EP1332798A3 - Dispenser for fluid or pasty products - Google Patents

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EP1332798A3
EP1332798A3 EP03002285A EP03002285A EP1332798A3 EP 1332798 A3 EP1332798 A3 EP 1332798A3 EP 03002285 A EP03002285 A EP 03002285A EP 03002285 A EP03002285 A EP 03002285A EP 1332798 A3 EP1332798 A3 EP 1332798A3
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dispenser
fluid
pump
valve plate
pump neck
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Wolfgang Heukamp
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RPC Wiko GmbH
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RPC Wiko GmbH and Co KG
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05BSPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/0005Components or details
    • B05B11/0062Outlet valves actuated by the pressure of the fluid to be sprayed
    • B05B11/007Outlet valves actuated by the pressure of the fluid to be sprayed being opened by deformation of a sealing element made of resiliently deformable material, e.g. flaps, skirts, duck-bill valves
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05BSPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
    • B05B11/10Pump 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
    • B05B11/1028Pumps having a pumping chamber with a deformable wall
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05BSPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
    • B05B11/10Pump 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
    • B05B11/1042Components or details
    • B05B11/1066Pump inlet valves
    • B05B11/1067Pump inlet valves actuated by pressure
    • B05B11/1069Pump inlet valves actuated by pressure the valve being made of a resiliently deformable material or being urged in a closed position by a spring

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Abstract

The dispenser for the dosed delivery of fluid or paste-like substances comprises a storage container (3) with its open bottom end closed off by an axially movable piston (32). A dispensing head (2) includes a bell-shaped dispensing pump (10). An outlet valve (8) as part of the pump neck (12) is made in one piece with it so that by a simple operating stage the complete upper through-passage of the pump neck can be closed off by a valve plate (20). The valve plate, which is preferably made of rubber, has a central hole which is fitted over a pin (11) in the pump neck.
EP03002285A 2002-02-05 2003-02-03 Dispenser for fluid or pasty products Expired - Lifetime EP1332798B1 (en)

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DE20201742U DE20201742U1 (en) 2002-02-05 2002-02-05 Dispenser for flowable products
DE20201742U 2002-02-05

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EP1332798A2 EP1332798A2 (en) 2003-08-06
EP1332798A3 true EP1332798A3 (en) 2003-08-20
EP1332798B1 EP1332798B1 (en) 2007-09-19

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EP (1) EP1332798B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE373521T1 (en)
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EP0048420B1 (en) * 1980-09-22 1984-02-15 Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien Dispenser
US4771925A (en) * 1980-09-22 1988-09-20 Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien Flap valve for a dispenser
US4535820A (en) * 1984-05-24 1985-08-20 Burron Medical Inc. Normally closed check valve
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DE4430583A1 (en) * 1994-08-18 1996-02-22 Harald Dipl Ing Loesche Tooth=paste dispenser with pump
EP0720951A1 (en) * 1995-01-05 1996-07-10 Calmar Inc. Bellows pump dispenser
US5704522A (en) * 1995-03-17 1998-01-06 Total Raffinage Districution S.A. Device for limiting liquid loss, suitable for a pressurized liquid dispenser
JPH0930550A (en) * 1995-07-13 1997-02-04 Yoshino Kogyosho Co Ltd Pouring container for creamy material
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