Nut assembly for electronic expansion valve, electronic expansion valve, and limiting element mounting method

{
  "publication_number": "US11946555B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "Nut assembly for electronic expansion valve, electronic expansion valve, and limiting element mounting method",
  "abstract": "Disclosed is a nut assembly for an electronic expansion valve, an electronic expansion valve, and a limiting element mounting method. The nut assembly comprises a nut base, having a first end and a second end opposite to each other; a stop guide rail, sleeved on the nut base; a check ring, sleeved on the nut base and capable of helically rotating with respect to the nut base along the stop guide rail; and a limiting element, provided at the first end of the nut base The limiting element mounting method comprises the following steps: enabling the limiting element to be sleeved on the nut base, and enabling a second limiting boss to extend from a groove opening of a first limiting groove into the first limiting groove; and enabling, by means of the limiting element, the second limiting boss to slide into a corresponding second limiting groove.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A nut assembly of an electronic expansion valve, comprising: a nut base having a first end and a second end opposite to each other; a stop guide rail sleeved on the nut base and having a third end; a check ring sleeved on the nut base and capable of spirally rotating relative to the nut base along the stop guide rail; and a limiting element disposed at the first end of the nut base, which is configured to limit a movement of the stop guide rail on the nut base along an axis of the nut base, and to limit rotation of the check ring, wherein the limiting element is provided with a limiting portion, the third end of the stop guide rail penetrates through the limiting portion, and the limiting portion of the limiting element is capable of limiting a displacement of the third end of the stop guide rail in a radial direction of a cross section of the nut base along the axis of the nut base.",
    "2. The nut assembly of claim 1, wherein the check ring is provided with a stopping portion, and the limiting portion cooperates with the stopping portion to limit and stop the check ring.",
    "3. The nut assembly of claim 2, wherein the limiting portion has a first plane, the stopping portion abuts against the first plane when the check ring rotates to an end of the stop guide rail near the limiting element.",
    "4. The nut assembly of claim 3, wherein the limiting portion further has a second plane perpendicular to the first plane, the third end of the stop guide rail abuts against the second plane.",
    "5. The nut assembly of claim 2, wherein a notch is located on a side of the limiting portion towards the nut base, and an end of the stop guide rail near the limiting element penetrates through the notch.",
    "6. The nut assembly of claim 1, wherein a first limiting structure is disposed between the limiting element and the nut base, and the first limiting structure is configured to limit a movement of the limiting element along the axis of the nut base.",
    "7. The nut assembly of claim 1, wherein the limiting element has an initial state and a limiting state, wherein the limiting element is able to rotate relative to the nut base, so that the limiting element is capable of moving between an initial position and a limiting position, when the limiting element is in the initial state, the limiting element is able to move towards the nut base along the axis of the nut base, when the limiting element is in the limiting state, the limiting element is not able to move towards the nut base along the axis of the nut base.",
    "8. The nut assembly of claim 7, wherein the first end of the nut base is provided with a first limiting groove and a second limiting groove communicating with each other, a notch of the first limiting groove locates at an end surface of the first end of the nut base, a notch of the second limiting groove locates at a side of the first end of the nut base, and a second limiting protrusion is disposed on an inner wall of the limiting element; when the limiting element is in the initial state, the second limiting protrusion is disposed opposite to the notch of the first limiting groove; when the limiting element is in the limiting state, the second limiting protrusion is located in the second limiting groove, and capable of limiting a movement of the limiting element along the axis of the nut base through a cooperation between the second limiting protrusion with an inner wall of the second limiting groove.",
    "9. The nut assembly of claim 8, wherein the first end of the nut base is provided with a plurality of first limiting grooves, the inner wall of the limiting element is provided with a plurality of second limiting protrusions, and the plurality of limiting grooves matches with the plurality of second limiting protrusions, respectively.",
    "10. The nut assembly of claim 9, wherein the plurality of first limiting grooves are non-central symmetrically disposed.",
    "11. The nut assembly of claim 7, wherein when the limiting element is in the limiting state, the stop guide rail abuts against an end surface the limiting element near the nut base, and the stop guide rail in a compression state.",
    "12. The nut assembly of claim 1, wherein a second limiting structure is disposed between the limiting element and the nut base, and is configured to limit rotation of the limiting element relative to the nut base.",
    "13. The nut assembly of claim 7, wherein an out wall of the first end of the nut base is provided with a recessing groove and a third limiting groove, the recessing groove and the third limiting groove are disposed at intervals, and a third limiting protrusion is disposed on the inner wall of the limiting element; when the limiting element is in the initial state the third limiting protrusion is disposed corresponding to the recessing groove; when the limiting element is in the limiting state, the third limiting protrusion moves from the recessing groove into the third limiting groove, and the third limiting protrusion cooperates with the third limiting groove to limit rotation of the limiting element.",
    "14. The nut assembly of claim 13, wherein both the recessing groove and the third limiting groove extend along the axis of the nut base, and both a notch of the recessing groove and a notch of the third limiting groove is located on the end surface of the first end of the nut base.",
    "15. The nut assembly of claim 2, wherein both the limiting portion and the nut base are provided with mounting structures, and both ends of the stop guide rail abut against the mounting structures, respectively, so as to limit rotation of the stop guide rail relative to the nut base.",
    "16. The nut assembly of claim 2, wherein the limiting portion is provided with a notch, a first rib is disposed at an end of the notch, the stop guide rail further has a fourth end opposite to the third end, and the third end abuts against the first rib; and a mounting portion is disposed on the nut base near the second end of the nut base, and is configured to limit the fourth end of the stop guide rail, circumferentially.",
    "17. An electronic expansion valve, comprising the nut assembly of claim 1.",
    "18. A method for mounting the limiting element, wherein the limiting element is applied in the nut assembly of claim 1, the method comprises, sleeving the limiting element on the nut base and making a second limiting protrusion inserting into a first limiting groove though a notch of the first limiting groove; and rotating the limiting element to make the second limiting protrusion sliding into a corresponding second limiting groove."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "The present disclosure relates to the field of electronic expansion valve, and in particular to a nut assembly of an electronic expansion valve, an electronic expansion valve, and a method for mounting a limiting element.\n\nAn electronic expansion valve includes a rotator assembly, a nut assembly, a valve needle assembly, and a valve base. The valve base is provided with a valve port. The rotator assembly is configured for driving the valve needle assembly to move, so as to control the valve port to open. The nut assembly includes a nut base, an elastic member and a check ring. The check ring can move along a direction of an axis of the nut base on the elastic member. When the check ring moves to a top or a bottom of the elastic member, the check ring abuts against the elastic member to realize upper backstop and lower backstop, so as to limit the number of rotating of the rotator assembly.\n\nHowever, when the check ring abuts against the elastic member, the elastic member can deform easily due to elasticity of the elastic member, causing inaccurate positioning.\n\nOn the basis of embodiments of the present disclosure, the present disclosure provides a nut assembly of an electronic expansion valve, an electronic expansion valve, and a method for mounting a limiting element\n\nAn electronic expansion valve including a nut assembly.\n\nA method for mounting the limiting element which includes:\n\nsleeving the limiting element on the nut base and making the second limiting protrusion inserting into the first limiting groove though the notch of the first limiting groove;",
  "cpc": [
    "F16K 27/02",
    "F16B 21/02",
    "F16B 21/04",
    "F16B 37/04",
    "F16K 1/32",
    "F16K 31/02",
    "F25B 2341/06",
    "F25B 41/31",
    "Y02B 30/70"
  ],
  "ipc": [
    "F16B 21/02",
    "F16B 21/04",
    "F16B 37/04",
    "F16K 1/32",
    "F16K 27/02",
    "F25B 41/31"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "Zhejiang Dunan Artificial Environment Co Ltd"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "Xinnan WANG",
    "Zhijun Kang",
    "Jian Yang"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2020-05-10",
  "publication_date": "2024-04-02",
  "grant_date": "2024-04-02",
  "priority_date": "2019-05-10",
  "application_number": "US-202017610152-A",
  "family_id": "73288958",
  "cited_by_count": 0,
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