Patent Application
20240410509
The present invention relates in general to a portable fluid system, and more particularly to a portable suction device for removing oil from an oil containing device.
Numerous inventions for oil suction devices have been provided in the prior art that will be described.
US8109364B2 teaches a portable, self-contained, fluid system. The portable, self-contained, fluid changing system may be used as a fluid changing device for changing a fluid such as oil or another suitable fluid in a container of a boat, recreational vehicle (RV), automobile or other suitable military, agricultural or industrial device. Alternatively, portable, self-contained, fluid system may also be used for providing fluid such as water or other suitable fluid for cleaning or showering. Moreover, the portable, self-contained, fluid system may also have a reversible electric pump that may be adapted or switched for pumping in either direction once the pump is affixed on the reservoir so the system may be sold and marketed for use in a fluid changing type of device or in a water providing or cleaning type of device consistent with that described above.
US20150260337A1 teaches an oil suction device which comprises a container and a plurality of movable fasteners. An oil supply pump and a connection pipe can be directly accommodated in a first accommodation trough and a second accommodation trough of a container respectively to be taken along with the container anytime. And because the oil is flowed from the small diameter section to the large diameter section, the outlet pressure of the oil from the large diameter section may be larger and the dust may be not accumulated in the connection pipe easily. Through the movable fastener which is disposed on the container and can be detached to two pieces, the power cord of the oil supply pump is detachably fixed by the simplified structure and operation. It is convenient for use and storage. The oil suction device has a simplified structure and the operation of the oil suction device is convenient.
The systems mentioned are versatile but bulky because the pumps are affixed on the reservoirs. In addition, the systems do not provide protection against spillage of oil drops after the suction is completed.
US6102159A teaches a portable system for removing oil from an oil containing device. The system includes a pump, fluid conduit apparatus, and power conduit apparatus. The pump pumps the oil out of the oil containing device. The fluid conduit apparatus is in fluid communication with the pump and with the oil containing device. The power conduit apparatus is in electrical communication with the pump. The system does not provide protection against spillage of oil drops after the suction is completed.
Further areas of applicability of the present disclosure will become apparent from the detailed description, the claims and the drawings. The detailed description and specific examples are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure.
The claimed technical solution aims solving a technical problem, constituting a creation of a convenient device that provides environmental protection from oil drops after pumping is completed.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention an oil suction device includes an electric pump having a mounting plate configured to be fixedly attached by a first surface of the mounting plate to the electric pump and to be installed by a second surface of the mounting plate on a solid surface near an oil pumping point. The second surface of the mounting plate comprising a plurality of soft feet configured to provide such a force of friction with the solid surface near the oil pumping point that the electric pump does not move on the solid surface during operation. The oil suction device includes a first tube having a first removable sealed plug at a first end of the first tube and at a second end configured to be in fluid communication with an inlet of the electric pump through a first connector. The oil suction device includes a second tube having a second removable sealed plug at a first end of the second tube and a clip-on connector and at a second end configured to be in fluid communication with an outlet of the electric pump through a second connector. Said connectors are configured to provide connection to the electric pump of tubes of various diameters.
A method includes the following steps:
Various other purposes and advantages of the invention will become clear from its description in the specification that follows and from the novel features particularly pointed out in the appended claims. Therefore, to the accomplishment of the objectives described above, this invention consists of the features hereinafter illustrated in the drawings, fully described in the detailed description of the preferred embodiments and particularly pointed out in the claims. However, such drawings and description disclose only some of the various ways in which the invention may be practiced.
Other assemblies, systems, methods, apparatus, features, and advantages of the present invention will be apparent to one skilled in the art upon examination of the following figures and detailed description. Component parts shown in the drawings are not necessarily to scale, and may be exaggerated to better illustrate the important features of the present invention.
Certain embodiments commensurate in scope with the originally claimed subject matter are summarized below. These embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure, but rather these embodiments are intended only to provide a brief summary of certain disclosed embodiments. Indeed, the present disclosure may encompass a variety of forms that may be similar to or different from the embodiments set forth below.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention (
The mounting plate 3 of the electric pump can be made of plastic or metal. The plurality of soft feet 6 can be made of rubber.
The oil suction device includes a first tube 7 having a first removable sealed plug 8 at a first end of the first tube 7 and at a second end configured to be in fluid communication with an inlet 9 of the electric pump 2 through a first connector 10. The oil suction device 1 includes a second tube 11 having a second removable sealed plug 12 at a first end of the second tube 11 and a clip-on connector 13 and at a second end configured to be in fluid communication with an outlet 14 of the electric pump 2 through a second connector 15. Said connectors are configured to provide connection to the electric pump of tubes of various diameters.
The device can additionally include a power conduit apparatus 16 in electrical communication with, and for powering, the electric pump 2 through a cable 17.
The device 1 can additionally include a reservoir 18 having an inlet for receiving and holding a fluid that is being removed from a fluid container in fluid communication with the second tube 11, wherein retention of the second tube 11 on the reservoir 18 is provided by the clip-on connector 13.
The device 1 can additionally include a pump case table containing data allowing users to select a reservoir of a required volume.
A method for oil suction includes the following steps (
The pump case table also can be used when filling the engine with the appropriate amount of oil.
To confirm the industrial applicability of the invention, one of a plurality of possible manuals is presented below:
The present invention makes it easy for anyone to get started with confidence, even if they have no prior experience changing oil. The plugs in the kit prevent oil spillage during storage, and a special clip holds the tube in place when draining oil into a container. The pump's stable plate allows users to place it on various solid surfaces with various inclinations. The connector designs in the form of quick-release fitting 20 (
While only certain features and embodiments of the disclosure have been illustrated and described, many modifications and changes may occur to those skilled in the art without materially departing from the novel teachings and advantages of the subject matter recited in the claims. The order or sequence of any process or method steps may be varied or re-sequenced according to alternative embodiments. It is, therefore, to be understood that the appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications and changes as fall within the true spirit of the disclosed embodiments. Furthermore, in an effort to provide a concise description of the exemplary embodiments, all features of an actual implementation may not have been described. It should be appreciated that in the development of any such actual implementation, as in any engineering or design project, numerous implementation specific decisions may be made. Such a development effort might be complex and time consuming, but would nevertheless be a routine undertaking of design, fabrication, and manufacture for those of ordinary skill having the benefit of this disclosure, without undue experimentation.
