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.
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. 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, and wherein said outer front cap is threadably attached to said interior front cap component and said interior front cap is a front cap threadably attached to the front end of said housing. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A mixing module for use in 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, and said solvent supply means including an axially extending solvent flow passageway that opens out into said space for initial introduction of solvent into said space such that the solvent flows radially inward toward said rod passageway. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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36. A dispenser tip management system for use with a dispenser which dispenses dispenser material, comprising:
- a mixing module, including;
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 a solvent supply means which feeds solvent to a space formed between axially spaced radially extending portions of said capped forward end; and
means for physically contacting said forward capped end to break up, by mechanical contact with a moving cleaning member driven by a driver, and to clean a build up of the dispenser material on said forward capped end.
- a mixing module, including;
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37. A dispenser tip management system comprising:
a mixing module, including; 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 a solvent supply means which feeds solvent to a space formed between axially spaced radially extending portions of said capped forward end; and means for physically contacting said forward capped end to clean build up of dispensed material on said forward capped end, and wherein said means for physically contacting includes a reciprocating cleaning member driven by a driver. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A dispenser tip management system comprising:
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a mixing module for use in a dispenser tip management system, including; 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;means for physically contacting said forward capped end to clean build up of dispensed material on said forward capped end; and compression means for biasing said fluid reception chamber toward the forward capped end of said housing.
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44. 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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45. 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 through which is supplied a chemical; and a solvent filling port formed in said housing and having a releasable solvent chamber closure cap engaged with said port, and said solvent filling port provides access to a solvent pool reception cavity in said housing that provides a source of solvent to clean or avoid build up of residue derived from the chemical on said rod.
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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, and wherein said housing further includes a solvent flow feed port which opens into said interior cavity and is spaced from said solvent filling port, and said solvent flow feed port includes means for fluid connection with a solvent supply system. - View Dependent Claims (47)
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48. 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 and wherein said housing further includes a solvent flow feed port which opens into said interior cavity and is spaced from said solvent filling port, and wherein said mixing chamber is formed of a cold flow material, and said mixing module further comprising compression means biasing said mixing chamber forward against a capped end of said housing and a spacer being positioned axially between said compression means and mixing chamber and having an interior solvent pocket and access ports or slots opening into said solvent pocket.
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Specification