Connector and Socket
AssigneeSurpass Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsMasahiro HASUNUMA, Masamichi KOBAYASHI
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Abstract
Provided is a connector including a plug to be fixed to an inner peripheral surface of an opening of a liquid storing container, and a socket to be detachably attached to the plug. The plug includes a plug body in which a first liquid outflow passage, a first liquid inflow passage, and a first gas passage are formed. The socket includes a socket body including, formed therein, a second liquid outflow passage, a second liquid inflow passage), and a second gas passage; a rotary valve having an outflow through-hole and an inflow through-hole; and a switching mechanism for switching between an open state and a closed state when the rotary valve is rotated.
Claims4
A connector to be attached to a liquid storing container having an opening formed in an upper surface thereof, the opening being formed with a cylindrical shape about a first axial line, the connector comprising:
- a plug to be fixed to the opening;
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- a socket to be detachably attached to the plug,
- wherein the plug includes a plug body including, formed therein, a first liquid outflow passage through which a liquid stored in the liquid storing container is drawn out;
- a first liquid inflow passage that guides the liquid flowing in from an outside of the liquid storing container into the liquid storing container;
- and a first gas passage that circulates an outside air between an inside space of the liquid storing container and an outside space of the liquid storing container, and
- wherein the socket includes:
- a socket body including, formed therein, a second liquid outflow passage through which the liquid drawn out from the first liquid outflow passage is caused to flow to the outside;
- a second liquid inflow passage that guides the liquid flowing in from the outside of the liquid storing container to the first liquid inflow passage;
- and a second gas passage connected to the first gas passage and causing the outside air to circulate between the inside space and the outside space, the socket body having a columnar insert hole formed along a second axial line so as to penetrate through the second liquid outflow passage and the second liquid inflow passage, the second axial line intersecting with the first axial line;
- a columnar rotary valve including an outflow through-hole and an inflow through-hole and inserted into the insert hole, the outflow through-hole being formed at a location where the second liquid outflow passage is disposed on the second axial line, the inflow through-hole being formed at a location where the second liquid inflow passage is disposed on the second axial line;
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- a switching mechanism that switches between an open state and a closed state when the rotary valve is rotated about the second axial line, the open state being a state in which the outflow through-hole and the second liquid outflow passage communicate with each other and the inflow through-hole and the second liquid inflow passage communicate with each other, the closed state being a state in which the outflow through-hole and the second liquid outflow passage do not communicate with each other and the inflow through-hole and the second liquid inflow passage do not communicate with each other.
A socket to be attached to a liquid storing container having an opening formed in an upper surface thereof, the opening being formed with a cylindrical shape about a first axial line,
- the socket comprising:
- a socket body including, formed therein, a liquid outflow passage that causes a liquid drawn out from a plug fixed to the opening to flow to an outside;
- a liquid inflow passage that guides the liquid flowing in from the outside of the liquid storing container to the plug;
- and a gas passage that circulates an outside air between an inside space of the liquid storing container and an outside space of the liquid storing container, the socket body having a columnar insert hole formed along a second axial line so as to penetrate through the liquid outflow passage and the liquid inflow passage, the second axial line intersecting with the first axial line;
- a columnar rotary valve having an outflow through-hole and an inflow through-hole and inserted into the insert hole, the outflow through-hole being formed at a location where the liquid outflow passage is disposed on the second axial line, the inflow through-hole being formed at a location where the liquid inflow passage is disposed on the second axial line;
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- a switching mechanism that switches between an open state and a closed state when the rotary valve is rotated about the second axial line, the open state being a state in which the outflow through-hole and the liquid outflow passage communicate with each other and the inflow through-hole and the liquid inflow passage communicate with each other, the closed state being a state in which the outflow through-hole and the liquid outflow passage do not communicate with each other and the inflow through-hole and the liquid inflow passage do not communicate with each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.