EP0499538A1 - Verpackung für pastöse Medien - Google Patents

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EP0499538A1
EP0499538A1 EP92400375A EP92400375A EP0499538A1 EP 0499538 A1 EP0499538 A1 EP 0499538A1 EP 92400375 A EP92400375 A EP 92400375A EP 92400375 A EP92400375 A EP 92400375A EP 0499538 A1 EP0499538 A1 EP 0499538A1
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Jean-Louis Bougamont
Alain Behar
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • 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
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/0005—Containers or packages provided with a piston or with a movable bottom or partition having approximately the same section as the container
    • B65D83/0033—Containers or packages provided with a piston or with a movable bottom or partition having approximately the same section as the container the piston being a follower-piston and the dispensing means comprising a hand-operated pressure-device at the opposite part of the container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B15/00—Details of spraying plant or spraying apparatus not otherwise provided for; Accessories
    • B05B15/30—Dip tubes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/0005—Components or details
    • B05B11/0097—Means for filling or refilling the sprayer
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
    • B05B11/02—Membranes or pistons acting on the contents inside the container, e.g. follower pistons
    • B05B11/028—Pistons separating the content remaining in the container from the atmospheric air to compensate underpressure inside the container
    • B05B11/029—Pistons separating the content remaining in the container from the atmospheric air to compensate underpressure inside the container located on top of the remaining content
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
    • B05B11/10—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
    • B05B11/1042—Components or details
    • B05B11/1043—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container
    • B05B11/1046—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container the pump chamber being arranged substantially coaxially to the neck of the container
    • B05B11/1047—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container the pump chamber being arranged substantially coaxially to the neck of the container the pump being preassembled as an independent unit before being mounted on the container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/0005—Components or details
    • B05B11/0027—Means for neutralising the actuation of the sprayer ; Means for preventing access to the sprayer actuation means

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  • the pump will first of all measure the quantity of product delivered; it will then allow, at least in principle, since the user no longer has to press on the tube but on his head, to insert this tube in a rigid case opened by some opening: this creates a cartridge facilitating handling and storage.
  • the present invention relates to this type of packaging and proposes to facilitate filling.
  • EP-A-0 193 054 proposes to place the piston first in a high position unmasking the outlet of a vent which forms an internal bypass then, after injection of the product, to push back the piston in contact with the latter, at the end of assembly, using a stop driven by the upper part of the assembly, then also closing the vent.
  • the invention proposes, on the contrary, to make it belong this tube has a fixed well, integral with the container which constitutes the lower part of the cartridge.
  • the wall of this container will be made of two elements trapping the annular piston and, to avoid creating internal undercuts, the well will be connected to the narrowest zone of the upper element, that intended for receive the pre-assembled distributor, by an openwork veil opening under the seat of the mounting and sealing gasket of this distributor.
  • the filling will be carried out conveniently by raising the piston from a low position, the assembly finally receiving to seal its upper part.
  • the container itself is visible in Figure 2, during filling. It consists of a cylindrical case 11 capped with a sleeve 12 in the form of a cover having internally a well 13 of which a tubular portion 12 a will serve as an intake tube, connected to the external belt 12 b of the sleeve 12 by a double cylindrical shell creating an internal chamber 13 a , provided with a lower seat 13 b and, under a rib 13 c , with a shoulder 13 d crossed by one or more free passages 13 e . Inside had been set up the annular piston 14, advantageously in the low position.
  • the first conditioning phase consists in injecting the product 15 under the piston 14, preferably after having purged the air, using the injecting cannula 16 in sealed support on the seat 13 b as shown in the figure: we see that the grip tube 12 a , integral with the belt 12 b , can thus both guide the piston while preventing it from wedge and fulfill the role of an injection tube, while the air above the piston is free to escape through the passages 13 e as the filling.
  • the second phase is simply to set up the distributor as shown in Figure 2; the latter here consists of a conventional self-priming pump of a standardized model, previously assembled under a flange 17, its body 18, provided with a vent 18 a , retained in a groove by its collar 18 b .
  • the body is housed in the chamber 13 a , jacketed in a way by the ferrule 13; the flange is itself flexible enough so that after tight fitting of the nozzle 18 c of the pump body at the upper outlet of the intake tube 12 a , its flange 17 a can in turn be caught under the ribbing 13 c in the groove formed by it, sealing the closure also tightly.
  • the vent 18 a can then continue to play its role.
  • the version shown here also includes a dispensing head 20 which can be supplied assembled, and a cap 21.

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EP92400375A 1991-02-13 1992-02-12 Verpackung für pastöse Medien Expired - Lifetime EP0499538B1 (de)

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WO1993024392A1 (en) * 1992-05-22 1993-12-09 Philip Meshberg Insertable barrier bag or liner for a narrow neck dispensing container and method of filling such a barrier bag or liner through the syphon tube
US5305810A (en) * 1992-05-22 1994-04-26 Philip Meshberg Apparatus and method for filling and dispensing a highly viscous product from a container
US5343901A (en) * 1993-03-17 1994-09-06 Philip Meshberg Insertable barrier bag or liner for a narrow neck dispensing container and method of filling such a barrier bag or liner
EP0628355A1 (de) * 1993-06-07 1994-12-14 L'oreal Sprühkopf für pastose Produkte und damit ausgestattete Abgabevorrichtung
EP0765690A1 (de) * 1995-09-22 1997-04-02 The English Glass Company Limited Abgabevorrichtung
EP0782525A1 (de) * 1994-09-14 1997-07-09 MESHBERG, Philip Spender und verfahren zu seiner verwendung
EP0899206A1 (de) * 1997-08-26 1999-03-03 The English Glass Company Limited Abgabesysteme
EP1050481A1 (de) * 1999-05-07 2000-11-08 Valois Sa Verschnappter Spender mit einem Nachlaufkolben
GB2367865A (en) * 2000-03-21 2002-04-17 English Glass Company Ltd Dispensing system with follower plate
NL1020889C2 (nl) * 2002-06-18 2003-12-19 Airspray Nv Afgifte-inrichting.
WO2003106045A1 (en) * 2002-06-18 2003-12-24 Airspray International B.V. Dispensing unit
FR2855505A1 (fr) * 2003-05-26 2004-12-03 Airlessystems Distributeur de produit fluide et procede de montage d'un tel distributeur
EP2105209A2 (de) * 2008-03-24 2009-09-30 Mary Kay, Inc. Vorrichtung zur Ausgabe von Flüssigkeiten mithilfe eines druckbeständigen Steigrohrs
WO2014199095A1 (fr) * 2013-06-14 2014-12-18 Aptar France Sas Distributeur de produit fluide rechargeable.
EP3162716A1 (de) * 2015-10-30 2017-05-03 Sulzer Mixpac AG Verfahren zum füllen einer patrone mit einer fliessfähigen komponente
US20220022702A1 (en) * 2015-10-21 2022-01-27 Bobrick Washroom Equipment, Inc. Conduit for filling a fluid reservoir and methods for filling a fluid reservoir

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FR2510071A1 (fr) * 1981-07-24 1983-01-28 Normos Annie Distributeur de produits visqueux
EP0193054A1 (de) * 1985-02-21 1986-09-03 Ing. Erich Pfeiffer GmbH & Co. KG Ausgabeeinrichtung für fliessfähige Medien
EP0262535A2 (de) * 1986-10-03 1988-04-06 Bramlage GmbH Spender zur portionierten Ausgabe pastöser Massen
EP0380183A1 (de) * 1989-01-24 1990-08-01 Sara Lee/DE N.V. Spender

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FR2510071A1 (fr) * 1981-07-24 1983-01-28 Normos Annie Distributeur de produits visqueux
EP0193054A1 (de) * 1985-02-21 1986-09-03 Ing. Erich Pfeiffer GmbH & Co. KG Ausgabeeinrichtung für fliessfähige Medien
EP0262535A2 (de) * 1986-10-03 1988-04-06 Bramlage GmbH Spender zur portionierten Ausgabe pastöser Massen
EP0380183A1 (de) * 1989-01-24 1990-08-01 Sara Lee/DE N.V. Spender

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US5460207A (en) * 1992-05-22 1995-10-24 Meshberg; Philip Apparatus and method for filling and dispensing a highly viscous product from a container
US5305810A (en) * 1992-05-22 1994-04-26 Philip Meshberg Apparatus and method for filling and dispensing a highly viscous product from a container
WO1993024392A1 (en) * 1992-05-22 1993-12-09 Philip Meshberg Insertable barrier bag or liner for a narrow neck dispensing container and method of filling such a barrier bag or liner through the syphon tube
US5343901A (en) * 1993-03-17 1994-09-06 Philip Meshberg Insertable barrier bag or liner for a narrow neck dispensing container and method of filling such a barrier bag or liner
USRE36410E (en) * 1993-03-17 1999-11-30 Meshberg; Philip Insertable barrier bag or liner for a narrow neck dispensing container and method of filling such a barrier bag of liner
US5509584A (en) * 1993-06-07 1996-04-23 L'oreal Head for dispensing a product, particularly a pasty product, and dispenser equipped with this head
FR2706137A1 (fr) * 1993-06-07 1994-12-16 Oreal Tête pour distributeur de produit, en particulier de produit pâteux, et distributeur équipé de cette tête.
EP0628355A1 (de) * 1993-06-07 1994-12-14 L'oreal Sprühkopf für pastose Produkte und damit ausgestattete Abgabevorrichtung
EP0782525A1 (de) * 1994-09-14 1997-07-09 MESHBERG, Philip Spender und verfahren zu seiner verwendung
EP0782525A4 (de) * 1994-09-14 1999-05-19 Philip Meshberg Spender und verfahren zu seiner verwendung
EP0765690A1 (de) * 1995-09-22 1997-04-02 The English Glass Company Limited Abgabevorrichtung
US6302304B1 (en) 1995-09-22 2001-10-16 Rieke Packaging Systems Limited Dispensing systems
EP0899206A1 (de) * 1997-08-26 1999-03-03 The English Glass Company Limited Abgabesysteme
EP1050481A1 (de) * 1999-05-07 2000-11-08 Valois Sa Verschnappter Spender mit einem Nachlaufkolben
GB2367865A (en) * 2000-03-21 2002-04-17 English Glass Company Ltd Dispensing system with follower plate
NL1020889C2 (nl) * 2002-06-18 2003-12-19 Airspray Nv Afgifte-inrichting.
WO2003106045A1 (en) * 2002-06-18 2003-12-24 Airspray International B.V. Dispensing unit
US7588170B2 (en) 2002-06-18 2009-09-15 Airspray International B.V. Dispensing unit
FR2855505A1 (fr) * 2003-05-26 2004-12-03 Airlessystems Distributeur de produit fluide et procede de montage d'un tel distributeur
WO2004105960A3 (fr) * 2003-05-26 2005-02-24 Airlessystems Distributeur de produit fluide et procede de montage d’un tel distributeur
US7578319B2 (en) 2003-05-26 2009-08-25 Airlesssystems Fluid dispenser and a method of assembling such a dispenser
EP2105209A2 (de) * 2008-03-24 2009-09-30 Mary Kay, Inc. Vorrichtung zur Ausgabe von Flüssigkeiten mithilfe eines druckbeständigen Steigrohrs
EP2105209A3 (de) * 2008-03-24 2014-05-28 Mary Kay, Inc. Vorrichtung zur Ausgabe von Flüssigkeiten mithilfe eines druckbeständigen Steigrohrs
WO2014199095A1 (fr) * 2013-06-14 2014-12-18 Aptar France Sas Distributeur de produit fluide rechargeable.
FR3007007A1 (fr) * 2013-06-14 2014-12-19 Aptar France Sas Reservoir de produit fluide rechargeable.
US20220022702A1 (en) * 2015-10-21 2022-01-27 Bobrick Washroom Equipment, Inc. Conduit for filling a fluid reservoir and methods for filling a fluid reservoir
US11812904B2 (en) * 2015-10-21 2023-11-14 Bobrick Washroom Equipment, Inc. Conduit for filling a fluid reservoir and methods for filling a fluid reservoir
EP3162716A1 (de) * 2015-10-30 2017-05-03 Sulzer Mixpac AG Verfahren zum füllen einer patrone mit einer fliessfähigen komponente
WO2017072115A1 (en) * 2015-10-30 2017-05-04 Sulzer Mixpac Ag A method for filling a cartridge with a flowable component

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