EP3917682B1 - Source-flasche - Google Patents

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EP3917682B1
EP3917682B1 EP20707500.3A EP20707500A EP3917682B1 EP 3917682 B1 EP3917682 B1 EP 3917682B1 EP 20707500 A EP20707500 A EP 20707500A EP 3917682 B1 EP3917682 B1 EP 3917682B1
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refillable
distributor
reservoir
pump
valve
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Thierry Hondier
Jean-Paul Lecoutre
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Aptar France SAS
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    • 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
    • B05B11/0005—Components or details
    • B05B11/0037—Containers
    • B05B11/0056—Containers with an additional opening for filling or refilling
    • 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
    • B05B11/02—Membranes or pistons acting on the contents inside the container, e.g. follower pistons
    • B05B11/026—Membranes separating the content remaining in the container from the atmospheric air to compensate underpressure inside 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
    • B05B11/1001—Piston pumps
    • B05B11/1023—Piston pumps having an outlet valve opened by deformation or displacement of the piston relative to its actuating stem
    • B05B11/1025—Piston pumps having an outlet valve opened by deformation or displacement of the piston relative to its actuating stem a spring urging the outlet valve in its closed position
    • 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
    • B05B11/1061—Pump priming means
    • B05B11/1063—Air exhausted from the pump chamber being discharged into the container during priming
    • 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

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a source bottle intended to refill a refillable fluid dispenser, as well as a dispensing assembly comprising a source bottle and a refillable dispenser.
  • the preferred field of application of the present invention is that of perfumery, cosmetics or pharmacy.
  • This type of refillable dispenser is often referred to as a "nomadic" dispenser. It generally has a low-capacity reservoir of around 10 ml at most.
  • FR3000944 which describes a refillable or "nomadic" dispenser comprising a pump, a rigid reservoir of fixed volume and a filling valve. It also includes a vent channel allowing the air contained in the reservoir to escape when it is filled through the filling valve. Indeed, venting (evacuation of air) from the reservoir is absolutely essential for the operation of the dispenser, otherwise the fluid product introduced into the reservoir would create compression of the air and therefore unacceptable overpressure.
  • this vent channel has several disadvantages, including that of not being aesthetically pleasing. When the tank is transparent, this vent channel is visible, which is often added to the dip tube, which is not more aesthetically pleasing. Then, from an operational point of view, fluid product can be forced back through the vent channel, when the user continues to refill the dispenser while its tank is full. The excess fluid product then escapes through the vent channel and contaminates the dispenser and the user's hands.
  • the aim of the present invention is to define a refillable dispenser without a venting channel and the refilling of which does not risk producing a backflow of fluid product.
  • the present invention proposes that the refillable reservoir be of variable volume.
  • the volume of the reservoir of the "nomadic" dispenser varies with the quantity of fluid product it contains. It is at its maximum volume when the reservoir is full and at its minimum volume when the reservoir is empty. There is no air or almost no air in the reservoir, regardless of its state of filling. Thus, it is no longer necessary to have a vent channel.
  • the refillable reservoir comprises a flexible pouch, which is advantageously elastically deformable.
  • the flexible pouch is stretched when filled and retracts when emptied.
  • the refillable reservoir could also comprise a follower piston: however, this takes up a lot of space for a limited reservoir capacity. This is why the flexible pouch will be preferred in most cases.
  • the dispensing member defines an actuation axis X and the filling valve defines an actuation axis Y, the axes X and Y extending perpendicular to each other.
  • the valve is positioned upright or vertically, the pump is lying down or arranged horizontally. This configuration makes it possible to produce “nomadic” dispensers with a lateral filling valve.
  • the filling valve defines an inlet which is advantageously bordered by a wide docking area. This area extends substantially perpendicular to the actuation axis Y of the filling valve. Its function will be given below.
  • the refillable reservoir When the refillable reservoir is completely empty, the entire dose from the pump chamber is injected into the refillable reservoir. On the other hand, if the refillable reservoir still contains fluid product, part of the dose from the pump chamber is injected into the refillable reservoir until it is completely full, and the other part of the dose from the pump chamber is returned or returned to the source reservoir through the return valve.
  • the return valve opens at a pressure lower than that of the pump outlet valve (or valve) of the "nomadic" dispenser, but higher than that of its filling valve. Thanks to this return valve, the refillable reservoir is guaranteed to be completely filled, without any risk of overflow, backflow or leakage, particularly at the contact between the valve stem of the source bottle and the inlet of the filling valve of the "nomadic" dispenser.
  • such a source bottle equipped with a pump provided with a return valve
  • any refillable dispenser including a variable or constant volume reservoir, and could therefore be the subject of protection in itself.
  • the source bottle comprises a wide docking plate from which the valve stem projects, the filling valve of the refillable dispenser defines an inlet which is bordered by a wide docking area, the docking plate and the docking area defining substantially complementary shapes, so as to be able to come into extended stable contact.
  • the plate and the docking area may have a configuration substantially or perfectly flat, slightly concave/convex or even spherical. All complementary shapes are possible.
  • the invention by creating a stable extended contact between the refillable dispenser and the source bottle, during the filling operation, the alignment of the axes is ensured and thus any risk of leakage is eliminated.
  • this extended stable contact between the refillable dispenser and the source bottle is a feature that can be implemented regardless of whether the refillable reservoir is of variable volume or whether the source bottle is equipped with a pump provided with a return valve.
  • An assembly comprising any refillable dispenser and source bottle, forming extended stable contact areas around the valve stem and the inlet of the filling valve, respectively, could be protected in itself.
  • the filling valve is open when the docking plate and the docking area are in extended stable contact.
  • the fluid product coming from the valve stem encounters only a small pressure drop, which further reduces the risk of leakage.
  • the docking platform and the docking beach are brought into extended stable contact by means magnetic, such as permanent magnets.
  • magnetic such as permanent magnets.
  • simply placing the refillable dispenser on the docking plate of the source bottle is enough to open the filling valve: the weight of the refillable dispenser combined with the magnetic attraction is sufficient for the valve stem to move a movable member of the filling valve into an open state.
  • the magnetic attraction combined with the geometric configuration of the plate and the docking range, can also be used to automatically bring the refillable dispenser into the final position on the docking plate of the source bottle, with the valve stem aligned with the inlet of the filling valve.
  • the magnetic attraction can generate a slight sliding of the refillable dispenser on the docking plate to the final position.
  • the refillable dispenser may comprise at least one large face which forms the docking area.
  • the refillable dispenser may be in the form of a substantially flat pebble or a flattened parallelepiped.
  • the refillable dispenser may be arranged lying down on the source bottle and used in a standing or lying position.
  • the refillable dispenser may comprise two outer half-shells, the docking area being formed by one of the outer half-shells.
  • the refillable dispenser can be held in a locked position on the source bottle with the refillable reservoir filled and the pump chamber emptied.
  • the locked position can be achieved by means of a locking/unlocking system identical to that of retractable tip pens, namely that each press on the refillable reservoir positioned on the source bottle allows switching from a lower locked position to an upper unlocked position, and vice versa.
  • the source bottle hides the majority of the refillable dispenser in a locked position.
  • the source bottle S may have a completely conventional overall design for a fluid product dispenser, in the fields of perfumery, cosmetics or even pharmacy.
  • the source bottle S comprises a fluid product reservoir 20 which can be referred to as the “source reservoir”.
  • a pump 21 is mounted in a fixed and sealed manner on the source reservoir 20.
  • This pump 21 comprises a pump body 22 in which a piston 23 slides in a sealed manner, which is connected to an actuating rod 25.
  • the pump body 22 comprises an inlet valve 221 which connects the source reservoir 20 via a dip tube 222.
  • the pump body 22 defines at least one return passage 223 which is selectively closed by a return valve 224, which may for example be in the form of a disc or a corolla which comes into sealed contact around the return passage 223.
  • a return valve 224 which may for example be in the form of a disc or a corolla which comes into sealed contact around the return passage 223.
  • the particular shape of the return valve 224 is not critical for the present invention. It is sufficient that this valve allows selective passage between the pump chamber 221 and the pump 20 and the source reservoir 20 under conditions which will be determined below.
  • the actuating rod 25 communicates with the pump chamber 210 via an outlet valve 24 which opens when the pressure of the fluid product inside the pump chamber 210 reaches and exceeds a predetermined threshold. The pressurized fluid product can then flow from the pump chamber 210 through the open valve 24 and the actuating rod 25.
  • the pump 21 is provided with a docking plate 26 which is integral with the actuating rod 25 and the piston 23.
  • This docking plate 26 surrounds the actuating rod 25.
  • the free end of the actuating rod 25 projects vertically relative to this docking plate 26.
  • a return spring 226 acts between the pump body 22 and the docking plate 26.
  • the return spring could also be integrated into the pump chamber 210. Its positioning is therefore not critical for the present invention.
  • a permanent magnet 27, in the form of a ring, is positioned under the docking plate 26 around the actuating rod 25. Its magnetic attraction force is sufficient to pass through the thickness of the docking plate 26.
  • the source bottle S also comprises a fixed crown 28 which is fixedly mounted on the source reservoir 20.
  • This crown 28 can for example be screwed or snapped onto the source reservoir 20.
  • the crown 28 defines a locking/unlocking system 281 which operates in a similar or identical manner to that of a retractable tip pen.
  • a first axial pressure allows locking in a depressed position
  • a subsequent axial pressure allows release from this locking position.
  • the peripheral edge of the plate 26 is engaged with this locking/unlocking system 281 between a locked depressed position and an unlocked extended position.
  • the plate 26 is in the unlocked extended position. Its peripheral edge abuts against a retracted flap formed by the fixed crown 28. This unlocked extended position is also ensured by the return spring 226.
  • the pump chamber 210 is then in its maximum volume state, with the inlet valve 221 closed and the outlet valve 24 also closed.
  • the refillable dispenser N which can also be described as a portable dispenser, comprises a portable reservoir 10, which is in this case in the form of a flexible pouch of variable volume.
  • the material constituting the flexible pouch 10 is elastically deformable, thus allowing the pouch to occupy a maximum volume.
  • the portable dispenser N comprises a dispensing member 11, which can be a pump, or a valve.
  • the dispensing member 11 is provided with a dispensing head 12 defining a dispensing orifice 121, which can form a spray, a stream, or a dab of fluid product.
  • the dispensing member 11 extends along an axis X, which is horizontal on the figure 1
  • the dispensing orifice 121 extends along a perpendicular axis.
  • the inlet of the dispensing member 11 is arranged inside the flexible pouch 10.
  • the portable dispenser N also comprises a filling valve 13 whose axis Y extends perpendicular to the axis X of the dispensing member 11.
  • the filling valve 13 defines an inlet 131 which communicates with the interior of the flexible pouch 10 when the filling valve 13 is forced into the open state. In the closed state, the interior of the flexible pouch 10 is isolated from the outside.
  • a permanent magnet 15 or a ferromagnetic ring is arranged around the filling valve 13.
  • the nomadic dispenser N comprises two half-shells 14a and 14b enclosing the flexible pouch 10, the dispensing member 11 and the filling valve 13.
  • the dispensing head 12 is accessible from the outside by being arranged in a notch formed by the two half-shells 14a and 14b.
  • the inlet 131 of the filling valve 13 is bordered by a docking area 141 which is formed by a large face or side 14b1 of the lower half-shell 14b.
  • the docking area 141 extends over the entirety of the large lower face 14b1 of the lower half-shell 14b.
  • the docking area 141 may define only a portion of the large lower face 14b1 of the half-shell 14b.
  • the docking area 141 like the docking platform 26, may be perfectly flat, as shown in the figure 1 , or on the contrary present complementary geometric or more complex shapes. The platform and the docking area can thus come into stable extended support contact.
  • this stable extended support contact is obtained by means of the permanent magnets 27 and 15, the magnetic attraction force of which urges the area 141 towards the plate 26.
  • the elastic force necessary for opening the filling valve 13 is less than the magnetic force generated by the permanent magnets 27 and 15.
  • the filling valve 13 is open, as soon as the nomadic distributor N is placed on the docking plate 26 of the source bottle S.
  • the outlet valve 24 of the pump 21 of the source bottle S is closed, in the position shown in the figure 1 .
  • the user simply has to press the upper shell 14a of the refillable dispenser N in the direction of the Y axis towards the source bottle S.
  • the portable dispenser N in stable support on the docking plate 26, penetrates inside the fixed crown 28.
  • the piston 23 slides in the pump body so as to reduce the useful volume of the pump chamber 210.
  • the fluid product under pressure in the pump chamber 210 is discharged through the open outlet valve 24 and the actuating rod 25 so as to flow through the open filling valve 13.
  • the fluid product finally reaches the reservoir 10 of the portable dispenser N.
  • the maximum volume discharged by the pump 21 from the source bottle S corresponds approximately to the maximum volume of the reservoir of the flexible bag 10 of the portable dispenser N.
  • the flexible bag 10 can be filled. It is also possible to envisage that the filling of the pocket 10 is carried out by several actuations of the pump 21 of the source bottle.
  • the nomadic dispenser N When the user has fully pushed the nomadic dispenser N into the crown 28 of the source bottle S, he feels a point of hardness, which makes him understand to release his pressing force. The nomadic dispenser N will then perform a very short upward stroke until the plate 26 comes into the locked position pushed inside the crown 28, due to its cooperation with the locking unlocking system 281 described previously. The dispenser is then in the configuration shown in the figure figure 2 .
  • the pump chamber 210 is practically in its minimum volume state. Its outlet valve 24 has closed, but the filling valve 13 remains open due to the magnetic force generated by the permanent magnets 27 and 15.
  • the flexible bag 10 of the nomadic dispenser N is then full. It can be seen that the major part of the nomadic dispenser N is inserted inside the fixed crown 28 of the source bottle S.
  • the configuration of the figure 2 corresponds to a state of rest and storage, in which the portable dispenser is perfectly protected. Involuntary or untimely actuation of its dispensing head 12 is prevented by the fixed crown 28. Even when pressing on the large upper face of the upper half-shell 14a, nothing happens, since the pump 21 is in its depressed position.
  • the return valve 24 must be calibrated so that it opens before the outlet valve of the dispensing member 11 of the portable dispenser N, but after the filling valve 13.
  • the opening of the return valve 224 requires a force greater than that of the outlet valve 24 of the pump 21 of the source bottle S, but less than that allowing the dispensing of fluid product through the dispensing member 11 of the portable dispenser N.
  • This distribution assembly also comprises a source bottle S' and a portable refillable dispenser N'.
  • the source bottle S' can be almost identical to that of the first embodiment of the figures 1 to 3 : the difference lies mainly in the design of the 26' docking platform, which is not plane, since it defines a bowl 261 at the bottom of which the free end of the actuating rod 25 projects. It can be said that the central bowl 261 is bordered by a peripheral contour. In this variant embodiment, only the bowl 261 will form the extended docking zone of the refillable dispenser N'.
  • this refillable dispenser N' differs from the dispenser N of the first embodiment in that it comprises an extended convex-shaped docking range, corresponding to the shape of the central bowl 261.
  • the complementary concave/convex shapes, associated with the permanent magnets 27 and 15 will automatically position the nomadic dispenser N' correctly on the source bottle S, with the free end of the actuating rod 25 engaged inside the inlet 131 of the filling valve 13, which is thus forced into its open state.
  • the refillable dispenser N' also differs from the dispenser N of the first embodiment in that it comprises a pusher 12' which is separate from the dispensing orifice 121', which opens onto the edge of the dispenser.
  • the cooperation of the nomadic dispenser N' with its source bottle S' is strictly identical to that of the first embodiment.
  • the user positions the nomadic dispenser N' above its source bottle S' and places it, even randomly, on the docking platform 26'.
  • the permanent magnets 27 and 15 will then recenter the nomadic dispenser N' on the docking area 26, as shown in the Figure 4b
  • the user can then press the nomadic dispenser N' (without actuating the pusher 12'), so as to push the nomadic dispenser N' inside the crown 28 of the source bottle S'.
  • the nomadic dispenser N' When the nomadic dispenser N' is pushed in fully, its flexible pocket 10 is then filled with fluid product and the user can release its pressure.
  • the nomadic dispenser N' After a slight return, the nomadic dispenser N' remains locked in the pushed-in position inside the crown 28, as explained previously. is then in the configuration shown in the Figure 4c . It can be noted that the upper face of the nomadic dispenser N' is flush with the upper edge of the hoop 28 and that the dispensing orifice 121' is also masked. The dispensing assembly of the invention is then in the storage position and can be transported without risk of untimely dispensing. When the user wants to remove the nomadic dispenser N' from its source bottle S' again, he presses on the nomadic dispenser N' until it encounters a stop.
  • a coherent distribution assembly which integrates a source bottle and a portable refillable dispenser.
  • a variable volume reservoir preferably in the form of a flexible bag, advantageously elastically deformable, makes it possible to dispense with any venting system for the portable reservoir.
  • the implementation of a return valve at the pump of the source bottle makes it possible not to put the portable reservoir of the portable dispenser under pressure, while ensuring its filling.
  • an extended docking zone around the filling valve allows very stable positioning of the portable dispenser on the source bottle, thus guaranteeing perfect alignment of the valve stem and the filling valve.

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Claims (12)

  1. Vorratsflasche (S; S') zum Nachfüllen eines nachfüllbaren Spenders (N; N'), der einen nachfüllbaren Behälter (10) und ein mit dem nachfüllbaren Behälter (10) verbundenes Füllventil (13) umfasst, wobei die Vorratsflasche (S; S') einen Vorratsbehälter (20) und eine Pumpe (21) umfasst, die eine Pumpenkammer (210) begrenzt, deren maximale Dosis in vorteilhafter Weise im Wesentlichen gleich dem maximalen Volumen des nachfüllbaren Behälters (10) ist, wobei die Pumpe (21) eine Ventilstange (25) umfasst, die zur Verbindung mit dem Füllventil (13) des nachfüllbaren Spenders (N; N') geeignet ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Pumpe (21) ein Rückschlagventil (223, 224) umfasst, das imstande ist, fluides Produkt aus der Pumpenkammer (21) in den Vorratsbehälter (20) zurückzuleiten, wobei das Rückschlagventil (233, 224) durch den Überdruck, der im Inneren der Pumpenkammer (210) herrscht, in den geöffneten Zustand gezwungen wird.
  2. Spenderanordnung, umfassend:
    a. einen nachfüllbaren Spender (N; N'), umfassend ein Spenderelement (11) wie eine Pumpe oder ein Ventil, versehen mit einem Spenderkopf (12; 12'), einem nachfüllbaren Behälter (10) und einem mit dem nachfüllbaren Behälter (10) verbundenen Füllventil (13), und
    b. eine Vorratsflasche (S; S'), die einen Vorratsbehälter (20) und eine Pumpe (21) umfasst, die eine Pumpenkammer (210) bildet, deren maximale Dosis in vorteilhafter Weise im Wesentlichen gleich dem maximalen Volumen des nachfüllbaren Behälters (10) ist, wobei die Pumpe (21) eine Ventilstange (25) umfasst, die zur Verbindung mit dem Füllventil (13) des nachfüllbaren Spenders (N; N') geeignet ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Pumpe (21) ein Rückschlagventil (223, 224) umfasst, das imstande ist, fluides Produkt aus der Pumpenkammer (21) in den Vorratsbehälter (20) zurückzuleiten, wenn der nachfüllbare Behälter (10) gefüllt ist.
  3. Spenderanordnung nach Anspruch 2, wobei der nachfüllbare Behälter ein variables Volumen aufweist, vorzugsweise in Form eines flexiblen Beutels (10).
  4. Spenderanordnung nach Anspruch 2 oder 3, wobei das Spenderelement (11) eine Betätigungsachse X definiert und das Füllventil (13) eine Betätigungsachse Y definiert, wobei sich die Achsen X und Y senkrecht zueinander erstrecken.
  5. Spenderanordnung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei das Füllventil (13) einen Einlass (131) definiert, der von einer breiten Andockbereich (141) begrenzt ist.
  6. Spenderanordnung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Vorratsflasche (S; S') eine breite Andockplatte (26; 261) aufweist, aus der die Ventilstange (25) herausragt, wobei das Füllventil (13) des nachfüllbaren Spenders (N; N') einen Einlass (131) definiert, der von einem breiten Andockbereich (141) begrenzt ist, wobei die Andockplatte (26; 261) und der Andockbereich (141) etwa komplementäre Formen definieren, so dass sie in einen stabilen Anlagekontakt kommen können.
  7. Spenderanordnung nach Anspruch 6, wobei das Füllventil (13) geöffnet ist, wenn die Andockplatte (26; 261) und der Andockbereich (141) in stabilem Anlagekontakt sind.
  8. Spenderanordnung nach Anspruch 6 oder 7, wobei die Andockplatte (26; 261) und der Andockbereich (141) durch magnetische Mittel (15, 27) wie Permanentmagnete in einen stabilen Anlagekontakt gebracht werden.
  9. Spenderanordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 6 bis 8, wobei der nachfüllbare Spender (N; N') mindestens eine große Fläche (14b1) aufweist, die den Andockbereich (141) bildet.
  10. Spenderanordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 6 bis 9, wobei der nachfüllbare Spender (N; N') zwei äußere Halbschalen (14a, 14b) umfasst, wobei der Andockbereich (141) durch eine (14b) der äußeren Halbschalen (14a, 14b) gebildet wird.
  11. Spenderanordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 6 bis 10, wobei der nachfüllbare Spender (N; N') in einer verriegelten Position mit dem gefüllten nachfüllbaren Behälter (10) und der entleerten Pumpenkammer (210) auf der Vorratsflasche (S; S') gehalten wird.
  12. Spenderanordnung nach Anspruch 11, wobei die Vorratsflasche (S; S') in einer verriegelten Position den größten Teil des nachfüllbaren Spenders (N; N') verdeckt.
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