EP3369699B1 - Adaptateur de récipient - Google Patents

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EP3369699B1
EP3369699B1 EP17158783.5A EP17158783A EP3369699B1 EP 3369699 B1 EP3369699 B1 EP 3369699B1 EP 17158783 A EP17158783 A EP 17158783A EP 3369699 B1 EP3369699 B1 EP 3369699B1
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Jorn Veldhuis
Edward Hendrik Debski
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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
    • 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
    • B67D7/02—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes for transferring liquids other than fuel or lubricants
    • B67D7/0288—Container connection means
    • B67D7/0294—Combined with valves

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  • the invention relates to an adapter for a container.
  • Such an adapter is known from DE202013103516U1 or WO 2007 085381 , which disclose an adapter for a container, having a central body with a fluid channel and a sleeve coaxially arranged around the central body.
  • An annular space is provided between the central body and the sleeve, wherein a spout of a container can be screwed.
  • the central body is moved axially relative to the sleeve, such that locking fingers are moved out of engagement.
  • These locking fingers lock axial movement of a valve member arranged in the fluid channel of the central body.
  • a spring is arranged between the valve member and the sleeve, such that after disengagement of the locking fingers, the valve member can be shifted axially against the spring force and the fluid channel can be opened.
  • an adapter according to the invention which adapter comprises:
  • a container on which the adapter is arranged, can be coupled to a second container, for example by screwing the adapter onto the spout of the second container.
  • the spout which is inserted into the annular space, will engage the at least one resilient finger and push the hook-shaped end out of engagement with the protrusion, such that the sleeve can be pulled to the dispensing position and fluid from the container with the adapter can flow via the fluid channel into the second container.
  • the coupling means cannot be disengaged by rotating the container with the adapter.
  • the container will simply freely rotate in the dispensing position. Only when the sleeve is pushed back to the closed position, the coupling means can be disengaged as the rotation of the sleeve is blocked in the closed position.
  • a further advantage is that the adapter according to the invention can only consist of two parts, which provides for a cost effective manufacturing of the adapter.
  • the hook-shaped end has a slanting surface facing in radial direction the protrusion and facing in the direction of the main axis an access opening of the annular space, through which access opening the spout of a second container can be inserted.
  • the slanting surface facilitates the movement of the resilient finger out of engagement with the protrusion upon insertion of a spout, which is to be coupled to the sleeve.
  • a venting pipe extends from the second opening, through the fluid channel and out of the first opening.
  • the venting pipe preferably extends to the bottom of the container to which the adapter is attached. This allows for venting the container, when the fluid flows from the container, via the fluid channel into the spout and second container.
  • At least one first rib is arranged on the central body, wherein at lease one second rib is arranged on the inside of the sleeve and wherein the at least one first rib and the at least one second rib are in engaging contact in the closed position and are out of engaging contact in the dispensing position.
  • the ribs allow for blocking of the rotation of the sleeve in the closed position, while the ribs are displaced relative to each other, when the sleeve is pulled into the dispensing position, allowing for the full rotation of the sleeve relative to the central body.
  • the first opening of the central body comprises connecting means, such as a screw thread, for connection with a container and wherein a locking protrusion is provided extending radially in the first opening for locking the connection of a container with the adapter.
  • the adapter is preferably provided with a screw thread such that the adapter is easily mounted on known containers having a screw thread coupling.
  • a protrusion is provided in the first opening of the adapter, such that this protrusion can engage on a protrusion on the container and the adapter is locked to the container after mounting.
  • the invention also relates to a combination of an adapter according to the invention and a spout for a second container, wherein the spout has a cylindrical portion for insertion into the annular space, wherein the cylindrical portion is provided with connecting means, such as a screw thread, for connection with the connecting means of the annular space.
  • the container 1 is provided with a spout 10 provided with screw thread for coupling to the first opening of the central body 7 and also provided with screw thread 11.
  • the sleeve 6 is arranged slidable around the central body 7. This sliding movement is limited by cams 12, 13 arranged on the central body 7 and sleeve 6 respectively.
  • the sleeve 6 has a cap portion 14 which has a conveniently shaped top 15, which closes both the fluid channel 8 and the venting tube 9.
  • the sleeve 6 and cap portion 14 form an annular space 16, in which, in the shown closed position, hook-shaped ends 17 of resilient fingers 18 extend. These resilient fingers 18 extend through openings 19 arranged in the bottom part of the cap portion 14 (see also figure 4 ). The hook-shaped ends 17 hook through these openings 19 and behind the protrusion formed by the bottom part of the cap portion 14. This prevents the sleeve 6 to slide from the shown closed position to a dispensing position.
  • Figure 5 and 6 show the adapter 2 in the dispensing position, after the spout 4 has been screwed in the annular space 16 and after the hook-shaped ends 17 of the resilient fingers 18 have been urged radially by the leading edge 20 of the spout 4. This causes the hook-shaped ends 17 to disengage and allow for sliding of the sleeve 6 to the dispensing position.
  • ribs 21 are provided on the inside of the sleeve 6, which cooperate with the cams 12 arranged on the central body 7, which cams 12 also function as ribs.
  • the ribs 21 and 12 block rotation of the sleeve 6 relative to the central body 7, while in the dispensing position (shown in figures 5 and 6 ) the sleeve 6 can fully rotate around the central body 7.

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  1. Adaptateur (2) pour un récipient (1), lequel adaptateur (2) comprend :
    - un corps central (7) ayant un axe principal et un canal de fluide (8) s'étendant à travers le corps central (7) le long de l'axe principal, lequel canal de fluide (8) a sur un premier côté du corps central (7) une première ouverture pour la connexion à un récipient (1) et a sur le second côté opposé du corps central (7) une seconde ouverture pour distribuer du fluide depuis le récipient :
    - un manchon (6) agencé coaxialement autour du corps central (7), dans lequel le manchon (6) est mobile dans la direction de l'axe principal entre une position de fermeture et une position de distribution, dans lequel le manchon (6) est entièrement rotatif autour de l'axe principal dans la position de distribution, et dans lequel la rotation du manchon (6) est bloquée dans la position fermée ;
    le manchon (6) comprenant une partie capuchon (14) agencée à l'intérieur du manchon (6), dans lequel la partie capuchon (14) ferme la seconde ouverture dans la position de fermeture du manchon (6) et dans lequel la partie capuchon (14) a au moins une ouverture, qui est en connexion fluidique avec la seconde ouverture dans la position de distribution du manchon (6)
    dans lequel un espace annulaire (16) est formé entre le manchon (6) et la partie capuchon (14) pour la réception d'un bec d'un second récipient, dans lequel au moins une partie de la paroi de l'espace annulaire (16) comprend un moyen de connexion, tel qu'un filetage de vis ;
    - au moins un doigt résilient (18) agencé avec une extrémité sur le corps central (7) et dans lequel l'autre extrémité du doigt (18) est pourvue d'une extrémité en forme de crochet (17), dans lequel l'extrémité en forme de crochet (17) s'étend dans l'espace annulaire (16) dans la position fermée du manchon (6) et s'accroche à une saillie agencée pour le manchon (6) et dans lequel l'extrémité en forme de crochet est positionnée à l'extérieur de l'espace annulaire (16) dans la position de distribution.
  2. Adaptateur (2) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel l'extrémité en forme de crochet (17) a une surface oblique orientée dans la direction radiale par rapport à la saillie et orientée dans la direction de l'axe principal vers une ouverture d'accès (19) de l'espace annulaire (16), à travers laquelle ouverture d'accès (19) le bec d'un second récipient peut être inséré.
  3. Adaptateur (2) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel un tube de ventilation (9) s'étend depuis la seconde ouverture, à travers le canal de fluide (8) et hors de la première ouverture.
  4. Adaptateur (2) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel au moins une première nervure (12) est agencée sur le corps central (7), dans lequel au moins une seconde nervure (21) est agencée sur l'intérieur du manchon (6) et dans lequel l'au moins une première nervure (12) et l'au moins une seconde nervure (21) sont en contact de mise en prise dans la position fermée et sont hors de contact de mise en prise dans la position de distribution.
  5. Adaptateur (2) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la première ouverture du corps central (7) comprend un moyen de connexion, tel qu'un filetage de vis, pour la connexion à un récipient (1) et dans lequel une saillie de verrouillage est prévue s'étendant radialement dans la première ouverture pour verrouiller la connexion d'un récipient (1) avec l'adaptateur (2).
  6. Combinaison d'un adaptateur (2) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes et d'un bec (4) pour un second récipient, dans laquelle le bec (4) a une partie cylindrique pour l'insertion dans l'espace annulaire (16), dans laquelle la partie cylindrique (20) est pourvue d'un moyen de connexion, tel qu'un filetage de vis, pour la connexion au moyen de connexion de l'espace annulaire (16).
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ES17158783T ES2735433T3 (es) 2017-03-01 2017-03-01 Adaptador para un recipiente
EP17158783.5A EP3369699B1 (fr) 2017-03-01 2017-03-01 Adaptateur de récipient
PCT/EP2018/051423 WO2018158002A1 (fr) 2017-03-01 2018-01-22 Adaptateur pour contenant

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