Liquid collector
AssigneeProvigate Inc.
InventorsMitsumi Nishi, Noriko Miyauchi
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Abstract
An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a liquid collector that collects liquid, the liquid collector including: a flow passage member including a flow passage that connects one end and other end of the flow passage member; a contact member that is disposed at the one end of the flow passage member, that includes an elastic material, and that is configured to come into contact with a target from which liquid is to be collected; and a container that receives the liquid discharged from the flow passage at the other end of the flow passage member.
Claims18
A liquid collector for collecting liquid, the liquid collector comprising:
- a flow channel member including a flow channel that connects one end and other end of the flow channel member;
- a contact member disposed at the one end of the flow channel member, and that includes an elastic material;
- and the contact member comprising:
- an inlet opening configured to come into contact with a surface of the target from which the liquid is to be collected and to allow introduction of the liquid that is on or near the surface, and
- an outlet opening connected to the inlet opening to provide fluid communication and also connected to the flow channel member to provide fluid communication, wherein the one end of the flow channel member is fitted to the outlet opening of the contact member;
- a container configured to receive the liquid discharged from the flow channel at the other end of the flow channel member;
- and
- a cone-shaped portion disposed in the container, wherein at least a portion of the cone-shaped portion in the pipe axis direction has an inner diameter that decreases toward a bottom portion in the pipe axis direction,
- wherein the other end of the flow channel member is in contact with an inner peripheral surface of the cone-shaped portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.