The present disclosure relates to the technical field of maternal and infant products, and in particular to a breast pump.
The breast pump is used to assist lactating women to pump the milk in the breast and store the milk in a milk collector, so as to solve the problem of breastfeeding for lactating women. The breast pump is mainly composed of a milk bowl and a main body. A vacuum pump in the main body can provide negative pressure for the milk collector so that the milk bowl can pump the milk in the breast.
However, the assembly between the milk bowl and the main body of the existing breast pump is not stable, and they are prone to detach from each other, which is in urgent need of improvement.
The main objective of the present application is to provide a breast pump, aiming to make the connection between the main body and the milk bowl more stable.
In order to achieve the above objective, the breast pump provided in the present application includes a milk bowl, a breast shield and a main body. The breast shield is detachably connected to and enclosed with the milk bowl to form a milk storage cavity configured to store milk. The main body includes a housing and an air pump provided in the housing and configured to generate negative pressure. One of the housing and the milk bowl is provided with a connecting pipe, and another one of the housing and the milk bowl is provided with a connecting groove. The connecting pipe and the connecting groove are detachably plugged. The housing is provided with a first surface, and the milk bowl is provided with a second surface. When the housing and the milk bowl are assembled, the connecting pipe is plugged into the connecting groove to communicate the breast shield and the air pump; and the first surface is at least partially in contact with the second surface.
In an embodiment, the connecting pipe is provided on the milk bowl, the connecting pipe is communicated with the breast shield, the connecting groove is provided on the housing, and the connecting groove is connected to the air pump.
In an embodiment, the connecting pipe is made of a rigid material.
In an embodiment, the connecting pipe and the milk bowl are integrally formed.
In an embodiment, a diameter of the connecting pipe is less than a diameter of the first surface.
In an embodiment, the diameter of the connecting pipe is less than ½ of the diameter of the first surface.
In an embodiment, the diameter of the connecting pipe is less than ⅓ of the diameter of the first surface.
In an embodiment, a sealing member is provided on a wall of the connecting groove to seal a connection between the connecting pipe and the connecting groove.
In an embodiment, the first surface and the second surface are both planar.
In an embodiment, when in a using state, the second surface is inclined downward from a rear side to a front side of the milk bowl.
In an embodiment, the connecting pipe and the connecting groove extend in a vertical direction when in the using state.
In an embodiment, the connecting pipe is provided close to the front side of the milk bowl.
In an embodiment, the connecting pipe is provided in a center of the milk bowl in left and right directions.
The present application further provides a breast pump including: a milk bowl, a breast shield, a main body, a membrane and a membrane cover. The breast shield is detachably connected to and enclosed with the milk bowl to form a milk storage cavity configured to store milk. The main body includes a housing and an air pump provided in the housing and configured to generate negative pressure. The membrane is provided to the milk bowl and configured to transfer the negative pressure to the breast shield. The membrane cover is integrally formed in the milk bowl and covers the membrane. One of the housing and the membrane cover is provided with a connecting pipe, and another one of the housing and the membrane cover is provided with a connecting groove. The connecting pipe and the connecting groove are detachably plugged. The housing is provided with a first surface. The membrane cover is provided with a second surface. When the housing and the membrane cover are assembled, the connecting pipe is plugged into the connecting groove to communicate the breast shield and the air pump. The first surface and the second surface are at least partially in contact.
In an embodiment, the milk bowl is provided with a milk outlet communicated with the milk storage cavity, the housing is provided with a hole plug, and when the housing and the milk bowl are assembled, the plug can be plugged into the milk outlet to at least partially seal the milk outlet.
In an embodiment, the housing and the milk bowl are fixed by plugging the connecting pipe into the connecting groove and plugging the hole plug into the milk outlet.
In an embodiment, the breast pump further includes a membrane support, and the membrane support and the membrane cover define an air-side vacuum cavity.
The present application adopts a breast pump including a milk bowl, a breast shield and a main body. The milk bowl and the breast shield are detachably connected to and enclosed with the milk bowl to form a milk storage cavity configured to store milk. The main body includes a housing and an air pump provided in the housing and configured to generate negative pressure. One of the housing and the milk bowl is provided with a connecting pipe, and another one of the housing and the milk bowl is provided with a connecting groove. The housing is provided with a first surface. The milk bowl is provided with a second surface. When the housing and the milk bowl are assembled, the connecting pipe is plugged into the connecting groove. The first surface is attached to and abutted against the second surface. Through the plug-in connection of the connecting pipe and the connecting groove and the abutment between the first surface and the second surface, the connection between the main body and the milk bowl is made more stable, which prevents the detachment of the milk bowl from the main body.
In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present disclosure. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained according to these drawings without any creative effort.
The present disclosure will be described in further detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
The specific embodiment is only an explanation of the present disclosure, and is not a limitation of the present invention. Those skilled in the art can make modifications to the embodiment as required after reading the specification, and as long as they are within the rights of the present modifications to the embodiment, all claims are protected by the patent law.
The present embodiment relates to a breast pump, which is used to assist a lactating woman to pump the milk in her breast and store the milk.
Reference is made to
As a preferred embodiment, as shown in
The breast pump mainly has two usage states, one is a combined state as the breast pump shown in
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The air pump 130 and the pressure relief valve 140 are spatially communicated with the membrane 260. Specifically, an inlet end of the air pump 130 is in spatial communication with the membrane 260, and an outlet end of the pressure relief valve 140 is in spatial communication with the membrane 260. When working, the air pump 130 draws air, so that a side of the membrane 260 facing away from the air pump generates the negative pressure, which acts on the breast through the negative pressure port 243 and the suction port 241. The breast secretes milk under the action of negative pressure, and the milk in the user's breast flows to the milk storage cavity 220 from the one-way valve 250 through the suction port 241 and the milk flowing port 242. After the air pump 130 stops pumping air, the pressure relief valve 140 takes in air, so that the air pressure on the side of the membrane 260 away from the air pump returns to a normal pressure state.
There are two batteries 150 respectively disposed on two sides of the air pump 130 for powering the negative air pump 130. In the present embodiment, the air pump 130 is a diaphragm pump. In other embodiments, the air pump 130 may also be a piston pump.
In the present embodiment, as shown in
Specifically, in the present embodiment, the membrane 260 is formed with a groove 261, and the connecting part 218 is embedded in the groove 261. More specifically, the connecting part 218 protrudes from the milk bowl 210, and the connecting part 218 is in a ring shape. When the membrane 260 is assembled with the milk bowl 210, the connecting part 218 that is protruding and annular is engaged to the groove 261 of the membrane 260, so that the membrane 260 is firmly assembled in the milk bowl 210.
In order to prevent the milk from reaching the air pump 130, and to ensure a tighter assembly between the connecting part 218 and the membrane 260, a sealing structure is provided between the connecting part 218 and the membrane 260. Specifically, in the present embodiment, as shown in
As a preferred embodiment, as shown in
Specifically, in the present embodiment, the airway connector 240 includes a suction port 241, a milk flowing port 242 and a negative pressure port 243 that are in communication with each other. The one side of the airway connector 240 connected to the milk pumping channel 236 is provided with the suction port 241, the another side of the airway connector 240 connected to the milk pumping side of the membrane 260 is provided with the negative pressure port 243, the airway connector 240 is connected to the one-way valve 250, and still another side of the airway connector 240 connected to the one-way valve 250 is provided with the negative pressure port 243. That is, the milk pumping port 241 is connected to the breast shield 230, the milk flowing port 242 is connected to the one-way valve 250, and the negative pressure port 243 is connected to the membrane 260.
As a preferred embodiment, as shown in
In order to further restrict the connecting part 218 and the membrane 260 from being detached from each other, a positioning structure for positioning the airway connector 240 on the milk bowl 210 is provided between the milk bowl 210 and the airway connector 240. As a preferred embodiment, as shown in
In the present embodiment, as shown in
In the present embodiment, the hole plug 116 partially seals the milk outlet 216 of the milk bowl 210, leaving a ventilation channel through which the outside air communicates with the milk storage cavity 220, so as not to affect the flow of milk into the milk storage cavity 220. In some embodiments, the hole plug 116 can be configured to fully seal the milk outlet 216, but it is necessary to provide the ventilation channel at other positions of the milk bowl 210 to spatially communicate the milk storage cavity 220 with the outside air.
In the present embodiment, as shown in
More specifically, the milk outlet 216 is semi-cylindrical shaped, and the hole plug 116 is also semi-cylindrical shaped.
When the housing 110 is assembled with the milk bowl 210, the outer wall of the hole plug 116 is spaced apart from the inner wall of the milk outlet 216, so as to leave the ventilation channel through which the outside air is in air communication with the milk storage cavity 220.
In the present embodiment, as shown in
In a preferred embodiment, a sidewall of the positioning groove 117 is arc-shaped, and an outer wall of the hole wall 217 has an arc-shaped outer wall corresponding to the sidewall of the positioning groove 117.
In a preferred embodiment, the positioning groove 117 is semi-cylindrical shaped, and the hole wall 217 is semi-cylindrical shaped corresponding to the side wall of the positioning groove 117.
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In the present embodiment, as shown in
More specifically, the included angel between the engagement direction of the connecting post 211 relative to the connecting groove 111 and the engagement direction of the elastic protrusion 112 relative to the second groove 212 is 90 degrees, so that when assembled, the connecting post 211 and the connecting groove 111 provide a guiding function to the assembly of the main body 100 and the milk collector 200. The main body 100 and the milk collector 200 can be assembled along the engagement direction of the connecting post 211 relative to the connecting groove 111, and the main body 100 and the milk collector 200 are limited to detach along the engagement direction of the connecting post 211 and the connecting groove 111. Similarly, the elastic protrusion 112 and the second groove 212 limit the detachment of the main body 100 and the milk collector 200 at different positions in the same direction.
In other embodiments, the connecting post 211 and the connecting groove 111 are installed on different planes from the elastic protrusion 112 and the second groove 212, and the two installation planes are arranged at an included angle.
In other embodiments, the housing 110 may also be provided with the connecting post 211, and the milk bowl 210 may be provided with the connecting groove 111. The milk bowl 210 may also be provided with the elastic protrusion 112, and the housing 110 may be provided with the second groove 212 corresponding to the elastic protrusion. 112. In addition, the included angel between the engagement direction of the connecting post 211 relative to the connection groove 111 and the engagement direction of the elastic protrusion 112 relative to the second groove 212 can also be 45 degrees, 60 degrees, 70 degrees, 75 degrees, 80 degrees, 85 degrees, etc.
As a preferred embodiment, as shown in
In the present embodiment, there are two elastic protrusions 112 and two second grooves 212. In this way, the connecting post 211 and the connecting groove 111 form a fixed point, and each pair of the elastic protrusions 112 and the second grooves 212 form a fixed point. In this way, the assembly between the milk bowl 210 and the main body 100 is more stable through the three-point limit. In the three connecting and assembling points, the connecting and assembling points of the connecting post 211 and the connecting groove 111 are not in the same plane as the other two connecting and assembling points, and the two pairs of the elastic protrusions 112 and the two pairs of the second grooves 212 can form a limit in the same direction as the engagement direction of the connecting post 211 relative to the connecting groove 111 to the milk bowl 210 and the main body 100, and also form a limit the connecting direction between the two pairs of the elastic protrusions 112 and the second groove 212, and can further limit the milk bowl 210 moving along the engagement direction of the elastic protrusion 112 and the second groove 212 relative to the housing 110, and can restrict the milk bowl 210 from detaching from the housing 110 along the direction. Preferably, the connecting post 211 and the connecting groove 111 are located on a center line of a connecting direction between the two pairs of elastic protrusions 112 and the second grooves 212. In some embodiments, other numbers of elastic protrusions 112 and second grooves 212 may also be provided.
For ease of understanding, as shown in
In the present embodiment, in order to further improve the assembly stability between the milk bowl 210 and the main body 100, the connecting post 211 is located on an end of the second surface b away from the fourth contact surface d, and the connecting groove 111 is correspondingly located on an end of the first surface a away from the third surface c.
As shown in
When the housing 110 is assembled with the milk bowl 210, the head of the elastic protrusion 112 is pressed by the outer wall of the second contact surface of the milk bowl 210, at this time the elastic protrusion 112 retracts into the spring groove 113, and the spring is under compression state. When the housing 110 moves to the position where the elastic protrusion 112 is aligned with the second groove 212, since the head of the elastic protrusion 112 is no longer pressed by the outer wall of the second contact surface of the milk bowl 210, the returned spring pushes out the elastic protrusion 112, at this time the head of the elastic protrusion 112 pushes into the second groove 212 of the milk bowl 210, and the cooperation between the elastic protrusion 112 and the second groove 212 will make a specific sound, thereby providing feedback to the user and letting the user know it has been assembled properly.
In other embodiments, the elastic protrusion 112 and the second groove 212 can also be arranged at other positions, and the specific structure can also be modified, as long as the elastic protrusion 112 can stretch in and out of the second groove 212.
Further, as shown in
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A dust plug 160 is provided at the charging hole 115, and the dust plug 160 is used to plug into the charging hole 115. When not charging, the dust plug 160 can be engaged with the charging hole 115 to prevent the charging hole 115 from dust and avoid affecting subsequent charging.
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In the present embodiment, the color of the milk bowl 210 is transparent, and the outer wall of the milk bowl 210 is provided with a capacity scale (not shown), which is convenient for observing the milk capacity contained in the milk storage cavity 220 in the milk bowl 210, and reminds the user whether to continue pumping milk.
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The breast shield 230 is provided with an annular mounting groove 233 facing a circumferential edge of the milk bowl 210, and the mounting groove 233 is detachably engaged to the engagement flange 218 of the milk bowl 210. It can be understood that, in other embodiments, the breast shield 230 and the milk bowl 210 may also be connected to each other in other detachable ways, such as magnetic connection, screw connection, etc., which are not limited herein. When the milk in the milk storage cavity 220 needs to be poured out, the breast shield 230 can be disassembled and detached from the milk bowl 210. When pumping milk is needed, the breast shield 230 can be connected with the milk bowl 210.
The breast shield 230 has a liquid inlet groove 234 that is hollow. When the liquid inlet groove 234 is connected to a milk inlet of the airway connector 240, an end of the breast shield 230 facing away from the milk bowl 210 is configured to attach to the breast. When the airway connector 240 is evacuated, the liquid inlet groove 234 forms a negative pressure to pump the milk in the mammary gland. The milk flows to the milk inlet of the airway connector 240 through the liquid inlet groove 234, and then flows to the milk storage cavity 220 in the milk bowl 210 through the one-way valve 250. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the one-way valve 250 is a duckbill valve.
The above is only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present disclosure and not to limit it. Other modifications or equivalent replacements made by those skilled in the art to the technical solution of the present disclosure, as long as they do not deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of the present invention, shall be covered by the claims of the present disclosure.
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202221735508.2 | Jul 2022 | CN | national |
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 18/141,425, filed on Apr. 30, 2023, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/962,556, filed on Oct. 10, 2022, entitled “BREAST PUMP”, which claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202221735508.2, field on Jul. 4, 2022, the entire contents of all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
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Parent | 18141425 | Apr 2023 | US |
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