Dispensing system and method of manufacturing and using same with a dispenser tip management
First Claim
1. A mixing module for use in a dispenser system, comprising:
- a housing having a front end, a rear end and an interior opening between said front end and rear end, and said housing having a cap covering at said front end;
a rod;
a mixing chamber received within said interior opening in said housing and having a rod reception passageway which receives said rod and at least one chemical inlet conduit opening into said rod reception passageway, and said rod being adjustably received within said rod reception passageway and having a forward end of travel that places said rod at the front end of said housing;
said housing further comprising a solvent feed passageway which extends in a rearward to forward direction within a wall portion of said housing, said cap covering comprising an outer and an interior cap portion, which in combination define a solvent feed space at said front end with the solvent feed space extending radially inward for solvent feed to said rod upon rod positioning at said front end.
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Abstract
A mixing module for use in a dispenser system having a housing with a front end, a rear end and an interior opening between the front and rear end, and the housing having a cap covering at the front end. A rod and a mixing chamber are received within the interior opening in the housing and have a rod reception passageway which receives the rod. The mixing module has at least one chemical inlet opening into the rod reception passageway, and the rod is adjustably received within the rod reception passageway with a forward end of travel that places the rod at the front end of the housing. A solvent feed passageway extends in a rearward to forward direction entirely within a wall portion of the housing. There is also a cap covering the housing defining a solvent feed space (e.g., a double wall combination) at the front end with the solvent feed space extending radially inward for solvent feed to the rod upon rod positioning at the front end).
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48 Claims
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1. A mixing module for use in a dispenser system, comprising:
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a housing having a front end, a rear end and an interior opening between said front end and rear end, and said housing having a cap covering at said front end;
a rod;
a mixing chamber received within said interior opening in said housing and having a rod reception passageway which receives said rod and at least one chemical inlet conduit opening into said rod reception passageway, and said rod being adjustably received within said rod reception passageway and having a forward end of travel that places said rod at the front end of said housing;
said housing further comprising a solvent feed passageway which extends in a rearward to forward direction within a wall portion of said housing, said cap covering comprising an outer and an interior cap portion, which in combination define a solvent feed space at said front end with the solvent feed space extending radially inward for solvent feed to said rod upon rod positioning at said front end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A mixing module for use in foam dispenser, comprising:
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a housing having a forward and a rearward end and an interior opening;
a cold flow material block received within the interior opening of said housing having a rod passageway formed in said material block;
a front cap assembly supported on the forward end of said housing and having an outer front cap and an interior front cap component with said outer front cap being releasably secured relative to said housing;
a compression device positioned so as to bias said cold flow block toward the forward end of said housing; and
a solvent passageway which feeds into a solvent pool region formed between axially separated wall portions of said outer front cap and interior front cap component, with said solvent pool region opening out to an area at the forward end of said housing where said rod reciprocates. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A dispenser tip management system, comprising:
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a housing having a front end and a rear end and an internal cavity and a capped forward end;
a fluid reception chamber received within said internal cavity and having a rod passageway extending therein and at least one chemical reception passageway opening into said rod passageway; and
a rod received within said rod passageway;
and a solvent supply means which feeds solvent to a space formed between axially spaced radially extending portions of said capped forward end. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A tip management system comprising:
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a housing having a front end and a rear end and an internal cavity and a capped forward end;
a fluid reception chamber received within said internal cavity and having a rod passageway extending therein and at least one chemical reception passageway opening into said rod passageway;
a rod received within said rod passageway; and
means for moving a cleaning member between a cleaning position in contact with the capped forward end of said housing and a retracted position. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A tip management system for use with a foam dispensing system having a mixing module, comprising:
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means for supplying solvent to a chemical outlet end of said mixing module; and
means for physically contacting the outlet end of said mixing module with a cleaning member that is driven by a driver into a cleaning contact position and into a retracted position relative with the outlet end of said mixing module. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A mixing module for use in a foam dispensing system, comprising:
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a housing having an open rear end and an open front end;
a mixing chamber received within said housing and having a rod passageway and a chemical feed passageway formed therein;
a releasable back cap releasably secured to said housing for closing off the open rear end of said housing and a front cap covering releasably secured to said housing, and said front cap covering, including a first cap component releasably secured to said housing and a second cap component releasably supported by said housing.
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44. A method of maintaining an outlet tip of a dispensing mixing module clean, comprising:
providing solvent to a solvent passageway in a housing of said mixing module having a front cap with a dispensing outlet and a reciprocatable rod received in said module such that said solvent flows through a passageway which extends axially within a wall portion of said housing and which feeds a solvent pool area formed within an interior chamber defined by said front cap. - View Dependent Claims (45)
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46. A mixing module comprising:
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a housing having an interior cavity;
a mixing chamber received within the interior cavity of said housing;
a rod which is dimensioned for reciprocation in a passageway formed in said housing;
at least one chemical inlet port formed in said mixing chamber; and
a solvent filling port formed in said housing and having a releasable solvent chamber closure cap engaged with said port. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48)
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