EP1723051B1 - Vorrichtung zur steuerung des durchflusses von einer ventilabgabevorrichtung - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zur steuerung des durchflusses von einer ventilabgabevorrichtung Download PDF

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EP1723051B1
EP1723051B1 EP05717784A EP05717784A EP1723051B1 EP 1723051 B1 EP1723051 B1 EP 1723051B1 EP 05717784 A EP05717784 A EP 05717784A EP 05717784 A EP05717784 A EP 05717784A EP 1723051 B1 EP1723051 B1 EP 1723051B1
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valve
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Bernard Derek Frutin
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Rocep Lusol Holdings Ltd
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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
    • B65D83/44—Valves specially adapted therefor; Regulating devices
    • 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
    • B65D83/44—Valves specially adapted therefor; Regulating devices
    • B65D83/46—Tilt valves

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  • This invention relates to dispensing apparatus and to a user operated valve assembly for use with a dispensing apparatus. Particularly, but not exclusively it relates to a dispensing apparatus and valve assembly for dispensing viscous materials from a container under pressure of a propellant.
  • a dispensing apparatus which includes a valve mechanism fitted to a container filled with a product, for example mastic or sealant, which is to be dispensed.
  • a product for example mastic or sealant
  • An example of such an apparatus is disclosed in WO 01/49585 (Rocep Lusol Holdings Limited).
  • the user presses the handle of a lever to open the valve and dispense product from the pressurised container.
  • apparatus using a tilt valve the user pushes the valve stem to one side to open the valve and dispense product from the pressurised container.
  • Such dispensers are intended for use only in situations where a full flow of product is required. There is no intermediate setting of the valve which permits an intermediate flow rate, and it can be difficult to ensure a steady stream of flow unless the valve is fully open.
  • US 3,884,399 discloses an attachment for dispensing from pressurised containers.
  • the attachment has a peripheral disc whose underside is stepped or inclined, so that depending on which portion of the disc is tilted into contact with the can, the attachment will be more or less tilted to control the quantity of discharge.
  • US 5,971,230 discloses a spray quantity control nozzle having a cap member provided on its outer periphery with a depression depths limiting part. This part has a plurality of steps to control the extent to which a push controller can be depressed top control the spray quantity.
  • valve assembly according to claim 1 or 2.
  • variable spacer means may comprise a cam surface of the collar adapted to contact the nozzle or lever when the nozzle or lever is displaced laterally and provide a limit of travel, the limit of travel varying with the direction in which the nozzle or lever is displaced.
  • the collar may include a sleeve substantially surrounding the valve stem.
  • the collar may be provided with markings to indicate the flow setting associated with each recessed portion.
  • the collar is adapted to press fit on the rolled flange of a standard pressurised container.
  • a dispensing apparatus comprising a container and a valve assembly according to the first aspect.
  • the apparatus comprises means for urging the product from the container.
  • the container is pressurised.
  • the container may contain a propellant.
  • the container may contain a piston, situated between the propellant and the valve.
  • valve assembly comprises a mounting cup adapted to secure the valve to the container.
  • container is provided with a rolled flange portion and the mounting cup is provided with a corresponding flange portion adapted to engage with the rolled flange portion of the container.
  • a valve assembly 10 fitted on a container 12 to form a dispensing apparatus 11.
  • the container 12 is an aluminium monoblock container of the sort widely used in aerosol applications. It is envisaged that the can 12 could be of tin plate, steel or any conventional can construction having a standard one inch (25 mm) hole in the top. The can may be internally lacquered.
  • the valve assembly of the present invention can be used with a container 12 of any material holding a pressurised product, for example a container of plastic, glass or metal.
  • the valve assembly 10 includes a valve 14, a nozzle assembly 16, a lever 18 and a collar 20 secured to the container 12.
  • the valve is a tilt valve of the type widely used in pressurised dispensers and operated by tilting the valve stem 30.
  • the valve stem 30 is a hollow plastic tube with apertures 32 in the tube wall at the lower end. The upper end 34 is open, while the lower end is closed by a plastic sealing disc 36.
  • a resilient grommet 38 of rubber or synthetic material surrounds the lower portion of the stem 30 and is held in place by the sealing disc 36 and a retaining collar 31 formed on the outside of the stem 30.
  • the grommet 38 is sealed to a mounting cup 44 of metal.
  • the mounting cup has an outer flange 48 which is adapted to fit around a rolled flange 13 which extends around the opening of the container 12.
  • the nozzle assembly 16 includes a nozzle 22 at its upper end.
  • the nozzle 22 is angled, but it may be straight or positioned at a different angle.
  • the lever 18 is integrally formed with the nozzle assembly 16 as a one-piece plastic moulding, but it may be attached separately.
  • the nozzle assembly sealingly engages at its lower end with the valve stem. This can be by a screw thread or snap fit or any other appropriate engagement means.
  • the nozzle 22 may be provided with a removable nozzle cap (not shown).
  • the collar 20 is shown in more detail in Fig. 1 .
  • the collar 20 is a ring shaped collar formed of moulded plastic and includes a circular groove 50 in its lower face which is adapted to snap fit over the rolled flange 13 of the container and/or the outer flange 48 of the mounting cup 44.
  • the collar 20 is a variable spacing means and has a number of spacer portions 52, 54, 56, each of different height, arranged about the collar.
  • the lever 18 is rotated until it extends over the required spacer portion. The user then depresses the lever until the underside 60 of the lever 18 contacts the top of the spacer portion, at which point the lever 18 is at the limit of its travel. By positioning the lever over a different spacer portion 52, 54, 56 the user selects a different limit of travel and therefore a different flow setting of the valve.
  • Fig 3 shows the lever 18 fully depressed over spacer portion 56, with the valve 14 opened to an intermediate flow setting.
  • Fig 4 shows the lever 18 fully depressed over spacer portion 52, with the valve 14 opened to a fully open flow setting.
  • a user presses down on the handle 62 of the lever, moving it from the primed position shown in Fig 2 towards the body of the container 12 to adopt the dispensing position shown in Fig 3 or 4 . Because there is a predetermined valve position associated with each dispensing position, product is urged to flow, by virtue of the internal pressurisation of the pack, at a constant predetermined rate through the ports 32 and up through the valve stem 30 and out through the nozzle 22.
  • the user simply releases the handle 62. This closes the valve by allowing the valve stem 30 to tilt back to the position shown in Fig 2 and close access through the ports 32.
  • the collar 20 may include a further spacer portion (not shown) which is higher than the other spacer portions 52, 54, 56 and which extends to the underside 60 of the lever 18. The lever could then be rotated to extend over the higher spacer portion to prevent travel of the lever and effectively lock the valve in a closed position. If required the collar may include a corresponding projection diametrically opposite to prevent the lever being pivoted in the opposite direction when the lever is in the "locked" position.
  • Figs 5 to 7 show an embodiment of a valve assembly 10" according to the invention.
  • the container 12 and valve 14 are the same as those described above with reference to Figs 2 to 4 , and so are not described further.
  • nozzle assembly 90 acts as a lever, and the product is dispensed by displacing the nozzle assembly 90 laterally.
  • the variable spacer means is a collar 92 which has a top plate 94 and a sleeve 96 which extends down from the top plate to form a flush connection with the wall of the container 12.
  • the collar 92 includes an internal tubular wall 98 which positively engages with the rolled flange 13 which extends around the opening of the container 12.
  • the top plate 94 of the collar 92 has three recessed portions 100, 102, 104.
  • the recessed portion 100 is the shallowest of the three.
  • the tilt valve 14 can only partially open, so that product flows from the container 12 at a slow flow rate.
  • the tilt valve 14 can open to a greater extent, so that product flows from the container 12 at a medium flow rate.
  • the tilt valve 14 can open fully, so that product flows from the container 12 at the maximum flow rate.
  • Markings 106 can be provided on the collar 92 to indicate the flow rate associated with each recessed portion 100, 102, 104.
  • the top plate 94 is provided with a flange 108 of the same diameter as the rolled flange 13 of the container 12, so that a cap 110 adapted to fit on the rolled flange 13 can also fit on the collar 92.
  • variable spacer means 92 may have shapes and forms other than those illustrated.
  • the shape and form of the lever 18 and nozzle assembly 90 may be varied.

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  • Containers And Packaging Bodies Having A Special Means To Remove Contents (AREA)
  • Lift Valve (AREA)
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Claims (7)

  1. Ein Ventilsystem (10) zur Verwendung mit einer Abgabevorrichtung, wobei das Ventilsystem Folgendes beinhaltet:
    ein Ventil (14),
    ein Düsensystem (90) und
    einen Kragen (92), der bei Verwendung mit einem Behälter (12), mit dem das Ventilsystem verwendet wird, in Eingriff steht und der das Düsensystem (90) umgibt, wobei der Kragen ein variables Abstandhaltermittel (100, 102, 104) umfasst, das angeordnet ist, um die seitliche Bewegung des Düsensystems (90) gemäß der Richtung, in der das Düsensystem (90) verschoben wird, um einen variablen Betrag zu beschränken,
    wobei das variable Abstandhaltermittel (100, 102, 104) eine Vielzahl von ausgesparten Abschnitten (100, 102, 104) des Kragens (92) von unterschiedlichen Tiefen beinhaltet, wobei jeder ausgesparte Abschnitt angepasst ist, um das Düsensystem (90) zu berühren, wenn das Düsensystem in Richtung des ausgesparten Abschnitts verschoben wird.
  2. Ein Ventilsystem (10) zur Verwendung mit einer Abgabevorrichtung, wobei das Ventilsystem Folgendes beinhaltet:
    ein Ventil (14),
    ein Düsensystem (90) und
    einen Kragen (92), der bei Verwendung mit einem Behälter (12), mit dem das Ventilsystem verwendet wird, in Eingriff steht und der das Düsensystem (90) umgibt, wobei der Kragen ein variables Abstandhaltermittel (100, 102, 104) umfasst, das angeordnet ist, um die seitliche Bewegung des Düsensystems (90) gemäß der Richtung, in der das Düsensystem (90) verschoben wird, um einen variablen Betrag zu beschränken,
    wobei das variable Abstandhaltermittel eine Ansatzoberfläche des Kragens (92) beinhaltet, die angepasst ist, um das Düsensystem (90) zu berühren, wenn das Düsensystem (90) seitlich verschoben wird, und um eine Beschränkung der Bewegung bereitzustellen, wobei eine quasi unendliche Einstellung der maximalen Bewegung ermöglicht wird, wobei die Beschränkung der Bewegung mit der Richtung, in der das Düsensystem (90) verschoben wird, variiert.
  3. Ventilsystem gemäß Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei das Ventil (14) ein Kippventil ist, das einen Ventilschaft (30) umfasst.
  4. Ventilsystem gemäß Anspruch 1, 2 oder 3, das ferner einen Hebel umfasst, wobei der Hebel integral zu dem Düsensystem (90) ist.
  5. Düsensystem gemäß einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Kragen (92) angepasst ist, um auf den Walzflansch (13) eines druckbeaufschlagten Standardbehälters (12) pressgepasst zu werden.
  6. Ventilsystem gemäß Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei das Düsensystem (90) als Hebel dient.
  7. Eine Abgabevorrichtung, die einen Behälter (12) und ein Ventilsystem (10) gemäß einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche beinhaltet.
EP05717784A 2004-02-27 2005-02-24 Vorrichtung zur steuerung des durchflusses von einer ventilabgabevorrichtung Not-in-force EP1723051B1 (de)

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GB0404356A GB0404356D0 (en) 2004-02-27 2004-02-27 Apparatus for controlling flow rate from a tiltable valve dispenser
GB0404357A GB0404357D0 (en) 2004-02-27 2004-02-27 Dispenser valve with adjustable flow rate
GB0406992A GB0406992D0 (en) 2004-03-27 2004-03-27 Apparatus for controlling flow rate from a tiltable valve dispenser
PCT/GB2005/000699 WO2005082743A2 (en) 2004-02-27 2005-02-24 Apparatus for controlling flow rate from a valve dispenser

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