CA2505811A1 - Foaming pump with improved air inlet valve - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
- B05B7/00—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas
- B05B7/0018—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas with devices for making foam
- B05B7/0025—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas with devices for making foam with a compressed gas supply
- B05B7/0031—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas with devices for making foam with a compressed gas supply with disturbing means promoting mixing, e.g. balls, crowns
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
- B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
- B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
- B05B11/10—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
- B05B11/1087—Combination of liquid and air pumps
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Abstract
A piston pump for dispensing foam by simultaneously dispensing air and liquid through a foam generator and in which air to be dispensed is drawn into a chamber from which it is to be dispensed, at least in part, through an air inlet passageway which is different than a flow path out which foam is dispensed. A lost link valve arrangement provides for relative motion to open the air inlet passageway when air is drawn into the chamber and to close the air inlet passageway when air is forced out of the chamber to a dispensing outlet. Preferably, the lost link valve arrangement is provided by a piston carrying an actuator member coaxially slidable thereon to selectively open and close the air inlet passageway.
Claims (20)
1. A foaming pump having:
a piston reciprocally slidable in a piston chamber forming element in which:
(a) in the piston retracting in a retracting stroke to simultaneously force air from an air chamber and liquid from a liquid chamber internally through a central bore of the piston and through a foam generator to produce foam and deliver foam from a dispensing outlet carried on the piston, and (b) in the piston extending in an extension stroke to simultaneously draw air into the air chamber and liquid into the liquid chamber, an air inlet passageway for providing communication between external air and the air chamber, a valve across the air inlet passageway to open and close the air inlet passageway, the valve coupled to the piston to mechanically be moved to a closed position when the piston is retracting in a retraction stroke and to assume an open position when the piston is extending in an extension stroke.
a piston reciprocally slidable in a piston chamber forming element in which:
(a) in the piston retracting in a retracting stroke to simultaneously force air from an air chamber and liquid from a liquid chamber internally through a central bore of the piston and through a foam generator to produce foam and deliver foam from a dispensing outlet carried on the piston, and (b) in the piston extending in an extension stroke to simultaneously draw air into the air chamber and liquid into the liquid chamber, an air inlet passageway for providing communication between external air and the air chamber, a valve across the air inlet passageway to open and close the air inlet passageway, the valve coupled to the piston to mechanically be moved to a closed position when the piston is retracting in a retraction stroke and to assume an open position when the piston is extending in an extension stroke.
2. A pump as claimed in claim 1 wherein the foam on passing through the foam generator is moved through a discharge passageway to the dispensing outlet, the air inlet passageway being located intermediate the foam generator and the dispensing outlet.
3. A pump as claimed in claim 1 wherein the air inlet passageway is in communication with the air chamber inwardly of the foam generator.
4. A pump as claimed in claim 1 wherein a lost motion slide member is coupled to an outlet end of the piston for coaxial sliding relative the piston between an expanded and a compressed position without movement of the piston, in an expanded position of the slide member relative the piston, the air inlet passageway being open and in a compressed position of the slide member relative the piston, the air inlet passageway is closed, in the expanded position of the slide member further outward movement of the slide member moves the piston outwardly, and in the compressed position of the slide member further inward movement of the slide member moves the piston inwardly.
5. A pump as claimed in claim 4, including a biasing member biasing the slide member to its expanded position and thereby indirectly biasing the piston to its extended position.
6. A pump as claimed in claim 5, wherein the biasing member is disposed between the slide member and the piston chamber forming element.
7. A pump as claimed in claim 6 wherein the slide member comprises a manual activator with a surface for manual engagement to apply forces opposed to the bias of the biasing member.
8. A pump as claimed in claim 5 wherein the sleeve member carrying an outlet delivery tube extending radially of the axis about which the piston and slide member are slidable relative to the piston chamber forming element.
9. A pump as claimed in claim 1 including a sleeve ring carried about the piston circumferentially rotatably journalled thereon for rotation about an axis along which the piston is slidable relative the piston chamber forming element.
10. A pump as claimed in claim 1 wherein a sleeve is coupled to the piston chamber forming element by a camming engagement whereby, as the sleeve moves axially relative the piston chamber forming element, the sleeve rotates about the piston.
11. A pump as claimed in claim 1 in combination with a liquid containing reservoir, the liquid chamber in communication with the reservoir via a liquid inlet, a one-way inlet valve permitting flow inwardly through the liquid inlet.
12. A pump as claimed in claim 1 wherein the liquid chamber is a cylindrical chamber with an inlet, an outlet, a diameter and a chamber wall;
the air chamber is a cylindrical chamber with an inlet, an outlet and a diameter;
the diameter of the air chamber being greater than the diameter of the liquid chamber;
the air chamber disposed above the liquid chamber coaxially disposed thereto with the outlet of the liquid chamber opening upwardly into the inlet of the air chamber, the inlet of the liquid chamber below the outlet of the liquid chamber, the inlet of the liquid chamber in communication with liquid in a reservoir;
a one-way liquid inlet valve permitting flow only inwardly into the liquid chamber through the inlet of the liquid chamber, the piston having an elongate stem carrying a first disc in the liquid chamber engaging the chamber wall of the liquid chamber to prevent fluid flow inwardly therepast yet permitting fluid flow outwardly therepast to the air chamber; and a second disc in the air chamber engaging the chamber wall of the air chamber to prevent fluid flow inwardly or outwardly therepast;
the central bore of the piston provided internally of the stem closed at an inner end and open at an outer end in communication with the dispensing outlet which extends out of the outlet of the air chamber, a first inlet through the stem between the first disc and the second disc providing communication from between the first disc and the second disc to the bore, a second inlet through the stem outwardly of the second disc for providing communication with outside air to the bore, and the air inlet passageway formed by the first inlet, the second inlet and the bore between the second inlet and the first inlet.
the air chamber is a cylindrical chamber with an inlet, an outlet and a diameter;
the diameter of the air chamber being greater than the diameter of the liquid chamber;
the air chamber disposed above the liquid chamber coaxially disposed thereto with the outlet of the liquid chamber opening upwardly into the inlet of the air chamber, the inlet of the liquid chamber below the outlet of the liquid chamber, the inlet of the liquid chamber in communication with liquid in a reservoir;
a one-way liquid inlet valve permitting flow only inwardly into the liquid chamber through the inlet of the liquid chamber, the piston having an elongate stem carrying a first disc in the liquid chamber engaging the chamber wall of the liquid chamber to prevent fluid flow inwardly therepast yet permitting fluid flow outwardly therepast to the air chamber; and a second disc in the air chamber engaging the chamber wall of the air chamber to prevent fluid flow inwardly or outwardly therepast;
the central bore of the piston provided internally of the stem closed at an inner end and open at an outer end in communication with the dispensing outlet which extends out of the outlet of the air chamber, a first inlet through the stem between the first disc and the second disc providing communication from between the first disc and the second disc to the bore, a second inlet through the stem outwardly of the second disc for providing communication with outside air to the bore, and the air inlet passageway formed by the first inlet, the second inlet and the bore between the second inlet and the first inlet.
13. A pump as claimed in claim 12 wherein the foam generator is disposed in the bore between the first inlet and the second inlet.
14. A pump as claimed in claim 12 wherein the piston includes a slide actuator axially slidably mounted to the stem outwardly of the second disc for sliding axially between a retracted position in which the slide actuator closes the second inlet to flow therethrough and an extended position in which the slide actuator does not close the second inlet.
15. A pump as claimed in claim 14 including a spring disposed between the piston chamber forming element and the slide actuator biasing the slide actuator axially outwardly, the slide actuator slidable on the piston stem between an outer engaged position and an inner engaged position such that the slide actuator is slidable independently of the piston stem between the outer engaged position and the inner engaged position and when in the outer engaged position, outward movement of the actuator member moves the piston outwardly and when in the inner position, inward movement of the slide actuator moves the piston inwardly.
16. A pump as claimed in claim 15 wherein the slide actuator has a channelway therethrough open at an inlet to the outer end of the bore and providing communication between the outer end of the bore and the outlet.
17. A pump as claimed in claim 16 wherein the slide actuator is coaxially disposed about the stem radially outwardly thereof.
18. A pump as claimed in claim 17 wherein the spring is a helical coil spring disposed radially outwardly of the stem of the piston.
19. A pump as claimed in claim 12 wherein the foam generator is disposed in the bore between the second inlet and the outlet
20. A pump as claimed in claim 12 wherein a dip tube extends downwardly from the inlet to the liquid chamber to provide communication with liquid below the liquid chamber.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA2505811A CA2505811C (en) | 2005-04-29 | 2005-04-29 | Foaming pump with improved air inlet valve |
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| CA2505811A CA2505811C (en) | 2005-04-29 | 2005-04-29 | Foaming pump with improved air inlet valve |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL2009085C2 (en) * | 2012-06-29 | 2013-12-31 | Rexam Airspray Nv | Foam dispensing assembly. |
| CN110406790A (en) * | 2019-07-12 | 2019-11-05 | 上海升村包装材料有限公司 | A kind of environment-friendly type spray pump |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL2009085C2 (en) * | 2012-06-29 | 2013-12-31 | Rexam Airspray Nv | Foam dispensing assembly. |
| WO2014003568A1 (en) * | 2012-06-29 | 2014-01-03 | Twist Beauty Packaging Airspray N.V. | Foam dispensing assembly |
| US10150127B2 (en) | 2012-06-29 | 2018-12-11 | Twist Beauty Packaging Airspray N.V. | Foam dispensing assembly |
| CN110406790A (en) * | 2019-07-12 | 2019-11-05 | 上海升村包装材料有限公司 | A kind of environment-friendly type spray pump |
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