# US 2024/0197971 A1 · Wearable breast pump

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- Number: US 2024/0197971 A1
- Document ID: US20240197971A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 18/535,145
- Filed: 2023-12-11
- Published: 2024-06-20
- Earliest claimed: 2022-12-19
- Assignees: Guangdong Youmeng Electrical Technology Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Guangdong Youmeng Electrical Technology Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Zongjun LIU; Qiulin ZHANG
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20240197971A1

## CPC

- A61M 1/06: Milking pumps
- A61M 1/062: {Pump accessories}
- A61M 1/064: {Suction cups}
- A61M 1/067: {with means for hands-free operation}
- A61M 2205/123: with incorporated reservoirs
- A61M 2210/1007: Breast; mammary
- A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)}

## Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of mom and baby products, in particular, relates to wearable breast pump, comprising a breast pump principal machine and a breast pump container connected with each other detachably; the breast pump container includes a milk bottle and a breast suction shield connected with each other; the breast suction shield includes an absorption portion, a mating portion, and a suction portion that are integrated together; and the absorption portion is used to fit with a breast, the mating portion is used to connect to the breast pump principal machine, to form a sealing chamber between the breast pump principal machine and the suction portion, the suction portion is used to expand when the sealing chamber is under a negative pressure, suck milk.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A wearable breast pump, comprising:
a breast pump principal machine and a breast pump container connected with each other detachably,
the breast pump container includes a milk bottle and a breast suction shield connected with each other,
the breast suction shield includes an absorption portion, a mating portion, and a suction portion that are integrated together,
the absorption portion is used to fit with a breast, the mating portion is used to connect to the breast pump principal machine, to form a sealing chamber between the breast pump principal machine and the suction portion, the suction portion is used to expand when the sealing chamber is under a negative pressure, to suck milk.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The wearable breast pump according to claim 1, wherein
a one-way sealing ring is provided on an end surface of the mating portion that faces the suction portion, the one-way sealing ring surrounds an outer side of the suction portion,
the one-way sealing ring includes an abutting portion and a floated portion protruding from the end surface of the suction portion,
the abutting portion is located between the floated portion and the suction portion, an end surface of the abutting portion that faces the breast pump principal machine is a plane, which is used to fit with the breast pump principal machine,
across section of the floated portion is an oblique triangle, and a top point of the triangle is inclined toward the breast pump principal machine, and an angle is formed between a side edge of the triangle adjacent to the mating portion and an end surface of the mating portion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The wearable breast pump according to claim 2, wherein
the mating portion includes a mating base and a support ring integrated together, hardness of the support ring is larger than that of the mating base,
a positioning groove is provided on a peripheral surface of the support ring, a spring positioning bead is provided on the breast pump principal machine, and the spring positioning bead and the positioning groove are connected in a clamped manner, to make the one-way sealing ring compress the breast pump principal machine.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The wearable breast pump according to claim 3, wherein
a bottom of the support ring is connected with a connecting pipe and a connecting cover, the support ring, the connecting pipe, and the connecting cover are integrated together,
a bottom of the mating base is provided with a milk-leakage hole, and the connecting pipe is used to communicated with the milk-leakage hole and the connecting cover,
the connecting cover includes an inner cover edge and an outer cover edge, the inner cover edge is connected with a one-way valve in a clamped manner, and the outer cover edge is connected with the milk bottle in a spinning manner,
an air hole is provided on the connecting cover.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The wearable breast pump according to claim 3, wherein
a circular groove is provided on the mating base, and a plurality of conjugation pores are provided on the circular groove, the plurality of conjugation pores are uniformly distributed on a peripheral surface of the circular groove,
the support ring is located in the circular groove, and a plurality of conjugation protrusions are provided on the support ring, the plurality of conjugation protrusions are uniformly distributed on the peripheral surface of the support ring,
the conjugation protrusions and the conjugation pores are plugged with each other one by one and integrated together.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3)

The wearable breast pump according to claim 3, wherein
the support ring includes a pluggable ring and an epitaxial ring integrated together,
the epitaxial ring is located between the pluggable ring and the absorption portion, and used to support the absorption portion,
the epitaxial ring is arranged coaxially with the absorption portion, and a profile of the epitaxial ring is small than that of the absorption portion.

### Claim 7 (depends on 2)

The wearable breast pump according to claim 2, wherein
at a junction between the suction portion and the abutting portion, the suction portion is provided with an extended segment extending toward the absorption portion, and the extended segment is used to increase deformation degree of the suction portion,
the extended segment is arc-shaped, and a center of the arc is located between the extended segment and the suction portion.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The wearable breast pump according to claim 7, wherein
the suction portion is a chamber with a uniform wall thickness, the suction portion includes a suction body and a guide ridge located on a peripheral surface of the suction body that are integrated together, the guide ridge are used to guide deformation of the suction body,
the guide ridge is provided with a plurality, and the plurality of guide ridges are distributed symmetrically on the peripheral surface of the suction body.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The wearable breast pump according to claim 1, wherein
the wearable breast pump further comprises a floated emulating suction nozzle used for emulating a baby sucking milk,
the floated emulating suction nozzle is integrated with the breast suction shield,
the floated emulating suction nozzle comprises a liquid suction hole, a floated support portion, and an emulating contact ring,
the liquid suction hole is communicated with the floated support portion and the emulating contact ring, to allow a nipple to enter into the suction portion,
the floated support portion is supported within the breast suction shield, the emulating contact ring is located on an end surface of the floated support portion that is departed from the breast pump principal machine, to support a mammary areola,
the emulating contact ring is trumpet-shaped.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The wearable breast pump according to claim 1, wherein
the breast suction shield is provided with an emulating contact ring and a liquid suction hole, the emulating contact ring is located on an end surface of the breast suction shield that is departed from the breast pump principal machine, to support mammary areola,
the liquid suction hole is communicated with the absorption portion and the suction portion,
the emulating contact ring is trumpet-shaped.
