EP3487633B1 - Distributeur avec filtre dans le passage de l'air - Google Patents

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EP3487633B1
EP3487633B1 EP17751255.5A EP17751255A EP3487633B1 EP 3487633 B1 EP3487633 B1 EP 3487633B1 EP 17751255 A EP17751255 A EP 17751255A EP 3487633 B1 EP3487633 B1 EP 3487633B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
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    • B05B11/0044—Containers associated with means for compensating the pressure difference between the ambient pressure and the pressure inside the container, e.g. pressure relief means compensating underpressure by ingress of atmospheric air into the container, i.e. with venting means
    • B05B11/00444—Containers associated with means for compensating the pressure difference between the ambient pressure and the pressure inside the container, e.g. pressure relief means compensating underpressure by ingress of atmospheric air into the container, i.e. with venting means with provision for filtering or cleaning the air flow drawn into the container
    • 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
    • B05B11/1087—Combination of liquid and air pumps
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B3/00—Packaging plastic material, semiliquids, liquids or mixed solids and liquids, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
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    • B65B3/027—Making containers from separate body and end-parts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B3/00—Packaging plastic material, semiliquids, liquids or mixed solids and liquids, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
    • B65B3/04—Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B55/00—Preserving, protecting or purifying packages or package contents in association with packaging
    • B65B55/02—Sterilising, e.g. of complete packages
    • B65B55/04—Sterilising wrappers or receptacles prior to, or during, packaging
    • B65B55/10—Sterilising wrappers or receptacles prior to, or during, packaging by liquids or gases
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • 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
    • B05B11/1073—Springs
    • B05B11/1074—Springs located outside pump chambers

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  • the invention relates to a metering dispenser system for a pumpable dispenser product, in particular a cosmetic fluid dispenser product such as a washing lotion, a cream lotion, a dentifrice, a pharmaceutical product, a perfume liquid or the like according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a cosmetic fluid dispenser product such as a washing lotion, a cream lotion, a dentifrice, a pharmaceutical product, a perfume liquid or the like according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the invention also relates to a filter unit for use in such a metering dispenser system and to a manufacturing plant and a manufacturing method for manufacturing and filling a metering dispenser system according to the invention according to the preambles of the independent claims.
  • Dosing dispenser systems are known from the prior art, which are generally also freely available on the market as soap dispensers, cream dispensers, dentifrice dispensers, or perfume dispensers or the like.
  • Dosing dispenser systems of the generic type are also known in the medical-pharmaceutical field for drugs or pharmaceutical products. They usually include a product container in which either liquid or finely ground soap products, cream products, perfume or similar dispenser products are stored in liquid, cream-like, pasty or granular form and can be dispensed in doses using a pump or rotating mechanism. Most of the time, the pumping or rotating mechanism can be operated manually. Many such metering dispenser systems have a dispensing device that works on the principle of a piston pump.
  • dispenser products in particular in the field of body hygiene, cosmetics, but also in the medical-pharmaceutical field, are offered in packaging in which a metering dispenser system is provided in order to be able to dispense the dispenser product in a metered manner.
  • a metering dispenser system is provided in order to be able to dispense the dispenser product in a metered manner.
  • dosing dispenser systems to be found especially in public spaces, but also common in private areas in the form of small free-standing containers with a capacity of up to 500 ml.
  • Dispenser systems of the generic type can, for example, be permanently mounted on a wall or can also be used free-standing in a product container. They can contain washing-active substances, cream and cosmetic substances or perfume substances, which can usually be refilled using a refillable product container.
  • the known dispenser devices in the dosing dispenser system in many cases comprise a pump device which can convey the dispensed product from the product container in a metered manner via an output nozzle, the amount of the dispensed dispenser product being replaced by an equal amount of ambient air flowing in, so that no negative pressure arises in the product container.
  • Dosing dispenser systems of this type are generally not airtight, so that ambient air can reach the dispenser product. Since the ambient air contains germs and impurities, especially in the damp climate of a sanitary area, such donor products, especially in the case of highly sensitive or biological donor products, have a limited shelf life, so that the risk of contamination with biological pathogens or chemical decomposition is averted.
  • preservatives are substances or mixtures that are used for preservation, ie long-term storage, and have an antimicrobial effect through biocides, which inhibit the growth or kill microorganisms.
  • soaps, creams, lotions or even perfume products are used as donor products
  • parabens, benzoic acids or methylisothiazolinone are preferred as preservatives.
  • the approval is based on a Cosmetics Ordinance, Annex 6, which regulates which types of cosmetic ingredients may be used as preservatives.
  • auxiliary substances are used for the preservation of drugs, which are intended to increase the service life. If these are missing, fungi and microorganisms can develop in the ingredients, which can lead to poisoning or extremely harmful side effects when using these donor products.
  • a pretreatment of the dispenser products for example by heating, dehydration or deep freezing, is hardly an option for the dosing dispenser systems known from the prior art, since they are still in contact with air in daily use.
  • only artificial preservatives can effectively increase the lifespan of the donor products and thus bring about a longer usability.
  • shelf life and preservatives are suspected of triggering allergies, especially in the case of donor products that are in long-term contact with the human body, such as creams, medicines, perfumes, but also soap products. This can lead to skin damage and fungal infections.
  • dosing dispenser systems can still be sealed airtight, so that no external inputs from ambient air can reach the dispenser product. With regular use, however, ambient air is inevitably introduced into the product container of the dosing dispenser system, so that an extension of the service life can only be achieved by adding durability substances.
  • alcohols or anisic acid can also be used, although these can still have side effects.
  • Butyl or propyl parabens which are subgroups of methyl or ethyl parabens, are approved under food law and the Cosmetics Ordinance, but are widely suspected of triggering allergies and side effects.
  • metals such as aluminum or other metallic additives are also used for preservation, which can also trigger allergic reactions.
  • deodorants containing parabens have been linked to the occurrence of breast cancer. Allergic reactions have also been found in sunscreens and shaving creams that contain such preservatives. Therefore, maximum concentrations of approx. 0.19% apply in the donor product, but only one show little effect on the shelf life of the donor product and in many cases are exceeded.
  • a metering dispenser system which comprises a dispenser device with a pump device, a filter membrane being provided in the pump device for the inflowing air in order to filter out impurities from the outside air.
  • the purpose of this is to extend the shelf life of the donated product.
  • the air supply channel is open in both directions, so that there is a constant and uncontrolled exchange of air, with contaminated air also being able to reach the dispensing product through the dispensing channel and the dispensing nozzle, for example.
  • the dosing dispenser system proposed therein cannot guarantee 100% filtering of outside air, so that ultimately the shelf life of the dispenser product is only possible to a limited extent without the addition of preservatives.
  • pressure equalization cannot be controlled via a valve device, nor can an overpressure in sterile air be set as a result.
  • the DE 698 16 336 T2 shows a metering dispenser system for the preparation and storage of a fluid product which is to be stored sterile without the addition of preservatives and to be protected from oxidation or contamination from the outside.
  • the metering dispenser system comprises a container, a manual pump and a filter, whereby the use of standard metering pumps is possible.
  • the pump is designed without an air inlet and the filter is arranged in an air inlet in the bottom of the container. When the pump is operated by a user, the negative pressure generated in the container can be compensated through this air inlet, the outside air passing through the filter.
  • the filter can consist of a hydrophobic filtering material.
  • a closure flap can be arranged between the filter and the inner volume of the container so that no product stored within the container can escape. It is explicitly mentioned here that this does not require a special pump with a complex structure. It is also explicitly pointed out that standard metering pumps can be used. Furthermore, the air inlet with the filter is also arranged on the bottom surface of the container and thus not in the area of the valve group of the pump device. Due to the double pump system proposed there, it is not possible to generate overpressure of sterile air in the product container.
  • VDMA 15390 2004-03-00 - "Compressed air quality list” is a standard of the Association of German Machinery and Plant Engineering (VDMA), which contains a list of recommended purity classes for compressed air quality in accordance with the ISO 8573-1 standard. A list of recommended purity classes is shown under point 5, which includes classes H13 and H14, in this respect, purity classes are normatively regulated and listed in the named standard.
  • EP 0 193 054 Al is a dispensing device for flowable medium disclosed that can be stored in a container with a filling space.
  • the output device is suitable, for example, for the filling with and the very long storage of anti-infectives and similar media, a clean and hygienic filling being ensured in a simple manner.
  • a drag piston is guided inside the container. This delimits the buffalo space during a filling position, with at least one closable ventilation opening being provided in the filling position in the area of the drag piston. This vent opening can be closed by a movement of the drag piston from the filling position into the working position. In this way, the ventilation opening is closed immediately after filling in order to prevent the ingress of bacteria or the like.
  • a riser pipe can be used inside the container so that the container can be filled from the bottom to the top through the riser pipe. It is not intended or technically possible to generate or maintain an overpressure of sterile air in the container.
  • the FR 2 669 379 A1 discloses a metering valve that can be applied to a pressureless container designed for liquid products.
  • the metering valve includes a filter with which outside air penetrating into the container is cleaned with each metering.
  • the valve comprises a first valve mechanism for the inlet of the liquid into the metering chamber, and a second valve mechanism for controlling the metered amount supplied.
  • the closing security of the valve is controlled with a third valve mechanism. In doing so, no overpressure can be generated in the container either.
  • the filter is arranged in the area in which the complete head with the metering valve is applied to the container and thus cleans the air that unintentionally enters the container in this connection area.
  • the valve group consisting of the first to third valve mechanisms is only used to adjust the supply amount of the flowable medium that is stored in the container. None of the valve mechanisms are designed for the supply of positive pressure of sterile air into the container.
  • the WO 2009/095337 A 1 relates to a method for filling and evacuating a container for pasty, foam-like or liquid media.
  • the container has a suction pump in a pump receptacle, which seals the container against air penetrating from the outside.
  • the container can be produced from a plastic tube in a blow molding process and is designed to be sleek.
  • the suction pump prevents outside air from entering the container when the medium is dispensed from the container.
  • a valve unit for setting an excess pressure of sterile air in the container is not disclosed.
  • the DE 103 47 466 A1 shows a medium conductor for a pump device with at least one medium channel, an inlet opening and an outlet opening.
  • a weight is arranged in the area of the inlet opening.
  • the medium channel has at least one flexible bending section with a dimensionally stable channel cross section. Due to the weight in the area of the inlet opening of the medium conductor, a deformation force is exerted on the medium conductor as a function of the spatial position. This ensures that the inlet opening in particular is immersed in the medium in almost all spatial positions. It is thus possible for the medium to flow through the medium channel into the pump device from different spatial positions.
  • a metering dispenser system with several valve groups and an excess pressure of sterile air in the product container is also not disclosed here.
  • the FR 2 891 262 A1 Figure 10 illustrates a method and container for storing materials equipped with a filter on a vent pipe.
  • the filter removes contaminants from the atmospheric air entering the container to replace the material removed therefrom.
  • the WO 2015/038692 A1 relates to liquid dispensing systems and, more particularly, to non-collapsing container dispensers and vent pumps for use with such dispensers.
  • the FR 2 368 306 A2 shows a vaporizer consisting of a bottle with flexible walls so that the bottle can be deformed by pressure.
  • the known prior art also gives rise to the problem that long-term storage of a dispenser product in a dosing dispenser system is only possible by adding preservatives without the addition of shelf-life substances, and no leakage or unwanted ingress of contaminated ambient air can be detected.
  • the dosing dispenser systems emerging from the known prior art comprise a product container which is dimensionally stable and thick-walled, and entails high material and cost consumption.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to propose a metering dispenser system that enables long-term storage and use of a dispenser product without the need to add harmful preservatives, the product container being able to be thin-walled with as little material consumption as possible.
  • Another object of the invention is to present a metering dispenser system that prevents the ingress of contaminated ambient air or at least makes it recognizable.
  • the invention relates to a metering dispenser system for a pumpable dispenser product, in particular a cosmetic fluid dispenser product such as washing lotion, cream lotion, perfume liquid or the like, which comprises a dimensionally stable or limp product container and a dispenser device with a pump device.
  • the pump device comprises a first valve group for conveying the dispensed product from the product container. It is proposed that the pump device comprises a second valve group for supplying air into the product container, the second valve group defining a supply channel in which at least one filter unit for sterile air filtering is arranged, so that an overpressure of sterile air in the product container can be set.
  • a metering dispenser system in which, for example, a pump device can convey a dispenser product from a product container according to the principle of a piston pump.
  • the product container can be dimensionally stable, that is to say consist of a self-stabilizing material, but can also be designed to be limp, and for example be made of a plastic film bag, rubber, latex or other soft material.
  • the pump device has a first valve group which comprises one or more valves, mostly non-return valves, in order to dispense the dispensed product mostly with the aid of a conveying pipe from the product container via a dispensing nozzle. The amount of withdrawn dispenser product in the product container will be replaced by an amount of incoming air.
  • a feed channel in which a second valve group is arranged with at least one second valve, in particular a check valve, through which air flows from the outside into the product container in order to replace the amount of dispensed product.
  • the second group of valves prevents filtered air from being released back into the environment from the product container.
  • a filter element is arranged either before, after or between several valves of the second valve group, through which the ambient air is filtered so that sterile, filtered and germ-free air, i.e. extremely finely filtered air without bioreactive substances such as fungi, microorganisms or other contaminating particles, is introduced into the product container.
  • the second group of valves is used to ensure that the inflowing sterile air can no longer escape in the same way from the product container. Therefore, an overpressure of sterile air is established in the product container, so that even in the case of slack product containers, dimensional stability is maintained through an overpressure of the introduced sterile air. Even slack product containers are sufficiently stabilized by themselves.
  • One advantage here is that as long as the overpressure is visible in the product container, as is the case in particular with limp product containers with self-stabilization, it can be assumed that the sterility of the dispenser product will be guaranteed. This provides an indicator of the effectiveness of the dispenser system and indicates that the dispenser product is permanently covered with sterile air.
  • the dispenser product Since no contaminated substances from the outside air can get into the product container, the dispenser product does not come into contact with substances that are harmful to the shelf life. so that a practically unlimited service life of the donor product is guaranteed. This means that there is no need to add shelf life or preservatives.
  • the overpressure atmosphere of sterile air simplifies the pumping process, since the dispenser product is literally pushed towards the dispensing nozzle by the high sterile air pressure, so that the pumping action of the pump device for dispensing can be minimized.
  • the two valve groups are provided to form a double pump system for generating an overpressure of sterile air
  • the pump device can be connected airtight to the product container, preferably permanently connected to the product container, and when the dispenser product is not in use it can be stored airtight and tightly closed from the environment.
  • a permanent and airtight connection between the pump device and the product container ensures that none Ambient air can penetrate between the pump device and the product container, neither through thread or other fastening points.
  • the pump device can be set up to introduce a volume of sterile air into the product container that is equal to or greater than the volume of the dispenser product to be conveyed, so that an overpressure can be set in the product container by sterile air.
  • the pump device is preferably set up in such a way that it provides a double pumping action in which, on the one hand, the dispenser product is conveyed out of the product container via the dispensing nozzle, and, on the other hand, air is introduced into the product container through the sterile filter element. It is proposed that the volume of sterile air introduced into the product container by the pump device is greater than the volume of the dispenser product to be conveyed, so that an overpressure is reliably established in the product container.
  • the filter unit which is defined in the feed channel of the second filter group, is a sterile air filter with a filter class H13, preferably H14 or class 100 or higher.
  • the sterile air filter is preferably designed as a HEPA filter (high-efficiency particulate arrestance filter) or a ULPA filter (ultra low penetration air filter) and, furthermore, the filter unit preferably has a labyrinth-like filter channel.
  • the filter unit advantageously comprises a sterile air filter, preferably an EPA / HEPA or a UPA filter unit with a filter class H13, preferably H14 or class 100 or higher.
  • HEPA filters which are particularly well suited for carrying out the invention are so-called HEPA filters (high-efficiency particulate arrestance filters) or so-called ULPA filters (ultra low penetration air filters). Filters of this class are used to filter out viruses, respirable dusts, mite eggs or excretions, pollen, smoke particles, asbestos, bacteria, various toxic dusts or aerosols from the air. These filters are usually used in medical technology, and according to the invention can be used suitably for the production of sterile air, with ambient air being forced through the filters by means of fans or compression devices, and the suspended matter and impurities contained therein can be filtered out.
  • Filters of filter class H13 or higher achieve a degree of separation of 99.95% for the entire air flow, with a local separation rate of at least 99.75% of particles from 0.1 ⁇ m to 0.3 ⁇ m being able to be achieved.
  • VDMA standard "Compressed Air Quality" list of recommended standard classes according to ISO 8573-1)
  • VDMA 15390 of March 2004, filters are used to produce sterile air for a sterile air overlay, which completely filter out solid impurities in the range of 1 ⁇ m to 5 ⁇ m and impurities ⁇ 1 ⁇ m can only pass in the range of 1-100 ppm. Filters of this type ensure that the sterile air overlay is as sterile as required, so that the donated product has an extremely long service life without additional treatment steps.
  • the pump device is advantageously designed as a manually operable double pump device and has a double piston system for simultaneously conveying the dispenser product and for introducing the sterile air.
  • a double piston system is characterized in that two pistons are moved in two separate chambers by a pump actuator, the first valve group being arranged in the first chamber and for conveying the Dispenser product is used, and the second valve group is arranged in the second chamber, which is used to transport the sterile air into the pump container.
  • a single piston actuator which is in mechanical contact with the two cylinders of the double pump device, thus simultaneously conveys sterile air in and dispenser product out of the product container.
  • the two pistons can work synchronously or staggered in time, with the sterile air supply piston preferably advancing the product dispenser delivery piston.
  • the pump actuator can integrate an outlet nozzle and be spring-loaded, or it can be designed as a pistol grip, as is known from window cleaning products, for example.
  • the pump actuator can have a protruding outlet connection with an outlet nozzle, or it can be cylindrical with an outlet nozzle integrated in the cylinder wall.
  • a cylindrical pump actuator usually has a protective cap against unintentional actuation.
  • the pump device can advantageously be shaped according to the principle of a scoop piston pump with a scoop piston, the scoop piston comprising two piston sections with a first piston section for conveying the dispensed product and a second piston section for supplying sterile air.
  • the two piston sections are preferably designed concentrically and can be actuated by a single pump actuator in a structural unit with two separate piston chambers, which are arranged one below the other or concentrically with one another.
  • the ratio of the sizes of the first piston section to the second piston section determines the overpressure that can be set by the sterile air in the product container.
  • the second valve group comprises at least two, in particular three check valve units connected in series in the supply channel.
  • a single check valve unit is sufficient, but for better separation between the sterile air atmosphere in the Product container and environment two or preferably three check valve units can be provided, wherein a first check valve unit can comprise one or more check valves arranged in parallel, which can be arranged in front of a second piston section, a second check valve unit can be arranged in the second piston section and a third check valve unit after the second Piston portion can be arranged, so that an efficient sealing of the product container against the outside air is made possible, and a high overpressure of sterile air can be maintained.
  • the filter unit can advantageously be arranged in the path of outside air to the first check valve unit.
  • the valve unit is thus arranged in the direct vicinity of the outside air, which first flows through the filter unit before it passes through the first check valve into the interior of the piston system.
  • the filter unit or a second filter unit can be arranged between a first check valve unit and a second check valve unit or between a second check valve unit and a third check valve unit of the second valve group.
  • the filter unit can also be arranged at a different point in the feed channel, for example in the interior of the piston.
  • it can be protected from damage and can, for example, also be designed as a porous, mechanically sensitive structure.
  • the filter structure inside, i. H. Arranged after the first check valve unit this can advantageously comprise a labyrinth passage so that the path of the air to be filtered through the filter element is artificially lengthened in order to achieve the best possible filtering effect.
  • a labyrinth passage can enable an increased filter effect through a longer filter path due to the structural limitation.
  • a check valve unit can be arranged in the pump device in the outlet channel of the dispenser product in the area of an outlet nozzle. It is therefore proposed that the dispenser product be conveyed out of the product container in addition in the outlet channel to arrange at least one check valve on the outlet nozzle or in the outlet channel in the area of the outlet nozzle, so that a dispenser product that is already in the outlet channel does not come into contact with harmful outside air.
  • the non-return valve unit is used to ensure that the dispenser product can be delivered to the outside into the outlet nozzle, but the ingress of air or other foreign substances from the outside into the outlet channel is prevented.
  • the dispenser product which is already conveyed in the outlet channel, does not come into contact with harmful outside air and is therefore durable for a long time, so that the quality is guaranteed even if the dispenser product is not used for a long time.
  • the product container is designed to be slack and in particular designed as a film container.
  • Foil containers made of plastic film can be produced comparatively inexpensively and are very easy to sterilize and weld, especially during production, so that it can already be ensured in the processing stage that the product container remains sterile and tight. Due to the overpressure sterile air atmosphere in the product container, such a film container remains dimensionally stable and has a light weight and low production costs. The foil container would lose its stability as a result of leaks, which is an indication that a dispenser product should be used up as quickly as possible, since the sterile air coverage is no longer guaranteed.
  • Foil containers or slack product containers are therefore preferably suitable for using a metering dispenser system according to the invention.
  • a filter unit for use in a metering dispenser system comprising a sterile air filter, in particular with a filter class H13, preferably H14 or class 100 or higher.
  • the sterile air filter is designed as a HEPA filter or ULPA filter.
  • Such filter units can be retrofitted in a metering dispenser system in order to enable long-term use of the metering dispenser system.
  • the filter cleaning effect of the outside air largely determines the period of use of the dispenser product, such a sterile air filter with a filter class higher than H13 or Class 100 providing a practically sterile air environment within the product container can.
  • the filter unit can already be installed in the dispensing system during the manufacturing and filling process or it can be used manually before the first use, so that it is also conceivable to use filter units in several dispensing systems one after the other and to make them interchangeable.
  • a manufacturing plant for manufacturing and filling a previously described metering dispenser system which comprises at least one raw material tank, a processing tank and a storage tank for manufacturing and storing the dispenser product. Furthermore, the manufacturing plant comprises a filling station for filling the dispenser product into the product container and for an airtight connection of the product container to the pump device.
  • outside air be supplied through at least one sterile air pressure line to which at least one sterile air filter device is connected
  • the filling station comprises a sterilization device for the product containers, a filling device and a pump assembly device, that the filling device is set up, a floor-open product container to be filled, wherein the pump assembly device is connected upstream, and the sterilization device is arranged between the pump assembly device and the filling device and is designed to carry out a sterilization of the open-bottomed product container in an open position of the pump device.
  • a manufacturing plant for manufacturing a donor product in particular a medical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic or therapeutic donor product
  • a raw material tank for providing raw materials
  • a processing tank in which the processing of the raw materials to form the donor product takes place and in which chemical or biological Processes for donor product production are running
  • a storage tank in which the processed donor product is stored.
  • a filling station in which the product container is sterilized on the one hand, and the dispenser product is filled on the other hand and provided with the pump device, the pump device being connected to the product container in an airtight manner. Outside air is supplied in the process chain in order to provide a process atmosphere both in the tank facilities and in the filling station.
  • the process atmosphere is provided under sterile air, with at least one, in particular several sterile air filter devices being connected to the individual manufacturing stations, and providing the sterile air process atmosphere via a sterile air pressure line with sterile air overpressure in the raw material tank, in the processing tank and in the storage tank as well as in the filling station.
  • a hermetically sealed manufacturing plant is provided in which, for the manufacture of a dispenser product, only sterile air is in contact with the raw materials, with the processed dispenser product during storage and processing as well as during filling occurs.
  • a dispenser product can be provided which has been treated both in handling and in daily use as well as in production under sterile air conditions and in which no harmful germs can penetrate during production or use .
  • a sterilization device works with ozone as the sterilization fluid or another germicidal and cleaning oxidant, after which the sterilization agent can be rinsed out of the product container, for example with sterile air.
  • a filling station for filling open-floor product containers which carries out assembly of a pump device under sterile air coverage, followed by sterilization of the open-floor product container with the assembled one
  • the product container can be designed to be limp, but preferably to be dimensionally stable.
  • a container bottom can be pressed into the open bottom side of the product container, for example by creating overpressure, or the container bottom can be welded on or on, comparable to a toothpaste tube. In this way, effective sterilization and pump assembly with subsequent filling can be achieved, with a sterile air overpressure in the product container being able to be achieved by closing the container bottom.
  • the manufacturing plant can comprise a sterilization device which comprises a film welding or film deep-drawing unit for the manufacture of shapeless product containers.
  • a film welding or film thermoforming unit can be arranged in the filling station for the production of shapeless product containers.
  • the above-mentioned method uses an embodiment of a manufacturing plant described above, with the production of the dispenser product from the raw material through processing and storage to filling taking place under a complete sterile air cover under sterile air cover.
  • the sterile air is covered when there is excess pressure, so that even in the event of leaks, no outside air can penetrate the process, but only sterile air can escape.
  • the sterile air can be set in an entire production hall or in individual lockable chambers or tanks, which have to be hermetically shielded from the outside air.
  • a filling station in which a form-lax or form-stable product container with an open container base under sterile air cover can be assembled in step M1, sterilized in step M2 and filled in step M3.
  • a pump device with a double pump function is arranged on the upper side of the product container, and connected to the neck of the product container in an atmospherically tight manner.
  • the pump device is then moved into an open position, for example by actuating the pump lever in step M2, so that fluid can pass from the interior of the product container through the pump system to the output nozzle of the pump actuator.
  • a sterilization eg with ozone sterilized by the open bottom opening of the product container sterilizes the inner wall of the product container and the interior of the pump device.
  • Ozone can be introduced under pressure through a sterilization device and flush the dosing dispenser system during a sterilization period.
  • the pump device can be locked in a locking position in which the fluid path is blocked.
  • the product container is filled with a dispenser product through the bottom opening.
  • the container bottom is closed in step M4.
  • the container base is sealed in a pressure-tight manner by welding opposing edge regions of the container base or by pressing in a container base.
  • sterile air and possibly ozone can also be included and an overpressure atmosphere can be set inside the product container.
  • the filling station can be arranged in a sterile air overpressure atmosphere, whereby an ozone gas used for sterilization can be returned.
  • the Fig. 1 Fig. 10 shows a prior art dispensing device 200.
  • the dispenser device 200 comprises a pump actuator 202, a pump unit 204 and a delivery pipe 206.
  • the dispenser device 200 is attached to a product container by means of a screw connection seat 224, as shown in FIG Fig. 3 is shown, screwed on.
  • a dispensed product is conveyed from the product container through the pump unit 204 to a dispensing nozzle.
  • the dosing dispenser system 220 with the screwed-on product container cannot be made reliably airtight, so that ambient air with corresponding impurities can reach a dispenser product. For this reason, the donated product must be durable for a long time, even if it comes into contact with air, which means that it is essential to include durability materials.
  • a sagging product container 212 of a refill packaging of a dispenser product from the prior art.
  • the product container 212 is designed as a film container 216 and has a screw cap 214. It is used to put the dispenser product in a product container like the one in Fig. 3 product container 222 shown, can be refilled to provide a refillable metered dispensing system.
  • FIG. 3 A prior art metered dispensing system 220 is shown incorporating a dispensing device 200 of FIG Fig. 1 uses.
  • a dimensionally stable product container 222 is arranged on the screw connection seat 224 of the dispenser device 200 in order to be able to dispense a dispenser product in a metered manner. Because the dispenser device 200 and the product container 222 can be removed, there is no airtight separation between the ambient atmosphere and the dispenser product, so that durability substances in the dispenser product must ensure an extended durability.
  • a section through an upper region of a metering dispenser system 10 of a first exemplary embodiment is shown schematically.
  • the dosing dispenser system 10 has a product container 14, which can be designed, for example, as a shapeless film container, but also as a dimensionally stable plastic, glass, ceramic or metal container.
  • a dispenser product 12 for example a soap lotion, a cream lotion or an atomizable perfume, is stored in the interior of the product container.
  • the metering dispenser system 10 has a dispensing device 16 which is connected to the product container 14 in an airtight manner.
  • the dispenser device 16 comprises a pump device 18 with a double pump system, in which a double piston system 34 based on the principle of a scoop piston with a first piston section 38 and a second piston section 40 both introduce sterile air into the product container 14 and at the same time introduce the dispensed product 12 via an output channel 42 to an outlet nozzle 44 can convey.
  • the double piston system 34 is driven by hand via a pump actuator 56, with an automatic return being carried out by a return spring element 54.
  • the pump actuator 56 is pressed manually, as a result of which both the first piston section 34 and the second piston section 36 are moved downward in a hermetically sealed chamber.
  • the first piston section 38 serves to convey the dispensed product 12 into the outlet channel 42.
  • a first valve group 20 is provided, which is based on two check valve units 24.
  • the check valve units 24 let the dispensed product through from the bottom to the top by a negative pressure generated by the first piston section 38, and prevent backflow.
  • a negative pressure is generated so that the dispensed product enters the piston chamber via a conveying tube 26, the dispensed product entering the outlet channel 42 of the pump device 18 through the second check valve of the first valve group 20.
  • a sterile air supply channel 28 guides sterile air 46 into the interior of the product container 14 at the same time as the dispensed product 12 is removed from the product container 14.
  • ambient air 50 is first introduced into the supply channel 28 via a filter unit 30 and introduced into the interior of the product container 14 by means of a second scoop piston 36 of the second piston section 40.
  • three check valve units 22a, 22b and 22c of the second valve group 22 are arranged in the feed channel 28.
  • Ambient air 50 flows through the filter element 30 through the first check valve unit 22a into the upper area of the second piston section 40.
  • the check valves 22b bring this sterile air into the lower area of the sterile air piston chamber and when the second piston section is moved downward 40, this sterile air is introduced into the interior of the product container 14 via the check valve units 22c, as shown by the arrows.
  • the double piston system 34 is dimensioned such that during a piston stroke of the pump actuator 56 a larger volume of sterile air 46 is introduced than the dispensed product 12 is conveyed into the outlet channel 42, so that the product container 14 is under excess pressure.
  • the Figure 5a shows a second exemplary embodiment of a metering dispenser system 10.
  • the second exemplary embodiment differs from the first exemplary embodiment in that the filter element 30 is arranged after the first reset units of the second valve group 22a and is thus located in the interior of the sterile air pump chamber.
  • Sterile air is introduced from the outside through the sterile air supply channel 28 and reaches the interior of the sterile air piston via the first check valve unit of the second valve group 22a, is down via the second piston section 40 and through the second valve group 22b and finally through the check valve unit 22c into the interior of the product container brought in.
  • the air passes through a labyrinth passage 48 as it passes through the filter element 30, see above that the transport path through the filter element 30 is lengthened in order to generate an increased filter effect.
  • This is particularly advantageous in the case of structurally limiting filter units 30, since the longer filter path enables an improved filter effect and thus a higher purity of the sterile air to be achieved.
  • the filter unit 30, in contrast to the in Fig. 4 illustrated embodiment are not exchanged, whereby a reduced size of the dosing dispenser system 10 can be achieved. It is also conceivable to arrange additional filter elements in front of the inlet of the feed channel 28 or also in the lower region of the pump chamber or at the outlet after the check valve unit 22c.
  • a further check valve unit 24 is arranged in the area of the outlet nozzle 44 in the outlet channel 42 in the illustrated embodiment. This has the effect that no outside air 50 can penetrate into the outlet channel 42, so that a donated product that has been in the outlet channel 42 for a long time does not come into contact with contaminated outside air. Thus, even after long storage and non-use, a sterile dispenser product can be removed with the first dose, so that the risk of contamination or microbial contamination in the dispenser product is effectively prevented.
  • FIG. 5b is a for Figure 5a Modified embodiment shown, in which the filter element is arranged at the inlet of the check valve unit 22c.
  • the filter element is arranged at the inlet of the check valve unit 22c.
  • inflowing air is only filtered after passing through the second piston section 40 in the pressure area, with compressed air being filtered here instead of draft.
  • this embodiment corresponds to that in Fig. 5 illustrated embodiment.
  • a production plant 60 of an exemplary embodiment of the invention is shown schematically.
  • the production facility 60 implements a four-stage production concept, wherein in step S1 starting materials can be stored in raw material tanks 70, in this case up to four raw material tanks.
  • the necessary atmospheric air supply takes place via a sterile air pressure line 62, with a sterile air filter device 64, for example, a Sterivent 500 sterile air filter device being able to be connected upstream.
  • raw materials can be stored under sterile air cover for a long time, with a Contamination with microbes, fungi and pollutants from the ambient air can be prevented.
  • Raw materials can in particular be water, EDA (ethylenediamine), amido, Purton CFD or other chemicals that can be used to manufacture cosmetics, creams, pharmaceutical products or medical products.
  • the raw material can be passed on under sterile air cover to reactors in processing tanks 72, which can also be referred to as reactor tanks, in which the processing steps with physical and chemical processes take place, with sterile air still being provided as the process atmosphere via a pressure line 62 from a sterile air filter device 64 can.
  • processing tanks 72 which can also be referred to as reactor tanks, in which the processing steps with physical and chemical processes take place, with sterile air still being provided as the process atmosphere via a pressure line 62 from a sterile air filter device 64 can.
  • the donated product is produced, which is generally initially stored and passed on in the process step S3 in storage tanks 74.
  • sterile air is covered, and a filling in a filling station 76 then takes place, with the dispenser product being able to be removed from the storage tanks 74.
  • a sterile air covering of the raw material tank (s) 70 is not mandatory, because process temperatures of 85 ° C. or more prevail in the processing tanks 72, which are also called reactor tanks, whereby at least biological contaminants are usually killed. However, cooling to room temperature to approx. 25 ° C. also takes place in the processing tanks 72. As a result of the cooling process, outside air flows into the processing tank (s) 72, so that during cooling there is a risk that impurities could get into the dispenser product 12. Thus, at least from the processing stage of the processing tanks 72, a sterile air cover is required with a slightly positive overpressure above the normal atmosphere.
  • filling station 76 Basically, two different embodiments are possible as filling station 76, namely a filling station 76a, in which dimensionally stable product containers can be filled, or a filling station 76b, in which shapeless product containers can be filled.
  • the filling station 76 is composed of various stations, for example with a blow molding machine as the first stage, which forms the hot and thus sterile blank into a bottle.
  • a Laminar flow sterile filter 78 can be arranged with a mesh size of 0.45 micron, for example. Biocides have a diameter down to a minimum of 0.6 to 0.5 ⁇ m and therefore get stuck in the filter. A particle count of 0.3 particles / milliliter in such secured tanks is documented in the operating log. From the raw material through production to packaging, the donated product remains without any contact with unfiltered outside air.
  • a filling station 76a for dimensionally stable product containers comprises a sterilization device 80, in which the produced product containers are first cleaned and sterilized, then the dispenser product is filled into a filling device 82 and finally the dispenser device 16 is placed on the product container 14 in a pump assembly device 84 and sealed airtight.
  • the connection between the product container 14 and the pump device 18 is generally inseparable, so that the product container 14 cannot be refilled.
  • a possible construction of a sterilization device 80 for the sterilization of dimensionally stable product containers is shown in the following illustration in FIG Fig. 7 shown.
  • a filling station 76b can be operated in parallel or individually, which station is prepared for filling the dispenser product into shapeless product containers.
  • the filling station 76b includes both a sterilization device and a film welding and film thermoforming unit 86.
  • the sterilization device 80 the films to be welded are sterilized, for example by exposure to ozone, and then welded or deep-drawn to one another so that a limp product container is formed.
  • the dispenser product is then filled under a sterile air cover and then the dispenser device 16 is mounted on the product container 14 in the pump mounting device 84.
  • Sterile air coverage can be achieved through a central sterile air pressure line 62 with a sterile air pressure line, or via one or more laminar flow filters 78, which can be arranged directly at the filling station 76.
  • a part of a filling station 76 for filling dimensionally stable product containers 52 is shown.
  • a filling station 76 can be used as a filling station 76a in a manufacturing plant Fig. 6 can be used.
  • dimensionally stable product containers 52 are first sterilized in a sterilization device 80, which consists of three different stages, and filled with the dispenser product in a further filling device 82.
  • a sterilization medium for example ozone, is first introduced into the product container via a sterilization medium supply line 138, and a sterilization medium filling unit 130 is thus formed.
  • the sterilization medium penetrates through a lance to the bottom of the product container 52 and flows at one open end into an exhaust air duct 136, in which the sterilization medium is drawn off through exhaust air lines 140.
  • the exhaust air duct 136 is sealed with the openings of the product containers 52 by a seal 144.
  • the product container 52 is process-technically sterilized, for example by mechanical treatment with the filled sterilization medium
  • the sterilization medium is filled in via a sterilization medium extraction unit 134, for example with sterile air, through a sterile air pressure line 62 executed from the product container.
  • the sterilization medium and the sterile air are again drawn off through an exhaust air duct 140.
  • the product container 52 leaves the sterilization device 80 and arrives at the filling device 82.
  • a dispenser product filling line 142 is introduced through a lance and the dispensed product into the product container 52 filled.
  • the product container 52 is closed (not shown) by a dispenser device 16, so that the metering dispenser system is established.
  • a sterile air filter device 64 is shown in perspective, which is designed as a sterile air supply device 110 for the production of a sterile air metering dispenser system 10.
  • the sterile air supply device 110 has an ambient air inlet area 112 with a labyrinth channel, which, protected from environmental influences and rain, can only be flowed with air from below, and a sterile air outlet area 114 arranged on the opposite side, in which filtered sterile air is output.
  • the filter system 110 is constructed in the shape of a cylinder and has on one Outer wall section has an electrical sterile air pressure control 108, in which operating elements and display elements for displaying the operating status and, for example, an upcoming filter change, the current pressure, etc. are arranged.
  • Figure 9a is the perspective of the internal structure of the in Fig. 8 illustrated sterile air supply device 110 is shown, and Figure 9b shows schematically as a block circuit diagram the air routing and the electrical components of the sterile air supply device 110.
  • Ambient air is guided via a labyrinth channel into an ambient air inlet area 112 and is pre-filtered via a prefilter unit 116.
  • the pre-filter unit can filter air with a flow speed of around 0.35 m / s and filters coarse matter out of the air.
  • a filter fan 118 is then arranged, which generates an air pressure and is used to produce a desired fluid flow of sterile air.
  • the filter blower 118 is speed controllable and can have a nominal power between 100 W to 500 W, preferably 200 W, and provide an air throughput of up to 500 m 3 / h.
  • a differential manometer 120 is arranged, which can detect a pressure difference in the fine filter unit 66.
  • the sterile filter unit 66 is a class 100 filter which does not allow more than 100 particles of 0.5 ⁇ m size to pass per m 3 of air and which has a solids removal rate of 99.997%. It is preferably designed as a HEPA filter or as a ULPA filter of class H14 or higher.
  • the differential manometer 120 measuring the pressure loss across the filter 66 and thus indicating a degree of contamination or indicating a defect or proper functioning of the filter system.
  • a further pressure manometer 122 is arranged at the sterile air outlet area 114, which can determine the sterile air pressure within the sterile air pressure line 62 in order to be able to monitor a sufficient amount of sterile air overlay.
  • FIG. 10 is an alternative to the in Fig. 7
  • a modified filling station 300 is shown in the filling station 76 shown.
  • the filling station 300 is arranged in a sterile air overpressure container 320 in which there is an overpressure of sterile air in order to prevent outside air from penetrating into the filling station 300.
  • a pump mounting device 304 attaches a pump device 18 to the neck of an open-bottomed product container 306 in a pressure-tight manner, wherein
  • a pressure-tight locking ring 316 on the product container 306 ensures a fluid-tight connection by means of a latching connection and an optional welding of the seam.
  • step M2 ozone is introduced into the product container as a sterilization gas from the open bottom side by means of a lance of a sterilization device 318.
  • the product containers are upside down during the filling process, so that the open bottom area of the product container 306 faces upwards.
  • the pump actuator 202 is moved into an open position 312 so that ozone can flow through the pump actuator mechanism and also sterilize it.
  • both the product container 306 and the pump device 18 are sterilized.
  • the pump device 18 is locked in a locking position 314 so that the fluid path is blocked.
  • step M3 The duration of the sterilization time in which ozone renders the interior of the product container 306 sterile can be preselected.
  • step M3 a dispenser product is introduced into the product container 306 through the open bottom side by means of a filling device 302.
  • step M4 the bottom opening is closed, either in which opposite side areas of the product container 306 are connected to one another as in the case of a toothpaste tube, or by pressing a product container bottom 308 into the bottom opening.
  • the product container bottom 308 is adapted in such a way that the product container 306 is gas-tight.
  • a slight amount of sterile air or ozone can be enclosed, and an overpressure atmosphere is set in the interior of the product container 306.
  • the product container 306 or the bottom 308 is welded by means of a bottom welding device 322, with a weld seam 310 being formed.
  • the dosing dispenser system is thus sterile-free and filled with sterile air coverage, so that no foreign matter can get to the dispenser product 12.

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  1. Système distributeur-doseur (10) pour un produit pompable pour distributeur (12), notamment un produit cosmétique fluide pour distributeur, tel que lotion lavante, crème, liquide parfumé ou équivalent, comprenant un récipient (14) de forme stable ou molle et un dispositif distributeur (16) avec un dispositif à pompe (18), sachant que le dispositif à pompe (18) comprend au moins un premier groupe de vannes (20) pour acheminer le produit pour distributeur (12) depuis le récipient (14) ainsi qu'un second groupe de vannes (22) pour amener de l'air dans le récipient (14), sachant que le second groupe de vannes (22) définit un conduit d'amenée (28) dans lequel est disposée au moins une unité de filtrage (30) pour obtenir de l'air filtré stérile de manière à ce qu'une surpression d'air stérile soit réglable dans le récipient (14), caractérisé en ce que le dispositif à pompe (18) est conçu sous forme de dispositif à double pompe (32) actionnable manuellement et comprend un système à double piston (34) pour le transport du produit pour distributeur (12) et l'introduction simultanée d'air stérile (46).
  2. Système distributeur-doseur (10) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif à pompe (18) est relié au récipient (14) de manière étanche à l'air, de préférence non détachable du récipient (14), et qu'en cas de non-utilisation, le produit pour distributeur (12) est stocké de manière étanche à l'air ambiant (50).
  3. Système distributeur-doseur (10) selon une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif à pompe (18) est configuré pour introduire un volume d'air stérile (46) dans le récipient (14), qui est égal ou supérieur au volume du produit pour distributeur (12) à transporter, si bien qu'une surpression par l'air stérile (46) est réglable dans le récipient (14).
  4. Système distributeur-doseur (10) selon une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'unité de filtrage (30) comprend un filtre pour air stérile présentant une classe de filtre H13, de préférence H14 ou Class 100 ou supérieure, de préférence un filtre HEPA (high-efficiency particulate arrestance filter) ou un filtre ULPA (ultra low penetration air filter), et que de préférence, l'unité de filtrage (30) comprend un canal de filtre (48) en forme de labyrinthe.
  5. Système distributeur-doseur (10) selon une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif à pompe (18) est formé selon le principe d'une pompe à piston entraîné avec un piston entraîné (36), sachant que le piston entraîné (36) comprend deux sections de piston (38, 40) avec une première section de piston (38) pour transporter le produit pour distributeur (12) et une seconde section de piston (40) pour amener l'air stérile (46), et que, de préférence, les deux sections de piston (38, 40) sont de forme concentrique.
  6. Système distributeur-doseur (10) selon une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le second groupe de vannes (22) comprend au moins deux, notamment trois unités de clapets antiretour (24) reliées en série dans le conduit d'amenée (28).
  7. Système distributeur-doseur (10) selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que l'unité de filtrage (30) est disposée dans le chemin d'accès de l'air extérieur vers la première unité de clapets antiretour (24).
  8. Système distributeur-doseur (10) selon la revendication 6 ou 7, caractérisé en ce que l'unité de filtrage (30) ou une seconde unité de filtrage est disposée entre une première unité de clapets antiretour (24a) et une seconde unité de clapets antiretour (24b) ou entre la seconde unité de clapets antiretour (24b) et une troisième unité de clapets antiretour (24c).
  9. Système distributeur-doseur (10) selon une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que dans le dispositif à pompe (18) est disposée, dans le conduit de sortie (42) du produit pour distributeur (12) au niveau d'une buse de sortie (44), une unité de clapets antiretour (24).
  10. Système distributeur-doseur (10) selon une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le récipient (14) est de forme molle, notamment est conçu sous forme de récipient en film.
  11. Installation de fabrication (60) destinée à la fabrication et au remplissage d'un système doseur-distributeur (10) selon une des revendications précédentes, sachant que l'installation de fabrication (60) comprend au moins un réservoir de matériau brut (70), un réservoir de traitement (72) et un réservoir de stockage (74) pour la fabrication du produit pour distributeur (12) ainsi qu'une station de remplissage (76, 300) pour le remplissage du produit pour distributeur (12) dans le récipient (14) et pour la liaison étanche à l'air du récipient (14) au dispositif à pompe (18), caractérisée en ce qu'une amenée d'air extérieur a lieu par au moins une conduite de refoulement d'air stérile (62) à laquelle est raccordé un dispositif de filtrage pour air stérile (64), que la station de remplissage (76, 300) comprend un dispositif de stérilisation (80) pour le récipient (14), un dispositif de remplissage (76, 300), un dispositif de stérilisation (80) pour le récipient (14), un dispositif de remplissage (82, 302) et un dispositif de montage de pompe (84, 304), que le dispositif de remplissage (82, 302) est configuré pour remplir un récipient (306) à fond ouvert, sachant que le dispositif de montage de pompe (84, 304) est situé en amont, et que le dispositif de stérilisation (80, 318) est disposé entre le dispositif de montage de pompe (84, 304) et le dispositif de remplissage (82, 302), et conçu pour réaliser une stérilisation du récipient (306) à fond ouvert dans une position d'ouverture (312) du dispositif à pompe (18).
  12. Installation de fabrication (60) selon la revendication 11, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de stérilisation (80) comprend un unité d'operculage ou de thermoformage (86) pour la fabrication de récipients (212) de forme molle.
  13. Procédé de fabrication d'un système doseur-distributeur selon une des revendications précédentes 1 à 10, caractérisé par les étapes suivantes :
    S1 : fourniture du matériau brut sous air stérile ;
    S2 : transformation du matériau brut en produit pour distributeur (12) sous air stérile ;
    S3 : stockage du produit pour distributeur (12) sous air stérile ;
    S4 : transvasement du produit pour distributeur (12) dans le système doseur-distributeur (10) sous air stérile ;
  14. Procédé selon la revendication 13, caractérisé par un remplissage du produit pour distributeur au cours de l'étape S4, selon les étapes de remplissage suivantes :
    M1 : montage du dispositif à pompe (18) sur un récipient à fond ouvert (306) ;
    M2 : stérilisation du récipient dans une position d'ouverture (312) du dis positif à pompe (18) ;
    M3 : remplissage du produit pour distributeur (12) dans une position de ver rouillage du dispositif à pompe (18) ;
    M4 : fermeture du fond du récipient (308) ;
    M5 : scellement du fond du récipient (308).
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