EP0532958B1 - Abgabevorrichtung für fliessfähige Zubereitungen - Google Patents

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EP0532958B1
EP0532958B1 EP92114690A EP92114690A EP0532958B1 EP 0532958 B1 EP0532958 B1 EP 0532958B1 EP 92114690 A EP92114690 A EP 92114690A EP 92114690 A EP92114690 A EP 92114690A EP 0532958 B1 EP0532958 B1 EP 0532958B1
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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
    • B65D1/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material or by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/32—Containers adapted to be temporarily deformed by external pressure to expel contents
    • 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
    • B05B11/04—Deformable containers producing the flow, e.g. squeeze bottles
    • B05B11/042—Deformable containers producing the flow, e.g. squeeze bottles the spray being effected by a gas or vapour flow in the nozzle, spray head, outlet or dip tube
    • B05B11/043—Deformable containers producing the flow, e.g. squeeze bottles the spray being effected by a gas or vapour flow in the nozzle, spray head, outlet or dip tube designed for spraying a liquid
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B7/00—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas
    • B05B7/0018—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas with devices for making foam
    • 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
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B65D47/061—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages with telescopic, retractable or reversible spouts, tubes or nozzles
    • B65D47/063—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages with telescopic, retractable or reversible spouts, tubes or nozzles with flexible parts
    • 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
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B65D47/065—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages with hinged, foldable or pivotable spouts
    • B65D47/066—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages with hinged, foldable or pivotable spouts the spout being either flexible or having a flexible wall portion, whereby the spout is foldable between a dispensing and a non-dispensing position
    • 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
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B65D47/12—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having removable closures
    • B65D47/122—Threaded caps
    • B65D47/123—Threaded caps with internal parts

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  • the invention relates to a dispensing device for flowable preparations according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the flowable preparation is contained in a container and is discharged from it by spraying, atomizing or by generating foam.
  • An insert fitted into the container neck and a screwed-on cap have specially designed means such as distributor elements and a mixing chamber as well as the conveying path up to the outlet opening for one of the discharge types mentioned.
  • a delivery device of this type is known, for example, from EP-A-0 133 983.
  • the insert specially designed for spraying or foaming which must be stuck in the container neck when the container is in use, must be removable therefrom.
  • the outlet opening is designed for spraying or for discharging the foam in the screw cap and the conveying path extends from the insert present in the container neck into this screw cap, the screw cap that is only to be refilled for refilling the container can be used with the aid of an inside on the Screw cap designed so-called refill cam, which engages under the insert edge slightly protruding outwards at the top of the container neck, to push the insert out of the container neck upwards.
  • the present invention was based on the object of creating a simple and inexpensive to produce dispensing device for flowable preparations, in which the container can be refilled and for this purpose the part closing the container on the one hand for use of the container even when handling overhead sits tight enough and can be removed by hand.
  • the dispensing device comprises a container 1, of which only the part 2 designed as an articulated neck and the adjoining container neck 3 are shown in FIGS. 1-4.
  • a container 1 of which only the part 2 designed as an articulated neck and the adjoining container neck 3 are shown in FIGS. 1-4.
  • circumferential bending lines 4 are formed in the plastic material of the container starting from one side at different angles of inclination, which allow the entire container neck to be bent to one side, which is suitable for various applications, in particular when holding the container overhead Advantage is.
  • the principle is shown in Fig. 19.
  • the container neck 3 has an external thread 5 in the central part, which serves to screw on a screw cap 7 provided with an internal thread 6 (FIGS. 3 and 4).
  • a head piece 8 is placed on the container neck 3 above the thread 5.
  • the head piece 8 closes the container neck and has two slot nozzles 9 as the outlet opening.
  • the outlet opening can also be designed differently: instead of the two slot nozzles 9 slightly inclined to the central axis of the container 1, for example a slot nozzle running essentially transversely to the central axis, a round or oval Nozzle or a nozzle forming a U-shaped slot can be provided, the cross section of the outlet opening being always the same regardless of the shape of the nozzle.
  • the head piece 8 is shown in axial section.
  • a groove-bead connection 10 is provided, specifically a circumferential bead 10 a is formed on the inside of the container neck 3, which extends into a circumferential groove 10 formed on a cylindrical part 11 of the head piece 8 b intervenes. Due to the sufficiently resilient plastic material of the parts, the tongue and groove connection snaps into place when the headpiece is placed on the container neck and then sits firmly. Appropriately, the head piece is in the screw cap when it is placed and is taken along when the latter is unscrewed until the Headpiece snaps into place. In Fig. 7 and in Fig. 8, the groove 10 b and the bead 10 a are best seen.
  • the head piece 8 shown in FIG. 5-7 as an individual part has the already mentioned cylindrical part 11 with the circumferential groove 10 b and a cylindrical part 12 of larger diameter which is integrally connected to it, as well as a part which is integrally connected to the cylindrical part 11 and in Diameter smaller cup-shaped part 13, which projects above the two cylindrical parts 11 and 12 and has on its outer surface the two slot nozzles 9 or a differently shaped nozzle, as described above. All mentioned parts of the head piece 8 form a one-piece molded part. In the case of the head piece 8 placed on the container neck 3, the outer cylindrical part 12 encloses the container neck 3 on the outside.
  • a first inclined plane 15 is used, which is subsequently formed on the container neck 3 above the thread 5 and can best be seen in FIG. 8, and a further inclined plane 16, which is on the inside on the outer cylindrical part 12 of the head piece 8 is formed and which interacts with the inclined plane 15.
  • the inclined planes 15 and 16 are each formed as a circumferential helix, the inclined planes like the flanks one Threads lie on each other. It is also evident from the figures mentioned that the inclined planes, which are designed as helices, extend over 360 degrees. The means that the starting point of the helix and the end point of the helix lie one above the other on a vertical line and this line coincides with the center line of the container 1 in FIGS. 1 and 3. This applies to the inclined plane 15 on the container neck 3 as well as for the inclined plane 16 on the head piece 8.
  • the two surfaces 17 and 18 form a stop for a rotational position of the head piece 8 in which the groove-bead connection 10 assumes the position preventing the axial mobility. Since the screw thread 5, 6 and the two coils 15, 16 have the same pitch, the head piece 8 can be brought into the correct position for the engagement of the groove-bead connection 10 by means of the screw cap 7.
  • the above-described dispensing device for a flowable medium is particularly advantageous if the outlet opening in the head piece is formed by the two relatively narrow slot nozzles 9, which are formed at a distance from one another, so that an angular region is irradiated with the emerging liquid.
  • the advantage is that the narrow slot nozzles consume significantly less liquid than is the case with the liquid containers of this type known to date.
  • a flat jet is generated by this slot nozzle, which is particularly due to the fact that the cup-shaped part 13 in the area of each slot nozzle 9 has an inwardly increased wall thickness, such as is particularly evident from FIGS. 5 and 7, so that the liquid jet is guided by this rib-like wall reinforcement.
  • the cup-shaped part 13 of the head piece 8 is enclosed by two sealing lips 7a projecting downwards on the screw cap 7 when the cap is screwed onto the container.
  • the principle with regard to holding the head piece on the container neck with the aid of a groove-bead connection and with respect to releasing the head piece with the aid of inclined planes designed as a helix are exactly the same as in the first embodiment.
  • this embodiment is intended for discharging foam which is formed in the container when it is dispensed by foaming the contents by means of air pressure.
  • the head piece 8 which is otherwise of identical design, additionally has an insert 20 in the cup-shaped part 13, into which a riser pipe 21 opens, which extends through the container 1 to close to the bottom thereof, as can be seen in FIG. 19.
  • the container 1 has a support surface 30 projecting approximately into the center of the container, against which the riser pipe 21 bears in order to hold it approximately in the center of the container.
  • the special shape of the container 1 with a support surface 30 can be seen in FIGS. 13-18.
  • FIG. 16 shows a cross section through the container along the line BB in FIG. 13. From FIG. 16 it can be seen that the support surface 30 for the riser pipe 21 is formed by a constriction 31 of the container, ie in a section of the container are opposite one another Opposing wall parts of the container are shaped so that they lie opposite each other in the middle of the container.
  • the dispenser also has a child safety device to prevent the screw cap 7 from being easily unscrewed.
  • the container neck 3 below the thread 5 is not cylindrical but oval and has two cams 35 on the outside in the area with the larger diameter opposite one another with an inclined run-up slope.
  • the screw cap 7 has a tooth 36 on the inside opposite one another, which, when the cap is screwed on, travels behind it due to the run-up slope of the cam, so that the screw cap can only be unscrewed if it is pressed together in a direction offset by 90 ° to the teeth to move the teeth away from the stop position against the cams so that the screw cap can then be turned.

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EP92114690A 1991-09-17 1992-08-28 Abgabevorrichtung für fliessfähige Zubereitungen Expired - Lifetime EP0532958B1 (de)

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