Apparatus for repetitively dispensing a measured volume of liquid
US5441392A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 11, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04B43/04
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for delivering measured liquid volumes comprising a dosing piston pump having an outlet for the measured liquid volumes, and a liquid accumulating device including an accumulator chamber having an inlet for liquid to be dispensed. The accumulator chamber communicates with the pump chamber of the dosing piston pump through a transfer passage having a valve for controlling the transfer of liquid from the accumulator chamber to the pump chamber. The accumulator chamber is expandable to accommodate constantly inflowing liquid through the inlet when the transfer passage is blocked and is contractible as a result of the displacement of a movable wall member so as when the transfer passage is open to transfer accumulated liquid to the dosing piston pump while inflowing liquid flows direct to the dosing piston pump.
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