EP2295150A3 - Push button for a dispensing system with pressurised product - Google Patents

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EP2295150A3
EP2295150A3 EP10290482A EP10290482A EP2295150A3 EP 2295150 A3 EP2295150 A3 EP 2295150A3 EP 10290482 A EP10290482 A EP 10290482A EP 10290482 A EP10290482 A EP 10290482A EP 2295150 A3 EP2295150 A3 EP 2295150A3
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Jean-Pierre Songbe
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Silgan Dispensing Systems Le Treport SAS
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Rexam Dispensing Systems 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
    • B05B11/0005—Components or details
    • B05B11/0062—Outlet valves actuated by the pressure of the fluid to be sprayed
    • B05B11/0064—Lift valves
    • B05B11/0067—Lift valves having a valve seat located downstream the valve element (take precedence)
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
    • B05B1/34—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl
    • B05B1/3405—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl
    • B05B1/341—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet
    • B05B1/3421—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet with channels emerging substantially tangentially in the swirl chamber
    • B05B1/3431—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet with channels emerging substantially tangentially in the swirl chamber the channels being formed at the interface of cooperating elements, e.g. by means of grooves
    • B05B1/3436—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet with channels emerging substantially tangentially in the swirl chamber the channels being formed at the interface of cooperating elements, e.g. by means of grooves the interface being a plane perpendicular to the outlet axis
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
    • B05B1/34—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl
    • B05B1/3405—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl
    • B05B1/341—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet
    • B05B1/3468—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet with means for controlling the flow of liquid entering or leaving the swirl chamber
    • B05B1/3473—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet with means for controlling the flow of liquid entering or leaving the swirl chamber in response to liquid 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
    • 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
    • B65D83/16—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 characterised by the actuating means
    • B65D83/20—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 characterised by the actuating means operated by manual action, e.g. button-type actuator or actuator caps
    • 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
    • B65D83/75—Aerosol containers not provided for in groups B65D83/16 - B65D83/74
    • B65D83/753—Aerosol containers not provided for in groups B65D83/16 - B65D83/74 characterised by details or accessories associated with outlets
    • B65D83/7535—Outlet valves opened by the product to be delivered

Abstract

L'invention concerne un bouton poussoir pour un système de distribution d'un produit sous pression, comprenant un corps (1) présentant un puits (3) de montage sur un tube (4) d'amenée du produit sous pression et un logement (10) pourvu d'un chemin de distribution du produit entre ledit puits (3) et un ensemble tourbillonnaire comprenant une chambre tourbillonnaire (11) pourvue d'un orifice (12) de distribution ainsi que d'au moins un canal (13) d'alimentation de ladite chambre (11), ledit bouton poussoir comprenant en outre un pointeau (21) qui est monté mobile dans le logement (10) entre une position de fermeture de l'alimentation de l'orifice de distribution (12) et une position d'ouverture de ladite alimentation, ledit pointeau (21) présentant une portée d'actionnement (22) qui est en communication avec le chemin de distribution pour permettre le déplacement dudit pointeau (21) en position d'ouverture, le pointeau (21) présentant une paroi distale (21a) disposée en regard de l'orifice de distribution (12) pour former le fond de la chambre tourbillonnaire (11) lorsque ledit pointeau (21) est en position d'ouverture, ladite paroi distale (21a) présentant un évidement (33).

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The invention relates to a push button for a system for dispensing a product under pressure, comprising a body (1) having a well (3) for mounting on a tube (4) for supplying the pressurized product and a housing ( 10) provided with a product distribution path between said well (3) and a vortex assembly comprising a vortex chamber (11) provided with a dispensing orifice (12) and at least one channel (13) d supply of said chamber (11), said push button further comprising a needle (21) which is movably mounted in the housing (10) between a closed position of the feed of the dispensing orifice (12) and a opening position of said supply, said needle (21) having an actuating surface (22) which is in communication with the dispensing path to allow movement of said needle (21) in the open position, the needle (21) ) having a distal wall (21a) arranged opposite e the dispensing orifice (12) for forming the bottom of the vortex chamber (11) when said needle (21) is in the open position, said distal wall (21a) having a recess (33).
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FR0904371A FR2949762B1 (en) 2009-09-10 2009-09-10 PUSH BUTTON FOR A SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING A PRODUCT UNDER PRESSURE.

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EP0796661A1 (en) * 1996-03-20 1997-09-24 Calmar Inc. Pump sprayer nozzle for producing a solid spray pattern
FR2767798A1 (en) * 1997-09-02 1999-03-05 Oreal Liquid distributing head for container
FR2772644A1 (en) * 1997-12-24 1999-06-25 D Investissement Ind Et Commer Atomising nozzle with static flow inhibitor
EP1688668A2 (en) * 2005-02-07 2006-08-09 Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. Low cost pressure atomizer
FR2887232A1 (en) * 2005-06-21 2006-12-22 Rexam Dispensing Systems Sas Push-button nozzle for e.g. nasal sprayer, has needle valve closing spraying orifice, and barrel comprising lower end with ring connected to ejection tube and delimiting return chamber closed by snap ring carried by base of valve
EP1837082A1 (en) * 2006-03-14 2007-09-26 Packaging Technology Holding S.A. Actuator for a receptacle having a pressurized content and method for spraying a pressurized content
FR2907106A1 (en) * 2006-10-16 2008-04-18 Rexam Dispensing Systems Sas Fluid product e.g. cosmetic product, dispensing device, has push-button including annular fitting wall having specific thickness with respect to recess, where thickness is specific times lower than that of thickness of wall

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