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Small size air pump

US6439104B1 · kind B1 · utility

18Cited by
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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 1, 2000
Grant dateAug 27, 2002
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Expiry dateAug 1, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/18088
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention aims at providing a small size air pump which has a simple structure and is less likely to incur restrictions on its space for installation and accommodation. The present invention provides a small size air pump 1 in which a motor 4 is driven to actuate a pump section 3, so as to carry out a predetermined aspirating operation; the air pump 1 comprising a worm gear 15 disposed at an output shaft 4a of the motor 4; a worm wheel 16, disposed between the motor 4 and the pump section 3, meshing with the worm gear 15; a smaller gear 18 disposed coaxial with the worm wheel 16; a larger gear 20, disposed at a position held between the motor 4 and the pump section 3, meshing with the smaller gear 18; and an actuator element 21 having one end pivotally connected to a periphery of a flat part 20a of the larger gear 20 and the other end connected to an end part of a piston 5 of the pump section 3.

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