Liquid dispensing device having a nozzle and needle assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12007041-B2
Application number	US-201916542333-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 16, 2019
Priority date	Aug 16, 2018
Publication date	Jun 11, 2024
Grant date	Jun 11, 2024

Abstract

A liquid dispensing device includes a body, a nozzle on an end of the body, a liquid container coupled to the body, and a piston configured to move in the body so as to control an ejection of liquid from the nozzle. The piston and the nozzle are configured to be detached from the body as an assembly.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A liquid dispensing device comprising:
a body;
a nozzle on an end of the body;
a liquid container coupled to the body; and
a piston configured to move in the body to control an ejection of a liquid from the nozzle,
wherein the piston and the nozzle are configured to be detached from the body as an assembly,
wherein the nozzle includes a stud and the body includes an L-shaped groove configured to receive the stud, and
further comprising a piston coupler configured to control the movement of the piston in the body, wherein the piston includes a protrusion and the piston coupler includes an L-shaped groove configured to receive the protrusion.

2. The liquid dispensing device of claim 1 , wherein the piston is coupled to the piston coupler with a turn-to-lock structure, and wherein the turn-to-lock structure includes the protrusion and the L-shaped groove of the piston coupler.

3. The liquid dispensing device of claim 1 , wherein the nozzle is removably coupled to the body through a turn-to-lock structure, and wherein the turn-to-lock structure includes the stud and the L-shaped groove of the body.

4. The liquid dispensing device of claim 1 , further comprising a feeding tube that is in fluid communication with the nozzle, wherein the nozzle includes a liquid channel to which the feeding tube is removably coupled at an angle.

5. The liquid dispensing device of claim 4 , wherein the feeding tube includes a first part and a second part that is removably coupled to the first part, wherein the second part is at least partially inserted in the liquid container, and wherein the first part is removably coupled to the nozzle.

6. The liquid dispensing device of claim 5 , wherein the first part of the feeding tube extends substantially perpendicularly to the liquid channel of the nozzle.

7. The liquid dispensing device of claim 4 , wherein the nozzle includes an annular part defining a liquid outlet, and an elongated part coupled to the annular part and defining at least a part of the liquid channel.

8. The liquid dispensing device of claim 1 , wherein when the piston and the nozzle are detached from the body as an assembly, the stud of the nozzle is removed from the L-shaped groove of the body as the protrusion of the piston is removed from the L-shaped groove of the piston coupler.

9. The liquid dispensing device of claim 1 , further comprising a lever coupled to the piston coupler and pivotably coupled to the body, and wherein a pivoting movement of the lever causes the piston coupler to move the piston.

10. The liquid dispensing device of claim 9 , further comprising an activation pin that is coupled to the piston coupler and the lever, such that movement of the lever causes movement of the piston coupler via the activation pin.

11. The liquid dispensing device of claim 1 , wherein the nozzle includes an ejection opening from which the fluid is ejected, and wherein the piston is movable between a position in which the ejection is opening is blocked, such that fluid may not be ejected, and a position in which the ejection opening is not blocked, such that fluid may be ejected.

12. The liquid dispensing device of claim 11 , further comprising a spring biasing the piston coupler and the piston toward a position in which the ejection opening is blocked.

13. The liquid dispensing device of claim 12 , further comprising an atomizer cap including air channels installed around the ejection opening.

14. The liquid dispensing device of claim 13 , wherein the body includes an air channel with an outlet between the ejection opening and the atomizer cap, such that an airflow output from the outlet atomizes the fluid ejected from the ejection opening.

15. The liquid dispensing device of claim 11 , wherein the nozzle includes a liquid channel in which the piston is movaeably arranged, the liquid channel terminating at the ejection opening, and wherein the liquid dispensing device further comprises a feeding tube configured to fluidly communicate a liquid from the liquid container to the liquid channel.

16. The liquid dispensing device of claim 15 , wherein the feeding tube is removably coupled to the nozzle.

17. The liquid dispensing device of claim 16 , wherein the feeding tube includes a first part and a second part that is removably coupled to the first part, wherein the second part is at least partially inserted in the liquid container, and wherein the first part is removably coupled to the nozzle.

Assignees

• Techtronic Cordless Gp

Inventors

• Lam Chin Hung

Classifications

• B05B12/002

  Manually-actuated controlling means, e.g. push buttons, levers or triggers (for single units B05B11/00) · CPC title

• B05B15/30

  Dip tubes · CPC title

• Y10S239/14

  Paint sprayers · CPC title

• B05B7/066

  with an inner liquid outlet surrounded by at least one annular gas outlet · CPC title

• B05B7/2435

  the carried liquid and the main stream of atomising fluid being brought together by parallel conduits placed one inside the other · CPC title