EP0757593B2 - Vorrichtung und verfahren zur halterung eines dosierorganes in einem behälter der abzugebende produkte enthält - Google Patents

Vorrichtung und verfahren zur halterung eines dosierorganes in einem behälter der abzugebende produkte enthält Download PDF

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EP0757593B2
EP0757593B2 EP95917409A EP95917409A EP0757593B2 EP 0757593 B2 EP0757593 B2 EP 0757593B2 EP 95917409 A EP95917409 A EP 95917409A EP 95917409 A EP95917409 A EP 95917409A EP 0757593 B2 EP0757593 B2 EP 0757593B2
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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
    • B05B11/0008—Sealing or attachment arrangements between sprayer and container
    • B05B11/0013—Attachment arrangements comprising means cooperating with the inner surface of the container
    • 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
    • B05B11/1043—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container
    • B05B11/1046—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container the pump chamber being arranged substantially coaxially to the neck of the container
    • 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
    • B05B11/1043—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container
    • B05B11/1046—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container the pump chamber being arranged substantially coaxially to the neck of the container
    • B05B11/1047—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container the pump chamber being arranged substantially coaxially to the neck of the container the pump being preassembled as an independent unit before being mounted on the container

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  • the present invention relates to a device and a method of fixing a metering member inside a container containing a product to be distributed, and applies more particularly to distributors with low doses, such as perfume samples, cosmetics or pharmaceuticals.
  • EP-0 408 documents are known, for example 421 and EP-0 583 193 to use a ring to mount the pump body on the container.
  • This system presents certain disadvantages and in particular requires a relatively expensive assembly operation counts given the nature of the containers (samples).
  • said pump body must be complex exterior shape with different diameters exteriors.
  • the diameters of the necks of the containers can vary slightly in their manufacture which may prevent correct fixing of the pump body in said neck of the container.
  • a fitting by force of the pump body itself can in some case cause a tightening of said pump body and thus cause friction inside the pump which can affect its functioning.
  • Another device disclosed by document DE-31 22 982, provides for snap-fastening of the pump body on a bead from the neck of the container.
  • This device presents the disadvantage of requiring special container necks and not to be adaptable on a standard collar.
  • the object of the present invention is to avoid the drawbacks aforementioned by providing a fixing device simple and inexpensive to fix the body of a metering device in a container neck, the dimensions radials of the body of the metering member and the neck container may vary slightly without affecting the possibility and / or the quality of the fixation.
  • the present invention therefore relates to a device according to claim 1.
  • the device of the invention has many advantages: the pump body can be configured general very simple and no longer requires a form complex exterior and very precise dimensions. The manufacturing cost is therefore reduced. On the other hand, the device of the invention adapts to standard collars and does not require any special additional structure. Finally, the pump body is fixed directly in the collar, which avoids the use of a screwed ring or set.
  • the body of the metering member has at its upper end a portion of diameter slightly larger interior to allow ferrule pre-engagement before fitting by force. It is thus possible to deliver the assembly with the shell already pre-engaged, the customer only having to fit the latter.
  • said ferrule is chamfered at its lower end to facilitate its fitting in the body of the dosing member.
  • said ferrule comprises at its upper end a head coming to abut with the flange of the metering member body when the ferrule is completely fitted into said body of the dosing unit.
  • said head of the ferrule is such that it does not create any additional thickness on the collar of the body of the metering member when the ferrule is completely inserted into said body of the organ dosing.
  • the material of the metering body is more flexible than the material of the shell.
  • the ferrule has a length approximately equal to that of the neck of the container.
  • said ferrule has a length greater than that of the container neck, the press fitting of the ferrule being carried out at level of the lower end of said neck, causing thus under the wall of the container flaring from said neck a displacement of matter that blocks the body of the organ metering into said container and seals the device.
  • said metering member is a pump.
  • the step of forcibly fitting the ferrule is carried out by pushing on an element distribution, after it has been implemented place on the metering device.
  • the dosing unit comprises a container 1 having a cylindrical neck 2 and containing a product to be dispensed.
  • the container can be of any shape and made in any material, usually green or plastic material.
  • a metering member 3 is provided, said metering member 3 comprising a body 4 substantially cylindrical.
  • said metering member 3 is a pump for dispensing selective product.
  • the outside diameter of said body 4 of the dosage 3 is slightly smaller than the inside diameter of said cylindrical neck 2 of the container 1.
  • the body 4 of the metering member 3 can easily be introduced into the container 1 and is not tight in the neck 2 of said container 1.
  • the body 4 of the metering member comprises its upper end a collar 5 which comes in stop with the upper end of the neck 2 of the container 1 when the metering device is completely inserted in container 1. In this position, the body of the metering device is maintained with more or less clearance in the container neck.
  • a special advantage lies in the fact that the body 4 of the metering member 3 can be perfectly cylindrical with a section identical over its entire length which allows manufacturing simple and therefore cheap said organ of dosage.
  • a ferrule 6 substantially cylindrical is introduced inside the body of the metering member 3.
  • the outside diameter of said ferrule 6 is slightly greater than the diameter inside the body 4 of the metering member 3 on at least part of its length, and the ferrule 6 is therefore force-fitted into said body 4.
  • the body 4 of the dosage 3 becomes tight in the neck 2 of the container 1, either over the entire height of pass 2, or locally, by the deformation of the material of said body 4 at the level of the fitting of the ferrule.
  • the body 4 of the dosage 3 has at its upper end a part slightly larger inside diameter. This allows to pre-engage the ferrule 6 in the body of the dosing unit before delivery of the assembly, the press fitting is then carried out at the customer, for example, after filling the container.
  • the length of the ferrule 6 can be variable. In an embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, it has a length approximately equal to that of the neck 2 of the container 1 press fitting being carried out in the neck 2 of the container itself.
  • the ferrule 6 has a greater length than that of the neck 2 of the container 1 and the part of the metering body of the inside diameter reduced is located at the lower extremity of said neck 2.
  • the press fitting of the ferrule 6 causes a displacement of material 9 under the wall of container 1 flaring from said neck 2. This displacement of material comes block the body of the metering device in the neck of the container and also seals the device.
  • the ferrule 6 is chamfered at its lower end 7 to facilitate its introduction into the body 4 of the organ of dosage 3, and has at its upper end a head 8 which abuts with said flange 5 of the body of the metering member when the ferrule is completely inserted into said body of the organ dosing.
  • said head 8 of the shell 6 is produced so as to cooperate with the collar 5 of the body the metering member 3 so as not to create extra thickness on said flange 5 after fitting complete with ferrule.
  • the material in which is made the body 4 of the metering member 3 can be more flexible than that of the ferrule 6.
  • the fitting to strength is facilitated and a possible blockage is avoided, due to deformation of the ferrule 6, of the valve of the metering device if the latter is a pump.
  • the deformation of the material of the body of the organ metering compensates for tolerances manufacture of the neck 2 of the container 1.
  • the installation of the ferrule 6, that is to say its press fit can be performed either using a tool pressing the head 8 of said ferrule 6, either by exerting a pushing force on a distribution element, for example a pusher, previously attached to the metering device 3.
  • a distribution element for example a pusher

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  1. Vorrichtung mit einem Dosierorgan (3), das einen zylindrischen Körper (4) umfaßt, dessen oberer Teil in einem Kragen (5) endet, und einem zylindrischen Hals (2) eines Behälters (1), der ein abzugebendes Produkt enthält, wobei der Körper (4) zur Befestigung im Hals (2) vorgesehen ist, und die Vorrichtung ausserdem einen zylindrischen Ring (6) umfaßt, dessen Außendurchmesser zumindest über einen Teil seiner Länge geringfügig größer ist als der Innendurchmesser des Körpers (4) des Dosierorgans (3), daduch gekennzeichnet, daß der Körper (4) des Dosierorgans (3) einen Außendurchmesser besitzt, der geringfügig kleiner ist als der Innendurchmesser des zylindrischen Halses (2) des Behälters (1) so dass der Körper (4) ohne KlemmKontaKt mühelos eingeführt werden kann und am oberen Ende des Halses (2) des Behälters (1) mit dem Kragen (5) zur Anlage kommen, wobei der Ring (6) mit Kraft in der Körper (4) des Dosierorganes (3) in Höhe des Halses (2) des Behälters (1) zum Einpressen vorgesehen ist, so dass nach Einpressen der Körper im Hals befestigt ist.
  2. Befestigungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, bei der der Körper (4) des Dosierorganes (3) an seinem oberen Ende einen Teil mit einem Innendurchmesser umfaßt, der geringfügig größer ist, um ein vorausgehendes Ineingrifftreten des Ringes (6) vor seinem mit Kraft erfolgenden Einpressen zu ermöglichen.
  3. Befestigungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, bei der der Ring (6) an seinem unteren Ende (7) abgeschrägt ist, um sein Einpressen in den Körper (4) des Dosierorganes (3) zu erleichtern.
  4. Befestigungsvorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der der Ring (6) an seinem oberen Ende einen Kopf (8) umfaßt, der am Kragen (5) des Körpers (4) des Dosierorganes (3) zur Anlage kommt, wenn der Ring (6) vollständig in den Körper des Dosierorganes eingepreßt ist.
  5. Befestigungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, bei der der Kopf (8) des Ringes (6) derart beschaffen ist, daß er keine zusätzliche Dicke zum Kragen (5) des Körpers des Dosierorganes bewirkt, wenn der Ring vollständig in den Körper des Dosierorganes eingepreßt ist.
  6. Befestigungsvorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der das Material des Körpers (4) des Dosierorganes (3) nachgiebiger als das Material des Ringes (6) ist.
  7. Befestigungsvorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der der Ring (6) eine Länge besitzt, die ungefähr gleich der Länge des Halses (2) des Behälters (1) ist.
  8. Befestigungsvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, bei der der Ring (6) eine Länge besitzt, die größer ist als die des Halses (2) des Behälters (1), wobei das mit Kraft erfolgende Einpressen des Ringes (6) in Höhe des unteren Endes des Halses (2) erfolgt, wodurch unterhalb der Wand des Behälters, die sich vom Hals (2) weg erweitert, eine Materialverschiebung (9) ermöglicht wird, die den Körper (4) des Dosierorganes (3) im Behälter (1) blockiert und die Dichtigkeit der Vorrichtung sicherstellt.
  9. Befestigungsvorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der das Dosierorgan (3) eine Pumpe ist.
  10. Verfahren zum Befestigen eines Dosierorganes (3), das einen zylindrischen Körper (4) umfaßt, dessen oberer Teil in einem Kragen (5) endet, in einem zylindrischen Hals (2) eines Behälters (1), der ein abzugebendes Produkt enthält, wobei der Außendurchmesser des Körpers des Dosierorganes geringfügig kleiner ist als der Innendurchmesser des Halses des Behälters, wobei dieses Verfahren folgende Schritte umfaßt:
    Einführen des Körpers (4) des Dosierorganes (3) in den Hals (2) des Behälters (1), bis der Kragen (5) des Körpers des Dosierorganes am oberen Ende des Halses des Behälters zur Anlage kommt, wobei der Körper des Dosierorganes nicht in den Hals des Behälters eingeklemmt ist,
    mit Kraft erfolgendes Einpressen eines zylindrischen Ringes (6) in den Körper (4) des Dosierorganes (3), wobei der Außendurchmesser des Ringes (6) zumindest über einen Teil seiner Länge geringfügig größer ist als der Innendurchmesser des Körpers des Dosierorganes, um auf diese Weise die Befestigung des Körpers des Dosierorganes sicherzustellen, der im Hals (2) des Behälters (1) festgeklemmt wird.
  11. Befestigungsverfahren nach Anspruch 10, bei dem der Schritt des mit Kraft erfolgenden Einpressens des Ringes (6) in der Weise ausgeübt wird, daß ein Druck auf ein Verteilungselement ausgeübt wird, nach dem dieses auf dem Dosierorgan (3) positioniert worden ist.
EP95917409A 1994-04-29 1995-04-18 Vorrichtung und verfahren zur halterung eines dosierorganes in einem behälter der abzugebende produkte enthält Expired - Lifetime EP0757593B2 (de)

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FR9405212 1994-04-29
FR9405212A FR2719292B1 (fr) 1994-04-29 1994-04-29 Dispositif et procédé de fixation d'un organe de dosage dans un récipient contenant du produit à distribuer.
PCT/FR1995/000501 WO1995029760A1 (fr) 1994-04-29 1995-04-18 Dispositif et procede de fixation d'un organe de dosage dans un recipient contenant du produit a distribuer

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