EP2641660B1 - Verfahren zum anbringen einer pumpe an einem tankstutzen - Google Patents

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EP2641660B1
EP2641660B1 EP13160495.1A EP13160495A EP2641660B1 EP 2641660 B1 EP2641660 B1 EP 2641660B1 EP 13160495 A EP13160495 A EP 13160495A EP 2641660 B1 EP2641660 B1 EP 2641660B1
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Jean-Luc Octau
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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
    • B05B11/01—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
    • B05B11/1042—Components or details
    • B05B11/1043—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container
    • B05B11/1046—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container the pump chamber being arranged substantially coaxially to the neck of the container
    • B05B11/1047—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container the pump chamber being arranged substantially coaxially to the neck of the container the pump being preassembled as an independent unit before being mounted on 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
    • 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
    • B05B11/0008—Sealing or attachment arrangements between sprayer and container
    • B05B11/0013—Attachment arrangements comprising means cooperating with the inner surface of 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
    • 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
    • B05B11/0035—Pen-like sprayers

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  • the invention relates to a method for attaching a hoop to the neck of a bottle comprising a member for dispensing a fluid product, in particular a liquid or a cream, for example a perfume, a cosmetic product or a pharmaceutical product.
  • Such bottles comprising a body defining a product conditioning tank and a neck having an annular wall defining an upper opening for said tank, said annular wall surmounting an outer shoulder connecting said neck with the body.
  • the bottle comprises a dispensing member mounted in the upper opening by disposing the supply means of said member inside the tank to allow to return the packaged product in said tank.
  • the dispensing member may be a pump actuated by a push button.
  • the dispensing member comprises a body having an outer surface which is arranged to ensure the tight attachment of said member inside the neck.
  • the dispensing bottle may also include a hoop, for example forming hubcap to hide the neck of the bottle and / or the connection of the dispenser member to the bottle, often unsightly. This hoop is generally attached to the assembly consisting of the bottle and the dispenser member, but its mechanical strength is difficult to ensure, especially on the outside of the necks of the glass bottles, as the dimensions of the attachment zones are variable. from one production to another.
  • the document FR-2 776 991 describes a hoop mounted on a container neck having a sleeve provided with locking lugs and in which is mounted a pump body equipped with an outer surface so as to have said lugs in radial support and in axial support on said outer surface respectively. and a shoulder of said neck to ensure the locking of the fixing of said hoop on said collar
  • the invention aims to improve the prior art by proposing in particular a method of fixing a hoop on the neck of a bottle comprising a dispensing member, said method making it possible to guarantee the locking of said fastener even with regard to the dimensional dispersions. that can present the cervix.
  • the product may be a liquid or a cream, for example a perfume, a cosmetic product or a pharmaceutical product.
  • the bottle may be formed of rigid material, in particular glass or plastic material, to include a body 1 defining a reservoir 2 for packaging the product.
  • the body 1 is surmounted by a neck 3 formed in one piece with said body by defining an upper opening for the tank 2.
  • the invention applies to a bottle whose neck 3 has an annular wall 3a defining the upper opening, said wall surmounting an outer annular shoulder 4 connecting said neck with the body 1.
  • the bottle has a geometry of revolution, the annular wall 3a having an outer diameter which is smaller than the outer diameter of the body 1, the shoulder 4 connecting said diameters diverging downwards.
  • the dispensing bottle also comprises a dispensing member 5 mounted in the upper opening by arranging the means for supplying said member inside the reservoir 2.
  • the dispensing member is a pump 5 actuated by a push button 6 equipped with a dispensing orifice 7.
  • the dispensing member 5 may be a valve making it possible to restore a product packaged under pressure in the tank 2.
  • the dispensing member 5 comprises a body 8 in which are housed the pressure release means of the packaged product.
  • the lower part of the body 8 is provided with a feed orifice, the feed means comprising a dip tube 9 having an upper part fixed in the feed orifice and a lower part disposed in the tank 2.
  • the pump 5 comprises a nozzle 10 on which the push button 6 is mounted to actuate it in reversible translation over a dispensing stroke, a piston also being mounted on the nozzle 10 between a shutter state and a nozzle. supply state of the orifices of said nozzle.
  • the invention is not limited to a particular mode of operation of the dispenser member 5.
  • the dispensing bottle comprises a band 11 which is fixed on the neck 3.
  • the band 11 can form hubcap in order to hide the neck 3 of the bottle and / or the connection of the dispensing member 5 to the bottle.
  • the hoop 11 may be made integrally of ductile material, especially polyolefin plastic or aluminum.
  • the band 11 has a cylindrical geometry of revolution comprising an outer sleeve 12 which surrounds the neck 3 in the axial extension of the body 1 of the bottle to hide said neck.
  • the outer sleeve 12 bears on the shoulder 4 so as to hide it as well. Furthermore, the outer sleeve 12 has an upper housing 13 in which the push button 6 is arranged in translation, in particular to mask the nozzle 10, the outer diameter of the housing 13 and the outer sleeve 12 being substantially equal to that of the body 1 .
  • the hoop 11 also has a sleeve 14 whose lower end is provided with locking means 15.
  • the sleeve 14 is concentrically disposed inside the outer sleeve 12, said sleeves extending axially towards the bottom being connected in the upper part by a radial ring 16, the upper housing 13 extending above said ring.
  • the sleeve 14 is mounted inside the annular wall 3a of the neck 3 with the locking means 15 bearing radially on an outer bearing surface 17 of the body 8 of the dispenser member 5 and bearing axially on the shoulder 4
  • the body 8 prevents a radial displacement towards the inside of the locking means 15 which therefore remain arranged under the shoulder 4 in order to ensure the locking of the fastening of the hoop 11 in the neck 3, in particular with respect to the forces axial.
  • the locking means 15 comprise at least one radial outer projection 15a which is arranged on the shoulder 4 to provide the axial support.
  • each leg 18 carries a locking projection 15a extending from its outer surface.
  • Fixing the hoop 11 on the neck 3 can be carried out in a particularly simple and advantageous manner by providing for mounting the sleeve 14 inside the annular wall 3a of the neck 3 by arranging the means of locking 15 radial facing shoulder 4 ( figures 1c and 3b ).
  • the outer diameter of the sleeve 14 may be slightly less than the outside diameter of the annular wall 3a to allow sliding contact during assembly.
  • the axial lengths of the sleeve 14 and the annular wall 3a are analogous to arrange the locking means 15 radially facing the shoulder 4 with the ring 16 bearing axially on the upper surface of the neck 3, the outer sleeve 12 being arranged around the neck 3.
  • the locking of the fastening of the collar 11 in the neck 3 is ensured by sliding the body 8 of the dispensing member 5 inside the sleeve 14 to arrange the locking means 15 bearing radially on the bearing 17 and in axial support on the shoulder 4 ( figures 1d and 3c ).
  • the body 8 of the dispenser member 5 is used as a tool for locking the fastener after assembly of the hoop 11.
  • the sliding of the body 8 of the dispensing member 5 inside the sleeve 14 is carried out until axial abutment of an abutment of said body on the hoop 11.
  • the dispensing member 5 has a flange 20 which is axially supported on the crown 16 of the hoop 11.
  • the body 8 of the dispensing member 5 prior to mounting the sleeve 14 inside the annular wall 3a, the body 8 of the dispensing member 5 is disposed inside said sleeve in a pre-assembled position ( figures 1b and 3a ) in which the outer surface 17 does not interact with the locking means 15 in order to be able to jointly mount the band 11 and the dispenser member 5 on the neck 3.
  • the body 8 of the dispensing member 5 has an upper outer diameter 8a and a lower outer diameter 8b whose dimension is smaller than that of the upper outer diameter 8a, the outer span 17 extending between these two diameters 8a, 8b.
  • the outer surface 17 is divergent so as to provide progressive radial support of said surface on the locking means 15 during sliding of the body 8.
  • the dimension of the lower outer diameter 8b is arranged to allow free sliding of the body 8 in the sleeve 14, in particular to the pre-assembled position.
  • the subsequent sliding of the body 8 has the upper outer diameter 8a inside the sleeve 14 and the outer bearing surface 17 bears radially on the locking means 15.
  • the upper outer diameter 8a can be arranged to exert a tight radial clamping inside the sleeve 14 in order to ensure the tight fastening of the dispenser member 5 in the hoop 11.
  • the radial clamping can provide a seal between the outer surface of the sleeve 14 and the annular wall 3a.
  • the seal between the collar 11 and the neck 3 can be made between the ring 16 and the upper surface of the annular wall 3a, in particular by interposing an annular seal.
  • the locking means 15 comprise internal projections 15b, said projections being pushed by the outer surface 17 during the sliding of the body 8 inside the sleeve 14 to ensure the axial bearing of said projections on the shoulder 4 by forming external projections 15a.
  • the tabs 18 have an outer surface in the axial extension of the sleeve 14 to allow mounting of said sleeve on the neck 3.
  • the projections 15b extend internally from the inner surface of the lugs 18, the body 8 in the pre-assembled position being axially supported on said projections.
  • the lower outer diameter 8b folds the projections 15b outwardly, which are then locked on the shoulder 4 by the outer surface 17 forming the radial outer projections 15a.
  • the locking means 15 comprise external projections 15a which are snapped onto the shoulder 4 during assembly of the sleeve 14 in the annular wall 3a of the neck 3.
  • the projections 15a extend externally from the outer surface of the legs 18, said projections having an outer diameter which is greater than the inner diameter of the annular wall 3a.
  • the tabs 18 are deformed internally by placing the projections 15a on the wall 3a in order to return resiliently to the latched position on the shoulder 4.
  • the tabs 18 have an inner surface in the axial extension of the sleeve 14 and on which the body 8 slides until the outer surface 17 is disposed radially facing the projections 15a, said outer surface being arranged to prevent disengagement.
  • the outer surface 17 may exert a radial clamping of the projections 15a on the shoulder 4 in order to make the locking more reliable.

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  1. Verfahren zum Befestigen eines Klemmrings (11) an einem Hals (3) eines Fläschchens, umfassend ein Verteilungselement (5), wobei der Hals eine ringförmige Wand (3a) aufweist, die eine äußere Schulter (4) zur Verbindung des Halses mit dem Körper (1) des Fläschchens bedeckt, wobei der Klemmring eine Hülse (14) aufweist, deren unteres Ende mit Verriegelungsmitteln (15) versehen ist, wobei das Verteilungselement (5) einen Körper (8) umfasst, der einen Außenumfang (17) aufweist, wobei das Verfahren bereitstellt:
    - Montieren der Hülse (14) des Klemmrings (11) im Inneren der ringförmigen Wand (3a) des Halses (3), indem die Verriegelungsmittel (15) radial gegenüber der Schulter (4) angeordnet werden;
    - Gleiten des Körpers (8) des Verteilungselements (5) im Inneren der Hülse (14), um die Verriegelungsmittel (15) in radialer Anlage an dem Außenumfang (17) und in axialer Anlage an die Schulter (4) anzuordnen, um die Verriegelung der Befestigung des Klemmrings (11) in dem Hals (3) zu gewährleisten;
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    die Verriegelungsmittel (15) mindestens einen äußeren Vorsprung (15a) umfassen, der in der Schulter (4) bei der Montage der Hülse (14) in der ringförmigen Wand (3a) des Halses (3) einrastet, wobei der Außenumfang (17) eingerichtet ist, ein Ausrasten zu verhindern.
  2. Befestigungsverfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass, vor der Montage der Hülse (14) im Inneren der ringförmigen Wand (3a) des Halses (3), der Körper (8) des Verteilungselements (5) im Inneren der Hülse in einer vormontierten Position angeordnet ist, in welcher der Außenumfang (17) nicht mit den Verriegelungsmitteln (15) interagiert.
  3. Befestigungsverfahren nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Körper (8) des Verteilungselements (5) einen größeren Außendurchmesser (8a) aufweist, wobei das Gleiten des Körpers (8) des Verteilungselements (5) diesen Durchmesser im Inneren der Hülse (14) anordnet, wobei der Durchmesser eingerichtet ist, ein dichtes radiales Klemmen im Inneren der Hülse auszuführen, um die dichte Befestigung des Elements in dem Klemmring (11) zu gewährleisten.
  4. Befestigungsverfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Außendurchmesser (17) divergiert.
  5. Befestigungsverfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Gleiten des Körpers (8) des Verteilungselements (5) im Inneren der Hülse (14) durchgeführt wird, bis ein Anschlag des Körpers in axiale Anlage an den Klemmring (11) gebracht wird.
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