EP0093087A1 - Abgabegerät für Pastillen - Google Patents

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EP0093087A1
EP0093087A1 EP83810170A EP83810170A EP0093087A1 EP 0093087 A1 EP0093087 A1 EP 0093087A1 EP 83810170 A EP83810170 A EP 83810170A EP 83810170 A EP83810170 A EP 83810170A EP 0093087 A1 EP0093087 A1 EP 0093087A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/04—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills
    • B65D83/0409—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills the dispensing means being adapted for delivering one article, or a single dose, upon each actuation
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2583/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D2583/04—For dispensing annular, disc-shaped or spherical or like small articles or tablets
    • B65D2583/0445—For dispensing annular, disc-shaped or spherical or like small articles or tablets characterised by the shape of the container
    • B65D2583/0468—For dispensing annular, disc-shaped or spherical or like small articles or tablets characterised by the shape of the container of drawer-and-shell type
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2583/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D2583/04—For dispensing annular, disc-shaped or spherical or like small articles or tablets
    • B65D2583/0472—For dispensing annular, disc-shaped or spherical or like small articles or tablets characterised by the dispensing action
    • B65D2583/0477—For dispensing annular, disc-shaped or spherical or like small articles or tablets characterised by the dispensing action the container is maintained in the same position during the dispensing of several successive articles or doses
    • B65D2583/0481—One reciprocating action, e.g. to or from

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  • the present invention relates to a device for dispensing lozenges, in particular lozenges for sweetening products, comprising a first housing element and a second housing element adapted to be assembled so as to define an interior cavity intended to contain these lozenges, and a device for distribution housed inside the housing to selectively release a predetermined number of said pellets.
  • the present invention proposes to overcome these drawbacks by producing an apparatus as mentioned above, of simple construction, comprising only a very small number of molded parts, and the cost price of which can be kept at an extremely low level.
  • the dispensing device is characterized in that the first housing element is axially movable relative to the second housing element between a first and a second position, and in that the distribution device comprises a baffled passage secured to the first housing element, and a fixed stop secured to the second housing element disposed in the baffled passage when the two housing elements are assembled, this stop being arranged in such a way that it blocks the passage of the pellets through the baffle passage when the first housing member is in said first position, and it clears the passage for said predetermined number of pads when said first housing member is in said second position.
  • the baffled corridor comprises a rectilinear section whose width is substantially equal to the cross section of the pellets, and a lateral recess juxtaposed with said rectilinear section and extending over a length corresponding substantially to the area swept by said fixed stop when the first housing element moves from its first to its second position.
  • This arrangement allows a controlled flow of the pellets through the baffled passage, the fixed stop acting as a valve, preferably releasing one by one the pellets engaged in the passage after their successive passage in the lateral recess.
  • the lateral recess has a shape and dimensions such that it can contain only one pellet at a time.
  • the stop integral with the second housing element is arranged in such a way that it lets a pastille pass through the lateral recess when the first part of the housing is in its first position, and in that it frees the passage of said pastille disposed in the lateral recess towards the orifice evacuation of the baffled corridor, preventing the penetration of the next pellet into this recess when said first part of the housing is in its second position.
  • the interior cavity of the housing communicates with the baffled corridor by means of a funnel.
  • a funnel Such an arrangement facilitates the orderly penetration of the pellets in the baffle corridor.
  • Two opposite side walls of this funnel preferably have the form of stairs, the steps of which are dimensioned to each support a single pellet.
  • the second housing element advantageously comprises a spring member, one of the ends of which bears on a wall of the first housing element, so as to exert a restoring force tending to return this first element to its first position, after he was pushed into his second position. In this way, the device is automatically returned to its starting position after a tablet dispensing cycle.
  • At least one of the housing elements comprises a stop member, arranged to define said first position of the first element of the housing relative to the second element of the housing, when these two elements are assembled.
  • This stop member can advantageously be constituted by a fixed stop integral with one of the elements of the housing, which cooperates with an elastic tongue integral with the other housing element and arranged to hang on the stop when the first housing element is in its first po-. sition.
  • the first housing member 10 has a shape of a rectangular parallelepiped provided with a rectangular window 11, formed on one of its large faces and communicating with an internal cavity 12 containing the pellets to be dispensed.
  • This cavity is limited at its base by an inclined plane 13 which opens onto a funnel 14 communicating with the baffled corridor 15.
  • the funnel 14 has two side walls in steps, the steps of one of the stepped walls being offset by compared to those of the other staircase wall, for reasons which will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 6.
  • the corridor is provided with a lateral recess 16 adjacent to the evacuation orifice 17 of the corridor 15.
  • this recess is arranged to accommodate a single pellet and to keep it waiting as long as the second part of the housing 20 (shown in fig. 3) is in its first position.
  • the first housing element 10 further comprises an axial rod 18, on which is threaded a helical spring 19 intended to constitute the spring member arranged to constantly push this first housing element into its first position relative to the second element housing 20, when these two elements are assembled.
  • the rod 18 serves as a support and guide for the spiral spring 19.
  • the first housing element 10 preferably comprises an elastic tongue 21 provided with a spout 22, arranged to cooperate with an integral stop 23 of a side wall of the housing element 20.
  • the spout 22 slides over the ramp of the stop 23 and finally comes to cling to the latter, when the lower end of the spring 19 is in abutment against the surface of the wall 25 of the second housing element 20.
  • the discharge orifice 17 of the baffle channel 15 is bordered by a wall 26 having a U-shaped profile, which is intended to engage in an opening 27 formed in the center of the bottom 25 of the second housing element 20, when the two elements are assembled.
  • a stop 28, fixed to the inner surface of one of the large faces of the second housing element 20, is arranged to occupy a position 28 '(see fig. 1) adjacent to the recess 16, when the two elements are assembled as shown in fig. 4.
  • the window 11 of the interior cavity 12 is hidden by one of the large faces of the second housing element, so that this cavity is completely closed.
  • the pellets 29, housed inside this cavity slide along the inclined plane 13 to engage through an opening 30, which communicates the funnel 14 with the cavity 12 to engage in the baffled corridor 15.
  • the baffle passage 15 is closed by the stop 28, which can adopt a first position 28a and a second position 28b relative to the first housing element, when the latter moves from its first to its second position.
  • the stop 28 occupies position 28g. In this position, it closes the channel 15 and prevents the pad 31 from moving in the direction of the recess 16.
  • the pad 32 which is at this moment in the recess 16, rolls on the inclined plane 33 of this recess and slides in the direction of the discharge orifice 17.
  • the first housing element 10 When the operator releases his pressure on the first housing element 10, the latter returns to its initial position relative to the second housing element 20, so that the stop 28 returns to its position illustrated by the reference 28b . In this position, it frees the passage of the pad 31 in the direction of the recess 16, so that when the operator exerts a new pressure on the element 10 in the direction of arrow B, the pad 31 , then housed in the recess 16, is evacuated through the evacuation orifice 17.
  • the stop 28 acts as a valve allowing the evacuation of the pellets one by one through the baffled passage 15.
  • the recess 16 could be constructed so that two or more pads can take place simultaneously and predict the stroke of the stop 28 so that the two or more pads, housed in the recess, can be removed at each dispensing cycle.
  • the steps 34 and 35 of the stairs, which constitute the side walls of the funnel 14, are offset. This allows a more regular distribution and avoids blocking the mouth of the baffle passage 15 by an accumulation of pellets.
  • Fig. 5 illustrates another embodiment of the dispensing apparatus according to the invention. It comprises, as before, a first housing element 40 and a second housing element 41, assembled as shown in the figure.
  • the first housing element 40 is housed inside the housing element 41 and has an interior cavity 42 containing the pellets to be dispensed.
  • the interior cavity 42 communicates with a funnel 43 via an inclined plane 44, this funnel opening onto a baffled corridor 45 similar to that described above.
  • a spiral spring 46 for example mounted on a guide rod 47, makes it possible to push the first housing element 40 into its first position as shown in the figure.
  • the profile of the housing made up of elements 40 and 41 is oval.
  • the pellets have a diameter substantially equal to the width of the baffle passage 45.
  • the illustrated device comprises, as previously, a first housing element 50 housed inside a second housing element 51.
  • This second housing element 51 consists of a box having four faces lateral, an upper opening 52 and a window 53 formed in a bottom 54 secured to the lower ends of the lateral faces.
  • the first housing element 50 essentially consists of a drawer 55 sliding axially inside the second housing element 51, which is attached by two longitudinal arms 56 to a pusher 57 which closes the upper opening 52 of the second housing.
  • the drawer 55 has a transverse plate 58 which constitutes an oblique part of the bottom of the cavity 59 inside which pellets are stored, this transverse plate being extended downwards by a surface 60 whose role is to reduce the thickness of the cavity 59 to a dimension corresponding substantially to the thickness of the pellets.
  • a ramp 61 serves to guide the pellets 62 towards the baffle corridor 63 described in more detail below.
  • a spiral spring 64 mounted on a stud 65, is used to push the first housing element 50 upwards, that is to say towards its rest position illustrated in FIG. 1.
  • the baffled corridor 63 is defined by a tab 66 (see fig. 2), which extends the surface 60 of the drawer 55, a guide partition 67 secured to the second housing element 51, a fixed stop 68, also secured to this element housing, and a stud 69 secured to the tab 66.
  • This passage is closed at its lower end and, when the device is in its rest position defined by FIG. 7, by a tongue 70 which is embedded in the opening of the window 53.
  • This tongue has a flat sealing surface 71, which is located in the extension of the outer surface of the bottom 54 of the housing when the device is in its rest position, and an inclined or pyramidal or conical surface 72 oriented towards the interior of the housing.
  • the various elements described above and forming the baffle corridor define a preselection chamber dimensioned in such a way that a single whole pad 73 (shown in broken lines in FIG. 7) can be accommodated there.
  • This patch follows the path designated by the arrow M and is discharged through the window 53, then through one of the lateral openings formed on either side of the tongue 70 (as shown in fig. 8) when the operator , by pressing push-button 57, brings the drawer into its working position. In this position, also illustrated in FIG. 9, the spring 64 is compressed.
  • the shape of the surface 72 guarantees the evacuation of the pellet when the operator presses on the pusher.
  • the baffle corridor is designed in such a way that any chip debris flows directly, without being retained, into the preselection chamber and thus avoids the risk of the drawer being blocked by debris trapped between the fixed parts and the parts mobile.

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EP83810170A 1982-04-26 1983-04-25 Abgabegerät für Pastillen Expired EP0093087B1 (de)

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FR8207286 1982-04-26
FR8207286A FR2525502B1 (fr) 1982-04-26 1982-04-26 Appareil distributeur de pastilles

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EP0113219A3 (en) * 1982-12-21 1985-08-07 Johnsen & Jorgensen (Plastics) Limited Dispensing container
EP0236039A3 (en) * 1986-03-01 1989-02-22 The Boots Company Plc Tablet dispenser
EP0408774A1 (de) * 1989-07-15 1991-01-23 Kerplas Neuenburg Gmbh Kunststoffverpackungen Tablettenspender zur Einzeldosierung von Tabletten
FR2656284A1 (fr) * 1989-12-26 1991-06-28 Plastohm Dispositif de conditionnement et de distribution, un a un, de produits solides comme des grains, granules, comprimes ou analogues.
WO2006116370A3 (en) * 2005-04-26 2006-12-21 Du Pont Tablet dispenser

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FR2460263A1 (fr) * 1977-10-28 1981-01-23 Boots Co Ltd Boite distributrice de comprimes

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FR2460263A1 (fr) * 1977-10-28 1981-01-23 Boots Co Ltd Boite distributrice de comprimes

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0113219A3 (en) * 1982-12-21 1985-08-07 Johnsen & Jorgensen (Plastics) Limited Dispensing container
EP0236039A3 (en) * 1986-03-01 1989-02-22 The Boots Company Plc Tablet dispenser
EP0408774A1 (de) * 1989-07-15 1991-01-23 Kerplas Neuenburg Gmbh Kunststoffverpackungen Tablettenspender zur Einzeldosierung von Tabletten
FR2656284A1 (fr) * 1989-12-26 1991-06-28 Plastohm Dispositif de conditionnement et de distribution, un a un, de produits solides comme des grains, granules, comprimes ou analogues.
WO2006116370A3 (en) * 2005-04-26 2006-12-21 Du Pont Tablet dispenser

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FR2525502A1 (fr) 1983-10-28
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ATE18170T1 (de) 1986-03-15
ES279905U (es) 1985-06-01
FR2525502B1 (fr) 1985-11-22

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