EP0900042A1 - Metering dispenser for soap powder - Google Patents
Metering dispenser for soap powderInfo
- Publication number
- EP0900042A1 EP0900042A1 EP97924980A EP97924980A EP0900042A1 EP 0900042 A1 EP0900042 A1 EP 0900042A1 EP 97924980 A EP97924980 A EP 97924980A EP 97924980 A EP97924980 A EP 97924980A EP 0900042 A1 EP0900042 A1 EP 0900042A1
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- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- dispenser
- metering
- soap powder
- dosing
- piston
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- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
- A47K5/00—Holders or dispensers for soap, toothpaste, or the like
- A47K5/06—Dispensers for soap
- A47K5/10—Dispensers for soap for powdered soap
Definitions
- the invention relates to dosing dispensers for soap powder for dosing sprinkling or the like of soap powder on the hand according to the preamble of the claim
- liquid soap from various versions of liquid soap dispensers is often used instead of bar soap.
- the use of liquid soap dispensers is generally common in commercial or public washrooms, since regulations prohibit the use of bar soap.
- devices are also found for scraping off a bar of soap, so that touching the bar of soap with the hand is excluded.
- soap powder Because of the more favorable properties, such as degradability, one would like to use soap powder; However, there is obviously a lack of practical, inexpensive dosing dispensers for this purpose.
- the use of soap powder would also offer itself because in recent years the properties of the soap poultice, in particular the free-flowing properties, have improved as a result of new production processes.
- the object of the invention was to provide a dispenser for soap powder which does not have the disadvantages of the prior art and which is as easy to use as the known dispenser for liquid soap.
- the dosing dispenser for soap powder for dosing sprinkling of soap powder or the like on the hand consists of a dispenser part, a container and a holder, wherein the dispenser part can be integrated or detachable in the container.
- the dispenser part has at least one scatter hole, furthermore a metering lever.
- the metering lever in turn has an actuating surface and at least one metering piston.
- the dosing plungers protrude through the diffusion holes into the interior of the container. Furthermore, a web and a closure part are formed on the dosing closure piston in the direction of the interior of the container, the closure part being spherical or conical on the side located on the web and the closure part closing the scattering holes from the inside in the dispenser position. In this way, there is a cavity between the dosing closure piston and the closure part, which determines the volume of the soap powder to be dispensed when the dosing dispenser is actuated. The volume of the cavity accordingly also results from the volume of the cavity.
- the metering lever has an integrally formed return spring.
- the spreading holes are open at the top and closed at the bottom in the basic position of the metering lever, closed at the top and open at the bottom after operating the metering lever in the dispenser position.
- the actuating surface on the metering lever is preferably arranged such that when the dispenser is actuated by the thumb or fingers of one hand, the soap powder to be dispensed falls on the palm of the same hand.
- the diameters of the metering closure pistons are usually larger than the diameter of the scatter holes in order to ensure that the scatter holes are closed in the basic position.
- the dosing closure piston is smaller in diameter than the diameter of the scatter holes, the gap between dosing closure piston and scatter holes being so small that no soap powder falls through due to the friction of the soap powder.
- elevations are formed on the closure part.
- the metering lever itself is rotatably mounted on the base body or on the holder at a pivot point.
- feet are advantageously formed on the base body.
- dosing closure pistons can sit on webs which are formed on the dosing lever and have sloping surfaces.
- the dispenser part in turn has at least one scatter hole.
- the dosing plunger is smaller in diameter than the diameter of the scatter holes, the gap between dosing plunger and scatter holes being so small that no soap powder falls through due to the friction of the soap powder.
- the metering closure piston has a conically sloping closure surface all around, the outside dimension below being larger than the inside dimension of the scatter holes. In the basic position, the closure surface rests on the scatter hole.
- the metering closure piston is shaped such that it is centered in the scatter hole, in particular by means of centering webs, so that the gap between the metering closure piston and the scatter hole is uniform on all sides.
- the metering piston has a sword-like shape.
- the surface of the dosing plunger and the scatter holes are advantageously roughened.
- the dosing closure piston has extensions at the top.
- the dispenser for soap powder according to the invention is extremely suitable for solving the task. It is just as easy to use as the known dispenser for liquid soap. When actuated, he sprinkles a certain, relatively small amount of soap powder onto the actuating hand. It is immaterial whether the container containing the soap powder can be refilled or replaced by a filled container.
- the holder can be designed as in the known dispensers for liquid soap or so that the dispenser can stand on one surface.
- FIG. 2 shows the top view of the dispenser from below
- 3 shows the longitudinal section through a metering dispenser for soap powder, actuation from the rear, metering closure piston diameter larger than scatter hole diameter
- FIG. 4 shows the partial view of the bottom of the dispenser part from the inside
- FIG. 6 shows a view from behind of the metering dispenser according to FIG. 5
- FIG. 7 shows the side view of a metering dispenser for powdered beverages with a holder for wall mounting, actuation from above
- FIG. 8 on a reduced scale the side view of a metering dispenser for soap powder with a wall stand, actuation from the front
- FIG. 9 shows the longitudinal section through a metering dispenser for soap powder, actuation from behind by pulling or from the front by pressing
- FIG. 10 shows the longitudinal section through a sword-shaped metering piston, without
- Figure 11 shows the longitudinal section through a metering piston with centering bars
- Figure 12 shows the longitudinal section through a dosing dispenser with exchangeable container
- Figure 13 shows the top view from below of the dosing dispenser according to Figure 12
- Figure 14 shows the longitudinal section through a dosing dispenser with actuation from the front and above
- Figure 15 shows the dosing dispenser Figure 14 with three scatter holes or transverse sword-like metering piston, and in view from the rear.
- FIGS. 1 to 8 show dispensers for soap powder, the basic structure of which consists of a dispenser part (1) with the metering lever (4), the container (2) and the holder (3).
- the dispenser part (1) has one or more scatter holes (6).
- the dosing lever (4) has as many dosing lock pistons (11) as the dispenser part (1) has scatter holes (6).
- the surface of the metering closure piston (11) located in the scatter hole is conical or spherical and closes the scatter holes (6) from below in the basic position of the metering dispenser.
- the diameter of the dosing closure piston (11) can be somewhat smaller than the diameter of the scattering holes (6).
- the diameter of the closure part (8) is smaller than the diameter of the associated scatter hole (6).
- Rod-shaped elevations (7) are also formed on the closure part (8), which move when the dispenser is actuated in the container with the soap powder and prevent bridging of the soap powder.
- the metering closure pistons (11) are advantageously placed on webs (12) which have sloping surfaces at the top.
- the dosing lever (4) is brought into the basic position by an attached or a molded-on return spring (5).
- This angled return spring can also be formed in that the metering lever (4) is itself designed to be resilient.
- the metering lever (4) is held on the base body (1) or on the holder (3).
- the actuating surface (10) on the metering lever (4) is arranged in such a way that it can be pressed by thumb or alternatively pulled or pressed by a finger and the palm of the actuating hand is thus inevitably below the diffusion holes (6).
- the pivot point of the pivotable dosing lever (4) is accordingly between the actuating surface (10) and the dosing lock piston (11) or at the end opposite the actuating surface (10).
- feet (14) are molded onto the dispenser part (1) as a holder (3), and the actuating surface (10) of the metering lever (4) is at the top.
- the container (2) is designed with a lid (13) at the top.
- FIGS. 9 to 15 show dosing dispensers for soap powder or the like, the basic structure of which consists of a dispenser part (1), the dosing lever (4), the container (2) and the holder (3).
- Dispenser part (1) and container (2) can form one part.
- the holder (3) can be molded onto it as a stand and / or wall holder.
- the dispenser part (1) can form the closure lid of the container (2) which is directed downward with the opening, or, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, into the bottom of the container ( 2) be integrated.
- the dispenser part (1) has one or preferably a plurality of scatter holes (6) or an elongated hole in order to ensure uniform, large-scale scattering of the soap powder.
- the dosing closure pistons (11) seated on the dosing lever (4) correspond in number and shape to the scatter holes (6) present in the dispenser part (1).
- the Dosierverschluß ⁇ piston (11) can also be sword-shaped (17), and the diffusion hole (6) is accordingly shaped as an elongated hole.
- the outside dimension of the metering closure piston (11) or (17) is so much smaller than the inside dimension of the scattering holes (6) that the powder to be metered is just blocked by its own friction and does not fall through the gap, the gap depending is different in size according to the consistency of the soap powder.
- the metering plunger (11) moves downwards and, by means of adhesion, transports soap powder that can fall outside of the scatter hole (6).
- the surfaces of the metering closure piston (11) and the scatter holes (6) are advantageously roughened in order to achieve the necessary adhesion.
- the amount of soap powder to be dosed is determined by the gap width.
- the gap width is preferably determined by tests. Furthermore, the Stroke length, the shape, the size and the number of dosing plungers (11) have a decisive influence on the amount of soap to be dispensed.
- a centering shape of the dosing lock piston is preferred, such as by means of centering bars (18) according to FIG. 11, a triangular shape of the dosing lock piston (11) in round scatter holes (6) or guides at the ends of the dosing lock piston (11) with sword-like shape (17), as is made particularly clear in Figure 10.
- the metering closure pistons (11) can have a conical, obliquely sloping closure surface (15), as shown in FIGS. 11 and 14.
- the metering closure pistons (11) are preferably placed on webs (12) which have sloping surfaces at the top.
- the metering lever (4) can be rotatably mounted at the front or rear of the container (2) or alternatively on the holder (3) and, after actuation, can be brought into the basic position by a return spring (5) up to an end stop (15), as in it is shown in FIG. 9, or on the holder (3), as shown in FIG. 12, or on the container (2), as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, firmly received and after actuation by its own suspension in the Home position be brought.
- the metering closure pistons (11) have extensions (7) at the top which protrude into the container (2) and prevent the soap powder from bridging when the dispenser is actuated.
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Priority Applications (1)
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EP99115573A EP0951855A3 (en) | 1996-05-24 | 1997-05-23 | Metering dispenser for soap powder |
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DE29609312U DE29609312U1 (en) | 1996-05-24 | 1996-05-24 | Dispenser for soap powder |
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DE29617516U | 1996-10-12 | ||
DE29617516U DE29617516U1 (en) | 1996-10-12 | 1996-10-12 | Dosing dispenser for soap powder or the like. |
PCT/EP1997/002655 WO1997045048A1 (en) | 1996-05-24 | 1997-05-23 | Metering dispenser for soap powder |
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EP0900042A1 true EP0900042A1 (en) | 1999-03-10 |
EP0900042B1 EP0900042B1 (en) | 2000-12-13 |
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EP97924980A Expired - Lifetime EP0900042B1 (en) | 1996-05-24 | 1997-05-23 | Metering dispenser for soap powder |
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