EP0710156A1 - Pompe a levier - Google Patents

Pompe a levier

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Publication number
EP0710156A1
EP0710156A1 EP94924246A EP94924246A EP0710156A1 EP 0710156 A1 EP0710156 A1 EP 0710156A1 EP 94924246 A EP94924246 A EP 94924246A EP 94924246 A EP94924246 A EP 94924246A EP 0710156 A1 EP0710156 A1 EP 0710156A1
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Prior art keywords
pump
hand lever
lever operated
particular according
operated pump
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EP94924246A
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German (de)
English (en)
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EP0710156B1 (fr
Inventor
Günter THOMANN
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Frimec Fritz Meckenstock GmbH and Co
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Frimec Fritz Meckenstock GmbH and Co
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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
    • 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
    • B05B11/0005—Components or details
    • 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
    • B05B11/1001—Piston pumps
    • B05B11/1004—Piston pumps comprising a movable cylinder and a stationary piston
    • 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
    • B05B11/1001—Piston pumps
    • B05B11/1009—Piston pumps actuated by a lever
    • B05B11/1011—Piston pumps actuated by a lever without substantial movement of the nozzle in the direction of the pressure stroke
    • 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
    • B05B11/1042—Components or details
    • B05B11/1073—Springs
    • B05B11/1074—Springs located outside pump chambers
    • 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
    • B05B11/1042—Components or details
    • B05B11/1073—Springs
    • B05B11/1077—Springs characterised by a particular shape or material
    • 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
    • B05B11/1095—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 with movable suction side
    • 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
    • B05B11/0005—Components or details
    • B05B11/0027—Means for neutralising the actuation of the sprayer ; Means for preventing access to the sprayer actuation means
    • B05B11/0032—Manually actuated means located downstream the discharge nozzle for closing or covering it, e.g. shutters

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a hand lever operated pump for
  • 00005 a pump chamber that has an inlet and an outlet valve
  • 00007 pump cylinder interacts, further with a cover
  • 00030 can be used. The latter is important, for example, if
  • the spring can be against the bottom
  • 00040 can be further connected to the intake manifold or an intake manifold
  • the bellows can, for example, be an
  • 00055 staltung in particular also be such that the
  • 00060 Balges is seated and also at a distance from the
  • 00067 container can flow. In particular, it is
  • the cover can be part of a screw or snap cap 00071.
  • the invention provides
  • the insert is preferably also
  • 00081 ren object of the invention in which it is based on the
  • an intake manifold be substantially straight
  • suction pipe is here
  • 00135 tube are telescopically movable. It is
  • Naturally 00140 suction pipe are to be sucked empty, limited.
  • Naturally 00141 could also be a storage container with a follower
  • 00142 ben may be provided.
  • 00143 is also preferably provided that upstream of the bottom of the
  • 00160 pump housing is the essential structure of the
  • 00166 upper pump part is a section of the pump
  • the pump chamber is effective, namely in the direction of flow
  • 00175 is arranged in front of the outlet valve, and another 00176 subsection, which is in the flow direction after the
  • 00188 til is preferably made from a
  • the sealing lip is preferably on
  • connection section itself during a pump actuation
  • 00213 has a substantial V-shaped shape and a connecting
  • 00215 is half of the bearing axis. On the one hand, that brings one
  • 00226 partial configuration is the abutment for
  • 00236 is hole-shaped. Here is the handover of the
  • FIG. 5 shows a vertical section through a further embodiment of the spray pump, in the unactuated 00263 state; 00264 00265 a vertical section through the spray pump 00266 according to FIG. 4 in the actuated state; 00267 00268 a vertical section through a last embodiment of the spray pump, in the unactuated 00270 state; 00271 00272 FIG. 8 a vertical section through the spray pump 00273 according to FIG. 7, but in the actuated state, 00274 00275 FIG. 9 the hand lever in a perspective single view 00276, 00277 00278 FIG. 10 the spray pump in front view and 00279 00280 Fig. 11 shows the spray pump in a vertical section
  • FIG. 12 is a vertical section through a further embodiment.
  • FIG. 13 shows the pump according to FIG. 12 in the actuated state.
  • a pump 1 is shown and described with a
  • the pump 1 has a pump piston 5 which is stationary
  • the pump piston 5 acts with a pump cycle.
  • 00298 pump movement can be actuated (see e.g. Fig. 2).
  • the pump piston 5 has a substantially vertical
  • 00304 th embodiment is the kink or knee
  • a pump chamber 10 is formed.
  • 00309 pump chamber 10 has an inlet valve 11 and an outlet
  • a riser pipe 13 is also provided, which has a sealing
  • 00317 can be a conventional sealing or ventilation
  • the riser pipe 13 has one
  • the outlet valve 12 is according to a so-called
  • the pump piston 5 has a front one
  • magnification is
  • outer guide grooves 30 are formed with a
  • the pump cylinder 6 is relative
  • the locking cover 25 has of the locking pin 22
  • the first step is to
  • upper housing cover 32 is molded or the upper housing
  • the pump cylinder 6 is provided so that it can move freely
  • the pump cylinder 6 is also made in one piece with a pipe
  • 00402 15 is a seal 36 in a corresponding groove
  • a locking pin 39 is provided.
  • 00419 can flow around 39.
  • the locking pin 39 is surrounded by a sealing lip 43,
  • the carrier part 41 forms on a
  • upper pump part 47 is integrally a section 48
  • a housing cover 49 also an upper
  • a lower wall 50 is also provided, which
  • 00453 52 has a neck section which is partially
  • a step 55 is further formed, on which one
  • valve pin 58 here the outlet valve 12 of the pump chamber
  • the hand lever 2 is on the one hand with its bearing axis 3
  • the mounting base 53 is also preferably integrated.
  • connection region 63 extends
  • 00538 axis 3 sits approximately in the middle, i.e. halfway through
  • connection area 63 It is rooted in said connection area 63 and
  • the springs 27 also take the weakly
  • the relevant leg b has a forked
  • connection area 63 or, like that
  • sealing ring 36 is dispensed
  • 00600 medium to be dispensed contains vessel.
  • FIG. 11 A view of FIG. 11
  • outlet nozzle 51 is finally an optional one
  • the nozzle tube R is not pre-published in the
  • the hand lever 2 has no integrated
  • 00653 extends towards the top on the cover base 72 or
  • the bellows spring 73 is in particular an injection molded
  • 00662 tube holder 74 has a catch at its lower end 00663 edition 75 on which - on a top
  • the cover base is 72 part
  • cover base 72 also an upper sealing surface and white
  • bracket 79 is a total of a tubular
  • the intake manifold bracket 74 also one or
  • 00711 provides its spring property.
  • 00712 provides its spring property.

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  • Reciprocating Pumps (AREA)
  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Arrangement Or Mounting Of Control Devices For Change-Speed Gearing (AREA)
  • External Artificial Organs (AREA)
  • Mechanically-Actuated Valves (AREA)
EP94924246A 1993-07-22 1994-07-08 Pompe a levier Expired - Lifetime EP0710156B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE4324608 1993-07-22
DE4324608 1993-07-22
DE4333550 1993-10-01
DE4333550 1993-10-01
DE4411031 1994-03-30
DE4411031A DE4411031A1 (de) 1993-07-22 1994-03-30 Handhebelbetätigte Pumpe
PCT/EP1994/002246 WO1995003132A1 (fr) 1993-07-22 1994-07-08 Pompe a levier

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EP0710156A1 true EP0710156A1 (fr) 1996-05-08
EP0710156B1 EP0710156B1 (fr) 1999-06-23

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EP (1) EP0710156B1 (fr)
JP (1) JPH09501347A (fr)
KR (1) KR960703680A (fr)
CN (1) CN1129410A (fr)
AT (1) ATE181519T1 (fr)
AU (1) AU7458294A (fr)
BR (1) BR9407134A (fr)
CA (1) CA2167799A1 (fr)
CZ (1) CZ19696A3 (fr)
DE (2) DE4411031A1 (fr)
ES (1) ES2133569T3 (fr)
PL (1) PL318466A1 (fr)
WO (1) WO1995003132A1 (fr)

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PL318466A1 (en) 1997-06-23
EP0710156B1 (fr) 1999-06-23
JPH09501347A (ja) 1997-02-10
CA2167799A1 (fr) 1995-02-02
CN1129410A (zh) 1996-08-21
DE59408437D1 (de) 1999-07-29
CZ19696A3 (en) 1996-08-14
KR960703680A (ko) 1996-08-31
BR9407134A (pt) 1996-09-17
DE4411031A1 (de) 1995-01-26
AU7458294A (en) 1995-02-20
ATE181519T1 (de) 1999-07-15
ES2133569T3 (es) 1999-09-16
WO1995003132A1 (fr) 1995-02-02

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