EP0726097A1 - An verschiedene Behälter anpassbare Dosiervorrichtung - Google Patents

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EP0726097A1
EP0726097A1 EP95440085A EP95440085A EP0726097A1 EP 0726097 A1 EP0726097 A1 EP 0726097A1 EP 95440085 A EP95440085 A EP 95440085A EP 95440085 A EP95440085 A EP 95440085A EP 0726097 A1 EP0726097 A1 EP 0726097A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/0005—Components or details
    • B05B11/0062—Outlet valves actuated by the pressure of the fluid to be sprayed
    • B05B11/007—Outlet valves actuated by the pressure of the fluid to be sprayed being opened by deformation of a sealing element made of resiliently deformable material, e.g. flaps, skirts, duck-bill valves
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
    • B05B11/10—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
    • B05B11/1001—Piston pumps
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
    • B05B11/10—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
    • B05B11/1001—Piston pumps
    • B05B11/1004—Piston pumps comprising a movable cylinder and a stationary piston
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
    • B05B11/10—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
    • B05B11/1042—Components or details
    • B05B11/1064—Pump inlet and outlet valve elements integrally formed of a deformable material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
    • B05B11/10—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
    • B05B11/1042—Components or details
    • B05B11/1066—Pump inlet valves
    • B05B11/1067—Pump inlet valves actuated by pressure
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
    • B05B11/10—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
    • B05B11/1042—Components or details
    • B05B11/1073—Springs
    • B05B11/1076—Traction springs, e.g. stretchable sleeve
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
    • B05B11/10—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
    • B05B11/1042—Components or details
    • B05B11/1073—Springs
    • B05B11/1077—Springs characterised by a particular shape or material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
    • B05B11/02—Membranes or pistons acting on the contents inside the container, e.g. follower pistons
    • B05B11/028—Pistons separating the content remaining in the container from the atmospheric air to compensate underpressure inside the container

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  • the present invention relates to a metering device adaptable to various rigid or flexible containers such as bottles, tubes or jars, used in particular in the field of pharmacy, cosmetology or the food industry.
  • a metering device comprising an inner part made of elastic deformable material which, when the pusher of the container is pressed, deforms and allows expulsion of a dose of the content and which, by resuming its initial form, creates a depression allowing by suction to recreate a dose in a dose chamber, the sucked content passing through a valve formed in the deformable inner part and connected to it by a bridge of matter.
  • this device has the drawback of not allowing the dosing of high viscosity products.
  • the elastic piece sometimes has difficulties in resuming its original shape and place, which can cause a certain recovery of outside air.
  • the present invention aims to remedy these various drawbacks by proposing a metering device which makes it possible to meter all kinds of products, even of high viscosity, with greater reliability, in particular in terms of sealing, and which also makes it possible to create large volume doses.
  • the operation of the device according to the invention is as follows: a pressure on the push button slides it on the support, which has the effect of compressing, between the upper wall of the push button and the collar of the piece of material deformable, the product contained in the dose chamber, which passes between the tube and the tubular part of said part, escapes through the orifice (s) made radially in the tube and rises in the latter until the expulsion opening, after which the tubular part of said part, which has been stretched, resumes its initial shape, on the one hand by causing the push-button to go back up and by occluding the said radial orifice (s), thereby preventing the return of air or the return of the product contained in the tube; and on the other hand by causing the suction into the dose chamber of the product from the container, which passes through the peripheral orifice (s) of the upper wall of the support by pushing back the collar and passing between the peripheral lip and the internal face of the wall of the push button.
  • a device according to the invention comprises a push button 1 adapted on a support 2 on which it can slide vertically, and which is adapted on a container, not shown.
  • the push button 1 has a tubular outer wall 10 defining, with an upper wall 11, a space 12 of a certain volume constituting a dose chamber.
  • the push button 1 also comprises a tube 13 which crosses the space 12, communicating with an expulsion opening 14, and which is pierced radially with an orifice 15 disposed a short distance from its lower end 16.
  • the support 2 comprises an upper wall 20 pierced with a central orifice 21 and peripheral orifices 22, only one of which is visible in the figure.
  • a dip tube 4 is on the other hand adapted on the support 2.
  • the device also comprises a part 3 of elastic deformable material adapted on the support 2, between the latter and the push button 1.
  • the deformable part 3 comprises a tubular central part 30 closed at its lower end by a wall 32, and its upper end is bordered by a collar 33 having on its upper face an annular groove 34 bordered externally by a peripheral lip 35.
  • the tube 13 of the push button 1 is housed in the tubular part 30 of the part 3, its end 16 in contact with the wall 32, while the flange 33 is applied against the wall 20, thus closing the orifices 22, and that the lip 35 is applied against the internal face 17 of the tubular external wall 10 of the push button 1.
  • the expulsion of a dose is carried out as follows: pressing the push button 1 causes the tube 13 to descend, which deforms longitudinally the tubular part 30 of the part 3, the product contained in the dose chamber 12 is compressed against the collar 33, which has the effect of, on the one hand, applying the latter against the upper wall 20 of the support 2 and thus to close the orifices 22, and on the other hand to apply the peripheral lip 35 against the internal face 17 of the wall 10, which reinforces the closure by preventing the defusing of the dose, while the product, repelled between the tube 13 and the tubular part 30, escapes through the radial orifice 15 of the tube 13 and rises in the latter until the expulsion opening 14.
  • the tubular part 30 of the part 3 resumes its initial shape and is pressed against the orifice 15, thus preventing an air intake and the return of the product, and causing the push-button 1 to rise, which creates a vacuum in the dose chamber 12 which causes the suction of the product contained in the dip tube 4, which passes through the peripheral orifices 22 and fills the dose chamber 12, the flange 33 lifting under pressure and the lip 35 peeling off from the internal face 17 of the wall 10.
  • the wall 10 of the push button 1 can advantageously be made of a transparent material, to allow the user to see the dose in its entirety, which is not possible with known metering devices.
  • the embodiment shown in Figure 1 comprises a dip tube 4 and is with external air intake, and in this case the ring 24 has, under the shoulder 25, an orifice 24 'allowing the entry of outside air in the container.
  • the shoulder 25 is extended downwards by an annular part 27 provided with a thread 28.
  • the annular part 27 has a notch 29 allowing it to snap onto the container.
  • the support 2, the ring 24 and the container 6 are in one piece , a slot 24 'allowing the intake of outside air.

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  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Containers And Packaging Bodies Having A Special Means To Remove Contents (AREA)
  • Infusion, Injection, And Reservoir Apparatuses (AREA)
  • Loading And Unloading Of Fuel Tanks Or Ships (AREA)
  • Reciprocating Pumps (AREA)
  • Medicines That Contain Protein Lipid Enzymes And Other Medicines (AREA)
  • External Artificial Organs (AREA)
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EP95440085A 1995-01-04 1995-12-19 An verschiedene Behälter anpassbare Dosiervorrichtung Expired - Lifetime EP0726097B1 (de)

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FR9500143A FR2728809B1 (fr) 1995-01-04 1995-01-04 Dispositif doseur adaptable sur des contenants divers
FR9500143 1995-01-04

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JP (1) JP3905934B2 (de)
AT (1) ATE195082T1 (de)
DE (1) DE69518222T2 (de)
ES (1) ES2151040T3 (de)
FR (1) FR2728809B1 (de)

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WO2002089996A1 (fr) 2001-05-10 2002-11-14 Daniel Crosnier Pompe doseuse

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FR2786467B1 (fr) 1998-11-27 2001-02-02 Lir France Sa Dispositif de distribution de produits liquides, fluides ou pateux
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FR2825418B1 (fr) 2001-05-31 2004-07-16 Oreal Pompe a membrane, et recipient ainsi equipe
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FR2754316A1 (fr) * 1996-10-04 1998-04-10 Teleplastics Ind Pompe a precompression pour la distribution de doses liquides et distributeur la comportant
WO2002089996A1 (fr) 2001-05-10 2002-11-14 Daniel Crosnier Pompe doseuse
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EP0726097B1 (de) 2000-08-02
US5704519A (en) 1998-01-06
JPH0926346A (ja) 1997-01-28
DE69518222D1 (de) 2000-09-07
FR2728809B1 (fr) 1997-04-04
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