US20020074364A1 - Liquid sucking and dispensing device - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- B05B7/2405—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. by hand; Apparatus comprising containers fixed to the discharge device using an atomising fluid as carrying fluid for feeding, e.g. by suction or pressure, a carried liquid from the container to the nozzle
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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
- B05B7/00—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas
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- B05B7/2405—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. by hand; Apparatus comprising containers fixed to the discharge device using an atomising fluid as carrying fluid for feeding, e.g. by suction or pressure, a carried liquid from the container to the nozzle
- B05B7/2424—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. by hand; Apparatus comprising containers fixed to the discharge device using an atomising fluid as carrying fluid for feeding, e.g. by suction or pressure, a carried liquid from the container to the nozzle the carried liquid and the main stream of atomising fluid being brought together downstream of the container before discharge
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- the present invention relates to a liquid sucking and dispensing device which is connected to a cover of a container and is able to suck liquid into the container and to dispense the liquid out from the container.
- a conventional sucking device for sucking liquid into a container generally includes a fitting connected to an air compressor so as to provide pressurized air into the sucking device.
- the sucking device includes an air outlet for releasing the pressurized air so as to generate a lower pressure area in the container to suck liquid into the container. It is easy to suck liquid into the container by using the pressure difference between the pressure in the interior of the container and the pressure of outside of the container. However, after the container is filled with the liquid, no suitable and convenient way to dispense the liquid out from the container because the conventional sucking device can only suck the liquid into the container.
- the present invention intends to provide a liquid sucking and dispensing device that has dual features to suck and to dispense the liquid into and out from the container.
- a liquid sucking and dispensing device and comprises a body having a passage defined longitudinally therethrough.
- An air inlet is defined in a first end of the body and an air outlet is defined in a second end of the body.
- a first valve is engaged with the passage at a mediate section of the passage and a second valve is engaged with the passage at the second end of the body.
- An opening is defined radially through the body and communicates with the passage and is located between the first valve and the second valve.
- the primary object of the present invention is to provide a device that has a valve that controls the device to suck liquid into a container or to expel liquid in the container.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view to show a liquid sucking and dispensing device of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view to show the liquid sucking and dispensing device of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view to show the second valve is rotated to an open position in the passage
- FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view to show the second valve is rotated to a close position in the passage
- FIG. 5 is an exploded view to show another embodiment of the liquid sucking and dispensing device of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view to show the embodiment of the sucking and dispensing device as shown in FIG. 5 mounted to a container;
- FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view to show the sucking and dispensing device as shown in FIG. 5 wherein the second valve is in a close position;
- FIG. 8 is a cross sectional view to show the sucking and dispensing device as shown in FIG. 5 wherein the second valve is in an open position;
- FIG. 9 shows that the sucking and dispensing device as shown in FIG. 5 is used with a large container
- FIG. 10 shows that the sucking and dispensing device as shown in FIG. 5 is used with a liquid gas tank.
- the A liquid sucking and dispensing device 20 of the present invention comprises a body 21 having a passage 22 defined longitudinally therethrough and an air inlet 24 is defined in a first end of the body 21 and an air outlet 25 is defined in a second end of the body 21 .
- the passage 22 has a narrow section 23 so as to increase the pressure in the passage 22 .
- a first valve 30 is transversely movably engaged with the passage 22 and cooperated with a spring so that the first valve 30 can be moved in the body 21 .
- the first valve 30 is located between the air inlet 24 and the narrow section 23 .
- a handle 10 is pivotally connected to the body 21 and the first valve 30 has a section extending radially from the body 21 so that the section of the first valve 30 can be pushed by the handle 10 to open the passage 22 as shown in FIG. 2.
- a second valve 40 is transversely rotatably engaged with a hole 27 in the body 21 and the passage 22 and located between the narrow section 23 and the air outlet 24 . Further referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, the second valve 40 includes a cylindrical body 41 and a hole 42 is defined radially through the cylindrical body 41 . The cylindrical body 41 is rotated to an open position as shown in FIG. 3 to communicate the hole 42 with the passage 22 .
- An opening 26 is defined radially through the body 21 and communicates with the passage 22 and is located between the narrow section 23 and the second valve 40 .
- a pipe can be connected to the opening 26 and is inserted in a container (not shown).
- FIGS. 5 to 7 show another embodiment of the device 20 ′ connected to a handle 212 ′ on a cover 211 ′ threadedly mounted to a container 60 ′.
- a fitting 51 ′ and a pipe 50 extend through the cover 211 ′ and insert into the container 60 ′.
- the first valve 30 ′ is connected to the body 20 ′ from an underside of the cover 211 ′ and communicates with the passage 22 ′.
- the second valve 40 ′ is linearly connected to the second end of the body in the handle 212 ′.
- a hole 25 ′ is defined radially through the cover 211 ′ and communicates with the passage 22 ′ and the hole 25 ′ communicates with an interior of the container 60 ′.
- the second valve 40 ′ includes a sleeve 41 ′ mounted to the second end of the body 21 and a movable member 45 ′ movably received in an end hole 42 ′ of the sleeve 41 ′.
- the sleeve 41 ′ includes a plurality of slots 44 ′ and a tubular portion 43 ′ extends inward from an end of the sleeve 41 ′ so that the movable member 45 ′ extends through and is guided by the tubular portion 43 ′.
- the movable member 45 ′ has a tapered tip 451 ′ which movably seals the tapered shaped air outlet 24 ′ of the passage 22 ′. As shown in FIG. 8 the movable member 45 ′ is moved away from the cover 211 ′ to open the outlet 24 ′. Pressurized air can release from the slots 44 ′ in the sleeve 41 ′.
- FIG. 9 shows that the device 20 ′ can be connected with a large container 60 ′′ wherein a long pipe 50 ′′ communicates with the cover 211 ′′ and a distal end of the long pipe 50 ′′ is an inclined end so that the liquid can be sucked out from the container 60 ′′ by the device 20 ′.
- FIG. 10 shows that a liquid gas tank 70 us cooperated with the device and the air outlet 240 is radially defined through the end of the body.
- the second valve 400 is threadedly connected to the body and movably seals the air outlet 240 .
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Abstract
A liquid sucking and dispensing device includes a body having a passage and an air inlet and an air outlet are respectively located one two ends of the body. A first valve is engaged with the passage at a mediate section of the passage and a second valve is engaged with the passage at a second end of the body. An opening is defined radially through the body and communicates with the passage and an interior of a container. When the second valve closes the passage, pressurized air enters the container to push liquid in the container out from the container.
Description
- The present invention relates to a liquid sucking and dispensing device which is connected to a cover of a container and is able to suck liquid into the container and to dispense the liquid out from the container.
- A conventional sucking device for sucking liquid into a container generally includes a fitting connected to an air compressor so as to provide pressurized air into the sucking device. The sucking device includes an air outlet for releasing the pressurized air so as to generate a lower pressure area in the container to suck liquid into the container. It is easy to suck liquid into the container by using the pressure difference between the pressure in the interior of the container and the pressure of outside of the container. However, after the container is filled with the liquid, no suitable and convenient way to dispense the liquid out from the container because the conventional sucking device can only suck the liquid into the container.
- The present invention intends to provide a liquid sucking and dispensing device that has dual features to suck and to dispense the liquid into and out from the container.
- In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a liquid sucking and dispensing device and comprises a body having a passage defined longitudinally therethrough. An air inlet is defined in a first end of the body and an air outlet is defined in a second end of the body. A first valve is engaged with the passage at a mediate section of the passage and a second valve is engaged with the passage at the second end of the body. An opening is defined radially through the body and communicates with the passage and is located between the first valve and the second valve.
- The primary object of the present invention is to provide a device that has a valve that controls the device to suck liquid into a container or to expel liquid in the container.
- These and further objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which show, for purposes of illustration only, several embodiments in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view to show a liquid sucking and dispensing device of the present invention;
- FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view to show the liquid sucking and dispensing device of the present invention;
- FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view to show the second valve is rotated to an open position in the passage;
- FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view to show the second valve is rotated to a close position in the passage;
- FIG. 5 is an exploded view to show another embodiment of the liquid sucking and dispensing device of the present invention;
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view to show the embodiment of the sucking and dispensing device as shown in FIG. 5 mounted to a container;
- FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view to show the sucking and dispensing device as shown in FIG. 5 wherein the second valve is in a close position;
- FIG. 8 is a cross sectional view to show the sucking and dispensing device as shown in FIG. 5 wherein the second valve is in an open position;
- FIG. 9 shows that the sucking and dispensing device as shown in FIG. 5 is used with a large container, and FIG. 10 shows that the sucking and dispensing device as shown in FIG. 5 is used with a liquid gas tank.
- Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the A liquid sucking and dispensing
device 20 of the present invention comprises abody 21 having apassage 22 defined longitudinally therethrough and anair inlet 24 is defined in a first end of thebody 21 and anair outlet 25 is defined in a second end of thebody 21. Thepassage 22 has anarrow section 23 so as to increase the pressure in thepassage 22. Afirst valve 30 is transversely movably engaged with thepassage 22 and cooperated with a spring so that thefirst valve 30 can be moved in thebody 21. Thefirst valve 30 is located between theair inlet 24 and thenarrow section 23. Ahandle 10 is pivotally connected to thebody 21 and thefirst valve 30 has a section extending radially from thebody 21 so that the section of thefirst valve 30 can be pushed by thehandle 10 to open thepassage 22 as shown in FIG. 2. Asecond valve 40 is transversely rotatably engaged with ahole 27 in thebody 21 and thepassage 22 and located between thenarrow section 23 and theair outlet 24. Further referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, thesecond valve 40 includes acylindrical body 41 and ahole 42 is defined radially through thecylindrical body 41. Thecylindrical body 41 is rotated to an open position as shown in FIG. 3 to communicate thehole 42 with thepassage 22. Anopening 26 is defined radially through thebody 21 and communicates with thepassage 22 and is located between thenarrow section 23 and thesecond valve 40. A pipe can be connected to theopening 26 and is inserted in a container (not shown). - When the
first valve 30 and thesecond valve 40 are both in open position, the pressurized air enters thepassage 22 from theair inlet 24 and leaves from theair outlet 25. In the meanwhile, the air in the container will be sucked out from the container so that liquid outside of the container will be sucked into the container from other pipe (not shown). - FIGS.5 to 7 show another embodiment of the
device 20′ connected to ahandle 212′ on acover 211′ threadedly mounted to acontainer 60′. Afitting 51′ and apipe 50 extend through thecover 211′ and insert into thecontainer 60′. Thefirst valve 30′ is connected to thebody 20′ from an underside of thecover 211′ and communicates with thepassage 22′. Thesecond valve 40′ is linearly connected to the second end of the body in thehandle 212′. Ahole 25′ is defined radially through thecover 211′ and communicates with thepassage 22′ and thehole 25′ communicates with an interior of thecontainer 60′. Thesecond valve 40′ includes asleeve 41′ mounted to the second end of thebody 21 and amovable member 45′ movably received in anend hole 42′ of thesleeve 41′. Thesleeve 41′ includes a plurality ofslots 44′ and atubular portion 43′ extends inward from an end of thesleeve 41′ so that themovable member 45′ extends through and is guided by thetubular portion 43′. Themovable member 45′ has atapered tip 451 ′ which movably seals the taperedshaped air outlet 24′ of thepassage 22′. As shown in FIG. 8 themovable member 45′ is moved away from thecover 211′ to open theoutlet 24′. Pressurized air can release from theslots 44′ in thesleeve 41′. - FIG. 9 shows that the
device 20′ can be connected with alarge container 60″ wherein along pipe 50″ communicates with thecover 211″ and a distal end of thelong pipe 50″ is an inclined end so that the liquid can be sucked out from thecontainer 60″ by thedevice 20′. - FIG. 10 shows that a
liquid gas tank 70 us cooperated with the device and theair outlet 240 is radially defined through the end of the body. Thesecond valve 400 is threadedly connected to the body and movably seals theair outlet 240. - While we have shown and described various embodiments in accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.
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1. A liquid sucking and dispensing device comprising:
a body having a passage defined longitudinally therethrough, an air inlet defined in a first end of said body and an air outlet defined in a second end of said body, a first valve engaged with said passage at a mediate section of said passage and a second valve engaged with said passage at said second end of said body, an opening defined radially through said body and communicating with said passage and located between said first valve and said second valve.
2. The device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a handle pivotally connected to said body and said first valve having a section extending radially from said body, said section of said first valve being pushed by said handle to open said passage.
3. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said second valve includes a cylindrical body and a hole defined radially through said cylindrical body, said cylindrical body being rotated to communicate said hole with said passage.
4. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said second valve linearly connected to said second end of said body.
5. The device as claimed in claim 4 wherein said second valve includes a sleeve mounted to said second end of said body and a movable member movably received in said sleeve, said movable member movably sealing said air outlet of said passage.
6. The device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein said movable member has a tapered tip which movably seals said air outlet of said passage.
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