CN102971231A - Actuator for an aerosol container - Google Patents
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- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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- B65D83/206—Actuator caps, or peripheral actuator skirts, attachable to the aerosol container comprising a cantilevered actuator element, e.g. a lever pivoting about a living hinge
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- B65D—CONTAINERS 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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- B65D—CONTAINERS 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 actuator (1) for a hand-held aerosol container fitted centrally at its top with a dispensing valve, said actuator comprising: (i) a cup-shaped over-cap (3) attachable to the container and comprising a top wall defining a gap through which a spray channel passes, said gap restricting lateral movement of the spray channel; (ii) a spray channel (4) in fluid connection with the valve; (iii) an actuator button (5) comprising a finger pad from which a keel depends; the keel dependent from the finger pad of the button (5) being able to press down onto the spray channel (4) and the spray channel (4) on to the valve after the first slide movement of the button (5), but not before; whereby the actuator button (5) has a distinct first slide movement that puts it into an orientation in which a second depression movement causes release of the contents of the associated dispenser and in that the force required for the first slide movement of the actuator button (5) is at least 5N.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of actuator for aerosol container, a kind of aerosol container of storing cosmetic composition specifically, and the use of this actuator that is used for discharging the content of described container.The invention particularly relates to and have the actuator that need to independently slide and press down the actuator button that realizes activation.
Background technology
Some aerosol actuator with good ergonomics has been designed to have actuator button, and this actuator button can be slided.
US6398082 discloses a kind of actuating mechanism for hand-held tank, but in described actuating mechanism slider can under the effect of finger pressure from the valve disengaged position move to the valve engage position and during when the removal finger pressure hidden spring make described slider return the valve disengaged position.
US2678147 discloses a kind ofly to have the base portion profile and is assemblied in slider on the actuator, described base portion profile is on operable position not is placed on shoulder shape thing around plunger, and described base portion profile is slid into forward operable position, thereby is placed on the plunger and spaced apartly above described shoulder shape thing allows to press described slider at the base portion of slider described in the operable position.
US3734353 discloses a kind of actuator, and button is slid past forward the edge of fin and on aerosol valves in this actuator, thereby can press described button.
US4325497 discloses a kind of actuator of Childproof, wherein actuator button by simultaneously forward with down sliding to activate this device and to return its initial position by spring installation.
The WO2010/052168 that announced and require to enjoy the priority date on November 5th, 2008 and on July 3rd, 2009 on May 14th, 2010 discloses a kind of hand-held aerosol distributing box that comprises actuator, described actuator is shared some common trait with actuator of the present invention, but realization activation (especially by needing the slip of very large power) can not independently be slided and press down to actuator button.
US2004/0164103 discloses a kind of lid for being installed on the aerosol container and residual compression gas being discharged automatically from this container before abandoning container.
US2678147 discloses the foam dispenser head for the aerosol dispenser with actuator button, and this actuator button need to be to front slide before can being pressed.
Summary of the invention
Describe, in general terms
An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of for aerosol dispenser and actuator with good ergonomics and operational stability.The key feature of operational stability is to have avoided distributing valve and used more specifically lateral pressure on the valve rod of aerosol container of actuator.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of actuator for aerosol dispenser, this actuator can be resisted too early release well, that is to say that the content (for example, at manufacturing or In transit) before expectation discharges of resisting well distributing box discharges.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of for aerosol dispenser and actuator with good ergonomics and operational stability.
The feature that help opposing of the present invention discharges too early is the actuator button that need to move it very energetically to its operable position.Crucial is, this first moves and be independent of the motion that the content that causes aerosol dispenser discharges.
In a first aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of and medially be equipped with the actuator of the hand-held aerosol container of distributing valve for the top, described actuator comprises:
(ⅰ) can be attached to container and comprise sidewall and the cup-shaped loam cake of top wall, described sidewall limits spraying can be by its spraying aperture that is directed, and described top wall limits the gap that spray channel is passed, the shifted laterally of described gap restriction spray channel;
(ⅱ) spray channel, described spray channel are communicated with the valve fluid and are suitable for spraying by the spraying aperture in the sidewall of described loam cake;
(ⅲ) comprise that carinate member is from the actuator button of its thumb pad that overhangs; Actuating need first of button to slide and button second press motion, after first of button slides rather than before, the carinate member that overhangs from the thumb pad of button can be pressed downwardly onto on the spray channel and spray channel is pressed onto on this valve; It is characterized in that:
Described actuator button has independently first slides, this first slide with this actuator button be placed in one second press that content that motion causes related distributing box is released towards, and the first required power of sliding of described actuator button is 5N at least.
In a second aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of cosmetics aerosol composition has been applied to the method for human body, described method comprises to be used according to of the present invention first or the actuator of second aspect.
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In whole specification sheets, such as " top ", " on ", " vertically " and " horizontal surface " should be understood to mean actuator when it is positioned at " use " position on the top of upright aerosol container as shown in Figure 1 towards term.
Term " overhangs " and should be understood to mean from the downward feature of protruding of other objects.
When as before paragraph in describe towards the time, term " side direction " should be understood to mean approximately be orthogonal to the plane of the vertical axis of actuator.
The vertical axis of actuator can be thought its spindle axis and term " horizontal surface " means to be orthogonal to the plane of this axis.
" front portion " should be understood to respect to the horizontal plane and towards the spraying aperture, and " rear portion " should be understood to from described spraying aperture away from.
By use have aerosol actuator that the actuator button of shifted laterally element works be easy to directly or indirectly apply side force to valve-specifically described actuator need to be attached on the valve rod of the aerosol container on it.Although this situation is very suitable for inclined valve, may damages and expect to avoid this situation to occur because of this side force by the valve pressing downwards to operate.The present invention is the most advantageously with using by the valve of pressing downwards to operate.In addition, ideally, the aerosol actuator should not cause the content of distributing box to discharge too early.
The present invention is by providing independently the first actuator that slides with actuator button to solve top problem, this first slide with actuator button be placed in one second press that content that motion causes the associated allocation device is released towards.By keeping the independence of these motions, the side force on the valve rod has been minimized and provides and has been used for avoiding the too early device of release.
In a preferred embodiment, the slip of actuator button does not need gigback; That is to say that in case actuator button slides into its operating position, it just stays there.This feature has the benefit of avoiding when using distributing box next time button being slided into forward the needs of operating position.
Avoiding of discharging too early improved by setting the first suitable minimum force that slides that is used for actuator button, described power make actuator button from its not operable position move to its operable position.This power is at least 5N, preferably is at least 10N, and more preferably is at least 15N.The larger power of mentioning is more suitable for avoiding the accident of distributing box assembly process to discharge.
Side force on the valve rod is further by minimizing its gap or aperture of passing in the fixed platform, and described gap or aperture are generally and closely cooperate or interference fit.Described fixed platform is the top wall of the loam cake of actuator.
The particularly important is, along the operated direction of actuator button-the be generally shifted laterally towards and away from the direction restriction spray channel in spraying aperture.
Pass the some place in gap at it, spray channel is along the width of fore-and-aft direction, takies described some place along usually at least 90%, more generally at least 95% and most preferably at least 98% of the gap width of fore-and-aft direction.
Gap in the top wall is preferably Perfect Ring around the aperture of spray channel.Preferably, described aperture has circular cross section.When the gap in the top wall is the aperture of circular cross section, the cross-sectional area of stating spray channel in the some place that spray channel is passed described aperture take described some place the aperture cross-sectional area usually at least 95%, more generally take at least 97% and most preferably take 99%.
Spray channel is passed gap or aperture " point " and be should be understood to relate to the actuator that is in its " static " state and preferably also relate to actuator when spray channel is in its complete down state.
In some embodiments of the present invention, also limited rotatablely moving of spray channel.These embodiments will have extra operational stability ideally.
In preferred implementation of the present invention, actuator button is related with the top wall of loam cake.In this position, actuator has good especially ergonomics, that is to say, is easy to use.
When actuator button was related with the top wall of loam cake, preferably, actuator button moved to its second place from its primary importance along the direction towards the spraying aperture.
The present invention be particularly suited for the actuator with angled actuator button use-more specifically when on the angled section of the top wall that is positioned at the loam cake that supports described actuator button.The angled section of the top wall of loam cake preferably makes progress into 10 ℃ to 50 ℃ angle and more preferably becomes 25 ℃ to 40 ℃ angle with horizontal surface with horizontal surface.
Carinate member overhangs from the thumb pad of middle section usually.Ideally, carinate member has wedge-like lower surface profile, from back to front tapered-namely darker at the rear portion.
In a preferred embodiment, assign to prevent that when button is in its salient that does not overhang by the thumb pad from actuator button during operable position carinate member is pressed downwardly onto on the spray channel, and described carinate member interacts with projection from the end face projection of top wall.Preferably have two groups of this projections.
In preferred embodiment, when actuator button was in its operating position, one or more projections that overhang of mentioning in paragraph before can pass from one or more projections of the end face projection of top wall by down sliding.
In preferred embodiment, loam cake is lockable to the appropriate location on the top of aerosol container.This can be by realizing around the crimping of the bottom of loam cake inward flange and the associated slots towards the top of aerosol container.By making the appropriate location of loam cake " locking " to the top of aerosol container, can improve operational stability.
Spray channel used according to the invention is communicated with the valve fluid of the container that uses with actuator.Spray channel generally includes two sections that communicate with each other and be communicated with the valve fluid.Usually, spray channel has the vertical section that is designed to be assembled at place, the top of the aerosol container that uses with actuator on the top of valve rod of described valve.In operation, carinate member is bearing in downwards on the top of this vertical section usually.
Spray channel generally includes vertical section and the section angled with described vertical section, and described two section fluids are communicated with.Angle between the section is usually from 100 ° to 130 ° and preferably from 110 ° to 120 °.The feature of mentioning in this section is combined in order to help improve the ergonomics of the use of actuator with the top wall of the loam cake with angled section (seeing above).
Described actuator is usually by plastics and the most usually make by the method that relates to injection-molded.Spray channel and loam cake can be made by polypropylene.Most of actuator button can be prepared by acetal copolymer; Yet the top surface of actuator button is preferably made in order to increase grasp by thermoplastic elastomer.
The aerosol container that uses with actuator preferably contains and is useful on the cosmetic composition that is applied to human body surface.By this use and these compositions, ergonomics of the present invention and stability benefits are particularly advantageous.
Usually made by tin-plate or aluminium with the container that actuator uses.
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Consult that feature that following particular implementation describes provides above can being included in independently and/or claim in the universal description that provides.
Fig. 1 be appropriate location on the top of typical aerosol container (2) actuator (1) rear/lateral plan.
Fig. 2 be appropriate location on the top of typical aerosol container (2) actuator (1) front/lateral plan.
Fig. 3 is after the decomposition of the typical aerosol container (2) that is located thereon of actuator (1) and described actuator (1)/lateral plan.
Fig. 4 be loam cake (3) rear/side/birds-eye view.
Fig. 5 is the front view of loam cake (3).
Fig. 6 is the birds-eye view of loam cake (3) with the cutting line that is labeled as A-A, B-B and C-C.
Fig. 7 is the upward view of loam cake (3).
Fig. 8 and 9 is the cutaway views of crimping (being respectively 10 and 11) that pass the bottom place of loam cake (3).
Figure 10 is the cutaway view that passes loam cake (3) along A-A.
Figure 11 is the cutaway view that passes loam cake (3) along B-B.
Figure 12 is the cutaway view that passes loam cake (3) along C-C.
Figure 13 be spray channel (4) front/lateral plan.
Figure 14 be actuator button (5) observe from below a little front/lateral plan.
Figure 15 is the longitudinal cross-section of passing actuator button (5).
Figure 16 is one the amplification cross section of passing in the hinge housing (30).
The specific embodiment
Actuator (1) comprises three parts: cup-shaped loam cake (3), spray channel (4) and actuator button (5).
Loam cake (3) and feature thereof are shown in Fig. 4 to 12.Loam cake (3) has the circular cross section that is limited by sidewall (6), and the diameter of loam cake (3) reduces towards its upper end.Sidewall (6) limits the ellipse spraying aperture (7) of the front portion that is considered to be in actuator (1).Oval spraying aperture (7) has the minor axis of its along continuous straight runs and is positioned to upper end towards sidewall (6).
Two braced wings (8) the spraying aperture (7) both sides on from sidewall (6) to projecting inward.These braced wings (8) are the thin-walleds that extends to about intermediate position points of its length from the top of sidewall (6).Spray channel guide wall (9) is protruded in the face of the side in spraying aperture (7) from each braced wing (8).These spray channel guide wall (9) are in the vertical plane surface of the front and back axis (A-A) that is orthogonal to actuator (1).They extend toward each other from braced wing (8) near spraying aperture (7).Spray channel guide wall (9) thus always stop between them, forming less times greater than the gap of the minor axis in ellipse spraying aperture (7).
Have in the bottom of sidewall (6) be used to make loam cake (3) can snap lock crimping (10 and 11) to the top of aerosol container (1).Crimping comprises that the bottom interior surface around sidewall (6) evenly distributes and is alternatingly arranged with 6 level and smooth crimpings (10) of ripple crimping (11).The details cross-sectional plane of crimping (10 and 11) is respectively shown in Fig. 8 and 9.Crimping snaps fitted in the breach (12) (seeing Fig. 3) around the top of aerosol container 1.
Loam cake (3) also has the top wall (13) of restriction aperture (14); This aperture is used for holding the part (seeing below) of spray channel (4).Top wall (13) is connected to sidewall (6) by the inwall (15) of height change from front to back (in front relatively high and reduce towards the back).
Top wall (13) has towards the front portion of actuator with the main section (16) of the angulation that makes progress from the horizontal by about 32 ° angle and the about less important section (17) (seeing Figure 11) of level.Less important section (17) is at the front end of top wall (13).Location placed in the middle, aperture (14) in the top wall (13), main (16) and less important (17) section combination in this position, but described aperture (14) mainly limit by described less important section (17).
The both sides of (14) in the aperture, along the direction that is orthogonal to the moving direction of actuator button (5), two projections (18) protrude from the less important section (17) of top wall (13).Each has protrusion ridge (19) in the side that they are adjacent to aperture (14) projection (18).
Major part is that circular port wall (20A and 20B) is the lining in aperture (14), and vertically overhangs and protrude (seeing Figure 12) from top wall (13).Longer than the epimere (20B) that protrudes from top wall (13) from the hypomere (20A) that top wall (13) overhangs.The hypomere (20A) that overhangs from top wall (13) has gap (21) in its front portion, other parallel walls (22) is extended towards spraying aperture (7) from the edge of described gap (21).These other parallel walls (22) have along the acclivitous lower edge of direction (23) in spraying aperture (7).Other parallel walls (22) ends at the level height identical with the outward flange (24) of inwall (15).
The epimere (20B) of the port wall of protruding from top wall (13) is in abutting connection with the aforementioned projection (18) that also protrudes from top wall (13).What extend from the front portion of epimere (20B) is to protrude dome (25), and described protrusion dome (25) is connected to inwall (15) with epimere (20B) and with " gap " in the less important section (17) of top wall (13) epimere (20B) bridge joint with port wall.Protrude dome (25) and at its top be the inside face adjacency of dome shape and its inside face (26) and other parallel walls (22), the edge in the gap (21) of other parallel walls (22) from the hypomere (20A) of the port wall that overhangs from top wall (13) extends.Protrude dome (25) and be designed to hold the part (seeing below) of spray channel (4).
Most of inside face (20C) for circular port wall (20A and 20B) be adjacency and have vertical recess (20D) in the both sides of aiming at two projections (18), and projection (18) protrudes from top wall (13) on the both sides of aperture (14).
From the main section (16) of top wall (13), central projection (27) protrudes and has the back (28) in the gap (29) that extends through in the top wall (13).The back of this extension (28) forms firm abutment wall and will mentioned so subsequently.
Hinge cover (30) is towards the rear portion of the main section (16) of top wall (13).These hinge covers are used for the hinge section (seeing below) of constraint actuator button (5).Housing (30) is arranged on the parallel slits (31) of top wall (13), and described parallel slits (31) is extended along the direction that is pushed away from actuator button (5) backward-namely in hinge cover (30) below.Consult subsequently Figure 16 and describe in more detail housing (30).
There is two other parallel slits (32) in the main section (16) of top wall (13).These other parallel slits (32) are also extended from front to back and are positioned on the both sides of central projection (27), and described parallel slits (32) extends to the some position identical with the back (28) of central projection (27) in the back that is close to of the projection (18) that protrudes from top wall (13).
Spray channel (4) is shown in Figure 13.Described spray channel (4) comprises vertical section (33) and becomes about 114 ° angle-namely become with the horizontal surface section (34) of 24 ° angle with described vertical section (34).Described vertical section (33) is communicated with described angled section (34) fluid.
The vertical section (33) of spray channel (4) is designed to be assembled to the valve rod (VS) (seeing Fig. 3) of aerosol container (1) and upward and at its base portion (36V) locates to open to help described assembling.The vertical section (33) of spray channel (4) also is designed to be assemblied in suitably in the aperture (14) in the top wall (13) of loam cake (3) (seeing above).In this way, limited the shifted laterally of spray channel (4).The vertical section (33) of spray channel (4) has Hookean region (35) at its top, the part of actuator button (5) is by being pressed on the described Hookean region (35) when operate actuator (1).
The vertical section (33) of spray channel (4) has from its both sides-namely along with the direction of the moving direction quadrature of actuator button (5) protrude vertically towards rectangular blocks (33A).These rectangular blocks (33A) be designed to be able to major part for the vertical recess (20D) in the inside face (20C) of circular port wall (20A and 20B) in slip.In this way, limited rotatablely moving of spray channel (4).
The vertical section (33) of spray channel (4) has two little retaining clips (33B), and each is present in a bit of distance of rectangular blocks (33A) top on the both sides of described vertical section (33) described retaining clip (33B).These folders (33B) are used for during manufacture spray channel (4) being remained on the appropriate location, and are removed by snap action when using actuator (1) for the first time.
The angled section (34) of spray channel (4) inside and outside all narrow than vertical section (33).Angled section (34) extends towards spraying aperture (7) from the top of vertical section (33).In the spraying orifice end of angled section (34), have the back assembling that is designed to be close to oval spraying aperture (7) and at any time see from the outside the oval plate (36D) that does not all have leaving gap.Also has the conventional swirl chamber (37) that is designed to improve atomization quality in the end of angled section (34).
Actuator button (5) is shown in Figure 14.Described actuator button (5) comprises thumb pad (38) and from its various features that overhang.Thumb pad (38) is at fore-and-aft direction-be longer on its direction that is designed to slide.Thumb pad is designed to be positioned on the top wall (13) of loam cake (3).Thumb pad (38) is located K/UP in order to increase the application of ergonomics at its front end (39).For identical purpose, also has crooked projection (38A) (these features are seen Fig. 1 and 3) on its top surface.
Two the directed folders (40) that are designed to pass two other parallel slits (32) vertically overhang from thumb pad (38), and described two other parallel slits (32) are present in the main section (16) of the top wall (13) on the both sides that are positioned at central projection (27).Folder (40) has the wedge towards the outside (41) that helps in their insertion slits (32), and described folder (40) curves inwardly temporarily when inserting.When actuator button (5) was moved forward to its second place from its primary importance, retaining clip (40) was in they corresponding slit (32) slides forwards.
Ridge-like structure (43) overhangs along its center antero posterior axis line from thumb pad (38).Described structure is outward-dipping and stop in the only about half of position along the length of thumb pad (38) near its front end from the downside of thumb pad (38).The foot (44) of ridge-like structure (43) is designed to: the top at the vertical section (33) of actuator button (5) when operate actuator (1) is pressed in downwards on the Hookean region (35).
Two projections (46) overhang from the front portion of thumb pad (38), and described projection (46) is designed to two projections (18) interaction of protruding with less important section (17) from the top wall (13) of loam cake (3).When promoting forward actuator button (5), the top slide of the projection (18) that protrude along the top wall (13) from loam cake (3) bottom of the projection (46) that overhangs from thumb pad (38) is until the described projection that overhangs (46) has surpassed the projection (18) of described projection.Protrusion ridge (19) from the projection (18) of the top wall (13) of loam cake (3) projection is used for projection (46) guiding for overhanging from thumb pad (38) during this process.When the described projection that overhangs (46) surpasses the projection (18) of described projection, can press actuator button (5).
Two strut members (47) of supporting hinge joint (48) overhang from the rear portion of thumb pad (38), and described knuckle joint (48) is designed to be assembled in the hinge housing (30) of the location, back of the main section (16) of the top wall (13) of loam cake (3).
Tensioning strut member (45) also overhangs from the rear portion of thumb pad (38).When described tensioning strut member (45) during to front slide, back (28) interaction of the central projection (27) of itself and loam cake (3).When tensioning strut member (45) was in its second place, described tensioning strut member (45) be used for to reduce the loosening of loam cake (3) and thereby avoids its any vibration.
Constraint folder (49) also overhang from the rear portion of thumb pad (38) (seeing Figure 15).Constraint folder (50) interaction (seeing Fig. 6 and 16) that described constraint folder (49) and top surface from loam cake (3) raise up and can help to provide the resistance that loam cake (3) is moved forward.Described constraint folder (49) also can be used for resisting any movement that loam cake (3) returns its primary importance.
Figure 16 is by one details projection in the hinge housing (30).In the figure, the front portion of actuator to the right.Hinge housing (30) has two interior crimpings (51) and (52), and described two interior crimpings (51) have reduced the height of housing with (52) and provide knuckle joint (48) and related loam cake (3) moves to the resistance of their second place from their primary importance.They also can be used for resisting knuckle joint (48) and the related mobile primary importance of returning them of loam cake (3).
Figure 16 shows constraint folder (50) (the seeing above) that raises up from the top surface of loam cake (3).
When actuator button (5) slid into its second place from its primary importance, the projection (46) that overhangs from the front portion of thumb pad (38) was mobile along the projection (18) from less important section (17) projection of the top wall (13) of loam cake (3).Meanwhile, press from both sides (40) in two parallel slits (32) slides forwards from two orientations that thumb pad overhangs, described two parallel slits (32) are present in the main section (16) of the top wall (13) on the both sides that are positioned at central projection (27), and knuckle joint (48) movement their housing (31) in that overhangs from the rear portion of thumb pad (38) is described as further consulting in detail Figure 16.
When the projection (46) that overhangs when the front portion from thumb pad (38) had slid through from the projection (18) of less important section (17) projection of top wall (13), actuator button (5) just can be pressed.At this moment, the knuckle joint (48) that overhangs from the rear portion of thumb pad (38) has moved into their front portion (30F) of housing (30) (seeing above).When pressing thumb pad (38) subsequently, the ridge-like structure (43) that overhangs from this thumb pad (38) is bearing in downwards on the Hookean region (35) at top of vertical section (33) of spray channel (4).This just causes spray channel (4) to be bearing in the valve rod (VS) upper (described valve rod (VS) is positioned on the container (1)) of container (1) downwards, thereby opens valve and allow to discharge the interior product of container (1).During pressing the vertical section (33) of spray channel (4), the angled section (34) of spray channel (4) down sliding in dome (25), dome (25) is connected to inwall (15) with the epimere (20B) of port wall, and the oval plate (36) at place, the end of spray channel (4) is at the back down sliding that is close to oval spraying aperture (7).
When pressure was removed from actuator button (5), the spring related with the valve rod (VS) of container (1) forced spray channel (4) to move up.
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1. actuator that is used for the hand-held aerosol container, the top of this hand-held aerosol container medially is equipped with distributing valve, and described actuator comprises:
(ⅰ) can be attached to described container and comprise sidewall and the cup-shaped loam cake of top wall, described sidewall limits spraying can be by its spraying aperture that is directed, described top wall limits the gap that spray channel is passed, the shifted laterally of described gap restriction spray channel;
(ⅱ) spray channel, described spray channel are communicated with described valve fluid and are suitable for spraying by the spraying aperture in the sidewall of described loam cake;
(ⅲ) comprise that carinate member is from the actuator button of its thumb pad that overhangs; Activate to need first of described button to slide and described button independently second press motion, after first of described button slides rather than before, the carinate member that overhangs from the thumb pad of described button can be pressed downwardly onto on the described spray channel and described spray channel is pressed onto on the described valve;
It is characterized in that:
Described actuator button has independently first slides, this first slide with this actuator button place following towards: wherein second presses motion and cause the content of related distributing box to be released, and the first required power of sliding of described actuator button is 5N at least.
2. actuator as claimed in claim 1, wherein said actuator button is related with the top wall of loam cake.
3. actuator as claimed in claim 2, first of wherein said button slides along the direction towards the spraying aperture.
4. such as the described actuator of aforementioned each claim, wherein assigned to prevent by salient that described carinate member was pressed downwardly onto on the spray channel before first of described button slides, described projection overhangs and interacts with projection from the end face projection of top wall from the thumb pad of actuator button.
5. actuator as claimed in claim 4, wherein after first of actuator button is slided, the projection that overhangs from the thumb pad of actuator button can pass from the projection of the end face projection of top wall by down sliding.
6. such as claim 4 or 5 described actuators, two projections that overhang from the thumb pad of actuator button are wherein arranged, and these two projections interact from two projections of the end face projection of top wall independently with on the opposition side in aperture in top wall.
7. such as the described actuator of aforementioned each claim, the gap that wherein said spray channel is passed is that Perfect Ring is around the aperture of described spray channel.
8. as the described actuator of aforementioned each claim, wherein said spray channel comprises vertical section, and after first of actuator button was slided, the carinate member that overhangs from the thumb pad of actuator button can be pressed in the top of described vertical section.
9. actuator as claimed in claim 8, wherein said spray channel comprises the section continuous with vertical section, this section extends towards the spraying aperture and forms upwards 5 ° to 45 ° angle with horizontal direction from described vertical section.
10. as the described actuator of aforementioned each claim, the top wall of wherein said loam cake has the section that forms upwards 10 ° to 50 ° angle with horizontal direction.
11. such as the described actuator of aforementioned each claim, first of wherein said actuator button is slided needs at least power of 10N.
12. such as the described actuator of aforementioned each claim, wherein said actuator button does not comprise be used to making it return the mechanism of its primary importance.
13. one kind is applied to the method for human body with cosmetics aerosol composition, described method comprises to be used according to the described actuator of aforementioned each claim.
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