Quantitative syringe-type ejector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9968743-B2
Application number	US-201314443144-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 27, 2013
Priority date	Nov 30, 2012
Publication date	May 15, 2018
Grant date	May 15, 2018

Abstract

A quantitative syringe-type ejector capable of ejecting the contents packed in one syringe in small quantities is provided. The quantitative syringe-type ejector includes a syringe and a plunger. The plunger includes a piston holding member and a plunger operation member. The piston holding member has at least one arm having: a slide projection slidable on an inner peripheral surface of the syringe; and a lock projection to be releasably locked to a back end of the syringe. The plunger operation member has a lock part to be releasably locked to the back end of the syringe.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A quantitative syringe-type ejector comprising:
a syringe; and
a plunger pushable into the syringe,
wherein:
the plunger includes: a piston holding member having a piston in front and at least one arm extending backward; and a plunger operation member located behind the piston holding member to press the at least one arm forward,
the piston holding member has, on each of the at least one arm: a slide projection for deforming each arm inward while sliding on an inner peripheral surface of the syringe; and a lock projection located behind the slide projection to be locked to a back end of the syringe,
the lock projection of each of the at least one arm is configured so that a locked state of each lock projection to the back end of the syringe is released when the plunger operation member is pushed in a state where the at least one arm is deformed inward,
the plunger operation member has at least one lock part to be releasably locked to the back end of the syringe, and
a level difference for being pressed by the plunger operation member is provided on an inner side of a back end of the at least one arm.

2. The quantitative syringe-type ejector according to claim 1 , wherein the lock projection of each of the at least one arm is located behind at least one of the at least one lock part.

3. The quantitative syringe-type ejector according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one lock part includes a plurality of lock parts arranged at an interval in an axial direction, and at least one of the plurality of lock parts is located ahead of the lock projection of each of the at least one arm.

4. The quantitative syringe-type ejector according to claim 1 , wherein the lock projection of each of the at least one arm is locked so that the locked state is released when pressed by the plunger operation member.

5. The quantitative syringe-type ejector according to claim 1 , wherein a side surface of the level difference is a tapered surface.

6. The quantitative syringe-type ejector according to claim 1 , wherein the plunger operation member has a projection on an inner side of a pressing part for pressing the at least one arm.

7. The quantitative syringe-type ejector according to claim 1 , wherein the plunger operation member has a notch for operably housing each of the at least one arm, and an abutting end provided on the plunger operation member defining the notch is a pressing part for pressing the at least one arm.

8. The quantitative syringe-type ejector according to claim 7 , wherein the abutting end of the plunger operation member has a tapered surface.

9. The quantitative syringe-type ejector according to claim 1 , further comprising a slip-off prevention part for holding the piston holding member and the plunger operation member so as not to slip off each other, while enabling the plunger operation member to be pushed back by inward deforming of the at least one arm.

10. The quantitative syringe-type ejector according to claim 1 , wherein each of the at least one lock part is a protuberance protruding from the plunger operation member.

11. The quantitative syringe-type ejector according to claim 1 , wherein each of the at least one lock part is an elastically deformable reverse part projecting from the plunger operation member.

12. The quantitative syringe-type ejector according to claim 1 , wherein a spray nozzle is provided at a front end of the syringe.

Assignees

• Kuwahara Katsuhito
• Hoshino Shinya
• Yoshino Kogyosho Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kuwahara Katsuhito
• Hoshino Shinya

Classifications

• A61M5/31578

  based on axial translation, i.e. components directly operatively associated and axially moved with plunger rod · CPC title

• A61M5/31526

  by means of stepwise axial movements, e.g. ratchet mechanisms or detents · CPC title

• A61M15/08

  Inhaling devices inserted into the nose · CPC title

• A61M2005/3139

  Finger grips not integrally formed with the syringe barrel, e.g. using adapter with finger grips · CPC title

• A61M5/31501 Primary

  Means for blocking or restricting the movement of the rod or piston (A61M5/5013 takes precedence) · CPC title