CN101218166A

CN101218166A - Dispenser with lock

Info

Publication number: CN101218166A
Application number: CN200680024761.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: P·J·沃尔特斯; J·A·克西亚奇克; S·H·曹; P·E·哈尔曼; J·D·维尔纳; C·布劳恩
Original assignee: Seaquist Perfect Dispensing Foreign Inc
Current assignee: Vantone Group Co
Priority date: 2004-11-29
Filing date: 2006-06-23
Publication date: 2008-07-09
Anticipated expiration: 2026-06-23
Also published as: CN101218166B; JP2009500162A; EP1917205B1; WO2007008375A2; WO2007008375A3; EP1917205A4; EP1917205A2

Abstract

A dispensing assembly is provided for a container (22, 222, 222B, 22C) of fluent material. A hand-operable dispenser cartridge (24, 224, 224B, 24C) is adapted to be mounted to the container (22, 222, 222B, 22C). An actuator (42, 242, 242B, 42C), which may include a nozzle or spout (45, 245), is mounted on the cartridge (24, 224, 224B, 24C). A locking sleeve (76, 76A, 276, 276B, 76C) is mounted around the cartridge (24, 224, 224B, 24C) and has an upper abutment edge (81/82; 81A/82A; 281/282; 281B/282B; 81C/82C) and a recess (91/92; 91A/92A; 291/292; 291A/292B; 91C/92C). The locking sleeve (76, 76A, 276, 276B, 76C) can be rotated between a first rotated position preventing actuation of the dispensing assembly and a second rotated position permitting actuation of the dispensing assembly.

Description

Distributing box with lock

Cross reference to related application

The application is that the part of the u.s. patent application serial number 11/176,896 of submission on July 7th, 2005 continues, and u.s. patent application serial number 11/176,896 is that the part of U.S.'s appearance patent application serial 29/218,428 of submission on November 29th, 2004 continues.

Technical field

Relate generally to of the present invention be used for typically as the flowing material of spraying can manual distribution package part.The present invention relates more particularly to be used in the mode that can selectively allow or prevent to drive distributing box distributing box being installed to the assembly of the parts of container.The present invention can add the system that uses aerosol distributing valve or monoplunger pump.

Background technology

The distributing box of available manual manipulation or available finger manipulation (comprising for example monoplunger pump and aerosol distributing valve) typically is fit to be installed on the hand-held containers that is generally used for liquid product.Typically, some pumps and valve are with operating to produce the spraying of mist or atomizing such as the discharge structure that is fit to of mechanical separative element.Some pumps are also operated a certain amount of product with dispense liquid, cream or the form of paste.

Some can use the pump barrel with chamber by manual pump traditionally, pressurizing piston is arranged in the chamber, externally actuator is (for example for finger that can be by the user, button) go up downwards by driving pressurizing piston, peripheral driver has and distributes passage and gargle pipe or handle by hollow to be connected to piston.The handle of hollow is set up connection between pump chambers and actuator, product discharges from actuator.Action of the spring with when discharging finger pressure, is upwards returned piston and actuator the dead position of rising on piston or actuator.

Another kind of type that can manual pump comprises binary pair or bar, draws this binary pair or bar to move downward actuator and exhaust handle with driving pump.Such system typically but optionally drives promoting for the user provides mechanical advantage.

Pump package or distributing box are widely used for the dispense liquid product, and this liquid product can be for cosmetic product or other personal care product, such as hair jelly, body spray, sunscreen product etc.The pump package also can be used for public organizations and household products, such as window purging medium, disinfectant etc.For the product of many these types, pump dispenser provides certain lockout mechanism, with by button is latched in certain location, makes actuator or button to operate, and must could discharge by user's executable operations on button or locking mechanism.This guarantees at transportation or memory period, when the pump actuator button may be subjected to unintentional impact, and allocated product not inadvertently not.

For the product such as hair jelly, lockout mechanism can use with the mist pump.The lockout mechanism that is used for such mist pump can comprise and prevents from not inadvertently to drive cap, top cover or other lid of actuator form in transportation or memory period.Yet, even cap also may be knocked out from package, and this to make actuator will be no longer protected, make actuator not inadvertently to be clashed into and may partly be depressed or drive.

Use in the design of caps at those, shortcoming is the additional parts that must be provided by maker for such cap, and the user must be subsequently removes cap (and user may keep cap be used for replacing at pump subsequently) from pump.

In the pump dispenser of some types,, be installed to the button of monoplunger pump handle or actuator and can be relatively easily draw back (after removing any cap) or otherwise separate from the monoplunger pump handle no matter whether provide cap or top cover.In many application, providing locking system with when preventing unintentional driving, provide make from handle remove actuator or button more the system of difficulty can wish.

Provide the locking system that can easily use also to wish with the binary pair pump.Be useful on the some traditional lockout mechanism that uses with the binary pair pump.Binary pair pump lockout mechanism is provided on the end of the discharge nozzle or the mouth of pipe and as rotating to " closing " orientation of fully stopping up the aperture around the axis of dispensing aperture or the second orientation of " spraying " stream being provided or the nozzle current limiter of the third party position that " stream " discharge is provided.The lockout mechanism that is applicable to the binary pair pump of another kind of type is the clamp type lock that comprises removable clip, and when clip was placed on latched position, clip physically prevented to drive binary pair.Clip must be removed to allow to drive the binary pair pump.When clip was removed, it may be lost or not inadvertently be abandoned.The lockout mechanism that is applicable to the binary pair pump of another kind of type makes that for wedging trigger mechanism trigger mechanism can not driven removable stopper.Removable lock stopper like this may be lost equally or not inadvertently be abandoned, perhaps even on purpose stolen.

Similar to pump type distributing box discussed above, the aerosol valves distributing box typically is installed in the top such as the container of the metal can of the product that comprises pressurization.The traditional aerosol valves distribution system that is used for container is included in top and bottom end opening and is installed in the main body of the hollow in the top of container.The bottom of the main body of hollow is opened to the content (usually by being connected to the dip-tube of the bottom end opening in the aerosol valves main body) of the pressurization in the container.Compression spring in the main body to the upper offset handle so that it is by at the annular gasket at the place, top of main body stressing main top end opening partly.The part on the top of handle is included in the upper end open of handle and is connected to the vertical discharge orifice of in-to-in of peripheral driver button, and the peripheral driver button has the distribution passage, and aerosol spray can be distributed channel allocation from this.Below the upper end of handle, handle has the aperture of one or more side direction that are communicated with the vertical discharge orifice of handle inboard.Before depressing actuator button, the vertical surface of inner cylindrical of annular gasket at the place, top of proximate valves main body is orientated in the aperture of the side direction in the handle as, and the fluid by pad obstruction valve body inboard makes fluid can not flow into the aperture of the side direction of handle.When depressing actuator button, push away handle downwards against spring,, flow through the aperture of the side direction of handle with the fluid that allows the pressurization in the valve body so that the aperture of side direction is positioned at main body internal gasket below, make progress from the vertical hole of handle, and pass through actuator button.

Be desirable to provide the improved allocation component that is used for the allocation packet piece installing, this allocation component can easily be used with pump and aerosol valves, and will comprise that lockout mechanism is to minimize the possibility that not inadvertently drives.

Preferably, improved assembly should be allowed sane relatively design, breaks away from from package to prevent between impact epoch lockout mechanism and/or actuator, such as falling when package or during by bump.

If so improved lockout mechanism can be allowed the design that the indication of indicating the palpable of arrival the locking and unlocking position and/or can hear is provided for the user alternatively when user's control member, this also wishes.

Can allow the charming design of the various outward appearances of adding alternatively if be used for the improved allocation component of allocation packet piece installing, this also is useful.

Improved allocation component also should preferably be allowed the design of the container, jar or the bottle use that are used for standard.

If the constituent elements of so improved assembly can relatively easily molded or otherwise be made with high product quality economy ground, and can provide the unit to unit uniform operation parameter with high reliability, this also wishes.

The invention provides and to allow the improved system of design-calculated with one or more benefits discussed above and feature.

Summary of the invention

The invention provides the allocation component that is specially adapted to add piece installing of pump allocation packet or the piece installing of aerosol valves allocation packet.

According to the present invention, the allocation component that is used for the container of flowing material comprises that dispenser cartridge (for example, aerosol distributing valve or distribution pump barrel), this dispenser cartridge has the reciprocating product dispensation handle that projects upwards of the dead position that does not drive of the rising of being biased to, and is fit to be installed in the mouth of container.Assembly also comprises being installed on the dispenser cartridge handle and is communicated with the actuator (for example, button) from the container allocation flowing material to set up fluid between the outside of handle and actuator.Actuator comprises experiencing to be depressed actuator and bears with the power of the propulsive effort that drives distributing box and drive the district to impel handle further to enter dispenser cartridge.Actuator can also comprise the side direction protrusion.In a kind of allocation component of form, provide the side direction protrusion with the nozzle of the distribution passage of at least a portion of the fluid communication passageway between the outside that limits dispenser cartridge handle and actuator or the form of the mouth of pipe to have to play a role.

Locking bushing is rotatably installed around handle and actuator.According to an alternative form of the present invention, the downside that locking bushing is defined for engagement with driver side direction protrusion (can be distributing nozzle in a preferred embodiment) prevents that actuator from moving downward with the locking allocation component when being in first position of rotation when locking bushing makes it can not driven at least the first top joining edge.Locking bushing also limits at least the first recess and allows that drive-side moves downward to protrusion (can be the nozzle or the mouth of pipe in a preferred embodiment) to be in second position of rotation when locking bushing when actuator is depressed with the driving allocation component simultaneously.

In the preferred form of allocation component of the present invention, assembly comprises the trigger mechanism that is used for the motion actuator.Binary pair is pivotally mounted to the binary pair strut member that carries by assembly.The part of binary pair extend through actuator and qualification actuator fwd slit are distributed flowing material to allow by the slit from actuator.The bar part that the available finger that extend from the binary pair slit of the height in slit below at the top of binary pair engagement with driver and having is caught.In a preferred embodiment, binary pair provides some mechanical advantages for the user, to move downward actuator to drive allocation component.The preferred form of binary pair also prevents to remove actuator.

In present most preferred form of the present invention, actuator can have but unnecessarily have side direction protrusion (for example, the nozzle or the mouth of pipe).In most preferred form of the present invention, actuator has the nozzle or the mouth of pipe, but at locking or released state, this nozzle or the mouth of pipe do not engage locking bushing top joining edge.Alternatively, allocation component comprises that the locking with the form of the engaging arms on the binary pair stops feature, and when allocation component was in the lock state, the locked upper cartridge joining edge of this arm engaged to prevent to drive binary pair.

In the preferred form of allocation component of the present invention, can be by rotation such as between the locking and unlocking state, spending increments operational lock mechanism easily by 90.

In addition, in most preferred form of the present invention, when lockout mechanism was rotated to release or latched position, lockout mechanism provided the sensation to the sense of touch of the resistance that alleviates.

In addition, in a preferred embodiment, when lockout mechanism is moved to latched position or unlocked position, can hear click or similar sound.

In a preferred embodiment, rotary locking mechanism leaves locking or during unlocked position, lockout mechanism also will provide the sensation to the sense of touch of the resistance that increases when the user attempts.

By next detailed description of the present invention, claims and accompanying drawing are easily understood many other advantages of the present invention and feature.

Description of drawings

In the accompanying drawing of a part that forms specification sheets, and in the accompanying drawings, identical numeral is used to spread all over the identical part of accompanying drawing indication.

Fig. 1 for combining form be the monoplunger pump assembly allocation component of the present invention can manual distribution package part the transparent view of preferred first embodiment, and package be depicted as the monoplunger pump assembly be in before using do not drive, but the state of locking releasedly;

Fig. 2 is the decomposition diagram that is used for the monoplunger pump assembly of package shown in Figure 1;

The cutaway view that greatly amplifies of the exterior stationary sleeve (that is housing) of the monoplunger pump assembly that Fig. 3 gets for the plane 3-3 in Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is that (that is, housing) transparent view breaks away to show interior details but Fig. 4 is depicted as part for the exterior stationary sleeve of monoplunger pump assembly shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 5 is the part lateral plan of amplification that can manual monoplunger pump package shown in Figure 1, and Fig. 5 show be in before using do not drive, but the monoplunger pump assembly of the state of locking releasedly;

The cutaway drawing that Fig. 6 gets for the plane 6-6 in Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is the part front elevation along the package of the observation of the plane 7-7 among Fig. 5;

The cutaway drawing that Fig. 8 gets for the plane 8-8 in Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is the part transparent view of package, and wherein, the locking bushing of monoplunger pump assembly rotates to the drivable position of the release that allows driving pump;

Figure 10 is the part lateral plan that is in the package of released state shown in Figure 9;

The cutaway drawing that Figure 11 gets for the plane 11-11 in Figure 10;

Figure 12 is the cutaway drawing similar to Fig. 8, but Figure 12 shows the package that is in released state, yet Fig. 8 shows the package that is in the lock state;

Figure 13 is the part lateral plan similar to 10, but Figure 13 shows and is in the position of depressing to realize driving the monoplunger pump assembly with the binary pair of the spraying of discharge stream material subsequently on the package of release;

Figure 14 is the cutaway drawing similar to Figure 12, but Figure 14 shows to be depressed on the package of release as shown in figure 13 and distributes the binary pair of flowing material with driving pump with the form of the spraying of atomizing;

Figure 15 is the transparent view of form of modification of locking bushing of second embodiment of allocation component of the present invention;

Figure 16 is the lateral plan of the locking bushing of modification shown in Figure 15;

Figure 17 is the top view of the locking bushing of the modification shown in Figure 15 and 16;

Figure 18 for combining form be the aerosol allocation component (promptly, comprise the aerosol distributing valve) allocation component of the present invention can manual distribution package part the transparent view of preferred the 3rd embodiment, and package be depicted as the aerosol allocation component be in before using do not drive, but the state of locking releasedly;

Figure 19 is the decomposition diagram that is used for the aerosol distributing valve assembly of package shown in Figure 180;

Figure 20 is that (that is, housing) transparent view breaks away to show interior details but Figure 20 is depicted as part for the exterior stationary sleeve of aerosol allocation component shown in Figure 180;

The cutaway drawing that Figure 21 gets for the plane 21-21 in Figure 18;

Figure 22 is the part lateral plan that is in the package of released state;

Figure 23 is the cutaway drawing similar to Figure 21, but Figure 23 shows the package of the released state that is in corresponding Figure 22, yet Figure 21 shows the package that is in the lock state;

Figure 24 is the part lateral plan similar to Figure 22, but Figure 24 shows and is in the position of depressing to realize driving the aerosol allocation component with the binary pair of the spraying of discharge stream material subsequently on the package of release;

Figure 25 is the cutaway drawing similar to Figure 23, but Figure 25 shows to be depressed on the package of release as shown in figure 24 and distributes the binary pair of flowing material with driven unit with the spraying of atomizing;

Figure 26 is the view similar to Figure 19, but Figure 26 shows the parts of the form (that is the 4th embodiment of allocation component) of the modification that is used for the aerosol allocation component;

Figure 27 is the view similar to Figure 20, but Figure 27 shows the form of modification of the exterior stationary sleeve (that is housing) of aerosol allocation component; And

Figure 28 is the view similar to Figure 25, but Figure 28 shows the assembly of the parts of the modification shown in Figure 26 and 27, and wherein, such parts are arranged on released state, and wherein, binary pair is depressed with the spraying distribution flowing material of driven unit with atomizing;

Figure 29 is the view similar to Fig. 5, but Figure 29 shows the 5th embodiment of allocation component;

Figure 30 is the cutaway view similar to Fig. 8, but Figure 30 shows the 5th embodiment of the allocation component that is in the lock-out state before using;

Figure 31 is a view similar to FIG. 10, but Figure 31 shows the 5th embodiment of the allocation component that is in released state;

Figure 32 is the cutaway view similar to Figure 12, but Figure 32 shows the 5th embodiment of the allocation component that is in released state;

Figure 33 is the view similar to Figure 13, but Figure 33 shows the 5th embodiment of allocation component, and wherein, binary pair is in the position of depressing and drives allocation component with the spraying of discharge stream material subsequently with realization on the package of release;

Figure 34 is the cutaway view similar to Figure 14, but Figure 34 shows the 5th embodiment of allocation component, and wherein, binary pair is depressed on the package of release as shown in figure 33 to drive the spraying distribution flowing material of allocation component with atomizing;

Figure 35 is the isometric view that is used for the binary pair of the fifth embodiment of the present invention;

The longitudinally cutaway view of Figure 36 for getting by the centre of binary pair shown in Figure 35; And

Figure 37 is the backplan of the binary pair got along the plane 37-37 among Figure 35.

The specific embodiment

Though the present invention admits of many multi-form embodiment, this specification sheets and accompanying drawing have only disclosed some specific forms as example of the present invention.Yet, the embodiment that the invention is not restricted to describe.Scope of the present invention is pointed out in the accompanying Claim book.

In order to be easy to describe, parts of the present invention and describe with normal (upright) operating position with the container that parts of the present invention use, and use such as this position of term reference of top, bottom, level etc.Yet, should be appreciated that, use parts of the present invention can be with the orientation manufacturing except the position of describing, store, transport, use and sell.

The accompanying drawing that shows parts of the present invention and container shows some traditional mechanical element that those skilled in the art are known and will be familiar with.Detailed description to such element is dispensable for understanding the present invention, and therefore, here only is presented to for the degree that promotes to understand new feature necessity of the present invention.

Fig. 1 shows the package 20 that uses first embodiment that can manual allocation component of the present invention, and wherein, assembly takes to be installed in the form of the monoplunger pump assembly on the container 22.Fig. 2 shows can be as the part of the assembly on the container 22 and mouthful representative type pump that interior closure 26 is installed together or the distribution pump barrel 24 of suitable and container 22.

The below that container 22 is adapted at pump barrel 24 keeps product (for example, liquid (not shown)).Typically, the part of the upper end of container 22 and pump assembly can remain in user's the hand easily.

Container 22 can be by any suitable material manufacture, such as metal, glass or plastics.Shown in Fig. 6 and 8, container 22 can have the neck 28 (Fig. 6) that diameter reduces, neck 28 have limit pump barrel 24 insert wherein mouth or the edge 29 of opening 30.

The outside of container neck 28 typically limits the screw thread that is used for engaged closed thing 26 32 (Fig. 6) as being described in more detail below.Screw thread 32 limits the connection features portion of adjacent vessel mouth 30.Other connection features portion can use with connection features cooperation or that the cooperate portion cooperation on the closure 26, and other such connection features portion can comprise the connection features portion that can not discharge such as gluing, thermal, riveted joint etc. for the traditional or special connection features of the configuration of bayonet fitting crimping and groove or other portion.

The part of pump barrel 24 typically extends into vessel port or mouth 30.Pump barrel 24 can be any suitable traditional or special type.For the traditional pump barrel 24 of representative type, the bottom of pump barrel 24 is attached to traditional dip-tube or induction pipe 34 (Fig. 2 and 6), and the upper end of pump barrel 24 is projected into container neck 28 (Fig. 6) top.Pump barrel 24 comprises outwards outstanding flange 36, and flange 36 is used for upward pump barrel 24 being supported on container neck 28 at traditional gasket seal 38 (Fig. 2 and 6), and gasket seal 38 typically is used between pump barrel flange 36 and the container neck edge 29.

The main part limitation internal chamber (invisible) of pump barrel 24.In representative type pump barrel 24, pressurizing piston (invisible) is arranged in the upper end of internal chamber, and check valve ball (invisible) is arranged in the lower end of chamber, to prevent when refluxing along induction pipe 34 during by piston pressurization internal chamber between the driver stage at pump.Pressurizing piston typically has inner passage (invisible), and this inner passage is connected to the handle or the gargle pipe 40 (Fig. 2 and 6) of the hollow that the top by pump barrel 24 extends out.The handle of hollow or manage 40 in pump barrel 24 pump chambers and be installed to the actuator of pipe 40 upper end or button 42 (Fig. 2 and 6) between set up and be communicated with.

Actuator or button 42 limits discharge-channels 44 (Fig. 8), product by discharge-channel 44 from handle or manage 40 dischargings.Discharge-channel 44 extends from the inner sleeve 46 that limits entrance cavity, and the terminal of handle 40 or far-end can be press fit in the entrance cavity.The exterior part of discharge-channel 44 is limited in the outstanding nozzle of side direction or the mouth of pipe 45 (Fig. 2 and 8).The exterior end sections of discharge-channel 44 has the structure of annular, and traditional mechanical separative element or spraying embolus 50 (Fig. 8) with outlet aperture 52 (Fig. 7 and 8) can be press fit in the structure of annular.

Actuator 42 has constraining force and bears the top that drives district 43 (Fig. 2), and power is born and driven the parallel groove 54 that district 43 comprises two linearities that separate of adjacent assemblies orientation notch 56 location.As explaining in further detail hereinafter, these two grooves 54 are fit to receive parts of trigger structures, and the user operates this trigger structure with downward motion actuator (button) 42 and handle 40 pump barrel 24 in, with from pump barrel 24 distributing fluids.Fluid pressurizes in pump chambers and leaves from the nozzle orifice 52 in the nozzle or the mouth of pipe 45 with the mist spraying.

In pump barrel 24 inboards, typically has spring (invisible), this action of the spring leans against on the piston of pump barrel 24 inboards, with when discharging propulsive effort (operating effort), in-to-in piston (with the handle 40 and the actuator 42 of attachment) upwards is biased to the dead position (Fig. 1) of rising.

After driving the spraying dispense liquid product of pump barrel 24 with atomizing, the user stops driving operation, the feasible dead position (Fig. 1 and 5-12) of the pump parts being returned rising by the in-to-in spring.When spring made progress the motion pump piston in pump barrel 24, the in-to-in boiler check valve was opened, and by induction pipe 34 fluids in the container 22 is extracted in the tube 24.Induction pipe 34 typically extends the bottom near container 22.When container 22 was in the upright orientation of as shown in Figure 1 cardinal principle, the bottom of induction pipe 34 was immersed fluid usually.

Should be appreciated that the special design of pump barrel 24 can be applicable to from container 22 (being with or without induction pipe 34) pumping product and the design by handle 40 output for any.Itself does not form a part of the present invention the detail design of pump barrel 24 and structure, except pump barrel 24 comprises the outwards outstanding handle that is used to discharge product, and is fit to install suitably and remain on the container with the installation systems that are fit to except tube 24.

Though can put into practice the present invention with spraying of many different design-calculateds or liquid pump, a kind of indoor design structure of suitable pump here discloses in reference to the U.S. Patent No. 4,986,453 that adds in its disclosure substantially.Yet, should be appreciated that the present invention is applicable to that the pump with multiple available finger manipulation uses.

Closure 26 (Fig. 2 and 6) has the internal female 58 (Fig. 6) that is defined for the connection features portion that cooperates with as shown in Figure 6 container external screw thread 32.The connection features portion of closure 26 can take to be used for other form of cooperating with other form of connection features portion on the container 22.For example, can use the configuration of bayonet fitting crimping and groove, perhaps can use some other traditional or special connection configurations that are fit to.

Closure 26 comprises inwardly outstanding flange 60 (Fig. 8), keeps feature portion to limit, and wherein, flange 60 is fit to cover above the pump barrel flange 36 (Fig. 6), so that pump barrel flange 36 folders are leaned against on the pad 38 on the top of container neck edge 29.

It is radially inside from closure flange 60 that pump barrel 24 can be given prominence to the opening that passes through.Closure 26 extends upward to limit annular wall or to cover 62 (Fig. 2 and 8) from flange 60.The wall of annular or cover 62 and laterally extend and have a small circumference crimping 63 (Fig. 2) around the parts of pump barrel 24.

Closure 26 also outwards limits annular shoulder 64 (Fig. 2 and 6) from covering 62.The cover 62 of annular can have from the upwardly extending feature of inner circumference of the shoulder 64 of annular.

The bottom of closure 26 comprises skirt section 66 (Fig. 2 and 6).The outside face in closure skirt section 66 limits by a plurality of vertical fins 68 (Fig. 2) that separate circumferentially that extend radially outwardly.

Closure 26 has the bottom of opening, and in the bottom of fin 68, closure 26 has the maintenance crimping 70 (Fig. 6) of outstanding annular radially outward of contiguous closure bottom.

Lock or locking bushing 76 (Fig. 2 and 6) are installed on the shoulder 64 of annular of closure.Locking bushing 76 is rotatably installed on the closure around pump barrel handle 40 and actuator 42.Locking bushing 76 limits first upper joint edges 81 and second upper joint edges 82.Locking bushing also limits first recess 91 and second recess 92 (Fig. 2).In the preferred embodiment that illustrates, two top joining edges 81 and opened in 82 minutes 180 the degree, and two recess 91 and opened in 92 minutes 180 the degree.(not shown) in the embodiment that substitutes, locking bushing 76 only can have a top joining edge and recess only.(not shown) in the embodiment that another substitutes, locking bushing 76 can have three or more tops joining edge and three or more recess.

In the preferred embodiment that illustrates, locking bushing 76 has the bottom by crimping 94 (Fig. 8) qualification of rounding, and the crimping 94 of rounding promotes support locking sleeves 76, with rotation on the shoulder 64 of closure 26.Closure cover 62 extends upward in the inboard of locking bushing 76, is positioned at locking ring 76 inboards will cover crimping 63 (Fig. 2).In a preferred embodiment, the cylindrical surface of the inboard of the bottom of locking bushing 76 also limits the groove 96 (Fig. 8) of on even keel orientation, and groove 96 is used for receiving ordinatedly the outwards outstanding crimping 63 on the closure cover 62, as shown in Figure 8.

As Fig. 2 and 8 as seen, locking bushing 76 comprises the perimeter flange that extends radially outwardly 97 of contiguous locking bushing bottom.Flange 97 limits four arc recesses 98 (Fig. 2) that separate circumferentially.

The monoplunger pump assembly comprises fixing outer sleeve or housing 100 (Fig. 2-4).As shown in Figure 6, stationary sleeve or housing 100 are fit to around the lower disposed of locking bushing 76 and closure 26.

Housing 100 has the bottom of opening.Housing 100 limits the groove 106 (Fig. 3) of annular, groove 106 contiguous housing bottoms, and groove 106 radial faces are inwardly to receive closure maintenance crimping 70 with snap fit engagement, as shown in Figure 6 housing 100 is remained on the closure 26.

As shown in Figure 6, housing 100 has the upper end of opening that receives locking bushing bottom and locking bushing perimeter flange 97.As Fig. 2,3 and 8 as seen, the upper end of housing 100 has radially inwardly outstanding maintenance lip 110.As shown in Figure 8, housing lip 110 covers and engages the outward extending perimeter flange 97 of locking bushing, so that keep locking bushings 76 and locking bushing bottom crimping 94 maintained on the shoulder 64 of annular of closure, to allow that locking bushing 76 is around 62 rotations of closure cover around closure cover 62.

With reference to figure 3 and 4, can see that the inside of housing 100 comprises four arc protrusions 114 that separate.Each protrusion 114 is for that protrude and radially inwardly outstanding.When locking bushing 76 rotated to respect in four possible aligned positions of closure 26 and housing 100 any one, each protrusion 114 was adapted to be received in the recess 98 in the flange 97 of locking bushing 76.The arc protrusion 114 of housing and the arc recess 98 of locking bushing flange play a role together with the feature portion that engages one another of the position that the selection that limits the relative rotary alignment between locking bushing 76 and the housing 100 is provided.Protrusion 114 and recess 98 also allow or allow that locking bushing 76 (with respect to closure 26 and housing 100) rotates between at least one positions that locks releasedly of another position of rotation of the drivable position of at least one release of the position of rotation of (1) corresponding sleeve 76 and (2) corresponding sleeve, as will be explained in more detail below.Each sleeve recess 98 plays a role to keep housing protrusion 114 releasedly with releasable engaged pawl, locking bushing 76 is selectively remained on releasedly correspondence with respect to one in two or more position of rotation of the locking and unlocking state of the operation of monoplunger pump assembly.

The inside of housing 100 has at least one and four radially inwardly outstanding vertical fins 111 of in-to-in preferably, and each is adapted to be received in fin 111 between the fin 68 of any two vicinities on the outside of closure 26.This prevents the relative rotation between housing 100 and the closure 26.

Housing fin 111 is also playing a role during equipment is installed to whole monoplunger pump assembly on the container 22 by adding a cover automatically, to prevent the relative rotation of housing 100 with respect to closure 26, and this allow to install automatically equipment is caught and rotary shell 100 to cause rotating whole monoplunger pump assembly, make closure screw thread 32 suitably be threaded on the container neck screw thread 58 (Fig. 6).

In preferred form of the present invention, preferably by bar or binary pair 120 (Fig. 1 and 2) function driver 42, the user can pull bar or binary pair 120 lean against on the top of actuator or button 42, with downward promotion button (relatively Figure 12 and Figure 14).For this reason, the monoplunger pump assembly comprises from housing 100 to the outstanding binary pair strut member 126 (Fig. 1 and 2) in the actuator mouth of pipe 45 back.Binary pair strut member 126 comprises a pair of outwards outstanding minor axis 128 (Fig. 3) that separates.Each minor axis has design that the inclined-plane is provided and to allow binary pair 120 is installed to bevelled upper surface 130 (Fig. 4) on the binary pair strut member 126.

As shown in Figure 2, binary pair 120 has the rear end part that limits a pair of boring that separates 132 (among Fig. 2 only one of them as seen).Each boring 132 is fit to receive in the binary pair strut member minor axis 128, installs so that the pivot of binary pair 120 on binary pair strut member 126 to be provided.As Fig. 2 and 8 as seen, the upper end of binary pair strut member 126 limits towards outer horizontal crosspiece or stops surface 138.As shown in Figure 8, crosspiece or stop below the wall 140 of back that surface 138 is positioned at binary pair 120 and the wall 140 of contiguous back rotate above position shown in Figure 8 in the counterclockwise direction to prevent binary pair 120.

The fwd part qualifying part ground of binary pair 120 passes through elongate opening, hole or the slit 146 that flowing materials are distributed in slit 146 around the actuator mouth of pipe 45 location to allow from the mouth of pipe 45.

Shown in Fig. 2 and 8, the fore-end of binary pair 120 limits the bar part 150 that available finger is caught, and user's finger can refer to catch bar part 150 to pull down or crowded binary pair 120 leans against on the top of actuator or button 42.

The downside of binary pair 120 comprises that the power of the top end that is used to be bonded on actuator or button 42 bears the structure that drives district 43.For this reason, and with reference to figure 6 and 8, binary pair 120 comprises the cam fin 154 of two linearities that separate, and each is aligned to cam fin 154 and is in substantially parallel relationship to the actuator mouth of pipe 45 and each and is adapted to be received in in the groove 54 in the top of actuator 42 one.

Fig. 1 and 5-8 show and are in the still monoplunger pump assembly of lock-out state that does not drive.As shown in Figure 5, the user can see that the side of pump is to observe locking bushing 76, locking bushing 76 preferably provides suitable mark, " open " such as the speech above double-headed arrow, clearly visible and the prompting user of this mark is at cw or anticlockwise direction spin locking sleeve 76, so that system is placed on " opening " state of bar 150 driving pumps of permission by pulling down binary pair 120.

When the monoplunger pump assembly locks as shown in Figure 5, a top joining edge (for example, edge 81 shown in Figure 5) directly is positioned at below the mouth of pipe 45 that laterally extends, because actuator 42 is biased to the dead position that does not drive on top by pump barrel 24 (Fig. 8), the mouth of pipe 45 is in its maximum height (its maximum height is determined with engaging of binary pair cam fin 154 by the top of actuator 42, by the wall 140 of binary pair back and any further upward movement that prevents binary pair cam fin 154 that engages of binary pair strut member constraint crosspiece 138 (Fig. 8)).

If the user attempts to pull down binary pair 120, the following side engagement top joining edge (edge 81 among Fig. 5) of the actuator mouth of pipe 45 moves downward to prevent binary pair 120, thereby and prevents to drive the monoplunger pump assembly.

By engaging of the recessed recess 98 (Fig. 2) of locking bushing flange and enclosure interior protrusion 114 (Fig. 2-4), locking bushing 76 is remained on the locking orientation releasedly.When the user wishes operating pumps with the distribution flowing material, the user simply need be at cw or anticlockwise direction spin locking sleeve 76 so that one among two locking bushing recess 91 and 92 (Fig. 2) is taken to below the actuator mouth of pipe 45, to set up released state (Fig. 9-12).Fig. 9,10 and 12 shows the recess 91 in the actuator mouth of pipe 45 aligned beneath location.When the user begins locking bushing 76 when latched position (Fig. 1 and 5) rotates to unlocked position (Fig. 9 and 10), when the user applies enough power with when housing protrusion 114 (Fig. 2) goes out of lock sleeve recess 98 (Fig. 2), the user will notice the sensation of the initial sense of touch of resistance.When locking bushing 76 has been rotated by 90 degrees so that locking bushing recess 98 is when engaging housing protrusion 114 once more, when recess 98 receives protrusions 114, the user will feel that resistance reduces.

In the preferred embodiment of monoplunger pump assembly, the user will hear that indication has arrived the buckle of hearing or the click of release (or locking) position.Can by by the material manufacture monoplunger pump component parts that is fit to of the temporary transient elastomeric distortion that necessary part is provided (in locking bushing 76 and the housing 100 at least one or all) realize the sensation of sense of touch of the resistance that increases or reduce and click clatter or the buckle that can hear.Such material is preferably those materials that belongs to alkene family (for example, polypropylene, polyethylene etc.) or belong to engineering level plastics family (that is, nylon, acetyl etc.).

The preferred embodiment of locking bushing 76 preferably includes the mark that is positioned at each top joining

edge

81 and 82 belows, such as the speech above double-headed arrow " locking ", be the state that can not drive that the user can be placed on assembly by cw or left-hand revolution locking bushing 76 locking subsequently with the indication user.

In the preferred embodiment that illustrates of monoplunger pump assembly of the present invention, locking bushing 76 has four position of rotation-be used to lock, first position of rotation of pump, second position of rotation (surpassing first position of rotation, 90 degree) that is used for the release pump at the hand of rotation of selecting, be used for locking once more the 3rd position of rotation (surpassing second position of rotation, 90 degree) of pump and be used for once more the 4th position of rotation (surpassing the 3rd position of rotation 90 degree) of release pump at the hand of rotation of selecting at the hand of rotation of selecting.

(not shown) in the embodiment that substitutes, locking bushing only can provide second position of rotation of two position of rotation-be used to lock first position of rotation of pump assembly and be used for release pump assembly.In such embodiment that substitutes, locking bushing only need provide the top joining edge that a downside that is used to engage the mouth of pipe 45 moves downward to prevent actuator 42, and only need provide one and be used to the recess of allowing that the actuator mouth of pipe 45 moves downward.

(not shown) in the embodiment that another substitutes, if locking bushing 76 is revised as recess and the top joining edge that provides additional, locking bushing 76 can provide more than four position of rotation.

In the preferred embodiment that illustrates, locking bushing 76 provides recess (recess 91 and 92) and top joining edge (edge 81 and 82) with the 90 degree increments that equate in the periphery of the top of locking bushing.Yet, (not shown) in the embodiment that substitutes, top joining

edge

81 and 82 and the interval of the increase of

recess

91 and 92 do not need to equate, if yet package does not comprise the clearly mark or the mark of the different position that identification can be selected, unequal interval and unequal increment of rotation be " user friendly " inadequately.

Figure 15-17 show may be favourable in some applications to modification of the present invention.Specifically, the easier little difference of allowing the size of locking bushing 76 and/or housing 100 of design that this substitutes is because the size of each unit may change.As previously described, in first embodiment of monoplunger pump assembly, locking bushing flange recess 98 receives housing protrusion 114 (Fig. 2) at the relatively rotation place of selecting.When the user begins that locking bushing 76 rotated to next position of rotation, move out of sleeve recess 98 and bearing against on the bigger surface of the diameter of locking bushing bottom peripheral edge flange 97 of housing protrusion 114.Compare with in housing protrusion 114 is received in locking bushing recess 98 time, this has increased the engaging force between housing 100 and the locking bushing 76.For such design, wish between the cylindrical surface of the flange 97 between housing protrusion 114 and the recess 98, to provide the predetermined engaging force of constant usually.Provide suitable design relation to realize between this circle diameter that can limit by innermost point of contact usually on the surface of the diameter of the outside face of locking bushing flange 97 and the protrusion by housing protrusion 114.That is, wish that housing protrusion 114 should have the radially innermost point of contact of the circle of the diameter that limits the outside face that is slightly less than locking bushing flange 97.

Yet,, locking bushing 76 and housing 100 be fabricated to have enough little dimension limit can be difficult if no matter use which kind of material moulding part all to use identical mfg. moulding die size.For example, maker can wish to make the monoplunger pump assembly of two or more types, wherein, one type locking bushing 76 and/or housing 100 are molded by one type thermoplastic material, and wherein, the locking bushing 76 of another kind of type and/or housing 100 are molded by second kind of different thermoplastic material.

Different thermoplastic materials can have different molded after contraction characteristics.Find that also different molded after contraction characteristics may be only by using different colorants to cause in identical thermoplastic moulding material.Some colorants cause than the more molded after contraction of other colorant.Thereby, after molded parts have cooled off, may be by the final size of the molded parts of a kind of material with different by the final size of the molded parts of different materials.By the contraction phase of the contraction of molded locking bushing 76 of first material and/or housing 100 and locking bushing 76 when molded and/or housing 100 by second material than the engaging force different (littler or bigger) between the greater or lesser columniform surface (between recess 98) that can cause housing protrusion 114 and locking bushing flange 97.

Thereby, if no matter use the moulding material of which kind of type all to use the molded special parts of identical mould, result's molded back size may be according to changes in material, and this will cause when locking bushing rotates between " locking " and " release " position the engaging force between the locking bushing 76 and housing protrusion 114 greater or lesser.Thereby, may find that by the user of the molded parts of a kind of material power that spin locking sleeve 76 needs is greater than or less than the power that parts are wherein needed by the locking bushing 76 in the molded assembly of different materials of rotating.In fact, though the user rotation torque that the locking bushing 76 when molded needs by a kind of material may be well in the torque range of hope, but the rotation torque that the locking bushing when molded 76 needs by second kind of different material may exceed the torque range (, rotate too tight or too loose) of hope.

Maker wishes to use only a kind of mould to come moulded locking sleeve 76 and only a kind of other mould to come molded shell 100 usually.Maker does not wish according to the thermoplastic type of material of using or according to the mould of the colorant that adds thermoplastic material to as the many different sizes of locking bushing 76 uses.Similarly, maker wishes usually no matter use the thermoplastic material of which kind of type or the colorant that adds thermoplastic material to of which kind of type all to use only a kind of mould to come molded shell 100.

The embodiment that substitutes shown in Figure 15-17 allows maker by only using a mould by different thermoplastic material (having different shrinkage characters) moulded locking sleeve 76, and with mould only by different thermoplastic material (having different shrinkage characters) molded shell 100.The embodiment that substitutes provides particular structure, is used to allow the shrinkage character of variation, and also providing simultaneously wherein can be at the assembly of the bigger and littler diameter that does not influence the bonding part of allowing parts under the situation of user to the operation of locking bushing nocuously.

In the embodiment that substitutes shown in Figure 15-17, locking bushing 76A has the design with the top modification of comparing with reference to the locking bushing 76 of the description of first embodiment shown in the figure 1-14.The locking bushing 76A that revises plans to use with top housing 100 and other parts of describing with reference to first embodiment shown in the figure 1-14.The locking bushing 76A that revises is similar to the locking bushing 76 of first embodiment.The locking bushing 76A that revises comprises the first upper joint edges 81A, the second upper joint edges 82A, the first recess 91A and the second recess 92A.These features play a role in the mode identical with the characteristic of correspondence of the locking bushing 76 of above-described first embodiment.

The locking bushing 76A that revises comprises the perimeter flange 97A that extends radially outwardly of contiguous locking bushing bottom.Different with the locking bushing 76 of first embodiment, the locking bushing 76A of modification itself does not form the recess of the recess in the flange 97A.But locking bushing 97A comprises four pairs of slopes that separate, and Figure 15 shows wherein a pair of slope, comprises the first slope 181A and the second slope 182A.Each slope has the surface of long bevelled slight curvature.The first slope 181A comprises that also shorter steeper bevelled keeps wall 186A, and the second slope 182A comprises that also shorter steeper bevelled keeps wall 188A.Keep wall 186A to separate from keeping wall 188A.

Spatial design between wall 186A and the 188A when rotating in two predetermined latched positions or two the predetermined unlocked positions as locking bushing 76A, the protrusion 114 (Fig. 4) of the protrusion of inwardly giving prominence on the inboard of housing case 100.The outer peripheral edge cylindrical surface of flange 97A between two maintenance wall 186A and the 188A is designed to have the inwardly outstanding enough little diameter with housing case protrusion 114.Innermost point on the protrusion 114 that protrudes can engage the outside face that keeps the flange 97A between wall 186A and the 188A a little, but does not need to contact practically the outside face of flange 97A.

Can allow significant dimension limit.Promptly, locking bushing 76A can be molded by multiple material with different shrinkage percentages, wherein, the outer peripheral edge diameter of the cylindrical surface of flange 97A can change according to the material (comprising according to the colorant materials that will be added to moulding material) that is used for moulded locking sleeve 76A a little.Each keeps the radially outward outstanding significant amount of

wall

186A and 188A, and the radially inwardly outstanding significant amount of each housing protrusion 114.When parts are in one or two " release " position in two " locking " positions one, between inwardly outstanding protrusion 114 and maintenance wall 186A that outwards gives prominence to and 188A, there are enough interference, so that be provided at the significant resistance of a direction or the rotation of another direction.The user must be applied to enough torques locking bushing 76A (at a direction or another), and one of them keeps wall (is 186A or 188A according to hand of rotation) housing protrusion 114 through engaging so that move.

When the user applies enough torques, locking bushing 76A and/or housing 100 will experience temporary transient elastic deformation, make locking bushing keep wall (186A or 188A) can move through housing protrusion 114.As spin locking sleeve 76A during further away from initial locking or unlocked position, the bevelled side of the length of slope (181A or 182A) will engage the innermost point of contiguous housing protrusion 114 subsequently.

When locking bushing 76A further rotates, contiguous housing protrusion 114 motions of the exterior cylindrical surface of the flange 97A of the end of the merging of two convergents on the slope of contiguous length.According to the diameter of flange 97A (the final contraction of the thermoplastic moulding material by being used for moulded locking sleeve 76A is determined), contiguous housing protrusion 114 can engage or the exterior cylindrical surface of faying flange 97A not.No matter whether exist any joint resistance, user will clearly notice drag torque from when spin locking sleeve 76A initially with move maintenance wall (186A or 188A) steep and long bevelled slope during through housing protrusion 114 drag torque of experience reduce significantly.When the user when identical hand of rotation further continues spin locking sleeve 76A, next long slope begins to engage or more effectively engage housing protrusion 114.The joint resistance increases, in housing protrusion 114 is snapped into down space between a pair of slope maintenance wall once more.The sensation indication user of this sense of touch has arrived next predetermined position of rotation (locking or release).In most preferred embodiment, parts are snapped into and send the click that can hear in the predetermined position, further to represent to have arrived next predetermined position.

Thereby the locking bushing 76A of above-mentioned modification can allow the diameter difference of locking bushing flange 97A and/or housing 100.The amount of the dimension limit that can allow keeps the radially outward outstanding distance of wall (186A and 188A) to determine by housing protrusion 114 inwardly outstanding distance and slope to a great extent.

Above-mentioned locking system can be fit to use together with the package with aerosol dispenser tube (that is aerosol distributing valve) rather than pump dispenser (pump dispenser of describing with reference to figure 1-17 for example, 24).Figure 18 shows the package 200 that uses embodiment that can manual allocation component of the present invention, wherein, the form of assembly is to comprise that form is the aerosol allocation component that is installed in the aerosol dispenser tube of the aerosol distributing valve 224 (Figure 19 and 21) on the container 222 (Figure 18 and 21).Figure 19 shows the interior representative type aerosol distributing valve 224 of mouth that can be used as the part of the assembly on the container 222 and be fit to be installed in container 222.

Container 222 typically is has the metal can that is rolled into the upper limb that crimping 223 (Figure 21) is installed.Container 222 is adapted at aerosol distributing valve 224 belows and keeps product (for example liquid (not shown)).Aerosol distributing valve 224 has main body 225 (Figure 19 and 21).The part of aerosol distributing valve main body 225 typically extends into vessel port.

Aerosol distributing valve 224 (that is aerosol dispenser tube) can be any suitable traditional or special type.For the traditional aerosol distributing valve 224 of representative type, the bottom of aerosol distributing valve main body 225 is attached to traditional dip-tube 234 (Figure 19 and 21), and the over top (Figure 21) of the outstanding container 222 in the upper end of aerosol distributing valve 224.

Aerosol distributing valve 224 is installed to container 222 by the device that is fit to.Such device that is fit to is traditional valve mounting cup 226 (Figure 19 and 21), valve mounting cup 226 has mounting flange 227, mounting flange 227 has outer peripheral edge part 227 ' (Figure 19), outer peripheral edge part 227 ' can around vessel port crimping 223 and as shown in figure 21 on the pad that covers 238 curl, arrive the firm attachment at the top of container 222 so that mounting cup 226 to be provided.

Mounting cup 226 comprises the inwall 228 (Figure 21) of the annular of the outstanding opening that passes through of a part that limits aerosol distributing valve 224.The inwall 228 of the annular of mounting cup comprises the flanging 229 (Figure 21) of the exterior part of castellated portion on the outside of the main body 225 that is used to engage aerosol distributing valve 224 or fin 230.

More generally, the feature of valve mounting cup 226 can be fixed on accessory or closure in the container 222 with aerosol distributing valve 224 for being used for, and term more generally " closure " uses in some accompanying Claim, wherein, be appreciated that, term " closure " has enough extensively (for example especially to comprise aerosol distributing valve mounting cup, cup 226) or distribute the pump barrel closure connotation of (for example, will distribute pump barrel to be installed to the closure 26 of container with reference to figure 2 and 6 being used for of describing above).

The main body 225 of aerosol distributing valve or dispenser cartridge 224 limits internal chamber (invisible).In representative type aerosol distributing valve 224, the tube or the main body 225 of valve 224 be hollow and have a bottom of the content of the pressurization in the container 222 being opened (by the dip-tube 234 of attachment).Container 222 typically keeps the liquid product by the propelling gas pressurization.

Handle 240 is outstanding from the top of aerosol distributing valve main body 225.Compression spring (invisible) in the aerosol distributing valve main body 225 is to upper offset handle 240, to give prominence to the opening that limits in the inboard of the pad 239 (Figure 19 and 21) of the annular at the place, top of the main body 225 of aerosol valves 240.The vertical discharge orifice 241 (Figure 19) of in-to-in of the exterior actuator button 242 (Figure 19 and 21) on the upper end that is installed in handle 240 is opened and be connected to the upper end that the part on the top of handle 240 is included in handle 240.Below the upper end of handle 240, handle 240 has the aperture (invisible) of one or more side direction that the vertical discharge orifice 241 in the part with the top of handle 240 is communicated with.Before depressing actuator button 242, the inner surface of vicinity at the pad 239 (Figure 19 and 21) of the annular at the place, top of the main body 225 of aerosol distributing valve 224 orientated in the aperture (invisible) of the side direction in the handle 240 as.When depressing actuator button 242, pushing handle 240 leans against on the spring (inboard invisible in aerosol valves main body 225) downwards, so that the aperture (invisible) of side direction is repositioned in the main body of pad 239 (Figure 19 and 25) below, and this allows the fluid of pressurization upwards to flow along dip-tube 234 in container 222, main body 225 by aerosol valves 224, enter boring 241 in the handle 240 by the aperture, and from actuator button 242 outputs.

After driving the spraying allocated product of aerosol distributing valve 224 with atomizing, the user stops driving operation, makes the quiescence (Fig. 1 and 2 1) that aerosol distributing valve parts is turned back to the rising that valve 224 wherein cuts out by contained spring (invisible).

Should be appreciated that the special design of aerosol dispenser tube (that is aerosol distributing valve) 224 can be applicable to from container 222 (being with or without induction pipe 234) allocated product and the design by handle 240 output for any.The detailed design and the structure itself of dispenser cartridge or aerosol distributing valve 224 do not form a part of the present invention, except aerosol distributing valve 224 is fit to install and remain on the container 222 suitably and valve 224 (for example comprises outwards outstanding handle with the installation system that is fit to, handle 240), when driving valve 224, from outwards outstanding handle discharging product.

Actuator or button 242 limit discharge-channel 244 (Figure 21), discharge products by discharge-channel 244 from handle 240.Discharge-channel 244 extends from the inner sleeve 246 that limits entrance cavity, and the upper terminal of handle 240 or far-end can be press fit in the entrance cavity.The exterior part of discharge-channel 244 is limited in the outstanding nozzle of side direction or the mouth of pipe 245 (Figure 18,19 and 21).The exterior end sections of discharge-channel 244 has the structure of annular, and traditional mechanical separative element or spraying embolus 250 (Figure 19 and 21) with outlet aperture 252 (Figure 19 and 21) can be press fit in the structure of annular.

Actuator 242 has constraining force and bears the top that drives district 243 (Figure 19), and power is born and driven the parallel groove 54 that district 243 comprises two linearities that separate of adjacent assemblies orientation notch 256 location.With top the same with reference to the groove 54 in the pump dispenser actuator 42 of figure 1-14 description, these two grooves 254 are fit to receive the part of trigger structure, the user operates this trigger structure with downwards motion actuator 242 and handle 240 in aerosol distributing valve 224, with from valve 224 distributing fluids.The fluid of pressurization is exported from the nozzle orifice 252 in the nozzle or the mouth of pipe 245 with the mist spraying in container 222.In aerosol distributing valve 224 inboards, spring (invisible) effect leans against on the bottom of handle 240 of aerosol distributing valve 224 inboards with biasing handle 240, and when the propulsive effort (operating effort) of release action in driver drives district 243, upwards actuator 242 is positioned at the dead position (Figure 18 and 21) of rising.Thereby after the spraying dispense liquid product with atomizing, the user stops driving operation at driving aerosol distributing valve or tube 224, the feasible quiescence (Figure 18 and 21) of parts being returned rising by contained spring.

Lock or locking bushing 276 distribute valve handle 240 and actuator 242 rotatably to install around aerosol.Locking bushing 276 is roughly the same with the locking bushing 76 of top first embodiment with reference to figure 1-14 description.Locking bushing 276 limits first upper joint edges 281 and second upper joint edges 282.Locking bushing also limits first recess 291 and second recess 292 (Figure 19).In the preferred embodiment that illustrates, two top joining edges 281 and opened in 282 minutes 180 the degree, and two recess 291 and opened in 292 minutes 180 the degree.(not shown) in the embodiment that substitutes, locking bushing 276 only can have a top joining edge and recess only.(not shown) in the embodiment that another substitutes, locking bushing 276 can have three or more tops joining edge and three or more recess.

In the preferred embodiment that illustrates, locking bushing 276 has the bottom by crimping 294 (Figure 21) qualification of rounding.As Figure 19 and 21 as seen, locking bushing 276 comprises the perimeter flange that extends radially outwardly 297 of contiguous locking bushing bottom.Flange 297 limits four the arc recesses 298 (Figure 19) that separate circumferentially with 90 degree increments.

Aerosol distributing valve assembly comprises fixing outer sleeve or housing 300 (Figure 19,20 and 21).As shown in figure 21, stationary sleeve or housing 300 are fit to around the part layout of the bottom of locking bushing 276.Housing 300 has the bottom of opening.Housing 300 limits inside ringed groove 306 (Figure 20), and groove 306 contiguous housing bottoms and radial face are inwardly with the outer peripheral edge part 227 ' with snap fit engagement receiving valve mounting cup flange 227, housing 300 is remained on the cup 226, as shown in figure 21.

As shown in Figure 21, housing 300 has the upper end of opening that receives locking bushing bottom and locking bushing perimeter flange 297.As Figure 19 and 21 as seen, the upper end of housing 300 has a plurality of radially inwardly outstanding tops maintenance lips 310 that separate.Housing 300 also has a plurality of inwardly outstanding bottoms that are positioned at the height that is lower than top maintenance lip 310 and keeps lips 312 (Figure 19 and 21).The bottom keeps lip 312 to limit the shelf of segmentations, and the spatial vertical between the section of shelf or lip 312 and the top maintenance lip 310 aim at.As shown in Figure 21,

housing lip

310 and 312 engages the outward extending perimeter flange 297 of locking bushing 276, so that keep locking bushing 276 around handle 240 and actuator 242.

With reference to Figure 20, can see that the inside of housing 300 comprises four arc protrusions 314 that separate (among Figure 20 only wherein two as seen).Each protrusion 314 is that protrude and radially inwardly outstanding.When locking bushing 276 rotated to respect in four of the housing 300 possible aligned positions any one, each protrusion 314 was adapted to be received in the recess 298 in the flange 297 of locking bushing 276.The arc protrusion 314 of housing and the arc recess 298 of locking bushing flange play a role together, with the feature portion that engages one another of position that the selection that limits the relative rotary alignment between locking bushing 276 and the housing 300 is provided.Protrusion 314 and recess 298 also allow or allow that locking bushing 276 (with respect to housing 300) rotates between at least one positions that locks releasedly of another position of rotation of the drivable position of at least one release of the position of rotation of (1) corresponding sleeve 276 and (2) corresponding sleeve 276, as will be explained in more detail below.Each sleeve recess 298 plays a role, to keep housing protrusion 314 releasedly, locking bushing 276 is selectively remained on releasedly correspondence with respect to one in two or more position of rotation of the locking and unlocking state of the operation that distributes the aerosol valves assembly with releasable engaged pawl.

In preferred form of the present invention, preferably by bar or binary pair 320 (Figure 18 and 21) function driver or button 242, the user can pull bar or binary pair 320 lean against on the top of actuator or button 42, with downward promotion button 242 (relatively Figure 22 and Figure 24).For this reason, aerosol distributing valve assembly comprises from housing 300 to the outstanding binary pair strut member 326 (Figure 18 and 19) in the actuator mouth of pipe 245 back.Binary pair 320 and binary pair strut member 326 have respectively the structure roughly the same with the binary pair 120 of top first embodiment that describes with reference to figure 1-14 and binary pair strut member 126.Binary pair strut member 326 comprises a pair of outwards outstanding minor axis 328 that separates (one of them in Figure 19 as seen).Each minor axis 328 has design that the inclined-plane is provided and to allow binary pair 320 is installed to bevelled upper surface 330 (Figure 20) on the binary pair strut member 326.

As shown in Figure 19, binary pair 320 has the rear end part that limits a pair of boring that separates 332 (only showing one of them among Figure 19).Each boring 332 is fit to receive in the binary pair strut member minor axis 328, installs so that the pivot of binary pair 320 on binary pair strut member 326 to be provided.As Figure 20 and 21 as seen, the upper end of binary pair strut member 326 limits towards the crosspiece of last level or stops surface 338.As shown in Figure 21, crosspiece or stop below the wall 340 of back that surface 338 is positioned at binary pair 320 and adjacent wall 340 rotate above position shown in Figure 21 in the counterclockwise direction to prevent binary pair 320.

The fwd part qualifying part ground of binary pair 320 passes through elongate opening, hole or the slit 346 that flowing materials are distributed in slit 346 around the actuator mouth of pipe 245 location to allow from the mouth of pipe 245.

Shown in Figure 19 and 21, the fore-end of binary pair 320 limits the bar part 350 that available finger is caught, and user's finger can catch bar part 350 to pull down or crowded binary pair 320 leans against on the top of actuator or button 242.

The downside of binary pair 320 comprises that the power of the top end that is used to be bonded on actuator or button 242 bears the cam structure that drives district 243.The cam structure that uses in the binary pair 120 of this cam structure and top first embodiment that describes with reference to figure 1-14 is roughly the same.Specifically, and with reference to Figure 21, the downside of binary pair 320 comprises the cam fin 354 (only showing one of them among Figure 21) of two linearities that separate.Each is aligned to cam fin 354 and is in substantially parallel relationship to the actuator mouth of pipe 245 and each and is adapted to be received in in the groove 254 in the top of actuator 242 one.

Figure 18 and 21 shows and is in the still aerosol distributing valve assembly of lock-out state that does not drive.As shown in Figure 18, the user can see that the side of package is to observe locking bushing 276, locking bushing 276 preferably provides suitable mark, " open " such as the speech above double-headed arrow, this mark is clearly visible and point out the user at cw or anticlockwise direction spin locking sleeve 276, so that system is placed on permission drives aerosol valves by the bar 350 that pulls down binary pair 320 " opening " state.

When the aerosol distributing valve locks as shown in figure 21, a top joining edge (for example, edge 281 shown in Figure 21) directly is positioned at below the mouth of pipe 245 that laterally extends, since aerosol valves contained spring (invisible) to upper offset handle 240 (Figure 21) actuator 242 is positioned at the dead position that does not drive on top, the mouth of pipe 245 is in its maximum height (its maximum height is determined with engaging of binary pair cam fin 354 by the top of actuator 242, by the wall 240 of binary pair back and any further upward movement that prevents binary pair cam fin 354 that engages of binary pair strut member constraint crosspiece 338 (Figure 21)).

If the user attempts to pull down binary pair 320, the following side engagement top joining edge (edge 281 among Figure 21) of the actuator mouth of pipe 245 moves downward to prevent binary pair 320, thereby and prevents to drive aerosol distributing valve assembly.

The recess 298 (Figure 19) recessed by the locking bushing flange remains on the locking orientation with engaging of enclosure interior protrusion 314 (Figure 20) releasedly with locking bushing 276.When the user wishes to operate aerosol valves with the distribution flowing material, the user simply need be at cw or anticlockwise direction spin locking sleeve 276, so that one among two locking bushing recess 291 and 292 (Figure 19) is taken to below the actuator mouth of pipe 245, to set up released state (Figure 22-25).Figure 22,23 and 25 shows the recess 291 in the actuator mouth of pipe 245 aligned beneath location.When the user begins locking bushing 76 when latched position (Figure 18 and 21) rotates to unlocked position (Figure 22 and 23), when the user applies enough power with when housing protrusion 314 (Figure 19) goes out of lock sleeve recess 298 (Figure 19), the user will notice the sensation of the initial sense of touch of resistance.When locking bushing 276 has been rotated by 90 degrees so that locking bushing recess 298 is when engaging housing protrusion 314 once more, when recess 298 receives protrusions 114, the user will feel that resistance reduces.

In the preferred embodiment of aerosol distributing valve assembly, the user will hear that indication has arrived the buckle of hearing or the click of release (or locking) position.Can by by the material manufacture aerosol distributing valve component parts that is fit to of the temporary transient elastomeric distortion that necessary part is provided (in locking bushing 276 and the housing 300 at least one or all) realize the sensation of sense of touch of the resistance that increases or reduce and click clatter or the buckle that can hear.Such material is preferably those materials that belongs to alkene family (for example, polypropylene, polyethylene etc.) or belong to engineering level plastics family (that is, nylon, acetyl etc.).

The preferred embodiment of locking bushing 276 preferably includes the mark that is positioned at each top joining

edge

281 and 282 belows, such as the speech above double-headed arrow " locking ", be the state that can not drive that the user can be placed on assembly by cw or left-hand revolution locking bushing 276 locking subsequently with the indication user.

In the preferred embodiment that illustrates of aerosol distributing valve assembly of the present invention, locking bushing 276 has four position of rotation-be used for, first position of rotation of lock-up valve assembly, second position of rotation (surpassing first position of rotation, 90 degree) that is used for the release valve module at the hand of rotation of selecting, be used for once more the 3rd position of rotation (surpassing second position of rotation, 90 degree) of lock-up valve assembly and be used for once more the 4th position of rotation (surpassing the 3rd position of rotation 90 degree) of release valve module at the hand of rotation of selecting at the hand of rotation of selecting.

(not shown) in the embodiment that substitutes, locking bushing only can provide two position of rotation-be used for first position of rotation of lock-up valve assembly and be used for second position of rotation of release valve module.In such embodiment that substitutes, locking bushing only need provide the top joining edge that a downside that is used to engage the mouth of pipe 245 moves downward to prevent actuator 242, and only need provide one and be used to the recess of allowing that the actuator mouth of pipe 245 moves downward.

(not shown) in the embodiment that another substitutes, if locking bushing 276 is revised as recess and the top joining edge that provides additional, locking bushing 276 can provide more than four position of rotation.

In the preferred embodiment that illustrates, locking bushing 276 provides recess (recess 291 and 292) and top joining edge (edge 281 and 282) with the 90 degree increments that equate in the periphery of the top of locking bushing.Yet, (not shown) in the embodiment that substitutes, top joining

edge

281 and 282 and the interval of the increase of

recess

291 and 292 do not need to equate, if yet package does not comprise the clearly mark or the mark of the different position that identification can be selected, unequal interval and unequal increment of rotation be " user friendly " inadequately.

Figure 26-28 shows the modification of aerosol allocation packet piece installing.In this revised, assembly comprised the locking bushing 276B (Figure 26) of modification and the housing 300B (Figure 26) that revises.Other parts do not change and comprise respectively with shown in Figure 18-25 before the actuator 242 (having mechanical separative element 250) of the embodiment that describes, binary pair 320, aerosol distributing valve 224 (having the handle 240 that comprises discharge orifice 241), dip-tube 234, the actuator 242B (have mechanical separative element 250B) identical with valve mounting cup 226, binary pair 320B, aerosol valves 224B (having the handle 240B that projects upwards that comprises discharge orifice 241B), dip-tube 234B, with valve mounting cup 226B.Parts shown in Figure 26 are fit to be installed to the container 222B identical with the top container of describing about the embodiment before shown in Figure 18-25 222.

As shown in figure 26, the locking bushing 276B of modification has bottom of opening and the flange 297B that extends radially outwardly that is close to bottom shown in Figure 26.Flange 297B is supported on locking bushing 276B on the top of the mounting flange 227B that curls of valve mounting cup 226B (Figure 28).This support locking sleeve 276B is to distribute valve handle 240B and actuator 242B rotation around aerosol.

Locking bushing 276B limits the first upper joint edges 281B and the second upper joint edges 282B.Locking bushing 276B also limits the first recess 291B and the second recess 292B (Figure 19).In the preferred embodiment that illustrates, top joining

edge

281B and 282B divide and open 180 degree, and two

recess

291B and 292B divide and open 180 degree.(not shown) in the embodiment that substitutes, locking bushing 276B can only have adjacency section, a top and recess only.(not shown) in the embodiment that another substitutes, locking bushing 276B can have three or more tops joining edge and three or more recess.

The exterior cylindrical surface of locking bushing flange 297B limits four arc recess 298B (Figure 26) that separate circumferentially with 90 degree increments.

Housing 300B has the bottom of opening as shown in figure 27.Housing 300B limits the groove 306B (Figure 27) of annular, contiguous housing bottom of groove 306B and radial face are inwardly with the outer peripheral edge part 227B ' with snap fit engagement receiving valve mounting cup flange 227B, as shown in figure 28 housing 300B is remained on glass 226B.

As shown in Figure 28, housing 300B has the bottom of reception locking bushing 276B and the upper end of opening of locking bushing perimeter flange 297B.As Figure 27 and 28 as seen, the upper end of housing 300B has radially inwardly outstanding top maintenance flange or the lip 310B of the locking bushing flange 297B that is used to cover as shown in figure 28.Housing 300B also comprises the flange 311B (Figure 27 and 28) of the segmentation of downward extension, and the bottom of each section of flange 311B has little radially inwardly outstanding lip 312B (Figure 27).Flange 311B and lip 310B play a role to comprise locking bushing flange 297B and to allow locking bushing 276B rotation.

As shown in Figure 27, housing 300B also comprises four arc protrusion 314B that separate equably (among Figure 27 only wherein two protrusion 314B as seen).Each protrusion 314B is that protrude and radially inwardly outstanding.When locking bushing 276B rotated to respect in four of the housing 300B possible aligned positions any one, each protrusion 314B was adapted to be received in the recess 298B in the flange 297B of locking bushing 276B.The arc protrusion 314B of housing and the arc recess 298B of locking bushing flange play a role together, with the feature portion that engages one another of position that the selection that limits the relative rotary alignment between locking bushing 276B and the housing 300B is provided.Protrusion 314B and recess 298B also allow or allow that locking bushing 276 (with respect to housing 300B) is to rotate between at least one position that locks releasedly of another position of rotation of the drivable position of at least one release of the position of rotation of (1) corresponding sleeve 276B and (2) corresponding sleeve 276B with the top identical mode of describing about the embodiment before the aerosol valves assembly shown in Figure 18-21.

Should be appreciated that, in above-mentioned two aerosol valves assembly embodiment (embodiment of the modification shown in the embodiment shown in Figure 18-25 and Figure 26-28), can further revise locking bushing (

sleeve

276 or 276B), replace arc recess (recess 298 or 298B) with the slope 181A that describes with top embodiment with reference to the pump assembly locking bushing 76A shown in the figure 15-17 and the structure of 182A.

The present most preferred embodiment of locking system is shown in Figure 29-37, and it can be fit to and have the aerosol dispenser tube (promptly, such as the top aerosol distributing valve of describing with reference to figure 18-28) or the package of the pump dispenser tube pump dispenser 24 of figure 1-17 description (for example, with reference to) use together.Figure 29-37 shows the package 20C that uses embodiment that can manual allocation component of the present invention, and wherein, the form of assembly is the pump dispenser 24C (Figure 29 and 30) that is installed on the container 22C.

Except container 22C, the parts of package 22C comprise pump barrel 24C, closure 26C, actuator or button 42C, locking bushing 76C, housing 100C and binary pair 120C.Container 22C, pump barrel 24C, closure 26C, actuator 42C, locking bushing 76C and housing 100C container 22, pump barrel 24, closure 26, actuator 42, the locking bushing 76 with first embodiment shown in Fig. 1-14 respectively are identical with housing 100.Locking bushing 76C can be identical with the embodiment 76A that substitutes shown in the embodiment 76 shown in Fig. 1-14 or Figure 15-17.The detailed feature of container 22C, pump barrel 24C, closure 26C, actuator 42C, locking bushing 76C and housing 100C and operation are respectively with the feature of the top first embodiment container 22, pump barrel 24, closure 26, actuator 42, locking bushing 76 (or 76A) and housing 100 with reference to figure 1-17 description with operate identical.

As shown in Figure 29, locking bushing 76C has the first top joining edge 81C and the second top joining edge 82C.The first recess 91C (Figure 29) is positioned between two joining edge 81C and the 82C.The second recess 92C (Figure 32) orientates as and becomes 180 degree with the first recess 91C and be positioned at equally between two joining edge 81C and the g2C.Actuator 42C has the mouth of pipe or nozzle 45C.

In the 5th embodiment shown in Figure 29-37, binary pair 120C is to shown in Figure 2 and similar but inequality with reference to the binary pair 120 of the description of the embodiment shown in the figure 1-14 in the above.

Comprise that at binary pair 120C form is that the binary pair 120C of the 5th embodiment is different with the binary pair 120 of first embodiment on the binary pair lock stopper this point of the arm 500C (Figure 36) of extension downwards.The arm 500C of binary pair 120C comprises two sidewall 502C that separate by cross wall 504C (Figure 32 and 37) associating.As shown in Figure 36, arm 500C limits the recess 508C at right angle substantially.As shown in Figure 30, recess 508C is fit to be depicted as in the top joining edge of (Figure 29 and 30) reception locking bushing 76C when being in the locking orientation any as locking bushing 76C.In Figure 29, locking bushing 76C is in first position of rotation, first position of rotation limits the first locking orientation, and wherein, the first joining edge 81C is directly below binary pair lock stopper or engaging arms 500C and can lock stopper with binary pair or engaging arms 500C engages.If locking bushing 76C Rotate 180 degree (to the second locking orientation), the second top joining edge 82C of locking bushing 76C engages trigger arm 500C, moves downward to prevent binary pair 120C.

The first locking orientation at locking bushing 76C shown in Figure 29, the second top joining edge 82C separates below the actuator mouth of pipe or nozzle 45 a little, attempt depression of trigger 120C even make, can power be applied to nozzle 45C (because trigger arm 500C prevents that with the engaging of the first top joining edge 81C of locking bushing binary pair 120C from moving downward, make and can not depress actuator 42C) by edge 82C yet.The second locking orientation below the first top joining edge 81C is positioned at nozzle 45C, similarly, because joining edge 81C separates below nozzle 45C equally, power can not be applied to nozzle 45C, and because trigger arm 500C engages the second top joining edge 82C, nozzle 45C can not reduce.

Turn 90 degrees (cw or conter clockwise) if locking bushing 76C only revolves, first or second recess 91C of locking bushing or 92C are positioned at trigger arm 500C below respectively.Figure 32 shows locking bushing 76C rotation so that the first recess 91C is positioned at trigger arm 500C below.Subsequently can depression of trigger 120C, shown in Figure 33 and 34, with downward promotion actuator 42C to drive allocation component.As shown in figure 34, recess 91C and the 92C of locking bushing 76C are enough dark, the edge of the locking bushing that the bottom that makes actuator nozzle 45C not collide arbitrary recess is located.

Because the unique design of the binary pair 120C among the 5th embodiment of allocation component, if damage the possibility of actuator 42C and its nozzle 45C when reducing package 20C greatly and unexpectedly falling.This be because, when locking bushing 76C be in locking orientation (Figure 29 and 30) or be in release but the orientation (Figure 31 and 32) that does not drive or when being in orientation (Figure 34 and 33) release and that drive, actuator nozzle 45C does not engage the edge of locking bushing 76C.Thereby if package 20C not inadvertently falls with being inverted and binary pair 120C lands, binary pair 120C can not cause actuator motion nozzle 45C to lean against on the locking bushing 76C.At lock-out state or released state, package 20C not inadvertently falls with being inverted and can not cause by locking bushing 76C or by binary pair 120C shock load being applied to nozzle 45C on binary pair 120C.This has minimized the possibility that between such impact epoch nozzle 45C is departed from.

The 5th embodiment shown in Figure 29-37 is provided at the design of first embodiment shown in Fig. 1-14 or the pro forma further advantages that substitute shown in Figure 15-17.Especially, in the embodiment shown in Fig. 1-17, when locking bushing 76 is in the locking orientation (Fig. 8), if attempt to press very at full tilt binary pair 120, binary pair cam fin 154 may cause actuator 42 perk at a certain angle or bolt jail.Especially, as shown in Figure 8, if power is applied to binary pair 120, cam fin 154 will at first tend to push away downwards on the part of the back of actuator 42.Promote downwards actuator 42, up to the top joining edge of the following side engagement locking bushing 76 of nozzle 45.Yet, if the user continues big power is applied to binary pair 120, when actuator 42 pivoted a little around the junction between the top joining edge of the joint of the downside of actuator nozzle 45 and locking bushing 76, the power on the part of back at top of actuator 42 of being applied to by cam fin 154 can cause actuator 42 to twist a little downwards or be angled on the handle 40.

On the contrary, for the design of using among the 5th embodiment shown in Figure 29-37, when locking bushing is in the lock state, because the top joining edge of vicinity that trigger arm 500C engages locking bushing 76C is with the further motion that prevents binary pair 120C and prevent that actuator nozzle 45C from engaging locking bushing 76C, depression of trigger 120C can may not cause actuator 42C downward power angled around locking bushing 76C or that pivot to be applied to actuator 42C.

As what use among the 5th embodiment that describes with reference to figure 29-37 in the above, binary pair 120C can also use with the aerosol distributing valve 224 of (or in its embodiment that substitutes shown in Figure 26-28) and the aerosol dispenser tube of actuator 242 shown in Figure 18-25.Binary pair 320 among the aerosol embodiment shown in Figure 18-25 is enough with each energy of binary pair among the aerosol embodiment shown in Figure 26-28 and top alternative with reference to the similar new binary pair of the binary pair 120C of figure 29-37 description, but need the angle in the orientation of adjusting binary pair stopper hammerlock 500C, make suitably to engage the upper limb of aerosol dispenser locking bushing at the lock-out state arm.In aerosol dispenser, use such binary pair will provide with on regard to the advantage of the identical type of the pump dispenser tube allocation component description shown in Figure 29-37.

Though about with the aerosol dispenser tube of the pump dispenser tube of trigger actuation or trigger actuation (promptly, the aerosol distributing valve) presently preferred embodiment of using has together illustrated and has described the feature of hope more of the present invention, should be appreciated that, can in the allocation component of other type, be included in some features of using aspects more of the present invention or embodiment in those allocation component that do not have binary pair.

In addition, in the preferred form of allocation component of the present invention, the different parts of assembly can be easily integrally or at least in part by the thermoplastic material manufacture of injection molding.

In the past apparent in the face of detailed description of the present invention and its explanation, can under the situation of the real spirit and scope that do not depart from new design of the present invention or principle, carry out many variations and modification.

Claims

1. allocation component that is used for the container of flowing material, described assembly comprises:

(A) dispenser cartridge (24,224,224B), dispenser cartridge (24,224,224B) (1) have the dead position of the rising of being biased to the reciprocating product dispensation handle that projects upwards (40,240,240B), and (2) be fit to be installed in container (22,222,222B) the mouth in;

(B) actuator (42,242,242B), (42,242,242B) (1) is installed in described handle (40 to actuator, 240,240B) on, with at described handle (40,240,240B) with described actuator (42,242, set up fluid between outside 242B) and be communicated with, to distribute described flowing material, (2) have power and bear driving district (43,243), power is born to drive to distinguish and can be experienced propulsive effort to depress described actuator (42,242,242B), to impel described handle (40,240,240B) further enter described dispenser cartridge (24,224,224B), to drive described allocation component, and (3) has side direction protrusion (45,245); With

(C) around described handle (40,240,240B) and actuator (42,242,242B) locking bushing of rotatably installing (76,76A, 276,276B), described locking bushing (76,76A, 276,276B) the qualification at least the first top joining edge (81/82; 81A/82A; 281/282; 281B/282B), be used to engage the downside of described drive-side to protrusion (45,245), with when described locking bushing (76,76A, 276, prevent described actuator (42 when 276B) being in first position of rotation, 242,242B) move downward, to lock described allocation component it can not be driven, described locking bushing (76,76A, 276,276B) limit at least the first recess (91/92; 91A/92A; 291/292; 291B/292B), be used for when described locking bushing (76,76A, 276,276B) be in second position of rotation described actuator (42,242 simultaneously, allow when 242B) being depressed that described drive-side moves downward to protrusion (45,245), to drive described allocation component.

2. allocation component according to claim 1, wherein, described drive-side is the mouth of pipe to protrusion, it has the distribution passage of at least a portion that is communicated with the described fluid between the outside that limits described handle and described actuator of playing a role.

3. allocation component according to claim 1, wherein

Described allocation component is fit to be installed in the mouth of container, and container has contiguous mouthful connection features portion; And

Described allocation component also comprises the closure that is used for being installed at described mouthful place on the described container, and this closure has

(1) be used for being connected described closure being connected to the connection features portion of described container with described container connection features portion,

(2) part that is used to engage described dispenser cartridge with described dispenser cartridge is remained on the described container maintenance feature portion and

(3) described dispenser cartridge can be given prominence to the opening that enters.

4. allocation component according to claim 3, wherein, described dispenser cartridge is the aerosol distributing valve; And described closure is the valve mounting cup, and this valve mounting cup has

(1) is used for described cup is installed to the periphery mounting flange of described container; With

(2) Huan Xing inwall, the inwall that this is annular

(a) limit described closure opening, and

(b) engage described aerosol distributing valve, so that described aerosol distribution drum is remained on the described container.

5. allocation component according to claim 3, wherein

Described dispenser cartridge is used to be arranged in the mouth of container for distributing pump barrel, and container has around described mouthful outside external screw thread;

Described closure has and is used for the internal female that cooperates with the outside external screw thread of described container;

Described closure comprises the shoulder of annular;

Described closure comprises the cover of annular, the cover of this annular (1) from the inner circumference of the shoulder of described annular upwards and (2) laterally extend around the part of described pump barrel;

Described locking bushing be arranged in described closure annular cover outside and around the cover of the annular of described closure; And

Described locking bushing bottom is supported on described locking bushing on the shoulder of annular of described closure, with the cover rotation around the annular of described closure.

6. allocation component according to claim 3, wherein

Described locking bushing has the bottom, and described locking bushing is supported on this bottom, to rotate with respect to described dispenser cartridge, actuator and closure;

Described locking bushing comprises the perimeter flange that extends radially outwardly of contiguous described locking bushing bottom; And

Described allocation component also comprises at least a portion installation that centers on described closure and the outer hull that is fixed to it, described housing has the shell nozzle that receives described locking bushing bottom and described locking bushing perimeter flange, and described housing has the maintenance lip at described shell nozzle place, be used for covering and engaging described locking bushing perimeter flange, so that keep described locking bushing, to allow described locking bushing rotation around described handle and actuator.

7. monoplunger pump assembly according to claim 6, wherein, described locking bushing and described housing have the feature portion that can engage one another, allow described locking bushing with respect to described housing the drivable position of reciprocating at least one release of the described actuator of permission of (1) corresponding described second position of rotation and described first position of rotation of (2) correspondence prevent rotate between reciprocating at least one position that locks releasedly of described actuator.

8. monoplunger pump assembly according to claim 7, wherein, the described feature portion that engages one another comprises

At least one on described housing and radially inwardly outstanding protrusion; With

At least one pair of slope that separates on described locking bushing, each described slope has the surface and the angled short maintenance wall of the length of convergent, this angled short maintenance wall is usually towards the angled short maintenance wall on other slope, to limit radially outer opening, be used between described maintenance wall, receiving described housing protrusion releasedly, described locking bushing is selectively remained on releasedly in described first position of rotation and described second position of rotation with releasable engaged pawl.

9. allocation component according to claim 1, wherein

Described locking bushing has the 3rd position of rotation and the 4th position of rotation;

Described locking bushing limits the second top joining edge, is used to engage the downside of the described actuator mouth of pipe, prevents that described actuator from moving downward when being in described the 3rd position of rotation when described locking bushing; And

Described locking bushing limits second recess, is used for allowing that described drive-side moves downward to protrusion when described locking bushing is in described the 4th position of rotation when described actuator is depressed simultaneously.

10. allocation component according to claim 1, wherein

Described actuator comprises that limiting described power bears the top that drives the district;

Described drive-side is the mouth of pipe to protrusion, and it has the distribution passage of at least a portion that is communicated with the described fluid between the outside that limits described handle and described actuator of playing a role;

Described allocation component also comprises

(1) the binary pair strut member that on described housing, limits later to the described mouth of pipe; With

(2) binary pair, this binary pair

(a) be pivotally mounted to described binary pair strut member,

(b) part of the described actuator of extend through,

(c) limit the slit that centers on described mouth of pipe location at least in part, distribute flowing material from the described mouth of pipe to allow by described slit,

(d) engage described actuator top, and

(e) has the bar part of below the height of the described mouth of pipe, catching from the available finger of described slit extension.

11. an allocation component that is used for the container (22C) of flowing material, described assembly comprises:

(A) dispenser cartridge (24C), dispenser cartridge (24C) (1) have the reciprocating product dispensation handle that projects upwards of the dead position of the rising of being biased to, and (2) are fit to be installed in the mouth of container (22C);

(B) actuator (42C), actuator (42C) (1) is installed on the described handle, be communicated with between the outside of described handle and described actuator (42C), to set up fluid, to distribute described flowing material, and (2) have constraining force and bear the top that drives the district, power is born to drive to distinguish and can be experienced propulsive effort to depress described actuator (42C), further enters described dispenser cartridge (24C) to impel described handle, to drive described allocation component;

(C) outwards and around the outer hull (100C) of described dispenser cartridge (24C), described housing (100C) comprises the binary pair strut member of locating backward from described actuator (42C) from described dispenser cartridge (24C);

(D) binary pair (120C), binary pair (120C)

(1) be pivotally mounted to described binary pair strut member, between the position of the driving of position that does not drive that raises and reduction, moving,

(2) part of the described actuator of extend through (42C),

(3) limit the slit that contiguous described actuator (42C) is located, distribute flowing material from described actuator (42C) to allow by described slit,

(4) engage described actuator top,

(5) have bar part that the available finger that extends from described slit catches and

(6) at the other arm (500C) that extends downwards of described actuator (42C); With

(E) center on the locking bushing (76C) that described handle and actuator (42C) are rotatably installed, described locking bushing (76C) limits at least the first top joining edge (81C), be used to engage described trigger arm (500C), to prevent that when described locking bushing (76C) is in first position of rotation described binary pair (120C) and actuator (42C) from moving downward, to lock described allocation component it can not be driven, described locking bushing (76C) limits at least the first recess (91C), be used for when described locking bushing (76C) be in second position of rotation simultaneously described binary pair (120C) reduce and allow that described binary pair (120C) and actuator (42C) move downward when depressing described actuator (42C), to drive described allocation component.

12. allocation component according to claim 11, wherein, it is the side direction protrusion of the mouth of pipe that described driving implement has form, and the mouth of pipe has the distribution passage of at least a portion that is communicated with the described fluid between the outside that limits described handle and described actuator of playing a role.

13. allocation component according to claim 11, wherein

Described allocation component also be included in extend in the described housing be used for being installed in closure on the described container at described mouthful of place, and this closure has

14. allocation component according to claim 13, wherein, described dispenser cartridge is the aerosol distributing valve; And

Described closure is the valve mounting cup, and this valve mounting cup has

(2) Huan Xing inwall, the inwall that this is annular

(a) limit described closure opening, and

15. allocation component according to claim 13, wherein

Described closure comprises the shoulder of annular;

16. allocation component according to claim 13, wherein

Described outer hull centers at least a portion installation of described closure and is fixed to it, described housing has the shell nozzle that receives described locking bushing bottom and described locking bushing perimeter flange, and described housing has the maintenance lip at described shell nozzle place, be used for covering and engaging described locking bushing perimeter flange, so that keep described locking bushing, to allow described locking bushing rotation around described handle and actuator.

17. monoplunger pump assembly according to claim 11, wherein, described locking bushing and described outer hull have the feature portion that can engage one another, allow described locking bushing with respect to described housing the drivable position of reciprocating at least one release of the described actuator of permission of (1) corresponding described second position of rotation and described first position of rotation of (2) correspondence prevent rotate between reciprocating at least one position that locks releasedly of described actuator.

18. monoplunger pump assembly according to claim 17, wherein, the described feature portion that engages one another comprises

19. allocation component according to claim 11, wherein

Described locking bushing limits the second top joining edge, is used to engage described trigger arm, prevents that described binary pair from moving downward when being in described the 3rd position of rotation when described locking bushing; And

Described locking bushing limits second recess, is used for allowing that described trigger arm moves downward when described locking bushing is in described the 4th position of rotation when described actuator is depressed simultaneously.

20. monoplunger pump according to claim 11, wherein

The power on described actuator top is born the parallel groove that drives the linearity that area definition separates; And

Described binary pair limits the cam fin of two linearities that separate, and each cam fin is received in in the described groove one.