A dispensing pump includes a polymer compression spring assembly. The dispensing pump includes a pump base, and a dispensing head having a piston stem. The polymer compression spring assembly includes a slotted tubular spring element and first and second loading cones received at opposing ends of the slotted tubular spring element. The first loading cone is fixed relative to the pump base while the second loading cone is axially movable with the piston stem and dispensing head. The tubular spring element is disposed coaxially about the piston stem between the cones. When the dispensing head is compressed, the loading cones axially compress toward each other whereby the slotted tubular spring element radially expands to create an opposing contraction force, and in turn, an axial extension force. When released, the spring element elastically contracts to its at rest shape, returning the loading cones and dispensing head to their at rest positions.

An apparatus for dispensing a fluid comprises a housing and a resilient liner adapted to hold the fluid disposed in the housing. A fluid transfer mechanism is in fluid communication between the liner and an applicator assembly mounted on the housing for dispensing the fluid on the skin of the user. The applicator assembly includes an actuator movable relative to the housing so as to activate the fluid transfer mechanism when the actuator is reciprocated. A fluid delivery element is held in contact against skin of a user for applying the fluid onto the skin. The fluid delivery element is supported on the actuator to be movable together with the actuator by varying contact pressure with the skin. Each movement of the actuator generates continuous negative pressure within the liner for drawing fluid through the fluid transfer mechanism and collapsing the liner.

A pump mechanism for a spray dispenser, comprising a piston assembly movable with respect to a housing between charged and initial positions. The piston assembly comprises liquid and gas seals, being movable boundaries of respective chambers whose volume is determined by the position of the seal relative to the housing. When the piston assembly moves toward the charged position, the volume of the liquid chamber increases to draw liquid into the liquid chamber and the changing volume of the gas chamber changes the pressure of gas in that chamber from its pressure when the piston assembly was in the initial position. This biases the piston assembly to return from the charged position toward the initial position, that return movement of the piston assembly pressurising the liquid in the liquid chamber for dispensing.

A novel pumping device (1) with an actuator (4) and a head part (5) for dispensing a fluid from a container (2) is described. The actuator (4) comprises an outlet conduit (37) and a first cylindrical member (18) and the head part (5) comprises a second cylindrical member (20) which is arranged coaxially to the first cylindrical member. A folded membrane member (22) with an inlet valve (24) and an outlet valve (25) is provided between the first (18) and second (20) cylindrical members, such that the first (18) and second (20) cylindrical members and the folded membrane member (22) provide a variable pump chamber (27). The outlet valve (25) is arranged relative to the actuator (4) in such a manner that a suck-back chamber (38) with a variable volume is provided between the outlet valve (25) and the outlet conduit (37), which is simultaneously reduced as the pumping chamber (27) is reduced.

A liquid dispensing device includes a dispensing head, an outlet valve and a nozzle. The dispensing head includes an inlet valve, a piston and a piston chamber, an actuator for controlling the piston, and a buffer or bladder. The outlet valve has a defined minimum opening pressure and is in direct fluid communication with either the buffer or bladder, or both the buffer or bladder and the piston chamber. The nozzle, with a defined throughput, is in fluid communication with the outlet valve. A volume of the piston chamber, a volume of the buffer, a pressure response of the buffer, the throughput of the nozzle, and the minimum opening pressure of the outlet valve are together arranged to restrict the outlet pressures of liquid droplets exiting the nozzle within a defined range of from (P??P) to (P+?P), where P is a nominal pressure and ?P a maximum pressure variation.

An apparatus for dispensing a fluid comprises a housing and a resilient liner adapted to hold the fluid disposed in the housing. A fluid transfer mechanism is in fluid communication between the liner and an applicator assembly mounted on the housing for dispensing the fluid on the skin of the user. The applicator assembly includes an actuator movable relative to the housing so as to activate the fluid transfer mechanism when the actuator is reciprocated. A fluid delivery element is held in contact against skin of a user for applying the fluid onto the skin. The fluid delivery element is supported on the actuator to be movable together with the actuator by varying contact pressure with the skin. Each movement of the actuator generates continuous negative pressure within the liner for drawing fluid through the fluid transfer mechanism and collapsing the liner.

A fluid transfer assembly comprises a housing for accommodating a fluid. A bellows member disposed in the housing defines an opening therethrough adapted to be in fluid communication with an applicator assembly. The bellows member is adapted to operatively engage the applicator assembly for extension in a first direction and contraction in a second direction. The bellows member seals against the inner surface of the housing during extension and contraction for defining a variable volume chamber with the housing. Expansion of the bellows member in the first direction reduces the chamber volume for generating positive pressure in the housing and forcing fluid through a valve to the applicator assembly. Contraction of the bellows member in the second direction increases the chamber volume for generating negative pressure within the housing for drawing fluid into the chamber.

The present invention relates to a press-type liquid pump. The liquid pump comprises a fixed unit fixed relative to a container and a movable unit capable of performing a reciprocating motion relative to the fixed unit, and a liquid product is pumped to the exterior of the container. The reciprocating motion is achieved by a pressing force applied by a user to the movable unit to move the movable unit relative to the fixed unit in combination with an elastic restoring means for restoring the movable unit relative to the fixed unit after the pressing force is removed. The elastic restoring means is a plastic elastic compressing means located below a toothed sleeve and installed between the fixed unit and the movable unit, which comprises at least one elastic strip generally formed in an arc shape.

Disclosed is an all-plastic recyclable pressing pump, including a pump body, where the pump body is provided with a pump chamber, and a bottle locking cap is connected to the pump body; a liquid extraction assembly is provided in the pump chamber; the liquid extraction assembly includes a pump rod, and a bent nozzle is connected to an upper end of the pump rod; a liquid outlet channel is arranged in the bent nozzle, and a locking cap capable of limiting the liquid extraction assembly from disengaging from the pump chamber is provided in the pump chamber; a latching mechanism capable of limiting a downward movement of the bent nozzle when the bent nozzle stays in a latching position is provided between the pump rod and the locking cap; a scavenge port is arranged on a wall of the pump chamber; a lower end of the pump chamber is provided with a one-way valve capable of allowing the liquid in the bottle body to pass through and enter the pump chamber when the liquid extraction assembly moves; a lower part of the liquid extraction assembly is provided with a control valve capable of controlling the liquid in the pump chamber to be ejected from the liquid outlet channel; the locking cap is provided with a lower conical projection with a small upper part and a large lower part; the bent nozzle is provided with an upper conical projection with a large upper part and a small lower part; the pump rod between the locking cap and the bent nozzle is provided with an annular elastic piece capable of resetting the liquid extraction assembly after the liquid extraction assembly is pressed down; the annular elastic piece is provided with at least two outwardly protruding protrusions, and an inwardly recessed recess is arranged between two adjacent protrusions. The recesses replace openings to reduce an elastic coefficient of the annular elastic piece so that the annular elastic piece is more easily deformed and has a better rebound effect. There is no need to cut out openings to damage the structural strength of the annular elastic piece, which improves its service life and reduces the generation of transverse stresses, resulting in smoother movement.