EP0743099B1 - Spender-Baugruppe für ein flüssiges oder pulverförmiges Produkt, und Verfahren zur Herstellung dieser Baugruppe - Google Patents

Spender-Baugruppe für ein flüssiges oder pulverförmiges Produkt, und Verfahren zur Herstellung dieser Baugruppe Download PDF

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EP0743099B1
EP0743099B1 EP96400991A EP96400991A EP0743099B1 EP 0743099 B1 EP0743099 B1 EP 0743099B1 EP 96400991 A EP96400991 A EP 96400991A EP 96400991 A EP96400991 A EP 96400991A EP 0743099 B1 EP0743099 B1 EP 0743099B1
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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
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  • the present invention relates to a dispensing assembly comprising a container, intended to contain a liquid, gelled or pasty product, as well as to a process for manufacturing this assembly.
  • This container is intended, more particularly, to contain a cosmetic, pharmaceutical, household or food product, such as for example a shampoo, a body milk, an antiseptic, a detergent or even mustard.
  • a cosmetic, pharmaceutical, household or food product such as for example a shampoo, a body milk, an antiseptic, a detergent or even mustard.
  • This container is, in particular in the form of a bottle having an integrated dispensing head.
  • the dispensing head according to the invention is generally equipped with a dispensing member, such as a pump, retracted into the body of the container, containing the product.
  • a container comprising a body provided with a spray head, retractable in the body of the container.
  • the spray head is mounted on an area of the body in the form of a truncated cone comprising a large and a small section, entering the body of the container in the empty storage position, in particular after the product has been used up, so that the truncated cone extends from its large section to its small section towards the inside of the container.
  • the truncated cone carrying the pouring spout is pulled towards the outside of the body; the truncated cone thus performs a kind of rolling up.
  • the truncated cone is therefore turned up towards the outside of the container, and the retraction of the dispensing head is carried out in order to reduce the volume of the container, when the latter is empty.
  • the present invention relates to a dispensing container which, unlike the container of the prior art, is provided with a dispensing member secured to a neck in the form of a retracted cone not only during transport but also during use.
  • This truncated cone extends towards outside the container when filling the container and when mounting the dispensing member on the container.
  • the rolling up of the truncated cone towards the interior of the container body is carried out before the first use of the device.
  • the dispensing container of the invention has a particularly compact shape, which is advantageous, and allows the reduction of the volume and of the packaging and storage costs.
  • the device of the invention has a beautiful aesthetic appearance.
  • the invention relates to a product dispensing assembly
  • a container in the form of a bottle having a body with a closed bottom; a frustoconical neck having a large section and a small section, the large section being attached to an end opposite the bottom of the container and the small section being attached to a neck; a dispensing member mounted on the neck of the container communicating with a dispensing orifice; means for actuating the dispensing member to cause the dispensing of a dose of product contained in the container, the neck extending towards the outside of the container and the truncated cone extending towards the inside of the container. body of the container, so that the neck and at least part of the dispensing member are housed inside the truncated cone, during use of the assembly, while allowing actuation of the member of distribution.
  • the dispensing member is a dispensing pump with an emerging actuating rod having a determined operating stroke.
  • the pump is fixed to the neck by a fixing element, for example using a screwed or slammed ring having a determined height.
  • the neck has a height substantially equal to that of the stroke of the pump increased by the height of the fixing element.
  • the pump can be fitted with a dip tube extending to the bottom of the container.
  • the pump rod is connected to a dispensing head which constitutes the means for actuating the pump.
  • the container body has a shape of a spherical cap segment
  • the dispensing head has, in this case, a shape of a spherical segment complementary to the segment of the body, so that the dispensing head and the container body are in a sphere, thus forming a compact unit.
  • the dispensing head and the body of the container are at a distance equal to or greater than that of the stroke of the pump rod.
  • the body can have any imaginable shape, for example the shape of a cylinder, a cube, etc.
  • the dispensing head may include a cylindrical cover whose height corresponds substantially to the distance of the stroke of the pump, when it is actuated, this cover extending in the direction of the distribution pump.
  • this cover extending in the direction of the distribution pump.
  • the dispensing head may include a dispensing spout provided with the dispensing orifice, this spout extending radially with respect to an axis of the body, in particular of symmetry.
  • the dispensing head is advantageously traversed by a dispensing channel connecting the dispensing orifice to the pump rod.
  • the truncated cone extends from its large section to its small section towards the inside of the body of the container.
  • the neck is therefore rolled up from an external position to an internal position, relative to the body of the container.
  • the container body is obtained by blowing a thermoplastic material such as polypropylene or polyethylene, the actuating means being molded, for example, from polypropylene.
  • Figure 1 shows an axial section of the dispensing container, according to the invention, in the position of use.
  • FIG. 2 shows an axial section of the container of Figure 1, during its packaging.
  • a dispensing assembly comprising a container body 2 surmounted by a dispensing head 9 constituting actuating means.
  • the container 2 is provided with an axis of symmetry A.
  • the body of the container 2 comprises a closed bottom 4, a peripheral side wall 21 connected to the bottom and an annular plate 11 which forms an upper end of the container which is connected to the wall lateral.
  • the container 2 and the head 9 are inscribed in a sphere S in the following manner.
  • the body of the container has the shape of a sphere segment of which a first section S 1 defines the bottom 4.
  • a second section S 2 parallel to the first, defines the upper annular plate 11.
  • the lateral peripheral wall 21 which forms part of the surface of the sphere S connects the bottom 4 to the plate 11, by a circular external edge 31.
  • the dispensing head 9 has a shape of a cap or segment of a sphere, complementary to the shape of the body of the container 2 and covering the latter; thus, the external surface of the head also forms part of the surface of the sphere S. It comprises a circular base 98 situated at the distance h from the plate 11.
  • the dispensing head further comprises a spout 96 extending radially to the beyond the base 98.
  • This spout has an orientation perpendicular to the axis A. It is crossed by an angled distribution channel 91 ending on the outside by a distribution orifice 92.
  • the channel 91 has an internal branch 93, oriented along the axis A. This branch 93 ends with a hollow central tip 95 in which the rod 10 of the pump 7 is forcibly engaged.
  • the tray 11 of the container 2 has a circular internal edge 32 of smaller diameter than the external edge 31.
  • the frustoconical wall of a neck 5 extending towards the interior of the container, forming a bowl of revolution in the shape of a truncated cone.
  • This trunk of cone, tall D is closed by a circular bottom 12, the diameter of which is less than that of the circular internal edge 31 of the plate 11.
  • the bottom 12 is provided with an opening 13, extended towards the outside by a cylindrical neck 6 of the same diameter that the opening 13.
  • This neck 6 extends substantially up to half the height D of the bowl.
  • the pump 7 comprises an actuation and distribution rod 10, the actuation stroke of which is represented by reference h.
  • the actuating rod 10 is urged causing the dispensing of a dose of product.
  • the height of the truncated cone D is substantially equal to the stroke h of the pump, increased by the height H of the fixing ring 8 of the pump.
  • the fixing was carried out by screwing the ring 8 on the neck 6, the ring comprising an internal thread 81 cooperating with an external thread 61 of the neck. It is also possible to fix the ring on the neck by snap-fastening, or by any other suitable means.
  • the dispensing head 9 further comprises a cylindrical skirt 94 forming a cover for the pump 7 and the actuating rod 10.
  • the internal diameter of this cover is greater than that of the pump 7, and less than that of the edge 32. Its height is at least equal to the stroke h of the pump.
  • a container 2 comprising a frustoconical neck 5 and a cylindrical neck 6 extending towards the outside of the container 2, the large section of the neck being integral with the container 2, and the small section of the neck being secured to the neck 6.
  • This container 2 is filled with a quantity of the product to be distributed, taking care to leave a volume of free air, this volume corresponding to the volume of the neck 5.
  • the pump 7 is fixed to the neck 6 of the container using the ring 8.
  • the actuating means 9 are then put in place, so as to engage the rod 10 of the pump 7 in the hollow nozzle. 95 of these.
  • pressure is exerted on the actuating means so as to push the frustoconical neck 5 inside the container 2.
  • the neck 5 is rolled up, and the pump 7 with its fixing ring 8 is located inside the neck 5.
  • the user presses the dispensing head 9 several times axially, in order to prime the pump, as indicated by the arrow F. Furthermore, priming of the pump is facilitated, due to 'An overpressure prevailing inside the container 2 following the depression of the neck 5, because this operation reduces the effective volume of the container. After priming the pump, each actuation of the dispensing head 9 causes the ejection of a dose of product.

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  1. Spender-Baugruppe für ein Produkt, mit einem Behälter (2), der einen Körper (3) mit geschlossenem Boden (4) aufweist; einen kegelstumpfförmigen Hals (5) mit einem großen Querschnitt (52) und einem kleinen Querschnitt (54), wobei der große Querschnitt (52) an ein Ende (32) angesetzt ist, das dem Boden (4) des Behälters gegenüberliegt, und der kleine Querschnitt (54) an einem Flaschenhals (6) angesetzt ist; ein Spenderorgan (7), das auf dem Flaschenhals (6) des Behälters angebracht ist und mit einer Spenderöffnung (92) in Verbindung steht; Betätigungsmittel (9, 10) für das Spenderorgan (7), um die Ausgabe einer Dosis des Produktes, das im Behälter (2) enthalten ist, hervorzurufen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß während der Benutzung der Baugruppe sich der Flaschenhals (6) zur Außenseite des Behälters und der Kegelstumpf (5) sich zur Innenseite des Körpers (3) des Behälters derart erstreckt, daß der Flaschenhals (6) und mindestens ein Teil des Spenderorgans (7) im Inneren des Kegelstumpfes (5) angeordnet sind, während gleichzeitig die Betätigung des Spenderorgans (7) gestattet ist.
  2. Baugruppe nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Spenderorgan (7) eine Pumpe ist, die einen Betätigungs-Bewegungsweg (h) aufweist, die Pumpe am Flaschenhals durch ein Betätigungselement (8) mit einer Höhe (H) befestigt ist und der Hals (5) eine Höhe (D) aufweist, die im wesentlichen gleich ist der des Bewegungsweges (h) der Pumpe, vergrößert um die Höhe (H) des Befestigungselements (8).
  3. Baugruppe nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Körper (3) des Behälters die Form eines Kugelkalottensegments aufweist und sich zusammen mit den Betätigungsmitteln (9) einer Kugel einbeschreibt.
  4. Baugruppe nach Anspruch 2 oder 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Betätigungsmittel (9) eine zylindrische Abdeckung (94) aufweisen, deren Höhe im wesentlichen dem Bewegungsweg (h) der Pumpe entspricht, wobei sich die Abdeckung (94) in Richtung des Spenderorgans (7) erstreckt.
  5. Baugruppe nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Betätigungsmittel (9) einen Spenderschnabel (96) aufweisen, der mit der Spenderöffnung versehen ist uns sich in Bezug auf eine Achse (A) des Körpers (3) radial erstreckt.
  6. Baugruppe nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sich der Kegelstumpf (5) von seinem großen Querschnitt (52) bis zu seinem kleinen Querschnitt (54) zur Innenseite des Körpers des Behälters hin erstreckt.
  7. Verfahren zur Herstellung und zur Aufbereitung einer Baugruppe nach den Ansprüchen 1 bis 6, das darin besteht, daß man aufeinanderfolgend die folgenden Schritte bewirkt:
    - Blasen eines Behälters (2) mit einem Körper (3) mit geschlossenem Boden (4), der einen kegelstumpfförmigen Hals (5) mit einem großen Querschnitt (52) und einem kleinen Querschnitt (54) aufweist, wobei der große Querschnitt an das dem Boden des Behälters gegenüberliegende Ende angesetzt ist und der kleine Querschnitt an einem Flaschenhals (6) angesetzt ist, und wobei sich dieser Kegel zur Außenseite des Körpers (3) des Behälters erstreckt und durch den Flaschenhals (6) auf der Seite seines kleinen Querschnitts (54) verlängert ist;
    - Füllen des Behälters (2) mit einer Menge an geeignetem Produkt;
    - Befestigen des Spenderorgans (7) auf dem Flaschenhals (6) des Behälters;
    - Anbringen der Betätigungsmittel (9, 10) des Spenderorgans (7); und
    - Eindrücken des Halses (5) zur Innenseite des Behälters (2) hin durch Druck auf die Betätigungsmittel (9), so daß man den Flaschenhals (6) und mindestens einen Teil des Spenderorgans (7) im Inneren des Kegelstumpfes anordnet.
  8. Verfahren nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Behälter (2) mit einem Hals (5) versehen ist, der dazu eingerichtet ist, durch Eindrücken umgestülpt zu werden.
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