EP1453738A2 - Steriles system zur abgabe eines in einem behälter, insbesondere einer flexiblen tube, enthaltenden produkts - Google Patents

Steriles system zur abgabe eines in einem behälter, insbesondere einer flexiblen tube, enthaltenden produkts

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EP1453738A2
EP1453738A2 EP02804594A EP02804594A EP1453738A2 EP 1453738 A2 EP1453738 A2 EP 1453738A2 EP 02804594 A EP02804594 A EP 02804594A EP 02804594 A EP02804594 A EP 02804594A EP 1453738 A2 EP1453738 A2 EP 1453738A2
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valve
cover
tube
cylindrical
opening
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EP1453738B1 (de
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Philippe Lautre
Pascal Hennemann
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Promens SA
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Plastohm SA
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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
    • B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
    • B65D47/2018—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge comprising a valve or like element which is opened or closed by deformation of the container or closure
    • B65D47/2056—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge comprising a valve or like element which is opened or closed by deformation of the container or closure lift valve type
    • B65D47/2081—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge comprising a valve or like element which is opened or closed by deformation of the container or closure lift valve type in which the deformation raises or lowers the valve port
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a distribution and closure system disposed at the end of a container, in particular a flexible tube containing a liquid or pasty product which is evacuated by pressure on said tube.
  • the present invention proposes to remedy all these drawbacks, that is to say at the level of the pump (airless), at the level of the head protection mechanism.
  • the invention relates to a distribution and closure system disposed at the end of an elastically deformable container, in particular a flexible tube comprising a liquid or pasty product, which is evacuated by pressure on said tube, characterized in that it is constituted by a valve comprising two concentric elements, one of which forms a movable cylindrical valve comprising at its central upper part an opening defining a peripheral seat and the other of which forms a cylindrical body coming from a connection plate with the tube and the closed upper end of said cylindrical body is capable of cooperating in the closing with the seat of said valve mobile, the two elements defining between them an annular space through which the product passes, during a manual pressure exerted on the tube, consequently causing a direct action of the product on the valve acting on it in opening, against an elastic return member, so as to let the product escape from the tube, when the pressure is exerted on it and to re automatically close the opening when released, without possible return to the interior of the product 10 already out.
  • a valve comprising two concentric elements, one of which
  • the present invention also relates to the characteristics which will emerge during the description which follows, and which should be considered in isolation or according to all - their possible technical combinations.
  • Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of a distribution system according to the invention adapting to a flexible tube.
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded plan view according to FIG. 1.
  • Figure 3 is a view of the system according to Figures 1 and 2 after assembly in the closed position.
  • Figure 4 is a view of the system according to Figures 1 and 2 after assembly in the open position.
  • Figure 5 is a view of detail A on an enlarged scale.
  • the distribution system is arranged at the end of a container 2, in this case a flexible tube or bottle containing a pasty product which is evacuated by pressure on said tube 2.
  • the system 1 is constituted by a valve 3 comprising two concentric elements 4, 5.
  • One of them 4 forms a movable cylindrical valve comprising at its central upper part an opening 6 defining a peripheral seat.
  • the other 5 forms a cylindrical body 6 coming from a plate 7 for connection with the tube 2, the closed upper end 8 of said cylindrical body 5 being capable of cooperating in closing with the seat 6 of said movable valve 4 by means of two sealing zones 29 and 31.
  • the two elements 4, 5 define between them an annular space 9 through which the product 10 passes, during a manual pressure FI, F2 exerted on the tube 2, consequently causing a direct action of the product 10 on the valve 4 acting on it in opening, against an elastic return member 11.
  • the valve 4 lets the product 10 escape from the tube 2, when the pressure FI, F2 is exerted on it and closes the opening 6 automatically when released, without possible return to the interior of the product 10 already out.
  • the opening 6 forming the seat of the movable valve 4 is, according to the present embodiment, frustoconical but of course it could be formed by a part of a sphere or any other conical or cylindrical shape.
  • the movable cylindrical valve 4 is slidably mounted in an axial direction between the body 5 of the connection plate 7, which is integral with the end 12 of the tube 2, and a cylindrical cover 13 covering said system , also integral with the tube 2.
  • Said cover 13 has at its upper part a first cylindrical external bore 14 open at its two ends in which is guided and is capable of sliding a first cylindrical part 15 of the valve 4 when it operates in opening or in closing.
  • the movable valve 4 comprises a second cylindrical guide part 16, concentric with the first 15, produced at the periphery of a bottom flange 17, extending from a lower zone of the first cylindrical part 15 of said valve 4 and coming into contact with a second internal bore 18 of the cover 13, open at its lower part only.
  • the second cylindrical portion of the guide 16 of the movable valve 4 has an upper lip 19 and a lower lip 20 rubbing on the second bore 18 of the cover 13, in order to ensure sealing during the operation of said valve 4 from the open position to the closed position and vice versa.
  • the wall of the cover 13 defining the second internal bore 18 thereof extends at its lower part to form a peripheral end edge 21 cooperating fixedly with a raised edge 22 of the plate.
  • connection 7 is formed by a collar extending from an upper zone of a cylindrical sleeve 23 coming from said plate 7 at its lower part, which sleeve 23 cooperates fixedly with the upper end 12 of the tube 2 that he does his hair.
  • the system 1 coupled to the tube 2 must constitute a non-removable whole to preserve the sterility and the desired tightness.
  • connection plate 7 comprises a second raised edge 24 produced concentrically between the first peripheral raised edge 22 and the fixed cylindrical body 5 of said connection plate 7, so as to constitute a lower stop to the movable valve 4 acting at the closure.
  • a lower end portion 25 of the first bore 14 of the cover 13 constitutes an upper stop of said valve 4, acting at the opening.
  • the elastic return member 11 of the movable valve 4 is interposed between an internal part of it and an internal part of the fixed cover 13.
  • the elastic return member 11 is constituted by a washer 26 from which comes a plurality of radial arms 27 angularly spaced identically. Said washer 26 is fixedly disposed on an internal shoulder 28 of the cover 13, while the arms 27 bear on the bottom flange 7 of the movable valve 4, so as to recall the latter automatically when closing after opening.
  • the elastic return member 11 may be constituted by a plurality of radial arms 27 angularly spaced at identical angles and obtained by molding with an internal part of the cover 13, the arms 27 bearing on the flange bottom 17 of the movable valve 4, so as to recall it automatically when closing after opening.
  • the elastic return member can be made of different shapes and materials but it must respond to the resolution of the spring function.
  • a double seal is obtained at the level of the opening and closing area of the valve 3 by the combination of a first peripheral lip 29, produced on the seat 6 of the movable valve 4, in order to exert an axial action on a corresponding area of the end 8 of the body cylindrical 5 of the connecting plate 7 and of a second lip 31 also peripheral, also produced from the seat 6 of the movable valve 4, at a distance from the first 29, in order to exert a radial action on an axial part of said body cylindrical 5 of the connecting plate 7.
  • the lips 29 and 31 constitute a double closure, therefore each is shifted in time, so that during the closure the residue of material located between the two lips is expelled towards the outside.
  • the system comprises an air intake device constituted by a nozzle 32 produced at the bottom of the connection plate 7 and inside which is disposed a porous antibacterial filter (not shown ).
  • This air intake allows the tube to return to its original shape and improve the emptying rate without the introduction of bacteria.
  • the porous filter allows on the one hand the admission of external air to the cover towards the intermediate zone located between the connection plate 7 and the valve 4, containing material 10, from where towards the inside of the tube, and on the other hand the prohibition of penetration of bacteria from the outside to the inside and the escape of the product 10 from the inside to the outside.
  • the system may include a closure cover, an internal support zone of which comes into compressive contact with the upper end of the valve 3, in order to lock the opening.
  • This cover which can be hinged or screwed in the closed position, also makes it possible, thanks to its support zone, to prevent an unexpected movement of translation of the valve 4, which could cause the product to exit 10.
  • the movable valve 4, the connecting plate 7, the cover 13, the elastic member 11, the tube 2, the cover (not shown) are obtained by molding a plastic material.
  • this will preferably be obtained by molding a polypropylene with glass fibers or a polyacetal, or any other material having mechanical characteristics capable of ensuring the spring function.
  • the tube 2 it is produced in the traditional way in a plastic material giving it flexibility properties by permanent or elastic deformation.
  • the system which has just been described can be sterilized by Gamma and Beta radiation.
  • the time shift of the two closures formed by the lips 29 and 31 makes it possible to expel the residue of material located between said lips, towards the outside.
  • the total sterility of the product is obtained because: there is no re-entry of material, - there is no return air or if the return air is provided, the use of a porous antibacterial filter prevents bacteria from entering, there is a double mechanical seal, there is bacteriostatic protection in some places by silver ions integrated into the plastic.
EP02804594A 2001-12-13 2002-11-29 Steriles system zur abgabe eines in einem behälter, insbesondere einer flexiblen tube, enthaltenen produkts Expired - Lifetime EP1453738B1 (de)

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FR0116333 2001-12-13
FR0116333A FR2833579B1 (fr) 2001-12-13 2001-12-13 Systeme de distribution sterile d'un produit contenu dans un recipient notamment un tube souple
PCT/FR2002/004106 WO2003050010A2 (fr) 2001-12-13 2002-11-29 Systeme de distribution sterile d'un produit contenu dans un recipient

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JP (1) JP4234601B2 (de)
AT (1) ATE367318T1 (de)
AU (1) AU2002364620A1 (de)
DE (1) DE60221276T2 (de)
ES (1) ES2289181T3 (de)
FR (1) FR2833579B1 (de)
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