EP3095730A1 - Distributeur de produits consommables individuels - Google Patents

Distributeur de produits consommables individuels Download PDF

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EP3095730A1
EP3095730A1 EP16001074.0A EP16001074A EP3095730A1 EP 3095730 A1 EP3095730 A1 EP 3095730A1 EP 16001074 A EP16001074 A EP 16001074A EP 3095730 A1 EP3095730 A1 EP 3095730A1
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dispenser
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Ivan Hercog
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Kolman Mitja
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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
    • B65D83/04—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, or spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills
    • B65D83/0409—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, or spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills the dispensing means being adapted for delivering one article, or a single dose, upon each actuation

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  • the invention refers to a dispenser of individual consumable products such as candies, chewing gums, lozenges, tablets, etc.
  • Patent EP 0 284 557 B1 discloses a tablet dispenser with a funnel-shaped tablet store, a tablet orientation space, at least one tablet separating channel and a tablet distributing mechanism. Tablets pass under the action of gravity from a starting point in the tablet store to a discharge point in the tablet delivery mechanism.
  • the tablet dispenser comprises two mutually rotation-prevented and longitudinally displaceable parts. If the upper part is actuated in longitudinal direction, it moves with respect to the lower part, which causes actuation of the tablet delivery mechanism.
  • a tablet dispenser of this solution also consists of two parts which are telescopically inserted one into another and mutually displaceable in longitudinal direction.
  • a dispensing mechanism is designed in a way to prevent a next tablet in a column from getting damaged when a tablet is dispensed.
  • Patent application US 2013/0008918 discloses a dispensing container including an actuation cover, a dispensing cartridge and an outer shell.
  • the dispensing cartridge includes a storage hopper with a dispensing outlet.
  • the actuation cover is connected with the dispensing cartridge and they are displaceable in longitudinal direction with respect to the outer shell.
  • the dispenser is actuated by a pressure exerted on the actuation cover, while a spring that is arranged between the outer shell and the dispensing cartridge returns the parts to their starting position.
  • dispensers share a common property, namely a user activates them manually by pushing a dispenser in its longitudinal direction. An object exits the dispenser at a bottom side under the action of gravity. The product needs to be intercepted with another hand. This poses an obstacle in some cases, for instance while driving a car.
  • the technical problem is how to conceive a dispenser of individual consumable products such as candies, chewing gums, lozenges, tablets, etc. that will have a simple structure and could be manipulated by one hand only.
  • a dispenser of individual consumable products such as candies, chewing gums, lozenges, tablets, etc., said dispenser comprising:
  • the dispenser further comprises a helical spring mounted with one end at the upper wall of the dispensing mechanism and with another end at the bottom of the housing.
  • the dispenser of the products is formed of any plastic material suitable for storing food.
  • the user pulls the displaceable element downwards such that the upper wall of the dispensing mechanism sinks into a plurality of products to be dispensed. Due to the funnel-shaped bottom of the storage container the products concentrate on the upper wall of the dispensing mechanism under the force of gravity.
  • the concave shape of the upper wall of the dispensing mechanism allows only one product to be present on the wall when the displaceable element is released, said product being lifted by means of the spring to a level of the upper wall of the storage container where the user can easily collect it.
  • An advantage of the dispenser of individual products of the invention over known dispensers lies in that it can be manipulated by one hand only.
  • the dispenser can be actuated by one hand in that the user pulls the displaceable element downwards, and after a return stroke that can be triggered by the user or by a biased spring the product is collected easily with the same hand from the upper surface of the dispenser. While a product is dispensed, it needs not be intercepted with another hand.
  • the dispenser is especially suitable for use in a vehicle because a driver does not have both hands free while driving.
  • the dispenser of products can be mounted to a vehicle dashboard by means of an adequate holder and the user may use it while driving without being distracted. It goes without saying that the dispenser of products can be used in other environments and situations.
  • a dispenser 1 of individual consumable products such as candies, chewing gums, lozenges, tablets, etc., said dispenser comprising:
  • the dispenser further comprises a helical spring 50 mounted with one end at the upper wall 42 of the dispensing mechanism and with another end at the bottom 31 of the housing.
  • the upper wall 14 of the storage container is detachably connected with the circumferential wall 13 of the storage container by a second snap-fit connection 72, which allows the storage container 10 to be refilled.
  • the upper wall 14 of the storage container can be formed in a concave way in order to prevent a dispensed product to fall to the ground.
  • the number of guiding elements 23 of the displaceable element is at least two, preferably at least three.
  • the circumferential wall 35 of the housing is transversally divided into two parts that are mutually connected by a third snap-fit connection 73 and this makes it possible to arrange the dispensing mechanism into the housing 30 while the dispenser is manufactured.
  • the circumferential wall 21 of the displaceable element projects over the circumferential wall 35 of the housing.
  • the guiding elements 23 of the displaceable element which glidingly engage into the holes 33 for receiving the guiding elements of the displaceable element, can be realized in various ways without departing from the essence of the invention.
  • the guiding elements of the displaceable element can be formed as line segments of the cylindrical wall, as circular bars and the like.
  • the holes 33 are formed in compliance with the shape and arrangement of the guiding elements 23 of the displaceable element.
  • the upper wall 42 of the dispensing mechanism can be formed in a concave manner to provide for a more reliable support to a product to be dispensed.
  • the dispenser 1 of products can further be provided with a cover 60 that covers the dispenser of products from the upper side.
  • the cover 60 may be formed in a way to snap-fit at the upper end of the circumferential wall 21 of the displaceable element by means of a fifth snap-fit connection 75.
  • a preferred shape of the cross-section of the dispenser 1 of products is round. It will be understood that a dispenser having a different cross-section, e. g. oval, elliptical or polygonal, may be conceived as well.
  • a first cylindrical holder 44 for a helical spring can be integrally formed, said holder holding a helical spring 50 from the inner side or from the outer side.
  • a second cylindrical holder 34 of the helical spring can be integrally formed, said holder holding the helical spring 50 from the inner side or from the outer side.
  • the first 44 and second 34 holder of the helical spring prevent the spring from getting bent.
  • a stop 36 can be integrally formed, against which stop the first cylindrical holder 44 of the helical spring abuts when the dispenser 1 of products is in its position pushed downwards.
  • the dispenser 1 of the products is formed of any plastic material suitable for storing food.
  • the user pulls the displaceable element 20 downwards such that the upper wall 42 of the dispensing mechanism sinks into a plurality of products. Due to the funnel-shaped bottom 11 of the storage container the products concentrate on the upper wall 42 of the dispensing mechanism under the force of gravity.
  • the concave shape of the upper wall of the dispensing mechanism allows only one product to be present on the upper wall when the displaceable element 20 is released, said product being lifted by means of the spring 50 to a level of the upper wall 14 of the storage container where the user can easily collect it.

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KR20190003890A (ko) * 2017-06-30 2019-01-10 주식회사 태성산업 구슬 크림 화장품 보관용 용기
DE102017010630A1 (de) * 2017-11-16 2019-05-16 Georg Lange Spender zur portionierten Ausgabe von grobkörnigen und schüttfähigen Gütern.
CN111137570A (zh) * 2020-02-17 2020-05-12 武汉科技大学 一种智能药片出药装置及控制方法

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US3398857A (en) * 1966-03-11 1968-08-27 Alio Peter Container and dispenser with trap means
EP0284557B1 (fr) 1987-03-20 1992-01-22 Alfatechnic Patent AG Distributeur de comprimés
US5405047A (en) 1991-12-05 1995-04-11 Novo Nordisk A/S Dispenser for pills or tablets
FR2914166A1 (fr) * 2007-03-27 2008-10-03 Jordane Francois Gabriel Saget Dispositif distributeur permettant de presenter un ou des objets cylindriques ou spheriques apres l'elevation et le rabaissement d'un boitier.
US20130008918A1 (en) 2011-07-07 2013-01-10 J.L. Clark, Inc. Tablet Dispenser

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US3398857A (en) * 1966-03-11 1968-08-27 Alio Peter Container and dispenser with trap means
EP0284557B1 (fr) 1987-03-20 1992-01-22 Alfatechnic Patent AG Distributeur de comprimés
US5405047A (en) 1991-12-05 1995-04-11 Novo Nordisk A/S Dispenser for pills or tablets
FR2914166A1 (fr) * 2007-03-27 2008-10-03 Jordane Francois Gabriel Saget Dispositif distributeur permettant de presenter un ou des objets cylindriques ou spheriques apres l'elevation et le rabaissement d'un boitier.
US20130008918A1 (en) 2011-07-07 2013-01-10 J.L. Clark, Inc. Tablet Dispenser

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KR20190003890A (ko) * 2017-06-30 2019-01-10 주식회사 태성산업 구슬 크림 화장품 보관용 용기
KR101993976B1 (ko) 2017-06-30 2019-10-01 주식회사 태성산업 구슬 크림 화장품 보관용 용기
DE102017010630A1 (de) * 2017-11-16 2019-05-16 Georg Lange Spender zur portionierten Ausgabe von grobkörnigen und schüttfähigen Gütern.
DE102017010630B4 (de) 2017-11-16 2022-07-14 snagger GmbH Spender zur portionierten Ausgabe von grobkörnigen und schüttfähigen Gütern.
DE102017010630B8 (de) 2017-11-16 2023-10-26 snagger GmbH Spender zur portionierten Ausgabe von grobkörnigen und schüttfähigen Gütern.
CN111137570A (zh) * 2020-02-17 2020-05-12 武汉科技大学 一种智能药片出药装置及控制方法

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