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US 2016/0256793 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for generating bubbles
AssigneeHonor Metro Limited
InventorAdam Hing Ping Chan
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Abstract
A bubble generating device and a method for producing bubbles. In one aspect, the invention can be an apparatus for generating bubbles comprising: a housing; a motor; an air flow generator operably coupled to the motor; a trough containing a bubble solution; a cam surface; a follower member comprising a bubble generating device, the follower member in operable cooperation with the cam surface; and the motor operably coupled to the follower member to drive the follower member along the cam surface.
Claims21
An apparatus for generating bubbles, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing extending from a bottom end to a top end;
- a motor positioned in the housing;
- a fan device positioned in the housing, the fan device operably coupled to the motor to generate an upward air stream;
- a bubble generating assembly positioned in the housing, the motor operably coupled to the bubble generating assembly to rotate the bubble generating assembly about a first axis, the bubble generating assembly comprising:
- a body comprising:
- an upper shell;
- a lower shell, the upper shell coupled to the lower shell to form a plurality of slots in the body;
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- a ring structure positioned between the upper and lower shells;
- a plurality of follower members extending from the slots of the body, each of the follower members comprising:
- an arm having a first end pivotably coupled to the ring structure so as to be pivotable about a second axis, the first end of the arm comprising an aperture through which the ring structure extends;
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- a bubble generating device coupled to a second end of the arm;
- a basin member comprising:
- a trough for containing bubble solution, the trough positioned within the housing, the trough comprising a floor that is inclined downwardly with distance from the first axis;
- a feed reservoir protruding from the housing, the feed reservoir configured such that bubble solution fed into the feed reservoir flows into the trough;
- and
- a cam wall having a raised portion and a recess that forms a valley portion;
- and
- wherein upon the bubble generating assembly being rotated about the first rotational axis by the motor, each of the follower members ride along the upstanding cam wall and repetitively transition between:
- (1) a lowered position in which the follower member is located in the valley portion and the bubble generating device is positioned within the trough to become loaded with bubble solution in the trough;
- and (2) a raised position in which the follower member is located along the raised portion and the bubble generating device is aligned with the air stream generated by the fan;
- and
- wherein each of the follower members transition between the raised position and the lowered position by rotating about the second axis.
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An apparatus for generating bubbles, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing extending from a bottom end to a top end;
- a motor positioned in the housing;
- a fan device positioned in the housing, the fan device operably coupled to the motor to generate an upward air stream;
- a bubble generating assembly positioned in the housing above the motor and above the fan device, the motor operably coupled to the bubble generating assembly to rotate the bubble generating assembly about a first axis, the bubble generating assembly comprising a plurality of follower members, each of the follower member comprising an arm and a bubble generating device;
- a trough for containing bubble solution;
- a cam surface configured to repetitively transition, during rotation of the bubble generating assembly, each of the follower members from:
- (1) a lowered position in which the bubble generating device is positioned within the trough to become loaded with bubble solution in the trough;
- and (2) a raised position in which the bubble generating device of the follower member is aligned with the air stream generated by the fan;
- a plurality of air inlet openings extending though the housing, the air inlet openings arranged about a circumference of the housing in a spaced-apart manner and configured to permit air to flow into the housing that is used by the fan device to generate the upward air stream;
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- a grate positioned in the housing, the grate located above the air inlet openings and below the fan device and the motor.
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An apparatus for generating bubbles, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing extending from a bottom end to a top end;
- a motor positioned in the housing;
- a fan device positioned in the housing, the fan device operably coupled to the motor to generate an upward air stream;
- a bubble generating assembly, the motor operably coupled to the bubble generating assembly to rotate the bubble generating assembly about a first axis, the bubble generating assembly comprising:
- a body;
- a plurality of follower members extending radially from the body, each of the follower members comprising:
- an arm having a first end pivotably coupled to the body so as to be pivotable about a second axis;
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- a bubble generating device coupled to a second end of the arm;
- a trough for containing bubble solution;
- a cam surface configured to repetitively transition, during rotation of the bubble generating assembly, each of the follower members from:
- (1) a lowered position in which the bubble generating device is positioned within the trough to become loaded with bubble solution in the trough;
- and (2) a raised position in which the bubble generating device of the follower member is aligned with the air stream generated by the fan;
- wherein each of the follower members transition between the raised position and the lowered position by rotating about the second axis;
- and
- wherein, for each of the follower members, the arm extends along a linear arm axis in both the lowered and raised positions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.