CN102348552A

CN102348552A - Valve for tyre repair kit

Info

Publication number: CN102348552A
Application number: CN2010800113300A
Authority: CN
Inventors: P·伊吉兰德; T·雷特加德
Original assignee: Active Tools International HK Ltd
Current assignee: Active Tools International HK Ltd
Priority date: 2009-07-10
Filing date: 2010-07-08
Publication date: 2012-02-08
Also published as: WO2011003425A1; EP2451631A1; JP2012529381A

Abstract

The present invention concerns a valve with at least two functional positions, where a first position produces connection to a first passage, and where a second position produces connection to a second passage, where the valve forms part of a construction with a compressor, preferably a compressor in a tyre repair kit, where the tyre repair kit additionally includes at least a magazine with sealing mass. The valve according to the invention is a rotary valve, where the first position forms a passage for compressed air to an outlet therefor, and where the second position forms a passage for compressed air to the magazine with sealing mass. It is thus possible to use the compressor in the tyre repair kit for other purposes than in connection with repair of a punctured tyre. For example, the compressor may be used for occasional checking the tyre pressure in the wheels of a car, in a wheelbarrow or a bicycle, or even for various other purposes which in principle have nothing to do with the vehicle.

Description

The tire repair kit valve

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of valve with at least two active positions (functional position); It can form and being connected of first passage when being in primary importance; It can form and being connected of second channel when being in the second place; Here this valve constitutes the part of the structure that has compressor, is preferably the compressor in tire repair kit; The tire repair kit here comprises that also at least one has the magazine of sealer (magazine); The valve here is a rotary valve (rotary valve), and its primary importance forms the passage of a voltage supply stream of compressed air to outlet, and the second place forms the passage of a voltage supply stream of compressed air to the magazine that has sealer.

Background technology

Though spare tyre has used decades, in recent years, automobile and other vehicle instruments no longer are equipped with spare tyre usually.Alternatively, be equipped with the little magazine that a little compressor set and has sealer (sealing mass).It is called tire repair kit, and more cheap than spare tyre, and weight is lighter simultaneously.These all are the obvious facts useful to environment, promptly because lighter weight has reduced fuel consumption, can utilize the boot (baggage space) of automobile simultaneously better.Very commonly in automobile trunk, be equipped with one now and comprise compressor assembly and the magazine intact device that has sealer, behind the startup compressor, this device only can link to each other with the valve (valve) on the wheel.Thereby at first described sealer is pumped in the tire.When said magazine becomes empty, automatically directly import in the tire from the compressed air of compressor, thereby make tire inflation to required tire pressure.

Can know a kind of tire repair kit from GB 2452137 A, it has two to be used for compressed-air actuated outlet.One links to each other with the magazine that has sealer, and before sealer is pumped into the tire that is punctured, need be spun on the valve of wheel, and another outlet is to carry out different using as compressed air outlet when pumping into work.When being used for the outlet that sealer imports tire is connected, when this outlet when valve on the wheel links to each other, be provided with an electronic switch that only allows to pump sealer.Can also operate second electronic switch in addition compressed air is discharged second outlet.This is a kind of improved plan that adopts electric wire, and this electric wire passes from the shell of tire repair kit, is installed in through flexible pipe on the valve of wheel, and has responsive electronic switch.Described this scheme is advanced, but since electric wire and switch easily store and use in this scheme of damage also easily go wrong.

Summary of the invention

The object of the invention is to find out a kind ofly to be more suitable for being used for the scheme that is connected with said compressor set commonly used than prior art, can be used in the more general application, and this tire repair kit can use immediately simultaneously.The tire repair kit here is provided with a switch between at least two outlets, be easy to use, and do not need electronic switch, lead and sensor.

As stated, the present invention relates to a kind of valve that has at least two active positions.Valve of the present invention is a rotary valve, and it forms the passage of a voltage supply stream of compressed air to outlet when being in primary importance, and it forms the passage of a voltage supply stream of compressed air to the magazine that has sealer when being in the second place.Through using this kind rotary valve, now just the compressor in the tire repair kit can be used for other purposes, and be not only the tire that connection is punctured needs repairing.For example, this compressor can be used for detecting the tire pressure of the wheel of automotive wheel, handcart or bicycle once in a while.For example, the expansion of airbed, water wing and pneumatic boat also can detect with it.This function realizes through a valve among the present invention; Through adopting a kind of like this valve; Can for example place a tire repair kit packaged in advance, that can use at any time in the automobile trunk, it also can be used in the above-mentioned purpose of mentioning simultaneously, and can not influence the SBR of this tire repair kit.

In a particularly preferred valve that has at least two effect settings of the present invention is out of shape; This valve is provided with a cylinder valve door main body; Be provided with an annular groove in the cylindrical surface of this main body; The channel connection that this groove and at least one are roughly extended at the longitudinal direction of cylinder valve door main body, and be communicated with of outlet who is used for compressed air or is used to have the magazine of sealer.This valve is simple and solid, and its specific part can be processed by plastics or metal.Do not consider the small amount of dust that exists in the compressed air, this valve does not almost have operational issue, and this gets and gives the credit to its simple and solid design especially.

Above-mentioned valve is so simple and easy operating, to such an extent as to accident is all very limited with the risk that sealer pumps outlet when being used for above-mentioned purpose.In addition, this kind tire repair kit is cheaply more a lot of than above-mentioned prior art scheme, and this prior art is meant it and has introduced switch, connects hose end, goes out sealer to avoid wrong spring.But, said switch of this kind and the connection lead that directly extends to hose end have some uncertainty.If the switch defectiveness then can not be fed to tire with sealer.Through scheme of the present invention, can realize a kind of pure machinery, solid and simple proposal and operation.

Preferably have in the valve distortion that at least two effects set at one of the present invention, this valve makes manual rotating tee into crosses one greater than 45 ° angle, preferably the angle through 90 ° or 180 °.Basically not needing the rotation of wide-angle like this, is very favourable but the risk that compressed air imports unwanted passage is minimized.Because valve need turn over a big angle, it has reduced because the rotation of the accident of valve body causes compressed air to be imported in the magazine, thereby unwanted the time, extrudes the situation of sealer, thereby has realized the raising of security.The influence of the handle that the manual rotation that said valve is general can be used, this handle can be arranged on the outer surface of tire repair kit or in the outer surface.

Among another embodiment of valve of the present invention, it makes into automatically and mechanical rotation, and preferably rotating tee crosses one greater than 45 ° angle, and preferably rotating tee is crossed the angle of 90 ° or 180 °.Thereby a kind of scheme is provided, through starting, for example, electronic switch or actual switch or the connected structure member of pneumatic actuator rotation.

Preferably have at least two at one of the present invention and act in the valve distortion of setting, the cylinder valve door main body of said valve can be provided with the annular groove that two other is used for sealing ring, and each sealing ring props up the inner cylinder face in the valve housing.Basically, they are the grooves that are used for sealing ring, and each sealing ring is arranged in each groove on the above-mentioned annular groove side, and said annular groove is formed for the compressed-air actuated passage from compressor.

Description of drawings

Present invention is described with reference to the accompanying drawings below, wherein:

Fig. 1 has shown complete compressor and the device that is used for the magazine of sealer of having;

Fig. 2 has shown the sectional view of the valve body of valve;

Fig. 3 has shown the sectional view of valve.

The specific embodiment

Fig. 1 has shown the device of the magazine 2 that comprises a sightless compressor part and be used for sealer or the instance of tire repair kit 1.This compressor is electric, and lid 3 back have one to connect lead, and it is provided with one and is used for the socket that is connected with 12V direct current socket.Start compressor through button 4, if rotary knob 6 is set in correct position, air will pump through in two flexible pipes 5.Shown in instance in, rotary knob, the pattern place of indicia point pump like this.

In second possible setting, when rotary knob 6 forwards this position to, point to a car wheel patterns place that punctures, sealer is pumped in the tire before air gets into.This pumping action is through second generation in two flexible pipes 5.After pumping into sealer, device 1 can be adjusted to and make the magazine 2 of air through being used for sealer, and in other distortion, perhaps rotary knob 6 need be set in the pump position.This device has been equipped with a pressure gauge in addition.

The valve body 7 that has shown the valve of theme of the present invention among Fig. 2.This valve body 7 is connected with control assembly 8, and this control assembly 8 also is furnished with a rotary knob 6 that does not show; But it has demonstration in Fig. 1.Valve body 7 itself is columniform, has an annular groove 9 that is used for compressed air channel.Also have two annular grooves 10 on the cylindrical parts of additional valves main body.They are sealers of being used for not showing.Also shown a boring 11 on the axial direction of valve body 7 among Fig. 2.This boring 11 is located at the side of cylindrical parts, thereby forms contacting of annular groove 9 and boring 11.Compressed air is directed to correct exhaust openings place through groove 9 and boring 11.

Among Fig. 3, valve body 7 is installed on the valve housing 7.Compressed air is directed to annular groove 9 through import 13, and further 11 flow to exhaust openings 14 places through holing.Through changeover valve main body 7/ control assembly 8, can select exhaust openings 14 or 15.Shown above-mentioned sealing ring 16 among this figure, also shown sealing ring 17 in the bottom of valve housing.

Claims

1. valve with at least two active positions; It can form and first passage (13 when it was in primary importance; 14) connection; It can form and second channel (13 when being in the second place; 15) connection; Wherein this valve constitutes a part that has the structure of compressor in the tire repair kit (1); Here this tire repair kit (1) comprises that also at least one has the magazine of sealer (2); Wherein valve is a changeover valve; Its primary importance forms the passage (13 of a voltage supply stream of compressed air to outlet (5); 14); The second place forms the passage (13 of a voltage supply stream of compressed air to the magazine that has sealer (2); 15); It is characterized in that: this valve is provided with a cylinder valve door main body (7); Be provided with an annular groove in the cylindrical surface of this main body; This groove (9) roughly is communicated with at the passage (11) that the longitudinal direction of cylinder valve door main body extends with at least one, and is communicated with of outlet (5) who is used for compressed air or is used to have the magazine (2) of sealer.

2. the valve with at least two active positions according to claim 1 is characterized in that: this valve body (7) makes manual rotating tee into crosses one greater than 45 ° angle, preferably the angle through 90 ° or 180 °.

3. the valve with at least two active positions according to claim 1 is characterized in that: this valve body (7) makes into automatically and mechanical rotation.

4. the valve with at least two active positions according to claim 1; It is characterized in that: the cylinder valve door main body (7) of said valve is provided with two other annular groove that is used for sealing ring (16) (10), and each sealing ring (16) props up the inner cylinder face in the valve housing (12).