EP1229815B1 - Sac de savon flexible avec soupape de mesure integree et logement servant de contenant et de distributeur - Google Patents

Sac de savon flexible avec soupape de mesure integree et logement servant de contenant et de distributeur Download PDF

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EP1229815B1
EP1229815B1 EP99963686A EP99963686A EP1229815B1 EP 1229815 B1 EP1229815 B1 EP 1229815B1 EP 99963686 A EP99963686 A EP 99963686A EP 99963686 A EP99963686 A EP 99963686A EP 1229815 B1 EP1229815 B1 EP 1229815B1
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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
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/52—Details
    • B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D75/5861—Spouts
    • B65D75/5872—Non-integral spouts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K5/00—Holders or dispensers for soap, toothpaste, or the like
    • A47K5/06—Dispensers for soap
    • A47K5/12—Dispensers for soap for liquid or pasty soap
    • A47K5/1211—Dispensers for soap for liquid or pasty soap using pressure on soap, e.g. with piston
    • A47K5/1215—Dispensers for soap for liquid or pasty soap using pressure on soap, e.g. with piston applied by a peristaltic action

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  • US-A-5,806,717 discloses a device comprising a flexible soap bag for soft soap having an integrated measuring valve formed by an injector body, a container cabinet as dispenser, and a supplier for the bag, wherein the injector chamber is formed by a tubular element being sealed in the lower part of the bag.
  • the injector chamber When this injector chamber is pressed, it sends the soap contained in the injector chamber towards the exit, which opens letting the soap out, after which it closes automatically once the pressure is removed.
  • a compressor in the dispenser's cover when pressed, squeezes the tubular device, which forms an injector chamber, against the back, forcing the soap contained in the injector chamber to exit. When the compressor is released, the injector chamber sucks in, closing the exit seal and refilling soap from the bag.
  • the present invention solves a problem which has become in the practice, namely, that when the bag outlet is inserted in the guide, this operation is difficult for the flexibility of the material, of which the bag is made.
  • the improvements of the invention if the bag has orifices for the placement in the container in a different position, to the disposition of the hooks, which are on the soap box base, the bag can not be placed by other side in the soap box, existing the advantage of other variant of the guide with a groove in its middle part, very easily, firstly one side of the outlet of the bag is inserted in the guide, and afterwards the other side is inserted, so that the outlet is guaranty fixed with facility.
  • the invention allows the production of a bag for liquid soap at a very reasonable price, including a pressure device as principal element and also a supplier, being easy to install, of economical price and exact operation, what follows from an uniform measure, it has an automatic seal, so that as soon is no more pressure on the injection chamber, the seal is closed, being unnecessary other accessories.
  • the improvements of the present invention allow the possibility of handling different designs bags with their corresponding design of the interior of the container, so that a specific design could be assigned exclusively to a type of product, as a different design of the bag can not be used in a container (soap box) not corresponding with the design of the bag.
  • This confusions are avoided by this system, it is to mean, to use an inadequate product for the wanted use or necessity.
  • this system allows to supply a specific design to a client, such that he remains protected against anybody could sell the same product with similar soapboxes, as the bags of that user could not be put in a like soap box.
  • the present invention contains in combination a body (1) made basically of a flexible material, which has been built sealing two planar elements (1A and 1B) by means of two inferior partial seals (2A and 2B), and side seals (3); a inlet (4) through which the bag (1) is filled to be sealed afterwards by a superior seal (1C), the bag holds between its planar elements (1A and 1B) an injection chamber (7) who is mainly a tubular device, by example a plastic hose, made of an elastic material which could be plastic or rubber, able to come back to its original form, though it had been compressed periodically; said injection chamber (7) is placed with its inlet (7A) in communication with the bag outlet (5) and so with the bag interior, where the soap (6) is deposited in a liquid state, the inferior end (7C) of the injection chamber becomes an outlet (7B) which discharges at the supply seal (8), so that when the injection chamber is compressed (7) by means of the pusher (9), which has a form and means adequate to press firstly the outlet (5) of the bag
  • a guide (25) has been provided, built by two sections (26), each fixed at the back (24), building a unique piece with the back, both sections (26) with their ends form a groove (27) throughout can be inserted the outlet of the bag (1) in their interior (28) of the guide (25) very easily, inserting the outlet (5) in the groove (27).
  • the tubular device of the injection chamber (7) When the pusher (9) is again free, the tubular device of the injection chamber (7), following its recuperation capacity, returns to its original form, closing the supply seal (8) by the suction done joining its walls (8d) and so the tubular device refills with the soap (6) of the bag (1), soap (6) which will stay in the interior of the injection chamber (7) until the new pressure of the pusher builds a pressure on the injection chamber (7) to repeat the exit cycle above described.
  • the supply seal (8) is only built by the union of the planar elements (1A and 1B) by means of the partial seals (2A and 2B), which allow that the supply seal (8) opens when the pressurized soap (6) exits and closes by the effect of a fold (8E) formed between the elements (1A and 1B) following the structure formed by the partial seals forming the cavity of the injection chamber (7).
  • each bag has 4 orifices (12), 2 in the upper part and 2 in the under part, whose position corresponds precisely with the location of the orifices (12) of the bag (see Figures 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,18), the orifices are in alignment with the holding hooks (11A) which are located in the base (11) of the container, which must be of the type on which the bag (1) will be placed, as being other the fall, the bag could not be placed in a base (11) different of the adequate, so is guaranteed that there will be no fail, and the product (soap) put in the soap box will be of the type needed for this soap container, for example, in a workshop will be used a soap with the proper characteristics to wash the mechanics hands, while in a dressing room for ladies surely there will be put a bag with the quality of soap suitable for ladies.
  • the cabinet (10) is built from two principal bodies, the base (11) and the cover (15) united by means of an axle (16) which forms the integral part of the cover (15) inserting in the base orifices (17), allowing anaxial turn in such a manner that the cover (15) could be open and closed over the base.
  • the base (11) is provided with a bolt (18) at its upper end, having in the cover (15) interior face (19) a hook (20), that is urged against the bolt (18), hooking and remaining so till a new aperture.
  • the pusher (9) is mounted in the lower middle part (21) of the cover (15) being fastened at the cover (15) by means of an elastic element (22), which allows its function as is pushed and returns to the original position, as the pressure is released.
  • the injector chamber is subject to pressure by means of the pusher (9)
  • the bag outlet (5) is first pushed against the butt (23) following the injection chamber (7) against the back (24) urging the soap filled in the interior only towards the supply seal (8) which in turn will be open and will allow the soap (6) to flow out through its outlet.
  • the pusher (9) is released, the injection chamber (7) due to its ability of recovery returns to its original form, closing the supply seal (8) by the suction which has been created and also filling itself with a new dose of the soap (6) of the bag (1).

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  1. Dispositif comprenant un sac de savon flexible (1) avec une soupape de mesure intégrée, un logement (10) servant de conteneur pour le sac de savon et un distributeur pour le sac de savon, dans lequel
    le sac de savon flexible (1) comprend un corps formé d'un matériau flexible, ledit corps résultant de la soudure de deux éléments plans (1A, 1B) entre eux au moyen de deux soudures partielles inférieures (2A, 2B) et de soudures latérales (3) ;
    le sac de savon flexible (1) comprend une entrée (4) à travers laquelle le sac (1) est rempli pour être fermé ensuite au moyen d'une soudure supérieure (1C) ;
    le sac de savon flexible (1) comprend une chambre d'injection (7) située dans son extrémité inférieure et maintenue entre ses éléments plans, l'élément principal de la chambre d'injection (7) étant formé par un dispositif tubulaire formé d'un matériau élastique ayant la capacité de reprendre sa forme initiale après les compressions auxquelles il est pourtant périodiquement soumis ;
    le sac de savon flexible (1) comprend une soudure de distribution (8) ;
    la chambre d'injection (7) comprend une entrée de chambre (7A) communiquant avec une sortie de sac (5) et, ainsi, avec l'intérieur du sac (1) où le savon (6) est déposé à l'état liquide ;
    la chambre d'injection (7) comprend, en outre, une sortie (7B) dans l'extrémité inférieure (7C) de la chambre d'injection (7), qui devient une sortie se terminant au niveau de la soudure de distribution (8) ;
    le logement servant de conteneur comprend un couvercle (15) et une base (11) ;
    le couvercle (15) du logement servant de conteneur (10) comprend un poussoir (9) dont la forme et la situation sont prévues pour presser d'abord la sortie de sac (5) contre une butée (23) située sur la base (11), et presser ensuite l'entrée (7A) et le corps de la chambre d'injection (7) contre l'arrière (24) du logement, poussant le savon (6) qui se trouve à l'intérieur de la chambre d'injection (7) vers la soudure de distribution (8) qui s'ouvre à son tour et permet au savon (6) de sortir par la sortie (8B) de la soudure de distribution (8),
    caractérisé en ce que la base (11) du logement (10) comprend un guide (25) formé par deux sections (26) pourvues d'extrémités libres, chacune desdites sections (26) étant fixée sur l'arrière et formant un corps unique avec la base (11), de manière à ce que les extrémités libres des sections forment une rainure (27) permettant d'insérer la sortie du sac (1) dans le guide (25).
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la soudure de distribution (8) est formée uniquement par l'union des éléments plans (1A, 1 B) au moyen de soudures partielles qui permettent l'ouverture de la soudure de distribution (8) lorsque le savon sort sous l'effet d'une pression et également que la fermeture de la soudure de distribution (8) résulte d'un pli (8E) formé entre les éléments plans (1A, 1B) grâce à l'action des soudures partielles pendant la formation de la cavité qui forme la chambre d'injection (7).
  3. Dispositif selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que la base (11) est pourvue d'orifices (17) et le couvercle (15) comprend un axe (16) qui est une partie intégrale du couvercle (15), dans lequel la base (11) et le couvercle (15) sont unis par l'insertion de l'axe (16) dans les orifices (17) de la base, permettant une rotation axiale de manière à ce que le couvercle (15) puisse s'ouvrir et se fermer sur la base (11).
  4. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le sac (1) est pourvu de trous (12) afin d'accrocher le sac (1) sur la base (11) du logement au moyen de crochets de fixation (11A) qui sont situés dans différentes positions dans la base (11), les crochets de fixation (11A) étant situés dans les parties supérieure et inférieure de la base (11) où ils doivent correspondre aux trous (12) du sac (1) qui, dans tous les cas, doivent coïncider avec les crochets de fixation (11A) qui sont situés dans la base (11) du logement servant de conteneur (10) dans lequel le sac (1) sera placé.
  5. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la base (11) est pourvue d'un verrou au niveau de son extrémité supérieure, un crochet (20) situé dans la face intérieure (19) du couvercle (15) et au moyen duquel le couvercle (15) est fixé sur la base (11).
  6. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le poussoir (9) est situé dans la partie centrale inférieure du couvercle (15), fixé au moyen d'un élément élastique (22) lui permettant d'agir lorsqu'il est pressé et de revenir dans sa position initiale lorsqu'il (9) est relâché.
  7. Méthode d'utilisation du dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que, lorsque la chambre d'injection (7) est comprimée par le poussoir (9), premièrement en raison de la forme de ce dernier, la sortie du sac est d'abord pressée contre la butée et c'est ensuite la chambre d'injection (7) qui est pressée contre l'arrière, poussant à l'extérieur le savon (6) qui se trouve dans le sac (1), et lorsque le poussoir (9) est relâché, la chambre d'injection (7) a la capacité de reprendre sa forme initiale, fermant ainsi la soudure de distribution (8) par effet d'aspiration, et la chambre d'injection (7) est à nouveau remplie de savon (6).
  8. Méthode d'utilisation du dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que, lorsque le poussoir (9) est relâché, le dispositif tubulaire de la chambre d'injection (7) reprend sa forme initiale, fermant la soudure de distribution (8) sous l'effet de l'aspiration produite, et en même temps, la chambre d'injection (7) est remplie à nouveau de savon (6) qui restera à l'intérieur de la chambre d'injection (7) jusqu'à une nouvelle action de la chambre d'injection (7) quand le poussoir (9) sera soumis à une pression.
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