EP3322649B1 - Ausgabeeinrichtung für einen fluidspender - Google Patents

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EP3322649B1
EP3322649B1 EP16747456.8A EP16747456A EP3322649B1 EP 3322649 B1 EP3322649 B1 EP 3322649B1 EP 16747456 A EP16747456 A EP 16747456A EP 3322649 B1 EP3322649 B1 EP 3322649B1
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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
    • B65D83/14—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant
    • B65D83/16—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant characterised by the actuating means
    • B65D83/20—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant characterised by the actuating means operated by manual action, e.g. button-type actuator or actuator caps
    • B65D83/205—Actuator caps, or peripheral actuator skirts, attachable to the aerosol container
    • B65D83/206—Actuator caps, or peripheral actuator skirts, attachable to the aerosol container comprising a cantilevered actuator element, e.g. a lever pivoting about a living hinge
    • 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
    • B05B11/1052—Actuation means
    • B05B11/1056—Actuation means comprising rotatable or articulated levers
    • 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
    • B05B11/1059—Means for locking a pump or its actuation means in a fixed position
    • 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
    • B65D83/14—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant
    • B65D83/16—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant characterised by the actuating means
    • B65D83/22—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant characterised by the actuating means with a mechanical means to disable actuation
    • 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
    • B05B11/1052—Actuation means

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  • the invention relates to an output device according to the features of the preamble of claim 1.
  • Output devices of the aforementioned type are known in the prior art. These are arranged in the area of an outlet opening of a fluid container.
  • the fluid container can, for example, an aerosol can, a foam dispenser, cream dispenser or the like. his.
  • the dispensing device has the dispensing mechanism, which causes the dispensing nozzle to be displaced parallel to a longitudinal extent of the dispensing device. By displacing the dispensing nozzle in the direction of the fluid container in which the fluid to be dispensed is stored, an outlet valve of the fluid dispenser is opened so that fluid can be dispensed from the fluid container into the dispensing nozzle of the dispensing device and thus to the outside.
  • a fluid dispenser which has a dispensing nozzle serving for dispensing fluid, which has an axial extension and is displaceable in the axial direction counter to the direction of the flowing fluids in order to dispense fluid.
  • An actuating handle which can be acted upon from the outside is provided, with which an action can be taken on a pump wall in the direction of movement of the dispensing nozzle. By acting on the pump wall, the dispensing nozzle is simultaneously moved in this direction.
  • the actuating handle is designed in the form of a paste, the displacement movement of which, which is essentially perpendicular to the axial direction of the dispensing nozzle, is deflected by 90 degrees to the aforementioned Actuation of the pump wall. The deflection is achieved by means of a fixed angle lever.
  • the button mentioned is provided to the side of the dispensing nozzle. With regard to the required pump actuation, the fingers that do not press the button when actuated can be held opposite.
  • the invention is concerned with the task of specifying a reliably operable output device.
  • the fluid dispenser for which the dispensing device is provided is an aerosol dispenser
  • the dispensing mechanism is advantageous. The user can keep the aerosol nozzle pressed and due to the overpressure in the aerosol container In this way, a constant output jet can be generated with respect to the fluid without fatigue immediately occurring in the hand of the user.
  • the actuating arms of the dispensing mechanism are mirrored relative to a plane having the dispensing nozzle, this plane being aligned parallel to a longitudinal extent of the actuating arms. It is only essential that there is a uniform force on the dispensing mechanism and thus also relative to the actuating surface of the dispensing nozzle, which reliably prevents the actuating surface of the dispensing nozzle from being skewed during actuation of the dispensing mechanism. In this sense, it is also advantageous that the dispensing device as a whole is symmetrical with respect to its longitudinal extent or the dispensing nozzle, for example, has a cylindrical shape, which also corresponds to the common geometric shape of fluid dispensers.
  • actuating arms be equidistant from the dispensing nozzle. This configuration results in the symmetrical arrangement of the actuating arms relative to the dispensing nozzle, so that a uniform power transmission to the actuating surface is ensured.
  • the actuating elements are elastically resilient partial housing regions of the housing of the output device, in particular they are designed as a membrane.
  • the actuating elements are not designed as elements separate from the housing, but rather in one piece with the housing of the output device formed so that the output mechanism is advantageously also integrally connected to the housing of the output device.
  • the resilient part of the housing can, for example, be made of thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) and be connected to the housing of the dispenser in a two-component injection molding process.
  • TPE thermoplastic elastomers
  • the one-piece design thus achieved prevents the actuating elements from jamming relative to the housing.
  • a user's skin gets caught between the actuating element and the housing when the dispensing device is actuated. The ingress of dust and dirt into the dispenser is also prevented.
  • the actuating elements protrude beyond the surrounding housing, so that a peripheral section of the actuating element has a larger section to the dispensing nozzle than an associated peripheral section of the housing in the same direction.
  • the actuating elements are particularly easy to detect by a user of the output device.
  • the actuating elements protrude beyond the circumferential plane of the housing, so that they are shifted, for example, into the circumferential plane of the housing during an actuated state. This measure increases the ease of operation and prevents any pinching of a user's finger.
  • the actuating elements are formed in one piece with the actuating arms and the dispensing nozzle, if necessary connected to one another by film hinges. Due to this one-piece design, the dispensing mechanism can be produced completely or at least partially in an injection molding process. It is advisable to provide a film hinge between the actuating elements and the housing in order to enable actuation of the actuating elements, in particular a displacement. This is also recommended in relation to one Connection area between the actuating arms and the dispensing nozzle. On the other hand, elements which do not have to have any relative mobility to one another are advantageously sprayed rigidly onto one another, for example the actuating elements and the actuating arms.
  • the film hinge is a thin strip of material on which the material can be bent without breaking. The material and the thickness of the plastic are selected so that functionality is ensured over a long service life of the output device.
  • an output device which in particular a fast and enables cost-effective production.
  • An output device for a fluid dispenser which has a housing, an output mechanism and an output nozzle which can be displaced by means of the output mechanism parallel to a longitudinal extension of the output device and to which a fluid container of the fluid dispenser can be connected for the passage of fluid through the output nozzle, the output mechanism being one Has an actuating handle which can be actuated essentially transversely to the longitudinal extension and whose actuating movement can be deflected into a displacement of the dispensing nozzle against an emptying direction defined parallel to the longitudinal extent, the actuating handle having two opposing actuating elements with respect to the dispensing nozzle, which are connected in one piece to actuating arms of the dispensing mechanism are, which actuating arms are integrally formed with the dispensing nozzle, wherein the actuating elements and the actuating arms with respect to a longitudinal cut through a plane spanned by the actuating arms are arranged substantially M
  • the actuating elements are integrally connected to the actuating arms, the dispensing nozzle and advantageously also the housing of the dispensing device.
  • the output device can be manufactured as a whole by means of an injection molding process, which enables particularly rapid and inexpensive production.
  • an elastically resilient area is advantageously provided, which enables the actuating element to be displaced relative to the other housing subareas and thus also enables the dispensing nozzle to be displaced in the longitudinal direction of the dispensing device.
  • the loading section be prevented from moving transversely to the direction of displacement of the dispensing nozzle, in order to enable the connecting section to move upward in the course of actuating the actuating handle.
  • the movement obstruction transverse to the direction of displacement is advantageously carried out via a rigid connection of the dispensing nozzle to the loading section.
  • a mobility of the dispensing mechanism is provided exclusively in the connection areas between the loading section and the connecting section or the connecting section and the actuating element, so that a displacement of the actuating element directed transversely to the longitudinal extension of the dispensing device causes the connecting section to be erected, which movement in turn displaces the actuating section and thus also causing the dispensing nozzle in the direction of the fluid dispenser. This movement is guided by the rigid connection of the dispensing nozzle to the loading section, so that only a movement in the longitudinal direction is possible.
  • an actuating arm of the dispensing device has an arc-shaped, elastically flexible actuating section and a connecting section on, wherein the loading section is arranged between the connecting section and the dispensing nozzle.
  • the actuating arm is rigidly connected to the actuating element of the dispensing mechanism.
  • a pivoting of the actuating element and thus also of the connecting section brings about an upward movement of the loading section which, owing to its curved shape in the direction of the fluid container, exerts a force on the dispensing nozzle which acts in the direction of the fluid container.
  • the pivoting mobility of the connecting section relative to the loading section is made possible by an elastically flexible region, in particular a film hinge.
  • Figure 1 shows a fluid dispenser 2 with a fluid container 6 and an output device 1 arranged thereon.
  • the fluid container 6 is designed here, for example, as an aerosol can.
  • the output device 1 is pressed onto the fluid container 6.
  • Both the fluid container 6 and the dispenser 1 are cylindrical.
  • the dispensing device 1 has a housing 3 with an end dispensing opening 16 for dispensing a fluid conveyed from the fluid container 6.
  • An actuating handle 7 with two actuating elements 8 is arranged on the peripheral surface of the dispensing device 1.
  • the actuating elements 8 are inserted into corresponding recesses (partial housing regions 11) of the housing 3 of the output device 1.
  • the actuating elements 8 are essentially flush with the circumferential plane of the housing 3.
  • FIG. 2 shows the dispenser 1 and an upper portion of the fluid container 6, on which the dispenser 1 is arranged.
  • the output device 1 has an output mechanism 4, which is located within the housing 3 of the output device 1.
  • the dispensing mechanism 4 has the actuating handle 7 with the two actuating elements 8.
  • Two actuating arms 9 are assigned to each actuating element 8.
  • the actuating arms 9 are immovably arranged on the actuating element 8.
  • the actuating arms 9 each extend within the housing 3 between the actuating element 8 and an output nozzle 5, which leads a fluid from the fluid container 6 to the output opening 16 of the housing 3 of the output device 1.
  • the dispensing nozzle 5 is arranged parallel to a longitudinal extension of the dispensing device 1, ie here the longitudinal axis of the cylinder, within the dispensing device 1.
  • the the Actuating elements 8 opposite end regions of the actuating arms 9 rest on an actuating surface 10 of the dispensing nozzle 5, so that a displacement of the actuating arms 9 can be transferred to a displacement of the dispensing nozzle 5.
  • the dispensing mechanism 4 furthermore has a link 13, by means of which the dispensing mechanism 4 is held within the housing 3 of the dispensing device 1.
  • the housing 3 has the housing partial areas 11, through which the actuating elements 8 reach for actuation by a user of the fluid dispenser 2.
  • the fluid container 6 has a valve 29 which can be actuated by means of the dispensing device 1.
  • the valve 29 here has, in the usual way, a piston 18 which can be displaced parallel to the longitudinal extent of the dispensing device 1 and which, against the force of a spring 19, can be displaced from a blocking position shown into a passage position.
  • a sealing element 20 is arranged between the piston 18 and a cylinder wall of the valve 29, against which the piston 18 bears in the blocking position and to which the piston 18 is at a distance in the open position, so that fluid from the fluid container 6 through the spring 19 and between the piston 18 and the sealing element 20 can flow into the dispensing nozzle 5.
  • a plunger 21 is arranged on the dispensing nozzle 5, which causes the piston 18 to be displaced into the open position due to a displacement of the dispensing nozzle 5 in the direction of the fluid container 6.
  • Figure 3 shows the output device 1 in an exploded view and the upper part of the fluid container 6, to which the output device 1 can be connected. Shown is the housing 3 with the dispensing opening 16 and the partial housing regions 11 for carrying out the actuating elements 8 of the dispensing mechanism 4.
  • the dispensing mechanism 4 shown below has a link 13, which corresponds to the shape of the inner wall of the housing 3 can be arranged.
  • the backdrop 13 is connected here, for example, via film hinges 12 to the actuating elements 8, the actuating elements 8 being located on opposite sides of the dispensing mechanism 4.
  • the actuating elements 8 can be pivoted relative to the link 13 by means of the film hinges 12.
  • An actuating arm 9 is arranged on each actuating element 8.
  • the illustration shows the state of the dispensing mechanism 4 immediately after its manufacture.
  • the output mechanism 4 is advantageously made of a plastic, which can be processed by injection molding. Only when the dispensing mechanism 4 shown is arranged within the housing 3 of the dispensing device 1 are the actuating elements 8 pivoted relative to the link 13, so that the actuating arms 9 are essentially directed towards one another.
  • the dispensing nozzle 5 is designed here as an example as a separate component. However, this could also be molded in one piece and displaceably onto the dispensing mechanism 4.
  • the dispensing nozzle 5 has an essentially ring-shaped actuating surface 10 for abutment of the free end regions of the actuating arms 9 and the tappet 21 for opening the valve 29 of the fluid container 6.
  • Figure 4 shows the output device 1 according to Figure 2 in an open state.
  • the actuating elements 8 are pivoted into the housing 3 of the dispensing device 1, whereby at the same time the actuating arms 9 are also pivoted and the dispensing nozzle 5 is pressed in the direction of the fluid container 6 via the actuating surface 10.
  • the valve 29 of the fluid container 6 is thereby moved into the open position, the piston 18 being spaced apart from the sealing element 20 and the fluid being able to be released from the fluid container 6 into the dispensing device 1 and through the dispensing opening 16 to the environment.
  • Figure 5 shows a view of the dispensing device 1 rotated by 90 degrees.
  • the dispensing device 1 is cut perpendicular to the longitudinal extension of the actuating arms 9.
  • two actuating arms 9 are arranged, which rest with their free end area on opposite peripheral sides of the dispensing nozzle 5 on the actuating surface 10.
  • the actuating arms 9 of a first actuating element 8 are arranged closer to the dispensing nozzle 5 than the actuating arms 9 of a second actuating element 8.
  • Both actuating arms 9 of the respective actuating element 8 are arranged at the same distance from the dispensing nozzle 5, so that the actuating arms 9 on the actuating surface 10 acting force is distributed substantially symmetrically to the dispensing nozzle 5.
  • the dispensing mechanism 4 is mirror-symmetrical to a plane which runs through the dispensing nozzle 5 and is aligned parallel to the actuating arms 9.
  • the invention functions in such a way that a user actuates the dispensing device 1 connected to the fluid container 6 to dispense fluid from the fluid container 6.
  • a user actuates the dispensing device 1 connected to the fluid container 6 to dispense fluid from the fluid container 6.
  • the actuating elements 8 are pivoted about the film hinges 12, the actuating arms 9 attached to the actuating elements 8 being inclined and with their free end regions being displaced downward within the dispensing device 1, ie in the direction of the fluid container 6.
  • the free end regions act on the actuating surface 10 of the dispensing nozzle 5, as a result of which this is likewise displaced in the direction of the fluid container 6.
  • the plunger 21 arranged on the dispensing nozzle 5 actuates the valve 29 arranged inside the fluid container 6. This is placed in an open position so that fluid from the fluid container passes through the dispensing nozzle 5 to the dispensing opening 16 and can be carried out from there.
  • the user ends the actuation of the actuating elements 8. This allows the spring 19 of the valve 29 to shift the dispensing mechanism 4 back into the closed position of the dispensing device 1. In this position, the valve 29 is closed again and the actuating elements 8 are located essentially in the circumferential plane of the housing 3 of the dispensing device 1 and are thus available for renewed actuation.
  • FIGS. 6 to 13 show a second embodiment of the invention, in which the housing 3 of the output device 1 is rotatable relative to the link 13 and the output mechanism 4.
  • the housing 3 is rotatably mounted on the link 13 of the dispensing device 1, so that the dispensing device 1 can be shifted from a closed position, in which displacement of the dispensing nozzle 5 is prevented, into an open position, in which a displacement of the dispensing nozzle 5 is made possible.
  • the displacement of the dispensing nozzle 5 and thus also the dispensing of fluid from the fluid container 6 is prevented in that the actuating elements 8 are rotated out of the partial housing regions 11 by rotating the housing 3 about the dispensing mechanism 4, into which the actuating elements 8 during the open position Intervene in output device 1.
  • the housing 3 of the dispensing device 1 has pivotable housing elements 14 in the partial housing regions 11, which can be pivoted into the dispensing device 1 analogously to the actuating elements 8 of the dispensing mechanism 4.
  • the link 13, which is connected in one piece to the dispensing mechanism 4, has a blocking partial area 26 which engages in a corresponding groove 27 in the housing 3, which is ring-shaped along the circumference of the Housing 3 is formed. If the blocking part region 26 reaches the housing part regions 11 due to the rotation of the housing 3 about the dispensing mechanism 4, the pivoting movement of the housing elements 14 of the housing 3 inwards is prevented, since the housing elements 14 only act against the blocking part regions 26 of the link 13 during a displacement, but not against the actuating elements 8, which are turned out of the housing part regions 11.
  • the housing 3 rotates relative to the dispensing mechanism 4 by such an angle of rotation that the actuating elements 8 are again in front of the pivotable housing elements 14 of the housing 3, the housing elements 14 and so that the actuating elements 8 are also pivoted inwards into the dispensing device 1 and, as already explained, cause the dispensing nozzle 5 to be displaced.
  • Figure 7 shows the housing 3 and the backdrop 13 with the dispensing mechanism 4.
  • the backdrop 13, the dispensing mechanism 4 including the actuating handle 7 and the actuating arms 9 and the dispensing nozzle 5 are designed as a one-piece plastic injection-molded part.
  • Film hinges 12 are arranged between the link 13 and the actuating elements 8, which enable the actuating elements 8 to pivot.
  • the dispensing nozzle 5 is arranged on an elastically deformable portion of the link 13, so that the dispensing nozzle 5 can be displaced relative to the link 13 when the actuating arms 9 are pressed onto the actuating surface 10 of the dispensing nozzle 5.
  • the link 13 has collision elements 15 which are in contact with corresponding collision elements 15 of the housing 3 (see Figure 11 ) work together.
  • the collision elements 15 of the housing 3 sweep along the collision elements 15 of the link 13, as a result of which a click noise is produced. which signals to the user that the opening or closing position is about to be reached.
  • end stops 17 formed on the blocking part region 26 of the link 13 come into contact with the collision elements 15 of the housing 3. Moving the collision elements 15 of the housing 3 past the end stops 17 of the blocking part region 26 is not possible. so that further rotation of the housing 3 around the dispensing mechanism 4 is prevented.
  • the open or closed position is thus reached.
  • the user must rotate the housing 3 in the opposite direction.
  • Figure 8 shows the output device 1 according to Figure 6 in a view rotated by 90 degrees. It can be seen here that the blocking part region 26 of the link 13 engages in the blocking part region 27 of the housing 3, but not in the region of the housing elements 14, behind which the actuating elements 8 are currently arranged. The housing elements 14 and actuating elements 8 can thus be pivoted.
  • Figure 9 shows the closed position of the dispensing device 1, in which the blocking portion 26 of the link 13 is rotated into the area of the housing elements 14, so that pivoting of the housing elements 14 is prevented.
  • the actuating elements 8 are located in a peripheral partial region of the housing 3, which has no housing element 14 for actuating the actuating elements 8.
  • Figure 10 shows a modification of the output device 1 in which the actuating handle 7 only one actuating element 8 and only one actuating arm 9 has. This results in an asymmetrical structure of the output device 1.
  • Figure 11 shows the in Figure 7 Dispensing mechanism 4 shown, the backdrop 13 and the dispensing nozzle 5 in a view from above.
  • the dispensing nozzle 5 is connected in one piece to the link 13 via movable arms 28, it being possible for the dispensing nozzle 5 to be displaced parallel to the longitudinal extent of the dispensing device 1 due to the elastically deformable design of the arms 28.
  • Figure 12 shows a perspective cross section through the output device 1.
  • the section is located in the area of the blocking part area 27 formed on the housing 3.
  • the collision elements 15 of the housing 3 can be seen, which interact with the collision elements 15 of the link 13 or the end stops 17 of FIG Blocking portion 26 of the backdrop 13 are formed.
  • Figure 13 shows a perspective view of the dispensing mechanism 4, the link 13 and the dispensing nozzle 5 accordingly Figure 11 ,
  • the Figures 14 to 18 finally show a third embodiment of the invention, in which the housing 3 has a first housing section 24 and a second housing section 25.
  • the first housing section 24 is connected to the fluid container 6 in a rotationally fixed manner, while the second housing section 25 is arranged rotatably on the first housing section 24.
  • the first housing section 24, the dispensing mechanism 4, the dispensing nozzle 5 and the link 13 are formed in one piece.
  • the actuating elements 8 are simultaneously pivotable sections of the housing 3.
  • the actuating arms 9 are integral with these actuating elements 8 and Dispensing nozzle 5 is formed, each actuating arm 9 having an actuating section 22 and a connecting section 23.
  • the connecting section 23 is connected in an articulated manner both to the loading section 22 and to the actuating element 8 by means of a film hinge 12.
  • the loading section 22 simultaneously forms the actuating surface 10 of the dispensing nozzle 5 and is prevented from moving transversely to the direction of displacement of the dispensing nozzle 5, but is displaceable in the direction of the fluid container 6, so that the displacement of the loading section 22 simultaneously causes the dispensing nozzle 5 to be displaced.
  • the connecting section 23 is set up so that it takes up a smaller angle relative to the longitudinal extent of the dispensing nozzle 5.
  • Figure 16 shows a detailed view of the housing 3 including the one-piece dispensing mechanism 4, link 13 and dispensing nozzle 5.
  • Die Figures 17 and 18 show perspective views of the first housing section 24 and the second housing section 25. The collision elements 15 and end stops 17 of the second housing section 25 can be seen, which interact with the collision elements 15 of the first housing section 24 as previously explained.
  • the Figure 19 shows a fourth embodiment of a dispensing device 1, in which the actuating elements 8, the actuating arms 9 and the dispensing nozzle 5 are formed in one piece.
  • the actuating arms 9 here have an arcuate, elastically flexible actuating section 22 and a connecting section 23 which is rigid and formed in one piece with the actuating element 8.
  • the arcuate loading section 22 is arranged between the connecting section 23 and the dispensing nozzle 5.
  • a film hinge 12 is also arranged between the rigid connecting section 23 and the elastically flexible loading section 22, which enables a pivoting movement of the connecting section 23 relative to the loading section 22 or vice versa.
  • the loading section 22 is curved in the direction of the fluid container 6, ie the apex of the arc points in a direction facing away from the fluid container 6.
  • the connecting sections 23 of the actuating arms 9 are pivoted in one direction towards the dispensing nozzle 5.
  • the partial area of the loading section 22 arranged on the connecting section 23 is pressed in the direction of the dispensing nozzle 5, so that a loading movement of the loading section 22 takes place.
  • the set-up movement is supported by the film hinge 12 arranged between the loading section 22 and the connecting section 23.
  • a force is exerted on the dispensing nozzle 5 in the direction of the fluid container 6 by the raising movement of the loading section 22, so that the dispensing nozzle 5 is displaced in the direction of the fluid container 6 and the valve 29 is opened for dispensing a fluid from the fluid container 6 into the dispensing nozzle 5.
  • the fluid container 6 is particularly and preferably an aerosol container. It contains a fluid, in particular a liquid, which is further provided within the fluid container due to an overpressure of a gas cushion is under pressure. Thus, a constant fluid flow occurs when the valve 29 is actuated, as long as a pressure is exerted via the actuating elements, which displaces the valve into the open position.

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