US5301842A
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Multicomponent cartridge for plastic materials
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1992-02-21
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Granted: 1994-04-12
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Expires: 2012-02-21
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus proportions and dispenses at least two different plastic materials such as, two component adhesives or sealants in which the components are stored separately from one another before use and are mixed with one another only for use. The apparatus includes a multichamber cartridge made from injection-molded plastic with at least two cartridge tube wall parts located one inside the other to form at least two chambers that receive one material component each. An end wall part is located at the anterior end of the cartridge tube wall parts on which a mouthpiece for dispensing the plastic material components from the cartridge is formed. Piston elements are inserted in the rear end of the cartridge tube wall parts to express the material components. The end wall part is formed as a separate head piece and the cartridge tube wall parts likewise are formed from two separately manufactured parts. Snap connections are provided to connect the cartridge tube wall parts with the head piece. The invention allows the cartridge tube wall parts and the cartridge end wall part each to be manufactured separately, so that the required injection-molding tools can be very simple in design and inexpensive. The injection-molding tools for the tube wall parts do not require any lateral slide functions, and the necessity for residual lateral slide functions is reduced to the injection-molding tool for the relatively small cartridge end wall part.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank Ritter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 02:14
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D81/00; B65D81/32; B65D81/325; B05; B05C; B05C17/00; B05C17/005; B05C17/00503; B05C17/00506; B05C17/00513; B05C17/00516
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
185 words
A multichamber cartridge of injection-molded plastic for at least two plastic materials with at least two cartridge tube wall parts located one inside the other to form at least two chambers to receive one material component each, the cartridge comprising: an end wall part located at an anterior end of the cartridge tube wall parts, to which a mouthpiece to dispense the material components from the cartridge is formed, piston elements inserted in a rear end of the cartridge tube wall parts to express the material components, with the end wall part designed as a separate head piece and the cartridge tube wall parts made as separately manufactured parts, and snap connections on the cartridge tube wall parts and head piece for connecting the cartridge tube wall parts with the head piece, wherein the snap connections have, between said head piece and each cartridge tube wall parts, an annular flange formed on respective tube wall parts with an annular groove having an undercut, and an annular projection formed on said head piece complementary to the annular groove for engaging said undercut of the annular groove.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
185 words
A multichamber cartridge of injection-molded plastic for at least two plastic materials with at least two cartridge tube wall parts located one inside the other to form at least two chambers to receive one material component each, the cartridge comprising: an end wall part located at an anterior end of the cartridge tube wall parts, to which a mouthpiece to dispense the material components from the cartridge is formed, piston elements inserted in a rear end of the cartridge tube wall parts to express the material components, with the end wall part designed as a separate head piece and the cartridge tube wall parts made as separately manufactured parts, and snap connections on the cartridge tube wall parts and head piece for connecting the cartridge tube wall parts with the head piece, wherein the snap connections have, between said head piece and each cartridge tube wall parts, an annular flange formed on respective tube wall parts with an annular groove having an undercut, and an annular projection formed on said head piece complementary to the annular groove for engaging said undercut of the annular groove.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
128 words
The multichamber cartridge according to claim 1, wherein said mouthpiece communicates with each chamber through an outlet opening formed in the end wall parts and a mouthpiece shutoff device associated with the mouthpiece for optional closure or opening of the mouthpiece, the mouthpiece shutoff device having a shutoff element rotatable between an open position and a closed position, said shutoff element having a disk located on the mouthpiece of the cartridge, transverse to the material flow direction and directly in front of outlet openings of the mouthpiece, and being rotatable around the axis parallel to the cartridge lengthwise axis, said disk having through openings which are brought into and out of alignment with outlet openings of the mouthpiece by rotating the disk between the open and closed positions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
65 words
The multichamber cartridge according to claim 2 for a two-component cartridge with two coaxial cartridge tubes whereby said disk forms the bottom of a cylinder open at the front, said disk having a jacket, the jacket including gripping means for actuating the shutoff element and a circumferential groove, in which a retaining means is engaged to guide and hold the cylinder on said head piece.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The multichamber cartridge according to claim 3, wherein the retaining means is a threaded sleeve screwed on a neck of said head piece.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A multichamber cartridge according to claim 3, wherein the cylinder is divided by a middle rib.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The multichamber cartridge according to claim 2, wherein the rotation of said disk between the open and closed positions is limited by stop surfaces formed on the disk in said mouthpiece.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The multichamber cartridge according to claim 2, wherein the through openings of said disk are congruent in shape with the outlet openings of said mouthpiece.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
A multichamber cartridge according to claim 6, wherein said stop surfaces comprise two projecting stop noses which engage two suitably designed depressed guide grooves on the head piece, the guide grooves having ends forming a counterstop for said stop noses.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The multichamber cartridge according to claim 1, wherein said undercut is formed in a radial outer groove wall.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The multichamber cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the radial extent of said undercut is in the tenths of a millimeter range.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
185 words
A multichamber cartridge of injection-molded plastic for at least two plastic materials with at least two cartridge tube wall parts located one inside the other to form at least two chambers to receive one material component each, the cartridge comprising: an end wall part located at an anterior end of the cartridge tube wall parts, to which a mouthpiece to dispense the material components from the cartridge is formed, piston elements inserted in a rear end of the cartridge tube wall parts to express the material components, with the end wall parts designed as a separate head piece and the cartridge tube wall parts made as separately manufactured parts, and snap connections on the cartridge tube wall parts and head piece for connecting the cartridge tube wall parts with the head piece, wherein the snap connections have, between said head piece and each cartridge tube wall part, an annular flange formed on said head piece with an annular groove having an undercut, and an annular projection formed on respective tube wall parts complementary to the annular groove for engaging said undercut of the annular groove.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
185 words
A multichamber cartridge of injection-molded plastic for at least two plastic materials with at least two cartridge tube wall parts located one inside the other to form at least two chambers to receive one material component each, the cartridge comprising: an end wall part located at an anterior end of the cartridge tube wall parts, to which a mouthpiece to dispense the material components from the cartridge is formed, piston elements inserted in a rear end of the cartridge tube wall parts to express the material components, with the end wall parts designed as a separate head piece and the cartridge tube wall parts made as separately manufactured parts, and snap connections on the cartridge tube wall parts and head piece for connecting the cartridge tube wall parts with the head piece, wherein the snap connections have, between said head piece and each cartridge tube wall part, an annular flange formed on said head piece with an annular groove having an undercut, and an annular projection formed on respective tube wall parts complementary to the annular groove for engaging said undercut of the annular groove.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
128 words
The multichamber cartridge according to claim 11, wherein the mouthpiece communicates with each chamber through an outlet opening formed in the end wall part and a mouthpiece shutoff device associated with the mouthpiece for optional closure or opening of the mouthpiece, the mouthpiece shutoff device having a shutoff element rotatable between an open position and a closed position, said shutoff element having a disk located on the mouthpiece of the cartridge, transverse to the material flow direction and directly in front of outlet openings of the mouthpiece, and being rotatable around the axis parallel to the cartridge lengthwise axis, said disk having through openings which are brought into and out of alignment with outlet openings of the mouthpiece by rotating the disk between the open and closed positions.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
The multichamber cartridge according to claim 12, wherein the rotation of said disk between the open and closed positions is limited by stop surfaces formed on the disk in said mouthpiece.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
40 words
A multichamber cartridge according to claim 13, wherein said stop surfaces comprises two projecting stop noses which engage two suitably designed depressed guide grooves on the head piece, the guide grooves having ends forming a counterstop for said stop noses.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
The multichamber cartridge according to claim 12, wherein the through openings of said disk are congruent in shape with the outlet openings of said mouthpiece.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
65 words
The multichamber cartridge according to claim 12, for a two-component cartridge with two coaxial cartridge tubes whereby said disk forms the bottom of a cylinder open at the front, said disk having a jacket, the jacket including gripping means for actuating the shutoff element and a circumferential groove, in which a retaining means is engaged to guide and hold the cylinder on said head piece.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
The multichamber cartridge according to claim 16, wherein the retaining means is a threaded sleeve screwed on a neck of said head piece.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
16 words
A multichamber cartridge according to claim 16, wherein the cylinder is divided by a middle rib.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
21 words
The multichamber cartridge according to claim 11, wherein radial extent of said undercut is in the tenths of a millimeter range.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
18 words
The multichamber cartridge according to claim 11, wherein said undercut is formed in a radial outer groove wall.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1997-04-11 | 1997-10-11 | 1998-04-12 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2001-04-11 | 2001-10-11 | 2002-04-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2005-04-11 | 2005-10-11 | 2006-04-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |