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JRM Vol.35 No.3 pp. 633-640
doi: 10.20965/jrm.2023.p0633
(2023)

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Slide-Gate Type Multi-Port Switching Valve

Takumi Kobayashi, Tetsuya Akagi, Shujiro Dohta, Feifei Cho, Takashi Shinohara, and Masashi Yokota

Okayama University of Science
1-1 Ridai-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-0005, Japan

Received:
November 18, 2022
Accepted:
March 22, 2023
Published:
June 20, 2023
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Keywords:
slide-gate mechanism, rotational cam, multi-port switching valve
Abstract

In a typical pneumatic soft actuation system, the control valve is often heavy and expensive, making a compact and economical control valve highly desirable. In addition to improving the valve itself, reducing the number of valves required can also be beneficial. To address this requirement, this study proposes and tests a multi-port switching valve based on a slide-gate mechanism. This valve is designed to enable the supply or exhaust of multiple actuators simultaneously, thereby reducing the number of valves required to drive a complex pneumatic actuator with multiple chambers. The main components of the proposed valve are a rotational cam, multiple ports, and 12 gate pins. The construction and operating principle of the valve and a design method for a rotational cam are described in this study. Furthermore, the results of the designed valve for radial bending and extension of a flexible robot arm are also reported.

Overview of the designed side gate type multi port switching valve

Overview of the designed side gate type multi port switching valve

Cite this article as:
T. Kobayashi, T. Akagi, S. Dohta, F. Cho, T. Shinohara, and M. Yokota, “Slide-Gate Type Multi-Port Switching Valve,” J. Robot. Mechatron., Vol.35 No.3, pp. 633-640, 2023.
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