EP1283175B1 - Device for closing a container and removing a fluid product - Google Patents

Device for closing a container and removing a fluid product Download PDF

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EP1283175B1
EP1283175B1 EP02291877A EP02291877A EP1283175B1 EP 1283175 B1 EP1283175 B1 EP 1283175B1 EP 02291877 A EP02291877 A EP 02291877A EP 02291877 A EP02291877 A EP 02291877A EP 1283175 B1 EP1283175 B1 EP 1283175B1
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Philippe Nusbaum
Frédéric Granier
Antonio Jubany Claret
Oriol Aran Gracia
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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
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/32—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with means for venting
    • 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
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
    • B65D47/26—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts
    • B65D47/261—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts having a rotational or helicoidal movement
    • B65D47/263—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts having a rotational or helicoidal movement between tubular parts
    • 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
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
    • B65D47/26—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts
    • B65D47/28—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts having linear movement
    • B65D47/283—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts having linear movement between tubular parts
    • 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
    • B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means
    • B65D2401/15—Tearable part of the closure
    • B65D2401/25—Non-metallic tear-off strips

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  • the invention relates to a container closure and racking device. of a fluid product contained in said container.
  • the fixed part and the moving part comprise first means designed to define a first axial position of the moving part by relative to the fixed part, called the maximum insertion position, in which the side holes of the two parts are offset axially so as not to not be able to be brought into coincidence.
  • first means include for example a band of inviolability which, as long as it is not torn off, connects the skirt outside the fixed part.
  • the fixed part and the moving part also comprise second means designed to define a second axial position of the moving part by relative to the fixed part, called the extraction position, in which the orifices side of the two parts can be brought into coincidence by rotation of the moving part.
  • second means include for example snapping beads.
  • the container When the moving part is in the extraction position, coinciding with the lateral openings of the two fixed and movable parts, the container is tilted in order to pour the fluid contained in this container, the fluid outlet orifice of the part fixed thus lying down.
  • the invention aims to solve these problems.
  • the invention relates to a device for plugging and withdrawing the aforementioned type, in which the moving part further comprises an inner skirt projecting from the transverse wall in the same direction as the chimney, between said chimney and the outer skirt, said inner skirt having a axial length such that, when the moving part is in the extraction position, the free end of the inner skirt is located opposite the pouring part of the fixed part.
  • the fluid contained in the container does not cannot escape through the passage allowing the air intake but is channeled, in the annular space between the chimney and the inner skirt, towards the fluid outlet orifice of the fixed part.
  • the pouring part includes, for example, a projection projecting outwards, substantially diametrically opposite to the fluid outlet orifice, the so-called advanced defining a passage allowing the entry of air into the device, when the moving part is in the extraction position and when the fluid.
  • the invention thus makes it possible to limit the rotation of the moving part with respect to the fixed part, and also to guide and facilitate the movement of the moving part relative to the fixed part from the maximum insertion position to the extraction position with coincidence of the orifices.
  • the inner skirt has at least one rib projecting towards the axis of the chimney
  • the fixed part comprises at least one stop projecting towards the outside of the pouring part of the fixed part, the rib being intended to cooperate with the stop so as to limit the amplitude of the rotational movement of the moving part with respect to the fixed part in a first direction, when the moving part is in the maximum insertion position or in the extraction position.
  • the chimney has two outlet openings for fluid, diametrically opposite, and the inner skirt comprises at least one rib located at substantially 90 ° from each orifice.
  • the protruding stopper of the pouring part can be located towards the free end of the said pouring part, the axial height of said stopper being small in front of the axial height of the pouring part.
  • the stopper is substantially diametrically opposite to the lateral fluid outlet orifice.
  • the pouring part may include a substantially flat ramp and orthogonal to the axis of the pouring part, projecting outwards from the pouring part and extending over part of the periphery of the part jug, said ramp being located towards the free end of said part jug, but at a distance from it, and intended to prevent the workpiece mobile to be moved from its extraction position to its position maximum penetration.
  • the distance between the free end of the pouring part and the ramp can be substantially equal to the axial height of the protruding stopper of the pouring part.
  • a first end of the ramp is located at near but at a distance from the protruding stop of the pouring part, in a second direction opposite to the first direction, so as to limit the amplitude of the rotational movement of the moving part with respect to the fixed part in the said second direction, when the moving part is in the maximum insertion position.
  • the ramp extends from its first end in the second direction towards a second end, said second end of the ramp being extended by a wall substantially parallel to the axis of the pouring part and directed towards the free end of the pouring part, said wall being intended to cooperate with a rib of the moving part so as to limit the amplitude of the rotational movement of the moving part with respect to the fixed part in the second direction, when the moving part is in the extraction position.
  • the rib when the moving part is in the maximum insertion position, the rib is placed between the protruding stop of the pouring part of the fixed part and the first end of the ramp; when the moving part is in position the rib is located between the protruding stop of the pouring part of the fixed part - position in which the rib is not in contact with the ramp and where no area of the orifice of the moving part is in coincidence with an area of the orifice of the fixed part - and the wall extending the second end of the ramp - position in which the rib is in contact with the ramp and where the side holes of the two pieces coincide.
  • the fixed part can comprise at least one internal bead defining a groove in which a bead projecting outwards from the chimney of the moving part is capable of being engaged, so as to maintain the axially movable part in its extraction position corresponding to the second position.
  • the inner bead extends for example on two diametrically arches opposites each extending about 90 °.
  • the first means include a band of inviolability which, until it is torn off, connects the outer skirt to the fixed part and maintains the moving part in an axial position of maximum insertion, corresponding to said first axial position, and in a defined angular position, and in this that, after tearing off the said tamper-evident band and translation of the part movable relative to the fixed part towards said second axial position, the second means allow a rotation of the moving part relative to the fixed part to be able to bring the side holes of the two parts selectively coincidentally for product distribution.
  • the fixed part is fixed by screw to the neck of the container and in that the fixed part comprises, on its fixing part, a tamper-evident ring cooperating by snap-fastening with the neck.
  • a dispenser 1 according to the invention is intended for plugging a container such as a plastic container (not shown) and the withdrawal of a fluid product contained in said container.
  • the dispenser 1 comprises a fixed part 2 intended to be fixed to the neck of the container and a moving part 3 cooperating with the fixed part 2, intended for control and adjust the withdrawal of the fluid contained in the container.
  • the terms “upper” and “lower” are used for simplicity, considering that the axis of the device is substantially vertical, the fixed part 2 being located above the part mobile 3. It is understood, however, that the device may be in a any position in space.
  • the fixed part 2 comprises a part 4 for fixing to the container as well as a part jug 5 of generally cylindrical shape, extending said fixing part 4 towards the outside of the container.
  • the fixing part 4 comprises an outer skirt 6 provided with a thread interior 7, and an interior skirt 8 intended to cooperate with the surface inside the neck to ensure the seal between the fixed part 2 and the neck.
  • the outer skirt 6 has, at a distance above the thread 7, a inward recess, forming an annular shoulder 9 joining the inner skirt 8 substantially at half of its axial height.
  • the lower part of the inner skirt 8 has a first bead annular 10, facing the outer skirt 6, said first bead 10 being intended to be in contact with the interior surface of the neck.
  • the upper part of the inner skirt 8 has, towards its end part, a second annular bead 11, projecting outwards, the role of which will be explained further.
  • the upper end part of the inner skirt 8 is connected to the part jug 5 of the fixed part 2 by an annular shoulder 12 extending towards the interior of said fixed part 2.
  • the fixing part 4 comprises a tamper-evident band 13 connected by frangible bridges 14 or a line of lower resistance at the free end of the outer skirt 6.
  • the tamper-evident band 13 has projections attachment 15, directed towards the axis of the fixed part 2, intended to cooperate with the neck of the container.
  • the fixing part 4 is extended, towards the inner edge of the shoulder annular 12, by the pouring part 5, which extends axially upwards on the figures, that is to say towards the outside of the container.
  • the pouring part 5 firstly comprises a cylindrical skirt 16 of low axial length, having at its lower free end two rows circular inner beads 17 forming a groove 18.
  • Each of the rows of beads 17 extends over a substantially 90 ° angle, said two rows being substantially diametrically opposite, as shown in figure 4.
  • the pouring part 5 also includes a cylindrical part 19 which has a lateral fluid outlet orifice 20, said orifice 20 being located at distance above the annular shoulder 12 and being provided with a flange 21 extending radially outward and forming a spout.
  • the orifice 20 is located substantially mid-length of the cylindrical part 19, in line with a row of interior beads 17.
  • the pouring part 5 further comprises a projection 22 projecting outwards of the cylindrical part 19, the said projection being substantially diametrically opposite to the fluid outlet orifice 20, and defining a passage allowing the entry of air into the device 1 during the pouring of the fluid.
  • the pouring part 5 comprises means making it possible to limit the displacement of the moving part 3 relative to said fixed part 2.
  • the pouring part 5 comprises a stop 23 projecting outwards of the cylindrical part 19, from the projection 22, the said stop 23 being substantially diametrically opposite to the fluid outlet orifice 20.
  • the stop 23, substantially parallelepiped, extends axially from the upper end 24 of the cylindrical part 19 over an axial length small compared to the height of said cylindrical part 19, for example on less than a quarter of that height.
  • the pouring part 5 comprises a ramp 25, substantially planar and orthogonal to the axis of the pouring part 5, projecting outwards from the pouring part 5.
  • the ramp 25 extends over part of the periphery of the pouring part, for example over a 90 ° angle.
  • the ramp 25 is located towards the upper end 24 of the cylindrical part 19, at a distance therefrom, the distance between the upper end 24 and the ramp 25 being substantially equal to the axial height of the stop 23.
  • a first end of the ramp 25 is located near but at a distance of the stop 23, and is extended by a first wall 26 extending axially towards the fixing part 4 over a short length.
  • a first direction of rotation R1 is defined around the axis of the fixed part 2, going from the first wall 26 towards the stop 23, and a second direction of rotation R2, opposite the first direction of rotation R1, going from the stop 23 to the second wall 27 passing through the first wall 26 (see Figure 3).
  • the moving part 3 comprises a transverse end wall 28, from which project in the same direction a chimney 29 of generally cylindrical shape, an outer skirt 30 for gripping and maneuvering the moving part from the outside, and an inner skirt 31, located between the chimney 29 and the outer skirt 30.
  • the chimney 29 is open at its free axial end and has two lateral fluid outlet orifices 32, 32 ', substantially diametrically opposed.
  • the chimney 29 comprises, towards its free axial end, a bead 33, projecting outwards from the chimney 29, which can be engaged in the groove 18 of the fixed part 2.
  • the chimney 29 is fitted tightly in the pouring part 5 of the fixed part 2 so that the moving part 3 is movable in rotation and in translation in the fixed part 2.
  • the outer skirt 30 is extended, towards its free end, by a band tamper evident 34 removable by pulling a tab 35, and by a ring 36 provided with an inner annular bead 37 able to cooperate with the second annular bead 11 of the fixed part 2.
  • the inner skirt 31 has a rib 38 projecting towards the axis of the chimney 29 and extending axially over substantially the entire axial height of said inner skirt 31.
  • the rib 38 is located at substantially 90 ° from each outlet orifice 32, 32 ' fluid from the chimney 29, and is intended to cooperate with the stop 23 of the pouring part 5 of the fixed part 2.
  • the inner skirt may also include a second rib 38 '.
  • the moving part 3 Before the first opening of the device 1 placed on the neck of a container, the moving part 3 is in the position illustrated in FIGS. 6 to 9.
  • the ring 36 snapped behind the second annular bead 11 of the part fixed 2, linked to the tamper-evident band 34, keeps the moving part 3 fixed to the part fixed 2.
  • the moving part is then in its so-called maximum insertion position.
  • the free end of the inner skirt 31 is located near the annular shoulder 12 of the fixing part 4, and the chimney 29 penetrates the interior of said fixing part 4.
  • the orifices 32, 32 'of the chimney 29 and the orifice 20 of the cylindrical part 19 of the fixed part 2 is axially offset, so that they cannot be brought into coincidence.
  • the rib 38 of the moving part 3 is located between the stop 23 of the part jug 5 of the fixed part 2 and the first wall 26 of the ramp 25.
  • the tamper-evident band 34 is torn off, as illustrated in Figure 10.
  • the moving part 3 is then no longer fixed to the fixed part 2, and can be moved on the one hand in rotation, in the directions R1 and R2, and on the other hand in translation axial upwards.
  • the beads 33 of the chimney are engaged in the grooves 18 of the fixed part 2, so that allow the moving part 3 to be maintained in this extraction position.
  • the lateral orifices 20, 32, 32 ′ of the two parts 2, 3 are located substantially at the same axial distance.
  • the movable part 3 being movable in rotation in the fixed part 2, the orifices 32, 32 'of the movable part 3 can therefore be brought in coincidence with the orifice 20 of the fixed part 2 by rotation of the part mobile 3.
  • the moving part 3 can be moved in rotation between a position in which no area of the hole 32, 32 'of the part movable 3 is coincident with a zone of the orifice 20 of the fixed part 2 and a position in which one of the orifices the orifice 32, 32 'of the moving part 3 is in perfect coincidence with the orifice 20 of the fixed part 2.
  • the container is tilted so that the liquid can be poured ( Figure 11).
  • a air passage is possible thanks to the presence of the advanced 22 of the part cylindrical of the fixed part 2, which facilitates the flow of the fluid out of the container.
  • the axial length of the inner skirt 31 is such that, when the part mobile 3 is in the extraction position, the free end of the inner skirt 31 is located opposite the pouring part 5 of the fixed part 2 (see FIG. 11).
  • the fluid in the container can flow through the opening 32 'of the chimney 29 which is not in coincidence with the orifice 20 of the fixed part 2, and by the passage of controlled air at the advanced 22 level.
  • the fluid Due to the presence of the inner skirt 31, and its axial length, the fluid is channeled in the annular space between the chimney 29 and the skirt interior 31. Under the effect of gravity (the device being inclined as shown in FIG. 11), this fluid is directed towards the orifice 20 of the fixed part 2, and flows from the abovementioned annular space towards the outside of the device, a clearance 39 being provided for this purpose between the free end of the inner skirt 31 and the rim 21 of the orifice 20.
  • the invention therefore makes it possible to recover the leaking fluid through the passage intended for allow the entry of air, and direct it near the flow orifice desired fluid.
  • the device makes it possible to avoid a leak undesirable, and on the other hand losing a certain amount of fluid.
  • the rib 38 When the moving part 3 is in the extraction position, the rib 38 is located between the stop 23 protruding from the pouring part 5 of the fixed part 2 - position in which the rib 38 is not in contact with the ramp 25 and where no area of one or other of the orifices 32, 32 'of the moving part 3 is not coincidence with an area of the orifice 20 of the fixed part 2 - and the second wall 27 of the ramp 25 - position in which the rib 38 is in contact with the ramp 25 and where the lateral orifices 20, 32, 32 'of the two parts 2, 3 coincide.

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A device for stoppering a container and drawing off a fluid includes a fixed piece, fixed to the container, with a lateral fluid output opening and a passage that allows air to enter. Another, movable piece includes a tube with a lateral fluid output opening. This tube can move in rotation inside the fixed piece and also in axial translation between a maximum "pushed-in" position and an extracted position so that lateral openings can be brought into coincidence through rotating the movable piece. The movable piece has an internal skirt enabling the channeling of fluid toward the output opening to prevent leakage through the passage for the entry of air. The fixed piece includes a guide for displacing the movable piece with respect to the fixed piece from the maximum "pushed-in" position to the extracted position that displays a coincidence of the openings.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif de bouchage d'un récipient et de soutirage d'un produit fluide contenu dans le dit récipient.The invention relates to a container closure and racking device. of a fluid product contained in said container.

On connaít déjà de tels dispositifs, notamment d'après le brevet EP 0 815 030 issu de la demanderesse.We already know such devices, especially from patent EP 0 815 030 from the plaintiff.

Un tel dispositif comprend typiquement :

  • une pièce fixe comportant une partie de fixation au récipient et une partie verseuse de forme générale cylindrique, prolongeant la dite partie de fixation vers l'extérieur du récipient, la partie verseuse étant ouverte à ses deux extrémités axiales et présentant un orifice latéral de sortie de fluide et des moyens définissant un passage permettant l'entrée d'air dans le dispositif lors du versement du fluide;
  • une pièce mobile comprenant une paroi transversale d'extrémité de laquelle font saillie dans le même sens d'une part une cheminée de forme générale cylindrique, ouverte à son extrémité axiale libre et présentant au moins un orifice latéral de sortie de fluide, et d'autre part une jupe extérieure permettant de saisir et de manoeuvrer la pièce mobile depuis l'extérieur.
Such a device typically comprises:
  • a fixed part comprising a part for fixing to the container and a pouring part of generally cylindrical shape, extending said fixing part towards the outside of the container, the pouring part being open at its two axial ends and having a lateral outlet opening for fluid and means defining a passage allowing the entry of air into the device during the pouring of the fluid;
  • a movable part comprising a transverse end wall from which project in the same direction on the one hand a generally cylindrical chimney, open at its free axial end and having at least one lateral fluid outlet orifice, and on the other hand an external skirt allowing to grasp and to maneuver the moving part from the outside.

La cheminée est montée à ajustement serré dans la partie verseuse de la pièce fixe de façon que la pièce mobile soit :

  • mobile en rotation dans la pièce fixe ;
  • et mobile en translation axiale par rapport à la pièce fixe.
The chimney is fitted tightly in the pouring part of the fixed part so that the moving part is:
  • movable in rotation in the fixed part;
  • and movable in axial translation relative to the fixed part.

A cet effet, la pièce fixe et la pièce mobile comprennent des premiers moyens conçus pour définir une première position axiale de la pièce mobile par rapport à la pièce fixe, dite position d'enfoncement maximal, dans laquelle les orifices latéraux des deux pièces sont décalés axialement de manière à ne pas pouvoir être amenés en coïncidence. Ces premiers moyens comprennent par exemple une bande d'inviolabilité qui, tant qu'elle n'est pas arrachée, relie la jupe extérieure à la pièce fixe.To this end, the fixed part and the moving part comprise first means designed to define a first axial position of the moving part by relative to the fixed part, called the maximum insertion position, in which the side holes of the two parts are offset axially so as not to not be able to be brought into coincidence. These first means include for example a band of inviolability which, as long as it is not torn off, connects the skirt outside the fixed part.

La pièce fixe et la pièce mobile comprennent également des seconds moyens conçus pour définir une seconde position axiale de la pièce mobile par rapport à la pièce fixe, dite position d'extraction, dans laquelle les orifices latéraux des deux pièces peuvent être amenés en coïncidence par rotation de la pièce mobile. Ces seconds moyens comprennent par exemple des bourrelets s'encliquetant.The fixed part and the moving part also comprise second means designed to define a second axial position of the moving part by relative to the fixed part, called the extraction position, in which the orifices side of the two parts can be brought into coincidence by rotation of the moving part. These second means include for example snapping beads.

De tels dispositifs donnent généralement satisfaction. Cependant, ils présentent un certain nombre d'inconvénients.Such devices are generally satisfactory. However, they present a number of drawbacks.

Lorsque la pièce mobile est en position d'extraction, avec coïncidence des orifices latéraux des deux pièces fixe et mobile, on incline le récipient afin de verser le fluide contenu dans ce récipient, l'orifice de sortie de fluide de la pièce fixe se situant ainsi vers le bas.When the moving part is in the extraction position, coinciding with the lateral openings of the two fixed and movable parts, the container is tilted in order to pour the fluid contained in this container, the fluid outlet orifice of the part fixed thus lying down.

II existe alors un risque de fuite de fluide par le passage permettant l'entrée d'air, en particulier lorsque le récipient est plein, ou lorsque l'utilisateur exerce une pression sur le récipient.There is then a risk of fluid leaking through the passage allowing entry air, especially when the container is full, or when the user exercises pressure on the container.

Par ailleurs, la rotation de la pièce mobile par rapport à la pièce fixe est totalement libre, tant lorsque la pièce mobile est en position d'enfoncement maximal que lorsqu'elle est en position d'extraction.Furthermore, the rotation of the moving part with respect to the fixed part is completely free, both when the moving part is in the insertion position maximum than when it is in the extraction position.

Ceci, d'une part, peut conduire à une usure des bourrelets d'encliquetage par frottement entre les pièces lorsque la pièce mobile est en position d'enfoncement maximal. De la sorte, le maintien de la pièce mobile en position d'extraction risque d'être altéré.This, on the one hand, can lead to wear of the latching beads by friction between parts when the moving part is in position maximum penetration. In this way, keeping the moving part in position may be altered.

D'autre part, lorsque la pièce mobile est en position d'extraction, la libre rotation de cette pièce ne permet pas de positionner facilement les orifices des deux pièces l'un par rapport à l'autre, empêchant ainsi de régler avec précision le débit du fluide versé.On the other hand, when the moving part is in the extraction position, the free rotation of this part does not allow easy positioning of the orifices of the two parts relative to each other, preventing precise adjustment of the flow rate of the fluid poured.

L'invention a pour but de résoudre ces problèmes.The invention aims to solve these problems.

A cet effet, l'invention concerne un dispositif de bouchage et de soutirage du type précité, dans lequel la pièce mobile comprend en outre une jupe intérieure faisant saillie de la paroi transversale dans le même sens que la cheminée, entre la dite cheminée et la jupe extérieure, la dite jupe intérieure ayant une longueur axiale telle que, lorsque la pièce mobile est en position d'extraction, l'extrémité libre de la jupe intérieure est située en regard de la partie verseuse de la pièce fixe.To this end, the invention relates to a device for plugging and withdrawing the aforementioned type, in which the moving part further comprises an inner skirt projecting from the transverse wall in the same direction as the chimney, between said chimney and the outer skirt, said inner skirt having a axial length such that, when the moving part is in the extraction position, the free end of the inner skirt is located opposite the pouring part of the fixed part.

De la sorte, lors du versement du fluide, le fluide contenu dans le récipient ne peut pas s'échapper par le passage permettant l'entrée d'air mais est canalisé, dans l'espace annulaire compris entre la cheminée et la jupe intérieure, vers l'orifice de sortie de fluide de la pièce fixe.In this way, during the pouring of the fluid, the fluid contained in the container does not cannot escape through the passage allowing the air intake but is channeled, in the annular space between the chimney and the inner skirt, towards the fluid outlet orifice of the fixed part.

La partie verseuse comprend par exemple une avancée saillant vers l'extérieur, sensiblement diamétralement opposée à l'orifice de sortie du fluide, la dite avancée définissant un passage permettant l'entrée d'air dans le dispositif, lorsque la pièce mobile est en position d'extraction et lors du versement du fluide.The pouring part includes, for example, a projection projecting outwards, substantially diametrically opposite to the fluid outlet orifice, the so-called advanced defining a passage allowing the entry of air into the device, when the moving part is in the extraction position and when the fluid.

Selon d'autres caractéristiques, la pièce fixe comprend :

  • des troisièmes moyens destinés à coopérer avec des moyens complémentaires prévus sur la pièce mobile, de façon à limiter à une valeur réduite l'amplitude du mouvement de rotation de la pièce mobile par rapport à la pièce fixe dans les deux sens lorsque la pièce mobile est en position d'enfoncement maximal, et à autoriser le déplacement axial de la dite pièce mobile vers la position d'extraction ;
  • des quatrièmes moyens destinés à coopérer avec des moyens complémentaires prévus sur la pièce mobile, de façon à permettre le maintien de la pièce mobile en position d'extraction et à limiter l'amplitude du mouvement de rotation de la pièce mobile par rapport à la pièce fixe entre une position où les orifices latéraux des deux pièces coïncident parfaitement et une position où aucune zone de l'orifice de la pièce mobile n'est en coïncidence avec une zone de l'orifice de la pièce fixe.
According to other characteristics, the fixed part includes:
  • third means intended to cooperate with complementary means provided on the moving part, so as to limit to a reduced value the amplitude of the rotational movement of the moving part with respect to the fixed part in both directions when the moving part is in the maximum insertion position, and to authorize the axial displacement of said movable part towards the extraction position;
  • fourth means intended to cooperate with complementary means provided on the movable part, so as to allow the movable part to be maintained in the extraction position and to limit the amplitude of the rotational movement of the movable part with respect to the part fixed between a position where the lateral orifices of the two parts coincide perfectly and a position where no zone of the orifice of the movable part is in coincidence with a zone of the orifice of the fixed part.

L'invention permet ainsi de limiter la rotation de la pièce mobile par rapport à la pièce fixe, et également de guider et faciliter le déplacement de la pièce mobile par rapport à la pièce fixe depuis la position d'enfoncement maximal jusqu'à la position d'extraction avec coïncidence des orifices.The invention thus makes it possible to limit the rotation of the moving part with respect to the fixed part, and also to guide and facilitate the movement of the moving part relative to the fixed part from the maximum insertion position to the extraction position with coincidence of the orifices.

L'utilisateur est ainsi guidé de sorte à déplacer la pièce mobile selon le trajet le plus court. Le dosage du débit est en facilité et amélioré.The user is thus guided so as to move the moving part along the path the shorter. Flow metering is easier and improved.

Selon l'invention, la jupe intérieure comporte au moins une nervure saillant vers l'axe de la cheminée, et la pièce fixe comprend au moins une butée saillant vers l'extérieur de la partie verseuse de la pièce fixe, la nervure étant destinée à coopérer avec la butée de sorte à limiter l'amplitude du mouvement de rotation de la pièce mobile par rapport à la pièce fixe dans un premier sens, lorsque la pièce mobile est en position d'enfoncement maximal ou en position d'extraction.According to the invention, the inner skirt has at least one rib projecting towards the axis of the chimney, and the fixed part comprises at least one stop projecting towards the outside of the pouring part of the fixed part, the rib being intended to cooperate with the stop so as to limit the amplitude of the rotational movement of the moving part with respect to the fixed part in a first direction, when the moving part is in the maximum insertion position or in the extraction position.

Selon une réalisation possible, la cheminée comporte deux orifices de sortie de fluide, diamétralement opposés, et la jupe intérieure comprend au moins une nervure située à sensiblement 90° de chaque orifice.In one possible embodiment, the chimney has two outlet openings for fluid, diametrically opposite, and the inner skirt comprises at least one rib located at substantially 90 ° from each orifice.

La butée saillant de la partie verseuse peut être située vers l'extrémité libre de la dite partie verseuse, la hauteur axiale de la dite butée étant petite devant la hauteur axiale de la partie verseuse. Par exemple, la butée est sensiblement diamétralement opposée à l'orifice latéral de sortie de fluide.The protruding stopper of the pouring part can be located towards the free end of the said pouring part, the axial height of said stopper being small in front of the axial height of the pouring part. For example, the stopper is substantially diametrically opposite to the lateral fluid outlet orifice.

Par ailleurs, la partie verseuse peut comprendre une rampe sensiblement plane et orthogonale à l'axe de la partie verseuse, faisant saillie vers l'extérieur de la partie verseuse et s'étendant sur une partie de la périphérie de la partie verseuse, la dite rampe étant située vers l'extrémité libre de la dite partie verseuse, mais à distance de celle-ci, et étant destinée à empêcher la pièce mobile d'être déplacée de sa position d'extraction vers sa position d'enfoncement maximal.Furthermore, the pouring part may include a substantially flat ramp and orthogonal to the axis of the pouring part, projecting outwards from the pouring part and extending over part of the periphery of the part jug, said ramp being located towards the free end of said part jug, but at a distance from it, and intended to prevent the workpiece mobile to be moved from its extraction position to its position maximum penetration.

La distance entre l'extrémité libre de la partie verseuse et la rampe peut être sensiblement égale à la hauteur axiale de la butée saillant de la partie verseuse.The distance between the free end of the pouring part and the ramp can be substantially equal to the axial height of the protruding stopper of the pouring part.

Selon d'autres caractéristiques, une première extrémité de la rampe est située à proximité mais à distance de la butée saillant de la partie verseuse, dans un deuxième sens opposé au premier sens, de sorte à limiter l'amplitude du mouvement de rotation de la pièce mobile par rapport à la pièce fixe dans le dit deuxième sens, lorsque la pièce mobile est en position d'enfoncement maximal.According to other characteristics, a first end of the ramp is located at near but at a distance from the protruding stop of the pouring part, in a second direction opposite to the first direction, so as to limit the amplitude of the rotational movement of the moving part with respect to the fixed part in the said second direction, when the moving part is in the maximum insertion position.

La rampe s'étend depuis sa première extrémité dans le deuxième sens vers une deuxième extrémité, la dite deuxième extrémité de la rampe étant prolongée par une paroi sensiblement parallèle à l'axe de la partie verseuse et dirigée vers l'extrémité libre de la partie verseuse, la dite paroi étant destinée à coopérer avec une nervure de la pièce mobile de sorte à limiter l'amplitude du mouvement de rotation de la pièce mobile par rapport à la pièce fixe dans le deuxième sens, lorsque la pièce mobile est en position d'extraction.The ramp extends from its first end in the second direction towards a second end, said second end of the ramp being extended by a wall substantially parallel to the axis of the pouring part and directed towards the free end of the pouring part, said wall being intended to cooperate with a rib of the moving part so as to limit the amplitude of the rotational movement of the moving part with respect to the fixed part in the second direction, when the moving part is in the extraction position.

Ainsi, lorsque la pièce mobile est en position d'enfoncement maximal, la nervure est placée entre la butée saillant de la partie verseuse de la pièce fixe et la première extrémité de la rampe ; lorsque la pièce mobile est en position d'extraction, la nervure est située entre la butée saillant de la partie verseuse de la pièce fixe - position dans laquelle la nervure n'est pas en contact avec la rampe et où aucune zone de l'orifice de la pièce mobile n'est en coïncidence avec une zone de l'orifice de la pièce fixe - et la paroi prolongeant la deuxième extrémité de la rampe - position dans laquelle la nervure est en contact avec la rampe et où les orifices latéraux des deux pièces coïncident. Thus, when the moving part is in the maximum insertion position, the rib is placed between the protruding stop of the pouring part of the fixed part and the first end of the ramp; when the moving part is in position the rib is located between the protruding stop of the pouring part of the fixed part - position in which the rib is not in contact with the ramp and where no area of the orifice of the moving part is in coincidence with an area of the orifice of the fixed part - and the wall extending the second end of the ramp - position in which the rib is in contact with the ramp and where the side holes of the two pieces coincide.

En outre, la pièce fixe peut comprendre au moins un bourrelet intérieur définissant une rainure dans laquelle un bourrelet saillant vers l'extérieur de la cheminée de la pièce mobile est apte à être engagé, de façon à maintenir la pièce mobile axialement dans sa position d'extraction correspondant à la seconde position.In addition, the fixed part can comprise at least one internal bead defining a groove in which a bead projecting outwards from the chimney of the moving part is capable of being engaged, so as to maintain the axially movable part in its extraction position corresponding to the second position.

Le bourrelet intérieur s'étend par exemple sur deux arcs diamétralement opposés s'étendant chacun sur environ 90°.The inner bead extends for example on two diametrically arches opposites each extending about 90 °.

Par ailleurs, les premiers moyens comprennent une bande d'inviolabilité qui, tant qu'elle n'est pas arrachée, relie la jupe extérieure à la pièce fixe et maintient la pièce mobile dans une position axiale d'enfoncement maximal, correspondant à la dite première position axiale, et dans une position angulaire définie, et en ce que, après arrachement de la dite bande d'inviolabilité et translation de la pièce mobile par rapport à la pièce fixe vers la dite seconde position axiale, les seconds moyens autorisent une rotation de la pièce mobile par rapport à la pièce fixe pour pouvoir amener les orifices latéraux des deux pièces sélectivement en coïncidence en vue de la distribution du produit.Furthermore, the first means include a band of inviolability which, until it is torn off, connects the outer skirt to the fixed part and maintains the moving part in an axial position of maximum insertion, corresponding to said first axial position, and in a defined angular position, and in this that, after tearing off the said tamper-evident band and translation of the part movable relative to the fixed part towards said second axial position, the second means allow a rotation of the moving part relative to the fixed part to be able to bring the side holes of the two parts selectively coincidentally for product distribution.

Selon une réalisation possible, la pièce fixe est fixée par vis au goulot du récipient et en ce que la pièce fixe comporte, sur sa partie de fixation, une bague d'inviolabilité coopérant par encliquetage avec le goulot.According to one possible embodiment, the fixed part is fixed by screw to the neck of the container and in that the fixed part comprises, on its fixing part, a tamper-evident ring cooperating by snap-fastening with the neck.

Les autres caractéristiques de l'invention résultent de la description qui suit d'un mode de réalisation, description effectuée en référence aux figures annexées dans lesquelles :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en perspective du dispositif selon l'invention ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue en élévation latérale de la pièce mobile du dispositif ;
  • la figure 3 est une vue en élévation latérale de la pièce fixe du dispositif, montrant une partie de la pièce mobile ;
  • la figure 4 est une vue de dessous de la pièce fixe ;
  • la figure 5 est une vue en coupe axiale de la pièce fixe du dispositif selon la ligne V-V de la figure 3 ;
  • la figure 6 est vue en coupe axiale du dispositif lorsque la bande d'inviolabilité n'a pas encore été arrachée ;
  • la figure 7 est une vue agrandie du détail A de la figure 6 ;
  • la figure 8 est une vue en coupe du dispositif, lorsque la bande d'inviolabilité n'a pas encore été arrachée, selon la ligne VIII-VIII de la figure 6 ;
  • la figure 9 est une vue en coupe du dispositif, lorsque la bande d'inviolabilité n'a pas encore été arrachée, selon la ligne IX-IX de la figure 6 ;
  • la figure 10 est une vue en coupe, similaire à celle de la figure 6, montrant la bande d'inviolabilité arrachée et le déplacement axial, vers la position d'extraction, de la pièce mobile ;
  • la figure 11 est une vue en coupe, similaire à celle de la figure 10, la pièce mobile ayant été tournée de 90° autour de son axe et le dispositif étant incliné, de sorte à permettre l'écoulement du fluide ;
  • la figure 12 est une vue en coupe du dispositif selon la ligne XII-XII d la figure 11
  • la figure 13 est une vue similaire à celle de la figure 12, la pièce mobile étant dans une position intermédiaire par rapport aux positions des figures 10 et 11, ce qui permet un débit d'écoulement intermédiaire.
The other characteristics of the invention result from the following description of an embodiment, description made with reference to the appended figures in which:
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device according to the invention;
  • Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the movable part of the device;
  • Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the fixed part of the device, showing a part of the movable part;
  • Figure 4 is a bottom view of the fixed part;
  • Figure 5 is an axial sectional view of the fixed part of the device along the line VV of Figure 3;
  • Figure 6 is an axial sectional view of the device when the tamper-evident band has not yet been torn off;
  • Figure 7 is an enlarged view of detail A of Figure 6;
  • Figure 8 is a sectional view of the device, when the tamper-evident band has not yet been torn off, along the line VIII-VIII of Figure 6;
  • Figure 9 is a sectional view of the device, when the tamper-evident band has not yet been torn off, along the line IX-IX of Figure 6;
  • Figure 10 is a sectional view, similar to that of Figure 6, showing the tamper-evident strip torn off and the axial movement, towards the extraction position, of the moving part;
  • Figure 11 is a sectional view, similar to that of Figure 10, the movable part having been rotated 90 ° about its axis and the device being inclined, so as to allow the flow of fluid;
  • Figure 12 is a sectional view of the device along line XII-XII of Figure 11
  • Figure 13 is a view similar to that of Figure 12, the movable part being in an intermediate position relative to the positions of Figures 10 and 11, which allows an intermediate flow rate.

Un distributeur 1 conforme à l'invention est destiné au bouchage d'un récipient tel qu'un bidon en matière plastique (non représenté) et au soutirage d'un produit fluide contenu dans le dit récipient.A dispenser 1 according to the invention is intended for plugging a container such as a plastic container (not shown) and the withdrawal of a fluid product contained in said container.

Le distributeur 1 comprend une pièce fixe 2 destinée à être fixée au goulot du récipient et une pièce mobile 3 coopérant avec la pièce fixe 2, destinée à commander et régler le soutirage du fluide contenu dans le récipient.The dispenser 1 comprises a fixed part 2 intended to be fixed to the neck of the container and a moving part 3 cooperating with the fixed part 2, intended for control and adjust the withdrawal of the fluid contained in the container.

Dans toute la description, les termes « supérieur » et « inférieur » sont employés à fins de simplification, en considérant que l'axe du dispositif est sensiblement vertical, la pièce fixe 2 étant située au-dessus de la pièce mobile 3. Il est entendu toutefois que le dispositif peut se trouver dans une position quelconque dans l'espace. Throughout the description, the terms "upper" and "lower" are used for simplicity, considering that the axis of the device is substantially vertical, the fixed part 2 being located above the part mobile 3. It is understood, however, that the device may be in a any position in space.

La pièce fixe 2 comprend une partie de fixation 4 au récipient ainsi qu'une partie verseuse 5 de forme générale cylindrique, prolongeant la dite partie de fixation 4 vers l'extérieur du récipient.The fixed part 2 comprises a part 4 for fixing to the container as well as a part jug 5 of generally cylindrical shape, extending said fixing part 4 towards the outside of the container.

La partie de fixation 4 comporte une jupe extérieure 6 munie d'un filetage intérieur 7, et une jupe intérieure 8 destinée à coopérer avec la surface intérieure du goulot pour assurer l'étanchéité entre la pièce fixe 2 et le goulot.The fixing part 4 comprises an outer skirt 6 provided with a thread interior 7, and an interior skirt 8 intended to cooperate with the surface inside the neck to ensure the seal between the fixed part 2 and the neck.

La jupe extérieure 6 présente, à distance au-dessus du filetage 7, un décrochement vers l'intérieur, formant un épaulement annulaire 9 rejoignant la jupe intérieure 8 sensiblement à la moitié de sa hauteur axiale.The outer skirt 6 has, at a distance above the thread 7, a inward recess, forming an annular shoulder 9 joining the inner skirt 8 substantially at half of its axial height.

La partie inférieure de la jupe intérieure 8 présente un premier bourrelet annulaire 10, en regard de la jupe extérieure 6, le dit premier bourrelet 10 étant destiné à être en contact avec la surface intérieure du goulot.The lower part of the inner skirt 8 has a first bead annular 10, facing the outer skirt 6, said first bead 10 being intended to be in contact with the interior surface of the neck.

La partie supérieure de la jupe intérieure 8 présente, vers sa partie extrême, un deuxième bourrelet annulaire 11, saillant vers l'extérieur, et dont le rôle sera expliqué plus loin.The upper part of the inner skirt 8 has, towards its end part, a second annular bead 11, projecting outwards, the role of which will be explained further.

La partie extrême supérieure de la jupe intérieure 8 est reliée à la partie verseuse 5 de la pièce fixe 2 par un épaulement annulaire 12 s'étendant vers l'intérieur de la dite pièce fixe 2.The upper end part of the inner skirt 8 is connected to the part jug 5 of the fixed part 2 by an annular shoulder 12 extending towards the interior of said fixed part 2.

Enfin, la partie de fixation 4 comprend une bande d'inviolabilité 13 reliée par des ponts frangibles 14 ou une ligne de plus faible résistance à l'extrémité libre de la jupe extérieure 6. La bande d'inviolabilité 13 comporte des saillies d'accrochage 15, dirigées vers l'axe de la pièce fixe 2, destinées à coopérer avec le goulot du récipient.Finally, the fixing part 4 comprises a tamper-evident band 13 connected by frangible bridges 14 or a line of lower resistance at the free end of the outer skirt 6. The tamper-evident band 13 has projections attachment 15, directed towards the axis of the fixed part 2, intended to cooperate with the neck of the container.

La partie de fixation 4 est prolongée, vers le bord intérieur de l'épaulement annulaire 12, par la partie verseuse 5, qui s'étend axialement vers le haut sur les figures, c'est-à-dire vers l'extérieur du récipient. The fixing part 4 is extended, towards the inner edge of the shoulder annular 12, by the pouring part 5, which extends axially upwards on the figures, that is to say towards the outside of the container.

La partie verseuse 5 comprend tout d'abord une jupe cylindrique 16 de faible longueur axiale, comportant à son extrémité libre inférieure deux rangées circulaires de bourrelets intérieurs 17 formant une rainure 18.The pouring part 5 firstly comprises a cylindrical skirt 16 of low axial length, having at its lower free end two rows circular inner beads 17 forming a groove 18.

Chacune des rangées de bourrelets 17 s'étend sur sensiblement 90° d'angle, les dites deux rangées étant sensiblement diamétralement opposées, comme représenté sur la figure 4.Each of the rows of beads 17 extends over a substantially 90 ° angle, said two rows being substantially diametrically opposite, as shown in figure 4.

La partie verseuse 5 comprend également une partie cylindrique 19 qui comporte un orifice latéral 20 de sortie de fluide, le dit orifice 20 étant situé à distance au-dessus de l'épaulement annulaire 12 et étant muni d'un rebord 21 s'étendant radialement vers l'extérieur et formant bec verseur. Dans la réalisation représentée, l'orifice 20 est situé sensiblement à mi longueur de la partie cylindrique 19, au droit d'une rangée de bourrelets intérieurs 17.The pouring part 5 also includes a cylindrical part 19 which has a lateral fluid outlet orifice 20, said orifice 20 being located at distance above the annular shoulder 12 and being provided with a flange 21 extending radially outward and forming a spout. In the embodiment shown, the orifice 20 is located substantially mid-length of the cylindrical part 19, in line with a row of interior beads 17.

La partie verseuse 5 comprend en outre une avancée 22 saillant vers l'extérieur de la partie cylindrique 19, la dite avancée étant sensiblement diamétralement opposée à l'orifice 20 de sortie du fluide, et définissant un passage permettant l'entrée d'air dans le dispositif 1 lors du versement du fluide.The pouring part 5 further comprises a projection 22 projecting outwards of the cylindrical part 19, the said projection being substantially diametrically opposite to the fluid outlet orifice 20, and defining a passage allowing the entry of air into the device 1 during the pouring of the fluid.

Enfin, la partie verseuse 5 comprend des moyens permettant de limiter le déplacement de la pièce mobile 3 par rapport à la dite pièce fixe 2.Finally, the pouring part 5 comprises means making it possible to limit the displacement of the moving part 3 relative to said fixed part 2.

D'une part, la partie verseuse 5 comprend une butée 23 saillant vers l'extérieur de la partie cylindrique 19, depuis l'avancée 22, la dite butée 23 étant sensiblement diamétralement opposée à l'orifice 20 de sortie de fluide.On the one hand, the pouring part 5 comprises a stop 23 projecting outwards of the cylindrical part 19, from the projection 22, the said stop 23 being substantially diametrically opposite to the fluid outlet orifice 20.

La butée 23, sensiblement parallélépipédique, s'étend axialement depuis l'extrémité supérieure 24 de la partie cylindrique 19 sur une longueur axiale petite par rapport à la hauteur de la dite partie cylindrique 19, par exemple sur moins d'un quart de cette hauteur.The stop 23, substantially parallelepiped, extends axially from the upper end 24 of the cylindrical part 19 over an axial length small compared to the height of said cylindrical part 19, for example on less than a quarter of that height.

D'autre part, la partie verseuse 5 comprend une rampe 25, sensiblement plane et orthogonale à l'axe de la partie verseuse 5, faisant saillie vers l'extérieur de la partie verseuse 5. La rampe 25 s'étend sur une partie de la périphérie de la partie verseuse, par exemple sur environ 90° d'angle.On the other hand, the pouring part 5 comprises a ramp 25, substantially planar and orthogonal to the axis of the pouring part 5, projecting outwards from the pouring part 5. The ramp 25 extends over part of the periphery of the pouring part, for example over a 90 ° angle.

La rampe 25 est située vers l'extrémité supérieure 24 de la partie cylindrique 19, à distance de celle-ci, la distance entre l'extrémité supérieure 24 et la rampe 25 étant sensiblement égale à la hauteur axiale de la butée 23.The ramp 25 is located towards the upper end 24 of the cylindrical part 19, at a distance therefrom, the distance between the upper end 24 and the ramp 25 being substantially equal to the axial height of the stop 23.

Une première extrémité de la rampe 25 est située à proximité mais à distance de la butée 23, et est prolongée par une première paroi 26 s'étendant axialement vers la partie de fixation 4 sur une faible longueur.A first end of the ramp 25 is located near but at a distance of the stop 23, and is extended by a first wall 26 extending axially towards the fixing part 4 over a short length.

Une deuxième extrémité de la rampe 25, située d'un côté de la première extrémité de la rampe 25 ne comprenant pas la butée 23, est prolongée par une deuxième paroi 27 s'étendant axialement sensiblement jusqu'à l'extrémité supérieure 24 de la partie cylindrique 19.A second end of the ramp 25, located on one side of the first end of the ramp 25 not including the stop 23, is extended by a second wall 27 extending axially substantially to the end upper 24 of the cylindrical part 19.

On définit un premier sens de rotation R1 autour de l'axe de la pièce fixe 2, allant de la première paroi 26 vers la butée 23, et un deuxième sens de rotation R2, opposé au premier sens de rotation R1, allant de la butée 23 à la deuxième paroi 27 en passant par la première paroi 26 (voir figure 3).A first direction of rotation R1 is defined around the axis of the fixed part 2, going from the first wall 26 towards the stop 23, and a second direction of rotation R2, opposite the first direction of rotation R1, going from the stop 23 to the second wall 27 passing through the first wall 26 (see Figure 3).

On décrit à présent la pièce mobile 3.We will now describe the moving part 3.

La pièce mobile 3 comprend une paroi transversale d'extrémité 28, de laquelle font saillie dans le même sens une cheminée 29 de forme générale cylindrique, une jupe extérieure 30 permettant de saisir et de manoeuvrer la pièce mobile depuis l'extérieur, et une jupe intérieure 31, située entre la cheminée 29 et la jupe extérieure 30.The moving part 3 comprises a transverse end wall 28, from which project in the same direction a chimney 29 of generally cylindrical shape, an outer skirt 30 for gripping and maneuvering the moving part from the outside, and an inner skirt 31, located between the chimney 29 and the outer skirt 30.

La cheminée 29 est ouverte à son extrémité axiale libre et présente deux orifices latéraux de sortie de fluide 32, 32', sensiblement diamétralement opposés. The chimney 29 is open at its free axial end and has two lateral fluid outlet orifices 32, 32 ', substantially diametrically opposed.

La cheminée 29 comporte, vers son extrémité axiale libre, un bourrelet 33, saillant vers l'extérieur de la cheminée 29, pouvant être engagé dans la rainure 18 de la pièce fixe 2.The chimney 29 comprises, towards its free axial end, a bead 33, projecting outwards from the chimney 29, which can be engaged in the groove 18 of the fixed part 2.

La cheminée 29 est montée à ajustement serré dans la partie verseuse 5 de la pièce fixe 2 de façon que la pièce mobile 3 soit mobile en rotation et en translation dans la pièce fixe 2.The chimney 29 is fitted tightly in the pouring part 5 of the fixed part 2 so that the moving part 3 is movable in rotation and in translation in the fixed part 2.

La jupe extérieure 30 est prolongée, vers son extrémité libre, par une bande d'inviolabilité 34 arrachable par traction d'une patte 35, et par un anneau 36 muni d'un bourrelet annulaire intérieur 37 apte à coopérer avec le deuxième bourrelet annulaire 11 de la pièce fixe 2.The outer skirt 30 is extended, towards its free end, by a band tamper evident 34 removable by pulling a tab 35, and by a ring 36 provided with an inner annular bead 37 able to cooperate with the second annular bead 11 of the fixed part 2.

Enfin, la jupe intérieure 31 comporte une nervure 38 saillant vers l'axe de la cheminée 29 et s'étendant axialement sur sensiblement toute la hauteur axiale de la dite jupe intérieure 31.Finally, the inner skirt 31 has a rib 38 projecting towards the axis of the chimney 29 and extending axially over substantially the entire axial height of said inner skirt 31.

La nervure 38 est située à sensiblement 90° de chaque orifice 32, 32' de sortie de fluide de la cheminée 29, et est destinée à coopérer avec la butée 23 de la partie verseuse 5 de la pièce fixe 2.The rib 38 is located at substantially 90 ° from each outlet orifice 32, 32 ' fluid from the chimney 29, and is intended to cooperate with the stop 23 of the pouring part 5 of the fixed part 2.

La jupe intérieure peut également comprendre une deuxième nervure 38'.The inner skirt may also include a second rib 38 '.

On décrit à présent les différentes positons que peut prendre la pièce mobile 3 par rapport à la pièce fixe 2.We now describe the different positions that the moving part can take 3 relative to the fixed part 2.

Avant la première ouverture du dispositif 1 placé sur le goulot d'un récipient, la pièce mobile 3 se trouve dans la position illustrée sur les figures 6 à 9.Before the first opening of the device 1 placed on the neck of a container, the moving part 3 is in the position illustrated in FIGS. 6 to 9.

L'anneau 36, encliqueté derrière le deuxième bourrelet annulaire 11 de la pièce fixe 2, lié à la bande d'inviolabilité 34, maintient la pièce mobile 3 fixée à la pièce fixe 2. The ring 36, snapped behind the second annular bead 11 of the part fixed 2, linked to the tamper-evident band 34, keeps the moving part 3 fixed to the part fixed 2.

La pièce mobile est alors dans sa position dite d'enfoncement maximal. Dans cette position, l'extrémité libre de la jupe intérieure 31 est située à proximité de l'épaulement annulaire 12 de la partie de fixation 4, et la cheminée 29 pénètre à l'intérieur de la dite partie de fixation 4. Les orifices 32, 32' de la cheminée 29 et l'orifice 20 de la partie cylindrique 19 de la pièce fixe 2 sont décalés axialement, de sorte qu'ils ne peuvent être amenés en coïncidence.The moving part is then in its so-called maximum insertion position. In this position, the free end of the inner skirt 31 is located near the annular shoulder 12 of the fixing part 4, and the chimney 29 penetrates the interior of said fixing part 4. The orifices 32, 32 'of the chimney 29 and the orifice 20 of the cylindrical part 19 of the fixed part 2 is axially offset, so that they cannot be brought into coincidence.

La nervure 38 de la pièce mobile 3 est située entre la butée 23 de la partie verseuse 5 de la pièce fixe 2 et la première paroi 26 de la rampe 25.The rib 38 of the moving part 3 is located between the stop 23 of the part jug 5 of the fixed part 2 and the first wall 26 of the ramp 25.

A la première utilisation, la bande d'inviolabilité 34 est arrachée, comme illustré sur la figure 10.On first use, the tamper-evident band 34 is torn off, as illustrated in Figure 10.

La pièce mobile 3 n'est alors plus fixée à la pièce fixe 2, et peut être déplacée d'une part en rotation, selon les sens R1 et R2, et d'autre part en translation axiale vers le haut.The moving part 3 is then no longer fixed to the fixed part 2, and can be moved on the one hand in rotation, in the directions R1 and R2, and on the other hand in translation axial upwards.

Lorsque la pièce mobile 3 est en position d'enfoncement maximal, le déplacement de la pièce mobile 3 en rotation par rapport à la pièce fixe 2 est limité, dans les deux sens R1, R2, à une valeur réduite, par la butée 23 et la première paroi 26 de la rampe 25, via la nervure 38.When the moving part 3 is in the maximum insertion position, the displacement of the moving part 3 in rotation relative to the fixed part 2 is limited, in both directions R1, R2, to a reduced value, by the stop 23 and the first wall 26 of the ramp 25, via the rib 38.

Quant au déplacement axial, il est autorisé, mais guidé, entre la butée 23 et la première paroi 26 de la rampe 25, comme indiqué sur la figure 3.As for the axial displacement, it is authorized, but guided, between the stop 23 and the first wall 26 of the ramp 25, as shown in FIG. 3.

Dans la position haute extrême, dite position d'extraction, les bourrelets 33 de la cheminée sont engagés dans les rainures 18 de la pièce fixe 2, de sorte à permettre le maintien de la pièce mobile 3 dans cette position d'extraction.In the extreme high position, called the extraction position, the beads 33 of the chimney are engaged in the grooves 18 of the fixed part 2, so that allow the moving part 3 to be maintained in this extraction position.

Les orifices latéraux 20, 32, 32' des deux pièces 2, 3 sont situés sensiblement à la même distance axiale. La pièce mobile 3 étant mobile en rotation dans la pièce fixe 2, les orifices 32, 32' de la pièce mobile 3 peuvent donc être amenés en coïncidence avec l'orifice 20 de la pièce fixe 2 par rotation de la pièce mobile 3. The lateral orifices 20, 32, 32 ′ of the two parts 2, 3 are located substantially at the same axial distance. The movable part 3 being movable in rotation in the fixed part 2, the orifices 32, 32 'of the movable part 3 can therefore be brought in coincidence with the orifice 20 of the fixed part 2 by rotation of the part mobile 3.

Dans la position d'extraction, la pièce mobile 3 peut être déplacée en rotation entre une position dans laquelle aucune zone de l'orifice 32, 32' de la pièce mobile 3 n'est en coïncidence avec une zone de l'orifice 20 de la pièce fixe 2 et une position dans laquelle l'un des orifices l'orifice 32, 32' de la pièce mobile 3 est en parfaite coïncidence avec l'orifice 20 de la pièce fixe 2.In the extraction position, the moving part 3 can be moved in rotation between a position in which no area of the hole 32, 32 'of the part movable 3 is coincident with a zone of the orifice 20 of the fixed part 2 and a position in which one of the orifices the orifice 32, 32 'of the moving part 3 is in perfect coincidence with the orifice 20 of the fixed part 2.

Dans la première position précitée, aucun écoulement de fluide n'est possible (figure 10), tandis que dans la deuxième position précitée, le débit d'écoulement du fluide est maximal (figures 11 et 12). II est à noter que l'anneau 36 n'a pas été représenté sur la figure 11. Des positions intermédiaires sont possibles, ce qui permet de doser le débit d'écoulement (figure 13). Ce dosage est d'autant plus facile que la rampe 25 sert de surface d'appui à la jupe intérieure 31, permettant le maintien de la pièce mobile 3 en position d'extraction, puisque, du fait de leur discontinuité, les bourrelets 17 de la partie de fixation 4 ne jouent plus ce rôle.In the first position mentioned above, no fluid flow is possible (Figure 10), while in the second position above, the flow rate fluid is maximum (Figures 11 and 12). It should be noted that the ring 36 has not was shown in Figure 11. Intermediate positions are possible, this which allows the flow rate to be measured (Figure 13). This dosage is all the more easier than the ramp 25 serves as a bearing surface for the inner skirt 31, allowing the movable part 3 to be maintained in the extraction position, since, from the made of their discontinuity, the beads 17 of the fixing part 4 do not play more this role.

Le récipient est incliné afin que le liquide puisse être versé (figure 11). Un passage d'air est possible grâce à la présence de l'avancée 22 de la partie cylindrique de la pièce fixe 2, ce qui permet de faciliter l'écoulement du fluide hors du récipient.The container is tilted so that the liquid can be poured (Figure 11). A air passage is possible thanks to the presence of the advanced 22 of the part cylindrical of the fixed part 2, which facilitates the flow of the fluid out of the container.

La longueur axiale de la jupe intérieure 31 est telle que, lorsque la pièce mobile 3 est en position d'extraction, l'extrémité libre de la jupe intérieure 31 est située en regard de la partie verseuse 5 de la pièce fixe 2 (voir figure 11).The axial length of the inner skirt 31 is such that, when the part mobile 3 is in the extraction position, the free end of the inner skirt 31 is located opposite the pouring part 5 of the fixed part 2 (see FIG. 11).

S'il existe une pression à l'intérieur du récipient, par exemple lorsque le récipient est plein ou si un utilisateur appuie sur le dit récipient, le fluide contenu dans le récipient peut s'écouler par l'orifice 32' de la cheminée 29 qui n'est pas en coïncidence avec l'orifice 20 de la pièce fixe 2, et par le passage d'air ménagé au niveau de l'avancée 22.If there is pressure inside the container, for example when the container is full or if a user presses on said container, the fluid in the container can flow through the opening 32 'of the chimney 29 which is not in coincidence with the orifice 20 of the fixed part 2, and by the passage of controlled air at the advanced 22 level.

Du fait de la présence de la jupe intérieure 31, et de sa longueur axiale, le fluide est canalisé dans l'espace annulaire compris entre la cheminée 29 et la jupe intérieure 31. Sous l'effet de la gravité (le dispositif étant incliné comme représenté sur la figure 11 ), ce fluide est dirigé vers l'orifice 20 de la pièce fixe 2, et s'écoule à partir de l'espace annulaire précité vers l'extérieur du dispositif, un jeu 39 étant prévu à cet effet entre l'extrémité libre de la jupe intérieure 31 et le rebord 21 de l'orifice 20.Due to the presence of the inner skirt 31, and its axial length, the fluid is channeled in the annular space between the chimney 29 and the skirt interior 31. Under the effect of gravity (the device being inclined as shown in FIG. 11), this fluid is directed towards the orifice 20 of the fixed part 2, and flows from the abovementioned annular space towards the outside of the device, a clearance 39 being provided for this purpose between the free end of the inner skirt 31 and the rim 21 of the orifice 20.

L'invention permet donc de récupérer le fluide fuyant par le passage destiné à permettre l'entrée d'air, et de le diriger à proximité de l'orifice d'écoulement souhaité du fluide. Ainsi, d'une part, le dispositif permet d'éviter une fuite indésirable, et d'autre part de perdre une certaine quantité de fluide.The invention therefore makes it possible to recover the leaking fluid through the passage intended for allow the entry of air, and direct it near the flow orifice desired fluid. Thus, on the one hand, the device makes it possible to avoid a leak undesirable, and on the other hand losing a certain amount of fluid.

Lorsque la pièce mobile 3 est en position d'extraction, la nervure 38 est située entre la butée 23 saillant de la partie verseuse 5 de la pièce fixe 2 - position dans laquelle la nervure 38 n'est pas en contact avec la rampe 25 et où aucune zone de l'un ou l'autre des orifices 32, 32' de la pièce mobile 3 n'est en coïncidence avec une zone de l'orifice 20 de la pièce fixe 2 - et la deuxième paroi 27 de la rampe 25 - position dans laquelle la nervure 38 est en contact avec la rampe 25 et où les orifices latéraux 20, 32, 32' des deux pièces 2, 3 coïncident.When the moving part 3 is in the extraction position, the rib 38 is located between the stop 23 protruding from the pouring part 5 of the fixed part 2 - position in which the rib 38 is not in contact with the ramp 25 and where no area of one or other of the orifices 32, 32 'of the moving part 3 is not coincidence with an area of the orifice 20 of the fixed part 2 - and the second wall 27 of the ramp 25 - position in which the rib 38 is in contact with the ramp 25 and where the lateral orifices 20, 32, 32 'of the two parts 2, 3 coincide.

Le mouvement en rotation de la pièce mobile 3 par rapport à la pièce fixe 2, dans la position d'extraction, est limité dans le sens R1 par la butée 23, et dans le sens R2 par la deuxième paroi 27 de la rampe 25, via la nervure 38.The rotational movement of the moving part 3 relative to the fixed part 2, in the extraction position, is limited in the direction R1 by the stop 23, and in the direction R2 through the second wall 27 of the ramp 25, via the rib 38.

Le déplacement depuis la position d'enfoncement maximal jusqu'à la position d'extraction, avec coïncidence des orifices 20, 32, 32' est guidé par la butée 23, la rampe 25 et les parois 26, 27 de la dite rampe 25.Movement from the maximum sinking position to the position extraction, with coincidence of the orifices 20, 32, 32 ′ is guided by the stop 23, the ramp 25 and the walls 26, 27 of said ramp 25.

Ce déplacement s'effectue obligatoirement suivant les flèches représentées sur les figures 3 et 10, de sorte que le déplacement de la pièce mobile 3 par rapport à la pièce fixe 2 depuis la position d'enfoncement maximal jusqu'à la position d'extraction avec coïncidence des orifices 20, 32, 32' est guidée et facilitée.This movement must be carried out according to the arrows shown on Figures 3 and 10, so that the displacement of the movable part 3 relative to the fixed part 2 from the maximum insertion position to the position of coincidence extraction of the orifices 20, 32, 32 'is guided and facilitated.

Claims (19)

  1. A device for stoppering a container and drawing off a fluid product contained in said container, comprising:
    a fixed piece (2) comprising a part (4) for fixing to the container and a pouring part (5) of general cylindrical shape, continuing said fixing part (4) towards the outside of the container, the pouring part (5) being open at its two axial ends and having a lateral fluid output opening (20) and means (22) defining a passage allowing the entry of air into the device during pouring of the fluid ;
    a movable piece (3) comprising a transverse end wall (28) from which there project in the same direction on the one hand a tube (29) of general cylindrical shape, open at its free axial end and having at least one lateral fluid output opening (32, 32'), and on the other hand an external skirt (30) making it possible to grip and operate the movable piece (3) from the outside, the tube (29) being mounted with a tight fit in the pouring part (5) of the fixed piece (2) so that the movable piece (3) is :
    movable rotationally in the fixed piece (2);
    and movable in axial translation with respect to the fixed piece (2), the fixed piece (2) and the movable piece (3) comprising first means (11, 34, 36, 37) designed for defining a first axial position of the movable piece (3) with respect to the fixed piece (2), referred to as the maximum pushing-in position, in which the lateral openings (20, 32, 32') in the two pieces (2, 3) are offset axially so that it is not possible for them to be brought into coincidence, and second means (17, 18, 33) designed for defining a second axial position of the movable piece (3) with respect to the fixed piece (2), referred to as the extraction position, in which the lateral openings (20, 32, 32') in the two pieces (2, 3) can be brought into coincidence by rotation of the movable piece (3) ;
    characterised in that the movable piece (3) also comprises an internal skirt (31) projecting from the transverse wall (28) in the same direction as the tube (29), between said tube (29) and the external skirt (30), said internal skirt (31) having an axial length such that, when the movable piece (3) is in the extraction position, the free end of the internal skirt (31) is situated facing the pouring part (5) of the fixed piece (2), so that, during pouring of the fluid, the fluid contained in the container cannot escape through the passage allowing the entry of air but is channelled, in the annular space contained between the tube (29) and the internal skirt (31), towards the fluid output opening (20) in the fixed piece (2).
  2. A device according to Claim 1, characterised in that the pouring part (5) comprises a prominence (22) projecting towards the outside, substantially diametrically opposite the fluid output opening (20), said prominence (22) defining a passage allowing the entry of air into the device (1), when the movable piece (3) is in the extraction position and during pouring of the fluid.
  3. A device according to Claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the fixed piece (2) comprises:
    third means (23, 26) intended to cooperate with complementary means (38) provided on the movable piece (3), so as to limit to a reduced value the amplitude of the rotational movement of the movable piece (3) with respect to the fixed piece (2) in the two directions (R1, R2) when the movable piece (3) is in the maximum pushing-in position, and to permit the axial displacement of said movable piece (3) towards the extraction position;
    fourth means (23, 25, 27) intended to cooperate with complementary means (38) provided on the movable piece (3), so as to allow the movable piece (3) to be kept in the extraction position and to limit, in this position, the amplitude of the rotational movement of the movable piece (3) with respect to the fixed piece (2) between a position where the lateral openings (20, 32, 32') in the two pieces (2, 3) coincide perfectly and a position where no area of the opening (32, 32') in the movable piece (3) is in coincidence with an area of the opening (20) in the fixed piece (2),
    so that the displacement of the movable piece (3) with respect to the fixed piece (2) from the maximum pushing-in position to the extraction position with coincidence of the openings (20, 32, 32') is guided and facilitated.
  4. A device according to any one of Claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the internal skirt (31) comprises at least one rib (38, 38') projecting towards the axis of the tube (29), and in that the fixed piece (2) comprises at least one limit stop (23) projecting towards the outside of the pouring part (5) of the fixed piece (2), the rib (38, 38') being intended to cooperate with the limit stop (23) so as to limit the amplitude of the rotational movement of the movable piece (3) with respect to the fixed piece (2) in a first direction (R1), when the movable piece (3) is in the maximum pushing-in position or in the extraction position.
  5. A device according to Claim 4, characterised in that the rib (38) projecting from the internal skirt (31) extends over substantially the entire axial height of said internal skirt (31).
  6. A device according to Claim 4 or 5, characterised in that the tube (29) comprises two diametrically opposite fluid output openings (32, 32'), and in that the internal skirt (31) comprises at least one rib (38, 38') situated at substantially 90° from each opening (32, 32').
  7. A device according to any one of Claims 4 to 6, characterised in that the limit stop (23) projecting from the pouring part (5) is situated towards the free end (24) of said pouring part (5), the axial height of said limit stop (23) being small compared with the axial height of the pouring part (5).
  8. A device according to any one of Claims 4 to 7, characterised in that the limit stop (23) is substantially diametrically opposite the lateral fluid output opening (20).
  9. A device according to any one of Claims 1 to 8, characterised in that the pouring part (5) comprises a ramp (25) which is substantially flat and orthogonal to the axis of the pouring part (5), projecting towards the outside of the pouring part (5) and extending over part of the periphery of the pouring part (5), said ramp (25) being situated towards the free end (24) of said pouring part (5), but at a distance therefrom, and being intended to prevent the movable piece (3) from being displaced from its extraction position towards its maximum pushing-in position.
  10. A device according to Claim 9, when it depends on Claim 4, characterised in that the distance between the free end (24) of the pouring part (5) and the ramp (25) is substantially equal to the axial height of the limit stop (23) projecting from the pouring part (5).
  11. A device according to Claim 9 or 10, when it depends on Claim 4, characterised in that a first end of the ramp (25) is situated in proximity to, but at a distance from, the limit stop (23) projecting from the pouring part (5), in a second direction (R2) opposite to the first direction (R1), so as to limit the amplitude of the rotational movement of the movable piece (3) with respect to the fixed piece (2) in said second direction (R2), when the movable piece (3) is in the maximum pushing-in position.
  12. A device according to Claim 11, characterised in that the ramp (25) extends from its first end in the second direction (R2) to a second end, said second end of the ramp (25) being continued by a wall (27) substantially parallel to the axis of the pouring part (5) and directed towards the free end (24) of the pouring part (5), said wall (27) being intended to cooperate with a rib (38) of the movable piece (3) so as to limit the amplitude of the rotational movement of the movable piece (3) with respect to the fixed piece (2) in the second direction (R2), when the movable piece (3) is in the extraction position.
  13. A device according to any one of Claims 9 to 12, characterised in that the ramp (25) extends over substantially 90° of angle.
  14. A device according to any one of Claims 9 to 13, when they depend on Claim 4, characterised in that, when the movable piece (3) is in the maximum pushing-in position, the rib (38) is placed between the limit stop (23) projecting from the pouring part (5) of the fixed piece (2) and the first end of the ramp (25).
  15. A device according to any one of Claims 12 to 14, when they depend on Claim 4, characterised in that, when the movable piece (3) is in the extraction position, the rib (38) is situated between the limit stop (23) projecting from the pouring part (5) of the fixed piece (2) - a position in which the rib (38) is not in contact with the ramp (25) and where no area of the opening (32, 32') in the movable piece (3) is in coincidence with an area of the opening (20) in the fixed piece (2) - and the wall (27) continuing the second end of the ramp (25) - a position in which the rib (38) is in contact with the ramp (25) and where the lateral openings (20, 32, 32') in the two pieces (2, 3) coincide.
  16. A device according to any one of Claims 1 to 15, characterised in that the fixed piece (2) comprises at least one internal flange (17) defining a groove (18) in which a flange (33) projecting towards the outside of the tube (29) of the movable piece (3) is able to be engaged, so as to keep the movable piece (3) axially in its extraction position corresponding to the second position.
  17. A device according to Claim 16, characterised in that the internal flange (17) extends over two diametrically opposite arcs each extending over approximately 90°.
  18. A device according to any one of Claims 1 to 17, characterised in that the first means comprise a tamper-resistant band (34) which, as long as it is not torn off, connects the external skirt (30) to the fixed piece (2) and keeps the movable piece (3) in an axial maximum pushing-in position, corresponding to said first axial position, and in a defined angular position, and in that, after tearing off of said tamper-resistant band (34) and translational movement of the movable piece (3) with respect to the fixed piece (2) towards said second axial position, the second means permit a rotation of the movable piece (3) with respect to the fixed piece (2) in order to make it possible to bring the lateral openings (20, 32, 32') in the two pieces (2, 3) selectively into coincidence with a view to the dispensing of the product.
  19. A dispenser according to any one of Claims 1 to 18, characterised in that the fixed piece (2) is fixed by screws to the neck of the container, and in that the fixed piece (2) comprises, on its fixing part (4), a tamper-resistant ring (13) cooperating by latching with the neck.
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