Precompression pump sprayer having suck-back feature
US5785208A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 10, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05B15/52
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A precompression pump sprayer has a variable volume suck-back chamber in communication with the discharge orifice for inwardly suctioning any residual liquid away from the orifice and the spin mechanics to avoid clogging as a result of dried accumulated product. In one embodiment a cover on the plunger head is spring loaded and therewith defines the suck-back chamber. In another embodiment the plunger head is spring loaded on the piston stem, such that in both embodiments a top end wall of the suck-back chamber is shiftable relative to the piston stem independently of piston reciprocation. The biasing spring has a spring force permitting a shifting of the end wall to reduce the volume of the suck-back chamber at a peak pressure reached in the pump chamber beyond the threshold pressure required to open the discharge valve, at which time the spring is compressed. The restoring force of the spring causes the top end wall to shift to expand the volume of the suck-back chamber.
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