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Reduced pulsation tapered ramp pump head

US5230614A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 3, 1992
Grant dateJul 27, 1993
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Expiry dateJun 3, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF04B43/1284
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A peristaltic pump includes a plurality of rollers for compressing and sealing a collapsible and resilient tube. A housing and a pump arm with a specific arcuate surface and position with respect to the housing enable the succesive contact and gradual compression of the rollers with the tube in a manner for moving a fluid through the tube in one direction without creating substantial fluid back pressure in an opposite direction.

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