WO2004065910A2 - Indicateur de doses pour dispositif de distribution de produit fluide - Google Patents
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- G06M1/04—Design features of general application for driving the stage of lowest order
- G06M1/045—Design features of general application for driving the stage of lowest order for dial, pointer, or similar type indicating means
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- G06M—COUNTING MECHANISMS; COUNTING OF OBJECTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G06M1/00—Design features of general application
- G06M1/22—Design features of general application for visual indication of the result of count on counting mechanisms, e.g. by window with magnifying lens
- G06M1/24—Drums; Dials; Pointers
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- the present invention relates to a dose indicator, as well as a fluid dispenser device comprising such an indicator.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a dose indicator intended for a device for dispensing a fluid product, which does not reproduce the abovementioned drawbacks.
- the present invention aims to provide a dose indicator which is simple and inexpensive to manufacture and assemble, and which can in particular be applied to all existing fluid dispenser devices without involving a modification of the procedure assembly.
- the present invention also aims to provide a dose indicator which is small, regardless of the number of doses contained in the dispensing device.
- the present invention also aims to provide a dose indicator which forms a complete and separate unit, and which in particular comprises the means for actuating the indicator.
- the present invention also aims to provide a dose indicator which is easy to read for the user, and which can also be used by people with vision problems, and in particular by the blind.
- the present invention also aims to provide a dose indicator which avoids any risk of undercounting (not taking into account a distributed dose). More particularly, the present invention aims to provide a dose indicator which counts during the first part of the actuation stroke of the dispensing device with which it is associated.
- the present invention therefore relates to a dose indicator for a device for dispensing a fluid product, characterized in that it comprises a rotary counting wheel displaceable in rotation and a translational member displaceable in translation, said counting wheel comprising means of indications.
- said rotary counting wheel comprising a hollow profile cooperating with a projection of said translating member, the shape of said hollow profile being such that 'at least some rotations of said rotary counting wheel cause a translation of said translating member, modifying the position of said translating member relative to said counting wheel.
- said means of indication at least partially follow said hollow profile.
- the shape of said hollow profile is irregular so that the dose indication is progressive.
- said hollow profile is at least partially in the form of a spiral.
- said rotary counting wheel and said translating member are arranged in a cover comprising a viewing window cooperating with the viewing opening of the translating member.
- said rotary counting wheel is a thin disc having a toothing, said toothing cooperating with actuation means adapted to rotate said rotary disc.
- said actuating means comprise a drive element integral with a ring surrounding said toothing, said drive element coming to cooperate with said toothing each time a dose is dispensed.
- said ring includes non-return means, preventing said rotary disc from rotating in the opposite direction to that induced by said drive element.
- said actuating means comprise at least one flexible tab.
- said actuating means comprise a transmission element adapted to cooperate with said fluid dispenser device on each actuation of the latter, said transmission element cooperating with said drive element to rotate said rotary disc.
- said transmission element is a shoulder integral with said drive element, and cooperating with a part of the fluid dispenser device which is movable during actuation.
- the rotary counting wheel, the translating member, the actuating means and the cover form a unit, which can be assembled in a fluid dispenser device.
- the actuation means comprise a flexible tab comprising a first part of flexible tab and a second part of flexible tab more rigid than the first part of tab, the first part of tab supporting an actuating tooth adapted to cooperate with the toothing of said rotary counting wheel each time the device is actuated.
- said ring includes a stop adapted to cooperate with a locking element integral with said flexible tab to limit the rotation of said rotary counting wheel.
- the second, more rigid leg portion is adapted to bend from the moment when the blocking element is blocked by the stop means of the ring.
- the rotation of the rotary counting wheel is achieved by the first part of the actuating stroke of the fluid dispenser device, the bending of the second more rigid leg portion allowing said actuating stroke to continue. fluid dispenser device to its end despite the blocking of the blocking element by the stop means.
- said means of indication are numbers and / or symbols and / or colors.
- the present invention also relates to a fluid product dispensing device, comprising a product reservoir and a dispensing member, such as a pump or a valve, mounted on said reservoir, as well as a dose indicator as defined. above.
- the dose indicator is actuated by a part of the reservoir which is moved during actuation of the device, and which cooperates with a transmission element of said indicator.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic side view partially cut away of a fluid dispenser device comprising a dose indicator according to an advantageous embodiment of the present invention
- - Figure 2 is a front view, similar to that of figure 1
- FIG. 3 is an exploded view of a dose indicator according to an advantageous embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 4 is a view similar to that of Figure 3, taken from another angle of view
- - Figure 5 is a schematic rear view of the indicator of Figures 3 and 4,
- FIG. 6 is a schematic front view of the indicator of Figures 3 and 4.
- FIG. 7 is a partially cut diagrammatic view which represents the counter when there are 10 doses left
- FIG. 8 is a view similar to FIG. 7 which represents the counter when no dose remains
- FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the counting wheel of Figures 3 to 8
- - Figure 10 is a schematic view of a counting wheel according to an alternative embodiment of the invention.
- the dose indicator A of the present invention applies to all types of fluid dispensing devices. However, it applies more particularly to spraying devices, and advantageously to aerosol devices comprising a metering valve mounted on a container containing a product and a propellant gas.
- FIGs 1 and 2 schematically represent a dispensing device B to which the dose indicator A of the present invention is particularly suitable.
- This device comprises a body 50 and a reservoir 51 on which a metering valve 52 is assembled.
- the actuation of the device B being obtained by axial displacement of the reservoir 51 inside the body 50, this displacement causing compression of the pressure valve.
- the valve 52 which causes the expulsion of a dose of product through a buccal orifice 55.
- the present invention also applies to other types of dispensing devices, and in particular spraying devices of the type nasal, or devices comprising a pump in place and place of the valve.
- Figures 3 to 10 show a dose indicator A which can in particular be used with a fluid dispenser device B described above.
- This dose indicator comprises a rotary counting wheel 10, preferably produced in the form of a rotary disc, adapted to move in rotation around an axis of rotation substantially perpendicular to said disc 10.
- This rotary disc 10 is preferably thin and provided with a hollow profile 18, which can advantageously be produced by means of a rib.
- the disc 10 also advantageously comprises a toothing 19, preferably produced on its periphery, said toothing 19 being adapted to cooperate with actuation means which are adapted to rotate said disc 10, and which will be described more fully below.
- the counting disc or wheel 10 also comprises indication means 15, which can be numbers and / or symbols and / or colors, and which are intended to indicate the number of doses dispensed or remaining to be dispensed. These indication means 15 advantageously at least partially follow said hollow profile 18. Any combination of different indication means 15 can also be envisaged.
- the indicator A shown in the figures further comprises a translational member 20, adapted to move in translation.
- This translating member 20 comprises a projection 28, or any other equivalent means, which cooperates with said hollow profile 18 of the rotating disc 10.
- This translating member 20 is preferably produced in the form of a thin plate, and has a viewing opening. 25 intended to cooperate with the indication means 15 of the rotary disc 10.
- a rotation of the counting wheel 10 may cause the translational member 20 to translate.
- the profile 18 is produced so that the indication is progressive and not regular.
- the indicator in FIGS. 3 to 9 can have approximately 200 doses, the last 50 being displayed in intervals of 5 in the viewing opening 25 of the translational member 20.
- the hollow profile 18 is d 'first in a spiral, in the center of the disc 10, so that each rotation of said disc 10 causes a translation of said translating member 20.
- the profile 18 becomes cylindrical, so that the following rotations of the disc 10 no longer move the translational member 20.
- the indication numbers 18 are then displayed in the viewing opening 25 progressively actuation of the device.
- FIG. 10 shows an alternative embodiment, in which the indicator can count 120 doses, the progressive indication being made in intervals of 10 between the first and the 60 th dose, and in intervals of 5 thereafter.
- the counting route 10 and the translating member 20 are arranged in a cover 40, which is preferably also of thin structure, and which comprises a viewing window 45, cooperating with the viewing opening 25 of the member. translative 20 to allow the user to view the means of indication 15 of the counting route 10
- the actuation of the indicator A, and in particular the rotation of the rotary counting wheel 10 can advantageously be achieved by means actuation integrated in said indicator A.
- these actuation means may advantageously comprise a drive element 31 secured to a ring 30 which surrounds said toothing 19 of the rotary disc 10.
- This drive element 31 is adapted to cooperate with said toothing 19 each time a dose is dispensed, preferably by means of an actuating tooth 35.
- non-return means 36, 37 to prevent said rotary disc 10 from rotating in the opposite direction to that given to it by the drive element 31 during actuation.
- These non-return means may include a flexible tab 36 supporting a non-return tooth 37 cooperating with the toothing 19.
- the actuating means also advantageously comprise a transmission element 34 which is adapted to cooperate with the fluid dispenser device B, on each actuation of the latter, said transmission element 34 cooperating on the other hand with said element d drive 31 to rotate said rotary disc 10.
- said transmission element 34 is a shoulder integral with the drive element 31 and which cooperates with a part 54 of the fluid dispenser device B which is movable during actuation. In the example shown, it is the fixing ring 54 of the metering valve 52 on the reservoir 51.
- any part which moves during the actuation of the device B is adapted to cooperate with shoulder 34 to activate the dose indicator A.
- the actuation means may comprise at least one flexible tab 31 forming the drive element, this flexible tab 31 can be provided with two flexible parts 32 and 33 of different flexibility, the part 32 being more flexible than part 33.
- part 33 is wider than part 32.
- the flexible tab 31 supports said shoulder 34, and when the spraying device B is actuated, the fixing ring 54 of the reservoir causes first the more flexible part 32 of the arm 31 to bend parallel to the rotary disc 10, which causes the rotation of said disc 10 by means of the actuating tooth 35 which cooperates with the toothing 19.
- the flexible tab 31 advantageously comprises an element blocking 38 adapted to cooperate with a projecting stop 39 sofidary of the ring 30.
- the radial distance between the blocking element 38 and the stop 39 advantageously corresponds to a tooth of the has teeth 19.
- Stop 39 and the non-return means 36, 37 ensure that each dose is counted only once.
- the cover 40 includes guide means 41, such as rails or ribs, which cooperate with the translational member 20 to guide it in its movement in translation.
- guide means 41 such as rails or ribs, which cooperate with the translational member 20 to guide it in its movement in translation.
- the number of teeth on the toothing 19 and the shape of the hollow profile 18 of the counting wheel 10 therefore give the characteristics of the dose indicator, and in particular the number of doses that this indicator can count.
- a dose indicator suitable for counting approximately 200 doses has been shown, the last 50 being displayed numerically in intervals of 5 in the viewing opening 25 of the member. conveyance.
- the maximum number of doses and the display mode can be varied as desired by modifying the structure of the profile 18, the means of indication, or the number of teeth on the toothing 19.
- the present invention therefore makes it possible to produce dose indicators adapted to count any number of doses, without modifying the geometry or the size of said indicator.
- the dimensional structure of this indicator is particularly weak, in particular in the dimension of the thickness, and this indicator A can therefore very easily be integrated into the existing fluid product distribution devices B, as can be seen on Figures 1 and 2.
- the dose indicator of the present invention makes it possible to view in a simple, inexpensive and progressive manner the number of doses dispensed or the number of doses remaining to be dispensed in the device.
- the structure of the indicator is very thin, regardless of the number of doses that it must indicate, and it has no protruding part involving a modification of the device to which it is applied.
- the dose indicator A of the present invention is very easily applicable to all existing devices, without these having to be modified. The presence of the indicator A does not modify either the assembly process of the device B.
- the indicator can for example be placed in the device B through a opening provided for this purpose on the front part of the body 50 of the device.
- Another advantage of the present indicator is that the means for actuating the indicator are integrated therein, so that the indicator forms a separate and autonomous unit which can be pre-assembled, and easily integrated into any which fluid dispenser device.
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EP04703152A EP1590765B1 (fr) | 2003-01-20 | 2004-01-19 | Indicateur de doses pour dispositif de distribution de produit fluide |
JP2006500591A JP4538601B2 (ja) | 2003-01-20 | 2004-01-19 | 流体ディスペンサ装置用のドーズインジケータ |
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