EP1884290A1 - Verschließbare Pumpe zur Abgabe von flüssigen Substanzen - Google Patents

Verschließbare Pumpe zur Abgabe von flüssigen Substanzen Download PDF

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EP1884290A1
EP1884290A1 EP07112457A EP07112457A EP1884290A1 EP 1884290 A1 EP1884290 A1 EP 1884290A1 EP 07112457 A EP07112457 A EP 07112457A EP 07112457 A EP07112457 A EP 07112457A EP 1884290 A1 EP1884290 A1 EP 1884290A1
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Andrea Marelli
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Silgan Dispensing Systems Milano SRL
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MeadWestvaco Calmar SRL
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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
    • B05B11/0005—Components or details
    • B05B11/0027—Means for neutralising the actuation of the sprayer ; Means for preventing access to the sprayer actuation means
    • B05B11/0029—Valves not actuated by pressure
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • B05B11/1073—Springs
    • B05B11/1074—Springs located outside pump chambers

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  • the present invention relates to a closable dispensing pump for fluid substances withdrawable from a container in accordance with the introduction to the main claim.
  • the invention relates in particular to a dispensing pump for creams or the like.
  • Closable dispensing pumps are known.
  • One such pump is described in US 3,216,625 .
  • the pump in question has a stem integral with a dispensing pushbutton.
  • the stem is movable within a pump endpiece, the endpiece being fixed to the pump body.
  • a thread is provided on the stem, with a corresponding counter-thread provided in the endpiece.
  • US 4,368,830 shows a pump with a stem on which an operating and dispensing pushbutton is mounted.
  • the stem is slidable through an endpiece, the pushbutton presenting an elastic tooth which when the pushbutton is pressed into its end of stroke position snaps against an abutment provided in the endpiece, to act as a stop for maintaining the pushbutton in that position. Pushbutton movement is therefore prevented and the pump is closed.
  • the known art presents the drawback that, when the pump is in its closed position, the entire length of the dispensing conduit (i.e. from the dispensing aperture to the dispensing valve) remains in contact with the outside. Consequently the product inside this conduit, which is in contact with the outside atmosphere, can dry and obstruct the conduit.
  • this conduit obstruction can cause pump blockage.
  • the product to be dispensed is alcohol based, it can evaporate completely, with considerable product wastage.
  • An object of the present invention is therefore to provide a closable dispensing pump for substances withdrawable from a container, by which the technical problems of the known art are solved and in particular in which when the pump is closed the entire product inside the dispensing conduit is prevented from contact with the outside.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide a closable pump which minimizes the risk of malfunction due to obstruction of the dispensing conduit.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a pump by which dispensing product wastage is prevented.
  • a further object of the invention is to prevent the entire product inside the dispensing conduit from being able to be contaminated by atmospheric air.
  • Known pumps comprise a cup-shaped body 5 defining an intake, containing and compression chamber 6 in which a known piston 7 is sealedly slidable, driven by a stem 2.
  • the cup-shaped body presents at least one intake hole 8 closed by at least one first valve 9 of known type and communicating via a dip tube 10 with the interior of the container on which the pump 1 is mounted.
  • the stem is internally hollow, its cavity communicating via at least one second valve 12, also of known type, with the compression chamber 6.
  • the stem 2 is slidably mounted through an endpiece 13 which closes said cup-shaped body 5. More precisely, the stem 2 is guided through the endpiece 13 by a cylindrical guide surface 13a thereof. This surface presents a projection 13b which engages in a groove 2a present in the stem outer surface to make the stem 2 and endpiece 13 torsionally rigid. In this respect, the stem 2 can slide through the endpiece 13 to drive the piston 7, but cannot rotate about the endpiece, this rotation being prevented by said projection 13a.
  • a dispensing pushbutton 4 Mounted on the stem 2 there is a dispensing pushbutton 4 presenting a second passage 14 for dispensing the fluid substance and opening towards the outside of said dispensing pushbutton.
  • the stem 2 presents a flat first surface 2b of circular contact section which cooperates by contact with a second contacting surface 4a of said dispensing pushbutton 4, which is also flat and of circular section (and consequently of complementary shape to the first).
  • the first contacting surface 2b and the second contacting surface 4a cooperate frontally and rest against each other when the stem is inserted into the pushbutton.
  • the stem cylindrical surface also presents an undercut 2c which locks the stem in a cylindrical hole 4b provided in the pushbutton; slight interference is present between the stem and said cylindrical hole 4b.
  • a first passage 3 is provided presenting a first aperture 3a and connecting said first aperture 3a to the cavity in the stem 2.
  • the passage 3 is substantially an axial hole provided in a position offset from the stem axis A, the aperture 3a also consequently being offset from this latter.
  • the second passage 14 presents a substantially linear first portion 14a connected to a second portion 14 when the pushbutton is mounted on the stem, has its axis substantially parallel to the stem axis A.
  • This second portion 14b presents an aperture 14c at the pushbutton second surface 4a.
  • the second aperture 14c is offset from the axis A, and when the pushbutton is in a first open position the second aperture 14c faces and is substantially coaxial with the first aperture 3a of the stem 2, so that these apertures communicate and the fluid product can be dispensed by operating the pushbutton.
  • first aperture 3a and second aperture 14c have identical dimensions and shape.
  • the first aperture 3a and the second aperture 14c do not face each other but each of them contact and faces the second contacting surface 4a and the first contacting surface 2a respectively.
  • the first aperture 3a is hence closed substantially tightly and the fluid product in the stem cavity and in the first passage 3 is isolated from the outside atmosphere.
  • the dispensing pushbutton 4 presents a cylindrical ring 20 which is integral with the pushbutton 4 and from which a pair of first abutments 21 a, 21 b extend radially in mutual alignment.
  • the endpiece presents a pair of cylindrical second abutments 22a, 22b, these being separated from each other by a pair of slots 23a, 23b.
  • each of the first abutments 21 a, 21 b is aligned with one of the slots 23a, 23b.
  • each of the slots 23a, 23b receives the relative first abutment 21 a, 21 b, hence enabling the pushbutton to move and dispense the product.
  • each of the first abutments 21 a, 21 b faces one of the second abutments 22a, 22b of the endpiece, so preventing pushbutton movement.
  • conventional stops are provided on the second abutments 22a, 22b to cooperate with said first abutments 21 a, 21 b, to limit pushbutton rotation to between its open position and its closed position.
  • Figures 5-9 show a preferred embodiment of the present pump. These figures show only a part of the stem and pushbutton, the pump connected to the stem being of any type.
  • the stem 70 is sealedly inserted in a cavity 71 suitably provided in the dispensing pushbutton 72, and is locked in its seat by a snap-acting undercut 73.
  • the undercut enables the pushbutton to rotate about the stem axis.
  • the seal is provided by the contact between the stem outer surface 70b and that surface 71 A defining the cavity.
  • the top 70A of the stem 70 is open, at its open top there being laterally provided a U-shaped groove 74 facing an aperture 74A in the lateral outer surface of the stem and also in the upper edge of the stem 70.
  • This groove 74 is functionally similar to the first passage 3 of the preceding embodiment.
  • a groove of this type is easily moulded without the aid of carriers in the plastic moulds, given that it is provided at the top of the piece. It will be noted that top of the stem, although open, sealedly rests against the pushbutton 72.
  • the dispensing pushbutton comprises a fluid dispensing passage 76, functionally similar to the second passage 14.
  • This fluid dispensing passage 76 is a hole which opens at 76A directly onto the lateral surface defining the cavity in which the stem 70 is inserted.
  • This passage is also easily obtainable by moulding, this time by means of a carrier.
  • a circular arc shaped cut-out 77 is provided, on the stem surface there being provided a rib 78 which becomes inserted into said cut-out when the stem and pushbutton are coupled.
  • a first limit stop Figure 8, Figure 9
  • the limit stop abuts against the other wall of the cut-out the pump is closed ( Figure 7).
  • the aforedescribed embodiment enables a large distance to be created between the apertures, to achieve a more effective closure.
  • the stem which is of plastic material as is the pushbutton, is extremely easy given that no carrier is required in the mould.
  • abutments can be provided between the endpiece and pushbutton, to limit their movement when the pump is in the closed position.
  • Means can also be provided between the endpiece and stem to make these latter torsionally rigid.
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