Silicone vinyl tube assembly

Abstract

The silicone vinyl tube assembly includes a main body having a first opening formed in the front-rear direction, two fins formed on both sides of the main body, a first threaded portion formed adjacent to the two fins, and an opening member including a second threaded portion having an outer diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the first threaded portion and formed adjacent to the first threaded portion, and a double vinyl sheet configured to form a space filled with silicone liquid therebetween, a vinyl tube having a second opening formed by inserting and joining the two fins between the double vinyl sheets, a lid configured to be detachably coupled to the second threaded portion, a cap configured to be detachably coupled to the first threaded portion and to be mounted on one side opening of a cylinder for mounting on a silicone gun, and a compression member configured to be inserted into the other side opening of the cylinder and to compress the vinyl tube by a silicone gun.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a silicone vinyl tube assembly.

Background Art

[0002] Generally, silicone liquid is often used as a means for fixing frames or finishing cracks in various buildings and interior works. As a tool used for such silicone work, a cylindrical silicone container in which silicone is stored is well known. The silicone container is made of a plastic material. A nozzle for discharging silicone is formed at the front end of the silicone container. In a state where the silicone container is attached to a silicone gun, after a part of the tip of the nozzle is cut, the silicone liquid is configured to be discharged by pressing the rear of the silicone container with the silicone gun.

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0003] However, since the silicone container has a cylindrical shape, there is a problem that it occupies a lot of space for storing the silicone container. In addition, since the silicone container made of a plastic material is discarded after one use, there is a problem of inducing environmental pollution.

[0004] In order to solve such problems of the prior art, the present disclosure forms an opening member formed in a vinyl tube in an easily attachable and flat form, thereby reducing the volume of the vinyl tube. In addition, a plurality of screw portions to which a lid, a cap, and a nozzle are coupled are formed in the opening member, and since the lid can be tightened and removed from the vinyl tube, the silicone liquid can be refilled and reused a plurality of times.

[0005] After being collected with the lid closed on the silicone tube after use, the lid is opened, the silicone liquid is filled, and it can be reused at the silicone work site with the lid closed again. Therefore, a vinyl tube structure that is environmentally friendly and eliminates the generation of vinyl tube waste at the silicone work site is provided.

[0006] In addition, in the present disclosure, an opening member having flat wings is sandwiched between vinyl sheets and heat-sealed on both sides, so that a flat opening of a silicone vinyl tube without gaps can be easily produced.

[0007] The present disclosure is formed by inserting an opening member having flat wings that become thinner towards the end into the opening of the vinyl tube and fusing them. Therefore, a flat opening can be easily joined without gaps. The opening member is formed with first and second screw portions having different outer diameters, and the silicone liquid can be filled while opening and closing the lid. Therefore, the vinyl tube can be reused. The cap is used by screwing it onto the first screw portion. The nozzle is used by screwing it onto the second screw portion instead of the lid.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0008] Examples according to one aspect of the present disclosure relate to a silicone vinyl tube assembly. The silicone vinyl tube assembly according to an exemplary embodiment includes a main body having a first opening formed in the front-rear direction, two wings formed on both sides of the main body and tapering in a direction perpendicular to both sides and the front-rear direction toward both ends on both sides, a first threaded portion formed adjacent to the two wings, and an opening member including a second threaded portion formed adjacent to the first threaded portion and having an outer diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the first threaded portion and configured such that a nozzle is detachably coupled thereto, a vinyl tube including a double vinyl sheet configured such that a space filled with silicone liquid can be formed therebetween, and a second opening formed by inserting and joining the two wings between the double vinyl sheets, a lid configured to be detachably coupled to the second threaded portion in a state where the nozzle is separated from the second threaded portion, a cap configured to be detachably coupled to the first threaded portion and configured to be mounted on one-side opening of a cylinder for mounting on a silicone gun, and a compression member inserted into the opening on the opposite side of one side of the cylinder and configured to compress the vinyl tube by a silicone gun. The silicone liquid can be injected into the vinyl tube in a state where the use of the silicone liquid in the vinyl tube is completed and the lid is separated from the second threaded portion.

Advantages of the Invention

[0009] The silicone vinyl tube assembly of the present disclosure is configured to recover and reuse silicone vinyl tubes discarded or disposed of at many silicone work sites in recent years, so that environmental improvement and productivity can be greatly improved.

[0010] Since the opening member includes two vanes formed to become thinner in the direction perpendicular to both side and front-rear directions toward the ends on both sides, the second opening formed in the vinyl tube can be made thin, and the opening member having vanes can be sandwiched between double vinyl sheets and easily heat-sealed to the vinyl sheet without a gap. With such a structure of the opening member and the second opening, a thin vinyl tube can be provided, and the volume of the stacked vinyl tubes can be reduced. As a result, the storage of the silicone vinyl tube assembly is easy and convenient.

[0011] Further, a cap configured to be attached to one-side opening of the cylinder is screwed to the first screw portion of the opening member. The opening member is formed with a second screw portion to which a lid and a nozzle are alternatively tightened as needed. Since the opening member of the present disclosure is formed with first and second screw portions having different outer diameters, the cap can be screwed to the first screw portion having a large outer diameter, and the lid or the nozzle can be screwed to the second screw portion having a small outer diameter.

[0012] According to the present disclosure, the vinyl tube can be easily embodied in a flat form, and the cap and the nozzle are assembled with the opening member and used as needed. Therefore, after filling the vinyl tube with the silicone liquid, the silicone vinyl tube assembly can be stored with the lid closed. When the silicone vinyl tube assembly is attached to the silicone gun for use, the cap is screwed to the first screw portion, the lid is separated from the second screw portion, and the nozzle is attached to the second screw portion. The vinyl tube filled with the silicone liquid is inserted into the cylinder, and the cap is coupled to one end of the cylinder. A compression member is inserted into the other end of the cylinder opposite to the cap. When the silicone vinyl tube assembly is attached to the silicone gun, the silicone liquid is discharged from the nozzle by the compression member compressing the vinyl tube by the silicone gun.

[0013] Since the compression member is configured to compress the vinyl tube within the cylinder, the vinyl tube can be shrunk after use to minimize the volume of the vinyl tube. After separating the cylinder from the silicone gun, by separating the cap from the cylinder, the vinyl tube is separated from the cylinder. Then, the cap is separated from the first threaded portion, and the nozzle is separated from the second threaded portion of the opening member. Thereafter, the lid can be screwed onto the second threaded portion and recovered.

[0014] The silicone vinyl tube assembly according to the present disclosure is configured to refill the silicone liquid and reuse it after expanding the shrunk vinyl tube and separating the lid. According to the present disclosure, the silicone vinyl tube assembly according to the present disclosure can be reused until the vinyl tube is damaged and becomes unusable. As a result, the generation of waste at the silicone work site can be significantly reduced. Also, as a result of testing, the vinyl tube according to the present disclosure was able to be used more than 5 times. By reusing the vinyl tube, the vinyl tube waste can be reduced to about 20% or less compared to the conventional level, and it is possible to significantly improve the problem of being discarded everywhere at the silicone work site and causing environmental pollution.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0019] Examples of the present disclosure are illustrated for the purpose of explaining the technical idea of the present disclosure. The scope of rights related to the present disclosure is not limited to the examples presented below or the specific descriptions related to these examples.

[0020] All technical terms and scientific terms used in the present disclosure have meanings generally understood by those having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present disclosure pertains, unless otherwise specified. All terms used in the present disclosure are selected for the purpose of more clearly explaining the present disclosure and are not selected to limit the scope of rights related to the present disclosure.

[0021] Expressions such as "including", "comprising", "having", etc. used in the present disclosure should be understood as open-ended terms that subsume the possibility of including other examples, unless otherwise specified in the clauses or sentences in which such expressions are included.

[0022] Singular expressions described in the present disclosure may include plural meanings, unless otherwise specified, and this also applies equally to singular expressions described in the claims.

[0023] Expressions such as "first", "second", etc. used in the present disclosure are used to distinguish multiple components from each other and do not limit the order or importance of such components.

[0024] Directional indicators such as "front (FD)" used in the present disclosure are based on the direction in which the second threaded portion is located with respect to the first threaded portion in the attached drawings, and directional indicators such as "rear (RD)" mean the opposite direction. The first threaded portion and the second threaded portion shown in the attached drawings may be oriented differently, and these directional indicators may be interpreted accordingly.

[0025] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the accompanying drawings, the same or corresponding components are denoted by the same reference numerals. Also, in the following description of the embodiments, redundant descriptions of the same or corresponding components may be omitted. However, even if the description of a component is omitted, it is not intended that the component is not included in a certain embodiment.

[0026] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a silicone vinyl tube assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In FIG. 1, the entire configurations of the vinyl tube 111 to which the opening member 120 is coupled and the opening member 120 are separately shown. In the opening member 120 shown in FIG. 1, vanes 121 and 122 are symmetrically formed such that they become thinner and flat as they go towards both ends along the side direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction (FD-RD). In front (FD) of the vanes 121 and 122, a first screw portion 123 to which the cap 160 is screwed and a second screw portion 124 to which the lid 130 or the nozzle 140 is screwed are sequentially formed.

[0027] As shown in FIG. 1, a silicone vinyl tube assembly 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an opening member 120, a vinyl tube 111, a lid 130, a cap 160, and a compression member 180.

[0028] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the opening member shown in FIG. 1.

[0029] As shown in FIG. 2, the opening member 120 includes a main body 120a, two wings 121 and 122, a first screw portion 123, and a second screw portion 124. Inside the main body 120a, a first opening 120b is formed through which the silicone liquid filled or stored inside the vinyl tube 111 can pass. The first opening 120b is formed in the front-rear direction (FD-RD) in the main body 120a. The two wings 121 and 122 are formed on both sides (SD) of the main body 120a and are inserted into and fused to the second opening 112 of the vinyl tube 111. The two wings 121 and 122 are formed to become thinner in the vertical direction (UD), which is a direction perpendicular to both the side direction (SD) and the front-rear direction (FD-RD), as they go towards the ends on both sides (SD) of the main body 120a. The first screw portion 123 is formed adjacent to the two wings 121 and 122 (or the main body 120a). For example, the first screw portion 123 is a male screw formed in front (FD) of the wings 121 and 122. A cap 160 is screwed onto the first screw portion 123. The second screw portion 124 is formed adjacent to the first screw portion 123. The second screw portion 124 has an outer diameter smaller than that of the first screw portion 123. For example, the second screw portion 124 is a male screw formed in front (FD) of the first screw portion 123. The nozzle 140 or the lid 130 is configured to be detachably coupled to the second screw portion 124.

[0030] The vinyl tube 111 includes a double-layer vinyl sheet configured to form a space filled with silicone liquid therebetween. The two wings 121 and 122 are inserted between the double-layer vinyl sheets to form a second opening 112 for joining. The portions of the wings 121 and 122 of the opening member 120 may be inserted into the second opening 112 and heat-fused together with the adhesive portion at the edge of the vinyl sheet. As another example, after heat-fusing the remaining edge portions of the vinyl tube 111 excluding the second opening 112 as the portion where the opening member 120 is heat-fused to form a vinyl bag, the wings 121 and 122 of the opening member 120 may be inserted into the second opening 112 and heat-fused to form the vinyl tube 111. The inside of the vinyl tube 111 may be filled and refilled with silicone liquid from the opening member 120.

[0031] As shown in FIG. 1, the vanes 121 and 122 are configured to become thinner in the vertical direction (UD) toward the ends on both sides (SD) of the main body 120a of the opening member 120. Both end portions of the vanes 121 and 122 may be formed thin so as to have sharp ends. By using such a structure and positioning the opening member 120 in the second opening 112 between the vinyl sheets and heat-sealing them, the vinyl tube 111 can be made thinner. Also, the vinyl sheet and the opening member 120 can be joined without a gap.

[0032] The opening member 120 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure can greatly improve productivity by facilitating the joining operation as described above. When the vinyl tube 111 is inserted into the silicone gun and compressed or pressurized by the compression member 180, the vinyl tube 111 can be shrunk as flat as possible between the cap 160 and the compression member 180 in the cylinder 170. With such a structure, it is possible to minimize the volume of the vinyl tube 111 that shrinks while minimizing the silicone liquid remaining in the vinyl tube 111.

[0033] Inside the lid 130, a second female thread portion 131 that engages with the second thread portion 124 is formed. The lid 130 is configured to be detachably coupled to the second thread portion 124 with the nozzle 140 separated from the second thread portion 124. For example, the lid 130 is configured to engage with the second thread portion 124 of the opening member 120 to close the opening member 120 or to be separated from the second thread portion 124 to open the opening member 120. The lid 130 prevents the silicone liquid from curing by being tightened to the opening member 120 during or after the use of the silicone liquid. After use, the vinyl tube 111 is separated from the silicone gun, and then the nozzle 140 and the cap 160 are separated from the opening member 120. Then, the lid 130 is tightened to the second thread portion 124 of the opening member 120. After use, the vinyl tube 111 may be recovered with the lid 130 tightened to the second thread portion 124. The recovered vinyl tube 111 is spread for refilling and then refilled with the silicone liquid with the lid 130 separated. When the refilling is completed, the vinyl tube 111 may be supplied to the silicone working site with the lid 130 tightened to the second thread portion 124. Therefore, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the vinyl tube 111 can be refilled with the silicone liquid multiple times and used.

[0034] The cap 160 is configured to be detachably coupled to the first thread portion 123 of the opening member 120 and is configured to be mounted on one-side opening of the cylinder 170 for mounting on the silicone gun. In the center of the cap 160, a first female thread portion 161 that engages with the first thread portion 123 is formed. On the outer peripheral portion of the cap 160, a mounting portion 162 is formed that is spaced apart from the first female thread portion 161 in the outer radial direction and is inserted into the inside of one end of the cylinder 170 or fitted outside one end of the cylinder 170.

[0035] The cylinder 170 is a member for mounting the vinyl tube 111 on the silicone gun. The cylinder 170 has a hollow cylinder shape. One-side opening of the cylinder 170 means an opening formed toward the front (FD), and the other-side opening of the cylinder 170 is the opposite side of the one-side opening and can mean an opening formed toward the rear (RD).

[0036] The compression member 180 is inserted into the other-side opening of the cylinder 170 and is configured to compress the vinyl tube 111 forward (FD) by a silicone gun. The compression member 180 may be inserted into the inside of the cylinder 170, and the outer diameter of the compression member 180 may be formed smaller than the inner diameter of the cylinder 170 so as to be movable with respect to the cylinder 170.

[0037] A third female thread portion 141 is formed inside the nozzle 140 (i.e., at the rear (RD)). The third female thread portion 141 of the nozzle 140 is coupled to the second thread portion 124 of the opening member 120. Since the nozzle 140 is coupled to the opening member 120, the silicone liquid filled in the vinyl tube 111 is discharged from the opening member 120 and the nozzle 140 to the portion where the silicone liquid is applied.

[0038] When the use of the silicone liquid in the vinyl tube 111 is completed and the lid 130 is separated from the second thread portion 124, it is configured such that the silicone liquid can be injected into the vinyl tube 111.

[0039] FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a part of the silicone vinyl tube assembly shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the silicone vinyl tube assembly shown in FIG. 1.

[0040] As shown in FIG. 3, the vinyl tube 111 filled with the silicone liquid is inserted into the inside of the cylinder 170 in a state where the first female thread portion 161 of the cap 160 is screwed to the first thread portion 123 of the opening member 120 and the third female thread portion 141 of the nozzle 140 is coupled to the second thread portion 124 of the opening member 120. As shown in FIG. 4, the mounting portion 162 of the cap 160 is mounted and fixed inside one end of the cylinder 170, and the compression member 180 is inserted into the inside of the other end of the cylinder 170. The silicone vinyl tube assembly 100 in the state shown in FIG. 4 is inserted into a silicone gun, and by pressing the compression member 180, the silicone liquid filled in the vinyl tube 111 is discharged.

[0041] As described above, the technical idea of the present disclosure has been explained by some of the embodiments and the examples shown in the accompanying drawings. It will be understood that various substitutions, modifications, and changes can be made without departing from the technical idea and scope of the present disclosure that can be understood by those having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present disclosure pertains. Also, those substitutions, modifications, and changes should be considered to be within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

【Claim 1】 A body having a first opening formed in the front-rear direction, two wings formed on both sides of the body and becoming thinner toward the ends of both sides in a direction perpendicular to both sides and the front-rear direction, a first screw portion formed adjacent to the two wings, and a second screw portion formed adjacent to the first screw portion and having an outer diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the first screw portion, and configured such that a nozzle is detachably coupled; an opening member including: A vinyl tube including a double vinyl sheet configured such that a space filled with silicone liquid can be formed therebetween, and having a second opening formed such that the two wings are inserted and joined between the double vinyl sheets; A lid configured to be detachably coupled to the second screw portion in a state where the nozzle is separated from the second screw portion; A cap configured to be detachably coupled to the first screw portion and to be mounted on an opening on one side of a cylinder for mounting on a silicone gun; A compression member inserted into an opening on the opposite side of the one side of the cylinder and configured to compress the vinyl tube by the silicone gun; comprising A silicone vinyl tube assembly configured such that silicone liquid can be injected into the vinyl tube in a state where the use of the silicone liquid in the vinyl tube is completed and the lid is separated from the second screw portion.

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