive displacement flowmeters, hot wire flowmeters, mass flowmeters, and the like are preferable. In particular, in the case of an ultrasonic flow meter as shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. Further, in the case of an ultrasonic vortex flow meter as shown in FIG. 31, the flow rate can be measured with high accuracy with respect to a large flow rate. Thus, accurate fluid control can be performed by properly using the ultrasonic flowmeter and the ultrasonic vortex flowmeter according to the flow rate of the fluid. Further, in the present embodiment, the control unit 6 is individually provided in each supply line, but may be provided in one centralized location.

  By having the merging portion 10 of each of the supply lines 1 and 2 on the most downstream side of each of the supply lines 1 and 2, the fluid flowing through the supply lines 1 and 2 is mixed. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 13, it is preferable that the on-off valves 40 and 41 are respectively arranged in the supply lines 28a and 29a immediately before the junction 39a. This is because each of the supply lines 28a and 29a can be supplied by a single supply line, or fluid can be selected and mixed from each of the supply lines 28a and 29a. When the maintenance of the supply lines 28a and 29a is performed, the on-off valves 40 and 41 are closed to prevent the backflow of the fluid and the like, and the leakage of the fluid is surely prevented when performing the maintenance and the like. Is preferred. In addition, as shown in FIG. 14, the junction is preferably a manifold valve 42. This is preferable because the same effect as the case where the on-off valves 40 and 41 are arranged in the supply lines 28a and 29a immediately before the junction 39a can be obtained and the fluid mixing device can be made compact. In addition, by providing a plurality of supply lines and opening and closing the on-off valves 40 and 41 and the manifold valve 42, it is possible to select and mix some of the fluids in each supply line, and to set the flow rate of each supply line It is preferable that the fluid and its mixing ratio can be freely set by changing In addition, each supply line 28a, 29a and the manifold valve 42 may be directly connected without using an independent connection means, and may be disposed in one base block, thereby making the fluid mixing device more compact. It is preferable because it can be formed. Moreover, a valve, a measuring instrument, etc. may be provided downstream from the junction part 10, and it does not specifically limit.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 16, it is preferable to provide the flushing device 43 of the present invention on the most upstream side of each supply line. Thus, the fluid flowing into any one supply line 28c can be used for cleaning. For example, in FIG. 16, by closing the on-off valves 535a and 536a of the flushing device 43 and opening the on-off valve 537a, pure water flowing to any one of the supply lines 28c can flow to the other supply line 29c. It is preferable because the supply line 29c can be flushed with pure water for cleaning. Is preferred. Further, the configuration of the flushing device 43 of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is provided using a valve, but it is preferable that the valve is provided in one base block in which a flow path is formed. In particular, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the drive units 532, 533, and 534 for opening and closing the valve bodies 550, 551, and 552 are installed on the main body 531 that is one base block in which a flow path is formed. It is more preferable that the configuration is provided at the bottom and the bottom. This is preferable because the flushing device 43 can be provided in a compact manner by integrating the on-off valves and the fluid mixing device can be provided in a compact manner.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, there are two supply lines, but two or more supply lines may be provided. Each supply line at this time consists of a supply line that does not perform one feedback control and a supply line that performs a plurality of feedback controls, and the actual flow rate of each supply line that performs a plurality of feedback controls and a supply that does not perform feedback control Basically, the actual ratios of the actual flow rates of the lines are controlled so as to be the respective set ratios, and the fluid mixed at a constant ratio can always be supplied by the fluid mixing apparatus of the present invention. In addition, if the same fluid is allowed to flow through a plurality of supply lines that are not subjected to feedback control, each of the supply lines that are not subjected to feedback control and a certain ratio of the actual flow rate of the supply line to a total ratio are set to be constant. As described above, a supply line that performs a plurality of feedback controls for controlling the flow rate may be configured, and a supply line that does not perform a plurality of feedback controls may be used by selecting an arbitrary supply line. Further, it may be configured such that two or more supply lines are merged and then merged with another supply line. In addition, by providing multiple supply lines and opening / closing the on-off valve and manifold valve provided on the most downstream side of each supply line, the fluid to be mixed can be selected and the setting of the flow rate of each supply line can be changed. This is preferable because the mixing ratio can be freely set.

  In the fluid mixing apparatus of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, it is preferable that adjacent valves and flow rate measuring devices are directly connected without using independent connecting means. Here, being directly connected without using an independent connection means has two concepts, and one concept means that a separate tube or tube is not used. This is a method in which separate members are directly connected via the connection members 46, 47, 48, 49 for sealing the flow path and changing the direction of the flow path without providing tubes or tubes as shown in FIG. It is. The other concept refers to not using a separate joint. This is a method of directly connecting the end face of the member to be connected or the end face of the connecting portion of the member by interposing a seal member. As a result, the fluid mixing device can be made compact, the installation space can be reduced, the installation work can be facilitated and the working time can be shortened, and the flow path in the fluid mixing device can be shortened to the minimum necessary. Therefore, it is preferable because the fluid resistance can be suppressed.

  In the fluid mixing apparatus of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, the valve and the flow rate measuring device are preferably disposed in one base block 51 in which a flow path is formed. This is because each component is arranged in one base block 51, the fluid mixing device can be made compact and the installation space can be reduced, the installation work becomes easy and the work time can be shortened, Since the flow path in the fluid mixing device can be shortened to the minimum necessary, the fluid resistance can be suppressed, and the number of parts can be reduced, so that the assembly of the fluid mixing device can be facilitated. It is.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the fluid mixing apparatus of the present invention preferably has a configuration in which it is installed in one casing 53. This is preferable because the fluid mixing device is formed as one module by being installed in one casing 53, so that the installation becomes easy and the working time of the installation work can be shortened. Further, the valve 53 and the flow rate measuring device are protected by the casing 53, and the fluid mixing device is made into a black box so that the fluid mixing device adjusted for performing feedback control as in the present invention can be used as a semiconductor manufacturing device or the like. When installed, it is preferable because a user of the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus can prevent the occurrence of problems by easily disassembling the fluid mixing apparatus. Moreover, you may make it the structure which exposed the flow measuring devices 3 and 9 from the casing 53 from the casing as needed.

  The order of installation of the first flow rate measuring device 3, the second flow rate measuring device 4, the first fluid control valve 32, the second fluid control valve 5, the on-off valve 14, the pressure regulating valve 23, and the throttle valve 33 of the present invention is The pressure adjusting valve 23 may be positioned upstream of the second fluid control valve 5 and the second flow rate measuring device 4 when the fluid has pressure pulsation. The throttle valve 33 is preferably located downstream of the first fluid control valve 32 and the first flow rate measuring device 3 because the flow rate can be adjusted easily and stably.

  In addition, the fluid mixing device of the present invention can be used in various factories such as chemistry, semiconductor manufacturing field, medical field, food, etc., as long as the flow rate of fluids in at least two supply lines needs to be controlled at an arbitrary value. Although it may be used in various industries such as fields, it is preferable to be placed in a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus. The pre-process of the semiconductor manufacturing process includes a photoresist process, a pattern exposure process, an etching process, a flattening process, etc., and the concentration of these cleaning waters is controlled by the flow rate ratio of pure water and chemicals. It is preferred to use a fluid mixing device.

  In addition, in the fluid mixing apparatus having at least two or more supply lines, the fluid mixed in the fluid mixing apparatus of the present invention has two kinds of fluids such as hydrofluoric acid or hydrochloric acid and pure water. It is preferable that the pure acid is mixed at a ratio of 10 to 200 with respect to 1 of hydrogen acid or hydrochloric acid. Further, in a fluid mixing device having at least three supply lines, three types of fluids, ammonia water or hydrochloric acid, hydrogen peroxide water, and pure water, can be used for ammonia water or hydrochloric acid to 1 to 3, respectively. It is preferable that water is mixed at a ratio of 1 to 5 and pure water at a ratio of 10 to 200, and three kinds of fluids such as hydrofluoric acid, ammonium fluoride and pure water are used, and hydrofluoric acid is 1 It is preferable that ammonium fluoride is mixed at a ratio of 7 to 10 and pure water at a ratio of 50 to 100. The mixed fluid in which these fluids are mixed in the above ratio is suitably used as a chemical solution when performing substrate surface treatment or the like in the pre-process of the semiconductor manufacturing process.

  A mixed fluid that is a mixture of hydrofluoric acid and pure water, or a mixed fluid that is a mixture of hydrochloric acid and pure water is used to remove natural oxide film, normal oxide film, or metal (metal ion) in substrate surface treatment. It is suitable as a chemical solution to be used. The ratio of pure water to hydrofluoric acid or hydrochloric acid 1 is desirably 10 or more in order to suppress the occurrence of unevenness in the substrate due to an increase in the concentration of the chemical solution, and oxidation is caused by the decrease in the concentration of the chemical solution. In order to prevent a reduction in the treatment effect of film removal or metal removal, it is desirable that it is 200 or less. In addition, this mixed fluid can be effectively used at a liquid temperature of 20 ° C to 25 ° C.

  A mixed fluid in which ammonia water, hydrogen peroxide water, and pure water are mixed is used as a chemical solution for removing foreign matters (particles) in the surface treatment of the substrate. A mixed fluid in which hydrochloric acid, hydrogen peroxide water, and pure water is mixed is a metal solution. It is suitable as a chemical solution used for removal and the like. The ratio of aqueous hydrogen peroxide to ammonia water or hydrochloric acid 1 to 3 is preferably in the range of 1 to 5 in order to effectively remove foreign substances and metals. The ratio of pure water to ammonia water or hydrochloric acid 1 to 3 is desirably 10 or more in order to suppress the occurrence of unevenness or surface roughness on the substrate due to an increase in the concentration of the chemical solution, and the concentration of the chemical solution is decreased. In order to prevent the processing effect of removing foreign matters and metals from decreasing, it is desirable that the number is 200 or less. In addition, this mixed fluid can be effectively used at a liquid temperature of 25 ° C. to 80 ° C., and can be used more effectively at a liquid temperature of 60 ° C. to 70 ° C.

  A mixed fluid obtained by mixing hydrofluoric acid, ammonium fluoride and pure water is suitable for oxide film etching in the surface treatment of a substrate. The ratio of ammonium fluoride to hydrofluoric acid is preferably within a range of 7 to 10 in order to effectively perform oxide film etching. The ratio of pure water to hydrofluoric acid 1 is desirably 50 or more in order to suppress the occurrence of unevenness and surface roughness on the substrate due to an increase in the concentration of the chemical solution, and the concentration of the chemical solution is decreased. In order to prevent a reduction in the processing effect of the oxide film etching, it is desirable that it is 100 or less. In addition, this mixed fluid can be effectively used at a liquid temperature of 20 ° C to 25 ° C.

  The fluid mixing device of the present invention may have a configuration in which a plurality of supply lines through which the same fluid flows are provided. This is, for example, a fluid mixing device composed of one supply line for flowing pure water and two supply lines for flowing hydrochloric acid, and the case of flowing hydrochloric acid to one supply line and the case of flowing to two supply lines. By selecting and allowing the flow rate of hydrochloric acid to be set in a wide range, the mixing ratio of pure water and hydrochloric acid mixed by the fluid mixing device can be set in a wide range.

  In addition, the material of each component of the first flow rate measuring device 3, the second flow rate measuring device 4, the first fluid control valve 32, the second fluid control valve 5, the on-off valve 22, the pressure regulating valve 23, and the throttle valve 33 of the present invention. The parts that form the flow path in contact with the fluid include polytetrafluoroethylene (hereinafter referred to as PTFE), polyvinylidene fluoride (hereinafter referred to as PVDF), and tetrafluoroethylene / perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether. A fluororesin such as a polymerization resin (hereinafter referred to as PFA) may be used, and hydrofluoric acid, hydrochloric acid, hydrogen peroxide water, ammonia water, and ammonium fluoride are allowed to flow in a range of 20 ° C. to 80 ° C. Therefore, even if a corrosive fluid is allowed to flow and a corrosive gas permeates, the valve and the flow meter can be used without worrying about corrosion. Other materials include polypropylene (hereinafter referred to as PP), polyethylene (hereinafter referred to as PE), vinyl chloride resin (hereinafter referred to as PVC), etc. PP is hydrofluoric acid, hydrochloric acid, aqueous ammonia, fluorine. Ammonium fluoride can be used without problems even when the liquid temperature is in the range of 20 ° C. to 80 ° C., and PE is composed of hydrofluoric acid, hydrochloric acid, hydrogen peroxide solution, aqueous ammonia, and ammonium fluoride at a temperature of 20 ° C. to 60 ° C. It can be used without any problem even if it is flowed in the range of ℃, PVC is hydrochloric acid or ammonia water in the liquid temperature range of 20 ℃ ~ 60 ℃, liquid temperature of hydrofluoric acid, hydrogen peroxide solution, ammonium fluoride is 20 ℃ It can be used without problems even if it is flowed in the range of ˜25 ° C. The material of each component that does not come into contact with the liquid is not particularly limited as long as it has a required strength. Further, the spring 205 used for the fluid control valves 4 and 10 does not come into contact with the liquid, but when a corrosive fluid is allowed to flow, coating with a fluororesin prevents corrosion when the corrosive gas permeates.

It is a block diagram which shows typically the 1st Example of the fluid mixing apparatus of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a flow measuring device. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a 2nd fluid control valve. It is a block diagram which shows typically the 2nd Example of the fluid mixing apparatus of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of an on-off valve. It is a block diagram which shows typically the 3rd Example of the fluid mixing apparatus of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a pressure control valve. It is a block diagram which shows typically the 4th Example of the fluid mixing apparatus of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a throttle valve. It is a principal part enlarged view which shows the throttle valve of FIG. 9 in an open state. It is a principal part enlarged view which shows the throttle valve of FIG. 9 in a closed state. It is a principal part enlarged view in which the throttle valve of FIG. 9 shows a half-open state. It is a block diagram which shows typically the 5th Example of the fluid mixing apparatus of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows typically the 6th Example of the fluid mixing apparatus of this invention. It is sectional drawing of a manifold valve. It is a block diagram which shows typically the 7th Example of the fluid mixing apparatus of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows typically the flow path of the flushing apparatus of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which follows the AA line of FIG. It is a top view which shows typically the 8th Example of the fluid mixing apparatus of this invention. It is sectional drawing which follows the BB line of FIG. It is a top view which shows typically the 9th Example of the fluid mixing apparatus of this invention. It is sectional drawing which follows the CC line of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows typically the 10th Example of the fluid mixing apparatus of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the other 2nd fluid control valve of the 11th Example of the fluid mixing apparatus of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the other 2nd fluid control valve of the 12th Example of the fluid mixing apparatus of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the other 2nd fluid control valve of the 13th Example of the fluid mixing apparatus of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the other 1st fluid control valve of the 14th Example of the fluid mixing apparatus of this invention. It is the same figure as FIG. 27 which added another display to FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the other pressure regulation valve of the 15th Example of the fluid mixing apparatus of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the other flow measuring device of the 16th Example of the fluid mixing apparatus of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the other flow measuring device of the 17th Example of the fluid mixing apparatus of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows typically the 18th Example of the fluid mixing apparatus of this invention. It is a block diagram of the conventional flow control apparatus.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 1st supply line 2 2nd supply line 3 1st flow measuring instrument 4 2nd flow measuring instrument 5 2nd fluid control valve 6 Control part 10 Merge part 11 1st supply line 12 2nd supply line 13 1st flow measurement instrument DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 14 On-off valve 15 2nd flow measuring device 16 2nd fluid control valve 17 Control part 18 Merge part 19 1st supply line 20 2nd supply line 21 1st flow measuring instrument 22 On-off valve 23 Pressure regulating valve 24 2nd flow measuring instrument 25 Second fluid control valve 26 Control unit 27 Junction unit 28 First supply line 29 Second supply line 30 On-off valve 31 First flow meter 32 First fluid control valve 33 Throttle valve 34 On-off valve 35 Pressure adjustment valve 36 Second Flow rate measuring device 37 Second fluid control valve 38 Control unit 39 Junction unit 40 Open / close valve 41 Open / close valve 42 Manifold valve 43 Flushing device 44 Base block 45 Base Lock 46 Connection member 47 Connection member 48 Connection member 49 Connection member 51 Base block 53 Casing 55 First supply line 56 Second supply line 57 Third supply line 58 On-off valve 59 First flow meter 60 Fluid control valve 61 Throttle valve 62 On-off valve 63 Pressure adjusting valve 64 Second flow rate measuring device 65 Fluid control valve 66 Control unit 67 On-off valve 68 Pressure adjusting valve 69 Second flow rate measuring device 70 Fluid control valve 71 Control unit 72 Junction unit

Claims (24)

A fluid mixing device for mixing each fluid flowing in at least two supply lines in an arbitrary ratio,
At least one supply line (1) of the supply lines (1, 2) includes a first flow rate measuring device (3) that measures the actual flow rate of the fluid, converts the measured value of the actual flow rate into an electrical signal, and outputs the electrical signal. And
At least one other supply line (2) of the supply lines (1, 2) includes a second fluid control valve (5) for controlling the flow rate of the fluid by changing the opening area of the flow path, A second flow rate measuring device (4) for measuring the flow rate and converting the measured value of the actual flow rate into an electrical signal and outputting it,
Based on the deviation between the actual ratio between the measured value of the actual flow rate of the first flow rate measuring device (3) and the measured value of the actual flow rate of the second flow rate measuring device (4) and the set ratio, the second fluid A control unit (6) for outputting a command signal for controlling the opening area of the control valve (5) to the second fluid control valve (5) or a device for operating the second fluid control valve (5); Equipped,
A main line provided with an on-off valve (535a) connected to the uppermost stream side of any one of the supply lines;
And at least one other line provided with an on-off valve (536a) connected to the most upstream side of the other supply line,
A flushing device (43) is provided in which the upstream side of the on-off valve (535a) on the main line and the downstream side of the on-off valve (536a) on another line are communicated via the on-off valve (537a).
A fluid mixing apparatus.   The fluid mixing device according to claim 1, wherein each of the supply lines further comprises at least one on-off valve (14) for opening or shutting off a fluid flow.   3. The fluid mixing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the supply line having the second flow rate measuring device further includes at least one pressure regulating valve (23) that attenuates a fluid pressure fluctuation. 4.   The supply line having the first flow rate measuring device further includes at least one first fluid control valve (32) for controlling the pressure of the fluid by controlling the pressure of the control fluid. Item 4. The fluid mixing device according to any one of Items 3 to 3.   The supply line having the first flow rate measuring device further includes at least one throttle valve (33) capable of adjusting a flow rate of the fluid by changing an opening area. The fluid mixing apparatus according to any one of the above.   The merging portion (10) of the supply line (1, 2) is provided on the most downstream side of each of the supply lines (1, 2), according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The fluid mixing device as described.   The fluid mixing device according to claim 6, wherein an on-off valve (40, 41) is disposed in the supply line immediately before the junction.   The fluid mixing device according to claim 6, wherein the merging portion is a manifold valve (42) for merging the supply line into one flow path. The fluid mixing device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , wherein the various valves and the flow rate measuring device are directly connected without using independent connecting means. The fluid mixing device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , wherein the various valves and the flow rate measuring device are arranged in one base block. The fluid mixing device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , wherein the various valves and the flow rate measuring device are accommodated in a single casing. The second fluid control valve is
The upper part has a valve chamber (310), an inlet channel (311) and an outlet channel (312) each communicating with the valve chamber (310), and the inlet channel at the center of the bottom of the valve chamber (310). A main body (301) provided with an opening (313) through which (311) communicates, a through hole (315) in the center of the bottom, and a breathing port (316) on a side surface. A cylinder (302) that clamps and fixes one diaphragm (304) and a bonnet that is provided with a working fluid communication port (317) in the upper portion and clamps and fixes the peripheral portions of the cylinder (302) and the second diaphragm (306) (303) is fixed integrally, and the first diaphragm (315) is mounted on the shoulder (319) and the lower portion of the rod (307), which is positioned on the shoulder (319) and is described below. Part (320), shoulder ( 19) a joint portion (332) to which the post valve body (305) is fixed below, a thin film portion (321) extending radially from the shoulder portion (319), and a thick wall following the thin film portion (321) The seal portion (323) provided at the peripheral portion of the portion (322) and the thick wall portion (322) is integrally formed, and the joint portion (332) is described later in the opening portion (313) of the valve chamber (310). The valve body (305) that enters and exits as the rod (307) moves up and down is fixed. On the other hand, the second diaphragm (306) has a central hole (324), and a thick part (325) around the center hole (324). And a thin film portion (326) extending in the radial direction from the thick wall portion (325) and a seal portion (327) provided at the peripheral edge of the thin film portion (326) are integrally formed, and the first diaphragm is formed at the bottom portion. The rod to which the attachment part (320) of (304) is fixed 307) is fixed to the shoulder (329) located at the top of the center through the central hole (324) by the diaphragm presser (308). The rod (307) has a cylinder (302) below the cylinder (302). There is a loose fit in the bottom through hole (315), and there is radial movement between the step (335) of the cylinder (302) and the lower surface of the shoulder (329) of the rod (307). The fluid mixing device according to any one of claims 1 to 11 , wherein the fluid mixing device is supported by a spring (309) fitted in a prevented state. The second fluid control valve is
An electric drive part (344) having a motor part (359) contained in an upper bonnet (358) and a lower bonnet (357), and a stem (365) connected to the shaft of the motor part (359) move up and down. Diaphragm (342) having a valve body (343), and an inlet channel (346) and an outlet channel communicating with the valve chamber (345) isolated from the electric drive unit (344) by the diaphragm (342), respectively. The fluid mixing device according to any one of claims 1 to 11 , further comprising a flow control unit including a main body (341) having (347). The second fluid control valve is
A tube body (401) made of an elastic body, a cylinder body (402) having an internal cylinder portion (408) and a cylinder cover (409) integrally provided on the upper portion, and an inner peripheral surface of the cylinder portion (408) It has a connecting portion (416) that is vertically movable and is slidably contacted in a sealed state and is suspended from the center so as to pass through a through hole (410) provided in the center of the bottom surface of the cylinder body (402) in a sealed state. The piston (403) is stored in an elliptical slit (411) which is fixed to the lower end of the coupling portion (416) of the piston (403) and which is provided on the bottom surface of the cylinder body (408) perpendicular to the flow path axis. A first groove (418) and a first groove (418) that are joined and fixed to the lower end surface of the sandwiched indenter (404) and the cylinder main body (402) and receive the tube body (401) on the flow path axis. Both A main body (405) in which a second groove (419) for receiving the coupling body receiver (406) is deeper than the first groove (418), and a second groove of the main body (405) at one end. A pair having a fitting portion (421) to be fitted to (419), a coupling body (407) receiving port (423) inside the other end, and a through hole (426) for receiving the tubular body (401); The first space portion (406) formed on the peripheral side surface of the cylinder body (402) and surrounded by the bottom and inner peripheral surfaces of the cylinder portion (408) and the lower end surface of the piston (403). 412) and air ports (414, 415) respectively communicating with the second space portion (413) surrounded by the ceiling and inner peripheral surfaces of the cylinder portion (408) and the upper surface of the piston (403). the features according to claim 1 to claim 11 noise Or fluid mixing device according to item 1. The second fluid control valve is
An electric drive part (441) having a motor part (452) enclosed in an upper bonnet (451) and a lower bonnet (450), and a stem (460) connected to the shaft of the motor part (452) move up and down. The sandwiched indenter (449), the tubular body (443) made of an elastic body, and the groove (445) which is bonded and fixed to the lower end surface of the lower bonnet (450) and receives the tubular body (443) on the flow path axis. The fluid mixing device according to any one of claims 1 to 11 , wherein the fluid mixing device is provided. The first fluid control valve (32) is
A second gap (209) provided open to the bottom at the center of the lower part, an inlet channel (211) communicating with the second gap (209), and a second gap ( 209) having a larger diameter than the first gap (210), the outlet channel (212) communicating with the first gap (210), the first gap (210), and the second gap (209). And a communication hole (213) having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the first gap (210), and the upper surface of the second gap (209) is a valve seat (214). )When,
A bonnet having a cylindrical gap (215) communicating with an air supply hole (217) and a discharge hole (218) provided on a side surface or an upper surface, and having a step portion (216) on the inner peripheral surface of the lower end (202)
A spring receiver (203) fitted into the step (216) of the bonnet (202) and having a through hole (219) at the center, and a first smaller diameter than the through hole (219) of the spring receiver (203) at the lower end. A piston (204) having a joint portion (224) and having a flange portion (222) provided in the upper portion and fitted into the gap (215) of the bonnet (202) so as to be movable up and down;
A spring (205) clamped and supported by the lower end surface of the flange (222) of the piston (204) and the upper end surface of the spring receiver (203);
The center where the peripheral portion is sandwiched and fixed between the main body (201) and the spring receiver (203) and covers the first gap (210) of the main body (201) to form the first valve chamber (231). The first diaphragm (227) having a thickened portion and the first joint (224) of the piston (204) through the through hole (219) of the spring receiver (203) are joined and fixed at the center of the upper surface. A first valve mechanism (206) having a second joint (229) and a third joint (230) provided through the communication hole (213) of the main body (201) in the center of the lower surface;
A valve body (232) positioned inside the second gap (209) of the main body and having a larger diameter than the communication hole (213) of the main body, and a first valve mechanism protruding from the upper end surface of the valve body (232) A fourth joint (234) to be joined and fixed to the third joint (230) of the body (206), a rod (235) provided protruding from the lower end surface of the valve body (232), and a lower part of the rod (235) A second valve mechanism (207) having a second diaphragm (237) provided extending in the radial direction from the end surface;
A protrusion (239) located below the main body (201) and sandwiching and fixing the peripheral edge of the second diaphragm (237) of the second valve mechanism (207) with the main body (201) at the upper center; A base plate (208) provided with a notch recess (240) at the upper end of the protrusion (239) and a breathing hole (241) communicating with the notch recess (240);
As the piston (204) moves up and down, the opening area of the fluid control unit (242) formed by the valve body (232) of the second valve mechanism (207) and the valve seat (214) of the main body (201) is increased. The fluid mixing device according to any one of claims 4 to 15 , wherein the fluid mixing device is configured to change. The first fluid control valve is
A main body part (121) formed from an inlet channel (145) of fluid, an outlet channel (152), a chamber (127) in which the inlet channel (145) and the outlet channel (152) communicate with each other, and a valve body (165) and a valve member (136) having a first diaphragm portion (137), and a second diaphragm (138) which is located below and above the valve member (136) and has an effective pressure receiving area smaller than that of the first diaphragm portion (137). ) Portion and third diaphragm portion (139), the valve member (136) and each diaphragm portion (137, 138, 139) are the outer peripheral portions of each diaphragm portion (137, 138, 139), and the main body portion (121). Are fixed in the chamber (127), and the diaphragm portion (137, 138, 139) is attached to the chamber (127) by the first pressurizing chamber (128), It is divided into a two-valve chamber (129), a first valve chamber (130), and a second pressurizing chamber (131), and the first pressurizing chamber (128) is always inward with respect to the second diaphragm portion (138). The first valve chamber (130) is in communication with the inlet channel (145), and the second valve chamber (129) is the valve element (165) of the valve member (136). ) And a communication hole (162) provided on the first diaphragm portion (137) located on the first diaphragm portion (137) side with respect to the valve seat (150). A lower second valve chamber (132) communicating with the first valve chamber (130), and an upper second valve located on the second diaphragm portion (138) side and provided in communication with the outlet channel (152). The valve chamber (133) is formed separately, and the valve body (165) and the valve seat ( 50) and a fluid control part (168) in which the fluid pressure in the lower second valve chamber (134) is controlled by changing the opening area between the second pressurizing chamber (131) and the second diaphragm (131). The fluid mixing device according to any one of claims 4 to 15 , further comprising means for constantly applying a constant inward force to the portion (139). The fluid mixing device according to claim 3 , wherein the pressure regulating valve has the same configuration as the first fluid control valve according to claim 16 . The pressure regulating valve,
A main body (473) having a first valve chamber (479), a stepped portion (482) provided at an upper portion of the first valve chamber (479), and an inlet channel (472) communicating with the first valve chamber (479). ), A second valve chamber (483) and an outlet channel (471) communicating therewith, a lid body (474) joined to the upper portion of the main body (473), and a peripheral portion of the first valve chamber (479) A first diaphragm (475) joined to the upper peripheral edge of the first diaphragm, a second diaphragm (476) having a peripheral edge sandwiched between the main body (473) and the lid (474), and first and second diaphragms (475). 476) and a sleeve (487) joined to both annular joints (485, 488) provided in the center of the shaft 476 and movable in the axial direction, and a sleeve fixed to the bottom of the first valve chamber (479) ( 487) and the lower end of the fluid control unit (490) An air chamber (478) comprising a plug (477) formed and surrounded by the inner peripheral surface of the step portion (482) of the main body (473) and the first and second diaphragms (475, 476). A pressure receiving area of the second diaphragm (476) is larger than a pressure receiving area of the first diaphragm (475), and an air supply port (480) communicating with the air chamber (478) is provided in the main body. The fluid mixing apparatus according to claim 3 . The throttle valve (33)
A valve seat surface (252) is formed on the bottom surface of the valve chamber (253) provided in the upper portion, and an inlet channel (255) communicating with a communication port (254) provided in the center of the valve seat surface (252) A main body (251) having an outlet channel (256) communicating with the valve chamber (253);
The stem can be inserted into the communication port (254) by advancing and retreating in the axial direction, and can be contacted and separated from the first valve body (261) and the valve seat surface (252) projecting from the center of the liquid contact surface. A second valve body (262) having an annular ridge formed at a position separated from the valve body (261) in the radial direction and a thin film portion (263) formed continuously from the second valve body (262) in the radial direction. ) And the diaphragm (260) provided integrally,
A first stem (277) having a handle (281) fixed to the upper portion and having a female screw portion (278) on the lower inner peripheral surface and a male screw portion (279) having a pitch larger than the pitch of the female screw portion (278) on the outer peripheral surface. )When,
A first stem support (282) having a female threaded portion (283) threadedly engaged with a male threaded portion (279) of the first stem (277) on the inner peripheral surface;
A second stem (269) having a male screw portion (270) screwed to a female screw portion (278) of the first stem (277) on the upper outer peripheral surface and having a diaphragm (260) connected to the lower end portion;
A diaphragm retainer (271), which is positioned below the first stem support (282) and supports the second stem (269) so as to be movable up and down and not rotatable, and a first stem (277) and a diaphragm retainer (271). The fluid mixing device according to any one of claims 5 to 19 , further comprising a bonnet (286) for fixing. The flow meter is an ultrasonic flow meter, Karman vortex flow meter, ultrasonic vortex flow meter, impeller flow meter, electromagnetic flow meter, differential pressure flow meter, positive displacement flow meter, hot wire flow meter or mass flow rate. The fluid mixing device according to any one of claims 1 to 20 , wherein the fluid mixing device is a meter. A fluid mixing device for mixing each fluid flowing in at least two supply lines in an arbitrary ratio,
The hydrofluoric acid or hydrochloric acid and the two kinds of pure water fluids are mixed with hydrofluoric acid or hydrochloric acid at a ratio of 1 to pure water at a ratio of 10 to 200. 21. The fluid mixing apparatus according to any one of 21 . A fluid mixing device for mixing each fluid flowing in at least three supply lines in an arbitrary ratio;
Ammonia water or hydrochloric acid, hydrogen peroxide water and pure water are mixed in a ratio of 1 to 5 for ammonia water or hydrochloric acid and 1 to 5 for hydrogen peroxide water and 10 to 200 for pure water. The fluid mixing device according to any one of claims 1 to 21 , wherein the fluid mixing device is provided. A fluid mixing device for mixing each fluid flowing in at least three supply lines in an arbitrary ratio;
Three fluids of hydrofluoric acid, ammonium fluoride and pure water are mixed in a ratio of 7 to 10 for ammonium fluoride and 50 to 100 for pure water with respect to 1 for hydrofluoric acid. The fluid mixing device according to any one of claims 1 to 21 , wherein the fluid mixing device is characterized in that:

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