EP1097003B1 - Diffuseur pour milieux ainsi que son procede de fabrication - Google Patents

Diffuseur pour milieux ainsi que son procede de fabrication Download PDF

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EP1097003B1
EP1097003B1 EP99934631A EP99934631A EP1097003B1 EP 1097003 B1 EP1097003 B1 EP 1097003B1 EP 99934631 A EP99934631 A EP 99934631A EP 99934631 A EP99934631 A EP 99934631A EP 1097003 B1 EP1097003 B1 EP 1097003B1
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Stefan Ritsche
Lothar Graf
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05BSPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/0005Components or details
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05BSPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B1/00Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05BSPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01Single-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
    • B05B11/02Membranes or pistons acting on the contents inside the container, e.g. follower pistons
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05BSPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B1/00Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
    • B05B1/34Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl
    • B05B1/3405Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl
    • B05B1/341Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet
    • B05B1/3421Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet with channels emerging substantially tangentially in the swirl chamber
    • B05B1/3431Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet with channels emerging substantially tangentially in the swirl chamber the channels being formed at the interface of cooperating elements, e.g. by means of grooves
    • B05B1/3436Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet with channels emerging substantially tangentially in the swirl chamber the channels being formed at the interface of cooperating elements, e.g. by means of grooves the interface being a plane perpendicular to the outlet axis

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  • the invention relates to a dispenser according to the preamble of Claim 1 and a method according to the preamble of claim 11.
  • the donor can be a suitable Be unit, which for recording, storage and / or Serving media. These can be liquid, pasty, be powdery and / or gaseous. all parts of the Dispensers or the unit can be made of plastic or be die-cast or injection molded parts. To discharge the Dispenser carried freely with one hand and simultaneously be operated. Its length is therefore at most 10 cm or 7 cm, its largest width is 8 cm or 5 cm.
  • the Donors can dispense single drops of the medium, one bundled spray jet or an atomized particle or droplet aerosols. Furthermore, the donor for the discharge of only a single media dose or for one single stroke without return stroke or for repeatable media discharges with a spring in between driven, return stroke be formed.
  • the invention has for its object a donor or a method for producing a structural unit for a To create dispensers or the like, in which disadvantages are known Training are avoided.
  • building units can be created in the opposite direction increasing or decreasing inner or outer cross-section to have.
  • the dispenser is said to be easy to manufacture and operate be sure.
  • Bs become two or more Components simultaneously or with the same flow of plasticized Made of material, immediately after solidification ejected the form or in some other way at its joining zones exposed and immediately afterwards against each other relocated that they are then assembled into a structural unit.
  • the same material or it can for the components different materials are used.
  • the components run through the same temperature curves up to Solidification and can be the same or different material volumes to have.
  • the components are expediently in the same shape or manufactured so that they are attached to one or several common, one-piece moldings of these Adjacent shape. This applies in particular to the joining surfaces of the components, which have a movable molded part can be formed side by side together.
  • the components After the components have solidified and immediately afterwards Withdraw this and possibly another These joining zones are exposed. Then can the components up to the mutual connection relative to each other moved and possibly only completely out of shape be expelled.
  • the components are conveniently located at the Production parallel to the axis or approximately up to the point of contact right next to each other. After the mutual connection one component forms an extension of the other component towards its greatest extension. After this Connection indicating the operating state of the unit for the Operation of the dispenser forms, the two components overlap a length within each other that is less than the length of the one or the other component.
  • the components can even without mutual longitudinal intervention only with end faces close together and by another component in your mutual situation be secured. Mutual security the components can be free of play or positive, namely radial centering or trigger protection.
  • the training according to the invention is indeed suitable for outdoor or basic body of donors, but is for core bodies particularly useful.
  • a core body lies completely enclosed inside the donor or the respective Basic body, e.g. within an outlet port.
  • the base body can also be the third component mentioned Secure position.
  • Advantageously forms or form both components of the unit have a central section in the longitudinal direction with the greatest outside width. At its end closes an end section with, on the other hand, reduced Outside width.
  • Each of the end sections is through one other component formed.
  • An end portion can be a hollow one Smallest diameter needle at the tip of less than a millimeter and less than a length than 10 or 8 mm.
  • the other end section can be a cup-shaped, longitudinally grooved or on its outer face recessed body with a radial projecting covenant. This forms the shorter longitudinal part of the middle section.
  • the two components are advantageously connected to one another via a single connecting member or a bridge, which in each case directly adjoins each of the components with a bridge section.
  • the bridge sections can then be moved relative to one another. They connect to each other via a connection point. This can remain stationary with respect to the associated component during the mutual movement of the components, such as the respectively associated bridge section.
  • the connection point is expediently a hinge zone with a single hinge axis and / or a predetermined breaking point, at which the bridge sections separate during the mutual movement of the components and before reaching the operating position, forming mutually opposite fracture surfaces.
  • the mold cavity for the bridge can form the flow channel, possibly the only one, via which the plasticized material flows from the mold cavity for one component, in particular the larger-volume component, into the mold cavity for the other component.
  • the smallest cross section of this channel and therefore the bridge can be less than 5, 2 or a tenth of a mm 2 .
  • the components can also through a radial or linear movement into their operating position be transferred.
  • One component forms one only on the floor and side-flanked sliding guide for the other component. However, this component takes the lead only after a first part of the displacement or after Separation of the bridge.
  • the components can be separately manufactured and then assembled according to the invention.
  • the donor is independent of the training described especially for the absorption and storage of biological agents trained for several weeks, months or years. It can be physiological agents, such as hormone-containing agents and / or active substances that contain cleavage products, such as peptides, of protein included.
  • biological information carriers which may contain amino acids and others similar Active ingredients can be very sensitive to moisture. By doing They are therefore closed in a pressure-tight manner Chamber stored. It is only immediately before the discharge opened from the donor, e.g. by destroying a closure by means of the named unit.
  • the assembly 1 is on in the dispenser according to FIGS. 1 to 3 one end as inner body, free protruding driver for a piston, tightly enclosed rod section, plunger, Sewer pipe, piston shaft, lancing tip, coupling element for a media displacer, nozzle core, swirl chamber limitation, Limiting a longitudinal channel, Limiting a transverse channel, Stiffening member, packing, stroke stop and the like arranged. It consists of two one-piece, Axial components 2, 3. Part 2 is at least four or six times longer than part 3 and over its entire length Length axially symmetrical. In the first layer and in the mold are the parts 2, 3 according to Figures 4 and 5 axially parallel side by side. In the operating position according to FIGS. 1 and 3 is part 3 downstream of part 2, with which it is telescopically movable or stuck connected is. Parts 1, 2 are without in both positions Area closure throughout only via a single, flexible Connection 4 connected to each other.
  • part 2 For guiding, centering and moving or fixed Holder of part 3 on the smaller last part its pivoting movement is within part 2 one Guide 5 provided.
  • the unit 1 is permanently completely within an outermost shell 8 and only part of its length within an inner Jacket 9, which has a radial spacing in the jacket 8 provided and is formed in one piece with this.
  • the Sheath 9 surrounds the transition area as a securing member between parts 2, 3 tight with radial pressure, is free in the same direction as the jacket 8, however less far ahead and is shorter than the mantle 8.
  • the areas 1, 8, 9 lie in the central axis 10 of the dispenser or from its pump.
  • the distance 15 between the axes 10, 11 in the first position is equal to that Sum of the radial dimensions of parts 2, 3 between them Axes in the area of the connection 4. Opposite this radial extension of part 2 or part 3 is the corresponding Radial extent of the associated link 5 or 7 smaller.
  • parts 2, 3 close one to the axes 10, 11 or to their common axial plane 17 right-angled level 16 immediately pressure-tight to each other, via which only the link 7 protrudes.
  • part of the tool 18, 19 is shown in broken lines or the injection mold or its movable trains indicated.
  • Fig. 3 the shape position of the Parts 2, 3 and the associated part of the donor indicated.
  • Formed in one piece with parts 2, 3 and of them separate securing means 20 are used for mutual Securing the position of parts 2, 3 in the operating position.
  • the link 5 forms guide surfaces 21 on an inner circumference, 22 for counter surfaces 25, 26 of the link 7. They include one conically expanded or obliquely flanked inlet opening 21, an enlarged centering area at its narrowest area followed.
  • the link 7 comes with the one provided at its end Inclined surface 26 first in contact with surface 21, after which its adjoining surface 25 engages with the Ring groove 22 and at the same time another inclined surface in centering engagement with the surface 21 comes.
  • the areas 21, 22 are about the axis 10 and the surfaces 25, 26 about the Axis 11 curved, which is in the second position coaxial to Axis 10 lies.
  • the ring or ring section or ring section End or end face 29 of the link 7 is located contact-free in the operating position.
  • connection 4 contains a single micro-connection 30 with continuous full cross sections. With flat or rectangular cross sections a maximum thickness of less than four or two tenths of a millimeter and a width of less than a millimeter. Both dimensions are essential smaller than the diameter of the surfaces 21, 22, 25, 26.
  • the Flat cross section of the connecting member 31 is at right angles to axes 10, 11 and to level 17. Link 31 lies symmetrical to level 17 and extends to the Level 16.
  • Link 31 forms a film hinge with in level 16 as well as joint axis 23 lying at right angles to level 17 in the shape position parallel to and between the axes 10, 11 and center plane 17 'of the plane lying perpendicular to the plane 17
  • Link 31 lies in the axis 23 and parallel to the associated one Axial plane 24 of axis 10.
  • level 17 is less than its width along the level 17 'and at most as large as or smaller than his to the Axes 10, 11 parallel thickness.
  • the right-angled to level 17 ', 24 Side edges 32 of link 31 are parallel.
  • Around the axis 10 or 11 extends the bridge 31 over a Arc angle of at most 35 ° or 25 ° and at least 15 ° or 20 °.
  • the link 31 forms from the axis 23 to the outer circumference of the associated part 2 or 3 each have a bridge section 33 or 34 identical cross sections.
  • the outer circumference of part 2 includes section 33 in one up to the flanks 32 around the axis 10 section on. Otherwise, for the connection of section 34 around the axis 11 curved outer circumference of part 3 one for Level 17 ', 24 parallel and symmetrical to level 17 Flattening 37 on. It is about twice as wide as the link 31 whose shape is turned away from the level 16 and surface 38 parallel to plane 16 therefore forms the bottom of a gap delimited by the surfaces 36, 37.
  • the gap width is smaller than each of the dimensions mentioned of the link 31.
  • This gap is from the outer circumference of the jacket 39 of the sleeve 2 and over its entire height from the surface 37 flanked.
  • the surface 37 is at an angle in an annular Face or pressure surface 40, on which when moving in Direction 12 can attack the force at right angles.
  • the area 40 is formed by an annular collar 41. He closes with the end face 43 facing away from the link 7. The remaining, longest section of the Part 3 against direction 14.
  • the projection 41 forms the radially farthest and compared to all other longitudinal sections further protruding area of part 3, the Area 7 and the only connection for the link 31.
  • the end projecting over the surface 40 forms hollow or sleeve-shaped part 3 a closed end wall 42nd
  • the surface 43 forms a shape in the plane 16 lying, flat stop 43. It is in the operating position on a flat counter stop 45 of part 2, which as End and end face also lies in the plane 16 and is ring-shaped and adjoins the surface 21 at an obtuse angle.
  • the surfaces 21, 22 are one by the inner circumference formed around the axis 10 circular opening 44 and form both a radially projecting and a recessed one Snap member 46 for corresponding counter sections Snap link 47 of link 7.
  • Its snap surfaces 25, 26 are complementary to the snap surfaces 21, 22 and can deflect radially and spring back. This makes the parts 2, 3 on their own and without the intervention of Link 9 in the operating position against each other without play mutual rotation or axial or radial movements positively secured.
  • the links 8, 9 are integral with a common one End wall 48, from which it only runs in the opposite direction 14 protrude.
  • the middle section 49 of the unit 1 stands freely over the free end of the jacket 9.
  • Part 3 is enough with its flat end surface up to the inner surface of the wall 48. Its outside is from the only opening of the media outlet 50 enforced. This opening is through the end one lying in the axis 10 and only penetrating the wall 48 Nozzle channel formed.
  • the closest to the opening 50 subsequent section 54 goes upstream into one flared section 55 over. It extends to Inner surface of the wall 48 and up to the associated end surface of part 3.
  • Part 2 is in axis 10 over its entire length penetrated by a channel 51. He is in Cup-shaped part 3 up to the inside of the end wall 42 continued.
  • the channel 51 has the ring-shaped Bottom of the opening 44 not circular, but three-arm star-shaped cross-sections, which are in the direction of 14 are continuously expanded at acute angles. Goes against direction 14 this cross section steadily narrowed into further acute angles circular cross sections over. They extend to the associated one End of unit 2.
  • Part 3 is parallel to the inner circumference of the federal government 41 Axis 10 of two opposite openings 53 interspersed. They are partially ring-shaped around axes 10 and 11 curved and form with the radially inner boundary surface a continuous continuation of the outer circumference of that section, which protrudes over the surface 40. In this outer perimeter are extending over the entire length of part 3 Longitudinal grooves 56 are provided. One of them forms a part same cross sections a continuous continuation of the associated breakthrough 53. In the area 29 is a to transverse groove extending to surface 43 and perpendicular to level 17 same width as the channels 53, 56 provided. Through it is the lead in two at a distance from each other lying links 47 divided. You can run parallel to the plane 17 spring against each other radially.
  • part 3 On the 41 protruding end surface, part 3 has a guide or Swirl device 60 for the medium, which he like the channels 56 limited together with the wall 48.
  • a central depression 58 In the end face is a central depression 58 is provided. Two flow into it opposite one another, branched off from the channels 56 Cross and tangential channels 58. So the medium is in a swirling or rotating flow around the axis 10, 11 offset and thus initiated directly in section 55. Its circular boundary is congruent with the Delimitation of chamber 58.
  • the grooves 59 are towards the chamber 58 constricted, have floor surfaces that are continuous in one level and close to the bottom of the grooves 56 on one Width that is smaller than the width of the grooves 56.
  • the Breakthroughs 53 are limited only by part 3.
  • the dispenser has two units or base bodies 62, 63 on. You are to use the discharge after overcoming one Securing 61 against each other by shortening the dispenser to move manually parallel to axis 10.
  • Second Base body 63 is in one piece the walls 8, 9, 48 and Outlet 50. They form a freely projecting in direction 14 and continuously decreasing in the outer width of the jacket 8 Discharge nozzle 64 for introduction into a body, such as a Nostril.
  • the inner circumference of the jacket 9 is also close to Outside circumference of the federal government 41 and is in the plane of the area 40 narrowed to form a recess 65.
  • On their bottom surface connects the channel 54, 55. This channel has one Length of at most two or a millimeter and one in contrast smaller smallest width.
  • the opening 65 lies over the entire length close to the outer circumference and on the End surface of part 3, delimits channels 56, 53 there and adjoins a shoulder surface 66 on which the Surface 40 strikes tightly in the sense of securing means 20.
  • the section of part 3 protruding over collar 41 points like the other projection 7 smaller over its entire length Outside width as the collar 41 and forms a nozzle core 67 for the atomizing nozzle 50.
  • the outer width of the core 67 is at most 4 mm or 2.5 mm and that of part 2 and of the federal government 41 at most 5 mm or 4 mm. There is one smallest, capillary-like width of the channel 51 from less than a millimeter or a half.
  • the channel 51 penetrates this with this smallest width upstream end of part 2, the one in the axis 10 Needle 68 forms. It is slimmer and shorter than the one on it subsequent section 49 goes into this with an outer shoulder over, is conical at an acute angle against direction 14 tapered and at the beveled end with an inlet opening 69 penetrated by channel 51.
  • the units 62, 63 form one Pump 70 without return spring or return stroke. Their working stroke is at least half or at most two thirds less than the length of the unit 1. In Fig. 1, its Starting position and in Fig. 3 their end position or a Position shown shortly before its end position.
  • the by length and outer width smaller dispenser unit includes a one-piece, Cup-shaped media storage 71 made of glass or a Plastic with similar properties.
  • the elongated one Storage 71 is opposite to direction 14 in the one-piece, Cup-shaped base body 62 with most of its length used. So it is tightly stuck on the outer circumference of Body 62 mantle over most of its length includes. Its extended outer waistband lies outside the Body 62 permanently in the jacket 8.
  • the inner circumference of the vessel 71 forms a cylinder raceway 72 for sealed sliding guidance a closure or piston 73 made of an elastomer.
  • the bottom of the memory 71 is opposite one Working stroke twice the distance from the bottom of the body 62 supported on links 74. You can according to that 1 a central stamp or according to longitudinal ribs projecting from the inner circumference of the upper region be and are integrally formed with the body 62.
  • the Piston 73 is in the body before inserting the accumulator 71 62, 63 inserted and closes the storage space and pressure germ-proof. He can use germicidal sterilizers contain.
  • the sleeve-shaped, cylindrical piston 73 At a distance in the middle between its end faces, the sleeve-shaped, cylindrical piston 73 a transverse wall or Membrane 75 on. Their end faces are floor areas of same recesses 76, which up to the respectively associated End surface 77 with the same taper and the same cross section how the farthest end of the needle 68 is expanded.
  • the needle tip In the starting position the needle tip lies at a gap distance from the Intermediate wall 75. Its thickness is at most two or a millimeter.
  • the needle tip is then opposite the other end surface of the piston 73 set back without contact in the other recess 76.
  • the outer circumference of the needle 68 lies with radial pressure to the first-mentioned recess 76 and can the radial pressure the outer circumference of the piston 73 on the cylinder 72 increase accordingly.
  • the storage space can be without gas inclusions be completely filled with liquid medium.
  • the bodies 62, 63 pioneering print handles 81, 82 To form the discharge actuation 80, the bodies 62, 63 pioneering print handles 81, 82.
  • the outside the bottom of the body 62 forms the recessed handle 81, via the opposite direction 14 of the Body 63 protrudes.
  • the end remote from the outlet 50 Stutzens 64 or 8 closes in one piece to one essential Extended cap 83, namely its right angle to axis 10 flat end wall 84. For its part, it goes on the outer circumference in the cap jacket protruding freely in the opposite direction 14 85 one-piece over.
  • the outside of the wall 84 only forms on two sides of the connecting piece 64 facing away from one another Handle 82, since the walls 84, 85 parallel to the axial view Level 17 'or 24 or elongated to level 17 or oval are.
  • the opposite, long flanks of the Sheaths 85 are only a part of the end edge Length of the jacket 85 of opposite, the same Cutouts 86 interspersed. Through it the user can grasp with a finger, such as the thumb, and the handle 81 actuate.
  • the bottom of the memory 71 is at a distance protected between the wall 84 and the cutouts 86, the Height is greater than the working stroke.
  • the fuse 61 blocks the in the starting position Actuation 80 form-fitting and forms an immediate Pressure point connection between the bodies 62, 63. It points two interlocking via a snap connection 89 Links 87, 88, one of which is in one piece with the associated body 62, 63 is formed.
  • the washer-shaped Link 87 closes directly via a separation point 90 to the outer circumference of the body 62 with a distance between the ends of which.
  • the link 88 is in the opposite direction 14 from the wall 84 in front. It forms annular or circumferential spaced sections. Its inner circumference forms with the outer periphery of link 87, the connection 89. Die Break bridge 90 can be described with reference to link 31 Have dimensions.
  • the separating surfaces are in the Radial outer circumference of the body 62 or the opposite offset inside.
  • the breaking points can only lie between the guide surfaces of the ribs 69, e.g. if the bodies 62, 63 in a certain rotational position with respect to one another lie and / or contrary to the representation at least in the Starting position or a first subsequent partial stroke are secured against rotation against each other.
  • the link 87 is in the assembly with the body 62 in the direction 14 in the body 63 until the stop connection engages 89 used. From a predetermined force, with which the handles 81, 82 are pressed towards each other, breaks the digit 90 and due to the subsequent significant lower actuation resistance begins and ends the working stroke at a correspondingly high speed.
  • the Unit 1 is also in direction 14 in the body 63, 64 used. It stands opposite the handle 82 and the associated ends of the ribs 79 back. Piston 73, too is permanently at a distance from wall 84 in direction 14 completely within the jacket 8.
  • the casting or manufacturing mold has a base body 18 and movable in this parallel to the axis 10, 11 Sliders or trains 19 on.
  • the body 18 forms the molding surface for the outer circumference of part 2 from surface 45 to to the end of the needle 68, for the outer peripheries of the sections 41, 67, for surfaces 40, 56, 58, 59, for the rest End surface of section 67 and possibly for surfaces 53. Their shaped surfaces could also be provided on the train 19.
  • the Body 18 also forms the shaped surfaces for surfaces 32, 37, 38 of the link 31.
  • the train 19 forms the shaped surfaces for the surfaces 43, 45 lying in one plane, the projection 7, the transverse groove, the channel 51 and the depressions 44, 52.
  • the train 19 is withdrawn in the direction 14 until he is separated from unit 1.
  • the links 46, 47 give way thereby due to the material elasticity.
  • the high of Links 46, 47 is less than five, two, or one Tenths of a millimeter.
  • Unit 1 can now move in direction 14 wholly or only partially in the direction 14 from the body 18 be expelled that part 3 is exposed during the Part 2 is still held in the body 18.
  • 3 is the hatching of the part 3 differs from the only for the sake of clarity Hatching of part 2 selected.
  • the oval end or ring surface the needle 68 is cut after demolding manufactured.
  • the 8 is part 3 with a radial distance of and around the axles 10, 11 pass through separate longitudinal channels 52, the downstream over much shorter transverse channels 53 to the Connect the outer circumference of the core 67 and from there into the Skip channels 56.
  • the channels 52, 53 are complete on the circumference limited by part 2.
  • the area 45 is opposite to the associated end face of part 2 by the thickness of the federal government 41 sunk as the bottom of the opening 44. It is for Link 41 on its width as a groove 21 open.
  • the federal government 41 stands as a tab only on the width of the link 31 over the Size of the core 67 before.
  • the federal government 41 fills in the operating situation the groove 21. It passes through the edge of the opening 44 in level 17. Part 3 only extends to the Level 16, above which Part 2 protrudes.
  • groove-shaped transverse channels 53 can be provided. You close at an angle to the channels 56.
  • the top of the part 2 is tapered in the shape of a truncated cone. Section 49 points Distance between parts 3, 68 an expanded section on. One end of which strikes at the end of the jacket 9.
  • the Mold train 19 therefore shows the mold surfaces up to and for this End and the intermediate peripheral surfaces of the part 2 on.
  • FIGS. 8 to 19 there are no snap connections provided between parts 2, 3. You will either solely by engaging part 64 or by gluing or Welding their joining surfaces held together.
  • the direction of movement 12 is linear perpendicular to the axes 10, 11.
  • the Part 3 in the longitudinal direction over part 2.
  • the bridge 31 is a predetermined breaking link. Its level and through cross-sectional tapering certain separation zone 35 lies in level 16.
  • Das Link 31 closes at point 36 to the associated one Outer circumference only on the surface 45 of part 2 and at Place 37 up to surface 43 only on the cylindrically curved ones The outer circumference of part 3 and therefore extends in the opposite direction 14 not beyond level 16.
  • Zone 35 is included the position 36 in the level 16.
  • the link 31 forms in the Operating condition a projection on the circumference of the part 3.
  • the to the plane 16 inclined, exposed base surface 38 of the link 31 can be concave or different in the axial view according to FIG. 16 be curved or connect to the surface 45 to an exact to ensure defined breaking behavior.
  • the one of them base surface turned away can also be free or in the direction to zone 35 at an acute angle to surface 38 and set back with respect to surface 43 his.
  • the e.g. cylindrical part 3 has its Length of circular cross-sections with the flat flats 26 of the same width. You are close to the side flanks 21 of the continuation groove of the opening 44 customized.
  • the bottom is formed by the surface 45. These surfaces 26 delimit the channels within the jacket 9 56.
  • the grooves or transverse channels 53 open into them outside the Part 2.
  • the part 3 On the side facing away from link 31, the part 3 have a collar shoulder 41 according to FIGS. 8 to 10. He fills the groove 21 to the outer circumference and in the operating position to the end face of part 2. His side flanks therefore connect to the surfaces 26 in one plane.
  • the movement 12 is both one Swiveling movement about the axis 23 and immediately afterwards a linear movement.
  • Level 17 ' is at an angle or perpendicular to the plane 17.
  • the link 31 can have a cross section double convex lenticular, namely from the outer circumference both parts 2, 3 be limited and immediate adjacent to or subsequent to a flank of the groove 21 lie.
  • the oppositely facing surfaces 43, 45 overlap each other with the cross section of the link 31 to form the fracture zone 35.
  • the collar 41 stands over the surface 43 the flanks 26. It is at the recess 44 in the surface 45 closely adapted and narrower than the core 67.

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  1. Distributeur pour matériaux, avec une unité constructive (1 ) en au moins deux éléments de construction (2, 3) déterminant le positionnement de service, comprenant un premier et un deuxième élément de construction (2, 3), lesquels éléments sont raccordés entre eux dans une première position (Fig. 4) essentiellement d'une seule pièce en étant étroitement adjacents entre eux au moyen d'un raccord (30) qui leur fait suite par des zones de raccordement (36, 37) et ils peuvent être déplacés à partir de cette position l'un par rapport à l'autre au moins dans une autre position (Fig. 3), c'est-à-dire dans la position de service, l'un des deux éléments de construction (2, 3) saillant dans la deuxième position au-delà de l'autre élément de construction (3, 2) et un domaine de transition étant formé entre les éléments de construction (2, 3), caractérisé en ce qu'en position de service un élément de sécurité (9, 48) individuel entoure directement le domaine de raccordement des éléments de construction (2, 3).
  2. Distributeur d'après la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins un des éléments de construction (2, 3) constitue un corps intérieur, un moyen d'entraínement librement saillant, une section de tige étroitement enveloppée, un poussoir, un tuyau de passage, une tige de piston, une pointe de percement (68), un élément d'accouplement pour un moyen de refoulement de matériaux (73), un noyau de buse (67), une délimitation de chambre de rotation (58, 59), une délimitation d'un conduit longitudinal (51, 52, 53, 56), une délimitation d'un conduit transversal (59) ou similaires, en ce que notamment au moins un des éléments de construction (2, 3) forme un profil creux sur la plus grande partie jusque sur la totalité de sa longueur, et en ce que de préférence au moins un des éléments de construction (2) est réalisé en forme essentiellement tubulaire sur la plus grande partie jusque sur la totalité de sa longueur.
  3. Distributeur d'après la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que les éléments de construction (2, 3) présentent des volumes de matière et/ou des longueurs différant de manière significative entre eux, en ce que notamment l'un des éléments de construction (2, 3) en deuxième position saille dans un axe longitudinal (10) en tant que prolongement au-delà de l'autre élément de construction (3, 2), et en ce que de préférence chaque élément de construction (2, 3) saille au-delà de l'autre par la plus grande partie de sa longueur.
  4. Distributeur d'après une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins un des éléments de construction (2, 3) forme à son extrémité à l'opposée de l'autre élément de construction (3, 2) un poinçon (68, 67) contracté, en ce que notamment les éléments de construction (2, 3) se font directement la suite du côté frontal de manière essentiellement étanche, et en ce que de préférence les éléments de construction (2, 3) en deuxième position se trouvent essentiellement dans un même axe.
  5. Distributeur d'après une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'un élément (3) s'engage au moyen d'une saillie (7) dans une ouverture d'enfichage (44) de l'autre élément de construction (2), en ce que notamment les éléments de construction (2, 3) sont assurés dans leur positionnement en étant directement limitrophes l'un à l'autre au moyen d'un raccord à déclic (46, 47), et en ce que de préférence l'élément de construction (3) le plus court forme la saillie (7) et/ou un élément à déclic (47) ajouté à la forme de celle-ci.
  6. Distributeur d'après une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les éléments de construction (2, 3) sont raccordés entre eux par une articulation, par un point destiné à la rupture ou similaires ainsi qu'ils peuvent être transportés entre les deux positionnements le long d'un axe (23), en ce que notamment le joint articulé est une articulation-pellicule (31) avec un seul axe d'articulation (23) essentiellement perpendiculaire par rapport à l'axe longitudinal (10, 11), et en ce que de préférence la conjonction (30) raccorde entre eux directement d'une seule pièce des périmètres extérieurs et/ou des surfaces frontales des deux éléments de construction (2, 3).
  7. Distributeur d'après une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les éléments de construction (2, 3) qui sont raccordés entre eux au moyen d'un élément destiné à la rupture (31) dans la première position présentent dans la deuxième position des surfaces de rupture, qui sont situées transversalement par rapport à ainsi que des deux côtés opposés l'un à l'autre de l'axe longitudinal (10,11), en ce que notamment l'élément de construction (2) forme le long d'une surface terminale un guide coulissant (21) pour l'autre élément de construction (3), et en ce que de préférence le guide coulissant (21) guide l'autre élément de construction (3) au périmètre extérieur (26).
  8. Distributeur d'après une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que entre les éléments de construction (2, 3) est prévu une sécurité contre rotation, qui s'étend seulement sur une partie de la longueur d'au moins un des éléments de construction (2, 3), en ce que notamment la sécurité contre rotation (31) est prévue au périmètre extérieur au moins d'un des éléments de construction (2, 3), et en ce que de préférence la sécurité contre rotation est constituée par le raccord (31).
  9. Distributeur d'après une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le distributeur présente un premier corps de base (62) avec des moyens pour le logement d'un réservoir à matières (71 ) et un deuxième corps de base (63) avec moyen d'évacuation de matières (50) pouvant être déplacé ensemble avec l'unité constructive (1) par rapport au premier corps de base (62) pour l'actionnement de décharge, en ce que notamment l'unité constructive (1 ) forme un poussoir de piston pour un piston-poussoir (73) logé dans le premier corps de base (62) et que les deux éléments de construction (2, 3) sont entourés de manière indesserrable par le deuxième corps de base (63), et en ce que de préférence l'unité constructive (1) s'étend par une extrémité jusqu'à une paroi (48), délimitant d'une seule pièce le moyen d'évacuation de matières (50), du deuxième corps de base (63) ainsi qu'elle forme par l'autre extrémité une saille (68) élancée pour l'ouverture d'un moyen de fermeture (75) prévu dans le piston (73), du réservoir à matières (71).
  10. Distributeur d'après une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le distributeur est réalisé pour l'accumulation et la distribution de substances actives biologiques ou encore similaires, en ce que notamment le distributeur est réalisé pour le débit de substances physiologiques, telles que des substances contenant des hormones, et en ce que de préférence le distributeur est prévu pour le débit de substances actives, tels que des peptides, qui contiennent des produits de dédoublement d'protéine.
  11. Procédé pour la fabrication d'un distributeur à matières avec une unité constructive (1 ) composée d'éléments de construction (2, 3) ajustés l'un par rapport à l'autre au moins dans une position de service, c'est-à-dire d'un premier (2) et d'un deuxième élément de construction (3), pour lequel l'unité constructive (1) est formé notamment par moulage par injection dans un moule de fabrication commun et pour lequel, après le démoulage, au moins un des éléments de construction (2, 3) meut les deux éléments de construction l'un par rapport à l'autre ainsi qu'ils sont raccordés entre eux essentiellement de manière directe sous formation d'un domaine de transition, les éléments de construction (2, 3) étant formés en positions limitrophes essentiellement parallèles à l'axe dans le même moule de fabrication ou similaires et étant ensuite déplacés l'un par rapport à l'autre, transversalement par rapport à leurs axes (10, 11), pour l'assemblage réciproque, caractérisé en ce que les éléments de construction (2, 3) dans la position de service sont assurés dans leurs positions réciproques par un élément de sécurité (9) entourant directement le domaine de transition.
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