CN102341319B - Hand held aerosol dispenser - Google Patents

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CN102341319B
CN102341319B CN2009801548608A CN200980154860A CN102341319B CN 102341319 B CN102341319 B CN 102341319B CN 2009801548608 A CN2009801548608 A CN 2009801548608A CN 200980154860 A CN200980154860 A CN 200980154860A CN 102341319 B CN102341319 B CN 102341319B
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D·H·比克内尔
R·钱伯斯
A·费尔丁
A·W·皮科克
G·P·兰达尔
J·E·勒
J·P·勒巴克
K·J·斯坦普
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B65D83/14Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant
    • B65D83/16Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant characterised by the actuating means
    • B65D83/20Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant characterised by the actuating means operated by manual action, e.g. button-type actuator or actuator caps
    • B65D83/205Actuator caps, or peripheral actuator skirts, attachable to the aerosol container
    • B65D83/206Actuator caps, or peripheral actuator skirts, attachable to the aerosol container comprising a cantilevered actuator element, e.g. a lever pivoting about a living hinge
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B65D83/14Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant
    • B65D83/16Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant characterised by the actuating means
    • B65D83/22Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant characterised by the actuating means with a mechanical means to disable actuation
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D83/00Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/14Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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Abstract

An ergonomically excellent hand-held aerosol dispenser (1) comprising an aerosol container (3) and an attached spray through cap (2), the container (3) having a valve (15) at its top and a waisted section (4) towards its upper end, the upper expansion of the waisted section (4) smoothly continuing into the attached cap (2), the attached cap (2) reaching a maximum cross-sectional dimension which decreases further up and having: (i) an actuator button (6) located on its surface (8) above its maximum cross-sectional dimension, said button (6) being angled upwards at from 15 DEG to 50 DEG ; (ii) a spray aperture (7) on the opposite side of the cap (2) from the actuator button (6); and (iii) an associated spray channel (15) providing a fluid connection between the valve (15) on the container (3) and the spray aperture (7); the dimensions of the dispenser (1) allowing the consumer to grip the dispenser (1) around the waisted section (4) of the container and, with the same hand, press upon the actuator button (6) with an index finger to operate the dispenser (1).

Description

Hand-held atomizer
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of hand-held atomizer, and relate to particularly and a kind of the cosmetics complex is dispersed in to the hand-held atomizer on human body surface.
Background technology
US6,398,082 disclose a kind of actuating mechanism for the hand-held tank, and wherein slide block can move to the valve engage position from the valve disengaging configuration by finger pressure, and when finger pressure was removed, hidden spring was back to the valve disengaging configuration by slide block.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of with the atomizing cone that meets human engineering of actuator button slidably.
In a first aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of hand-held cylindrical spray container, it comprises spray container and attached spray cap, this container has at the valve at its top with towards the waist of its upper end, the upper extension of described waist extends into attached cap smoothly, and described attached cap reaches cross-sectional dimension (upwards further reducing) and has:
(i) be positioned at the lip-deep actuator button of its cross-sectional dimension top, described button makes progress into the angle of 15 ° to 50 °;
(ii) be positioned at the spray holes on the side that described cap is relative with described actuator button; And
(iii) relevant spray channel, it provides the valve on described container to be communicated with the fluid between described spray holes.
The size of described atomizing cone allows the customer to grip described atomizing cone around the waist of described container, and presses described actuator button and the atomizing cone of forefinger operation simultaneously with identical hand.
In a second aspect of the present invention, a kind of method that cosmetic spray agent complex is applied to human body is provided, it comprises the use of actuator according to a first aspect of the invention.
In whole description, the direction term, for example " top ", " on ", " vertical ", " level " and " downward ", in the time of should being positioned at horizontal surface with reference to the pedestal that atomizing cone is in its " uprightly " position and container, understand.In Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, illustrate the direction of this atomizing cone.
Term " dangles " and should be understood as that and refer to the feature of stretching out from other places downwards.
Term " horizontal " should be understood as that the plane that is approximately perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of atomizing cone when referring to when as being orientated as described in second from the bottom section.
The longitudinal axis of atomizing cone can be thought its spindle axis, and term " level " should be understood as that the plane perpendicular to this axis.
Use one hand just can easily operate atomizing cone of the present invention.The tilt actuators button of container and kidney-shaped design make atomizing cone to hold in hand easily, and forefinger can operate this actuator via simple stretching.Ideally, atomizing cone is sized to make the customer waist of container can be held between the finger belly and middle finger and the third finger of its thumb, and, before actuating, when being placed in the thumb pad center at actuator button top, its thumb pad make its forefinger be in slight curving position.
The end face of actuator button should be considered to its thumb pad.
The waist of container should be understood to have the crevice of smooth contoured.That is to say to have the part of diameter reduction gradually towards " waist ", is to have to increase gradually large diameter part subsequently.Described " waist " is appreciated that the narrowest part of waist.
Atomizing cone " on " section is appreciated that the part above the waist of atomizing cone, and the D score section of atomizing cone is appreciated that the part below the waist of atomizing cone.
The waist of container usually be presented as container the first half a part and be preferably the part on its top 1/3rd.
The upper extension of waist extends into attached spray cap smoothly.That is to say, the upwards degree of expansion of atomizing cone diameter roughly is equal to the degree that moves to cap from container.This does not get rid of the possibility that has obvious connection between container and spray cap; In fact, this is very general (videing infra).Preferably, the maximum gauge on atomizing cone top is at the spray cap, to be assemblied in the position of container.
For stable reason, the maximum gauge on atomizing cone top preferably is not more than the maximum gauge of atomizing cone bottom.More preferably, the diameter on atomizing cone top is identical or approximately identical with the diameter of atomizing cone bottom.
In a preferred embodiment, the spray cap can be locked in appropriate location on the spray container top.This can realize by the crimping around the bottom inward flange at the spray cap and the relevant groove towards the spray container top.By making to spray cap " locking " on the spray container top, in position, improved the robustness of operation.The spray cap is a kind of like this cap, and the product in spray container can be dispersed by it (ejection) and cap need not be removed.This is to make the valve on container and spray the relevant spray channel that between the spray holes in cap, fluid is communicated with to realize by setting.
Spray holes is the gap that is limited by the outer wall that sprays cap.By this gap, during valve on opening container, spray channel allows the content of container to be dispersed.Spray holes should be considered to be in the front portion of atomizing cone.
By the valve on container, applying downward pressure can open valve, and this downward pressure normally produces by the downward pressure that applies on relevant spray channel.
In a preferred embodiment, the external diameter of the waist of container is 30mm to 40mm, is more preferably 33mm to 39mm, and most preferred be 35mm to 37mm.
In a preferred embodiment, the center 70mm to 90mm that the waist of container is positioned at apart from the thumb pad of actuator button locates, and is more preferably 75mm to 81mm, and most preferredly for 77.5mm to 79.5mm, locates, and it is the minor increment of measuring along the crooked outer surface of atomizing cone.Size such when the user of atomizing cone is the women is especially suitable, and such atomizing cone meets general women's hand and especially easy to use very much.
In a preferred embodiment, the ratio of the distance between the center of the thumb pad of the external diameter of the waist of container and the external diameter of waist and actuator button (minor increment of measuring along the crooked outer surface of atomizing cone) is at least 0.42 to 1 but be not more than 0.50 to 1, be more preferably at least 0.44 to 1 but be not more than 0.48 to 1, most preferred at least 0.45 to 1 but be not more than 0.47 to 1.Size such when the user of atomizing cone is the women is especially suitable, and such atomizing cone meets general women's hand and especially easy to use very much.
In a preferred embodiment, the ratio of diameter of the external diameter of the waist of container and the described container in position that is assemblied in container at the spray cap is at least 1 to 1.15 but be not more than 1 to 1.35, be more preferably at least 1 to 1.2 but be not more than 1 to 1.3, and most preferred be 1 to 1.25.The size that these are relative, one of them preferred proportion of especially describing in detail in top paragraph is combined, and can more be of value to ergonomics.
Preferably by the mode of sliding, carry out the operate actuator button; The sliding actuator button makes the content that discharges spray container via spray holes forward.The thumb pad that is in slight curving position and people when people's forefinger be arranged in actuator button in the heart the time, by stretching described forefinger, can complete easily the slip of button.
For repeated usage, it is most preferred that actuator button has gigback.Usually, actuator button is furnished with return spring, and this return spring activated when promoting button forward, and when the pressure that removes on button, return spring is for being back to its initial position by button.
Actuator button and horizon angulation are 15 ° to 50 °, preferably 20 ° to 45 °, are more preferably 25 ° to 40 °.These angles should be considered to actuator button along the angle between axis before and after it and horizon in identical perpendicular.When actuator is crooked, require tangent with respect to this bending with above-mentioned angle.
Actuator button can have the rib that strides across its upper surface extension and grip property in order to increase.Preferably, for the same reason, the upper surface of button is made by thermoplastic elastomer.The main body of actuator button can be by alternative plastic material, and for example polyacetal copolymer is made.
Actuator button, especially its thumb pad, preferably at its front end K/UP.This help button to front slide and therefore can be conducive to the advantage of ergonomics of the present invention.
The spray channel of usually leading to spray holes via the valve from container top discharges the content of container.In a preferred embodiment, when actuator button, during to front slide, downward pressure can be applied on valve, thereby open described valve and allow the pressure atomization complex in container to be dispersed.
In the preferred embodiment according to aforementioned paragraphs, actuator button forward and then slide backward in order to apply downward pressure for the valve at the spray container top.Preferably, this can apply downward pressure to spray channel via the projection that is folded down from actuator button and complete, and spray channel then applies downward pressure to valve.
The spray cap, comprise relevant spray channel, normally by plastics (for example polypropylene), made.Common manufacture method is injection molding.
Spray container used according to the invention is normally made by sheet tin or aluminium.Valve is positioned at the top of container, normally center.Container can bear the pressure of the spraying complex of storage in it.This pressure can reach 2 or 3 bar, reaches 10 bar or even reaches 14 bar.
Spray container preferably includes be used to being coated in the cosmetics complex on human body surface.By this use and such complex, ergonomics advantage of the present invention is especially useful, and atomizing cone is particularly suited for towards user self ejection product.This is particularly useful for usually towards underarm areas, spraying product, that is to say deodorizer and hidroschesis complex.
The feature of describing with reference to following specific embodiment can be incorporated in the describe, in general terms that provides in above-mentioned and/or claim by oneself.
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Fig. 1 is the lateral side view according to the distributing box 1 of the spray cap 2 that comprises the top that is positioned at closing waist spray container 3 of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the front view of distributing box 1 shown in Figure 1;
Fig. 3 is the expansion lateral side view of distributing box 1 shown in Figure 1, and it has removed usually valve seat and related valves at the top of spray container 3;
Fig. 4 is the rear side birds-eye view of spray cap 2;
Fig. 5 is the front elevation of spray cap 2;
Fig. 6 is with hatching A-A, the birds-eye view of the spray cap 2 of B-B and C-C;
Fig. 7 is the upward view of spray cap 2;
Fig. 8 and Fig. 9 are the section drawings at the crimping (being respectively 10 and 11) of spray cap 2 bottoms;
Figure 10 is the section drawing along the spray cap 2 of line A-A intercepting;
Figure 11 is the section drawing along the spray cap 2 of line B-B intercepting;
Figure 12 is the section drawing along the spray cap 2 of line C-C intercepting;
Figure 13 is the front view of spray channel 15;
Figure 14 is from the front view of the actuator button 6 seen of below slightly.
The specific embodiment
Referring to figs. 1 through Fig. 3, spray container 3 has the waist 4 towards its upper end.The upper extension of the waist 4 of spray container 3 extends into attached spray cap 2 smoothly, although they have significantly in conjunction with 5 between two.
Spray cap 2 has its lip-deep slidably actuator button 6 above its cross-sectional dimension, and at its opposition side, the spray holes 7 that is limited by the sidewall 8 that sprays cap 2 is arranged.
Distributing box 1 is designed to easily grip to greatest extent, and especially the hand by the women grips.Waist 4 can easily be gripped between the finger belly and middle finger and the third finger of user's thumb, and when gripping like this, the pad of the forefinger of user's same hand can be placed on actuator button 6, and forefinger is in slight curving position, for forward and stretch upwards and prepare.
In this particular example, the ratio of the distance between the center of the external diameter of the external diameter of the waist of container 3 and waist and actuator button 6 (minor increment of measuring along the crooked outer surface of atomizing cone) is 0.46 to 1.
In Fig. 4 to Figure 12, further show spray cap 2 and its feature.Spray cap 2 has the circular cross section that is limited by sidewall 8, and the diameter of spray cap 2 reduces towards its upper end.The oval spray holes 7 of sidewall 8 limits, this spray holes 7 is considered to be in the front portion of distributing box 1.Oval spray holes 7 has in the horizontal direction minor axis and locates towards the upper end of sidewall 8.
Two braced wings 9 are inwardly outstanding from sidewall 8 at spray holes 7 either sides.These braced wings 9 are half thin-walleds that the top from sidewall 8 extends downward about its length.From the side towards spray holes 7 of each braced wing 9, be extended with spray channel guiding wall 10.These spray channel guiding walls 10 are positioned at the perpendicular perpendicular to the front and back axis (A-A) of distributing box 1.They extend towards each other from braced wing 9 near spray holes 7.Spray channel guiding wall 10 stops, and leaves one therebetween always slightly greater than the gap of the minor axis of oval spray holes 7.
In the bottom of sidewall 8, be useful on and make to spray crimping 11A and the 11B that cap 2 can be buckled in the top of spray container 1.Crimping is equally spaced by the bottom interior surface around sidewall 8 and consists of isolated six the level and smooth pearl 11A of ripple crimping 11B.In Fig. 8 and Fig. 9, show respectively the detailed cross sectional view of crimping 11A and 11B.Crimping is snapped in the breach 12 (participation Fig. 3) around the top of spray container 1.
Spray cap 2 also has the roof 13 of limiting hole 14; The purpose in this hole is to hold the part (videing infra) of relevant spray channel 15.Roof 13 is connected to sidewall 8 by inwall 16, and inwall height from front to back is not quite similar, and is forwardly relatively high and reduce towards rear portion.
Roof 13 has principal piece 13A and secondary segment 13B, and principal piece upwards tilts towards the front portion of actuator from the angle of horizontal surface with about 32 °, and secondary segment is approximately (participation Figure 11) of level.Secondary segment 13B is positioned at the front end of roof 13.Hole 14 in roof 13 is positioned at the center of principal piece 13A and secondary segment 13B joint, but by the latter, is limited substantially.
14 the either side in hole (that is, on the direction of the motion vertical with actuator button 6), two projections 17 are swelled from the secondary segment 13B of roof 13.Each projection 17 is the bossed ridge 18 of tool on the side of its adjacent bores 14 all.
Be roughly circular hole wall 19 and 20 to hole 14 do lining and all in the vertical direction from roof 13, dangle and swell (referring to Figure 12).Longer than the epimere 20 from roof 13 protuberances from the hypomere 19 that roof 13 is folded down.The hypomere 19 that is folded down from roof 13 in its front portion, parallel wall far away 22 has gap 21, the parallel wall far away 22 in this front portion extends from 21De edge, gap towards spray holes 7.These parallel walls far away 22 have acclivitous lower edge 23 on the direction of spray holes 7.Parallel wall far away 22 stops in the position that the outer rim 24 with inwall 16 flushes.
From the epimere 20 of the hole wall of top arm 13 protuberance with also from above-mentioned projection 17 adjacency of top arm 13 protuberances.From the front portion of epimere 20, extend the vault 25 that lifts, it is connected to epimere 20 in the gap in the epimere 20 of the secondary segment 13B of inwall 16 and bridge joint roof 13 and hole wall.The vault 25 that lifts is hemispheric at its top, and its inner face 26 is adjacent to the inner face of the wall 22 parallel far away that extends from 21De edge, gap the hypomere 19 of the hole wall that is folded down from top 13.One section (videing infra) that the vault 25 of protuberance is designed to hold spray channel 15.
Circular hole wall 19 and 20 inner face 20C are continuous and have vertical groove 20D on the either sides with two projections 17 are aimed at substantially, roof 13 protuberances of described projection 14 either sides from hole.
Central protrusion 27 is from the principal piece 13A of roof 13 protuberance and have a back 28 that extend in the gap 29 passed roof 13.The back 28 of this stretching, extension forms firm supporting walls and will similarly mention in the back.
The back side projection of the restriction folder 30 principal piece 13A towards roof 13.They limit (videing infra) for the part to actuator button 6.Folder 30 is positioned at the parallel cuts 31 of roof 13, and parallel cuts extends back from restriction folder 30, that is, along the direction that is pushed away from actuator button 6, extend.
In the principal piece 13A of roof 13, also have two parallel cuts far away 32.The either side of central protrusion 27 is also extended and be positioned to these parallel cuts far away 32 from front to back, under the projection 17 at roof 13 protuberances, extends to the position that flushes with the back 28 of central protrusion 27.
Figure 13 shows above-mentioned spray channel 15.This spray channel comprise vertical section 33 and with vertical section 33 one-tenth about 114 ° of angles (that is, with horizontal surface, becoming 24 ° of angles) the section 34.Vertically section 33 is communicated with tilting section 34 fluids.
Vertical section 33 of spray channel 15 is designed to be assemblied in the valve rod (not shown) of spray container 3 and locates flue to help above-mentioned assembling at its pedestal (36V).In vertical section 33 hole 14 that also is designed to fit snugly against in the roof 13 that sprays cap 2 of spray channel 15 (videing infra).In this way, limited the cross motion of spray channel 15.Vertical section 33 of spray channel 15 has Hookean region at its top, and when operation commutator 1, the part of actuator button 6 is pressed thereon.
Vertical section 33 of spray channel 15 has (that is, along sense of motion with actuator button 6 vertical direction) rectangular blocks 33A of being vertically oriented outstanding from its each side.These rectangular blocks 33A is designed to slide in the vertical groove 20D in the inner face 20C of substantially circular hole wall 19 and 20.Limit in this way the rotation of spray channel 15.
Vertical section 33 of spray channel 15 has two little retaining clip 33B, and each retaining clip is positioned at some distances in top of the rectangular blocks 33A of vertical section either side.These folders 33B is for remaining on correct position by spray channel 15 and break away from and come when using distributing box 1 for the first time at production period.
The tilting section 34 of spray channel 15 is inside and outside all 33 narrow than vertical section.Tilting section 34 extends towards spray holes 7 from the top of vertical section 33.Whenever spraying nose end at tilting section 34 has oblong-shaped disc 36D, and it is designed in the assembling of the tight rear of oval spray holes 7 and does not stay from outside appreciiable gap.In the end of tilting section 34, also have common whirl chamber, its design is in order to improve atomization quality.
Figure 14 shows actuator button 6.This actuator button comprises thumb pad 38 and a plurality of features that are folded down from it.Thumb pad 38 is longer (being on the direction of slip of its design) on fore-and-aft direction.Thumb pad is designed to be located on the roof 13 of spray cap 2.Thumb pad 38 is at its front end 39 place's K/UPs, in order to improve the human engineering performance of using.For same purpose, on its end face, also has crooked projection 38A (these features refer to Fig. 1 and Fig. 3).
Two directed folders 40 are from hanging down vertically on thumb pad 38 and being designed to two parallel cuts 32 the principal piece 13A of the roof 13 by the either side in central protrusion 27.Folder 40 has towards outer wedge 41, and wedge 41 helps to be inserted in otch 32, and after these completed, folder 40 temporarily curved inwardly.When pressing actuator button 6, retaining clip 40 in its corresponding otch 32 inside to front slide.
What be folded down from thumb pad 38 along axis before and after the central authorities of thumb pad 38 is the structure 43 of keel shape.This structure is outward-dipping below close thumb pad 38 front ends, and stops in only about half of position along the length of thumb pad 38.The foot 44 of the structure 43 of keel shape is designed to when operation commutator 1, presses the Hookean region 35 on the top of vertical section 33 of actuator button 6.
Elastic reed 45 is folded down from thumb pad 38 in the position at the rear towards thumb pad 38 front and back axis.Sheet spring 45 is positioned to be positioned at from the rear of the central protrusion 27 of roof 13 protuberances by the 29, gap, gap 29 in the roof 13 of spray cap 2.Sheet spring 45 is designed to abut against the robust support wall 28 of formation from the extension back 28 of the central protrusion 27 of roof 13 protuberances.When pressing actuator button 6 forward, the sheet spring activated.When discharging actuator button 6, sheet spring 45 impels actuator button 6 to get back to its initial position.
Two projections 46 of having dangled from the front portion of thumb pad 38, these two projections are designed to interact with two projections 17 of the secondary segment 13B protuberance of roof 13 from spray cap 2.When pressing actuator button 6 forward, the bottom of the projection 46 that is folded down from thumb pad 38 is along the top slide of the projection 17 of roof 13 protuberances from spray cap 2, until the described projection of dangling 46 has been passed through described raised projections 17.The projection 46 of dangling from thumb pad 38 for guiding during this process from the rise crest 18 on the projection 17 of roof 13 protuberance of spray cap 2.When the described projection 46 of dangling has been passed through described raised projections 17, but depressed actuator button 6.
From the rear of thumb pad 38, dangle two and support the pillars 47 of articulated joints 48, this articulated joint is designed to be assemblied in the parallel cuts 31 towards the location, the back side of the roof 13 principal piece 13A of spray cap 2.
When operate actuator, actuator button 6 is ridden seat to front slide and the projection 46 that is folded down from the front portion of thumb pad 38 along the projection 17 of the secondary segment 13B protuberance of the roof 13 from spray cap 2.Meanwhile, two directed folders 40 that are folded down from thumb pad are in two parallel cuts 32 slides forwards that are arranged in the roof 13 principal piece 13A on central protrusion 27 either sides, and the articulated joint 48 that is folded down from the rear portion of thumb pad 38 is slided along the parallel cuts 31 of the location, the back side of the principal piece 13A of the roof 13 towards spray cap 2.Simultaneously, sheet spring 45 activated by being compressed against on supporting walls 28.
When the projection 46 that is folded down when the front portion from thumb pad 38 had slid past from the projection 17 of the secondary segment 13B protuberance of roof 13, actuator button 6 can be pressed.Simultaneously, the articulated joint 48 that is folded down from the rear portion of thumb pad 38 has arrived towards the restriction folder 30 of the location, the back side of the principal piece 13A of roof 13.Thumb pad 38 is pressed, and on the Hookean region 35 of the keel shape structure 43 that is folded down from it downwards against vertical section 33 tops of spray channel 15.This makes spray channel 15 upper downwardly against the valve rod (VS) that it is located in container 1 thereon, thereby opens valve and allow to discharge the product in container 1.During pressing vertical section 33 of spray channel 15, the tilting section 34 of spray channel 15 is at the epimere 20 that connects hole wall and the interior down sliding of vault 25 of inwall 16, and at the rear down sliding of the oval spray holes 7 of oblong-shaped disc 36 next-door neighbour of the end of spray channel 15.
When pressure removed from actuator button 6, the spring associated with the valve rod (VS) of container 1 forced spray channel 15 forward, and following closely, the sheet spring 45 that is folded down from thumb pad 38 forces actuator button 6 to get back to its initial position.

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1. cylindrical atomizing cone of hand-held, it comprises spray container and attached spray cap, described spray container has at the valve at its top with towards the waist of its upper end, the upper extension of described waist extends into described attached spray cap smoothly, described attached spray cap reaches cross-sectional dimension in the position that the upper extension of described waist extends into described attached spray cap smoothly, described size upwards further reduces, and described attached spray cap has:
(i) actuator button of slide, it is positioned on the surface of described attached spray cap above described attached spray cap cross-sectional dimension, and described actuator button is inclined upwardly 15 ° to 50 °;
(ii) be positioned at the spray holes of a side relative to described actuator button of described attached spray cap;
The spray channel of (iii) being correlated with, it provides the valve on described spray container to be communicated with the fluid between described spray holes; And
(iv) roof, it limits a hole, and vertical section of described spray channel is designed to fit snugly against in this hole,
The size of described atomizing cone allows the customer to grip described atomizing cone around the described waist of described spray container, uses with the customer, to grip the hand that described atomizing cone is identical and press described actuator button, the described atomizing cone of forefinger operation.
2. atomizing cone according to claim 1, the ratio of the distance between the center of the thumb pad of the external diameter of the waist of wherein said spray container and the external diameter of described waist and described actuator button is at least 0.42 to 1 but be not more than 0.50 to 1, and the narrowest part that wherein said waist is described waist and this distance are the minor increments of measuring along the crooked outer surface of described atomizing cone.
3. atomizing cone according to claim 1 and 2, the ratio of the external diameter of the waist of wherein said spray container and the diameter of the described spray container in position that is assemblied in described spray container at described attached spray cap is at least 1 to 1.35 but be not more than 1 to 1.15, and wherein said waist is the narrowest part of described waist.
4. atomizing cone according to claim 1 and 2, the ratio of the external diameter of the waist of wherein said spray container and the diameter of the described spray container in position that is assemblied in described spray container at described attached spray cap is at least 1 to 1.3 but be not more than 1 to 1.2, and wherein said waist is the narrowest part of described waist.
5. atomizing cone according to claim 1 and 2, the external diameter of the waist of wherein said spray container is 1 to 1.25 with the ratio of the diameter of the described spray container in position that is assemblied in described spray container at described attached spray cap, and wherein said waist is the narrowest part of described waist.
6. atomizing cone according to claim 1 and 2, the maximum gauge on the top of wherein said atomizing cone is at described attached spray cap, to be assemblied in the position of described spray container.
7. atomizing cone according to claim 1 and 2, the external diameter of the waist of wherein said spray container is that 33mm to 39mm and the center 75mm to 81mm that is positioned at the thumb pad of the described actuator button of distance locate, this distance is the minor increment of measuring along the crooked outer surface of described atomizing cone, and wherein said waist is the narrowest part of described waist.
8. atomizing cone according to claim 1 and 2, wherein said actuator button has gigback.
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