Patent Document

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Technical Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to air compressor equipment for vehicles and, more especially, to air compressor equipment that can repair and inflate punctured tires of vehicles. 
     2. Description of the Prior Art 
     Conventional sealant dispenser generally includes a cap, a bottle, and a tube. The bottle contains the chemical sealant that can be used to repair a tire. The cap is provided with two hose connectors, one of which is used for receiving the high-pressure air generated by an air compressor, and the other one of which is used for delivering the chemical sealant. The tube is fitted into the cap, so that when the cap is combined with the bottle, the tube will be inserted into the bottle. 
     Currently, among the existing equipment for repairing tires, some equipment uses a box, being furnished with an air compressor therein, and a separate sealant dispenser in cooperation with the box. If a tire required to be repaired, the user can connect a first hose, which is attached with an inlet of the sealant dispenser, to an air outlet of the box and can connect a second hose, which is attached with an outlet of the sealant dispenser, to an air nozzle of a punctured tire. After starting the air compressor of the box, the chemical sealant contained in the bottle of the dispenser can be delivered to the punctured tire for a repair. This kind of separate box design only allows the sealant dispenser to be installed in one orientation for an application; namely, the sealant dispenser can only work under upright orientation or it can only work under inverted orientation, but it cannot work under upright orientation as well as inverted orientation. The term “upright orientation” means that the bottom of the bottle of the sealant dispenser faces downwardly while the cap of the bottle of the sealant dispenser faces upwardly when operating the dispenser. The term “inverted orientation” means that the bottom of the bottle of the sealant dispenser faces upwardly while the cap of the bottle of sealant dispenser faces downwardly when operating the dispenser. 
     EP1605162A2 disclosed an invention, wherein the box and the sealant dispenser are separate. The bottom of the bottle of the sealant dispenser faces upwardly, and the sealant dispenser can only work under inverted orientation. Such design has some shortcomings. One shortcoming is that the sealant dispenser is attached with two hoses, which may cause inconvenience in storing the dispenser. Another shortcoming is that the two hoses are not easy to be distinguished by users for a correct connection. A further shortcoming is that the sealant dispenser is easy to tip over while in operation. 
     WO2004/039567A1 disclosed an invention, wherein the sealant dispenser is positioned at a box and operated under upright orientation, but it cannot work under inverted orientation. 
     WO2003/004328A1 disclosed a sealant dispenser, which can be operated under inverted orientation, but it cannot work under upright orientation. 
     WO2009/119317A1 and WO2005/084968A2 disclosed inventions, wherein the sealant dispenser is installed to a box and only works under inverted orientation. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 7,178,564B2 disclosed an invention relating to a sealant dispenser that only works under a specific orientation (for supplying the chemical sealant, but not for reclaiming the chemical sealant). 
     U.S. Pat. No. 7,021,348B2, US2008/0098855A1, and WO2003/041949A1 disclosed inventions, wherein the sealant dispenser is operated under horizontal orientation (the bottle and the cap are parallel to the ground surface). 
     In view of the prior-art technology, all the conventional sealant dispensers cannot work under upright orientation as well as inverted orientation. Besides, the hose connector receiving the high-pressure air and the hose connector delivering the chemical perform their default functions respectively. In other words, the hose connector, which receives the high-pressure air, cannot be used to deliver the chemical sealant. Similarly, the hose connector, which delivers the chemical sealant, cannot be used to receive the high-pressure air. 
     Accordingly, in view of the shortcomings and inconvenience of the prior-art technology and based on a deep thinking of the related technology, applicant has contrived a piece of air compressor equipment that has an improvement over the prior-art technology. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     One object of the present invention is to provide air compressor equipment for vehicles, which can work under upright orientation as well as inverted orientation to inflate a tire or repair as well as inflate a punctured tire, and thus can afford an associated professional to perform various designs for the supportive box and the sealant dispensing unit of the present invention. 
     To achieve the above object, applicant provide a technical solution as follows: 
     Air compressor equipment for vehicles, which comprises: 
     a supportive box, in which a compressor unit being able to generate high-pressure air is provided; and 
     a sealant dispensing unit including two hose connectors, one of which is provided to receive the high-pressure air generated by the compressor unit and the other one of which is provided to convey the chemical sealant contained in the sealant dispensing unit to an object, whereby the sealant dispensing unit allows a user to select upright orientation or inverted orientation for an operation. 
     The sealant dispensing unit further includes a tube which serves as a channel for the high-pressure air generated by the compressor unit or serves as a channel for the chemical sealant contained in the sealant dispensing unit depending on the sealant dispensing unit being operated under upright or inverted orientation 
     Each of the two hose connectors can be used as an inlet for the high-pressure air generated by the compressor unit or used as an outlet for the chemical sealant contained in the sealant dispensing unit depending on the sealant dispensing unit being operated under upright or inverted orientation. 
     The sealant dispensing unit further includes a bottle and a cap. The bottle has a top opening and a bottom. The bottle defines therein an inner space for storing the chemical sealant that is used to repair a tire. The cap, which is able to combine with the bottle, has a lower cylindrical pipe extending downwardly and an upper cylindrical pipe extending upwardly, wherein the lower cylindrical pipe communicates with the upper cylindrical pipe. The lower cylindrical pipe defines multiple slots around its periphery. The lower cylindrical pipe is provided at its bottom with a circular bottom wall extending inwardly along a radial direction of the lower cylindrical pipe, wherein the cylindrical bottom wall defines a central circular opening communicating an inner passage of the lower cylindrical pipe. The upper cylindrical upper pipe has a top opening and is provided with the two hose connectors consisting of a first hose connector and a second hose connector. The sealant dispensing unit further includes a spring, which is inserted through the top opening of the upper cylindrical pipe and placed on the circular bottom wall at the bottom of the inner passage of the lower cylindrical pipe. The sealant dispensing unit further includes a tube with a predetermined length and an inner passage. The tube has a top segment provided with a closed top face and has a bottom segment defining a bottom opening, wherein the top segment has a greater diameter than the bottom segment of the tube. The bottom segment defines multiple notches around its bottom periphery. In addition, the tube is provided with two upper, spaced-apart, annular protrusions and two lower, spaced-apart, annular protrusions between the top segment and the bottom segment, wherein the upper and lower annular protrusions has a greater diameter than the bottom segment of the tube. Between the top segment and the upper annular protrusions defines a first annular slot which has a smaller diameter than the bottom segment of the tube. The tube defines at the first annular slot a through hole by which the inner passage of the tube communicates with first annular slot. Between the upper annular protrusions and the lower annular protrusions defines a second annular slot which has a smaller diameter than the bottom segment of the tube. Between the two upper annular protrusions is provided with a first seal ring. Between the two lower annular protrusions is provided with a second seal ring. The bottom segment of the tube is inserted to go through the top opening of the upper cylindrical pipe and go out of the central circular opening of the circular bottom wall of the lower cylindrical pipe so that the lower annular protrusions of the tube urge against a top end of the spring and thus located in the upper cylindrical pipe and the lower cylindrical pipe, so that between the cap and the first annular slot of the tube defines a first annular gap whereas between the cap and the second annular slot of the tube defines a second annular gap, wherein both of the first and second annular gaps are displaceable with the tube. The sealant dispensing unit further includes a serving element being pivotally connected with at least one pin hole of the upper cylindrical pipe and urging against the closed top face of the top segment of the tube such that the tube is displaceable by operating the serving element. 
     The upper cylindrical pipe defines two opposite mounting slots at its top opening, wherein each mounting slot is open at its top and closed at its bottom. Two opposite pin holes are located at the upper cylindrical pipe adjacent to the two mounting slots. One end of the serving element is provided with an eccentric cam having two pivot pins at its two sides. The other end of the serving element is provided with an operating handle. The serving element is pivotally connected with the pin holes of the upper cylindrical pipe by the pivot pins. The eccentric cam of the serving element is located at the top opening of the upper cylindrical pipe and urges against the closed top face of the top segment of the tube. As such, the serving element can be operated by the operating handle at the mounting slots of the upper cylindrical pipe to conduct a semicircle swing about the pivot pins. 
     The supportive box defines a positioning slot, and the bottle of the sealant dispensing unit is provided with an engagement seat engageable with the positioning slot, so that the sealant dispensing unit can be stably installed to the supportive box in upright orientation, wherein a first hose is connected to the first hose connector of the cap for receiving the high-pressure air from the compressor unit, and a second hose is connected to the second hose connector of the cap for conveying the chemical sealant contained in the bottle of the sealant dispensing unit to a punctured tire via the second hose. 
     One end of the serving element is provided with a pivot pin and a transverse eccentric cam at the rear of the pivot pin; the other end of the serving element is provided with a rotary handle, wherein the pivot pin is pivotally connected to one pin hole of the upper cylindrical pipe. 
     With the aforementioned structure of the present invention, the functions of the first hose connector and the second hose connector may change. The first hose connector, which receives the high-pressure air when the sealant dispensing unit is operated under upright orientation, will deliver the chemical sealant when the sealant dispensing unit is operated under inverted orientation. The second hose connector, which delivers the chemical sealant when the sealant dispensing unit is operated under upright orientation, will receive the high-pressure air when the sealant dispensing unit is operated under inverted orientation. Furthermore, the tube, which serves as a channel for the chemical sealant when the sealant dispensing unit is operated under upright orientation, will serve as a channel for the high-pressure air when the sealant dispensing unit is operated under inverted orientation. The sealant dispensing unit of the present invention, which can work under upright orientation as well as inverted orientation, can extend and facilitate the cooperation between the supportive box and the sealant dispensing unit to accomplish the purpose of inflating a tire or repairing as well as inflating a punctured tire. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  shows a 3-dimensional application view of the present invention, 
         FIG. 2  shows a 3-dimensional view of a sealant dispensing unit of one embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 3  shows an exploded view of the sealant dispensing unit of the embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 4  shows a sectional view of the sealant dispensing unit of the embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 5  shows a sectional view taken along line A-A in  FIG. 4 . 
         FIG. 6  shows an operational view of the sealant dispensing unit of the embodiment, wherein the sealant dispensing unit is operated under upright orientation and delivering high-pressure air. 
         FIG. 7  shows another operational view of the sealant dispensing unit of the present, wherein the dispensing unit is operated under upright orientation and delivering the chemical sealant. 
         FIG. 8  shows another 3-dimensional application view of the present invention, wherein the sealant dispensing unit of the embodiment is operated under upright orientation 
         FIG. 9  shows a further 3-dimensional application view of the present invention, wherein the sealant dispensing unit of the embodiment is operated under inverted orientation 
         FIG. 10  shows a further operational view of the sealant dispensing unit of the embodiment, wherein the sealant dispensing unit is operated under inverted orientation and delivering the high-pressure air. 
         FIG. 11  shows a still further operation view of the sealant dispensing unit of the embodiment, wherein the sealant dispensing unit is operated under inverted orientation and delivering the chemical sealant. 
         FIG. 12  shows an exploded view of a sealant dispensing unit of a second embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 13  shows a still further 3-dimensional application view of the present invention, wherein the sealant dispensing unit of the second embodiment is operated under inverted orientation. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     The following paragraphs will illustrate the present invention in more detail with preferred embodiments. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1 and 2 , the air compressor equipment of the present invention generally comprises a supportive box  1  and a sealant dispensing unit  9 . The supportive box  1  is substantially rectangular in shape, in which a compressor unit (not shown) being able to generate high-pressure air is provided. The supportive box  1  is provided on its outer surface with a switch  10  that can start and stop the compressor unit. The supportive box  1  defines a positioning slot  15 , which is a recessed space. The sealant dispensing unit  9  can be inserted into the positioning slot  15 , so that it can be positioned stably and will not tilt or tip over. A first hose  17  has one end being connected to an outlet of the compressor unit (which is related to prior-art technology and not shown in the figures) and has the other end being connected to a first hose connector  37  of the sealant dispensing unit  9 . A second hose  18  has one end being connected to a second hose connector  38  of the sealant dispensing unit  9  and has the other end being connected to an air nozzle  191  of a tire  19 . When the switch  10  is switched on, the high-pressure air generated by the compressor unit can go through the first hose  17 , the interior of the sealant dispensing unit  9 , and the second hose  18  to enter the tire  19 , thereby inflating the tire  19  or delivering the chemical sealant  26  to repair the tire  19  as well as inflating the tire  19 . 
     Referring to  FIGS. 2 through 5 , the sealant dispensing unit  9  generally includes a bottle  2 , a cap  3 , and a tube  5 . The bottle  2  has a top opening  21  and a bottom  27 . The bottle  2  defines therein an inner space  22  for storing the chemical sealant  26  (see  FIGS. 6 and 7 ). The bottle  2  is provided with engagement seats  23 ,  24 ,  25  respectively at its two sides and bottom. The cap  3  can be combined with the top opening  21  of the bottle  2  by thread engagement or thermal bonding. In this embodiment, the cap  3  is connected to the bottle  2  by thermal-bonding the cap flange  31  of the cap  3  with the top opening  21  of the bottle  2 . The cap  3  has a lower cylindrical pipe  32  extending downwardly and an upper cylindrical pipe  36  extending upwardly, wherein the lower cylindrical pipe  32  communicates with the upper cylindrical pipe  36 . The lower cylindrical pipe  32  defines multiple slots  34  around its periphery. The lower cylindrical pipe  32  is provided at its bottom with a circular bottom wall  33  that extends inwardly along a radial direction of the pipe  32 , wherein the circular bottom wall  33  defines a central circular opening  331  communicating the inner passage  35  of the lower cylindrical pipe  32  (see  FIGS. 4 and 5 ). The upper cylindrical upper pipe  36  has a top opening  39  and defines two opposite mounting slots  392 , each of which is open in its top and closed in its bottom. Also, the upper cylindrical pipe  36  defines two opposite pin holes  391  adjacent to the two mounting slots  392 . Also, the upper cylindrical pipe  36  is provided with the first hose connector  37  and the second hose connector  38 , both of which communicates with the inner passage  393  of the upper cylindrical pipe  36 . 
     The sealant dispensing unit  9  further includes a spring  6 , which is inserted through the top opening  39  of the upper cylindrical pipe  36  and placed on the circular bottom wall  33  at the bottom of the inner passage  35  of the lower cylindrical pipe  32 . 
     The sealant dispensing unit  9  further includes a tube  5  with a predetermined length and an inner passage  50 . The tube  5  generally has a top segment  51  and a bottom segment  59 , wherein the top segment  51  is provided with a closed top face  510  and a bottom seal ring  511 , and the bottom segment  59  defines a bottom opening  590 . The top segment  51  has a greater diameter than the bottom segment  59 . The bottom segment  59  defines multiple notches  591  around its bottom periphery. Furthermore, the tube  5  is provided with two upper, spaced-apart, annular protrusions  52  and two lower, spaced-apart, annular protrusions  56  between the top segment  51  and the bottom segment  59 , wherein the upper and lower annular protrusions  52 ,  56  have a greater diameter than the bottom segment  59  of the tube  5 . Between the segment  51  and the upper annular protrusions  52  defines a first annular slot  55  which has a smaller diameter than the bottom segment  59  of the tube  5 . The tube  5  defines at the first annular slot  55  a through hole  550  by which the inner passage  50  of the tube  5  communicates with the first annular slot  550 . Between the upper annular protrusions  52  and the lower annular protrusions  56  defines a second annular slot  58  which has a smaller diameter than the bottom segment  59  of the tube  5 . Between the two upper annular protrusions  56  is provided with a first seal ring  53 . Between the two lower annular protrusions  56  is provided with a second seal ring  57 . The bottom segment  59  of the tube  5  is inserted to go through the top opening  39  of the upper cylindrical pipe  36  and go out of the central circular opening  331  of the circular bottom wall  33 . Thereafter, the lower annular protrusions  56  of the tube  5  can urge against a top end of the spring  6  and thus located in the upper cylindrical pipe  36  and the lower cylindrical pipe  32  of the cap  3 . Furthermore, between the cap  3  and the first annular slot  55  of the tube  5  defines a first annular gap  301 ; between the cap  3  and the second annular slot  58  of the tube  5  defines a second annular gap  302 ; both of the first and second annular gapes  301 ,  302  are displaceable with the tube  5 . The sealant dispensing unit  9  further includes a serving element  4   a , wherein one end of the serving element  4   a  is provided with an eccentric cam  41  having two pivot pins  411  at its two sides, the other end of the serving element  4   a  is provided with an operating handle  42 . The serving element  4   a  is pivotally connected with the pin holes  391  of the upper cylindrical pipe  36  by the pivot pins  411 . The eccentric cam  41  of the serving element  4   a  is located at the top opening  39  of the upper cylindrical pipe  36  and urging against the closed top face  510  of the top segment  51  of the tube  5 . The serving element  4   a  can be operated by the operating handle  42  at the mounting slots  392  of the upper cylindrical pipe  36  to conduct a semicircle swing about the pivot pins  411 . 
     The spring  6 , the tube  5 , and the serving element  4   a  can be assembled to the cap  3  to become a cap assembly, which in turn can be assembled to the bottle  2 . As such, the lower cylindrical pipe  32  of the cap  3  and the most part of the tube  5 , such as the bottom segment  59 , are located in the inner space  22  of the bottle  2 , as shown in  FIGS. 2 and 4 . 
     In  FIG. 1 , the supportive box  1 , being substantially rectangular in shape, has a large-area top surface  11 , a large-area bottom surface  12 , and four small-area side surfaces. In another box design, the supportive box  1  has a small-area top surface  13  and a small-area bottom surface  14 . (see  FIG. 8 ). The engagement seats  23 ,  24  of the bottle  2  can be inserted into the positioning slot  15  of the supportive box  1 , so that the sealant dispensing unit  9  will not tip over. Under this condition, the sealant dispensing unit  9  is installed in upright orientation. A first hose  17  has one end being connected to the compressor unit and has the other end being connected to the first hose connector  37  of the cap  3  of the sealant dispensing unit  9 . A second hose  18  has one end being connected to the second hose connector  38  of the cap  3  of the sealant dispensing unit  9  and has the other end being connected to the air nozzle  191  of the tire  19  that is intended to be inflated or repaired, as shown in  FIG. 1 . Alternatively, the sealant dispensing unit  9  is installed such that it can be concealed in the positioning slot  16  of the supportive box  1 , as shown in  FIG. 8 . In the present invention, the term “upright orientation” means that the cap  3  of the sealant dispensing unit  9  faces upwardly while the bottom  27  of the bottom  2  faces downwardly; the term “inverted orientation” means that the cap  3  of the sealant dispensing unit  9  faces downwardly while the bottom  27  of the bottle  2  faces upwardly. One feature of the present invention is that the sealant dispensing unit  9  can be installed to the supportive box  1  in upright orientation as well as inverted orientation to achieve the purpose of inflating or repairing a tire. An inverted orientation application for the sealant dispensing unit  9  is shown in  FIG. 9 . An upright orientation application for the sealant dispensing unit  9  is shown in  FIGS. 1 and 8 . No matter the sealant dispensing unit  9  is installed in upright or inverted orientation, the sealant dispensing unit  9  can assembled or concealed in the positioning slot  16  of a supportive box that is designed properly. 
     Another feature of the present invention is that the first hose connector  37  and the second hose connector  38  can be changed to serve as an inlet for the high-pressure air from the compressor unit or an outlet for the chemical sealant  26  contained in the sealant dispensing unit  9 , depending on the sealant dispensing unit  9  being operated under upright or inverted orientation.  FIG. 6  shows that the sealant dispensing init  9  is installed to the supportive box  1  in upright orientation for delivering the high-pressure air.  FIG. 7  shows that the sealant dispensing init  9  is installed to the supportive box  1  in upright orientation for delivering the chemical sealant  26 . When the surface with short distance  413  of the eccentric cam  41  urges against the closed top face  510  of the top segment  51  of the tube  5 , the spring  6  is not compressed and thus the high-pressure air from the compressor unit can go through the first hose  17 , the first hose connector  37  to enter the upper cylindrical pipe  36  of the cap  3  such that the high-pressure air can enter the first annular gap  302  between the second annular slot  58  and the cap  3 , such that the first hose connector  37  can communicate with the second hose connector  38 . Therefore, the second hose connector  38  can deliver the high-pressure air to inflate the tire  19 , as shown in  FIG. 6 . When the tire  19  is punctured and requires to be inflated and repaired, the user can swing the serving element  4   a  to have the surface with long distance  412  of the eccentric cam  41  come into contact with the closed top face  510  of the top segment  51  of the tube  5 , as shown in  FIG. 7 . Under this condition, the spring  6  is compressed, and thus the tube  5  is displaced downwardly to have the first hose connector  37  being blocked from the second hose connector  38 . Therefore, the air entering the first hose connector  37  will be blocked from entering the second hose connector  38 . However, the high-pressure air can go through the slots  34  of the lower cylindrical pipe  32 , via the second annular gap  302  between the second annular slot  58  and the cap  3 , to enter the inner space  22  of the bottle  2 . As such, the high-pressure air can force the chemical sealant  26  contained in the bottle  2  to enter the tube  5  via the bottom opening  590  and the notches  591  and go upwardly along the inner passage  50  and go through the through hole  550  and the first annular gap  301  between the first annular slot  55  and the cap  3  to enter the second hose connector  38  so that the chemical sealant  26  can be conveyed to a the for a repair. As shown in  FIGS. 6 and 7 , when the sealant dispensing unit  9  is installed to the supportive box  1  in upright orientation, the sealant dispensing unit  9  is not only for inflating a tire, but also for repairing a the of being punctured. When repairing a punctured tire is required, the user only requires swinging the serving element  4   a . over to the opposite side. When the sealant dispensing unit  9  is operated under upright orientation, the first hose connector  37  only afford the function of receiving the high-pressure air. The inner passage  50  of the tube  5  is only used as a channel for the chemical sealant  26 . 
       FIGS. 9 through 11  show that the sealant dispensing unit  9  is installed to the supportive box  1  in inverted orientation. As shown, the functions of the first hose connector  37  and the second hose connector  38  have been changed. As shown in  FIG. 9 , the first hose connector  37 , which serves as an inlet for the high-pressure air when the sealant dispensing unit  9  is operated under upright orientation, will now serve as an outlet for the chemical sealant  26 ; the second connector  38 , which serves as an outlet for the chemical sealant  26  when the sealant dispensing unit  9  is operated under inverted orientation, will now serve as an inlet for the high-pressure air; the inner passage  50  of the tube  5 , which serves as a channel for the chemical sealant  26  when the sealant dispensing unit  9  is operated under upright orientation, will now serve as a channel for the high-pressure air. Referring to  FIG. 10 , since the surface of short distance  413  of the eccentric cam  41  urges against the closed top face  510  of the top segment  51  of the tube  5 , the spring  6  is not compressed. Under this condition, the second hose connector  38  receiving the high-pressure air and the first hose connector  37  delivering the chemical sealant  26  are located at the region of the second annular gap  302  between the second annular slot  58  of the tube  5  and the cap  3 , and thus the second hose connector  38  and the first hose connector  37  can communicate with each other. Therefore, the high-pressure air can enter the second hose connector  38  and go out of the first hose connector  37  to inflate the tire  19 . When the tire  19  requires to be repaired, the user can swing the serving element  4   a  over to the opposite side to have the surface of long distance  412  of the eccentric cam  41  come into contact with the closed top face  510  of the top segment  51  of the tube  5 , as shown in  FIG. 11 . Under this condition, the spring  6  is compressed and thus the tube  5  is displaced upwardly to approach the bottom of the bottle  2 . Therefore, the second hose connector  38  is blocked from communicating with the first hose connector  37 . However, the high-pressure air entering the second hose connector  38  can go through the through hole  550  to enter the inner passage  50  of the tube  5  and then go into the inner space  22  of the bottle  2  above the chemical sealant  26 , and thus the chemical sealant  26  can be forced to go through the slots  34  of the lower cylindrical pipe  32  to enter the second annular gap  302  between the second annular slot  58  and the cap  3  and then go out of the first hose connector  37 . In brief, when the sealant dispensing unit  9  is operated under inverted orientation, the first hose connector  37  will provide the function of delivering the chemical sealant  26 , which is different from the function of receiving the high-pressure air when the sealant dispensing unit  9  is operated under upright orientation. Furthermore, when the sealant dispensing unit  9  is operated under inverted orientation, the inner passage  50  of the tube  5  will serve as a channel for the high-pressure air, but not serve as a channel for the chemical sealant  26 . 
     A further feature of the present invention is that the serving element  4   a  can be used to control the displacement of the tube  5  to allow the sealant dispensing unit  9  to be used for only inflating a tire or for simultaneously repairing and inflating a tire.  FIGS. 12 and 13  show another embodiment of the sealant dispensing unit  9 , wherein most elements of the sealant dispensing unit  9  are the same as those shown in  FIG. 3  except for the serving element. As shown in  FIGS. 12 and 13 , the serving element  4   b  is designed such that it can be operated to rotate about the pin hole  391  of the upper cylindrical pipe  36 . In  FIG. 3 , the serving element  4   a  is operated to swing about the pin holes  391 . Both of the serving element  4   a  and the serving element  4   b  provides the function of displacing the tube  5 . As shown in  FIGS. 12 and 13 , one end of the serving element  4   b  is provided with a pivot pin  431  and a transverse eccentric cam  43  at the rear of the pivot pin  431 . The other end of the serving element  4   b  is provided with a rotary handle  44 , wherein the pivot pin  431  is pivotally connected to the pin hole  391  of the upper cylindrical pipe  36 . 
     In view of the foregoing, the sealant dispensing unit  9  of the present invention can be installed to the supportive box  1  in upright orientation as well as inverted orientation to inflate or repair a tire, and this feature can facilitate an associated professional to perform various modes and designs of the supportive box in cooperation with the sealant dispensing unit  9 . Furthermore, the first hose connector  37  and the second hose connector  38  of the sealant dispensing unit  9  can be used to serve as an inlet for the high-pressure air or an outlet for the chemical sealant  26 . Furthermore, the tube  5  can be used to serve as a channel for the chemical sealant  26  or a channel for the high-pressure air. Furthermore, the serving element  4   a  and the serving element  4   b  are respectively provided with the eccentric cam  41  and the eccentric cam  43 , both of which allows the tube  5  to be displaced for achieving the purpose of delivering the chemical sealant to repair a tire. The operation of the sealant dispensing unit  9  is very convenient. 
     The descriptions set forth as above illustrate simply preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It is understood that any modification, replacement of equivalent parts and improvement by those skilled in the art are within the scope of the present invention without departing the spirit and principle of the invention hereinafter claimed

Technology Category: 7