EP2532441B1 - Assembly comprising a vial for dispensing a fluid product arranged in a bag - Google Patents

Assembly comprising a vial for dispensing a fluid product arranged in a bag 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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    • 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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L'invention concerne un ensemble comprenant un flacon de distribution d'un produit fluide, notamment liquide, par exemple d'un produit cosmétique de soin, de maquillage ou de parfumage, ou d'un produit pharmaceutique.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.

Le flacon de distribution comprend un corps dans lequel un réservoir de conditionnement du produit est formé, ainsi qu'un dispositif de prélèvement du produit conditionné qui est monté de façon étanche sur ledit corps. En particulier, le dispositif de prélèvement peut comprendre une pompe à actionnement manuel qui est alimentée en produit conditionné, ladite pompe étant agencée pour distribuer le produit sous pression, par exemple sous la forme d'un aérosol.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. In particular, 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.

Un tel flacon est connu de EP0753351 qui décrit le préambule de la revendication 1.Such a bottle is known to EP0753351 which describes the preamble of claim 1.

Dans un exemple d'application, les flacons selon l'invention permettent la distribution d'échantillons de produit, notamment pour un volume de produit conditionné dans le réservoir qui est compris entre 1 et 10 ml. En particulier, les échantillons ainsi distribués peuvent permettre à un client de tester le produit, les flacons étant alors qualifiés de flacons testeurs d'échantillons. En variante, les flacons peuvent être dits « de sac » en ce qu'ils permettent de transporter facilement un volume réduit de produit, par opposition à des flacons de contenance supérieure qui sont en général lourds et encombrants car cossus.In an exemplary application, 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. In particular, the samples thus distributed can allow a customer to test the product, the bottles then being called sample vials. Alternatively, 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.

Dans ces applications, par exemple pour des raisons logistiques, de praticité ou encore environnementales de recyclage, il peut être souhaitable de pouvoir recharger le réservoir en produit à partir d'une source dudit produit. En effet, il est peu pratique pour un utilisateur d'effectuer le remplissage du réservoir à l'aide d'un petit entonnoir et peu écologique de jeter un flacon vide pour le remplacer par un plein constituant recharge.In these applications, for example for logistical, practical or environmental recycling reasons, it may be desirable to be able to recharge the reservoir product from a source of said product. Indeed, it is impractical for a user to fill the tank with a small funnel and unecological to discard an empty bottle to replace it with a full constituent refill.

Des flacons de distribution sont déjà proposés à la vente, dans lesquels le corps est équipé d'une soupape de remplissage du réservoir qui est agencée pour permettre la mise en communication d'une source de produit avec ledit réservoir. En particulier, la soupape peut s'ouvrir par appui sur le gicleur de la pompe d'un flacon source qu'il convient d'actionner à plusieurs reprises pour réaliser le remplissage, ce qui est un geste peu intuitif pour l'utilisateur.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. In particular, 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.

On a proposé des flacons de distribution dont le réservoir est vide de produit et présente une dépression d'air qui est agencée pour pouvoir réaliser ultérieurement le remplissage initial du réservoir en produit par mise en communication étanche d'une source de produit avec ledit réservoir par l'intermédiaire d'une soupape de sorte que ladite dépression induise le remplissage dudit réservoir par aspiration du produit contenu dans ladite source.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.

Toutefois, se pose le problème de la conservation dans le temps de la dépression d'air dans le réservoir. En effet, les dispositifs de prélèvement ne sont jamais parfaitement étanches aux micro-fuites d'air car ils comprennent de nombreuses zones d'étanchéité par serrage et sont composés de matières plastiques ou élastomériques qui, dans le temps, s'avèrent légèrement poreuses à l'air.However, there is the problem of the conservation in time of the air depression in the tank. Indeed, 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.

L'invention vise à perfectionner l'art antérieur en proposant notamment un ensemble comprenant un flacon de distribution dans lequel une dépression d'air dans le réservoir peut être conservée lors du stockage du flacon avant son remplissage initial, de sorte à fiabiliser la capacité de remplissage par aspiration dudit réservoir par mise en communication étanche d'une source de produit avec ledit réservoir.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.

A cet effet, l'invention propose un ensemble comprenant un flacon de distribution d'un produit fluide comprenant un corps dans lequel un réservoir destiné au conditionnement dudit produit est formé, ledit flacon comprenant en outre un dispositif de prélèvement dudit produit conditionné qui est monté de façon étanche sur ledit corps, ledit corps étant équipé d'une soupape de remplissage dudit réservoir qui est agencée pour permettre la mise en communication d'une source de produit avec ledit réservoir, le réservoir étant vide de produit et présentant une dépression d'air qui est agencée pour pouvoir réaliser le remplissage ultérieur du réservoir en produit par mise en communication étanche d'une source de produit avec ledit réservoir par l'intermédiaire de la soupape de sorte que ladite dépression induise le remplissage dudit réservoir par aspiration du produit contenu dans ladite source, ledit ensemble comprenant en outre un sachet formant un espace étanche dans lequel le flacon est disposé, ledit espace présentant une dépression d'air.For this purpose, 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.

D'autres objets et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront dans la description qui suit, faite en référence aux figures annexées, dans lesquelles :

  • la figure 1 représente en perspective un ensemble selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention ;
  • la figure 2 représente en coupe longitudinale un flacon de distribution d'un ensemble selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention.
Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the description which follows, made with reference to the appended figures, in which:
  • the figure 1 represents in perspective an assembly according to one embodiment of the invention;
  • the figure 2 represents in longitudinal section a dispensing bottle of an assembly according to one embodiment of the invention.

Dans la description, les termes de positionnement dans l'espace sont pris en référence à la position du flacon représenté sur la figure 2.In the description, the terms of positioning in space are taken with reference to the position of the bottle shown on the figure 2 .

En relation avec les figures, on décrit ci-dessous un ensemble comprenant un flacon destiné à contenir un produit fluide en vue de sa distribution. Dans des exemples particuliers, le produit peut être liquide, notamment un produit cosmétique de soin, de maquillage ou de parfumage, ou un produit pharmaceutique.In connection with the figures, there is described below an assembly comprising a bottle for containing a fluid for distribution. In particular examples, the product may be liquid, in particular a cosmetic care, make-up or perfume product, or a pharmaceutical product.

Le flacon comprend un corps 1 dans lequel un réservoir 2 de conditionnement du produit est formé. Selon une application particulière, le réservoir 2 peut avoir une contenance comprise entre 1 et 10 ml de sorte à permettre la distribution d'échantillons de produit.The bottle comprises a body 1 in which a container 2 for packaging the product is formed. According to a particular application, the tank 2 may have a capacity of between 1 and 10 ml so as to allow the distribution of product samples.

Dans le mode de réalisation représenté, le corps 1 est rigide, notamment en présentant une rigidité suffisante pour que le volume du réservoir 2 demeure sensiblement constant. Le corps 1 peut être monobloc, par exemple réalisé par injection-soufflage ou extrusion-soufflage, ou en plusieurs parties injectées puis assemblées, par exemple par soudure ultra-sons ou par friction rotative, en matière plastique rigide, en métal, par exemple en aluminium, ou en verre. En variante non représentée, le corps 1 peut être souple, notamment déformable lors de la distribution du produit.In the embodiment shown, 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. In variant not shown, the body 1 can be flexible, especially deformable during the distribution of the product.

Le flacon comprend un dispositif de prélèvement 3 du produit conditionné qui est monté de façon étanche sur le corps 1, notamment dans l'ouverture supérieure dudit corps. Le dispositif de prélèvement 3 est équipé d'un bouton poussoir 4 qui est pourvu d'un orifice de distribution 5 dudit produit, ledit bouton poussoir étant déplaçable réversiblement sur une course d'actionnement dudit dispositif entre une position au repos et une position enfoncée dans laquelle l'orifice de distribution 5 est en communication avec le réservoir 2 par l'intermédiaire dudit dispositif.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.

Le dispositif de prélèvement 3 comprend des moyens d'alimentation en produit conditionné qui, sur les figures, comprennent un tube plongeur 6 disposé dans le réservoir 2, ledit tube présentant un orifice amont 6a disposé dans le réservoir 2. Par ailleurs, le tube plongeur présente un orifice aval équipé d'un clapet 7 d'entrée du produit dans le dispositif de prélèvement 3.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.

Dans le mode de réalisation représenté, le dispositif de prélèvement comprend une pompe 3 de distribution actionnée manuellement au moyen d'un bouton poussoir 4 qui est alimenté avec le produit sous pression en vue de sa distribution. Le bouton poussoir 4 est monté sur le gicleur 8 de la pompe 3 en mettant l'orifice de distribution 5 en communication avec un canal de sortie 8a dudit gicleur.In the embodiment shown, 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.

La pompe 3 comprend également un piston 9 monté autour du gicleur 8 pour délimiter une chambre de dosage 10, ledit gicleur étant déplaçable réversiblement sur une course de distribution - respectivement d'aspiration - dans laquelle le piston 9 ouvre - respectivement ferme - la communication entre le canal de sortie 8a et la chambre de dosage 10.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.

Le bouton poussoir 4 comprend une zone supérieure permettant à l'utilisateur d'exercer un appui digital sur ledit bouton poussoir afin de pouvoir déplacer le gicleur 8 sur sa course de distribution jusqu'à une position enfoncée dudit bouton poussoir, le retour du bouton poussoir 4 en position de repos sur la course d'aspiration du gicleur 8 étant classiquement réalisé par un ressort 11.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.

Le bouton poussoir 4 est équipé d'une buse de pulvérisation 12 qui est agencée pour distribuer radialement un aérosol du produit au travers de l'orifice de distribution 5. Toutefois, l'invention n'est pas limitée à un mode particulier de distribution du produit. En particulier, notamment pour un embout nasal de pulvérisation, le bouton poussoir 4 peut permettre une distribution axiale du produit et un autre type de dispositif de prélèvement 3 peut être envisagé.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. However, the invention is not limited to a particular mode of dispensing the dispenser. product. In particular, especially for a nasal spraying nozzle, the push button 4 may allow axial distribution of the product and another type of sampling device 3 may be envisaged.

Le corps 1 du flacon est équipé d'une soupape 13 de remplissage du réservoir 2 qui est agencée pour permettre la mise en communication d'une source de produit avec ledit réservoir. La source de produit peut comprendre un réservoir source sur lequel est disposé un tube de sortie, le remplissage en produit du réservoir 2 étant réalisé par montage dudit tube en appui étanche sur la soupape 13 qui est agencée pour s'ouvrir de façon réversible.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.

En particulier, on peut utiliser en tant que source de produit un flacon nourrice de contenance supérieure, ledit flacon étant équipé d'une pompe dont le bouton poussoir est retiré pour permettre la disposition du gicleur en appui étanche sur la soupape 13. En effet, outre l'ouverture de la soupape 13, l'appui étanche provoque l'ouverture de la pompe afin de permettre le passage du produit de remplissage au travers d'elle.In particular, it is possible to use as a product source 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.

Selon une autre réalisation, le réservoir source est formé à l'intérieur d'une poche souple qui peut être remplie de produit sans air ni gaz pour la bonne conservation dudit produit. Le transfert du produit dans le réservoir 2 est alors possible dans toutes les positions et la poche souple ne peut pas être détournée de son rôle de source puisque sans gaz propulseur ni pression interne, ni bouton poussoir pour actionner une éventuelle pompe ou valve associée au tube de sortie.In another embodiment, 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.

Dans le mode de réalisation représenté, la soupape 13 de remplissage est disposée sur l'extrémité inférieure du corps 1, de sorte notamment à remplir le réservoir 2 par le fond du flacon, ce qui correspond à un geste intuitif.In the embodiment shown, 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.

Pour ce faire, l'extrémité inférieure du corps 1 présente un orifice 14 de communication avec le réservoir 2 et la soupape 13 comprend un gicleur 15 qui est mobile entre une position stable de fermeture étanche de l'orifice 14 du réservoir et une position contrainte de remplissage dudit réservoir par ouverture dudit orifice.To do this, 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.

En relation avec la figure 2, le gicleur 15 est pourvu d'un canal interne 16, ledit gicleur étant monté en translation dans une bague 17 qui est fixée de façon étanche dans une cage 18 formée sous le corps 1. La soupape 13 comprend en outre un ressort 19 de rappel du gicleur 15 en position de fermeture et deux joints respectivement externe 20 et interne 21 pour étanchéifier le montage du gicleur 15 dans la bague 17 et la mise en communication de la source de produit sur ledit gicleur.In relation to the figure 2 , 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.

Le réservoir 2 est vide de produit et présente une dépression d'air qui est agencée pour pouvoir réaliser le remplissage ultérieur dudit réservoir en produit par mise en communication étanche de la source de produit avec ledit réservoir par l'intermédiaire de la soupape 13 de sorte que ladite dépression induise le remplissage dudit réservoir par aspiration du produit contenu dans ladite source. En particulier, la dépression d'air peut être de l'ordre de - 980 hPa.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. In particular, the air depression can be of the order of -980 hPa.

Le dispositif de prélèvement 3 peut être du type sans reprise d'air dans le réservoir 2 de conditionnement en compensation du volume de produit distribué pour permettre des remplissages ultérieurs ou avec reprise d'air pour limiter l'utilisation du flacon à un seul remplissage. Dans les modes de réalisation représentés, la pompe 3 présente un trou d'évent 22 qui est agencé pour permettre de compenser le volume de produit prélevé dans le réservoir 2 par de l'air.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. In the embodiments shown, 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.

L'ensemble comprend en outre un sachet 23 formant un espace étanche dans lequel le flacon est disposé, ledit espace présentant une dépression d'air. Ainsi, lors du stockage du flacon et avant son premier remplissage par aspiration, l'étanchéité de la dépression d'air contenu dans le réservoir 2 est assurée par le sachet 23 de sorte notamment à être indépendante de celle du dispositif de prélèvement 3.The assembly further comprises a bag 23 forming a sealed space in which the bottle is disposed, said space having an air depression. Thus, during the storage of the bottle and before its first filling by suction, the air vacuum contained in the tank 2 is sealed by the bag 23 so as to be independent of that of the sampling device 3.

Selon la réalisation représentée, le sachet 23 présente une enveloppe souple qui est plaquée sur le flacon par la dépression d'air. Ainsi, en cas de fuite d'air, le gonflement du sachet 23 montrera à l'opératrice que le flacon ne pourra pas être rempli par aspiration.According to the embodiment shown, the bag 23 has a flexible envelope which is pressed against the bottle by the air depression. Thus, in the event of air leakage, the swelling of the bag 23 will show the operator that the bottle can not be filled by suction.

L'enveloppe souple présente deux parois 23a associées de façon périphérique afin de former entre elles l'espace étanche. Plus précisément, dans le mode de réalisation représenté, l'enveloppe présente un manchon formant de chaque côté une paroi 23a, ledit manchon étant soudé en parties latérales 24 pour refermer l'espace interne dudit manchon après disposition du flacon et application d'une dépression d'air.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.

Pour ce faire, chaque paroi 23a peut comprendre au moins une couche intérieure d'association, avantageusement réalisée en polyéthylène, par exemple avec une épaisseur de quelques dizaines de microns, notamment de l'ordre de 80 µm, pour assurer l'association par soudage thermique.To do this, 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.

En outre, chaque paroi 23a peut comprendre au moins une autre couche qui est associée sur l'extérieur de la couche intérieure, par exemple par collage, notamment pour améliorer la résistance mécanique desdites parois. Selon une réalisation, chaque paroi 23a peut comprendre une couche à base de polyester, par exemple avec une épaisseur de l'ordre de 12 µm, et/ou une couche en aluminium, par exemple avec une épaisseur de l'ordre de 9 µm.In addition, 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. According to one embodiment, each wall 23a may comprise a polyester-based layer, for example with a thickness of the order of 12 μm, and / or an aluminum layer, for example with a thickness of the order of 9 μm.

De façon avantageuse, le sachet 23 est pourvu d'un décor et/ou d'un marquage d'identification du flacon. Pour ce faire, chaque paroi 23a peut comprendre une couche extérieure, par exemple en polyester ou en papier, sur laquelle le décor et/ou le marquage peut être imprimé.Advantageously, the bag 23 is provided with a decoration and / or identification marking of the bottle. For this purpose, 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.

Par ailleurs, pour faciliter le retrait du flacon préalablement à son remplissage par aspiration, le sachet 23 présente au moins une amorce 25 de déchirure. Sur la figure 1 une pluralité d'amorces 25 de déchirure est formée sur les bords soudés 24 du sachet 23.Furthermore, to facilitate removal of the bottle prior to filling by suction, the bag 23 has at least one tear primer. On the figure 1 a plurality of tear primers is formed on the welded edges 24 of the bag 23.

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  1. Assembly comprising a bottle for dispensing a fluid product comprising a body (1) wherein a reservoir (2) intended for the packaging of said product is formed, said bottle further comprising a sampling device (3) of said conditioned product which is mounted in a sealed manner on said body, said body being provided with a valve (13) for filling said reservoir which is arranged to allow the communication of a product source with said reservoir, with the reservoir (2) being empty of product and having a negative air pressure that is arranged to be able to carry out the later filling of the reservoir (2) with product by establishing the sealed communication of a product source with said reservoir by the intermediary of the valve (13) in such a way that that said negative pressure induces the filling of said reservoir by suction of the product contained in said source, with said assembly characterised in that it further comprises a bag (23) forming a sealed space in which the bottle is arranged, said space having a negative air pressure.
  2. Assembly according to claim 1, characterised in that the bag (23) has a flexible envelope which is thrust against the bottle by the negative air pressure.
  3. Assembly according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the bag (23) has two walls (23a) associated peripherally in order to form the sealed space between them.
  4. Assembly according to claim 3, characterised in that each wall (23a) comprises at least one inner layer of association.
  5. Assembly according to claim 4, characterised in that each wall (23a) comprises at least one other layer which is associated on the outside of the inner layer.
  6. Assembly according to claim 5, characterised in that each wall (23a) comprises a layer with a polyester base and/or an aluminium layer.
  7. Assembly according to any of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the bag (23) is provided with a decoration and/or an identification mark of the bottle.
  8. Assembly according to any of claims 1 to 7, characterised in that the bag (23) has at least one tear primer (25).
  9. Assembly according to any of claims 1 to 8, characterised in that the sampling device (3) is of the type without air intake into the conditioning reservoir (2) in compensation for the volume of product dispensed.
  10. Assembly according to any of claims 1 to 8, characterised in that the sampling device (3) has a vent hole (22) which is arranged to make it possible to offset the volume of product sampled in the reservoir (2) by air.
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