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 tubing assembly. [Background technology]

[0002] Silicone liquid is commonly used in various architectural and interior construction projects to secure frames and fill cracks. A cylindrical silicone container, which stores silicone, is a well-known tool used in such silicone work. The silicone container is made of plastic. A nozzle for discharging silicone is formed at the front end of the silicone container. With the silicone container attached to the silicone gun, a portion of the nozzle tip is cut off, and the silicone gun is used to press the rear of the silicone container, discharging the silicone liquid. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0003] However, because silicone containers are cylindrical, they take up a lot of space when stored, and because silicone containers are made of plastic and are discarded after a single use, they can cause environmental pollution.

[0004] To solve these problems of the prior art, the present disclosure provides an opening member formed on a vinyl tube in a flat shape that is easy to adhere, thereby reducing the volume of the vinyl tube. Furthermore, the opening member has multiple threads that connect a lid, a cap, and a nozzle, allowing the lid to be fastened and removed from the vinyl tube, allowing it to be refilled with silicone liquid multiple times and reused.

[0005] The present disclosure provides an environmentally friendly vinyl tube structure that eliminates the generation of vinyl tube waste at silicone work sites, allowing the silicone tube to be collected with the lid closed after use, then opened to fill with silicone liquid, and then reused at silicone work sites with the lid closed.

[0006] In addition, the present disclosure allows for the easy production of flat silicone vinyl tube openings without gaps, since the opening material with flat wings is sandwiched between vinyl sheets and heat-sealed on both sides.

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

[0008] An embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a silicone vinyl tube assembly. The silicone vinyl tube assembly according to the exemplary embodiment includes: a main body having a first opening in the front-to-rear direction; two blades formed on both sides of the main body and tapering in a direction perpendicular to the front-to-rear direction toward the ends of the two sides; a first threaded portion formed adjacent to the two blades; and a second threaded portion adjacent to the first threaded portion and having an outer diameter smaller than that of the first threaded portion and configured to be detachably coupled to a nozzle; a vinyl tube including two vinyl sheets configured to form a space between which silicone liquid can be filled, the two blades being inserted between the two vinyl sheets to form a second opening; a lid configured to detachably couple to the second threaded portion when the nozzle is separated from the second threaded portion; a cap configured to detachably couple to the first threaded portion and configured to be attached to one opening of a cylinder for attachment to a silicone gun; and a compression member inserted into the opening on the opposite side of the cylinder and configured to compress the vinyl tube using the silicone gun. When the use of the silicone liquid in the vinyl tube is completed and the lid is separated from the second screw portion, the silicone liquid can be poured into the inside of the vinyl tube. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] The silicone vinyl tube assembly of the present disclosure is configured to enable the collection and reuse of silicone vinyl tubes that have been discarded or wasted at many silicone work sites in recent years, thereby significantly improving the environment and productivity.

[0010] The opening member includes two wings that become thinner in the direction perpendicular to the lateral and longitudinal directions toward both ends, allowing the second opening to be formed thinly in the vinyl tube. The opening member with the wings can be easily heat-sealed to the vinyl sheets without gaps by sandwiching it between two vinyl sheets. This structure of the opening member and second opening allows for a thin vinyl tube and reduces the volume of stacked vinyl tubes. As a result, the silicone vinyl tube assembly is easy and convenient to store.

[0011] In addition, a cap configured to be attached to one side opening of the cylinder is screwed onto a first threaded portion of the opening member. A second threaded portion is formed on the opening member to which a lid and a nozzle are selectively fastened as needed. The opening member of the present disclosure is formed with first and second threaded portions having different outer diameters, so that the cap can be screwed onto the first threaded portion with a larger outer diameter, and the lid or nozzle can be screwed onto the second threaded portion with a smaller outer diameter.

[0012] According to the present disclosure, a vinyl tube can be easily realized in a flat form, and the cap and nozzle can be assembled with an opening member as needed for use. Therefore, after filling the vinyl tube with silicone liquid, the silicone vinyl tube assembly can be stored with the lid closed. When using the silicone vinyl tube assembly attached to a silicone gun, the cap is screwed onto the first threaded portion, the lid is separated from the second threaded portion, and a nozzle is attached to the second threaded portion. The vinyl tube filled with silicone liquid is inserted into the interior of a cylinder, and the cap is attached to one end of the cylinder. A compression member is inserted into the other end of the cylinder, opposite the cap. When the silicone vinyl tube assembly is attached to the silicone gun, the compression member compresses the vinyl tube using the silicone gun, causing the silicone liquid to be expelled from the nozzle.

[0013] The compression member is configured to compress the vinyl tube within the cylinder, so that the vinyl tube shrinks after use, minimizing its volume. After separating the cylinder from the silicone gun, the cap is separated from the cylinder, thereby separating the vinyl tube from the cylinder. The cap is then separated from the first threaded portion, and the nozzle is separated from the second threaded portion of the opening member. The lid can then be screwed onto the second threaded portion and retrieved.

[0014] The silicone vinyl tube assembly according to the present disclosure is configured to be reused by unfolding the contracted vinyl tube, separating the cap, and then refilling it with silicone liquid. According to the present disclosure, the silicone vinyl tube assembly according to the present disclosure can be reused until the vinyl tube becomes damaged and unusable. As a result, waste generated at silicone work sites can be significantly reduced. Furthermore, tests have shown that the vinyl tube according to the present disclosure can be used more than five times. By reusing the vinyl tube, vinyl tube waste can be reduced by approximately 20% or less compared to conventional methods, dramatically improving the problem of environmental pollution caused by waste vinyl tubes being discarded everywhere at silicone work sites. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0015] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a silicone vinyl tubing assembly according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0016] [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the aperture member shown in FIG.

[0017] [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a portion of the silicone vinyl tube assembly shown in FIG. 1.

[0018] [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the silicone vinyl tube assembly shown in FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0019] The examples of the present disclosure are provided for the purpose of explaining the technical concept of the present disclosure, and the scope of the rights of the present disclosure is not limited to the examples presented below or the specific descriptions of these examples.

[0020] Unless otherwise specified, all technical and scientific terms used in this disclosure have the meanings commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. All terms used in this disclosure have been selected for the purpose of more clearly describing this disclosure, and are not selected to limit the scope of rights related to this disclosure.

[0021] As used in this disclosure, terms such as "including," "comprising," "having," and the like should be understood as open-ended terms that include the possibility of including other embodiments, unless otherwise specified in the phrase or sentence in which the term is included.

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

[0023] The terms "first," "second," etc. used in this disclosure are used to distinguish between multiple elements and do not limit the order or importance of the elements.

[0024] As used in this disclosure, directional terms such as "forward (FD)" refer to the direction in which the second threaded portion is positioned relative to the first threaded portion in the accompanying drawings, and directional terms such as "rearward (RD)" refer to the opposite direction. The first and second threaded portions shown in the accompanying drawings may be oriented differently, and these directional terms should be interpreted accordingly.

[0025] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the accompanying drawings, identical or corresponding components are designated by the same reference numerals. In addition, in the following description of the embodiments, repeated descriptions of identical or corresponding components may be omitted. However, omission of a description of a component does not mean that the component is not included in a certain embodiment.

[0026] 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a silicone vinyl tube assembly according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. In FIG. 1, the overall configuration of the vinyl tube 111 to which the opening member 120 is connected and the opening member 120 are shown separately. 2 In the opening member 120 shown in Fig. 1, blades 121, 122 are formed symmetrically and flat while becoming thinner toward both ends along the lateral direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction (FD-RD). A first screw portion 123 into which the cap 160 is screwed and a second screw portion 124 into which the lid 130 or the nozzle 140 is screwed are formed in sequence at the front (FD) of the blades 121, 122.

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

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

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

[0030] The vinyl tube 111 includes two layers of vinyl sheeting configured to form a space between them that can be filled with silicone liquid. Two wings 121 and 122 are inserted between the two layers of vinyl sheeting to form a second opening 112. The wings 121 and 122 of the opening member 120 may be inserted into the second opening 112 and heat-sealed together with the adhesive edge of the vinyl sheet. As another example, the remaining edge of the vinyl tube 111, excluding the second opening 112, may be heat-sealed as the heat-sealable portion of the opening member 120 to form a vinyl bag, and then the wings 121 and 122 of the opening member 120 may be inserted into the second opening 112 and heat-sealed to form the vinyl tube 111. Silicone liquid may be filled and refilled inside the vinyl tube 111 through the opening member 120.

[0031] figure 2 As shown in Fig. 1, the wings 121, 122 are configured to become thinner in the up-down direction (UD) as they approach the ends on both sides (SD) of the main body 120a of the opening member 120. Both end portions of the wings 121, 122 may be formed thin so as to have sharp ends. By using this structure, the opening member 120 is positioned in the second opening 112 between the vinyl sheets and heat-sealed, so that the vinyl tube 111 can become thinner. In addition, the vinyl sheets and the opening member 120 can be joined without any gaps.

[0032] The opening member 120 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure can greatly improve productivity by facilitating the joining process 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 inside the cylinder 170. This structure can minimize the volume of the shrunk vinyl tube 111 while minimizing the silicone liquid remaining in the vinyl tube 111.

[0033] A second female screw portion 131 that screws onto the second screw portion 124 is formed inside the lid 130. The lid 130 is configured to be detachably coupled to the second screw portion 124 when the nozzle 140 is separated from the second screw portion 124. For example, the lid 130 is configured to screw onto the second screw portion 124 of the opening member 120 to close the opening member 120, or to be separated from the second screw portion 124 to open the opening member 120. The lid 130 is fastened to the opening member 120 during or after use of the silicone liquid to prevent the silicone liquid from hardening. After use, the vinyl tube 111 is separated from the silicone gun, and then the nozzle 140 and cap 160 are separated from the opening member 120. The lid 130 is then fastened to the second screw portion 124 of the opening member 120. After use, the vinyl tube 111 may be collected with the lid 130 fastened to the second screw portion 124. The collected vinyl tube 111 is unfolded for refilling and then refilled with silicone liquid with the lid 130 separated. Once refilling is complete, the vinyl tube 111 may be supplied to a silicone work site with the lid 130 fastened to the second screw portion 124. Therefore, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the vinyl tube 111 can be refilled with silicone liquid multiple times for use.

[0034] The cap 160 is configured to be detachably coupled to the first threaded portion 123 of the opening member 120, and is configured to be attached to one side opening of a cylinder 170 for attachment to a silicone gun. A first female threaded portion 161 that screws onto the first threaded portion 123 is formed in the center of the cap 160. A mounting portion 162 that is spaced radially outward from the first female threaded portion 161 and that is inserted into or fitted onto one end of the cylinder 170 is formed on the outer periphery of the cap 160.

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

[0036] The compression member 180 is configured to be inserted into the other opening of the cylinder 170 and compress the vinyl tube 111 in the forward direction (FD) using a silicone gun. The compression member 180 may be formed with an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the cylinder 170 so that the compression member 180 is inserted inside the cylinder 170 and can move relative to the cylinder 170.

[0037] A third female thread portion 141 is formed inside (i.e., rear (RD)) the nozzle 140. The third female thread portion 141 of the nozzle 140 is coupled to the second thread portion 124 of the opening member 120. Because 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 area where the silicone liquid is to be 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 screw portion 124, the silicone liquid can be poured 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 silicone liquid is inserted into the cylinder 170 with the first female thread portion 161 of the cap 160 screwed onto the first thread portion 123 of the opening member 120 and the third female thread portion 141 of the nozzle 140 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 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 the compression member 180 is compressed, thereby discharging the silicone liquid filled in the vinyl tube 111.

[0041] Although the technical idea of ​​the present disclosure has been described above by way of some embodiments and examples shown in the accompanying drawings, it should be understood that various substitutions, modifications, and changes can be made without departing from the technical idea and scope of the present disclosure, which can be understood by those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains. Furthermore, such substitutions, modifications, and changes should be considered to fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

[Claim 1] an opening member including: a main body having a first opening formed in a front-rear direction; two blades formed on both sides of the main body and formed to become thinner in a direction perpendicular to the both sides and the front-rear direction toward the both ends; a first threaded portion formed adjacent to the two blades; and a second threaded portion adjacent to the first threaded portion, having an outer diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the first threaded portion, and configured to be detachably coupled to a nozzle; a vinyl tube including two vinyl sheets configured to be able to form a space between which a silicone liquid can be filled, and a second opening is formed between the two vinyl sheets, where the two blades are inserted and joined; a lid configured to be releasably coupled to the second threaded portion when the nozzle is separated from the second threaded portion; a cap configured to be detachably coupled to the first threaded portion and to be attached to one side opening of a cylinder for attachment to a silicone gun; a compression member inserted into an opening on the opposite side of the cylinder and configured to compress the vinyl tube with the silicone gun; Including, A silicone vinyl tube assembly configured such that silicone liquid can be injected into the interior of the vinyl tube when use of the silicone liquid in the vinyl tube has been completed and the lid has been separated from the second screw portion.

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