Diaphragm pump having a strip connector
US9822774B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04B19/006
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A micropump in the form of a stack comprising, in succession, a flexible diaphragm, a pumping chamber and a closing-off plate, said pumping chamber communicating with the outside, for example via the flexible diaphragm; said diaphragm being furthermore secured to an actuator arranged outside the micropump, characterized in that said diaphragm is secured to the actuator by way of at least one element in the form of a strip, which is rigid along its main axis and flexible in the direction perpendicular to its main axis.
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