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2) United States Patent Li ($4) PROCESS DIAPHRAGM SEAL (71) Applicant: Rosemount Ine., Shukopee, MN (US (2) Inventor Baogang Li. Beijing (CN) (73) Assignee: ROSEMOUN Ws) INC., Shakopee, MN (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this pateat is extended or adjusted under 35 USC. 154(b) by 188 days (21) Appl. Nos 161088,869 (22) PCT Filed: Jul 13, 2018 (86) PCT No, § 371 (X0), (2) Date: POTICN 20180095583 Sep. 26, 2018 (n) PCT Pub, Nos WO2020/010606 PCT Pub. Date: Jan. 16, 2020 Prior Publication Data US 2020/0018660 Al Jan, 16, 2020 "Cl GoIL 708 Goi 1900 (2006.01) (006.01), (Continved) GOIL, 7082 (2013.01), FI6I 302 (GO13.01); GoIL 19/0046 (2013.01); Gort 19/0645 (2013.01), Fleld of Classification Seareh crc ‘GOIL. 19/0048; GOIL, 19/0046; GOI 19/0645; GOIL 1910672; GOIL 71082: (Continued) USOIIL 1898952 US 11,118,989 B2 Sep. 14, 2021 (10) Patent No.: (4s) Date of Patent: 66) References Cited US. PATENT DOCUMENTS. 222445 A 121940 Dugan ot a Bower A ‘81953. Black eal (Continved) FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS oN sriouss i987 (Continved) OTHER PUBLICATIONS otifcation of Transit ofthe Iatesnational Search Repot andthe Writen Opinion of the Insmatonal Seaching Auton, ton PETEN2DIS095S85, dated Apr. 22, 2019, (Coutinved) Nicholas L Poster Westman, Champlin & Primary Examiner (74) Attornes, Agent, or Firm Koeller, BA. 6 ABSTRACT Aprocess diaphragm seal includes seal bods, diaphragm, ‘and a ring member. The seal body includes a flange that surrounds 2 cavity. The diaphragm ineludes an aetive portion that extends over the cavity and a peripheral portion that surrounds the ative portion, The ring. member lamps the peripheral portion ofthe diaphmgm to an onter wall of the Range through an interference fit between an innee wall of the ring member and the outer wall of the flange, A seal is formed between the peripheral portion ofthe diaphragm and the outer wall of the Mange. 16 Claims, 8 Drawing 12 160 110. P30 Me Ls 138 pre 12 Wad 108; US 11,118,989 B2 Gn (58) 66) Broden Bots Filip Thompson i Cho Xiaoang oa Mian ea Braden See eh Siaoang ea tu Gott. 190007 "73706 ott. 190685 ans Gout. 190685 OIL 19:47 ‘Gout 9.0685 ott. 9ita7 PORPIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS (OTHER PUBLICATIONS 42004 2005 12009 i015 9/1982 Aims 1999) 972 si9n Sos A208 Ole Action fiom Chinese Patent Application No, 201850001483. CCommanication Pursuant to Rules 161(2) and 162 fom European Patea Application No, 189289550, dated Feb, 23,2021 Otice Acton fom Chinese Patent Application No. 201880001483. Page 2 Im. C1, 717745 2 102006 FIG 302 (2006.01) 7aB0317 B2* 102008 GoIL 1996 (2005.01) 7814798 B2* 102010 Field of Classification Search CPC. GOIT. 13025; GOIT, 2000/0066, P16) 02: 9s1188 B2¢ 122016 oateget B2* 82019 5 eee loass2ss B2* 112019 See application fle for complete search history. isan BY 123019 2oodsngsiat AL “42008 References Cited anosur7arse AL 82005 aomulo7ise AL S007 USS. PATENT DOCUMENTS, aoisuyriio AL 122015, aniwurssio8 AL* “82018 3O7LL A> 11963. Hastings cout 7082 ‘S208R 3570805 4 SIDTL Kast 310108 A 101971 Somberg N Seas 39 "21072 Zavods ey ed 3o7s'80 71972. 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AND THE RING MEMBER vy CREATE A DIMENSIONAL GAP BETWEEN THE 172 INTERIOR DIAMETER OF THE INNER WALL OF THE RING MEMBER AND THE EXTERIOR DIAMETER OF THE OUTER WALL OF THE FLANGE POSITION THE DIAPHRAGM m OVER THE FLANGE y PLACE THE RING MEMBER AROUND. 176 THE PERIPHERAL PORTION OF THE DIAPHRAGM AND THE FLANGE v EQUALIZE THE TEMPERATURES }—!78 OF THE SEAL BODY AND THE RING MEMBER CLAMP THE PERIPHERAL PORTION OF. THE DIAPHRAGM BETWEEN THE INNE] YALL OF THE RING MEMBER AND THI OUTER WALL OF THE FLANGE. FIG. 9 US 11,118,989 B2 1 PROCESS DIAPHRAGM SEAL CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION ‘This Application is a Section 371 National Stage Api ‘eation of Intemational Application No. PCTICN2018/ (095583, filed Jul. 13, 2018, not yet published, the contents ‘of which are hereby incorporated by referenee in their irety. ‘TECHNICAL FIELD [Embodiments of the present disclosure relate tothe pro= ‘ess indusry. More specifically, embodiments ofthe present disclosure relate to an isolation diaphragm or “diaphragm seca, sueh a the type used to couple an industrial process measurement instrument to an industrial process i which 9

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