Abstract:
The present invention provides a pneumatic injector that includes a pressurized gas source, an actuator, a driver, and a dispenser. The dispenser of the injector includes a reservoir for containing a desired amount of a chosen medicament and a needle, such as a hypodermic needle, suitable for subcutaneous, intramuscular, or intra-articular delivery of the chosen medicament. The actuator actuates the transmission of pressurized gas from the pressurized gas source to the driver, and as pressurized gas is delivered to the driver, the driver exerts at least an injection force. The injection force is of sufficient magnitude to expel a chosen medicament through the needle of the dispenser within a desired amount of time. Advantageously, the design of the injector of the present invention is extremely flexible, allowing the injector to the designed to deliver a wide range of medicaments in virtually any human or veterinary context calling for the injection of the subcutaneous, intramuscular, or intra-articular injection of medicament.
Abstract:
To achieve a silent, noiseless operating supercooling degree-controlled expansion valve 10 wherein vibration of a valve element 14 induced by refrigerant flow changes is suppressed a resilient urging means 18 presses valve element 14 in an oblique direction inclined with respect to an axial direction thereof against a surrounding member 12 to thereby restrict vibration of the valve element.
Abstract:
There is provided a device for the administration of an inhalation medicament, including a body defining a through-going air pathway having a longitudinal axis, an air inlet, an air outlet forming a mouthpiece, means for dispensing medicament into the pathway and air flow regulating means, characterised in that the air flow regulating means includes a movable obstructing means adapted to reduce the cross-sectional area of the pathway at a location between the air inlet and the means for dispensing medicament, and biassing means, whereby the obstructing means is biassed into a first resting position in which the cross-sectional area of the pathway is minimum and is adapted to move against the bias of the biassing means to a second position in which the cross-sectional area of the pathway is maximum in response to a pressure fall at the mouthpiece caused by inhalation and is adapted to move further to a third position in which the cross-sectional area of the pathway is less than maximum in response to a greater pressure fall at the mouthpiece caused by inhalation.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a valve device comprising a valve housing (8) provided with a flow control valve, an electromagnetic actuator (1) arranged in series with the flow control valve in the valve housing (8), a piston (3) which forms the flow control valve and in its rest position creates a clear hydraulic connection between a hydraulic fluid source (4) and a hydraulic fluid consumer (5). The actuator (1) in its rest position is braced against the action of a pressure spring (2) at one end face of the piston (3) and in its operating position can detach itself from the piston (3) to take up an intermediate position which regulates the volume of hydraulic fluid flowing from the hydraulic fluid source (4) to the hydraulic fluid consumer (5). This valve design is simple and reliable. In a further invention, a process involving the use of spacers is disclosed for adjusting a valve device comprising a valve housing (8) into which is inserted a flow control valve with an electromagnetic actuator (1) arranged in series with the flow control valve, and a piston (3) which forms the flow control valve and in its initial position creates a clear hydraulic connection between a hydraulic fluid source (4) and a hydraulic fluid consumer.
Abstract:
A two-stage flow controller for use in a vehicle heating circuit including a housing defining an inlet (30) and an outlet (28) and a flow control chamber (26) disposed between the inlet and outlet. A spring biased flow controlIer (14) is disposed for sliding movement within the chamber towards and away from a valve seat (20). The flow controller includes an annular segment (88) defining a through aperture and a plurality of axially extending legs (92) which support the segment for sliding movement within the chamber and in predetermined alignment with the valve seat. Projections (100) are defined on a face of the annular segment (88). When the fluid flow exceeds a predetermined level, the projections initially engage a valve seat surface (20a) such that a variable orifice is formed by clearance regions between a confronting face of the element and the seat. The element deforms to diminish the clearance space between the face and the seat as a function of fluid flow rate. In a preferred embodiment, the housing includes two portions that are snapped together and are maintained in their assembled positions by a resilient retaining ring (46). Locking lugs are supported beyond an end surface of one of the portions by a plurality of arcuate tabs which together define a segmented groove having a diameter larger than an end bore defined by the portion. The other portion is sized to fit within the end bore and includes a groove (48) for receiving the retaining ring (46) when compressed. When the second portion is inserted into the bore, the retaining ring (46) expands outwardly into the segmented groove to maintain the engagement between the two portions.
Abstract:
The controller is suitable for a liquid containing numerous solid particles and has a casing (13,30,40, 62, 70, 92) in which a valve body (16, 32, 42, 50, 60, 73, 90) is slidably accommodated. Between the inner surface of the casing and the outer surface of the valve body is provided a wide space (S 2 ) by forming some sliding projections (18, 33, 41, 51, 63a, 63b, 80a, 80b, 80c, 93a, 93b, 93c). Furthermore, at least one flexible closing member (14, 35, 78, 79) is provided between the casing and the valve body. This construction enables the valve body to move smoothly without jamming of the solid particles in the liquid in the space (S 2 ).
Abstract:
Un dispositif de dechargement pour un systeme hydraulique a haute pression, tel qu'un systeme d'atomisation a haute pression, possede une entree sous pression (115) en connexion avec une pompe, une sortie sous pression (124) en connexion avec une charge et une sortie de derivation (116) avec une vanne de derivation (128). Un piston deplace la vanne de derivation (128) entre des positions ouverte et fermee. L'ecoulement du liquide au travers du dispositif de dechargement a partir de l'entree (115) au travers de la sortie (124) et vers la charge hydraulique etablit une pression differentielle sur le piston (111) pour fermer la vanne de derivation (128). Lorsqu'il n'y a pas d'ecoulement sur la charge, il n'y a pas de pression differentielle sur le piston (111) et la vanne de derivation (128) est ouverte.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a beverage dispensing system for dispensing a carbonated beverage. The beverage dispensing system comprises a beverage container defining an inner space for holding the carbonated beverage at an elevated pressure exceeding the ambient atmospheric pressure, a dispensing device for dispensing the beverage from the inner space of the beverage container, and a constant flow rate controller having an inlet in fluid communication with the inner space of the beverage container and an outlet in fluid communication with the dispensing device. The constant flow rate controller has a first position defining a maximum effective flow area between the inlet and the outlet and a second position defining a minimum effective flow area between the inlet and the outlet. The constant flow rate controller shifts gradually during dispensing beverage towards the second position with an increasing pressure difference between the inlet and the outlet and towards the first position with a decreasing pressure difference between the inlet and the outlet.
Abstract:
Devices and systems for controls the flow of fluid through a conduit are described herein. One flow control device that controls the flow of fluid through a conduit, includes a body having an axis and defining a passage that allows fluid to flow from an upstream position to a downstream position, the valve body having a converging portion in the upstream position with an inner surface that curves gradually inward, but having an annular rim formed by a portion that extends outward from the inward curving shape, and a throat between the converging and diverging portions; and, a flow regulator supported within the body for controlling the flow of fluid through the conduit, the flow regulator having an annular seating surface configured to contact the annular rim of the body.