WO1999029584A1 - Outlet device for fluid container - Google Patents

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WO1999029584A1
WO1999029584A1 PCT/FR1998/002575 FR9802575W WO9929584A1 WO 1999029584 A1 WO1999029584 A1 WO 1999029584A1 FR 9802575 W FR9802575 W FR 9802575W WO 9929584 A1 WO9929584 A1 WO 9929584A1
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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
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/52—Details
    • B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D75/5861—Spouts
    • B65D75/5872—Non-integral spouts
    • B65D75/5877—Non-integral spouts connected to a planar surface of the package wall
    • 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
    • B65D47/10—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having frangible closures

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  • the present invention relates to outlet devices for a fluid container with a sealed wall and an outlet orifice.
  • Fluid containers with sealed walls are generally intended to contain a fluid which is introduced through an outlet orifice which must then be closed temporarily or definitively by an outlet device.
  • known outlet devices comprise an annular neck, an inner lip of which is integral with the wall of the container or is adaptable in a sealed manner on said wall around the orifice of the container, and a plug which can be adapted to selectively close the neck.
  • Examples of such devices with an adaptable neck and with an adaptable and removable cap are described in the documents US 4 408 700 A, DE 91 15 539 U, EP 0 763 482 A, FR 1 480 668 A. These devices are reusable because it just remove the cap to refill them.
  • Document FR 1 227 841 A describes a separate cap which can be adapted by snapping into the neck of a bottle to prevent its re-use. This structure does not guarantee the interior cleanliness of the bottle until the filling step if it is postponed.
  • Such fluid containers have a wide variety of applications, and they are used in particular in the techniques of artificial insemination of animals.
  • the seed containers were previously in the form of rigid tubes. More recently, we tend to prefer containers with very flexible envelopes, which are better suited to follow the natural movements of aspiration of the animal during use.
  • the present invention aims to design a new outlet device structure for a fluid container making it possible to eliminate complex filling mechanics, allowing manual filling or automated filling with simple means. In addition, any screwing movement, which is a painful and long movement, is avoided.
  • the invention aims to design an outlet device structure making it possible to maintain the interior cleanliness of the container until the subsequent filling step. Also, as soon as manual filling is possible,
  • 1 invention aims to prohibit any subsequent filling operation after first use of the device, so that the device is for single use and guarantees the hygienic conditions of any use.
  • the invention aims to avoid any use of a tool for emptying the container during use, and makes it possible to take advantage of the flexibility of the wall of a flexible container, although the structure of the outlet device according to the The invention can also be applied to containers with rigid walls.
  • an outlet device for a fluid container with a sealed wall and an outlet orifice, comprises an annular neck with an inner lip adaptable around said orifice of the container and an adaptable cap for closing off. selectively the bottleneck; in addition :
  • the plug and the neck are shaped with a male engagement part and a female engagement part for engaging one into the other, after rupture of the intermediate annular rupture zone,
  • the cap comprises an outlet cannula having one end provided with a tearable lid.
  • the female engagement part comprises, starting from the intermediate annular rupture zone, a frustoconical zone of penetration with section progressively narrowed, then an enlargement zone forming a detent notch
  • the male engagement part comprises a detent rib shaped to engage in the detent notch at the end of the step for engaging the stopper and the neck.
  • the plug comprises the male engagement part
  • the neck comprises the female engagement part.
  • the outlet device can be produced in a single piece obtained by molding a plastic material, the molding can be carried out using a relatively simple and inexpensive mold.
  • the external surface of the neck is left accessible to hold the container during the step of introducing the stopper.
  • the quantity of material necessary for the production of the device is reduced for a given section of the container opening.
  • the invention provides a container with a flexible watertight wall, having an outlet orifice closed by an outlet device as defined above.
  • the invention also provides for the application of such a container to artificial insemination of animals.
  • FIG. 1 is a side view of an output device from fluid container according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 1 is a side view in longitudinal section of the output device of Figure 1;
  • - Figure 3 is a side view in longitudinal section of the outlet device of Figure 1 adapted to a flexible wall container, before filling;
  • - Figure 4 is a side view in longitudinal section of the outlet device of Figure 1 adapted to a flexible wall container, during one filling operation;
  • FIG. 5 is a side view in longitudinal section of the outlet device of Figure 1 adapted to a flexible wall container, in the closed position after filling;
  • FIG. 6 is a side view in longitudinal section of the outlet device of Figure 1 adapted to a flexible wall container, during one emptying step.
  • an outlet device 1 is intended to adapt to a fluid container 2 with a sealed wall 3 and outlet opening 4.
  • the outlet device 1 comprises an annular neck 5 having a fixed inner lip 6 adaptable around said outlet orifice 4 of the fluid container 2, and a plug 7 adaptable for selectively closing the neck 5.
  • the rupture zone 8 may, for example, have a reduced thickness of less than one tenth of a millimeter, so as to be tearable for example by manual application of a traction, a twist or an inclination between the plug 7 and the neck 5.
  • the plug 7 comprises a male part 9, while the neck 5 constitutes a female part 10.
  • the male part 9 of the plug 7 is shaped to engage in the female part 10 of the neck 5, after rupture of the rupture zone 8 intermediate ring.
  • the female engagement portion 10 comprises, starting from the intermediate annular rupture zone 8, a frustoconical penetration zone 11 with progressively narrowed section, then a sudden enlargement zone 12 forming a latching notch.
  • the male engagement part 9 comprises a latching rib 13 shaped to engage in the latching notch 12 at the end of the step of engaging the plug 7 in the neck 5.
  • the male engagement part 9 comprises an annular rib 14 intended to form a seal, coming to bear, in the engagement position, against a cylindrical surface 15 of the female engagement portion 10.
  • the annular rib 14 forming a seal is disposed in the vicinity of the proximal end 16 of the male part 9 of engagement of the plug 7, the snap rib 13 being disposed in the intermediate zone of the male part 9 for engaging the plug 7.
  • the distal end 17 of the male part 9 for engaging the plug 7 is connected to an axial outlet cannula 18 by a frustoconical connection part 19.
  • the distal end 17 of the male part 9 for engaging the plug 7 comprises a gripping flange 20, increasing the bearing surface for the introduction of the plug 7 into the neck 5.
  • the outlet cannula 18, provided with an internal channel 21, is closed by a tearable cap 22 placed at its free end.
  • the tearable lid 22 comprises fins, facilitating gripping for the opening. By twisting the fins, the tearable lid 22 breaks at its base 23 in which the wall is the thinnest.
  • the outlet device 1 as illustrated according to FIG. 2 can advantageously be produced by molding a high density polyethylene, using a relatively simple mold since the interior cavity of the outlet device 1 does not have any counter -bare.
  • the polyethylene can be easily welded or glued, along the inner lip 6 of the neck 5, to a flexible envelope forming the sealed wall 3 of the fluid container 2, as illustrated in FIG. 3, around the orifice of the container.
  • the user begins to break the intermediate annular rupture zone 8, to separate the plug 7 relative to the neck 5 which itself remains attached to the sealed wall 3 of the container.
  • fluid 2 like illustrated in FIG. 4.
  • the plug 7 is then moved aside as illustrated by arrow 24, while the user can introduce the fluid into the fluid container 2 as illustrated by arrow 25.
  • the user engages the plug 7 in the neck 5 by axial depression until engaging the snap rib 13 of the plug 7 in the enlargement zone 12 of the neck 5 to produce 1 'snap preventing the withdrawal of the plug 7.
  • the container is again hermetically sealed, the seal being ensured by the annular rib 14 forming a seal by bearing against the cylindrical surface 15 of the neck 5.
  • the fluid 26 enclosed in the fluid container 2, is stored away from one external atmosphere.
  • the user breaks the tear-off cap 22 of the outlet cannula 18, so that the fluid 26 can flow outwards through the internal channel 21 of the outlet cannula 18.
  • the user can press the flexible tight wall 3 of the fluid container 2, and can also take advantage of the possible suction produced on the fluid from the exterior of the outlet cannula 18.
  • outlet devices 1 separate from the fluid containers 2, which are welded to the fluid containers 2 at the appropriate time.
  • assemblies each formed by an outlet device 1 already welded to a fluid container 2 can be prepared in the factory as illustrated in FIG. 3, the assembly being empty or at least devoid of fluid inside.
  • the containers can be connected to each other in a strip or plate, to be separated during filling or during emptying.
  • Such containers can advantageously be applied to carry out artificial insemination of animals.
  • the fluid 26 is then seed, which is introduced manually or mechanized as shown in Figure 4, and which is then used as shown in Figure 6.
  • the present invention is not limited to the embodiments which have been explicitly described, but it includes the various thereof variants and generalizations contained in the field of claims below.

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Abstract

The invention concerns an outlet device (1) comprising a ring-shaped neck (5) whereof the inner lip (6) can be soldered around a container orifice, and a plug (7) maintained on the neck (5) by a sealed ring-shaped intermediate rupture zone (8). The plug (7) is shaped to be engaged in the neck (5) after the rupture zone has been broken, by snap-on means (12, 13) to ensure that the plug (7) is irreversibly fixed to the neck (5) after being engaged therein. The plug comprises an outlet tip (18) with tear seal (22). Said device is particularly applicable to semen containers for artificial insemination of animals.

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DISPOSITIF DE SORTIE POUR CONTENEUR DE FLUIDE DOMAINE TECHNIQUE DE L'INVENTION La présente invention concerne les dispositifs de sortie pour conteneur de fluide à paroi étanche et orifice de sortie. Les conteneurs de fluide à paroi étanche sont généralement destinés à contenir un fluide que l'on introduit par un orifice de sortie qu'il faut ensuite obturer de manière provisoire ou définitive par tin dispositif de sortie. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to outlet devices for a fluid container with a sealed wall and an outlet orifice. Fluid containers with sealed walls are generally intended to contain a fluid which is introduced through an outlet orifice which must then be closed temporarily or definitively by an outlet device.
En général, les dispositifs de sortie connus comprennent un goulot annulaire dont une lèvre intérieure est solidaire de la paroi du conteneur ou est adaptable de façon étanche sur ladite paroi autour de l'orifice du conteneur, et un bouchon adaptable pour obturer sélectivement le goulot. Des exemples de tels dispositifs à goulot adaptable et à bouchon adaptable et amovible sont décrits dans les documents US 4 408 700 A, DE 91 15 539 U, EP 0 763 482 A, FR 1 480 668 A. Ces dispositifs sont réutilisables, car il suffit d'ôter le bouchon pour les remplir à nouveau. Le document FR 1 227 841 A décrit un bouchon séparé et adaptable par encliquetage dans le goulot d'un flacon pour interdire sa réutilisation. Cette structure ne permet pas de garantir la propreté intérieure du flacon jusqu'à l'étape de remplissage si celle-ci est différée.In general, known outlet devices comprise an annular neck, an inner lip of which is integral with the wall of the container or is adaptable in a sealed manner on said wall around the orifice of the container, and a plug which can be adapted to selectively close the neck. Examples of such devices with an adaptable neck and with an adaptable and removable cap are described in the documents US 4 408 700 A, DE 91 15 539 U, EP 0 763 482 A, FR 1 480 668 A. These devices are reusable because it just remove the cap to refill them. Document FR 1 227 841 A describes a separate cap which can be adapted by snapping into the neck of a bottle to prevent its re-use. This structure does not guarantee the interior cleanliness of the bottle until the filling step if it is postponed.
De tels conteneurs de fluide connaissent des applications les plus diverses, et on les utilise notamment dans les techniques d'insémination artificielle des animaux. Dans ces dernières techniques, les conteneurs de semence étaient précédemment sous forme de tubes rigides. Plus récemment, on tend à leur préférer des conteneurs à enveloppe très souple, qui conviennent mieux pour suivre les mouvements naturels d'aspiration de l'animal lors de l'utilisation.Such fluid containers have a wide variety of applications, and they are used in particular in the techniques of artificial insemination of animals. In the latter techniques, the seed containers were previously in the form of rigid tubes. More recently, we tend to prefer containers with very flexible envelopes, which are better suited to follow the natural movements of aspiration of the animal during use.
Mais le remplissage des conteneurs souples nécessite une mécanisation lourde, complexe et onéreuse, telle que décrite par exemple dans le document FR 2 667 504 A. Il faut en effet tenir ouverte l'enveloppe, gérer l'interaction naturelle des enveloppes qui sont généralement liées les unes aux autres pendant le remplissage, adapter le dispositif de sortie sous forme d'un embout, sceller l'enveloppe pour assurer 1 ' étanchéité . Il en résulte que ces techniques à conteneurs souples ne sont envisageables que par des installations à grand volume et onéreuses, incompatibles avec la taille plus modeste de la plupart des exploitations d'élevage d'animaux. EXPOSE DE ' INVENTIONBut filling flexible containers requires heavy, complex and expensive mechanization, as described for example in document FR 2 667 504 A. It is indeed necessary to keep the envelope open, to manage the natural interaction of the envelopes which are generally linked to each other during filling, adapt the outlet device in the form of a nozzle, seal the envelope to ensure sealing. As a result, these flexible container techniques can only be envisaged by large-volume and expensive installations, incompatible with the more modest size of most animal breeding operations. STATEMENT OF THE INVENTION
La présente invention vise à concevoir une nouvelle structure de dispositif de sortie pour conteneur de fluide permettant d'éliminer les mécaniques complexes de remplissage, permettant le remplissage manuel ou le remplissage automatisé avec des moyens simples. En outre, on évite tout mouvement de vissage, qui est un mouvement pénible et long.The present invention aims to design a new outlet device structure for a fluid container making it possible to eliminate complex filling mechanics, allowing manual filling or automated filling with simple means. In addition, any screwing movement, which is a painful and long movement, is avoided.
Simultanément, l'invention vise à concevoir une structure de dispositif de sortie permettant de conserver la propreté intérieure du conteneur jusqu'à l'étape de remplissage ultérieure. Egalement, dès lors que le remplissage manuel est possible,Simultaneously, the invention aims to design an outlet device structure making it possible to maintain the interior cleanliness of the container until the subsequent filling step. Also, as soon as manual filling is possible,
1 ' invention vise à interdire toute opération ultérieure de remplissage après un premier usage du dispositif, de sorte que le dispositif est à usage unique et garantit les conditions d'hygiène de toute utilisation.1 invention aims to prohibit any subsequent filling operation after first use of the device, so that the device is for single use and guarantees the hygienic conditions of any use.
Egalement, l'invention vise à éviter tout usage d'outil pour le vidage du conteneur lors de l'utilisation, et permet de profiter de la souplesse de la paroi d'un conteneur souple, bien que la structure de dispositif de sortie selon l'invention puisse s'appliquer également à des conteneurs à paroi rigide.Also, the invention aims to avoid any use of a tool for emptying the container during use, and makes it possible to take advantage of the flexibility of the wall of a flexible container, although the structure of the outlet device according to the The invention can also be applied to containers with rigid walls.
Pour atteindre ces objets ainsi que d'autres, un dispositif de sortie selon l'invention, pour conteneur de fluide à paroi étanche et orifice de sortie, comprend un goulot annulaire à lèvre intérieure adaptable autour dudit orifice du conteneur et un bouchon adaptable pour obturer sélectivement le goulot ; en outre :To achieve these and other objects, an outlet device according to the invention, for a fluid container with a sealed wall and an outlet orifice, comprises an annular neck with an inner lip adaptable around said orifice of the container and an adaptable cap for closing off. selectively the bottleneck; in addition :
- le bouchon est retenu sur le goulot par une zone de rupture annulaire intermédiaire étanche,- the plug is retained on the neck by a sealed intermediate annular rupture zone,
- le bouchon et le goulot sont conformés avec une partie mâle d'engagement et une partie femelle d'engagement pour s'engager l'un dans l'autre, après rupture de la zone de rupture annulaire intermédiaire,- the plug and the neck are shaped with a male engagement part and a female engagement part for engaging one into the other, after rupture of the intermediate annular rupture zone,
- des moyens d'encliquetage assurent la fixation irréversible du bouchon au goulot après engagement,- snap-in means ensure the irreversible fixing of the plug to the neck after engagement,
- le bouchon comprend une canule de sortie ayant une extrémité munie d'un opercule déchirable.- The cap comprises an outlet cannula having one end provided with a tearable lid.
Selon un mode de réalisation particulier des moyens d'encliquetage : - la partie femelle d'engagement comprend, à partir de la zone de rupture annulaire intermédiaire, une zone tronconique de pénétration à section progressivement rétrécie, puis une zone d'élargissement formant cran d'encliquetage, la partie mâle d'engagement comprend une nervure d'encliquetage conformée pour s'engager dans le cran d'encliquetage en fin d'étape d'engagement du bouchon et du goulot.According to a particular embodiment of the latching means: - the female engagement part comprises, starting from the intermediate annular rupture zone, a frustoconical zone of penetration with section progressively narrowed, then an enlargement zone forming a detent notch, the male engagement part comprises a detent rib shaped to engage in the detent notch at the end of the step for engaging the stopper and the neck.
Une meilleure étanchéité peut être assurée en prévoyant, sur la partie mâle d'engagement, une nervure annulaire formant joint d' étanchéité et venant porter, en position d'engagement, contre une portée cylindrique de la partie femelle d'engagement. Selon une réalisation avantageuse, le bouchon comprend la partie mâle d'engagement, et le goulot comprend la partie femelle d'engagement. De cette manière, on peut réaliser le dispositif de sortie en une seule pièce obtenue par moulage d'une matière plastique, le moulage pouvant être réalisé à l'aide d'un moule relativement simple et peu onéreux. Egalement, par une telle structure, on laisse accessible la surface externe du goulot pour tenir le conteneur lors de 1 ' étape d'introduction du bouchon. En outre, on réduit la quantité de matière nécessaire pour la réalisation du dispositif, pour une section donnée de 1 ' ouverture du conteneur . L'invention prévoit un conteneur à paroi étanche souple, ayant un orifice de sortie obturé par un dispositif de sortie tel que défini ci- dessus .A better seal can be ensured by providing, on the male engagement part, an annular rib forming a seal and coming to bear, in the engagement position, against a cylindrical surface of the female engagement part. According to an advantageous embodiment, the plug comprises the male engagement part, and the neck comprises the female engagement part. In this way, the outlet device can be produced in a single piece obtained by molding a plastic material, the molding can be carried out using a relatively simple and inexpensive mold. Also, by such a structure, the external surface of the neck is left accessible to hold the container during the step of introducing the stopper. In addition, the quantity of material necessary for the production of the device is reduced for a given section of the container opening. The invention provides a container with a flexible watertight wall, having an outlet orifice closed by an outlet device as defined above.
L'invention prévoit également l'application d'un tel conteneur à l'insémination artificielle des animaux. DESCRIPTION SOMMAIRE DES DESSINSThe invention also provides for the application of such a container to artificial insemination of animals. SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
D'autres objets, caractéristiques et avantages de la présente invention ressortiront de la description suivante de modes de réalisation particuliers, faite en relation avec les figures jointes, parmi lesquelles: - la figure 1 est une vue de côté d'un dispositif de sortie de conteneur de fluide selon un mode de réalisation de la présente invention ;Other objects, characteristics and advantages of the present invention will emerge from the following description of particular embodiments, given in relation to the attached figures, among which: - Figure 1 is a side view of an output device from fluid container according to an embodiment of the present invention;
- la figure 2 est une vue de côté en coupe longitudinale du dispositif de sortie de la figure 1 ;- Figure 2 is a side view in longitudinal section of the output device of Figure 1;
- la figure 3 est une vue de côté en coupe longitudinale du dispositif de sortie de la figure 1 adapté à un conteneur à paroi souple, avant remplissage ; - la figure 4 est une vue de côté en coupe longitudinale du dispositif de sortie de la figure 1 adapté à un conteneur à paroi souple, pendant 1 ' opération de remplissage ;- Figure 3 is a side view in longitudinal section of the outlet device of Figure 1 adapted to a flexible wall container, before filling; - Figure 4 is a side view in longitudinal section of the outlet device of Figure 1 adapted to a flexible wall container, during one filling operation;
- la figure 5 est une vue de côté en coupe longitudinale du dispositif de sortie de la figure 1 adapté à un conteneur à paroi souple, en position fermée après remplissage ; et- Figure 5 is a side view in longitudinal section of the outlet device of Figure 1 adapted to a flexible wall container, in the closed position after filling; and
- la figure 6 est une vue de côté en coupe longitudinale du dispositif de sortie de la figure 1 adapté à un conteneur à paroi souple, lors de 1 ' étape de vidage . DESCRIPTION DES MODES DE REALISATION PREFERES- Figure 6 is a side view in longitudinal section of the outlet device of Figure 1 adapted to a flexible wall container, during one emptying step. DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Dans le mode de réalisation illustré sur les figures 1 à 3, un dispositif de sortie 1 selon 1 ' invention est destiné à s ' dapter sur un conteneur de fluide 2 à paroi 3 étanche et orifice de sortie 4.In the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3, an outlet device 1 according to the invention is intended to adapt to a fluid container 2 with a sealed wall 3 and outlet opening 4.
Le dispositif de sortie 1 comprend un goulot 5 annulaire ayant une lèvre intérieure 6 fixe adaptable autour dudit orifice de sortie 4 du conteneur de fluide 2, et un bouchon 7 adaptable pour obturer sélectivement le goulot 5.The outlet device 1 comprises an annular neck 5 having a fixed inner lip 6 adaptable around said outlet orifice 4 of the fluid container 2, and a plug 7 adaptable for selectively closing the neck 5.
Avant utilisation, comme illustré sur les figures 1 à 3, le bouchon 7 est retenu sur le goulot 5 par une zone de rupture 8 annulaire intermédiaire étanche. La zone de rupture 8 peut, par exemple, présenter une épaisseur réduite inférieure à un dixième de millimètre, de façon à être déchirable par exemple par application manuelle d'une traction, d'une torsion ou d'une inclinaison entre le bouchon 7 et le goulot 5.Before use, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3, the plug 7 is retained on the neck 5 by a sealed intermediate annular rupture zone 8. The rupture zone 8 may, for example, have a reduced thickness of less than one tenth of a millimeter, so as to be tearable for example by manual application of a traction, a twist or an inclination between the plug 7 and the neck 5.
Le bouchon 7 comprend une partie mâle 9, tandis que le goulot 5 constitue une partie femelle 10. La partie mâle 9 du bouchon 7 est conformée pour s ' engager dans la partie femelle 10 du goulot 5 , après rupture de la zone de rupture 8 annulaire intermédiaire.The plug 7 comprises a male part 9, while the neck 5 constitutes a female part 10. The male part 9 of the plug 7 is shaped to engage in the female part 10 of the neck 5, after rupture of the rupture zone 8 intermediate ring.
De préférence, pour faciliter l'engagement, la partie femelle 10 d'engagement comprend, à partir de la zone de rupture 8 annulaire intermédiaire, une zone tronconique de pénétration 11 à section progressivement rétrécie, puis une zone d'élargissement 12 brusque formant un cran d'encliquetage. La partie mâle 9 d'engagement comprend une nervure d'encliquetage 13 conformée pour s'engager dans le cran d'encliquetage 12 en fin d'étape d'engagement du bouchon 7 dans le goulot 5. Egalement, dans le mode de réalisation représenté, la partie mâle 9 d'engagement comprend une nervure annulaire 14 destinée à former un joint d' étanchéité, en venant porter, en position d'engagement, contre une portée cylindrique 15 de la partie femelle 10 d'engagement.Preferably, to facilitate engagement, the female engagement portion 10 comprises, starting from the intermediate annular rupture zone 8, a frustoconical penetration zone 11 with progressively narrowed section, then a sudden enlargement zone 12 forming a latching notch. The male engagement part 9 comprises a latching rib 13 shaped to engage in the latching notch 12 at the end of the step of engaging the plug 7 in the neck 5. Also, in the embodiment shown , the male engagement part 9 comprises an annular rib 14 intended to form a seal, coming to bear, in the engagement position, against a cylindrical surface 15 of the female engagement portion 10.
Dans le mode de réalisation avantageux illustré sur les figures, la nervure annulaire 14 formant joint d' étanchéité est disposée au voisinage de l'extrémité proximale 16 de la partie mâle 9 d'engagement du bouchon 7, la nervure d'encliquetage 13 étant disposée en zone intermédiaire de la partie mâle 9 d'engagement du bouchon 7. L'extrémité distale 17 de la partie mâle 9 d'engagement du bouchon 7 se raccorde à une canule de sortie 18 axiale par une partie tronconique de raccordement 19. De préférence, l'extrémité distale 17 de la partie mâle 9 d'engagement du bouchon 7 comporte une collerette de préhension 20, augmentant la surface d'appui pour l'introduction du bouchon 7 dans le goulot 5.In the advantageous embodiment illustrated in the figures, the annular rib 14 forming a seal is disposed in the vicinity of the proximal end 16 of the male part 9 of engagement of the plug 7, the snap rib 13 being disposed in the intermediate zone of the male part 9 for engaging the plug 7. The distal end 17 of the male part 9 for engaging the plug 7 is connected to an axial outlet cannula 18 by a frustoconical connection part 19. Preferably , the distal end 17 of the male part 9 for engaging the plug 7 comprises a gripping flange 20, increasing the bearing surface for the introduction of the plug 7 into the neck 5.
La canule de sortie 18, munie d'un canal intérieur 21, est obturée par un opercule déchirable 22 placé à son extrémité libre.The outlet cannula 18, provided with an internal channel 21, is closed by a tearable cap 22 placed at its free end.
De préférence, comme illustré sur la figure 1, l'opercule déchirable 22 comprend des ailettes, facilitant la préhension pour l'ouverture. Par torsion des ailettes, l'opercule déchirable 22 se brise au niveau de sa base 23 dans laquelle la paroi est la plus mince. Le dispositif de sortie 1 tel qu'illustré selon la figure 2 peut être avantageusement réalisé par moulage d'un polyéthylène haute densité, à l'aide d'un moule relativement simple car la cavité intérieure du dispositif de sortie 1 ne comporte pas de contre-dépouille. Le polyéthylène peut être aisément soudé ou collé, selon la lèvre intérieure 6 du goulot 5, à une enveloppe souple formant la paroi étanche 3 du conteneur de fluide 2, comme illustré sur la figure 3, autour de l'orifice du conteneur.Preferably, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the tearable lid 22 comprises fins, facilitating gripping for the opening. By twisting the fins, the tearable lid 22 breaks at its base 23 in which the wall is the thinnest. The outlet device 1 as illustrated according to FIG. 2 can advantageously be produced by molding a high density polyethylene, using a relatively simple mold since the interior cavity of the outlet device 1 does not have any counter -bare. The polyethylene can be easily welded or glued, along the inner lip 6 of the neck 5, to a flexible envelope forming the sealed wall 3 of the fluid container 2, as illustrated in FIG. 3, around the orifice of the container.
Dans la disposition illustrée sur la figure 3 , après soudure ou collage, l'ensemble formé par le conteneur de fluide 2 et le dispositif de sortie 1 est étanche, de sorte que l'atmosphère intérieure est protégée et l'intérieur du dispositif reste propre jusqu'à l'utilisation, sans qu'il y ait à prendre de précaution particulière lors du stockage avant utilisation.In the arrangement illustrated in FIG. 3, after welding or bonding, the assembly formed by the fluid container 2 and the outlet device 1 is sealed, so that the interior atmosphere is protected and the interior of the device remains clean until use, without taking any special precautions during storage before use.
A l'issue du stockage, pour utiliser le dispositif, l'utilisateur commence à rompre la zone de rupture 8 annulaire intermédiaire, pour séparer le bouchon 7 par rapport au goulot 5 qui lui- même reste attaché à la paroi étanche 3 du conteneur de fluide 2 comme illustré sur la figure 4. Le bouchon 7 est alors écarté comme illustré par la flèche 24, tandis que l'utilisateur peut introduire le fluide dans le conteneur de fluide 2 comme illustré par la flèche 25.At the end of storage, to use the device, the user begins to break the intermediate annular rupture zone 8, to separate the plug 7 relative to the neck 5 which itself remains attached to the sealed wall 3 of the container. fluid 2 like illustrated in FIG. 4. The plug 7 is then moved aside as illustrated by arrow 24, while the user can introduce the fluid into the fluid container 2 as illustrated by arrow 25.
Après remplissage, comme illustré sur la figure 5, l'utilisateur engage le bouchon 7 dans le goulot 5 par enfoncement axial jusqu'à engager la nervure d'encliquetage 13 du bouchon 7 dans la zone d'élargissement 12 du goulot 5 pour produire 1 ' encliquetage interdisant le retrait du bouchon 7. Dans cette position, le conteneur est à nouveau obturé hermétiquement, 1' étanchéité étant assurée par la nervure annulaire 14 formant joint d' étanchéité en portant contre la portée cylindrique 15 du goulot 5. Le fluide 26, enfermé dans le conteneur de fluide 2, est conservé à l'abri de 1 ' atmosphère extérieure .After filling, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the user engages the plug 7 in the neck 5 by axial depression until engaging the snap rib 13 of the plug 7 in the enlargement zone 12 of the neck 5 to produce 1 'snap preventing the withdrawal of the plug 7. In this position, the container is again hermetically sealed, the seal being ensured by the annular rib 14 forming a seal by bearing against the cylindrical surface 15 of the neck 5. The fluid 26 , enclosed in the fluid container 2, is stored away from one external atmosphere.
Pour l'utilisation du fluide 26, comme illustré sur la figure 6, l'utilisateur rompt l'opercule déchirable 22 de la canule de sortie 18, de sorte que le fluide 26 peut s'écouler vers l'extérieur par le canal intérieur 21 de la canule de sortie 18. Pour provoquer cet écoulement du fluide 26, l'utilisateur peut presser la paroi étanche 3 souple du conteneur de fluide 2 , et peut également profiter de 1 ' aspiration éventuelle produite sur le fluide depuis 1 ' extérieur de la canule de sortie 18.For the use of the fluid 26, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the user breaks the tear-off cap 22 of the outlet cannula 18, so that the fluid 26 can flow outwards through the internal channel 21 of the outlet cannula 18. To cause this flow of the fluid 26, the user can press the flexible tight wall 3 of the fluid container 2, and can also take advantage of the possible suction produced on the fluid from the exterior of the outlet cannula 18.
En pratique, on peut disposer de dispositifs de sortie 1 séparés des conteneurs de fluide 2 , que 1 ' on vient souder sur les conteneurs de fluide 2 au moment opportun.In practice, it is possible to have outlet devices 1 separate from the fluid containers 2, which are welded to the fluid containers 2 at the appropriate time.
En alternative, on peut préparer en usine des ensembles formés chacun par un dispositif de sortie 1 déjà soudé sur un conteneur de fluide 2 comme illustré sur la figure 3 , 1 ' ensemble étant vide ou tout au moins dépourvu de fluide à l'intérieur. Les conteneurs peuvent être reliés les uns aux autres en bande ou en plaque, pour être séparés lors du remplissage ou lors du vidage. De tels conteneurs peuvent avantageusement être appliqués pour réaliser l'insémination artificielle des animaux. Pour cela, le fluide 26 est alors de la semence, que l'on introduit de façon manuelle ou mécanisée comme indiqué sur la figure 4, et que l'on utilise ensuite comme indiqué sur la figure 6. La présente invention n'est pas limitée aux modes de réalisation qui ont été explicitement décrits, mais elle en inclut les diverses variantes et généralisations contenues dans le domaine des revendications ci-après . As an alternative, assemblies each formed by an outlet device 1 already welded to a fluid container 2 can be prepared in the factory as illustrated in FIG. 3, the assembly being empty or at least devoid of fluid inside. The containers can be connected to each other in a strip or plate, to be separated during filling or during emptying. Such containers can advantageously be applied to carry out artificial insemination of animals. For this, the fluid 26 is then seed, which is introduced manually or mechanized as shown in Figure 4, and which is then used as shown in Figure 6. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments which have been explicitly described, but it includes the various thereof variants and generalizations contained in the field of claims below.

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REVENDICATIONS
1 - Dispositif de sortie (1) pour conteneur de fluide 1 - Outlet device (1) for fluid container
(2) à paroi étanche (2) watertight wall
(3) et orifice de sortie (3) and outlet port
(4) , le dispositif de sortie (1) comprenant un goulot (4), the outlet device (1) comprising a neck
(5) annulaire à lèvre intérieure (5) inner lip annular
(6) adaptable autour dudit orifice de sortie (4) du conteneur de fluide (2) et un bouchon (7) adaptable pour obturer sélectivement le goulot (5) , caractérisé en ce que :(6) adaptable around said outlet orifice (4) of the fluid container (2) and a plug (7) adaptable to selectively close the neck (5), characterized in that:
- le bouchon - cap
(7) est retenu sur le goulot (5) par une zone de rupture (7) is retained on the neck (5) by a rupture zone
(8) annulaire intermédiaire étanche, - le bouchon (7) et le goulot (5) sont conformés avec une partie mâle (8) waterproof intermediate annular, - the cap (7) and the neck (5) are shaped with a male part
(9) d'engagement et une partie femelle (10) d'engagement pour s'engager l'un dans l'autre, après rupture de la zone de rupture (8) annulaire intermédiaire,(9) of engagement and a female engagement part (10) to engage one in the other, after rupture of the intermediate annular rupture zone (8),
- des moyens d'encliquetage (12, 13) assurent la fixation irréversible du bouchon (7) au goulot (5) après engagement,- latching means (12, 13) ensure irreversible fixing of the cap (7) to the neck (5) after engagement,
- le bouchon (7) comprend une canule de sortie (18) ayant une extrémité munie d'un opercule déchirable (22) .- the cap (7) comprises an outlet cannula (18) having one end provided with a tearable cover (22).
2 - Dispositif de sortie selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que : - la partie femelle 2 - Output device according to claim 1, characterized in that: - the female part
(10) d'engagement comprend, à partir de la zone de rupture (8) annulaire intermédiaire, une zone tronconique de pénétration(10) of engagement comprises, from the intermediate annular rupture zone (8), a frustoconical penetration zone
(11) à section progressivement rétrécie, puis une zone d'élargissement(11) with a progressively narrowed section, then a widening zone
(12) formant cran d'encliquetage,(12) forming a latching notch,
- la partie mâle (9) d'engagement comprend une nervure d'encliquetage (13) conformée pour s'engager dans le cran d'encliquetage (12) en fin d'étape d'engagement du bouchon (7) et du goulot (5) .- the male engagement part (9) comprises a latching rib (13) shaped to engage in the latching notch (12) at the end of the stage of engagement of the cap (7) and the neck ( 5).
3 - Dispositif de sortie selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que la partie mâle (9) d'engagement comprend une nervure annulaire (14) formant joint d' étanchéité et venant porter, en position d'engagement, contre une portée cylindrique (15) de la partie femelle (10) d ' engagement .3 - Output device according to claim 2, characterized in that the male engagement part (9) comprises an annular rib (14) forming a seal and coming to bear, in the engagement position, against a cylindrical surface ( 15) of the female engagement part (10).
4 - Dispositif de sortie selon l'une des revendications 2 ou 3, caractérisé en ce que le bouchon (7) comprend la partie mâle (9) d'engagement, et le goulot (5) comprend la partie femelle (10) d' engagement .4 - Exit device according to one of claims 2 or 3, characterized in that the plug (7) comprises the male engagement part (9), and the neck (5) comprises the female part (10) of commitment .
5 - Dispositif de sortie selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que la nervure annulaire (14) formant joint d1 étanchéité est disposée au voisinage de l'extrémité proximale (16) de la partie mâle (9) d'engagement du bouchon (7) , la nervure d'encliquetage (13) étant disposée en zone intermédiaire de la partie mâle (9) d'engagement du bouchon (7) .5 - Output device according to claim 4, characterized in that the annular rib (14) forming a seal is arranged in the vicinity of the proximal end (16) of the male part (9) for engaging the plug (7), the latching rib (13) being arranged in the intermediate zone of the male part (9) for engagement of the cap (7).
6 - Dispositif de sortie selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que l'extrémité distale (17) de la partie mâle (9) d'engagement du bouchon (7) se raccorde à la canule de sortie (18) par une partie tronconique de raccordement (19) .6 - Exit device according to claim 5, characterized in that the distal end (17) of the male part (9) for engaging the plug (7) is connected to the exit cannula (18) by a frustoconical part connection (19).
7 - Dispositif de sortie selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que la canule de sortie (18) est munie d'un opercule (22) à ailettes.7 - Exit device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the exit cannula (18) is provided with a cover (22) with fins.
8 - Dispositif de sortie selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce qu'il est réalisé par moulage d'un polyéthylène haute densité, autorisant la soudure de la lèvre intérieure8 - Exit device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that it is made by molding a high density polyethylene, allowing the welding of the inner lip
(6) du goulot (5) à une enveloppe étanche (3) souple de conteneur de fluide (2) autour de l'orifice de sortie (4) .(6) from the neck (5) to a flexible waterproof envelope (3) of fluid container (2) around the outlet orifice (4).
9 - Conteneur de fluide (2) à paroi étanche (3) souple, ayant un orifice de sortie (4) obturé par un dispositif de sortie (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8.9 - Fluid container (2) with flexible sealed wall (3), having an outlet orifice (4) closed by an outlet device (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 8.
10 - Application d'un conteneur de fluide (2) selon la revendication 9 à l'insémination artificielle des animaux. 10 - Application of a fluid container (2) according to claim 9 to the artificial insemination of animals.
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