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Peristaltic pump arrangement
Assignee: Indopco Inc
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Filing: 1993-02-05
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Granted: 1993-10-26
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Expires: 2013-02-05
Abstract
Abstract An improved peristaltic pumping arrangement is disclosed as comprising a housing assembly that is freely mounted on a pump drive shaft, an occludable tubing, a plurality of compression rollers being rotatable by the shaft and capable of compressing the tubing and rotatably driving the tubing and housing assembly a limited extent until the housing assembly strikes a stop assembly for arresting limited rotational movement of the housing assembly and tubing thereby allowing the imparting of sufficient torque to pump the fluid.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert D. Tucker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 09:20
CPC Classifications
F; F04; F04B; F04B43/00; F04B43/12; F04B43/1253; F04B49/00; F04B49/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
A peristaltic pumping apparatus comprising: a support assembly; motor means having a drive shaft and connected to said support assembly; a pump housing assembly including means for freely mounting said pump housing assembly thereon for rotation thereabout; an occludable tubing cooperating with said pump housing assembly; said pump housing assembly including a tubing support surface against which said tubing is compressed and occluded; rotatable means mounted on said drive shaft and including a plurality of circumferentially spaced rollers for selective engagement with said tubing and being rotational in response to rotation of said drive shaft so as to selectively compress and occlude said tubing to thereby effect pumping of fluid through said tubing; and, motion arresting means being positioned to be spaced from and engaged by said pump housing assembly after predetermined movement of said pump housing assembly means in response to rotation of said drive shaft to thereby allow said rotatable means to gain momentum sufficient to rotate relative to said tubing and thereby effect pumping of fluid through said tubing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
172 words
A peristaltic pumping apparatus comprising: a support assembly; motor means having a drive shaft and connected to said support assembly; a pump housing assembly including means for freely mounting said pump housing assembly thereon for rotation thereabout; an occludable tubing cooperating with said pump housing assembly; said pump housing assembly including a tubing support surface against which said tubing is compressed and occluded; rotatable means mounted on said drive shaft and including a plurality of circumferentially spaced rollers for selective engagement with said tubing and being rotational in response to rotation of said drive shaft so as to selectively compress and occlude said tubing to thereby effect pumping of fluid through said tubing; and, motion arresting means being positioned to be spaced from and engaged by said pump housing assembly after predetermined movement of said pump housing assembly means in response to rotation of said drive shaft to thereby allow said rotatable means to gain momentum sufficient to rotate relative to said tubing and thereby effect pumping of fluid through said tubing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 1 further including biasing means connected to said pump housing assembly for urging said housing assembly away from said motion arresting means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said arresting means is connected to said support means and includes an obstructing assembly which engages said pump housing assembly upon limited rotation of the latter.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said obstructing assembly includes a cushioning member thereon which is engageable by said pump housing assembly.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said means for freely mounting said pump housing assembly includes bearing means which are connected to said shaft and upon which said pump housing means is supported for freedom of rotation.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said bearing means includes a pair of spaced apart bearing means, each one of which supports opposite wall portions of said pump housing assembly.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
51 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said occludable tubing has one end portion affixed to said pump housing assembly and has another end portion assembly with freedom of movement relative to said pump housing assembly so as to minimize stretching and bending of said tubing upon movement of said housing assembly.
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