CN101415877A

CN101415877A - Filling system

Info

Publication number: CN101415877A
Application number: CNA2007800117583A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 菲尔·基姆
Original assignee: Reckitt Benckiser Netherlands NV
Current assignee: Reckitt Benckiser Netherlands NV; Reckitt Benckiser NV
Priority date: 2006-04-06
Filing date: 2007-04-05
Publication date: 2009-04-22
Anticipated expiration: 2027-04-05
Also published as: ZA200808571B; CN101415877B; GB0606909D0

Abstract

A filling system for a detergent vessel comprises a reservoir (2) having a dispensing nozzle (3) and a detergent vessel (16) having a filling spout (15). The nozzle has a collar with engagement means which when inserted into the filling spout engage a portion of the filling spout providing an effective seal.

Description

Fill system

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of fill system that is used for detergent container.

Background technology

Detergent container is usually used under family expenses/industrial environment.These containers can be used for storing cleanser compositions or are used for use dispense detergent in single/a plurality of wash cycle at rinsing maching.

Use the problem of this class detergent container to be, must be from another cleaning agent reservoir to this vessel filling cleaning agent.Cleanser compositions may be not easy to be transferred to another container from a container.The appearance of this problem is not spill cleaning agent because be difficult to use under the situation of powder cleaning agent such as the transfer tool of spoon.When the transfer liquid cleanser compositions, produce similar problem, because fluid composition has high viscosity usually.

Here it must be understood that most of cleanser compositions all are that aggressivity/corrosive is arranged for user's skin, because composition generally comprises the antagonist composition such as bleaching agent/enzyme.Thereby should make cleaning agent spill and the user minimum with contacting subsequently of cleaning agent.

Summary of the invention

The objective of the invention is to avoid/alleviate the problems referred to above.

According to a first aspect of the invention, a kind of fill system that is used for detergent container is provided, it comprises the reservoir with distributing nozzle and has the detergent container of filling spout, described nozzle has the collar of band engagement device, and described engagement device engages with the part of described filling spout in inserting described filling spout the time and effective sealing is provided.

Detergent container can be filled by system of the present invention under the situation of not spilling any cleanser compositions.Thereby not only the user does not have corrosive composition and contacts with any, and has avoided the problem of cleanser compositions waste.In addition, because cleaning agent can be transferred to container and minimum with contacting of atmosphere from reservoir, so in transfer process, may damage minimum for any of cleaning agent.

Described mating system can be any mating system well known in the art.The preferred embodiment of mating system comprises the mating system based on machinery (for example friction) operation or magnetic operator.Most preferably described mating system is mechanical in essence.

Preferably described spout has a cover.Thereby when container is not in when being filled, make cleaning agent by spout overflow/cleanser compositions entered dangerous minimum that the material of spout pollutes.Described cover generally comprises the baffle plate in the hole that covers described spout.Preferably, start described baffle plate (moving to open position) by described nozzle being inserted described spout.Preferably, described baffle plate has relevant biasing device, and under the situation that does not apply tripping force, this biasing device is biased into rest position with described baffle plate.

A kind of method that baffle plate starts is by simply nozzle being inserted in the spout, thereby the frictional force that the interaction between nozzle and the spout produces (for example forming the frictional force of " frictional fit ") makes described baffle plate enter enable position.The other method that baffle plate starts is by nozzle is inserted in the spout, makes the leading edge of nozzle against baffle plate, thereby baffle plate is pushed enable position.More preferably, start described baffle plate by applying revolving force.This can be by being provided with lug and realizing at spout arranged around tipper on nozzle.Thereby when nozzle inserted spout, lug engaged with tipper, and nozzle further inserts spout makes lug be advanced and realize making the rotation of groove and attached cover along groove.(obviously a plurality of lugs and/or groove can be set.And the location of lug/groove on nozzle/spout can be put upside down/be changed).

Can start baffle plate by the combination of each step (the described a plurality of steps that in compound movement, make up of for example above paragraph).For example baffle plate starts and can realize according to " bayonet motion " mode, and this motion comprises promotion motion and twist motion, wherein carries out each step according to any order.

Additional/optionally, described nozzle can have a cover.This nozzle casing is preferably operated in the mode that is similar to the cover on the spout when existing.

When having cover, preferably cover is self-closing.That is to say that preferably cover can be closed self after use.

Usually, cover system comprises plastic material, for example polypropylene, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride or polyethylene terephthalate.

Preferably, described cleaning agent is a liquid cleanser composition.Alternatively, described cleaning agent can be flowable solid (for example graininess) composition.Cleanser compositions can be according to its intended use and is different.Yet should be understood that cleanser compositions comprises at least a in traditional cleaning action agent, for example surfactant, bleaching agent, enzyme, PH modifying agent, aromatic, buider, bleaching catalyst, colouring agent or thickener.

Preferably, one or two in the described reservoir has breather valve, thereby exists air can not hinder the transfer of cleaning agent in container/reservoir.

Described breather valve can be according to the mechanism operation similar or different with the cover of spout/nozzle when existing.That is to say that described breather valve can be designed so that its only operation when nozzle/spout is operated.

According to a second aspect of the invention, provide a kind of cleaning agent with distributing nozzle to distribute reservoir, this nozzle has the collar of band engagement device, and this engagement device is used for engaging with the filling spout of container.

Preferably, described reservoir is the form of the bottle that has suitable distributing nozzle.

According to a third aspect of the invention we, provide a kind of detergent container of filling spout that has, this fillings spout have can with the applying nozzle interaction the receiving system that engages.

Described detergent container can be used for storing cleaning agent.This detergent container is more preferably used in dispense detergent composition (for example in the autowash such as washing machine or dish-washing machine).This container can be used for single wash cycle (that is, discharging its content in single circulation) or can be used for a plurality of wash cycle.

Description of drawings

The application is described below with reference to accompanying drawings, in the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is the stereogram according to reservoir that separates of the present invention and container;

Fig. 2 is the exploded view according to the nozzle of the preferred implementation of reservoir of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the profile according to the spout of the preferred implementation of container of the present invention;

Fig. 4 A to 4C is the profile according to the spout/nozzle of the preferred implementation of container of the present invention;

Fig. 5 A and 5B are the profiles according to the spout/nozzle of the preferred implementation of container of the present invention.

The specific embodiment

In Fig. 1, can see that reservoir 1a comprises the housing 2 with nozzle 3.Can see that equally container 1b comprises the body 4 with spout 5.

In Fig. 2, can see the more details of the preferred implementation of nozzle 3.Nozzle 3 has a plurality of axial cut-outs (groove) 6 that derive from its terminal.Near otch 6, be provided with the collar 7 with a plurality of spirality lugs 8.

Nozzle 3 has medium pore 9.In medium pore 9, be furnished with biased against the hole bias voltage ball valve 10 of 9 narrow portion.This ball valve 10 prevents the unexpected discharge of the content of reservoir 1a, unless valve 10 is exerted pressure.

In Fig. 3, can see the more details of the preferred implementation of spout 5.Spout 5 comprises the cup portion 11 that is fixedly installed on the container 1b.Cup portion 11 has glass hole 12.Cup portion 11 has a plurality of raised vanes 13 around its edge placement.

Spout 5 has cover 14.Cover 14 can be with respect to spout 5 rotations.Cover 14 has cover hole 15.For container 1b inner fluid is communicated with, cover hole 15 and cup hole 12 be section aligned at least.Cover 14 has the relevant collar 16, and the collar 16 is fixed to cover 14 and can rotates with respect to container 1b equally.The inside of the collar 16 has a plurality of tippers 17.

In use, nozzle 3 is alignd with spout 5.Nozzle 3 inserts in the spout 5.This insertion makes lug 8 engage with tipper 17 and otch 6 engages with raised vanes 13.Lug 8 and tipper 17 engage and nozzle 3 further inserts and makes cover 14 with respect to container 1b rotation in the spouts 5, thereby alignd with a glass hole 12 in cover hole 15.Can resist feather valve 10 work then and cleaning agent is dispensed to the container 1b from reservoir 1a.

In Fig. 4 A to 4C, can see the more details of the preferred implementation of nozzle 3 and spout 5.

Spout 5 comprises the cup 11 that is fixedly installed to container 1b.Cup 11 has glass hole 12.

Spout 5 has cover 14.Cover 14 can be with respect to spout 5 rotations.The inside of cover 14 has a plurality of tippers 17.

Cover 14 has cover hole 15.For container 1b inner fluid is communicated with, cover hole 15 and cup hole 12 be section aligned at least.

In use, nozzle 3 is alignd with spout 5.Nozzle 3 inserts in the spout 5.This insertion makes lug 8 engage with tipper 17.

Lug 8 and tipper 17 engage and nozzle 3 further inserts and makes cover 14 with respect to container 1b rotation in the spouts 5, thereby alignd with a glass hole 12 in cover hole 15.

Before cleaning agent can flow, must apply twist motion to nozzle 3.This twist motion makes biased nozzle casing 14a rotate with respect to nozzle, thereby opens nozzle outlet 18.

But dispense detergent then.

In Fig. 5 A and 5B, can see the more details of the preferred implementation of nozzle 3 and spout 5.

Nozzle 3 comprises the cover valve 19 with dull and stereotyped 19a and bar 19b.The deformable spring 20 that valve 19 is the vault form is biased into the closed position.

Spout 5 comprises the cover valve 21 with dull and stereotyped 21a and bar 21b.The deformable spring 22 that valve 21 is the vault form is biased into the closed position.

In use, nozzle 3 is alignd with spout 5.Nozzle 3 inserts in the spout 5.This insertion makes valve rod 19b and 21b abutment/engagement.Nozzle 3 further inserts spout 5 makes valve 19 and 21 resist their

spring

20 and 22 motions respectively.

But dispense detergent then.

Should be understood that not and should be by any way the description of accompanying drawing to be used for limiting scope of the present invention.

Claims

1, a kind of fill system that is used for detergent container, this fill system comprises the reservoir with distributing nozzle and has the detergent container of filling spout, described nozzle has the collar of band engagement device, and described engagement device engages with the part of described filling spout in inserting described filling spout the time and effective sealing is provided.

2, system according to claim 1, wherein, described engagement device is machinery or magnetic.

3, system according to claim 1 and 2, wherein, described spout has a cover.

4, system according to claim 3, wherein, described cover starts to open position by described nozzle is inserted described spout.

5, according to claim 3 or 4 described systems, wherein, described cover starts to open position by rotation.

6, system according to claim 5, wherein, described engagement device has a plurality of lugs, and described lug engages to realize the rotation of described cover with a plurality of tippers of arranging around described spout.

7, according to each described system in the claim 1 to 6, wherein, described system comprises plastic material.

8, system according to claim 1, wherein, described cleaning agent is a fluid composition.

9, a kind of cleaning agent with distributing nozzle distributes reservoir, and this nozzle has the collar of band engagement device, and this engagement device is used for engaging with the filling spout of container.

10, a kind of have a detergent container of filling spout, this fillings spout have can with the applying nozzle interaction the receiving system that engages.