Patent Application
20180178231
This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201611213621.3 filed on Dec. 24, 2016 the contents of which are incorporated by reference herein.
The subject matter herein generally relates to a food injection field.
When using the injection devices to inject liquid for example into food capsules, there is often a space between the piston and liquid in the needle tube. A small amount of gas occupy the space which cannot be discharged from the needle tube. As the piston is pressed, the pressure of the space absorbs the force, thus greater force is needed to push the piston.
Implementations of the present technology will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the attached figures.
It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, where appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among the different figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. In addition, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the exemplary embodiments described herein. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the exemplary embodiments described herein can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, methods, procedures, and components have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the related relevant feature being described. The drawings are not necessarily to scale and the proportions of certain parts may be exaggerated to better illustrate details and features. The description is not to be considered as limiting the scope of the exemplary embodiments described herein.
Several definitions that apply throughout this disclosure will now be presented.
The term “outside” refers to a region that is beyond the outermost confines of a physical object. The term “inside” indicates that at least a portion of an object is contained within a boundary formed by another object. The term “substantially” is defined to be essentially conforming to the particular dimension, shape, or other feature that the term modifies, such that the component need not be exact. For example, “substantially cylindrical” means that the object resembles a cylinder, but can have one or more deviations from a true cylinder. The term “comprising” means “including, but not necessarily limited to”; it specifically indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in a so-described combination, group, series, and the like.
The needle tube 10 is generally cylindrical. The needle tube 10 includes a bottom wall 11 and a sidewall 13. The sidewall 13 surrounds periphery portions of the bottom wall 11 and is perpendicularly connected to the bottom wall 11. The bottom wall 11 and the sidewall 13 together define a receiving space 15 to receive the liquid. The push rod 20 and the piston 30 are slidably mounted in the receiving space 15. The bottom wall 11 defines a pinhole 12, and the liquid can be discharged from the needle tube 10 through the pinhole 12. In at least one embodiment, the needle tube 10 is transparent.
The push rod 20 is substantially cylindrical. The diameter of the push rod 20 is smaller than the diameter of the needle tube 10. One end of the push rod 20 is connected and secured to the piston 30.
The main body 40 has a through hole 44 defined in the middle portion of the main body 40. The through hole 44 penetrates the bottom surface 41 and the top surface 42. The main body 40 is also provided with an exhaust passage 45 on the top surface 42. One end of the exhaust passage 45 is in air communication with the through hole 44, and the other end of the exhaust passage 45 is in air communication with an exhaust groove 455. Gas can pass through the exhaust passage 45 and be discharged from the exhaust groove 455. In at least one embodiment, the exhaust passage 45 is designed to be helical. In other embodiments, the exhaust passage 45 may also be of other design, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
The cover 50 can be fixed to the top surface 42 of the main body 40 to shield the through hole 44 and the exhaust passage 45. The cover 50 defines an exhaust hole 55 corresponding to the exhaust groove 455, and gas can be discharged from the exhaust hole 55. One end of the push rod 20 is perpendicularly connected to the cover 50. In at least one embodiment, the main body 40 may be formed by rubber injection molding, and the cover 50 may be a plastic film or a rubber film. The main body 40 and the cover 50 may be secured together by means of an adhesive.
When using the injection device 100, the liquid is taken into the receiving space 15 of the needle tube 10. The cover 50 is secured to the top surface 42 of the main body 40, and the exhaust hole 55 is aligned with the exhaust groove 455. The push rod 20 is secured to the cover 50 and is placed in the receiving space 15 together with the piston 30. The bottom surface 41 of the body 40 faces the bottom wall 11.
The push rod 20 is pushed in the direction of the bottom wall 11, and the push rod 20 drives the piston 30 to slide toward the bottom wall 11. When the push rod 20 slides towards the bottom wall 11, or the pressing process, any gas between the piston 30 and the liquid is compressed and enters into the exhaust passage 45 from the through hole 44, then discharges from the exhaust groove 455 and the exhaust hole 55. The push rod 20 thus does not raise the pressure during the pressing process and does not require additional thrust for the piston 30 to be pushed further. When the piston 30 is in contact with the liquid, the liquid is not easily discharged from the exhaust passage 45 due to the high viscosity and the three-dimensional design of the exhaust passage 45.
The exemplary embodiments shown and described above are only examples. Many details are often found in the art such as the other features of an injection device. Therefore, many such details are neither shown nor described. Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present technology have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the present disclosure, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in the detail, including in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of the parts within the principles of the present disclosure, up to and including the full extent established by the broad general meaning of the terms used in the claims. It will therefore be appreciated that the exemplary embodiments described above may be modified within the scope of the claims.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201611213621.3 | Dec 2016 | CN | national |
