Patent ID: 6164321
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: A61M,G05D,Y10T

Abstract:
A liquid flow regulator, comprising:a split housing including an upper portion connectable to a source of liquid to be dispensed, said upper portion having an inlet port and a lower portion engaging said upper portion and having a control output port leading to a consumer of the liquid; andan elastically deformable diaphragm freely seated in a recess in said lower portion of said housing and defining with a bottom surface of said upper housing portion a first chamber, and with a top surface of said lower housing portion in which said output control port is made, an output control chamber, and a tubular flow attenuator disposed in said housing, forming a liquid flow path between said first chamber and said control chamber, thickness of said diaphragm being at least equal to a working amplitude thereof, the working amplitude being defined by distance between said diaphragm in a state of rest and said output control port.