EP2979993B1 - Distributeur compte-goutes - Google Patents

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EP2979993B1
EP2979993B1 EP15177410.6A EP15177410A EP2979993B1 EP 2979993 B1 EP2979993 B1 EP 2979993B1 EP 15177410 A EP15177410 A EP 15177410A EP 2979993 B1 EP2979993 B1 EP 2979993B1
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    • 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
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/0005—Containers or packages provided with a piston or with a movable bottom or partition having approximately the same section as the container
    • B65D83/0011—Containers or packages provided with a piston or with a movable bottom or partition having approximately the same section as the container moved by a screw-shaft
    • 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
    • B65D2203/00—Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators

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  • the present patent for industrial invention relates to an improved dropping vessel.
  • the present invention has been devised following to a critical observation of the known models of dropping vessels which comprise a nozzle from where the liquid contained in the vessel is dispensed drop by drop.
  • the said dropping vessels are provided with a thin glass tube having a lower end intended to be immersed in the liquid to be dispensed, and an upper end provided with a rubber dropper, the compression of which determines the dispensing of a drop of liquid.
  • FR2598624 discloses an external device for injecting a medication of the like, in particular insulin, in the human body. This document discloses a device in accordance with the preamble of claim 1.
  • US4367739 discloses a syringe for precisely dispensing fluids, comprising means for indicating the pressure applied to the fluid being dispensed.
  • US5813572 discloses a dispenser particularly useful for dispensing toothpaste including a tubular body closed at one end and having an opening for receiving the neck portion of a toothpaste tube disposed inside the dispenser.
  • the purpose of the present invention is to remedy the drawbacks of the prior art by disclosing a dropping vessel that can be easily used also by blind or deafblind persons.
  • the dropping vessel of the invention comprises:
  • the dropping vessel of the invention is disclosed, which is generally indicated with reference numeral (100).
  • the dropping vessel (100) comprises:
  • the said spring means (5) comprise a leaf spring.
  • the dropping vessel (100) further comprises:
  • the anti-tampering means comprise a first strap (F1) that is removed upon the first use of the dropping vessel (100), and a second strap (F2) that is removed only when the liquid inside the cylinder (1) is about to finish, informing the user that the liquid is about to finish and it is necessary to buy another dropping vessel (100).
  • the lower cap (9) contains an antiseptic disinfectant seal suitable for guaranteeing the tight closing of the nozzle (12) of the cylinder (1).
  • both the upper closing element (4) and the lower closing element (2) of the dropping vessel (100) of the invention have a cylindrical configuration and comprise an external lateral surface (4a, 2a) provided with protuberances in Braille characters indicating the name of the liquid contained in the chamber (11) of the said cylinder (1).
  • the stem (30) of the piston (3) is movably mounted with respect to the upper closing element (4) with screwfemale screw coupling.
  • the stem (30) of the piston (3) comprises an external thread and the upper closing element (4) is provided with an internally threaded hole (40) wherein the said stem (30) is screwed.
  • the dropping vessel (100) of the invention also comprises anti-rotational means (7) suitable for preventing a rotation of the stem (30) of the piston (3) in the chamber (11) of the cylinder (1).
  • the said anti-rotational means (7) comprise a disk joined to the cylinder (1) and provided with a hole (70) wherein the stem (30) of the piston (3) slides without rotating.
  • each movement of the upper closing element (4) with respect to the lower closing element (2) corresponds to a sliding movement (30) of the piston (3) in the chamber (11) of the cylinder (1) along a vertical direction (Y-Y).
  • the piston (3) is provided with an annular groove (32) and the dropping vessel (100) of the invention comprises an elastic ring (8) inserted in the said annular groove (32) of the piston (3) in order to act as seal.
  • the cylinder (1) comprises an upper edge (13) provided with a plurality of notches (14) and the anti-rotational disk has an external edge (71) provided with a series of ribs (72) that engage inside the notches (14) of the upper edge (13) of the cylinder.
  • the dropping vessel (100) of the invention also comprises a closing metal ring (6) intended to be coupled with the lower closing element (2) in such manner to connect the upper closing element (4) with the lower closing element (2).
  • the said closing metal ring (6) comprises a threaded internal annular surface (60) and the lower closing element (2) comprises a flange (2b) from which an externally threaded shank (2c) protrudes upwards, whereon the closing metal ring (6) is screwed.
  • a snap-in or fit-in coupling can be provided between the closing metal ring (6) and the lower closing element (2).
  • the said clicking means (41, 61) comprise a first toothing (41) obtained on a flange (4b) of the upper closing element (4) and a second toothing (61) obtained on the closing metal ring (6).
  • the distance between two consecutive teeth of each of the two toothings (41, 61) is adjusted in such manner that every click between the two toothings (41, 61) corresponds to a sliding movement of the piston (3) in the chamber (11) of the cylinder (1) along the direction (Y-Y) and to the dispensing of a drop of liquid from the nozzle (12) of the cylinder (1).
  • a rotation of the upper closing element (4) with respect to the lower closing element (2) determines a click between the two toothings (41, 61) and the sliding of the piston (3) in the chamber (11) of the cylinder (1), consequently dispensing a drop of liquid from the nozzle (12) of the cylinder (1).
  • the leaf spring After dispensing a drop of liquid from the nozzle (12) of the cylinder (1), the leaf spring tends to push the upper closing element (4) upwards, generating a vibration that allows the blind or deafblind user to understand that a drop of liquid was dispensed.
  • the piston (3) is slightly raised upwards, sucking the remaining liquid outside the nozzle (12) and avoiding the stagnation of liquid outside the nozzle (12).

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Claims (9)

  1. Conteneur compte-gouttes (100) comprenant :
    - un cylindre (1) comprenant une chambre (11) destinée à contenir un liquide et un gicleur (12) connecté à la chambre (11) pour la distribution d'une goutte de liquide ;
    - une fermeture inférieure (2) connectée au cylindre (1) ;
    - un piston (3) monté coulissant dans la chambre (11) du cylindre (1) et comprenant une tige (30) ;
    caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend
    - une fermeture supérieure (4) connectée à la tige (30) du piston (3) et apte à se coupler de manière mobile avec la fermeture inférieure (2), de sorte que le mouvement de la fermeture supérieure (4) par rapport à la fermeture inférieure (2) détermine un coulissement du piston (3) dans la chambre (11) du cylindre (1) et la distribution d'une goutte de liquide par le gicleur (12) du cylindre (1);
    - des moyens à déclic (41, 61) disposés entre la fermeture supérieure (4) et la fermeture inférieure (2) et aptes à générer un déclic lorsque la fermeture supérieure (4) se déplace par rapport à la fermeture inférieure (2) pour la distribution d'une goutte de liquide ;
    - des moyens à ressort (5) disposés entre la fermeture supérieure (4) et la fermeture inférieure (2) et aptes à générer une vibration lorsque lesdits moyens à déclic (41, 61) génèrent un déclic pour la distribution d'une goutte de liquide ;
    - des moyens anti-rotation (7) aptes à empêcher une rotation de la tige (30) du piston (3) dans la chambre (11) du cylindre (1).
  2. Conteneur compte-gouttes (100) selon la revendication 1, où la tige (30) du piston (3) est montée de manière mobile par rapport à la fermeture supérieure (4), avec un accouplement vis-vis femelle.
  3. Conteneur compte-gouttes (100) selon la revendication 2, où la tige (30) du piston comprend un filetage extérieur et ladite fermeture supérieure (4) présente un orifice (40) ayant un filetage intérieur dans lequel ladite tige (30) se visse.
  4. Conteneur compte-gouttes (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant une frette de fermeture (6) apte à se coupler avec ladite fermeture inférieure (2), de façon à connecter la fermeture supérieure (4) avec la fermeture inférieure (2).
  5. Conteneur compte-gouttes (100) selon la revendication 4, où lesdits moyens à déclic (41, 61) comprennent une première denture (41) réalisée sur une bride (4b) de la fermeture supérieure (4) et une seconde denture (61) réalisée sur la frette de fermeture (6).
  6. Conteneur compte-gouttes (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, où lesdits moyens anti-rotation (7) comprennent un disque solidaire au cylindre (1) et présentant un orifice (70) dans lequel la tige (30) du piston (3) peut coulisser, sans possibilité de rotation.
  7. Conteneur compte-gouttes (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, où lesdits moyens à ressort (5) comprennent un ressort à lame.
  8. Conteneur compte-gouttes (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant également :
    - un bouchon supérieur (33) disposé à l'extrémité de la tige opposée au piston et fonctionnant en tant que fin de course du mouvement de la tige (30) vers le bas du piston (3) et
    - des moyens anti-altération comprenant des bandelettes amovibles (F1, F2) disposées entre ledit bouchon supérieur (33) et ladite fermeture supérieure (4).
  9. Conteneur compte-gouttes (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, où ladite fermeture supérieure (4) et/ou ladite fermeture inférieure (2) comprennent une surface latérale extérieure (4a, 2a) présentant des protubérances en caractères Braille.
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