EP4440952A1 - Kopf zur ausgabe eines flüssigprodukts und zugehörige flüssigproduktflasche - Google Patents
Kopf zur ausgabe eines flüssigprodukts und zugehörige flüssigproduktflascheInfo
- Publication number
- EP4440952A1 EP4440952A1 EP22822892.0A EP22822892A EP4440952A1 EP 4440952 A1 EP4440952 A1 EP 4440952A1 EP 22822892 A EP22822892 A EP 22822892A EP 4440952 A1 EP4440952 A1 EP 4440952A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- pusher
- nozzle
- insert
- dispensing head
- connecting element
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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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
- B05B15/00—Details of spraying plant or spraying apparatus not otherwise provided for; Accessories
- B05B15/50—Arrangements for cleaning; Arrangements for preventing deposits, drying-out or blockage; Arrangements for detecting improper discharge caused by the presence of foreign matter
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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
- B05B11/01—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
- B05B11/1052—Actuation means
- B05B11/1053—Actuation means combined with means, other than pressure, for automatically opening a valve during actuation; combined with means for automatically removing closures or covers from the discharge nozzle during actuation
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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
- B05B11/01—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
- B05B11/1038—Pressure accumulation pumps, i.e. pumps comprising a pressure accumulation chamber
- B05B11/1039—Pressure accumulation pumps, i.e. pumps comprising a pressure accumulation chamber the outlet valve being mechanically opened after a defined accumulation stroke
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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
- B05B11/01—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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- 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 for dispensing liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant
- B65D83/16—Actuating means
- B65D83/164—Actuators comprising a manually operated valve and being attachable to the aerosol container, e.g. downstream a valve fitted to the container; Actuators associated to container valves with valve seats located outside the aerosol container
Definitions
- the invention relates to a dispensing head for a fluid product.
- the invention also relates to a bottle of fluid product equipped with such a dispensing head.
- the fluid product can be any cosmetic product, in particular any pharmaceutical lotion or any other product.
- Fluid product bottles conventionally comprise a reservoir for the fluid product surmounted in its upper part by a rigid neck defining an opening in which the fluid product dispensing system is inserted.
- the dispensing system includes a pump that can be operated by a user by means of a pusher. When the user exerts pressure on the pusher, a dose of the product is dispensed through a dispensing orifice of a nozzle made in said pusher.
- the dispensing orifice is permanently open.
- the product remaining in a communication channel between the pusher and the pump between two uses, i.e. when the pump is at rest, is therefore in contact with the external environment even before it is dispensed. It can therefore dry out or be contaminated by microbial agents.
- nozzles comprising, as product dispensing orifice, a slot whose opening depends on the pressure exerted by the product exiting the pump.
- the slot cannot be perfectly sealed because it would not be possible, during the first use, to be able to prime the pump and expel the air contained in the pump and the top of the tank. Indeed, in the presence of air, the increase in air pressure following the actuation of the pump is too small to open the slot so that the air could never be able to escape. and the pump to be primed. Because of this deliberately imperfect sealing, such a configuration delays the drying out but does not completely eliminate it.
- Nozzles have also been proposed whose opening is mechanically controlled upon actuation.
- Such nozzles are, for example, provided with a link mechanism comprising a needle configured to obstruct the product dispensing orifice when the device is at rest and to perform a withdrawal movement when the pusher is actuated, authorizing thereby distributing the fluid through the orifice.
- this type of nozzle is more complex in design with a large number of components and therefore more expensive. In addition, this strongly limits the design possibilities for the pusher.
- the dispensing head is configured so that, when the pusher moves between the high position and the low position relative to the insert, the nozzle passes from a closed position in which said nozzle is sealed to an open position authorizing the dispensing of said produced by deformation of said nozzle under the effect of a relaxation of a stress exerted by the pusher.
- the opening of the nozzle of the invention does not depend on the pressure exerted by the product to be dispensed but on a relaxation of a constraint exerted by the pusher during the movement of said pusher between the high position and the low position. .
- the nozzle can therefore be closed in a completely sealed manner, including without affecting priming.
- the nozzle can remain closed in a completely sealed manner, in particular between two uses of the device, since the elastic material of which it is made allows it to return to its initial configuration, that is to say at rest, after the product has been distributed. The interior of said nozzle, as well as the product contained in the bottle are thus preserved from contamination.
- the nozzle according to the invention is simple to manufacture since its opening is "activated" by a simple release of a constraint exerted by the pusher.
- the insert is configured to exert a stress in the opposite direction to the stress exerted by the pusher to keep the nozzle closed at rest.
- the pusher comprises a stop and the insert is provided with at least two deformable lugs which cause a force on the pusher so that the insert exerts on the nozzle a stress in the opposite direction to a stress exerted by the stop on the nozzle .
- the insert pushes the plunger back into the high position thanks to the force exerted by its deformable legs.
- the pusher exerts a constraint on the nozzle through its abutment and the insert, on its side, exerts a constraint on the nozzle in the opposite direction. Under the effect of these two opposing stresses, the nozzle is forced into its closed position.
- each lug extends from a body of the insert and has a distal end of the body, said distal ends being surmounted and interconnected by a connecting element. Since the tabs are intended to deform, the connecting element, by connecting their distal ends, makes it possible to stiffen the assembly of two tabs by keeping the distance between the two distal ends constant and thus to ensure controlled deformation of each tab. This has the effect of a better controlled movement of the pusher relative to the insert when it passes from the high position P H to the low position P B , a reduction in friction between the parts and finally a reduction in the actuation force by the user.
- said lugs are capable of deforming when pressure is exerted on the pusher, the abutment ceasing to exert on the nozzle the stress in the opposite direction to the stress exerted by the insert, during actuation of the pusher.
- the nozzle is no longer forced into its closed position when the pusher is actuated.
- the connecting element bears against the pusher.
- the connecting element performs a single press on the pusher, and not a plurality of contacts by said at least two legs. While said at least two flexible lugs resting on the pusher are likely to slip and thus generate friction which would increase the actuating force of the pusher, the connecting element provides stable support and does not slip when it is supported on the pusher.
- the design of the nozzle of the invention is therefore simple and its design possibilities are therefore varied with a limited cost.
- the fluid product is more particularly a lotion
- the lotion may have a fragile formula which could, when it is put under pressure, degrade.
- the nozzle according to the invention makes it possible to protect the lotion, whatever its formula, since the opening of said nozzle is mechanically controlled, it does not lead to pressurization.
- the invention further relates to a bottle for dispensing a fluid product comprising a reservoir in which a product is intended to be packaged and a neck equipped with a dispensing head as described previously.
- the invention relates to a dispensing head 2 for fluid product.
- the dispensed fluid is in particular a liquid, in particular a lotion.
- Said dispensing head is intended to equip a bottle, not shown, configured to contain the product to be dispensed.
- the bottle can be oriented “head down” or “head up”.
- head down or “head up”.
- head up should not be construed as limiting.
- the figures correspond to a head-up configuration.
- the fluid product can be any cosmetic, pharmaceutical product or any other product which can usefully be stored in the bottle.
- the fluid can be directly in contact with a reservoir of the bottle. That said, the fluid may be included in a flexible pocket located within said reservoir so that it is not in contact with the reservoir but with said flexible pocket.
- the reservoir can be either rigid or deformable. This being the case, the reservoir comprises, at an upper part, a neck and an opening formed in said neck.
- the collar is preferably rigid.
- the dispensing head 2 is preferably equipped with a dispensing pump 3.
- the dispensing pump 3 comprises, in the example shown, a metering chamber and a nozzle capable of moving inside the metering chamber.
- a dispensing head 2 is configured so that, when the pusher 5 moves between a high position P H and a low position P B , an elastic nozzle 10 passes from a closed position in which said nozzle is sealed in an open position allowing the dispensing of said product by deformation of said nozzle 10 under the effect of a relaxation of a stress exerted by the pusher 5.
- the opening of the nozzle 10 is therefore controlled mechanically.
- the pusher 5 exerts a stress on the nozzle 10 when the device is at rest and it is the release of the stress which allows the nozzle to pass from the closed position to the open position. This promotes sealing in the closed position.
- the following sections describe in more detail how the stress exerted by the pusher 5 on the nozzle 10 is released.
- the pusher 5 comprises an outer side surface 50 and an abutment 54 projecting from the outer side surface 50.
- the nozzle 10 is itself projecting radially with respect to to the pusher 5. At rest, that is to say when no pressure is exerted on the pusher 5, the nozzle 10 rests at least partly on the stop 54, in particular on an upper surface 54a of the stop ( and 2a). In other words, at rest, the nozzle 10 bears against the upper surface 54a. Concomitantly, this also means that the abutment 54 exerts a constraint on the nozzle 10.
- the dispensing head 2 advantageously comprises an insert 6.
- the insert 6 is made of a more rigid material than the nozzle 10.
- the insert 6 exerts, at rest, on the nozzle 10, a stress in the opposite direction to the stress exerted by the pusher 5. This is due on the one hand to the positioning of the insert 6 with respect to the pusher 5 and to the nozzle 10 and on the other hand to the configuration of the insert 6 itself.
- the insert 6 is provided with at least two elastically deformable tabs 60.
- said at least two lugs 60 exert on the nozzle 10 a stress in the opposite direction to the stress exerted by the abutment 54 of the pusher.
- These two opposite-direction stresses make it possible to close the nozzle 10 in a leaktight manner.
- the slot 17 extends substantially horizontally.
- the insert 6 comprises a body 6a and at least two lugs 60, elastically deformable, each lug extending from a body 6a of the insert and having a distal end 60a of the body 6a, said distal ends being surmounted and interconnected by a connecting element 70.
- the insert 6 is provided with four tabs 60 elastically deformable.
- it is provided with two front legs 602 and two rear legs 601, the front legs 602 being closer to the nozzle 10 than the rear legs 601.
- These four legs exert on the nozzle 10 a stress in the opposite direction to the constraint exerted by the stop 54 of the pusher.
- the insert it would be entirely possible for the insert to be provided with only two of the four legs, for example the two front legs 602 or the two rear legs 601.
- the rear legs 601 and the front legs 602 extend from the body 6a of the insert as far as a distal end 601a and 602a respectively, said distal ends being surmounted and interconnected by the connecting element 70.
- the tabs being intended to deform, the connecting element 70, by linking their distal ends, makes it possible to stiffen all of the tabs while keeping the distance between the distal ends constant and thus to ensure a controlled deformation of each front 602 and rear 601 tab. This has the effect of a better controlled movement of the pusher 5 relative to the insert 6 when it passes from the high position P H to the low position P B , a reduction in the friction of the parts and finally a reduction in the actuation force by the user.
- the insert 6 comprises only two legs connected by the connecting element. According to another embodiment not shown, the insert 6 comprises four deformable tabs 60, only two of them being connected by the connecting element. According to another embodiment not shown, the insert 6 comprises four deformable tabs connected two by two by a first and a second connecting elements.
- the lugs 60 are capable of deforming when pressure is exerted on said pusher 5, said stop 54 then ceasing to exert on the nozzle 10 the stress in the opposite direction to the stress exerted by the insert 6, during the actuation of the pusher 5.
- the pusher 5 moves towards the low position P B.
- the lugs 60 deform elastically so that the upper wall 56 of the pusher 5 approaches the insert 6.
- the nozzle 10 thus detaches from the stop 54, in particular from its upper surface 54a, and the slot 17 opens, under the absence of the constraints which have now disappeared. His lips are no longer pressed against each other.
- the connecting element 70 bears on the pusher 5, in particular on the internal face of the upper wall 56 of said pusher 5, the lugs exerting a constraint on said pusher.
- the lugs 60 transmit the stress to the connecting element 70, which in turn transmits the stress to the pusher 5.
- the contact between the insert 6 and the pusher 5 is made by the connecting element 70 , which extends at least over the distance between two legs.
- the contact between the insert and the pusher is therefore more stable than if it consisted solely of a plurality of point contacts, in this case between the distal ends 60a of the lugs 60 and the pusher 5 in the absence of a connection.
- the insert 6 represented in FIGS.
- the connecting element 70 comprises at its upper end a flat surface.
- the contact between the connecting element 70 and the internal face of the upper wall 56 is therefore a plane-on-plane contact, which is more stable and generates less friction than a contact of an edge on a plane.
- the stress being transmitted from the lugs 60 to the connecting element 70 which in turn transmits said stress to the pusher 5, in particular to the internal face of the upper wall 56, the connecting element 70, by its extended, transmits a uniform stress to the pusher 5. This makes it possible to have a balanced distribution of the stresses exerted on the pusher 5.
- the connecting element 70 is made in one piece with the at least two deformable tabs 60.
- the connecting element 70 is made in one piece with the two front legs 602 and the two rear legs 601. The production of the part is thus facilitated and the cost of manufacturing by injection is thus minimized.
- the connecting element (70) forms a ring portion extending around an axis (X) over an angular range preferably greater than 30°.
- the ring portion extends over a range of 270° and connects the two front legs 602 and the two rear legs 601.
- the connecting element 70 only connects the two rear legs 601 by forming a portion of a ring over an angular range greater than 30°.
- the ring extends over an angular range greater than 180°.
- the connecting element 70 forms a complete ring, i.e. 360°.
- the connecting element (70) is a disc, which makes it possible to have stable contact and with minimized friction with the part with which the disc cooperates, in particular with the internal face. of the upper wall 56 of the pusher 5.
- the assembly consisting of said at least two legs 60 and the element of link 70 is symmetrical along the plane of symmetry (P), as shown in Figures 4a and 4c.
- the insert as a whole can also be symmetrical along the plane P.
- the two rear legs 601 are symmetrical with respect to the plane of symmetry (P), as well as the two front legs 602 and exhibit curvature C601 and C602 respectively.
- the curvatures C602 of the front legs 602 are oriented substantially towards the front of the insert 6, that is to say in the direction of the nozzle 10. These two curvatures C602 are symmetrical to one another.
- the two rear tabs 601 located at the rear of the insert 6, that is to say opposite the nozzle 10, are also arranged symmetrically and their curvatures C601 are oriented substantially towards each other. and are substantially orthogonal to the plane of symmetry (P).
- Said at least two lugs 60 are connected to a peripheral shoulder 6b of said insert 6. They are included in a cylinder 71 and each have a curvature tangent to said cylinder 71 (Fig. 4b).
- the connecting element 70 is also included in said cylinder 71.
- the shoulder 6b of the insert 6 has a surface that is substantially horizontal and orthogonal to the axis X and is located on the periphery of the insert. It is bordered by an outer skirt 6c of the insert. Legs 60 are connected to shoulder 6b by connection points 60b.
- the front legs 602 and the rear legs 601 are connected to the peripheral shoulder 6b at connection points 602b and 601b respectively.
- the tabs 60, both the front tabs 602 and the rear tabs 601 are themselves located on the periphery of the insert.
- the lugs 60 are not located radially between the body 6a of the insert and any structure of the insert at the periphery, the lugs and therefore the whole of the insert are easy to unmold with a drawer mold and it it is not necessary to use a mold with pin crossings, more expensive and more complicated to develop.
- the distal ends 60a of the tabs 60 are connected, as previously described, to the connecting element 70.
- the point of connection 601b to the body 6b of the insert 6 and the distal end 601a of each rear tab 601 are vertical one of the other. In other words, the line joining these two points is parallel to the x axis (Figs.4b and 4c).
- the connection point 602b and the distal end 602a of each front leg 602 are not vertical to one another.
- the distal end 602b is offset by 30° with respect to the connection point 602a, the angle being measured with respect to the axis X. An angle comprised between 5° and 50°, more preferably comprised between 20° and 40° , is also possible.
- the front legs 602 are closer to the nozzle 10 than the rear legs 601 and consequently contribute more to the closure of the nozzle 10. It is thus important that the front legs 602 have a reliable, repeatable operation, which does not deteriorate. during repeated actuation and which suffers little from ageing. For this, it is advantageous that the front legs 602, when moving the pusher 5 from the high position P H to the low position P B , operate in a range of elastic deformation far from their limit of elasticity, beyond which they would deform irreversibly. Thus, it is advantageous to angularly offset the distal parts 602a and the connection points 602b of each front leg 602, in order to increase its length at rest and therefore the elastic limit of said front leg 602.
- the insert 6 is provided with at least one rear leg 601 and at least one front leg 602, closer of the nozzle 10 than said at least one rear leg 601, said at least one front leg 602 having a length at rest greater than said at least one rear leg 601.
- the front legs 602 have a greater stiffness constant than that of the rear legs 601. This characteristic can be obtained for example with a thickness of the front legs 602 greater than that of the rear legs 601. Thus, the stress exerted by the front legs 602 on the pusher 5 is greater than that exerted by the rear tabs 601. The resulting force couple causes the insert to tilt relative to the pusher in the direction indicated by an arrow on the , promoting the contact of the nozzle on the pusher 5, that is to say on the stop 54.
- the insert 6 is provided with at least one rear leg 601 and at least one front leg 602, closer of the nozzle 10 than said at least one rear leg 601, said at least one front leg 602 having a greater stiffness constant than said at least one rear leg 601.
- the insert 6 comprises an opening 64 receiving the nozzle 10, here radially.
- the opening 64 more precisely receives a nozzle connection portion 19 (visible on the ).
- It comprises fixing means 19a cooperating with fixing means 64a of the insert, which makes it possible to guarantee correct positioning of the nozzle 10.
- the insert 6 also comprises a chimney 63 of substantially cylindrical shape whose internal dimensions are adapted to those of an upper portion of the dispensing pump 3 in order to accommodate said upper portion of the pump.
- the chimney 63 is oriented along the axis of actuation of the dispensing head.
- the pusher 5 is provided with an opening 51 for the passage of the nozzle 10.
- a diameter of the opening 51 is such that in the high position P H of the pusher, a clearance J between the nozzle 10 and an upper edge 51a of the opening 51 (FIGS. 1a and 2a) is greater than the length of axial displacement of the pusher 5 between the high position P H and the low position P B .
- the end of the nozzle 10 is not subjected to any constraint and in particular the pusher 5 does not interfere with the opening of the slot 17 for dispensing the product.
- the upper surface 54a of the stop 54 extends radially projecting from the body 50 of the pusher 5 and axially in the direction of the nozzle 10.
- the upper surface 54a of the stop 54 in the vicinity of its peripheral radial end, is oriented towards the nozzle, that is to say upwards, so that the stress exerted by the upper surface 54a of the stop 54 is exerted in the vicinity of said slot 17 of the nozzle 10.
- the stress in order for the contact between the nozzle 10 and the abutment 54 to effectively close the slot 17 of the nozzle, it is preferable that the stress be precisely located at a point 55 on the side of the nozzle 10 where the slot 17 is located.
- angle that thus forms the upper surface 54a of the abutment 54 with an outer surface of the nozzle facing the abutment is between 2° and 6°, preferably 4°, in the high position P H of the pusher.
- the insert 6 and the pusher 5 comprise means 57, 58 for guiding the movement of the pusher 5 relative to the insert 6.
- the pusher 5 comprises ribs 57 for angular positioning of the insert 6. Said ribs extend from the inner lateral flanks of the pusher 5 and cooperate with grooves 58, oriented axially, provided at an outer face of the peripheral wall of said insert 6. Said ribs 57 and said grooves 58 allow the insert 6 to be guided relative to the pusher 5 during their relative axial movement.
- the insert 6 and the pusher 5 comprise means 52,62,72 for guiding the deformation of the tabs 60.
- the insert body 6a, the connecting element 70 and the pusher 5 comprise guide means 52, 62, 72 of the deformation of the lugs 60.
- the pusher 5 comprises a secondary rib 52 which extends along an inner face of the pusher 5 and cooperates with a secondary groove 72, oriented axially, provided at the level of an outer face of the connecting element 70 of said insert 6.
- the body 6a of the insert comprises an additional groove 62 in the axial extension of the secondary groove 72 of the connecting element.
- the secondary rib 52 of the pusher 5 cooperates with the additional groove 62, which allows guidance of the pusher 5 relative to the insert 6 and the cooperation between said secondary rib 52 and said secondary groove 72 of the connecting element 7 allows guiding of the connecting element 70 with respect to the pusher 5, that is to say guiding the deformation of the tabs 60.
- said connecting element (70) comprises guiding means (72). Said secondary rib 52 and said secondary groove 72 are located at the rear of the dispenser head 2, opposite the nozzle 10.
- the means for guiding the deformation of the legs 60 do not include the additional groove 62 carried by the body 6a of the insert 6 and only the secondary groove 72 and the secondary rib 72.
- the pusher 5 comprises an angular stop 53 preventing the insert 6 from tilting . occurrence of the upper surface 54a of the abutment 54, is prevented. Such a tilting of the insert 4 relative to the pusher 5 would lead to the pusher 5 not exerting sufficient stress on the nozzle 10 to ensure tight closure of the slot 17 of the nozzle, or even to the nozzle 10 loses contact with the surface 54a of the stop 54 when the pusher 5 is in the high position P H .
- the inner face of the upper wall 56 of the pusher is provided with a pin 53, as shown in Figures 1a, 1b and 5a to 5c.
- the insert 6 is provided on an upper face 65 with a slider 63, in which the pin 53 is guided, the cooperation of the slider 63 and the pin 53 guiding the pusher 5 during its movement relative to the insert 6 during the movement of the pusher.
- the slider 63 comprises a wall 64 along which the pin 53 slides when the pusher 5 moves.
- the deformation of the tabs 60 and the deactivation of the stress(es) exerted by said tabs is also due to the fact that their stiffness constant is selected appropriately with respect to a spring 35 of the pump 3
- the pump spring 35 has a stiffness constant chosen so that when the pusher 5 is actuated, the force exerted by the lugs 60 is less than the force exerted by the pump spring 35.
- the insert 6, via lugs 60 exert on the nozzle 10 a stress oriented downwards while the abutment 54 exerts a force exerted upwards, like a pinch.
- the pump spring 35 has an appropriate stiffness to retain its ability to compress and allow the actuation of the pump 3 in order to dispense the product, once the slot 17 is open.
- the insert 6 resumes its original configuration, which makes it possible to mechanically close the nozzle 10.
- the opening and closing of the nozzle 10, in particular of the slot 17, do not depend on the pressure exerted by the fluid but on the mechanical stresses exerted or not on the nozzle 10.
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| FR2112627A FR3129612B1 (fr) | 2021-11-29 | 2021-11-29 | Tete de distribution d’un produit fluide et flacon de produit fluide associe |
| PCT/EP2022/083203 WO2023094558A1 (fr) | 2021-11-29 | 2022-11-24 | Tete de distribution d'un produit fluide et flacon de produit fluide associe |
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