EP3439791B1 - Anordnung für die ausgabe eines flüssigprodukts - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a fluid dispenser assembly comprising a fluid reservoir, a dispensing member and a dispensing orifice, the reservoir comprising a piston displaceable in leaktight sliding in a sliding barrel over a maximum stroke defined between a position starting point corresponding to a substantially full state of the tank and an arriving position corresponding to a substantially empty state of the tank.
- the assembly makes it possible to apply a fluid product to target such as the skin.
- the preferred field of application of the present invention is of course that of cosmetics, but may also be that of pharmacy.
- the present invention aims to improve these fluid dispensing assemblies of the prior art by giving the user clear, reliable and perceptible information on the filling / emptying state of the piston tank.
- the present invention provides a fluid dispenser assembly comprising a fluid reservoir, a dispenser member and a dispensing orifice, the reservoir comprising a piston displaceable in sealed sliding in a sliding barrel over a maximum stroke. defined between a starting position corresponding to a substantially full state of the reservoir and an arrival position corresponding to a substantially empty state of the reservoir, characterized in that it further comprises physical property detection means having a detection field restricted with respect to the maximum stroke of the piston, the physical property detection means being arranged outside the fluid reservoir to detect remotely, through the sliding barrel, a determined physical property which falls within the scope of restricted detection covering a warning position of the piston which is more pr oche from the arrival position than from the departure position, the piston carrying said determined detectable physical property, the detection means delivering, in response to a detection of the physical property, at least one alert signal perceptible by a user .
- remote sensing technology is used to give clear, reliable and perceptible information to the user, who therefore does not need to constantly check the filling / emptying
- the sliding barrel is disposed between the piston and the detection means, the sliding barrel not preventing the detection of the physical property determined by the detection means.
- the material constituting the barrel is transparent to the detection means and / or the physical property.
- the alert position is reached when the piston has completed more than 75%, or more than 90%, or even 100%, of its maximum stroke from the starting position.
- additional alert positions for example at half the maximum stroke of the piston, or even at a quarter of its stroke.
- the piston can for example reach several successive alert positions as it moves towards the arrival position, these alert positions being successively detected by the detection means, which advantageously deliver several distinct respective warning signals.
- the detection means are mounted on an integrated circuit plate.
- the fluid reservoir, the dispensing member and the dispensing orifice are formed by a dispenser which is removably insertable in a box forming an application surface and integrating the detection means advantageously mounted on an integrated circuit plate, which extends substantially parallel to a plane passing through the fluid reservoir, the dispensing member and the dispensing orifice.
- the distribution assembly then has a configuration close to or identical to that of the document WO2015 / 170048 .
- the detection means are positioned in contact with, or in close proximity to, the sliding barrel, so as to reduce the distance between them and the piston.
- the detection means can comprise a magnetic field sensor and the piston is provided with a magnet generating a magnetic field as a determined detectable physical property.
- the magnet may have a volume of less than 40 mm3, advantageously less than 30 mm3, and more advantageously still less than 20 mm3.
- the magnet can be annular with an outside diameter slightly smaller than the maximum outside diameter of the piston, so that the magnet is close to the sliding barrel.
- the piston is produced by injecting plastic material loaded with magnetic particles.
- the detection means comprise a determined wavelength sensor and the piston emits waves having said determined wavelength.
- the wavelength determined can for example be red and the piston is at least partially red.
- the piston is a follower piston which moves when the fluid in the tank is under vacuum.
- the spirit of the invention resides in the fact of remotely detecting the passage of the piston which moves in the barrel of the tank to provide visual and / or audible information to the user on the state of filling / emptying of the tank.
- Remote detection can use any technology, such as induction (magnetic field detection or magnetic field disturbance detection), optics (color, reflection, refraction, diffraction), l capacitive effect, ultrasound, hall effect, Faraday effect, resistance variation, etc.
- This dispensing and application set has an elongated or slender shape which can be similar to that of a pen or a felt. It can also be noted that its cross section is not constant, since it varies from bottom to top significantly. In this case, near its lower end, the dispensing and application assembly has a rather round or circular cross section, while at the level of the cutting line AA, which is rather located near the he upper end, the dispensing and application assembly has an ovoid cross section ( Figure 3 ). The upper face of the assembly forms an application surface S which has an inclination or slope towards one side.
- the distribution and application assembly of the invention comprises three separate main entities, namely a distribution entity D, a receiving entity B and an application entity A.
- the distribution entity D which is a product distributor fluid, is received, advantageously removably, inside the receiving entity B, which comprises a one-piece receiving body 1 whose interior is hollow.
- the application entity A is mounted on and in the body 1, advantageously removably.
- the two entities D and A are received removably on and in the body 1 from these two opposite ends 17 and 12, respectively.
- the body 1 of the receiving entity B is open at its two upper 12 and lower 17 ends to be able to accommodate the entities A and D.
- the lower end 17 is advantageously internally threaded for receive by screwing a removable bottom 7.
- the latter has the shape of a small bucket with a bottom wall 73 and a cylindrical side wall 71 whose upper part forms a thread 72 whose pitch corresponds to that of the lower end 17 of the body 1.
- the removable bottom 7 is provided above its lower wall 73 with a piece of elastic material 74, which may be a foam or an elastomer.
- the removable bottom 7 internally forms a space 70 which communicates upwards with the interior of the body 1 which itself defines a reception space 1a.
- the interior of the body 1 is divided into two compartments 1b and 1c by a partition 13.
- the compartment 1b extends axially in the extension of the space 1a, while the compartment 1c extends laterally, at the level where the body 1 defines its ovoid shape.
- the lower end of the partition 13 forms a latching edge 14 as will be seen below.
- the body 1, at the level of the compartment 1b is provided with a lateral pusher 15 which is movable transversely to the longitudinal axis of the receiving body 1.
- the displacement of the pusher 15 can be done by pure translation or by elastic deformation.
- the receiving body 1 can very simply be produced by injection molding of plastic material, or even of metal.
- the application entity A here results from the association of an application head 2 and a wave generation module 3.
- the application head 2 as can be seen in the Figures 1 and 2 , comprises an axial housing 22 formed by a cylindrical tube whose cross section has a complex geometric shape, for example that of a crescent.
- This housing 22 is connected upwards to an application surface area 21 which is here formed with two openings, namely a first opening corresponding to the mouth of the housing 22 and a second opening for the module 3.
- the module 3 comprises an application surface section 31 which closes the corresponding opening in the head 2 so as to continuously complement and smooths the application surface area 21 of the head 2.
- the module 3 fits into the opening of the application head so that the application surface section 31 of the module 3 completes the range of application surface of the head 2 without creating discontinuity, protrusion or depressions. Consequently, the assembly of the module 3 and of the head 2 makes it possible to create an application surface S, the only opening of which, at this stage, is formed by the mouth of the housing 22.
- the application head 2 also includes a peripheral skirt 23 which fits in the upper end 12 of the hollow body 1.
- the wave generation module 3 extends inside the reception space 1c, and advantageously has a latching profile 34 capable of cooperating with the lower edge 14 of the partition 13. In this way, the application entity A can be mounted in a perfectly stable manner on and in the hollow body 1.
- the wave generation module 3 makes it possible to generate any type of wave or electromagnetic, vibratory radiation, etc., such as, for example, visible light, infrared, ultraviolet, or even microwave, etc. or even ultrasound or mechanical vibrations. Module 3 can also generate heat or cold (thermal waves) to impart a hot or cold effect on contact with the skin.
- the fluid dispenser or distributor D comprises a fluid reservoir 4, a pump 5 and a dispensing nozzle 6, as can be seen more clearly on the figures 6 to 8 .
- the reservoir 4 may for example be in the form of a sliding barrel 41 in which is received a follower piston 42 which is adapted to slide in the barrel 41 as fluid is extracted from the tank.
- the top of the barrel 41 forms a neck 45.
- this particular reservoir one can also imagine a simpler reservoir without variation in useful volume, or even a reservoir with a flexible pocket.
- the pump 5 comprises a fixing ring 54 allowing it to be mounted on the neck 45 of the reservoir 4.
- the pump 5 comprises a pump chamber 50 provided at its lower end with an inlet valve 51, for example in the form of a slit shutter.
- the pump chamber 50 comprises an outlet valve 52, which can for example also be produced in the form of a slotted shutter.
- the pump chamber 50 comprises a lateral actuator 53 which makes it possible to reduce the useful volume of the pump chamber 50 and thus to discharge fluid product through the outlet valve 52.
- the lateral actuator 53 is movable perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X of the distributor D. The displacement can be done translatively or by elastic deformation.
- the actuator 53 is in the form of a flexible wall of the pump chamber 50 which has been produced for example by a bi-injection or overmolding process.
- the pump 5 can thus be qualified as a flexible membrane pump, in the sense that one acts directly on a movable wall of the chamber to put the fluid product under pressure.
- the pump 5 forms a mounting well 56 for the dispensing nozzle 6.
- This mounting well 56 is advantageously provided with coding means 55, for example in the form of a projecting profile or of a recess, making it possible to impose the angular orientation of the nozzle 6 in the well 56.
- the dispensing nozzle 6 thus comprises a mounting heel 65 which is engaged, and advantageously snapped into, inside the mounting well 56.
- the mounting heel 65 comprises a keying profile which adapts perfectly in the means of coding 55 of the well 56, in order to impose the angular orientation of the dispensing nozzle 6 on the pump 5. In this way, the nozzle is always oriented in the same way relative to the lateral actuator 53, which extends only on one side of the pump 5.
- the dispensing tip 6 forms an insertion appendage 63 whose cross section has a shape corresponding to that of the housing 22 formed by the application head 2. This shape is more clearly visible on the figure 7 : it is similar to a shape of a crescent.
- the side wall of the insertion appendage 63 may be cylindrical, although not circular over its entire height.
- one or more protruding sealing bead (s) can be provided for making a seal inside the housing 22.
- the appendage 63 forms a substantially planar outlet surface 61 which is pierced with a dispensing orifice 62, forming the outlet of an outlet duct 60 which passes through the appendix 63 and the mounting heel 65, as can be clearly seen on the figures 2 and 6 .
- the outlet valve 51 communicates directly with the outlet duct 60.
- the useful volume of the pump chamber 50 is reduced, and the fluid under pressure is discharged to through the outlet valve 52, from where it can flow through the outlet conduit 60 to the dispensing orifice 62 located at the outlet surface 61.
- the outlet valve 52 closes and the inlet valve 51 opens under the effect of the vacuum created in the pump chamber 50, thus making it possible to suck fluid product coming from the reservoir 4, the follower piston 42 of which then moves towards the pump 5.
- the distributor entity of the distributor D is inserted inside the hollow body 1 through its lower end 17, after removal of the removable bottom 7.
- the distributor D is thus inserted axially through the space 1a, then through the space 1b until the dispensing nozzle 6 penetrates inside the housing 22 of the application head 2.
- the angular orientation is preferably unique. It is then possible to fully engage the appendix 63 inside the housing 22 until the outlet surface 61 reaches the level of the application surface S so as to complete it. This is visible on the figure 2 .
- the outlet surface 61 comes perfectly flush with the surface of the application surface 21 of the head 2 so as to complete it. In the end, only the dispensing orifice 62 breaks the continuity of the application surface S.
- the removable bottom 7 the flexible material of which 64 comes into contact with the bottom of the reservoir 4 to push it upwards, and seal the housing 22.
- the lower end of the reservoir 4 projects from the hollow body 1 when the bottom removable 7 is removed, so that the dispenser can easily be grasped by its reservoir 4 to extract it from the hollow body 1.
- the dispenser D is removably received inside the hollow body 1 and the head 2.
- the imposed angular orientation of the appendix 63 inside the housing 22 allows the lateral actuator 53 to be placed opposite the pusher 15 of the hollow body 1.
- the application entity A is removably received on and in the reception entity R.
- the distributor distribution entity D is also removably received inside of the receiving entity R and inside the housing 22 of the application entity A.
- the distributor D and the application entity A can be replaced at will as required.
- a particular distributor distributing a particular fluid product is associated with a particular application entity. It then suffices to mount the two entities A and D in the receiving entity R to constitute the distribution and application assembly of the invention. If it is necessary to replace entities A and D, this is easily possible by removing them each from the receiving entity R.
- the fluid dispensed by the dispenser D only leaves the dispenser at the level of the application surface S, so that there can be no fluid remaining inside the receiving entity R, once the dispenser has been removed.
- the application surface S is perfectly continuous and smooth, it can be easily cleaned by rubbing or wiping.
- the wave generation module 3 forms an application surface sector 31. This is only a particular non-limiting embodiment, since it is quite conceivable to produce the wave generation module 3 without it forming part of the application surface S.
- the module 3 can for example be associated with the application head 2 just below the application surface S, which will then serve as diffusion means for the waves.
- this distribution assembly is further provided with means for giving an indication or visual and / or audible information to the user of the assembly as to the filling / emptying state of the reservoir 4.
- This information can be given on the distribution set or can even be communicated remotely to a Smartphone or a computer equipped with a dedicated application or software.
- the follower piston 42 is provided with a magnet M, preferably a permanent magnet, which is secured to the piston by engagement, snap-on, force insertion, overmolding, etc.
- the magnet M is arranged in a housing 43 formed by the piston 42.
- the magnet M is in the form of a grain or a small stud, for example of cylindrical shape, having a diameter of the order of 2 to 5 mm and a height / thickness of the order of 2 to 4 mm.
- a volume of 10 mm3 to 50 mm3 is possible, with a preference, in order, for 40 mm3, 30 mm3 and 20 mm3. It would be advantageous if the attraction force of the magnet M is low enough that the follower pistons 42 do not adhere to each other, in order to facilitate their handling in the assembly lines.
- the follower piston 42 is caused to move over a maximum stroke whose low initial position is shown on the figures 1 and 6 and a high end position which is represented on the figure 2 . It can also be said that the piston 42 slides between a starting position corresponding to a substantially full state of the tank and an arriving position corresponding to a substantially empty state of the tank.
- the module 3 is provided with detection means comprising a magnetic field sensor 35 capable of detecting remotely, in a restricted detection field, the magnetic field generated by the magnet M when it enters this restricted detection field.
- the sensitivity of the sensor can for example be of the order of 7 Gauss.
- the magnetic field sensor 35 is disposed in the direct or immediate proximity, or even in contact, of the external wall of the sliding barrel 41 of the reservoir, so as to reduce the distance between the sensor 35 and the magnet M.
- the sensor magnetic field 35 is positioned axially of the upper end position of the follower piston 42, so that the magnet M enters the restricted detection field when the follower piston 42 reaches an alert position which is close to the final position high. This alert position is preferably closer to the position final high only from the initial low position. It is also possible to provide several alert positions, for example when the piston 42 is at mid-stroke, 3 ⁇ 4 of its stroke, 90% of its stroke and / or 100% of its stroke. An alert position at 1 ⁇ 4 of its course is also possible.
- the detection means also comprise alert means, coupled to the magnetic field sensor 35, for delivering an alert signal visually or audibly perceptible.
- alert means are in the form of a light source 36, for example of the LED type, visible through a window 16 of the body 1.
- An audible warning can also be envisaged, in replacement or in addition to the light source 36.
- the magnetic field sensor 35 and the light source 36 can be mounted on a printed circuit board 37 of the module 3. It can be noted that the integrated circuit plate extends substantially parallel to a plane passing through the fluid reservoir, the dispensing member and the dispensing orifice.
- FIG. 9 The set of distribution and application of the figure 9 is only shown very schematically, but we can identify a fluid reservoir R forming a sliding barrel 41 inside which is mounted a piston P biased by a spring K.
- the fluid stored at the interior of the reservoir R is subjected to a pressure exerted by the piston P urged by the spring K.
- the reservoir R is connected to a distribution valve V which can be actuated by means of a pusher 15 '.
- the user can press this plunger 15 ′ to open the distribution valve V, so that the fluid stored under pressure in the tank R is discharged through the open valve and then through an outlet conduit 60 ′, to reach the level of an application surface 21 '.
- the reservoir R can also be in the form of a cartridge which can be inserted into the distribution assembly so as to be connected to the valve. distribution V.
- the distribution valve V can be an integral part of the cartridge.
- this distribution assembly is also equipped with a printed circuit board 37 'on which is mounted a wavelength sensor 35', which can for example detect the wavelength corresponding to red.
- the piston P can be made in part or in whole with a red plastic material or coated with a red coating.
- this second distribution assembly differs in that the piston P is not a follower piston, but a pushing piston urged by a force, such as a spring, the sensor is a wavelength sensor, and not not a magnetic field sensor, and the warning setpoint is audible, rather than visual.
- the piston P is also shown on the figure 10 enlarged.
- the outer periphery of the piston P is coated with a layer of color, for example red, detectable by the sensor 35 '.
- the sensor 35 ' is arranged at the end of the piston stroke, but it could also be positioned in another location.
- a piston P ' which can be a follower piston or a pusher piston. Its peculiarity lies in the fact that this piston P ′ is produced with a plastic material loaded with magnetic particles. Such a piston P 'can very well be implemented in the first embodiment of Figures 1 to 8 , replacing the piston 42.
- a piston P " which comprises a magnet M 'which is in the form of a ring or a ring.
- the annular magnet M' can simply be embedded in force to The inside of the piston.
- the advantage of an annular magnet M ' lies in the fact that the magnet is closer to the barrel 41 of the reservoir and therefore closer to the magnetic field sensor 35. As a result, a magnet lower power can be used.
- a wavelength sensor 35 ′ can also be implemented in the first embodiment of the Figures 1 to 8 , with the piston P.
- a magnetic field sensor can be implemented in place of the sensor 35 ′ in the embodiment of the figure 9 .
- a piston, such as piston 42, piston P 'or piston P can then be used in this second embodiment.
- the embodiments which have just been described implement remote detection technologies using the magnetic field or the color.
- other remote detection technologies can be used, such as induction (magnetic field detection or magnetic field disturbance detection), optics (color, reflection, refraction, diffraction) , capacitive effect, ultrasound, hall effect, Faraday effect, resistance variation, etc.
- detection means in the form of a magnetic field disturbance sensor emitting a magnetic field and a piston comprising an element capable of disturbing the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field disturbance sensor.
- One can also envisage an optical sensor sensitive to the reflection of light produced by reflective particles or a coating carried by the piston.
- a distribution assembly comprising a reservoir in which a piston (follower or pusher) moves, and the filling / emptying state of which can be communicated to the user by means of remote detection.
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- Anordnung für die Ausgabe eines Flüssigprodukts umfassend einen Flüssigproduktbehälter (R), ein Ausgabeelement (5; V) und eine Ausgabeöffnung (62), wobei der Flüssigproduktbehälter (R) einen Kolben (42; P; P'; P") umfasst, der in einer Gleithülse (41) über einen maximalen definierten Hub zwischen einer Ausgangsstellung, die einem im Wesentlichen vollen Zustand des Behälters entspricht, und einer Endstellung, die einem im Wesentlichen leeren Zustand des Behälters entspricht, dicht gleitend verschiebbar ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie des Weiteren Mittel (35; 35') zur Erfassung einer physikalischen Eigenschaft umfasst, welche über ein Erfassungsfeld verfügen, das im Vergleich zum maximalen Hub des Kolbens begrenzt ist, wobei die Mittel (35; 35') zur Erfassung einer physikalischen Eigenschaft am Äußeren des Flüssigproduktbehälters (R) angeordnet sind für die Fernerfassung, durch die Gleithülse (41) hindurch, einer bestimmten physikalischen Eigenschaft, die in dem begrenzten Erfassungsfeld eintritt, das eine Warnposition des Kolbens abdeckt, die näher an dessen Endstellung liegt als an dessen Ausgangsstellung, wobei der Kolben (42; P; P'; P") die erfassbare bestimmte physikalische Eigenschaft besitzt, wobei die Erfassungsmittel (35; 35') als Reaktion auf eine Erfassung der physikalischen Eigenschaft mindestens ein von einem Benutzer wahrnehmbares Warnsignal erzeugen.
- Ausgabeanordnung nach Anspruch 1, bei der die Gleithülse (41) zwischen dem Kolben (42; P; P'; P") und den Erfassungsmitteln (35; 35') angeordnet ist, wobei die Gleithülse (41) die Erfassung der bestimmten physikalischen Eigenschaft durch die Erfassungsmittel (35; 35') nicht verhindert.
- Ausgabeanordnung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, bei der die Warnposition erreicht ist, wenn der Kolben (42; P; P'; P") ausgehend von dessen Ausgangsstellung mehr als 75%, oder mehr als 90%, oder sogar 100% seines maximalen Hubs zurückgelegt hat.
- Ausgabeanordnung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der der Kolben (42; P; P'; P") bei seinem Verlauf auf seine Endstellung zu mehrere aufeinanderfolgende Warnpositionen erreicht, wobei diese Warnpositionen nacheinander von den Erfassungsmitteln (35; 35') erfasst werden, die dabei vorzugsweise mehrere entsprechende separate Warnsignale erzeugen.
- Ausgabeanordnung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der die Erfassungsmittel (35; 35') auf einer integrierten Leiterplatte (37; 37') montiert sind.
- Ausgabeanordnung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der der Flüssigproduktbehälter (R), das Ausgabeelement (5; V) und die Ausgabeöffnung (62) durch einen Spender (D) gebildet sind, der abnehmbar in ein Gehäuse (B) einsetzbar ist, das eine Auflagefläche (S) bildet und in das die vorzugsweise auf einer integrierten Leiterplatte (37; 37') montierten Erfassungsmittel (35; 35') integriert sind, die sich im Wesentlichen parallel zu einer Ebene erstreckt, die durch den Flüssigproduktbehälter (R), das Ausgabeelement (5; V) und die Ausgabeöffnung (62) hindurch verläuft.
- Ausgabeanordnung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der die Erfassungsmittel (35; 35') in Kontakt mit oder in unmittelbarer Nähe zu der Gleithülse (41) angeordnet sind, um den Abstand zwischen ihnen und dem Kolben (42; P; P'; P") zu verringern.
- Ausgabeanordnung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der die Erfassungsmittel (35; 35') einen Magnetfeldsensor (35) umfassen und der Kolben (42; P'; P") mit einem Magneten (M; M') versehen ist, der ein Magnetfeld als eine erfassbare bestimmte physikalische Eigenschaft erzeugt.
- Ausgabeanordnung nach Anspruch 8, bei der der Magnet (M) ein Volumen von weniger als 40 mm3, vorzugsweise von weniger als 30 mm3, und noch bevorzugter von weniger als 20 mm3 hat.
- Ausgabeanordnung nach Anspruch 8 oder 9, bei der der Magnet (M') ringförmig ist, wobei sein Außendurchmesser geringfügig kleiner ist als der maximale Außendurchmesser des Kolbens (42; P'; P"), so dass der Magnet (M') nahe an der Gleithülse (41) liegt.
- Ausgabeanordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, bei der die Erfassungsmittel einen Magnetfeldsensor (35) umfassen und der Kolben (P') durch Spritzgießen von mit magnetischen Teilchen gefülltem Kunststoffmaterial hergestellt ist.
- Ausgabeanordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, bei der die Erfassungsmittel einen Sensor (35') für eine bestimmte Wellenlänge umfassen und der Kolben (P) Wellen mit dieser bestimmten Wellenlänge absorbiert, wobei die bestimmte Wellenlänge vorzugsweise eine rote Wellenlänge ist und der Kolben (P) zumindest teilweise rote Wellenlänge hat.
- Ausgabeanordnung, bei der nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7 die Erfassungsmittel einen Sensor zur Erfassung einer Magnetfeldstörung umfassen, der ein Magnetfeld aussendet, und der Kolben ein Element umfasst, das dazu ausgelegt ist, das von dem Sensor zur Erfassung einer Magnetfeldstörung erzeugte Magnetfeld zu stören.
- Ausgabeanordnung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der der Kolben (42; P; P'; P") ein Folgekolben ist, der sich bewegt, wenn das Flüssigprodukt im Flüssigproduktbehälter (R) unter Unterdruck steht.
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