摘要 |
THE MOUNTING OF A COMPONENTS SUBJECTED TO PRESSURE FROM A FLUID REQUIRES SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS IF THE COMPONENT IS MADE OF WEAR RESISTANT, HARD AND HENCE GENERALLY BRITTLE MATERIAL AND MAY BE DESTROYED BY LOCALLY RAISED STRESSES.A FLUIDIC COMPONENT OF THIS KIND, (E.G. MADE OF SILICON/GLASS) IS ARRANGED IN AN ELASTOMERIC SHAPED COMPONENT, E.G. MADE OF SILICON RUBBER, THE CONTOURS OF WHICH CORRESPOND TO THE OUTER CONTOURS OF THE COMPONENT AND TO THE INNER CONTOURS OF A HOLDER.BECAUSE OF THE ''''FLOATING MOUNTING'''' THERE ARE NO UNACCEPTABLE LOCAL PRESSURE PEAKS AND NO DEFORMATION OF THE FLUIDIC COMPONENT. THE DEVICE IS PARTICULARLY SUITABLE FOR MOUNTING A FLUIDIC COMPONENT MADE OF GLASS OR SILICON, OF MINIATURE DIMENSIONS, SUBJECT TO HIGH PRESSURE.(FIG. 4A)
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