Syringe-shaped spraying device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11975137-B2
Application number	US-201917057329-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 16, 2019
Priority date	May 24, 2018
Publication date	May 7, 2024
Grant date	May 7, 2024

Abstract

A syringe-shaped spraying device includes: a barrel; a nozzle; a packing disposed therebetween; and a core disposed inside the nozzle. The nozzle is connected to a connecting portion provided at a front end of the barrel. The nozzle has a first facing surface facing a front end surface of the connecting portion and a second facing surface facing an outer circumferential surface of the connecting portion. The outer circumferential surface is provided with an annular recess portion, and the second facing surface is provided with a first annular protrusion portion and a second annular protrusion portion. By engaging the first annular protrusion portion with the annular recess portion, the packing is compressed in an axial direction by the front end surface and the first facing surface. The second annular protrusion portion is in pressure contact with the outer circumferential surface of the connecting portion entirely in a circumferential direction.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A syringe-shaped spraying device comprising:
a barrel that stores a liquid;
a plunger having a front end inserted in the barrel;
a gasket attached to the front end of the plunger;
a nozzle provided with a spraying hole for spraying the liquid, the nozzle being connected to a front end of the barrel;
a packing interposed between the barrel and the nozzle, the packing having an annular shape; and
a core at least a portion of which is disposed inside the nozzle, a liquid flow path being defined between the core and the nozzle, wherein
a connecting portion that connects to the nozzle is provided at the front end of the barrel, the connecting portion having a tubular shape,
the nozzle includes a first facing wall portion having an annular shape and a second facing wall portion having a tubular shape, the first facing wall portion having a first facing surface facing a front end surface of the connecting portion, the second facing wall portion having a second facing surface facing an outer circumferential surface of the connecting portion,
the packing is disposed between the front end surface of the connecting portion and the first facing surface,
the outer circumferential surface of the connecting portion is provided with an annular recess portion extending along a circumferential direction of the connecting portion,
the second facing surface is provided with a first annular protrusion portion, the first annular protrusion portion extending along a circumferential direction of the second facing wall portion, the first annular protrusion portion protruding inwardly in a radial direction of the second facing wall portion,
by engaging the first annular protrusion portion with the annular recess portion, the packing is compressed in an axial direction due to the packing being sandwiched between the front end surface of the connecting portion and the first facing surface,
the second facing surface is provided with a second annular protrusion portion at a portion located on a rear end side of the nozzle with respect to a portion of the second facing surface provided with the first annular protrusion portion, the second annular protrusion portion extending along the circumferential direction of the second facing wall portion, the second annular protrusion portion protruding inwardly in the radial direction of the second facing wall portion,
the second annular protrusion portion is in pressure contact with the outer circumferential surface of the connecting portion entirely in the circumferential direction of the connecting portion, and
the core is inserted in and extends through the packing, and is inserted in the connecting portion.

2. The syringe-shaped spraying device according to claim 1 , wherein
a first lip portion having a protruding shape and extending along a circumferential direction of the packing is provided at a first main surface of the packing, the first main surface having an annular shape, the first main surface facing the first facing surface,
a second lip portion having a protruding shape and extending along the circumferential direction of the packing is provided at a second main surface of the packing, the second main surface having an annular shape, the second main surface facing the front end surface of the connecting portion, and
each of the first lip portion and the second lip portion is compressed due to the packing being sandwiched between the front end surface of the connecting portion and the first facing surface.

Assignees

• Nipro Corp

Inventors

• Yabe Yukihiro
• Adachi Kazuto

Classifications

• A61M11/007 Primary

  Syringe-type or piston-type sprayers or atomisers · CPC title

• A61M2210/0618

  Nose · CPC title

• A61M15/08 Primary

  Inhaling devices inserted into the nose · CPC title

• A61M2202/0468

  non-physiological · CPC title

• A61M15/0025

  with caps · CPC title