Pump body of oral irrigator
View Patent ↗A pump body of an oral irrigator includes a mount, a motor disposed at a rear end away from the mount, a pinion disposed on a shaft of the motor, an annular gear disposed on a shaft member to mesh with the pinion, a cam disposed in the annular gear and adjacent to one side, a linkage secured to the cam, front and rear plungers disposed on a front end of the linkage, and a cylindrical tube disposed on the plungers in the mount. The rotation of the cam only allows the linkage to repetitively move in a back-and-forth linear motion. Wear between the plungers and the cylindrical tube is decreased to a minimum and leakage is prevented.
1. A pump body of an oral irrigator comprising:
a mount;
a motor disposed at a rear end away from the mount;
a pinion disposed on a shaft of the motor;
a shaft member passing through the mount in front of the pinion;
an annular gear disposed on the shaft member to mesh with the pinion;
a cam disposed in the annular gear and adjacent to one side;
a linkage secured to the cam;
front and rear plungers disposed on a front end of the linkage;
a cylindrical tube disposed on the plungers in the mount;
a first silicone O-ring disposed on the linkage in a rear end of the cylindrical tube and having a front end adhered to the rear end of the cylindrical tube;
a pump disposed at a front end of the cylindrical tube;
a nozzle seat disposed at a front end of the pump;
a first valve, a compression spring, and a second silicone O-ring disposed between the front end of the pump and the nozzle seat from rear to front sequentially;
a nozzle extending from a front end of the nozzle seat;
a lock plate for securing the nozzle to the nozzle seat;
a third silicone O-ring and a fourth silicone O-ring disposed between the rear end of the nozzle seat and the lock plate from rear to front sequentially wherein the third silicone O-ring is fastened between the nozzle seat and the lock plate, the fourth silicone O-ring is secured onto the nozzle, and the fourth silicone O-ring is adhered to an inner surface of the lock plate;
an inlet pipe disposed on a bottom of the pump; and
a water outlet pipe disposed on a top of the pump.
2. The pump body of oral irrigator of claim 1 , wherein the mount includes a rear mounting member and a front mounting member threadedly secured together.
3. The pump body of the oral irrigator of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of limit plates disposed on the linkage relative to the first silicone O-ring for mounting the first silicone O-ring.
4. The pump body of the oral irrigator of claim 1 , wherein the second silicone O-ring is disposed on the nozzle seat, and front and rear ends of the compression spring urge against the nozzle and the first valve respectively.
5. The pump body of the oral irrigator of claim 1 , further comprising a fitting connected the inlet pipe to the pump, a second valve disposed on a top of the fitting, and a fifth silicone O-ring disposed below the second valve.
6. The pump body of the oral irrigator of claim 5 , further comprising an inlet adapter disposed at an inlet of the inlet pipe, and a sixth silicone O-ring disposed on the inlet adapter.
7. The pump body of the oral irrigator of claim 1 , further comprising a water outlet adapter disposed on an outlet of the water outlet pipe, and a seventh silicone O-ring is disposed on the water outlet pipe.
8. The pump body of the oral irrigator of claim 1 , further comprising a rechargeable battery in the rear of the mount and adjacent to one side of the mount for providing electricity to the motor.