Air operated diaphragm pump system
US4500264A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 1982 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04B43/06
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An air-operated diaphragm pump assembly for withdrawing small volumes of liquid from a receptacle until the receptacle is almost completely emptied. The pump assembly includes a diaphragm pump that is submerged within the liquid in one receptacle, an extension sleeve extending upwardly from the pump to a position above the receptacle, fluid logic circuitry to operate the pump, inlet conduit(s) passing through the sleeve to transmit control pulses to the pump, and outlet conduit(s) passing through the sleeve to discharge the liquid forced out of the pump in response to the control pulses. The fluid logic circuitry includes a pneumatic Schmitt-Trigger that is operatively associated with a pneumatic inverter. The diaphragm pump includes a pumping diaphragm and a driving diaphragm, the diaphragms being coupled together to drive a displacer within a pumping chamber in response to a pressure differential to thereby expel the liquid contained therein.
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