EP1029808B1 - Blockierbarer Ausgabekopf und Spender mit einem solchen Kopf - Google Patents

Blockierbarer Ausgabekopf und Spender mit einem solchen Kopf Download PDF

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EP1029808B1
EP1029808B1 EP00400247A EP00400247A EP1029808B1 EP 1029808 B1 EP1029808 B1 EP 1029808B1 EP 00400247 A EP00400247 A EP 00400247A EP 00400247 A EP00400247 A EP 00400247A EP 1029808 B1 EP1029808 B1 EP 1029808B1
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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
    • B65D83/16—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 characterised by the actuating means
    • B65D83/20—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 characterised by the actuating means operated by manual action, e.g. button-type actuator or actuator caps
    • B65D83/205—Actuator caps, or peripheral actuator skirts, attachable to the aerosol container
    • 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
    • B65D83/16—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 characterised by the actuating means
    • B65D83/22—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 characterised by the actuating means with a mechanical means to disable actuation

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  • the invention relates to a dispensing head according to the preamble of claim 1, of a product, in particular liquid, in the form of a jet or spray, allowing selectively to authorize or prohibit distribution of this product.
  • the invention also relates to a dispenser equipped with this dispensing head.
  • such a dispensing head comprises a hoop fixed on a tank containing the product to be dispensed, fitted with a mounted push button mobile inside said hoop, actuation of this push button allowing the distribution of the product, under the action of a propellant means at the through an outlet orifice with which the push button is provided.
  • this push button further comprises a connection means to put the push button in communication with the valve, and control the opening thereof, and to connect the valve to the outlet.
  • the fret of retained is intended to guide the push button when it is actuated.
  • the connection means is constituted by a pin integral with the push button and able to cooperate with a valve stem, when using a valve with emerging stem.
  • the invention relates to a dispensing head protected against a accidental loss of the push button.
  • a protective means such as a cover, is provided to prevent any accidental actuation of the push button.
  • Such a dispenser can be used in different fields of application and serve for the distribution of cosmetic products (hair spray, deodorant, foam hair, body milk, depilatory foam, liquid foundation, sunscreen milk) or dermopharmaceuticals (insect repellent, analgesic or anti-inflammatory), household products, paints, etc., in the form of liquid, gel, spray or of foam.
  • cosmetic products hair spray, deodorant, foam hair, body milk, depilatory foam, liquid foundation, sunscreen milk
  • dermopharmaceuticals insect repellent, analgesic or anti-inflammatory
  • a dispenser of this kind is described in document US-A-5,388,730.
  • document describes a dispenser comprising a push button provided with an orifice distributor and a fixing band, this distributor being equipped with a system to selectively position the push button relative to the hoop, in a first position in which the push button can be activated, or in a second position preventing any axial movement of the push button.
  • This fact that the push button can be disabled eliminates the need to use a Protective hood prohibiting.
  • a selective push button blocking system similar to the one that comes to be cited, is also described in documents US-A-4 324 351 and US-A-3 848,778.
  • US Patent 5,027,982 describes a dispensing head which includes a push button fixed on a tank on which is fixed a cover. To pass from a dispensing position to a position in which the dispensing orifice provided on the push button and the actuation area of the push button are hidden by the cover, the cover is moved in rotation relative to the pushbutton.
  • each of the aforementioned distributors has, on the accessible part by the user of the hoop, unsightly notches, able to cooperate with a radial extension of the push button, also unsightly. Because of this arrangement, when handling the push button, the user risks wedge your fingers between the indented part of the hoop and the extension of the push button. This is valid, both for the angular manipulation of the system blocking / actuation, only for axial actuation of the valve.
  • the dispenser according to US-A-3 848 778 requires the use of two hands the user to position the push button in the actuation position, this which is an undesirable gesture from an ergonomic point of view.
  • Yet another object of the invention consists in providing a dispensing head, suitable for operation, either with a push-in valve or with a lateral tilting.
  • Another object of the invention consists of a dispensing head, allowing actuate the push button on a large actuation surface.
  • Another object of the invention consists of a dispensing head, making it possible to hide the dispensing opening so as to have a means of indication for the user, indicating whether the push button is in the actuation position or in the locked position.
  • a means of indication for the user indicating whether the push button is in the actuation position or in the locked position.
  • by masking the dispensing orifice we reduces the risk of it clogging between two uses.
  • This dispensing head is characterized in that the push button and the hoop are configured so that the push button cannot be mounted and removed than through said open end of the hoop.
  • the fret is mounted on the product tank, non-removable.
  • the fret and the push button are separate parts. However, it is possible that before mounting, they are linked to each other, for example by bridges of material, breakable at the time of mounting on said tank.
  • a hood of protection is generally provided with this kind of devices, to avoid, in particular, that the push button does not come off accidentally, particular during transport, and will not be lost as a result. It is also used for prevent inadvertent triggering of the dispensing valve. So thanks to the possibility of axially locking the push button, so it is not necessary to use such a protective cover in order to prohibit accidental actuation of the dispenser, for example during transport.
  • the main object of the present invention is to improve the ease of mounting the distributors listed above, and to ensure reliable operation and ergonomic of such a dispensing head.
  • the present invention relates to a dispenser that can be put commercially without needing to be fitted with a protective cover.
  • This distributor must present, in particular, no risk of accidental loss of the push button, and above all, be without risk of involuntary triggering of distribution of the product, during transport. In fact, under these conditions, it is possible to store and transport such a dispenser without using a special packaging, intended to prevent untimely actuation of the push button, which is advantageous from an economic point of view.
  • the dispensing head must be able to be pre-assembled, so that it can be mounted on the valve fitted to the tank of product, via a single assembly step.
  • Yet another object of the invention consists of a dispensing head, comprising positioning means, for selectively positioning the push button in the operating position or in the locking position, and which can be operated with one hand, and in particular with the hand which holds the distributor.
  • the push button is not removable constitutes, moreover, a means to prevent it from being swallowed by a young child, this which may occur, in particular, in the case of push buttons reduced size, frequently used on the market.
  • the dispensing head targeted by the invention can constitute a device for safety against unauthorized use by children.
  • part of the hoop can be arranged so that, in blocking position, said dispensing orifice is hidden.
  • means are provided for, in the actuation position, allow articulation of the push button relative to the hoop around an axis substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the pushbutton.
  • the dispensing head is able to operate with a lateral tilting valve, the articulation axis being, also, substantially perpendicular to the axis passing through the outlet orifice of the product. Note, however, that the configuration of this joint is such that it also allows actuation of a push-in valve.
  • anchoring means are provided to facilitate tilting of the push button around said articulation axis, each anchoring element carried by the push button cooperating with an anchoring element complementary located on the internal wall of the hoop.
  • These anchoring means comprise, for example, two tabs integral with the inner wall of your hoop, extending radially inward, and capable of position, in the actuation position, in a corresponding notch practiced in a free edge of the push button, and abutting against said free edge, in locking position. It is understood that a reverse arrangement can be considered.
  • the passage from the position actuation in the locking position is done by rotation of the push button relative to the hoop around the axis of the push button.
  • This passage from position to the other is performed by the user using said means of positioning, formed for example, by a lug arranged on the push button, especially on the actuating surface.
  • this lug extends over at least a peripheral portion of the surface actuation, and preferably near the dispensing orifice.
  • this orifice distribution is located next to a light in a side wall fret.
  • said orifice being positioned behind the wall side of the hoop, thanks to an angular positioning offset from the positioning in actuation mode. So when the user sees appear the outlet in the center of said light, he knows that the push button is in actuation position. Otherwise, when the dispensing orifice is not visible, the push button is in the locked position. Furthermore, in this blocking position, the dispensing orifice is protected from dust.
  • first return means elastic may be provided to generate, upon actuation of the push button, a restoring force, opposite to the direction of the pressing force exerted by the user on the actuation surface, said first return means elastic being distinct from second means for returning said valve.
  • the first elastic return means have a tab, capable of coming into contact with the valve when actuated elastic with an internal wall of the hoop, said tab being able to pivot around an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the push button.
  • the first elastic return means have at least two tabs capable of coming, upon actuation of the valve, in elastic contact against the internal wall of the hoop, said legs being able to pivot around an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the pushbutton. It is understood that the two possibilities of arrangement of the (or) leg (s) can be conjugated.
  • the push button has a product routing channel, connecting the valve at the dispensing orifice and preferably having a portion perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the push button. This portion presents, in the vicinity of the dispensing orifice a zone of reduced section, suitable for being disposed in a guide means carried by the hoop. So it is possible to guide the movement, in particular angular, of the push button between the position blocking and actuation position.
  • the guide means can constitute, also, a means for axially holding the push button in the hoop.
  • This guide means is constituted, for example, by a portion of wall concentric with the outer wall of the hoop and has an opening shaped so as to allow the engagement of said zone to reduced section with the guide means.
  • the guide means allows the indexed positioning of the push button relative to the hoop, according to at least an actuating position and at least one blocking position. according to the embodiment considered, positioning in actuation mode is located between two positions in blocking mode.
  • the push button comprises means for blocking, able to cooperate with stop means carried by the hoop, the blocking means and the stop means being arranged so that in blocking position, these means cooperate with each other, and are inoperative in actuation position.
  • the blocking means, as well as the stop means are arranged inside the dispensing head and, as a result are not visible from the outside.
  • the dispensing head of the invention is designed so that the valve used can be either a push-in valve or a tilt valve lateral.
  • This valve can be a male type valve comprising a stem emerging order, communicating via a product routing channel of the push button with dispensing orifice. It is also possible to use a stemless female type valve; in this case, the rod is integral with the push button and in communication with this valve.
  • the configuration according to the invention of the push button and the hoop allows to make a sub-assembly ready to be mounted directly on the tank product fitted with the distribution valve. From an industrial point of view, such construction allows easy assembly, requiring only low costs of assembly of the dispensing head pre-mounted on the tank.
  • FIG. 1 a liquid product distributor designated as a whole by the reference 1.
  • the dispenser 1 comprises a reservoir 3 in which a product is packaged distribute, especially liquid.
  • the distributor 1 is provided with a longitudinal axis X.
  • the reservoir 3 is generally cylindrical in shape, and pressurized to using a propellant.
  • the reservoir 3 contains, for example, a liquid product cosmetic or dermo-pharmaceutical, to be distributed in the form of a thread jet, spray or foam. If necessary, it is possible to use a tank equipped a product bag, connected to the valve, or use a tank fitted with a piston, activated by a propulsion means such as a propellant or a spring respectively.
  • the reservoir 3 is closed by a valve holder cup 7, in which a distribution valve 5 is crimped.
  • the reservoir 3 comprises, in its apex in the vicinity of the cup 7, a peripheral groove 7a for fixing.
  • the dispenser 1 further comprises a dispensing head 2 formed by a retaining band 10, generally cylindrical, mounted on the reservoir 3 and fixed on the fixing groove 7a of the reservoir 3. Furthermore, it has a push button 4, mounted mobile. Relative to the hoop 10 on an emerging rod 5a of the dispensing valve 5. The push-button emerges from a central opening 11 practiced in the fret 10.
  • the push button has the shape of an asymmetrical cap, the top of which forms a dome with an inclined surface 6.
  • This dome 6 constitutes a bearing surface, on which the user exerts a pressure, in order to cause the opening of the dispensing valve 5, and thus triggering the dispensing of the product.
  • the fret 10 comprises a cylindrical outer skirt 16 provided internally with a bead latching 10b, intended to be fixed, in particular immovably, on the fixing groove 7a of the reservoir 3 ( Figure 4).
  • the hoop 10 has a first portion 16a of greater height that a second portion 16b diametrically opposite to the first.
  • Two zones of progressive height 16 c connect the portion of low height 16b to the portion of higher height 16a.
  • the portion 16a is delimited on its surface upper by two segments 16d forming an obtuse angle with the surface upper zones 16c.
  • the side wall of the portion 16a is provided with a lumen 14 intended to make appear, in the actuating position, a dispensing orifice 8, for example a spray nozzle, set back from the light on the push button 4.
  • a product delivery channel 40, 42 connects the orifice of distribution 8 to the valve stem 5a.
  • the valve On the side opposite to the rod 5a, the valve is connected to a dip tube 19 permanently plunging into the product to distribute.
  • the push button is rotatably mounted on the valve stem 5a, and is therefore able to pivot around the X axis. Its freedom of rotation is however limited to an angular movement, for example between 10 ° and 60 °. As we will see later in the description, means are provided for, depending on the angular position of the push button, selectively allow or prohibit the product distribution.
  • the push-button 4 further comprises positioning means 20, located on the apparent surface 6 of the dome. As shown in Figure 2, the positioning means consist of a protrusion or lug 20 located, in the actuation position of the push button, on the periphery thereof, near the light 14, behind the portion 16a.
  • the arrangement of the dispensing head is such that the angular positioning of the push button, as well as its actuation in view product distribution can be done with the user's index, and this without changing the grip of the dispenser.
  • FIGS. 4 to 6 illustrate the details of the arrangement of the hoop 10 and push button 4 respectively. For the sake of clarity, these two parts 4, 10 are shown disassembled.
  • the push button 4 is in the position ready to be mounted in the hoop 10, by the open lower end 12 thereof.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates the configuration of the support surface 6 of the push button 4, which surface includes the positioning means 20.
  • the push button 4 comprises a cylindrical base portion 47, the lower end of which carries the reference 65.
  • a front face 4a of the push-button comprises a frame 50, comprising a curved portion 52, adjoining on its lateral ends to the cylindrical portion 47 by two fins 54, 56.
  • the central portion of the portion domed 52 is connected to the dome 6 by the horizontal portion 42 of the channel routing (see Figures 1 and 7).
  • This portion of the routing channel 42 has an area 43 of diameter larger, followed by a small diameter area 44.
  • the diameter area important 43 defines a housing 45 (FIG. 6), suitable for receiving a nozzle spraying (not shown).
  • the reduced diameter zone 44 is intended to be mounted in a positioning and guiding member G carried by the hoop 10 and located opposite light 14. It is located at a radial distance allowing the positioning of the portion 52 in the space between the internal wall of the hoop 17 and the guide member G.
  • This guide member G has a opening 48, delimited by two elastically deformable portions, for introduce said reduced diameter zone 44.
  • the opening 48 communicates with a light 80 formed in the organ of guide G above the opening 48.
  • the light 80 has a shape elongated and is delimited laterally by two portions 81. It is delimited by top by an upper portion 82, and bottom by two lower portions 83, separated from each other by the opening 48.
  • the lower portions 83 each have a boss 84 and a guide fin 85.
  • the space formed between the two guide fins 85 has a V-shaped section, widening towards the bottom. This V-shaped section allows the introduction, by elastic snap-in, of the reduced diameter area 44 in the lumen 80. Thanks to the bosses 84, said reduced diameter area 44 can be selectively arranged in a position central A, or in two positions B, located on either side of position A. The angular passage of the zone 44 from a position A or B to the other B or A is facilitated by the elastic mounting of the bosses 84.
  • the base 65 of the push button is provided with two notches 70 diametrically opposite and located on a Y axis perpendicular to the plane of symmetry P of the push button. In the actuation position, the notches 70 receive two corresponding tabs 72, integral with the hoop 10, and extending from the inner wall 17 inward.
  • the base 65 comprises externally an elastic stirrup 74, allowing elastic centering of the push button in the fret.
  • the push button 4 has two pairs of legs 60a, 60b; 62a, 62b, arranged symmetrically with respect to the plane of symmetry P and extending radially outwards. These legs are blocking means, able to come into contact with stop means 64, 66 correspondents carried by the internal wall 17 of the hoop.
  • stop means consist of two internal radial lugs 64, 66, symmetrically arranged on either side of said plane of symmetry P (in position mounting of the push button in the hoop).
  • the locking means and the stop means respectively are arranged to so that, when the push button is in actuation position A, no interaction cannot intervene between these means. So the push button can be activated.
  • the tabs 72 also have a certain axial freedom in the notches 74.
  • each tab 60a, 60b, 62a, 62b comprises laterally a chamfered or beveled edge, facilitating their positioning engagement with the stops 64, 66, during positioning of the push button, from actuation position A, towards blocking position B.
  • a fin 61 is provided on each leg 60a, 60b, and capable of coming into angular abutment, either against one of the stops 64 or 66 of the hoop 10.
  • FIG. 5 we also see a portion 40 of the channel for conveying the product having a flared end 41, intended to receive the free end valve stem 5a.
  • FIG. 5 and 6 there is shown elastic return means, different from those carried by the valve.
  • a first tongue 30 is fixed to the lower edge of the frame 50, extending axially in the direction of the reservoir. Relative to the wall 52, it is slightly inclined towards the outside, making it possible to come into tangential abutment against the internal wall 17 of the hoop 10.
  • the tongue 30 pivots about an axis S 1 perpendicular to the X axis of the push button. This tongue makes it possible, after tilting the push button 4, to return the latter, by elasticity, to its initial position.
  • Two other tongues 32, 34 forming a portion of the periphery of the push button 4 and able to pivot around two axes S 2 and S 3 respectively, are arranged symmetrically with respect to the dispensing orifice.
  • the free upper end of each tongue 32, 34 has an inclined portion 32a, 34a, facilitating the mounting of the push button in the hoop.
  • the ends 32b, 34b of the tongues 32, 34 are arranged to come into resilient abutment, tangentially against the internal wall 17 of the hoop 10.
  • the operation of the dispensing head is precise and flexible, whatever the type of valve used.
  • the "floating" push button inside the hoop allows the dispenser to be actuated by pressing on any dome 6 and provides ergonomic handling of the dispenser.
  • portion 16b of the hoop has two rectangular openings 88, serving as a release means, for the stop means 64, 66.
  • the inner wall 17 of the hoop further comprises a number of stiffening ribs, the description of which will not be detailed.
  • Figure 7 shows an axial sectional view of the push button 4 assembled with the hoop 10, in the locking position B. In this position, the push button is integral with the hoop, and the dispensing head 2 thus formed can be mounted on the tank 3.
  • the push button 4 is inserted axially through the open base 12 into the hoop 10, so as to put in engagement the guide fins 85 in the reduced diameter area 44 of the pushbutton.
  • said reduced diameter zone 44 passes through the opening 48, and comes into abutment against the upper portion of the light 80, and is housed in the center thereof, in position A.
  • the tabs 60a, 60b, 62a, 62b of the button pusher abuts against the underside of the portion 16b of the hoop.
  • the reduced diameter zone 44 crosses one of the bosses elastic 84 and abuts against one of the lateral portions 81 of the light 80.
  • the dispensing head is assembled and is in the blocking position.
  • the dispensing head is then ready to be mounted on the reservoir 3, previously filled with product and propellant and equipped with the distribution 5.
  • This assembly is carried out, advantageously, by a breakdown solid of the hoop on the tank, so as to prohibit disassembly involuntary fret, and thus the push button.
  • the distributor thus constituted can then be put on the market, without risk of accidental loss of the push button or untimely triggering of product distribution during transport.
  • the user To distribute the product, the user first checks which position is in the push button. When the dispensing opening is not visible in the center of the light 14, because masked by the side wall 16 of the hoop, the push button is in blocking position B. In this position, any depression of the push button is made impossible, due to the commitment of the means of blocking 65, 60a, 60b, 62a, 62b of the push button with the stop means correspondents 72, 64, 66 of the fret.
  • the user by entering the distributor with one hand, place the index finger of that hand on the support surface 6. Using the index finger with the same hand, it exerts an angular thrust on the means of positioning 20 to place the push button in the actuation position A. By pressing anywhere on the actuating surface 6, it then causes the actuation of the valve, and the distribution of the product.
  • the distributor After use, by giving a rotary movement to the push button by angular support on the positioning means 20, the distributor is located again in blocking position B. From the actuation position, the blocking position can be reached, optionally, by turning the push button to right or left.
  • the positioning means 20 can be inconspicuous in the eyes of a toddler, and avoid unauthorized distribution of the product.

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  1. Ausgabekopf (2) für ein Produkt, der aufweist:
    einen Mantelring ( 10), dessen offenes Ende (12) auf einem Reservoir (3) befestigt werden kann, das das Produkt enthält und mit einem Ausgabeventil versehen ist,
    einen Druckknopf (4), der dazu bestimmt ist, die Öffnung des Ventils zu steuern, wobei der Druckknopf eine Betätigungsfläche (6) und eine Ausgabeöffnung (8) aufweist, die mit dem Ventil in Verbindung steht,
    Mittel (20) zur Positionierung des Druckknopfs (4) in Bezug auf den Mantelring (10), die in der Lage sind, als Reaktion auf eine Drehbewegung des Druckknopfs in Bezug auf den Mäntelring den Druckknopf selektiv in einer Betätigungsstellung (A) zur Ausgabe des Produkts oder in einer Blockierstellung (B) zum Verhindern der Betätigung des Ventils zu positionieren, wobei der Druckknopf (4) und der Mantelring (10) so gestaltet sind, dass der Druckknopf (4) nur durch das offene Ende (12) des Mantelrings (10) hindurch montiert und abgenommen werden kann.
  2. Ausgabekopf nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Ausgabeöffnung (8) in der Blockierstellung (B) verdeckt ist.
  3. Ausgabekopf nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Druckknopf (4) in der Betätigungsstellung (A) in Bezug auf den Mantelring (10) um eine Achse (Y) schwenkbar ist, die im wesentlichen senkrecht zu einer Längsachse (X) des Druckknopfs liegt.
  4. Ausgabekopf nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Positioniermittel (20) von einem Nocken gebildet werden, der sich auf der Betätigungsfläche (6) befindet.
  5. Ausgabekopf nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Ausgabeöffnung (8) sich in der Betätigungsstellung (A) gegenüber einem Loch (14) befindet, das in einer Seitenwand (16) des Mantelrings ausgebildet ist, wobei die Öffnung (8) in der Blockierstellung (B) hinter der Seitenwand (16) positioniert ist.
  6. Ausgabekopf nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass erste elastische Rückstellmittel (30) vorgesehen sind, um bei der Betätigung des Druckknopfs (4) eine Rückstellkraft zu erzeugen, die entgegengesetzt zum Auflagedruck ist, welcher auf die Betätigungsfläche (6) ausgeübt wird, wobei die ersten elastischen Rückstellmittel (30) sich von zweiten Rückstellmitteln des Ventils unterscheiden.
  7. Ausgabekopf nach dem vorhergehenden Anspruch, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die ersten elastischen Rückstellmittel eine Lasche (30) aufweisen, die in der Lage ist, bei der Betätigung des Ventils mit einer Innenwand (17) des Mantelrings in elastischen Kontakt zu gelangen, wobei die Lasche (30) in der Lage ist, um eine Achse (Si) zu schwenken, die senkrecht zur Achse (X) liegt.
  8. Ausgabekopf nach Anspruch 6 oder 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die ersten elastischen Rückstellmittel mindestens zwei Laschen (32, 34) aufweisen, die in der Lage sind, bei der Betätigung des Ventils mit einer Innenwand (17) des Mantelrings (10) in elastischen Kontakt zu gelangen, wobei die Laschen in der Lage sind, um eine Achse (S2, S3) im wesentlichen parallel zur Achse (X) zu schwenken.
  9. Ausgabekopf nach den Ansprüchen 7 oder 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Lasche(n) (30, 32, 34) in tangentialem Kontakt mit der Innenwand (17) des Mantelrings (10) steht (stehen).
  10. Ausgabekopf nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Druckknopf (4) einen Beförderungskanal (40) für das Produkt besitzt, der einen Abschnitt (42) aufweist, der senkrecht zur Achse (X) liegt, wobei dieser Abschnitt (42) in der Nähe der Ausgabeöffnung (8) eine Zone (44) mit verringertem Querschnitt aufweist, die in einem Führungsmittel (G) angeordnet werden kann, das sich auf dem Mantelring (10) befindet und es ermöglicht, die Bewegung des Druckknopfs (4) zwischen der Blockierstellung (B) und der Betätigungsstellung (A) zu führen.
  11. Ausgabekopf nach dem vorhergehenden Anspruch, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Führungsmittel (G) aus einem Wandabschnitt (46) besteht, der zur Außenwand (16) des Mantelrings (10) konzentrisch ist und eine Öffnung (48) aufweist, die so gestaltet ist, dass sie das Ineingriffbringen der Zone (44) mit verringertem Querschnitt mit dem Führungsmittel (G) ermöglicht, wobei das Führungsmittel die indexierte Positionierung des Druckknopfs (4) in Bezug auf den Mantelring (10) gemäß mindestens einer Betätigungsstellung (A) und mindestens einer Blockierstellung (B) ermöglicht.
  12. Ausgabekopf nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Druckknopf (4) Blockiermittel (60, 62) aufweist, die in der Lage sind, mit auf dem Mantelring (10) befindlichen Anschlagmitteln (64, 66) zusammenzuwirken, wobei die Blockiermittel und die Anschlagmittel so angeordnet sind, dass diese Mittel in der Blockierstellung (B) zusammenwirken und in der Betätigungsstellung (A) unwirksam sind.
  13. Ausgabekopf nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass Verankerungsmittel (70) vorgesehen sind, um das Kippen des Druckknopfs (4) um die Achse (Y) zu erleichtern, wobei jedes auf dem Druckknopf (4) befindliche Verankerungselement (70) mit einem komplementären Verankerungselement (72) zusammenwirkt, das sich auf der Innenwand (17) des Mantelrings (10) befindet.
  14. Ausgabekopf nach dem vorhergehenden Anspruch, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Verankerungsmittel zwei fest mit der Innenwand (17) des Mantelrings verbundene Laschen (72) aufweisen, die sich radial nach innen erstrecken und in der Lage sind, sich in der Betätigungsstellung (A) in einer entsprechenden Aussparung (70) zu positionieren, die in einem freien Rand (65) des Druckknopfs (4) ausgebildet ist, und in der Blockierstellung (B) gegen den freien Rand in Anschlag gelangen.
  15. Spender (1) zur Ausgabe eines Produkts mit flüssiger bis viskoser Konsistenz, der aufweist:
    ein das Produkt und ein Treibmittel enthaltendes Reservoir (3), das mit einem Ausgabeventil versehen ist,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er mit einem Ausgabekopf (2) gemäß einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche ausgestattet ist.
  16. Spender nach Anspruch 15, wenn dieser von einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7 und 10 bis 12 abhängt, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Ventil ein Eindrückventil ist.
  17. Spender nach Anspruch 15, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Ventil (2) ein Ventil mit seitlichem Kippen ist.
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