Abstract: An expansion valve with an improved vibration isolation mechanism includes a valve body, a valve element, a biasing member that biases the valve body toward a valve seat, an actuation rod that contacts the valve element and presses the valve element in a valve opening direction against a biasing force of the biasing member, and a vibration isolating spring that suppresses vibration of the valve element. The actuation rod is inserted into an actuation rod insertion hole in the valve body. The vibration isolating spring includes a leg spring having a base portion and a plurality of leg portions extending from the base portion. The leg spring is arranged in the valve chamber such that a center axis of the leg spring is non-coincident with a center axis of the actuation rod insertion hole.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an expansion valve with an improved ring spring. Accordingly, in the present invention, the expansion valve includes a valve body including a valve chamber, a valve element disposed in the valve chamber, a biasing member configured to bias the valve element toward a valve seat, an actuation rod that presses the valve element in a valve opening direction against a biasing force of the biasing member, and a ring spring disposed between an outer circumferential surface of the actuation rod and an inner circumferential surface of the valve body. The ring spring includes a ring portion, at least three elastic protrusion portions that protrude inward from the ring portion and contact the outer circumferential surface of the actuation rod, and at least one outward protrusion portion that protrudes outward from the ring portion and contacting the inner circumferential surface of the valve body.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an expansion valve with an improved vibration isolation mechanism. Accordingly, in the present invention, the expansion valve includes a valve body, a valve element, a biasing member configured to bias the valve body toward a valve seat, an actuation rod that comes into contact with the valve element and presses the valve element in a valve opening direction against a biasing force of the biasing member, and a vibration isolating spring configured to suppress vibration of the valve element. The actuation rod is inserted into an actuation rod insertion hole provided in the valve body. The vibration isolating spring includes a leg spring having a base portion and a plurality of leg portions extending from the base portion. The leg spring is arranged in the valve chamber such that a center axis of the leg spring is non-coincident with a center axis of the actuation rod insertion hole.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an expansion valve with an improved ring spring. Accordingly, in the present invention, the expansion valve includes a valve body including a valve chamber, a valve element disposed in the valve chamber, a biasing member configured to bias the valve element toward a valve seat, an actuation rod that presses the valve element in a valve opening direction against a biasing force of the biasing member, and a ring spring disposed between an outer circumferential surface of the actuation rod and an inner circumferential surface of the valve body. The ring spring includes a ring portion, at least three elastic protrusion portions that protrude inward from the ring portion and contact the outer circumferential surface of the actuation rod, and at least one outward protrusion portion that protrudes outward from the ring portion and contacting the inner circumferential surface of the valve body.

Abstract: A process for producing a Group 13 metal nitride crystal, comprising performing the growth of a Group 13 metal nitride crystal in a solution or melt comprising an ionic solvent having dissolved therein a composite nitride containing a metal element belonging to Group 13 of the Periodic Table and a metal element other than Group 13 of the Periodic Table. According to this production process, a good-quality Group 13 metal nitride crystal can be produced under low or atmospheric pressure by an industrially inexpensive method.

Abstract: A high-strength zinc base alloy which contains 5.2 to 8.6 wt % of Al, 3.0 to 6.5 wt % of Cu, 0.01 to 0.20 wt % of Mg, and if necessary, 0.30 wt % or less of one or two of Co and Ni, and/or 0.04 wt % or less of Ti, the balance being substantially composed of Zn, and which is suitable for a metal mold and die casting.