EP1086902B1 - Dispositif pour le conditionnement séparé de deux composants, leur mélange et la distribution du mélange ainsi obtenu - Google Patents

Dispositif pour le conditionnement séparé de deux composants, leur mélange et la distribution du mélange ainsi obtenu Download PDF

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EP1086902B1
EP1086902B1 EP00402161A EP00402161A EP1086902B1 EP 1086902 B1 EP1086902 B1 EP 1086902B1 EP 00402161 A EP00402161 A EP 00402161A EP 00402161 A EP00402161 A EP 00402161A EP 1086902 B1 EP1086902 B1 EP 1086902B1
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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
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/02—Internal fittings
    • B65D25/04—Partitions
    • B65D25/08—Partitions with provisions for removing or destroying, e.g. to facilitate mixing of contents
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • the present invention relates to a device for packaging separated from two components, mixing them and distributing the mixture as well got.
  • a device of the type comprising a container with two compartments, a rigid, removable cap to separate said compartments before first use, a nozzle distribution and a rotary actuator.
  • This operating member is suitable to prohibit, in an initial position, the opening of the dispensing nozzle.
  • of the coupling means are provided to transform the rotation of the maneuver in one action on the cap, in order to make the two communicate compartments, said coupling means comprising a coupling member axially movable both with respect to the container and with respect to the maneuver.
  • the container with two compartments is formed of a body in one room, a transition zone of smaller section being provided between the two compartments. In this way, a constriction is formed, serving as a seat for the cap before mixing the components.
  • This device corresponds in the preamble to claim 1 appended.
  • the body can be difficult to achieve, especially if it is intended to contain a component whose nature limits the choice of materials that can be used to make it, as well as the manufacturing techniques that can be implemented.
  • the adaptation of the plug, in a leaktight manner, in the area body throttle may be unreliable, due to body construction by injection blowing. Indeed, it results from this technique tolerances significant of the internal section of this transition zone, intolerable for the tight fitting of a rigid plug.
  • the object of the invention is to propose a new device for separate packaging of two components, their mixing and the distribution of mixture obtained, which is relatively easy and simple to manufacture and which is of a high reliability, and in particular suitable for packaging at least two components, at least one of which may be irritating or corrosive.
  • this type of product has at least two components, including one has a strong reducing or oxidizing power, and the contacting of which untimely, before use, with the other component causes degradation of the product.
  • the invention provides a device for extemporaneous mixing at least two components, comprising a container with a longitudinal axis, defining two compartments, kept isolated from each other by a plug, one of the compartments having an outlet for the distribution of mixing, an opening / closing member being provided for, in response to a actuation command, move the plug from a storage position in which the two compartments are isolated from each other, at a position of mixture in which the two compartments are in communication, with a view to carrying out the mixing of said components.
  • the cap in storage position, has a cross section greater than its cross section in the mixing position.
  • the plug consists of an elastically deformable element, said plug being placed in the position of storage by axial compression in response to a first movement of said opening / closing member, said axial compression causing a increase in the cross section of said plug, a second movement of said opening / closing member, opposite the first, causing the decompression of the plug and a decrease in its cross section, so as to allow the mixing of the two components.
  • the container comprises a body formed by a cylinder of substantially constant section.
  • the body of the container is provided with a closed bottom.
  • the bottom can be made in one piece with the cylindrical body, made of a rigid or, preferably semi-rigid, material. It is possible also, to use an added background.
  • a body of semi-rigid material has the advantage of being compressible, which facilitates, during application, distribution, and in particular the dosage, of the mixture of components obtained.
  • the container body can be made by techniques known, in particular, by injection blowing; by blow molding; through mono-material injection, for example PVC (polyvinyl chloride) or by bi-injection of two suitable materials.
  • injection blowing by blow molding; through mono-material injection, for example PVC (polyvinyl chloride) or by bi-injection of two suitable materials.
  • PVC polyvinyl chloride
  • this one can advantageously comprise an inner layer with a barrier function, and a outer layer, ensuring the body's hold and giving the desired exterior appearance to the latter.
  • the opening / closing member consists of two elements movable axially with respect to each other, and between which is placed the cap.
  • the stopper may be made of an elastic material, such as a suitable elastomer or elastic foam.
  • the elastic material is chosen from rubbers natural or synthetic, and more particularly among nitrile rubbers, butadiene, Neoprene® (supplied by the company Du Pont), thermo-plastic rubbers injectables, such as Santoprene® (supplied by Monsanto), silicone rubbers, etc., compatible with both components contained in the tank.
  • the foam is a closed cell foam.
  • foams targeted by the invention one can mention, in particular, polyethylene, polyurethane or polyester foams.
  • the elastic material has a Shore A hardness ranging from 30 to 90.
  • the device of the invention may further include means for stop, to prevent rotation of the opening / closing member relative to the container.
  • the actuation command of the opening / closing member is generated by an operating member coupled to this opening / closing member, via a coupling member, for example by snap.
  • the operating member is mobile axially, both with respect to the container, and with respect to the stopper.
  • said operating member is capable of being screwed onto the container.
  • the operating member can be made in one piece, by molding, with the coupling member.
  • the coupling member is shaped as a hollow rod, able to connect, after mixture, one of the compartments with a dispensing nozzle fitted to said outlet.
  • This tip is provided, in particular, with an outlet channel.
  • the dispensing nozzle can be closed by a removable, breakable tab or by a removable cap, for example a screw cap.
  • the stem extends, advantageously, in the form of a neck delimiting an open free end and on which the dispensing nozzle is mounted.
  • the rod communicates with said compartment by means of at least one light.
  • this light extends substantially over the entire height of the stem.
  • the assembly of the device can be carried out simply. Cap, mounted between two elements of the opening / closing member, is put in place inside the container, after mounting on the rod coupling member.
  • the operating member is advantageously in the form of a part unique and is molded integrally with the drive rod.
  • Another object of the invention relates to the use of the device which comes to be described for the packaging, mixing and distribution of a hair composition, in particular a hair dye or a composition permanent wavy hair, in two components.
  • FIG. 1 to 6 There is shown in Figures 1 to 6 a device 1, according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • This device 1 comprises an elongated container body 2a 2, having a closed bottom 3.
  • the body 2a forms a first lower compartment 4 and a second upper compartment 5 ( Figures 2 to 6).
  • One end 2b, opposite the background, is open. In the vicinity of the open end, the body 2a has a external thread 2c.
  • the first and second compartments 4, 5 are hermetically separated, until the first use, by a plug 8 placed inside the container 2.
  • This cap is capable of pressing tightly against the internal surface of the body 2a, and this reversibly.
  • the first compartment 4 contains a component A, for example a color precursor or reducer.
  • the second compartment 5 contains a component B, for example an oxidant. Both components A and B must be stored separately until first use. In the particular example of embodiment described, components A and B consist of two liquids.
  • the body 2a has a shape general cylindrical, of revolution around a longitudinal axis X.
  • the body 2a is advantageously produced by injection blowing or by blow molding, in a plastic material chemically compatible with components A and B, to be packaged in said body.
  • the body is made of glass.
  • the body 2a is advantageously made of PVC or a complex PE / EVOH / PE multilayer (polyethylene / polyvinyl alcohol / polyethylene).
  • the plug 8 is in the form of an elastic washer which, in the absence of axial compression, is of thickness H 2 . It can be made, for example, of a closed cell foam or be made of nitrile / butadiene rubber.
  • the plug 8 is supported by a rigid base plate 7, provided with a central pin 11, passing through a central opening 8a of the plug 8.
  • the upper end of the pin 11 has a bulge 12.
  • the base plate 7 is blocked axially, towards the bottom of the container, by fins 23, on the free end of which it rests.
  • An annular plate 9, also rigid, is disposed on the elastic washer, so that the latter is sandwiched between the base 7 and the annular plate 9.
  • the base plate 7 and the annular plate 9 have substantially the same dimension .
  • the plug 8 When the plug 8 is not under axial stress, it has substantially the same diameter as the base 7 and the annular plate 9.
  • the elastic washer 8 When, by axial stress, the base 7 and the annular plate 9 are brought together by relative to the other, the elastic washer 8 is crushed and expands radially, so that its peripheral edge is in sealed contact against the internal surface of the body 2a of the container. Thus, the compartment 4 is sealingly isolated from the compartment 5.
  • the elastic washer undergoes compression; its thickness decreases (see H 1 in Figures 2 and 3), causing a radial expansion of the elastic washer.
  • said sub-assembly constitutes a reversible closure means.
  • the bulge 12 of the pin 11 is intended to be fixed on a rod 19 hollow, having a laterally perforated part, materialized by at least one axial slot 21.
  • the slot (s) 21 extend (s) substantially over the entire height of the rod 19.
  • the rod 19 is hollow and extends in the form of a cylindrical neck 30, delimiting an opening 30a and comprising an external thread 32.
  • the lower part of the rod 19 is closed by a partition transverse 25, which transverse partition carries a plurality of lugs 24a, radially flexible and distributed regularly around the periphery of said partition 25.
  • These tabs extend axially in the direction of the annular plate 9.
  • the free ends of the legs 24a are shaped as internal hooks 24, elastically deformable, able to grip on the bulge 12 of the pin 11.
  • these tabs constitute a coupling member between the plug 8 and a external operating member 17.
  • the base plate 7 is provided on its underside abutment means, consisting of at least one notch 22.
  • This notch is able to come in lateral abutment against one of the anti-rotation fins 23 formed on the wall internal of the lower compartment 4.
  • the height of these fins 23, advantageously 3 or 4 in number, is decisive for the volume of the first compartment 4. Indeed, as we will see later, during assembly of the assembly, the base plate 7 comes to rest axially on the fins 23, the upper end 23a of which forms an axial stop for the means of plugging 7, 8, 9.
  • the notch 22 cooperating with one of the fins 23, prevents rotation of the plugging means 7, 8, 9.
  • the upper part of the rod, near the neck 30, is connected to the operating member 17.
  • This operating member 17 is presented under the shape of a cap 35, serving as a grip for the user.
  • Cap 35 is able to be fixed on the open end 2b of the tank.
  • a skirt external cylindrical 35a is provided with an internal thread 17b, able to cooperate with the external thread 2c of the tank.
  • the outer skirt 35a has a rim annular 17a turned towards the X axis, intended to be placed, after installation of the cap 35 on the container, beyond an external annular bead 2d formed on the body 2a, in the vicinity of the thread 2c. This provision constitutes a stop, so as to prevent the cap 35 from being detached from the container 2 by the user.
  • An internal sealing skirt 34 is also provided, intended to come to bear radial against the internal wall of the container 2.
  • the operating member 17 is mounted movable, both in rotation and in axial translation on the body 2, to allow the user to act on the opening member / closing 7.9.
  • An application nozzle 18 is fixed to the cap 35, so as to communicate with the inside of the rod 19.
  • the application nozzle 18 defines a outlet channel 18c, closed at its end by a closing tab 20, removable. Furthermore, the inside of the rod 19 communicates with the second compartment 5 which surrounds it, by the aforementioned slot (s) 21.
  • the mixture A + B obtained can leave the body 2 by means of the dispensing nozzle 18, via the light (s) 21 (see figure 6).
  • the tapered shape of the tip 18 promotes localized application of said mixture at the desired location.
  • This nozzle 18 is connected by screwing by means an internal thread 18b on the thread 32 of the neck 30 of the rod 19.
  • a skirt cylindrical seal 18a is provided, applying radially against the wall internal cervix 30.
  • the container body 2a is provided with at least one deformable portion, the compression of which facilitates distribution, in a metered manner, of the mixture A + B to be applied.
  • the assembly and packaging of the device 1 is carried out from the next way.
  • the device 1 After screwing the end piece 18 on the neck 30 of the cap 35, as symbolized by the arrow F 2 , the device 1 is closed reliably, and can be placed on the market.
  • the user turns the operating member 17 in the direction of the arrow F 3 .
  • the cap 35 rises axially from a height H 3 and drives axially upwards, the rod 19.
  • This movement causes the loosening of the two elements 7, 9 of the opening / closing member.
  • the threads 32 of the neck 30 and of the coupling member 17 are shaped so that the rotation of the cap 35 is accompanied by an axial displacement upwards of the latter, sufficient to mount the rod 19
  • the rise of the rod 19, at the end of a sufficient stroke H 3 removes the stress exerted on the annular plate 9 and thus allows the plug 8 to retract radially.
  • the stopper returns to its initial shape, decreasing in radius (R 2 ) and gaining height (H 3 ). At this stage, its height (H 2 ) is therefore approximately equal to (H 1 + H 3 ).
  • said annular space (E) is formed between the periphery of the cap 8 and the internal wall of the tank body, allowing the compartments 4, 5 to be placed in communication and the components to be mixed (see FIG. 5).

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EP00402161A 1999-09-22 2000-07-27 Dispositif pour le conditionnement séparé de deux composants, leur mélange et la distribution du mélange ainsi obtenu Expired - Lifetime EP1086902B1 (fr)

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