EP1559659A1 - Pressurised gas sprayer - Google Patents

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EP1559659A1
EP1559659A1 EP04381001A EP04381001A EP1559659A1 EP 1559659 A1 EP1559659 A1 EP 1559659A1 EP 04381001 A EP04381001 A EP 04381001A EP 04381001 A EP04381001 A EP 04381001A EP 1559659 A1 EP1559659 A1 EP 1559659A1
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Josep Maria Lloreda Pina
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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
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/14—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant
    • B65D83/60—Contents and propellant separated
    • 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
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/14—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant
    • B65D83/60—Contents and propellant separated
    • B65D83/66—Contents and propellant separated first separated, but finally mixed, e.g. in a dispensing head
    • B65D83/666—Contents and propellant separated first separated, but finally mixed, e.g. in a dispensing head product and propellant being totally mixed on, or prior to, first use, e.g. by braking an ampoule containing one of those components

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  • the object of the present invention is a pressurised gas sprayer, of among the atomizers or sprayers intended for the diffusing of a liquid contained in a recipient in an atomised form.
  • the present invention is characterised in that it is capable of achieving the high pressure spraying of the liquid contained inside a recipient due to a gas which, when expanded, produces an interior high pressure without the liquid inside being discharged mixed with the gas in any way in the spraying.
  • the present invention lies within the ambit of the atomising or spraying of liquids contained in recipients, in which the diffusion is carried out at high pressure.
  • An aerosol or spraying device in which the distribution of the liquid contained in its interior is effected propelled by a gas which is at high pressure in the interior, both the product to be dispensed and the gas being discharged together.
  • a cartridge is mounted which has inside the product to be dispensed. Inside the cartridge there is a piston, which constitutes the bottom of the cartridge once the latter is full.
  • the space lying between the external container and the cartridge of the product to be dispensed is filled with pressurised gas, refilling being possible through the lower part of the assembly.
  • This system has the drawback of complexity in the construction of the assembly of the device in order to be able to dispense a product, wherein also the dispensing has necessarily to be carried out in a joint manner of the product and the gas.
  • the disclosed invention of a pressurised gas sprayer basically consists of a recipient container of the product to be dispensed in the interior of which is housed a refillable reservoir of pressurised gas.
  • Said refillable gas reservoir is fastened to the dispensing means, namely the activating trigger and the discharge valve, and it is mounted so that when the dispensing means are fastened on the recipient container the compressed gas reservoir is left on the inside of said recipient container.
  • the refillable gas reservoir has a double-acting valve for filling and emptying and is connected by means of a wire or tape with a seal arranged on the body of the dispensing means.
  • the liquid in the interior of the bottle escapes to the exterior without being mixed with the gas, since a small tube connects the discharge valve with the bottom of the bottle where there is always liquid until its exhaustion.
  • Figure 1 It shows a representation of the pressurised gas sprayer object of the invention wherein the main elements which form the same are observed.
  • pressurised gas sprayer is formed by a pressurised gas reservoir (1) abutting upon the body (10) wherein the dispensing means (10) are located in such a way that with the dispensing means fastened on the bottle, the gas reservoir (1) remains on the inside of the bottle.
  • the pressurised gas reservoir (1) has a double-acting valve (2) which allows the filling with and emptying of the gas contained in the interior thereof.
  • Said valve (2) is connected by means of a wire or a tape (3) with a seal (4) mounted on the body (10) of the dispensing means, so that by acting on said seal and pulling on the wire or tape (3) the discharge of the gas contained in the reservoir (I) takes place into the interior of the bottle, achieving the pressurising thereof, producing an increase in pressure from 1 atmosphere to 3 atmospheres approximately.
  • the device has an activating trigger (5) which presses on a discharge valve (6) which is connected by means of a small tube (9) with the bottom of the bottle wherein the liquid to be dispensed is located, in this way the spraying of the interior liquid is achieved at high pressure without it being mixed with the gas, escaping through a diffuser (7).

Abstract

Pressurised gas spray which allows delivery of the liquid contained inside a bottle in pressurised form due to a gas, without being mixed with the latter, to which end it has a gas reservoir (1) joined to the body (10) of the dispensing means, wherein said reservoir has a double-acting valve (4) for the filling of the vacated gas contained in its interior, said valve being connected by means of a wire (3) or tape with an external seal (4) mounted on the body of the dispensing means, so that when the seal is broken the gas contained inside the reservoir is emptied into the bottle achieving the pressurisation of the bottle container of the liquid.

Description

    OBJECT OF THE INVENTION.
  • The object of the present invention is a pressurised gas sprayer, of among the atomizers or sprayers intended for the diffusing of a liquid contained in a recipient in an atomised form.
  • The present invention is characterised in that it is capable of achieving the high pressure spraying of the liquid contained inside a recipient due to a gas which, when expanded, produces an interior high pressure without the liquid inside being discharged mixed with the gas in any way in the spraying.
  • Therefore the present invention lies within the ambit of the atomising or spraying of liquids contained in recipients, in which the diffusion is carried out at high pressure.
    • BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION.
  • There are numerous inventions existing on the market which disclose systems of pressurised spraying, using for this a recipient inside which are held in a separate manner both the liquid contained in the interior thereof and a gas at high pressure.
  • An aerosol or spraying device is known in which the distribution of the liquid contained in its interior is effected propelled by a gas which is at high pressure in the interior, both the product to be dispensed and the gas being discharged together.
  • For this purpose, in the interior of the container a cartridge is mounted which has inside the product to be dispensed. Inside the cartridge there is a piston, which constitutes the bottom of the cartridge once the latter is full. The space lying between the external container and the cartridge of the product to be dispensed is filled with pressurised gas, refilling being possible through the lower part of the assembly.
  • This system has the drawback of complexity in the construction of the assembly of the device in order to be able to dispense a product, wherein also the dispensing has necessarily to be carried out in a joint manner of the product and the gas.
  • Other systems of delivering products by means of sprayers with the objective of being able to carry out the spraying at high pressure have abutting upon the actual dispensing gun some means of supplying gas to the interior of the internal receptacle with the objective of pressurising the container.
  • These systems have the drawback of having to effect the continuous pressurisation of the container, said pressurising means having to be continuously abutting upon the dispensing gun.
  • Therefore, it is an objective of the present invention to overcome the aforesaid drawbacks, developing for this a pressurised gas sprayer, in which the distribution of the product to be dispensed is not carried out in a manner mixed with gas, wherein also the means of pressurising the internal product are not abutting upon the delivery gun.
    • DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION.
  • The disclosed invention of a pressurised gas sprayer basically consists of a recipient container of the product to be dispensed in the interior of which is housed a refillable reservoir of pressurised gas.
  • Said refillable gas reservoir is fastened to the dispensing means, namely the activating trigger and the discharge valve, and it is mounted so that when the dispensing means are fastened on the recipient container the compressed gas reservoir is left on the inside of said recipient container.
  • The refillable gas reservoir has a double-acting valve for filling and emptying and is connected by means of a wire or tape with a seal arranged on the body of the dispensing means.
  • Through said seal it is possible to completely empty the gas from the reservoir to the container or bottle, wherein the liquid is contained, increasing the internal pressure of the bottle from 1 atmosphere to 3 atmospheres.
  • By acting on the dispenser trigger pressure is applied to a discharge valve causing the liquid contained at high pressure inside the bottle to escape under pressure to the exterior.
  • The liquid in the interior of the bottle escapes to the exterior without being mixed with the gas, since a small tube connects the discharge valve with the bottom of the bottle where there is always liquid until its exhaustion.
    • DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
  • To complete the description that will be given below and with the object of assisting in a better understanding of the characteristics thereof, the present descriptive specification is accompanied with a set of drawings in figures of which, by way of illustration and not restrictively, the most significant details of the invention are represented.
  • Figure 1. It shows a representation of the pressurised gas sprayer object of the invention wherein the main elements which form the same are observed.
    • PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION.
  • In the light of the aforementioned figures a description of a preferred method of embodiment of the invention disclosed is given below.
  • In figure 1 it can be observed how the pressurised gas sprayer is formed by a pressurised gas reservoir (1) abutting upon the body (10) wherein the dispensing means (10) are located in such a way that with the dispensing means fastened on the bottle, the gas reservoir (1) remains on the inside of the bottle.
  • Moreover, the pressurised gas reservoir (1) has a double-acting valve (2) which allows the filling with and emptying of the gas contained in the interior thereof. Said valve (2) is connected by means of a wire or a tape (3) with a seal (4) mounted on the body (10) of the dispensing means, so that by acting on said seal and pulling on the wire or tape (3) the discharge of the gas contained in the reservoir (I) takes place into the interior of the bottle, achieving the pressurising thereof, producing an increase in pressure from 1 atmosphere to 3 atmospheres approximately.
  • On the other hand and with the object of achieving the distribution of the liquid inside, the device has an activating trigger (5) which presses on a discharge valve (6) which is connected by means of a small tube (9) with the bottom of the bottle wherein the liquid to be dispensed is located, in this way the spraying of the interior liquid is achieved at high pressure without it being mixed with the gas, escaping through a diffuser (7).
  • The essential nature of this invention is not altered by variations in materials, form, size and arrangement of the component elements, described in a non-restrictive manner, sufficient for its reproduction by an expert.

Claims (1)

  1. Pressurised gas sprayer, of among the sprayers which have a body (10) in which the dispensing means are mounted, consisting of a trigger (5) which presses on a discharge valve (6) which in turn is connected with a small tube (9) which extends to the bottom of the bottle container of the liquid, characterised in that it has a reservoir (1) of pressurised gas joined to the body (10) wherein the dispensing means are mounted, so that the reservoir is housed on the inside of the bottle when the body (10) is fastened to the bottle, wherein also the reservoir (1) has a double-acting valve (2) for the filling and emptying thereof with the gas contained in its interior, said valve (1) being connected by means of a wire or tape (3) with a seal (4) mounted on the body (10) of the dispensing means, achieving the spraying of the liquid contained inside the bottle which escapes through the diffuser (7) without being mixed with the gas.
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DE602004007615T DE602004007615D1 (en) 2004-01-29 2004-01-29 Pressurized sprayer
ES04381001T ES2289465T3 (en) 2004-01-29 2004-01-29 PRESSURIZED GAS SPRAYER.
EP04381001A EP1559659B1 (en) 2004-01-29 2004-01-29 Pressurised gas sprayer
AT04381001T ATE367325T1 (en) 2004-01-29 2004-01-29 PRESSURIZED SPRAYER

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CN108726016A (en) * 2017-04-19 2018-11-02 常州咏捷精密五金科技发展有限公司 Police capsicum water spray apparatus

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NL6612847A (en) * 1966-09-12 1968-03-13
CH517031A (en) * 1967-01-05 1971-12-31 Ciba Geigy Ag Push button spray dispensers
US3753516A (en) * 1971-10-07 1973-08-21 E Crider Automatic dispenser for toothpaste and the like
DE4039632A1 (en) * 1989-12-12 1991-06-13 Weitz Klaus Dieter Pressure container for spraying fluids - has separately filled gas chamber, fluid chamber, lid with through pipe set in longitudinal axis of pressure container
US5215225A (en) * 1990-10-26 1993-06-01 C. Ehrensperger Ag Apparatus for a dispensing of a mixture consisting of at least two components

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
NL6612847A (en) * 1966-09-12 1968-03-13
CH517031A (en) * 1967-01-05 1971-12-31 Ciba Geigy Ag Push button spray dispensers
US3753516A (en) * 1971-10-07 1973-08-21 E Crider Automatic dispenser for toothpaste and the like
DE4039632A1 (en) * 1989-12-12 1991-06-13 Weitz Klaus Dieter Pressure container for spraying fluids - has separately filled gas chamber, fluid chamber, lid with through pipe set in longitudinal axis of pressure container
US5215225A (en) * 1990-10-26 1993-06-01 C. Ehrensperger Ag Apparatus for a dispensing of a mixture consisting of at least two components

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN108726016A (en) * 2017-04-19 2018-11-02 常州咏捷精密五金科技发展有限公司 Police capsicum water spray apparatus

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