19-07-2018 дата публикации
Номер: US20180200744A1
Принадлежит:
A pump mechanism for a spray dispenser, comprising a piston assembly movable with respect to a housing between charged and initial positions. The piston assembly comprises liquid and gas seals, being movable boundaries of respective chambers whose volume is determined by the position of the seal relative to the housing. When the piston assembly moves toward the charged position, the volume of the liquid chamber increases to draw liquid into the liquid chamber and the changing volume of the gas chamber changes the pressure of gas in that chamber from its pressure when the piston assembly was in the initial position. This biases the piston assembly to return from the charged position toward the initial position, that return movement of the piston assembly pressurising the liquid in the liquid chamber for dispensing. 2. The pump mechanism of claim 1 , wherein:when the piston assembly moves from the initial position to the charged position, the volume of the sealed gas chamber is decreased and the internal pressure of the gas is increased; orwhen the piston assembly moves from the charged position to the initial position, the volume of the sealed gas chamber is increased and the internal pressure of the gas is decreased.3. The pump mechanism of claim 1 , wherein:when the piston assembly moves from the initial position to the charged position, the volume of the sealed gas chamber is increased and the internal pressure of the gas is decreased; orwhen the piston assembly moves from the charged position to the initial position, the volume of the sealed gas chamber is decreased and the internal pressure of the gas is increased.4. The pump mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises a tubular body closed by a base wall.5. The pump mechanism of claim 4 , wherein the base wall comprises the inlet to the liquid chamber.6. The pump mechanism of claim 1 , wherein a non-return valve is provided in a duct leading to the inlet.7. The pump mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the ...
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