WO2004003402A1 - Ressort et distributeur comprenant un tel ressort - Google Patents
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- WO2004003402A1 WO2004003402A1 PCT/FR2003/001989 FR0301989W WO2004003402A1 WO 2004003402 A1 WO2004003402 A1 WO 2004003402A1 FR 0301989 W FR0301989 W FR 0301989W WO 2004003402 A1 WO2004003402 A1 WO 2004003402A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
- B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
- B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
- B05B11/04—Deformable containers producing the flow, e.g. squeeze bottles
- B05B11/048—Deformable containers producing the flow, e.g. squeeze bottles characterised by the container, e.g. this latter being surrounded by an enclosure, or the means for deforming it
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
- B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
- B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
- B05B11/10—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
- B05B11/1042—Components or details
- B05B11/1073—Springs
- B05B11/1077—Springs characterised by a particular shape or material
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
- F16F1/00—Springs
- F16F1/02—Springs made of steel or other material having low internal friction; Wound, torsion, leaf, cup, ring or the like springs, the material of the spring not being relevant
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
- F16F1/00—Springs
- F16F1/02—Springs made of steel or other material having low internal friction; Wound, torsion, leaf, cup, ring or the like springs, the material of the spring not being relevant
- F16F1/18—Leaf springs
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a spring as well as a dispensing device using such a spring as a return spring used to return the dispenser to the rest position.
- the spring should not be limited to its sole implementation in such a distributor. Indeed, it can also be used in any other system requiring elastic return means.
- Document FR-2 813 364 is also known, which describes a spring and a distributor using such a spring.
- This spring is of the bimetallic strip type and is in the form of an open pin.
- the two blades of the spring are connected together for a bent junction produced by folding a metal strip.
- This angled junction not only connects the two blades, but also provides the elastic return function. Indeed, the blades do not deform very little, and it is therefore the angled junction which ensures the pivoting movement of the blades relative to each other.
- a disadvantage with this spring is that the elbow junction has a certain thickness due to the curvature of the metal on itself.
- the junction cannot be in the form of a sharp fold, because the spring function would no longer be ensured, or even worse, the junction could break and the two blades would then be separated. This happens in particular when this spring is used in a dispenser intended to be incorporated into magazines as a sample.
- the magazines are stacked, and the weight on the magazines at the bottom of the piles can be very large.
- the spring is not only compressed, but its junction is completely flattened, which destroys its elasticity characteristic.
- the distributor once out of the magazine, is no longer even usable.
- the present invention aims to also remedy this problem by defining a spring which can be crushed to its maximum without risk of damaging it.
- the subject of the present invention is a spring characterized in that it comprises two blades connected together by at least one house, at least one blade comprising a curved part which bears on the other blade at the level of minus a support zone during its elastic deformation by pressure on its convex part to bring it towards the other blade, the connection being situated outside this support zone.
- connection does not participate or almost does not participate in the elasticity of the spring, but essentially serves to connect the two blades together so as to constitute a unitary unitary element.
- Uaison does not form a support zone during the compression of the spring, as is the case in the document US-2 432 288.
- the connection does not undergo or almost the force exerted on the spring to compress it which is entirely or almost entirely supported by the support zone (s).
- the Uaison is substantially elastically deformable.
- the spring has a flat and planar configuration in maximum compression.
- the support zone of the domed part blade comprises two substantially straight lateral edges adapted to come into bearing contact on the other blade.
- the Uaison is formed at the level of a curved transverse edge of the blade which extends substantially perpendicular to the lateral edges.
- the connection forms a fold whose axis extends substantially perpendicular to the lateral edges.
- the spring comprises two uses situated respectively at the ends of the curved transverse edge near the lateral edges.
- the two blades are symmetrical with respect to a plane passing between them, so that each blade comprises a domed part and a support zone, the support zones of the blades coming into contact with each other. 'mutual support when the spring is compressed.
- the subject of the invention is also a fluid product dispenser comprising:
- a reservoir containing said fluid product and provided with at least one actuating wall on which a pressure is exerted to reduce the volume of the reservoir
- a dispensing orifice through which the fluid is dispensed characterized in that the reservoir contains a spring as defined above.
- a removable closure element closes the dispensing orifice and thus isolates the reservoir from the outside, the spring being constrained so as to occupy a minimum volume as long as the closure element closes the dispensing orifice.
- the spring expands to increase the volume of the reservoir as soon as the closure element is removed by gas entering the reservoir through the dispensing orifice.
- such a spring is particularly advantageous in such a fluid dispenser, since it suffices to deposit the spring in the reservoir during the manufacture of the dispenser without having to worry too much about its particular orientation, since the spring is positioned automatically. This saves a prior operation of orientation and entry of the spring.
- such a spring can be manufactured at lower cost.
- the spring is positioned in the reservoir with its lateral edges extending parallel to the edge of the dispenser where the dispensing orifice opens.
- the spring defines at least one bearing surface which extends substantially in the same plane as its respective sheet with which it is in contact.
- FIG. 1 is a top view on a spring according to the invention in the predefined state
- FIG. 2 is a profile view of the spring of FIG. 1,
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the spring of FIGS. 1 and 2 in the finished state, ready for rutiUsation,
- FIG. 4 is a profile view of the spring of FIG. 3,
- - Figure 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view through a fluid dispenser using a spring of Figures 1 to 3, said dispenser being unused
- - Figure 6 is a sectional view of the dispenser of Figure 4 to be used.
- the spring 4 is made from a preferably flat plate, but possibly curved along an axis which will be specified below.
- the plate is here perfectly flat as can be seen in Figure 2.
- This plate can be made of any suitable material, such as plastic, but preferably metal, for example spring steel.
- the spring steel is coated with a protective plastic layer.
- the base plate has a rectangular or square configuration: however, other shapes can be envisaged.
- This plate is provided with an elongated central window 40 which divides the plate into two blades 41 and 42 received by two connections in the form of lateral flanges 43 and 44.
- the blade 41 comprises a lower transverse edge 411 overlooking the window 40, an upper transverse edge 412 and two lateral edges 413 and 414.
- the blade 42 comprises an upper transverse edge 421 opening onto the window 40, a lower transverse edge 422 and two lateral edges 423 and 424. Since the central window 40 is elongated, the flanges of Uaison 43 and 44 are rather narrow, thus having two long sides and two short sides.
- One of the long sides realizes the junction between the lateral edges 413, 423, respectively 414, 424, while the other side forms a narrow edge of the elongated central window 40.
- the short sides make the junction with the blades at the level of the transverse edges 411 and 421.
- the plate thus cut is then curved, that is to say curved, if this was not the case from the start.
- the base plate can have a domed or curved configuration from the start. This can in particular be the case when the spring is made of plastic.
- the method of bending or bending the spring can be carried out after the step of cutting the window 40.
- the bending is carried out along a transverse axis which extends so that the transverse edges 411, 412, 421 and 422 ultimately have a curved or bent configuration while the edges 413, 414, 423 and 424 remain perfectly straight. It is easily understood that the connecting flanges 43 and 44 remain substantially flat due to their narrowness.
- the final step in manufacturing the spring consists in pushing the plate onto itself at the level of the connecting flanges 43 and 44. This results in bringing the curved blade 41 above the other curved blade 42, as can be seen in Figures 3 and 4. Since the blades 41 and 42 were bent while the base plate was not yet repUsed, their bending bends are opposite in the final configuration of Figures 3 and 4. From this fact, the blades 41 and 42 come into contact with each other at their lateral edges 413 and 423 respectively 414, 424. It is not necessary that the lateral edges 413, 423, 414, 424 of the blades 41 and 42 are in contact with each other in the spring rest position, that is to say when no compression force is exerted on the spring.
- the flanges of Uaison 43 and 44 which form connecting means receiving the two blades 41 and 42 do not or practically not participate in the elasticity or the stiffness of the spring, which is entirely ensured by the bending of the blades 41 and 42. Whether the spring is at rest or in the fully compressed state, the folds 430 and 440 of Uaisons 43 and 44 are practically in the same state, since they are located at the adjacent corners of the blades reUant the transverse edges 412 and 422 to the lateral edges 413, 423 and 414, 424.
- the pUs 430 and 440 can even be very clear and very flattened so that the spring, even at the folds 430 and 440, has a total thickness which is not much greater than the cumulative thicknesses of the two blades 41 and 42. Indeed, the folds 430 and 440 do not serve as joints by elastic deformation during the compression of the spring. Consequently, they undergo practically no deformation and can thus remain in their very flattened configuration even when the spring is at rest.
- the connections 43 and 44 therefore serve as means for connecting the two blades 41 and 42 together so as to produce a monobloc unit element. They also serve to hold the edges 413, 423 and 414, 424 perfectly smoothed, so that during the compression of the spring, these edges remain perfectly joined and smoothed. More generally, the Uaisons 43 and 44 allow the two blades 41 and 42 to be and remain perfectly superimposed with an edge-to-edge contact contact.
- the mutual support zones of the blades 41 and 42 formed by their respective lateral edges 413, 423, 414, 424 do not include material use, that is to say of material bridge, given that the uses 43 and 44 are located on the transverse edges 412, 422.
- the spring of the present invention even if the pUs 330 and 340 are very marked, that is to say very flat, the elasticity of the spring is still guaranteed, since it is only imparted by the bending of the blades 41 and 42 which are supported at their lateral edges. In addition, since these PUs do not work, they are not likely to break.
- the two blades 41 and 42 are curved so that their lateral edges bear on each other.
- the blades are curved in the other direction and reUées by a single central purpose flange, so that the spring has a general appearance in the shape of an X. In this case, the two blades would come into contact at the level an area passing through the median axis of the blades.
- the spring ensures its characteristic of elasticity by the very configuration of the blades which rest on one another at the level of contiguous but unbound support zones, while the A connection between the two blades only serves to remove them (without elastic articulation) to ensure them a stable superposition. It emerges as described above has a preferred appUcation in a fluid dispenser as shown in Figures 5 and 6.
- the dispenser can be produced from two sheets of flexible complex film 1 and 2 which are welded together on their periphery 11, 12 so as to define between them a volume which corresponds substantially to that of a fluid reservoir 3.
- An insert 5 can also be placed between the two sheets 1 and 2: this insert 5 defines a dispensing orifice 50 and a housing in which a porous fiber 6 can be housed so as to extend to inside the tank 3.
- This fiber 6 is intended to impregnate the fluid contained inside the tank 3. Once this fiber is soaked in product, it suffices to pass an air flow through the fiber which creates a two-phase distribution at the distribution orifice 50 of the insert 5.
- the two sheets 1 and 2 welded together define a tear-away tab or raba table 12 which closes the dispensing orifice 50 so as to isolate the reservoir 3 from the outside.
- the reservoir 3 contains a spring 4 which is arranged between the two sheets 1 and 2.
- the spring 4 acts at least on one wall 1 of the dispenser, which can be the actuating wall, so as to increase the internal volume of the reservoir 3.
- the spring 4 is constrained in its fully compressed state as long as the obturation element 12 closes the dispensing orifice 50 and thus isolates the tank 3 from the outside.
- the reservoir 3 was sceUé during its manufacture with the spring constrained in its maximum compressed state so that the reservoir is then at its minimum volume. In this state shown in FIG. 1, the reservoir 1 contains practically only fluid and practically no or no gas at all.
- the spring 4 cannot relax inside the reservoir 3 due to the atmospheric pressure exerted on the walls 1 and 2 of the tank.
- the dispenser can then be stored before use in this state, it has a particularly reduced thickness which is defined substantially by the thickness of the spring 4 in its fully compressed state added to the cumulative thickness of the two film sheets 1 and 2.
- the spring 4 then defines a minimum volume in which the fluid product is stored without undergoing practically any pressure. Thus, there is no risk of leakage by crushing the reservoir 3.
- Such a dispenser can for example be inserted in a magazine since it is particularly flat and particularly resistant to pressure.
- the air can penetrate inside the tank 3 through the dispensing orifice 50 so that the spring 4 can relax inside the tank. so as to increase its internal volume.
- the reservoir 3 is then filled with fluid and gas, generally air.
- fluid and gas generally air.
- the air passing through the soaked fiber 6 creates a two-phase spray at the level of distribution orifice 50.
- the pressure on the actuating wall 1 is released, this resumes the form shown in FIG. 6 due to the elastic action of the spring 4.
- the spring 4 acts as an initiator when the shutter element 12 is torn off by increasing the volume of the reservoir 3, and acts as a return spring when actuated by pressure on the actuating wall 1 .
- a spring as defined above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 is particularly advantageous in this type of dispenser since it can be placed in the reservoir during the manufacture of the dispenser with practically no particular orientation, the fact that the spring is almost always automatically positioned, with each blade in contact with a respective sheet.
- the blades of the spring are oriented so that the transverse edges are parallel to the upper edge of the dispenser where the dispensing orifice opens.
- the spring is rotated 90 ° for reasons of ease of representation.
- it is extremely flat in the fully compressed state, without risk of deterioration, which makes it possible to produce particularly flat dispensers, this being advantageous for the above reasons.
- this spring which is particularly resistant to crushing, it is possible to make a dispenser from a simple packaging of fluid product without shape memory.
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Priority Applications (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| BR0311726-0A BR0311726A (pt) | 2002-06-28 | 2003-06-27 | Mola e distribuidor que compreende essa mola |
| JP2004516878A JP2005537443A (ja) | 2002-06-28 | 2003-06-27 | スプリングとこうしたスプリングを有するディスペンサ |
| EP03748185A EP1540199A1 (fr) | 2002-06-28 | 2003-06-27 | Ressort et distributeur comprenant un tel ressort |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| FR02/08138 | 2002-06-28 | ||
| FR0208138A FR2841620B1 (fr) | 2002-06-28 | 2002-06-28 | Ressort et distributeur comprenant un tel ressort |
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| WO2004003402A1 true WO2004003402A1 (fr) | 2004-01-08 |
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| PCT/FR2003/001989 Ceased WO2004003402A1 (fr) | 2002-06-28 | 2003-06-27 | Ressort et distributeur comprenant un tel ressort |
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| EP (1) | EP1540199A1 (fr) |
| JP (1) | JP2005537443A (fr) |
| CN (1) | CN1666030A (fr) |
| BR (1) | BR0311726A (fr) |
| FR (1) | FR2841620B1 (fr) |
| WO (1) | WO2004003402A1 (fr) |
Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD920803S1 (en) | 2019-10-23 | 2021-06-01 | S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. | Dispenser |
| USD988137S1 (en) | 2021-07-13 | 2023-06-06 | S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. | Container |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES2265789B1 (es) * | 2006-03-02 | 2008-02-01 | Saint-Gobain Calmar, S.A. | Bomba pulverizadora aplanada. |
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| CH348009A (fr) * | 1958-07-08 | 1960-07-31 | Genevoise Degrossissage D Or | Ressort de compression |
| FR2813364A1 (fr) * | 2000-08-25 | 2002-03-01 | Valois Sa | Ressort et distributeur comprenant un tel ressort |
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| US2432288A (en) | 1945-11-14 | 1947-12-09 | Samuel L Chasin | Insect powder sprayer |
| US4932508A (en) | 1989-08-07 | 1990-06-12 | General Motors Corporation | Overrunning roller clutch with protected springs |
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- 2002-06-28 FR FR0208138A patent/FR2841620B1/fr not_active Expired - Fee Related
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- 2003-06-27 EP EP03748185A patent/EP1540199A1/fr not_active Withdrawn
- 2003-06-27 CN CN03815289.4A patent/CN1666030A/zh active Pending
- 2003-06-27 BR BR0311726-0A patent/BR0311726A/pt not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2003-06-27 WO PCT/FR2003/001989 patent/WO2004003402A1/fr not_active Ceased
- 2003-06-27 JP JP2004516878A patent/JP2005537443A/ja not_active Withdrawn
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| DE220461C (fr) * | ||||
| CH348009A (fr) * | 1958-07-08 | 1960-07-31 | Genevoise Degrossissage D Or | Ressort de compression |
| FR2813364A1 (fr) * | 2000-08-25 | 2002-03-01 | Valois Sa | Ressort et distributeur comprenant un tel ressort |
Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| USD920803S1 (en) | 2019-10-23 | 2021-06-01 | S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. | Dispenser |
| USD988137S1 (en) | 2021-07-13 | 2023-06-06 | S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. | Container |
| USD1119589S1 (en) | 2021-07-13 | 2026-03-24 | S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. | Container |
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| CN1666030A (zh) | 2005-09-07 |
| BR0311726A (pt) | 2005-03-15 |
| FR2841620A1 (fr) | 2004-01-02 |
| FR2841620B1 (fr) | 2004-09-17 |
| EP1540199A1 (fr) | 2005-06-15 |
| JP2005537443A (ja) | 2005-12-08 |
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