EP1980332A1 - Sprühpumpe für eine Flüssigkeit in einem Flakon - Google Patents

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EP1980332A1
EP1980332A1 EP08290253A EP08290253A EP1980332A1 EP 1980332 A1 EP1980332 A1 EP 1980332A1 EP 08290253 A EP08290253 A EP 08290253A EP 08290253 A EP08290253 A EP 08290253A EP 1980332 A1 EP1980332 A1 EP 1980332A1
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Eric Rossignol
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Albea Lacrost SAS
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Rexam Dispensing SMT SAS
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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
    • B05B11/01—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
    • B05B11/1004—Piston pumps comprising a movable cylinder and a stationary piston
    • 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
    • B05B11/1066—Pump inlet valves
    • 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
    • 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
    • B05B11/1094—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 having inlet or outlet valves not being actuated by pressure or having no inlet or outlet valve
    • 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
    • B05B11/02—Membranes or pistons acting on the contents inside the container, e.g. follower pistons
    • B05B11/028—Pistons separating the content remaining in the container from the atmospheric air to compensate underpressure inside the container

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  • the invention relates to a pump intended to be mounted on a bottle so as to allow the dispensing of a liquid contained in said bottle, and a bottle containing a liquid product on which such a pump is mounted.
  • the liquid is of the gel or cream type, for example for use in cosmetics or for pharmaceutical treatments.
  • the invention aims to simplify the production of such pumps by proposing a design consisting of simple parts to achieve and limited number.
  • the pump according to the invention provides a sealing of the closure which is improved so as to be able to dispense liquids whose sensitivity to air is important. Therefore, the combined use of a pump according to the invention with a bottle containing an air sensitive liquid is particularly advantageous.
  • liquids containing a solvent which can evaporate rapidly for example based on alcohol or water, or containing photosensitive substances, for example sunscreens, or easily oxidizable, for example vitamins including vitamin C.
  • the operation of the pump according to the invention limits the pressure setting of the liquid during dispensing.
  • the combined use of a pump according to the invention with a bottle containing a liquid sensitive to mechanical stresses is also particularly advantageous.
  • liquids for example creams, capable of undergoing physico-chemical transformation under pressure, in particular a separation or a phase change.
  • the operation of the pump according to the invention also allows the dispensing of particularly viscous liquids.
  • the invention proposes a bottle containing a liquid product, said bottle comprising a ring on which the hoop of such a pump is mounted with the orifice in communication with the liquid.
  • Figures 1 to 6 appended are views in longitudinal section of a bottle equipped with a pump according to one embodiment of the invention, in the following different use positions: at rest ( figure 1 ), in the ejection position of the liquid ( Figures 2-4 ), in the suction position of the liquid ( figure 5 ) and in position after use ( figure 6 ).
  • the liquid is a gel or a cream, for cosmetic use or for pharmaceutical treatments.
  • the bottle comprises a body 1 surmounted by a ring 2 on which the pump is mounted.
  • a plunger 3 of the liquid is slidably mounted in the body 1 so as to push the liquid into said pump for distribution without air intake.
  • the bottle comprises, opposite the pump, a vent hole 4.
  • the pump comprises a hoop 5 secured in the ring 2 of the bottle, said hoop comprising an orifice 6 for placing the pump in communication with the liquid contained in the body 1. More specifically, the hoop 5 is sealingly mounted on the ring 2 with the orifice 6 in communication with the liquid.
  • the bottle comprises a cover 11 which is mounted on the outside of the outer sleeve 7, above the portion fitted in the ring 2.
  • the pump comprises a push button 12 which is provided with an ejection orifice 13 of the liquid, said push button being mounted on the hoop 5 in translation constrained by an elastic return means formed of a spring 14. More specifically, the push button comprises a skirt provided with the orifice 13 for a substantially radial ejection. In addition, the skirt comprises an annular ring 15 which cooperates, on the translation stroke, with a groove 16 formed on the outer sleeve 7.
  • the pump also comprises a metering sleeve 18 which is mounted in the push button 12 to be secured to it on the translational stroke.
  • the sleeve 18 is surrounded by an outer skirt 19 which comprises an annular flange 20 cooperating with a groove 21 formed in the skirt of the button pusher 12, so as to form sealed association zone between said sleeve and said push button.
  • the radial wall 22 connecting the skirt 19 and the sleeve 18 forms a stop surface of the spring 14, said spring being furthermore disposed around the inner sleeve 8 of the hoop 5.
  • the metering sleeve 18 also integrates, in one piece, for example made by molding, a closure needle 23 of the ejection orifice 13 and a device for reversibly moving said needle between a closed position and a position of ejection.
  • the needle 23 is disposed in the sealed volume formed in the upper part of the push button 12, and more precisely under the upper wall of said push button.
  • orifices are provided on the upper part of the metering sleeve 18.
  • the pump also comprises a metering piston 24 which comprises a channel 25 for distributing the liquid, said channel being equipped with a closing valve 26 of the orifice 6.
  • the metering piston 24 has a cylindrical geometry of revolution, and can be realized by molding a plastic material.
  • the piston 24 is mounted in sealed translation in the hoop 5 between an open position and a closed position of the orifice 6 by means of the valve 26. Moreover, the metering sleeve 18 and the piston 24 are mounted in sealed translation relative to each other so as to define between them a liquid dosing chamber.
  • the distribution channel 25 is mounted in leaktight sliding in the central sleeve 10.
  • the valve 26 is formed of a nipple which, in the closed position, engages sealingly in the dispensing orifice 6, said nipple being mounted in the lower end of the channel 25 via material bridges allowing the passage of liquid around said nipple in the open position.
  • an annular sealing lip 29 is formed on the outer wall of the channel 25, around the stud, so as to come into rubbing contact on the inner wall of the central sleeve 10.
  • the pump also comprises an actuating member 30 which is integral with the needle displacement device 23 and slidably mounted in the metering piston 24.
  • the sliding assembly is arranged, by pressing the push button 12, to actuate the displacement device and for arranging the valve 26 in the closed position so as to allow ejection of the liquid from the metering chamber.
  • the actuating member 30 is formed of a rod which is slidably mounted inside the distribution channel 25 with sufficient interference to actuate the needle 23 and the valve 26.
  • the rod is provided with a sliding ring 31 in the channel 25, said ring comprising a rear flange which cooperates with a radial abutment 32 provided on the periphery of the channel 25 so as to define the upper limit of said ring within said channel.
  • the actuating member 30, and in particular the rod 31 may be made of plastic material whose hardness is greater than that forming the piston 24, for example polypropylene for the member 30 and polyethylene for the piston 24.
  • the actuating member 30 comprises radial fins 33 which extend from the rod so as to form axial fluid passages therebetween through said member.
  • the needle 23 comprises an arm 34 whose front end is provided with a sealing head 35 which engages sealingly in the ejection orifice 13. the rear end of the arm 34 is associated with the metering sleeve 18 via the displacement device.
  • the device for moving the needle 23 comprises a flange 36 associated with the actuating member 30 and a connecting rod 37 arranged to transform an axial displacement of the actuating member 30 in translation of the arm 34 relative to the pushbutton 12.
  • the rod 37 is provided with three joints - internal, external, upper - with respectively said flange, the inside of the metering sleeve 18 and the rear end of the arm 34.
  • the link 37 is elastically deformable between internal and external joints.
  • the rod 37 comprises a rear wall 38 formed between the outer and upper hinges and, in the embodiment shown, the rod 37 comprises a bridge 39 of elastically deformable material which is curved to connect the rear wall 38 to the collar 36.
  • the needle displacement device 23 further comprises an elastically deformable element 40 which is provided with an internal articulation with the flange 36 and an external articulation with the inside of the metering sleeve 18.
  • the elastically deformable element 40 is formed a bridge of U-shaped material on each end of which are formed the joints. According to the embodiment shown, the joints are made by thinning material.
  • the elastically deformable element 40 is provided opposite to the link 37 with respect to the axis of the metering sleeve 18. More specifically, the collar 36 has a substantially rectangular geometry, each small side of which carries an internal articulation, respectively.
  • the flange 36 also comprises an orifice in which the head 41 of the actuating member 30 is snapped.
  • the needle 23 is moved to the ejection position by pressing the flange 36 which is movable on the actuating member 30 which is fixed. To do this, the force required to move the rod 31 in the channel 25 is arranged to be greater than that required to actuate the displacement device via the flange 36. It will be noted that the opening of the orifice ejection 13 was carried out substantially without pressurizing the liquid, only by mechanical interaction between the parts of the pump.
  • the rod 31 moves in the channel 25 so as to reduce the volume of the metering chamber and thus to cause the distribution of the liquid through the ejection orifice 13.
  • the setting liquid pressure is also very limited.
  • the figure 5 shows the push button 12 at the end of the dispensing stroke, until before the ascent under the effect of the spring 14.
  • the stop of pressing the push button 12 moves the needle 23 in the closed position .
  • the valve 26 is moved to the open position ( figure 6 ) to allow the aspiration of the liquid into the metering chamber during the raising of the push button 12.

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FR0702677A FR2914963B1 (fr) 2007-04-12 2007-04-12 Pompe de distribution d'un liquide contenu dans un flacon

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EP (1) EP1980332B1 (de)
CN (1) CN101301945B (de)
BR (1) BRPI0801698B1 (de)
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FR2914963A1 (fr) 2008-10-17
EP1980332B1 (de) 2013-05-08
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