Linear Cleaning Peristaltic Metering Pump Hose Replacement

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing peristaltic pumps face issues of inner hose wear and inconvenient hose replacement due to the fixed back plate design, which leads to accelerated wear and complex maintenance processes.

Innovation Solution

A linear cleaning peristaltic metering pump with a roller lifting assembly, hose-fixing accessory, and anti-backflow accessory, featuring a split-type pump body outer cover and synchronized roller motion to minimize wear and facilitate easy hose replacement, utilizing a lifting screw assembly and power transmission parts for precise control and reduced dimensions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a fixed back plate is used in the peristaltic pump, then the structure is stable and simple, but the hose replacement becomes inconvenient and requires removing the pump cover

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvehose replacement convenienceVSAvoidpump cover removal requirement
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The pump body is divided into separable components: the fixed back plate remains stationary while the roller assembly with its cover can be independently removed. This segmentation allows hose replacement by simply removing the roller cover rather than the entire pump cover, improving maintenance convenience while maintaining structural stability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The roller assembly is extracted as a separate removable unit from the pump body. The roller cover can be detached independently to access and replace the hose, eliminating the need to remove the fixed back plate or the main pump cover, thus simplifying the hose replacement process

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Productivity

If the working hose is pressed against the fixed back plate by the movable roller, then peristaltic fluid transmission is achieved, but the inner wall of the working hose is easily worn out

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefluid transmission capabilityVSAvoidhose inner wall durability
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of having the roller press directly against the hose inner wall, the design inverts the pressing mechanism by using a compliant pressing element that distributes the force more evenly. The roller presses the hose against the fixed back plate, but the pressure is distributed across a larger contact area, reducing localized wear on the hose inner wall while maintaining effective fluid transmission

Inventive Principle:
Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

Solution Approach 2:

The pressing parameters are optimized by adjusting the roller pressure, contact area, and pressing duration. The system uses controlled pressing force and distributed contact to reduce the intensity of mechanical action on the hose inner wall, thereby extending hose lifespan while maintaining sufficient compression for effective peristaltic pumping

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The solution provides a compact, high-precision pump with reduced inner hose wear, simplified operation, and enhanced maintenance by eliminating the need for removing the fixed back plate, ensuring aseptic operation and reduced equipment dimensions.

Implementation Method 1

a lifting screw assembly and a guide shaft. A middle section of the guide shaft is arranged on a linear bearing. Two ends of the guide shaft are respectively connected with an upper guide shaft fixing plate and a lower guide shaft fixing plate, and the lifting screw assembly is connected with the lower guide shaft fixing plate

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectScrew mechanism: Screw

Implementation Method 2

In state (c), the roller 2 presses tightly against the working hose 3. Since the fluid in the working hose 3 is pressurized during the pumping process, the side A should be in fully contact with the side B during the operation to maintain a certain pressing force, thereby pumping the fluid stably. In that case, therefore side A and side B have the same wall thickness at the contact position

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElastic deformation: Elasticity

Data Source

PatentEP3859154B1Linear cleaning peristaltic metering pump
Publication Date: 2024.04.24 CHANGSHA ZENITHSUN INTELLIGENCE QUANTITATIVE TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A linear cleaning peristaltic metering pump includes a pump body (4), a hose fixing accessory (5) and an anti-backflow accessory (6). The hose fixing accessory (5) is configured for arranging a working hose (3). The anti-backflow accessory (6) is configured for clamping and loosening the working hose (3). The pump body (4) is configured for performing reciprocating motion to clamp or loosen the working hose (3), thereby realizing a pumping effect by metering pump. The anti-backflow accessory (6) is in cooperation with the pump body (4). The pump body (4) comprises a roller lifting assembly (42), a roller hose-pressing assembly (44), a pump body outer cover assembly (43) and a power transmission part (41). The power transmission part (41) is configured for driving the roller lifting assembly (42) to perform lifting linear motion, thereby driving the roller hose-pressing assembly (44) to move and to clamp or loosen the working hose (3). The present invention has the advantages of simple structure, convenient operation, high precision and long service life.