EP3999246B1 - Fluidspender - Google Patents

Fluidspender

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EP3999246B1
EP3999246B1 EP20743641.1A EP20743641A EP3999246B1 EP 3999246 B1 EP3999246 B1 EP 3999246B1 EP 20743641 A EP20743641 A EP 20743641A EP 3999246 B1 EP3999246 B1 EP 3999246B1
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pocket
piston
reservoir
wall
distribution
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Guillaume Boulais
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GB Developpement
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Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a device for distributing a fluid.
  • Such a device allows a user to dispense a fluid.
  • the field of the invention is more particularly that of the distribution of products such as liquids, gels or creams, for example for the pharmaceutical, cosmetic or food industries.
  • the aim of the present invention is to solve at least one of these problems.
  • the invention makes it possible to achieve at least one of the aforementioned goals by means of a device for distributing a fluid according to claim 1.
  • a device for distributing a fluid according to claim 1 Advantageous but optional features are specified in the dependent claims.
  • FIGURES 1 to 6 We will first describe, with reference to FIGURES 1 to 6 , a first embodiment of a device not forming part of the claimed object for distributing a fluid.
  • all head positions are defined in a reference frame for which the feed port and/or reservoir is fixed.
  • flexible means any part that can deform under the effect of at least 1 kg, having for example a flexural modulus of less than 600 MPa and/or having a sufficiently reduced thickness.
  • rigid means any part that cannot deform under the effect of a maximum of 1 kg, having for example a flexural modulus greater than 600 MPa and/or having a sufficiently large thickness.
  • the distribution head 10 includes a contact surface 26, arranged to receive, from outside the device, an external force 18 orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the distribution head 10 positioned in the stable position 12.
  • a long lever arm reduces the effort required for dispensing, for example, less than 1 kg and even less than 0.5 kg if the device is a facial care applicator (by comparison, a standard pump requires a 2 kg flexing force).
  • the dispensing head 10 and the reservoir 6 extend longitudinally when the head is in its stable position.
  • the distribution head is longer (along the longitudinal direction) than it is wide (perpendicular to the longitudinal direction).
  • the contact surface 26, accessible from outside the device 100 by a user's hand or even fingernail, or a user's face, has a minimum surface of 10 mm2 , and preferably of at least 20 mm2 (preferably of at least 30 mm2 , preferably of at least 60 mm2 , more preferably of at least 100 mm2 ) in the case where the contact surface 26 is intended to be in contact with the face.
  • Axis A extends along an X direction.
  • the contact surface 26 forms (over a width less than 15 mm defined in a plane perpendicular to the direction X and over an area of at least 30 mm2 , preferably over at least 60 mm2 , preferably over at least 100 mm2 ) an angle between -45° and 45° (more precisely between -30° and 30°, more precisely between -20° and 20°) with the direction X along which the distribution channel 20 extends out of the pocket 2.
  • Output 24 is located at a distance of less than 10 mm from axis A.
  • Surface 26 is located at a distance from axis A of less than 10 mm.
  • Exit 24 is located on surface 26.
  • the dispensing head 10 is arranged to tilt in the opposite direction to the contact surface 26.
  • the dispensing head may have at its end an application and/or massage element on the face opposite the surface 26, which may be made of metal.
  • the device is arranged so that force on this surface does not tilt the head, or only slightly tilts it, so as to limit or prevent the product from dispensing.
  • the pouch 2 is formed mainly in three parts. A first part, comprising the deformable wall 4, a second part comprising a rigid wall 54 and a third part 84 (of the pouch 2) arranged to be fixed to the reservoir 6.
  • the rigid wall 54 of the pocket 2 is located below the deformable wall 4.
  • the deformable wall 4 more precisely its lower part, is fixed or integral with the rigid wall 54 of the pocket 2 at the point of connection 58.
  • the deformable wall 4 of the pocket 2 is formed by a part 41 and a part 42 .
  • Parts 41 and 42 face each other.
  • Part 41 of the deformable wall 4 is designed to bend under the compression of force 18; part 42 of the deformable wall 4 elongates very slightly under tension but moves less than part 41 in order to favor the inclination of the head 10 of the device 100 on the side of part 4 1 when the external force 18 is exerted at the level of the contact surface 26 of the distribution head 10.
  • the curvilinear length in a cutting plane of part 4 1 of the distribution head 10 in the stable position 12 is higher (i.e. longer) than that of part 4 2 (which forms a hinge).
  • the deformable wall 4 includes an asymmetry about an axis A, so that the pocket 2 is arranged to favor an inclination of the distribution head 10 in a favored direction of inclination, i.e. opposite to the contact surface 26 and/or the outlet 24.
  • parts 41 and 42 are asymmetrical so as to favor the inclination of the distribution head 10 on the side of part 41 .
  • the deformable wall 4 is for example a thin wall and the rigid wall 54 is for example a wall thicker than the wall 4.
  • the deformable wall 4 can be associated with the wall 54 by a "co-molding", i.e. either by overmolding or bi-injection of materials having different flexibilities, preferably with PP for the rigid wall 54 of the pocket 2 and TPO for the deformable wall 4 of the pocket 2.
  • Parts 41 and 42 of the deformable wall 4 and the rigid wall 54 can also be injected in one go when the rigid wall 54 and the deformable wall 4 of the bag are for example made of polypropylene.
  • the deformable wall 4 is preferably made of PP with a polymer or plastomer additive (such as Vistamaxx TM 6202), in order to reduce its hardness so that the hardness of wall 4 is less than 80 Shore D. This avoids excessive thinness and fragility of wall 4.
  • a polymer or plastomer additive such as Vistamaxx TM 6202
  • the rigid wall 54 is arranged to fit onto the third part 84 of the pocket 2.
  • an edge 66 marks the junction between the third part 84 of the pocket 2 and the rigid wall 54 of the pocket 2. This edge 66 is orthogonal to axis A when device 100 is in stable position 12.
  • the deformable wall 4 of the pocket 2 holds the dispensing head 10.
  • the pouch 2 is fixed to the distribution head 10.
  • the pouch 2 is in particular embedded in the distribution channel 20 of the distribution head 10 via a ring 88.
  • the distribution head 10 includes the ring 88, located at the junction between the inner volume of the pocket 2 and the distribution channel 20, in which the distribution orifice 22 is housed. Specifically, at said junction between the inner volume of the pocket 2 and the distribution channel 20, the deformable wall 4 of the pocket 2 is compressed against the distribution channel 20 by the ring 88. The ring 88 is pinched and fitted into the distribution head 10. The ring 88 is arranged to be press-fitted into the distribution channel 20.
  • the distribution head 10 along its entire length, is traversed by the distribution channel 20.
  • the distribution channel 20 starts at the distribution orifice 22 and extends to the outlet 24 housed in the distribution head 10.
  • the distribution head 10 includes a distribution valve 28 located in the distribution channel 20, which, in an open state, allows fluid to pass from the distribution channel 20 to the outlet 24, and, in a closed state, does not allow it.
  • the dispensing valve 28 is typically made of thermoplastic polyolefin or TPO (polyolefin alloys: polyethylene and polypropylene) (flexible, recyclable), modified polypropylene (PP), or modified polyethylene (PE).
  • TPO has the advantage of being flexible and more easily recyclable if the same sub-family is used (for example, PP with a TPO base).
  • the distribution valve 28 is arranged to remain in its closed state as long as the angle of inclination 16 is less than 2° or 5° relative to the stable position 12.
  • the device 100 is arranged not to incline more than 2 degrees as long as a threshold force is not reached, said threshold force corresponding, for example, to an external force (perpendicular to the surface 26) of 0.5 kilogram (Kg).
  • the distribution head 10 does not tilt more than 2 degrees from its stable position 12. In the case where the distribution head 10 is in the tilted position 14, if the external force 18 is less than the threshold force but present to maintain the elastic restoring force of the pocket 2 (precisely of the deformable wall 4), then the distribution head 10 remains tilted in its tilted position 14.
  • the upper and lower parts 101 , 102 are nested one inside the other.
  • the distribution valve 28 includes a portion 281 , in particular one end 281 , arranged to maintain the valve 301 of the anti-drip device 30 in its open state, that is, in a position that allows fluid to pass to the outlet 24, when the two portions 101 , 102 of the head 10 are assembled.
  • the end 281 is tapered so that it can open the valve 301 of the anti-drip device 30 towards an inner wall of the distribution channel 20. In this configuration, the anti-drip device 30 allows the fluid contained in the pocket 2 to be directed and conveyed to the outlet 24.
  • the distribution valve 28 includes a part 28 2 held by clamping between internal walls of the distribution channel 20.
  • the distribution valve 28 is housed in a distribution housing 80.
  • Housing 80 is part of channel 20.
  • Part 28 2 is stationary between the open and closed states of the distribution valve 28.
  • a conduit 28 3 allows the passage of fluid between the part 28 2 and the internal walls of the housing 80 towards the outlet 24 when the valve 28 (and more precisely its movable part 28 4 ) is open.
  • the distribution valve 28 includes a movable part 28 4 which, in the closed state of this distribution valve 28, is pressed against a distribution seat 105 so as to block this distribution seat 105, and in the open state of this distribution valve 28, moves away from the distribution seat 105 so as to open this distribution seat 105.
  • This part 28 4 is a membrane.
  • the distribution valve 28 includes the part 28 4 which is inserted into the upper part 10 1 of the distribution head 10.
  • the part 28 4 is the part of the distribution valve 28 closest to the outlet 24.
  • This part 28 4 is the movable diaphragm 28 4 of the distribution valve 28.
  • Part 28 4 is movable between the open and closed states of the distribution valve 28.
  • the distribution seat 105 is a lateral part of the internal walls of the housing 80, that is to say that this seat 105 is limited to one face, preferably flat (or curved), of the internal walls of the housing 80, and does not go all around a section of the housing 80 which would be made in a plane perpendicular to the direction of elongation of the part of the housing 80 containing the valve 28.
  • the distribution valve 28 is mounted in the distribution housing 80 by inserting the distribution valve 28 into the upper head 10 1 at the junction between the upper head 10 1 and lower head 10 2 before the upper head 10 1 and lower head 10 2 are assembled together.
  • Device 100 in particular the upper part 10 1 of the distribution head 10, includes the outlet 24.
  • Exit 24 leads to the outside of device 100.
  • the outlet 24 is located at the end of the distribution head 10, specifically in the upper part 10 1 of the distribution head 10.
  • the outlet 24 is positioned on the left side of the distribution head 10 relative to axis A.
  • the contact surface 26 surrounds or borders the outlet 24.
  • Outlet 24 is arranged to distribute fluid in a direction substantially perpendicular to the support surface 26.
  • the outlet 24 is arranged to distribute fluid in a direction substantially perpendicular and opposite to the external force 18 exerted on the contact surface 26 at the distribution head 10.
  • the pouch 2 is attached to the reservoir 6.
  • the device 100 further includes means 32 for screwing the pouch 2 to the barrel 55 so as to attach the reservoir 6.
  • the means for screwing 32 include a 32 screw pitch.
  • the pouch 2 includes a nozzle 34 designed to fit into the reservoir 6.
  • the nozzle 34 is rigid and preferably made of PP or PE, and is preferably at least 8 mm long.
  • the feed orifice 8 is positioned at the end of the nozzle 34.
  • the nozzle 34 is pushed into reservoir 6 so as to fix the pouch 2 to the reservoir 6.
  • the reservoir 6 includes a sash 36 arranged to block the flow of fluid contained in the reservoir 6 to the bag 2 until the nozzle 34 of the bag 2 is pushed into the reservoir 6.
  • the reservoir 6 is airtight because the sash 36 is not yet pierced.
  • the nozzle 34 is arranged to pierce the seal 36.
  • the nozzle 34 must be inserted into the reservoir 6, and then the means 32 must be screwed to attach the pouch 2 to the drum 55 to secure the reservoir 6.
  • a finger 75 located in the bottom of the drum 55 presses against the bottom of the reservoir 6 to facilitate priming the device.
  • the reservoir 6 may comprise a rigid cylindrical container in which a piston slides; the finger 75 is then arranged to push said piston by passing through an orifice located in the bottom of the rigid cylindrical container.
  • the device 100 includes a supply valve 38 positioned at the supply port 8, more precisely inside the nozzle 34 in a supply seat 62, and which, in an open state, allows the passage of the fluid contained in reservoir 6 towards pocket 2, and which, in a closed state, does not allow it.
  • the reservoir 6 is arranged to reduce its internal volume after each opening of the supply valve 38.
  • the reservoir part 6 further includes the feed valve 38 housed at the feed seat 62, said valve 38 being located at the junction between the internal volume of the pouch 2 and an internal volume of the reservoir 6.
  • the supply valve 38 of device 100 is illustrated in FIGURE 6 .
  • the supply valve 38 comprises two parts: an upper part, formed by a cylinder, and a lower part.
  • the lower part of the supply valve 38 includes a plunger or diaphragm 38 1.
  • the supply valve 38 is typically made of TPO.
  • the supply valve 38 At rest, that is to say without the device 100 undergoing any external stress or force 18, the supply valve 38 is in its closed state.
  • the supply valve 38 includes a second anti-drip device located, along with the valve 38 and the supply seat 62, inside the nozzle 34. This second anti-drip device is arranged to limit the amount of product remaining in the supply orifice 8. The second anti-drip device may be mistaken for the supply valve 38.
  • the supply valve 38 is arranged to close if force is applied to the bag 2.
  • valve 38 is also in its closed state.
  • the reservoir 6 is equipped with a part 64 comprising a sealing skirt 60 having the operculum 36, said sealing skirt 60 being located at the junction of the nozzle 34 of the pouch 2 and the upper casing of the reservoir 6.
  • Part 64 of the reservoir 6 is integral with the inner casing of the reservoir 6.
  • Part 64 of the reservoir 6 is in particular located in the upper part of the reservoir 6, that is to say in a housing of the reservoir 6 located at the junction between the reservoir 6 and the nozzle 34 of the pouch 2.
  • the supply port 8 is located at the end of the nozzle 34, that is to say at the junction between the reservoir 6 and the pouch 2.
  • FIGURE 5 illustrates the sealing skirt 60 including the operculum 36.
  • the sealing skirt 60 is typically made of PP, and the lid 36 is also made of PP.
  • the lid 36 is made of the same material as the sealing skirt 60. There is continuity of material between the sealing skirt 60 and the lid 36. Thus, the sealing skirt 60 and the lid 36 form a single piece.
  • Reservoir 6 is preferably made of polyolefin and is manufactured by blow molding.
  • FIGURES 1 and 2 typically represent two configurations of the device 100 arranged to distribute a fluid.
  • the fluid comprises a liquid and/or a gas, and is preferably a liquid, a cream, a paste, a gel or a mixture thereof.
  • the plane of the junction between the upper head 101 and lower head 102 and the plane in which the distribution orifice 22 is located are parallel.
  • the distribution head 10 extends predominantly longitudinally along axis A.
  • axis A will be defined by default as axis A in the stable position 12.
  • This axis A passes through the centroid of the distribution orifice 22 and the central axis of the distribution channel 20.
  • the central axis of the distribution channel 20 passes through the centroid of the junction between the upper head 101 and lower head 102 .
  • FIGURE 1 No external force is applied to the contact surface 26.
  • the dispensing head 10 is therefore in a stable position 12.
  • the device 100 is said to be in a stable position 12 when the plane containing the edge 66 of the pocket 2 and the plane containing the dispensing orifice 22 are parallel.
  • the axis A intersects the edge 66 of the pocket 2 perpendicularly, specifically at its centroid.
  • FIGURE 2 The external force 18 is exerted at the contact surface 26.
  • the distribution head 10 is therefore in an inclined position 14.
  • the plane containing the edge 66 of the pocket 2 and the plane containing the distribution orifice 22 are no longer parallel.
  • the axis A passes through the centroid of the edge 66 but does not intersect it perpendicularly.
  • the distribution head 10 is typically inclined at a tilt angle of 25 degrees (25°). However, the distribution head 10 can be inclined at other tilt angles. In the case considered, the distribution head 10 is inclined to the right relative to the axis A of the distribution head 10.
  • the dispensing head 10 apart from its stable position 12 and according to various possible inclined positions 14, is arranged to reach a maximum tilt position when the angle of inclination 16 is inclined by at least 20°, preferably 30 degrees, or even at least 45 degrees, relative to said stable position 12, said maximum tilt position being arranged to decrease the internal volume of the pouch 2 typically by at least 20%.
  • the dispensing head 10 cannot tilt beyond the maximum tilt position, even if the external force 18 is greater than the threshold force. If the device 100 is in its maximum tilt position and an external force 18 greater than the threshold force is applied to the contact surface 26, then such an external force 18 could damage the device 100.
  • FIGURES 7 to 12 illustrate another embodiment of a device 700 for distributing a fluid.
  • Device 700 includes all the elements of device 100. Thus, only the differences with device 100 will be described.
  • axis A is considered to be the axis on which the distribution head 10 is centered.
  • the distribution valve 28 of device 700 includes all the elements of the distribution valve 28 of device 100 except the part 28 1 , tapered end 28 1 , of the distribution valve 28 of device 100.
  • the deformable wall 4 of pocket 2 includes a bellows 44.
  • Bellows 44 is a bellows 44 comprising one fold.
  • device 700 may include at least one fold.
  • the bellows 44 is cylindrical in shape and is centered, when the device 700 is in stable position 12, on an axis collinear with the axis A. In this case, the bellows 44 therefore includes on its outer wall undulations propagating parallel to the axis A, that is to say parallel to the direction of elongation of the distribution head 10.
  • device 700 is in stable position 12.
  • the two parts 41 and 42 of the deformable wall 4 are identical.
  • the device 700 can therefore tilt into different tilt positions 14 on both sides of the elongation axis of the distribution head 10 or even in all directions of tilt of the distribution head 10 around the axis A.
  • the bellows 44 is also arranged to be compressed when an external force 18, comprising at least one component parallel to the axis of the bellows cylinder 44 and oriented in the direction of the reservoir 6, is applied at the distribution head 10.
  • the device 700 includes locking means 50 arranged to limit and/or prevent stretching of one side of the bellows 44 during any inclined position of the distribution head 10.
  • the bellows 44 of the pocket 2 is contained within a rigid housing 50 which serves as a locking means 50.
  • part 4 2 of the deformable wall of the bellows 44 collapses and folds back on itself while part 4 1 stretches slightly and comes to rest against the rigid housing 50.
  • the extension of part 4 1 of the deformable wall 4 is therefore blocked by the rigid housing 50.
  • the locking means 50 are also arranged to limit and/or prevent stretching of the bellows 44 when the bellows 44 is subjected to any stretching force.
  • the distance separating the two ends of part 4 1 of the deformable wall 4, in the inclined position 14, is equal to or very slightly greater than the distance separating the two ends of part 4 1 of the deformable wall 4 from the stable position 12.
  • the distance separating the two ends of part 4 2 of the deformable wall 4, in the inclined position 14, is less than the distance separating the two ends of part 4 2 of the deformable wall 4 in the stable position 12.
  • the distance separating the two ends of part 4 1 of the deformable wall 4, in the inclined position is greater than or equal to the distance separating the two ends of part 4 2 of the deformable wall 4 in the inclined position 14.
  • the distance separating the two ends of parts 41 and 42 of the deformable wall 4 is less than the distance separating the two ends of parts 41 and 42 of the deformable wall 4 when no force is exerted on the distribution head 10.
  • the distribution head 10 is inclined on the left side of the elongation axis of the distribution head 10.
  • Pocket 2 of device 700 includes two tips 34 1 and 34 2 positioned at the two ends, upper and lower, of pocket 2.
  • the upper end of pocket 2 includes a holding surface 68.
  • the 34 1 and 34 2 tips are cylindrical in shape.
  • Pocket 2 or module 46 includes means 32 for screwing pocket 2 to distribution head 10. Module 46 can be fitted or screwed into pocket 2.
  • the means 32 for screwing include a 32 thread pitch.
  • the nozzle 34 1 is positioned on the upper end of the pocket 2, i.e. on the retaining surface 68, and is arranged to screw into the inside of the distribution channel 20 in the distribution head 10.
  • the screw thread 32 is positioned on the outer wall of the nozzle 34 1.
  • the nozzle 34 1 to the distribution head 10 screws into the inside of the distribution head 10.
  • the nozzle 34 2 is positioned on the lower end of the pouch 2, i.e. on a surface of the pouch 2 opposite to the retaining surface 68.
  • the nozzle 34 2 is arranged to fit into and/or be integral with the reservoir 6.
  • the support surface 68 is a flat surface.
  • the part in the form of a tray 52 and giving access to the holding surface 68 includes the pusher 52.
  • the distribution channel 20 passes through all parts of the distribution head 10 and is centered on the central axis of the distribution head 10, i.e. on axis A.
  • the applicator i.e. the spherical part of the distribution head 10, is located at the upper end of the distribution head 10 and thus includes the outlet 24 through which the fluid from the device 700 escapes.
  • the outlet 24 of the device 700 is arranged to distribute fluid according to the elongation direction of the distribution head 10.
  • the contact surface 26 of the distribution head 10, specifically of the applicator, extends over the entire perimeter of the curved shape of the applicator and therefore over the entire spherical part of the distribution head 10.
  • the device 700 comprises an extended contact surface 26 which makes it possible to exert an external force 18 at a multitude of localized positions on the applicator of the distribution head 10.
  • the device 700 can therefore adapt to different forms of application of external force 18.
  • the longitudinal direction of the distribution head is defined by axis A, that is, the axis on which the middle part of the distribution head 10 is centered.
  • the distribution head 10 and the reservoir 6 are axially aligned along the longitudinal direction when the head 10 is in its stable position 12, that is to say there is a co-axiality of the distribution head 10 with the reservoir 6.
  • the distribution head 10 and the pocket 2 are also axially aligned along the longitudinal direction when the head 10 is in its stable position 12, that is to say there is a co-axiality of the distribution head 10 with the pocket 2.
  • the distribution head 10 is arranged to tilt to the opposite side on which the external force 18 is exerted at the level of the contact surface 26.
  • the arrangement of the device 700 i.e. the use of the bellows 44 and a spherical contact surface 26, means that the distribution head 10 and the pocket 2 follow the same inclination movement when the external force 18 is applied to the device 700 at the level of the contact surface 26.
  • FIGURE 8 an external force 18 is exerted on the right side of the contact surface 26.
  • the distribution head 10 and the pocket 2 are inclined on the left side of the elongation axis of the distribution head 10, i.e. on the left side of the axis A.
  • FIGURE 8 When the dispensing head 10 is tilted, the locking means 50 press on the pusher 52, and the pusher 52 itself presses on the retaining surface 68 of the pouch 2.
  • FIGURES 7 and 8 the retaining surface 68 and the pusher 52 are held assembled by tightening the locking means 50 on a housing 70 containing the reservoir 6.
  • the 70 case can be made of metal and/or polymer.
  • the locking means 50 i.e. the rigid housing 50, are arranged to limit and/or prevent stretching of one side of the pocket 2, and thus limiting the inclination of the distribution head 10.
  • the locking means 50 is cylindrical in shape.
  • the medium 50 includes a head insertion hole 10.
  • the distribution head 10 is arranged in the orifice of the locking means 50.
  • the orifice of the locking means 50 surrounds the middle part of the distribution head 10.
  • the orifice of the locking means 50 therefore has an internal diameter larger than the middle part of the distribution head 10 so as to allow the inclination of the distribution head 10 while limiting it.
  • the internal and/or external diameter of the locking means 50 can be chosen so as to define the maximum angle of inclination.
  • the locking means 50 include, on an outer wall, means for screwing 102 the locking means 50 to the rigid housing 70 comprising the reservoir 6.
  • the rigid housing 70 is arranged to contain the entire volume of the reservoir 6.
  • the cap 40 further includes insertion means arranged to push the supply valve 38 into the nozzle 34 2 , more precisely into the inner part of the nozzle 34 2 of the bag 2.
  • insertion means are connected to the feeding valve so as to insert it into the bag, forming an element equipped, preferably at the end opposite the feeding valve, with means for grasping and securing it more precisely by fitting it into the bag on the side of the upper nozzle 34 1 and/or lower nozzle 34 2
  • the supply valve is located at the lower nozzle.
  • the cap's seal is housed in the upper end.
  • the connecting element links the supply valve to the insertion means.
  • the connecting element 46 is flexible and is located in the internal volume of pocket 2.
  • the device 700 further includes a perforator 48, located in the dispensing head 10, and arranged to perforate the operculum 42 of the stopper 40 housed in the dispensing seat at the time of assembly of the device 700.
  • the The perforator 48 thus includes an end with an acute angle, oriented towards the operculum 42 of the cap 40 and arranged to pierce the operculum 48 of the cap 40.
  • the connecting element 46 of the connecting part 701 is flexible or breakable after the assembly of the pouch 2 on the reservoir 6.
  • the connecting element 46 is flexible. In this way, with each tilt of the dispensing head 10, the connecting element 46 follows the movement of the pouch 2 and does not break.
  • the pouch 2 is no longer aligned with the central axis of the reservoir 6 and axis A. It should be noted that the pouch 2 can tilt relative to a stable position 12, but also compress along axis A even in the stable position 12, including for device 100.
  • the device is arranged to dispense product by tilting the dispensing head 10 relative to a stable position 12, but it is also arranged to dispense product by compressing the dispensing head 10 along axis A.
  • the 6 tank of the 700 device is formed from a single piece.
  • the reservoir 6 and the pouch 2 of the 700 device are formed from a single piece.
  • the bellows 6 1 of the reservoir 6 (preferably cylindrical) is centered on axis A when the head is in stable position 12 ( FIGURE 7 ).
  • the bellows 6 1 of the reservoir 6 therefore includes on its outer wall parallel undulations 6 1 succeeding each other parallel to the axis A, that is to say parallel to the direction of elongation of the distribution head 10 when the distribution head 10 is in a stable position.
  • the reservoir 6, more precisely the bellows 6 1 of the reservoir 6, is arranged to compress in a direction parallel to the axis A and in a direction from the reservoir 6 towards the pocket 2.
  • the reservoir 6, more precisely the part 6 2 of the reservoir 6, is arranged to compress towards the interior of the reservoir 6, preferably in a direction orthogonal to the axis A and in a 90 direction from the outer wall of the reservoir 6 towards the axis of the reservoir 6, i.e. the axis A.
  • the reservoir 6 includes on its outer wall grooves 92 or stiffnesses 92, in particular on the part 6 2 of the reservoir 6, arranged to move towards the interior of the reservoir 6.
  • the grooves 92 are arranged to compress the reservoir 6 in the direction orthogonal to the axis A and in the direction 90, at each decrease in the volume of fluid contained in the reservoir 6.
  • the 92 grooves of the tank are located below the bellows 6 1 of the tank 6 more precisely in the part 6 2 of the tank 6.
  • the reservoir 6, more precisely part 62 of the reservoir 6, is arranged to compress by entering the inside of the reservoir 6 (more precisely inside the bellows 61 ), preferably in a direction parallel to axis A as illustrated in the figure 11 .
  • the device 700 is in stable position 12. These figures do not illustrate the locking means 50, the housing 70 of the reservoir 6 and the distribution head 10.
  • the pouch 2 and the reservoir 6 of the device 700 are joined together to form a single unit.
  • This unit is preferably obtained by blow molding or 3D printing.
  • FIGURES 10 and 11 illustrate the 700 device including the 2-pocket and 6-reservoir blown after complete or incomplete use of the 700 device.
  • FIGURE 10 illustrates, after several fluid distributions, a reduced form of the reservoir 6.
  • the use of the device 700 is not complete, that is to say there remains fluid contained in the pocket 2 and the reservoir 6 of the device 700.
  • FIGURE 11 The use of device 700 is complete, that is to say, there is no more fluid contained in reservoir 6 of device 700. There may be a certain amount remaining in pocket 2.
  • part 6 1 of the reservoir 6 has an outside diameter greater than the outside diameter of part 6 2 of the reservoir 6, then part 6 2 is arranged to fit inside the reservoir 6.
  • the internal volume of the reservoir 6 decreases, preferably compresses, so that the lower part 6 2 of the reservoir 6 approaches the upper part 6 1 of the reservoir 6 and/or compresses radially on the part 6 2 .
  • FIGURE 11 the lower part 6 2 of the tank 6 is compressed and folded inside the upper part 6 1 of the tank 6, in order to optimize the draining of fluid contained in the tank 6.
  • FIGURES 13 to 16 illustrate another embodiment of a device 1300 for distributing a fluid. Only the differences with device 700 will be described.
  • the distribution valve 28 of device 1300 is identical to the distribution valve of device 700.
  • the cap 74 is designed to fit onto the rigid housing 70 when the device 1300 is no longer used to dispense fluid.
  • the entire internal volume of the reservoir 6 is contained within the rigid housing 70.
  • the rigid 70 case includes an inner wall 70 1 .
  • the rigid 70 case can be made of metal and/or glass, and/or wood.
  • the 1300 device (more precisely the 10 head) includes a maximum tilt position.
  • the device 1300 includes the cover 94 arranged to limit and/or prevent the tilting of the distribution head 10 beyond its maximum tilt position.
  • the cover 94 blocks the tilting of the distribution head 10 when the distribution head has reached its maximum tilt position.
  • the hood 94 includes means for screwing 104 the hood 94 to the rigid housing 70, thus allowing the distribution head 10, the pouch 2 and the reservoir to be fixed to the rigid housing 70.
  • the hood 94 as with the device 700, includes an opening positioned on its central axis, this axis being collinear with axis A.
  • the opening in the hood 94 is designed to allow the distribution head 10 to pass through it.
  • the diameter of the opening in the hood 94 is therefore larger than the diameter of the distribution head 10.
  • the maximum tilt position of the distribution head 10 is determined by the diameter of the hood opening.
  • the diameter of the opening in the hood 94 is designed so as not to obstruct the tilt of the distribution head 10.
  • the 72, 10 1 distribution button of the 10 head comprises an outer wall and an inner wall.
  • the distribution head 10 on its outer wall, includes means 106 for screwing the part 10 2 of the distribution head 10 including the channel 20 to the distribution button 72, typically to the inner wall of the distribution button 72.
  • the dispensing button 72 further includes an orifice 73 positioned on the upper wall of the dispensing button 72 and passing through the outer and inner walls of the dispensing button 72.
  • the orifice 73 is arranged so as to The device 1300 is mounted, i.e., when the dispensing button 72, the cover 94, the dispensing head 10, the pouch 2, the reservoir 6, and the rigid housing 70 are assembled together.
  • fluid can escape from outlet 24 through the orifice 73 of the dispensing button 72 on the head 10.
  • the outer wall of the distribution button 72 of the head includes the contact surface 26.
  • the distribution button 72 being fixed to the part 10 2 , follows the positions, i.e. the stable position 12 and/or the inclined positions 14, of the entire distribution head 10.
  • the trunk 76 is cylindrical and is centered on the central axis of the distribution channel 20, said central axis being collinear with axis A. Thus, the trunk 76 and the distribution channel 20 are coaxial in position 12. The trunk 76 is also centered on the central axis of the deformable shell 56 of the reservoir 6.
  • the platform 98 of the cap 96 comprises a rigid flat wall and having at its ends two wedge-shaped edges 98 1 oriented towards the interior of the reservoir 6.
  • the reservoir 6 includes the deformable envelope 56 delimiting at least in part the internal volume of the reservoir 6, said deformable envelope 56 comprising successive undulations 56 2 radially around the axis A.
  • the lower part 56 3 is a rigid wall, that is to say more rigid than the lower part 56 2 comprising the undulations 56 2 .
  • the filling orifice 82 includes a central axis centered on the central axis of the reservoir 6 (i.e., on axis A). Thus, the filling orifice 82 and the reservoir 6 are coaxial, and the filling orifice 82 and the stem 76 of the cap 96 of the reservoir 6 are coaxial.
  • the filling orifice 82 is circular in shape and includes a diameter equivalent to the external diameter of the trunk 76.
  • the filling port 82 is arranged to fit and/or embed the shaft 76 of the cap 96 of the reservoir 6 during the assembly of the device 1300, more specifically during the assembly of the reservoir 6.
  • the shaft 76 is arranged to trap an air bubble (not shown) when the shaft 76 is assembled in the filling port 82 after the reservoir 6 has been filled with the fluid, the said air bubble being trapped in the shaft 76. This prevents this air bubble from rising into the reservoir 6 and then the pocket 2.
  • Part 56 3 of the tank 6, including the filling port 82, includes hermetic closing means 82 1.
  • the hermetic closing means 82 1 include a sealing skirt 82 1 .
  • the filling orifice 82 is arranged to be closed by the cap 96 of the reservoir 6, in particular by the trunk 76.
  • the part 56 3 of the deformable envelope 56 of the reservoir 6 is arranged to be separated from the cap 94, in particular from the trunk 76, for example, with suction cups during a filling phase of the device 1300.
  • the deformable wall 56 of the tank is fixed or welded to the cover 94 of the tank 6.
  • the corner edges 98 1 of the platform 98 of the tank 6 are arranged to retain the deformable wall 56 of the tank 6.
  • the corner edges 98 1 of the platform 98 of the tank 6 press the upper end of the wall 56 against the inner wall 70 1 of the rigid housing 70.
  • the deformable envelope 56 is arranged to fold back towards the platform 98 with each decrease in volume of the deformable envelope 56.
  • the deformable envelope 56 is arranged to fold around the trunk 76 with each decrease in volume of the deformable envelope 56.
  • the reservoir 6, containing all the available fluid of the device 1300 therefore comprises its maximum internal volume.
  • the successive undulations 56 2 of the deformable shell 56 of the reservoir 6 are radial with respect to the central axis of the trunk 76, i.e. around the axis A.
  • FIGURE 15 almost all the fluid contained in the deformable envelope 56 of the tank 6 has been distributed.
  • the deformable envelope 56 has folded back towards the platform 98.
  • the undulations 56 2 of the deformable envelope 56 initially radial around the axis of the trunk 76, have moved towards the trunk 76 and thus form undulations 56 2 .
  • the smooth edges 56 1 , of the deformable envelope 56, initially pressed against the inner wall 70 1 of the rigid casing 70 are arranged to approach the cap 96 of the reservoir 6, in particular the platform 98, at each decrease in the volume of the fluid contained in the reservoir 6.
  • the device 1300 for distributing a fluid includes the pouch 2 having an internal volume arranged to contain the fluid, the internal volume being delimited at least in part by the deformable wall 4.
  • the pocket 2 is formed by a bottom wall 21 and by the flexible deformable wall 4.
  • Walls 21 and 4 face each other.
  • Wall 4 forms a skirt, concave in shape, and has an upper part and a lower part.
  • the deformable wall 4 (more precisely its lower part) is fixed or welded to the bottom wall 21.
  • the bottom wall 21 preferably has a planar or substantially planar shape.
  • the bottom wall 21 is a rigid wall, that is to say, more rigid than wall 4.
  • the deformable wall 4 is for example a thin wall and the bottom wall 21 is for example a thicker wall than the wall 21.
  • Walls 21 and 4 are for example made of polypropylene (PP).
  • the deformable wall 4 is preferably made of PP with a polymer or plastomer additive (such as Vistamaxx TM 6202), in order to reduce its hardness so that the hardness of wall 4 is less than 80 Shore D. This avoids excessive thinness and fragility of wall 4.
  • a polymer or plastomer additive such as Vistamaxx TM 6202
  • the bottom wall 21 is parallel to the platform 98. More precisely, the bottom wall 21 is fixed to the platform 98 of the cap 94. In a variant of device 1300, the bottom wall 21 and the platform 98 are a single piece.
  • the supply port 8 is located at the bottom wall 21 and pierces the bottom wall 21 and the platform 98 so as to connect the reservoir 6 to the pocket 2.
  • the deformable wall 4 of the pocket 2 includes areas of weakness 78 and/or joints 78 arranged to allow inclined positions 14 but stable of the distribution head 10 in the absence of external force 18.
  • the area of weakness 78 of the deformable wall 4 is arranged to press against and/or approach the bottom wall 21 of the pocket 2, thus forming the preferred (and stable) inclined position 14 of the distribution head 10.
  • the device 1300 remains and maintains this inclined but stable position 14 of the distribution head 10.
  • this secondary external force must be applied on the opposite side to the side on which the external force 18 was exerted in order to position the distribution head 10 in its inclined position 14.
  • FIGURE 15 The external force 18, relative to the central axis of the distribution channel 20, is applied on the right side of the distribution head 10.
  • the distribution head 10 and the pouch 2 maintain an inclined but stable position 14 to the left.
  • the secondary external force must be applied on the left side of the distribution head 10, i.e., on the side of the inclined position 14.
  • the deformable wall 56 of the reservoir 6, specifically part 563 is pulled outwards to expose the filling opening 82.
  • the reservoir 6 is then filled with fluid and closed with the cap 96 by pushing the deformable wall 56 of the reservoir 6 inwards, specifically part 563 (the reverse of the previous movement).
  • the reservoir 6 includes the sealing skirt that seals part 563 , i.e., the bottom of the reservoir 6 mounted in the cap 96.
  • the deformable wall 56 of the reservoir 6 includes the skirt and is made of the same material.
  • the skirt is more rigid than part 56 2 of the deformable wall 56.
  • the sealing skirt can be made of a more rigid material because the thicknesses of the deformable wall 56 can be reduced.
  • deformable wall thicknesses vary between 0.4 mm and 0.5 mm.
  • a flexible material is used to construct the reservoir, specifically the deformable wall 56.
  • the sealing skirt is made of a more rigid material than the material used for the deformable wall 56.
  • devices 100, 700, 1300 there may be two fluids contained in two separate reservoirs 6.
  • Devices 100, 700, 1300 may have a preferred inclination for each of the fluids, and/or a third inclination arranged to mix the fluids.
  • the third inclination may be, for example, a support force 18 parallel to the elongation direction of the distribution head 10, or collinear with axis A.
  • FIGURES 17 to 18 illustrate another embodiment of a 1700 device for distributing a fluid. Only the differences with devices 100, 700 and 1300 will be described.
  • the 1700 device also includes a feed port 8 connecting a reservoir 6 to the internal volume of the outer pocket 2 2 .
  • volume of pocket 2 means the sum of the internal volume of the inner pocket 2 1 and the internal volume of the outer pocket 2 2 .
  • Pocket 2 is delimited by the movable wall 3, the junction wall 7 and the bottom wall 21.
  • the device 1700 further includes braking means 15 arranged to block axial movement 11 of the piston 5 within the housing 9, thereby reducing the internal volume of the inner pouch 21 and the outer pouch 22 when the movable wall 3 is subjected to a support pressure 18 (previously referred to as the external force 18) below a threshold force.
  • the device 1700 also includes "free" movement means in which the internal volume of the pouch 2 decreases without any overpressure of the liquid during the closure of the connecting orifice 13 (acting as an inlet valve). During this step, the liquid is forced into the reservoir 6 through the orifice 8, and the pouch 2 is deformed. The piston 5 rubs against the inner walls of the housing 9 and/or the guiding means 65 of the piston 5 within the housing 9.
  • the device 1700 includes means for increasing pressure: as soon as the connecting orifice 13 is closed, the piston compresses the product in the internal pouch 21.
  • the support force during the pressure increase is less than the threshold force.
  • phase 1 is optional and/or can be found by the restoring forces of deformation or displacement of the external pouch.
  • the axial movement 11 of the piston 5 is along the central axis of the piston 5.
  • the device 1700 includes a support surface 26, also called contact surface 26, arranged to, under the exercise of the support pressure 18 and via the distribution head 10, decrease the internal volume of the inner pocket 2 1 and outer pocket 2 2 by deforming and displacing the movable wall 3.
  • the bearing surface 26 is integral with the distribution head 10, and preferably includes at least a part of the distribution head 10.
  • the 1700 device includes output 24.
  • Exit 24 leads to the outside of device 1700.
  • Output 24 is located on distribution head 10.
  • Outlet 24 is arranged to distribute fluid in a direction substantially perpendicular to a direction of movement of the distribution head 10.
  • the distribution head 10 is arranged to follow a translational movement.
  • Outlet 24 is arranged to distribute fluid in a direction substantially parallel to an elongation axis of the distribution channel 20.
  • the 1700 device includes a distribution orifice 22 connecting the pouch 2 to the distribution channel 20.
  • the distribution valve 28 is inside the distribution channel 20 of the device 1700.
  • the distribution channel 20 of the device 1700 includes an internal volume arranged to only include (or accommodate) the distribution valve 28. Thus only the distribution valve 28 is included in the distribution channel 20.
  • the device 1700 includes the distribution valve 28 located in the distribution channel 20, which, in an open state, allows fluid to pass from inside the inner pouch 21 to the outlet 24 via the distribution orifice 22 and the distribution channel 20 (specifically through the housing 80), and, in a closed state, does not allow fluid to pass from inside the pouch interior 2 1 towards exit 24 via distribution port 22 and distribution channel 20 (specifically through housing 80).
  • the distribution head 10 is attached to the bottom wall 21 by overmolding or bi-injection of the distribution head 10 onto the bottom wall 21.
  • the distribution channel 20 comprises and/or is formed by a wall of the distribution head 10 and an upper wall of the bottom wall 21.
  • the dispensing head 10 includes a spray 10.
  • the distribution head 10 is located outside the pocket 2.
  • the distribution head 10 is arranged so that, by exerting a pressure 18 on the bearing surface 26, it moves at least in the same direction as the translational movement.
  • the translational movement of the distribution head 10 is in the same direction but opposite to the axial movement 11 of the piston 5.
  • Part of the distribution head 10 is arranged, under the exercise of the support pressure 18, to slide at least in part along the outer wall of the outer pocket 2 2 so as to deform the movable wall 3 of the outer pocket 2 2 .
  • the bearing surface 26 is arranged to, under the exercise of pressure, decrease the internal volume of the inner pocket 2 1 and outer pocket 2 2 by deforming the movable wall 3, more precisely by crushing it towards the junction wall 7.
  • the deformable movable wall 3 has shape memory. When this wall 3 is not subjected to any external stress, it returns to or remains in the shape illustrated in FIGURE 17 , which maximizes the volume of the inner pocket 2 1 and outer pocket 2 2 .
  • the bearing surface 26, accessible from outside the device 1700 by a user's hand, has a minimum surface area of 10 mm2
  • the housing 9 of the piston 5 is delimited at least in part by the bottom wall 21.
  • the bottom wall 21 delimits at least in part the volume of the outer pocket 22 .
  • the junction wall 7 delimits at least in part the piston 5.
  • the bottom wall 21 delimits at least in part the housing 9 of the piston 5.
  • the gap between wall 7 and wall 21 defines the volume of the inner pocket 21 .
  • the braking means 15 are integral with the housing 9 of the piston 5 and preferably include at least one inclined tongue 17 towards the inside of the housing 9.
  • the 1700 device includes a 17-inch tab.
  • the movable wall 3 is separated from the junction wall 7.
  • the junction wall 7 is arranged to delimit the internal volume of the pouch 2 and the internal volume of the reservoir shell 6.
  • junction wall 7 has a substantially flat shape.
  • the junction wall 7 is rigid, that is to say, more rigid than the deformable wall 3 of the pocket 2.
  • the movable wall 3 is located between the bottom wall 21 and the junction wall 7.
  • the connecting wall 7 has the same rigidity as the bottom wall 21.
  • the connecting wall 7 is fixed to the movable wall 3 of the pocket 2.
  • the movable wall 3 is fixed to the bottom wall 21 of the pocket 2.
  • the deformable wall 3 is flexible.
  • the movable wall 3 is typically made of TPO.
  • Piston 5 is partially delimited by the junction wall 7.
  • the piston 5 is fixed to the junction wall 7 by welding and/or molding
  • Piston 5 is integral with the flat part of the junction wall 7.
  • the junction wall 7 is made of PP.
  • the piston 5 is made of the same material as the junction wall 7. On the device 1700, the piston 5 and the junction wall 7 form a single piece.
  • piston 5 is positioned between the flat part of the junction wall 7 and the housing 9 for piston 5.
  • the housing 9 for piston 5 is positioned between piston 5 and distribution channel 20.
  • the piston 5 is hollow and cylindrical and includes an outer diameter delimited by the junction wall 7.
  • the outer diameter of piston 5 includes an increase in its diameter at the end of piston 5 that opens into the housing 9 of piston 5. This The arrangement allows for a sealed linear annular contact during compression phases, i.e. when the distribution head 10 is animated by the translational movement decreasing the volume of the pocket 2. This allows, among other things, for increased sealing performance of the device 1700.
  • a small rotational movement (for example of the ball joint type) is optionally complementary to this translational movement.
  • the device 1700 further includes a feed port 8 connecting the feed channel 78 and/or a reservoir 6 to the volume of the outer pocket 2 2 .
  • Device 1700 includes reservoir 6. Reservoir 6 communicates with outer pocket 2 2 via feed port 8. Reservoir 6 includes an internal volume arranged to contain the fluid.
  • the device 1700 is arranged to guide the fluid along the second path, at each pressure 18 on the movable wall 3 greater than the threshold force, and/or, at each decrease in the internal volume of the inner pocket 2 1 and the outer pocket 2 2 for which the connecting orifice 13 is closed, thus causing the movement of the piston 5 in the housing 9.
  • the movement of the piston 5 in the housing 9 causes a compression of the product present in the volume of the pocket 2.
  • the connecting orifice 13 closes after (sufficient) pressure on the movable wall 3, thus forming the supply valve of the inner bag 2 1 .
  • this embodiment includes a cavity 139.
  • This cavity 139 corresponds to the internal volume of piston 5.
  • This cavity 139 is not closed but the fluid contained in the reservoir 6 can flow from the reservoir 6 to the cavity 139, and/or from the cavity 139 to the outlet 24.
  • a majority (more than 50%) or even the entire volume of cavity 139 is a dead volume, that is to say, fluid can flow from reservoir 6 to outlet 24 without disturbing or creating fluid movement in cavity 139.
  • cavity 139 is greater than the maximum volume of fluid exiting through outlet 24 when the piston 5 enters its housing 11.
  • FIGURES 19 to 22 illustrate another embodiment of a 1900 device for distributing a fluid. Only the differences with the 1700 device will be described.
  • the device 1900 includes the distribution head 10 extending longitudinally over a certain length in a longitudinal direction connecting the distribution orifice 22 to the outlet 24.
  • the dispensing head 10 is substantially (within +/- 20 mm) in line with the reservoir (at the end of the reservoir), and the dispensing direction is substantially opposite to the elongation of the reservoir by +/- 20 degrees.
  • the device 1900 is arranged to operate in all positions, including with the head facing upwards or downwards relative to the Earth's gravitational force.
  • the distribution head 10 is a straight piece extending longitudinally along the longitudinal direction.
  • the distribution head 10 includes the distribution channel 20.
  • the distribution channel is a cylinder extending longitudinally along the entire length of the distribution head 10 and following the same longitudinal direction as the distribution head 10.
  • the distribution head 10 is equipped with a collar 45.
  • the collar 45 is arranged to fix the reservoir 6 in the bottom wall 21.
  • the axis of the distribution channel 20 is centered on the central axis of the distribution head 10, i.e. that the channel 20 and the head 10 are coaxial.
  • the 1900 device includes the reservoir 6 comprising a deformable envelope 56.
  • the deformable envelope 56 of the reservoir 6 is arranged to delimit the pocket 2.
  • the device 1900 includes a distribution orifice 22 connecting the pouch 2, in particular the inner pouch 21, to the distribution channel 20.
  • the braking means 15 are integral with the housing 9 and preferably include at least one tab 17 inclined outwards from the piston 5.
  • the connecting orifice 13 includes the hole 23 located in the housing 9 of the piston 5.
  • the device 1900 further includes the distribution channel 20 arranged to conduct the fluid from the inner pocket 21 to the outlet 24.
  • the 1900 device includes the distribution valve 28 located in the distribution channel 20 and arranged to conduct the fluid from the inner pocket 21 to the outlet 24.
  • the flows can originate from the same fluid and/or from distinct fluids.
  • One end or part (more precisely part 28 3 ) of the distribution valve 28 is integral with a rod 27 arranged to penetrate into the mixer 25 so as to form different channels 59 arranged to conduct the different separate flows of fluid to the mixer 25.
  • the distribution valve 28 includes a stiffener 49 arranged to prevent excessive bending or deformation of the valve 28 during its insertion into the channel 20.
  • Rod 27 is an element used to make a spray (i.e., vaporizer).
  • the mixer 25 comprises three cavities 57 arranged in the distribution channel 20 (valve housing 80 28) to converge at the outlet 24.
  • the outlet 24 is closed by a front face of the stem 27 (forming the cavities 57 of the mixer 25 connected to the channels 59).
  • These cavities 57 are supplied by the three channels 59 formed by the lateral walls of the stem 27 and the triangular hole in the distribution piece 25, spaced apart from one another, and arranged to define the three channels 59.
  • Blades are located at the bottom of the piece 25 to increase the pressure at the outlet 24 and create a vortex.
  • these channels 59 are directed towards the same central direction so as to create a vortex.
  • a groove in the inner wall of channel 20, which is in line with channels 59, imparts a rotational movement to the fluid flowing through it.
  • the channels 59, and the cavities 57 are arranged to create an outlet vortex 24 comprising the flows from the pocket 2.
  • the movable wall 3 is a deformable wall.
  • the movable wall 3 includes the junction wall 7. More precisely, there is continuity of material between the movable wall 3 and the junction wall 7.
  • the movable wall 3 and the junction wall 7 are similar, that is to say, made of the same material.
  • Walls 3 and 7, for example, are made of polypropylene.
  • the movable wall 3 delimits at least part of the volume of the outer pocket 2.
  • the movable wall 3 forms a dome, that is to say, the movable wall 3 includes a part that is concave in shape relative to the bottom wall 21.
  • the inner pocket 21 includes a portion delimited by the bottom wall 21.
  • the bottom wall 21 includes the housing 9 for the piston 5.
  • the housing 9 for the piston 5 is delimited at least in part by the bottom wall 21.
  • the outer pouch 22 includes a part delimited by the bottom wall 21.
  • the bottom wall 21 includes the feed port 8 for connecting the pouch 2 to the reservoir 6, more precisely the outer pouch 22 to the reservoir 6.
  • the bottom wall 21 preferably includes a plane or substantially plane shape onto which the movable wall 3 is fixed.
  • the movable wall 3 is fixed or welded to the bottom wall 21, in particular to a plane of the bottom wall 21.
  • the bottom wall 21 is a rigid wall, that is to say, more rigid than the movable wall 3.
  • the movable wall 3 is for example a thin wall and the bottom wall 21 is for example a thicker wall than the movable wall 3.
  • the movable wall 3 is preferably made of PP with a polymer or plastomer additive (such as Vistamaxx TM 6202), in order to reduce its hardness so that the hardness of the movable wall 3 is less than 80 Shore D. This avoids excessive thinness and fragility of the movable wall 3.
  • a polymer or plastomer additive such as Vistamaxx TM 6202
  • the pouch 2, more precisely the bottom wall 21, defines at least one recess 39 arranged to accommodate means 31 for attaching the reservoir 6 to the pouch 2.
  • the reservoir 6 can be fitted into the bottom wall 21.
  • the reservoir 6 is held in place by clamping with the distribution piece 10.
  • the distribution piece 10 includes an external end fitting onto which the reservoir 6 is fitted at a neck. This neck is held in tension by the end fitting; optionally, an external ring can be crimped onto the outside of the neck by sliding along it to improve the seal.
  • Pocket 2 also includes a housing 41 in pocket 2 arranged to mount and/or fit the distribution head 10 to pocket 2, more precisely to the bottom wall 21.
  • the device 1900 includes the reservoir 6 communicating with the outer pocket 2 2 by the supply port 8, said reservoir 6 comprising an internal volume arranged to contain the fluid, said internal volume being delimited at least in part by the deformable envelope 56.
  • the deformable casing 56 of the tank is made of TPO or PE or PP.
  • the deformable envelope 56 includes a bearing surface 26 arranged to receive, from outside the device 1900, the bearing pressure 18, external to the device 1900 and orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the distribution channel 20.
  • the reservoir 6 is arranged to reduce its internal volume after each state of opening of the supply valve 38.
  • the reservoir 6, in particular the deformable wall 56 of the reservoir 6, includes the means 31 for fixing the reservoir 6 to the pocket 2, specifically for fixing the reservoir 6 to the bottom wall 21, in particular to the bottom wall 21 comprising a part of the inner pocket 21 .
  • the means 31 for attaching the pouch 2 to the reservoir 6 are integral with the reservoir 6, in particular with the deformable wall 56 and the retaining surface 33 of the reservoir.
  • the means 31 are thicker than the rest of the deformable wall 56 of the reservoir 6.
  • These means 31 for fixing are a rigid part of the deformable wall 56, that is to say more rigid than the other parts of the deformable wall 56 of the tank 6..
  • the retaining surface 33 is flat and is a rigid part of the deformable wall 56, i.e. more rigid than the other parts of the deformable wall 56 of the tank 6.
  • the means 31 of the deformable wall 56 include at least one wedge edge 31 fitting into the inner pocket 2 1.
  • the deformable wall includes two wedge edges 31 for fitting the reservoir 6 into the pocket 2, specifically to fix the reservoir 6 to the bottom wall 21, in particular to the bottom wall 21 comprising the inner pocket 2 1 .
  • the collar 45 is arranged to, by applying mounting pressure (not illustrated) on the retaining surface 53 of the reservoir 6, fit and/or fix the corner edges 31 of the reservoir 6 into the pocket 2.
  • the 1900 device can be a single-material refill, typically from the same family as polyolefin compounds.
  • FIGURE 20 represents an exploded view of the 1900 device not yet including reservoir 6.
  • the outer pocket 2 includes means for fixing the movable wall 3 to the bottom wall 21.
  • the volumes of the outer pocket 2 and the pocket interior 2 1 are delimited when the movable wall 3 is fixed to the bottom wall 21.
  • the movable wall 3 includes at least one pin 35, four on the device 1900, for precisely positioning and fixing the movable wall 3 to the bottom wall 21.
  • the bottom wall includes at least one hole 37, four in total.
  • FIGURE 20 arranged to accommodate at least one pawn 35 of the movable wall 3.
  • the dispensing valve 28 is mounted in the dispensing head 10, specifically in the dispensing channel 20.
  • the dispensing head 10 is then fitted into the housing 41 of the pouch 2 (specifically into the bottom wall 21, which includes a portion of the inner pouch 21 ).
  • the movable wall 3 is then assembled to the bottom wall 21 of the pouch 2 to form and/or define the inner pouch 21 and outer pouch 22.
  • the movable wall 3 must be fixed to the bottom wall 21.
  • the movable wall 3 In the case of a device 100 process comprising a reservoir 6, the movable wall 3 must be fixed to the bottom wall 21. Thus, the reservoir 6 is pinched between the distribution head 10, at the level of the collar 45, and the bag 2.
  • valve 28 can be held in channel 10 by a rib 67.
  • the movable wall 3 has a technical function as a spring or return means exerting a force bringing the piston 5 back out of the housing 9.
  • the piston 5 is formed at least in part by at least part of the movable wall 3.
  • the piston 5 is in direct contact with the wall forming the bearing surface 26.
  • the casing 56 does not surround the pocket 2 but just forms a reservoir outside pocket 2, piston 5 is formed at least in part by at least part of the bearing surface 26.
  • FIGURES 23 to 25 illustrate another embodiment of a 2300 device for distributing a fluid. Only the differences with the 1900 device will be described.
  • the distribution head 10 of the device 2300 does not include a collar 45 but retains the same shape and the same direction of elongation.
  • the distribution head 10 is arranged to be fitted, that is to say held fixed, in the housing 41 of the pocket 2.
  • the device 2300 further includes a plug 74 arranged to be positioned and/or fitted onto the distribution head 10. When the plug 74 is fixed to the distribution head 10, no fluid can escape from the outlet 24 of the device 2300.
  • the plug 74 is arranged to be airtight when pressed against the outlet 24 for the priming phase during vacuum filling.
  • Cap 74 is made of plastic.
  • the movable wall 3 includes the junction wall 7. There is continuity of material between the movable wall 3 and the junction wall 7.
  • the movable wall 3 is not made of the same material as the connecting wall 7.
  • the movable partition 3 is made of PP, PE or TPO.
  • the junction wall 7 is made of PP, PE or TPO.
  • the connecting wall 7 is rigid, that is to say, more rigid than the movable wall 3.
  • the movable wall 3 and the deformable wall 56 of the tank 6 are similar, that is to say, made of the same material. There is continuity of material between the movable wall 3 and the deformable wall 56. They are formed from a single piece comprising two welding or fixing zones, a welding or fixing zone 431 for welding or fixing the wall 3 to the wall 21 and a welding or fixing zone 432 for welding or fixing the wall 56 to the wall 21 .
  • the device 2300 includes a plate 43.
  • the plate 43 is substantially flat.
  • the plate 43 includes the movable wall 3, the junction wall with the piston 5 and the deformable wall 56 of the reservoir 6.
  • the plate 43 therefore comprises parts having different rigidities.
  • Plate 43 is arranged to be positioned on the bottom wall 21 of pocket 2.
  • Plate 43 is arranged to be fixed to the bottom wall 21 of pocket 2, more precisely on an upper face 21 1 of the bottom wall 21.
  • the upper face 21 1 of the bottom wall 21 is substantially flat.
  • Plate 43 is fitted and/or welded to the bottom wall 21 of pocket 2.
  • the volume of the reservoir 6 is contained between the bottom wall 21 of the pocket 2 and the deformable envelope 56.
  • the deformable envelope 56 of the reservoir 6 comprises successive radial undulations 56 2 around an axis B.
  • Axis B is perpendicular to plane 47 of wall 43 and/or 56.
  • the deformable envelope 56 is substantially contained in a plane 47 around which the undulations 56 2 oscillate, the axis B being substantially perpendicular to this plane 47.
  • the plane 47 is substantially parallel to the upper face 21 1 of the bottom wall 21.
  • Axis B is substantially perpendicular to the elongation direction of the distribution head 10.
  • the 56 2 undulations have an oscillation amplitude, preferably constant.
  • the oscillation amplitude of the undulation 56 2 is between the plane 47 and the upper face 21 1 of the bottom wall 21 on which the plate 43 is fixed.
  • the dispensing valve 28 is mounted in the dispensing head 10.
  • the dispensing head 10 is then inserted into the housing 41 of the pouch 2 (specifically into the bottom wall 21, which includes a portion of the inner pouch 21 ). If device 2300 is not in use, the cap 74 is positioned on one face of the dispensing head 10, which includes the outlet 24.
  • the plate 43 is then assembled with the bottom wall 21 on its upper face 211 .
  • the assembly process for the 2300 device is carried out under vacuum and includes vacuum welding.
  • the vacuum assembly process then includes an overpressure of the cavity 61 comprising the assembled device 2300 greater than 1 bar.
  • the vacuum assembly process for device 2300 is carried out using a vacuum assembly device 2500, illustrated in FIGURE 25 .
  • the 2500 vacuum mounting device includes a sonotron 51 and a booster 53.
  • the movable wall 3 has a technical function as a spring or return means exerting a force bringing the piston 5 back out of the housing 9.
  • piston 5 is formed at least in part by at least part of the movable wall 3.
  • piston 5 is formed at least in part by at least part of the bearing surface.
  • the device 2300 is placed in a housing like a refill.
  • the wall 3 is placed in contact with a button or a wall of the housing forming the bearing surface 26.
  • This button is guided by guiding means of the device so as to press on the movable surface 3 by being guided along a translational movement parallel to the direction of elongation of the piston 5.
  • FIGURES 26 to 27 illustrate a seventh embodiment of a 3000 device for distributing a fluid. Only the differences with the device of the figure 17 will be described.
  • the internal volume of the inner pocket 2 1 is the internal volume of the housing 9.
  • the device 3000 is arranged to guide the fluid along a circuit comprising a path, passing directly from the reservoir 6 and/or a head cavity 306 to the inside of the inner pocket 21 , without passing through the inside of the outer pocket 22 , (the connecting orifice 13 linking the inner volume of the outer pocket 22 to the inside of the inner pocket 21 and/or the piston 5 not being present in this embodiment).
  • the head cavity 306 is a volume in the head 10 preferably comprising the product and is oriented towards the reservoir 6.
  • the head cavity 306 is arranged so as not to undergo fluid compression.
  • the head cavity 306 is located outside the pocket 2 1 .
  • the head cavity 306 corresponds to the internal volume of the piston 5.
  • the volume of the head cavity 306 is delimited by a flat surface which would pass at the level of the wall 7.
  • the device 3000 also includes a feed port 8 connecting the internal volume of the piston 5 and/or the reservoir 6 to the internal volume of the inner pocket 2 1 and located at one end of the piston 5 which penetrates the housing 9.
  • piston 5 The internal volume of piston 5 is part of reservoir 6.
  • volume of pocket 2 means the internal volume of the inner pocket 2 1 without the internal volume of the outer pocket 2 2 .
  • the 3000 device is arranged to operate in all positions of the head 10, including head up or head down relative to Earth's gravitational force, and includes means for returning the piston 5 or the housing 9 (unlike in head-down distributor devices/cartridges, the return means are external to the cartridges).
  • the device 3000 further includes braking means 15 arranged to block the axial movement 11 of the piston 5 in the housing 9 when the movable wall 3 is subjected to a support pressure 18 (previously called external force 18) less than a threshold force.
  • braking means 15 arranged to block the axial movement 11 of the piston 5 in the housing 9 when the movable wall 3 is subjected to a support pressure 18 (previously called external force 18) less than a threshold force.
  • phase 2 is optional.
  • phase 1 can be recovered by the friction forces of the piston in the housing (dynamic friction force lower than static friction).
  • the axial movement 11 of the piston 5 is along the central axis of the piston 5.
  • the device 3000 includes a support surface 26, also called contact surface 26, arranged to, under the exercise of the support pressure 18 and via the distribution head 10, decrease the internal volume of the inner pocket 2 1 (and outer 2 2 ) by deforming and displacing the movable wall 3.
  • the distribution head 10 is arranged to move towards the reservoir 6 so that when it moves towards or approaches the reservoir 6 in a direction of movement, the fluid exits laterally from the head 10, that is to say, it exits through the outlet 24 in an outlet direction perpendicular or oblique to that direction of movement.
  • the movable wall 3 has a technical function as a spring or return means, exerting a force that pulls the piston 5 out of the housing 9.
  • the head 10 includes means for returning the piston or housing without a metallic spring, preferably made of polyolefin, more specifically polypropylene (PP) (single material or same family).
  • the pocket 2 may include a spring or an elastic element, preferably around the piston 5 and/or the housing 9.
  • the bearing surface 26 is integral with the distribution head 10, and preferably includes at least a part of the distribution head 10.
  • the inner pocket 21 has a cross-section smaller than the cross-section of the outer pocket 22 and/or the area of the support surface 26 arranged to receive the support pressure 18 from outside the device and/or a cross-section of the reservoir 6.
  • a reduction in the cross-section of the inner pocket 21 has the advantage of increasing the fluid pressure, which is particularly advantageous in the case of a spray; in the present embodiment, preferably, there is a reduction of at least 2 times the cross-section or area of the pocket 21 compared to the pocket 22 and/or the surface 26 and/or the reservoir 6.
  • the 3000 device includes output 24.
  • Exit 24 leads to the outside of device 3000.
  • Output 24 is located on distribution head 10.
  • the outlet 24 is arranged to distribute fluid in a direction substantially perpendicular to a direction 11 of a movement of the distribution head 10.
  • the distribution head 10 is arranged to follow a translational movement.
  • the outlet 24 is arranged to distribute fluid in a direction substantially parallel to an elongation axis of the distribution channel 20 (lateral outlet to the head 10).
  • the inner pocket 2 1 is located under an outer surface of the device at less than 10mm, preferably less than 5mm, from this outer surface.
  • a support pressure 18 allows a lateral exit of the product through the outlet and a movement of the movable wall 3 towards the tank 6 or next to the tank 6.
  • the 3000 device includes a distribution orifice 22 connecting the bag 21 to the distribution channel 20.
  • the distribution valve 28 is inside the distribution channel 20 of the device 3000.
  • the distribution channel 20 of the device 3000 includes an internal volume arranged to include (or accommodate) the distribution valve 28. Thus only the distribution valve 28 is included in the distribution channel 20.
  • the device 3000 includes the distribution valve 28 located in the distribution channel 20, which, in its open state, allows fluid to flow from the interior of the inner pouch 21 to the outlet 24 via the distribution orifice 22 and the distribution channel 20 (specifically through the housing 80), and, in its closed state, prevents fluid from flowing from the interior of the inner pouch 21 to the outlet 24 via the distribution orifice 22 and the distribution channel 20 (specifically through the housing 80).
  • the valve 28 is not aligned with the axis of the device.
  • the dispensing head 10 includes a spray comprising a mixer 25 as previously described.
  • the distribution head 10 is located around and outside the pocket 2 1 .
  • the distribution head 10 is arranged so that, by exerting a pressure 18 on the bearing surface 26, it moves at least along the translational motion.
  • the translational motion of the distribution head 10 is in the same direction and sense as the axial motion 11 of the housing 9 around the piston 5.
  • Part of the distribution head 10 is arranged, under the exercise of the support pressure 18, to slide at least in part along an outer wall 302 of the junction wall 7 or of the bottom wall 21 more precisely of the outer pocket 2 2 so as to move and/or deform the movable wall 3 of the outer pocket 2 2 .
  • the support surface 26 is arranged to, under the exercise of pressure, decrease the internal volume of the inner pocket 2 1 (and outer 2 2 ) by deforming the movable wall 3, more precisely by crushing it towards the junction wall 7 towards the reservoir 6.
  • the deformable movable wall 3 has shape memory. When this wall 3 is not subjected to any external stress, it returns to or remains in the shape illustrated in FIGURE 26 , which maximizes the volume of the inner pocket 2 1 and outer pocket 2 2 .
  • the bearing surface 26, accessible from outside the device 3000 by a user's hand, has a minimum surface area of 10 mm2
  • the housing 9 of the piston 5 is delimited at least in part by the bottom wall 21.
  • the bottom wall 21 delimits at least in part the volume of the inner pocket 21 but not the outer one 22 .
  • junction wall 7 may or may not delimit at least partially the piston 5.
  • the bottom wall 21 delimits at least in part the housing 9 of the piston 5.
  • the braking means 15 of the piston 5 and preferably include at least one tab 303 of the wall 7 directed towards the walls of the housing 9, preferably the outer edge of the walls forming the housing 9.
  • the tab may be in The cap 305 on wall 7 or 21.
  • the tab is oriented substantially along the axis of the piston and opposes the relative movement of the piston 5 in the housing 9; it can deform transversely.
  • the movable wall 3 is separated from the junction wall 7.
  • the junction wall 7 is arranged to delimit the internal volume of the pouch 2 and the internal volume of the reservoir shell 6.
  • junction wall 7 has a substantially flat shape.
  • the junction wall 7 is rigid, that is to say, more rigid than the deformable wall 3 of the pocket 2.
  • the movable wall 3 is located between the bottom wall 21 and the junction wall 7.
  • the connecting wall 7 has the same rigidity as the bottom wall 21.
  • the connecting wall 7 is fixed to the movable wall 3.
  • the movable wall 3 is fixed to the bottom wall 21.
  • the deformable wall 3 is flexible.
  • the movable wall 3 is typically made of PP that is thinner than the rest.
  • the piston 5 is fixed to the junction wall 7 by welding and/or molding, by fitting or preferably are a single piece.
  • Piston 5 is integral with the flat part of the junction wall 7.
  • the junction wall 7 is made of PP.
  • the piston 5 is made of the same material as the junction wall 7. On the 3000 device, the piston 5 and the junction wall 7 form a single piece.
  • piston 5 is positioned between the flat part of the junction wall 7 and the housing 9 for piston 5.
  • the housing 9 for piston 5 is positioned between piston 5 and the distribution channel 20.
  • This channel 20 is optional, particularly if a flat or sufficiently small distribution valve is used, for example, of the "nipple" type.
  • Piston 5 is hollow and cylindrical.
  • the outer diameter of piston 5 includes an increase in its diameter at the end of piston 5 that meets the housing 9 of piston 5. This arrangement allows for a tight, linear annular contact during compression phases, that is, when the distribution head 10 is moving in a translational motion that reduces the volume of the pocket 2. This allows among other things, to increase the sealing performance of the 3000 device.
  • a small rotational movement for example, ball joint type
  • optionally complementary to this translational movement is optionally complementary to this translational movement.
  • the device 3000 further includes the supply port 8 connecting the inside of the piston 5 and/or the reservoir 6 to the internal volume of the inner pocket 2 1 without passing through the outer pocket 2 2 .
  • Device 3000 includes reservoir 6. Reservoir 6 does not communicate with the outer pouch 2 through the feed port 8 or any other port. Reservoir 6 has an internal volume arranged to contain the fluid.
  • a supply valve 38 is located in the orifice 8.
  • the valve 38 typically includes a diaphragm pressed against the piston 5 on the side of the housing 9.
  • the valve 38 is not mechanically linked to the head 10.
  • the valve is mounted laterally, not in line with the head.
  • Valve 38 in an open state (this open state being achieved in particular during an increase in the internal volume of the bag 2 1 ), allows the passage of the fluid contained in the reservoir 6 and/or the inside of the piston to the bag 2 1 , and, in a closed state (this closed state being achieved in particular during a decrease in the internal volume of the bag 2 1 ), does not allow it.
  • the supply valve 38 closes after (sufficient) pressure on the movable wall 3, thus forming the supply valve of the inner pocket 2 1 .
  • the 3000 device also includes a ring 74 arranged to position itself and/or fit onto the distribution head 10.
  • the wall 7 includes or is integral with means 304 (including the wall 302) arranged to guide the movement of the head 10 and located inside the head 10. This allows the height of the device 3000 to be reduced.
  • the flexible reservoir is clipped in place with a rigid ring, which may or may not be attached to the reservoir.
  • a lip on the wall 7 allows the ring 74 to be fitted into place.
  • the device includes non-metallic return means 307 arranged to raise and/or remove the piston 5 from its housing 9.
  • the area S2 of an internal section of the housing 9 is divided at least by two with respect to the area S1 of a bearing surface 26 arranged to receive the bearing pressure 18 from outside the device.
  • the internal volume (V1) of piston 5 is greater than 40 microlitres.
  • the sum of the internal volume (V1) of piston 5 and the internal volume (V2) of housing 9 is greater than 80 microlitres.
  • a 180 crimping ring allows the tank to be crimped onto the bottom wall.
  • this embodiment includes cavity 306.
  • This cavity 306 corresponds to the internal volume of piston 5.
  • This cavity 306 is not closed but the fluid contained in the reservoir 6 can flow from the reservoir 6 to the cavity 306, and/or from the cavity 306 to the outlet 24.
  • the majority (more than 50%) or even preferably the entire volume of cavity 306 is not a dead volume, that is to say that fluid circulating from reservoir 6 to outlet 24 disturbs and necessarily creates a movement of the fluid in cavity 306.
  • the internal volume of cavity 306 is greater than the maximum volume of fluid exiting through outlet 24 when the piston 5 enters its housing 11.
  • the movable wall 3 has a technical function as a spring or return means exerting a force bringing the piston 5 back out of the housing 9.
  • housing 9 is formed at least in part by at least part of the movable wall 3.
  • Housing 9 is in direct contact with the wall forming the support surface 26.
  • Housing 9 is formed in the same room as the support surface 26 and/or housing 9 is formed at least in part by at least part of the support surface 26.
  • FIGURES 28 to 29 illustrate an eighth embodiment of a 4000 device for distributing a fluid. Only the differences with the 3000 device of the figure 27 will be described.
  • the pouch cap 40 includes a supply valve 38 which, in its open state, allows fluid to flow from the reservoir 6 into the inner volume of the pouch 2 and, in its closed state, does not, and/or a dispensing valve 28 which, in its open state, allows fluid to flow from the inner volume of the pouch 2 to the outlet 24 and, in its closed state, does not.
  • the device 4000 includes the supply valve 38 and the dispensing valve 28.
  • the feed valve 38 of the device 4000 allows, in its open state, the passage of fluid from the reservoir 6 to the inner volume of the bag 2, and in its closed state, prevents it.
  • the feed valve 38 is located in the bag cap 40 so that, in its open state, it opens the feed orifice 8, and in its closed state, it closes the feed orifice 8.
  • the pocket cap 40 includes the supply valve 38 and the dispensing valve 28.
  • the supply valve 38 and the supply valve 28 are integral and form a single piece.
  • the distribution valve portion 38 is positioned on the supply port 8, and the distribution valve portion 28 blocks the flow of fluid towards the outlet 24 in a distribution channel 20 positioned in the pocket stopper 40.
  • the distribution valve 38 and the supply valve 28 are positioned in a housing 130 located in the pocket cap 40.
  • the housing 130 of the pocket cap 40 is arranged to accommodate the supply valve 38 and the distribution valve 28.
  • the housing 130 is connected to the distribution channel 20.
  • the pocket stopper 40 is mounted by extending along pocket 2 at least partially.
  • Device 4000 includes an inlet orifice 120 arranged for inserting the pocket stopper 40 into the device from outside the device 4000 and opening into the cavity 122.
  • the internal volume of pocket 2 includes at least a part (i.e. is partly or totally) outside of cavity 122.
  • Cavity 122 is entirely outside of tank 6.
  • the pouch stopper 40 includes an internal volume, called the head reservoir 126, arranged to open on one side into the reservoir orifice 124 and on the other side into a feed orifice 8 connecting the head reservoir 126 to the internal volume of the pouch 2.
  • Cavity 122 comprises an internal volume distinct from the internal volume of pocket 2.
  • the head reservoir 126 is located in the cavity 122.
  • the head reservoir 126 includes a circular end giving to the side of the reservoir 6.
  • the movable wall 4 is fixed to at least one outer wall of the cavity 122 (and delimiting the cavity). Thus, a part of the internal volume of the pocket 2, with the exception of the internal volume delimited by the deformable wall 4, is located in the cavity 122.
  • the internal volume of the 126 head reservoir is at least 1cm3 , or even at least 3cm3 or even at least 5cm3 and/or includes air or fluid to be distributed.
  • the pocket stopper 40 is mounted in the cavity 122 so that a wall of the pocket stopper, inserted into the reservoir orifice 124 and delimiting at least in part the head reservoir 126 forms, at the end of screwing, a first watertight junction 148 between the internal volume of the pocket 2 and the reservoir 6.
  • the first watertight joint 148 is arranged so that, upon completion of tightening, it is watertight. The same applies to all other joints within the device.
  • the seal 149A comprises a flexible material under axial compression.
  • the seal 149B is a skirt with a radial component larger than its axial component.
  • the first watertight joint 148 is in the form of a collar and is positioned on a wall delimiting at least part of the tank 6.
  • the first watertight joint 148 is in particular located on part of the tank 6.
  • the sealing of the first sealed joint 148 is achieved by radial pressure (i.e. having a greater radial component than in other directions) in particular by fitting and/or screwing one end of the head cap 126 into one end of the collar-shaped reservoir 6 148.
  • the head reservoir 126 does not extend over the entire volume of the cavity 122.
  • the pouch cap is removed, the reservoir is filled, then at least part of cavity 122 and/or pouch 2 is filled with the product to be dispensed, then one end of cap 40 is inserted into cavity 122, the product will then rise into cap 40 and/or pouch 2, air escapes through orifice 120.
  • the air trapped in the head reservoir can escape through vent 146.
  • the cap is screwed on tightly using sealing elements 149A and/or 149B.
  • the pocket stopper 40 includes a vent 146.
  • Vent 146 is typically a hole that allows air contained in cavity 122 and/or reservoir 6 to escape when the pocket stopper 40 is inserted into cavity 122. Vent 146 helps to avoid the effect of air overpressure and to avoid keeping air in the device.
  • the vent 146 is blocked by an internal wall of the cavity 122.
  • the head cap 40 includes a second part 128, separate from the head reservoir 126 and arranged to conduct the fluid from the inner volume of the pocket 2 towards the outlet 24.
  • a distribution channel 20 is positioned in the second part 128.
  • the distribution channel is included in the housing 130 of the pocket stopper 40.
  • the second part 128 also includes the distribution valve 28, positioned in the distribution channel 20, which in an open state allows fluid to pass from the inner volume of the bag 2 to the outlet 24 and in a closed state does not allow it.
  • the outlet 24 is positioned at the level of the second part 128 of the pocket cap 40 and more precisely on an outer wall of the second part 128.
  • the device 4000 is arranged to guide the fluid along the first and second paths, after each end of support pressure 18 on the movable wall 4 of the bag and/or at each increase in the internal volume of the bag 2.
  • the device 4000 is arranged to guide the fluid along the third path, at each pressure 18 on the movable wall of the bag 2 and/or at each decrease in the internal volume of the bag 2, said supply orifice 8 being closed by the supply valve 38.
  • the support pressure is typically that provided by a user pressing with one of their fingers (typically on wall 4), possibly via a lever or button.
  • the supply valve 38 opens with each pressure applied to the movable wall 4.
  • Opening the supply valve 38 thus allows the fluid to pass along the second path.
  • the distribution valve 28 opens after each pressure applied, for example when a user removes their finger from the movable wall 4.
  • the opening of the distribution valve 28 thus allows the fluid to pass along the third path.
  • the pocket stopper 40 includes fastening means 132 arranged to fix the pocket stopper 40 to walls delimiting the cavity 122 by screwing.
  • the fastening means 132 include an anti-unlocking system 132 of the pocket stopper 40 to the cavity 122 arranged to prevent loosening of the pocket stopper 40.
  • the anti-unlocking system 132 is, for example, a system 132 of inclined teeth which allows rotation of the stopper in one direction to screw it on but not in the other direction to unscrew it.
  • the inclined teeth are arranged around the entire perimeter of the circular end of the head of the reservoir 126 giving to the reservoir 6.
  • teeth are inserted into hollows during tightening and which after tightening are locked in the hollows, thus preventing the reservoir of heads 126 from loosening in the cavity 122.
  • the reservoir 6, the cavity 122 and the pouch 2, with the exception of the movable wall 4 of the pouch 2, are joined together to form a single piece.
  • the movable wall 4 of the pocket 2 is assembled by welding to the single piece formed by the cavity 122 and the reservoir 6.
  • the movable wall 4 of the pouch is flexible, that is to say less rigid than the rest of the pouch 2.
  • the movable wall 4 is typically made of PP, PE or TPO and is thinner than the thickness of the cavity 122 or the reservoir 6.
  • the movable wall 4 of pocket 2 is convex, meaning it has a curve.
  • the pocket is concave (in the direction of cavity 122 towards pocket 2).
  • pocket 2, specifically the movable wall 4 can be of a different shape, for example, elliptical, rectangular, square, spherical, etc.
  • Reservoir 6 and cavity 122 form a single piece.
  • the reservoir 6 and the cavity 122 are made by polymer injection and/or blow molding of PP, PE or TPO.
  • the reservoir 6 is a cylindrical chamber equipped with a piston; this piston is preferably made of the same material as the walls of the reservoir, preferably polyolefin, and preferably comprises a single annular band arranged to be compressed against the internal walls of the reservoir.
  • the reservoir 6 extends along a longitudinal direction centered on a first elongation axis A.
  • the pouch 2 extends along a longitudinal direction centered on a second elongation axis and/or the pouch plug 40, preferably the head reservoir 126, which can extend along a longitudinal direction centered on a third elongation axis C.
  • the first elongation axis A is offset relative to the second axis and/or the third axis C. In this way the reservoir 6 and the pocket cap 40, in particular the head reservoir 126, are not centered on the same axis, they are offset.
  • the first elongation axis A and/or the second elongation axis and/or the third elongation axis C are parallel to each other.
  • the pocket stopper 40 extends along an elongation direction 136, coinciding with the longitudinal direction of the pocket stopper 40.
  • the pocket stopper 40 is arranged to be mounted by insertion into the cavity 122 along an insertion direction parallel to its elongation direction 136, the inlet orifice 120 and the reservoir orifice 124 being aligned along the elongation direction 136.
  • the plane of the inlet orifice 120 and the plane of the reservoir orifice 124 are parallel to each other and orthogonal to the elongation direction 136 of the pocket stopper 40.
  • the pocket cap 40 is inserted into the cavity 122 through the inlet orifice 120.
  • the pocket cap 40 is then screwed onto the reservoir 6 via the anti-unlocking system 132.
  • FIGURE 30 illustrates a ninth embodiment of a 5000 device for distributing a fluid. Only the differences with the 4000 device of figures 28-29 will be described.
  • figure 30 illustrates a variant of the 4000 device shown on the figures 28-29 .
  • reservoir 6, cavity 122 and pouch 2 are joined together to form a single piece.
  • Reservoir 6 cavity 122 and pouch 2 are made by injection of PP, PE or TPO polymer or by 3D printing (For 3D printing the rigid part can be made in rigid TPU and the flexible (deformable) part in flexible TPU).
  • the pocket cap 40 also includes the head reservoir 126 inserted into the cavity 122.
  • the head reservoir 126 extends over the entire length of the cavity 122 arranged to accommodate the head reservoir 126.
  • the pocket stopper 40 also includes the vent 146 arranged to evacuate the air contained in the cavity 122 when the pocket stopper 40 is being inserted into said cavity 122.
  • Cavity 122 is distinct from the internal volume of pocket 2.
  • the device 5000 When the pouch stopper 40 is inserted into the cavity, the device 5000 includes the first leak-proof junction 148 formed between the pouch volume 2 and the reservoir 6 when the pouch stopper 40 is fixed in the cavity 122.
  • the first watertight junction 148 is formed when the walls of the cavity 122 exert a transverse or radial force on the walls of the head tank 126 positioned near the tank 6 and inserted into the cavity 122.
  • this watertight joint 148 is not essential, since there could be a slight play at the level of element 124 and a slight relief on element 150.
  • the pocket cap 40 is mounted in the cavity 122 such that a wall of the pocket cap 40, inserted into the reservoir orifice 124 and at least partially delimiting the head reservoir 126, forms, at the end of screwing, a second watertight junction 150 between the internal volume of the pocket 2 and the head reservoir 126.
  • the second 150 sealed joint is arranged so that at the end of screwing, the second 150 sealed joint is at least 50% sealed to the product.
  • vent 146 is arranged to expel the air contained in cavity 122 or head reservoir 126 outside of device 5000 when pocket stopper 40 is being mounted or arranged in cavity 122.
  • the reservoir 6 may include at least one flexible partition arranged to fit into the head reservoir 126 as the reservoir 6 is emptied of its fluid, following the same principle as device 700 illustrated in the Figures 10, 11 and 12 .
  • FIGURES 31 and 32 illustrate a tenth embodiment of a 6000 device for distributing a fluid. Only the differences with the 4000 device of the figures 28-29 will be described.
  • the reservoir 6, the cavity 122 and the pouch 2 are joined together to form a single piece.
  • Reservoir 6 cavity 122 and pocket 2 are made by 3D printing.
  • the cavity 122 is provided with deformable walls forming parts 611, 662 and 663 of the reservoir 6 and arranged to laterally increase the capacity of the reservoir 6.
  • the reservoir 6 is divided into several parts 661, 662, 663.
  • This embodiment therefore includes several supply ports 124 (one per part of the reservoir 6) connecting the reservoir 6 to the cavity 122.
  • the 6000 device comprises two pockets 211 and 212, diametrically opposed to each other on an external wall of the cavity 122 (or reservoir 6).
  • the 6000 device includes two feed ports 8, each connecting the reservoir 6 or cavity 122 inside the pouch 2.
  • the deformable walls of parts 661, 662 and 663 of reservoir 6 are distinct from pockets 211 and 212.
  • the deformable walls 662, 663 are at least partly positioned between pockets 211 and 211.
  • the two pouches 211 and 212 are identical, but in a variant of device 6000 (not illustrated), these two pouches 211 and 212 can have different shapes and therefore different internal volumes. It is also possible that the reservoir 6 is configured to contain two separate fluids and that pouches 211 and 212 are each configured to hold a specific fluid.
  • the bag stopper 40 includes two supply valves 38 which, each in an open state permits passage of fluid from the reservoir 6 and/or cavity 122 to the internal volume of the bag respectively 211 or 212 and in a closed state does not permit.
  • the 6000 device also includes the distribution valve 28, separate from the two supply valves 38, which in an open state allows fluid to pass from the inner volume of the bag 2 to the outlet 24 and in a closed state does not allow it.
  • the fluid therefore passes from the reservoir 126 and/or the cavity 122 to a pocket 2 (211 or 212) and from this pocket 2 to the channel 20 of the pocket stopper 40 before reaching the distribution valve 28.
  • the distribution valve 28 is positioned in the distribution channel 20.
  • the first elongation axis A is not offset with respect to the third axis C. In this way the reservoir 6 and the pocket stopper 40 are centered on the same axis, they are coaxial.
  • the first elongation axis A and/or the second elongation axis and/or the third elongation axis C are parallel to each other.
  • the pocket stopper 40 is arranged to be mounted by insertion into the cavity 122 of the device 4000 so as to be mounted by extending along only partially the pocket 2.
  • FIGURE 33 illustrates an eleventh embodiment of a 7000 device for distributing a fluid. Only the differences with the 6000 device of the figures 31-32 will be described.
  • the internal volume of pocket 2 is entirely contained within cavity 122.
  • Cavity 122 is entirely outside of tank 6.
  • the pocket 2 and the mobile wall 4 of the pocket are positioned in the internal volume of the cavity 122.
  • the distribution valve 28 is positioned in the distribution channel 20 of the pocket stopper 40.
  • the device 7000 is arranged to guide the fluid from the reservoir 6 to the inner volume of the pouch 2 via the orifice of the reservoir 124 and from the inner volume of the pouch 2 to the distribution channel 20 via a distribution orifice 8 connecting the inner volume of the pouch 2 to the distribution channel 20.
  • the movable wall of pocket 2 is convex in shape, that is to say, it includes a curve.
  • the pocket is concave on the inside side of the pocket.
  • the pocket cap 40 includes a part 140, different from the head reservoir 126 of the figures 28-29 Indeed, in the case of the 8000 device, the cavity 140 is not arranged to open on one side onto the reservoir orifice 124 and on the other side onto a supply orifice 8 connecting the head reservoir 126 to the internal volume of the pocket 2.
  • the fluid to be distributed passes directly from the reservoir 6 to the internal volume of the pocket 2 via the reservoir orifice 124 or the supply orifice 8 (these two orifices being the same).
  • the pouch 2 includes a threaded collar. Part 140 of the pouch cap 40 is inserted into the skirt of the cavity, thus defining the first watertight junction 148 between the internal volume of the pouch 2 and the reservoir 6.
  • Plug 40 is arranged to slide into the bottom wall at junction 148.
  • the first watertight joint 148 is arranged so that at the end of screwing, the first watertight joint 148 is watertight to the product.
  • the device 7000 includes a bearing surface 26 positioned on the pouch stopper 40, also called the contact surface 26, arranged so as, under the application of the pressure 18 and via the pouch stopper 40, to decrease the internal volume of the pouch 2 by deforming and displacing the movable wall 4.
  • the bearing surface 26 When the bearing surface 26 is pressed, the head reservoir slides within the skirt (the pouch is compressed).
  • the part 140 includes a stopper 145 on the reservoir side; in this case, the internal volume of the part 140 preferably comprises a gas such as air.
  • the internal volume of part 140 extends from the reservoir 6 or the cap 145 to the dispensing valve.
  • the volume of part 140 can be at least 1 cm3 , or even at least 3 cm3 or at least 5 cm3 , and it can contain a gas and/or fluid to be dispensed.
  • the cap 40 is arranged to slide in a ring 159 while being guided by this ring 159.
  • the movable wall 4 of the bag includes a first flange 158 arranged to be assembled (fitted or screwed or clipped) into the head cap 40, in particular at the head of the bag cap 40.
  • the flange 158 of the cavity 122 includes a wall that is thicker than the wall delimiting the movable wall 4 of the bag 2.
  • the upper end of the flange 158 of the bag 2 forms the inlet orifice 120.
  • FIGURE 34 illustrates a twelfth embodiment of a device 8000 for distributing a fluid. Only the differences with the device 7000 of the figure 33 will be described.
  • cavity 122 is confused with pocket 2.
  • the internal volume of pocket 2 is equal to the internal volume of cavity 122.
  • the 8000 device includes a pouch housing 160 positioned at least partially within the pouch 2, in which the supply valve 38 and the dispensing valve 28 are located.
  • the housing 160 of the pouch 2 is arranged to accommodate the dispensing valve 38 and the supply valve 28.
  • the distribution valve 28 and the supply valve 38 form a single piece.
  • the device 8000 is arranged to guide the fluid from the reservoir 6 to the inner volume of the pouch 2, in particular into the inner volume formed by the movable wall 4 of the pouch 2, via the orifice of the reservoir 124 or supply 8 (these two orifices being confused) and from the inner volume of the pouch 2 to the distribution channel 20 via a distribution orifice 8.
  • the movable wall 4 of pocket 2 is convex in shape, that is to say, it includes a curve.
  • pocket 2 is concave in shape.
  • the pocket stopper 40 is T-shaped, having an upper part 162, the head 162 of the T, and a lower part 140.
  • the part 140 is arranged to contain a fluid or not to contain fluid.
  • the fluid can be air, a vacuum, or a fluid to be dispensed by device 8000.
  • the pouch stopper 40 is inserted into the cavity 122 (the pouch 2) by screwing it in.
  • the cavity 122 and more specifically the movable wall 4 of the pouch, includes a first flange 158 arranged to be assembled (fitted, screwed, or clipped) into the head stopper 40, particularly at the head of the pouch stopper 40.
  • the flange 158 of the cavity 122 has a wall that is thicker than the wall delimiting the movable wall 4 of the pouch 2.
  • the upper end of the flange 158 of the pouch 2 forms the inlet orifice 120.
  • Part 140 of the pocket cap 40 is different from the head reservoir 126 of the figures 28-29
  • Part 140 is a cylinder centered on an axis R.
  • Part 140 of the pouch stopper 40 is arranged to be inserted into the cavity 122, in particular into the internal volume of the pouch 2, so that the internal volume of the movable wall 4 and part 140 are centered on a common axis, the axis R. In this way, the internal volume of the movable wall 4 and part 140 are coaxial.
  • the pouch 2 includes a second collar. Part 140 of the pouch stopper 40 is inserted into the second collar of the cavity, thus defining the first watertight junction 148 between the internal volume of the pouch 2 and the reservoir 6.
  • the first watertight joint 148 is arranged so that at the end of screwing, the first watertight joint 148 is watertight to the product to a level of at least 50%.
  • FIGURES 35 to 40 illustrate another embodiment of a 3500 device for distributing a fluid.
  • FIGURES 41 to 46 illustrate another embodiment of a device 4100 for distributing a fluid.
  • 3500, 4100 only their differences with the device 7000 of the figure 33 will be described.
  • the lower opening 87 is arranged to allow the passage of fluid, preferably the passage of a cannula (or filling tube) carrying the fluid, so as to fill at least part of the reservoir 6 with fluid at least up to the supply valve 38 so that the fluid is in contact with the supply valve 38 and preferably so as to also fill at least part of the internal volume of the bag 2 with fluid.
  • the feeding valve is designed to allow the cannula or tube to pass through, for example by bending.
  • FIGURES 35 to 40 illustrate the implementation of a 3500 device for distributing a fluid. Only its differences with the 7000 device of the figure 33 will be described.
  • the reservoir 6 is delimited at least in part by a movable piston 86 arranged to move so as to decrease the internal volume of the reservoir 6 when fluid exits the reservoir 6, this piston 86 being provided with the lower opening 87, the lower opening 87 being closed by a removable plug 89.
  • the removable cap 89 is screwed onto the piston 86.
  • the piston 86 is situated between the reservoir 6 and a bottom wall 91, said bottom wall 91 being provided with means 93 for preventing the piston 86 from rotating when screwing the cap 89 onto the piston 86 when the piston 86 is in contact with the bottom wall 91.
  • FIGURES 41 to 46 illustrate another embodiment of a 4100 device for distributing a fluid. Only its differences with the 3500 device of the Figures 35 to 40 will be described.
  • the area of a section of the upper opening 124 (this section being chosen to minimize the area of the upper opening 124) is at least twice (and even at least four times) smaller than the area of a section of the lower opening 87 (this section being chosen to minimize the area of the lower opening 87).
  • the flexible wall 108 is arranged to deform in such a way as to decrease the internal volume of the tank 6 when fluid exits the tank 6.
  • the device 4100 is arranged to maintain the position of the lower opening 87 in the device 4100 fixed relative to the position of the upper opening 124 in the device 4100.
  • the flexible wall 108 is attached to the pocket 2 by means of a watertight joint.
  • the flexible wall 108 includes a cylinder 81 above the reservoir 6, providing a seal. To achieve a seal, this cylinder 81 is either compressed (as in the case of Figures 42 And 44 ), or it is nested (case of the figure 41 ). It is preferable to have a second cylinder concentric with the first cylinder 81.
  • the device 4100 includes internal guidance means 110 for the cap (which is the component forming the internal volume of the pouch 2 and also containing the distribution valve 28).
  • the means 110 are arranged to guide the movement of the cap.
  • the means 110 take the form of a wall 110 emerging from the bottom wall 21.
  • the 4100 device includes a recess 111, useful particularly when the reservoir 6 is a replaceable cartridge.
  • This recess 111 allows the reservoir 6 to be held fixed when held by fingers or clips of an external housing, while the cap or head can rotate.
  • the device is arranged to operate (i.e. to distribute fluid through the outlet via the supply and/or distribution valves) with its distribution head facing upwards (i.e. outlet 24 located above the tank 6) or downwards (i.e. outlet 24 located below the tank 6).

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  1. Vorrichtung (1700, 1900, 2300) zum Abgeben einer Flüssigkeit, umfassend:
    • eine Tasche (2) mit einer Innentasche (21), wobei die Innentasche ein Innenvolumen aufweist, das zum Aufnehmen der Flüssigkeit ausgelegt ist,
    • eine bewegliche Wand (3), die so angeordnet ist, dass sie unter Ausübung eines Druckes (18) auf eine Druckfläche (26) das Innenvolumen der Innentasche (21) durch Verformung verringert,
    • einen Auslass (24), der zum Abgeben der Flüssigkeit angeordnet ist,
    wobei das Innenvolumen der Innentasche (21) zumindest teilweise begrenzt ist durch:
    • einem Kolben (5), der an einer Verbindungswand (7) oder an einer Bodenwand (21) befestigt ist,
    • einem Gehäuse (9) des Kolbens (5), das so angeordnet ist, dass es den Kolben (5) aufnimmt und ihn während einer axialen Bewegung (11) des Kolbens (5) im Gehäuse führt,
    wobei der Kolben oder das Gehäuse zumindest teilweise durch mindestens einen Teil der beweglichen Wand gebildet wird und/oder der Kolben oder das Gehäuse in direktem Kontakt mit einer Wand steht, die die Lagerfläche bildet; oder der Kolben oder das Gehäuse zumindest teilweise durch mindestens einen Teil der Lagerfläche gebildet wird,
    wobei die Tasche (2) ferner eine äußere Tasche (22) umfasst, wobei sich die innere Tasche (21) zumindest teilweise in der äußeren Tasche (22) befindet, wobei die innere und die äußere Tasche (21,22),jeweils ein Innenvolumen aufweisen, das zur Aufnahme des Fluids ausgelegt ist, wobei das Innenvolumen der äußeren Tasche (22) zumindest teilweise durch die bewegliche Wand (3) begrenzt ist, wobei die bewegliche Wand (3) so angeordnet ist, dass sie unter Ausübung des Anlagedrucks (18)
    Reduzieren des Innenvolumens der Außentasche (22) durch Verformen, wobei die Vorrichtung so angeordnet ist, dass sie das Fluid gemäß einem Kreislauf leitet, der umfasst:
    • einem ersten Weg, der verläuft:
    vom Inneren der äußeren Tasche ((22) zum Inneren der inneren Tasche (21) über mindestens eine Verbindungsöffnung (13), die das Innenvolumen der äußeren Tasche (22) mit dem Inneren der inneren Tasche (21) verbindet, und
    • einem zweiten Weg, der vom Inneren der inneren Tasche (21) zum Auslass (24) verläuft
  2. Vorrichtung (1700, 1900, 2300) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Verbindungsplatte (7) und/oder die Bodenwand (21) zumindest teilweise das Innenvolumen der Außentasche (22) begrenzen.
  3. Vorrichtung (1700, 1900, 2300) gemäß Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie eine Bremseinrichtung (15) umfasst, die so angeordnet ist, dass sie eine axiale Bewegung (11) des Kolbens (5) im Gehäuse (9) blockiert und so das Innenvolumen der inneren Tasche (21) und der äußeren Tasche (22) verringert, wenn der bewegliche Teil (3) einem Anpressdruck (18) unterhalb eines Schwellenwerts ausgesetzt ist.
  4. Vorrichtung (1700, 1900, 2300) gemäß dem vorstehenden Anspruch, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass:
    • die Bremsmittel (15) integral mit dem Kolben (5) ausgebildet sind und vorzugsweise mindestens eine zur Außenseite des Kolbens (5) geneigte Lasche (17) umfassen, und/oder
    • die Bremsmittel (15) integral mit dem Gehäuse (9) des Kolbens (5) ausgebildet sind und vorzugsweise mindestens eine zur Innenseite des Gehäuses (9) geneigte Lasche (17) umfassen.
  5. Vorrichtung (1700, 1900, 2300) gemäß einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es einen Behälter (6) umfasst, der über eine Zufuhröffnung (8) mit der Außentasche (22) verbunden ist, wobei der Behälter (6) ein Innenvolumen umfasst, das zur Aufnahme des flüssigen Produkts ausgelegt ist, wobei das Innenvolumen zumindest teilweise durch eine verformbare Hülle (56) begrenzt ist.
  6. Vorrichtung (1700, 1900, 2300) gemäß einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Vorrichtung so angeordnet ist, dass sie das Fluid entlang dem zweiten Weg bei jedem Anpressdruck (18) auf die bewegliche Wand (3), der größer als die Schwellenkraft ist, und/oder bei jeder Verringerung des Innenvolumens der inneren Tasche (21) und der äußeren Tasche (22), für die die Verbindungsöffnung (13) geschlossen ist, leitet.
  7. Vorrichtung (1700, 1900, 2300) gemäß einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Vorrichtung so angeordnet ist, dass sie das Fluid gemäß der ersten Phase nach dem Ende jedes Stützdrucks (18), der größer als die Schwellenkraft ist, und/oder bei jeder Vergrößerung des Innenvolumens der inneren Tasche (21) und der äußeren Tasche (22) , für die die Verbindungsöffnung (13) offen ist, leitet.
  8. Vorrichtung (1900, 2300) gemäß einer der vorstehenden Offenbarungen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Verbindungsöffnung (13):
    • an einer Verbindungsstelle (19) zwischen einem Ende des Kolbens (5) und einem Ende des Gehäuses (9) des Kolbens (5) ausgebildet ist und/oder
    • eine Öffnung (23) umfasst, die sich im Gehäuse (9) des Kolbens (5) befindet.
  9. Vorrichtung (1700, 1900, 2300) gemäß einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Verbindungsöffnung (13) so angeordnet ist, dass sie:
    • während einer Bewegung des Kolbens (5), die das Innenvolumen der Tasche (2) verringert, schließt,
    • während einer Bewegung des Kolbens (5), die das Innenvolumen der Tasche vergrößert, öffnet (2) vergrößert,
  10. Vorrichtung (1700, 1900, 2300) gemäß einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie ferner einen Verteilerkanal (20) umfasst, der so angeordnet ist, dass er das aus der inneren Tasche (21) kommende Fluid zum Auslass (24) leitet.
  11. Vorrichtung (1700, 1900, 2300) gemäß Anspruch 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Vorrichtung ein Verteilungsventil (28) umfasst, das sich im Verteilungskanal (20) befindet und so angeordnet ist, dass es das Fluid aus der inneren Tasche (21) zum Auslass (24) leitet.
  12. Vorrichtung (1700, 1900, 2300) gemäß einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie ferner einen Mischer (25) umfasst, der so angeordnet ist, dass er verschiedene getrennte Fluidströme aufnimmt und diese am Auslass (24) in Form eines Sprühnebels mischt.
  13. Vorrichtung (1700) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die bewegliche Wand (3) die Verbindungswand (7) umfasst.
  14. Vorrichtung (1700) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die bewegliche Wand (3) von der Verbindungswand (7) getrennt ist.
  15. Vorrichtung (1700, 1900, 2300) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich die Tasche (2) befindet:
    • direkt unter der Auflagefläche (26), die dazu ausgelegt ist, den Auflagerdruck (18) von außerhalb der Vorrichtung aufzunehmen, oder
    • direkt unter einer Baugruppe, die aus der Auflagefläche (26), die dazu ausgelegt ist, den Auflagerdruck (18) von außerhalb der Vorrichtung aufzunehmen, und einem Kanal mit einem Ventil besteht.
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