Adjustable additive cartridge systems and methods
AssigneeCirkul, Inc.
InventorsGarrett S. Waggoner, Andrew Gay, Thomas A. Urbanik, William G. Kurth, Daniel J. Faulkner, Drew Kissinger
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Abstract
An additive delivery system may incorporate a cartridge system, including a container cap and a reservoir assembly that provides for storage of an additive. The container cap includes a mixing nozzle for mixing of the additive with a base fluid as the base fluid flows from the base fluid container through the cartridge. A one-way valve prevents backflow of base fluid and/or mixed base fluid/additive from an area downstream of the mixing nozzle such that the base fluid supply remains in a pure state.
Claims20
An additive delivery system comprising:
- a cap base for securing the additive delivery system to a base fluid container;
- a mixing nozzle cooperatively associated with the cap base for facilitating the mixing of additive with the base fluid, the mixing nozzle including a mixing nozzle additive passage extending through the mixing nozzle from a reservoir receiving end of the mixing nozzle to an opposite, metering end of the mixing nozzle;
- the mixing nozzle including a first metering surface proximate the metering end of the mixing nozzle,
- the mixing nozzle further including at least one mixing nozzle base fluid passage defining at least one respective base fluid flow path through the mixing nozzle, the at least one respective base fluid flow path being separate from the additive flow path such that base fluid and additive flow in separate paths through the mixing nozzle;
- a metering component cooperating with the mixing nozzle, the metering component having a second metering surface that defines, with the first metering surface, a variable flow passage;
- an additive adjustment actuator cooperating with the cap base for movement relative thereto, the additive adjustment actuator also cooperating with the metering component such that movement of the additive adjustment actuator causes movement of the second metering surface relative to the first metering surface;
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- a reservoir assembly receiving structure disposed on the reservoir receiving end of the mixing nozzle for receiving a reservoir assembly.
An additive delivery system comprising:
- a cap for securing the additive delivery system to a base fluid container;
- a mixing component coupled to the cap, the mixing component including a mixing component base fluid passage and a mixing component additive flow passage, both extending through the mixing component, the mixing component facilitating the mixing of base fluid and additive;
- the base fluid passage and additive flow passage providing separate respective flow paths for the base fluid and additive such that the base fluid and additive remain separated while flowing through the mixing component;
- a metering component, the metering component cooperating with the mixing component to define an adjustable metering passage with the mixing component, the adjustable metering passage providing for adjustment of the flow of additive in the mixing component additive flow passage;
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- an additive adjustment actuator cooperating with the cap for movement relative thereto, and cooperating with the metering component such movement of the additive adjustment actuator relative to the cap causes the metering component to move relative to the mixing component to thereby adjust the adjustable metering passage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.