Classifications

• • 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
  • B05B11/1052—Actuation means
  • B05B11/1056—Actuation means comprising rotatable or articulated levers
• • 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
  • B65D83/20—Actuator caps
  • B65D83/206—Actuator caps comprising cantilevered actuating elements, e.g. levers pivoting about living hinges

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a fluid spray device, and more particularly to a fluid spray device in which the actuating force exerted by the user is directed in a direction different from the spray direction of the product through the spray port of the device.
• dispensing devices for fluid are made in such a way that the user, when he wishes to dispense a dose of product, exerts a force either on the dispensing head, either on the product reservoir, this force being directed axially in the direction of movement of the piston or of the device valve.
• This type of actuation is very practical for all devices in which the spraying direction 1 is not axial, that is to say is not parallel to the direction of movement of the piston or of the valve of the pump or device valve.
• this type of sprayer has a certain number of drawbacks.
• the fact that the force to actuate the device must be exerted in an axial direction implies that it is difficult to hold the nosepiece fixedly in the nostril at the time of delivery.
• this type of actuation can involve a certain force necessary to overcome the precompression of the pump or the valve, which can present difficulties for certain people such as the elderly or children, and which can also in the extreme cases result in injury to the inside of the nostril.
• this type of device is relatively difficult to actuate by a third person who does not himself feel the contact of the nasal tip inside his nostril.
• the object of the present invention is to provide a device for spraying a fluid product which does not have the abovementioned drawbacks.
• the present invention aims to provide a fluid spraying device, which is simple and inexpensive to manufacture and assemble, and which adapts to any type of pump or valve currently existing, without involving any modification of the design of the pump or valve, or of the fixing ring which fixes the pump or valve to the tank.
• the present invention also aims to provide such a device for spraying a fluid product which is simple to actuate, in particular in a nasal application.
• Another object of the present invention is to provide such a device for spraying a fluid product which makes it possible to keep the dispensing orifice of the device fixed inside the nostril when the device is actuated.
• the present invention therefore relates to a device for spraying a fluid product comprising a reservoir containing fluid product, a pump or a valve, mounted on the reservoir by means of a fixing ring, for selectively distributing the fluid product, a head dispensing device comprising a dispensing orifice, the device comprising an actuating device movable between a rest position and a dispensing position, the actuating device being moved in a direction different from the direction of spraying of the product through the dispensing orifice, said actuating device being formed on the dispensing head and cooperating with the fixing ring for actuating the pump or the valve, said actuating device comprising at least one actuating element pivotally mounted on said dispensing head, characterized in that each actuating element comprises a p actuation part cooperating with said fixing ring and a support element on which the user exerts an actuation force, said support element being pivotally mounted on said dispensing head and extends on the one hand radially away from said dis
• said dispensing head comprises a side skirt, said actuating device being formed in said side skirt.
• said actuating device is made in one piece with said dispensing head.
• said actuating device comprises two actuating elements diametrically opposite with respect to said dispensing head.
• the actuation device comprises a precompression element, so that the pump or the valve is actuated only when the precompression threshold is overcome by the user.
• the dispensing head is a nasal dispensing head which, when the pump or the valve is actuated, remains fixed in position in the nostril of the user.
• Figure 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a device according to an advantageous embodiment of the present invention, before actuation;
• the spraying device of the invention comprises a reservoir 10 which contains the fluid product to be dispensed, and a pump or a valve (not shown) mounted on the reservoir 10 by means of a fixing ring 30, which can be a ring screwed, crimped or snapped onto the neck of the tank.
• a fixing ring which can be a ring screwed, crimped or snapped onto the neck of the tank.
• this fixing ring is standard, that is to say that it is not modified with respect to a ring used in existing devices not comprising a lateral actuation system.
• This pump or valve serves to selectively dispense the product through a dispensing orifice 45 provided in a dispensing head 40.
• the dispensing head 40 is a nasal dispensing head, in which the orifice 45 is arranged axially so as to to distribute the product inside the nostril.
• the present invention is not necessarily limited to a nasal application, but applies to all types of device for dispensing a fluid product. Its use in a nasal-type dispensing device, however, has advantages which have been mentioned previously.
• the spraying device comprises an actuation system 50 which is formed on the dispensing head 40, the direction of movement of the actuation device 50 being different from the direction of spraying of the product through the orifice.
• dispensing device 45 More specifically, the direction of movement of the actuating device 50 is advantageously approximately perpendicular to the direction of spraying of the product through the dispensing orifice 45, it being understood that depending on the embodiment chosen for the actuating device, in particular since it is a pivoting element, this direction is not at all times exactly perpendicular.
• the actuation system 50 comprises at least one actuation element 51, pivotally mounted on the dispensing head 40.
• the dispensing head 40 comprises a lateral skirt 41 provided with two diametrically opposite actuating elements 51, advantageously made in one piece with the head 40.
• the actuating elements 51 act on the fixing ring 30, to actuate the pump or valve.
• the actuating elements 51 cooperate with the wedge formed by the lower end of the fixing ring 30 and the neck of the reservoir 10, as visible in the figures.
• actuating elements 51 are pivotally mounted on the dispensing head 40.
• Each actuating element 51 comprises an actuating part 52 which cooperates with the fixing ring 30 and a support element 54 on which the user presses to operate the device.
• the support element 54 is pivotally mounted at A on the head 40 and extends radially away from said head. The support element also extends axially in the direction of the reservoir 10 (downwards in the figures), beyond the fixing ring 30, as visible in FIG.
• the actuating part 52 is mounted pivoting at B on said support element 54, preferably at its end. It extends in the direction of the fixing ring 30, both radially and axially, which means that it is directed radially towards the device and axially towards the dispensing orifice 45.
• the actuating part comes cooperate with the fixing ring 30 from below, in the straight position shown in the drawings.
• the ring 30 does not need to be modified to incorporate specific parts cooperating with the lateral actuation system 50, and a standard ring can be used.
• the actuation system 50, and more particularly the actuation part 52 cooperates with the part of the ring 30 which engages under the neck of the reservoir 10.
• the present invention provides cost savings in the manufacture and assembly of the device.
• the dimensions of the device in particular the radial dimensions of the reservoir and of the fixing ring are kept minimal despite the presence of the lateral actuation system 50.
• the lateral actuation element 50 acts as a progressive lever system in which the transmission of the lateral actuation force exerted by the user on the support elements 54 in axial actuation force of the pump is maximum in end of actuation, when the resistance of the pump or valve is strongest.
• the system of the invention is therefore particularly effective.
• a lateral actuation system formed on the head and not cooperating directly with the reservoir is that it can adapt to any type, shape and size of reservoir. There is no need to design a specific actuation system for each tank.

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