US20210180585A1 - Mini air pump - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a pump, especially to a mini air pump.
- the present invention provides a mini air pump which includes: a diaphragm which includes a plurality of bladders on one side of the diaphragm and each of the bladders having a bladder cavity with an opening toward the other side of the diaphragm; a bladder base which includes a plurality of air inlet channels and a plurality of bladder holes penetrating the bladder base in thickness direction while the diaphragm is attached to the bladder base and the bladders are passed through the bladder holes correspondingly; a pump body which includes a valve seat provided with a plurality of exhaust channels and stacked over the diaphragm, a pump cover stacked on the valve sea, an exhaust chamber and a spring chamber separated from each other and constructed by the valve seat and the pump cover, and a return channel constructed by the valve seat, the diaphragm, and the bladder base and communicating the valve seat, the diaphragm, and the bladder base with one another; the exhaust channels communicating with the bladder cavity while return channel communicating with the air inlet channel but not communicating with the
- the spring chamber is disconnected from both the exhaust chamber and the return channel to prevent the exhaust flow or the return flow from flowing into the spring chamber.
- the spring is quite stably positioned in the spring chamber to ensure the abutting force applied to the relief valve by the spring remains the same and the relief valve can act more accurately. Therefore the stability of the mini air pump during blowing up of the objects to be inflated is increased.
- FIG. 1 is an explosive view of an embodiment according to the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an embodiment according to the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a sectional view of an embodiment viewed from another angle according to the present invention.
- a mini air pump 100 includes a diaphragm 10 , a bladder base 20 , a pump body 30 , an air inlet valve 40 , an air outlet valve 51 , a relief valve 52 and a preload member 70 .
- a plurality of bladders 11 are disposed on one side of the diaphragm 10 (such as a lower side in FIG. 2 ) and each bladder 11 includes a bladder cavity 111 with an opening toward the other side of the diaphragm 10 (such as an upper side in FIG. 2 ).
- the diaphragm 10 is a flexible member made of materials such as rubber.
- the volume of the bladder cavity 111 can be increased or decreased due to the bladder 11 being squeezed or stretched by an external force so as to pump air/gas in/out.
- the bladder base 20 is used for supporting the diaphragm 10 and composed of a plurality of bladder holes 21 and a plurality of air inlet channels 22 .
- the bladder holes 21 are penetrating the bladder base 20 in the thickness direction of the bladder base 20 .
- the diaphragm 10 is attached to the bladder base 20 and each of the bladders 11 is inserted through one of the bladder holes 21 correspondingly.
- the air inlet channels 22 are used for delivering air/gas to the bladder cavity 111 .
- the air inlet channel 22 can not only be disposed on the bladder base 20 .
- a part of the air inlet channel 22 is formed on the bladder base 20 while the rest part of the air inlet channel 22 is formed on the pump body 30 .
- intake air flow first is passed through the air inlet channel 22 of the bladder base 20 , moved upward through the air inlet channel 22 of pump body 30 and then turned downward to be sucked into the bladder cavity 111 .
- the flow noise is reduced by the air flow travelling further.
- the air inlet valve 40 is disposed in the flowing direction of the air in the air inlet channel 22 and used for communicating the bladder cavity 111 with the air inlet channel 22 in one-way manner. More specifically, the air inlet valve 40 is open and the air is passed through the air inlet channel 22 to be delivered into the bladder cavity 111 when the bladder cavity 111 is stretched to increase the volume thereof and draw the air in. While the bladder cavity 111 is squeezed to decrease the volume thereof and exhaust the air, the air inlet valve 40 is closed. Thus arrangement of the air inlet valve 40 in the flowing direction of the intake flow is to prevent the air flow from flowing back.
- the pump body 30 consists of a valve seat 31 and a pump cover 32 stacked on each other.
- the valve seat 31 is stacked over the diaphragm 10 .
- the pump body 30 is generally made of plastic which is easy to mold.
- an exhaust chamber 33 and a spring chamber 34 are constructed by the valve seat 31 and the pump cover 32 .
- the valve seat 31 is provided with a plurality of exhaust channels 311 which are communicating with the bladder cavities 111 .
- the bladder cavity 111 is compressed, the air in the bladder cavity 111 is flowing into the exhaust chamber 33 through the exhaust channel 311 while exhaust flow will not flow into the spring chamber 34 .
- the air outlet valve 51 is disposed in the flowing direction of the air in the exhaust channel 311 and used for communicating the bladder cavity 111 with the exhaust chamber 33 in one-way manner. More concretely, the air outlet valve 51 is closed and the air is delivered to the bladder cavity 111 through the air inlet channel 22 when the bladder cavity 111 is stretched to increase the volume thereof and draw the air in. While the bladder cavity 111 is squeezed to decrease the volume thereof and exhaust the air, the air outlet valve 51 is open and the air flow moves out through the exhaust channel 311 . Moreover, the air outlet valve 51 is open when the air inlet valve 40 is closed while the air outlet valve 51 is closed once the air inlet valve 40 is open. Thereby the air is drawn into the bladder cavity 111 and exhausted from the bladder cavity 111 repeatedly.
- a return channel 35 is constructed by the valve seat 31 , the diaphragm 10 , and the bladder base 20 and communicating the valve seat 31 , the diaphragm 10 , and the bladder base 20 with one another.
- the return channel 35 is communicating with the air inlet channel 22 but is not communicating with the spring chamber 34 .
- the relief valve 52 is mounted in the exhaust chamber 33 for selectively communicating the exhaust chamber 33 with the return channel 35 .
- the preload member 70 which includes at least one spring 71 is mounted in the spring chamber 34 .
- the spring 71 applies a preload to the relief valve 52 .
- the air flow in the exhaust chamber 33 will not flow into the spring chamber 34 because that the exhaust chamber 33 and the spring chamber 34 are separated from each other.
- the air flow in the return channel 35 also won't flow into the spring chamber 34 .
- the spring 71 will not shake or shift due to the relief flow or the exhaust flow.
- the assembly position of the spring 71 in the spring chamber 34 remains and the same abutting force (the above preload) is applied to the relief valve 52 by the spring 71 . Therefore accurate actuation of the relief valve 52 is ensured and the stability of the mini air pump 100 during the blowing-up is improved.
- the spring chamber 34 is not only disconnected from the exhaust chamber 33 but also the return channel 35 so as to prevent the exhaust flow or the return flow from flowing into the spring chamber 34 .
- the spring 71 is relatively stably positioned in the spring chamber 34 to ensure that the abutting force applied to the relief valve 52 by the spring 71 remains the same and the relief valve 52 can actuate more accurately. Therefore the stability of the mini air pump 100 during the blow-up of the objects to be inflated is increased.
- noise caused by air flow can be reduced due to the return flow being exhausted to the air inlet channel 22 , instead of being directly released to the atmosphere. And the operating noise of the mini air pump 100 is further minimized.
- the air outlet valve 51 and the relief valve 52 are integrally formed on a valve membrane 50 , as shown in FIG. 1 together with FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 . That means the air outlet valve 51 and the relief valve 52 are integrated with the valve membrane 50 .
- the valve membrane 50 is clipped between the valve seat 31 and the pump cover 32 .
- the air outlet valve 51 is used to control on/off of the exhaust channels 311 while the pressure of the air in the exhaust chamber 33 is regulated through the relief valve 52 .
- the regulation of the blow-up of the objects to be inflated by the mini air pump 100 is achieved.
- the relief valve 52 is formed on one side of the valve membrane 50 facing the valve seat 31 .
- the valve seat 31 is provided with a groove 312 while the valve membrane 50 is provided with at least one communication hole 53 by which the groove 312 and the exhaust chamber 33 are communicating with each other.
- the air flow in the exhaust chamber 33 can flow to the groove 312 through the communication hole 53 .
- the relief valve 52 is open, the air flow moves from the groove 312 to the return channel 35 . Thereby pressure relief is achieved.
- the groove 312 includes a circular groove 3121 and a plurality of long grooves 3122 which are arranged around and radiated from the circular groove 3121 .
- a free end of the long groove 3122 is arranged corresponding to the communication hole 53 .
- the return channel 35 is located at a central portion of the pump body 30 while the exhaust chamber 33 is located around the pump body 30 .
- the air flow in the exhaust chamber 33 is directed to the central circular groove 3121 through the long grooves 3122 . Then the air flow is output through the return channel 35 when the relief valve 52 is open.
- the relief valve 52 is a circular flange which is arranged around an entrance of the return channel 35 and is directly abutting against the valve seat 31 .
- the spring 71 of the preload member 70 is abutting against the valve membrane 50 so that the circular flange is tightly attached to the valve seat 31 .
- a positioning rod 54 is mounted on the other side of the valve membrane 50 .
- the preload member 70 further includes a spring seat 72 and a stopper 73 .
- the positioning rod 54 is inserted through the spring seat 72 and one end of the spring 71 is abutting against and mounted in a limit slot 721 defined in the spring seat 72 .
- the spring seat 72 is positioned on the valve membrane 50 by the positioning rod 54 .
- the spring 71 is locked in the limit slot 721 and applying an abutting force to the spring seat 72 so that the relief valve 52 is further abutting against the valve seat 31 . That means the spring 71 and the valve membrane 50 are connected firmly by the spring seat 72 in combination with the positioning rod 54 .
- a guiding chamber 321 communicating with the spring chamber 34 is formed in the pump cover 32 and the other end of the spring 71 is extended into the guiding chamber 321 while the stopper 73 which applies a pre-tension to the other end of the spring 71 is mounted in the guiding chamber 321 .
- the two ends of the spring 71 is limited between the spring seat 72 and the stopper 73 while the cylindrical surface of the spring 71 is limited in the guiding chamber 321 for preventing shaking or weaving of the spring 71 .
- the stability of the preload member 70 within the spring chamber 34 is further improved.
- the bladder base 20 is further provided with a plurality of sink slots 23 each of which is communicating with the air inlet channel 22 and the return channel 35 correspondingly.
- the sink slots 23 the return flow is dispersed and delivered into different air inlet channels 22 to prevent the return flow from concentrating in and flowing out from the return channel 35 on the bladder base 20 . Thereby air flow noise is further reduced.
- a valve cap 80 is disposed over the pump cover 32 and a buffer chamber 81 is constructed by the pump cover 32 and the valve cap 80 .
- the buffer chamber 81 is communicating with the exhaust chamber 33 . That means the air flowing out from the exhaust chamber 33 is reaching the buffer chamber 81 first, not being directly delivered to the object to be inflated. Thereby the air flow is delivered to the outside after noise attenuation in the buffer chamber 81 . Therefore the operating noise of the mini air pump 100 is further reduced.
- a one-way valve 90 is arranged at an air vent of the valve cap 80 or the pump cover 32 .
- the one-way valve 90 is open when air in the exhaust chamber 33 is delivered to the outside. While the air in the exhaust chamber 33 is not delivered to the outside, the one-way valve 90 is closed.
- the air inlet valve 40 is integrally formed on the diaphragm 10 and arranged corresponding to an outlet of the air inlet channel 22 . That means the air inlet valve 40 is a part of the e diaphragm 10 .
- the terms “mounted”, “coupled”, “connected”, “fixed” and the like are used broadly and may be, for example, fixed connections, detachable connection, or integral connection; may also be mechanical or electrical connections; may also be direct connections or indirect connections via intervening structures; may also be inner communications or interaction of two elements, which can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.
- the first feature “on” or “under” the second feature may include direct contact of the first and second features, and may also include the first and second features are not in direct contact but through additional features between them.
- the first feature is “on”, “over” and “above” the second feature means the first feature directly is right on the top of or diagonally above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature.
- the first feature is “beneath”, “under” and “below” the second feature means the first feature is directly is just beneath or diagonally below the second feature, or merely the first feature is at a lower level than the second feature.
- the description with reference to the term “one embodiment”, “some embodiments”, “an example”, “a specific example”, or “some examples” etc. means that particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics of the described embodiment is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention.
- the schematic description related to the above term is not necessary for the same embodiment or example.
- the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be connected in at least one embodiment or example in a suitable manner.
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A mini air pump which includes a diaphragm, a bladder base provided with penetrating bladder holes and air inlet channels, a pump body having a valve seat and a pump cover, an air inlet valve, an air outlet valve, a relief valve and a preload member is revealed. The valve seat is stacked over the diaphragm. An exhaust chamber and a spring chamber are constructed by the valve seat and the pump cover. The valve seat has exhaust channels communicating with the bladder cavity. A communicating return channel is constructed by the diaphragm, the bladder base and the valve seat. The return channel is communicating with the air inlet channel but not communicating with the spring chamber. A spring of the preload member applies a preload to the relief valve. Thereby the relief valve acts more accurately and the mini air pump is more stable in use.
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- The present invention relates to a pump, especially to a mini air pump.
- In a conventional mini air pump in which valves and a pump body are integrated, relief flows flow into the sprig chamber and directly act on the spring. Under the influence of air pressure, the spring can't be set up stably in the spring chamber and this causes changes in the abutting force applied to the relief valve by the spring. Thereby accurate actuation of the relief valve within preset air pressure is unable to be ensured.
- Moreover, buzzing noises of the air flow are usually generated when relief flows are directly released to the atmosphere. Thus the operating noise of the mini air pump is increased to a certain extent.
- Thus there is room for improvement and there is a need to provide a novel mini air pump which solves the above problems to some degree.
- Therefore it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a mini air pump in which a relief valve actuates accurately for precise regulation of air pressure in objects to be inflated and overpressure protection of the objects to be inflated.
- The present invention provides a mini air pump which includes: a diaphragm which includes a plurality of bladders on one side of the diaphragm and each of the bladders having a bladder cavity with an opening toward the other side of the diaphragm; a bladder base which includes a plurality of air inlet channels and a plurality of bladder holes penetrating the bladder base in thickness direction while the diaphragm is attached to the bladder base and the bladders are passed through the bladder holes correspondingly; a pump body which includes a valve seat provided with a plurality of exhaust channels and stacked over the diaphragm, a pump cover stacked on the valve sea, an exhaust chamber and a spring chamber separated from each other and constructed by the valve seat and the pump cover, and a return channel constructed by the valve seat, the diaphragm, and the bladder base and communicating the valve seat, the diaphragm, and the bladder base with one another; the exhaust channels communicating with the bladder cavity while return channel communicating with the air inlet channel but not communicating with the spring chamber; an air inlet valve disposed in flowing direction of air in the air inlet channel and used for communicating the bladder cavity with the air inlet channel in one-way manner; an air outlet valve arranged in flowing direction of air in the exhaust channel and used for communicating the exhaust chamber with the bladder cavity in one-way manner; a relief valve mounted in the exhaust chamber for selectively communicating the return channel with the exhaust chamber; and a preload member mounted in the spring chamber and having at least one spring which applies a preload to the relief valve.
- The spring chamber is disconnected from both the exhaust chamber and the return channel to prevent the exhaust flow or the return flow from flowing into the spring chamber. Thus the spring is quite stably positioned in the spring chamber to ensure the abutting force applied to the relief valve by the spring remains the same and the relief valve can act more accurately. Therefore the stability of the mini air pump during blowing up of the objects to be inflated is increased.
- Implementation of the present invention produces advantageous effects which are described in detail as follows.
- The structure and the technical means adopted by the present invention to achieve the above and other objects can be best understood by referring to the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings, wherein:
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FIG. 1 is an explosive view of an embodiment according to the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an embodiment according to the present invention; -
FIG. 3 is a sectional view of an embodiment viewed from another angle according to the present invention. - The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail as follows and the embodiments are shown in the figures, wherein the same or similar reference numerals are used to refer to the same or similar elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described with reference to the figures are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the invention.
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FIG. 1 ,FIG. 2 andFIG. 3 , amini air pump 100 according to the present invention includes adiaphragm 10, abladder base 20, apump body 30, anair inlet valve 40, anair outlet valve 51, arelief valve 52 and apreload member 70. - With reference of
FIG. 1 ,FIG. 2 andFIG. 3 , a plurality ofbladders 11 are disposed on one side of the diaphragm 10 (such as a lower side inFIG. 2 ) and eachbladder 11 includes abladder cavity 111 with an opening toward the other side of the diaphragm 10 (such as an upper side inFIG. 2 ). Thediaphragm 10 is a flexible member made of materials such as rubber. The volume of thebladder cavity 111 can be increased or decreased due to thebladder 11 being squeezed or stretched by an external force so as to pump air/gas in/out. - The
bladder base 20 is used for supporting thediaphragm 10 and composed of a plurality ofbladder holes 21 and a plurality ofair inlet channels 22. Thebladder holes 21 are penetrating thebladder base 20 in the thickness direction of thebladder base 20. Thediaphragm 10 is attached to thebladder base 20 and each of thebladders 11 is inserted through one of thebladder holes 21 correspondingly. - The
air inlet channels 22 are used for delivering air/gas to thebladder cavity 111. Theair inlet channel 22 can not only be disposed on thebladder base 20. For example, a part of theair inlet channel 22 is formed on thebladder base 20 while the rest part of theair inlet channel 22 is formed on thepump body 30. In this case, intake air flow first is passed through theair inlet channel 22 of thebladder base 20, moved upward through theair inlet channel 22 ofpump body 30 and then turned downward to be sucked into thebladder cavity 111. In this embodiment, the flow noise is reduced by the air flow travelling further. - In order to prevent backflow of the air in the
bladder cavity 111, theair inlet valve 40 is disposed in the flowing direction of the air in theair inlet channel 22 and used for communicating thebladder cavity 111 with theair inlet channel 22 in one-way manner. More specifically, theair inlet valve 40 is open and the air is passed through theair inlet channel 22 to be delivered into thebladder cavity 111 when thebladder cavity 111 is stretched to increase the volume thereof and draw the air in. While thebladder cavity 111 is squeezed to decrease the volume thereof and exhaust the air, theair inlet valve 40 is closed. Thus arrangement of theair inlet valve 40 in the flowing direction of the intake flow is to prevent the air flow from flowing back. - Moreover, the
pump body 30 consists of avalve seat 31 and apump cover 32 stacked on each other. Thevalve seat 31 is stacked over thediaphragm 10. Thepump body 30 is generally made of plastic which is easy to mold. - More specifically, as shown in
FIG. 2 andFIG. 3 , anexhaust chamber 33 and aspring chamber 34, separated from each other, are constructed by thevalve seat 31 and thepump cover 32. Thevalve seat 31 is provided with a plurality ofexhaust channels 311 which are communicating with thebladder cavities 111. When thebladder cavity 111 is compressed, the air in thebladder cavity 111 is flowing into theexhaust chamber 33 through theexhaust channel 311 while exhaust flow will not flow into thespring chamber 34. - In order to prevent air flow in the
exhaust chamber 33 from returning, theair outlet valve 51 is disposed in the flowing direction of the air in theexhaust channel 311 and used for communicating thebladder cavity 111 with theexhaust chamber 33 in one-way manner. More concretely, theair outlet valve 51 is closed and the air is delivered to thebladder cavity 111 through theair inlet channel 22 when thebladder cavity 111 is stretched to increase the volume thereof and draw the air in. While thebladder cavity 111 is squeezed to decrease the volume thereof and exhaust the air, theair outlet valve 51 is open and the air flow moves out through theexhaust channel 311. Moreover, theair outlet valve 51 is open when theair inlet valve 40 is closed while theair outlet valve 51 is closed once theair inlet valve 40 is open. Thereby the air is drawn into thebladder cavity 111 and exhausted from thebladder cavity 111 repeatedly. - A
return channel 35 is constructed by thevalve seat 31, thediaphragm 10, and thebladder base 20 and communicating thevalve seat 31, thediaphragm 10, and thebladder base 20 with one another. Thereturn channel 35 is communicating with theair inlet channel 22 but is not communicating with thespring chamber 34. Therelief valve 52 is mounted in theexhaust chamber 33 for selectively communicating theexhaust chamber 33 with thereturn channel 35. When themini air pump 100 is used to blow up objects users intend to inflate and the pressure in the object is over the preset value, therelief valve 52 is open and air in theexhaust chamber 33 is output through thereturn channel 35 and returned to theair inlet channel 22. - As shown in
FIG. 2 andFIG. 3 , thepreload member 70 which includes at least onespring 71 is mounted in thespring chamber 34. Thespring 71 applies a preload to therelief valve 52. The air flow in theexhaust chamber 33 will not flow into thespring chamber 34 because that theexhaust chamber 33 and thespring chamber 34 are separated from each other. The air flow in thereturn channel 35 also won't flow into thespring chamber 34. Thus thespring 71 will not shake or shift due to the relief flow or the exhaust flow. Thereby the assembly position of thespring 71 in thespring chamber 34 remains and the same abutting force (the above preload) is applied to therelief valve 52 by thespring 71. Therefore accurate actuation of therelief valve 52 is ensured and the stability of themini air pump 100 during the blowing-up is improved. - In a nutshell, in the
mini air pump 100, thespring chamber 34 is not only disconnected from theexhaust chamber 33 but also thereturn channel 35 so as to prevent the exhaust flow or the return flow from flowing into thespring chamber 34. Thus thespring 71 is relatively stably positioned in thespring chamber 34 to ensure that the abutting force applied to therelief valve 52 by thespring 71 remains the same and therelief valve 52 can actuate more accurately. Therefore the stability of themini air pump 100 during the blow-up of the objects to be inflated is increased. - Furthermore, noise caused by air flow can be reduced due to the return flow being exhausted to the
air inlet channel 22, instead of being directly released to the atmosphere. And the operating noise of themini air pump 100 is further minimized. - In some embodiments of the present invention, the
air outlet valve 51 and therelief valve 52 are integrally formed on avalve membrane 50, as shown inFIG. 1 together withFIG. 2 andFIG. 3 . That means theair outlet valve 51 and therelief valve 52 are integrated with thevalve membrane 50. Thevalve membrane 50 is clipped between thevalve seat 31 and thepump cover 32. Theair outlet valve 51 is used to control on/off of theexhaust channels 311 while the pressure of the air in theexhaust chamber 33 is regulated through therelief valve 52. Thus the regulation of the blow-up of the objects to be inflated by themini air pump 100 is achieved. - More specifically, the
relief valve 52 is formed on one side of thevalve membrane 50 facing thevalve seat 31. Thevalve seat 31 is provided with agroove 312 while thevalve membrane 50 is provided with at least onecommunication hole 53 by which thegroove 312 and theexhaust chamber 33 are communicating with each other. The air flow in theexhaust chamber 33 can flow to thegroove 312 through thecommunication hole 53. When therelief valve 52 is open, the air flow moves from thegroove 312 to thereturn channel 35. Thereby pressure relief is achieved. - As shown in
FIG. 1 , thegroove 312 includes acircular groove 3121 and a plurality oflong grooves 3122 which are arranged around and radiated from thecircular groove 3121. A free end of thelong groove 3122 is arranged corresponding to thecommunication hole 53. As shown inFIG. 2 andFIG. 3 , thereturn channel 35 is located at a central portion of thepump body 30 while theexhaust chamber 33 is located around thepump body 30. The air flow in theexhaust chamber 33 is directed to the centralcircular groove 3121 through thelong grooves 3122. Then the air flow is output through thereturn channel 35 when therelief valve 52 is open. - As shown in
FIG. 2 andFIG. 3 , therelief valve 52 is a circular flange which is arranged around an entrance of thereturn channel 35 and is directly abutting against thevalve seat 31. Thespring 71 of thepreload member 70 is abutting against thevalve membrane 50 so that the circular flange is tightly attached to thevalve seat 31. When the air pressure in theexhaust chamber 33 is insufficient to push and open therelief valve 52, thegroove 312 and thereturn channel 35 are not communicating with each other. While the air pressure in theexhaust chamber 33 is larger than the abutting force of thespring 71, therelief valve 52 is moved upward so that the circular flange and the attached surface of thevalve seat 31 are separated from each other to allow thegroove 312 and thereturn channel 35 communicating with each other. - In a preferred embodiment, as shown in
FIG. 1 andFIG. 3 , apositioning rod 54 is mounted on the other side of thevalve membrane 50. Thepreload member 70 further includes aspring seat 72 and astopper 73. Thepositioning rod 54 is inserted through thespring seat 72 and one end of thespring 71 is abutting against and mounted in alimit slot 721 defined in thespring seat 72. Thespring seat 72 is positioned on thevalve membrane 50 by thepositioning rod 54. Thespring 71 is locked in thelimit slot 721 and applying an abutting force to thespring seat 72 so that therelief valve 52 is further abutting against thevalve seat 31. That means thespring 71 and thevalve membrane 50 are connected firmly by thespring seat 72 in combination with thepositioning rod 54. - In another preferred embodiment, refer to
FIG. 1 andFIG. 3 , a guidingchamber 321 communicating with thespring chamber 34 is formed in thepump cover 32 and the other end of thespring 71 is extended into the guidingchamber 321 while thestopper 73 which applies a pre-tension to the other end of thespring 71 is mounted in the guidingchamber 321. The two ends of thespring 71 is limited between thespring seat 72 and thestopper 73 while the cylindrical surface of thespring 71 is limited in the guidingchamber 321 for preventing shaking or weaving of thespring 71. The stability of thepreload member 70 within thespring chamber 34 is further improved. - As shown in
FIG. 1 andFIG. 3 , in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, thebladder base 20 is further provided with a plurality ofsink slots 23 each of which is communicating with theair inlet channel 22 and thereturn channel 35 correspondingly. By thesink slots 23, the return flow is dispersed and delivered into differentair inlet channels 22 to prevent the return flow from concentrating in and flowing out from thereturn channel 35 on thebladder base 20. Thereby air flow noise is further reduced. - As shown in
FIG. 2 andFIG. 3 , in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, avalve cap 80 is disposed over thepump cover 32 and abuffer chamber 81 is constructed by thepump cover 32 and thevalve cap 80. Thebuffer chamber 81 is communicating with theexhaust chamber 33. That means the air flowing out from theexhaust chamber 33 is reaching thebuffer chamber 81 first, not being directly delivered to the object to be inflated. Thereby the air flow is delivered to the outside after noise attenuation in thebuffer chamber 81. Therefore the operating noise of themini air pump 100 is further reduced. - In order to avoid the air flow returning to the
exhaust chamber 33, a one-way valve 90 is arranged at an air vent of thevalve cap 80 or thepump cover 32. The one-way valve 90 is open when air in theexhaust chamber 33 is delivered to the outside. While the air in theexhaust chamber 33 is not delivered to the outside, the one-way valve 90 is closed. - In some other embodiments of the present invention, the
air inlet valve 40 is integrally formed on thediaphragm 10 and arranged corresponding to an outlet of theair inlet channel 22. That means theair inlet valve 40 is a part of thee diaphragm 10. When the air is delivered into thebladder cavity 111, the intake air flow first is directly passed through theair inlet channel 22 of thebladder base 20 to be sent into thebladder cavity 111. - It should be understood that terms such as “top”, “bottom”, “in”, “out”, “upper”, “lower”, etc. should be constructed to refer to the orientation as then described or as shown in the drawings. These relative terms are for convenience of description and do not require that the present invention to constructed or operated in a particular orientation.
- In the present invention, unless specified or limited otherwise, the terms “mounted”, “coupled”, “connected”, “fixed” and the like are used broadly and may be, for example, fixed connections, detachable connection, or integral connection; may also be mechanical or electrical connections; may also be direct connections or indirect connections via intervening structures; may also be inner communications or interaction of two elements, which can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.
- In the present disclosure, unless specified or limited otherwise, the first feature “on” or “under” the second feature may include direct contact of the first and second features, and may also include the first and second features are not in direct contact but through additional features between them. Moreover, the first feature is “on”, “over” and “above” the second feature means the first feature directly is right on the top of or diagonally above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. The first feature is “beneath”, “under” and “below” the second feature means the first feature is directly is just beneath or diagonally below the second feature, or merely the first feature is at a lower level than the second feature.
- In the description of the present specification, the description with reference to the term “one embodiment”, “some embodiments”, “an example”, “a specific example”, or “some examples” etc., means that particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics of the described embodiment is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In the present specification, the schematic description related to the above term is not necessary for the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be connected in at least one embodiment or example in a suitable manner.
- The above description is only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention in any form. Although the invention has been disclosed as above in the preferred embodiments, they are not intended to limit the invention. A person skilled in the relevant art will recognize that equivalent embodiment modified and varied as equivalent changes disclosed above can be used without parting from the scope of the technical solution of the present invention. All the simple modification, equivalent changes and modifications of the above embodiments according to the material contents of the invention shall be within the scope of the technical solution of the present invention.
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1. A mini air pump comprising:
a diaphragm which includes a plurality of bladders on one side of the diaphragm and each of the bladders having a bladder cavity with an opening toward the other side of the diaphragm;
a bladder base which includes a plurality of air inlet channels and a plurality of bladder holes penetrating the bladder base in thickness direction while the diaphragm is attached to the bladder base and the bladders are passed through the bladder holes correspondingly;
a pump body which includes a valve seat provided with a plurality of exhaust channels and stacked over the diaphragm, a pump cover stacked on the valve sea, an exhaust chamber and a spring chamber separated from each other and constructed by the valve seat and the pump cover, and a return channel constructed by the valve seat, the diaphragm, and the bladder base and communicating the valve seat, the diaphragm, and the bladder base with one another; the exhaust channels communicating with the bladder cavity while return channel communicating with the air inlet channel but not communicating with the spring chamber;
an air inlet valve disposed in flowing direction of air in the air inlet channel and used for communicating the bladder cavity with the air inlet channel in one-way manner;
an air outlet valve arranged in flowing direction of air in the exhaust channel and used for communicating the exhaust chamber with the bladder cavity in one-way manner;
a relief valve mounted in the exhaust chamber for selectively communicating the return channel with the exhaust chamber; and
a preload member mounted in the spring chamber and having at least one spring which applies a preload to the relief valve.
2. The mini air pump as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the air outlet valve and the relief valve are integrally formed on a valve membrane while the relief valve is formed on one side of the valve membrane facing the valve seat; a groove is mounted on the valve seat and the valve membrane is provided with at least one communication hole by which the groove and the exhaust chamber are communicating with each other.
3. The mini air pump as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the relief valve is a circular flange which is arranged around an entrance of the return channel and is directly abutting against the valve seat.
4. The mini air pump as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the groove includes a circular groove and a plurality of long grooves which are arranged around and radiated from the circular groove while a free end of the long groove is arranged corresponding to the communication hole.
5. The mini air pump as claimed in claim 2 , wherein a positioning rod is mounted on the other side of the valve membrane while the preload member further includes a spring seat and the positioning rod is inserted through the spring seat; one end of the spring is abutting against and mounted in a limit slot defined in the spring seat.
6. The mini air pump as claimed in claim 5 , wherein a guiding chamber communicating with the spring chamber is formed in the pump cover and the other end of the spring is extended into the guiding chamber while a stopper which applies a pre-tension to the other end of the spring is mounted in the guiding chamber.
7. The mini air pump as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bladder base is further provided with a plurality of sink slots each of which is communicating with the air inlet channel and the return channel correspondingly.
8. The mini air pump as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a valve cap is disposed over the pump cover and a buffer chamber is constructed by the pump cover and the valve cap; the buffer chamber is communicating with the exhaust chamber.
9. The mini air pump as claimed in claim 8 , wherein a one-way valve is arranged at an air vent of the valve cap or the pump cover.
10. The mini air pump as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the air inlet valve is integrally formed on the diaphragm and arranged corresponding to an outlet of the air inlet channel.
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