Axially-operated dual-action washing gun

• US 6,016,975 A
• Filed: 05/01/1998
• Issued: 01/25/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Arrow Line Srl (YAMA SPA)
• Original Assignee: Arrow Line Srl (YAMA SPA)
• Inventors: Amaduzzi, Pietro
• Primary Examiner(s): Morris, Lesley D.
• Application Number:
  US09/070,744
• Time in Patent Office: 634 Days
• Field of Search: 239/436, 239/443, 239/445-449
• US Class Current: 239/447
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 1/1663 by relative translatory movement of the valve elements B05B1/1672 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 1/18 Roses; Shower heads with means for adding soap or the like E03C1/046; jet regulators E03C1/08
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 1/28 with integral means for shielding the discharged liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to limit area of spray; with integral means for catching drips or collecting surplus liquid or other fluent material means for any of these purposes, per se, B05B12/16, B05B12/32, B05B14/00
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 15/16 for preventing non-intended contact between spray heads or nozzles and foreign bodies, e.g. nozzle guards
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 3/028 Spray guns

Abstract

Dual-action washing gun consisting of two concentric and coaxial tubes (7, 12), the internal one of which operates at high pressure, the initial part of the internal tube being provided with a cylindrical bush (4) having a hole (5) formed in its walls, and an element for shutting off this hole, consisting of a valve member (18) axially slidable in a sealing manner on the bush.

Claims

1. A dual-action washing gun operable in two pressure modes including a high-pressure mode and a low-pressure mode, the gun being insertable downstream of a piping from a hydrocleaner;

the gun comprising;

a portion coupling to the piping supplied by a hydrocleaner;

a spout at an end of the gun opposite the coupling;

a trigger-operating shut-off valve disposed between the spout and a coupling to the piping supplied by a hydrocleaner;

an outer tube (12);

an internal tube (7) suppliable at high pressure and concentric with the outer tube, the internal tube including, adjacent the coupling, a cylindrical first bush (4);

the first bush including at least one radial hole (5);

a second bush axially slidable in a sealed manner on the first bush and further comprising a valve member (18) for shutting off the radial hole.

2. Dual-action gun as claimed in the preceding claim 1, wherein the valve member (18) is rigidly connected to an external handgrip (22).

3. Dual-action gun as claimed in the preceding claim number 1, wherein the outlet of the radial hole (5) outside the bush (4) is tapered in the form of a chamfer (5'"'"').

4. Dual-action gun as claimed in the preceding claim number 1, wherein the valve member (18) is provided with at least one radial hole (21) in a position such as to coincide with a hole (5) in the bush (4), when the valve member (18) is located in one of the end positions of its travel.

5. Dual-action gun as claimed in the preceding claim number 4, wherein the hole (21) is enclosed between two annular sealing elements (19).

6. Dual-action gun as claimed in the preceding claim number 4, wherein the outside body of the valve member (18) is provided with a groove (20) in the region of the outlet of the hole (21), so as to connect the annular chamber (17) to the hole (21).

7. Dual-action gun as claimed in the preceding claim number 1, wherein the valve member (18) may be displaced axially along the cylindrical surface of the bush (4), the travel thereof being delimited by two end stops (3'"'"', 16'"'"').

8. Dual-action gun as claimed in the preceding claim number 1, wherein two bored disks (10, 11) which are axially joined together by the central tube (7) by means of the two threaded parts (6, 6'"'"') are provided respectively at the ends of the external tube (12).

9. Dual-action gun as claimed in the preceding claim number 8, wherein the bored disks (10, 11) have a series of holes (13, 13'"'"') in the region of the annular chamber (14) which forms an interspace between the internal tube (7) and the external tube (12).

10. Dual action gun as claimed in the preceding claim 1, wherein the valve member (18) is rigidly connected to an external handgrip (22).

11. Dual-action gun as claimed in the preceding claim 1, wherein the outlet of the radial hole (5) outside the bush (4) is tapered in the form of a chamfer (5'"'"').

12. Dual-action gun as claimed in the preceding claim 1, wherein the valve member (18) is provided with at least one radial hole (21) in a position such as to coincide with a hole (5) in the bush (4), when the valve member (18) is located in one of the end positions of its travel.

13. Dual-action gun as claimed in the preceding claim 12, wherein the hole (21) is enclosed between two annular sealing elements (19).

14. Dual-action gun as claimed in the preceding claim 12, wherein the outside body of the valve member (18) is provided with groove (20) in the region of the outlet of the hole (21), so as to connect the annular chamber (17) to the hole (21).

15. Dual-action gun as claimed in the preceding claim 1, wherein the valve member (18) may be displaced axially along the cylindrical surface of the bush (4), the travel thereof being delimited by two end stops (3'"'"', 16'"'"').

16. A dual-action washing gun operable in two pressure modes including a high-pressure mode and a low-pressure mode, the gun being insertable downstream of a piping from a hydrocleaner;

the gun comprising;

an elongated tube structure further comprising a high-pressure tube (7) and a low-pressure tube (12);

an end portion coupling the elongated tube structure to the piping supplied by a hydrocleaner and including a shut-off valve operable to shut off slow from the piping to the low-pressure tube;

a spout fixed at an end of the elongated tube structure opposite the end portion, the spout including a high-pressure nozzle communicating with the high-pressure tube and a low-pressure nozzle communicating with the low-pressure tube.

17. The dual-action washing gun according to claim 16, wherein the high-pressure tube is disposed inside the low-pressure tube.