The present disclosure relates to peristaltic pumps, and more particularly relates to an elastomeric-hose-compressing part, a cartridge, and a roller assembly for a pump head of a peristaltic pump.
A peristaltic pump generally comprises a drive (not shown), a pump head 101 and an elastomeric hose 102, as shown in
In particular, the elastomeric hose should have certain elasticity, such that the hose may quickly restore shape from a radial stress; further, the elastomeric hose should further have a certain abrasion resistance property and a pressure bearing capacity. Elastomeric hoses adapted to different peristaltic pumps all have corresponding service lives, such that when a peristaltic pump works for a corresponding period, the elastomeric hose needs to be replaced; otherwise, the elastomeric hose can be potentially cracked, and then liquid would leak out and flow into the roller assembly of the pump head, causing faults and damages to the equipment.
Conventionally, the hose-compressing block 106 is generally a plane compressing surface, while the rollers 105 on the roller assembly 104 are column-shaped rolls, as shown in
To solve the above technical problem, i.e., the service life of an elastomeric hose is affected by elastomer hose offset, the present disclosure provides an elastomeric-hose-compressing part, a cartridge, and a roller assembly for a pump head of a peristaltic pump, and a pump head for a peristaltic pump.
In a first aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an elastomeric-hose-compressing part for a pump head of a peristaltic pump. The elastomeric-hose-compressing part comprises a surface for compressing the elastomeric hose which has an arcuate shape along its length direction, wherein the surface for compressing the elastomeric hose is provided with flanges oppositely arranged on two side portions of the elastomeric-hose-compressing part in the width direction, the width direction of the elastomeric-hose-compressing part is perpendicular to the length direction, and the surface for compressing the elastomeric hose is formed by a continuous surface or by a plurality of surfaces sequentially arranged along the length direction.
Further, the height h of the flange is not less than elastomeric hose wall thickness, and/or the width of the surface for compressing the elastomeric hose in the width direction of the elastomeric-hose-compressing part is greater than or equal to half of outer perimeter of a section of the elastic hose.
Further, a ratio between the height h of the flange and the width d of the flange in the width direction of the elastomeric-hose-compressing part is in a range of 2≥d/h≥⅓.
Further, the flange has an inner sidewall, a top wall, and an outer sidewall, the top wall being formed substantially obliquely between the outer sidewall and the inner sidewall, the top wall having an arc shape that is convex relative to the surface for compressing the elastomeric hose, and a top wall portion proximal to the outer sidewall being higher than a top wall portion proximal to the inner sidewall.
Further, the width of the top wall is greater than the elastomeric hose wall thickness.
Further, between the inner sidewall and the surface for compressing the elastomeric hose is provided a joining surface with gentle transition; between the inner sidewall and the top wall is provided a joining surface with gentle transition; and/or, a section of the inner sidewall has a recessed arc shape, the curvature radius of the inner sidewall on the arc section being not less than 1 times the elastomeric hose wall thickness.
Further, the flange has an inner sidewall, a top wall, and an outer sidewall, the top wall being formed substantially obliquely between the outer sidewall and the inner sidewall, the top wall having an arc shape which is convex relative to the surface for compressing the elastomeric hose, and a top wall portion proximal to the outer sidewall being higher than a top wall portion proximal to the inner sidewall;
the inner sidewall has a recessed arc shape of not more than ¼ circumference, the radius of the arc being 1˜2.5 times the elastomeric hose wall thickness, the inner sidewall being tangent with the surface for compressing the elastomeric hose.
Further, the flange has an inner sidewall and an outer sidewall, the inner sidewall being obliquely provided between the top end of the outer sidewall and the surface for compressing the elastomeric hose, the inner sidewall being of a plane shape, or a section of the inner sidewall being of a recessed arc shape, the curvature radius of the inner sidewall on the arc section being not less than 1 times the elastomeric hose wall thickness.
Further, the inner sidewall has an arc shape of not more than ¼ circumference, the radius of the arc being 1˜2.5 times the elastomeric hose wall thickness, the inner sidewall being tangent with the surface for compressing the elastomeric hose.
Further, a ratio between the height h of the flange and the width d of the flange in the width direction of the elastomeric-hose-compressing part is in a range of 2≥d/h≥½.
In a second aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a cartridge for a pump head of a peristaltic pump. The cartridge comprises: a cartridge body and a snap-fitting part, wherein the cartridge body is of a shape; at a lower side of a transverse beam of the cartridge body is provided the elastomeric-hose-compressing part according to the first aspect of the present disclosure; and the snap-fitting part is adapted to detachably mounting the cartridge to the pump head of the peristaltic pump.
In a third aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a roller assembly for a pump head of a peristaltic pump. The roller assembly comprises: three or more rollers arranged at even intervals on the circumference of the roller assembly, the rollers being arranged on the roller assembly via a rotary shaft, the axial direction of the rollers being parallel to the axial direction of the roller assembly; the rollers rotate independently relative to the roller assembly; annular flanges which are convex along the radial direction of the rollers are oppositely arranged on two axial end portions of the rollers, such that surfaces of the rollers between the annular flanges oppositely arranged on the two axial end portions of the rollers form a surface for compressing the elastomeric hose.
Further, the height h of the flange is not less than elastomeric hose wall thickness, and/or the width of the surface for compressing the elastomeric hose along the axial direction of the roller assembly is greater than or equal to half of the outer perimeter of a section of the elastic hose.
Further, a ratio between the height h of the flange and the width d of the flange along the axial direction of the roller assembly is in a range of 2≥dh/h≥⅓.
Further, the flange has an inner sidewall, a top wall, and an outer sidewall, the top wall being formed substantially obliquely between the outer sidewall and the inner sidewall, the top wall having an arc shape which is convex relative to the surface for compressing the elastomeric hose, and a top wall portion proximal to the outer sidewall being higher than a top wall portion proximal to the inner sidewall.
Further, the width of the top wall along the axial direction of the roller assembly is greater than the elastomeric hose wall thickness.
Further, between the inner sidewall and the surface for compressing the elastomeric hose is provided a joining surface with gentle transition; between the inner sidewall and the top wall is provided a joining surface with gentle transition; and/or, a section of the inner sidewall has a recessed arc shape, the curvature radius of the inner sidewall on the arc section being not less than 1 times the elastomeric hose wall thickness.
Further, the flange has an inner sidewall, a top wall, and an outer sidewall, the top wall being formed substantially obliquely between the outer sidewall and the inner sidewall, the top wall having an arc shape which is convex relative to the surface for compressing the elastomeric hose, and a top wall portion proximal to the outer sidewall being higher than a top wall portion proximal to the inner sidewall;
the inner sidewall has a recessed arc shape of not more than ¼ circumference, the radius of the arc being 1˜2.5 times the elastomeric hose wall thickness, the inner sidewall being tangent with the surface for compressing the elastomeric hose.
Further, the flange has an inner sidewall and an outer sidewall, the inner sidewall being obliquely provided between the top end of the outer sidewall and the surface for compressing the elastomeric hose, the inner sidewall being of a plane shape, or a section of the inner sidewall being of a recessed arc shape, the curvature radius of the inner sidewall on the arc section being not less than 1 times the elastomeric hose wall thickness.
Further, the inner sidewall has an arc shape of not more than ¼ circumference, the radius of the arc being 1˜2.5 times the elastomeric hose wall thickness, the inner sidewall being tangent with the surface for compressing the elastomeric hose.
Further, a ratio between the height h of the flange and the width d of the flange along the axial direction of the roller assembly is in a range of 2≥d/h≥½.
In a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a pump head for a peristaltic pump. The pump head comprises the elastomeric-hose-compressing part according to the first aspect of the present disclosure and/or the roller assembly according to the third aspect of the present disclosure, wherein the surface for compressing the elastomeric hose of the elastomeric-hose-compressing part may be fitted with the roller assembly so as to limit an elastomeric hose between the surface for compressing the elastomeric hose and the rollers of the roller assembly.
The present disclosure offers the following advantageous effects: by providing flanges at two sides of the surface for compressing the elastomeric hose fitted with the pump head, the elastomeric-hose-compressing part according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may always reliably limit the elastomeric hose between the surface for compressing the elastomeric hose and the roller assembly during operating of the peristaltic pump irrespective of whether the elastomeric hose per se is offset or whether offset of the elastomeric hose is caused by malalignment of the compressing part, which thus reduces abnormal abrasion of the elastomeric hose to thereby guarantee service life of the elastomeric hose, and reduces the frequency of replacing the elastomeric hose to thereby enhance working efficiency and reduce costs.
To make the objects, technical solutions, and advantages of the present disclosure much clearer, the present disclosure will be further described in detail through the preferred embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, those skilled in the art should know that the present disclosure is not limited to the drawings and the embodiments.
In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise indicated, the orientation terms such as “upper, lower” are generally used with respect to the drawings. The orientations “upper, lower” are termed with respect to the vertical, perpendicular, or gravitational direction; meanwhile, to ease the understanding and description, the orientations “left, right” refer to the left and the right shown in the drawings; the orientations “inner, outer” refer to inside and outside the outline of respective component per se; however, the above orientation expressions are not used for limiting the present disclosure.
An embodiment of the present disclosure provides an elastomeric-hose-compressing part for a power head of a peristaltic pump. As shown in
As shown in
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in
The top wall 42 is formed substantially obliquely between the outer sidewall 43 and the inner sidewall 42, the top wall 42 having an arc shape which is convex relative to the surface 1 for compressing the elastomeric hose, and the portion of the top wall 42 proximal to the outer sidewall 43 is higher than the portion of the top wall proximal to the inner sidewall, i.e., the third edge B of the flange 4 has the highest height (which is also the height h of the flange 4). A ratio between the height h of the flange 4 and the width d of the flange 4 in the width direction of the elastomeric-hose-compressing part G is in a range of 2≥d/h≥⅓.
In this embodiment, the width of the top wall 42 (i.e., the distance from the second edge C of the flange 4 to the outer sidewall 43 in
In another embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in
Preferably, the section of the inner sidewall 44 is of an arc shape of not more than ¼ circumference, wherein the radius of the arc being 1.2˜2.5 times the elastomeric hose wall thickness, and the inner sidewall 44 is tangent with the surface 1 for compressing the elastomeric hose. As such, during operation of the peristaltic pump, if the elastomeric hose offsets towards one side, the arc-shape inner sidewall 44 can envelop the elastomeric hose better so as to block offset of the elastomeric hose, thereby reducing abrasion to the elastomeric hose.
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Specifically, in this embodiment, the detachable cartridge further comprises a tubing-compressing arcuate plate 8 that is mounted at the lower side of the transverse beam 73 of the cartridge body 7; the tubing-compressing arcuate plate 8 is provided with the elastomeric-hose-compressing part as described above, wherein the surface 1 for compressing the elastomeric hose may be fit with the roller assembly 9 so as to limit the elastomeric hose between the surface for compressing the elastomeric hose and the rollers 10 of the roller assembly of the peristaltic pump.
An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a roller assembly 2 for a pump head of a peristaltic pump. As shown in
In particular, as shown in
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In another embodiment, as shown in
An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a pump head for a peristaltic pump, comprising the elastomeric-hose-compressing part as described above and/or the roller assembly as described above.
Below are results of testing a peristaltic pump using the elastomeric-hose-compressing part as disclosed in the embodiments the present disclosure, a peristaltic pump using roller assembly as disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure, and a prior peristaltic pump, wherein #1 represents the prior peristaltic pump comprising a hose-compressing block 106 with a planar compressing surface and rollers 105 with column-shaped rolls as shown in
In the depictions of the specification, terms such as “an embodiment,” “some embodiments,” “an example,” “specific examples,” o “some examples” mean that specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present disclosure. In the description, schematic expressions of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments or examples. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics as described may be combined in any appropriate way in any one or more embodiments or examples.
Embodiments of the present disclosure have been described above. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments above. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, and improvements within the spirit and principle of the present disclosure should be included within the protection scope of the present disclosure.
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