EP0686576A1 - Liquid dispenser including a dispensing valve and a push-button - Google Patents

Liquid dispenser including a dispensing valve and a push-button Download PDF

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EP0686576A1
EP0686576A1 EP95400913A EP95400913A EP0686576A1 EP 0686576 A1 EP0686576 A1 EP 0686576A1 EP 95400913 A EP95400913 A EP 95400913A EP 95400913 A EP95400913 A EP 95400913A EP 0686576 A1 EP0686576 A1 EP 0686576A1
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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
    • 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 invention relates to a dispenser of a product in liquid form with a more or less viscous consistency.
  • This dispenser can be used in different areas of use and serve for the distribution of cosmetic products (hairspray, deodorant, hair foam, body milk, depilatory foam, liquid foundation, sunscreen milk) or dermopharmaceuticals (insect repellant, analgesic or anti-inflammatory), household products, paint, etc. as a liquid, spray or foam.
  • the dispenser of the invention comprises, in a known manner, a container provided with a dispensing valve and which contains the product to be sprayed, the valve being equipped with a control rod; a push button comprising a pin capable of acting on the rod; a conduit passing through the pin and connecting one end of the rod to a nozzle provided in the push button a retaining hoop, capable of being fixed on the container and provided for the maintenance of the push button.
  • a dispenser of this kind has been described by the applicant in document FR-A-2 661 661.
  • This dispenser makes it possible to actuate the dispensing valve by exerting a reduced force on the push button, which gives the user a feeling of smooth operation when actuated.
  • the force application area has a relatively large angular extent, which facilitates the use of this distributor.
  • the actuating device (hoop - push button) of this dispenser consists of two separate parts, which requires assembly, on a production line, relatively expensive and complex, from an industrial point of view.
  • Another drawback lies in the fact that the valve which can be used for this prior distributor is limited to the use of a valve known as with lateral deformation, which requires a specific industrial mounting tool. This results in a high cost price for the distributor.
  • the present invention therefore aims to simplify the manufacture and assembly of such a dispenser.
  • the present invention aims, above all, to provide a dispenser of the kind defined above whose manufacture and assembly are simpler than those of the device according to FR-A-2 661 661, and whose cost is as low as possible .
  • valve which can be used to equip the dispenser according to the invention is advantageously a conventional recess valve.
  • a valve with lateral deformation called a "tilt" valve, can also be used.
  • the ball joint connecting the push button to the hoop has, preferably, the shape of a diabolo whose zone of smaller section allows a determined rotation around the longitudinal axis of this section as well as a slight pivoting of the button. pusher in a direction perpendicular to this axis and having as its center of rotation the zone of smallest cross section of this ball joint, so that a depression of the push button relative to the hoop in the direction of the bottom of the tank cannot have place by pressing an area on the upper surface of the push button located to the right of the dispensing nozzle.
  • the dispenser has several legs, movable in translation.
  • these are advantageously 2, 4, 6 or 8, arranged symmetrically between the hoop and the push button.
  • the lug (s) are movable in translation, unidirectionally, in the direction of the axis of the tank towards the bottom of the tank.
  • each tab is secured to the hoop (or of the push button), each first end being situated in a plane, perpendicular to the axis of the reservoir and containing the axis of the ball joint; each second end of the tab is therefore integral with the push button (or the hoop).
  • the attachment points of the first and second ends of each tab are located at a different level.
  • the tab or tabs are arranged in the annular space formed between the push button and the hoop in the plane perpendicular to the axis of the reservoir and containing the axis of the ball joint.
  • each tab has a non-constant section between its two ends.
  • zones of smaller section constitute folding and unwinding zones when the push button is pressed.
  • the invention also relates to a push button, intended to equip a dispenser provided with a dispensing valve, as defined above, this push button forming a single piece with its retaining band, the push button being connected to the hoop with a ball joint and at least one tab allowing sufficient travel of the push button to control the opening of the valve.
  • Figure 1 is a partial axial section of a dispenser according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 is an enlarged top view of the device of Figure 1, according to a first embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 3 represents an axial section along line III-III of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 4 represents a section along line IV-IV of FIG. 2.
  • Figure 5 is an enlarged view of the magnifying glass A of Figure 2, showing a side view of the patella.
  • Figure 6 is an enlarged view of the magnifying glass B of Figure 2, showing a side view of the tab.
  • Figure 7 is a top view of a dispenser according to a second alternative embodiment of the invention.
  • a spraying device designated as a whole by the reference 1, comprising a dispensing valve 2 fitted to a reservoir 3, generally cylindrical, under pressure using a gas propellant, and having an X axis of symmetry.
  • the reservoir 3 contains, for example, a cosmetic or dermo-pharmaceutical liquid product, to be distributed in the form of an aerosol. It is also possible to use a reservoir equipped with a pocket or a piston on which a propellant acts indirectly, for the distribution of a cream or other product of more or less viscous consistency.
  • the device 1 comprises a push button 4, in the form of a cap, having a peripheral edge 4c, which comprises, along the axis of its concavity, and therefore of the axis X, a cylindrical pin 5 secured to the upper wall 4a of the push button 4.
  • the pin 5 is traversed by an axial duct 6, which is connected, to a transverse channel 7 leading to a nozzle 8 mounted, conventionally on a centering piece provided in the push button in an area depression 4b.
  • the free end of the conduit 6 has a larger diameter bore than the conduit 7, so as to form a housing 10, capable of receiving, with a slight tightening, the free end of a control rod 11 of the valve 2.
  • This valve is of the conventional "push-in” type, the opening of which is controlled by pushing in the rod 11 in the direction of the axis X towards the bottom of the tank.
  • the valve 2 comprises a body 12 which is crimped in the upper part, the side of the control rod, in a cup 13, fixed by crimping or by swaging on the rolled edge 14 of a circular opening at the upper end of the reservoir 3.
  • the body 12 can be provided with a connection zone 15 of reduced diameter, extended by a dip tube 16 extending to the bottom of the reservoir 3.
  • the place where the user exerts this pressure is not critical: the device operates by pressing anywhere on the bearing surface 4d.
  • the push button 4 with its peripheral edge 4c is connected to a first annular edge 23a of a fixing hoop 23, of generally cylindrical shape, by a ball joint 30 which has approximately the shape of a diabolo, and by one or more tabs 40 authorizing a determined mobility of the push button 4 in the axial direction of the reservoir, relative to the hoop 23, sufficient to control the opening of the valve 4.
  • the diabolo shape is not compulsory: as a variant, the ball joint 30 can be achieved by a simple bridging piece whose length / diameter ratio is, for example, between 1 and 3.
  • the push button 4, the hoop 23, the ball joint 30 and the tabs 40 form a single piece which can be made, for example, of polypropylene.
  • the second annular edge 23b of the hoop 23 internally comprises a snap-fitting bead 24, capable of snapping into an annular groove 3c provided in the junction zone between the cylindrical part 3b of the reservoir 3 and the dome 3a covering this reservoir and ending with the rolled edge 14.
  • the ball 30 includes two attachment elements 31, 32 of conical shape, a first 31 is secured to the inner wall of the edge 23a of the hoop 23 and whose second 32 is secured to the peripheral edge 4c of the push button; the two elements 31, 32 are connected by the tip of the two cones in an area 33 of smaller section constituting a bending and / or pivoting area.
  • the ball 30 is located on a plane P (plane of FIG. 3) passing through the center of the nozzle 8 and the axis X of the reservoir 3.
  • This arrangement of the ball joint 30 does not allow vertical movement of the push button 4, that is to say a depression, but constitutes a fixed and effective fulcrum for it, while allowing a slight rotation of the button pusher around its longitudinal axis X by torsion, when it is actuated by pressing on the support zone 4d. At the same time, this arrangement allows a slight rotation along the longitudinal axis Z of the diabolo, having as its center of rotation the center of the diabolo itself.
  • the ball 30 is located under and in front of the depression zone 4b, and in a centered manner with respect to this depression.
  • Figure 6 shows a side view of a tab 40 in the rest position.
  • the legs 40 are arranged symmetrically with respect to the plane P passing through the axis X, the center of the nozzle 8 and the ball joint 30, between the edge 4c of the push button and the inner edge 23b of the hoop 23.
  • a single leg 40 can be provided on the plane P on the side opposite to the ball joint 30.
  • the legs 40 connecting the push button to the hoop 23 are regularly distributed in an angular zone of approximately 40 ° to 140 °, as shown in FIG. 2.
  • Each tab 40 is a strap 43 of decreasing thickness from its point of attachment 41 to the edge 23a of the hoop 23, at the point of attachment 42 to the edge 4c of the push button.
  • the strap 43 has an angular orientation relative to the X axis, so that the attachment points 41 and 42 are at two different levels.
  • the attachment point 42 is located in the plane R (plane of FIGS. 2 and 5) perpendicular to the axis X and containing the axis Z, and the attachment point 41 is at a lower level relative to to this plan R. This provision prohibits an elevation of the push button.
  • the junction zones of the strap 43 at the attachment points 41 and 42 respectively constitute flexion zones which facilitate the folding of each tab 40, when the user exerts pressure on the support zone 4d, thus authorizing the lowering of the push button 4.
  • the width of the legs 40 can be modulated as a function of their number and position relative to the ball joint 30. As the fulcrum on the zone 4d moves away from the nozzle, the more the feeling of smooth operation of the distributor increases.
  • the legs 40 and the ball joint 30 are located in the annular space defined between the hoop 23 and the push button 4.
  • the dispenser 1 can be capped by a protective cover (not shown) fitting on the edge 23a of the hoop 23, which the user removes before use.
  • the user presses any zone on the surface 4d of the push-button (in the direction of the arrow F in FIGS. 3 and 4) causing it to tilt around the ball joint 30
  • the legs 40 as a function of their distance from the ball joint, will undergo a movement in the direction of the valve, and cause the opening of the latter; the liquid, under the thrust of the propellant, will then go up, via the dip tube 16, into the body 12 of the valve, from where it will be conveyed, through the rod 11, the conduit 6 and the channel 7, towards the spray nozzle 8.
  • the purpose of the depression 4b practiced at the right of the nozzle 8 of the push button is to prevent the spray cone leaving the nozzle 8 from dirtying the push button. Furthermore, if the user inadvertently presses on this vacuum zone 4b, thanks to the presence of the ball joint 30 in the vicinity of this zone 4b, the spraying cannot be triggered.
  • Figure 7 is a view similar to that of Figure 2 and is an alternative embodiment. Compared to Figure 2, the references of identical parts or playing a similar role have been increased by 100 and their description will not be repeated. Thus, the push button 104, the hoop 123 and the ball joint 130 have a structure identical to the corresponding parts of FIG. 2. Only the lugs 40 of FIG. 2 have been replaced by lugs 140 of different shape, arranged in the annular space between the lower edge 104c of the push button 104 and the upper edge 123a of the hoop 123.
  • Each tab 140 has a first end 141 which forms a point of attachment to the edge 104c of the push button and a second end 142 forming a point of attachment to the edge 123a of the hoop 123.
  • the ends 141 and 142 respectively of two tabs 140 consecutive are arranged in the vicinal position.
  • the legs 140 are arranged in the plane R perpendicular to the axis X of the reservoir and which contains the axis Z passing through the ball joint 130.
  • each lug 140 can be arranged so that one end 141 of a first lug 140 is opposite the end 142 of a 140 consecutive paw.
  • the user will appreciate the smooth operating comfort of the dispenser according to the invention.
  • it will exert a lower supporting force than that necessary for the distribution of a conditioned liquid in a conventional dispenser of this kind.
  • the solution of the invention consisting of a push button and a mounting hoop formed in a single piece, allows savings not only from the mounting point of view, but also during manufacture, since only one mold is necessary. .

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The distributor consists of a reservoir with a distribution valve and control rod, and a push-button (4c) which transmits a pressure to the rod and has an outer ring (23a) connecting it to the reservoir. The push-button and retaining ring are made in one piece, and articulated by a joint (30) which lies in a plane (Z). The push-button and ring are also connected by a lug on the opposite side to the joint. The joint is in the shape of a diabolo with its zone of minimal section, allowing the push-button to pivot relative to the ring and actuate the valve. <IMAGE>

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L'invention est relative à un distributeur d'un produit sous forme liquide de consistance plus ou moins visqueuse. Ce distributeur peut être utilisé dans différentes domaines d'utilisation et servir pour la distribution de produits cosmétiques (laque, déodorant, mousse capillaire, lait corporel, mousse dépilatoire, fond de teint liquide, lait anti-solaire) ou dermopharmaceutiques (insectifuge, analgésique ou anti-inflammatoire), de produits ménagers, de la peinture, etc. sous forme de liquide, de spray ou de mousse.The invention relates to a dispenser of a product in liquid form with a more or less viscous consistency. This dispenser can be used in different areas of use and serve for the distribution of cosmetic products (hairspray, deodorant, hair foam, body milk, depilatory foam, liquid foundation, sunscreen milk) or dermopharmaceuticals (insect repellant, analgesic or anti-inflammatory), household products, paint, etc. as a liquid, spray or foam.

Le distributeur de l'invention comprend, de façon connue, un récipient muni d'une valve de distribution et qui contient le produit à pulvériser, la valve étant équipée d'une tige de commande ; un bouton poussoir comportant un pion propre à agir sur la tige ; un conduit traversant le pion et raccordant une extrémité de la tige à une buse prévue dans le bouton-poussoir une frette de retenue, apte à se fixer sur le récipient et prévue pour le maintien du bouton-poussoir.The dispenser of the invention comprises, in a known manner, a container provided with a dispensing valve and which contains the product to be sprayed, the valve being equipped with a control rod; a push button comprising a pin capable of acting on the rod; a conduit passing through the pin and connecting one end of the rod to a nozzle provided in the push button a retaining hoop, capable of being fixed on the container and provided for the maintenance of the push button.

Un distributeur de ce genre a été décrit par la demanderesse dans la document FR-A-2 661 661. Ce distributeur permet d'actionner la valve de distribution en exerçant une force réduite sur le bouton-poussoir, ce qui confère à l'utilisateur une sensation de douceur de fonctionnement, lors de l'actionnement. En outre, la zone d'application de la force a une étendue angulaire relativement grande, ce qui facilite l'utilisation de ce distributeur.A dispenser of this kind has been described by the applicant in document FR-A-2 661 661. This dispenser makes it possible to actuate the dispensing valve by exerting a reduced force on the push button, which gives the user a feeling of smooth operation when actuated. In addition, the force application area has a relatively large angular extent, which facilitates the use of this distributor.

Le dispositif d'actionnement (frette - bouton poussoir) de ce distributeur est constitué de deux pièces séparées, ce qui nécessite un montage, sur une chaîne de fabrication, relativement onéreux et complexe, du point de vue industriel. Un autre inconvénient réside dans le fait que la valve utilisable pour ce distributeur antérieur est limitée à l'utilisation d'une valve dite à déformation latérale, ce qui nécessite un outil industriel de montage particulier. Il en résulte un prix de revient du distributeur élevé.The actuating device (hoop - push button) of this dispenser consists of two separate parts, which requires assembly, on a production line, relatively expensive and complex, from an industrial point of view. Another drawback lies in the fact that the valve which can be used for this prior distributor is limited to the use of a valve known as with lateral deformation, which requires a specific industrial mounting tool. This results in a high cost price for the distributor.

La présente invention vise donc à simplifier la fabrication et le montage d'un tel distributeur.The present invention therefore aims to simplify the manufacture and assembly of such a dispenser.

La présente invention a pour but, surtout, de proposer un distributeur du genre défini précédemment dont la fabrication et le montage sont plus simples que ceux du dispositif selon FR-A-2 661 661, et dont le prix de revient soit aussi faible que possible.The present invention aims, above all, to provide a dispenser of the kind defined above whose manufacture and assembly are simpler than those of the device according to FR-A-2 661 661, and whose cost is as low as possible .

La présente invention a donc pour objet, un dispositif industriel nouveau constitué d'un distributeur pour la distribution d'un produit sous forme de liquide, de spray ou de mousse comprenant :

  • un réservoir pour le produit ayant un axe de symétrie, muni d'une valve de distribution, cette valve comprenant une tige de commande ;
  • un bouton poussoir comportant un pion apte à agir sur la tige, un conduit traversant le pion et raccordant une extrémité de la tige à une buse pourvue d'un axe, prévue dans le bouton-poussoir ;
  • une frette de retenue, apte à se fixer sur le réservoir, prévue pour le maintien du bouton-poussoir, distributeur qui est caractérisé en ce que le bouton poussoir et la frette de retenue sont monobloc, et articulés l'un sur l'autre par une rotule reliant le bouton-poussoir à la frette dans une zone située dans un plan défini par les axes de symétrie du réservoir et de la buse, cette rotule étant apte à pivoter autour d'un axe perpendiculaire à l'axe du réservoir, le bouton-poussoir et la frette étant en outre reliés, l'un à l'autre, par au moins une patte, mobile en translation suivant l'axe du réservoir.
The present invention therefore relates to a new industrial device consisting of a distributor for the distribution of a product in the form of liquid, spray or foam comprising:
  • a reservoir for the product having an axis of symmetry, provided with a distribution valve, this valve comprising a control rod;
  • a push button comprising a pin capable of acting on the rod, a conduit passing through the pin and connecting one end of the rod to a nozzle provided with a pin, provided in the push button;
  • a retaining hoop, capable of being fixed on the reservoir, provided for holding the push-button, dispenser which is characterized in that the push-button and the retaining hoop are in one piece, and articulated one on the other by a ball joint connecting the push button to the hoop in an area situated in a plane defined by the axes of symmetry of the tank and of the nozzle, this ball joint being able to pivot around an axis perpendicular to the axis of the tank, the push button and the hoop being further connected, to each other, by at least one tab, movable in translation along the axis of the tank.

La valve utilisable pour équiper le distributeur conforme à l'invention est avantageusement une valve à enfoncement classique. Cependant, une valve à déformation latérale, dite valve "tilt", est utilisable également.The valve which can be used to equip the dispenser according to the invention is advantageously a conventional recess valve. However, a valve with lateral deformation, called a "tilt" valve, can also be used.

La rotule reliant le bouton-poussoir à la frette a, de préférence, la forme d'un diabolo dont la zone de plus faible section permet une rotation déterminée autour de l'axe longitudinal de cette section ainsi qu'un léger pivotement du bouton-poussoir dans une direction perpendiculaire à cet axe et ayant pour centre de rotation la zone de plus faible section de cette rotule, de sorte qu'un enfoncement du bouton-poussoir par rapport à la frette en direction du fond du réservoir, ne peut pas avoir lieu en appuyant sur une zone de la surface supérieure du bouton poussoir située au droit de la buse de distribution.The ball joint connecting the push button to the hoop has, preferably, the shape of a diabolo whose zone of smaller section allows a determined rotation around the longitudinal axis of this section as well as a slight pivoting of the button. pusher in a direction perpendicular to this axis and having as its center of rotation the zone of smallest cross section of this ball joint, so that a depression of the push button relative to the hoop in the direction of the bottom of the tank cannot have place by pressing an area on the upper surface of the push button located to the right of the dispensing nozzle.

De façon avantageuse, le distributeur comporte plusieurs pattes, mobiles en translation. Lorsqu'on utilise plusieurs pattes, celles-ci sont avantageusement au nombre de 2, 4, 6 ou 8, disposées symétriquement entre la frette et le bouton-poussoir.Advantageously, the dispenser has several legs, movable in translation. When several tabs are used, these are advantageously 2, 4, 6 or 8, arranged symmetrically between the hoop and the push button.

Lorsqu'on n'utilise qu'une seule patte, elle est disposée dans l'espace annulaire entre la frette et le bouton-poussoir, dans une zone située du côté opposé à la rotule.When only one tab is used, it is arranged in the annular space between the hoop and the push button, in an area located on the side opposite the ball joint.

Contrairement à la rotule, la ou les pattes sont mobiles en translation, unidirectionnellement, suivant la direction de l'axe du réservoir vers le fond du réservoir.Unlike the ball joint, the lug (s) are movable in translation, unidirectionally, in the direction of the axis of the tank towards the bottom of the tank.

Avantageusement, une première extrémité de chaque patte est solidaire de la frette (ou du bouton-poussoir), chaque première extrémité étant située dans un plan, perpendiculaire à l'axe du réservoir et contenant l'axe de la rotule ; chaque deuxième extrémité de la patte est donc solidaire du bouton-poussoir (ou de la frette). En position de repos du bouton-poussoir, les points d'attache des première et deuxième extrémités de chaque patte sont situés à un niveau différent. Autrement dit, la ou les pattes sont disposées dans l'espace annulaire formé entre le bouton-poussoir et la frette dans le plan perpendiculaire à l'axe du réservoir et contenant l'axe de la rotule.Advantageously, a first end of each tab is secured to the hoop (or of the push button), each first end being situated in a plane, perpendicular to the axis of the reservoir and containing the axis of the ball joint; each second end of the tab is therefore integral with the push button (or the hoop). In the rest position of the push button, the attachment points of the first and second ends of each tab are located at a different level. In other words, the tab or tabs are arranged in the annular space formed between the push button and the hoop in the plane perpendicular to the axis of the reservoir and containing the axis of the ball joint.

Cette construction explique pourquoi le bouton-poussoir peut être enfoncé vers le bas en direction du fond du réservoir, et n'est pas mobile dans la direction contraire.This construction explains why the push button can be pressed down towards the bottom of the tank, and is not movable in the opposite direction.

Avantageusement, chaque patte a une section non constante entre ses deux extrémités. Ainsi, des zones de plus faible section constituent des zones de pliage et de déroulage lors de l'enfoncement du bouton-poussoir.Advantageously, each tab has a non-constant section between its two ends. Thus, zones of smaller section constitute folding and unwinding zones when the push button is pressed.

L'invention est également relative à un bouton-poussoir, destiné à équiper un distributeur muni d'une valve de distribution, comme défini précédemment, ce bouton-poussoir formant une seule pièce avec sa frette de retenue, le bouton poussoir étant relié à la frette par une rotule et au moins une patte autorisant des débattements du bouton-poussoir suffisants pour commander l'ouverture de la valve.The invention also relates to a push button, intended to equip a dispenser provided with a dispensing valve, as defined above, this push button forming a single piece with its retaining band, the push button being connected to the hoop with a ball joint and at least one tab allowing sufficient travel of the push button to control the opening of the valve.

Pour mieux faire comprendre l'objet de la présente invention, on va en décrire, à titre d'exemple purement illustratif et nullement limitatif, deux modes de réalisation représentés sur les figures annexées.To better understand the object of the present invention, there will be described, by way of purely illustrative and in no way limitative, two embodiments shown in the appended figures.

La figure 1 est une coupe axiale partielle d'un distributeur conforme à l'invention.Figure 1 is a partial axial section of a dispenser according to the invention.

La figure 2 est une vue agrandie de dessus du dispositif de la figure 1, conforme à une première variante de réalisation de l'invention.Figure 2 is an enlarged top view of the device of Figure 1, according to a first embodiment of the invention.

La figure 3 représente une coupe axiale selon la ligne III-III de la figure 2.FIG. 3 represents an axial section along line III-III of FIG. 2.

La figure 4 représente une coupe selon la ligne IV-IV de la figure 2.FIG. 4 represents a section along line IV-IV of FIG. 2.

La figure 5 est une vue agrandie de la loupe A de la figure 2, montrant unevue latérale de la rotule.Figure 5 is an enlarged view of the magnifying glass A of Figure 2, showing a side view of the patella.

La figure 6 est une vue agrandie de la loupe B de la figure 2, montrant une vue latérale de la patte.Figure 6 is an enlarged view of the magnifying glass B of Figure 2, showing a side view of the tab.

La figure 7 est une vue de dessus d'un distributeur suivant une seconde variante de réalisation de l'invention.Figure 7 is a top view of a dispenser according to a second alternative embodiment of the invention.

En se rapportant aux figures 1 à 6 annexées, on peut voir un dispositif de pulvérisation désigné dans son ensemble par la référence 1, comportant une valve de distribution 2 équipant un réservoir 3, généralement cylindrique, sous pression à l'aide d'un gaz propulseur, et présentant un axe X de symétrie. Le réservoir 3 contient, par exemple, un produit liquide cosmétique ou dermo-pharmaceutique, à distribuer sous la forme d'un aérosol. Il est possible également, d'utiliser un réservoir équipé d'une poche ou d'un piston sur lesquels agit un gaz propulseur de façon indirecte, pour la distribution d'une crème ou d'un autre produit de consistance plus ou moins visqueuse.Referring to Figures 1 to 6 attached, one can see a spraying device designated as a whole by the reference 1, comprising a dispensing valve 2 fitted to a reservoir 3, generally cylindrical, under pressure using a gas propellant, and having an X axis of symmetry. The reservoir 3 contains, for example, a cosmetic or dermo-pharmaceutical liquid product, to be distributed in the form of an aerosol. It is also possible to use a reservoir equipped with a pocket or a piston on which a propellant acts indirectly, for the distribution of a cream or other product of more or less viscous consistency.

Le dispositif 1 comprend un bouton-poussoir 4, en forme de capuchon, présentant un bord périphérique 4c, qui comporte, suivant l'axe de sa concavité, et donc de l'axe X, un pion 5 cylindrique solidaire de la paroi supérieure 4a du bouton-poussoir 4. Le pion 5 est traversé par un conduit 6 axial, qui se raccorde, à un canal transversal 7 conduisant à une buse 8 montée, de façon classique sur une pièce de centrage prévue dans le bouton-poussoir dans une zone de dépression 4b. L'extrémité libre du conduit 6 comporte un alésage de diamètre plus important que le conduit 7, de manière à former un logement 10, apte à recevoir, avec un léger serrage, I'extrémité libre d'une tige de commande 11 de la valve 2.The device 1 comprises a push button 4, in the form of a cap, having a peripheral edge 4c, which comprises, along the axis of its concavity, and therefore of the axis X, a cylindrical pin 5 secured to the upper wall 4a of the push button 4. The pin 5 is traversed by an axial duct 6, which is connected, to a transverse channel 7 leading to a nozzle 8 mounted, conventionally on a centering piece provided in the push button in an area depression 4b. The free end of the conduit 6 has a larger diameter bore than the conduit 7, so as to form a housing 10, capable of receiving, with a slight tightening, the free end of a control rod 11 of the valve 2.

Cette valve est du type "à enfoncement" classique dont l'ouverture est commandée par l'enfoncement de la tige 11 en direction de l'axe X vers le fond du réservoir. La valve 2 comporte un corps 12 qui est sertie en partie haute, du coté de la tige de commande, dans une coupelle 13, fixée par sertissage ou par dudgeonnage sur le bord roulé 14 d'une ouverture circulaire à l'extrémité supérieure du réservoir 3. Sur la partie inférieure de la valve, du coté opposé à la tige de commande, le corps 12 peut être muni d'une zone de raccordement 15 de diamètre réduit, prolongée par un tube plongeur 16 s'étendant jusqu'au fond du réservoir 3.This valve is of the conventional "push-in" type, the opening of which is controlled by pushing in the rod 11 in the direction of the axis X towards the bottom of the tank. The valve 2 comprises a body 12 which is crimped in the upper part, the side of the control rod, in a cup 13, fixed by crimping or by swaging on the rolled edge 14 of a circular opening at the upper end of the reservoir 3. On the lower part of the valve, on the side opposite to the control rod, the body 12 can be provided with a connection zone 15 of reduced diameter, extended by a dip tube 16 extending to the bottom of the reservoir 3.

Toute la surface 4a de la paroi supérieure du bouton-poussoir 4, à l'exception de la zone de dépression 4b, constitue un zone d'appui 4d, représentée de façon hachurée sur la figure 2, zone d'appui sur laquelle l'utilisateur exerce une pression pour commander l'ouverture de la valve 4. L'endroit où l'utilisateur exerce cette pression n'est pas critique : le dispositif fonctionne en appuyant sur n'importe quel endroit de la surface d'appui 4d.The entire surface 4a of the upper wall of the push button 4, with the exception of the vacuum zone 4b, constitutes a support zone 4d, shown hatched in FIG. 2, support zone on which the user exerts pressure to control the opening of valve 4. The place where the user exerts this pressure is not critical: the device operates by pressing anywhere on the bearing surface 4d.

Le bouton poussoir 4 avec son bord périphérique 4c est relié à un premier bord annulaire 23a d'une frette 23 de fixation, de forme généralement cylindrique, par une rotule 30 qui a approximativement la forme d'un diabolo, et par une ou plusieurs pattes 40 autorisant une mobilité déterminée du bouton-poussoir 4 dans le sens axial du réservoir, relativement à la frette 23, suffisante pour commander l'ouverture de la valve 4. La forme de diabolo n'est pas obligatoire : en variante, la rotule 30 peut être réalise par une simple pièce de pontage dont le rapport longueur/diamètre est compris, par exemple, entre 1 et 3.The push button 4 with its peripheral edge 4c is connected to a first annular edge 23a of a fixing hoop 23, of generally cylindrical shape, by a ball joint 30 which has approximately the shape of a diabolo, and by one or more tabs 40 authorizing a determined mobility of the push button 4 in the axial direction of the reservoir, relative to the hoop 23, sufficient to control the opening of the valve 4. The diabolo shape is not compulsory: as a variant, the ball joint 30 can be achieved by a simple bridging piece whose length / diameter ratio is, for example, between 1 and 3.

Le bouton-poussoir 4, la frette 23, la rotule 30 et les pattes 40 forment une seule pièce qui peut être réalisée, par exemple, en polypropylène.The push button 4, the hoop 23, the ball joint 30 and the tabs 40 form a single piece which can be made, for example, of polypropylene.

Le deuxième bord annulaire 23b de la frette 23 comporte intérieurement un bourrelet d'encliquetage 24, capable de s'encliqueter dans une gorge annulaire 3c prévue dans la zone de jonction entre la partie cylindrique 3b du réservoir 3 et le dôme 3a coiffant ce réservoir et se terminant par le bord roulé 14.The second annular edge 23b of the hoop 23 internally comprises a snap-fitting bead 24, capable of snapping into an annular groove 3c provided in the junction zone between the cylindrical part 3b of the reservoir 3 and the dome 3a covering this reservoir and ending with the rolled edge 14.

Comme visible sur les figures 2 et 5, la rotule 30 comprend deux éléments d'attache 31, 32 de forme conique, dont un premier 31 est solidaire de la paroi intérieure du bord 23a de la frette 23 et dont le deuxième 32 est solidaire du bord périphérique 4c du bouton-poussoir; les deux éléments 31, 32 sont reliés par la pointe des deux cônes dans une zone 33 de plus faible section constituant une zone de flexion et/ou de pivotement. La rotule 30 est située sur un plan P (plan de la figure 3) passant par le centre de la buse 8 et l'axe X du réservoir 3.As shown in Figures 2 and 5, the ball 30 includes two attachment elements 31, 32 of conical shape, a first 31 is secured to the inner wall of the edge 23a of the hoop 23 and whose second 32 is secured to the peripheral edge 4c of the push button; the two elements 31, 32 are connected by the tip of the two cones in an area 33 of smaller section constituting a bending and / or pivoting area. The ball 30 is located on a plane P (plane of FIG. 3) passing through the center of the nozzle 8 and the axis X of the reservoir 3.

Cette disposition de la rotule 30 ne permet pas de débattement vertical du bouton-poussoir 4, c'est à dire un enfoncement, mais constitue un point d'appui fixe et efficace pour celui-ci, tout en autorisant une légère rotation du bouton-poussoir autour de son axe longitudinal X par torsion, lorsqu'il est actionné en appuyant sur la zone d'appui 4d. En même temps, cette disposition permet une légère rotation suivant l'axe longitudinal Z du diabolo, en ayant comme centre de rotation le centre du diabolo lui-même.This arrangement of the ball joint 30 does not allow vertical movement of the push button 4, that is to say a depression, but constitutes a fixed and effective fulcrum for it, while allowing a slight rotation of the button pusher around its longitudinal axis X by torsion, when it is actuated by pressing on the support zone 4d. At the same time, this arrangement allows a slight rotation along the longitudinal axis Z of the diabolo, having as its center of rotation the center of the diabolo itself.

Par ailleurs, la rotule 30 est située sous et devant la zone de dépression 4b, et de façon centrée par rapport à cette dépression.Furthermore, the ball 30 is located under and in front of the depression zone 4b, and in a centered manner with respect to this depression.

La figure 6 montre une vue latérale d'une patte 40 en position de repos. Les pattes 40 sont disposées symétriquement par rapport au plan P passant par l'axe X, le centre de la buse 8 et la rotule 30, entre le bord 4c du bouton-poussoir et le bord intérieur 23b de la frette 23. Une seule patte 40 peut être prévue sur le plan P du coté opposé à la rotule 30. De préférence, on dispose 2, 4, 6 ou 8 pattes symétriquement par rapport audit plan P. Dans ce cas, les pattes 40 reliant le bouton-poussoir à la frette 23, se trouvent régulièrement reparties dans une zone angulaire d'environ 40° à 140°, comme montré sur la figure 2.Figure 6 shows a side view of a tab 40 in the rest position. The legs 40 are arranged symmetrically with respect to the plane P passing through the axis X, the center of the nozzle 8 and the ball joint 30, between the edge 4c of the push button and the inner edge 23b of the hoop 23. A single leg 40 can be provided on the plane P on the side opposite to the ball joint 30. Preferably, there are 2, 4, 6 or 8 legs symmetrically with respect to said plane P. In this case, the legs 40 connecting the push button to the hoop 23, are regularly distributed in an angular zone of approximately 40 ° to 140 °, as shown in FIG. 2.

Chaque patte 40 est une lanière 43 d'épaisseur décroissante depuis son point d'attache 41 au bord 23a de la frette 23, au point d'attache 42 au bord 4c du bouton-poussoir. La lanière 43 a une orientation angulaire par rapport à l'axe X, de sorte que les points d'attache 41 et 42 se trouvent à deux niveaux différents. En particulier, le point d'attache 42 est situé dans le plan R (plan des figures 2 et 5) perpendiculaire à l'axe X et contenant l'axe Z, et le point d'attache 41 est à un niveau inférieur par rapport à ce plan R. Cette disposition interdit une élévation du bouton-poussoir. Les zones de jonction de la lanière 43 aux points d'attache 41 et 42 respectivement constituent des zones de flexion qui facilitent le pliage de chaque patte 40, lorsque l'utilisateur exerce une pression sur la zone d'appui 4d, autorisant ainsi l'abaissement du bouton-poussoir 4. Il est intéressant de noter que l'on peut moduler la largeur des pattes 40 en fonction de leurs nombre et position par rapport à la rotule 30. Au fur et à mesure que le point d'appui sur la zone 4d s'éloigne de la buse, plus la sensation de douceur de fonctionnement du distributeur augmente. Bien entendu, les pattes 40 et la rotule 30 sont situées dans l'espace annulaire défini entre la frette 23 et le bouton-poussoir 4.Each tab 40 is a strap 43 of decreasing thickness from its point of attachment 41 to the edge 23a of the hoop 23, at the point of attachment 42 to the edge 4c of the push button. The strap 43 has an angular orientation relative to the X axis, so that the attachment points 41 and 42 are at two different levels. In particular, the attachment point 42 is located in the plane R (plane of FIGS. 2 and 5) perpendicular to the axis X and containing the axis Z, and the attachment point 41 is at a lower level relative to to this plan R. This provision prohibits an elevation of the push button. The junction zones of the strap 43 at the attachment points 41 and 42 respectively constitute flexion zones which facilitate the folding of each tab 40, when the user exerts pressure on the support zone 4d, thus authorizing the lowering of the push button 4. It is interesting to note that the width of the legs 40 can be modulated as a function of their number and position relative to the ball joint 30. As the fulcrum on the zone 4d moves away from the nozzle, the more the feeling of smooth operation of the distributor increases. Of course, the legs 40 and the ball joint 30 are located in the annular space defined between the hoop 23 and the push button 4.

Le distributeur 1 peut être coiffé par un capot de protection (non représenté) s'adaptant sur le bord 23a de la frette 23, que l'utilisateur retire avant l'utilisation. Pour distribuer du produit, l'utilisateur appuie sur n'importe quelle zone de la surface 4d du bouton-poussoir (dans le sens de la flèche F sur les figures 3 et 4) provoquant le basculement de celui-ci autour de la rotule 30. Les pattes 40, en fonction de leur distance par rapport à la rotule, vont subir un débattement en direction de la valve, et provoquer l'ouverture de celle-ci ; le liquide, sous la poussée du propulseur, va alors monter, via le tube plongeur 16, dans le corps 12 de la valve, d'où il sera acheminé, au travers de la tige 11, du conduit 6 et du canal 7, vers la buse 8 de pulvérisation.The dispenser 1 can be capped by a protective cover (not shown) fitting on the edge 23a of the hoop 23, which the user removes before use. To distribute the product, the user presses any zone on the surface 4d of the push-button (in the direction of the arrow F in FIGS. 3 and 4) causing it to tilt around the ball joint 30 The legs 40, as a function of their distance from the ball joint, will undergo a movement in the direction of the valve, and cause the opening of the latter; the liquid, under the thrust of the propellant, will then go up, via the dip tube 16, into the body 12 of the valve, from where it will be conveyed, through the rod 11, the conduit 6 and the channel 7, towards the spray nozzle 8.

La dépression 4b pratiquée au droit de la buse 8 du bouton-poussoir a pour but d'éviter que le cône de pulvérisation sortant de la buse 8 ne vienne salir le bouton-poussoir. Par ailleurs, si l'utilisateur appuie par inadvertance sur cette zone de dépression 4b, grâce à la présence de la rotule 30 au voisinage de cette zone 4b, la pulvérisation ne peut pas être déclenchée.The purpose of the depression 4b practiced at the right of the nozzle 8 of the push button is to prevent the spray cone leaving the nozzle 8 from dirtying the push button. Furthermore, if the user inadvertently presses on this vacuum zone 4b, thanks to the presence of the ball joint 30 in the vicinity of this zone 4b, the spraying cannot be triggered.

La figure 7 est une vue analogue à celle de la figure 2 et est une variante de réalisation. Par rapport à la figure 2, les références des pièces identiques ou jouant un rôle analogue ont été majorées de 100 et leur description ne sera pas reprise. Ainsi, le bouton-poussoir 104, la frette 123 et la rotule 130 ont une structure identique aux pièces correspondantes de la figure 2. Seule les pattes 40 de la figure 2 ont été remplacées par des pattes 140 de forme différente, disposées dans l'espace annulaire entre le bord inférieur 104c du bouton-poussoir 104 et le bord supérieur 123a de la frette 123.Figure 7 is a view similar to that of Figure 2 and is an alternative embodiment. Compared to Figure 2, the references of identical parts or playing a similar role have been increased by 100 and their description will not be repeated. Thus, the push button 104, the hoop 123 and the ball joint 130 have a structure identical to the corresponding parts of FIG. 2. Only the lugs 40 of FIG. 2 have been replaced by lugs 140 of different shape, arranged in the annular space between the lower edge 104c of the push button 104 and the upper edge 123a of the hoop 123.

Chaque patte 140 a une première extrémité 141 qui forme un point d'attache au bord 104c du bouton-poussoir et une deuxième extrémité 142 formant un point d'attache au bord 123a de la frette 123. Les extrémités 141 et 142 respectivement de deux pattes 140 consécutives sont disposées en position vicinale. Les pattes 140 sont disposées dans le plan R perpendiculaire à l'axe X du réservoir et qui contient l'axe Z passant par la rotule 130.Each tab 140 has a first end 141 which forms a point of attachment to the edge 104c of the push button and a second end 142 forming a point of attachment to the edge 123a of the hoop 123. The ends 141 and 142 respectively of two tabs 140 consecutive are arranged in the vicinal position. The legs 140 are arranged in the plane R perpendicular to the axis X of the reservoir and which contains the axis Z passing through the ball joint 130.

Selon une autre possibilité (non représentée), les extrémités 141 et 142 respectivement de chaque patte 140 peuvent être disposées de sorte qu'une extrémité 141 d'une première patte 140 soit en vis-à-vis de l'extrémité 142 d'une patte 140 consécutive.According to another possibility (not shown), the ends 141 and 142 respectively of each lug 140 can be arranged so that one end 141 of a first lug 140 is opposite the end 142 of a 140 consecutive paw.

Grâce à l'effet de levier se produisant sous l'effet de la rotule, lors de l'actionnement de la valve, l'utilisateur appréciera le confort de fonctionnement doux du distributeur conforme à l'invention. En plus, il exercera une force d'appui plus faible que celle, nécessaire pour la distribution d'un liquide conditionné dans un distributeur classique de ce genre.Thanks to the leverage effect occurring under the effect of the ball joint, upon actuation of the valve, the user will appreciate the smooth operating comfort of the dispenser according to the invention. In addition, it will exert a lower supporting force than that necessary for the distribution of a conditioned liquid in a conventional dispenser of this kind.

La solution de l'invention consistant un bouton-poussoir et une frette de montage formés en une pièce monobloc, permet de réaliser des économies non seulement du point de vue du montage, mais aussi lors de la fabrication, puisqu'un seul moule est nécessaire.The solution of the invention consisting of a push button and a mounting hoop formed in a single piece, allows savings not only from the mounting point of view, but also during manufacture, since only one mold is necessary. .

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1 - Distributeur pour la distribution d'un produit sous forme de liquide, de spray ou de mousse comprenant : - un réservoir (3) pour le produit ayant un axe (X) de symétrie, muni d'une valve de distribution (2), cette valve (2) comprenant une tige de commande (11) ; - un bouton poussoir (4, 104) comportant un pion (5) apte à agir sur la tige (11), un conduit (6, 106) traversant le pion et raccordant une extrémité de la tige (11) à une buse (8, 108) pourvue d'un axe (Y), prévue dans le bouton-poussoir (4, 104) ; - une frette (23, 123) de retenue, apte à se fixer sur le réservoir (3), prévue pour le maintien du bouton-poussoir, caractérisé en ce que le bouton poussoir (4, 104) et la frette (23 123) de retenue sont monobloc, et articulés l'un sur l'autre avec celle-ci par une rotule (30, 130) reliant le bouton-poussoir (4, 104) à la frette (23,123) dans une zone située dans un plan (P) défini par ledit axe (X) et l'axe (Y) de la buse, cette rotule étant apte à pivoter autour d'un axe (Z) perpendiculaire à l'axe (X), le bouton-poussoir (4, 104) et la frette (23,123) étant en outre reliés l'un à l'autre par au moins une patte (40, 140), mobile en translation suivant l'axe (X). 1 - Distributor for the distribution of a product in the form of liquid, spray or foam comprising: - a reservoir (3) for the product having an axis (X) of symmetry, provided with a distribution valve (2), this valve (2) comprising a control rod (11); - a push button (4, 104) comprising a pin (5) capable of acting on the rod (11), a conduit (6, 106) passing through the pin and connecting one end of the rod (11) to a nozzle (8 , 108) provided with an axis (Y), provided in the push button (4, 104); - a retaining ring (23, 123), capable of being fixed on the reservoir (3), provided for maintaining the push-button, characterized in that the push button (4, 104) and the retaining hoop (23 123) are in one piece, and articulated one on the other with the latter by a ball joint (30, 130) connecting the push button (4, 104) with the hoop (23,123) in a zone situated in a plane (P) defined by said axis (X) and the axis (Y) of the nozzle, this ball joint being able to pivot about an axis (Z) perpendicular to the axis (X), the push button (4, 104) and the hoop (23,123) being further connected to each other by at least one movable tab (40, 140) in translation along the axis (X). 2 - Distributeur selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la valve (2) est une valve à enfoncement. 2 - Distributor according to claim 1, characterized in that the valve (2) is a depression valve. 3 - Distributeur selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la valve (2) est une valve a déformation latérale. 3 - Distributor according to claim 1, characterized in that the valve (2) is a valve with lateral deformation. 4 - Distributeur selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que la rotule (30,130) a la forme d'un diabolo dont la zone de plus faible section permet une rotation déterminée ainsi qu'un pivotement du bouton-poussoir (4, 104), de sorte qu'un enfoncement du bouton-poussoir (4, 104) par rapport à la frette (23, 123) ne peut pas avoir lieu dans une zone (4b, 104b) au droit de la buse de distribution (8, 108). 4 - Distributor according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the ball joint (30,130) has the shape of a diabolo whose zone of smallest section allows a determined rotation as well as a pivoting of the push button ( 4, 104), so that a depression of the push button (4, 104) relative to the hoop (23, 123) cannot take place in a zone (4b, 104b) in line with the dispensing nozzle (8, 108). 5 - Distributeur selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend 2, 4, 6 ou 8 pattes (40, 140), disposées symétriquement par rapport au plan (P) entre la frette (23,123) et le bouton-poussoir (4, 123). 5 - Distributor according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it comprises 2, 4, 6 or 8 legs (40, 140), arranged symmetrically relative to the plane (P) between the hoop (23,123) and the push button (4, 123). 6 - Distributeur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la patte (40, 140) a une section non constante entre ses deux extrémités. 6 - Distributor according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tab (40, 140) has a non-constant section between its two ends. 7 - Distributeur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la patte (40, 140) comporte une première et une seconde extrémités se trouvant à un niveau différent de la frette (23, 123) et du bouton-poussoir (4, 104) respectivement. 7 - Dispenser according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tab (40, 140) has first and second ends located at a different level from the hoop (23, 123) and from the push button ( 4, 104) respectively. 8 - Distributeur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'une première extrémité (42) de la patte (40) se trouve dans un plan (R) perpendiculaire à l'axe (X) et contenant l'axe (Z). 8 - Distributor according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a first end (42) of the tab (40) lies in a plane (R) perpendicular to the axis (X) and containing the axis (Z). 9 - Distributeur selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que la deuxième extrémité (41) de la patte (40) se trouve à un niveau inférieur par rapport au plan (R). 9 - Distributor according to claim 8, characterized in that the second end (41) of the tab (40) is located at a lower level relative to the plane (R). 10 - Distributeur selon l'une des revendications 7 à 9, caractérisé en ce que la première extrémité (42, 142) de la patte (40, 140) est solidaire du bouton-poussoir (4, 104) et que la deuxième extrémité (41, 141) est solidaire de la frette (23, 123). 10 - Distributor according to one of claims 7 to 9, characterized in that the first end (42, 142) of the tab (40, 140) is integral with the push button (4, 104) and that the second end ( 41, 141) is integral with the hoop (23, 123). 11 - Distributeur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la patte (140) et ses extrémités (141, 142), en position de repos, sont disposées dans un espace annulaire formé entre le bouton-poussoir (104) et la frette (123). 11 - Dispenser according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tab (140) and its ends (141, 142), in the rest position, are arranged in an annular space formed between the push-button (104) and the hoop (123). 12 - Distributeur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la patte (140) et ses extrémités (141, 142) sont disposées dans un plan R perpendiculaire à l'axe (X) et contenant l'axe (Z). 12 - Dispenser according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tab (140) and its ends (141, 142) are arranged in a plane R perpendicular to the axis (X) and containing the axis (Z) . 13 - Bouton-poussoir (4,104), destiné à équiper un distributeur muni d'une valve (2) de distribution et comportant une frette de retenue (23, 123), caractérisé en ce qu'il forme une seule pièce avec sa frette (23, 123), le bouton poussoir étant relié à la frette par une rotule (30, 130) et au moins une patte (40, 140) autorisant des débattements du bouton-poussoir suffisants pour commander l'ouverture de la valve (2). 13 - Push button (4,104), intended to equip a dispenser provided with a valve (2) for distribution and comprising a retaining hoop (23, 123), characterized in that it forms a single piece with its hoop ( 23, 123), the push button being connected to the hoop by a ball joint (30, 130) and at least one tab (40, 140) allowing sufficient travel of the push button to control the opening of the valve (2) .
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