EP2210674B1 - Austragsvorrichtung - Google Patents

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EP2210674B1
EP2210674B1 EP09015671.2A EP09015671A EP2210674B1 EP 2210674 B1 EP2210674 B1 EP 2210674B1 EP 09015671 A EP09015671 A EP 09015671A EP 2210674 B1 EP2210674 B1 EP 2210674B1
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Peter Stadelhofer
Jürgen Greiner-Perth
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05BSPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/0005Components or details
    • B05B11/0027Means for neutralising the actuation of the sprayer ; Means for preventing access to the sprayer actuation means
    • B05B11/0032Manually actuated means located downstream the discharge nozzle for closing or covering it, e.g. shutters
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05BSPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/0005Components or details
    • B05B11/0027Means for neutralising the actuation of the sprayer ; Means for preventing access to the sprayer actuation means
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05BSPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/0005Components or details
    • B05B11/0037Containers
    • B05B11/0039Containers associated with means for compensating the pressure difference between the ambient pressure and the pressure inside the container, e.g. pressure relief means
    • B05B11/0044Containers associated with means for compensating the pressure difference between the ambient pressure and the pressure inside the container, e.g. pressure relief means compensating underpressure by ingress of atmospheric air into the container, i.e. with venting means
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05BSPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/0005Components or details
    • B05B11/0062Outlet valves actuated by the pressure of the fluid to be sprayed
    • B05B11/0064Lift valves
    • B05B11/0067Lift valves having a valve seat located downstream the valve element
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05BSPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01Single-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
    • B05B11/10Pump 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
    • B05B11/1028Pumps having a pumping chamber with a deformable wall
    • B05B11/1035Pumps having a pumping chamber with a deformable wall the pumping chamber being a bellow
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05BSPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01Single-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
    • B05B11/10Pump 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
    • B05B11/1042Components or details
    • B05B11/1064Pump inlet and outlet valve elements integrally formed of a deformable material

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  • the invention relates to a discharge device for liquid media with a housing, a media storage, an outlet opening for discharging the medium and an inlet opening for the inlet of air for the purpose of volume compensation in the media storage.
  • a generic discharge device has a cap which can be placed on the housing and protects the outlet opening in the attached state. The cap closes the inlet opening with respect to an environment on the one hand and with respect to the outlet opening on the other hand gastight
  • Such discharge devices are known from the prior art. With them, it is provided that medium is discharged from a medium reservoir by means of a pumping device or another conveying device through the outlet opening to an environment. This is used in particular for the discharge of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.
  • the discharge process reduces the amount of media in the media store.
  • these discharge devices In order to prevent this forming a negative pressure in the media storage, which is a hindrance in further discharge operations, these discharge devices have an inlet opening through, to flow through the air in the discharge and can get into the media storage, where it remains as a replacement for the discharged media amount and leads to a pressure equalization.
  • the problem is that the inlet opening and the connection of the inlet opening with the media storage allow escape of the medium in gaseous form. Therefore, when the discharge device is stored for a long time, a relevant amount of the medium can escape through the inlet port. This is not only a problem because of the loss of the medium per se, it also leads to the fact that the drug concentration of the remaining medium in the media storage changes, so that the intended intended dosage during discharge is no longer guaranteed.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to provide a discharge device in which the inlet opening is closed in an improved manner by the cap.
  • the cap is designed such that it defines in the mounted state together with the housing a sealed relative to the environment gas-tight space, the inlet opening opens into this closed space.
  • the cap of the dispenser for example a dispenser for ophthalmic applications, is designed in the design according to the invention so that it not only protects the outlet opening, for example prevents contact with contaminated surfaces, but at the same time also protects the inlet opening and thereby closes the inlet opening both gas-tight with respect to the environment and with respect to the outlet opening.
  • the inlet opening gas-tight against the environment sealed.
  • gas-tight encapsulation of the inlet opening takes place additionally with respect to the outlet opening, it is possible to design the cap so as to provide a gas-open connection between the outlet opening and the surroundings for the purpose of drying, but at the same time make the inlet opening gas-tight with respect to the surroundings remains completed.
  • the inlet opening may be formed as serving only for the purpose of air inlet opening in the housing. It is particularly advantageous, however, if the inlet opening is provided in the region of an actuating handle movable relative to the housing. It is particularly preferred that the inlet opening is formed as an inlet gap between the actuating handle on the one hand and the housing on the other. With such a design, therefore, the actuating handle itself is also covered by the cap, so that it is also ensured that an actuation of the discharge device is not possible when the protective cap is attached.
  • the cap does not immediately close the inlet opening, but connects it with an enclosed space between the inside of the cap and housing, so that it does not require a very accurate positioning of the cap to ensure the sealing of the inlet opening.
  • the cap abutting the housing directly in the region of the inlet opening, it lies according to this development at a distance from the inlet opening in the region of a contact track on the housing.
  • the contact track, along which the cap rests against the housing can, for example, approximately circularly surround the inlet opening at a distance of, for example, 5 mm to 10 mm.
  • the contact track along which the contact between the cap and the housing consists, is preferably provided in the region of a relative to the Aufsteckides the cap substantially cylindrical portion of the cap and the housing.
  • a region which is tapered or widening with a Wankel smaller than 10 ° is also considered to be a largely cylindrical region.
  • the cap rests in the mounted state along two circumferential contact tracks on the housing, wherein the closed space is provided between the two contact coils.
  • the housing and the cap are matched to one another in such a way that, when the cap is put on, a contact between the cap and the housing takes place approximately simultaneously in the region of the first contact track and in the region of the second contact track.
  • These two contact traces caused by the contact between cap and housing are formed, each surrounding the housing and thus define a sealed against the environment annular space.
  • the contact tracks preferably each run in a plane whose normal vectors are aligned parallel to the direction of insertion of the cap. Also in the design with two contact tracks, it is considered advantageous if at least one of the contact tracks is provided in a substantially cylindrical region of the housing and the cap.
  • the cap can be slid in relation to the Aufschiebecardi in any angular position on the housing, since it is ensured due to the circumferential annular space that the inlet opening opens independently of the angular position in the annulus.
  • the cap of a discharge device protects the outlet opening at least against mechanical damage. It is shaped so that a contact contact of the outlet opening with surfaces in the vicinity of the discharge device is effectively prevented when the cap is attached.
  • the cap can be designed so that the outlet opening is sealed gas-tight relative to the environment.
  • the cap is preferably designed such that it allows an air flow to the outlet opening in the mounted state.
  • the cap has at least one ventilation opening, via which the outlet opening is connected to the environment.
  • Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 shows a discharge device according to the invention in a use state in which a cap of the discharge has been removed.
  • the discharge device 8 has a media reservoir 12, which is connected via a channel 14 and an inlet valve 16 with a pumping chamber 18.
  • an outlet channel 20 connects, which opens into an outlet chamber 22.
  • an outlet opening 26 which in the state of Fig. 1 is closed by a pressure-controlled outlet valve 24 within the housing 10 of the discharge device 8.
  • an actuating handle 30 is provided, which is movable in the radial direction of the discharge and can be used by a force application to reduce the volume of the pumping chamber 18 and thereby to push the medium from the pumping chamber 18 into the outlet channel 20. This in turn leads to an increase in pressure in the outlet chamber 22, whereby the outlet valve 24 is opened and permits a discharge of the medium through the outlet opening 26 therethrough.
  • the path of the medium from the pumping chamber 18 to the outlet opening 26 is in Fig. 1 illustrated by the dotted arrow 2.
  • the actuating handle 30 After the discharge operation, the actuating handle 30 returns to its initial state, whereby the volume in the pumping chamber 18 increases again. Since the outlet valve 24 is closed again at this time, this increase in volume leads to a suction of the medium from the media reservoir 12 through the channel 14 and the inlet valve 16 therethrough.
  • the dotted arrow 4 in Fig. 1 the way of the medium from the media memory 12 in the pumping chamber 18 is illustrated.
  • a negative pressure in the media storage 12.
  • air from the environment is sucked into the media storage 12. This air can penetrate through a gap 32 between the housing 10 and the actuating button 30 in the housing 10 and from there pass through a filter unit 34 into the media storage 12.
  • the way that takes the air from the environment into the media storage 12 is illustrated by the dashed arrow 6.
  • cap 60 is provided.
  • the cap 60 has a lower substantially cylindrical portion 62 and an adjoining upper conical portion 64 on. In the region of the conical section 64 ventilation openings 66 are provided.
  • the cap 60 may be in the in Fig. 4 clarified manner on the discharge 8 of the Fig. 1 and 2 be deferred.
  • the shape of the cap 60 is adapted to the shape of the housing 10 such that in the region of two, in particular in Fig. 2 shown circumferential contact traces 70, 72, the cap 60 comes to rest on the housing 10. Between the contact tracks 70 and 72, the housing 10 and the cylindrical portion 62 of the cap 60 are spaced from each other and together define a gap 80, which is sealed by the contact tracks 70, 72 from the environment gas-tight.
  • the contact tracks 70, 72 are provided in the region of approximately cylindrical portions of the cap 60 and the housing 10. This ensures that the cap 60, even if at one of the two contact tracks 70, 72 already circulating contact between the cap 60 and the housing 11 is given, yet the cap 60 are further pushed onto the housing 10 without a significantly increased effort can, so that also on the second contact lane a circumferential contact is achieved.
  • the outlet opening 26 is sufficiently protected due to the outlet valve 24 against evaporation of the medium.
  • the ventilation openings 66 already described are provided in the conical section 64 of the cap 60. They allow an exchange of air and thus a quick drying of the outlet opening 26. Due to the contact track 70, however, this design with ventilation openings 66 is not accompanied by a loss of the gas-tight design of the inlet opening 32.

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