Air pump head capable of engaging tire air valve in twist-locking manner

• US 5,379,796 A
• Filed: 02/23/1994
• Issued: 01/10/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Western States Import Co., Inc.
• Original Assignee: Western States Import Co., Inc.
• Inventors: Wang, Lopin
• Primary Examiner(s): RIVELL, JOHN A
• Application Number:
  US08/200,726
• Time in Patent Office: 321 Days
• Field of Search: 137/223, 137/231, 251/149.9
• US Class Current: 137/231
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 5/04 Supplying air for tyre inflation arrangement of tyre inflating devices on vehicles B60C23/00; tyre pressure gauges G01L17/00 ; pumps actuated by muscle power F04B33/00
• CPC Class Codes: F04B 33/005 specially adapted for inflating tyres of non-motorised vehicles, e.g. cycles, tricycles
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/3724 With coupling means

Abstract

An air pump head comprises a housing, a rotating member, a locating member, two leakproof rings, an elastic body, an opening member, a pressing member, and an end jacket. The housing is provided therein with a first receiving space and a second receiving space. The rotating member is disposed in the first receiving space and is fastened at one end thereof with the cylinder of the air pump. The body of the rotating member has a cam section corresponding in location to the second receiving space and further has an air duct in communication with the cam section. Two leakproof elements are attached to both ends of the rotating member to seal off the first receiving space. The elastic body is disposed in the second receiving space for engaging a tire air valve. The opening member and the pressing member are disposed in the second receiving space such that the opening member is connected with the elastic body and that the pressing member and the opening member are lapped together. The end jacket is fastened to the outer end of the second receiving space to ensure that the elastic body, the opening member and the pressing member are held securely in the second receiving space.

Claims

1. An air pump head capable of engaging a tire air valve in a twist-locking manner comprising:

a housing provided centrally with a first receiving space of columnar construction and a second receiving space of columnar construction and having an axial line forming a predetermined angle of inclination with an axial line of said first receiving space, said first receiving space being greater in size than said second receiving space and in communication with said second receiving space;

a rotating member disposed in said first receiving space such that one end of said rotating member is connected with a cylindrical body of an air pump and is capable of rotating along with said cylindrical body, said rotating member provided with a cam section corresponding in location to said second receiving space, said rotating member further provided therein with an air duct having one end that is connected with a connection end of said cylindrical body of said air pump, said air duct further having another end that is connected with a surface of said cam section;

at least two leakproof elements attached respectively to both ends of said rotating member for sealing off said first receiving space;

an elastic body disposed in said second receiving space and having a tubular body with an open end and with another end that is provided with an end wall having centrally a round hole;

an opening member disposed in said second receiving space and having one end that is provided with a protruded column adjacent to said elastic body for pushing to open a closing valve of an air valve of a tire, said opening member further having a body provided with a predetermined number of through holes for keeping air in said second receiving space to flow freely;

a pressing member disposed in said second receiving space and having one end adjacent to said opening member and having another end that is lapped with said cam section of said rotating member, said pressing member further having a body that is provided with a predetermined number of through holes for keeping air in said second receiving space to flow freely, said pressing member capable of being actuated by a rotation of said cam section of said rotating member to move a distance along an axis of said second receiving space toward said elastic body to exert a pressure on said elastic body, which is then caused to deform such that an inner diameter of said tubular body of said elastic body becomes smaller to enable said elastic body to engage securely said air valve of said tire; and

an end jacket attached to an open end of said second receiving space for preventing said elastic body, said opening member and said pressing member from slipping out of said second receiving space.

2. The air pump head of claim 1 wherein said second receiving space is normal to a center line of said first receiving space.

3. The air pump head of claim 1 wherein said second receiving space forms an acute angle with a center line of said first receiving space;

and wherein said pressing member is wedge-shaped and has a flat end adjacent to said opening member and a slanted end that is lapped with said cam section of said rotating member.

4. The air pump head of claim 1 wherein said housing is provided with a through hole and a locating member, said through hole being corresponding in location to another end of said rotating member, said locating member having a head portion provided with a rod portion which is fastened with said another end of said rotating member via said through hole of said housing so as to hold said rotating member securely in said housing.

5. The air pump head of claim 4 wherein said locating member is provided with a dustproof jacket fitted thereover.