US20050220639A1 - Extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus to deliver a liquid contained beforehand in a container with a plunger, such as an extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus for medical use.
- the extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus which pushes a liquid contained in a container out with a plunger along the inner wall of the container, employs the technique of pushing the collar provided at one end of the plunger to move the plunger and thereby to push out a liquid contained in the container.
- a liquid delivery portion is provided on the side opposite to the side where the plunger is inserted in the liquid-filled container, and the liquid delivery portion has a small hole for delivering the liquid.
- a tube composing a liquid delivery channel is connected to this liquid delivery portion, through which the liquid can be delivered to a desired place by a push motion of the plunger. If precise control of liquid delivery is not required, the plunger may be pushed manually. However, when liquid delivery is performed at a constant rate over a long period of time, the extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus is used.
- the conventional extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus has a gripping device to grip the collar provided at one end of the plunger.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus capable of automatically gripping the collar of the plunger.
- the extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus comprises: a plunger mover to move a plunger; a plunger mover driver to move the plunger mover; a pair of hooks rotatably mounted on the plunger mover with the bent ends projecting from the plunger mover, and having slopes at the bent ends; a spring to close the bent ends of the pair of hooks by spring force; and a clamp to block a liquid delivery channel connected to a container.
- this extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus it is possible to automatically rotate the bent hooks to grip the collar of the plunger with the hooks simply by moving the plunger mover, and therefore the operator can load, with a plurality of delivery apparatuses, a liquid-filled container that contains a liquid and grip the plunger in a short period of time. Moreover, since an additional special actuator for automatic gripping is not required, this apparatus can be of simpler construction and can be manufactured at lower cost.
- FIG. 1 shows an extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus according to the present invention
- FIG. 2 shows a configuration of a clamp, a container, and a liquid delivery channel of the extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus shown in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control device of the extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus shown in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 4 through FIG. 6 are schematic diagrams illustrating the operation of the extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus shown in FIG. 1 .
- Support frames 4 and 14 are fixed to a frame 2 .
- a drive motor 6 is mounted on the support frame 4
- a pinion gear 8 is mounted on the output shaft of the drive motor 6 .
- the support frames 4 and 14 rotatably support a lead screw 12 .
- a driven gear 10 is mounted at one end of the lead screw 12 , and the driven gear 10 engages with the pinion gear 8 .
- a guide rod 16 is movably supported by the frame 2 and the support frame 14 .
- a carriage 18 is mounted at one end of the guide rod 16 , and the carriage 18 is provided with a nut (not shown) that engages with the lead screw 12 .
- the carriage 18 is also provided with an optical sensor 20 .
- An linear encoder 22 is fixed to the frame 2 , the linear encoder 22 is parallel with the lead screw 12 . That is, the carriage 18 is provided with the optical sensor 20 , and the linear encoder 22 is disposed to face the optical sensor 20 .
- a slit is formed on the linear encoder 22 , thereby allowing the current position of the carriage 18 to be located based on an encoder signal from the optical sensor 20 .
- the drive motor 6 , the lead screw 12 , the carriage 18 , etc. compose a plunger mover driver 24 to move a plunger mover 26 (described later).
- the plunger mover 26 to move a plunger 54 (described later) is mounted.
- the plunger mover 26 is provided with a pair of hooks 28 a and 28 b which are rotatable around a fulcrum 30 .
- the bent ends of the hooks 28 a and 28 b protrude from the plunger mover 26 and have slopes.
- the slope formed at the bent end of the hook 28 a and that of the hook 28 b face to each other.
- the slopes of the hooks 28 a and 28 b are outwardly sloped in the direction of pushing the plunger 54 (i.e., to the left in FIG. 1 ).
- the distance between the outside of the slope provided at the bent end of the hook 28 a and that of the hook 28 b is a little longer than the diameter of a collar 56 (described later).
- a push spring 32 is provided between the hooks 28 a and 28 b, and the push spring 32 is energized so as to close the hooks 28 a and 28 b.
- the hooks 28 a and 28 b are in contact with the plunger mover 26 , and the hook 28 a and 28 b will not rotate in the direction of closing the bent ends of the hooks 28 a and 28 b.
- the hooks 28 a and 28 b and the push spring 32 makes up a gripper 76 .
- the plunger mover 26 is provided with a release button 34 , and the release button 34 has slopes that contact the opposite ends of the bent ends of the hooks 28 a and 28 b.
- the release button 34 makes up a manual release means to rotate the hooks 28 a and 28 b against the spring force of the push spring 32 .
- a clutch mechanism capable of disengaging the nut from the lead screw 12 is provided. Pushing the release button 34 will actuate the clutch mechanism to disengage the nut within the carriage 18 from the lead screw 12 .
- the plunger mover 26 is provided with a plunger grip sensor 36 , which has a sensor arm 38 .
- a plunger grip sensor chip 40 is supported by the plunger mover 26 .
- These components including the plunger grip sensor 36 make up a plunger grip detecting means to detect whether or not the plunger 54 is gripped.
- a groove 42 is formed on the top of the frame 2 , and also a clamp 44 is mounted on the top of the frame 2 .
- the clamp 44 contains pin drivers 58 a and 58 b, which expand and contract direct-driven pins 60 a and 60 b.
- a flange 48 is provided at one end of a container 46 in which a liquid is contained.
- a liquid delivery portion 50 is provided, to which a liquid delivery channel 52 is connected.
- the plunger 54 is inserted into the container 46 , and the plunger 54 has a gasket 78 at one end that is close contact with the inner wall of the container 46 .
- a collar 56 is provided at the other end of the plunger 54 .
- An operation/display panel 64 , an initial settings input circuit 66 , a sensor signal processing circuit 68 , a motor drive circuit 70 , a positional information processing circuit 72 , and clamp drive circuits 74 a and 74 b are connected to a microprocessor 62 .
- the sensor signal processing circuit 68 processes a sensor signal generated by the plunger grip sensor 36 .
- the motor drive circuit 70 controls the drive motor 6 .
- the positional information processing circuit 72 processes a signal from the optical sensor 20 to obtain positional information about the carriage 18 .
- the clamp drive circuits 74 a and 74 b control the pin drivers 58 a and 58 b respectively.
- the microprocessor 62 issues a rotation command to the motor drive circuit 70 to rotate the drive motor 6 , which moves the carriage 18 and thereby moves the plunger mover 26 in the direction of arrow M in FIG. 5 ( a ).
- the slopes formed at the bent ends of the hooks 28 a and 28 b contact the edge of the collar 56 .
- the hooks 28 a and 28 b run on the widest portion of the collar 56 against the spring force of the push spring 32 , as shown in FIG. 5 ( b ).
- the microprocessor 62 monitors a grip sensor signal to be input from the plunger grip sensor 36 via the sensor signal processing circuit 68 , in order to determine whether the plunger 54 is gripped. Specifically, when the plunger mover 26 is moved in the direction of arrow M from the state in FIG. 5 ( b ), the collar 56 pushes the plunger grip sensor chip 40 in the opposite direction of arrow M, and the plunger grip sensor chip 40 in turn pushes the sensor arm 38 , thereby turning on the plunger grip sensor 36 . Therefore, if the microprocessor 62 monitors the output of the plunger grip sensor 36 , it is possible to detect whether or not the gripper 76 has gripped the collar 56 , namely, the plunger 54 . Also, it is possible to obtain an encoder signal from the optical sensor 20 , via the positional information processing circuit 72 , and to determine the current position of the carriage 18 exactly.
- the microprocessor 62 issues a rotation command to the motor drive circuit 70 to rotate the drive motor 6 and thereby to move the carriage 18 , resulting in the plunger 26 moving, in the direction opposite to the direction of arrow M in FIG. 5 ( a ), i.e., the direction of pushing the plunger 54 , by a predetermined distance. That is, the control device moves the plunger mover 26 in the direction opposite to the direction of pushing the plunger 54 by the predetermined distance, after the hooks 28 a and 28 b of the gripper 76 have gripped the plunger 54 .
- a load sensor may be provided so as to face and contact the pushed surface of the collar 56 of the plunger 54 , and the microprocessor 62 may monitor the output (a blocking pressure) of the load sensor and move the plunger mover 26 in the direction opposite to the direction of pushing the plunger 54 , until the output of the load sensor falls below a prescribed value.
- the microprocessor 62 issues a clamp release command to the clamp drive circuits 74 a and 74 b to cause the pin drivers 58 a and 58 b to contract the direct-driven pins 60 a and 60 b respectively as shown in FIG. 2 , thereby unblocking the liquid delivery channel 52 . Then, the microprocessor 62 controls the drive motor 6 via the motor drive circuit 70 to move the plunger mover 26 to the left in FIG. 1 , pushing the plunger 54 into the container 46 to deliver the liquid.
- the operator manually pushes the release button 34 in the direction of arrow P as shown in FIG. 6 .
- This produces a movement to shorten the distance between the rear ends of the hooks 28 a and 28 b against the force of the push spring 32 , and thereby to rotate the hooks 28 a and 28 b around the fulcrum 30 , and consequently the bent ends of the hooks 28 a and 28 b spread out to release the collar 56 .
- the release button 34 is pushed, the clutch mechanism is actuated to disengage the nut in the carriage 18 from the lead screw 12 , allowing the plunger mover 26 to be moved manually.
- the hooks 28 a and 28 b automatically rotate to grip the collar 56 , simply by moving the plunger mover 26 and the gripper 76 , and therefore the operator can perform the mounting of the container 46 containing a liquid and the gripping the plunger 54 with a plurality of liquid delivery apparatuses in a short period of time. Also, since there is no need to add a special actuator for automatic gripping, the structure is simple and manufacturing cost can be reduced. Moreover, moving the plunger mover 26 in the direction opposite to arrow P, with the release button 34 pushed in the arrow P direction, will release the collar 56 from the hooks 28 a and 28 b, and also allows the plunger mover 26 to move to the point where a liquid delivery starts.
- the plunger mover 26 is moved in the direction opposite to the direction of pushing the plunger 54 after the collar 56 , namely the plunger 54 , has been gripped by the gripper 76 , and therefore, even if the inner pressure of the container 46 rises when the gripper grips the collar 56 , the inner pressure of the container 46 can be lowered. This prevents the liquid from being delivered at a burst when the direct-driven pins 60 a and 60 b unblocked the liquid delivery channel 52 .
- a stepping motor or DC motor can be employed.
- a magnetic position detector can be used.
- an optical or magnetic rotary encoder can be provided at the end of the lead screw 12 , as a position detecting means to detect the position of the carriage 18 .
- a plunger mover driver having a linear motor can be used for this purpose.
- the plunger grip sensor 36 is used as a plunger grip detecting means in the above embodiment, a magnetic proximity switch or a load sensor that faces and contacts the collar 56 can be used as a plunger grip detecting means.
- other springs can be used instead of the push spring 32 used in the above embodiment, to close the bent ends of the hooks 28 a and 28 b by spring force.
- the extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus can be used for applications that require automatic gripping of a plunger which is enabled with a simple construction, such as a medical syringe pump to deliver a liquid contained beforehand with a plunger.
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An extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a plunger mover to move a plunger; a plunger mover driver to move the plunger mover; a pair of hooks rotatably mounted on the plunger mover with the bent ends projecting from the plunger mover, and having slopes at the bent ends; a spring to close the bent ends of the pair of hooks by spring force; and a clamp to block a liquid delivery channel connected to a container.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to an extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus to deliver a liquid contained beforehand in a container with a plunger, such as an extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus for medical use.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- Typically, the extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus, which pushes a liquid contained in a container out with a plunger along the inner wall of the container, employs the technique of pushing the collar provided at one end of the plunger to move the plunger and thereby to push out a liquid contained in the container. In this case, a liquid delivery portion is provided on the side opposite to the side where the plunger is inserted in the liquid-filled container, and the liquid delivery portion has a small hole for delivering the liquid. In many cases, a tube composing a liquid delivery channel is connected to this liquid delivery portion, through which the liquid can be delivered to a desired place by a push motion of the plunger. If precise control of liquid delivery is not required, the plunger may be pushed manually. However, when liquid delivery is performed at a constant rate over a long period of time, the extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus is used.
- The conventional extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus has a gripping device to grip the collar provided at one end of the plunger.
- With the conventional extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus, however, gripping of the collar of the plunger is done manually by the operator. Because of this, it is difficult for one operator to load a drug-filled container on a plurality of extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatuses one by one and to start a liquid delivery, especially in emergencies.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus capable of automatically gripping the collar of the plunger.
- The extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus provided by the present invention comprises: a plunger mover to move a plunger; a plunger mover driver to move the plunger mover; a pair of hooks rotatably mounted on the plunger mover with the bent ends projecting from the plunger mover, and having slopes at the bent ends; a spring to close the bent ends of the pair of hooks by spring force; and a clamp to block a liquid delivery channel connected to a container.
- In this extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus, it is possible to automatically rotate the bent hooks to grip the collar of the plunger with the hooks simply by moving the plunger mover, and therefore the operator can load, with a plurality of delivery apparatuses, a liquid-filled container that contains a liquid and grip the plunger in a short period of time. Moreover, since an additional special actuator for automatic gripping is not required, this apparatus can be of simpler construction and can be manufactured at lower cost.
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FIG. 1 shows an extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus according to the present invention; -
FIG. 2 shows a configuration of a clamp, a container, and a liquid delivery channel of the extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus shown inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control device of the extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus shown inFIG. 1 ; and -
FIG. 4 throughFIG. 6 are schematic diagrams illustrating the operation of the extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus shown inFIG. 1 . - Referring to
FIG. 1 andFIG. 2 , an extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus of the present invention will be described.Support frames frame 2. Adrive motor 6 is mounted on thesupport frame 4, and apinion gear 8 is mounted on the output shaft of thedrive motor 6. Thesupport frames lead screw 12. A drivengear 10 is mounted at one end of thelead screw 12, and the drivengear 10 engages with thepinion gear 8. Aguide rod 16 is movably supported by theframe 2 and thesupport frame 14. Acarriage 18 is mounted at one end of theguide rod 16, and thecarriage 18 is provided with a nut (not shown) that engages with thelead screw 12. Thecarriage 18 is also provided with anoptical sensor 20. Anlinear encoder 22 is fixed to theframe 2, thelinear encoder 22 is parallel with thelead screw 12. That is, thecarriage 18 is provided with theoptical sensor 20, and thelinear encoder 22 is disposed to face theoptical sensor 20. A slit is formed on thelinear encoder 22, thereby allowing the current position of thecarriage 18 to be located based on an encoder signal from theoptical sensor 20. Thus, thedrive motor 6, thelead screw 12, thecarriage 18, etc. compose aplunger mover driver 24 to move a plunger mover 26 (described later). - At the other end of the
guide rod 16, theplunger mover 26 to move a plunger 54 (described later) is mounted. Theplunger mover 26 is provided with a pair ofhooks fulcrum 30. The bent ends of thehooks plunger mover 26 and have slopes. The slope formed at the bent end of thehook 28 a and that of thehook 28 b face to each other. The slopes of thehooks FIG. 1 ). InFIG. 1 , the distance between the outside of the slope provided at the bent end of thehook 28 a and that of thehook 28 b is a little longer than the diameter of a collar 56 (described later). Apush spring 32 is provided between thehooks push spring 32 is energized so as to close thehooks FIG. 1 , thehooks plunger mover 26, and thehook hooks hooks push spring 32 makes up agripper 76. - The
plunger mover 26 is provided with arelease button 34, and therelease button 34 has slopes that contact the opposite ends of the bent ends of thehooks release button 34 makes up a manual release means to rotate thehooks push spring 32. Within thecarriage 18, a clutch mechanism capable of disengaging the nut from thelead screw 12 is provided. Pushing therelease button 34 will actuate the clutch mechanism to disengage the nut within thecarriage 18 from thelead screw 12. - The
plunger mover 26 is provided with aplunger grip sensor 36, which has asensor arm 38. A plungergrip sensor chip 40 is supported by theplunger mover 26. These components including theplunger grip sensor 36 make up a plunger grip detecting means to detect whether or not theplunger 54 is gripped. - A
groove 42 is formed on the top of theframe 2, and also aclamp 44 is mounted on the top of theframe 2. Theclamp 44 containspin drivers pins - A
flange 48 is provided at one end of acontainer 46 in which a liquid is contained. At the other end of thecontainer 46, aliquid delivery portion 50 is provided, to which aliquid delivery channel 52 is connected. Further, theplunger 54 is inserted into thecontainer 46, and theplunger 54 has agasket 78 at one end that is close contact with the inner wall of thecontainer 46. At the other end of theplunger 54, acollar 56 is provided. - Now, referring to
FIG. 3 , the control device of the extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus shown inFIG. 1 andFIG. 2 will be described. An operation/display panel 64, an initialsettings input circuit 66, a sensorsignal processing circuit 68, amotor drive circuit 70, a positionalinformation processing circuit 72, andclamp drive circuits 74 a and 74 b are connected to amicroprocessor 62. The sensorsignal processing circuit 68 processes a sensor signal generated by theplunger grip sensor 36. Themotor drive circuit 70 controls thedrive motor 6. The positionalinformation processing circuit 72 processes a signal from theoptical sensor 20 to obtain positional information about thecarriage 18. Theclamp drive circuits 74 a and 74 b control thepin drivers - In this extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus, when the operator engages the
flange 48 into thegroove 42, loads thecontainer 46 on the top of theframe 2, and then enters a liquid delivery start command from the operation/display panel 64, themicroprocessor 62 issues a clamp command to theclamp drive circuits 74 a and 74 b, thepin drivers pins FIG. 4 to block theliquid delivery channel 52. If theplunger 54 is pushed through in this state, a liquid pressure in thecontainer 46 will increase, but the liquid in thecontainer 46 will not flow beyond the point at which theliquid delivery channel 52 is blocked. - Thereafter, the
microprocessor 62 issues a rotation command to themotor drive circuit 70 to rotate thedrive motor 6, which moves thecarriage 18 and thereby moves theplunger mover 26 in the direction of arrow M inFIG. 5 (a). At this time, the slopes formed at the bent ends of thehooks collar 56. When theplunger mover 26 is moved further in the direction of arrow M from this point, thehooks collar 56 against the spring force of thepush spring 32, as shown inFIG. 5 (b). Moving thehooks hooks collar 56, and the bent ends of thehooks collar 56 by the force of thepush spring 32 as shown inFIG. 5 (c), thus completing the preparation for a liquid delivery. That is, thehooks collar 56, simply by moving theplunger mover 26. - Meanwhile, the
microprocessor 62 monitors a grip sensor signal to be input from theplunger grip sensor 36 via the sensorsignal processing circuit 68, in order to determine whether theplunger 54 is gripped. Specifically, when theplunger mover 26 is moved in the direction of arrow M from the state inFIG. 5 (b), thecollar 56 pushes the plungergrip sensor chip 40 in the opposite direction of arrow M, and the plungergrip sensor chip 40 in turn pushes thesensor arm 38, thereby turning on theplunger grip sensor 36. Therefore, if themicroprocessor 62 monitors the output of theplunger grip sensor 36, it is possible to detect whether or not thegripper 76 has gripped thecollar 56, namely, theplunger 54. Also, it is possible to obtain an encoder signal from theoptical sensor 20, via the positionalinformation processing circuit 72, and to determine the current position of thecarriage 18 exactly. - Then, the
microprocessor 62 issues a rotation command to themotor drive circuit 70 to rotate thedrive motor 6 and thereby to move thecarriage 18, resulting in theplunger 26 moving, in the direction opposite to the direction of arrow M inFIG. 5 (a), i.e., the direction of pushing theplunger 54, by a predetermined distance. That is, the control device moves theplunger mover 26 in the direction opposite to the direction of pushing theplunger 54 by the predetermined distance, after thehooks gripper 76 have gripped theplunger 54. In this case, a load sensor may be provided so as to face and contact the pushed surface of thecollar 56 of theplunger 54, and themicroprocessor 62 may monitor the output (a blocking pressure) of the load sensor and move theplunger mover 26 in the direction opposite to the direction of pushing theplunger 54, until the output of the load sensor falls below a prescribed value. - After the
plunger 54 is automatically gripped in this way, themicroprocessor 62 issues a clamp release command to theclamp drive circuits 74 a and 74 b to cause thepin drivers pins FIG. 2 , thereby unblocking theliquid delivery channel 52. Then, themicroprocessor 62 controls thedrive motor 6 via themotor drive circuit 70 to move theplunger mover 26 to the left inFIG. 1 , pushing theplunger 54 into thecontainer 46 to deliver the liquid. - After the liquid delivery is completed, the operator manually pushes the
release button 34 in the direction of arrow P as shown inFIG. 6 . This produces a movement to shorten the distance between the rear ends of thehooks push spring 32, and thereby to rotate thehooks fulcrum 30, and consequently the bent ends of thehooks collar 56. At this time, if therelease button 34 is pushed, the clutch mechanism is actuated to disengage the nut in thecarriage 18 from thelead screw 12, allowing theplunger mover 26 to be moved manually. Therefore, moving theplunger mover 26 in the direction opposite to arrow P, with therelease button 34 pushed in the direction of arrow P, will release thecollar 56 from thehooks plunger mover 26 to move to the point where a liquid delivery starts. - In such extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus, the
hooks collar 56, simply by moving theplunger mover 26 and thegripper 76, and therefore the operator can perform the mounting of thecontainer 46 containing a liquid and the gripping theplunger 54 with a plurality of liquid delivery apparatuses in a short period of time. Also, since there is no need to add a special actuator for automatic gripping, the structure is simple and manufacturing cost can be reduced. Moreover, moving theplunger mover 26 in the direction opposite to arrow P, with therelease button 34 pushed in the arrow P direction, will release thecollar 56 from thehooks plunger mover 26 to move to the point where a liquid delivery starts. This makes it possible to remove an emptiedcontainer 46 and to pull theplunger mover 26 back to the prescribed position manually, and therefore thecontainer 46 can be replaced quickly. Furthermore, since the output of theplunger grip sensor 36 is monitored by themicroprocessor 62, it is possible to detect whether or not thegripper 76 has gripped thecollar 56, namely theplunger 54, and therefore theplunger 54 can be gripped reliably by thegripper 76. Also, theplunger mover 26 is moved in the direction opposite to the direction of pushing theplunger 54 after thecollar 56, namely theplunger 54, has been gripped by thegripper 76, and therefore, even if the inner pressure of thecontainer 46 rises when the gripper grips thecollar 56, the inner pressure of thecontainer 46 can be lowered. This prevents the liquid from being delivered at a burst when the direct-drivenpins liquid delivery channel 52. - For the
drive motor 6, a stepping motor or DC motor can be employed. For the position detecting means to detect the position of thecarriage 18, a magnetic position detector can be used. Also, an optical or magnetic rotary encoder can be provided at the end of thelead screw 12, as a position detecting means to detect the position of thecarriage 18. Alternatively, a plunger mover driver having a linear motor can be used for this purpose. Although theplunger grip sensor 36 is used as a plunger grip detecting means in the above embodiment, a magnetic proximity switch or a load sensor that faces and contacts thecollar 56 can be used as a plunger grip detecting means. Also, other springs can be used instead of thepush spring 32 used in the above embodiment, to close the bent ends of thehooks - The extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus according to the present invention can be used for applications that require automatic gripping of a plunger which is enabled with a simple construction, such as a medical syringe pump to deliver a liquid contained beforehand with a plunger.
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1. An extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus, wherein a liquid in a container having a liquid delivery portion at one end of the container is extruded by a plunger that is inserted from the other end of the container, comprising:
a) a plunger mover to move said plunger;
b) a plunger mover driver to move said plunger mover;
c) a pair of hooks rotatably mounted on said plunger mover with bent ends projecting from said plunger mover, and having slopes at said bent ends;
d) a spring to close said bent ends of said pair of hooks by spring force; and
e) a clamp to block a liquid delivery channel connected to said container.
2. The extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a manual release means to rotate said hooks against the spring force of said spring.
3. The extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a plunger grip detecting means to detect whether or not said plunger is gripped.
4. The extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a means to lower the inner pressure of said container after said hooks have gripped said plunger.
5. The extrusion-type liquid delivery apparatus of claim 4 , further comprising a control device to move said plunger mover by a predetermined distance in the direction opposite to the direction of pushing said plunger, after said hooks have gripped said plunger.
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JP2004110047A JP4456403B2 (en) | 2004-04-02 | 2004-04-02 | Liquid feeding device |
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