Fluid interface to receive removable container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11713235-B2
Application number	US-202117559440-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 22, 2021
Priority date	Sep 9, 2015
Publication date	Aug 1, 2023
Grant date	Aug 1, 2023

Abstract

A fluidic interconnect includes a first interface including a liquid port, a gas port, and a cradle; a second interface including a liquid port, a gas port, and a swing bar to engage the cradle, a weight of a container attached to one of the first or second interfaces to drive the liquid port of the first interface into connection with the liquid port of the second interface and the gas port of the first interface into connection with the gas port of the second interface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fluidic interconnect comprising:
a first interface coupled to an instrument and including a liquid port, a gas port, and a cradle;
a second interface coupled to a container and including a liquid port, a gas port, and a swing bar to engage the cradle, wherein the cradle and swing bar engage further from the instrument than the liquid and gas ports, the liquid port of the first interface to connect with the liquid port of the second interface and the gas port of the first interface to connect with the gas port of the second interface when the container pivots at the engaged swing bar and cradle.

2. The fluidic interconnect of claim 1 , wherein the gas port of the second interface coupled to the container is to receive gas from the gas port of the first interface coupled to an instrument.

3. The fluidic interconnect of claim 1 , wherein the container further includes a sipper internal to the container and attached to the liquid port of the container.

4. The fluidic interconnect of claim 3 , further comprising a filter attached to an end of the sipper distal from the liquid port of the container.

5. The fluidic interconnect of claim 1 , wherein the liquid port of the second interface is centrally axial disposed within a sealing ring.

6. The fluidic interconnect of claim 5 , wherein the gas port of the second interface is disposed between the liquid port and the sealing ring.

7. The fluidic interconnect of claim 1 , wherein the second interface further includes a counter structure and the first interface includes a recess to receive the counter structure.

8. The fluidic interconnect of claim 7 , wherein the counter structure is disposed adjacent the liquid port on an opposite side of the liquid port from the swing bar.

9. A system comprising:
an instrument including a panel and a first interface to engage a container, the first interface including a liquid port, a gas port, and a cradle, the cradle disposed further from the panel than the liquid port;
the container including a second interface including a liquid port, a gas port, a sealing ring, and a swing bar to engage the cradle, the sealing ring forming a circumference around the liquid port and the gas port, the container to swing toward the panel around a pivot formed when the swing bar engages the cradle to connect the liquid port of the first interface to the liquid port of the second interface and the gas port of the first interface to the gas port of the second interface.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the container further includes a sipper internal to the container and attached to the liquid port of the second interface.

11. The system of claim 10 , further comprising a filter attached to an end of the sipper distal from the liquid port of the container.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the liquid port of the second interface is centrally axial disposed within the sealing ring.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the gas port of the second interface is disposed between the liquid port and the sealing ring.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the second interface further includes a counter structure and the first interface includes a recess to receive the counter structure.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the counter structure is disposed adjacent the liquid port on an opposite side of the liquid port from the swing bar.

16. The system of claim 9 , wherein the gas port of the second interface is to receive gas from the gas port of the first interface.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the liquid port of the first interface is to receive liquid from the liquid port of the second interface responsive to the gas port of the second interface receiving gas from the gas port of the first interface.

18. A method of connecting a container to an instrument, the method comprising:
applying a swing bar of a second interface coupled to a container to a cradle of a first interface coupled to an instrument, wherein
the first interface includes a liquid port, a gas port, and a cradle; and
the second interface includes a liquid port, a gas port, a sealing ring, and a swing bar to engage the cradle, the cradle and swing bar engaging further from the instrument than the liquid and gas ports, wherein the second interface includes a counter structure and the first interface includes a recess to receive the counter structure;

pivoting the second interface into contact with the first interface around the connection of the swing bar to the cradle to connect the liquid port of the first interface with the liquid port of the second interface, to connect the gas port of the first interface with the gas port of the second interface, and to connect the counter structure of the second interface with the recess of the first interface; and
applying gas from the gas port of the first interface to the gas port of the second interfaces to drive liquid through the liquid port of the second interface to the liquid port of the first interface to provide liquid from the container into the instrument.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the container further includes a sipper internal to the container and attached to the liquid port of the container.

20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising a filter attached to an end of the sipper distal from the liquid port of the container.

Assignees

• Life Technologies Corp

Inventors

• Roswech Todd
• Schultz Jonathan
• Ho Chun Heen

Classifications

• B67D7/0266 Primary

  by gas acting directly on the liquid · CPC title

• B01L3/502

  with fluid transport, e.g. in multi-compartment structures · CPC title

• B01L3/523 Primary

  with means for closing or opening · CPC title

• B67D7/0288

  Container connection means (for dispensing beverages on draught B67D1/0829) · CPC title

• B67D7/76

  Arrangements of devices for purifying liquids to be transferred, e.g. of filters, of air or water separators · CPC title