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Means and method for forming syringe

Assignee: Sunstar Inc
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Filing: 1991-06-04
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Granted: 1993-05-11
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Expires: 2011-06-04
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Abstract

Abstract In a first forming stage, the bottom portion of a mono-molded plastic syringe (a type wherein the whole portion, i.e., a main syringe body and a needle portion, is molded unitedly in a cast) is heated and then stretched to a certain length, forming the edge portion like a needle, while the syringe is intermittently moved. Then the sryinge is carried to a second forming stage, where the syringe is moved intermittently and the needle portion is heated, then it is bent at a certain angle and is cut in a certain length, forming a completed syringe.

Inventors

  • 👤 Takeshi Hattori
  • 👤 Kuniyuki Onzuka
  • 👤 Yoshiyuki Ichizawa

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M5/00; A61M5/178; A61M5/31; A61M5/32; B; B29; B29C; B29C53/00; B29C53/02; B29C53/08; B29C53/083; B29C55/00; B29C55/22; B29D; B29D23/00; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/753; B29L2031/7544

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 75 words
A means for forming a syringe, comprising: a first forming means being arranged to heat the bottom portion of a mono-molded plastic syringe, stretch said bottom portion to a certain length, form a needle and cut it in a certain length; and a second forming means being arranged to heat said needle of said syringe conveyed from said first forming means, bend said needle at a certain angle and cut it in a certain length.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 75 words
A means for forming a syringe, comprising: a first forming means being arranged to heat the bottom portion of a mono-molded plastic syringe, stretch said bottom portion to a certain length, form a needle and cut it in a certain length; and a second forming means being arranged to heat said needle of said syringe conveyed from said first forming means, bend said needle at a certain angle and cut it in a certain length.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 188 words
The means for forming a syringe as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first forming means, further comprises: a first table, said first table being shaped like a disk and arranged to revolve intermittently conveying said syringe to a first carry-in section, a first heating section, a stretching section, a positioning section, a first cutting section and a first carry-out section, which are positioned in order; a plural number of first holders being positioned around the edge portion of said first table at regular intervals, holding said syringe in an upright standing position; a first heater being positioned in said first heating section and arranged to heat said needle of said syringe; a first revolver being arranged to revolve said first holders in said first heating section; a stretcher being positioned in said stretching section and arranged to stretch the bottom portion of said syringe to form said needle; a positioner being positioned in said positioning section and arranged to position said syringe in a certain direction; and a first cutter being positioned in said first cutting section and arranged to cut said needle in a certain length.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 205 words
The means for forming a syringe as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second forming means, further comprises: a second table, said second table being shaped like a disk and arranged to revolve intermittently conveying said syringe to a second carry-in section, a second heating section, a bending section, a second cutting section, a reading section and a second carry-out section, which are positioned in order; a plural number of second holders being positioned around the edge portion of said second table at regular intervals and arranged to hold said syringe in a lying position with its needle facing in an outward direction; a second heater being positioned in said heating section and arranged to heat said needle; a bending means being positioned in said bending section and arranged to bend said needle at a certain angle; a second cutter being positioned in said second cutting section and arranged to cut said needle of said syringe in a certain length; an angle reader being positioned in said reading section and arranged to read an angle of said needle of said syringe; and an outside diameter reader being positioned in said reading section and arranged to measure an outside diameter of said needle of said syringe.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 143 words
Method for forming a syringe, comprising the steps of: a first heating step, wherein a bottom portion of a syringe is heated and softened; a stretching step, wherein said bottom portion of said syringe is stretched a certain amount along a longitudinal axis of said syringe, said bottom portion being formed as a needle portion of said syringe and said needle portion being cut to a certain length; a second heating step, wherein the base portion of said needle portion is heated and softened; a bending step, wherein said softened needle portion is bent at a certain angle; a cutting step, wherein said bent needle portion is cut to a certain length; and a reading step, wherein an angle reader and an outside diameter reader are arranged to read an angle and an outside diameter of said needle portion of said syringe, respectively.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 143 words
Method for forming a syringe, comprising the steps of: a first heating step, wherein a bottom portion of a syringe is heated and softened; a stretching step, wherein said bottom portion of said syringe is stretched a certain amount along a longitudinal axis of said syringe, said bottom portion being formed as a needle portion of said syringe and said needle portion being cut to a certain length; a second heating step, wherein the base portion of said needle portion is heated and softened; a bending step, wherein said softened needle portion is bent at a certain angle; a cutting step, wherein said bent needle portion is cut to a certain length; and a reading step, wherein an angle reader and an outside diameter reader are arranged to read an angle and an outside diameter of said needle portion of said syringe, respectively.

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