EP2922781A1 - Dispositif de remplissage d'un réservoir par un fluide et procédé d'utilisation dudit dispositif - Google Patents
Dispositif de remplissage d'un réservoir par un fluide et procédé d'utilisation dudit dispositifInfo
- Publication number
- EP2922781A1 EP2922781A1 EP13794869.1A EP13794869A EP2922781A1 EP 2922781 A1 EP2922781 A1 EP 2922781A1 EP 13794869 A EP13794869 A EP 13794869A EP 2922781 A1 EP2922781 A1 EP 2922781A1
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- Prior art keywords
- pipe
- membrane
- filling
- outlet
- perforation
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D7/00—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes
- B67D7/005—Spouts
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67B—APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
- B67B7/00—Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers
- B67B7/24—Hole-piercing devices
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a device for filling a reservoir with a fluid contained in a container, as well as a method of using said device.
- US Patent 6,227,419 B1 proposes a nozzle attached to the outlet of the container containing the fluid to be transferred.
- This tip includes a sleeve, a valve and a spring.
- the valve is placed in the open position when the user overturns the can and pushes said tip into the filling port of the reservoir, the sleeve sliding opening said valve. The latter closes when the sleeve is removed from the filling port.
- the use of the described system may be complicated if the fill port is difficult to access or located in a small space.
- the patent application US 2005/0184096 A1 relates to a device to be fixed at the outlet of a flexible bag containing a liquid to be poured into a tank.
- the outlet of the flexible bag is sealed by a sealing cap.
- a pipe with a perforation tip connects the outlet of the pocket to the tank opening to be filled.
- the sealing cap is pierced by means of the piercing tip and the end of the pipe containing said tip is screwed to the outlet of the flexible bag.
- This device has the disadvantage of the possibility of leakage of the liquid to be poured, especially during drilling of the sealing cap.
- the patent application DE 10 2006 056 227 A1 relates to a filling device whose output comprises a valve which opens with the help of a finger, which pushes a membrane, thus discovering holes through which the liquid to decant can then flow. The use of this device can be difficult, especially in confined areas or difficult to access.
- the present invention provides a device comprising a membrane, acting as sealing cover, and means for perforating the membrane.
- This device makes it possible to perforate the membrane only when the pouring tip is introduced into the orifice of the tank, in order to prevent any leakage to the outside.
- the invention relates to a device for filling a reservoir with a fluid contained in a container, said reservoir comprising a filling orifice and said container being connectable to a filling pipe having two ends, one being connectable to said container and the other being provided with a sealing diaphragm.
- the device comprises:
- An inlet partially closed by a hood and adapted to receive said end of the pipe provided with said closure membrane, An outlet having a perforated lower face and being adapted to be introduced into said orifice, and
- said device may comprise one or more of the following characteristics:
- the device has substantially the shape of a cylinder comprising a first end forming said inlet and a second end forming said outlet, said first end comprising a shoulder on which said cap is fixed and said filling orifice has a cylindrical shape adapted to receive said second end.
- Said perforation means comprise a needle provided with a point directed towards said inlet in order to perforate said membrane when the end of the pipe provided with said membrane is moved towards said perforating means, said needle being able to be supported by said face; openwork of said outlet.
- said cover is perforated by openings located, for example at the periphery.
- Said openings may be provided with a porous material (example: foam) allowing gaseous transfers while preventing liquid outlets.
- the device comprises means for holding said end of said pipe provided with said membrane in a puncturing waiting position when said outlet is introduced into said filling orifice.
- Said holding means in the waiting position comprise a safety jumper which can be placed (for example clipped) at least partially around said pipe, said pipe comprising an upper boss intended to abut against said rider when said pipe is in the standby position.
- Said pipe comprises a lower boss intended to prevent the exit of said end of said pipe provided with said membrane when said end is introduced into said filling orifice, said lower boss being able to bear against said hood.
- the device comprises means for sealing between said perforating means and said end of the pipe provided with said closure membrane, said sealing means making it possible to transfer only a part of said fluid from said container into said reservoir and resealing said end of the pipe provided with said membrane.
- Said needle is in the form of a cone and said sealing means comprise a base formed on said surface of said cone and on which said end of the pipe provided with said membrane can rest.
- said filling port being provided with a screw thread for closing said tank with a cap
- said cap comprises a screw ring can be screwed on said step quote.
- the device comprises an opening through which can be inserted said safety jumper around said pipe so as to maintain, reversibly, said end of the pipe on said base.
- Said safety rider can abut against said cover when said end of the pipe rests on said base and said rider may comprise a gripping rod.
- the seal between said base and said end of the pipe can be achieved when said end of the pipe bears on said base.
- said sealing means may comprise a seal integral with said cone.
- said filler pipe may be flexible.
- the invention also relates to a method of using the device defined above. According to the invention, the method comprises the following steps:
- Said filling pipe can be pulled upwards so as to let said fluid flow for example at a desired rate or until said lower boss abuts against said cover.
- said pipe is depressed to take a closed position according to which said end of the pipe provided with the perforated membrane rests on said base of said cone and thereby closes. sealing said end of said pipe,
- said pipe When the desired quantity of fluid has flowed into said reservoir, said pipe is again pressed to take said closed position, and Said jumper is placed around said pipe, under said hood and abuts against said hood, so as to maintain said pipe in said closed position.
- FIGS. 3 and 4 are a perspective view of a second embodiment at two different stages of the method of the invention.
- Figure 5 is a sectional view of the device of Figure 4;
- the present invention relates to a device 10 for transferring a fluid into a reservoir 12, the fluid being contained in a container 14.
- Said fluid is generally a liquid but it could be a gas.
- the reservoir 12 may for example be a heat engine and the container would then be a can of oil to refill.
- the tank 12 may be an additive reservoir (for example, a liquid based on urea) for a catalytic reduction system of nitrogen oxides, the liquid being conditioned in a can or in a soft pouch.
- the reservoir has an orifice filling 16. Subsequently the expression "fill" a reservoir or “filling" of a reservoir means a complete or partial filling of the reservoir according to the use of the device.
- a filling pipe 18 has an end 20 connected to the container 14, its other end 22 being connected to the device 10.
- the latter has a first end constituting the input 24 of the device and a second end constituting the output 26 of the device .
- the end 22 of the filling pipe 18 is connected to the inlet 24 of the device.
- the device 10 comprises an outer casing adapted to be received in said filling port 16.
- the outer casing of the device may have the shape of a cylinder 28 whose upper part constitutes the inlet 24.
- This inlet 24 is provided with a shoulder 30 on which is fixed (by gluing, crimping or welding for example) a cover 32.
- the latter is drilled in its center to let slide the end 22 of the filling pipe.
- the cover 32 is perforated peripherally through one or more lights 34. These lights 34 may be partially closed by a porous foam-type material for example, to prevent accidental liquid discharge due to splashes, for example , without preventing gas outlets.
- the cover 32 thus partially closes the inlet 24 of the device 10.
- the thickness of the cover 32 is sufficient to axially guide the end 22 of the filling pipe 18.
- the end 22 of the filler pipe 18 is closed by a closure membrane 35 to be perforated, the membrane acting as a seal seal.
- the membrane 35 may be secured to the end 22 of the pipe 18 by gluing, welding or any other process providing a perfect seal between the periphery of the end 22 of the pipe 18 and the membrane 35.
- Holding means 36 allow maintain the filling pipe 18 in the puncture waiting position.
- These means may include a safety jumper 38 and a boss upper 40 of the pipe 18. In said standby position, the jumper 38 is clipped around the pipe 18, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, the upper boss 40 abuts against the upper end of the jumper 38. A boss lower 42 prevents the extraction of the pipe 18 outside the device 10.
- the outlet 26 of the device 10 has a lower face 44 perforated, allowing the flow of fluid into the tank 12 and simultaneously with the lights 34 of the inlet 24, the exhaust of the vapors and the tank air 12 when transferring the fluid.
- Perforation means 46 of the membrane 35 are placed between the inlet and the outlet of the device. According to an advantageous embodiment, these means of perforation comprise a needle 48 ending in a point 50 directed towards the center of the membrane 35.
- the needle 48 may advantageously have a conical shape.
- the bosses 40 and 42 to limit the longitudinal movements of the end 22 of the filler pipe.
- the safety jumper 38 makes it possible to hold the pipe 18 in one or the other safety position by providing supports between the bosses 40 and 42 and the cover 32.
- the end 22 of the filling pipe is previously equipped with the device 10, the safety jumper being placed in the position of waiting for perforation around the pipe, between the bosses 40 and 42, as shown in Figures 1 and 2.
- the device 10 is then introduced into the filling port 16 until the shoulder 30 abuts against the upper part of the filling port 16 of the reservoir.
- the safety jumper 38 is then removed from the end 22 of the filling pipe and this end is pressed into the device 10 until the tip 50 of the needle 48 pierces the membrane 35.
- the pipe can be pulled upwards, in order to extract it from the perforating needle 48, for example until the lower boss 42 comes into abutment against the underside of the cover 32. It is possible to replace the safety jumper 38 on the filling pipe in order to keep it in the position spaced from the needle, thanks to the upper boss 40, during all the time of the spillage of the fluid.
- Figures 3, 4 and 5 show another embodiment of the device 10.
- This embodiment differs from the previously described mode in particular by the fact that the cylinder 28 has a lateral opening 60 through which can be inserted the rider of security 38, which comprises gripping means, such as a gripping rod 62.
- the device 10 also comprises sealing means 63 (FIG. 5), the needle 48 having the shape of a cone 64 whose lateral surface 66 forms a base 68 on which comes into contact with the end 22 of the filling pipe provided with the sealing membrane 35, which membrane at this stage of the process is perforated.
- the base 68 of the perforation cone 64 may comprise a seal 72, which can bear against the inner face of the end 22 of the pipe 18.
- the seal between the end 22 of the pipe and the base 68 can be achieved by the seal 72 and / or, when the end 22 of the pipe is sufficiently flexible, by simply pressing the end 22 of the pipe against the base 68.
- the seal allows to create a filling function of the filling pipe 18 and thus the container 14 for cases where all the fluid contained in the container would not be discharged into the tank 12. It should be noted that these sealing characteristics can exist in the first embodiment shown in Figures 1 and 2.
- this embodiment may be the following: after the membrane 35 has been pierced as before and the desired amount of fluid has poured into the tank 12, the filling pipe is pressed to take a closing position. The device 10 can then be reversibly plugged. For this purpose, after removing the device 10 from the orifice 16 of the reservoir 12, the safety jumper is placed, through the lateral opening 60, around the pipe 18 between the upper boss 40 and the lower boss 42 so as to to maintain the end 22 of the pipe 18 in constraint on the base 68 of the needle. The upper end 74 of the jumper 38 can abut against the cover 32 to keep the filling pipe in the closed position.
- the embodiment shown in Figure 6 is particularly advantageous when the filling port 16 of the tank 12 can be closed by a plug which is screwed on a screw thread outside the orifice 16.
- This embodiment differs from the embodiment previously described and shown in Figures 3-5 only by the presence of a screw ring 80, from the shoulder 30.
- the ring 80 is provided with a thread 82 adapted to the step screw of the orifice 16, which makes it possible to fix the device 10 in a robust manner on the reservoir 12.
- the screwing ring 80 shown in FIG. 6 has been adapted to the embodiment shown in FIGS. it can of course equipped the embodiment shown in Figures 1-2.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| FR1261023A FR2998285B1 (fr) | 2012-11-20 | 2012-11-20 | Dispositif de remplissage d'un reservoir par un fluide et procede d'utilisation dudit dispositif |
| PCT/EP2013/074097 WO2014079815A1 (fr) | 2012-11-20 | 2013-11-18 | Dispositif de remplissage d'un reservoir par un fluide et procede d'utilisation dudit dispositif |
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| EP2922781A1 true EP2922781A1 (fr) | 2015-09-30 |
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| EP13794869.1A Withdrawn EP2922781A1 (fr) | 2012-11-20 | 2013-11-18 | Dispositif de remplissage d'un réservoir par un fluide et procédé d'utilisation dudit dispositif |
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| EP (1) | EP2922781A1 (fr) |
| FR (1) | FR2998285B1 (fr) |
| WO (1) | WO2014079815A1 (fr) |
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| EP0096054A1 (fr) * | 1981-12-10 | 1983-12-21 | Baxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc. | Connecteur sterilisable aux rayons ultraviolets et possedant une pointe pourvue d'ailettes faisant saillie |
| ES1016828Y (es) * | 1991-02-22 | 1992-06-01 | Instituto De Biologia Y Sueroterapia, S.A. | Dispositivo para la transferencia de liquidos entre recipientes flexibles y viales. |
| US5960992A (en) * | 1995-10-03 | 1999-10-05 | International Paper Company | Aseptic brick package spout |
| DE19644644C1 (de) * | 1996-10-26 | 1997-12-04 | Eltest Ges Fuer Elektrophorese | Vorrichtung zur Entnahme einer Flüssigkeitsprobe aus einem Schlauchstück |
| US6227419B1 (en) * | 1999-08-18 | 2001-05-08 | Chilton Industries | Spout |
| US20050184096A1 (en) * | 2004-02-23 | 2005-08-25 | Levia Kimothy C. | Vehicle fluid delivery apparatus and method |
| ITTO20050076A1 (it) * | 2005-02-10 | 2006-08-11 | Vitop Moulding Srl | Rubinetto erogatore per contenitore elastici per liquidi e applicazioni asettiche |
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- 2012-11-20 FR FR1261023A patent/FR2998285B1/fr active Active
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- 2013-11-18 WO PCT/EP2013/074097 patent/WO2014079815A1/fr not_active Ceased
- 2013-11-18 EP EP13794869.1A patent/EP2922781A1/fr not_active Withdrawn
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| WO2014079815A1 (fr) | 2014-05-30 |
| FR2998285B1 (fr) | 2014-12-12 |
| FR2998285A1 (fr) | 2014-05-23 |
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