EP2532441B1 - Einheit, die eine Sprühfläsche zum Verteilen eines flüssigen Produkts umfasst, das sich in einem Beutel befindet - Google Patents

Einheit, die eine Sprühfläsche zum Verteilen eines flüssigen Produkts umfasst, das sich in einem Beutel befindet Download PDF

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EP2532441B1
EP2532441B1 EP12168749.5A EP12168749A EP2532441B1 EP 2532441 B1 EP2532441 B1 EP 2532441B1 EP 12168749 A EP12168749 A EP 12168749A EP 2532441 B1 EP2532441 B1 EP 2532441B1
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Mohamed Elmeguenni
Jacky Lasnier
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Silgan Dispensing Systems Le Treport 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
    • B05B11/0037—Containers
    • B05B11/0056—Containers with an additional opening for filling or refilling
    • 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
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/52—Details
    • B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D75/5805—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture for tearing a side strip parallel and next to the edge, e.g. by means of a line of weakness
    • 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
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/18—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient
    • B65D81/20—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas
    • B65D81/2007—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas under vacuum
    • B65D81/2023—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas under vacuum in a flexible container

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  • the invention relates to an assembly comprising a dispensing bottle of a fluid product, in particular a liquid product, for example a cosmetic care, make-up or perfume product, or a pharmaceutical product.
  • a fluid product in particular a liquid product, for example a cosmetic care, make-up or perfume product, or a pharmaceutical product.
  • the dispensing bottle comprises a body in which a product conditioning tank is formed, as well as a device for removing the packaged product which is sealingly mounted on said body.
  • the sampling device may comprise a manually operated pump which is fed with conditioned product, said pump being arranged to distribute the product under pressure, for example in the form of an aerosol.
  • the bottles according to the invention allow the distribution of product samples, in particular for a volume of packaged product in the reservoir which is between 1 and 10 ml.
  • the samples thus distributed can allow a customer to test the product, the bottles then being called sample vials.
  • the bottles can be called "bag” in that they can easily transport a reduced volume of product, as opposed to bottles of higher capacity which are usually heavy and bulky because affluent.
  • Dispensing bottles are already offered for sale, in which the body is equipped with a tank filling valve which is arranged to allow the communication of a product source with said reservoir.
  • the valve can be opened by pressing on the nozzle of the pump a source bottle that should be actuated repeatedly to perform the filling, which is a gesture that is not intuitive for the user.
  • Dispensing vials whose reservoir is empty of product have been proposed and have an air depression which is arranged in order to be able subsequently to perform the initial filling of the reservoir with product by placing in sealed communication a source of product with said reservoir by via a valve so that said depression induces the filling of said reservoir by suction of the product contained in said source.
  • the sampling devices are never perfectly tight micro-air leaks because they include many sealing areas by clamping and are composed of plastic or elastomeric materials which, in time, are slightly porous to the air.
  • the invention aims to improve the prior art by proposing in particular an assembly comprising a dispensing bottle in which an air depression in the reservoir can be maintained during storage of the bottle before its initial filling, so as to make the capacity of the bottle more reliable. suction filling said tank by sealing communication of a source of product with said tank.
  • the invention proposes an assembly comprising a dispensing bottle of a fluid product comprising a body in which a reservoir for packaging said product is formed, said bottle further comprising a device for sampling said packaged product which is mounted in a sealed manner on said body, said body being equipped with a filling valve of said reservoir which is arranged to allow the communication of a product source with said reservoir, the reservoir being empty of product and having a negative pressure of air that is arranged to be able to carry out the subsequent filling of the reservoir with product by sealed communication of a source of product with said reservoir through the valve so that said depression induces the filling of said reservoir by suction of the product contained in said source, said assembly further comprising a bag forming a sealed space in which the bottle is disposed, said space having an air depression.
  • the product may be liquid, in particular a cosmetic care, make-up or perfume product, or a pharmaceutical product.
  • the bottle comprises a body 1 in which a container 2 for packaging the product is formed.
  • the tank 2 may have a capacity of between 1 and 10 ml so as to allow the distribution of product samples.
  • the body 1 is rigid, in particular having sufficient rigidity so that the volume of the reservoir 2 remains substantially constant.
  • the body 1 may be one-piece, for example produced by injection-blow molding or extrusion-blow molding, or in several parts injected then assembled, for example by ultrasonic welding or rotary friction, rigid plastic material, metal, for example aluminum, or glass.
  • the body 1 can be flexible, especially deformable during the distribution of the product.
  • the bottle comprises a sampling device 3 of the packaged product which is sealingly mounted on the body 1, in particular in the upper opening of said body.
  • the sampling device 3 is equipped with a push button 4 which is provided with a dispensing orifice 5 of said product, said push button being reversibly movable over an actuating stroke of said device between a rest position and a depressed position. which the dispensing orifice 5 is in communication with the reservoir 2 via said device.
  • the sampling device 3 comprises means for supplying the packaged product which, in the figures, comprise a dip tube 6 disposed in the tank 2, said tube having an upstream orifice 6a disposed in the tank 2. Furthermore, the dip tube has a downstream orifice equipped with a valve 7 for entering the product in the sampling device 3.
  • the sampling device comprises a dispensing pump 3 manually operated by means of a push button 4 which is fed with the product under pressure for distribution.
  • the pushbutton 4 is mounted on the nozzle 8 of the pump 3 by putting the dispensing orifice 5 in communication with an outlet channel 8a of said nozzle.
  • the pump 3 also comprises a piston 9 mounted around the nozzle 8 to delimit a metering chamber 10, said nozzle being reversibly movable over a distribution stroke - suction respectively - in which the piston 9 opens - respectively closes - the communication between the outlet channel 8a and the metering chamber 10.
  • the push button 4 comprises an upper zone allowing the user to exert a digital support on said push button in order to be able to move the nozzle 8 on its dispensing stroke to a depressed position of said push button, the return of the push button 4 in the rest position on the suction stroke of the nozzle 8 being conventionally realized by a spring 11.
  • the push button 4 is equipped with a spray nozzle 12 which is arranged to radially distribute an aerosol of the product through the dispensing orifice 5.
  • the invention is not limited to a particular mode of dispensing the dispenser. product.
  • the push button 4 may allow axial distribution of the product and another type of sampling device 3 may be envisaged.
  • the body 1 of the bottle is equipped with a valve 13 for filling the reservoir 2 which is arranged to allow the communication of a source of product with said reservoir.
  • the source of the product may comprise a source reservoir on which an outlet tube is arranged, the product filling of the reservoir 2 being carried out by mounting said tube in sealed support on the valve 13 which is arranged to open reversibly.
  • a nipple of higher capacity said bottle being equipped with a pump whose push button is removed to allow the arrangement of the nozzle in sealing engagement with the valve 13. in addition to the opening of the valve 13, the sealed support causes the opening of the pump to allow the passage of the filling product through it.
  • the source reservoir is formed inside a flexible bag which can be filled with product without air or gas for the proper preservation of said product.
  • the transfer of the product into the tank 2 is then possible in all positions and the flexible bag can not be diverted from its source role since without propellant or pressure internal, or push button for actuating a possible pump or valve associated with the outlet tube.
  • the filling valve 13 is disposed on the lower end of the body 1, so in particular to fill the tank 2 by the bottom of the bottle, which corresponds to an intuitive gesture.
  • the lower end of the body 1 has an orifice 14 for communication with the reservoir 2 and the valve 13 comprises a nozzle 15 which is movable between a stable position for sealing the orifice 14 of the reservoir and a constrained position filling said tank by opening said orifice.
  • the nozzle 15 is provided with an internal channel 16, said nozzle being mounted in translation in a ring 17 which is sealingly attached in a cage 18 formed under the body 1.
  • the valve 13 further comprises a spring 19 reminder the nozzle 15 in the closed position and two respectively external 20 and internal 21 seals for sealing the mounting of the nozzle 15 in the ring 17 and the communication of the product source on said nozzle.
  • the tank 2 is empty of product and has an air vacuum which is arranged to be able to carry out the subsequent filling of said tank product by sealing communication of the product source with said tank via the valve 13 so said depression induces the filling of said reservoir by suction of the product contained in said source.
  • the air depression can be of the order of -980 hPa.
  • the sampling device 3 may be of the type without air intake in the tank 2 of conditioning in compensation of the volume of product dispensed to allow subsequent refilling or with air intake to limit the use of the vial to a single filling.
  • the pump 3 has a vent hole 22 which is arranged to allow to compensate the volume of product taken in the tank 2 by air.
  • the assembly further comprises a bag 23 forming a sealed space in which the bottle is disposed, said space having an air depression.
  • a bag 23 forming a sealed space in which the bottle is disposed, said space having an air depression.
  • the bag 23 has a flexible envelope which is pressed against the bottle by the air depression.
  • the swelling of the bag 23 will show the operator that the bottle can not be filled by suction.
  • the flexible envelope has two walls 23a associated peripherally to form between them the sealed space. More specifically, in the embodiment shown, the casing has a sleeve forming on each side a wall 23a, said sleeve being welded in lateral portions 24 to close the internal space of said sleeve after disposal of the bottle and applying a vacuum air.
  • each wall 23 may comprise at least one inner layer of association, advantageously made of polyethylene, for example with a thickness of a few tens of microns, in particular of the order of 80 microns, to ensure the association by welding thermal.
  • each wall 23a may comprise at least one other layer which is associated on the outside of the inner layer, for example by gluing, in particular to improve the mechanical strength of said walls.
  • each wall 23a may comprise a polyester-based layer, for example with a thickness of the order of 12 ⁇ m, and / or an aluminum layer, for example with a thickness of the order of 9 ⁇ m.
  • each wall 23a may comprise an outer layer, for example of polyester or paper, on which the decoration and / or the marking may be printed.
  • the bag 23 has at least one tear primer.
  • a plurality of tear primers is formed on the welded edges 24 of the bag 23.

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  1. Einheit, umfassend ein Sprühfläschchen für ein flüssiges Produkt, umfassend einen Körper (1), in dem ein Behälter (2) für die Aufnahme des Produkts gebildet ist, wobei das Fläschchen außerdem eine Vorrichtung zur Entnahme (3) des aufgenommenen Produkts umfasst, die auf dichte Weise auf dem Körper montiert ist, wobei der Körper mit einem Ventil (13) zum Füllen des Behälters ausgestattet ist, das angeordnet ist, um die Verbindung einer Produktquelle mit dem Behälter zu ermöglichen, wobei der Behälter (2) kein Produkt enthält und einen Luftunterdruck aufweist, der angeordnet ist, um die spätere Füllung des Behälters (2) mit Produkt durch die dichte Verbindung einer Produktquelle mit dem Behälter mit Hilfe des Ventils (13) durchführen zu können, so dass der Unterdruck die Füllung des Behälters durch Ansaugen des Produkts, das in der Quelle vorhanden ist, verursacht, wobei die Einheit dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass sie außerdem einen Beutel (23) umfasst, der einen dichten Raum bildet, in dem das Fläschchen angeordnet ist, wobei der Raum einen Luftunterdruck aufweist.
  2. Einheit nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Beutel (23) eine flexible Hülle aufweist, die auf das Fläschchen durch den Luftunterdruck aufgebracht ist.
  3. Einheit nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Beutel (23) zwei Wände aufweist (23a), die auf periphere Weise assoziiert sind, um zwischen sich den dichten Raum zu bilden.
  4. Einheit nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jede Wand (23a) mindestens eine innere Verbindungsschicht umfasst.
  5. Einheit nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jede Wand (23a) mindestens eine weitere Schicht umfasst, die mit der Außenseite der inneren Schicht assoziiert ist.
  6. Einheit nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jede Wand (23a) eine Schicht auf der Basis von Polyester und/oder eine Schicht aus Aluminium umfasst.
  7. Einheit nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Beutel (23) mit einem Dekor und/oder einer Markierung zur Identifizierung des Fläschchens versehen ist.
  8. Einheit nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Beutel (23) mindestens eine Aufreißlinie (25) umfasst.
  9. Einheit nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Entnahmevorrichtung (3) vom unbelüfteten Typ im Aufnahmebehälter (2) als Kompensation des verteilten Produktvolumens ist.
  10. Einheit nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Entnahmevorrichtung (3) eine Abströmöffnung (22) aufweist, die angeordnet ist, um die Kompensierung des Produktvolumens zu ermöglichen, das vom Behälter (2) durch die Luft entnommen wurde.
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