CASING FOR RECEIVING AND FITTING A CARTRIDGE ON AN EJECTION DEVICE, AND EJECTION DEVICE

Abstract

A casing for coaxially receiving and fitting a cartridge or a cartridge-like container on an ejection device for ejecting a viscous compound, wherein at least one shell portion of the casing is telescopic, and wherein the telescopic portion has at least two tubular portions which are arranged coaxially to one another in certain portions, and which are displaceable relative to one another in the axial direction. The tubular portions are inter-engaged via latching elements and can be locked relative to one another in different positions, and that the first tubular portion has a flange with a coupling element at a first end and can be releasably connected by the coupling element to the ejection device directly or via an intermediate piece, and that the first tubular portion has a sliding portion on which the second tubular portion is displaceable between a first locked position into a second locked position.

Claims

1. A casing (10) for coaxially receiving and adapting a cartridge (12) or a cartridge-like container on an ejection device (14) for ejecting a viscous compound such as a sealing compound contained in the cartridge or in the cartridge-like container, wherein at least one jacket part (16, 18) of the casing (10) is designed to be telescopic, and wherein the telescopic part (16, 18) comprises at least two tubular parts (16, 18) which are arranged coaxially in parts relative to each other and which can be shifted in the axial direction relative to each other, characterized in that the tubular parts (16, 18) are cogged to each other by catch elements (34, 36, 52) and can be stopped in different positions relative to each other, that the first tubular part (16) comprises on a first end a flange (40) with coupling element (32) and can be connected with the coupling element directly or by an intermediate piece (20) in a detachable manner to the ejection device (14), and that the first tubular part (16) comprises a sliding part on which the second tubular part (18) in the form of a sliding jacket can be shifted between a first stoppable position into at least one second stoppable position.

2. The casing according to claim 1, characterized in that the second, shiftable part (18) comprises catch elements (34) such as catch noses on a front side facing the first, fixed part (16), which elements cooperate with corresponding catch elements (36, 52) such as projections (36) or catch noses (52) starting from the sliding part.

3. The casing according to claim 1, characterized in that the first part comprises webs (39) forming the sliding part and starting from the flange (40) and extending in the axial direction, wherein the webs (39) comprise the catch elements (52) such as catch noses on their ends and against which noses the catch noses (34) of the second, shiftable part (18) rest in the end position.

4. The casing according to claim 1, characterized in that the second, shiftable part (18) comprises recesses (42) in the form of longitudinal slots as viewing windows in a jacket surface which correspond to corresponding recesses between the webs (39) of the first, fixed part (16).

5. The casing according to claim 1, characterized in that the intermediate part forms a third, tubular jacket part (20), wherein the jacket part (20) can be connected on a first end via a first connection (22) such as a thread to a flange (24) such as a threaded flange of the ejection device (14), and wherein the jacket part (20) can be connected on a second end by a second connection (30) like a bayonet closure to the first part (16) of the telescopic jacket part.

6. The casing according to claim 1, characterized in that the coupling element (32) is designed as a thread which can be directly connected like being screwed in to the flange (24) like a thread flange of the ejection device (14).

7. The casing according to claim 1, characterized in that an adapter ring (62) with a conical clamping surface (64) tapering in the direction of the opening of the flange (24) is arranged in the flange (24).

8. The casing according to claim 1, characterized in that the adapter ring (62) is an individual structural component or as an integral component of the ejection device (14).

9. The casing according to claim 1, characterized in that the coupling element (30) is constructed as a pin which cooperates in the shape of a bayonet closure with an L-shaped receptacle (33), wherein a part (70) of the receptacle (33) and running in a circumferential direction is aligned in such a manner that the closing of the bayonet closure brings about a tightening of the intermediate part (20).

10. The casing according to claim 1, characterized in that the second telescopic part (18) has a tapering (74) on the front side.

11. The casing according to claim 1, characterized in that the third jacket part (20) for receiving cartridges or cartridge-like containers is constructed with a length L0 in a range of 80 mmL0120 mm, preferably L0=ca. 100 mm.

12. The casing according to claim 1, characterized in that in a pushed-in state, the telescopic jacket part (16, 18) has a length L1 in a range of 120 mmL1180 mm, preferably L1=ca. 150 mm.

13. The casing according to claim 1, characterized in that in a drawn-out state the telescopic jacket part (16, 18) has a length L2 in a range of 280 mmL2330 mm, preferably L2=ca. 300 mm.

14. The casing according to claim 1, characterized in that the casing is produced from plastic or metal such as aluminum.

15. The ejection device with an adaptable casing for coaxially receiving a cartridge or a cartridge-like container according to claim 1.

Description

[0028] In the figures:

[0029] FIG. 1 shows a telescopic casing with a received cartridge for adaptation to an ejection device,

[0030] FIG. 2 shows the telescopic casing in a pushed-out state,

[0031] FIG. 3 shows the telescopic casing in a pushed-in state,

[0032] FIG. 4 shows a non-telescopic jacket part as an intermediate piece, and

[0033] FIG. 5 shows the telescopic casing with a received cartridge according to FIG. 1 with an adapter ring for adaptation to the ejection device.

[0034] FIG. 1 shows a casing 10 for the coaxial receiving and adaptation of a cartridge 12 or of a cartridge-like container on an ejection device 14 for ejecting a viscous compound such as a sealing compound, adhesive or hot-melt adhesive contained in the cartridge 12.

[0035] According to the invention the casing 10 comprises a telescopic jacket part 16, 18 which comprises a first tubular part 16 on which a second tubular part 18 is arranged in such a manner that it can coaxially shift in an axial direction in order to be able to carry out an adaptation without problems to cartridges with different lengths.

[0036] In the exemplary embodiment shown, the casing 10 comprises a third, non-telescopic jacket part 20 via which the casing 10 can be adapted to the ejection device. Of course, the first tubular part can also be directly connected such as screwed to the ejection device.

[0037] For the adaptation to the ejection device 14, the non-telescopic jacket part 20 comprises on a first end a first connection element such as a thread 22 which can be connected such as screwed in to a second connection element such as a thread in a flange 24 of the ejection device 14. The cartridge 12 lies with a circumferential edge 26 on a front-side edge 28 of the jacket part 20 and is fixed during the screwing into the flange 24 between the front-side edge 28 and a stop of the flange 24. On a second end the non-telescopic jacket part 20 comprises laterally projecting projections 30 which form a bayonet closure with an L-shaped guide 33 formed in a front-side flange 32 of the first part 16.

[0038] The shiftable part 18 is cogged by catch elements 34 such as catch noses with corresponding catch elements 36 such as projections or recesses which extend radially from the fixed part 16 or are let into the latter and can be stopped at different positions.

[0039] In order to make possible a simple mounting of the shiftable part 18 on the fixed part 16, it is provided that a wall of the fixed part 16 comprises recesses 38 extending in a longitudinal direction from the flange 32 of the fixed part 16 so that individual webs 40 are formed. Corresponding to the recesses 38, recesses 42 in the shape of longitudinal slots are introduced in a wall of the shiftable part 18, which correspond to the recesses 38 in order to be able to observe the filling status of the cartridge 12.

[0040] The ejection device 14 is designed in the exemplary embodiment shown like a pistol handle 44 which can be coupled by connections 46, 48 to a compressed air line. The inflow of compressed air into the cartridge 12 can be controlled via an actuation valve by the actuating element 50. The valve is connected via a pressure line 51 to the flange 24.

[0041] The FIG. 2 to 4 show the casing 10 in different states, each with cartridges 12, 56, 60 with different lengths. FIG. 2 shows the casing 10 in its longest, drawn-out state, wherein the cartridge 12 is introduced into the casing. In this state the casing 10 also comprises the non-telescopic jacket part 20, the first part 16, which is connected by the bayonet closure 32 to the jacket part 20, and comprises the shiftable part 18 which is stopped in an end position.

[0042] In this state the catch nose 34 rests against a front-side catch nose 52 extending from the web 40 of the first part 18 and which rests, pretensioned by a spring, against an inner surface 54 of the shiftable part 18. A shifting back of the shiftable part 18 is prevented by the catch element 36 in the form of a projection 36 radially extending from the web 40. In the state shown, the cartridge 12 with a length of, for example, ca. 300 mm is completely surrounded by the casing.

[0043] FIG. 3 shows the casing 10 in a pushed-in state for receiving a cartridge 56 with a length of e.g. ca. 180 mm to 220 mm. In the pushed-in state the catch nose 34 extends behind a projection 58 so that the shiftable part 18 is fixed in the pushed-in position.

[0044] In order to receive a cartridge 60 in a length of e.g. ca. 100 mm, the non-telescopic jacket part 20 is provided which is designed at the same time as an adapter between the ejection device 14 and the first part 16.

[0045] FIG. 5 shows the casing 10 for the coaxial receiving and adaption of the cartridge 12 by an adapter ring 62 on the ejection device 14 for ejecting a viscous compound such as sealing compound, adhesive or hot-melt adhesive contained in the cartridge 12.

[0046] The adapter ring 62 comprises a conical clamping surface 64 which tapers in the direction of the circumferential edge 26 of the cartridge. During the screwing in of the casing into the flange 24, the conical surface 64 engages into the circumferential edge 26 of the cartridge 12 so that the edge 26 is loaded with force during the tightened screwing in a radial direction against an inner surface 66 of the flange 24 and is fixed. The adapter ring 62 can be constructed as a loose structural component or as a fixed component of the ejector device 14. A central opening 68 is provided for conducting compressed air through.

[0047] An alternative embodiment of the L-shaped guide 33 comprises a first part 70 extending in the circumferential direction and a second part 72 extending in the axial direction. The part 70 extending in the circumferential direction is aligned in such a manner that the thread 22 is screwed into the flange 24 during the tightening of the bayonet closure.

[0048] The telescopic casing according to the invention makes possible a smooth adaptation to cartridges with different lengths. In order to process, e.g., four commercial cartridges with different lengths, according to the prior art four casings are obligatorily necessary whereas according to the invention only two elements are sufficient.