CN106219076A - A kind of detachable toothpaste tube of double end - Google Patents
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- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a kind of detachable toothpaste tube of double end, including internal sliding conveyor front barrel (1) and the rear cylinder body (15) having piston (2), and be positioned between described conveyor front barrel (1) and rear cylinder body (15) and can promote the pusher that described piston (2) moves axially along conveyor front barrel (1) and rear cylinder body (15), described conveyor front barrel (1) and rear cylinder body (15) one end of pusher is provided with paste outlet (11) and the sealing lid (12) sealed by paste outlet (11).The toothpaste tube of the present invention can deposit two kinds of different toothpaste simultaneously, and removable is carried out, and to realize recycling, saves use cost, reduces garbage emission.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to toothpaste and hold field, particularly relate to a kind of toothpaste tube, be specially a kind of detachable toothpaste tube of double end.
Background technology
Toothpaste is the necessary in a kind of people's daily life, and its usage amount is very big, accordingly, deposits appearance as toothpaste
The toothpaste tube usage amount of device is the biggest, and the toothpaste tube being widely used at present is disposable product, it is impossible to reuse,
Not only increase garbage emission, add use cost equally.Additionally, people are when going on business or travel, it may be necessary to for not
Use different types of toothpaste with occasion, and existing toothpaste tube can only hold a kind of toothpaste, if meeting diversified demand,
When carrying very inconvenient.
Summary of the invention
The present invention is directed to the deficiencies in the prior art, it is provided that a kind of detachable toothpaste tube, it is possible to recycling, and can deposit simultaneously
Put two kinds of different toothpaste.
The present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions, it is provided that a kind of detachable toothpaste tube of double end, including internal sliding
There are conveyor front barrel and a rear cylinder body of piston, and between described conveyor front barrel and rear cylinder body and described piston can be promoted along conveyor front barrel
The pusher moved axially with rear cylinder body, described conveyor front barrel and rear cylinder body away from one end of pusher be provided with paste outlet and
The sealing lid that paste outlet is sealed.Different types of toothpaste can be held in forward and backward cylinder respectively, drive piston by pusher
Mobile, toothpaste is extruded;After toothpaste is finished, being pulled down by forward and backward cylinder from pusher, after cleaning, rechargeable enters toothpaste,
Realize recycling.
As preferably, described pusher includes the mounting seat that two ends are affixed with conveyor front barrel, rear cylinder body respectively, described installation
Be provided with air cavity and cross section in Zuo less than air cavity and by the passage of calming the anger of air cavity Yu atmosphere, described in calm the anger to slip in passage and have
Displacer, described displacer offers the air inlet running through upper and lower end face, is provided with air inlet court in described air inlet
To the check valve of air, described in calm the anger end that passage connects with air cavity by by holding out against the seal that spring is connected with mounting seat
Seal;Be additionally provided with two slideways connected with air cavity in described mounting seat, in described two slideways respectively sliding have with conveyor front barrel,
The push rod that piston in rear cylinder body is affixed.In air cavity, it is pressed into air by displacer, promotes push rod to move, thus promote cylinder
Toothpaste is extruded by inner carrier, easy to use laborsaving.
As preferably, described in channel cross-section of calming the anger for circle, described seal is that radius is more than channel radius of calming the anger
Spheroid, difficulty of processing is little, and sealing reliability is strong.
As optimization, described displacer is connected with the button being positioned at outside mounting seat by depression bar, and described depression bar overlaps
Being connected to the spring connecting button with mounting seat, after pressing button, button resets under the elastic force effect of spring, facilitates press next time
Pressure.
As preferably, described conveyor front barrel and rear cylinder body are all connected with mounting seat by screw thread, are connected firmly, easy disassembly.
As optimization, described mounting seat is additionally provided with the bleed passage of connection air cavity and air, described bleed passage with
One end of atmosphere is provided with plug, opens plug and the piston in before and after's cylinder can be made to return smoothly, it is not necessary to dismounting is calmed the anger work
Plug.
As preferably, described pusher includes the mounting box that two ends are affixed with conveyor front barrel, rear cylinder body respectively, described installation
Being installed with electro-motor and the hollow axle being rotated by described electro-motor in box, described hollow axle passes through bearing and mounting box
Connect, in hollow axle, be threaded connection push rod affixed with the piston in conveyor front barrel, rear cylinder body respectively;Described propelling movement fills
Put and also include that limiting hollow axle occurs the stopping means of axial displacement.Driving hollow axle to rotate by electro-motor, hollow axle leads to
The active force crossing screw thread drives push rod to move back and forth, it is achieved the promotion to both sides piston, reaches to extrude the purpose of toothpaste.
As preferably, described stopping means includes being threadably secured in the limited cover at hollow axle two ends, described limited cover
On be provided with the boss more than hollow axle internal diameter, described push rod pass limited cover, the boss on the limiting stand of two ends is respectively by axle
Hold inner ring to stop, prevent hollow axle axially displaced along it.
As preferably, described hollow axle is installed with driven gear, the output shaft of described electro-motor is installed with and institute
Stating the driving gear of driven gear engagement, power is reached hollow axle, stable drive, efficiency by gear drive by electro-motor
High.
As preferably, described conveyor front barrel and rear cylinder body are all connected with mounting box by screw thread, are connected firmly, easy disassembly.
As preferably, described paste outlet is flat paste outlet, makes the toothpaste of extrusion be laid on more uniformly on toothbrush, reduces
The toothpaste waste of extrusion.
Different toothpaste can be held in the invention have the benefit that forward and backward cylinder respectively, meet people's diversified demand,
Front and back cylinder is carried out after pusher is pulled down, it is achieved recycling, saves use cost, decreases garbage emission, protects
Retaining ring border.
Accompanying drawing explanation
Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the embodiment of the present invention 1;
Fig. 2 is for being coated with 1 top view (removing sealing lid);
Fig. 3 is zoomed-in view at I in Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 is the structural representation of the embodiment of the present invention 2;
Shown in figure:
1, conveyor front barrel, 2, piston, 3, mounting seat, 4, button, 5, push rod, 6, spring, 7, check valve, 8, plug, 9, seal,
10, displacer, 11, paste outlet, 12, seal lid, 13, hold out against spring, 14, air cavity, 15, rear cylinder body, 16, mounting box, 17, electricity
Dynamic motor, 18, switch, 19, driving gear, 20, driven gear, 21, push rod, 22, hollow axle, 23, bearing, 24, limited cover.
Detailed description of the invention
For the technical characterstic of this programme can be clearly described, below by detailed description of the invention, this programme is illustrated.
Embodiment 1:
A kind of detachable toothpaste tube of double end as shown in Figure 1, including internal sliding conveyor front barrel 1 and the rear cylinder body 15 having piston 2, and
Between conveyor front barrel 1 and rear cylinder body 15 and the pusher that piston 2 moves axially can be promoted along conveyor front barrel 1 and rear cylinder body 15,
Conveyor front barrel 1 and rear cylinder body 15 are provided with flat paste outlet 11 and the sealing lid sealed by paste outlet 11 away from one end of pusher
12。
Pusher in the present embodiment includes the installation that two ends are threaded connection respectively with conveyor front barrel 1, rear cylinder body 15
Seat 3, is provided with air cavity 14 in mounting seat 3 and cross section is less than air cavity 14 and the passage of calming the anger by air cavity 14 with atmosphere, calms the anger
Sliding in passage have displacer 10, displacer 10 offers the air inlet running through upper and lower end face, is provided with in air inlet
Air inlet is towards the check valve 7 of air, and gas can only be entered by outside calms the anger in passage, and the gas in passage of calming the anger cannot pass through
Check valve 7 flows out.Displacer 10 is connected with the button 4 being positioned at outside mounting seat 3 also by depression bar, and depression bar is socketed with connection
Button 4 and the spring 6 of mounting seat 3, unclamp hands after pressing the button 4, and button 4 is upspring reset under the effect of spring 6.
The end that passage of calming the anger connects with air cavity 14 is sealed by the seal 9 being connected with mounting seat 3 by holding out against spring 13,
Seal 9 holds out against passage end opening of calming the anger under the effect holding out against spring 13, the reliability sealed for convenience of processing and guarantee, calms the anger
Channel cross-section is circular, and seal 9 is more than the spheroid of channel radius of calming the anger for radius.
Be additionally provided with two slideways connected with air cavity 14 in mounting seat 3, in two slideways respectively sliding have with conveyor front barrel 1,
The push rod 5 that piston 2 in rear cylinder body 15 is affixed.
In order to facilitate piston 2 to reclaim when recycling, mounting seat 3 is additionally provided with putting of connection air cavity 14 and air
Gas passage, bleed passage is provided with plug 8 with one end of atmosphere.
During use, being first turned on the sealing lid of toothpaste one end to be used, press button 4, piston 10 moves down, seal
9 depart from passage of calming the anger under the effect of compressed gas, and compressed gas enters slideway through air cavity 14, do not beat owing to one end seals lid
Opening, compressed gas promotes the push rod sealing lid open mode one end to move, and is extruded by toothpaste by piston, unclamps pressing button
Hands, spring 6 is by button 4 jack-up, and displacer moves the most outward, now hold out against spring 13 seal is withstood on again calm the anger logical
Road end opening, in displacer moving process outward, extraneous air is entered by check valve and calms the anger in passage.After in cylinder, toothpaste is finished,
Being pulled down by cylinder front and back and be carried out, the toothpaste tube after cleaning can be utilized again.When piston is regained, first plug is opened,
Piston is pushed in situ, it is not necessary to dismounting displacer.
Embodiment 2:
The present embodiment is from the different of embodiment 1, the pusher in the present embodiment include two ends respectively with conveyor front barrel 1, after
The mounting box 16 that cylinder 15 is affixed, is installed with electro-motor 17 and the hollow axle being rotated by electro-motor 17 in mounting box 16
22, hollow axle 22 is installed with driven gear 20, the output shaft of electro-motor 17 is installed with the master engaged with driven gear 20
Moving gear 19.The switch 18 of electro-motor 17 is arranged on mounting box surface, can be three separate button, control electronic horse respectively
Reach rotating forward, invert and stop, it is also possible to for slide block type switch, three diverse locations that slide forward and reverse and stop three kinds
The control of state.Hollow axle 22 is connected with mounting box 16 by bearing 23, has been threaded connection respectively with front in hollow axle 22
The push rod 21 that piston 2 in cylinder 1, rear cylinder body 15 is affixed.
Pusher in the present embodiment also includes that limiting hollow axle 22 occurs the stopping means of axial displacement, stopping means
Including being threadably secured in the limited cover 24 at hollow axle 22 two ends, limited cover 24 is provided with more than hollow axle 22 internal diameter is convex
Platform, push rod 21 is through limited cover 24.
When using the toothpaste tube of the present embodiment, press electro-motor switch 18, drive hollow axle to rotate by gear drive,
Hollow axle is threaded connection with push rod 21, and hollow axle can not occur axial displacement, and therefore push rod produces axial displacement,
Driving one of them piston 2 to be displaced outwardly, extruded by toothpaste, the piston of the other end moves the most inward, will not be extruded by toothpaste.
By switch 18 electro-motor turned to change, then the toothpaste in the other end can be extruded, to meet different demands.
Certainly, described above is also not limited to the example above, the present invention without describe technical characteristic can by or
Employing prior art realizes, and does not repeats them here;Above example and accompanying drawing are merely to illustrate technical scheme not
It is limitation of the present invention, with reference to preferred embodiment the present invention being described in detail, the ordinary skill people of this area
Member should be appreciated that change that those skilled in the art are made in the essential scope of the present invention, retrofits, adds
Or replace without departure from spirit of the invention, also should belong to the claims of the present invention.
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1. the detachable toothpaste tube of double end, it is characterised in that: include that internal slipping has the conveyor front barrel (1) of piston (2) and rear cylinder
Body (15), and be positioned between described conveyor front barrel (1) and rear cylinder body (15) and described piston (2) can be promoted along conveyor front barrel (1) and
The pusher that rear cylinder body (15) moves axially, described conveyor front barrel (1) and rear cylinder body (15) are arranged away from one end of pusher
There are paste outlet (11) and the sealing lid (12) sealed by paste outlet (11).
A kind of detachable toothpaste tube of double end the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: described pusher includes two ends
Mounting seat (3) affixed with conveyor front barrel (1), rear cylinder body (15) respectively, is provided with air cavity (14) and cross section in described mounting seat (3)
Less than air cavity (14) and by the passage of calming the anger of air cavity (14) Yu atmosphere, described in calm the anger and sliding in passage have displacer
(10), described displacer (10) offers the air inlet running through upper and lower end face, in described air inlet, is provided with air inlet court
To the check valve (7) of air, described in calm the anger end that passage connects with air cavity (14) by by holding out against spring (13) and mounting seat
(3) seal (9) connected seals;Two slideways connected with air cavity (14) it are additionally provided with in described mounting seat (3), described two
Sliding respectively in slideway have the push rod (5) affixed with the piston (2) in conveyor front barrel (1), rear cylinder body (15).
A kind of detachable toothpaste tube of double end the most according to claim 2, it is characterised in that channel cross-section of calming the anger described in: is
Circle, described seal (9) is the spheroid that radius is more than channel radius of calming the anger.
A kind of detachable toothpaste tube of double end the most according to claim 2, it is characterised in that: described displacer (10) passes through
Depression bar is connected with and is positioned at the button (4) that mounting seat (3) is outside, described depression bar is socketed with and connects button (4) and mounting seat (3)
Spring (6).
A kind of detachable toothpaste tube of double end the most according to claim 2, it is characterised in that: described conveyor front barrel (1) and rear cylinder
Body (15) is all connected with mounting seat (3) by screw thread.
A kind of detachable toothpaste tube of double end the most according to claim 2, it is characterised in that: described mounting seat also sets on (3)
Being equipped with the bleed passage of connection air cavity (14) and air, described bleed passage is provided with plug (8) with one end of atmosphere.
A kind of detachable toothpaste tube of double end the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: described pusher includes two ends
Mounting box (16) affixed with conveyor front barrel (1), rear cylinder body (15) respectively, is installed with electro-motor (17) in described mounting box (16)
With the hollow axle (22) being rotated by described electro-motor (17), described hollow axle (22) passes through bearing (23) and mounting box
(16) connect, be threaded connection affixed with the piston (2) in conveyor front barrel (1), rear cylinder body (15) respectively in hollow axle (22)
Push rod (21);Described pusher also includes that limiting hollow axle (22) occurs the stopping means of axial displacement.
A kind of detachable toothpaste tube of double end the most according to claim 7, it is characterised in that: described stopping means includes passing through
It is screwed on the limited cover (24) at hollow axle (22) two ends, described limited cover (24) is provided with more than hollow axle (22) internal diameter
Boss, described push rod (21) pass limited cover (24).
A kind of detachable toothpaste tube of double end the most according to claim 7, it is characterised in that: described hollow axle (22) is upper fixed
There is driven gear (20), the output shaft of described electro-motor (17) is installed with the driving tooth engaged with described driven gear (20)
Wheel (19).
A kind of detachable toothpaste tube of double end the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: described paste outlet (11) is flat
Shape paste outlet.
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