EP3810524B1 - Vorrichtung zum verpacken und ausgeben eines produkte mit einer flasche und einem endstück mit ringförmigen ringen - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum verpacken und ausgeben eines produkte mit einer flasche und einem endstück mit ringförmigen ringen Download PDF

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EP3810524B1
EP3810524B1 EP19742832.9A EP19742832A EP3810524B1 EP 3810524 B1 EP3810524 B1 EP 3810524B1 EP 19742832 A EP19742832 A EP 19742832A EP 3810524 B1 EP3810524 B1 EP 3810524B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
    • B65D47/2018—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge comprising a valve or like element which is opened or closed by deformation of the container or closure
    • B65D47/2031—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge comprising a valve or like element which is opened or closed by deformation of the container or closure the element being formed by a slit, narrow opening or constrictable spout, the size of the outlet passage being able to be varied by increasing or decreasing the pressure
    • B65D47/2037—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge comprising a valve or like element which is opened or closed by deformation of the container or closure the element being formed by a slit, narrow opening or constrictable spout, the size of the outlet passage being able to be varied by increasing or decreasing the pressure the element being opened or closed by actuating a separate element which causes the deformation, e.g. screw cap closing container slit
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B65D47/18—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages for discharging drops; Droppers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
    • B65D47/2018—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge comprising a valve or like element which is opened or closed by deformation of the container or closure

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  • the present invention relates to the technical field of packaging, and more specifically to that of the packaging and distribution of a semi-fluid or suspension liquid product intended to be stored in a sealed and sterile manner, without the addition of preservative, and to be distributed in the form of drops using a dispenser assembly fitted with a nozzle.
  • the subject of the invention is more particularly a device for packaging and dispensing a sterile product, and which comprises a container intended to contain the product to be dispensed using a nozzle, of the type without air inlet, with which the container is fitted.
  • This tip comprises a flexible part in cooperation with a rigid part such that the elastic end of said flexible part deviates from the end of said rigid part when pressure is exerted on the container, thus allowing a portion product to be expelled, and returns to its initial position under the effect of its elasticity without allowing outside air to penetrate inside the container.
  • the characteristic of devices of this type lies in the construction of the assembly of the flexible part and the rigid part that comprises the end of the dispensing nozzle, in such a way that said assembly allows the exit of the liquid when a pressure is exerted either on the container itself is on the metering chamber, but opposes any entry of outside air into the container when said pressure ceases or even when the device is no longer stressed but remains subject to external manipulations.
  • the difficulty stems from the fact that the sealing of the flexible part and rigid part assembly is delicate and that, to be effective, the contact surface between said elastic flexible part and said rigid part must be large.
  • clamping force between the flexible and rigid parts of the end piece does not affect the resistance of the assembly to the passage of bacteria.
  • bacteria are very mobile and very small (a few microns) and if they have the ability to penetrate the slightest interstice and then to move towards the inside of the container towards which they are attracted, they do not, on the other hand, have of any force capable of mechanically overcoming the clamping between the two parts of the end piece.
  • the clamping between said two parts can therefore be very low (approximately 50 to 250 mbar) and thus facilitate their opening by requiring only low pressure.
  • a first object of the invention is to obtain good resistance of the tip to the passage of bacteria from the outside to the inside of the container.
  • Another object of the invention is to allow easy use of the device by requiring only the pressing force necessary for its operation to be as low as possible.
  • the object of the invention is to remedy the drawbacks of similar devices of the state of the art and to propose such a device which is better suited to the various requirements of practice than the known devices.
  • the device makes it possible to dispense portions or doses of product by simple pressure on the walls of the container or on the flexible part of the tip with which the accessory is provided, to compensate for the depression thus created in the container by an arrival of air, preferably sterile, through the renewal and filtration assembly, in such a way that it can be operated easily, without requiring an excessive activation force, while effectively opposing penetration bacteria inside the container.
  • the contact surface between the rigid part and the flexible part that the tip comprises dispenser is discontinuous in nature and comprises ring rings in sufficient number to effectively oppose the progression of bacteria from the outside to the inside of the container, while offering low resistance to the pressure necessary for the distribution of the product through the opening between said rigid and flexible parts.
  • the device comprises one or more dosing chambers, and the dispensing accessory, provided with said actuable wall, allows the product to be expelled outwards when said actuable wall is actuated, preferably by being pushed radially inwards, so as to compress the metering chamber(s) without allowing air to enter the interior of the container when the device is no longer stressed.
  • said flexible and rigid parts are mutually in contact in a discontinuous manner, forming at least two zones of sealing by annular radial contact, preferably at least three zones of sealing by annular radial contact, the contact section of said part flexible forming a labyrinth seal which extends longitudinally between said metering chamber and the free end.
  • the contact section comprises sealing rings, preferably annular, which delimit two intermediate circumferential grooves.
  • the contact section defines at least three successive circular radial sealing contacts against the rigid part, by said sealing rods.
  • the sealing rings are separated by circular spaces.
  • the device comprises sealing rods which are separated by recessed spaces and/or notches which do not extend over the entire circumference of the flexible part.
  • the rods have a maximum height of 0.3 to 1 mm, measured parallel to the longitudinal axis, said sealing rods not necessarily each having the same height.
  • the flexible part surrounds the rigid part which is cylindrical close to said free end to form a cylindrical contact surface on which the sealing rods included in the contact section of the flexible part rest radially inwards.
  • the flexible part has a wider cross-section, preferably gradually widening, as one moves away from the contact section in a direction away from the end free from the dispensing accessory.
  • the packaging and dispensing device comprises a container 1 in which the product to be dispensed 2 is contained, a free space 3 located above the liquid 2, a dispensing accessory 15 composed of a rigid part 7 and a flexible part 8, the end of said flexible part 8 comprising sealing rings 13, 13a, 13b and 13c, free spaces 14, 14a and 14b, and cooperating with the end of said rigid part 7 in order to allow the product contained in said container 1 to be expelled from the interior of said container 1 when the latter is compressed but not allowing outside air to penetrate into said container 1 when the latter is no longer compressed, an orifice 11 allowing the product 2 to flow from the interior of the container 1 towards the dispensing nozzle 15, a renewal air filtration assembly comprising a sterilizing filter 4 associated with a valve 5 which allows the outside air for renewal to penetrate inside the container after the distribution of a drop of product 2 but opposes any exit of air or product 2 from the inside to the outside of the container 1.
  • the device as shown in the picture 2 works as follows.
  • the product 2 is driven towards the dispensing nozzle 15 through the orifice 11 along the arrow B then along the channel 9 towards the zone 10 located between the rigid 7 and flexible 8 parts of the end of said tip 15.
  • the product 2 causes the end of the flexible part 8 to move away from the end of the rigid part 7 causing the distribution of a drop of product 2 towards the outside of the device through area 10.
  • the principle of operation of the device as shown in the picture 3 is identical to that of the picture 2 , but the pressure is exerted on the part 17 of the flexible tip 8 at the level of the metering chambers 16 according to the arrows D and D' and no longer on the walls of the container 1.
  • a valve 18 is arranged in the communication orifice 11 in order to oppose the return of the product 2 towards the interior of the container 1 when pressure is exerted on the chambers 16.
  • the figure 4 represents the detail of the end of the dispensing nozzle 15 when the device is not in demand.
  • the end of the flexible part 8 which cooperates with the end of the rigid endpiece 7 is provided with several sealing rings 13, 13a, 13b and 13c which are separated by free spaces 14, 14a and 14b which do not offer no contact between the flexible 8 and rigid 7 parts.
  • a pressure P exerted on the product 2 causes it to pass through the channel 9 and the opening of the first ring 13.
  • the product 2 then enters the first free space 14.
  • This pressure is much lower than the pressure that would be necessary to open a contact surface equal to the sum of the contact surfaces of all the rods.
  • the pressure required to open a ring 13 offering a longitudinal extension of the annular contact surface of 0.8 mm with the rigid part 7 varies from 100 to 300 millibars depending on the relative diameters and the clamping existing between these two rooms.
  • a device has thus been produced whose dispensing tip 15 exerts an effective resistance to the entry of bacteria from the outside towards the inside of the container 1 thanks to a contact surface between the flexible 8 and rigid 7 parts which is sufficient but does not requiring only reduced pressure for proper operation.
  • the absolute resistance to the progression of bacteria by sealed contact zones between two flexible and rigid parts is illusory and the purpose of a device as described above is to oppose this progression towards the inside of the body for as long as possible. container towards which these bacteria are attracted and which must remain sterile.

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  1. Vorrichtung zur Verpackung und Abgabe eines Produkts (2), im Allgemeinen flüssig, halbflüssig oder in Suspension, umfassend:
    - eine Abgabehilfe (15), die aus einem starren Teil (7) besteht, der mit einem flexiblen Teil (8) zusammenwirkt, der sich in Längsrichtung um eine Längsachse bis zu einem freien Ende erstreckt;
    - einen Behälter (1), der dazu bestimmt ist, das Produkt (2) zu enthalten, das mithilfe der Abgabehilfe (15) verpackt und abgegeben werden soll,
    wobei es die Abgabehilfe (15) ermöglicht, dass das Produkt nach außen ausgestoßen wird, wenn eine oder mehrere Seitenwände des Behälters (1) zusammengedrückt werden oder wenn wenigstens eine betätigbare Wand der Abgabehilfe (15) betätigt wird, aber es nicht ermöglicht, dass Luft in das Innere des Behälters (1) eintritt, wenn die Vorrichtung nicht mehr belastet wird, wobei die Vorrichtung ferner eine Einheit zur Erneuerung und Filterung der Luft (4, 5) umfasst, die nach der Abgabe einer Portion oder Dosis des Produkts (2) in den Behälter (1) eintritt, wobei der flexible (8) und der starre (7) Teil in der Lage sind, sich durch Verformung eines Kontaktabschnitts, der im Allgemeinen röhrenförmig ist und zum flexiblen Teil (8) gehört, radial voneinander zu entfernen, um das Ausstoßen des Produkts (2) nach außen zu ermöglichen,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Kontaktabschnitt und der starre Teil (7) standardmäßig diskontinuierlich miteinander in Kontakt stehen und mehrere Kontaktzonen bilden, darunter axial zueinander beabstandete Kontaktzonen.
  2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, umfassend eine oder mehrere Dosierkammern (16), und wobei es die Abgabehilfe (15), die mit der betätigbaren Wand versehen ist, ermöglicht, dass das Produkt nach außen ausgestoßen wird, wenn die betätigbare Wand belastet wird, vorzugsweise radial nach innen gedrückt wird, um die Dosierkammer(n) (16) zusammenzudrücken, ohne dass Luft in das Innere des Behälters (1) eintreten kann, wenn die Vorrichtung nicht mehr belastet wird.
  3. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 2, wobei der flexible (8) und der starre (7) Teil diskontinuierlich miteinander in Kontakt stehen und wenigstens zwei ringförmige radiale Kontaktdichtungszonen, vorzugsweise wenigstens drei ringförmige radiale Kontaktdichtungszonen, bilden, wobei der Kontaktabschnitt des flexiblen Teils eine Labyrinthdichtung bildet, die sich in Längsrichtung zwischen der Dosierkammer und dem freien Ende erstreckt.
  4. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Kontaktabschnitt ringförmige Dichtungsringe (13, 13a, 13b, 13c) aufweist, die vorzugsweise zwei dazwischenliegende Umfangsnuten begrenzen.
  5. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, wobei der Kontaktabschnitt durch die Dichtungsringe (13, 13a, 13b, 13c) wenigstens drei aufeinanderfolgende ringförmige radiale Dichtungskontakte an dem starren Teil (7) definiert.
  6. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4 oder 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Dichtungsringe (13, 13a, 13b und 13c) durch kreisförmige Zwischenräume (14, 14a, 14b) voneinander getrennt sind.
  7. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4 oder 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Dichtungsringe (13, 13a, 13b, 13c) durch hohle Zwischenräume (14, 14a, 14b) und/oder Einschnitte getrennt sind, die sich nicht über den gesamten Umfang des flexiblen Teils erstrecken.
  8. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, 5, 6 oder 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Dichtungsringe (13, 13a, 13b, 13c) eine Höhe zwischen 0,3 und 1 mm, gemessen parallel zur Längsachse, aufweisen, wobei die Dichtungsringe nicht zwingend jeweils die gleiche Höhe aufweisen.
  9. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, 5, 6, 7 oder 8, wobei der flexible Teil (8) den starren Teil (7) umgibt, der in der Nähe des freien Endes zylindrisch ist, um eine zylindrische Kontaktfläche zu bilden, auf der die im Kontaktabschnitt des flexiblen Teils (8) eingeschlossenen Dichtungsringe (13, 13a, 13b, 13c) radial nach innen anliegen.
  10. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der flexible Teil (8) einen breiteren Querschnitt aufweist, der sich vorzugsweise mit zunehmender Entfernung vom Kontaktabschnitt in einer Richtung weg vom freien Ende der Abgabehilfe (15) allmählich verbreitert.
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