EP0655395B1 - Dispenser for cleaner or similar - Google Patents

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EP0655395B1
EP0655395B1 EP94402690A EP94402690A EP0655395B1 EP 0655395 B1 EP0655395 B1 EP 0655395B1 EP 94402690 A EP94402690 A EP 94402690A EP 94402690 A EP94402690 A EP 94402690A EP 0655395 B1 EP0655395 B1 EP 0655395B1
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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
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    • B65D83/14—Containers 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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    • B65D83/384—Details of the container body comprising an aerosol container disposed in an outer shell or in an external container
    • 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
    • B65D83/14—Containers 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
    • B65D83/16—Containers 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
    • B65D83/20—Containers 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

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  • the present invention relates to a dispenser of liquid cleaning product or the like according to the preamble of claim 1, and it applies in particular, but not exclusively, to such a dispenser which is placed and used in a kitchen installation. community, for example for a restaurant, a business, a hospital, etc.
  • liquid cleaning product is meant here any liquid product, generally quite volatile, which is used to clean, wash or disinfect the user's hands.
  • Document FR-A-2 083 712 also discloses a distributor comprising the characteristics of the first part of claim 1. In this case, it involves spreading a gas in a room, when the a door, from an aerosol can.
  • the aerosol can is carried by the door and, when the door is closed, a mechanism comes to cooperate with the door frame to actuate the valve, located in the high position relative to the body of the can, so to cause the emission of a jet.
  • dispenser is also known from document FR-A-2 028 651.
  • it is an autonomous device which comprises, at the front, a rocking lever which is actuated by the user and which comes to depress a piston for the emission downwards of a dose of soap paste previously sampled from a soap container.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a distributor of the indicated type which is autonomous, that is to say which does not have to be connected to the electrical supply network, which is inexpensive by its manufacture and its installation, which can be installed and moved at will, as needed, without requiring adaptation work in the room that receives it, and which allows the emission of a continuous jet of product while leaving the user the possibility of move his hands as he continues to cause the throw.
  • the dispenser according to the invention is characterized in that the shutter is placed at the bottom of the container in order to distribute the product continuously downwards and in that it comprises manual means arranged to bring the nozzle in active position and located in the assembly under the nozzle and in the jet area to be actuated by the fingers of the user.
  • the dispenser according to the invention thus designed is completely autonomous from the electrical network for its operation because the liquid product is dispensed by the manual action of the user alone, which dispenses with any connection to the electrical network and allows installation of the distributor in any variable location in the room without the need to carry out work In this one.
  • the nozzle and the shutter can each be arranged in any suitable manner; for example, the nozzle may be arranged to be returned to the inactive position by gravity, the shutter itself and / or the manual means; thus, the nozzle may be an independent part of the shutter, or it may be incorporated therein; for example, the shutter and the manual means are arranged so that the inactive and active positions of the nozzle are respectively a low position and a high position.
  • the manual means comprise a lever with elastic action; in this preferred embodiment, the envelope has an upper chamber for receiving the container and a lower distribution chamber in which the manual means are placed.
  • the envelope preferably comprises a side wall in which is formed a front window allowing the hands of the user to access the lower chamber to receive the jet when the fingers of the user actuate the manual means.
  • the dispenser is intended, in general, to be fixed, preferably removably, on a wall 1 of a room, for example a community kitchen, as indicated above.
  • the dispenser comprises a casing 2 which is constituted by a peripheral side wall 3, for example semi-cylindrical, a bottom wall 4, a wall rear 5 bearing on the wall 1, and a removable upper cover 6.
  • the casing 2 which is for example made of stainless steel, is fixed to the wall 1 for example by screws, shown diagrammatically at 7, which pass through slots 8 of the rear wall 5.
  • the casing 2 comprises an intermediate horizontal partition 9 which defines, with the walls of the casing, an upper chamber 10 and a lower chamber 11 for distribution.
  • the side wall 3, in line with the lower chamber 11, has a front window 12 allowing the user to place his hands in the chamber 11.
  • the upper chamber 10 is intended to receive a container 13 which contains a liquid cleaning product, in the sense which has been indicated above, this liquid product, which is generally quite volatile, being under gas pressure, for example gas carbonic.
  • the container 13 comprises a shutter, not shown, which is normally closed when it is not stressed and which is in the low position so that the propellant is at the top of the container and cannot escape.
  • the shutter is carried by a ring 14 which is hermetically crimped on the neck 15 of the container and which is fixed in a removable and hermetic manner, for example by screwing with the interposition of a seal, on a fixed support 16 subject to the intermediate partition 9.
  • the container 13 is thus carried by the casing 2 by the support 16, and its cylindrical side wall 17 is received without play in a vertical cylinder 18 which is open upwards and whose lower edge is fixed to the intermediate partition 9.
  • the container 13 of liquid product can thus be considered as a removable refill which can be replaced.
  • the user has a certain number of such full containers 13 which he uses successively and which he returns, after use, to his supplier, unless, in particular for handling and transport reasons, the containers 13 are for single use.
  • the shutter of the container 13 cooperates with a dispensing nozzle 19 which can move between an inactive position for which the shutter is closed and an active position for which it opens the shutter to allow the liquid under pressure contained in the container to exit continuously from the container, under the action of the propellant gas, and pass through the nozzle to be distributed downwards, into the chamber 11, in the form of a vertical jet shown diagrammatically at 20.
  • the container closure member and the nozzle 19 may each be arranged in any suitable manner.
  • the nozzle 19 and the shutter of the container are mechanically independent elements and the shutter is normally closed when it is in the low position, considering the position of the container 13 when it is installed; consequently, in this example, the inactive position of the nozzle 19 is its low position, while its active position is a high position for which it displaces the shutter up, that is to say inwards of the container.
  • the nozzle 19 could be incorporated into the shutter, and / or the normal closed position of the shutter could be a high position, as is known in other applications, for example disposable lighters.
  • the nozzle 19 in turn cooperates with manual means 21 which are arranged to bring the nozzle 19 into the active position of opening of the shutter and which are located in the assembly under the nozzle and in the area of the jet 20, inside the lower chamber 11, to be actuated by the fingers of the user when the latter places his hands in the chamber 11 through the front opening 12.
  • the manual means 21 are constituted by a bent lever which has a lower branch 22 on which act the fingers of the user, as shown by arrow A, and which is located in the vicinity of the rear wall 5 of the envelope, an upper branch 23 which is substantially horizontal and which cooperates with the nozzle 19, unilaterally, by the intermediate of a slot 24, and an end portion 25 for fixing on the underside of the intermediate partition 9 of the envelope.
  • the lever 21 is for example also made of stainless steel and it is deformable, in an elastic manner, due to its mounting by its only end part 25, its deformation being distributed over its entire length, from its mounting part 25.
  • the lever 21 is shown in the inactive position, that is to say when it is not stressed by the fingers of the user, the nozzle 19 then being in the low inactive position for which the shutter of the container 13 is closed.
  • the nozzle 19 has an axial channel which is placed in communication with the interior of the container 13 when the nozzle is brought by the lever 21 into the active upper open position of the 'shutter.
  • the container shutter When the user wishes to wash or disinfect his hands, he enters his hands into the lower chamber 11, through the window 12, to push the branch 22 of the lever 21 backwards, that is to say towards the rear wall 5 of the envelope, which causes the upper branch 23 to tilt clockwise around the mounting part 25, and consequently a displacement of the nozzle 19 upwards, the container shutter thus being forced open and allows the pressurized liquid product contained in the container to pass through the shutter and the nozzle 19 to be projected in the form of the vertical jet 20 on the hands of the user. It should be noted that the liquid is dispensed continuously, as long as the user's hands press the lever 21.

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The dispenser for a cleaning liquid or the like, particularly for use in a service kitchen, is characterised in that it comprises: an outer casing 2; a container 13 for cleaning liquid under gas pressure, the container being supported by the outer casing and being equipped with a lower seal which is normally closed; a nozzle 19 cooperating with the seal and designed such that it is able to move between a passive position, in which the seal is closed, and an active position, in which it opens the seal in order to allow the liquid under pressure to emerge in a continuous flow from the container 13 and pass through the nozzle 19 so as to be dispensed in the form of a downwardly directed jet 20; and manually operated means 21 designed to bring the nozzle 19 into the active position and situated in the area under the nozzle 19 and in the zone of the jet 20 in order to be activated by the fingers of the user. <IMAGE>

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La présente invention est relative à un distributeur de produit liquide de nettoyage ou analogue selon le préambule de la revendication 1, et elle s'applique en particulier, mais non exclusivement, à un tel distributeur qui est placé et utilisé dans une installation de cuisine de collectivité , par exemple pour un restaurant, une entreprise, un hopital, etc.The present invention relates to a dispenser of liquid cleaning product or the like according to the preamble of claim 1, and it applies in particular, but not exclusively, to such a dispenser which is placed and used in a kitchen installation. community, for example for a restaurant, a business, a hospital, etc.

Par "produit liquide de nettoyage", on entend ici tout produit liquide, en général assez volatil, qui est utilisé pour nettoyer, laver ou désinfecter les mains de l'utilisateur.By "liquid cleaning product" is meant here any liquid product, generally quite volatile, which is used to clean, wash or disinfect the user's hands.

On connaît déjà un type de distributeur comportant un récipient de produit liquide de nettoyage à la pression atmosphérique, un circuit de distribution constitué notamment par des conduites, une buse de projection et une pompe électrique, et des moyens détecteurs de la présence des mains de l'utilisateur dans la zone de distribution pour actionner la pompe lorsque l'utilisateur place ses mains sous la buse. Ce distributeur présente divers inconvénients : d'une part, il est extrêmement coûteux en raison de sa motorisation et de la présence de la pompe et des moyens détecteurs ; d'autre part, il nécessite un raccordement au réseau électrique de distribution, ce qui implique de faire courir un câble électrique depuis le distributeur jusqu'à son raccordement avec le réseau, d'où la nécessité, pour une installation existante, de procéder à des travaux d'encastrement, avec pour inconvénient supplémentaire la quasi-impossibilité de déplacer le distributeur après son installation.There is already known a type of dispenser comprising a container of liquid cleaning product at atmospheric pressure, a distribution circuit constituted in particular by pipes, a spray nozzle and an electric pump, and means detecting the presence of the hands of the user in the distribution area to activate the pump when the user places his hands under the nozzle. This distributor has various drawbacks: on the one hand, it is extremely expensive due to its motorization and the presence of the pump and the detector means; on the other hand, it requires a connection to the electrical distribution network, which involves running an electrical cable from the distributor to its connection with the network, hence the need, for an existing installation, to carry out installation work, with the additional disadvantage that it is almost impossible to move the dispenser after installation.

On connaît également, par le document FR-A-2 083 712, un distributeur comportant les caractéristiques de la première partie de la revendication 1. Dans ce cas, il s'agit de répandre un gaz dans un local, à la fermeture d'une porte, à partir d'une bombe aérosol. Pour cela, la bombe aérosol est portée par la porte et, à la fermeture de celle-ci, un mécanisme vient coopérer avec le dormant de la porte pour actionner la valve, située en position haute par rapport au corps de la bombe, de manière à provoquer l'émission d'un jet.Document FR-A-2 083 712 also discloses a distributor comprising the characteristics of the first part of claim 1. In this case, it involves spreading a gas in a room, when the a door, from an aerosol can. For this, the aerosol can is carried by the door and, when the door is closed, a mechanism comes to cooperate with the door frame to actuate the valve, located in the high position relative to the body of the can, so to cause the emission of a jet.

On connaît également, par le document FR-A-2 028 651, un autre type de distributeur. Dans ce document, il s'agit d'un dispositif autonome qui comporte, à l'avant, un levier basculant qui est actionné par l'utilisateur et qui vient enfoncer un piston pour l'émission vers le bas d'une dose de savon pâteux préalablement prélevée à partir d'un récipient de savon.Another type of dispenser is also known from document FR-A-2 028 651. In this document, it is an autonomous device which comprises, at the front, a rocking lever which is actuated by the user and which comes to depress a piston for the emission downwards of a dose of soap paste previously sampled from a soap container.

L'invention a pour but de fournir un distributeur du type indiqué qui est autonome, c'est-à-dire qui n'a pas à être raccordé au réseau d'alimentation électrique, qui est peu coûteux par sa fabrication et son installation, qui peut être installé et déplacé à volonté, selon les besoins, sans nécessiter des travaux d'adaptation dans le local qui le reçoit, et qui permet l'émission d'un jet continu de produit tout en laissant à l'utilisateur la possibilité de déplacer ses mains alors qu' il continue à provoquer le jet.The object of the invention is to provide a distributor of the indicated type which is autonomous, that is to say which does not have to be connected to the electrical supply network, which is inexpensive by its manufacture and its installation, which can be installed and moved at will, as needed, without requiring adaptation work in the room that receives it, and which allows the emission of a continuous jet of product while leaving the user the possibility of move his hands as he continues to cause the throw.

A cet effet, le distributeur selon l'invention est caractérisé en ce que l'obturateur est placé à la partie inférieure du récipient afin de distribuer le produit en continu vers le bas et en ce qu'il comporte des moyens manuels agencés pour amener la buse en position active et situés dans l'ensemble sous la buse et dans la zone du jet pour être actionnés par les doigts de l'utilisateur.To this end, the dispenser according to the invention is characterized in that the shutter is placed at the bottom of the container in order to distribute the product continuously downwards and in that it comprises manual means arranged to bring the nozzle in active position and located in the assembly under the nozzle and in the jet area to be actuated by the fingers of the user.

On comprend que le distributeur selon l'invention ainsi conçu est totalement autonome du réseau électrique pour sa manoeuvre du fait que le produit liquide est distribué par la seule action manuelle de l'utilisateur, ce qui dispense de tout raccordement avec le réseau électrique et permet l'installation du distributeur en un endroit quelconque et variable du local sans qu'il soit nécessaire de procéder à des travaux dans celui-ci.It is understood that the dispenser according to the invention thus designed is completely autonomous from the electrical network for its operation because the liquid product is dispensed by the manual action of the user alone, which dispenses with any connection to the electrical network and allows installation of the distributor in any variable location in the room without the need to carry out work In this one.

La buse et l'obturateur peuvent chacun être agencés de toute manière appropriée ; par exemple, la buse peut être agencée pour être rappelée en position inactive par la gravité, l'obturateur lui-même et/ou les moyens manuels;ainsi, la buse peut être une pièce indépendante de l'obturateur, ou bien elle peut être incorporée à celui-ci ; par exemple, l'obturateur et les moyens manuels sont agencés pour que les positions inactive et active de la buse soient respectivement une position basse et une position haute.The nozzle and the shutter can each be arranged in any suitable manner; for example, the nozzle may be arranged to be returned to the inactive position by gravity, the shutter itself and / or the manual means; thus, the nozzle may be an independent part of the shutter, or it may be incorporated therein; for example, the shutter and the manual means are arranged so that the inactive and active positions of the nozzle are respectively a low position and a high position.

Suivant un mode de réalisation préféré, les moyens manuels comportent un levier à action élastique ; dans ce mode de réalisation préféré, l'enveloppe présente une chambre supérieure de réception du récipient et une chambre inférieure de distribution dans laquelle sont placés les moyens manuels. L'enveloppe comporte de préférence une paroi latérale dans laquelle est ménagée une fenêtre avant permettant aux mains de l'utilisateur d'accéder à la chambre inférieure pour recevoir le jet lorsque les doigts de l'utilisateur actionnent les moyens manuels.According to a preferred embodiment, the manual means comprise a lever with elastic action; in this preferred embodiment, the envelope has an upper chamber for receiving the container and a lower distribution chamber in which the manual means are placed. The envelope preferably comprises a side wall in which is formed a front window allowing the hands of the user to access the lower chamber to receive the jet when the fingers of the user actuate the manual means.

On comprendra bien l'invention à la lecture du complément de description qui va suivre et en référence au dessin qui fait partie de la description et dont la Figure unique est une vue latérale, partiellement en coupe, d'un distributeur établi suivant le mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention.The invention will be clearly understood on reading the additional description which follows and with reference to the drawing which forms part of the description and the single figure of which is a side view, partially in section, of a dispenser established according to the method of preferred embodiment of the invention.

Le distributeur est destiné, en général, à être fixé, de préférence de manière amovible, sur une paroi 1 d'un local, par exemple une cuisine de collectivité, comme indiqué précédemment.The dispenser is intended, in general, to be fixed, preferably removably, on a wall 1 of a room, for example a community kitchen, as indicated above.

Le distributeur comporte une enveloppe 2 qui est constituée par une paroi latérale périphérique 3, par exemple demi-cylindrique, une paroi inférieure 4, une paroi arrière 5 d'appui sur la paroi 1, et un couvercle supérieur amovible 6. L'enveloppe 2, qui est par exemple en acier inoxydable, est fixée sur la paroi 1 par exemple par des vis, schématisées en 7, qui traversent des fentes 8 de la paroi arrière 5.The dispenser comprises a casing 2 which is constituted by a peripheral side wall 3, for example semi-cylindrical, a bottom wall 4, a wall rear 5 bearing on the wall 1, and a removable upper cover 6. The casing 2, which is for example made of stainless steel, is fixed to the wall 1 for example by screws, shown diagrammatically at 7, which pass through slots 8 of the rear wall 5.

Dans le mode de réalisation préféré adopté, l'enveloppe 2 comporte une cloison horizontale intermédiaire 9 qui définit, avec les parois de l'enveloppe, une chambre supérieure 10 et une chambre inférieure 11 de distribution. La paroi latérale 3, au droit de la chambre inférieure 11, présente une fenêtre avant 12 permettant à l'utilisateur de placer ses mains dans la chambre 11.In the preferred embodiment adopted, the casing 2 comprises an intermediate horizontal partition 9 which defines, with the walls of the casing, an upper chamber 10 and a lower chamber 11 for distribution. The side wall 3, in line with the lower chamber 11, has a front window 12 allowing the user to place his hands in the chamber 11.

La chambre supérieure 10 est destinée à recevoir un récipient 13 qui contient un produit liquide de nettoyage, au sens qui a été indiqué ci-dessus, ce produit liquide, qui est en général assez volatil, étant sous pression de gaz, par exemple du gaz carbonique. De manière connue en soi, le récipient 13 comporte un obturateur, non représenté, qui est normalement fermé lorsqu'il n'est pas sollicité et qui est en position basse pour que le gaz propulseur se trouve à la partie haute du récipient et ne puisse s'échapper. L'obturateur est porté par une bague 14 qui est sertie de manière hermétique sur le col 15 du récipient et qui est fixée de manière amovible et hermétique, par exemple par vissage avec interposition d'un joint, sur un support fixe 16 assujetti à la cloison intermédiaire 9. Le récipient 13 est ainsi porté par l'enveloppe 2 par le support 16, et sa paroi latérale cylindrique 17 est reçue sans jeu dans un cylindre vertical 18 qui est ouvert vers le haut et dont le bord inférieur est fixé à la cloison intermédiaire 9.The upper chamber 10 is intended to receive a container 13 which contains a liquid cleaning product, in the sense which has been indicated above, this liquid product, which is generally quite volatile, being under gas pressure, for example gas carbonic. In a manner known per se, the container 13 comprises a shutter, not shown, which is normally closed when it is not stressed and which is in the low position so that the propellant is at the top of the container and cannot escape. The shutter is carried by a ring 14 which is hermetically crimped on the neck 15 of the container and which is fixed in a removable and hermetic manner, for example by screwing with the interposition of a seal, on a fixed support 16 subject to the intermediate partition 9. The container 13 is thus carried by the casing 2 by the support 16, and its cylindrical side wall 17 is received without play in a vertical cylinder 18 which is open upwards and whose lower edge is fixed to the intermediate partition 9.

Le récipient 13 de produit liquide peut ainsi être considéré comme une recharge amovible qui peut être remplacée. L'utilisateur dispose d'un certain nombre de tels récipients 13 pleins qu'il utilise successivement et qu'il retourne, après utilisation, à son fournisseur, à moins que, notamment pour des raisons de manutention et de transport, les récipients 13 soient à usage unique.The container 13 of liquid product can thus be considered as a removable refill which can be replaced. The user has a certain number of such full containers 13 which he uses successively and which he returns, after use, to his supplier, unless, in particular for handling and transport reasons, the containers 13 are for single use.

L'obturateur du récipient 13 coopère avec une buse de distribution 19 qui peut se déplacer entre une position inactive pour laquelle l'obturateur est fermé et une position active pour laquelle elle ouvre l'obturateur pour permettre au liquide sous pression contenu dans le récipient de sortir en continu du récipient, sous l'action du gaz propulseur, et de traverser la buse pour être distribué vers le bas, dans la chambre 11, sous la forme d'un jet vertical schématisé en 20.The shutter of the container 13 cooperates with a dispensing nozzle 19 which can move between an inactive position for which the shutter is closed and an active position for which it opens the shutter to allow the liquid under pressure contained in the container to exit continuously from the container, under the action of the propellant gas, and pass through the nozzle to be distributed downwards, into the chamber 11, in the form of a vertical jet shown diagrammatically at 20.

L'obturateur du récipient et la buse 19 peuvent être agencés chacun de toute manière appropriée. Dans l'exemple adopté ici, la buse 19 et l'obturateur du récipient sont des éléments mécaniquement indépendants et l'obturateur est normalement fermé lorsqu'il est en position basse, en considérant la position du récipient 13 lorsqu'il est installé ; en conséquence, dans cet exemple, la position inactive de la buse 19 est sa position basse, tandis que sa position active est une position haute pour laquelle elle déplace l'obturateur vers le haut, c'est-à-dire vers l'intérieur du récipient. Toutefois, d'autres agencements sont possibles ; par exemple, la buse 19 pourrait être incorporée à l'obturateur, et/ou la position fermée normale de l'obturateur pourrait être une position haute, comme cela est connu dans d'autres applications, par exemple les briquets jetables.The container closure member and the nozzle 19 may each be arranged in any suitable manner. In the example adopted here, the nozzle 19 and the shutter of the container are mechanically independent elements and the shutter is normally closed when it is in the low position, considering the position of the container 13 when it is installed; consequently, in this example, the inactive position of the nozzle 19 is its low position, while its active position is a high position for which it displaces the shutter up, that is to say inwards of the container. However, other arrangements are possible; for example, the nozzle 19 could be incorporated into the shutter, and / or the normal closed position of the shutter could be a high position, as is known in other applications, for example disposable lighters.

La buse 19 coopère à son tour avec des moyens manuels 21 qui sont agencés pour amener la buse 19 en position active d'ouverture de l'obturateur et qui sont situés dans l'ensemble sous la buse et dans la zone du jet 20, à l'intérieur de la chambre inférieure 11, pour être actionnés par les doigts de l'utilisateur lorsque celui-ci place ses mains dans la chambre 11 à travers l'ouverture avant 12.The nozzle 19 in turn cooperates with manual means 21 which are arranged to bring the nozzle 19 into the active position of opening of the shutter and which are located in the assembly under the nozzle and in the area of the jet 20, inside the lower chamber 11, to be actuated by the fingers of the user when the latter places his hands in the chamber 11 through the front opening 12.

Dans le mode de réalisation adopté, les moyens manuels 21 sont constitués par un levier coudé qui comporte une branche inférieure 22 sur laquelle agissent les doigts de l'utilisateur, comme montré par la flèche A, et qui est située au voisinage de la paroi arrière 5 de l'enveloppe, une branche supérieure 23 qui est sensiblement horizontale et qui coopère avec la buse 19, de manière unilatérale, par l'intermédiaire d'une fente 24, et une partie extrême 25 de fixation sur la face inférieure de la cloison intermédiaire 9 de l'enveloppe. Le levier 21 est par exemple également en acier inoxydable et il est déformable, de manière élastique, du fait de son montage par sa seule partie extrême 25, sa déformation se répartissant sur toute sa longueur, à partir de sa partie de montage 25. Sur la Figure, le levier 21 est représenté en position inactive, c'est-à-dire lorsqu'il n'est pas sollicité par les doigts de l'utilisateur, la buse 19 étant alors en position inactive basse pour laquelle l'obturateur du récipient 13 est fermé.In the adopted embodiment, the manual means 21 are constituted by a bent lever which has a lower branch 22 on which act the fingers of the user, as shown by arrow A, and which is located in the vicinity of the rear wall 5 of the envelope, an upper branch 23 which is substantially horizontal and which cooperates with the nozzle 19, unilaterally, by the intermediate of a slot 24, and an end portion 25 for fixing on the underside of the intermediate partition 9 of the envelope. The lever 21 is for example also made of stainless steel and it is deformable, in an elastic manner, due to its mounting by its only end part 25, its deformation being distributed over its entire length, from its mounting part 25. On the Figure, the lever 21 is shown in the inactive position, that is to say when it is not stressed by the fingers of the user, the nozzle 19 then being in the low inactive position for which the shutter of the container 13 is closed.

Bien que cela ne soit pas représenté, il va de soi que la buse 19 comporte un canal axial qui est mis en communication avec l'intérieur du récipient 13 lorsque la buse est amenée par le levier 21 en position active haute d'ouverture de l'obturateur.Although this is not shown, it goes without saying that the nozzle 19 has an axial channel which is placed in communication with the interior of the container 13 when the nozzle is brought by the lever 21 into the active upper open position of the 'shutter.

Lorsque l'utilisateur désire se laver ou se désinfecter les mains, il fait pénétrer ses mains dans la chambre inférieure 11, à travers la fenêtre 12, pour pousser la branche 22 du levier 21 vers l'arrière, c'est-à-dire vers la paroi arrière 5 de l'enveloppe, ce qui provoque un basculement de la branche supérieure 23 dans le sens horaire autour de la partie de montage 25, et par conséquent un déplacement de la buse 19 vers le haut, l'obturateur du récipient étant ainsi ouvert à force et permet au produit liquide sous pression contenu dans le récipient de traverser l'obturateur et la buse 19 pour être projeté sous la forme du jet vertical 20 sur les mains de l'utilisateur. Il est à noter que la distribution du liquide se fait en continu, tant que les mains de l'utilisateur sollicitent le levier 21. Lorsque l'utilisateur libère le levier 21, celui-ci revient élastiquement en position inactive, ce qui provoque la descente de la buse 19 vers sa position inactive et la fermeture de l'obturateur, avec pour conséquence l'arrêt du jet 20. L'excédent du liquide projeté est en général reçu par la paroi inférieure 4 de l'enveloppe s'il s'agit d'un produit volatil qu'il n'est par conséquent pas nécessaire d'évacuer par la suite ; dans le cas d'un produit peu volatil, on pourra prévoir, sur la paroi inférieure 4 de l'enveloppe, un bac amovible de récupération qui sera régulièrement vidé.When the user wishes to wash or disinfect his hands, he enters his hands into the lower chamber 11, through the window 12, to push the branch 22 of the lever 21 backwards, that is to say towards the rear wall 5 of the envelope, which causes the upper branch 23 to tilt clockwise around the mounting part 25, and consequently a displacement of the nozzle 19 upwards, the container shutter thus being forced open and allows the pressurized liquid product contained in the container to pass through the shutter and the nozzle 19 to be projected in the form of the vertical jet 20 on the hands of the user. It should be noted that the liquid is dispensed continuously, as long as the user's hands press the lever 21. When the user releases the lever 21, the latter returns elastically to the inactive position, which causes the descent of the nozzle 19 to its inactive position and the closure of the shutter, with the consequence of stopping the jet 20. The excess of the projected liquid is generally received by the bottom wall 4 of the envelope in the case of a volatile product which is therefore not necessary to dispose of thereafter; in the case of a product that is not very volatile, a removable recovery tank can be provided on the lower wall 4 of the envelope which will be emptied regularly.

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  1. Dispenser for cleaning liquid product or similar, among others for collectivity kitchen, comprising a housing (2) ; a container (13) of cleaning liquid product under gas pressure, supported by the housing and provided with a normally closed closing device ; a nozzle (19) cooperating with the closing device and arranged to be movable between an inoperative position for which the closing device is closed and an operative position for which it opens the closing device to allow the liquid under pressure to exit from the container (13) and to flow through the nozzle (19) to be dispensed in the form of a jet (20), characterized in that the closing device is located at the lower portion of the container in order to downwardly dispense the product in a continuous manner, and in that it comprises manual means (21) arranged to bring the nozzle (19) in operative position and located generally under the nozzle (19) and in the zone of the jet (20) to be operated by the user's fingers.
  2. Dispenser according to claim 1, characterized in that the nozzle (19) is biased in inoperative position by gravity, the closing device and/or the manual means (21).
  3. Dispenser according to one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the closing device and the manual means (21) are arranged so that the inoperative and operative positions of the nozzle (19) are a lower position and an upper position, respectively.
  4. Dispenser according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the manual means (21) comprise a resilient action lever.
  5. Dispenser according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the housing (2) has an upper chamber (10) for receiving the container (13) and a dispensing lower chamber (11) in which the manual means are located.
  6. Dispenser according to claim 5, characterized in that the housing (2) comprises a lateral wall (3) in which is provided a front window (12) giving access to the lower chamber (11) for the user's hands.
  7. Dispenser according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the nozzle (19) is a part independant from the closing device.
  8. Dispenser according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the nozzle (19) is a part incorporated in the closing device.
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