EP0945368B1 - Auftragskopf zur Abgabe von einem Produkt, insbesondere Haarpflegeprodukt, und Verpackungseinheit mit einem solchen Kopf - Google Patents

Auftragskopf zur Abgabe von einem Produkt, insbesondere Haarpflegeprodukt, und Verpackungseinheit mit einem solchen Kopf Download PDF

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EP0945368B1
EP0945368B1 EP99400502A EP99400502A EP0945368B1 EP 0945368 B1 EP0945368 B1 EP 0945368B1 EP 99400502 A EP99400502 A EP 99400502A EP 99400502 A EP99400502 A EP 99400502A EP 0945368 B1 EP0945368 B1 EP 0945368B1
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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
    • B65D83/14—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant
    • B65D83/28—Nozzles, nozzle fittings or accessories specially adapted therefor
    • B65D83/285—Nozzles, nozzle fittings or accessories specially adapted therefor for applying the contents, e.g. brushes, rollers, pads, spoons, razors, scrapers

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  • the present invention relates to a head for dispensing and applying a product, in particular a hair product according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the invention is particularly suitable for dispensing and applying coloring products, especially when these are in the form of foam.
  • the invention also relates to a packaging assembly equipped with a head according to the invention.
  • a valve on which is mounted a push button for actuating the valve and dispensing the product.
  • a push button must be movable either parallel to the axial plane of the button (in the case of a push-in valve) or perpendicular to the axial plane of the button (in the case of a toggle valve).
  • the applicator mounted on the push button, can be fixed relative to the can, in which case the structure of the assembly is complex. Indeed, the applicator must be arranged to leave the push button, all the latitude necessary for its movement. In addition, a tight connection must be provided between the reservoir and the applicator. Such a design leads to sets, currently marketed, with a large number of parts, and therefore a cost too high.
  • the applicator may be integral with the movable portion of the push button, which allows for a one-piece structure, in which the seal is easier to achieve in an efficient and economically viable manner.
  • a tilt valve also called valve "tilt”
  • the presence of "knots” in the hair can cause inadvertent actuation of the valve, and therefore the deposit of an excess amount of product on the hair.
  • Such surplus may either fall on the ground or on the shoulders of the user, or generate, particularly in the case of coloring, an unsatisfactory application quality.
  • the junction between the movable portion of the push button and the fixed body of the push button is generally provided by a film hinge, providing a flexible and solid connection when urged around its axis.
  • a film hinge providing a flexible and solid connection when urged around its axis.
  • one of the drawbacks inherent in such hinges lies in the fact that, when they are urged in directions other than around the normal axis of articulation, particularly when the applicator encounters a knot, they are subject to large torsional torques, which can go as far as causing them to tear, which renders the assembly totally unusable.
  • EP-A-0 223 418 discloses a head for dispensing shaving foam.
  • the head comprises a body provided with a rod provided at its end with a support ring of an applicator. The latter is secured to a frustoconical rod connecting to a push-button actuating a valve.
  • the applicator is non-articulatedly connected to the support ring.
  • the dispensing head has no hinge pin or actuating surface that can pivot about this axis of articulation to cause the actuation of the valve.
  • Such a dispensing head is relatively complex to manufacture and bulky.
  • a head for dispensing and applying a product in particular a capillary comprising a body intended to be mounted on a reservoir equipped with a pump or a valve, and a movable portion relative to the body, said movable portion having an actuating surface movable to cause, by pivoting about an axis of articulation connecting the movable portion to the body, actuating the pump or the valve, said movable part also comprising an applicator intended to be placed in communication with the reservoir during the actuation of the pump or the valve, in order to receive a dose of product to be applied to a surface, characterized in that the body comprises abutment means for substantially preventing any movement of the movable portion other than around the hinge axis.
  • the moving part can move only around the hinge axis (in particular when actuating the pump or the valve), any other movement being prevented by the presence of the means forming an abutment .
  • the applicator is mounted on the free end of an arm, said abutment means being constituted by two buttresses arranged on either side of the arm.
  • Such buttresses can extend over 1/4 to 3/4 of the axial height of the arm, and preferably over 1 ⁇ 2 to 3 ⁇ 4 of the axial height of the arm.
  • the applicator consists of a brush formed of a support on which are implanted, substantially perpendicular to an axis of the head, a plurality of bristles or teeth, said support comprising at least one orifice connected to a supply channel, for placing the applicator in communication with the reservoir.
  • the support may be of any shape, in particular oval.
  • the orifice may be partially obstructed by a diffusion member, of the porous grid or organ type (sintered), so as to allow an expansion or a better expansion of the product, and thus, a better distribution of the foam on the brush, when of his exit.
  • the hinge axis consists of a film hinge.
  • thermoplastic materials especially polyethylenes or polypropylenes, and therefore low cost.
  • the body comprises means for hooking the head on the reservoir.
  • Such means comprise for example a bead adapted to cooperate by breakdown with an annular groove provided on the upper part of a reservoir, or with a bead formed by a crimping flange of the valve on the reservoir.
  • a packaging, dispensing and application assembly comprising a reservoir surmounted by a pump or a valve is also realized, and, surmounting the pump or the valve, a head for the distribution and application of a product contained in the reservoir, characterized in that it uses a dispensing head according to the invention.
  • the product can be pressurized inside the tank by means of liquefiable or non-liquefiable gases.
  • liquefiable or non-liquefiable gases By way of example, mention may be made of nitrogen, a mixture of propane and butane, compressed air, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide, or freons, etc.
  • the invention also relates to the use of such a set for packaging, dispensing and applying a hair product, in particular a coloring product, in particular in the form of a foam.
  • the device 1 illustrated in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3A-3C comprises a tank 2, in the form of an aerosol can surmounted by a valve 41 comprising an emergent valve stem 3, of the depression type.
  • a dispensing and application head 10 is mounted on the reservoir.
  • This dispensing head 10 comprises a fixed part, consisting of a body 11 having a first cylindrical skirt 12 whose end has a free edge delimiting an opening 13.
  • the inner wall of the cylindrical skirt 12 has an inner bead 14 in the vicinity the opening 13, adapted to cooperate by breakdown with a bead 15 formed by a crimping flange of the valve 41 on the tank 2.
  • the first cylindrical skirt 12 is connected to a second cylindrical skirt 16 of smaller diameter by a shoulder 17.
  • the cylindrical skirt 16 is connected to a transverse wall 18 having a cutout 19 of corresponding shape to The form of an actuating member 20.
  • the actuating member 20 has a surface portion 21 for forming a bearing surface for actuating the valve.
  • the reservoir has in the vicinity of its upper end a groove 42 adapted to allow the removable mounting of a cap on the dispensing head 10 (not shown).
  • the actuating member 20 is integral with a movable portion 22, a portion opposite the actuating member 20 is connected to the transverse wall 18 by a film hinge 23.
  • the movable portion 22 comprises a channel 24 mounted to The channel 24 extends over the entire length of an arm 25, and opens onto an orifice 40 located substantially in the center of an applicator 35.
  • the applicator 35 consists of a surface ovoid 26 forming a support for a plurality of teeth 27 spaced evenly over the entire periphery of said ovoid surface.
  • the teeth 27 are oriented substantially perpendicular to the axis X of the device.
  • the orifice 40 may be partially obstructed, by means of a grid for example (not shown) or any other deflector member, so as to allow a better distribution of the foam on the surface of the brush.
  • the fixed part 11 carries on both sides of the arm 25 two buttresses 28, 29 each having an inner face 30, 31 disposed opposite a corresponding face 32, 33 of the arm 25.
  • the buttresses 28, 29 also each have an outer portion 37, 38 with a rounded profile.
  • the faces 30 and 31 are arranged in planes substantially perpendicular to the axis of articulation defined by the film hinge 23. A slight clearance is provided, however, between the arm 25 and the faces 30 , 31, so that the buttresses do not interfere with the actuation of the valve.
  • the buttresses 28, 29 extend to a height substantially equal to half the height of the arm 25.
  • the film hinge 23 is disposed between the transverse wall 18, and a first end of a junction zone 36 whose second end is connected to the arm 25 on one side of the latter, perpendicular to the faces 32 and 33.
  • the junction zone 36 is connected to the arm substantially at the free end of the flying buttresses.
  • the curvature of the junction zone 36 is such that, in the rest position illustrated in FIG. 1, the junction zone 36 forms with the rounded surface 37, 38 of the buttresses 28, 29, a substantially continuous surface.
  • the user actuates the valve by means of a pressure exerted on the surface 21, which causes the movable part 22 to tilt about the axis of the film hinge 23, and the depression of the valve stem 3 ( Figure 2). It should be noted that due to the presence of play (of the order of 0.5 mm to 1 mm) between the arm 25 and the buttresses 28, 29, the movement of the movable part 22, in order the actuation of the valve, is not significantly impeded.
  • the dispensing head according to the invention is characterized by an improved strength without this being detrimental, neither its simplicity, nor its cost, nor the softness of its operation.

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  1. Kopf (10) zum Abgeben und Auftragen eines Produkts, insbesondere eines Haarprodukts, umfassend einen Körper (11), der dazu bestimmt ist auf einem Behälter (2) fest montiert zu werden, der mit einer Pumpe oder einem Ventil (41) ausgerüstet ist, und einen bezüglich des Körpers beweglichen Teil (22), wobei dieser bewegliche Teil (22) eine Betätigungsfläche (21) umfasst, die so bewegt werden kann, dass sie durch Verschwenken um eine den beweglichen Teil (22) mit dem Körper (11) verbindende Gelenkachse (23) die Betätigung der Pumpe oder des Ventils bewirkt, wobei der bewegliche Teil (22) ferner ein Auftragelement (35) umfasst, das dazu bestimmt ist, mit dem Behälter (2) bei der Betätigung der Pumpe oder des Ventils (41) in Verbindung gebracht zu werden, um eine auf eine Fläche aufzutragende Produktdosis aufzunehmen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Körper (11) Mittel (28, 29) umfasst, die einen Anschlag bilden, um eine andere Bewegung des beweglichen Teils als um die Gelenkachse (23) zu verhindern.
  2. Kopf nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Auftragelement (35) auf dem freien Ende eines Arms (25) montiert ist, wobei die einen Anschlag bildenden Mittel (28, 29) aus zwei Stützen bestehen, die zu beiden Seiten des Arms (25) angeordnet sind.
  3. Kopf nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Stützen (28, 29) sich über 1/4 bis 3/4 der axialen Höhe des Arms (25) und vorzugsweise über 1/2 bis 3/4 der axialen Höhe des Arms erstrecken.
  4. Kopf nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Auftragelement (35) aus einer Bürste besteht, die von einem Träger (26) gebildet ist, auf dem im Wesentlichen senkrecht zu einer Längsachse X des Behälters eine Vielzahl von Borsten oder Zähnen (27) angebracht ist, wobei der Träger (26) mindestens eine Öffnung (40) umfasst, die mit einem Versorgungskanal (24) verbunden ist, um das Auftragelement (35) mit dem Behälter (2) in Verbindung zu setzen.
  5. Kopf nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Gelenkachse aus einem Folienscharnier (23) besteht.
  6. Kopf nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Körper (11) Mittel (14) zum Einhaken des Kopfs (10) an dem Behälter (2) umfasst.
  7. Verpackungs- und Abgabeeinheit (1), umfassend einen Behälter (2), über dem eine Pumpe oder ein Ventil angeordnet ist, und einen über der Pumpe oder dem Ventil (41) angeordneten Kopf (10) für die Abgabe und den Auftrag eines in dem Behälter enthaltenen Produkts, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Kopf (10) gemäß einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche ist.
  8. Verwendung einer Einheit nach Anspruch 7 für die Verpkkung, die Abgabe und den Auftrag eines Haarprodukts, insbesondere eines Färbeprodukts.
EP99400502A 1998-03-24 1999-03-02 Auftragskopf zur Abgabe von einem Produkt, insbesondere Haarpflegeprodukt, und Verpackungseinheit mit einem solchen Kopf Expired - Lifetime EP0945368B1 (de)

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FR9803600A FR2776629B1 (fr) 1998-03-24 1998-03-24 Tete pour la distribution et l'application d'un produit, notamment capillaire, et ensemble de conditionnement equipe d'une telle tete
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