EP2229239B1 - Pumpe zur ausgabe eines flüssigen oder zähflüssigen produkts - Google Patents

Pumpe zur ausgabe eines flüssigen oder zähflüssigen produkts Download PDF

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EP2229239B1
EP2229239B1 EP09720170.1A EP09720170A EP2229239B1 EP 2229239 B1 EP2229239 B1 EP 2229239B1 EP 09720170 A EP09720170 A EP 09720170A EP 2229239 B1 EP2229239 B1 EP 2229239B1
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Mathias D'estais
Laurent Clisson
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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
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    • B05B11/0037—Containers
    • B05B11/0039—Containers associated with means for compensating the pressure difference between the ambient pressure and the pressure inside the container, e.g. pressure relief means
    • B05B11/0044—Containers 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
    • B05B11/00446—Containers 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 the means being located at the bottom of the container or of an enclosure surrounding the container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
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    • B05B11/0005—Components or details
    • B05B11/0062—Outlet valves actuated by the pressure of the fluid to be sprayed
    • B05B11/007—Outlet valves actuated by the pressure of the fluid to be sprayed being opened by deformation of a sealing element made of resiliently deformable material, e.g. flaps, skirts, duck-bill valves
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
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    • B05B11/0062—Outlet valves actuated by the pressure of the fluid to be sprayed
    • B05B11/0072—A valve member forming part of an outlet opening
    • 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
    • B05B11/1028—Pumps having a pumping chamber with a deformable wall
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
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    • 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
    • B05B11/1028—Pumps having a pumping chamber with a deformable wall
    • B05B11/1033—Pumps having a pumping chamber with a deformable wall the deformable wall, the inlet and outlet valve elements being integrally formed, e.g. moulded
    • 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
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
    • B65D47/2018—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge comprising a valve or like element which is opened or closed by deformation of the container or closure
    • B65D47/2031—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge comprising a valve or like element which is opened or closed by deformation of the container or closure the element being formed by a slit, narrow opening or constrictable spout, the size of the outlet passage being able to be varied by increasing or decreasing the pressure
    • 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
    • B65D83/0094—Containers having an external wall formed as, or with, a diaphragm or the like which is deformed to expel the contents
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D2200/00—Details not otherwise provided for in A45D
    • A45D2200/05—Details of containers
    • A45D2200/054—Means for supplying liquid to the outlet of the container
    • A45D2200/056—Reciprocating pumps, i.e. with variable volume chamber wherein pressure and vacuum are alternately generated
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D34/00—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes
    • A45D34/04—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
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    • B05B11/0005—Components or details
    • B05B11/0059—Components or details allowing operation in any orientation, e.g. for discharge in inverted 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
    • B05B11/02—Membranes or pistons acting on the contents inside the container, e.g. follower pistons
    • B05B11/026—Membranes separating the content remaining in the container from the atmospheric air to compensate underpressure inside the container

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  • the invention relates in particular to a pump that can be used for a liquid or viscous product for dishes or cosmetics, operable by means of a washing utensil held with one hand by a user, for dishwashing, or operable with reduced efforts of the hand to cause a sensation of caress, for cosmetics.
  • French patent FR2489791 from Sukop and Menrad discloses a spout valve having a sealed slot.
  • the walls of the beak are not a plane but two half-planes forming between them an acute angle.
  • the European patent EP1123746 from Bonningue discloses two sealed sloped slits for making a pump. In a neighborhood of these tight slits, the walls of their sides do not constitute a plane but two half-planes forming between them an acute angle.
  • a simple slot is considered busy in one direction and the other. It is therefore unthinkable at first sight to use it to pump a product from a reservoir, in a reproducible and clean way, when the reservoir is elastically deformable, the output of the product out of the tank by the slot. Indeed, for a slot made in a tank bathed in air, the passing aspect of the slot leads to escape from the product out of the tank during the deformation of the tank, and to admit air by the slot to replace the product of the tank at the disappearance of the deformation, which is not a pump but a simple outlet.
  • the slot generally has the function of protecting the reservoir liquid against soiling or drying by the creation of a confined atmosphere.
  • sealed slot it is simply a protection.
  • a slit for a "stop-drop" function is also used, in particular in bottles for running liquids such as that, in particular, honey or dishwashing liquid.
  • the function of the slot is then a flow stop, with the same difficulties of adaptation to a pump as mentioned above.
  • the invention relates, in its most general sense, to a manually operable pump or to a utensil held in one hand by a user, which comprises an elastically deformable chamber whose interior is capable of containing a liquid product.
  • the chamber being able to deform elastically, by a support of a user, to create an overpressure in the product relative to the outside, and to open the slot, by letting escape a useful volume of product, the chamber being able to elastically remove its deformation, following the cessation of the support of the user, to create a depression in the product, in the presence of a flow of replacement fluid by the opening inwards and to close the slot and the wall of the chamber being substantially flat seen from the outside in the vicinity of said slot.
  • the invention also relates to the application of said pump or one of its variants to a dish or cosmetic container, connected to said opening, and deformable or provided with an air inlet, for producing a dispenser of said product operable by a user, manually or using a device held in one hand.
  • the invention is represented in figure 1 in its application to a tank (1) of product for washing dishes provided with an air inlet (2), a cup (3), connected to a pump according to the invention comprising a chamber (10) elastically deformable and bathed in an external environment that is air, a slot (7) and an opening (6), the chamber containing a product (8) liquid or viscous, the tank resting on a sole (4), provided with a hinge (5) and a plug portion (9).
  • a user presses the cup (3) and deforms the pump chamber (10) between the cup and the sole (4).
  • the product (8) escapes from the deformed chamber through the slot and the opening (6) which is a valve elastically deformable over a hole, under the effect of the user pressure transmitted by the product (8), which creates an overpressure in the product relative to the external environment.
  • the valve covers the hole and closes it, preventing the product from coming out more through the opening.
  • the chamber tends to elastically resume its form of rest, creating a depression in the product relative to the outside environment.
  • the valve resumes its rest position, leaving the hole open and allowing the product to enter the reservoir into the chamber, replacing the product that escaped through the slot during deformation.
  • the valve may be able to close the opening in the rest position and during the overpressure in the product and to open only under the effect depression in the product.
  • a valve according to the invention will generally be able to cover the hole in the presence of the overpressure and to leave this hole open in the presence of the vacuum.
  • a slot according to the invention will generally be able to open in the presence of the overpressure and to close in the presence of the depression.
  • the slot and the valve according to the invention will be chosen so that an increase in the value of the pressure, starting from an equality of the internal and external pressures around the chamber, leads to the closure of the valve and to the opening of the slot and that a decrease in pressure from a situation where the slot is open and the closed valve lead to a closure of the slot and an opening of the valve corresponding to an aspiration of the replacement fluid or the product contained in the tank, by the opening of said valve, with a choice of admission by the valve allowing the reduction of the pressure and its transformation into depression, without exceeding a value of the depression which would open the slot by deformation to the inside the room and admit air.
  • the slot and the opening according to the invention are adapted so that the diameter of the opening and the characteristics of the slot allow an escape of the product preferably by the slot, when the chamber is deformed, rather than by the opening and conversely an admission of a volume of product or replacement fluid through the opening rather than a volume of air through the slot, during the disappearance of the deformation of the chamber, then it is possible to pump the product from the tank to the cup by elastic deformation of the chamber and disappearance of this deformation.
  • a valve or opening (6) as shown on the FIG 1 can thus be achieved by a cylindrical elastomeric zone of thickness 1.5mm and 12mm diameter, reported or bi-injected into the cup (3) so that it is held firmly at the periphery. It can be a silicone type elastomer of hardness 40 Shore A.
  • the through slot (7) can be 6mm in length which gives it the possibility to open during a manual compression of the chamber dome with a force of the order of 2 Newton, while being sufficiently airtight at the entrance to resist the air during the depression generated by the volume recovery of the chamber, so that the volume recovery moves the valve of inlet (6) closing the opening connecting the chamber (10) to the reservoir (1) and makes a consequent fluid call from the reservoir, that is to say a volume that can for example reach 0.2ml .
  • the chamber serves as a product reservoir.
  • the chamber may in this case be advantageously provided with a dip tube for supplying product, the open slot.
  • the chamber may advantageously be in the form of a piston sliding in a pump body and crushing a spring to contain a cosmetic product.
  • the opening of the chamber can be reduced to a calibrated hole according to the slot, without any valve.
  • the replacement fluid will preferably be liquid or viscous product, given predictable product discharges between the chamber and the reservoir.
  • a valve closing in the absence of depression of the tank relative to the outside that is to say closing in the presence of overpressure of the chamber relative to the outside or at equal pressure of the chamber relative to the outside, is nevertheless more favorable to the characteristics of the invention and the dosage of the delivered product.
  • This flare can, for example, be a form of slot lips in "U" (half-cylinder flare) or "V" (flare in ravine).
  • the inward widening of the slot is defined by the fact that the edges of the slot are not in contact inside the chamber and are in contact with the outside, the profile of said edges of the slot being variable between these two extremes.
  • This support part or support on which all or part of the slot rests in the absence of deformation of the slot, brakes the deformation of the slot towards the interior of the chamber so that it significantly increases the sealing penetration return of air or liquid.
  • This support piece is a priori fixed and rigid, that is to say in a configuration such as that of the FIG. 1 , linked to the body of the pump (10). Nevertheless, it can be provided that this part is flexible or semi-flexible in order to avoid its perception by the user or for design and operating choices. This can be achieved during the injection of the membrane which comprises, in its lower face a hemispherical grid rising in its center to form said support.
  • this support piece in a flexible or rigid configuration, is wider and longer than the slot. This piece then makes it possible to very clearly raise the level of air penetration seal when the slot rests on it.
  • Another configuration is to mold a protrusion of the chamber under the slot, that is to say inside the chamber. This excrescence is split over part of its height when the incision of the slot is made by the outside of the chamber.
  • This protrusion participates in a very simple way to reinforce the penetration resistance of the air or liquids by the slit, in the chamber, without significantly reducing its opening out of the chamber.
  • the possibility of playing on the opening and the slot makes it possible to apply the pump according to the invention to a tank of product for the dishes or cosmetics, to extract the contents by a pressure that can be low and to allow the use of the hand or washing utensil.
  • said designer has all the parameters of the slot and its environment, namely, all the intrinsic characteristics of the material, the thickness of the membrane and the perimeter of the membrane left free, the length of the slot . It also has compressible volume parameters of the chamber, nervousness of the return of the chamber to its initial position after compression, and behavior of the intake valve. Routine tests then allow the optimization of the invention by simple execution work.
  • the designer will also find in the following paragraphs useful complementary solutions that allow him to more elegantly solve some of the contradictions or oppositions underlying the two main objectives presented above and will allow him to design more efficient, simpler and also less expensive, for example by using thinner and less powerful materials such as for example polyurethane or even LDPE 0.7mm thick.
  • the membrane When the product is put under overpressure, the membrane is naturally bombarded which allows the separation of the membrane of the support part and the escape of the product is done without significantly changing the opening pressure of the slot. Conversely, during a depression in the room, the slot is pressed against the support piece which makes it completely waterproof.
  • a convex membrane for the user will promote the opening of the slot and thus the easy exit of liquid.
  • a concave membrane for the user will play against the deformation of the membrane to open the slot, however, the choice of a concave membrane may be justified for reasons of use, in particular to facilitate the collection of the exfiltered product, or for technical reasons like the good static behavior of the device. Indeed, on some designs such as the one presented FIG 1 ., the tank is located above the slot, so it must at least be a barrier to the natural flow of liquid by gravity and the choice of a concave membrane for the user is a choice that can be revealed relevant.
  • the zone of the membrane or wall of the chamber in the vicinity of the slot is always provided essentially flat view from the outside.
  • the zone in the direct vicinity of the slot and deformable in order to obtain the liquid is a zone of large radius of curvature, of the order of 30 mm. .
  • the zone in the direct vicinity of the slot and deformable in order to obtain the liquid is a zone of large radius of curvature, of the order of 30 mm. .
  • a smaller radius of curvature of the order of 10mm which corresponds more or less or diameter of the finger.
  • the topography of the room should be essentially flat and smooth around the slot to facilitate the collection of the product in an intuitive gesture and without leaving any retentions of products in the area.
  • the sealing of the slot is due to the tensions of the material itself, possibly coupled to the clogging effects of the membrane on the rest support described above. It is important to consider that it is in no way a seal due to atmospheric pressure as in some high-expansion flexible valves, where the lips of the valve are pressed against each other by the difference of pressure between the interior of a volume and the outside at atmospheric pressure.
  • the chamber can also be deformable by pinching, as illustrated on the Figures 2A and 2B with a finger or utensil, and by sliding the pinch along the chamber towards the slot.
  • the room is divided after nipping into two deformed parts.
  • the product is discharged through the slot of the first part and the second part containing the opening evolves towards the entire chamber undistorted and thus fills with fluid or replacement product, through the opening.
  • the invention can therefore realize a manual or activated pump by a washing utensil, capable of producing pinching and sliding, for extracting the product from a product reservoir, dishwashing liquid or cosmetic, to a slot and put it available to a user.
  • FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B The invention is thus represented in FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B (FIG. 2A and 2B ) in its application to a pot (11) overhung with a sampling zone (13), connected to a pump according to the invention comprising a chamber (20) elastically deformable and bathed in an external medium which is air, a slot (17) and an opening (16), the chamber (20) containing a liquid or viscous product (18), comprising a blade (15) forming a partition between the chamber and the reservoir, communicating through the opening (16) , the reservoir comprising a flexible bag (14) connected to the opening (16) and protected by the walls of the pot (11) provided with an air inlet (12).
  • a pump comprising a chamber (20) elastically deformable and bathed in an external medium which is air, a slot (17) and an opening (16), the chamber (20) containing a liquid or viscous product (18), comprising a blade (15) forming a partition between the chamber and the reservoir, communicating through the opening (16)
  • the chamber (20) is deformable by pinching with the fingers or a utensil, as can be seen on the Figure 2B .
  • the geometry of the blade (15) is slightly elongated bowl so that the chamber (20) at rest is a channel, shown on the Figure 2A in its longitudinal section and that during the deformation created by the pressure of a finger, the chamber (20) is clogged at the pinch point so that the chamber (20) is divided after pinching into two deformed portions (201) and (202), the portion (201) having the slot (17), and the portion (202) having the opening (16).
  • the product By sliding of the nip along the chamber towards the slot (17), that is to say in the direction of the arrow (F) of the Figure 2B , the product is compressed downstream of the nip and discharged through the slot (17) and the second part containing the opening (16) gradually resumes its shape until it evolves towards the entire undistorted chamber and thus fills with fluid from the reservoir through the opening (16). If the finger continues to move towards the slot, when it reaches the slot (17), almost all the liquid trapped in the portion (201) has been removed and the finger thus collecting the liquid.
  • the slot is positioned precisely at the end of the channel so that in a single flexible and continuous gesture, the user generates the expulsion of the liquid and its collection.
  • the finger When the finger leaves the surface (13), it returns to its original form presented at rest as visible on the figure (2A ).
  • the return to the initial shape is achieved by the shape memory, or ability to elastically recover its shape after deformation, the material of the deformable zone, for example an elastomer hardness 40 Shore A used in thickness 1 mm for a fluid cream or 1.5mm see 2mm for a thicker cream.
  • the material of the deformable zone for example an elastomer hardness 40 Shore A used in thickness 1 mm for a fluid cream or 1.5mm see 2mm for a thicker cream.
  • a spring effect for example a very aerated foam type filter foam, or fine protrusions molded with the elastomer acting spring.
  • the chamber can also be dismountable in one part or subassembly containing the slot and another containing the opening for replacement of one or the other of these elements or subassembly without discarding or facilitating the assembly. the realization.
  • a first criterion of the invention appears to be a first strictly positive difference between the product flow through the slot which is useful and the admission of a volume of air through the slot which is parasitic.
  • a null value of this criterion corresponds, for example, to a simple outlet consisting of a slot and not a pump. The designer will seek to minimize this parasitic effect and can be obtained with the means described above, devices according to the invention for which the admission of a volume of stray air is insignificant.
  • the air content of the chamber contents may be varied.
  • the contents of the chamber may consist solely of product or only air.
  • a quantity of air can also be admitted in the room.
  • product (8) will designate the contents of the chamber (10) during the phases of use.
  • a second criterion of the invention also appears to be the equality of this first difference to a second difference between the fluid volume of replacement debited through the opening upon the cessation of support and the volume of product debited by the opening during the support.
  • the volume of product dispensed outside the chamber is then exactly compensated by a volume of replacement fluid and the chamber completely reformed at the end of a cycle of support / release of the user.
  • the designer will seek a priori to optimize the volume of expelled liquid or volume useful for a nominal deformation of the chamber so that it will be more willing to open a valve ensuring leakage of fluid to the insignificant reservoir.
  • the satisfaction of the first criterion distinguishes the invention from a slit exit orifice, obtained for a first zero difference
  • the second criterion distinguishes the invention from a plastically deformable tank provided with a slot, obtained for an inequality. .
  • the invention can obtain a useful product output, for a given user's support, by adjusting the possible product flow rate. , for example taking into account the viscosity of this product, so that the flow does not prevent the overpressure to reach a value causing the opening of the slot. It is also possible symmetrically to adjust the elasticity of the chamber to the possible flow of replacement fluid through the opening, for example taking into account the viscosity of the replacement fluid, which may be the product or air including , to allow the vacuum to remain below a value causing the opening of the slot, by depression, and thus limit the admission of a volume of stray air in the room.
  • the invention is therefore, in all its generality, a pump whose outlet orifice is a slot and is capable of industrial application in the field of liquid dispensers for dishes or product for cosmetics.

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  1. Pumpe, die per Hand oder mittels einer Vorrichtung, welche von einem Benutzer in einer Hand gehalten wird, betrieben werden kann, umfassend eine elastisch verformbare Kammer (10), deren Inneres ein flüssiges oder viskoses Produkt (8) enthalten kann und deren Äußeres dazu bestimmt ist, im Bereich eines Spaltes (7), mit welchem diese Kammer (10) versehen wurde, mit Luft in Kontakt gebracht zu werden und im Bereich einer Öffnung (6), mit welcher die Kammer versehen ist, mit einem Nachfüllfluid in Kontakt gebracht zu werden, wobei sich die Kammer elastisch verformen kann, wenn ein Benutzer einen Druck ausübt, sodass in dem Produkt (8) ein Überdruck gegenüber dem Außenraum erzeugt wird und sodass der Spalt (7) geöffnet wird, wobei ein Nutzvolumen an Produkt (8) daraus entweichen kann, wobei die Verformung der Kammer (10) auf elastische Weise wieder aufgehoben werden kann, wenn der Benutzer keinen Druck mehr ausübt, sodass ein Unterdruck in dem Produkt (8) entsteht, wobei das Nachfüllfluid durch die Öffnung (6) ins Innere strömt, und sodass der Spalt (7) geschlossen wird, wobei die Pumpe dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass die Wand der Kammer (10) im Wesentlichen eben ist, wenn sie in der Nähe des Spaltes (7) von außen betrachtet wird.
  2. Pumpe nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Öffnung ein Loch in der Kammer (10) ist.
  3. Pumpe nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Öffnung ein nachgiebiges Ventil ist, das aus einem Loch in der Kammer (10) und einer Klappe gebildet ist, welche das Loch bei Vorliegen des Überdrucks für das Produkt hermetisch verschließen kann, und welche unter der Einwirkung des Unterdrucks das Nachfüllfluid ungehindert durch das Loch strömen lassen kann.
  4. Pumpe nach mindestens einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, wobei die Kammer (10) einen massiven Abschnitt umfasst, welcher länger und breiter als der Spalt ist und gegen welchen der Spalt unter der Einwirkung des Unterdrucks derart flach gedrückt werden kann, dass keine Luft hindurch dringen kann.
  5. Pumpe nach mindestens einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, wobei die Kammer (10) eine Verdickung umfasst, die sich im Inneren der Kammer befindet, wobei sie an den Rändern des Spaltes beginnt und ausgehend von diesen Rändern über einen Teil ihrer Dicke geschlitzt ist, sodass der Luftzutritt durch den Spalt gegenüber dem Austritt des Produktes erschwert ist.
  6. Pumpe nach mindestens einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, wobei der Spalt sich zum Inneren der Kammer (10) hin derart erweitert, dass der Austritt des Produktes aus dem Spalt gegenüber dem Luftzutritt erleichtert wird.
  7. Pumpe nach mindestens einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, wobei die Kammer (10) zunächst elastisch verformt werden kann, indem der Benutzer sie mittels eines Fingers seiner Hand derart zusammendrückt, dass in der Kammer ein erster Abschnitt entsteht, welcher den Spalt umfasst, sowie ein zweiter Abschnitt, welcher die Öffnung umfasst, woraufhin sie verformt werden kann, indem der Finger unter Beibehaltung des Drucks über die Kammer (10) streicht, sodass das Produkt aus dem ersten Abschnitt durch den Spalt austritt und sodass die Verformung des zweiten Abschnitts aufgehoben wird und das Nachfüllfluid in diesen eintritt.
  8. Pumpe nach mindestens einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, wobei die Kammer sich aus einer ersten und aus einer zweiten Untereinheit zusammensetzt, sowie aus Mitteln, die dazu dienen, diese Untereinheiten derart zu verbinden, dass kein Produkt, keine Luft und kein Nachfüllfluid hindurch dringen kann, wobei die erste Untereinheit den Spalt umfasst und die zweite Untereinheit die Öffnung umfasst.
  9. Pumpe nach mindestens einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, wobei es sich bei dem Nachfüllfluid um das Produkt handelt.
  10. Anwendung der Pumpe nach mindestens einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9 bei einem Vorratsbehälter für Geschirrspülmittel oder kosmetische Mittel, welcher an die Öffnung angeschlossen ist und welcher verformbar oder mit einem Lufteinlass versehen ist, sodass ein Produktspender bereitgestellt wird, der vom Benutzer per Hand oder mit Hilfe einer Vorrichtung betrieben werden kann, welche in einer Hand gehalten wird.
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