IP Library Granted Patent US 9,566,796
Granted Patent B2
US 9,566,796 · App. 15/072,117 · Granted Feb 14, 2017

Liquid supply device and liquid ejection device

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Patent No.
US 9,566,796
App. No.
15/072,117
Granted
Feb 14, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid supply device includes a pump tube that supplies a liquid to a handpiece intermittently ejecting the liquid and a tube pump that passes the pump tube to supply the liquid. An internal diameter of the pump tube is equal to or less than φ 1.0 mm.

Claims (39)

1. A liquid supply device comprising:

a pump tube that supplies a liquid to a handpiece intermittently ejecting the liquid; and

a tube pump that passes the pump tube to supply the liquid,

wherein an internal diameter of the pump tube is equal to or less than φ 1.0 mm.

2. The liquid supply device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the internal diameter of the pump tube is equal to or less than φ 0.8 mm.

3. The liquid supply device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the internal diameter of the pump tube is equal to or less than φ 0.5 mm.

4. The liquid supply device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the internal diameter of the pump tube is equal to or greater than φ 0.5 mm.

5. The liquid supply device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a roller frequency of the tube pump is equal to or greater than 3.84 Hz.

6. The liquid supply device according to claim 5 ,

wherein the roller frequency of the tube pump is equal to or greater than 6.56 Hz.

7. The liquid supply device according to claim 6 ,

wherein the roller frequency of the tube pump is equal to or greater than 12.8 Hz.

8. The liquid supply device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a wall thickness of the pump tube is equal to or greater than 1.6 mm.

9. The liquid supply device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the handpiece is a surgical excising mechanism, and

wherein a supply flow rate by the tube pump is equal to or greater than 3 ml/min and equal to or less than 10 ml/min.

10. A liquid ejection device comprising:

the handpiece and the liquid supply device according to claim 1 .

11. A liquid ejection device comprising:

the handpiece and the liquid supply device according to claim 2 .

12. A liquid ejection device comprising:

the handpiece and the liquid supply device according to claim 3 .

13. A liquid ejection device comprising:

the handpiece and the liquid supply device according to claim 4 .

14. A liquid ejection device comprising:

the handpiece and the liquid supply device according to claim 5 .

15. A liquid ejection device comprising:

the handpiece and the liquid supply device according to claim 6 .

16. A liquid ejection device comprising:

the handpiece and the liquid supply device according to claim 7 .

17. A liquid ejection device comprising:

the handpiece and the liquid supply device according to claim 8 .

18. A liquid ejection device comprising:

the handpiece and the liquid supply device according to claim 9 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2022
From: SEIKO EPSON CORP.
To: COLUMBIA PEAK VENTURES, LLC
Reel/Frame 058952/0475 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2016
From: MIYAMOTO, SATORU; YAMASAKI, SOSUKE
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 038037/0209 →