EP0969933B1 - Vorrichtung zum zerstäuben eines fluids, wie z.b. eine zwei fluiddosen zerstäubende vorrichtung - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum zerstäuben eines fluids, wie z.b. eine zwei fluiddosen zerstäubende vorrichtung Download PDF

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EP0969933B1
EP0969933B1 EP98914922A EP98914922A EP0969933B1 EP 0969933 B1 EP0969933 B1 EP 0969933B1 EP 98914922 A EP98914922 A EP 98914922A EP 98914922 A EP98914922 A EP 98914922A EP 0969933 B1 EP0969933 B1 EP 0969933B1
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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
    • B05B11/01—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
    • B05B11/02—Membranes or pistons acting on the contents inside the container, e.g. follower pistons
    • 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
    • B05B11/02—Membranes or pistons acting on the contents inside the container, e.g. follower pistons
    • B05B11/025—Membranes or pistons acting on the contents inside the container, e.g. follower pistons with stepwise advancement of the piston, e.g. for spraying a predetermined quantity of content

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  • the present invention relates to a device for spraying of fluid products and more particularly such a spraying device intended to deliver to the minus two doses of product.
  • WO 93/02804 from which claim 1 was delineated, addressed these problems to try to resolve them.
  • This document discloses a device such as a bidose, comprising a mounted reservoir on a base and a pusher to activate the device. Part of the pusher cooperates with a split ring arranged in a groove in the outer wall of the tank, so that to be able to distribute the first dose, you have to store some force in user's hand, until the split ring sort of its groove.
  • the document device WO 93/02804 plans to provide a second groove in the outer wall of the tank and have a second split ring, so that after actuation of the device for expelling the first dose, the whole pusher plus first split ring is stopped by the second ring disposed in this second groove. Then, to spray the second dose again store some force to bring out the second split ring of its groove and thus distribute the second dose.
  • This device works satisfactorily but may however have certain drawbacks. So, because only a little product is contained in the tank, a main objective is to maintain the cost of said sprayer as low as possible so not to negatively influence the sale price final product.
  • the device disclosed in the document WO 93/02804 has a number of parts different constituents that are necessary for perform the functions of energy accumulation and dose splitting.
  • the manufacture and assembly of these different component parts can therefore be relatively expensive.
  • due to the presence of the two peripheral grooves on the outer surface of the tank it is almost impossible to carry out the tank and base in one piece, said grooves being located in the hollow annular space defined ink tank and base.
  • the use of mobile means to perform the function accumulation of energy can create risks of malfunction in case of breakage or jamming of said split rings.
  • Document EP-0 546 607 discloses a single dose having a peripheral groove in the wall interior of the body cooperating with a rib device in the outer wall of the tank for prevent accidental actuation of the device.
  • the disadvantage of this kind of device is the difficulty to carry out a simple and inexpensive molding. Indeed, the groove in the inner wall involves the use an undercut and therefore a relatively mold complicated.
  • Document EP-0 311 863 discloses a bidose comprising dose splitting means which are arranged on a part fitted on the body and cooperating with the tank. It does not include means of accumulation of energy and involves the use of a room additional, the molding of which also has the same disadvantages than those described above, namely a complicated and expensive mold.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide such a fluid spraying device which does not not have the aforementioned drawbacks.
  • the present invention aims to provide a fluid spraying device, with a minimum of constituent parts.
  • the present invention also aims to provide a such a device which makes it possible to obtain an operation reliable while guaranteeing a manufacturing cost, especially the lowest molding and mounting possible.
  • the present invention also aims to provide a device for spraying fluid products such as than a bidose, capable of guaranteeing a spraying of each dose, while being easy to manufacture, assemble and use, with the lowest possible cost.
  • the present invention therefore relates to a device spraying fluid product comprising a reservoir containing several doses of product, a base cylindrical receiving said reservoir, a member of distribution such as a pump, an actuating element manual, fractionation means cooperating with said actuator to split the content of the tank in at least two doses, and means of cooperating energy accumulation, during actuation, with said manual actuation element to accumulate energy in the user's hand in order to guarantee a good spraying the entire dose of product, said base, said fractionation means and said means of energy accumulation forming an integral part of a same single piece.
  • said tank is made in one piece with said one piece.
  • the dispensing device comprises further indexing means cooperating with said manual actuator to selectively allow or prevent actuation of the device, in which said indexing means are made in one piece with said one piece.
  • said indexing means are formed by one or more thickenings provided on a part an inner surface of said one-piece part and cooperating, in a first position of the element actuation, with one or more protruding legs inside the actuator, to prevent actuation of the device, said actuating element being movable in rotation relative to said part monobloc in a second position in which said legs no longer cooperate with said thickenings, allowing the actuation of the device.
  • said energy storage means cooperate with said actuating element by distorting eiastically when a minimum force predetermined is exerted on him.
  • said means of accumulation of energy are lugs made on the external surface of said single piece which cooperate with corresponding shoulders provided on the inner surface of the actuating element.
  • said fractionation means are formed by thickenings forming at least one step in axial direction with the thickenings acting in as a means of indexing.
  • said first and second means of energy accumulation each have a pair diametrically opposite projecting lugs, both pairs of pins being axially offset and circumferentially relative to each other, on the external surface of said one-piece part.
  • the one or more shoulders of the actuating element cooperate, for example by snap-fastening, with hooking means provided on the upper peripheral edge of said piece, for hold said actuator on said workpiece piece.
  • said one-piece part comprises on a external surface of the first rotation stop means cooperating with said actuating element to define said first position of the actuating element, and second rotation stop means cooperating with the actuating element for defining said second position of the actuating element, and thirds rotation stop means cooperating with the element actuation to define said third position of the actuating element.
  • the device distribution comprises a reservoir 11 containing the product to be dispensed mounted on a base 14, a distribution member such as a pump, an element manual actuation 20, such as a pusher, for activate the dispensing device to dispense product, said actuating element 20 being provided with a outlet 29 through which said spray will be sprayed product.
  • the pump has a piston 1 sliding in the tank 11, the interior of which is connected to the orifice of outlet 29 via an expulsion channel 3.
  • one has a nozzle 2 in said expulsion channel for promote spraying.
  • the device comprises means of dose fractionation 16.
  • Means of fractionation are intended to split the contents of the tank into two or more doses, thereby transforming the distribution in a multidose, advantageously a bidose, that is to say a device dispensing two doses of product.
  • a multidose advantageously a bidose
  • the example shown in the figures relates in especially a nasal sprayer, which works like a bidose, a dose being provided for each nostril.
  • the invention is not limited to this application special.
  • the invention provides energy storage means 12 which cooperate with the actuating element 20 upon actuation of the sprayer to accumulate energy in the hand of the user.
  • said means accumulating energy cooperate with said element actuation 20 in that they deform it elastically when a predetermined minimum force is exerted on him.
  • said base 14, said energy storage means 12 and said dose splitting means 16 are made as a single piece 10.
  • This implementation makes it possible to reduce the number of component parts and so the cost of manufacturing and mounting of the distribution device.
  • the manufacturing and mounting of the device are simplified since it is no longer necessary to provide movable means (split rings) for accumulating Energy.
  • the reliability of the device is also improved, a split ring can break or get stuck upon actuation of the device.
  • the reservoir 11 is preferably also made in one piece with the piece monobloc 10, which preferably has two cylinders concentric hollows, the inner cylinder defining the reservoir 11, and the outer cylinder forming the base 14 comprising on the external surface said means energy storage 12.
  • the two cylinders concentric are preferably connected by a flange substantially horizontal annular at their lower ends, thus defining a hollow space annular between the internal surface of the base 14 and the external surface of the tank 11.
  • the device comprises, in addition to the means of energy accumulation 12 and the means of dose splitting 16, indexing means 15.
  • the indexing means are intended to selectively prevent or allow actuation of the device, in particular for guarantee security against undesired actuation, for example during transport.
  • said indexing means are made in one piece with the single piece 10, which is particularly visible on Figure 9.
  • these indexing means are produced in the form of one or more thickenings 15 provided on the internal surface of the base 14, said thickenings extending over part of the periphery of said internal surface. They cooperate with the element actuator 20 to selectively prevent or enable an axial displacement of said actuating element 20 by compared to said one-piece piece 10.
  • said thickenings 15 cooperate with one or more 25 protruding legs inside the element actuator 20, preferably axially, and which abut against said thickening 15 in the rest position where actuation is prevented. In this first position of the actuating element, shown in particular in Figures 1 and 3a, a any force exerted on the actuator 20 will have no effect and no product will be distributed by the device.
  • These attachment means 19 can cooperate with one or more shoulders 22 provided on the edge lower peripheral of the actuating element 20.
  • these means attachment 19 may include, for example in the first position of the actuating element 20, that is to say the rest position where the actuation of the device is prevented, a particular form 19a facilitating the attachment of the actuating element 20 to the base 14 during assembly.
  • This particular form can by example be made as a ramp 19a which allows gradually elastically deform the element actuation 20 at the shoulders 22, said shoulders 22 then snap under said attachment means 19.
  • this form particular 19a attachment means 19 defines the position in which the actuating element 20 is mounted on the monobloc piece 10, which corresponds advantageously at said first position of the element actuating.
  • the actuating element 20 is of preferably rotatably mounted on the monobloc piece 10.
  • the user wishes to distribute the product, he rotates the actuator 20 relative to the single piece 10 around its main axis, towards a second position of the actuating element 20, or waiting position, in which the indexing means 15 no longer cooperate with said actuating element 20.
  • the tabs 25 provided inside the actuating element 20 is not based on the thickenings 15 of the single piece 10, so that a actuation is no longer prevented.
  • the piece monobloc 10 has on its external surface first rotation stop means 18a for defining the direction of rotation between its first and second positions, and second rotation stop means 18b for defining the second position of the actuating element 20.
  • these rotation stop means can be made by projections that protrude from the external surface of the single piece 10 and which come cooperate with said shoulders 22 of the element actuation 20 during rotation thereof.
  • the means of energy storage are advantageously produced in the form of one or more pins 12, in particular in the form of two pins diametrically opposed, arranged on the outer surface of the one-piece part 10.
  • said pins 12 cooperate with the shoulders 22 of the actuating element 20 and generate resistance certain against axial displacement of the element actuation 20 relative to the single piece 10. So when the user wants to spray a dose, it exerts a force on the device which biases the element actuator 20 in axial displacement on the workpiece monobloc 10, this movement being prevented by the pins 12.
  • the actuating element 20 being produced preferably made of a suitable plastic, this can deform elastically and thus, said shoulders 22 can pass over said pins 12 when a predetermined minimum force is exerted on the device.
  • This threshold corresponding to this minimum force therefore allows to accumulate energy in the hand of the user and, when the shoulders 22 of the element actuator 20 pass over the pins 12 of the monobloc piece, all this energy accumulated in the hand of the user is transmitted all at once to device so the entire dose is spray. There is no risk of racing partial only, which would result in a partial distribution of the dose.
  • the device comprises fractionation means 16 intended for split the contents of reservoir 11 into two doses, preferably equal.
  • said fractionation means 16 are made in one piece with the single piece 10.
  • said means of fractionation are formed by one or more thickenings 16 which form, with the thickening (s) 15 acting as a means of indexing, at least one step in axial direction.
  • These second thickenings 16 extend over a second part of the internal surface of the base 14 as an extension of the first thickenings 15, and therefore cooperate at the end of the expulsion of the first dose with said legs 25 of the element actuator 20 to stop the axial movement of the actuating element 20 relative to the workpiece monoblock 10.
  • Said fractionation means 16 act also in this case as a second plea indexing, because they prevent, in the position reached after the distribution of the first dose, the distribution of the second dose.
  • An embodiment particularly advantageous is achieved by two diametrically opposite thickenings which, on one part 15, extend to the peripheral upper edge of the base 14 to form the first indexing means, and, on a second part 16, extend only up to about half the height of the space hollow annular between the base 14 and the reservoir 11 for train the fractionation means also acting in as second means of indexing. At least some of said internal surface must be free thickening to allow the displacement of actuator 20 to dispense the second dose.
  • the actuating element 20 is turned on the workpiece monobloc 10 to a third position, where the legs 25 no longer cooperate with the second thickenings 16, thus allowing the distribution of the second dose.
  • second energy storage means 13 preferably also produced in the form of protruding pins on the external surface of the single piece 10, two pins 13 advantageously also being diametrically opposite to one another.
  • third means of rotation stop 18c which make it possible to define said third position of the actuating element 20, and which are advantageously similar to the first and second rotation stop means 18a and 18b. So in the third position of the actuating element 20, the shoulders 22 of the actuating element 20 cooperate with the pins 13 which operate in the same way as the lugs described above to accumulate energy in the user's hand when distribution of the second dose.
  • said first energy storage means 12 and said seconds energy storage means 13, respectively formed by a pair of diametrically opposite lugs, are made so that the two pairs of lugs are axially and angularly offset one relative to the other on the external surface of the base.
  • the user to operate the device, first turns the actuator 20 of its first position, where the actuation is blocked, towards its second position and then he dispenses the first dose and then he again turns the actuator its second position towards its third position, then it operates at again the device for dispensing the second dose.
  • Another particular advantage of the means accumulating energy arranged on the external surface of the one-piece part 10 is achieved by the fact that said pins can also act as a witness dose. Indeed, when the two pins 12 and 13 are visible, this means that no dose has been dispensed. When one of the two pins is visible, this means that only the first dose has been dispensed, and when no lug is no longer visible, this means that the two doses have been distributed.
  • the single piece 10 incorporates the base, the tank, the means of energy accumulation, the means of indexing, the dose splitting means, the stop means of rotation defining the angular positions of the element actuation, and the attachment means for holding the actuating element on the single piece.
  • the present invention therefore saves several component parts of the device. Because the means energy accumulation is not expected in space hollow annular defined between the base and the reservoir, but on the contrary on the external surface of the base, said one-piece piece can be produced in a simple manner and economical, for example by molding. In particular, whether in the preferred configuration described above or in any other configuration covered by the present invention, the component parts of the device can all be mounted using simple molds and inexpensive because it does not include undercuts. The mounting the device is also greatly facilitated by made of the small number of pieces. Manufacturing costs and mounting of the device of the invention are therefore particularly weak without affecting the reliability of its operation.
  • the tank 11 may not be an integral part of the room monobloc, but be fixed on it, for example by snap.
  • the interior of the tank 11 can also be provided with a cylinder of glass or any other material suitable, to improve sealing.

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  1. Vorrichtung zum Versprühen eines Fluids, wobei die Vorrichtung einen Tank (11), der eine Vielzahl von Fluiddosen enthält, eine zylindrische Basis (14), die den Tank (11) aufnimmt, eine Abgabevorrichtung wie z.B. eine Pumpe, ein Hand-Betätigungselement (20), Unterteilungseinrichtungen (16), die mit dem Betätigungselement (20) zusammenwirken, um den Inhalt des Tanks (11) in wenigstens zwei Dosen zu unterteilen, und Energie-Ansammlungseinrichtungen (12) umfaßt, die bei der Betätigung mit dem Hand-Betätigungselement (20) zusammenwirken, um Energie in der Hand des Verwenders anzusammeln, um so eine korrekte Zerstäubung der gesamten Fluiddose bei jeder Betätigung sicherzustellen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Basis (14), die Unterteilungseinrichtungen (16) und die Energie-Ansammlungseinrichtungen (12) integrale Teile eines gemeinsamen einstückigen Blocks (10) bilden.
  2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, bei der der Tank (11) integral in dem einstückigen Block (10) ausgebildet ist.
  3. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, die weiterhin Index-Einrichtungen (15) umfaßt, die mit dem Hand-Betätigungselement (20) wahlweise zusammenwirken, um die Betätigung der Vorrichtung zu ermöglichen oder zu verhindern, wobei diese Index-Einrichtungen (15) an dem einstückigen Block (10) integral ausgebildet sind.
  4. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 3, bei der die Index-Einrichtungen von einer oder mehreren Verdickungen (15) gebildet werden, die an einem Teil einer inneren Oberfläche des einstückigen Blocks (10) vorgesehen sind und in einer ersten Stellung des Betätigungselementes (20) mit einem oder mehreren Vorsprüngen (25) zusammenwirken, die in das Innere des Betätigungselementes (20) hinein vorstehen, um eine Betätigung der Vorrichtung zu verhindern, wobei. das Betätigungselement (20) relativ zu dem einstückigen Block (10) durch eine Drehung in eine zweite Stellung bewegbar ist, in der die Vorsprünge (25) nicht mehr mit den Verdickungen (15) zusammenwirken und es dadurch ermöglichen, daß die Vorrichtung betätigt wird.
  5. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der die Energie-Ansammlungseinrichtungen (12) mit dem Betätigungselement (20) dadurch zusammenwirken, daß sie es elastisch verformen, wenn auf es eine vorbestimmte Minimalkraft ausgeübt wird.
  6. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 5, bei der die Energie-Ansammlungseinrichtungen Nasen (12) sind, die auf der äußeren Oberfläche des einstückigen Blocks (10) ausgebildet sind, wobei diese Nasen mit entsprechenden Schultern (22) zusammenwirken, die auf der inneren Oberfläche des Betätigungselementes (20) vorgesehen sind.
  7. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 3, bei der die Unterteilungseinrichtungen von Verdickungen (16) gebildet werden, die mit den als Index-Einrichtungen wirkenden Verdickungen (15) zumindest eine axial gerichtete Stufe bilden.
  8. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, bei der die Abgabevorrichtung eine 2-Dosen-Abgabevorrichtung ist, die zwei Dosen eines Fluids abgeben kann, wobei das Betätigungselement (20) in drehbarer Weise auf einem einstückigen Block (10) montiert ist, der folgende Bestandteile umfaßt:
    Erste Index-Einrichtungen, die von einer oder mehreren Verdickungen (15) gebildet werden, die sich über einen ersten Teil der inneren Umfangsoberfläche der Basis (14) erstrecken und, in einer ersten Stellung des Betätigungselementes (20) mit weigstens einem axialen Anschlag (25) zusammenwirken, der in das Betätigungselement (20) hinein vorsteht, um zu verhindern, daß die erste Dosis abgegeben wird,
    erste Energie-Ansammlungseinrichtungen (12), die von einer oder mehreren Nasen (12) gebildet werden, die von der äußeren Oberfläche der Basis (14) vorstehen und nach einer ersten Drehung des Betätigungselementes (20) in eine zweite Position, in der die ersten Index-Einrichtungen (15) nicht mehr mit dem Betätigungselement (20) zusammenwirken, mit einer oder mehreren Schultern (22) zusammenwirken, die auf der inneren Oberfläche des Betätigungselementes (20) vorgesehen sind und dadurch Energie in der Hand des Verwenders während der Betätigung der Vorrichtung ansammeln, wobei diese Schultern (22) über die Nasen (12) erst dann hinweg laufen, nachdem eine vorbestimmte Minimalkraft angewendet worden ist, wodurch es ermöglicht wird, daß sich das Betätigungselement (20) relativ zu dem einstückigen Block (10) bewegt und somit bewirkt, daß die erste Dosis abgegeben wird,
    Unterteilungsmittel, die von wenigstens einer Verdickung (16) gebildet werden, die sich über einen zweiten Teil der inneren Umfangsoberfläche der Basis (14) erstreckt und mit dem wenigstens einen axialen Vorsprung (25) des Betätigungselementes (20) zusammenwirkt, nachdem die erste Dosis abgegeben worden ist, um eine zusätzliche axiale Verschiebung des Betätigungselementes (20) über den einstückigen Block (10) hinweg zu verhindern, wodurch der Inhalt des Tanks (11) in zwei Dosen unterteilt wird, so daß diese Unterteilungseinrichtungen (16) gleichzeitig als zweite Index-Einrichtungen dienen, und
    zweite Energie-Ansammlungseinrichtungen (13), die von einer oder mehreren Nasen (13) gebildet werden, die von der äußeren Oberfläche der Basis (14) vorragen und, nach einer zweiten Drehung des Betätigungselementes (20) in eine dritte Stellung, in der die zweiten Index-Einrichtungen (16) nicht länger mit dem Betätigungselement (20) zusammenwirken, mit der wenigstens einen Schulter (22) des Betätigungselementes (20) zusammenwirken, um in der Hand des Verwenders Energie anzusammeln, wodurch es ermöglicht wird, daß die zweite Dosis erst abgegeben wird, nachdem eine vorbestimmte Minimalkraft ausgeübt worden ist
  9. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 6 oder 8, bei der jede der ersten und zweiten Energie-Ansammlungseinrichtungen ein Paar voneinander diametral gegenüberliegenden vorspringenden Nasen (12, 13) umfaßt und die beiden Nasenpaare (12, 13) relativ zueinander axial und umfangsmäßig auf der äußeren Oberfläche des einstückigen Blocks (10) versetzt angeordnet sind.
  10. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 8 oder 9, bei der in der ersten Stellung des Betätigungselementes (20) die wenigstens eine Schulter (22) des Betätigungselementes (20) beispielsweise durch Einrasten mit Befestigungsmitteln (19) zusammenwirkt, die auf dem oberen Umfangsrand des einstückigen Blocks (10) vorgesehen sind, um das Betätigungselement (20) auf dem einstückigen Block (10) zu halten.
  11. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 8, bei der der einstückige Block (10) auf einer äußeren Oberfläche folgende Bestandteile umfaßt: Erste Dreh-Anschlagseinrichtungen (18a), die mit dem Betätigungselement (20) zusammenwirken, um die erste Position des Betätigungselementes zu definieren, zweite Dreh-Anschlagseinrichtungen (18b), die mit dem Betätigungselement (20) zusammenwirken, um die zweite Position des Betätigungselementes (20) zu definieren, und dritte Dreh-Anschlagseinrichtungen (18c), die mit dem Betätigungselement zusammenwirken, um die dritte Position des Betätigungselementes zu definieren.
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