Research on peristaltic pump design based on patent analysis
LIU Wei1,2, LIU Xuan1, TAN Run-Hua1
1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China;
2. Navigation Instrument Research Institute, Tianjin 300131, China
Abstract Peristaltic pump is a simple, widely used cubage pump. Since it was carried out in 1950s, a lot of patents have been authorized. Based on the analysis of these patents, we concluded 7 key points in peristaltic pump design: inconvenience of hose installation/replacement; short life of hose; the backward liquid in hose; leakage of the bodypreservation; spindle by the radial force; poor adaptation to hose; export pressure fluctuation. Then the solutions to these problems had been concluded. In future design of peristaltic pump, these solutions can be reviewed in order to open mind, avoid failure and improve design quality and response speed.
LIU Wei, LIU Xuan, TAN Run-Hua. Research on peristaltic pump design based on patent analysis. Chinese Journal of Engineering Design, 2013, 20(5): 361-367.