TWI223610B - Orifice cup for manually actuated sprayer - 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
- 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
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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
- B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
- B05B1/34—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl
- B05B1/3405—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl
- B05B1/341—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet
- B05B1/3421—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet with channels emerging substantially tangentially in the swirl chamber
- B05B1/3431—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet with channels emerging substantially tangentially in the swirl chamber the channels being formed at the interface of cooperating elements, e.g. by means of grooves
- B05B1/3436—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet with channels emerging substantially tangentially in the swirl chamber the channels being formed at the interface of cooperating elements, e.g. by means of grooves the interface being a plane perpendicular to the outlet axis
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Description
1223610 玟、發明說明 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明係有關手動喷槍,尤指具閥門蓋並設有一排放孔以便 在促動喷槍時可供喷出產品的喷搶。 【先前技藝】 習知的閥門蓋係安裝在手動喷搶的排放通道内,在將閥門蓋 的圓柱形側壁壓入圓柱形鑽孔壁面以便與其緊摩擦接合時,通常 會使閥門蓋保持在定位。屬於旋流室形式的旋流板以及通向該處 的切向槽道可設在閥門蓋圓形底板的内面。以手動方式促動噴槍 時,例如按壓柱塞頭而促動之泵浦式喷搶,或扣動扳機而促動扳 機之促動式喷搶,則在液體產品以喷霧形式從排放孔射出前,會 $受迫通過收縮的排放通道及旋流板,以致產生相當大的壓力。 當然,若未加設旋流板,或未讓旋流板發揮其雜時,液體即以 射流形式從排放孔射出。 習知的閥門蓋係被模製成具有一個圓柱形裙部的壁面,和一 =閥Η蓋自由端附近徑向往外伸㈣環形定位凸緣,門蓋通 承疋從排放通道的末端強力裝糊柱形鑽制, 2侧壁及圓柱形鑽孔的壁面之間緊密摩擦接合。環形定位凸緣 ^==泵1式嘴搶本體的對向圓柱形部内,以供協助閥 ====内保持於定位,同時當作閥門蓋與排放通道的 下游移得相當遠,以致環形定位門蓋可能會朝 或從圓柱形鑽孔的末端脫出。』封;的凹槽脫出,甚 密封受到干擾,以致通道㈣,齡姉鑽孔之間的 J雖然打開的程度很小,但卻可讓 11 丄223610 液體漏茂。此舉造成不雅觀和全然無法接受的情況。 另外,若將旋流板設在閥門蓋底部内表面上,而這又與喷搶 本體上個伸入閥門蓋内的對應傳感器配合運作時,那麼閥門蓋 如因回應對其所施加的高壓而朝下游方向稍微移位的話,就會導 ,液體的n也可能破壞旋流板,使液體產生旋渦和將其授碎 成細霧的能力。 因此,需要_門蓋在圓柱形祕_峡性及密封性有所 改良。 【發明内容】 士欲5明之目的在於提供—種手動喷關門蓋,只要以一麵 圓二可將該閥門蓋確切保持在定位而不移位,同時將 π古二松封,不漏茂’ 在不必花多少成本的情況下,便 σ 良閥Η蓋在圓柱形鑽孔内的固定性及密封性。 錐形據本發明構成的閥門蓋設有一個模製成截 2 ==卜徑與排放孔的直徑實質相同。相對於該外 形鑽孔時,Μ個、^面^向往外逐漸變小,以致施力裝入圓柱 切保持在定=的壁面緊密地抵住圓柱形鑽孔,使閥門蓋確 門签被+ ^ "因為排放液體的壓力而移動,此外,也將閥 的部:請圖參 如美國第4,051 983 f卢袁刹安^屬果浦式喷搶的形式,即 類的手動楔式喷搶亦可採式f人本文。纽,其它任一種 搶,触式用本發明,例如扳機促動式泵浦式喷 牧紐式贺杈,和擠壓瓶式噴搶等。 、貝 12 =搶Η)設有-本體構件u,該構件包括—旋合器i2, 制待魏產品的容H(未顯示)上。本體構件另包括一個 1在-空心柱塞桿14上雜塞頭13。雜塞桿設有—個栗活爽 用手指按壓柱塞頭的頂部15,該活塞即以本項技i ϋ,式而在果M未顯示)内往復運動。使柱塞往復運動之前, 才呆作人員當然要先取下頂蓋16。 ΐ定出—條與柱塞頭13崎設之橫向延伸空心圓 =鑽孔18相通的排觀道17。滅駿有—贿峻伸並 孔18同軸的圓柱形傳感器19。 一 依據本發明構成的閥門蓋21在許多方面均與美 ^051,983號專利案所揭示者類似,其中它屬於套筒形狀,有個 =排放孔23的底板22,可讓液體產品以本項技藝習知的細霧狀 形式經由該排放孔射出。底板的外徑與鬆弛狀況之圓柱形鑽孔^ =的直徑實質_或較其略大—些。有道環形定位凸緣Μ與閱 門盍-體成型’並純向從底部_躲外延伸紐其直徑d比 底板的外徑大。同樣地’底板的内面25設有習知的旋流板%,今 旋流板包括-個與排放孔_的旋流室27,和若干(通常為三^ 通入旋流至的切向槽道28,以便使旋流室⑽液體形成旋渦 成該液體以細霧狀形式從排放孔喷出。 閥門蓋21另設有一個一體成型的裙部29,和在閥門蓋2丨裝 入/圓柱形鑽孔18内時即伸人該裙部之空心的傳感器19。傳感器= 直徑略小於界定出-環形間隙3!的裙部内徑,該間隙又界定出°排 放通道17的-延伸部。或者,可在傳感器19和/或鑽孔18的相對 壁面上設置若干軸向肋材或凹槽。此外,傳感器具有—個與槽 28碰觸的4平末端32,以致與該等槽道界定出切向流動通路:因 此,且如本項技藝所習知者,等泵浦被注入液體時,只要向杈夷 頭施加向下衝程’便會對泵室(未顯示)__加壓,迫使受壓二 1223610 液體沿著排放通道Π、間隙31及切向槽道2 未顯示)而讓液體接觸旋流室27中的旋渦=Ζ 體以細霧狀形式從排放孔23嘴出。 成吏H夜 依據本發明’裙部29係被模製成一個詳如圖 狀。於是,朝著從底板22的直徑dd到糖部 鄰接 ,徑D的上游流向,裙部29的外鶴徑向往外逐^^、處3 直徑D實質與定位凸緣24的直徑d相同,因 具取出模製件。另躲意的是,裙部亦可在%處於=$ 將閥門蓋插入圓柱形鑽孔18内。 更車乂易 在本發财_受_條件下,以若干相_ 徑dd可以是0.179忖,直徑d和D可以是〇 18 = 形的長度則可以是_6十 閥門蓋係以本項技藝習知的任—普通方式插人柱塞 形鑽孔18内。柱塞頭顧_轉應以足可麵錐_門蓋 t圓柱形鑽孔18時,不致_n蓋或柱塞軸裂為原則。=門 ^囫柱形鑽孔無之間所實施的緊摩擦配合,已顯示出縱 在重複不斷的泵衝程促使閥門蓋内面25受到超二 的流體壓力後,仍可賴Η蓋確切雜在定位,不會移 的倒錐形功能不但顯著改善與圓柱形形壁面的緊摩捧接人 1 也可,止裙部與圓柱形鑽孔18壁面之間内面處的產品漏^。 加茫ί位凸緣24係選用項目’可當作協_門蓋保持在定位的附 雖然已列料絲航雜純朗,但本發職不以 在本發_範_亦能充分適用於触式噴搶,板機促 動泵浦^倾’和賴瓶式倾等,門蓋__在所 麵的喷搶巾均财同等重要的功能,亦即賴是在極度 ^ 不斷的高流體壓力下,仍可賴門蓋物簡在圓细彡鑽^中, 14 1223610 不會移位。 以上所舉實施例僅用以說明本發 之範圍。舉凡不違本發明精神所從^ 已,非用以限制本發明 發明申請專利範圍。 的種種修改或變化,俱屬本 【圖式簡單說明】 圖1係-手動噴搶的侧視圖,有 裝依據發明構成之改良閥門蓋的噴頭。面,其中顯示出配 一2:!5圖3中線2:2所截取的視圖。 q j係一實質沿著圖2中線3_3 構成之閥門蓋的放大剖面圖。 么、頒不出依據發明
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Claims (1)
1223610 申讀專利範圍 1·一種手動楔式喷搶,其包括一 個終端為-排放孔以便在促動喷搶時可供液體件設有一 道’-個安裝在排放通道内的閥門# 射出的排放通
設有-個-體成型和相對於液體產另包括一底板並 ,部,排放通道包括-個具有預“方 底板設有排放孔,且該底板的外徑與前 部的外壁屬於截錐形並朝著上游方向往外逐漸 的直徑超猶述駭餘,杨部的_ 品從裙部外壁與__孔的壁面之間通過。雄止液體產 2.如申請專繼圍第丨項所述之傭 ,板侧邊徑向往外伸出而與圓柱形鑽孔壁面接合的 緣’以便進-步侧π蓋確_定在難形鑽孔内。
3—如中請專利範圍第丨項所述之噴槍,其中該本體構件且有一 =ί==的圓柱形傳感器,與底板的對向面 獅述之喷搶,其找定位凸緣的外徑 、5:如申請專利範圍第3項所述之噴搶,其中該液體通道係界定 傳感器及圓柱形鑽孔壁面之間並與混合室裝置相通。 6.如申請專利範圍第3項所述之噴搶,其中旋流板裝置包括若 干通入-旋流室的切向凹槽,傳感器端面位在該等凹槽上 界定出切向通道。 16
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