EP2792418B1 - Einheit aus einem auffüllbaren Flacon und einer Produktquelle - Google Patents

Einheit aus einem auffüllbaren Flacon und einer Produktquelle Download PDF

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EP2792418B1
EP2792418B1 EP14163627.4A EP14163627A EP2792418B1 EP 2792418 B1 EP2792418 B1 EP 2792418B1 EP 14163627 A EP14163627 A EP 14163627A EP 2792418 B1 EP2792418 B1 EP 2792418B1
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Jean-Luc Octau
Jacky Lasnier
Emmanuel Mauduit
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B3/00—Packaging plastic material, semiliquids, liquids or mixed solids and liquids, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
    • B65B3/04—Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles
    • B65B3/10—Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles by application of pressure to material
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • B05B11/01—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
    • B05B11/1049—Attachment arrangements comprising a deformable or resilient ferrule clamped or locked onto the neck of the container by displacing, e.g. sliding, a sleeve surrounding the ferrule
    • 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
    • B05B11/1001—Piston pumps

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  • the invention relates to an assembly comprising a refillable bottle dispensing a fluid and a product source for filling said bottle.
  • Such devices are known documents WO 2013 014626 , EP 1579924 , FR 2942208 , GB 2483087 or US 2012205401 .
  • the refillable bottle allows the dispensing of a liquid product, for example a cosmetic care, makeup or perfume product, or a pharmaceutical product.
  • the refillable bottle comprises a product conditioning tank and a dispensing device of the packaged product which is sealingly mounted on said tank.
  • the dispensing 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 dispensing device may comprise means for applying the product, for example in the form of a ball.
  • the refillable vials according to the invention allow the distribution of product samples, especially 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.
  • Refillable bottles are already offered for sale, in which the reservoir is equipped with a filling valve of said reservoir which is arranged to allow the communication of a source of product with said reservoir for filling.
  • the valve comprises a communication passage between the source and the reservoir, said passage being equipped with a valve which is movable relative to said passage between a sealed position and an open position of said passage.
  • the prior art proposes to use a source bottle comprising a dispensing pump, the valve being moved by means of the nozzle of said pump.
  • the sealed support of the nozzle on the valve allows the reversible opening of said valve and the actuation of the pump for injecting the source product into the reservoir through the valve.
  • this embodiment requires to previously remove the push button equipping the nozzle of the pump of the source bottle and to repeatedly actuate said nozzle to inject a sufficient volume of product, which is difficult and not very intuitive for the user.
  • poor replacement of the push button on the nozzle after filling is potentially detrimental to the subsequent operation of the source bottle for the distribution of the product it contains.
  • the replacement inevitably causes actuation of the pump, so the unwanted distribution of at least one dose of product.
  • this embodiment poses sealing problems during filling, in particular because of the difficulty in properly positioning the nozzle in sealing engagement with the valve by exerting sufficient force to jointly cause the opening of the valve and the actuation of the valve. the pump, especially since the pump must be actuated several times to inject a sufficient volume of product.
  • the invention aims to improve the prior art by proposing in particular an assembly for filling a bottle on a product source with a gesture particularly easy and intuitive, while improving the sealing of the filling.
  • the invention proposes an assembly comprising a refillable dispensing bottle for dispensing a fluid product and a product source for filling said refillable bottle, said source comprising a container for packaging said product which is provided with an opening in a dispensing device for the packaged product is mounted, said refillable bottle comprising a reservoir for packaging said product and a dispensing device for said packaged product which is sealingly mounted on said reservoir, said refillable bottle being equipped with a dispensing valve.
  • the opening of the source being equipped with a reversible connection socket of the distribution device by putting in sealed communication means for supplying said device with the network see source, said socket being arranged to, after disconnection of the dispensing device, allow the connection of the refillable bottle by actuating the opening of the valve to put into sealed communication tanks for filling.
  • the product may be liquid, in particular a cosmetic care, make-up or perfume product, or a pharmaceutical product.
  • the refillable 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 by having sufficient rigidity so that the volume of the reservoir 2 remains substantially constant, even if the internal pressure varies.
  • the body 1 can be monobloc, for example by injection blow molding or extrusion blow molding, or in several injected parts then assembled, for example by ultrasonic welding, or by laser, or rotary friction, rigid plastic material, metal, for example aluminum, or glass.
  • the body 1 has a tubular base 3 which extends between a bottom 4 and an upper opening 5, the tank 2 being formed inside said base.
  • the tubular base 3 may be covered with a covering intended to perfect the aesthetics of the refillable bottle.
  • the body 1 comprises a cover 6 having a lower annular skirt 7 which is disposed in the upper opening 5 being associated with it sealingly, for example by welding, in particular by rotary friction.
  • the lid 6 also has an upper neck 8 in which an opening 9 is formed inside the refillable reservoir 2.
  • the refillable bottle comprises a device 10 for distributing the packaged product which is sealingly mounted on the tank 2.
  • the dispensing device comprises a pump 10 which is fixed in the opening 9 of the neck 8 in allowing said pump to be supplied with conditioned product.
  • the pump 10 is operated manually by means of a push button 11, said pump being supplied with product via a dip tube 12 which is arranged in the tank 2.
  • the invention is not limited to a method of dispensing the product.
  • other types of means for taking the product from the tank 2 can be envisaged.
  • the dispensing device 10 may also comprise means for applying the product, for example in the form of a ball.
  • the push button 11 comprises a dispensing orifice 13 and an upper zone allowing the user to exert a digital support on him in order to move the nozzle of the pump 10 on its supply stroke of said orifice produced under pressure.
  • the push button 11 is equipped with a spray nozzle which is arranged to radially distribute an aerosol of the product through the dispensing orifice 13.
  • the push button 11 may allow axial distribution of the product.
  • the product can be dispensed in the form of a hazelnut or a web.
  • the bottle is equipped with a valve 14 for filling the reservoir 2 which is arranged to allow the communication of a source 15 of product with said reservoir for filling.
  • the valve 14 comprises a passage 16 for communication with the refillable reservoir 2, said passage being equipped with a valve 17 for opening / closing said passage.
  • the passage 16 is formed in the bottom 4 of the body 1 so in particular to fill the reservoir 2 by said bottom, which corresponds to an intuitive gesture.
  • the assembly also comprises the product source 15 which is intended for filling the refillable bottle, said source comprising a container 18 for packaging said product which is provided with an opening 19 in which a device 20 for distributing the packaged product is mounted.
  • the product source 15 is in the form of a bottle whose reservoir 18 is surmounted by a neck 21 in which a dispensing pump 20 is mounted to be fed with conditioned product.
  • the source 15 can be used as a dispensing bottle of the product contained in the source reservoir 18, in particular in the form of an aerosol, a hazelnut or a slick of the product.
  • the opening 19 of the source 15 is equipped with a bushing 23 which is mounted in the neck 21, said bushing being arranged to allow the reversible connection of the distribution device 20 by putting in sealed communication supply means of said device with the source reservoir 18.
  • the sleeve 23 is arranged to, after disconnection of the dispensing device 20, allow the connection of the refillable bottle by actuating the opening of the valve 14 in order to implement communication tight tanks 2, 18 for filling.
  • the refillable reservoir 2 may have an air vacuum which is arranged for, by connecting the refillable bottle, induce the filling of said reservoir by suction of the packaged product in the source reservoir 18.
  • the pump 10 may be devoid of a vent hole or comprise a vent hole which is obscured or arranged so as not to perform its air intake function.
  • the connecting sleeve 23 has a communication orifice 24 which opens into the source reservoir 18, said orifice being equipped with a dip tube 25 which extends inside the source reservoir 18.
  • the pump 20 of the source bottle may then be devoid of a dip tube, which greatly facilitates its removal in order to connect the refillable bottle.
  • the communication orifice 24 is surmounted by a seat 26 on which the supply means of the dispensing device 20 - respectively the filling valve 14 - are intended to bear tightly during the connection of said dispensing device - respectively of the bottle fillable.
  • the supply means - respectively the valve 14 - are put in communication with the source reservoir 18.
  • the bushing 23 has an upper housing 27 in which the supply means - respectively the filling valve 14 - are intended to be reversibly received during connection of the dispensing device 20 - respectively the refillable bottle .
  • the housing 27 provides axial guidance of the dispensing device 20 and the refillable bottle during their respective sliding, thus facilitating their good positioning on the seat 26 to make reliable the sealing of the connection by axial support.
  • the housing 27 is equipped with a pressure equalization orifice 28 between said housing and the source reservoir 18.
  • a housing 27 having an internal dimension which is similar to the dimension outside on which the filling bottle and the dispensing device 20 are guided, and without risking a piston effect in said housing during the connection / disconnection.
  • the seat 26 is equipped with a sealing gasket 29 on which the sealing support is made, said gasket having an annular geometry in which the communication orifice 24 opens, said geometry having lower and upper surfaces. which are planes to promote axial sealing by support.
  • the connecting sleeve 23 has a cup 30 which extends between the seat 26 and the communication orifice 24, said cup being connected to the peripheral wall of the bushing 23 via a seat 31 on which said seat is formed, the pressure equalization port 28 being also formed through said seat.
  • the bucket 30 and the seat 26 delimit the housing 27 of the bushing 23, preventing thus, when said housing is empty between two connections, substantially all access to the source reservoir 18 via the opening 19.
  • the dispensing device 20 comprises a lower nozzle 32 which is equipped with a supply duct, said nozzle is intended, during the connection of said device, to be disposed in the bucket 30 having a peripheral seal in said seat.
  • the tip 32 has an upper surface 33 which is frustoconical divergent to be constrained in the seal in order to reliably secure the conferred sealing by radial clamping.
  • the sleeve 23 is mounted in the neck 21 during the first connection of the pump 20 when it is attached to the source bottle.
  • the pump 20 is mounted in the housing 27 in an intermediate axial position in which the bearing surface 33 is placed on the seal 29, the pump assembly 20 / sleeve 23 being introduced by axial sliding in the opening 19 of the neck 21.
  • the dispensing device 20 is connected in the bushing 23 by reversible attachment to the neck 21 ( figure 2 ).
  • the dispensing device 20 comprises a sleeve 34 provided with fixing means around the neck 21 and a collar 35 mounted around said sleeve via a reversible displacement device between a high position in which the means of fixing are free so as to allow the positioning of said sleeve around said neck and a low position in which said fixing means are constrained on said neck to ensure the sealing of said sleeve on said neck.
  • the fixing means comprise claws 36 which are foldable under the neck 21 by sliding of the hoop 35 and the displacement device is actuated by relative rotation of the hoop 35 relative to the sleeve 34 by providing that said sleeve has slides 37 in which projections 38 of the hoop 35 are engaged for transform the rotation movement into relative translation.
  • the fixing of the pump 20 can be carried out by a sleeve to be screwed onto the neck screw of the source.
  • the fixing of the pump 20 on the neck 21 induces an axial displacement of said pump in the housing 27, said displacement being arranged to provide a sealing support between the bearing surface 33 and the seal 29.
  • the bushing 23 connection is provided with retaining means which cooperate geometrically with the neck 21, said means being arranged to retain the sleeve 23 during the disconnection and / or the connection of the dispensing device 20 - respectively of the filling valve 14.
  • the retaining means allow in particular the mounting of the sleeve 23 in the neck 21 by sliding downwards but, once said socket mounted, limit the possibilities of extraction - respectively depression - of the sleeve 23 in the neck 21.
  • the connecting sleeve 23 comprises retractable tabs 39 which are engaged under the neck 21 and an upper flange 40 which is disposed on the rim of said neck.
  • the flange 40 ensures the axial abutment of the sleeve 23 in the neck 21 to ensure the sealing bearing stroke during connection, the tabs 39 retaining said sleeve in the neck 21 during disconnection.
  • the sleeve 23 is mounted floating in the neck 21 on an axial stroke which is delimited by the flange 40 and the tabs 39.
  • the peripheral wall of the sleeve 23 in which the housing 27 is formed has a dimension slightly smaller than the inner dimension of the neck 21, said wall being surmounted by the flange 40 and the lugs 39 extending under said wall by surrounding the bucket 30.
  • the dispensing device 20 may comprise a sealing surface that bears on the connecting sleeve 23 and / or on the neck 21 when said device is fixed on said neck, in particular for sealing the interface between the peripheral wall of said socket and said neck.
  • the sleeve 34 is equipped with a seal 41 which is disposed axially on the flange 40 and on the rim of the neck 21 to seal the attachment of the pump 20 on said neck.
  • the filling valve 14 comprises a rod 42 reversibly opening the communication through said valve, said rod being operable by sealing a seat 43 of said rod on the seat 26 when connecting the refillable bottle.
  • the rod 42 is provided with an internal channel 44 which extends between an upstream orifice 45 intended to be in sealed communication with the source reservoir 18 during the connection of the refillable bottle and a downstream orifice 46, said rod being operable between a stable position of closure of the downstream orifice 46 and a constrained position of communication of said downstream orifice with the source reservoir 18.
  • the passage 16 of the refillable reservoir 2 opens into a cage 47 formed under the bottom 4 of said reservoir, the rod 42 being mounted in axial translation constraint inside a ring 48 which is sealed in said cage.
  • a compression spring 49 is disposed between two radial shoulders 50a, 50b respectively of the rod 42 and the ring 48, a seal 51 being disposed around the passage 26 between the bottom 4 and the shoulder 50b of the ring 48.
  • the rod 42 has the flap 17 for sealing the communication between the passage 16 and the downstream orifice 46 when said rod is in a stable position.
  • the valve 17 is formed on the upper end of the rod 42 which is mounted in the passage 16, downstream orifices 46 being formed under said valve to be arranged in the passage 16 when the rod 42 is raised axially in the constrained position of communication.
  • the upstream orifice 45 is separated from the bearing surface 43 by a portion 52 of rod 42 which is equipped with a vent structure 53, said structure being located so that the span 43 can be in communication sealed with the source reservoir 18 when the refillable bottle is connected by pressing and to prevent the sealed communication of the upstream orifice 45 with the source reservoir 18 by pressing on said portion.
  • a portion 52 of rod 42 which is equipped with a vent structure 53, said structure being located so that the span 43 can be in communication sealed with the source reservoir 18 when the refillable bottle is connected by pressing and to prevent the sealed communication of the upstream orifice 45 with the source reservoir 18 by pressing on said portion.
  • the rod 42 has a lower bearing surface 43 which is frustoconical divergent in order to provide a sealing support inside the seal 29, the upstream orifice 45 being surrounded by at least one lateral vent opening 53 which opens in the inner channel 44 and under said frustoconical bearing surface.
  • the sleeve 23 may have a vent structure 54 preventing the sealing of any device for withdrawing the product from the source 15, other than the device 20 arranged to be connected in said socket.
  • the vent structure 54 has at least one passage formed in the flange to prevent tight fitting of a device within said flange.

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  1. Anordnung mit einer nachfüllbaren Sprühflasche zur Abgabe eines flüssigen Produkts und einer Quelle (15) des Produktes, die zum Nachfüllen der nachfüllbaren Sprühflasche vorgesehen ist, wobei die Quelle einem Behälter (18) zum Konditionieren des genannten Produkts aufweist, der mit einer Öffnung (19) versehen ist, in der eine Einrichtung (20) zur Ausgabe des konditionierten Produkts angebracht ist, wobei die nachfüllbare Sprühflasche einen Behälter (2), der zum Konditionieren des Produkts vorgesehen ist, und eine Einrichtung (10) zur Ausgabe des konditionierten Produkts umfasst, die dicht auf dem Behälter angebracht ist, wobei die nachfüllbare Sprühflasche mit einem Ventil (14) zum Nachfüllen des Behälters (2) versehen ist, das eingerichtet ist, um die Verbindung der Quelle (15) des Produkts mit dem Behälter (2) in Hinblick auf das Nachfüllen zu ermöglichen, wobei die Anordnung dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass die Öffnung (19) der Quelle (15) mit einer Hülse (23) zur reversiblen Verbindung der Einrichtung (20) zur Ausgabe versehen ist, indem sie eine dichte Verbindung der Mittel zur Versorgung der Vorrichtung mit dem Quellbehälter (18) herstellt, wobei die Hülse eingerichtet ist, nach der Trennung der Einrichtung (20) zur Ausgabe die Verbindung der nachfüllbaren Sprühflasche durch Betätigung der Öffnung des Ventils (14) zu ermöglichen, um die dichte Verbindung der Behälter (2, 18) in Hinblick auf das Nachfüllen herzustellen.
  2. Anordnung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Hülse (23) zur Verbindung eine Öffnung (24) zur Verbindung aufweist, die in dem Quellenbehälter (18) mündet, wobei die Öffnung mit einem Sitz (26) versehen ist, auf dem die Mittel zur Versorgung der Einrichtung (20) zur Ausgabe - bzw. das Ventil (14) zur Ausgabe - vorgesehen sind, beim Verbinden der Vorrichtung zur Abgabe - bzw. der nachfüllbaren Sprühflasche - dicht aufzuliegen.
  3. Anordnung nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Sitz (26) mit einer Dichtung (29) versehen ist, auf der das dichte Aufliegen verwirklicht wird.
  4. Anordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 2 oder 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Hülse (23) zur Verbindung ein Gehäuse (27) aufweist, in dem Mittel zur Versorgung - bzw. das Ventil (14) zur Ausgabe - vorgesehen sind, auf reversible Weise beim Verbinden der Vorrichtung (20) zur Abgabe - bzw. der nachfüllbaren Sprühflasche - aufgenommen zu werden.
  5. Anordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Öffnung (24) zur Verbindung mit einem Tauchrohr (25) versehen ist, da sich ins Innere des Quellenbehälters (18) erstreckt.
  6. Anordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Hülse (23) zur Verbindung einen Topf (30) aufweist, der sich zwischen dem Sitz (26) und der Öffnung (24) zur Verbindung erstreckt, wobei der Topf an einer Umfangswand der Hülse (23) über eine Auflagefläche (31) verbunden ist, auf der der Sitz ausgebildet ist, wobei die Vorrichtung zur Abgabe (20) eine Spritztülle (32) aufweist, die beim Verbinden der Vorrichtung vorgesehen ist, in dem Topf (30) angebracht zu werden, wobei sie eine periphere Dichtigkeit in dem Sitz aufweist.
  7. Anordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Ventil (14) zum Nachfüllen eine Stange (42) zum reversiblen Öffnen der Verbindung durch das Ventil aufweist, wobei die Stange durch die dichte Auflage von einer Auflagefläche (43) der Stange auf den Sitz (26) beim Verbinden der nachfüllbaren Sprühflasche betätigbar ist.
  8. Anordnung nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Stange (42) mit einem inneren Kanal (44) versehen ist, der sich zwischen einer stromaufwärts gelegenen Öffnung (45), die vorgesehen ist, in dichter Verbindung mit dem Quellenbehälter (18) beim Verbinden der nachfüllbaren Sprühflasche zu sein, und einer stromabwärts gelegenen Öffnung (46) erstreckt, wobei die Stange zwischen einer stabilen Stellung des Verschlusses der stromabwärts gelegenen Öffnung (46) und einer beanspruchten Position der Verbindung der stromabwärts gelegenen Öffnung mit dem Quellenbehälter (18) betätigbar ist.
  9. Anordnung nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der nachfüllbare Behälter (2) einen Durchgang (16) aufweist, wobei die Stange (42) ein Ventil (17) zum Abdichten der Verbindung zwischen dem Durchgang und der stromabwärts gelegenen Öffnung (46), während die Stange in der stabilen Position ist, aufweist.
  10. Anordnung nach Anspruch 8 oder 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die stromaufwärts gelegene Öffnung (45) von der Auflagefläche (43) durch einen Abschnitt (52) der Stange (42) getrennt ist, der eine Luftlochstruktur (53) aufweist, wobei die Struktur so angeordnet ist, dass die Auflagefläche (43) mit dem Quellenbehälter (18) während der Verbindung der nachfüllbaren Sprühflasche durch Aufliegen in dichter Verbindung ist, und um die dichte Verbindung der stromaufwärts gelegenen Öffnung (45) mit dem Quellenbehälter (18) durch Aufliegen des Abschnitts (52) zu verhindern.
  11. Anordnung nach Anspruch 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die stromaufwärts gelegene Öffnung (45) axial unter einem unteren Abschnitt (52) der Stange (42) mündet, wobei der Abschnitt zumindest eine seitliche Luftlochöffnung (53) aufweist, die angeordnet ist, um den inneren Kanal (44) im Fall eines dichten, axialen Aufliegens um die stromaufwärts gelegene Öffnung offen zu halten.
  12. Anordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Quelle (15) einen Hals (21) aufweist, in dem die Hülse (23) zur Verbindung angebracht ist.
  13. Anordnung nach Anspruch 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Hülse (23) zur Verbindung mit Haltemitteln versehen ist, die geometrisch mit dem Hals (21) zusammenwirken, wobei die Mittel eingerichtet sind, um die Hülse (23) während der Trennung und / oder der Verbindung der Einrichtung (20) zur Ausgabe - bzw. des Ventils (14) zum Nachfüllen - zurückzuhalten.
  14. Anordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 12 oder 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Einrichtung (20) zur Ausgabe in der Hülse (23) durch eine reversible Befestigung an dem Hals (21) verbunden ist.
  15. Anordnung nach Anspruch 14, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Einrichtung (20) zur Abgabe eine Muffe (34) die mit Befestigungsmitteln um den Hals (19) versehen ist, und eine Bandage (35) aufweist, die mittels einer reversible Verschiebungseinrichtung zwischen einer oberen Position, in welcher die Befestigungsmittel frei sind, um die Positionierung der Muffe um den Hals zu ermöglichen, und einer unteren Position, in welcher die Befestigungsmittel den Hals belasten, um die dichte Befestigung der Muffe auf dem Hals zu erlauben, um die Muffe angebracht ist.
  16. Anordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 15, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der nachfüllbare Behälter (2) einen Luftunterdruck aufweist, der eingerichtet ist, über die Verbindung mit der nachfüllbaren Sprühflasche das Nachfüllen des Behälters durch Ansaugen des konditionierten Produkts in den Quellbehälter (18) zu veranlassen.
  17. Anordnung nach Anspruch 16, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Einrichtung (10) zur Ausgabe der nachfüllbaren Sprühflasche (2) in den Behälter ohne Luftaufnahme funktioniert, um das Volumen des abgegebenen Produktes zu kompensieren.
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