EP2862632A1 - Nachfüllsystem - Google Patents

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EP2862632A1
EP2862632A1 EP20130189039 EP13189039A EP2862632A1 EP 2862632 A1 EP2862632 A1 EP 2862632A1 EP 20130189039 EP20130189039 EP 20130189039 EP 13189039 A EP13189039 A EP 13189039A EP 2862632 A1 EP2862632 A1 EP 2862632A1
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container
refill
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Ming King Wong
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Caseti Co Ltd
Max Time GmbH
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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
    • B05B11/0037—Containers
    • B05B11/0056—Containers with an additional opening for filling or refilling
    • 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
    • B05B11/0037—Containers
    • B05B11/0038—Inner container disposed in an outer shell or outer casing
    • 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
    • B05B11/1042—Components or details
    • B05B11/1052—Actuation means
    • B05B11/1053—Actuation means combined with means, other than pressure, for automatically opening a valve during actuation; combined with means for automatically removing closures or covers from the discharge nozzle during actuation
    • 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
    • B05B11/1057—Triggers, i.e. actuation means consisting of a single lever having one end rotating or pivoting around an axis or a hinge fixedly attached to the container, and another end directly actuated by the user

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  • the invention relates to a refill system, in particular for liquids.
  • a refill system according to some of the features of claim 1 is known.
  • the problem solved by the present invention is to further develop a refill system, in particular for refilling liquids, which is improved with regard to its safe usability and stability of refill system.
  • This problem is solved by a refill system comprising the features of claim 1. Preferable embodiments are set forth in the dependent claims.
  • the refill system comprises a container structure, having a wall with a refill opening, and a sealing structure, wherein the sealing structure is held by the container structure movably along the wall with the refill opening and is movable between a first position, which closes the refill opening, and a second position, which opens the refill opening.
  • the advantage of this arrangement is that the sealing structure moves in a direction perpendicular to the flow path of a liquid through the refill opening. Thereby, it is less likely that the sealing structure will be accidently brought into its second position by means of liquid pressure from within the container structure.
  • the sealing structure is held inside the container structure so that it does not protrude from the outer circumference of the container structure. This ensures that the sealing structure is less likely to be accidently displaced into its second position, because it remains hidden.
  • a refill system wherein the sealing structure is held slidably movable between the inner wall with the refill opening and an outer wall of the container structure.
  • the outer wall is capable of keeping the sealing structure close to the wall with the refill opening or at least preventing the sealing structure from distancing itself from said wall and said refill opening, which would result in a increased likelihood for leakage.
  • the outer wall is part of a container enclosure, which is fixedly attached to the outside of a liquid container, wherein both the container enclosure and the liquid container form part of the container structure. This allows compensating for tolerances in production and providing an adjustable tight fit of the sealing structure between the inner and outer wall. It also simplifies the assembly.
  • the container enclosure is fixedly attached to the outside of the liquid container at the side with the wall with the refill opening. This way the extra space needed at that side of the liquid container for the sealing structure is also used for attaching the enclosure and the container, wherein the sides of the container structure can be kept thin.
  • the container enclosure is cone-shaped and basically corresponds to the shape of the liquid container at its side with the wall with the refill opening, such that the container enclosure can be put onto the liquid container with its base portion forming the outer wall.
  • the sealing structure comprises a container seal with at least one clearance hole for refill, preferably two clearance holes, more preferably three clearance, wherein the container seal is biased against the wall with the refill opening from the container structure by means of at least one elastic element such that the container seal is in liquid-tight contact with the wall.
  • the clearance hole allows a minimal displacement of the container seal in order to open the refill opening. Also, the biasing force acting on the container seal ensures the necessary liquid tightness.
  • a refill system wherein the sealing structure is held in its first position by form fit of an locking element with the container structure so that a movement of the sealing structure along the wall with the refill opening is prevented. This allows a secure positioning of the locking element compared to a purely friction based positioning.
  • the form fit of the locking element with the container structure is held by a locking elastic element which biases the locking element in a direction towards the container structure.
  • the locking element is constantly urged to return to its locked position and reliably held there in order to prevent unintentional or accidental displacement of the sealing structure.
  • a pushing force on the locking element against the biasing locking elastic element releases the form fit and thus allows a movement of the sealing structure along the wall with the refill opening into its second position. This results in a two-step safety, because first a pushing force is required to unlock the sealing structure and second a sliding movement along the wall with the refill opening is required to reach the second position of the sealing structure.
  • the sealing structure is biased from the inside of the container structure in a direction along the wall with the refill opening by means of a releasing elastic element.
  • the elastic element reduces the manual operation need for moving the sealing structure out of its first position while also maintaining the second position while a refill operation is carried out in order to avoid an unintentional displacement of the sealing structure toward its first position during the refill.
  • the sealing structure is held together in a direction along the wall with the refill opening by means of a sealing frame structure.
  • said frame structure allows the insertion or removal of further sealing structure components in a direction different from the direction along the wall with the refill opening; More preferably, in a direction perpendicular to the wall with the refill opening.
  • any other sealing structure components such as a container seal or refill seal, can be inserted separately and securely in a direction which is different from the movement direction of the sealing structure, which further simplifies the assembly.
  • the sealing frame structure can be moved either manually or automatically by means of the releasing elastic element in a direction along the wall with the refill opening.
  • the sealing structure comprises a conduit element which is liquid-tightly connected to the refill opening and leads to a refill seal which serves for abutment of a stem of a donor liquid container.
  • the conduit element can serve as a contact area for the releasing elastic element and/or as an inner support for the biasing elastic element. It could also be an extension serving to arrange the abutment for a stem of a donor liquid container in a desired location.
  • the sealing structure closes in its first position and opens in its second position a ventilation opening.
  • a ventilation opening ensures a faster refill, because, while liquid is filled through the refill opening, air can be discharged through the ventilation opening. Closing and opening both openings with one sealing structure simplifies the operation of the refill system.
  • the ventilation opening is provided on the wall with the refill opening. Having both openings close by allows the sealing structure to have smaller dimensions.
  • a perfume bottle has the above described refill system.
  • the particular use in a perfume bottle (flacon) is desirable, because perfumes are often changed depending on the user's mood or specific occasions.
  • small liquid containers can often be refilled with different fragrances.
  • Figures 1 and 2 show the assembled state of a refill system of a perfume bottle according to the invention.
  • Figure 3 shows an exploded view of the bottom of the perfume bottle with the refill system and all of its elements.
  • the refill system 1 shown in Fig. 3 comprises a perfume bottle, i.e. a container structure 3, which is formed by an inner liquid container 5 and an outer container enclosure 7.
  • the bottom of the liquid container 5 has a wall with 9 a refill opening 11 and a ventilation opening 13 as well as a collar portion 15 further extending perpendicularly outwards from the wall 9 and having a bore 17 with an inner thread in the direction of the extension.
  • the container enclosure 7 is cone-shaped and basically corresponds to the shape of the liquid container 5 at its bottom side, i.e. its side with the wall 9 with the refill opening 11, such that the container enclosure 7 can be put onto the liquid container 5 from the bottom with its base portion forming an outer wall 19 abutting against the collar portion 15 of the liquid container 5.
  • Said outer wall 19 is parallel to the wall 9 with the refill opening 11 and has a chamfered clearance hole 21 on the side of the collar portion 15 of the liquid container 5 and a partial cut-out 23 on the opposite side.
  • the container enclosure 7 is fixedly attached to the outside of the liquid container 5 at the side with the wall 9 with the refill opening 11 by means of a screw which reaches through the chamfered clearance hole 19 and is screwed into the bore 17 of the collar portion 15 of the liquid container 5.
  • a sealing structure 25 is held slidably movable between the inner wall 9 with the refill opening 11 and the outer wall 19 of the container structure 3 along the wall 9 with the refill opening 11.
  • the sealing structure 25 is movable between a first position, which closes the refill opening 11 and is shown in Fig. 1 , and a second position, which opens the refill opening 11 and is shown in Fig. 2 .
  • the sealing structure 25 does not protrude from the outer circumference of the container structure 3. As shown in Fig.
  • the sealing structure 25 has a container seal 27, a conduit element 29, a sealing elastic element 31 (in form of a coil spring), a locking tube element 33, a locking elastic element 35 (in form of a coil spring), a locking pin 37 and a sealing frame structure 39, which are inserted from one side of the sealing frame structure 39, which is the side towards the wall 9 with the refill opening 11 of the liquid container 5.
  • the sealing structure 25 further has an elastic refill seal 41, which is inserted from the other side of the sealing frame structure 39 and biased by snap connection with the conduit element 29 liquid tightly against a portion of the frame structure 39.
  • the sealing structure 25 is held together in a direction along the wall 9 with the refill opening 11 by means of the sealing frame structure 39, which allows the insertion or removal of further sealing structure components in a direction different from the direction along the wall 9 with the refill opening 11, in particular in a direction perpendicular to the wall 9 with the refill opening 11.
  • the above described sealing structure 25 is biased by a releasing elastic element 43 (in form of a coil spring) in a direction along the wall 9 with the refill opening 11.
  • the releasing elastic element 43 being interposed between a side wall of the frame structure 39 and an inner undercut of the liquid container 5, which undercut is between the collar portion 15 and the wall 9 with the refill opening 11, urges the sealing structure 25 in a direction towards its second position.
  • the sealing structure 25 abuts the inside of a side wall of the container enclosure 7.
  • a locking element 45 (in form of a flat button plate) is placed on the end of the locking pin 37 that is opposite to the end towards the wall 9 with the refill opening 11.
  • This locking element 45 has a two-step width, such that it engages in a form fit with the partial cut-out 23 of the container enclosure 7, thus practically closing the cut-out 23 and being flush with the outer bottom face of the container enclosure 7.
  • the sealing structure 25 is held in its first position by form fit of the locking element 45 with the container structure 3, in particular the container enclosure 7, so that a movement of the sealing structure 25 along the wall 9 with the refill opening 11 and towards the its second position is prevented.
  • That form fit of the locking element 45 with the container structure 3 is held by the locking elastic element 35 which biases the locking element 45 in a direction towards/against the container structure 3.
  • the container seal 27 is biased against the wall 9 with the refill opening 11 by means of the sealing elastic element 31 and the locking elastic element 35 such that the container seal 27 is in liquid-tight contact with the wall 9.
  • the container seal has three clearance holes 27a-c (from left to right in Fig.
  • the container seal 27 is biased against the wall 9 with the refill opening 11 from the container structure 3. Both, the refill opening 11 and the ventilation opening 13 are closed by the container seal 27, when the sealing structure 25 is in its first position.
  • the sealing structure 25 is in its second position. This position is reached when a pushing force is exercised on the locking element 45 against the biasing locking elastic element 35, so that the form fit is released and a movement of the sealing structure 25 along the wall 9 with the refill opening 11 into its second position becomes possible. Because the sealing structure 25 is biased from the inside of the container structure 3 in a direction along the wall 9 with the refill opening 11 by means of the releasing elastic element 43 towards the second position, the sealing structure 25 is automatically moved into its second position and stopped by abutment against the inside of the side wall of the container enclosure 7. In this second position the clearance hole for refill 27a and the clearance hole for ventilation 27b align with the respective refill opening 11 and ventilation opening 13 in the liquid container 5.
  • the elastic refill seal 41 becomes exposed to the outside such that a stem of a liquid donor tank can be brought into proper placement.
  • the locking element 45 is pushed sideways outside the container enclosure 3, so that it can be manually pushed back towards the inside in order to return the sealing structure 25 into its first position.
  • liquid can flow through a stem of a liquid donor tank, pass a central clearance hole in the refill seal 41, continue through the conduit element 29, pass the clearance hole for refill 27a in the container seal 27 and the refill opening 11 before entering the liquid container 5, which is shown by the two coaxial arrows pointing upwards.
  • the conduit element 29 is liquid-tightly connected to the refill opening 11 and leads to a refill seal 41 which serves for abutment of a stem of a donor liquid container.

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FR3067953A1 (fr) * 2017-06-22 2018-12-28 Albea Services Dispositif de distribution de produit provenant d'un recipient
US20200087054A1 (en) * 2017-06-16 2020-03-19 Changzhou Ivorie Shengmei Packaging Technology Co., Ltd. Compact liquid spraying bottle filled liquid from the bottom

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WO2013088354A2 (en) * 2011-12-14 2013-06-20 Dongguan Yixin Magnetic Disc Co. Ltd Refillable spray bottle
CN103204315A (zh) * 2013-04-26 2013-07-17 常州圣美包装制品有限公司 喷液瓶
CN103213767A (zh) * 2013-05-09 2013-07-24 无锡市福锐特机电技术有限公司 可拆卸可充式喷液瓶

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GB1239019A (de) * 1967-06-14 1971-07-14
WO1997026210A2 (en) * 1996-01-19 1997-07-24 S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. Docking station and bottle system
US20120158193A1 (en) * 2009-09-07 2012-06-21 Abn Concept Dispensing device including a movable spray head and a stationary base as well as a miniature electric pump
WO2013088354A2 (en) * 2011-12-14 2013-06-20 Dongguan Yixin Magnetic Disc Co. Ltd Refillable spray bottle
CN103204315A (zh) * 2013-04-26 2013-07-17 常州圣美包装制品有限公司 喷液瓶
CN103213767A (zh) * 2013-05-09 2013-07-24 无锡市福锐特机电技术有限公司 可拆卸可充式喷液瓶

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US20200087054A1 (en) * 2017-06-16 2020-03-19 Changzhou Ivorie Shengmei Packaging Technology Co., Ltd. Compact liquid spraying bottle filled liquid from the bottom
FR3067953A1 (fr) * 2017-06-22 2018-12-28 Albea Services Dispositif de distribution de produit provenant d'un recipient

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