Flexible element for micropump
AssigneeDebiotech S.A.
InventorsNiklaus Schneeberger, Eric Chappel
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Abstract
A micropump in the form of a stack comprising, in succession, a flexible diaphragm, a pumping chamber and a closing-off plate, said pumping chamber communicating with the outside, for example via the flexible diaphragm; said diaphragm being furthermore secured to an actuator arranged outside the micropump, characterized in that said diaphragm is secured to the actuator by way of at least one element in the form of a strip, which is rigid along its main axis and flexible in the direction perpendicular to its main axis.
Claims17
A micropump taking the form of a stack comprising successively a flexible membrane, a pumping chamber and a closure plate, said pumping chamber communicating with the exterior, for example via the flexible membrane;
- said membrane being furthermore fastened to an actuator disposed externally of the micropump, characterized in that said membrane is fastened to the actuator via at least one element taking the form of a strip, rigid along its main axis and flexible in the direction perpendicular to its main axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.