EP0241626A2 - Behälter zur dosierten Ausgabe von flüssigen Produkten - Google Patents

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EP0241626A2
EP0241626A2 EP86810433A EP86810433A EP0241626A2 EP 0241626 A2 EP0241626 A2 EP 0241626A2 EP 86810433 A EP86810433 A EP 86810433A EP 86810433 A EP86810433 A EP 86810433A EP 0241626 A2 EP0241626 A2 EP 0241626A2
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Hubert Juillet
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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
    • B65D83/14—Containers for dispensing liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant
    • B65D83/60—Containers for dispensing liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant with contents and propellant separated
    • B65D83/62—Containers for dispensing liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant with contents and propellant separated by membranes, bags or the like
    • 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
    • B65D83/14—Containers for dispensing liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant
    • B65D83/16—Actuating means
    • B65D83/164—Actuators comprising a manually operated valve and being attachable to the aerosol container, e.g. downstream a valve fitted to the container; Actuators associated to container valves with valve seats located outside the aerosol container
    • 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
    • B65D83/14—Containers for dispensing liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant
    • B65D83/60—Containers for dispensing liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant with contents and propellant separated
    • B65D83/64—Containers for dispensing liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant with contents and propellant separated by pistons

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  • the present invention relates to a distributor of fluid products, and more particularly products which are presented to consumers in the form of semi-liquids, creams, more or less dense pastes, gels , which are generally packaged in deformable tubes. , pots, boxes, etc.
  • the metering dispenser according to the present invention consists of a container, at least the body of which is made of molded material, advantageously of plastic material, having an orifice and containing a product of the aforementioned kind and a propellant gas exerting pressure directly or indirectly product, and by a manually operated valve, the body of which is molded with the body of the container, allowing the consumer or the user to extract through the orifice of the container, as and when required , a certain amount of product.
  • the dispenser according to the present invention is very simple, has few parts, its cost price is relatively low, and it is technically very reliable.
  • Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of the first embodiment.
  • Figure 2 is a partially torn plan view;
  • Figure 3 is a partial view similar to Figure 1 illustrating its operation.
  • Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 1 of a second embodiment;
  • Figures 5 and 6 are views similar to Figures 2 and 3.
  • Figure 7 is a similar to Figure 6 showing the valve in section.
  • Figure 8 is a view of part of the valve.
  • FIG. 9 is a view similar to FIG. 1 of a third embodiment;
  • Figures 10 and 11 are views similar to Figures 7 and 8.
  • the metering distributor represented in FIGS. 1 to 3 is constituted by a cylindrical container 10, the bottom 11 of which is attached, by a valve 12 and by a piston 13.
  • the body 14 of the container 10 and the body 15 of the valve 12 are molded in one piece.
  • the piston 13 defines, inside the container 10, two chambers 16 and 17 respectively containing a pasty product P, for example toothpaste, and a propellant A, for example pressurized air.
  • the bottom 11 has a hole for the introduction of the propellant gas A hermetically sealed by a rubber stopper 18.
  • the movable member of the valve 12 is in a needle 19 sliding in a horizontal hole 20 passing right through the body 15.
  • the end of the hole 20, adjacent to the seat 21 of the needle 19, constitutes the orifice 22 of the metering distributor.
  • the needle operating member 19 is a lever 24 housed in a space 25 formed at the rear of the body 15.
  • the needle 19 and the lever 24 are molded in one piece.
  • the needle 19 is formed by a cylindrical section 26, a conical section 27 intended to be applied, in the closed position of the valve 12 against the seat 21, and a cylindrical section 28 whose diameter is equal to that of the orifice 22.
  • the lever 24 includes a bent arm 29, the two parts 31 and 30 of which extend vertically and horizontally respectively when the valve 12 is closed.
  • This arm 29 is articulated around the lower end 32, of spherical shape of the part 31.
  • This spherical end 32 is clipped into a housing of corresponding shape formed in the bottom of the space 25.
  • the part 31 of the arm 29 has, in plan, a generally triangular shape. It is laterally protected by the walls limiting the space 25.
  • connection between the needle 19 and the lever 24 is produced by a flexible tongue 34 originating at the elbow of the arm 29.
  • the axis of rotation of the arm 28 being situated below the axis of sliding of the needle 19, it follows that by exerting on the part 31 an action directed downwards, the lever 24 is pivoted downwards and to the right, and the valve 12 is opened. When this action ceases, the lever 24 returns to its initial position under the action of the spring 33 and the needle 19 returns to its closed position.
  • the chamber 16 When the valve 12 is open, the chamber 16 is placed in communication with the orifice 22 through the channel 23, and the product P can flow, under the action of the piston 13 subjected to the pressure of the gas A, through this orifice 22.
  • the needle 19 is sealed by two O-Rings 50 seals housed in two circular grooves formed in the section 26 of the needle 19.
  • the second embodiment represented in FIGS. 4 to 8, comprises the same constituent elements as the first embodiment, that is to say a cylindrical container 10, the bottom 11 of which is attached, a valve 12 and a piston 13.
  • the body 14 of the container 10 and the body 15 of the valve 12 are molded in one piece of plastic.
  • the piston 13 divides the interior of the container 10 into two chambers 16 and 17 respectively containing a fluid product, for example a sunscreen P, and a propellant gas A, for example compressed air.
  • the valve 12 is constituted, as in the first embodiment, by a needle 19, by a manual control lever 24 and by a return spring 33.
  • the body 15 of the valve 12 has in plan the shape of a Y.
  • the trunk of this Y is traversed right through by the hole 20 and its 2 branches laterally limit the space 25 in which the lever 24 is housed.
  • the needle 19 is made of a material having a certain elasticity, for example rubber, and it is formed by a conical section 25 and by a cylindrical section 26, and by a circular sealing lip 35, the edge of which is rounded, coming from manufacture with the needle body 19.
  • this lip 35 is elastically deformed and is applied with a certain pressure against a conical surface 36 which the body of the needle 19 has opposite the lip 35.
  • a circular bead 37 situated at the rear of the needle 19 is also elastically deformed and also exerts a certain pressure against the internal wall of the hole 20.
  • the lever 24, made of molded plastic, comprises, as in the first first embodiment, a bent arm 28 formed of a vertical part 31 and a horizontal part 30 of generally triangular shape. This arm 28 pivots about a horizontal axis 38 which forms the lower end of the part 30.
  • This axis 38 is clipped into a housing of corresponding shape formed in the bottom of the space 25.
  • the connection between the needle 19 and the lever 24 is produced by a rod 39 molded with the vertical part 31 of the arm 28 and forcibly engaged in a housing of corresponding shape of the needle 19.
  • This rod 39 represents a narrowing 40 which forms an articulation between the needle 19 and the arm 24.
  • This rod 39 also constitutes a core for the needle 19 which improves the efficiency and the reliability of the sealing of the lip 35.
  • the return spring 33 is constituted by a coil spring disposed in a housing formed behind the pivot axis of the arm 28 in the bottom of the space 25 under the horizontal part 30. It bears against the vertical part 31 arm 28 and arqueboute against the rear wall 51 of this housing.
  • the third embodiment represented in FIGS. 9 to 11, comprises the same constituent elements as the second embodiment, with the exception of the piston 13 which is replaced by a deformable pocket 41 containing the product P.
  • the propellant gas Filled the space 42 limited by the pocket 41 and the wall of the container 10.
  • This third embodiment is distinguished from the second by the fact that the rod 39 has a flange 43, which serves as a rigid guide for the needle 19 and two constrictions 40 instead of a single one which means two articulations which define a link 44.

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EP86810433A 1985-10-01 1986-10-01 Behälter zur dosierten Ausgabe von flüssigen Produkten Expired - Lifetime EP0241626B1 (de)

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AT86810433T ATE59618T1 (de) 1985-10-01 1986-10-01 Behaelter zur dosierten ausgabe von fluessigen produkten.

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CH4224/85 1985-10-01
CH4224/85A CH666667A5 (fr) 1985-10-01 1985-10-01 Distributeur de produits pateux.

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EP0241626A2 true EP0241626A2 (de) 1987-10-21
EP0241626A3 EP0241626A3 (en) 1988-01-07
EP0241626B1 EP0241626B1 (de) 1991-01-02

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EP (1) EP0241626B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE59618T1 (de)
CH (1) CH666667A5 (de)
DE (1) DE3676493D1 (de)
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DE3676493D1 (de) 1991-02-07
ES2020946B3 (es) 1991-10-16
EP0241626B1 (de) 1991-01-02
CH666667A5 (fr) 1988-08-15
US4844301A (en) 1989-07-04
ATE59618T1 (de) 1991-01-15

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