CN110294192A - Liquid crystal material storage container - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention provides a kind of liquid crystal material storage container, can be reduced the liquid crystal material for being difficult to container body taking-up, efficiently uses liquid crystal material.The liquid crystal material storage container (1) that liquid crystal material can be stored includes container body (2), it has opening portion (2d) on top, and has recess portion (2b1) recessed downwards in a part of bottom (2b);And cover (4), can the above-mentioned opening portion (2d) to said vesse main body (2) be opened and closed.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to liquid crystal material storage containers.
Background technique
Liquid crystal material for liquid crystal display device etc. is the composition for being mixed with the liquid of multiple compounds, is being accommodated in
Keeping is carried out in the state of existing vial, is carried.On the other hand, in recent years, in order to accommodate a large amount of liquid crystal material, use
Metal large size storage container.For example, Patent Document 1 discloses utilize protective gas displacement internal gas and enclosed liquid
The steely storage container of brilliant material.In this way, due to making storage container made of metal, with phase the case where formation using glass
Than being easy enlargement.
Existing technical literature
Patent document 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication 2005-157361 bulletin
But if container is enlarged, with the increase of container weight, it is difficult to carry out the operation for making container lean etc..Its
As a result, outside can not be fetched into the whole for being stored in internal liquid crystal material completely, there are a part residuals of liquid crystal material
The case where the inside of storage container wastes.For example, in patent document 1, having by extending from above setting to container
Liquid crystal material is fetched into external structure by the liquid pushing tube near the bottom of main body.But in liquid pushing tube and container body portion
Constant gap is formed between bottom, in storage container disclosed in patent document 1, liquid crystal material remains in container body
Bottom wider range.Therefore, according to storage container disclosed in patent document 1, it is difficult to by most of liquid crystal material
It is taken out from container, there is a problem of that the waste of liquid crystal material becomes more.
Summary of the invention
The present invention is that point carries out in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide reduce to be difficult to container body taking-up
Liquid crystal material can efficiently use the liquid crystal material storage container of liquid crystal material.
The present invention is as means for solving the problem, using structure below.
First scheme is the liquid crystal material storage container that can store liquid crystal material, using the structure with components described below: being held
Device main body has opening portion on top, and has recess portion recessed downward in a part of bottom;And cover,
The above-mentioned opening portion of said vesse main body can be opened and closed.
Alternative plan is in above-mentioned first scheme, and in vertical view, the above-mentioned bottom of said vesse main body is circle, above-mentioned recessed
Portion is configured at the center of bottom.
Third program in above-mentioned first or second scheme, the upper surface of the above-mentioned bottom of said vesse main body be with to
Above-mentioned recess portion and the inclined surface declined.
Fourth program has the outside wall surface for being fixed on said vesse main body, benefit in above-mentioned first~third either a program
With the protective bulkhead of the above-mentioned recess portion of the outer side covering of said vesse main body.
For 5th scheme in above-mentioned fourth program, above-mentioned protective bulkhead is the complete cycle that above-mentioned recess portion is surrounded from side, and from
The outside wall surface of the above-mentioned bottom of said vesse main body is than the encirclement wall that the lower end of above-mentioned recess portion extends downward.
For 6th scheme in the above-mentioned first~the 5th either a program, it is the circle of open end that said vesse main body, which has upper and lower side,
The central portion of tubular, with above-mentioned opening portion and the upper end engaged with the upper end of above-mentioned central portion and have above-mentioned bottom and
The lower end engaged with the lower end of above-mentioned central portion.
7th scheme is in the above-mentioned first~the 6th either a program, and said vesse main body is by with titanium material as main component
It is formed.
Effect of the invention is as follows.
According to the present invention, recess portion recessed downwards is formed in the bottom of container body.The recess portion is formed as the face than surrounding
(upper surface of bottom) is recessed downwards.Therefore, the liquid crystal material for remaining on the bottom of container body is stored in recess portion.That is, according to
The liquid crystal material for remaining on bottom can locally be concentrated on recess portion by the present invention.Therefore, according to the present invention, residual with liquid crystal material
It stays and is compared in the case where wider range of the bottom of container body, the taking-up of remaining liquid crystal material container body becomes to hold
Easily.As a result, according to the present invention, the liquid crystal material that can be reduced container body taking-up, can efficiently use liquid crystal material.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the outline drawing of the liquid crystal material storage container of one embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 1 (a) is top view, Fig. 1
It (b) is side view.
Fig. 2 is the longitudinal section view of the liquid crystal material storage container of one embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 be include one embodiment of the present invention liquid crystal material storage container foot amplification stereogram.
Fig. 4 is the overall diagram of the cover of the liquid crystal material storage container of one embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 4 (a) is to overlook
Figure, Fig. 4 (b) is longitudinal section view.
Fig. 5 be include liquor charging portion and air feed part Fig. 4 region A enlarged drawing.
Fig. 6 is the exploded perspective view for including container body.
Fig. 7 is the perspective view for indicating the front end of liquid pushing tube of variation of the invention.
In figure: 1-liquid crystal material storage container, 2-container bodies, 2a-sidewall portion, 2b-bottom, 2b1-recess portion,
2b2-peripheral region, 2d-opening portion, 3-foots (protective bulkhead), 4-covers, 4b-liquor charging portion, 4b1-base portion, 4b2-pad
Circle, 4b3-liquid pushing tube, 4c-air feed part, 4c1-base portion, 4d-liquid pushing tube, 4d1-opening portion, 4e-liquid pushing tube, 4f-are sent
Liquid pipe, 5-covers liner, 6-linking parts, 10-central portions, 11-upper ends, 12-lower ends, L-central spindle.
Specific embodiment
In the following, being described with reference to an embodiment of liquid crystal material storage container of the invention.In addition, below attached
In figure, for the size that identify each component can, suitably change the scale bar of each component.
Fig. 1 is the outline drawing of the liquid crystal material storage container 1 for the present embodiment that can store liquid crystal material, and Fig. 1 (a) is to bow
View, Fig. 1 (b) are side views.In addition, Fig. 2 is the longitudinal section view of the liquid crystal material storage container 1 of present embodiment.Such as these
Shown in figure, the liquid crystal material storage container 1 of present embodiment has container body 2, foot 3 (protective bulkhead), cover 4, cover use
Liner 5 and linking part 6.
Container body 2 is the container shapes for the bottomed cylindrical for having opening portion on top, can store liquid crystal material in inside
Material.The container body 2 is integrally connected using central spindle L shown in Fig. 2 as the cylindric sidewall portion 2a of center axis, blocking sidewall portion
The bottom 2b of the lower end of the 2a and upper wall portions 2c being connect with the upper end of sidewall portion 2a and formed.
Bottom 2b is outer edge along the circular disk-shaped position of vertical view of cylindric sidewall portion 2a, in the vertical view
Central portion has recess portion 2b1.Recess portion 2b1 is formed as further recessed downwards relative to the region of surrounding, to make to remain in bottom
The position that liquid crystal material on portion 2b is concentrated.This recess portion 2b1 is formed in vertical view and is located at the aftermentioned liquid pushing tube of cover 4
The position that 4b3 is overlapped, plan view shape are the diameter round more slightly larger than liquid pushing tube 4b3.In addition, recess portion 2b1 is by to overlook
Center be located at the mode of bottom and narrow towards the center, and become the shape that inner wall is the conical surface.It is this recessed
Inner face and the outside of portion 2b1 as shown in Fig. 2, for not crooked position round slip surface, smoothly connect with the face around recess portion 2b1
It connects.The structure un-deviously smoothly being connect with the face around recess portion 2b1 for the inner face of recess portion 2b1 and outside in this way,
It prevents having biggish stress in local action in the borderline region of recess portion 2b1, recess portion 2b1, improves the intensity of container body 2.
The peripheral region 2b2 of recess portion 2b1 is the position that recess portion 2b1 is surrounded in vertical view, and upper surface is with towards recess portion
2b1 and the inclined surface continuously declined.The upper surface of peripheral region 2b2 is set as opposite compared with the inner wall of recess portion 2b1
It is small in the tilt angle of horizontal plane.That is, the upper surface of peripheral region 2b2 compared with the inner wall of recess portion 2b1, is smooth inclination
Face.The peripheral region 2b2 of this recess portion 2b1 guides the liquid crystal material for remaining on bottom 2b to recess portion 2b1.In addition, peripheral region
The tilt angle of the upper surface of domain 2b2 does not need identical in the entirety of peripheral region 2b2.For example, around can making in vertical view
The tilt angle of the region (i.e. close to the region of sidewall portion 2a) of the radial outside of region 2b2 with respect to the horizontal plane compares radially inner side
Region (i.e. close to the region of recess portion 2b1) tilt angle with respect to the horizontal plane it is big.In this way, in peripheral region 2b2, on making
In the case that the tilt angle on surface locally changes, it is expected that the variation of tilt angle is continuous.By making tilt angle
Variation is continuous, can prevent from generating curved part in peripheral region 2b2.
In this way, a part of container body 2 in bottom 2b has recess portion 2b1 recessed downward.Therefore, remain on bottom
The liquid crystal material of 2b is easy to concentrate on recess portion 2b1.Therefore, the liquid crystal material for remaining on bottom 2b can be locally concentrated on bottom
A part of 2b.
In addition, remaining on the liquid crystal material of bottom 2b by a timing after taking out liquid crystal material container body 2
Between, along upper surface, inclined peripheral region 2b2 concentrates on recess portion 2b1 as described above.Therefore, the sky surrounded by recess portion 2b1
Between the volume settings of (liquid crystal material resident space) be, in the liquid crystal material for being temporarily attached to peripheral region 2b2 with surface tension
Expect in the case where being guided and concentrated by recess portion 2b1 along the inclination of peripheral region 2b2, the complete of concentrated liquid crystal material can be stored
Portion.It can be based on the inclination angle of peripheral region 2b2 using the amount that surface tension is temporarily attached to the liquid crystal material of peripheral region 2b2
The viscosity of degree, the superficiality of peripheral region 2b2 and liquid crystal material etc. is pre- to first pass through the calculating such as experiment.
The upper wall portions 2c of container body 2 has the shoulder 2c1 connecting with the upper end of sidewall portion 2a and is configured in vertical view
Centre and from shoulder 2c1 oral area 2c2 outstanding upwards.Oral area 2c2 is the cylindrical shape that upper and lower side is open end, by oral area 2c2
The region of encirclement is the opening portion (hereinafter referred to as opening portion 2d) of container body 2.That is, container body 2 has on top for making
The opening portion 2d that liquid crystal material enters and leaves.
In addition, being formed with the flange 2c3 for abutting cover 4 in the upper end of oral area 2c2.Flange 2c3 is in vertical view
It is configured to surround opening portion 2d, the lower part relative to oral area 2c2 is protrudedly formed to the radial outside of opening portion 2d.In the flange
2c3 is formed in discrete mode on the circumferencial direction of opening portion 2d and multiple is being passed through up and down (in the present embodiment for four)
Logical bolt insertion hole 2c4.In addition, being formed in the upper surface of flange 2c3 for the chimeric cricoid groove portion of cover liner 5.
The size of this container body 2 does not limit particularly, but can for example be set as the appearance filled up with 10L liquid crystal material
Amount.Such as in the case where being filled up with 10L liquid crystal material, considers to make the outer diameter 200mm of container body 2, makes height gauge
It is very little for 300mm or so the case where.But container body 2 is that can store the size of 100L liquid crystal material also sufficiently may.
This container body 2 is as main component with titanium by utilizing preferably by being formed with titanium material as main component
Material forms container body 2, can prevent the rotten of the liquid crystal material caused by contacting for a long time with container body 2.In addition, with titanium
Material as main component includes pure titanium, the composite material and titanium alloy containing the substance other than pure titanium being only made of titanium.
That is, container body 2 can be formed by pure titanium, in addition to pure titanium, moreover it is possible to which the composite material by being mixed with other substances is formed, and can also be utilized
Titanium alloy is formed.
Foot 3 is to abut in the case where loading the liquid crystal material storage container 1 of present embodiment relative to mounting surface
Position supports container body 2 etc. from below.Fig. 3 be include that the foot 3 of liquid crystal material storage container 1 of present embodiment puts
Big perspective view.Foot 3 is that upper end is that open end has bottom cylindrical shape, has the peripheral wall portion 3a for being directly fixed on container body 2
The bottom wall part 3b being connect with the lower end of peripheral wall portion 3a.
Peripheral wall portion 3a is welded in the outside wall surface of the bottom 2b of container body 2 by upper end, is fixed on container body 2, from side
Side surrounds the complete cycle for being located at the recess portion 2b1 of bottom 2b of container body 2.Peripheral wall portion 3a as shown in Fig. 2, have lower end be located at than
The height dimension of the lower end of recess portion 2b1 on the lower.That is, the outside wall surface of peripheral wall portion 3a from bottom 2b are more downward than the lower end of recess portion 2b1
Fang Yanshen.Bottom wall part 3b is outer peripheral edge in vertical view along the round of peripheral wall portion 3a, and covering is located at the bottom of container body 2 from below
The recess portion 2b1 of portion 2b.Bottom wall part 3b has with the central part of vertical view in the mode curved shape more against the top than outer edge.
Therefore, in the case where foot 3 abuts with mounting surface, it is formed with space between the central portion and mounting surface of bottom wall part 3b, only
There is the outer peripheral edge of bottom wall part 3b to abut with mounting surface.In this way, by making bottom wall part 3b with central portion, recessed mode is bent upwards,
Compared with the case where bottom wall part 3b is plate, the liquid crystal of present embodiment can be steadily loaded relative to the indent and convex mounting surface of tool
Material storage container 1.
This foot 3 is located at the recess portion of the bottom 2b of container body 2 as outside (outside) covering using container body 2
The protective bulkhead of 2b1 works.The foot 3 worked in this way as protective bulkhead be surrounded from side recess portion 2b1 complete cycle and from
The encirclement wall that lower end of the outside wall surface than recess portion 2b1 of the bottom 2b of container body 2 extends downward.According to the foot 3, with from side
The mode of side and lower section covering recess portion 2b1 configure, and can prevent foreign matter from contacting from outside with recess portion 2b1.
In addition, the forming material of foot 3 does not limit particularly, but identical as container body 2, it can be by using titanium as main component
Material formed.By forming foot 3, engagement of the foot 3 relative to container body 2 using material identical with container body 2
It becomes easy, and can inhibit to last variation in the junction of container body 2 and foot 3.
Cover 4 is the component for blocking the opening portion 2d of container body 2, is linked to container body 2 using linking part 6.Fig. 4 is
The overall diagram of cover 4, Fig. 4 (a) are top views, and Fig. 4 (b) is longitudinal section view.As shown in these figures, cover 4 have lid main body 4a,
Liquor charging portion 4b and air feed part 4c.
Lid main body 4a is the disk-shaped component with the flange 2c3 same diameter of container body 2, by utilizing linking part 6
It is fixed on flange 2c3 and direct occlusion of openings portion 2d.On lid main body 4a, inserted in vertical view with the bolt being located on flange 2c3
The position that through-hole 2c4 is overlapped is formed with bolt insertion hole 4a1.In addition, in the present embodiment, on flange 2c3, in circumference side
Four bolt insertion hole 2c4 are discretely set at equal intervals upwards.Four bolts also are arranged with the interval on lid main body 4a to insert
Hole 4a1.These bolt insertion holes 4a1 being located on lid main body 4a is identical straight with the bolt insertion hole 2c4 being located on flange 2c3
Diameter.
In addition, liquor charging portion mounting hole 4a2 is equipped in central portion in vertical view, relative to liquor charging portion on lid main body 4a
The position that mounting hole 4a2 has been displaced is equipped with air feed part mounting hole 4a3.Liquor charging portion mounting hole 4a2 is formed at and axis shown in Fig. 2
The circular hole for the position that core L is overlapped penetrates through lid main body 4a in the up-down direction.Base of the liquor charging portion mounting hole 4a2 for liquor charging portion 4b
Portion 4b1 insertion.Air feed part mounting hole 4a3 is the diameter being formed in vertical view relative to liquor charging portion mounting hole 4a2 in lid main body 4a
The circular hole of the position shifted up penetrates through lid main body 4a in the up-down direction.The air feed part mounting hole 4a3 is for air feed part 4c's
Base portion 4c1 insertion.
Liquor charging portion 4b is will to be stored in container body 2 in the case where liquid crystal material to be fetched into the outside of container body 2
Liquid crystal material to outside send out position.Fig. 5 be include liquor charging portion 4b and air feed part 4c Fig. 4 region A enlarged drawing.Such as
Shown in the figure, liquor charging portion 4b has base portion 4b1, washer 4b2, liquid pushing tube 4b3 and lid 4b4.
The base portion 4b1 of liquor charging portion 4b is the columned component for being embedded in liquor charging portion mounting hole 4a2, in central portion in vertical view
It is formed in through hole 4b5 up and down.Base portion 4b1 engages lower part with lid main body 4a by welding, thread binding etc.,
Top protrudes upwards than lid main body 4a.In addition, the outer peripheral surface on the top of base portion 4b1 is formed with for for covering 4b4 screw thread knot
The outer screw section 4b6 of conjunction.In addition, the inner peripheral surface in the lower part of base portion 4b1 is formed with the yin for being screwed for liquid pushing tube 4b3
Threaded portion 4b7.
In addition, being located at the through hole 4b5 of base portion 4b1 in addition to lower part is set as diameter identical with the internal diameter of liquid pushing tube 4b3.
In addition, through hole 4b5 is expanding relative to upper area by lower area, the position after this is expanding forms female threaded portion 4b7.This
The region of the lower part of kind through hole 4b5 is expanding relative to the region on top with amount identical with the thickness of pipe size of liquid pushing tube 4b3.By
This, the inner wall of the inner wall and through hole 4b5 that are threaded into the liquid pushing tube 4b3 of base portion 4b1 is overlapped in vertical view.
Washer 4b2 be configured at be located at base portion 4b1 through hole 4b5 it is expanding after region (lower area) the top
Mode be embedded in the inside of through hole 4b5, and abutted with the upper end of liquid pushing tube 4b3.Washer 4b2 is that have opening in center
Cricoid seal member, the diameter of opening are set as identical as the internal diameter of liquid pushing tube 4b3.This washer 4b2 prevents liquid crystal in base
The boundary part of portion 4b1 and liquid pushing tube 4b3 leaks out.In addition, can also use the structure of not set washer 4b2.Using this knot
In the case where structure, such as using engagement bases 4b1 and liquid pushing tube 4b3 such as welding, bondings, make base portion 4b1 and liquid pushing tube 4b3 one
Change.
Liquid pushing tube 4b3 is the straight tube that outer peripheral surface in upper end is formed with outer screw section 4b8, by making outer screw section 4b8
It is screwed with the female threaded portion 4b7 for being formed in base portion 4b1, is fixed on base portion 4b1.The lower end of liquid pushing tube 4b3, which is located at, to be located at
The space (space of storage liquid crystal material) that the recess portion 2b1 of the bottom 2b of container body 2 is surrounded.This liquid pushing tube 4b3 will store
The liquid crystal material of container body 2 is ensconced to the exterior guiding of container body 2.
In addition, in the liquid crystal material storage container 1 of present embodiment, as shown in figure 5, the through hole 4b5 of base portion 4b1
The inner wall of the opening of inner wall, washer 4b2 and the inner wall of liquid pushing tube 4b3 are continuous in the same face.Therefore, it will not hinder to press
According to the flowing for the liquid crystal material that the sequence of liquid pushing tube 4b3, the opening of washer 4b2, through hole 4b5 are guided, liquid crystal material can be made
Smoothly flow.
Lid 4b4 has the female threaded portion 4b9 being screwed with the outer screw section 4b6 on the top for being located at base portion 4b1, is to pass through
Female threaded portion 4b9 and outer screw section 4b6 is screwed, and blocks the component of the through hole 4b5 of base portion 4b1.Lid 4b4 is relative to base
Portion 4b1 is detachable, in the case where taking out the inside of liquid crystal material container body 2, is detached from from base portion 4b1.
Air feed part 4c is in the case where liquid crystal material to be fetched into the outside of container body 2, for container body 2
The position of inside supply inert gas.By the way that inert gas is supplied to the inside of container body 2 via air feed part 4c, container master
The internal pressure of body 2 rises, and the liquid crystal material for being stored in container body 2 is sent out by liquor charging portion 4b to outside.Air feed part 4c such as Fig. 5
It is shown, there is base portion 4c1 and lid 4c2.In addition, being not limited to via air feed part 4c to the gas that the inside of container body 2 supplies lazy
Property gas.Such as high purity air, atmosphere can be supplied by air feed part 4c to the inside of container body 2.
The base portion 4c1 of air feed part 4c is the columned component for being embedded in air feed part mounting hole 4a3, in central portion in vertical view
It is formed in through hole 4c3 up and down.Base portion 4c1 is engaged lower part with lid main body 4a by welding, thread binding etc., on
Portion protrudes upwards than lid main body 4a.In addition, the outer peripheral surface on the top of base portion 4c1 is formed with for being screwed for lid 4c2
Outer screw section 4c4.
Lid 4c2 has the female threaded portion 4c5 being screwed with the outer screw section 4c4 on the top for being located at base portion 4c1, is to pass through
Female threaded portion 4c5 and outer screw section 4c4 is screwed, and blocks the component of the through hole 4c3 of base portion 4c1.Lid 4c2 is relative to base
Portion 4c1 is detachable, in the case where supplying inert gas to the inside of container body 2, is detached from from base portion 4c1.
Fig. 2 is returned to, cover liner 5 is chimeric with the cricoid slot of upper surface of flange 2c3 of container body 2 is located at.It should
Even if cover passes through the material that in the case where for example contacting with liquid crystal material, does not also make itself and liquid crystal material rotten with liner 5
Material is formed.This cover is clamped with liner 5 from the lid main body 4a of up and down direction partes tegmentalis 4 and the flange 2c3 of container body 2, is prevented
Only liquid crystal material is leaked out from the boundary part of cover 4 and container body 2.
Linking part 6 is the component for linking cover 4 relative to container body 2, is made of bolt 6a and nut 6b.Even
Knot 6 be set as identical with the bolt insertion hole 4a1 being located on lid main body 4a quantity (i.e. with the flange that is located at container body 2
The identical quantity of bolt insertion hole 2c4 of 2c3).Bolt 6a is inserted to the bolt insertion hole 4a1 and spiral shell coinciding with the upper and lower configured
Bolt insertion hole 2c4.It inserts in addition, nut 6b is threaded into the bolt 6a's of bolt insertion hole 4a1 and bolt insertion hole 2c4
Lower end.By being clamped by the head of this bolt 6a and nut 6b from up and down direction, cover 4 is linked relative to container body 2.
In addition, can also replace linking part 6, lid main body 4a is linked to flange 2c3 using clamping mechanism.
The liquid crystal material storage container 1 of the present embodiment of this structure by the production of container body 2, to container body
The engagement of 2 foot 3 is manufactured to the installation of the cover 4 of container body 2.For example, the production such as the appearance including Fig. 6 of container body 2
Shown in the exploded perspective view of device main body 2, container body 2 is divided for three components, is carried out after forming all parts by welding.
Specifically, for example shown in Fig. 6, by container body 2 divide for cylindric central portion 10 that upper and lower side is open end,
Upper end 11 including opening portion 2d and the component of the lower end including bottom 2b 12 3 form all parts.Later, it utilizes
Upper end 11 is engaged in the upper end of central portion 10 by TIG weld etc., and lower end 12 is engaged in central portion 10 by TIG weld etc.
Lower end.In this way, by container body 2 divide for three components and formed in the case where, can make welding bead only is two.Therefore, energy
To slightly be there is the welding bead containing foreign matter and a possibility that going bad on liquid crystal material to be suppressed to irreducible minimum.In addition, welding bead can also
Not to be two.For example, in the case where making plate be bent and weld end each other and form cylindric central portion 10, relatively
Welding bead is formed along longitudinal direction in central portion 10.In this case, even if container body 2 passes through central portion 10, upper end 11, lower end
These three components of portion 12 are formed, and welding bead is also three.
In addition, being formed and dividing container body 2 for central portion 10 as described above, upper end 11, lower end 12, energy
Be divided into position (upper end 11 with oral area 2c2 and the lower end 12 with recess portion 2b1) with more complicated shape and
Position (simple cylindric central portion 10) with fairly simple shape, container body 2 is easy to make.
Furthermore it is possible to which milled processed is implemented on the surface as desired relative to container body 2.But consider residue pair
A possibility that liquid crystal material affects preferably carries out electrolytic polishing, chemical grinding without polishing grinding.In addition, in benefit
In the case where forming container body 2 to titanium material as main component, it is also considered that the case where being difficult to electrolytic polishing, therefore at this
In the case of, it can only carry out chemical grinding.
Relative to the container body 2 made in this way, the engaging foots such as TIG weld 3 are utilized.At this point, it is preferred that avoiding central portion
10 with the junction of lower end 12, foot 3 is engaged in container body 2.Central portion 10 and lower end 12 are avoided in this way
Junction, foot 3 is engaged in container body 2, junction can be prevented to be overlapped, improve engagement quality, intensity.
In addition, in the production of container body 2, when the engagement of foot 3, in the case where carrying out TIG weld, in order to reduce
The impurity of welding position, it is expected that carrying out in an inert atmosphere.In addition, in engaging foot 3, it is expected that with by 3 He of foot
The mode that inert gas is enclosed in the space that container body 2 surrounds is engaged.As a result, even across long-time after, can also prevent
The bottom 2b of container body 2 only is deteriorated due to outside air etc., the shape of recess portion 2b1 can be maintained for a long time.
In addition, in the case where the liquid crystal material storage container 1 relative to this present embodiment is packed into liquid crystal material,
In the state that 4 container body 2 of cover is unloaded, after having cleaned the inside of container body 2 using acid etc. as needed, lazy
Liquid crystal material is supplied to the inside of container body 2 under property gaseous environment etc. from opening portion 2d.Later, in container body 2
Portion is filled in the state of inert gas, closes cover 4 using linking part 6.
On the other hand, it in the case where taking out liquid crystal material from the liquid crystal material storage container 1 of present embodiment, removes
The lid 4b4 of liquor charging portion 4b, the base portion 4b1 connection relative to liquor charging portion 4b receive the liquid pushing tube of the device of side.It supplies gas in addition, removing
The lid 4c2 of portion 4c connects gas supply device on the base portion 4c1 of air feed part 4c.Also, from gas supply device to container master
The inside supply gas of body 2 sends out liquid crystal material to the external of container body 2.
In addition, the liquid crystal material as the liquid crystal material storage container 1 for being stored in present embodiment, does not limit particularly,
Such as enumerate liquid crystal group containing the liquid-crystal compounds for having imported fluorine element base cited by International Publication No. 2015/159678
At object.
The liquid crystal material storage container 1 of present embodiment described above has on top and has opening portion 2d and in bottom
A part of 2b have the container body 2 of recessed recess portion 2b1 downwards, can the opening portion 2d to container body 2 be opened and closed
Cover 4.According to the liquid crystal material storage container 1 of this present embodiment, formed in the bottom 2b of container body 2 recessed downwards
Recess portion 2b1.Recess portion 2b1 is formed by the way that the upper surface than peripheral region 2b2 is recessed downwards.Therefore, remain on container master
The liquid crystal material of the bottom 2b of body 2 is stored in recess portion 2b1.That is, liquid crystal material storage container 1 according to the present embodiment, can incite somebody to action
The liquid crystal material for remaining on bottom 2b is locally concentrated on recess portion 2b1.Therefore, the bottom of container body 2 is remained on liquid crystal material
The case where wider range of portion 2b, is compared, and the taking-up of remaining liquid crystal material container body 2 becomes easy.Basis as a result,
The liquid crystal material storage container 1 of present embodiment can be reduced the liquid crystal material for being difficult to the taking-up of container body 2, can efficiently use
Liquid crystal material.
In addition, in vertical view, the bottom 2b of container body 2 is round in the liquid crystal material storage container 1 of present embodiment
Shape, recess portion 2b1 are configured at the center of bottom 2b.Therefore, the distance from recess portion 2b1 to the outer edge of bottom 2b can be made impartial, it is recessed
Portion 2b1 will not from some position of bottom 2b exceedingly far from.Therefore, it can will remain in the liquid crystal material on the 2b of bottom steadily
Focus on recess portion 2b1.In addition, liquid crystal material is locally concentrated on the center of container body 2 in vertical view.Therefore, by covering
The center configuration liquid pushing tube 4b3 of main body 4a can be easily no matter the direction of the direction of rotation of the lid main body 4a in overlooking
The position for carrying out the region that liquid pushing tube 4b3 and liquid crystal material are concentrated is overlapped.
In addition, in the liquid crystal material storage container 1 of present embodiment, the upper surface of the bottom 2b of container body 2 be with
The inclined surface declined towards recess portion 2b1.Therefore, it can will remain on the liquid crystal material of the peripheral region 2b2 of recess portion 2b1 to recessed
Portion 2b1 guidance, reliably can concentrate on recess portion 2b1 for liquid crystal material.
In addition, having in the liquid crystal material storage container 1 of present embodiment as the outer wall for being fixed on container body 2
Face, the foot 3 worked using the protective bulkhead of the outer side covering recess portion 2b1 of container body 2.Therefore, recess portion 2b1 and outer can be prevented
The contact such as the component in portion can prevent recess portion 2b1 deformation etc..Therefore, liquid crystal material steadily can be focused on into recess portion 2b1.In addition,
The space confined space between the 2b of bottom by making foot 3, container body 2, can prevent the foreign matters such as water to be externally entering this
Space can prevent the bottom 2b of container body 2 from deteriorating.
In addition, foot 3 is to surround the whole of recess portion 2b1 from side in the liquid crystal material storage container 1 of present embodiment
Week, and the encirclement wall that lower end of the outside wall surface than recess portion 2b1 of the bottom 2b of container body 2 extends downward.Therefore, even if
In the case where foot 3 is positioned in mounting surface, recess portion 2b1 and mounting face contact can be also prevented.Therefore, recess portion 2b1 can be prevented
Deformation etc., steadily can focus on recess portion 2b1 for liquid crystal material.
More than, the preferred embodiments of the present invention is directed at while referring to attached drawing and is illustrated, but the present invention is certain
It is not defined in above embodiment.All shapes of each structure member represented in the above embodiment, combination etc. are an examples,
The range of purport of the invention is not departed from, can be variously changed based on design requirement etc..
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the knot of a recess portion 2b1 is provided with to the bottom 2b relative to container body 2
Structure is illustrated.But the present invention is not limited to this, it also can be using the structure that multiple recess portion 2b1 are arranged.
In addition, in the above-described embodiment, being illustrated about the recess portion 2b1 structure for being configured at the center of bottom 2b.But
It is that the present invention is not limited to this, recess portion 2b1 can also be formed in the position being displaced from center.
In addition, in the above-described embodiment, using foot 3 about the protective bulkhead of the invention as protection recess portion 2b1
Structure is illustrated.But the present invention is not limited to this, also can using with foot it is not androgynous the knot of protective bulkhead is set
Structure.
In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the structure of container body 2 is formed with titanium material as main component about utilization
It is illustrated.But the present invention is not limited to this, can pass through the stainless steel etc. of SUS304, SUS316, SUS316L etc
Form container body 2.It is coated in addition, can also use from stainless steel on the surface of container body 2 with titanium material as main component
The structure of material.
In addition, in the above-described embodiment, using the structure for the liquid pushing tube 4b3 for using lower end surface smooth.But this hair
It is bright to be not limited to this.For example, can also form the liquid pushing tube for the opening portion 4b1 being open to side for the lower end shown in Fig. 7 (a)
Such, lower end shown in the inclined liquid pushing tube 4e or Fig. 7 (c) in lower end shown in 4d, Fig. 7 (b) is to the curved liquid pushing tube in side
4f.By using this structure, even if can also prevent liquor charging blockage, energy can in the case where liquid pushing tube and bottom 2b contact
Liquid crystal material is taken out to outside by ground.
In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the base portion 4c1 for illustrating the base portion 4b1 and air feed part 4c of liquor charging portion 4b is phase
The structure of same outer diameter.However, it is possible to which so that the outer diameter of the base portion 4c1 of the base portion 4b1 of liquor charging portion 4b, air feed part 4c are different.By
This can prevent the device for receiving side for mistakenly connecting gas supply part and liquid crystal material in the case where taking out liquid crystal material
The case where.
Claims (7)
1. a kind of liquid crystal material storage container, can store liquid crystal material, which is characterized in that,
It includes
Container body has opening portion on top, and has recess portion recessed downwards in a part of bottom;And
The above-mentioned opening portion of said vesse main body can be opened and closed in cover.
2. liquid crystal material storage container according to claim 1, which is characterized in that
In vertical view, the above-mentioned bottom of said vesse main body is circle, and above-mentioned recess arrangement is in the center of bottom.
3. liquid crystal material storage container according to claim 1 or 2, which is characterized in that
The upper surface of the above-mentioned bottom of said vesse main body is with the inclined surface that declines to above-mentioned recess portion.
4. described in any item liquid crystal material storage containers according to claim 1~3, which is characterized in that
With protective bulkhead, which is fixed on the outside wall surface of said vesse main body, in the outer side covering of said vesse main body
State recess portion.
5. liquid crystal material storage container according to claim 4, which is characterized in that
Above-mentioned protective bulkhead is the complete cycle that above-mentioned recess portion is surrounded from side, and the outside wall surface from the above-mentioned bottom of said vesse main body
The encirclement wall extended downward than the lower end of above-mentioned recess portion.
6. described in any item liquid crystal material storage containers according to claim 1~5, which is characterized in that
Said vesse main body includes
Upper and lower side is the cylindric central portion of open end;
With above-mentioned opening portion and the upper end that is engaged with the upper end of above-mentioned central portion;And
With above-mentioned bottom and the lower end that is engaged with the lower end of above-mentioned central portion.
7. described in any item liquid crystal material storage containers according to claim 1~6, which is characterized in that
Said vesse main body with titanium material as main component by being formed.
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