EP0408421A1 - Kleine Austragsvorrichtungen - Google Patents

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EP0408421A1
EP0408421A1 EP19900401921 EP90401921A EP0408421A1 EP 0408421 A1 EP0408421 A1 EP 0408421A1 EP 19900401921 EP19900401921 EP 19900401921 EP 90401921 A EP90401921 A EP 90401921A EP 0408421 A1 EP0408421 A1 EP 0408421A1
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William Desazars De Montgailhard
Jean-Louis Bougamont
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/0005—Components or details
    • B05B11/0097—Means for filling or refilling the sprayer
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
    • B05B11/10—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
    • B05B11/1042—Components or details
    • B05B11/1043—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container
    • B05B11/1046—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container the pump chamber being arranged substantially coaxially to the neck of the container
    • B05B11/1047—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container the pump chamber being arranged substantially coaxially to the neck of the container the pump being preassembled as an independent unit before being mounted on the container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
    • B05B11/10—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
    • B05B11/1001—Piston pumps

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  • the invention relates essentially to devices intended for example for the distribution of drugs used in very low doses or also for that of samples of perfumes.
  • miniature metering pumps of known type with piston carrying an axial nozzle and whose body has a diameter of approximately seven millimeters for a length of approximately three centimeters, under an assembly flange protruding on the order of a millimeter but not necessarily circular, their external volume may not exceed four or five cubic centimeters, with a diameter of the order of ten to twelve millimeters, and their capacity varies between fifty and ten doses only, that is to say down to the milliliter.
  • the structure adopted makes it possible to build such devices in very large series, at very low cost. It can still be applied to slightly larger models but its characteristics then generally lose part of their interest.
  • the pump body carrying the internal mechanism, engages in a container on the neck of which it centers in its upper part; its collar, resting on the upper edge of said container, is immobilized under the internal flange, forming a cover, of an external sleeve fitted by tightening its lower skirt on an external bearing of the wall thereof.
  • this socket may carry a retaining ring for the flange of the pump body.
  • the invention is based on the observation that these specific evacuation passages are not necessary, provided that the pumps themselves have a vent for temporary venting of the liquid tank: such a vent exists conventional way to allow air to enter this reservoir at each stroke of the pump to balance the pressure, and it will be enough to open it artificially during assembly to make it then play a reverse role.
  • the bearing surfaces in radial clamping can follow the same contour, preferably convex, which provides an appreciable gain in diameter, but above all in solidity, precision and, therefore, ease of implementation.
  • the container will thus be constituted by a tube with a thinned wall in its upper part to form an external shoulder, the external generators of the sleeve, relatively short, coming to align with the assembly to generate an essentially cylindrical shape or at less cylindrical-conical and the assembly will require a cone-on-cone tightening; but if the stiffness of the material of the sleeve is relatively small, the external face of the assembly surface of the container may be provided with circular sealing ribs making it possible to widen the tightening tolerances.
  • the sprayer thus described in example comprises a container formed by a narrow tube 1, made in the present case of transparent polyethylene terephthalate.
  • This tube is of circular section, injection molded and cylindrical if the skins are omitted, but its wall is thinned in its upper part 1 a so as to form an outer surface very slightly conical with an external shoulder 1 b .
  • the opening of the tube receives with a small lateral clearance a pump whose body 2, with cylindrical-conical ferrules of successive revolution, ends at its lower part by an integrated intake tube 2 a and carries at its upper part a flange 2 b notched by at least one groove 2 c serving as a vent for the tank.
  • the body 2 contains the mechanism of the piston 3, the rod 3a of which constitutes the nozzle.
  • the assembly will be capped by a cylindrical sleeve 4, which is also injection molded and, in the case described, made of polyamide.
  • This sleeve has a skirt 4 has the same external contour as the tube 1 with on its inner face a range whose conicity corresponds to that of the corresponding bearing surface of the tube, and is closed by an inner flange 4b facing the nozzle but, in this example, also extends upwards by a 4 d ferrule.
  • the inner face of the skirt 4a of the sleeve is smooth, with the exception of a rod 4 c whose usefulness will appear below and which must not prohibit the extraction of the punch from the mold; with certain materials and preferably by using a shell mold, the external face of the upper part 1 a of the tube could, as shown in the right part of the drawing, carry sealing ribs 1 c .
  • their presence is unnecessary because of the tenacity of the materials used, and could even cause defects in external appearance.
  • a head 5 carrying a spray nozzle 6 can be placed on the nozzle by means of a seat 5 a , masked by the lower skirt 5 b , itself internal to the socket 4 c to be less bulky.
  • the parts could be placed on the tube in their stacking order and assembled directly by pressing the sleeve; this would either suppose that the container was first filled with liquid, which amounts to saying that the complete assembly would be carried out only at this stage, at the user, or that the device was assembled empty and then filled by intrusion, which is hardly conceivable on plastic containers of as little capacity as that sought.
  • the pump assembly will be separately: the sleeve is first fit on the body 2, thereby enclosing under the flange 4b forming the lid of the piston mechanism, the nozzle 3 was passed through its axial opening, the collar 2 b conveniently retained, provisionally, by the rod 4 c .
  • the assembly can then be placed on the container 1 filled with the desired dose of product and its fitting ensures final fixing and sealing cone on cone, the rod 4 c finding place between the flange and the flange 1 d of the tube.
  • FIG. 2 shows the external appearance of the assembled sprayer, at rest, the various members appearing diagrammatically in dotted lines, the ferrule 4 d masking the edge of the skirt 5 b .
  • the piston 3 comes into tight stop on the cover formed by the flange 4 b to close the vent.
  • the depressed position is also used for mounting: during this operation, the assembled pump, temporarily closed by its sleeve 4, is gripped by a mandrel with a vertical axis which places the assembly on the top of the tube 1 centered on its mounting.
  • the tool will not first press on the sleeve itself but on the nozzle therefore on the piston 3: the resistance of the sleeve 4 to the depression on the tube 1 then causes this piston to yield, releasing the vent to vent the internal space of the tank.
  • the spray head of a moreover common type, could, if necessary, be put in place from the start of assembly and even, replacing a specific pressing tool, come and play the role described above, by means of any stop on the sleeve 4 limiting the stroke of the piston on the pump; it could be its seat 5 a or better a peripheral reach, here the edge of the skirt 5 b .
  • a direct grip of the tool is however preferable as for the transmission of the forces.
  • the abutment should not itself close the vent during assembly; if for example we wanted to use the head 5 of the current example, it would be advisable to provide on the periphery of the clearances such as a notch 5 c .
  • a pump capable of withstanding a certain overpressure of the reservoir by sealing at least one of its joints, for example joint drawer inlet or, as is very common today, exhaust gasket capable of creating precompression.
  • the cylindrical shape of revolution of the dispenser is as compact as possible, the length of the tube 1 determining the internal volume with, of course, adaptation of the intake tube; the assembly of the device, of a perfect simplicity, is however effective and entirely waterproof at rest.

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EP90401921A 1989-07-04 1990-07-03 Kleine Austragsvorrichtungen Expired - Lifetime EP0408421B1 (de)

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FR8908941A FR2649382B1 (fr) 1989-07-04 1989-07-04 Distributeurs miniatures
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ATE112510T1 (de) 1994-10-15
DK0408421T3 (da) 1995-03-20
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FR2649382A1 (fr) 1991-01-11
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