EP0787979A1 - Distributeur pour produits aptes à couler - Google Patents

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EP0787979A1
EP0787979A1 EP97101422A EP97101422A EP0787979A1 EP 0787979 A1 EP0787979 A1 EP 0787979A1 EP 97101422 A EP97101422 A EP 97101422A EP 97101422 A EP97101422 A EP 97101422A EP 0787979 A1 EP0787979 A1 EP 0787979A1
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Werner Petzold
Ludger Südkamp
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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
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/06—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing powdered or granular material
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G19/00—Table service
    • A47G19/24—Shakers for salt, pepper, sugar, or the like

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  • the invention relates to a dispenser for free-flowing products such as granules or pellets with a storage container for the product with a neck and a dispensing device which can be arranged thereon with a dispenser member.
  • dispensers for free-flowing products such as salt or pepper shakers usually do not have a device for metering the grit. The dosing is left to the skill and handling of the user.
  • so-called turntable spreading devices for granules or pellets or salt with meterable discharge devices and cellular wheel sluices are known, for example, from the road weather service.
  • dosing dispensers for pills or tablets are known specifically in medicine, which dispense only one pill or tablet when actuated and are preferably designed for one-hand operation.
  • Free-flowing products such as laxative products in the form of granules or pellets
  • Free-flowing medical products are occasionally used in the medical-therapeutic or hygienic field.
  • individually dosed products in the form of pills, tablets or film-like dosage forms such free-flowing medical products are difficult to dose for the user.
  • individually dosed powdered active ingredient carriers in a primary packaging made of folded paper in a predetermined number in a secondary packaging are supplied by the pharmaceutical industry. Disadvantages of such dosage forms are the expenditure on packaging, the accumulation of disposable material and cumbersome handling.
  • the invention is based on the object of specifying a dispenser for free-flowing products such as granules or pellets of the type mentioned at the outset which, with the simplest possible structure and ease of use, also dispenses single batches of the free-flowing product in portions, with high volumetric accuracy. On the other hand, it should also be possible to discharge free-flowing products without metering using the scattering process.
  • the dispenser according to the invention is an easy-to-use device that is ideal for daily use and can be produced with economical, uncomplicated means, with the aid of free-flowing products such as granules or pellets for daily use or for application, for.
  • the dispenser for free-flowing products such as granules or pellets shown in FIG. 1 has an area on the dispenser side of a product container (1) with a neck (2) on which a discharge device (10) with a donor member (30) can be arranged.
  • the discharge device (10) comprises a housing (11) which can be attached to the neck (2) of the container (1) with a collar (16) and has at least one inlet opening (12) on the container side and at least one outlet opening (13) laterally offset relative to the direction of flow.
  • the cooperating dispenser member (30) with at least one metering chamber (31) is rotatably arranged within the housing (11).
  • a shift in position of the donor member (30) in the embodiment shown by a rotary movement about the central axis (xx) represents the preferred design principle
  • the invention is not intended to rule out that a donor member with metering chambers can also be moved linearly in a suitably designed housing between an entry position of a chamber and an offset discharge position of the chamber can be realized.
  • a closure cap (32) is clipped onto the outer surface of the donor organ (30) and non-rotatably connected to it by means of a lock (21).
  • a collecting container (20) is formed in the inner region of the closure cap (32), the collecting volumes of which are indicated with graduation marks (33).
  • At least one latching cam (22) is arranged between the closure member (30) and the central sleeve (18) or the clip pin (19) of the container-side housing part (41).
  • the housing (11) is preferably circular and has two housing parts (40, 41) which can be covered at the top and bottom of the dispenser member (30) and are transverse to its axis (x-x).
  • the donor organ (30, Fig. 2) has, for example, four Dosing chambers (31), each in a 90 ° position, and in between are formed in 45 ° positions for a rest position.
  • the housing part (41) below the dispenser member (30) - in contrast to this, non-rotatably connected to the housing part (40) - according to FIG. 3 preferably has two outlet openings (13a, 13b), whereas - indicated by thin dashed lines - in the housing part ( 40) in between in 90 ° position - two inlet openings (12a and 12b) are arranged.
  • the housing (11) consists of the two parts (40, 41), of which the part (40) on the container side encloses the neck (2) of the container (1) Collar (16) and with means for clipping on and with a central sleeve (18) opening against the dispenser-side part (41), into which a clip projection (19) provided on part (41) can be non-rotatably clipped.
  • the housing (11) can also be subdivided into compatible quadrants (I to IV) of its housing parts (40, 41) and in at least one of these quadrants (I- IV) either an inlet opening (12a, 12b) of the housing part (40) or at least one outlet opening (13a, 13b) is arranged in the housing part (41), the contours of which preferably match the contour of a metering chamber (31).
  • the dispenser according to the invention is suitable for dispensing pourable products with a very precise volumetric dosage. Its function or handling can be brief as follows to be discribed:
  • the dispenser is ready for use on the floor of its storage container (1), with the discharge device (10) then pointing upwards.
  • the storage container (1) contains any amount of free-flowing goods such as granules, pellets or granules.
  • the dispenser is taken in hand and turned downwards with the discharge device (10). Then - provided the dispenser member (30) was in the closed position - it is rotated into the filling position against slight resistance of the latching cam (22), the chambers (31) being in congruent position with the inlet openings (12a, 12b) of the housing part (40) these are filled with free-flowing goods. With a further rotation through 45 ° against noticeably low resistance of the locking cams (22), the chambers (31) of the donor organ (30) initially reach the rest position, in which they are covered at the top and bottom and no free-flowing product is carried in or out , in the outlet position shown in Fig.
  • the housing part (41) can have one in its first or third quadrant (I or III), as shown in FIG. 5 have additional outlet openings (14) which can be brought into position with an inlet opening (12) of the housing part (40) and which, in cooperation with one another, form a free passage. With a corresponding rotational position of the dispenser member (30), the dispenser can be used as a spreading device without metering.
  • the dispenser is straightforward, can be produced from plastic by injection molding with relatively little technical production effort, is easy to assemble and optimally solves the task at the outset.
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DE10331029B4 (de) * 2003-07-09 2005-09-08 Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma Gmbh & Co. Kg Dosiervorrichtung und Verfahren zur Dosierung
DE102005001001A1 (de) * 2005-01-07 2006-07-20 Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma Gmbh & Co. Kg Dosiervorrichtung, insbesondere Arzneimitteldosiervorrichtung und Verwendung einer Dosiervorrichtung
EP1870682A1 (fr) * 2006-06-23 2007-12-26 Alcan Technology & Management AG Dispositif de dosage pour un emballage
GB2464463A (en) * 2008-10-14 2010-04-21 Alan John Taylor cap for dispensing measured amounts
WO2011022118A1 (fr) 2009-08-19 2011-02-24 Arch Chemicals, Inc. Capuchon distributeur pour un contenant
CN1641210B (zh) * 2004-01-16 2011-10-12 株式会社电装 启动器
JP2012116509A (ja) * 2010-11-30 2012-06-21 Yoshino Kogyosho Co Ltd キャップ
WO2014072372A1 (fr) * 2012-11-08 2014-05-15 Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner Gmbh & Co. Kg Système de dosage
WO2014159708A2 (fr) * 2013-03-14 2014-10-02 Usc, L.L.C. Ensemble roue de dosage de graines
JP2019034754A (ja) * 2017-08-15 2019-03-07 大成化工株式会社 粒状物計量容器

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DE10331029B4 (de) * 2003-07-09 2005-09-08 Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma Gmbh & Co. Kg Dosiervorrichtung und Verfahren zur Dosierung
CN1641210B (zh) * 2004-01-16 2011-10-12 株式会社电装 启动器
DE102005001001A1 (de) * 2005-01-07 2006-07-20 Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma Gmbh & Co. Kg Dosiervorrichtung, insbesondere Arzneimitteldosiervorrichtung und Verwendung einer Dosiervorrichtung
EP1870682A1 (fr) * 2006-06-23 2007-12-26 Alcan Technology & Management AG Dispositif de dosage pour un emballage
GB2464463A (en) * 2008-10-14 2010-04-21 Alan John Taylor cap for dispensing measured amounts
GB2464463B (en) * 2008-10-14 2013-03-06 Alan John Taylor Sealed dispensing cap
EP2467326A4 (fr) * 2009-08-19 2013-01-30 Arch Chem Inc Capuchon distributeur pour un contenant
EP2467326A1 (fr) * 2009-08-19 2012-06-27 Arch Chemicals, Inc. Capuchon distributeur pour un contenant
WO2011022118A1 (fr) 2009-08-19 2011-02-24 Arch Chemicals, Inc. Capuchon distributeur pour un contenant
US8517228B2 (en) 2009-08-19 2013-08-27 Arch Chemicals, Inc. Dispensing cap for a container
JP2012116509A (ja) * 2010-11-30 2012-06-21 Yoshino Kogyosho Co Ltd キャップ
WO2014072372A1 (fr) * 2012-11-08 2014-05-15 Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner Gmbh & Co. Kg Système de dosage
CH707198A1 (de) * 2012-11-08 2014-05-15 Alpla Werke Dosiersystem.
WO2014159708A2 (fr) * 2013-03-14 2014-10-02 Usc, L.L.C. Ensemble roue de dosage de graines
WO2014159708A3 (fr) * 2013-03-14 2014-11-20 Usc, L.L.C. Ensemble roue de dosage de graines
JP2019034754A (ja) * 2017-08-15 2019-03-07 大成化工株式会社 粒状物計量容器

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