EP1295644A1 - Dispositif de dosage avec un réservoir ainsi qu'une pompe - Google Patents

Dispositif de dosage avec un réservoir ainsi qu'une pompe Download PDF

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EP1295644A1
EP1295644A1 EP02008876A EP02008876A EP1295644A1 EP 1295644 A1 EP1295644 A1 EP 1295644A1 EP 02008876 A EP02008876 A EP 02008876A EP 02008876 A EP02008876 A EP 02008876A EP 1295644 A1 EP1295644 A1 EP 1295644A1
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Pierre Mbonyumuhire
Lothar Graf
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Aptar Radolfzell GmbH
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Priority to PL367351A priority patent/PL201051B1/pl
Priority to CA002461006A priority patent/CA2461006C/fr
Priority to PCT/EP2002/010420 priority patent/WO2003026804A1/fr
Priority to JP2003530431A priority patent/JP2005503300A/ja
Priority to US10/490,529 priority patent/US20050127107A1/en
Priority to CNB028231538A priority patent/CN1304121C/zh
Priority to ARP020103530A priority patent/AR036557A1/es
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/0005—Components or details
    • B05B11/0037—Containers
    • B05B11/0039—Containers associated with means for compensating the pressure difference between the ambient pressure and the pressure inside the container, e.g. pressure relief means
    • B05B11/0044—Containers associated with means for compensating the pressure difference between the ambient pressure and the pressure inside the container, e.g. pressure relief means compensating underpressure by ingress of atmospheric air into the container, i.e. with venting means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/0005—Components or details
    • B05B11/0037—Containers
    • B05B11/0039—Containers associated with means for compensating the pressure difference between the ambient pressure and the pressure inside the container, e.g. pressure relief means
    • B05B11/0044—Containers associated with means for compensating the pressure difference between the ambient pressure and the pressure inside the container, e.g. pressure relief means compensating underpressure by ingress of atmospheric air into the container, i.e. with venting means
    • B05B11/00444—Containers associated with means for compensating the pressure difference between the ambient pressure and the pressure inside the container, e.g. pressure relief means compensating underpressure by ingress of atmospheric air into the container, i.e. with venting means with provision for filtering or cleaning the air flow drawn into the container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
    • B05B11/02—Membranes or pistons acting on the contents inside the container, e.g. follower pistons
    • B05B11/026—Membranes separating the content remaining in the container from the atmospheric air to compensate underpressure inside the container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
    • B05B11/10—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
    • B05B11/1001—Piston pumps
    • B05B11/1016—Piston pumps the outlet valve having a valve seat located downstream a movable valve element controlled by a pressure actuated controlling element
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
    • B05B11/10—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
    • B05B11/1042—Components or details
    • B05B11/1052—Actuation means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
    • B05B11/10—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
    • B05B11/1042—Components or details
    • B05B11/1061—Pump priming means
    • B05B11/1063—Air exhausted from the pump chamber being discharged into the container during priming
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
    • B05B11/10—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
    • B05B11/1042—Components or details
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  • the invention relates to a metering device with a media store as well as with a pump device for dosing and dispensing an in the media storage medium, as well as with the media storage assigned pressure compensation means.
  • Such a metering device is known from DE 33 39 180 C2.
  • a drag piston is assigned to the media reservoir, which depends on the volume reduction of the medium in the Media storage within the cylindrical media storage by the standing vacuum is moved translationally.
  • the object of the invention is a metering device of the aforementioned Art to create one with simple and reliable means Allows pressure equalization.
  • the media storage with pressure-sensitive, flexible walls is provided.
  • the media storage through flexible film walls one or multilayer film limited.
  • the flexible walls allow a pressure and volume equalization by the discharge of the medium the walls change depending on the negative pressure that arises contract accordingly.
  • film material gas and / or liquid-tight plastic films used which are preferably metal-coated on the inside.
  • Particularly suitable are aluminum-coated foils.
  • the object of the invention is also achieved in that the Media storage at least one pressure compensation opening open to an atmosphere is assigned, which tapers towards the atmosphere Nozzle shape with a minimum diameter of 0.1mm to 0.3mm.
  • This enables pressure equalization.
  • the little one Guaranteed opening diameter of the pressure equalization opening the necessary pressure equalization option.
  • the pressure equalization opening in a sealing cover is advantageous of the media storage integrated.
  • the Pressure equalization opening eccentric to a central longitudinal axis of the cover positioned.
  • the cover can be advantageous concentric to the central longitudinal axis a passage for the suction function have the pumping device for media storage.
  • the object of the invention is also achieved in that a closed by a filter arrangement pressure equalization Atmosphere is provided, the filter assembly contaminating Retains components of the atmospheric air. That is it possible to store a medium without preservatives in the media storage stockpile, since contamination of the medium by appropriate Ingredients of the atmospheric air is avoided.
  • the filter arrangement is advantageous including the pressure equalization opening in a cover integrated for the media storage.
  • the filter arrangement has a filter housing which comprises at least one filter membrane and the form or non-positively or cohesively in the correspondingly designed pressure compensation opening is fitted.
  • the filter housing is preferred made of plastic.
  • the filter membrane preferably consists of PP / PTFE or made of TPE / PES.
  • the filter membrane is on the Laminated filter housing or encapsulated by the filter housing. hereby is a safe and constant positioning of the filter membrane given that ensures a reliable filter effect.
  • a closure cap 1 the on a media storage, preferably in the form of a bottle or can-shaped container, can be snapped on.
  • the cover 1 cup-shaped and it has on its inner circumference an unspecified ring shoulder on a corresponding one Ring flange in a neck area of the media store can be snapped on.
  • a circumferential elastic seal not designated, is provided, that when the cover 1 is snapped onto the neck of the media store is compressed and so a tight seal of the Media storage guaranteed.
  • a cup-like receiving part 2 which is opposite to the media storage, not shown, coaxial with a central longitudinal axis of the cover 1 protrudes upwards.
  • the recording part 2 forms an outer, shell-shaped housing part for a subsequent Pump device described in more detail, which is part of the metering device 1 is. Also protruding in one piece from the closure cover 1, namely coaxially within the receiving part 2 is a fixed one Pump housing part 3 is provided, the coaxial to the central longitudinal axis the cover 1 is provided with a discharge channel 6, which both down to the media storage and up in Direction of a metering opening 18 is open. In a lower section the discharge channel 6 is a fundamentally known, preferably flexible Intake 7 used.
  • An upper section of the discharge channel 6 is designed as a metering section 13 by this upper section starting from a step-like tapering of the discharge channel 6 a cylindrical dosing channel opposite the lower section of the discharge channel 6 represents a reduced diameter.
  • the as a dosing channel designed metering section 13 is of an inner cylinder jacket 4 surrounded.
  • the inner one forms a radial distance from the inner cylinder jacket 4
  • Pump housing part 3 an outer cylinder jacket 5, which - like the inner cylinder jacket 4 - integrally formed on the cover 1 is.
  • the outer cylinder jacket 5 is coaxial with the inner cylinder jacket aligned.
  • annular displacement space 14 Between the inner cylinder jacket 4 and the outer cylinder jacket 5 remains an annular displacement space 14, which will be discussed in more detail below and which a pump chamber counts.
  • the stroke-movable pump unit has one outer pump housing part 8, with an inner pump piston unit 9 to 11 is firmly connected.
  • the pump piston unit 9 to 11 is separate Made as a one-piece component and inside the outer Pump housing part 8 locked.
  • the pump piston unit has one Piston body 9, which in an upper region has a cylinder space for forms a coaxially arranged, stroke-movable outlet valve 16.
  • the Exhaust valve 16 is by a compression spring arrangement, in the present in Form of an unspecified helical compression spring, in the closing direction so pressurized that the piston-shaped outlet valve 16 the Closes outlet opening 18.
  • the compression spring arrangement is inside of the piston-shaped outlet valve 16 and is supported a bottom of the cylinder space of the piston body 9.
  • the cylinder room of the piston body 9 is in its upper edge region with a Provide all-round sealing lip, which is circumferentially close to the outer jacket of the piston-shaped outlet valve 16 nestles. Thereby is the cylinder space and thus also the receiving space for the compression spring arrangement against the ingress of a medium, especially one Liquid, sealed.
  • the outlet valve 16 is also a filler formed by taking the inside of the outer pump housing part 8 almost completely filled.
  • the piston body 9 is also a packing designed by its outer contour largely to the Inner contour of the outer pump housing part 8 is adapted.
  • the piston body 9 there is a first section to the pump chamber associated outlet chamber 17 formed to the displacement space 14 and the metering section 13 is open.
  • This first section is in its upper area is open radially to the outside and goes into one Annular chamber section of the outlet chamber 17, which between the Outer jacket of the piston body 9, the outer contour of the exhaust valve 16 and the inner contour of the outer pump housing part 8 is formed.
  • the locking flange area with the outer pump housing part 8 is the annular chamber section closed axially downwards.
  • the outlet valve 16 closes the annular chamber section of FIG Outlet chamber 17.
  • the piston body 9 forms a coaxially inner one Valve piston 10, which together with the inner cylinder jacket 4th in the area of the metering section 13 an inlet valve designed as a slide valve forms for the pumping device.
  • the valve piston 10 which is integrally formed on the piston body 9, in a lower one Area provided with an annular dosing lip 12, which is at a Immersion of the valve piston 10 in the metering section 13 tightly an inner wall of the metering section 13 forming metering channel snugly.
  • the diameter of the dosing lip 12 is larger than that Diameter of the valve piston 10.
  • the length of the valve piston 10 as well the stroke of the piston body 9 and thus the entire stroke movable Pump unit are dimensioned so that the dosing lip 12 in one upper, open position shown in Fig. 1 at a short distance is positioned above the metering section 13.
  • a lower, complete pushed down end position of the lifting pump unit is the dosing lip 12 in the step-like extension of the discharge channel 6 driven in, i.e. it is beyond the metering section 13 been moved down.
  • the valve piston 10 is coaxial and at a radial distance from a bell-like one Displacement piston 11 enclosed by a lower Sealing edge all around close to an inner wall of the annular Displacer 14 is present.
  • the cross section of the bell-shaped Displacement piston 11 is on the cross section of the displacement space 14 adjusted so that in the downward moved end position the piston body leaves almost no dead space in the displacement chamber, since the displacer 11 in this position completely in the Displacement chamber 14 is immersed.
  • the one between the outer wall of the valve piston 10 and the inner wall of the displacement piston 11 remaining annulus is in volume on body volume of the inner cylinder jacket 4 matched, which the remaining dead space volume with the pump unit moved down is further reduced.
  • the piston-shaped outlet valve 16 is in the area its outer casing with several ring steps, the pressure application areas form to open the exhaust valve 16.
  • the protective cap 19 has a bell shape which widens conically downwards via an upper molded section of the outer pump housing part 8 is turned over and on an annular shoulder shoulder of the pump housing part 8 axially comes to rest.
  • the protective cap 19 is manually detachable the molded section of the pump housing part 8 snapped.
  • the outside diameter the protective cap 19 is less than the maximum outer diameter of the pump housing part 8.
  • the upper mold section of the Pump housing part 8 is designed as a nose olive for an application to allow a medium contained in the media storage in the nose.
  • the one stored in the media store Medium contain at least one active pharmaceutical ingredient.
  • an actuating handle 20 snapped on, at least on its top on two opposite sides, each with a finger rest is provided on an outer jacket area of the outer pump housing part 8 .
  • the finger rests provided with profiles.
  • circumferential locking web 21 is provided, the above at least one Locking groove is assigned in the corresponding inner edge portions of the Engage the actuating handle 20 axially.
  • the operating handle 20 on the pump housing part 8 by means of an unsolvable Snap connection snapped on, i.e. after the actuating handle has been snapped on axially 20 this is no longer from the pump housing part 8 removable without being destroyed.
  • the pump housing part 8 has a cylindrical one Guide jacket on the in its lower edge area several, over the outer circumference of the guide jacket on the same Height distributed stop cam 23 is provided with a radially inwardly projecting, circumferential locking collar 24 of the or cup-like receiving part 2 cooperate.
  • the locking cams 23 and the locking collar 24 form locking profiles that secure the axial of the movable pump housing part 8 on the fixed Ensure receiving part 2.
  • the locking profiles 23, 24 form an axial retention of the pump housing part 8 against the Compressive force of a pump spring arrangement 15, which acts as a pump drive for a Resetting the stroke-movable pump unit into that shown in FIG. 1 Starting position serves. A manual push down Pump unit thus takes place against the pressure force of the pump spring arrangement 15.
  • the pump spring arrangement 15 outside the outer cylinder jacket 5 of the inner, fixed Pump housing part 8 arranged so that the pump spring arrangement 15 positioned outside of the pump chamber through which the medium flows is.
  • the pump spring arrangement 15 can thus with the medium, for example one containing at least one active pharmaceutical ingredient Liquid, not in contact.
  • the actuating handle 20 has an annular securing extension 22, which projects downwards as a cylinder jacket and in which in FIG. 1 shown, upper end position of the pump unit, the receiving part 2 protrudes axially so far that it covers the area of the locking profiles 23, 24 overlaps.
  • the distance from the outside of the receiving part to the inner wall the protective extension 22 is preferably less than the radial Extension of the locking profiles 23, 24 so that the rigid, annular Protective extension 22 a protection against loosening the locking profiles 23, 24 and thus a trigger protection for the pump housing part 8 forms.
  • a pressure compensation device 25, 26, D provided in the sealing cover 1 is integrated.
  • the pressure compensation device has one strongly tapering towards the outside, serving as a pressure compensation opening Nozzle bore D, the narrowest diameter of which is preferred Does not exceed 0.2mm to 0.3mm. This is a gas exchange guaranteed, however, a loss of fluid is due to the extreme small nozzle bore D minimized. This results in a reduced Evaporation.
  • the reduced evaporation is particularly advantageous for the filter arrangement 25 additionally provided in FIG. 1.
  • the filter arrangement 25 has a housing for unspecified a membrane-shaped filter 26.
  • the housing is in one Corresponding receptacle of the cover 1 used and preferably glued into it or firmly attached in some other way this connected.
  • the membrane-shaped filter 26 is in the illustrated Embodiment molded from the receiving housing and thus in this integrated. Alternatively, it is also possible to use the membrane-shaped one Laminate filter 26 on an upper end edge of the receiving housing.
  • the membrane-shaped filter is preferably a PP / PTFE membrane or a TPE / PES membrane.
  • the filter 26 serves to contamination of the medium in the media store to avoid by the through the nozzle bore D at a corresponding Pumping process as pressure equalization of atmospheric air drawn in is cleaned by the appropriate membrane. A water or Ingress of moisture is avoided by the filter arrangement 25.
  • valve piston 10 in connection with the Dosing lip 12 and the metering section 13 formed inlet valve works with manual actuation of the actuation handle 20 as a slide, by the outer pump housing part 8 together with the pump unit 9 to 11 is moved down. Due to the fact that the dosing lip 12 with a complete stroke of the pump unit down below the metering section 13 and thus below the step-shaped Paragraph in the discharge channel 6 runs outside, a so-called priming allows.
  • the displacement space 14 and the annular space between the inner Valve piston 10 and the outer displacement piston 11 defined Pump space of the pump device air during a lifting movement the pump unit down into the discharge channel 6 and thus in the intake port 7 and escape into the media storage. The corresponding suction takes place during the subsequent return stroke of the liquid medium. Due to the extremely small dead space volume within the pump chamber serving as the pump chamber A pumping device is preferably sufficient as a priming stroke, to ensure sufficient suction of the medium to be dispensed to achieve in the pumping chamber. The length of the stroke of the dosing lip 12 along the metering section 13 defines the metering volume.
  • a discharge process takes place as soon as the liquid pressure in the pump chamber, i.e. especially in the upper area of the outlet chamber 17, which acts on the piston-shaped outlet valve 16, that by the compression spring arrangement applied back pressure exceeds.
  • the fluid pressure then presses the exhaust valve 16 against the pressing force of the Compression spring arrangement downwards, whereby via the outlet opening 18th the corresponding discharge process of the medium takes place.
  • the outlet opening 18 is preferably nozzle-shaped for atomization of the applied medium.
  • the protective cap 19 is removed.
  • the dosing device shown in Fig. 1 consists of a few plastic components, in the present case from a total of only six plastic components.
  • the cover 1 connects a first plastic component with the receiving part 2 and the inner pump housing part 3
  • the second plastic component is through the outer pump housing part 8 formed.
  • the third plastic component is the pump piston unit 9 to 11.
  • the fourth plastic component is the piston-shaped outlet valve 16.
  • the fifth plastic component is the one with the finger rests Actuating handle 20 and the last plastic component is the Protective cap 19.
  • a pump device corresponds P of the pump device previously described with reference to FIG. 1, so that for a more detailed explanation of the pump device P on the detailed description of Fig. 1 is referenced.
  • functionally identical Parts have the same reference numerals compared to the embodiment 1, but with the addition of the letter "a", Mistake.
  • the following is only the differences of the pumping device P entered into the pumping device in FIG. 1.
  • the remaining metering device, in which the pump device P is integrated is described.
  • the pump device P as a separate unit Can be manufactured separately from the dosing device and detachable with it connected is.
  • 2 to 4 is the Receiving part 2a also integrally with the inner pump housing part designed.
  • the closure cover 28 is sleeve or designed like a ring and has a recess into which the Receiving part 2a of the pump device P by means of a rotating one Ring flange is clickable. For this is an edge of the well provided with an annular locking point, which in FIGS. 2 and 3 recognizable, but is not specified.
  • a dense and game-free Seat of the ring flange and thus of the receiving part 2a in the receiving recess the cover 28 is through an annular seal 29 guaranteed, which is positioned below the ring flange and on a plate rim of the ring-shaped receiving recess of the closure cover 28 rests.
  • the closure cover 28 is a plastic part designed and with an upper edge area of the container cup B locked or firmly connected to it by crimping.
  • the closure cover 28 is below the plate rim of the receiving recess provided with an integrally molded profile ring 27, the as an extension to the closure lid 28 into the interior of the container cup B protrudes.
  • the profile ring with several parallel and spaced ring ribs 32 provided radially to a central longitudinal axis of the closure cover 28 protrude outwards.
  • the sectional view in FIGS. 2 and 3 is in each case by two Ribs pulled through.
  • An actuating handle 20a for the pump device P corresponds with regard to their pump actuation function of the actuation handle 20 1.
  • the actuating handle 20a is also in the form of a cup Designed cylinder jacket that the container cup B over more than axially overlaps half of its height.
  • the outer shell of the container cup B and an inner wall of a lower edge area of the Cylinder jacket 22a of the actuating handle 20a are corresponding Stop profiles 30, 31 provided that each other in the axial Grip in the positive direction. This will make for the actuation handle 20a ensures axial locking. Because the operating handle 20a - like the actuating handle 20 according to FIG. 1 - snapped onto the outer pump housing part of the pump device P. is, the stop profiles 30 and 31 at the same time Stroke limitation of the pump device P created the necessary Retaining force against the pressure force of the pump spring arrangement 15 offers.
  • FIG. 2 and the illustration in FIG. 3 are minor modified. So in the embodiment of FIG. 3 in the Receiving part 2a of the pump device P a receptacle for use a filter arrangement is provided, as can be seen from FIG. 1. If the cover 28 is therefore a tight seal of the container cup B offers, the container cup B can directly as a media storage serve for a corresponding liquid, because despite the dimensionally stable Container cup B through the one provided with the nozzle bore Recording, possibly with the additional use of a filter arrangement, adequate pressure equalization during the operation of the Pump device P is given.
  • the media store S is made up of one single or multi-layer film made of foil bags, the circumferential is tightly connected to the profile ring 27.
  • the Foil bag welded to the profile ring 27, the profiles of the profile ring 27, the surface for a tight welding of Enlarge the foil bag with the profile ring 27.
  • This is a big one Safety of the welded joint as well as the tight seal of the foil bag with the profile ring 27 guaranteed.
  • the one as media storage S serving foil bag is thus only for the pumping device P open, whereby the same pump and discharge function can be achieved is like in the embodiment according to FIG. 1. With each discharge process the volume of the media storage S decreases, which causes the film bag contracts.
  • the flexible wall of the foil bag thus enables pressure and volume compensation within the media storage S with corresponding discharge processes of the pump device P.
  • FIG. 5 and 6 is a metering device shown, the pumping device with the pumping device after Fig. 1 matches. Functionally identical parts of the dosing device are provided with the same reference numerals as in the embodiment 1, but with the addition of the letter "b". In terms of a more detailed explanation is given in the description of FIG. 1 directed. In the following, reference will only be made to those shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 Differences discussed in detail. Significant difference is that the receiving part 2b is similar to the embodiment 2 to 4 separately to a cover 1b is designed. The closure cover 1b is designed as a crimp cover, on a corresponding container neck of a media store is attachable.
  • the mounting of the receiving part 2b together with the cover 1 b, which is designed as a crimp cover, is made with interposition an unspecified, circumferential elastic Poetry.
  • the actuating handle 20b has a cup-shaped Protective extension 22b, which extends beyond the crimped cover Cap 1b is pulled down so that the protective extension 22b a crimping area of the closing cover designed as a crimping cover 1b axially covered. This will loosen the cover 1b from a corresponding container neck of a media store avoided as soon as the operating handle 20b on the outer Pump housing part 8b of the pumping device according to the illustration and Description according to Fig. 1 is snapped on.

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JP2003530431A JP2005503300A (ja) 2001-09-21 2002-09-17 ポンプ装置とともに媒体リザーバを備えた投与装置
PL367351A PL201051B1 (pl) 2001-09-21 2002-09-17 Dozownik z pojemnikiem aplikowanego środka oraz z pompką
CA002461006A CA2461006C (fr) 2001-09-21 2002-09-17 Dispositif de dosage pourvu d'un reservoir de substances et d'un dispositif de pompage
PCT/EP2002/010420 WO2003026804A1 (fr) 2001-09-21 2002-09-17 Dispositif de dosage pourvu d'un reservoir de substances et d'un dispositif de pompage
BRPI0212718-0A BR0212718B1 (pt) 2001-09-21 2002-09-17 dispositivo de dosagem com um reservatório de meios, bem como, com um dispositivo de bombeamento.
US10/490,529 US20050127107A1 (en) 2001-09-21 2002-09-17 Dosing device with a medium reservoir and a pump device
CNB028231538A CN1304121C (zh) 2001-09-21 2002-09-17 具有一个介质容器以及一个泵机构的配量装置
ARP020103530A AR036557A1 (es) 2001-09-21 2002-09-19 Dispositivo dosificador con contenedor de fluido y dispositivo bombeador

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DE10148899 2001-09-21

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