CN100467138C - Disposable paint cup - Google Patents

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CN100467138C
CN100467138C CNB2005800154456A CN200580015445A CN100467138C CN 100467138 C CN100467138 C CN 100467138C CN B2005800154456 A CNB2005800154456 A CN B2005800154456A CN 200580015445 A CN200580015445 A CN 200580015445A CN 100467138 C CN100467138 C CN 100467138C
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迈克尔·J.·科斯迈纳
拉尔夫·A.·威斯纽斯基
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B7/00—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas
    • B05B7/24—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas with means, e.g. a container, for supplying liquid or other fluent material to a discharge device
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B7/00—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas
    • B05B7/24—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas with means, e.g. a container, for supplying liquid or other fluent material to a discharge device
    • B05B7/2402—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. by hand; Apparatus comprising containers fixed to the discharge device
    • B05B7/2405—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. by hand; Apparatus comprising containers fixed to the discharge device using an atomising fluid as carrying fluid for feeding, e.g. by suction or pressure, a carried liquid from the container to the nozzle
    • B05B7/2408—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. by hand; Apparatus comprising containers fixed to the discharge device using an atomising fluid as carrying fluid for feeding, e.g. by suction or pressure, a carried liquid from the container to the nozzle characterised by the container or its attachment means to the spray apparatus
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B7/00—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas
    • B05B7/24—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas with means, e.g. a container, for supplying liquid or other fluent material to a discharge device
    • B05B7/2402—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. by hand; Apparatus comprising containers fixed to the discharge device
    • B05B7/2478—Gun with a container which, in normal use, is located above the gun
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B7/00—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas
    • B05B7/24—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas with means, e.g. a container, for supplying liquid or other fluent material to a discharge device
    • B05B7/2402—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. by hand; Apparatus comprising containers fixed to the discharge device
    • B05B7/2481—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. by hand; Apparatus comprising containers fixed to the discharge device with a flexible container for liquid or other fluent material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D37/00—Portable flexible containers not otherwise provided for

Abstract

A flexible, disposable cup. The disposable cup comprising a side wall, an open outlet end, and a closed bottom defining an interior, the sidewall having a first portion adjacent to the outlet end, a second portion adjacent to the bottom, and a third portion between the outlet end and the bottom, the first and second portions having a thickness greater than a thickness of the third portion.

Description

Disposable paint cup
Technical field
The present invention relates generally to the fluid supply apparatus that is used for fluid applicator, more specifically, relate to the disposable cup that is used for fluid supply apparatus of sidewall thickness with variation.
Background technology
Some fluid applicator, for example flow by gravity feeding paint sprayer has the fluid that is installed on the fluid applicator top and supplies with cup.It is reusable that common fluid is supplied with cup.Fluid, for example paint is measured in independent container and mixing usually, injects fluid then and supplies with cup to use.The container that is used to measure and mixes must be clean or disposable.
Reducing paint waste is important consideration, because the cost of common mixing paint surpasses every fluid ounce.
Attempted providing the fluid supply apparatus that reduces the paint waste amount.For example, No. 5582350 patent of the U.S. described the hand-held spray guns with paint cup of installing at the top.Paint in the salable crushable closing bag in paint cup, thereby do not need exhaust outlet.Use closing bag, spray gun can arbitrarily angled operation and the exhaust outlet of paint from paint cup spilt.The use of closing bag also allows to use more paint.In addition, because bag keeps clean paint cup, so reduced clearance time and expense.Therefore, No. 5582350 patent of the U.S. shown obvious improvement in this technology.
In addition, developed paint cup with outer container and disposable cup.Usually, the sidewall of disposable cup has about 0.003 inch uniform thickness that arrives in about 0.007 inch scope.Disposable cup flattens along with the spraying of paint.Yet it is folding that this has produced sidewall at random, formed the isolation pocket that may hold back paint.Depend on the volume of cup, this can produce 1 to 2 ounce do not make and paint.
Therefore, need improvement to reduce the disposable cup of paint waste.
Summary of the invention
The present invention provides flexible disposable cup for satisfying this demand.Disposable cup comprises the sidewall that forms inside, the port of export of opening and the bottom of sealing.Sidewall has the first of the contiguous port of export, the second portion of adjacent bottom and the third part between the port of export and the bottom, and the thickness of first and second parts is greater than the thickness of third part.
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Fig. 1 is the side view with flow by gravity feeding air painter of fluid supply apparatus.
Fig. 2 is the exploded side sectional view of an embodiment of fluid supply apparatus.
Fig. 3 is the side partial cross-sectional that the assembling between reusable saucer and the reusable enclosing cover connects.
Fig. 4 is the side partial cross-sectional of another embodiment that shows the reusable enclosing cover that piles up of fluid supply apparatus.
Fig. 5 is the sectional view of another embodiment of reusable lid.
Fig. 6 is the assembling sectional view of another embodiment of reusable lid among disposable cup and Fig. 5.
Fig. 7 is the sectional view of another embodiment of disposable cup.
Fig. 8 is the vertical view of another embodiment of disposable cup.
Fig. 9 is the sectional view of disposable cup on an axis among Fig. 8.
Figure 10 is the sectional view of disposable cup on another axis among Fig. 8.
Figure 11 is the partial assembled sectional view of the connection between the embodiment of reusable enclosing cover and connector.
Figure 12 is the vertical view of connector among Figure 11.
Figure 13 is that the assembling of Figure 11 is connected the vertical view (not having filter) before rotating.
Figure 14 is the perspective view of reusable enclosing cover.
Figure 15 is the vertical view (not having filter) after the assembling of Figure 11 is connected rotation.
The specific embodiment
It shown in Fig. 1 the fluid supply apparatus that is connected to fluid applicator.In one embodiment, fluid supply apparatus is used for supplying with for example fluid such as paint or other coating to fluid applicator such as for example air painters.The present invention will describe air painter, flow by gravity feeding air painter for example, and it is used for paint spraying to the coated substrate surface.Air painter can be used for automobile trimming market, and car repair body shop for example is with spray car again.Though fluid supply apparatus is described to air painter, be not limited to this.It can be used for supplying with other flowable liquids, includes but not limited to beverage, food, flavouring (for example ketchup), gasoline, petroleum chemicals and hydrocarbon, water, group water solution, solvent based sols, emulsion, bonding agent etc.
With reference to Fig. 1, there is shown air painter 10.Air painter 10 comprises main body 15, be fixed in main body 15 front end 25 nozzle assembly 20 and from the sagging handle 30 in the rear end 35 of main body 15.Trigger 40 is fixed in main body 15 pivotly, is used for the manual operation of air painter 10.The paint feedway 45 that install at the top is installed near the front end 25 of main body 15, is used for making paint to be fed into nozzle assembly 20.Air connector 50 is connected to tracheae (not shown), is used for compressed air delivery is arrived nozzle assembly 20, and wherein, compressed-air actuated conveying is by trigger 40 controls.
Being transported to nozzle assembly 20 and compressed air from the compressed air of air connector 50 through internal pipeline (not shown) plays the effect that makes the paint atomizing and it is sprayed around axis 55 through nozzle assembly 20.Paint is transported to nozzle assembly 20 from paint feedway 45.
Fig. 1-3 shows first embodiment of paint feedway 45.The paint feedway comprises disposable cup 55.Disposable cup 55 has and is generally columniform sidewall 60.The port of export 65 at cup top is open, and bottom 70 is sealed.Sidewall 60, the port of export 65 and bottom 70 form inner 75.
Disposable cup has flexible side walls, and it is designed to allow disposable cup to flatten with folding Min., and almost whole paint obtains using.The sidewall of the contiguous port of export and bottom is thicker than the mid portion of sidewall.By this layout, cup shows as almost along with its flattening and is turned up in inside.The sidewall of the contiguous port of export and bottom can be center side wall about two to about three times thick.For example, the sidewall of the contiguous port of export and bottom can be about 0.006 inch to about 0.015 inch, and mid portion is about 0.003 inch to about 0.005 inch.That if desired, is close to the port of export and bottom can cover about 1/4 sidewall than thickness portion.It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that and to use other thickness, also can use than thickness portion other ratio with the mid portion that approaches.
If desired, the bottom can be arrived in about 0.02 inch scope at about 0.003 inch, and the bottom is basic to keep straight to make when sidewall flattens.In disposable cup,, sidewall do not need exhaust outlet because of flattening.This allows the user can not leak with arbitrarily angled release air painter, and can use paint in the more cup than traditional flow by gravity feeding paint cup.
The port of export 65 forms axis 80.Flange 85 outwards and downwards extends from the edge of the port of export 65.Flange 85 extends downwards with angle [alpha], angle [alpha] with the axis 80 of the port of export 65 into about 10 ° in about 70 ° scope.
If desired, disposable cup 55 can be made by transparent or semitransparent plastics.Suitable plastics include but not limited to low density polyethylene (LDPE).
If desired, disposable cup can be made by anti-static material, and it can eliminate the electrostatic charge that accumulates gradually in manufacturing, storage and use.Term " anti-static material " trends towards comprising traditional anti-static material, and antistatic material, just have material with the ability of the speed discharge electrostatic charges that is higher than typical antisatic additive, and the conductive material with ability of quick discharge electrostatic charges.Usually, anti-static material comprises the polymeric material that contains antisatic additive.Suitable polymeric material includes but not limited to polyethylene, polypropylene or other flexomer.Suitable antisatic additive includes but not limited to long chain aliphatic amine and amino-compound, phosphate, quaternary ammonium compound, polyethylene glycol, ethylene glycol fat, ethoxy long chain aliphatic amine, comprises intrinsic conducting polymer and for example carbon black, metal dust and the conductive fillers such as fiber and graphite fibre such as polymer anti static additive, for example polyaniline and polythiophene of hydrophile copolymers.
Reusable saucer 90 is generally cylindrical.It has sidewall 95, open upper end 100 and lower end 105.Lower end 105 has opening 110 therein.If desired, opening 110 can cover lower end 105 all or almost all.Perhaps, lower end 105 can have one or more less openings.Opening 110 in the lower end 105 allows ambient pressure to help disposable cup in use to flatten.Have, reusable saucer 90 can comprise the 105 one or more shanks 112 that extend from the lower end downwards again.Shank can extend (circumferential rib just) or the only extension of the part around opening 110 around whole opening 110.Shank 112 can help to pile up fluid supply apparatus as following.
Upper end 100 forms axis 115.100 edge outwards and downwards extends flange 120 from the upper end.Flange 120 extends downwards with angle beta, angle beta with the axis 115 of upper end 100 into about 10 ° in about 70 ° scope.The angle beta angle [alpha] with the flange 85 of disposable cup 55 basically is identical.When disposable cup 55 was positioned in the reusable saucer 90, the flange 120 of reusable saucer 90 supported the flange 85 of disposable cup 55.
Upper end 100 at reusable saucer 90 has joint face 125.Joint face 125 can stretch out from sidewall on sidewall, perhaps if desired, also can stretch out from the end of flange 120.
Reusable saucer 90 can be made by rigidity plastics, includes but not limited to polypropylene or high density polyethylene (HDPE).Gratifying is that selected plastics are enough strong, can make reusable saucer bear the clamping force of paint shaker machine.Though plastics can be opaque, it is desirable to transparent or semitransparent.If the use opaque plastics, then sidewall will have long opening therein, thereby can see reusable cup and inner.Typically, the thickness of wall can arrive in about 0.08 inch scope at about 0.02 inch.
Disposable cover 130 has frusto-conically shaped portion 135 usually.Usually the outward flange 140 of frusto-conically shaped portion 135 forms axis 145.Usually the angle γ of the outward flange 140 of frusto-conically shaped portion 135 arrives in about 70 ° scope into about 10 ° with axis 145.Angle γ equates with the angle [alpha] of the flange 85 of reusable cup 55 basically.Disposable cover 130 is suitable for being installed on the reusable cup 55, and the edge 140 of disposable cover 130 cooperates with the flange 85 of reusable cup 55.If desired, then the inside of disposable cover 130 can have the rib 150 of downward extension.Downwards the rib 150 that extends extend in the inside 75 of reusable cup and with 60 inboard cooperations of inwall of reusable cup 55, seal thereby form.In addition, can have outstanding seal bead 155 in the inside of disposable cover 130 downwards.Outstanding downwards seal bead 155 cooperates to help to form sealing with the flange 85 of reusable cup 55.
Has the integrated joint 160 that is connected to common frusto-conically shaped portion 135.Joint 160 has the opening 165 that extends through it.
Disposable cover 130 can be made by transparent, translucent or opaque plastics.Suitable plastics include but not limited to polypropylene or high density polyethylene (HDPE).
Reusable enclosing cover 170 has frusto-conically shaped portion 175 usually.Usually the outward flange 180 of frusto-conically shaped portion 175 forms axis 185.Usually the angle δ of the outward flange 180 of frusto-conically shaped portion 175 from axis 185 about 10 ° in about 70 ° scope.Angle δ equates with the angle beta of the flange 120 of reusable saucer 90 basically.The outward flange 180 of reusable enclosing cover 170 cooperates with the flange 120 of reusable saucer 90.Has complementary joint face 190 at outward flange 180 places of reusable enclosing cover 170.In this embodiment, complementary joint face 190 extends downwards from outward flange 180, but also can adopt other structure.Complementary joint face 190 cooperates so that reusable saucer 90 and reusable enclosing cover 170 are sealed with the joint face 125 of reusable saucer 90.
Reusable enclosing cover has the integrated joint 195 that is generally frusto-conically shaped portion 175 that is connected to.Joint 195 has the opening 200 that extends through it.The joint 160 of disposable cover 130 is installed in the joint 195 of reusable enclosing cover 170.
Reusable enclosing cover 170 can be made by firm, tough and tensile plastics.It is desirable to, selected plastics are enough strong, can make reusable enclosing cover bear the clamping force of paint shaker machine.The example of suitable plastics includes but not limited to acetal.It is opaque that acetal is generally.If desired, reusable enclosing cover 170 can comprise one or more windows, so that the user sees paint level.Window also can allow the user in the reusable name of writing paint type that covers, and it allows easily disposable cover to be taken off from reusable enclosing cover.
Conduit 210 is connected to air painter 10 with fluid supply apparatus.Conduit 210 cooperates with the joint 195 of reusable enclosing cover 170 and the joint 160 of disposable cover 130.Conduit 210 has the opening 215 that runs through it.Wherein have and be used for fluid and flow to air painter 10 paths through the opening 165 and the opening through conduit 210 215 of disposable cover 130 from the inside 75 of disposable cup 55.Selectable filter 220 can be positioned in opening 215 in the pipeline 210, the opening 200 or the opening 165 in the disposable cover 130 in the reusable enclosing cover 170, to filter impurity.
For using fluid supply apparatus, disposable cup 55 is positioned in the reusable saucer 90.The flange 85 of disposable cup 55 cooperates with the flange 120 of reusable saucer 90.Flange 85 is concentricity with the disposable cup 55 in the reusable saucer 90.
Alternatively, can be also or have mark 230 on both at disposable cup 55 or reusable saucer 90.Mark 230 can be moulded into sidepiece or be printed on sidepiece, and label can be attached to sidepiece, and mark also or otherwise is provided.Mark 230 can be used for measuring paint and form.Perhaps, disposable cup and reusable saucer can indicate scale and use, and perhaps use the measurement rod to measure paint and form.
Mark can comprise having one or more mixed proportions, for example the mixing scale of 4:1 mixed proportion, 2:1 mixed proportion, 3:2:1 mixed proportion etc.Each mixed proportion can comprise cutting apart of one or more different sizes, thereby can use each mixed proportion to measure the fluid of different amounts.Mark also can comprise one or more universal scales, just, has the scale that equivalent size is cut apart.A kind of universal scales can have 20 equal cutting apart, and another kind has 10 equal cutting apart, and the third has 5 equal cutting apart.Can have multiple general scale as required.Multiple universal scales allows the user to measure the fluid of different amounts and does not use the mixed proportion scale, can not comprise the mixed proportion scale.The user can select suitable universal scales according to required amount of liquid.
Perhaps, measure guider and can have the mark that is printed onto on clear, the thin and flat plastic sheet.Plastic sheet has the coupling part in the relative both sides of sheet, includes but not limited to lug and slit.Plastic sheet forms cylinder, and lug is inserted in the slit.Measuring guider can be positioned on the table, and disposable cup or the reusable saucer that wherein has a disposable cup can be positioned in the cylinder.After measuring the paint composition, disposable cup (with reusable saucer, if exist) is taken out from cylinder.This can lift disposable cup by flange and finish, and perhaps finishes by lug and the slit untied on the plastic sheet.The mobile projection of separation 180 degree on the selectable flange can help to unload disposable cup.Then, disposable cup can be positioned in the saucer and (not place if also).This measurement guider has improved visuality and the accuracy when measuring the paint composition.Rectangle is easy to make.This has eliminated label accurately has been positioned over needs on disposable cup or the reusable saucer.This also allows than using label (in other words, by label, reusable saucer and disposable cup) more directly to observe mark.When using the less disposable cup of diameter, have superiority especially, just in time be close to the disposable cup place because mark can be positioned over.At last, if use disposable cup separately, then reusable saucer keeps clean, because saucer does not use when injecting and measure paint.
Sheet can form different size, thereby measures the disposable cup that guider can use different size.Bigger sheet can be used for reusable saucer and/or bigger disposable cup.The cylinder that is formed by bigger sheet is enough big, so that reusable saucer and/or bigger disposable cup are packed into wherein.Bigger sheet can comprise mark, and for example near the dotted line the bottom suitably aligns to allow mark, and this depends on whether bigger disposable cup uses with reusable saucer.When bigger disposable cup use has the reusable saucer of shank, can use whole.When the bigger disposable cup of independent use (perhaps reusable cup does not influence alignment, for example, because it does not have shank), sheet can cut at the mark place.This makes and all can suitably align in either case.When using less disposable cup, can use less sheet.When measuring fluid, for the suitable alignment of mark and less disposable cup is provided, reusable saucer can together not use with less disposable cup usually.
After disposable cup 55 was filled paint, disposable cover 130 was positioned on the top of disposable cup 55.The angle γ at the edge 140 of disposable cover 130 angle [alpha] with the flange 85 of disposable cup 55 basically is identical, so that the edge 140 of disposable cover 130 cooperates with the flange 85 of disposable cup 55.Angle γ makes disposable cover 130 concentricity on disposable cup 55.The angle γ of disposable cover 130 also make to increase extra sealing area and does not increase the diameter in the whole outside of fluid supply apparatus.
The rib 150 that extends downwards on the inboard of disposable cover 130 is installed to the inboard of disposable cup 55.The rib 150 that around disposable cover 130, can have one or more downward extensions, rib 150 extends on disposable cover 55 inboard peripheral part ground, and perhaps rib also can be around extending around the whole inboard.The rib 150 that extends remains in disposable cover 55 in the tram downwards, and it also can play the effect of sealing.Disposable cover 55 also can have the seal bead 155 of downward extension, and the flange 85 of seal bead 155 contact disposable cups 55 is to improve sealing.
Reusable enclosing cover 170 is positioned on the top of disposable cover 130.Use the joint face 190 of the complementation of the joint face 125 of reusable saucer 90 and reusable enclosing cover 170 that reusable enclosing cover 170 is fastened on the reusable saucer 90.Suitable joint face and complementary joint face include but not limited to be threaded, flange, groove and pin and slit.
The outward flange 180 of reusable enclosing cover 170 has angle δ, and angle δ equates with the angle beta of the flange 120 of reusable saucer 90 basically.Reusable enclosing cover 170 is fastened on the reusable saucer 90, and the edge 140 of the disposable cover 130 between the flange 120 of the edge 180 of reusable enclosing cover 170 and reusable saucer 90 and the flange 85 of disposable cup 55 are clamped to together.This angle has increased clamping force and has not increased torque.
The angle δ at the angle beta of the angle γ at the angle [alpha] of the flange 85 of disposable cup 55, the edge 140 of disposable cover 130, the flange 120 of reusable saucer 90 and the edge 180 of reusable enclosing cover 170 usually with separately axis into about 10 ° in about 70 ° scope, be typically about 20 ° in about 60 ° scope, more typical be about 30 ° in about 50 ° scope, about 35 ° arrive in about 45 ° scope.
The angle that is connected to air painter when the angle [alpha] at the edge 140 of the flange 85 of disposable cup 55 and disposable cover 130 and γ and fluid supply apparatus is complementary, in use making disposable cover be arranged essentially parallel to the axis that sprays paint of air painter, all paint all are used in the disposable cup thereby make almost.
Plug 235 is used in and covers joint 160 on the disposable cover 130.Plug 235 can be installed on the inside or the outside of joint 160.Opening 165 in plug 230 seal nipples 160 is used to shake or store.
In one embodiment, fluid supply apparatus is enough firmly being positioned in the paint shaker machine, and without any extra support.
Conduit 210 is positioned in the joint 195 in the reusable enclosing cover 170.Selectable filter 220 is inserted in the opening 215 of conduit 210.Perhaps, filter 220 can be positioned in the joint 195 of the joint 160 of disposable cover 130 or reusable enclosing cover 170.If desired, filter 220 can have protuberance 225, and protuberance 225 prevents that the disposable cup 55 that flattens from stopping up the opening 165 that passes conduit 210.If desired, then conduit 210 can be filled solvent and beyond the Great Wall to store.If the inner plug of installing 235 is used for the joint 160 on the disposable cup 130, then the plug of same size also can be installed in the conduit.
Fluid supply apparatus is connected to conduit 210.Conduit 210 is connected to reusable enclosing cover 170 and air painter 10, and provides from the inside 75 of disposable cup 55 to the flow path of air painter 10.
Can use polytype conduit, this is known to those skilled in the art.For example, No. 10/458436 patent of United States serial that on June 10th, 2003 submitted to, " Friction Fit Paint CupConnection " by name described a kind of suitable conduit.
Another suitable conduit is shown in Figure 11-15.Conduit can be the connector 505 that is used to connect between air painter 10 and the enclosing cover 508.As shown in Figure 1, connector 505 comprises the hollow hole 520 between first end 510 that can combine with air painter 10, second end 515 that can combine with reusable enclosing cover 508 and first end 510 and second end 515.
In one embodiment, first end 510 has the diameter less than second end 515.First end 510 is generally cylinder form.First end 510 has joint face 525, is used for combining with complementary joint face 530 on the air painter 10.Suitable joint face 525 includes but not limited to thread helix shape surface, flange and groove, taper connection with complementary joint face 530, bayonet lock is connected and be connected, perhaps first end 510 can be integrated with air painter 10, so that connector 505 becomes the feed conduit that enters air painter 10.The expectation be, joint face 525 and complementary joint face 530 are the screw threads that are used for the typical sizes and the spacing of air painter so that fluid supply apparatus can with any the common use in several air painters.
Second end 515 has the part that possesses first shape 535 and possesses the part of second shape 540.If desired, the part that possesses first shape 535 can be straight, and the part that possesses second shape 540 can be crooked.Alternatively, the part with first shape can have simple or complicated shape, includes but not limited to outwards or curves inwardly.If it is crooked possessing the part of first shape, then its curvature should be different with the curvature of the part that possesses second shape.The part that possesses second shape also can have the shape except that crooked.What expect is that second end 515 has relative straight portion 535 and relative sweep 540.Can have one or more sweeps and one or more straight portion.What expect is to have two relative straight portion and two relative sweeps.
Enclosing cover 508 has common incorporate cylinder-shaped joint 545, and it has the opening 550 that passes wherein.It is circular that opening 550 is generally.Opening 550 in the enclosing cover 508 has at least one projection 555 that extends internally at the top edge of opening 550.Projection 555 has and allows to have the part of first shape and do not make the part with second shape be close to the shape that it passes through, thereby second end 515 can be inserted in the opening 550.If use straight portion 535, then projection 555 typically is straight.As required, projection 555 can be positioned at the edge of the upper end of joint 545, perhaps also can be downward from the edge.
In opening 550, below projection 555, has a horizontal retainer 560 at least.Second end 515 has height, so that it is installed between the horizontal retainer 560 and projection 555 of joint 545, thereby makes second end 515 only enter required separation distance.When second end 515 was run into horizontal retainer 560, connector 505 rotated fluid supply apparatus is locked to air painter 10, as shown in figure 15.Perhaps, enclosing cover 508 can rotate on connector 505.When connector 505 rotated, projection 555 combined with the top of the sweep 540 of second end 515.
On the inboard of opening 550, has a vertical retainer 562 at least.Vertical retainer 562 stops connector 505 to rotate, and cooperates with projection 555 once more up to straight portion 535, so that connector 505 can break away from.If desired, vertically retainer 562 can extend to horizontal retainer 560 from projection 555.Perhaps, vertical retainer 562 can extend on the partial distance between projection 555 and the horizontal retainer 560.
Because straight portion 535 and sweep 540, the straight projection 555 of joint 545 and the height of second end 515 of second end 515, connector 505 can not rotate, and inserts fully in the opening 550 up to it.This stops fluid supply apparatus to fall from connector 505 because of unsuitable jockey.In addition, the bend 540 of lateral support second end 515 of joint 545, this has reduced the ability that second end 515 moves in joint 545.This helps to provide stable connection between fluid supply apparatus and connector.
Disposable cover 565 has joint 570.Because second end 515 of connector 505 enters in the joint 545 of enclosing cover 508, so the joint 570 of disposable cover 565 enters in the hole 520 of connector 505.This inside with fluid supply apparatus is connected with the passage of spray gun.
Another embodiment that is used for reusable enclosing cover has been shown among Fig. 4.In this embodiment, reusable enclosing cover 300 has interior section 305 and exterior section 310.Exterior section 310 is generally conical butt.Outward flange 315 forms axis 320.The angle δ a of outward flange 315 and axis 320 arrive in about 70 ° scope into about 10 °.As in first embodiment, angle δ a equates with the angle beta of the flange 120 of reusable saucer 90 basically.
Interior section 305 is straight basically.Perhaps, it can be the angle different with the angle δ a of outward flange 315.It selectively comprises one or more upwardly extending most advanced and sophisticated 325.Most advanced and sophisticated 325 can be around all or part of extension of reusable enclosing cover 300.It can be positioned to cooperate with the shank 112 of contiguous reusable saucer 90a, is stacked on the top mutually to allow fluid supply apparatus.
If across the distance of the shank 112 of the reusable saucer lower end diameter less than reusable cup, and reusable saucer will be used to paint mixer, then it is desirable to comprise on the bottom of reusable saucer second ring.Second ring can be the diameter (or basic identical) identical with the lower end of reusable saucer, is delivered to the sidewall of reusable saucer with the clamping force with paint mixer, thereby reduces the deflection of reusable saucer bottom.
Reusable enclosing cover has the integrated joint 330 that is connected to interior section 305.Joint 330 has the opening 335 that passes it.
The outward flange 315 of reusable enclosing cover 300 cooperates with the flange 120 of reusable saucer 90.Outward flange 315 at reusable enclosing cover 300 has complementary joint face 340.Complementary joint face 340 cooperates with the joint face 125 of reusable saucer 90, so that reusable saucer 90 and reusable enclosing cover 300 are sealed.
Fig. 5-6 shows another embodiment of disposable cover.Disposable cover 350 has interior section 355 and exterior section 360.Exterior section 360 is generally conical butt.The outward flange 365 of exterior section 360 forms axis 370.The angle γ a of the outward flange 365 of exterior section 360 arrives in about 70 ° scope into about 10 ° with axis 370.As in first embodiment, angle γ a equates with the angle [alpha] of the flange 85 of disposable cup 55 basically.
Interior section 355 has frusto-conically shaped portion 375 and the upwardly extending protuberance 380 in the outer end usually.Upwardly extending protuberance 380 is connected to exterior section 360.The joint 385 integrated interior sections 355 that are connected to.Joint 385 has the opening 390 that passes it.
Exterior section 360 cooperates with the flange 85 of disposable cup 55.Upwardly extending protuberance 380 is installed on the inside of the port of export 65 of disposable cup 55, to form extra sealing.
Fig. 7-10 shows another embodiment of disposable cup.In Fig. 7, disposable cup 400 has and is generally columniform lower sidewall portion 405, is generally Frusto-conical center side wall part 415 and is generally columniform upper side wall part 420.
The port of export of locating at the top of disposable cup 400 425 is open, and bottom 430 is sealed.Lower sidewall portion 405, center side wall part 415 and upper side wall part 420, the port of export 425 and bottom 430 form inner 435.Inner 435 less than inner 75.When using less paint, lower sidewall portion allow accurately to measure the paint ratio than minor diameter.
The port of export 425 forms axis 440.Have from the edge of the port of export 425 and outwards reach the flange 445 that extends downwards.Flange 445 is to extend downwards into about 10 ° of angle [alpha] a in about 70 ° scope with the axis 440 of the port of export 425.The port of export 425 is suitable for being positioned in the reusable saucer, therefore its size is made can be installed in the reusable saucer.
Perhaps, common columniform lower sidewall portion can depart from the center, in other words, and with upper side wall part decentraction.This will make lower sidewall portion near the sidewall of reusable saucer, thereby make and easily read any measurement markers.
In Fig. 8-10, disposable cup 450 has the center side wall part 460 that is generally oval-shaped lower sidewall portion 455 and extends to the upper side wall part 465 that is generally circular from lower sidewall portion.
The port of export 470 at disposable cup 450 tops is open, and bottom 475 is sealed.Lower sidewall portion 455, center side wall part 460 and upper side wall part 465, the port of export 470 and bottom 475 form inner 480.Inner 480 less than inner 75.Elliptical shape makes it be easy to read the mark that is used to measure paint, because disposable cup extends near reusable saucer.Long axis of ellipse is extensible crosses the whole of reusable saucer diameter or whole substantially, or across being slightly less than all or whole basically diameter.
The port of export 470 forms axis 485.Have from the edge of the port of export 470 and outwards reach the flange 490 that extends downwards.Flange 490 is to extend downwards into about 10 ° of angle [alpha] a in about 70 ° scope with the axis 485 of the port of export 470.The port of export 470 is suitable for being positioned in the reusable saucer, therefore its size is made can be installed in the reusable saucer.
In these embodiments, across the distance of the port of export of disposable cup at least in one direction greater than distance across the bottom.The smaller portions of disposable cup are extensible crosses the whole height of sidewall or less than the whole length of sidewall.If sidewall is cylindrical, and the entire portion of less diameter parts extend through sidewall, then it can be connected to flange by straight circular portion.If do not extend on the whole height of sidewall, then it can partly connect by being generally Frusto-conical upper side wall.Other sidewall setting also can, as is known to the person skilled in the art.
This embodiment of disposable cup can together use with reusable saucer and enclosing cover and this device do not carried out any transformation, allows the disposable cup of different size to use in fluid supply apparatus.
Fluid supply apparatus is shown and is described as to have and is generally columniform disposable cup and reusable saucer, and this shape becomes typical shape because of being easy to make and use.Yet, also can be made for other shape, include but not limited to square, triangle, pentagon and ellipse etc.
Though show some representative embodiment and description to be used to set forth the present invention, but those skilled in the art obviously can disclosed herein formation and method in carry out various variations and do not depart from the scope of the present invention, scope of the present invention is defined by the following claims.

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1. flexible disposable cup, comprise and form inner sidewall, the port of export of opening and the bottom of sealing, this sidewall extends between the port of export and bottom, this sidewall has the first of the contiguous port of export, this sidewall has the second portion of adjacent bottom, this sidewall has the third part between first and second portion, and the thickness of first and second parts is greater than the thickness of third part.
2. disposable cup according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of first and second parts arrives in about 3 times scope at about 2 of third part thickness.
3. disposable cup according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of first and second parts arrives in about 0.015 inch scope at about 0.006 inch.
4. disposable cup according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of third part arrives in about 0.005 inch scope at about 0.003 inch.
5. disposable cup according to claim 1, wherein first and second parts are about 1/4th of sidewall.
6. disposable cup according to claim 1, wherein Di Bu thickness arrives in about 0.02 inch scope at about 0.003 inch.
7. disposable cup according to claim 1, wherein disposable cup is made by polymeric material.
8. disposable cup according to claim 7, wherein polymeric material is selected from polyethylene or polypropylene.
9. disposable cup according to claim 1, wherein disposable cup is made by anti-static material.
10. disposable cup according to claim 1, wherein disposable cup has the mark that is used to measure fluid on sidewall.
11. disposable cup according to claim 1 also comprises outward extending flange at the port of export of sidewall.
12. disposable cup according to claim 1, wherein, this sidewall is cylindrical.
13. disposable cup according to claim 2, wherein the thickness of first and second parts arrives in about 0.015 inch scope at about 0.006 inch.
14. disposable cup according to claim 2, wherein the thickness of third part arrives in about 0.005 inch scope at about 0.003 inch.
15. disposable cup according to claim 2, wherein first and second parts are about 1/4th of sidewall.
16. flexible disposable cup, comprise and form inner sidewall, the open port of export and the bottom of sealing, this sidewall extends between the port of export and bottom, this sidewall has the first of the contiguous port of export, this sidewall has the second portion of adjacent bottom, third part between first and second portion, the thickness of first and second parts is greater than the thickness of third part, wherein the thickness of first and second parts arrives in about 0.015 inch scope at about 0.006 inch, and wherein the thickness of third part arrives in about 0.005 inch scope at about 0.003 inch.
17. disposable cup according to claim 16, wherein first and second parts are about 1/4th of sidewall.
18. disposable cup according to claim 16, wherein, this sidewall is cylindrical.
19. a fluid supply apparatus that is used for fluid applicator comprises:
Flexible disposable cup, it comprises the sidewall that forms inside, the port of export of opening and the bottom of sealing, this sidewall extends between the port of export and bottom, this sidewall has the first of the contiguous port of export, this sidewall has the second portion of adjacent bottom, this sidewall has the third part between first and second portion, and the thickness of first and second parts is greater than the thickness of third part;
Reusable saucer has sidewall, lower end and open upper end, has opening in the lower end, has joint face at upper end, and reusable saucer is suitable for holding disposable cup;
Reusable enclosing cover, has incorporate joint, the joint of reusable enclosing cover has the opening that passes wherein, complementary joint face is at the edge of reusable enclosing cover, the complementary joint face of reusable enclosing cover is suitable for cooperating with the joint face of reusable saucer, so that reusable saucer and reusable enclosing cover are sealed.
20. fluid supply apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the thickness of first and second parts of disposable cup the third part thickness of disposable cup about 2 in about 3 times scope.
21. fluid supply apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the thickness of first and second parts of disposable cup arrives in about 0.015 inch scope at about 0.006 inch.
22. fluid supply apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the thickness of the third part of disposable cup arrives in about 0.005 inch scope at about 0.003 inch.
23. fluid supply apparatus according to claim 19, wherein first and second parts are about 1/4th of disposable cup sidewall.
24. fluid supply apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the thickness of disposable cup bottom arrives in about 0.02 inch scope at about 0.003 inch.
25. fluid supply apparatus according to claim 19, wherein disposable cup is made by polymeric material.
26. fluid supply apparatus according to claim 19, wherein fluid supply apparatus is the paint feedway.
27. fluid supply apparatus according to claim 19, wherein, the conduit of this joint and fluid applicator closely cooperates.
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