Classifications

• • 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
  • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
  • B65D83/14—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant
  • B65D83/16—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant characterised by the actuating means
  • B65D83/20—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant characterised by the actuating means operated by manual action, e.g. button-type actuator or actuator caps
  • B65D83/205—Actuator caps, or peripheral actuator skirts, attachable to the aerosol container
  • B65D83/206—Actuator caps, or peripheral actuator skirts, attachable to the aerosol container comprising a cantilevered actuator element, e.g. a lever pivoting about a living hinge
• • 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
  • B05B11/0027—Means for neutralising the actuation of the sprayer ; Means for preventing access to the sprayer actuation means
• • 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
  • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
  • B65D83/14—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant
  • B65D83/16—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant characterised by the actuating means
  • B65D83/22—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant characterised by the actuating means with a mechanical means to disable actuation

Definitions

• the invention relates to an ON/OFF type dispensing diffuser for dispensing a product coming from a device for extracting a container, such as a valve of a pressurized container. It comprises in particular a base, a cover fitted with a finger rest allowing the device for extracting the container to be actuated, and an outlet duct fitted at a first end with an actuating member intended to cooperate with the device for extracting the container. extraction of the container when the finger rest is actuated, and at the second end of an outlet opening.
• the cover is mounted on the base while being rotatable relative to the base around a main axis between an unlocked position in which the actuating member of the outlet duct can open the device for extracting the container when the finger cot is actuated, and a locked position in which the actuating member of the outlet duct cannot open the extraction device even when the finger cot is actuated.
• Means of indication are provided to indicate to the user the relative position of the cover with respect to the base.
• Such ON/OFF type diffusers are commonly used, in particular for actuating pressurized containers such as aerosol generators or foam generators.
• To indicate to the user the locked or unlocked position of the cover it is common to place on the base and on the cover on the one hand a pair of marks symbolizing the locked position and the unlocked position and on the other hand an index which is alternately aligned with one mark or the other.
• the marks indicating the locked and unlocked positions are not always self-explanatory and are frequently difficult for the user to visualize.
• the objective of the invention is to develop the means of indication so that they are more easily visible and identifiable by the user. Another objective is to allow the means of indication to be used to provide other information to the consumer.
• the indication means are constituted by a notch made in one of the two parts among the base and the cover, and by an information wall placed in the other of the two parts among the cover and the base, so that the information wall is located directly behind the notch, inside the dispensing device, whatever the relative position of the cover by relative to the base between the locked position and the unlocked position.
• the information wall bears a first unlocked position mark and a second locked position mark, the first mark facing the notch when the cover is in the unlocked position and the second mark facing the notch when the hood is in the locked position.
• this embodiment has the advantage of being more visible and more easily recognizable.
• the notch can be made in an outer skirt of the base or of the cover, preferably in an edge of said skirt directed towards the part provided with the information wall. Instead of a notch made on the edge of the skirt, it could be given the shape of an opening made further from the edge in the skirt.
• the marks can be printed, molded or engraved on the information wall.
• the marks pass through the entire thickness of the information wall so that the eye can see through the mark aligned with the notch what is behind the information wall.
• the part which is provided with the notch is provided with an inner wall which extends at least behind the notch leaving a gap between the notch and the inner wall, gap in which takes place the wall of information.
• the marks on the information wall reveal the inner wall behind them when they are aligned with the notch. The effect is all the more remarkable when the color of the information wall is contrasted with the color of the interior wall. By choosing certain color pairs, it is possible to provide the user with additional information on the product contained in the container.
• the outlet duct can be attached either to the inside of the finger cot or to the base.
• Limitation means may be provided to limit the relative rotation of the cover with respect to the base to the two extreme positions defined by the locked position and the unlocked position. This ensures that the cover cannot exceed the two extreme positions.
• the rotation limiting means may comprise, inter alia, a first end of the information wall and an abutment made in the part provided with the notch, the first end of the information wall resting against the abutment when the hood is in the locked or unlocked position.
• the rotation limiting means can also be designed so that the part provided with the information wall is provided with a guide wall extending in another angular sector, with respect to the main axis, than the information wall, the end of the guide wall opposite the first end of the information wall serving as rotation limiting means. Said end of the guide wall bears against the abutment when the hood is in the unlocked or locked position.
• the actuating member of the outlet duct may be constituted by an end piece configured to cooperate with the stem of the nozzle of a valve of the male type or the seat of a valve of the female type of a container under pressure, in particular of an aerosol generator or a foam generator.
• blocking means may consist of one or more extra thicknesses made on one of the two parts, preferably on the part provided with the information wall, and one or more extra thicknesses made on the other of the two parts, preferably the part provided with the notch.
• An extra thickness of the first part cooperates with an extra thickness of the second part to retain the cover in the unlocked or locked position.
• the dispensing device is designed to be attached to the container, preferably by the base. For this, it can be provided with fastening means.
• FIG. 1 Exploded views of a diffuser fitted with information means according to the invention, (a) in the unlocked position and (b) in the locked position;
• FIG. 2 Side views of the diffuser of Figure 1, (a) in the unlocked position and (b) in the locked position;
• FIG. 3 The base of the diffuser of Figure 1, view (a) from above, (b) in side section, (c) in perspective from below and (d) in perspective from above;
• FIG. 4 The cover of the diffuser of FIG. 1, seen (a) from above, (b) from below, (c) in perspective from below and (d) in perspective from above;
• FIG. 5 A cross-sectional view of the diffuser at the outlet duct, (a) in the unlocked position and (b) in the locked position of the diffuser;
• FIG. 6 An enlarged view of the means of information in the locked position of the diffuser.
• the invention relates to an information device for an ON/OFF type diffuser (1) intended for a product dispensing device contained in a container, such as the valve of an aerosol generator or a manual a cosmetic product.
• the diffuser consists of at least two parts which can rotate relative to each other around a main axis (A) between an unlocked position in which the diffuser can cooperate with the dispensing device on which it is mounted , and a locked position in which it cannot cooperate with the distribution diffuser.
• A main axis
• the same diffuser can be used for a valve of the female type, and more generally, the invention can be applied, among other things, to a diffuser that can be mounted on the stem distribution of a manual pump such as is known in soap dispensers for example.
• the diffuser (1) presented in the figures consists of a base (10) intended to be fixed to the cup or to the casing of the aerosol generator, of a cover (20) provided with a finger rest (221) for actuating the valve, and an outlet conduit (30).
• the cover can pivot relative to the base between an open position in which the finger rest can be pressed to actuate the valve and a locked position in which it is not possible to depress the finger rest to actuate the valve.
• the base (10) is provided with a skirt (11) of tubular shape with a circular upper edge (111).
• a radial wall (12) of annular shape extends from the inner face of the skirt, preferably from its central part, towards the center of the diffuser, leaving a passage opening (121). This passage opening leaves a free passage for the stem of the valve nozzle and/or the lower end of the outlet duct of the diffuser.
• a tubular inner wall (13) of circular section projects upwards from the radial wall.
• the skirt (11), the passage opening (121) of the radial wall and the inner wall (13) are concentric around the main axis (A).
• Fixing means (112) are provided on the internal face of the skirt to fix the base (1) on the valve or the housing of an aerosol generator.
• a notch (113) is made in the upper edge (111) of the skirt.
• the cover (20) comprises a skirt (21) which consists of a tubular wall and which is at least partially closed at the top by a top wall (22).
• the skirt (21) of the cover has, opposite the top wall, a lower edge (211).
• the upper edge (111) of the base skirt and the lower edge (211) of the hood skirt are substantially the same shape, and more generally, the shape of the two skirts is chosen to form, at least in the unlocked and/or locked position, a substantially continuous envelope.
• the two skirts have a substantially circular cross-section, at least at their interface.
• the top wall (22) of the cover is provided with the finger rest (221) which is hinged to the rest of the top wall by a strip of material (222) constituting an elastic hinge.
• the outlet duct (30) is fixed to the inner face of the finger cot (221).
• the outlet duct (30) is provided at a first end with an actuating member intended to cooperate with the stem of the nozzle of a valve and in the form of an end piece (31).
• the outlet duct is provided with an outlet opening (32).
• the exit opening (32) can be surrounded by an annular channel (33) in which a nozzle can be placed.
• the outlet opening (32) can emerge in the top wall (22) of the cover or, as in the case presented here, in the skirt (21) of the cover, in which case the outlet duct is divided into a vertical section starting with the mouthpiece and an inclined section, generally substantially horizontal, ending with the outlet opening.
• the outlet duct can be fixed to the base.
• the outlet duct is divided into a vertical section and an inclined section, generally approximately horizontal, and the finger rest (221) presses on the top of the vertical section. If the outlet opening (32) of the outlet duct is located at the level of the cover, a passage opening must be provided in the cover aligned with the outlet opening (32) in the open position.
• the skirt (21) of the cover has, opposite the outlet opening (32), a depression (212) allowing the user's finger to press on the finger rest while remaining flat on it.
• the cover is further provided with an internal wall (23) of circular section which extends towards the base from the skirt (21), in the part located below the outlet opening (32) of the outlet duct , or the top wall in the part of the depression (212).
• the hood is rotatably housed on the base.
• retaining means have been provided, one part (131) of which is placed at the top of the outer face of the inner wall (13) of the base and the other part (231) in the lower part of the inner face. of the inner wall (23) of the cover.
• latching means divided into two segments around the periphery of the inner wall (13) of the base and into one segment over a large part of the periphery of the inner wall (23) of the cover. .
• An information wall (24) is placed inside the skirt of the cover, in the extension of the internal wall (23). It has a circular arc cross-section. It is dimensioned to be placed behind the notch (113) in a gap formed by an annular groove (14) delimited by the skirt (11), the inner wall (13) of the base and partly by the radial wall (12 ), where it is not openwork.
• Two marks (241, 242) are made in the information wall. The first mark (241) is opposite the notch (113) when the diffuser is in the unlocked position, while the second mark (242) is opposite the notch when the diffuser is in the locked position. The information wall passes behind the notch between these two extreme positions. The marks are chosen so as to symbolize the notion of opening and closing.
• the mark for the unlocked position has the shape of an arrow, while the mark for the locked position has the shape of two vertical sticks.
• Other markings could be chosen, such as the words "ON” and "OFF” or an open padlock and a closed padlock, etc.
• the marks can be printed on the information wall or be engraved (recessed) or molded (protruded) into it. For greater visibility, it is preferable that the marks pass through the information wall revealing behind them the inner wall (13) of the skirt. If the cover and the base do not have the same color, then the brand stands out better thanks to a contrasting effect.
• Limitation means are provided to limit the relative rotational movement of the cover in the base between the two extreme positions.
• the end (243) of the information wall located near the unlocked position mark (241) bears against a stop (141) made on the base, in the back of the throat (14).
• a second stop could be provided which would cooperate with the other end of the information wall.
• a guide wall (25) has been provided which has a cross-section in the form of an arc of a circle around the main axis (A).
• the information wall (24) and the guide wall (25) extend in different angular sectors so that they do not overlap.
• a space is provided between the first end (243) of the information wall and the adjacent first end (251) of the angle guide wall.
• This first end (251) of the guide wall is sized to bear against the abutment (141) when the diffuser is placed in the unlocked position.
• the angular distance between the first end (243) of the information wall and the first end (251) of the guide wall corresponds to the angular distance between the two extreme positions. Provision could be made for the two walls (24, 25) to meet at their ends opposite the first ends (234, 251) by forming only one wall in the form of an arc of a circle, interrupted only by the space provided between these two ends (243, 251).
• One pad (231) can be placed on the inner wall, the information wall or the guide wall of the cover, and two pads (132, 133) can be placed on the inner wall of the base. They are placed in such a way that the extra thickness of the cover (231) must overcome one of the two extra thicknesses (132, 133) of the base to reach each of the two extreme positions. The cowl is thus blocked in the corresponding extreme position and cannot leave it alone. The effort required to make the two extra thicknesses (231/132, 231/133) intersect is however easily surmountable by hand.
• the additional thickness of the cover (231) is placed on the internal face of the internal wall (23), in the angular sector located between the two ends (243, 251) serving as limiting means, while the two basic extra thicknesses (132, 133) are placed on the outer face of the inner wall (13), on either side and at equal distance from the stop (141).
• the angular distance between the two extra thicknesses (132, 133) of the base is slightly less than the angular distance between the two ends (243, 251) serving as limiting means. he goes of course it would have been possible to place two extra thicknesses on the cover and only one on the base.
• a blade (26) can be placed on the internal wall, the information wall or the guide wall of the cover, in the same radial position as the extra thickness (232) of the cover, but on the opposite face of the wall in question. This blade (26) penetrates the groove (14) deep enough to come into contact with the stop (141) during the rotation of the cover. As the rotation continues, the blade deforms until it passes the stop and causes a slight click, indicating to the user that the diffuser has left one position and is moving towards the other. Decoupling means are provided to allow the tip (31) to be separated from the nozzle rod when passing from the unlocked position to the locked position.
• the exit opening (32) of the exit duct (30) is placed above the base, so that it remains permanently unobstructed, whatever the position of the notch (113).
• the invention can be applied not only to diffusers with a finger cot articulated on a cover, but also to diffusers whose finger cot is fixed relative to the cover so that the entire cover pivots around a point of support when the user presses on its top face.
• the invention can be generalized to openings for dispensing a product without there necessarily being an extraction device strictly speaking. It is enough for a cover to rotate around a base to close or open an exit opening. Thus, it is possible to use the means of indication for a system for opening and closing a vial, a bottle or a flexible pouch standing upright (of the Doypack® type). List of references
• Stopper serving as relative rotation limiting means

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