CN101264363B - Inhaler and ejection head unit attachable to the inhaler - Google Patents
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An ejection head unit being attachable to an inhaler for ejecting a medicine to cause a user to inhale the medicine has a plurality of ejection heads having an element generating energy for ejecting the medicine, and a plurality of ejection nozzles through which the medicine is ejected by the element. An inhaler for ejecting a medicine to allow inhalation thereof by a user has an air flow path guiding a medicine that is inhaled accompanying inspiration by the user to a suction port, an ejection head unit having a plurality of ejection heads including an element generating energy for ejecting the medicine and a plurality of ejection nozzles through which the medicine is ejected by the element, and a positioning unit for positioning a single ejection head among the plurality of ejection heads at an opening provided in one portion of the air flow path.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of suction apparatus, described suction apparatus is used to spray medicament so that this medicament is sucked by user.The invention still further relates to a kind of ejection head unit that is installed on this suction apparatus.
Background technology
In recent years, because the development of medical science and scientific domain, people's average life expectancy improves day by day.This has caused the aged's growth.Particularly, in so-called developed country, the increase that has with the patient of life style relevant disease (for example diabetes or hypertension) has become a problem.On the other hand, the quantity of medical institutions is not increased to can deal with the degree that this class disease patient increases, and because the medical institutions that in some communities, do not exist these patients to see a doctor, therefore need pay close attention to ways of addressing this issue from now on, comprise from the angle of government policy and solving.
An instantiation will be described below.In the diabetics that increases day by day at present, the patient who suffers from insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) is known as " I type ", because their pancreas can not excreting insulin, therefore need take insulin termly.Because the present employing subcutaneous injection of taking of insulin carries out, so patient's the human body and mental burden are very heavy.
Develop the pen-injected that has fine needle that can reduce patient's pain, be used to alleviate the burden of this class user.Yet, under most of situation, regularly taking the insulin except needs, the patient with type i diabetes lives the life similar to normal healthy people.Therefore, even owing to adopt pen-injected to come dispenser, they also can produce psychological resistance to carry out injection in face of other people usually, so may be very difficult for them in suitable time dispenser.Thereby, a kind of worry is arranged, promptly adopt this method not carry out suitable treatment to user.Simultaneously, developed suction apparatus, can allow user suck the fine droplet of medicinal liquid, it is by the ejector principle of utilizing ink-jet system droplet jet to be realized in current path, the air that is inhaled into via an ozzle flow in this current path (seeing international publication number WO1995/01137 and international publication number WO2002/04043).This suction apparatus has the medicinal liquid that can make scheduled volume with the accurate advantage of spraying of uniform particle size.
The essential structure of this liquid medicine ejection device comprises a shower nozzle and a container, be furnished with a member such as the generation injection energy of heater member in this shower nozzle, and this container storage the medicinal liquid that is supplied on the shower nozzle.For following two kinds of situations, all hypothesis takes same shower nozzle repeatedly to suck: a kind of situation is that shower nozzle and sets of containers are become one, and to comprise a box, another kind of situation is that shower nozzle and container provide as the separating component that can independently change.
Yet for suction apparatus, the granularity that it is important drop is several microns, and this is minimum size.Therefore be necessary to make the diameter of spout also to be several microns.When repeatedly using same shower nozzle to implement to suck, residual liquor is easy to attached on the inwall of spout and block spout.So, there is such problem, the quantity that promptly is used for the spray-hole of liquid droplets can reduce when suck next time, and emitted dose is also less than predetermined emitted dose.In addition, suction can comprise at every turn suction or every day suction after meal once at interval, in this case, the problem about property of medicine change or health aspect can occur.
Although according to the similar mode of mode that in known ink-jet printer, is adopted, utilize medicinal liquid implement to suck and reply operation and just be enough to address these problems, worthless is to have wasted expensive medicinal liquid, and device size also increases to some extent.Because these problems, be necessary for the irksome work that shower nozzle is changed in each suction, and practical situation to be this device do not gear to actual circumstances.
Summary of the invention
The present invention asks for protection a kind of suction apparatus, and this suction apparatus can be stablized emitted dose, so that can suck the medicinal liquid of suitable suction volume, reduces the work of changing the shower nozzle that is used for repeatedly sucking simultaneously.
In order to overcome the problems referred to above, one aspect of the present invention is a kind of ejection head unit, this ejection head unit can be installed to and be used for spraying medicine so that user sucks the suction apparatus of medicament, this ejection head unit comprises: a plurality of shower nozzles, described shower nozzle comprises member and a plurality of spout that produces the spraying medicine energy, and described medicament sprays by described spout by means of described member.
In order to overcome the problems referred to above, another aspect of the present invention is that a kind of spraying medicine that is used for sucks the suction apparatus of medicament to allow user, this suction apparatus comprises: current path, and this current path is accompanied by the air-breathing of user and medicament that will suck is directed to a suction inlet; The ejection head unit that comprises a plurality of shower nozzles, described shower nozzle comprise member and a plurality of spout that produces the spraying medicine energy, and described medicament sprays by described spout by described member; And positioner, this positioner is used for a shower nozzle of described a plurality of shower nozzles is positioned at an opening part, and this opening is disposed in the part of described current path.
Configuration the invention provides following effect as mentioned above.
Even when using same suction apparatus repeatedly to suck, also can keep dripping emitted dose, so that user can suck predetermined dose from the stable medicine of shower nozzle.In addition, in the suction condition that keeps clean, reduced to suck at every turn and changed the inconvenience that shower nozzle causes.
The following description that other features and advantages of the present invention will be carried out in conjunction with the drawings and become clearer, wherein, in whole accompanying drawings, identical Reference numeral is represented same or analogous part.
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Fig. 1 is an outer inclination perspective view, shows the suction apparatus according to first embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is according to the unitary outer inclination perspective view of the rotating sprinkler of first embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 be in first embodiment shower nozzle with before container is connected, the schematic cross-sectional view of described suction apparatus.
Fig. 4 be in first embodiment shower nozzle with after container is connected, the schematic cross-sectional view of described suction apparatus.
Fig. 5 is the flow chart of first suction apparatus control example.
Fig. 6 is the flow chart of second suction apparatus control example.
Fig. 7 is the external view according to the ejection head unit of second embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 8 be in a second embodiment shower nozzle with after container is connected, the schematic cross-sectional view of described suction apparatus.
Fig. 9 be in a second embodiment shower nozzle with before container is connected, the schematic cross-sectional view of described suction apparatus.
Figure 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view, shows the state when exhausted shower nozzle taken out with respect to the suction apparatus among second embodiment.
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Now will describe the preferred embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in detail.
Fig. 1 is an oblique perspective view, shows suction apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention with the form of illustrating.In the suction apparatus according to present embodiment, the body outer package is formed with box-shaped shell 1 and the access cover 2 with open surface.Access cover 2 is installed to state free to rotate by the articulated joint (not shown) on the side of open surface of housing 1, and is always pushed open by a unshowned spring.The hook (not shown) is configured in an end (not shown) opposite with this hinge on the access cover 2.When shutting this access cover 2, engage with a bonding part by making this hook, this hook can be locked, thus access cover 2 can unexpectedly not open, a wherein said bonding part and a latch-release button 3 are combined as a whole.Its structure is such: when opening access cover 2, by pressure-locking disengage button 3, this hook is thrown off from the bonding part, thereby access cover 2 utilizes the strength of spring to open.In addition, on access cover 2, be equipped with a display unit 5, be used for show dose, time and fault and show.In addition, also be equipped with as the menu button 6 of setting button, go up button 8, knob down 7 and confirming button 9, so that the user sets.
Suction apparatus according to the present invention comprises a rotating sprinkler unit.Fig. 2 is the unitary schematic oblique perspective view of rotating sprinkler.As shown in Figure 2, ejection head unit 10 comprises a plurality of 11a of support sector (there is shown four support sectors) that are arranged in main body 11, and the 11a of these support sectors circumferentially arranges at certain intervals around rotating shaft 12 edges.In each 11a of support sector, removably keep and fixing corresponding shower nozzle 13.This ejection head unit can be installed on the suction apparatus.
A plurality of shower nozzles 13 in ejection head unit 10, are equipped with.Each shower nozzle 13 has a plurality of spouts that are used for spraying medicine.Near described spout, be furnished with the member that is used to produce the spraying medicine energy.As this member, can use a kind of structure, this structure has the electrical heat changer (a kind of so-called hot ink-jet system) of heat energy being given medicament, or mechanical energy is given the electricapparatus changer (a kind of so-called piezoelectric ink jet system) of medicament.Especially can use hot ink-jet system.When using hot ink-jet system, all can improve at each shower nozzle with respect to the heat and the used heater of the repeatability of spout hole diameter and dimensional accuracy, the thermal pulse that is used to spray.Therefore, can realize narrow droplet diameter distribution.In addition, the production cost of shower nozzle is very low, and shower nozzle is also very high for the suitability of small device sizes, for this small device sizes, need change continually.Therefore, under the situation of needs portability and convenience, such as under the situation of suction apparatus, the injection apparatus that adopts hot ink-jet system is that superiority is arranged especially.
Fig. 3 is the schematic cross-sectional view according to the suction apparatus of present embodiment.As shown in Figure 3, dispose opening 51 in a part of current path 53, this current path 53 is disposed in the housing 1, and the air-breathing medicament that will suck that is accompanied by user guides to an ozzle 4 (Fig. 1) as suction inlet.Drip the air-flow that is introduced in current path 53 from the medicine of shower nozzle 13 ejections, this shower nozzle 13 is positioned at towards the eject position of opening 51.When user utilized ozzle 4 air-breathing, medicament was directed with the direction of inhaled air along ozzle 4.
Synchronous for the injection of the air-breathing and drop that makes the user, the user is air-breathing begins to be detected, and starts the injection of drop according to the detection signal of air-breathing beginning.Therefore can carry out the suction of medicament effectively.For this purpose, on panel 17, be provided as the pressure transducer 18 of air-breathing detecting sensor.The pressure detecting spout 52 of this pressure transducer 18 communicates with current path 53 via hole 54.That is to say that the feasible air-breathing negative pressure that produces by means of user of this structure is detected by pressure transducer 18 in current path 53.
Gradient detecting sensor (not shown) according to three accelerating systems is disposed in the panel 17.This gradient detecting sensor is used to detect the abnormal dip of suction apparatus, and testing result can be by being presented on the display unit 5 and being accompanied by the sound that produced by vibrating motor or vibration or inform user by the illumination that LED produces, and this display unit 5 is arranged on the access cover 2.In addition, the CPU that on panel 17, be equipped with the RAM that is used for storing prescription data etc., is used to store the ROM of suction apparatus operation sequence and is used for controlling suction apparatus according to the data that ROM and RAM store.On panel 17, be equipped with contact stud 19, be used for the current delivery of TunePower 32 is arrived shower nozzle 13.Contact stud 19 contacts with electric terminal 15 on the electrical contact member 14, and described electrical contact member 14 is attached to the periphery of ejection head unit 10.Each shower nozzle 13 corresponding in the ejection head unit 10 is equipped with communicating pipe 16, communicates with shower nozzle 13 with the container 50 that allows the contain medicament.Yet shower nozzle 13 did not communicate before using with container 50.This is in order to prevent that medicament from taking place rottenly owing to contacting with air, and considers pharmacy security design.
The flexible film 24 that links is arranged on the surface of that side of 50 last communicating pipes 16 of container with adhering to, and prevents that medicament 23 from revealing from container 50.
Next, a shower nozzle of a plurality of shower nozzles 13 is described with respect to the positioner that is used for locating aperture 51.By being center of rotation, rotary-type ejection head unit 10 being rotated, and, stop operating at the spout and the position that the opening 51 of current path 53 matches of unworn shower nozzle 13 with rotating shaft 12.For realizing this purpose, be equipped with a gear 20 with rotating shaft 12 whole bonded states, so that be meshed with gear 21 on the motor drive shaft that is installed in shower nozzle CD-ROM drive motor 22 with ejection head unit 10.Ejection head unit 10 rotates by means of the driving force of shower nozzle CD-ROM drive motor 22, and on the ejection head unit 10 configuration a shape for lugs detected by a sense switch (microswitch or optical sensor), make ejection head unit 10 stop at position corresponding to opening 51.More particularly, the projection quantity that is equipped with in ejection head unit 10 is identical with the quantity of shower nozzle 13, and is arranged to make their shower nozzles 13 separately can be positioned at opening 51 places according to the relation with sense switch.The location of ejection head unit 10 also can utilize an index pin to implement.
Next description is used to make container 50 to communicate with shower nozzle 13 or makes their adjustable apparatus separated from one another, and this shower nozzle 13 is positioned at opening part.
The shape of communicating pipe 16 has a tip, is used for medicament is filled into the secondary container 33 of shower nozzle 13 this communicating pipe.By giving solenoid 31 galvanizations, transverse slat 31b extends, and container 50 moves to shower nozzle 13 those sides with movable carriage 40, and pierces through the binding film 24 that is configured on the container 50 communicating pipe 16, so that shower nozzle 13 and container 50 are communicated with.Owing to can prevent that leakage from allowing again to be communicated with as long as link film 24, can realize linking the purpose of film 24, so described binding film 24 can be thick sheet rubber.In this case, by using rustless steel and forming communicating pipe 16 with the narrow shape as entry needle, described communicating pipe 16 can repeatedly be inserted and be extracted.To and need prevent the situation that medicament contacts with air in back, interval enforcement for a long time for sucking next time, this is a kind of extremely effectively connected mode.Fig. 4 is the diagram of a kind of situation of explanation, and wherein solenoid 31 is operated, so that shower nozzle 13 and container 50 are placed connected state.
One is used for medicament is filled into the motor 30 of shower nozzle 13 by gear 28 rotating screw gears 27.The screw shape is formed on the internal side diameter of helical gear 27, and screw shaft 26 is configured to mesh with the screw shape.The rotation that changes over linear movement of being used for rotatablely moving stops shape and is formed on screw shaft 26.By promoting plunger (removable wall) 25 along the diagram direction of arrow, implement the filling of medicament, the medicament 23 of container 50 inside was transported until shower nozzle 13 through communicating pipe 16.
According to present embodiment, be configured in the storage area (not shown: read-write) in the suction apparatus about the counting region of the volume residual that do not use shower nozzle.
Now describe according to the operation and the action example of the flow chart among Fig. 5 to present embodiment.
The ejection head unit 10 that user will comprise a plurality of shower nozzles 13 is arranged in the suction apparatus, and container 50 is arranged in the suction apparatus.Then, when user was closed the access cover 2 of suction apparatus, suction apparatus was carried out initial setting up, for example demonstration information " start " information (S001) on display unit 5.Then in S002, suction apparatus on display unit 5 demonstration information " you install ejection head unit? ", need user to judge.If user is represented "Yes" (push suction apparatus on button 8 is set), suction apparatus will arrive S017, and the volume residual that does not use shower nozzle is arranged to 4 (initial values).Then, suction apparatus forwards S003 to.If user is represented "No" (directly pushing confirming button), suction apparatus forwards S003 to.In S003, ejection head unit 10 determines whether the enumerator about the volume residual that does not use shower nozzle 13 is 1 or more, to determine to be equipped with untapped shower nozzle 13.If the result is a "No", suction apparatus forwards S016 to, and demonstration information " is installed new ejection head unit " one period scheduled time, forwards S014 then to.If display result is a "Yes" at the S003 place, suction apparatus forwards S004 to.In S004, suction apparatus determines whether container is mounted.If the result is a "No", suction apparatus forwards S015 to.At S015, one period scheduled time of demonstration information " installation container ", suction apparatus forwards S014 to then.If in the result of S004 place is "Yes", suction apparatus forwards the dosage input pattern at the S005 place.At this moment, suction apparatus shows the initial value " 01 " of spraying medicine on display unit 5.The patient can make required dosage be shown by button 8 being set on the operation suction apparatus and down button 7 being set.Suction apparatus forwards S006 to then, and at this moment user is pressed the dosage of confirming button 9 to confirm to set.Suction apparatus then forwards S007 to.In S007, suction apparatus drives solenoid 31 so that mobile containers 50 1 preset distances, and uses from secondary container 33 outstanding wearing out communicating pipe 16 and link film 24, so that secondary container 33 is connected with container 50.Then, at S008, suction apparatus rotation motor 30 1 scheduled volumes promote plungers 25 to pass through screw shaft 26 via gear 28 and helical gear 27, thereby medicament are filled in secondary container 33 and the shower nozzle 13.Then, in S009, suction apparatus demonstration information on display unit 5 " is ready to " (finish to suck and prepare), and in S010, waits for patient's suction action (detection of suction action is carried out by pressure transducer 18).If the result who detects is "No" (not detecting the negative pressure of suction action), suction apparatus continues to show " being ready to " and wait for suction action.If the result who detects is "Yes" (having detected the negative pressure of suction action), just suction apparatus is cancelled the demonstration that " is ready to " and proceeded to S011 on display unit 5.In S011, suction apparatus sprays one period scheduled time of medicament of scheduled volume.Suction apparatus forwards S012 to then.In S012, suction apparatus moves ejection head unit " amount of a shower nozzle " (untapped shower nozzle is stopped on the position in the face of opening 51).Then, suction apparatus forwards S013 to, will reduce 1 about the enumerator of the quantity of residue shower nozzle 13.Suction apparatus forwards S014 to then, and at S014, " start " information that the suction apparatus cancellation shows on display unit 5 also forwards " shutdown " pattern to.Then, when the access cover 2 of suction apparatus was closed by user, suction apparatus was waited for and is forwarded S001 (start) to.
Fig. 6 is a flow chart, and the operation about the modified examples of the Counter Value of the volume residual that does not use shower nozzle 13 in the ejection head unit 10 is stored in its explanation.
According to this modified examples, be written in the storage area (not shown: read-write) of ejection head unit 10 when delivering in factory about the Counter Value " 4 " of the volume residual that do not use shower nozzle 13.
The ejection head unit 10 that the patient will comprise a plurality of shower nozzles 13 is arranged in the suction apparatus, and container 50 is arranged in the suction apparatus.Then, when user was closed the access cover 2 of suction apparatus, demonstration information " start " was (S102) on display unit 5 for suction apparatus.Suction apparatus determines electrically that by contact stud 19 ejection head unit 10 is mounted and whether untapped shower nozzle (S103) arranged then.That is to say that suction apparatus is read Counter Value about the volume residual that does not use shower nozzle 13 via contact stud 19 from the storage area (not shown) of ejection head unit 10, and determine whether the enumerator about the volume residual that do not use shower nozzle 13 is 1 or more.If the result is a "No", suction apparatus forwards S116 to, " new ejection head unit is installed " one period scheduled time with demonstration information, forwards S114 then to.If the result is a "Yes" at the S103 place, suction apparatus forwards S104 to.In S104, suction apparatus determines whether container is mounted.If the result is a "No", suction apparatus forwards S115 to.At S115, suction apparatus shows one period scheduled time of information " installation container ", forwards S114 then to.If in the result of S104 place is "Yes", suction apparatus forwards the dosage input pattern at the S105 place.At this moment, suction apparatus shows the initial value " 01 " of spraying medicine on display unit 5.The patient can show required dosage by button 8 being set on the operation suction apparatus and button 7 being set down.Suction apparatus forwards S106 to then, and at this moment user is pressed confirming button 9 to confirm to set dosage.Suction apparatus then forwards S107 to.In S107, suction apparatus drives solenoid 31 so that mobile containers 50 1 preset distances, and uses from secondary container 33 outstanding wearing out communicating pipe 16 and link film 24, so that secondary container 33 is connected with container 50.Then, at S108, suction apparatus rotation motor 30 1 scheduled volumes promote plungers to pass through screw shaft 26 via gear 28 and helical gear 27, thereby medicament are filled in secondary container 33 and the shower nozzle 13.Then, in S109, suction apparatus demonstration information on display unit 5 " is ready to " (finish to suck and prepare), and in S110, waits for patient's suction action (detection of suction action is carried out by pressure transducer 18).If the result who detects is a "No", suction apparatus continues to show " being ready to " and wait for suction action.If the result who detects is a "Yes", just suction apparatus is cancelled the demonstration that " is ready to " and proceeded to S111 on display unit 5.In S111, one period scheduled time of medicament of suction apparatus ejection scheduled volume.Suction apparatus forwards S112 to then.In S112, suction apparatus moves shower nozzle 13 " amount of a shower nozzle " (untapped shower nozzle is stopped on the position in the face of opening 51).Then, suction apparatus forwards S113 to.In S113, suction apparatus by contact stud 19 read be stored in the ejection head unit 10 about not using the Counter Value of shower nozzle volume residual, and write a new value, this new value deducts 1 by the value that is read out.Suction apparatus forwards S114 to " start " information that cancellation shows on display unit 5 then, forwards " shutdown " pattern to, and returns S102.
Then, with reference to suction apparatus and the ejection head unit of Fig. 7 to 10 description according to second embodiment of the invention.Fig. 7 is the schematic external view according to the ejection head unit of present embodiment.The ejection head unit of present embodiment has the housing that is used for holding at ejection head unit a plurality of shower nozzles.According to present embodiment, a plurality of shower nozzles 13 in a row are stored in the housing 60 with overlap condition.By housing 60 is installed in the suction apparatus, a plurality of shower nozzles can be installed by once-through operation.
As shown in Figure 8, in housing 60, include compression spring 41, be used for mobile shower nozzle 13, and shower nozzle 13 is always by the direction pressurization of pressing plate 42 along compression spring 41 opposing faces.The shower nozzle 13 at therefore opposite with pressing plate place, end is positioned on the eject position of opening 51.Then, by giving solenoid 31 galvanizations, storage is moved along a direction corresponding to the container 50 of the medicament of suction volume repeatedly, is worn out by the communicating pipe 16 of shower nozzle 13 so that link film 24, to reach the connected state with respect to shower nozzle 13.In addition, as the result of motor 30 rotations, gear 28 rotations, the helical gear 27 of rotation and gear 28 engagements thus.So the screw shaft 26 that is used for filling medicament promotes medicaments and fills plungers 25, the described screw shaft 26 that is used for filling medicament be placed with helical gear 27 internal side diameters on the engagement of screw shape.Like this, just finished the filling of medicament, wherein medicament arrives shower nozzle 13 through communicating pipe 16.
Contact stud 19 is configured on the panel 17, and this contact stud is used for current delivery with TunePower 32 to shower nozzle 13.Contact stud 19 contacts with electric terminal 15 on the electrical contact member 14, and this electrical contact member is connected on the neighboring of shower nozzle 13.
Fig. 9 is a viewgraph of cross-section of describing following state: wherein, medicament is all finished to the filling of secondary container 33 and shower nozzle 13, and the current path that leads to solenoid 31 is cut off, and container 50 has turned back to resting state.Under this state, suction apparatus is waited for the suction of user.When the suction of user was detected, suction apparatus began to spray according to sucking detection signal.Pressure transducer 18 is provided on the sensor panel 61 as sucking detecting sensor.Hole 54 is corresponding to the pressure detecting spout 52 of pressure transducer 18 and be configured in the part of current path 53.
Figure 10 is a viewgraph of cross-section, shows the state that shower nozzle 13 is removed.When changing shower nozzle 13, suction apparatus triggers solenoid 62, is used to unload lower nozzle, releases outside the suction apparatus from the shower nozzle outlet 63 that is arranged on the access cover 2 so that will be in the exhausted shower nozzle that can spray the position.Outlet also is equipped with on the part of the housing 60 of ejection head unit,, so that be complementary with the position of outlet 63.When the action of shower nozzle being released the outside had been finished, suction apparatus cut off and leads to solenoidal current path, and turns back to the spare space.By means of the strength of compression spring 41 shown in Figure 7, the untapped shower nozzle that the shower nozzle that Ceng Yuyi is removed in housing 60 is adjacent is slided into a position, can spray in the space of releasing shower nozzle in this position.More particularly, this compression spring 41 is taken on the function of pushing mechanism, when shower nozzle from exporting 63 when being removed, this pushing mechanism will be in housing the adjacent shower nozzle of shower nozzle that takes out of Ceng Yuyi slide into the position that can spray, and this compression spring 41 is also taken on the function of positioner, is used for a shower nozzle of a plurality of shower nozzles is positioned at opening 51 places.When sucking, medicament is filled in the shower nozzle that had not used once more, and sucks next time.When no longer including untapped shower nozzle, just change housing 60.Identical among operational flowchart and first embodiment, thereby in this omission.In this connection, in the suction apparatus according to present embodiment, ejection head unit needn't comprise housing 60.This configuration can be such, and wherein a plurality of shower nozzles are utilized, and is stored in the suction apparatus with becoming a row.
Suction apparatus of the present invention is not limited to be used to suck medicament, but can be used for the various uses of specific and droplet jet health of needs.For example, suction apparatus of the present invention also can be used for spraying the sprayer unit of aromatic substance, or is used for having a liking for such as the user of nicotine the suction apparatus of material.
The present invention is not limited to the foregoing description, and can carry out various changes and modification within the spirit and scope of the present invention.Thereby, following claim is proposed scope of the present invention in order to report to the public.
Although described the present invention with reference to exemplary embodiment, should be appreciated that the present invention is not limited to disclosed exemplary embodiment.The scope of following claim will be given the most wide in range explanation, so that comprise all such modification and equivalent configurations and function.
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1. one kind can be releasably attached to and is used for spraying medicine so that user sucks the ejection head unit on the suction apparatus of medicament, described suction apparatus comprises battery, the panel that is electrically connected with battery, suction inlet, container and housing, and described housing comprises the current path that is used for the medicament of described container is guided to described suction inlet; Described ejection head unit relatively is provided with described current path and can be electrically connected with described panel, and described ejection head unit comprises:
A plurality of shower nozzles, described shower nozzle comprise member and a plurality of spout that produces the spraying medicine energy, and described medicament sprays by described spout by means of described member.
2. ejection head unit according to claim 1 also comprises a plurality of support sectors of fixing described a plurality of shower nozzles,
Wherein said support sector be configured such that described shower nozzle around a rotating shaft along circumferentially relative to each other the compartment of terrain arrange.
3. ejection head unit according to claim 1 also comprises:
Housing, described housing portion within it hold described a plurality of shower nozzle;
Wherein configuration one outlet in the part of the described housing of ejection head unit is used for the position that can spray used shower nozzle being removed; And
Pushing mechanism, when a shower nozzle by when described outlet removes, described pushing mechanism will be once in the described housing of ejection head unit a shower nozzle adjacent with the described shower nozzle that is removed slide into the described position that can spray.
4. ejection head unit according to claim 1 comprises: a connecting pipe, each that is used for making described a plurality of shower nozzles is communicated with the container that is used to store medicament.
5. one kind is used for spraying medicine to allow the suction apparatus of user suction medicament, comprising:
Housing is provided with battery, the panel that is electrically connected with battery, suction inlet in it, is used to store the container of medicament, and described housing comprises the current path that is used for the medicament of described container is guided to described suction inlet;
The ejection head unit that comprises a plurality of shower nozzles, described shower nozzle comprises member and a plurality of spout that produces the spraying medicine energy, described medicament sprays by described spout by described member, and described ejection head unit relatively is provided with and can be electrically connected with described panel with described current path in the described housing; And
Positioner, described positioner are used for a shower nozzle of described a plurality of shower nozzles is positioned at an opening part, and described opening is disposed in the part of described current path,
Wherein, described ejection head unit removably is connected on the described housing.
6. suction apparatus according to claim 5 also comprises:
Adjustable apparatus is used to make described container to be communicated with or to separate with the shower nozzle that is positioned at described opening part.
7. suction apparatus according to claim 5, wherein:
Described ejection head unit comprises a plurality of support sectors, described a plurality of support sectors around a rotating shaft along circumferentially relative to each other the compartment of terrain arrange that and each shower nozzle is maintained in a plurality of support sectors; And
Described positioner is positioned at described opening part by being that the mode of center of rotation is rotated with described rotating shaft with a untapped shower nozzle.
8. suction apparatus according to claim 5, wherein, in described ejection head unit, a plurality of shower nozzles become to arrange and put, and when an exhausted shower nozzle was removed, a untapped shower nozzle was positioned in described opening part.
9. suction apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said member comprise the electricapparatus changer of giving the electrical heat changer of described medicament with heat energy or mechanical energy being given described medicament.
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