EP1386670A2 - Finger operated spray pump - Google Patents
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- EP1386670A2 EP1386670A2 EP03015730A EP03015730A EP1386670A2 EP 1386670 A2 EP1386670 A2 EP 1386670A2 EP 03015730 A EP03015730 A EP 03015730A EP 03015730 A EP03015730 A EP 03015730A EP 1386670 A2 EP1386670 A2 EP 1386670A2
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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
- B05B11/01—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
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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
- B05B11/01—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
- B05B11/1059—Means for locking a pump or its actuation means in a fixed position
- B05B11/106—Means for locking a pump or its actuation means in a fixed position in a retracted position, e.g. in an end-of-dispensing-stroke position
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- the invention is related to finger operated spray pumps for spraying aerosol products by means of an atomiser arrangement.
- the invention has as a starting point a finger operated spray pump according to the generic part of claim 1.
- the liquid to be atomised must be of low viscosity. This means that large quantities of solvent such as alcohol and water are required in the formulation of the liquid to lower the viscosity of the liquid.
- solvent such as alcohol and water
- the high-level solvent formulations of liquid used in conventional aerosol finger operated spray pumps lead to sprays that are recognized by the user as "wet". Reducing the amount of solvent means that the liquid becomes more viscous and more difficult to be sprayed.
- a mechanical advantage linkage is required so that the force of the finger which is available can be transferred to a higher pressure. This, however reduces the piston stroke in comparison with the stroke length of the finger itself.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a finger operated spray pump system that is capable of atomising small doses of liquid in order to produce a "dry" spray of liquid, i. e. a spray of liquid using much less solvent than prior art aerosol finger operated spray pumps.
- a finger operated spray pump with the features of the generic part and in addition comprising the features of the characterizing part of claim 1. It has been realized according to the invention that a mechanical advantage linkage to increase the finger force can be avoided if the diameter of the cylinder/piston-system is reduced. A smaller diameter of the piston leads to a higher pressure which is obtainable by the spray pump. However, the nozzle-diameter of the atomiser must be adapted to the piston diameter which is done according to the corresponding feature of the main claim. Finally, the operating pressure above 10 bar can be obtained only if the parts of the spray pump are manufactured from materials and in a way to withstand those elevated operating pressures.
- the piston stroke according to claim 2 is adapted to the usual and comfortable stroke length of the original finger stroke of a person using the finger operated spray pump.
- the liquid dose per spray stroke according to claim 3 is preferable for many kinds of applications like perfume application.
- the piston be made as a hollow piston and thus having the passageway means formed into the hollow piston.
- the piston fixedly attached to the liquid reservoir (claim 4) or fixedly attached to the actuator (claim 5).
- Preferred internal piston diameters are given in claim 6 and the preferred embodiment of the hollow piston as a metal capillary tube is the subject of claim 7.
- the use of a metal capillary tube as a hollow piston simultaneously forming the passageway means is perfectly adapted to a high viscosity perfume oil as a preferred liquid for such finger operated spray pump.
- An interesting alternative to a rigid liquid reservoir may be a collapsible bag directly connected to the passageway means, perhaps within an outer more rigid protecting means (claim 15).
- the present invention relates to a finger operated spray pump that generates aerosol sprays of low doses with relatively small particles. It is ideally suited for formulations of liquid with a substantially reduced amount of solvent.
- the sprays generated give a "dry" feeling. They are well suited for applications such as perfumes, bodysprays, hairsprays and other surface or space sprays.
- Fig. 1 shows a first embodiment of the invention which is a finger operated spray pump.
- This finger operated spray pump is comprising a liquid reservoir 1, which here is in the form of a rigid container, intended to contain a supply of liquid 2.
- a cylinder 3 contains a pump volume 4 of liquid.
- the cylinder 3 is connected at one end to an atomiser 5 and is intended to contain a portion of liquid from the reservoir 1, a part of which is to be ejected through the atomiser 5 in a spray stroke.
- the atomiser 5 may be of the swirl chamber type with a swirl chamber in front of the nozzle exit. However, it may be of a double jet impender type or of any other type realizing a mechanical brake up nozzle character. Ideas for such atomiser 5 can be found for example in DE 101 54 237 A1. However, the atomiser 5 may as well produce a jet of liquid if a specific requirement has to be met.
- Fig. 1 shows that a piston 6 is sealingly mounted within the cylinder 3 and is movable within and relative to the cylinder 3 in the spray stroke.
- the volume within the cylinder 3 is reduced and a corresponding amount of the liquid in the pump volume 4 of the cylinder 3 is ejected through the atomiser 5.
- the piston 6 is movable within and relative to the cylinder 3 such that the volume within the cylinder 3 is increased and a corresponding amount of the liquid is drawn in from the liquid reservoir 1 into the cylinder 3.
- Fig. 1 shows the position of the parts of this embodiment at the end of the return stroke, eventually the beginning of the spray stroke.
- a passageway means 7 is connecting the cylinder 3 with the supply of liquid 2 in the liquid reservoir 1.
- a one way valve means 8 at the passageway means 7 allows a flow of liquid only from the supply of liquid 2 into the cylinder 3 but not in the opposite direction.
- the actuator 9 has the atomiser 5 mounted at right angles to the cylinder 3 and connected to the cylinder 3 by way of a short connecting duct 3'.
- a finger operated actuator 9 is indicated in Fig. 1 and a finger tip is schematically indicated there as well.
- the actuator 9 is displaceable relative to the liquid reservoir 1 in the spray stroke, i. e. downwards in Fig. 1, and relative to the liquid reservoir 1 in an opposite direction in the return stroke (upwards in Fig. 1, Fig. 1 showing the end of the return stroke).
- the displacement of the actuator 9 induces the movement of the piston 6 relative to the cylinder 3 and, in the spray stroke, the ejection of the liquid 2 within the pump volume 4 through the atomiser 5.
- the return stroke is induced by a return spring force.
- the return spring force is provided by a return spring 10 displayed here as a coil spring.
- the piston 6 is sealingly mounted within the cylinder 3 so that a pressure build up can take place in the cylinder 3 on the spray stroke.
- the seal is indicated as a ring seal 6' schematically.
- the seal between piston 6 an cylinder 3 may as well be a solid seal mounted at the piston 6 or a simple gap seal realized by an extremely small gap between piston 6 and cylinder 3 having a sealing characteristic for a liquid 2 of sufficient viscosity.
- the outer diameter of the piston 6 and the corresponding inner diameter of the cylinder 3 is between 0,5 mm and about 4,0 mm, preferably between about 1,0 mm and about 3,0 mm, most preferably between about 1,5 mm and about 2,5 mm.
- the nozzle-diameter of the atomiser 5 is between 15 ⁇ m and 150 ⁇ m, preferably between about 30 ⁇ m and about 100 ⁇ m.
- the operating pressure within the cylinder 3 during the spray stroke with average finger force is between 10 bar and 400 bar, preferably between about 40 bar and about 200 bar, most preferably between about 50 bar and about 100 bar.
- the atomiser 5, the cylinder 3, the piston 6 and the one way valve means 8 are manufactured from materials and in a way to withstand the elevated operating pressure.
- the piston stroke is between 2 and 30 mm, preferably between about 15 mm and about 20 mm, which is comfortably adapted to the usual stroke of a finger of a person using the spray pump.
- this finger operated spray pump has the advantage that low doses of high viscosity liquid with a low amount of solvent can be sprayed.
- the liquid dose per spray stroke is between 5 ⁇ l and 300 ⁇ l preferably between about 10 ⁇ l and about 100 ⁇ l, most preferably between about 20 ⁇ l and about 50 ⁇ l.
- Fig. 1 shows a substantially preferred embodiment in that the piston 6 is fixedly attached to the liquid reservoir 1 and is made as a hollow piston simultaneously forming the passageway means 7 connected at one end directly or via a dip tube 11 to the supply of liquid 2 and at the other end to the cylinder 3.
- the piston 6 is fixedly attached to the liquid reservoir 1 whereas the cylinder 3 and the atomiser 5 are arranged within the actuator 9.
- the actuator 9 with cylinder 3 and atomiser 5 in total is moved against the return spring force of the return spring 10 from the position in Fig. 1 downwards in the spray stroke towards the liquid reservoir 1.
- the passageway means 7 is integrated into the piston 6 itself, the piston 6 is a hollow piston.
- the internal diameter of the hollow piston 6 is between about 0,2 mm and about 3,0 mm, preferably between about 0,5 mm and about 1,0 mm.
- the hollow piston 6 is made as a metal capillary tube.
- the body of the actuator 9 is made from metal, preferably aluminium, or from highly pressure resistant plastic. Even the capillary tube may be made from a specifically selected plastic.
- the one way valve means 8 in the embodiment of Fig. 1 is mounted at the inlet end of the passageway means 7, i.e. in this embodiment the inlet end of the hollow piston 6.
- an alternative position may be the outlet end or a position between the inlet end and the outlet end.
- Specific positions of the one way valve means 8 for a high pressure spray pump can be obtained from DE 195 36 902 A1.
- the passageway means 7 can be equipped at its inlet end with an additional check valve (ball valve).
- Fig. 6 shows an alternative embodiment of an otherwise very similar finger operated spray pump.
- the same parts of the spray pump as in Fig. 1 are identified with the same reference numbers and need no additional explanation.
- the piston 6 is fixedly attached to the actuator 9 and is made as a hollow piston simultaneously forming connecting means 13 connecting the cylinder 3 with the atomiser 5.
- the cylinder 3 is fixedly attached to the liquid reservoir 1 and the piston 6 is fixedly attached to the actuator 9.
- a third construction is not displayed in the drawings.
- the cylinder 3 is fixedly connected to the reservoir 1 via the passageway means 7 and the valve means 8.
- the cylinder 3 may be of T-form with three arms respectively connected to the reservoir 1, the atomiser 5 and the sealingly mounted piston 6.
- the actuator 9 has a solid piston 6 in addition to the return spring 10. This is more a traditional construction of such a cylinder-piston-assembly.
- Fig. 2 shows the same spray pump as Fig. 1, but in addition shows that a filter 14 is provided between the cylinder 3 and the atomiser 5 to protect the atomiser 5.
- Fig. 3 shows the same spray pump as Fig. 2, but in addition that a second one way valve means 15 is provided between the atomiser 5 and the cylinder 3 preventing air in grass via the atomiser 5 into the cylinder 3 during the return stroke.
- Fig. 1, 2, 3 show the liquid reservoir 1 as a rigid bottle with the passageway means 7 / piston 6 fixedly connected thereto, in particular to a closure 12 of the reservoir 1 which is schematically shown in Fig. 1, 2, 3.
- An air vent means 16 is disclosed for the embodiment with rigid reservoir 1 as shown in Fig. 1, 2, 3 as a valve with flexible lip means. Also the closure 12 of the reservoir 1 can integrate some means that allow air to enter for pressure equalization in the liquid reservoir 1.
- the air vent means 16 may be a mechanically operated one way valve opened by a corresponding operating formation on the actuator 9 during the last leg of the spray stroke.
- Fig. 4 shows a different embodiment which is otherwise similar to Fig. 3, but with a liquid reservoir 1 which is not a rigid bottle but is a collapsible bag directly connected to the passageway means 7.
- This collapsible bag as liquid reservoir 1 as such is mounted within an outer protective housing 17 which itself is closed by a closure 12, the closure 12 again carrying the passageway means 7 / piston 6.
- the outer protective housing 17 has an air vent means 16 which allows entry of air into the outer protective housing 17 following the strokewise emptying of the collapsible bag.
- the liquid reservoir 1 in the form of a collapsible bag may be of a laminated type to prevent unwanted ingress of air (oxygen).
- a rigid reservoir 1 may be a long tube small enough in diameter to prevent air bubbles forming within the liquid.
- Fig. 5 shows a finger operated spray pump otherwise similar to Fig. 1 but with the atomiser 5 in line with the cylinder 3 and its pump volume 4. Finger pads 18 can be seen at the sides of the atomiser 5.
- the finger operated spray pump may be used upside down even with a rigid reservoir 1 so that no dip tube 11 and only a short passageway means 7 is necessary.
- finger pressure is applied to the top of the actuator 9. Liquid within the pump volume 4 of the cylinder 3 is forced under pressure through the connecting duct 3' and the atomiser 5 creating a spray outside of the atomiser 5.
- the mass mean particle diameter of the spray produced like this is between 5 and 100 ⁇ m.
- the one way valve means 8 prevents liquid from returning to the reservoir 1 during spraying.
- the return spring 10 returns the actuator 9 to its normal position (this is the return stroke). In doing so liquid 2 is sucked up from the liquid reservoir 1 through the dip tube 11 and the passageway means 7 into the pump volume 4 in the cylinder 3.
- Another spray stroke is prepared and can be initiated immediately.
- a spray stroke is intended only with a fresh volume of liquid 2 in the cylinder 3, there may be a fixing means 19 fixing the actuator 9 on the reservoir 1 in its lower position (at the end of the spray stroke). Before activating the finger operated spray pump this must be released for a first return stroke.
- Fig. 6 shows such fixing means 19 as a holding clip.
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Description
- Fig. 1
- shows schematically a first embodiment of a finger operated spray pump with a rigid liquid reservoir and a dip tube,
- Fig. 2
- shows a modification of Fig. 1 with a one way valve means behind the atomiser,
- Fig. 3
- shows the same spray pump as Fig. 1 now with a one way valve means and a filter behind the atomiser,
- Fig. 4
- shows a second embodiment with a liquid reservoir in the form of a collapsible bag contained in an outer protective housing,
- Fig. 5
- shows a third embodiment similar to the embodiment of Fig. 1, but the atomiser in line with the cylinder in the actuator,
- Fig. 6
- shows a fourth embodiment with a hollow piston attached to the actuator and a cylinder fixedly attached to the liquid reservoir.
Claims (12)
- Finger operated spray pump comprising
a liquid reservoir (1) intended to contain a supply of liquid (2),
a cylinder (3) connected at one end to an atomiser (5) and intended to contain a portion of liquid from the reservoir (1), a part of which is to be ejected through the atomiser (5),
a piston (6) sealingly mounted within the cylinder (3) and movable within and relative to the cylinder (3) in a spray stroke such that the volume within the cylinder (3) is reduced and a corresponding amount of the liquid in the cylinder (3) is ejected through the atomiser (5), and in a return stroke such that the volume within the cylinder (3) is increased and a corresponding amount of the liquid is drawn from the supply of liquid (2) into the cylinder (3),
a passageway means (7) connecting the cylinder (3) with the supply of liquid (2) in the liquid reservoir (1),
a one way valve means (8) at the passageway means (7) allowing a flow of liquid only from the supply of liquid (2) into the cylinder (3),
a finger operated actuator (9) displaceable by finger pressure relative to the liquid reservoir (1) in the spray stroke and, preferably by a return spring force, relative to the liquid reservoir (1) in an opposite direction in the return stroke,
wherein the displacement of the actuator (9) induces the movement of the piston (6) relative to the cylinder (3),
characterized in that
the outer diameter of the piston (6) and the corresponding inner diameter of the cylinder (3) is between about 0,5 mm and about 4,0 mm, preferably between about 1,0 mm and about 3,0 mm, most preferably between about 1,5 mm and about 2,5 mm,
the nozzle-diameter(s) of the atomiser (5) is between 15 µm and 150 µm, preferably between about 30 µm and about 100 µm,
the operating pressure within the cylinder (3) during the spray stroke with average finger force is between 10 bar and 400 bar, preferably between about 40 bar and about 200 bar, most preferably between about 50 bar and about 100 bar, and
the atomiser (5), the cylinder (3), the piston (6) and the one way valve means (8) are manufactured from materials and in a way to withstand the elevated operating pressure. - Finger pump according to claim 1, characterized in that the piston stroke is between 2 and 30 mm, preferably between about 15 mm and about 20 mm.
- Finger pump according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the liquid dose per spray stroke is between 5 µl and 300 µl preferably between about 10 µl and about 100 µl, most preferably between about 20 µl and about 50 µl.
- Finger pump according to any one of the claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the piston (6) is fixedly attached to the liquid reservoir (1) and is made as a hollow piston simultaneously forming the passageway means (7) connected at one end directly or via a dip tube (11) to the supply of liquid (2) and at the other end to the cylinder (3), wherein, preferably, the internal diameter of the hollow piston (6) is between about 0,2 mm and about 3,0 mm, preferably between about 0,5 mm and about 1,0 mm, and/or the hollow piston (6) is made as a metal capillary tube.
- Finger pump according to any one of the claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the piston (6) is fixedly attached to the actuator (9) and is made as a hollow piston simultaneously forming connecting means (13) connecting the cylinder (3) with the atomiser (5), wherein, preferably, the internal diameter of the hollow piston (6) is between about 0,2 mm and about 3,0 mm, preferably between about 0,5 mm and about 1,0 mm, and/or the hollow piston (6) is made as a metal capillary tube.
- Finger pump according to any one of the claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the body of the actuator (9) is made from metal, preferably from aluminium or from highly pressure resistant plastic.
- Finger pump according to any one of the preceding claims except claim 5, characterized in that the piston (6) is fixedly attached to the liquid reservoir (1) and the cylinder (3) and the atomiser (5) are arranged within or as part of the actuator (9).
- Finger pump according to any one of the preceding claims except claim 4, characterized in that the cylinder (3) is fixedly attached to the liquid reservoir (1) and the piston (6) is fixedly attached to the actuator (9).
- Finger pump according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a filter (14) is provided between the cylinder (3) and the atomiser (5) to protect the atomiser (5), and/or a second one way valve means (15) is provided between the atomiser (5) and the cylinder (3) preventing air ingress via the atomiser (5) into the cylinder (3) during the return stroke.
- Finger pump according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the liquid reservoir (1) is a rigid bottle with the passageway means (7) fixedly connected thereto, wherein, preferably, the rigid liquid reservoir (1) is provided with an air vent means (16) to allow pressure equalization in the liquid reservoir (1).
- Finger pump according to any one of the claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the liquid reservoir (1) is a collapsible bag directly connected to the passageway means (7).
- Finger pump according to any one of the claims 1 to 11, characterized in that there is provided a fixing means (19) fixing the actuator (9) on the reservoir (1) in its lower position and being releasable for a first return stroke before activating the spray pump.
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GB0217866 | 2002-08-01 | ||
GBGB0217866.3A GB0217866D0 (en) | 2002-08-01 | 2002-08-01 | Low dose spray pump |
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EP1386670A2 true EP1386670A2 (en) | 2004-02-04 |
EP1386670A3 EP1386670A3 (en) | 2004-07-28 |
EP1386670B1 EP1386670B1 (en) | 2006-04-26 |
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AT (1) | ATE324184T1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE60304774T2 (en) |
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DE202015009408U1 (en) | 2015-05-27 | 2017-06-30 | Taren-Salt Ug | Spray can |
EP3315207A1 (en) | 2016-10-25 | 2018-05-02 | WERRTA GmbH | Spray head and method for its production |
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