EP1544123A1 - Ausgabevorrichtung mit drehbarem Ausgabestutzen - Google Patents

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EP1544123A1
EP1544123A1 EP04300902A EP04300902A EP1544123A1 EP 1544123 A1 EP1544123 A1 EP 1544123A1 EP 04300902 A EP04300902 A EP 04300902A EP 04300902 A EP04300902 A EP 04300902A EP 1544123 A1 EP1544123 A1 EP 1544123A1
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Vincent De Laforcade
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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
    • B65D47/30—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with plug valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by turning a cylindrical or conical plug without axial passageways
    • B65D47/305—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with plug valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by turning a cylindrical or conical plug without axial passageways provided with a spout, e.g. "escargot"-type valve

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  • the present invention relates to dispensing devices comprising a support and a dispensing nozzle movable in rotation relative to the support enters at at least one closing position and a dispensing position, in which orifices the support and the tip coincide.
  • the invention applies in particular to dispensing devices of a fluid, in particular a liquid, for example a cosmetic product, including care, or a treatment product for medical purposes, for example dermatological.
  • a difficulty that arises with these dispensing devices is to obtain a sufficient dynamic sealing between the tip and the support so that the device distribution does not leak, because unlike a static seal, the tightness of the tip on the support must be compatible with the movement of the tip relatively to the support.
  • the tip is tight against the support so that despite the tolerances of manufacturing, the seal obtained remains suitable.
  • the contact between the tip and the support is made on a rib of small width, about 1 mm wide, which goes around one of the orifices of the support and tip and whose edge is entirely contained in the same plane.
  • the angle at which the orifices of the support and the endpiece coincide perfectly not at all is the one under tension by the bow inscribed in the diameter of the most large orifice.
  • the devices that can be found on the market are of the type "Open / closed", which means that they offer a closed position, where the two orifices do not coincide, and only one open position, where following a rotation of 90 °, both orifices coincide, releasing the passage of the product.
  • Patent GB 1 122 474, US 4 773 801, US Pat. 2,717,726, US 3,863,818, US 6,390,341, JP 4-294751 and US 2003/0111493 dispenser comprising a rotary end and a support, the latter comprising a lip sealing with an edge that can be applied on the tip. These devices are not planned only to take a single distribution position.
  • US 2 197 672 discloses a dispensing device comprising a rotary end which can take two dispensing positions and an intermediate closing position.
  • the nozzle comprises a sealing element of cork or of another material elastically disposed so as to close the orifice of the support by which the product can win the tip.
  • a rubber or cork seal is pressed against the tip by a ring screwed on the support.
  • US 4,767,027 discloses a dispenser pivotable relative to a support intended to be screwed onto a container, for example a container containing oil, in order to incorporate it into gasoline in a predefined report.
  • the edge of the sealing lip may for example extend over a sector angular, around a geometric axis of rotation of the tip relative to the support at least 45 °, more preferably at least 60 °, for example about 90 °.
  • a relatively high value of the angular extent of the edge of the lip sealing around the geometric axis of rotation of the tip allows at least two distribution positions corresponding to clearly different the tip, for example the first after rotation of the tip 45 ° relatively at the closed position and the second after an additional rotation of 45 °.
  • the user benefits from at least two positions of distribution in which the tip has a different orientation relative to the without fear of leakage due to manufacturing tolerances due to catching the clearance provided by the sealing lip.
  • the latter allows a seal dynamic without having to tighten the endpiece against the support to the point of unduly hindering its rotation.
  • the geometric axis of rotation may be substantially perpendicular to the axis longitudinal of the container.
  • the sealing lip is made of the same material as the support, preferably in a monolithic manner with the latter, which allows a manufacturing at a reduced cost.
  • the lip can be molded sufficiently thin to comply locally with any variation in the manufacturing edge of the tip, so that we obtain a catch of the play of manufacture.
  • the sealing lip has a tapered shape towards its edge, this increases its deformability.
  • the lip may in particular have a cross section triangular.
  • the lip is preferably inclined relative to an axis of the support, and in an embodiment of the lip is inclined towards the inside of the orifice of the support.
  • the edge of the sealing lip can extend substantially along a surface cylindrical of revolution.
  • this surface cylindrical has a generatrix parallel to the geometric axis of rotation of the tip.
  • the sealing lip can be supported for example by a rib extending parallel to an axis of the support, in particular an axis corresponding to a demolding direction of the support.
  • the support may comprise, for example, a mounting skirt allowing its fixing on a container, in particular on a neck of the container, this skirt being for example threaded internally.
  • the axis of the support can correspond to the axis of this skirt of mounting.
  • the support may also comprise a sealing lip configured to apply sealingly to an inner surface of the container, in particular on its collar.
  • the support can also comprise a skirt of covering, external, superiorly connected to the mounting skirt.
  • the mouth of the mouthpiece can lead to a cylindrical surface of the mouthpiece, this cylindrical surface having a generatrix substantially parallel to the geometric axis of rotation.
  • the tip can be monolithic.
  • the support may comprise a notch to accommodate the cannula of the mouthpiece when it is in its closed position.
  • This notch can be configured from in order to allow the cannula to snap into it, which can improve the maintaining in the closed position of the mouthpiece, for transport in particular.
  • the support may comprise housings for receiving two opposing bosses the tip, serving to the articulation of it on the support. These accommodations can be made to allow snap fastening said bosses.
  • the support may also comprise at least one first relief arranged for cooperate with a corresponding second relief of the tip, to generate at least one hard point in the rotation of the tip for a predetermined orientation of the tip relative to the support.
  • the first relief may comprise for example a leg made of a single with the support, this leg having a tooth arranged to be applied to the tip to slow the rotation thereof.
  • the second relief may comprise example a notch made on the tip, for example at the base of the cannula of the tip, the tooth engaging in this notch when the tip is in its position of maximum swing.
  • the distribution can be carried out without leakage of product.
  • the respective orifices of the support and the endpiece extend, around a geometric axis of rotation of the tip relative to the support, respectively at a first angle and a second angle different from the first, with example the angle associated with the orifice provided with the upper sealing lip, for example less than two times greater than that associated with the other orifice.
  • one of the orifices opens completely opposite the other orifice when the tip is in each position of distribution.
  • One of the orifices opens advantageously opposite the other orifice, provided of the sealing lip, inside the periphery thereof, at least when the end piece is in one of the distribution positions, and better for each distribution position.
  • At least one of the support and of the tip has an annular rib with an edge not entirely contained in the same plane and on which is connected the sealing lip.
  • Figures 1 to 3 show a device for conditioning and dispensing 1 having a container 2 having an elongated shape and a mouthpiece distribution 4 rotatable relative to a support 3 around a geometric axis of rotation R, perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X of the container 1.
  • the support 3 has an X-axis tubular mounting skirt 6, threaded internally, screwed on a threaded neck 7 of the container 2.
  • the seal between the support 3 and the neck 7 of the container is obtained for example by means of an annular sealing lip 9 which is applied to a surface radially Inside 10 of the collar 7.
  • the mounting skirt 6 and the annular lip 9 are connected to a wall 12 of the support 3, which is extended inferiorly, at its periphery, by a covering skirt 13 which extends substantially to the base of the neck 7.
  • a housing 16 is formed in the support 3 to accommodate a base portion 17 of the nozzle 4, on which is connected a cannula 18 of longitudinal axis Y, defining a channel 20 for conveying the product contained in the container 2 to an orifice output 21.
  • the housing 16 is delimited laterally, as can be seen in Figure 4 in particular, by two side walls 24 in each of which is made a housing 25 to accommodate a boss 26, cylindrical, of the base portion 17 to allow rotation of the tip 4 relative to the support 3 around the geometric axis of rotation R.
  • the latter coincides with the Z axis of the bosses 26.
  • Each housing 25 has a narrowed upper opening 28, which allows snapping bosses 26 in the housing 25, when the nozzle 4 is down on the support in the direction of arrow M of Figure 4, for its mounting.
  • the support 3 has, on its face upper, a notch 30 for receiving the cannula 4 when the Y axis thereof is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X.
  • the notch 30 is defined by a recess of the upper wall 12 and has on its flanks two bosses 33 which contribute to the retention of the cannula 4 in the notch 30 and constitute a hard point to to cross when the cannula 4 is pivotally driven about the axis of rotation R for to be brought to a dispensing position.
  • the bottom of the housing 16 is defined by a wall 38 which generally extends perpendicular to the X axis and connected at its periphery to the annular lip 9.
  • a product supply port 40 of the nozzle 4 opens into the 16.
  • This orifice 40 different from an orifice of circular section contained in a plane, is defined by the free edge 41 of a sealing lip 42, this edge 41 corresponding at the top of the lip 42.
  • the latter connects at its base to a rib 43 which extends parallel to the axis X.
  • the rib 43 is supported by the wall 38, as can be seen in Figure 5.
  • the edge 41 is not entirely contained in the same plane and the orifice 40 extends around the geometric axis R on an angle ⁇ which in the example considered is about 90 °, as shown in Figure 6.
  • the lip 42 is directed towards the inside of the orifice 40 and towards the outside of the housing 16, so as to be able to apply with elastic deformation against a surface 45, cylindrical of revolution around the Z axis, the base portion 17 of the nozzle 4 and ensure contact sealing between the support 3 and this surface 45.
  • the lip 42 also makes it possible to catch up with a set of manufacture, and in particular to compensate for a variation in the radius of curvature of the surface 45.
  • the lip 42 extends along an axis W, when observed in section as on the Figure 7, which makes an angle of about 45 ° with the X axis.
  • the channel 20 of the tip 4 opens through an orifice 48 on the surface 45.
  • the support 3 further comprises, as can be seen in Figure 4 in particular, an elastically deformable tab 50 which extends along the axis X.
  • the orifice 40 is situated between this tab 50 and the notch 30.
  • a reinforcing web 52 extends parallel to the axis X and parallel to the axis of the notch 30 between the tab 50 and a wall 53 which extends the lip annular 9, this wall 53 delimiting the housing 16 on the side opposite the notch 30.
  • the tab 50 is provided with a tooth 54 which bears against the surface 45 of the tip 4 when it is in its closed position, as can be seen in the figure 8.
  • the base portion 17 of the tip has a notch 60 at the base of the cannula 18, this notch 60 being formed at the junction of a development 51 of the cannula 18 and the surface 45.
  • the tooth 54 can engage in the notch 60 when the longitudinal axis Y of the tip 4 is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis X, as can be seen on the In this position, the development 51 can come substantially in support against the top 58 of the tab 50.
  • the orifice 48 opens out of the periphery of the lip 42, above the orifice 40, so that the channel 20 is not supplied with product and the container is closed by substantially hermetically sealed by the surface 45.
  • the orifice 48 opens next to the orifice 40 inside the periphery of the lip 42 and the product can reach the channel 20 of the tip 4, as shown in Figures 3 and 10.
  • the maximum pivoting position of FIG. 9 can be used for example to apply product on the top of the hair, while that of Figure 10 can be used to distribute product on the neck.
  • orifice 40 and the lip 42 it is possible to give the orifice 40 and the lip 42 other shapes, for example if one wishes to modify the zone of coincidence of the orifices 40 and 48 and ability to dispense product in an angular position of the mouthpiece relative to the other than those illustrated in Figures 9 and 10.
  • dispensing nozzle 4 It is also possible to modify the dispensing nozzle 4 and in particular to provide it of a plurality of outlet orifices through which the product is dispensed, these orifices opening where appropriate between the teeth of a comb.
  • the container 2 may be flexible wall or not.
  • the container When the container is wall-mounted flexible, it may have for example, as illustrated in Figures 1 to 3, an enlarged base, but other forms are possible and the container may for example be under the shape of a tube.
  • the support 3 can be fixed otherwise than by screwing on the container 2 and by example be fixed by snapping, or even be at least partially realized monolithic with the container.
  • Markings can be made on the tip and / or the support so as to signal to the user different angular positions possible or recommended for the mouthpiece.
  • the lip 42 could be made on the tip, if necessary, by modifying possibly this one so as to allow the realization of this lip by molding of plastic material.
  • the orifice 40 could then be bordered by a cylindrical surface of revolution against which the lip would apply.

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