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• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
  • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
  • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
  • B05B11/0005—Components or details
  • B05B11/0037—Containers
  • B05B11/0056—Containers with an additional opening for filling or refilling
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
  • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
  • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
  • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
  • B05B11/02—Membranes or pistons acting on the contents inside the container, e.g. follower pistons
  • B05B11/028—Pistons separating the content remaining in the container from the atmospheric air to compensate underpressure inside the container
  • B05B11/029—Pistons separating the content remaining in the container from the atmospheric air to compensate underpressure inside the container located on top of the remaining content
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
  • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
  • B05B9/00—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour
  • B05B9/03—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material
  • B05B9/04—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material with pressurised or compressible container; with pump
  • B05B9/08—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. of knapsack type
  • B05B9/0805—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. of knapsack type comprising a pressurised or compressible container for liquid or other fluent material
  • B05B9/0838—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. of knapsack type comprising a pressurised or compressible container for liquid or other fluent material supply being effected by follower in container, e.g. membrane or floating piston, or by deformation of container
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
  • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
  • B05B9/00—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour
  • B05B9/03—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material
  • B05B9/04—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material with pressurised or compressible container; with pump
  • B05B9/08—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. of knapsack type
  • B05B9/085—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. of knapsack type with a liquid pump
  • B05B9/0877—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. of knapsack type with a liquid pump the pump being of pressure-accumulation type or being connected to a pressure accumulation chamber
  • B05B9/0883—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. of knapsack type with a liquid pump the pump being of pressure-accumulation type or being connected to a pressure accumulation chamber having a discharge device fixed to the container
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
  • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
  • B05B15/00—Details of spraying plant or spraying apparatus not otherwise provided for; Accessories
  • B05B15/30—Dip tubes

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a refillable fluid product dispenser comprising a dispensing head comprising a dispensing member (pump or valve for example), a variable volume reservoir and a filling valve connected to the reservoir.
• a dispensing head comprising a dispensing member (pump or valve for example), a variable volume reservoir and a filling valve connected to the reservoir.
• the preferred field of application of the present invention is that of perfumery, cosmetics or even pharmacy.
• This type of refillable dispenser is often referred to as a "nomadic" distributor. It generally has a low capacity tank of the order of 10 ml at most.
• document EP1588775 describes a refillable dispenser comprising a pump, a fixed barrel, and a sliding member comprising a movable piston able to slide in the fixed barrel to vary the volume of the tank and a check valve. filling mounted on the movable piston to fill the reservoir with fluid product.
• This refillable dispenser is adapted to be mounted on a source bottle which comprises a connecting rod adapted to come into engagement with the movable member so as to force the filling valve to the open state.
• the movable piston When the reservoir of the refillable dispenser is empty, the movable piston is placed near the pump and its downward movement by pulling on the connection rod of the source bottle, creates a depression inside the reservoir, so that Fluid product from the source flask is sucked into the tank through the forced fill valve in the open state.
• the connecting rod When the movable piston abuts against the lower end of the fixed barrel, the connecting rod is detached from the sliding member so that the filling valve can return to its closed rest position.
• the reservoir of the refillable dispenser is then refilled with fluid, and the user can use it by simply pressing the pusher of the pump, in a very traditional way.
• the refillable dispenser of the EP1588775 document is refillable by traction, that is to say by entering the distributor rechargeable and pulling it upward away from the source bottle, and finally detaching it.
• the gestures necessary for reloading this dispenser are not intuitive or obvious.
• it is necessary to keep the nomadic flask resting on the pump of the source flask in order to keep the top flap of the pump of the source flask open. This antagonistic gesture maintaining support towards the source bottle and stretching of the syringe upward is not ergonomic and can lead to degrade the process of filling the nomad.
• refillable dispenser of this document is that it is possible to use the refillable dispenser while it is mounted on the source bottle, because of the direct connection between the pump and the stem connection without passing through the reservoir of the refillable dispenser.
• the present invention aims to define a refillable dispenser whose gesture for reloading is simpler, more intuitive or more obvious to an uninformed user.
• Another object of the present invention is to refill the refillable dispenser with a standard source bottle equipped with a conventional valve stem, unlike the source bottle of EP1588775.
• Yet another object of the present invention is to seek a variable volume reservoir architecture that generates or imposes a different manipulation gesture.
• the dispensing member is provided with a dip tube which passes through the reservoir, a sliding member comprising a movable piston sliding in sealed contact around the dip tube so as to vary the volume of the reservoir.
• the sliding member being movable between a recessed position in which the sliding member is located near the body of distribution and an extended position in which the sliding member is remote from the dispensing member, the tank defining a maximum volume in the depressed position and a minimum volume in the extended position, so that the volume of the reservoir increases when the sliding member is pressed around the plunger tube towards the dispensing member, the plunger tube being provided with a fixed piston which slides in sealing contact in a mobile shaft formed by the sliding member, the movable piston sliding around the plunger tube between the dispensing member and the fixed piston, the reservoir being delimited axially between the movable piston and the fixed piston and radially between the dip tube and the mobile drum.
• the tank is filled by pressing the dispenser against the source bottle, and not by pulling on the dispenser as is the case in EP1588775.
• the reservoir is empty or virtually empty when the two pistons are close to the maximum and full or almost full when they are at the maximum distance. It can also be said that the tank is full or substantially full, when the movable piston is as close as possible to the dispensing member. It can also be said that the reservoir is empty when the sliding member is extended to the maximum. It then suffices for the user to position the filling valve on the valve stem of a source bottle and to press on it until the sliding member reaches its abutment in a depressed position close to the dispensing member. .
• the plunger tube is permanently secured to the dispensing member and the filling valve is permanently secured to the sliding member.
• the filling valve communicates with the reservoir through an intermediate chamber of variable volume inversely to that of the reservoir.
• the dispensing tank fills when the intermediate chamber empties.
• the volume of the distribution tank is larger than that of the intermediate chamber.
• the intermediate chamber can communicate with the reservoir through at least one fixed channel which is integral with the dip tube.
• a fixed sleeve is engaged around the dip tube so as to define between them said at least one fixed channel, this fixed sleeve defining a free bottom end forming a sealing lip which is engaged with a watertight sliding a movable tubular integral with the sliding member, thus defining the intermediate chamber, the fixed piston being advantageously formed by the fixed sleeve.
• the movable piston is formed at one end of the mobile drum and the filling valve is mounted at the other end of the mobile drum.
• the filling valve comprises a valve support engaged in the mobile drum and forming a movable tube in which is engaged a sealing lip, thus together defining an intermediate reservoir through which the filling valve communicates. with the tank.
• the dispenser further comprises a holster integral with the dip tube and in which the sliding member is movable by leaktight sliding around the dip tube.
• the case defines an open bottom end through which the sliding member protrudes in the extended position, the sliding member being advantageously provided with a tank fill status indication marking.
• the case is provided with a cover which closes the open bottom end, this cover advantageously forming a reading window revealing a marking indicating the filling status of the tank affixed on the sliding organ.
• the sliding member is biased elastically towards the extended position by a spring.
• This spring can for example act between the filling valve and the fixed sleeve.
• the rechargeable fluid dispenser comprises a dispensing head incorporating a dispensing member with a dip tube,
• a sliding member forming a mobile drum and a movable piston
• a filling valve comprising a valve support forming a mobile pipe
• the fixed sleeve is fixedly engaged around the plunger tube, creating between them at least one fixed channel, the fixed piston being slidably engaged in the mobile shaft,
• valve support is fixedly engaged in the mobile drum, with its movable tubing engaged around the sealing lip.
• the spirit of the present invention resides in reconfiguring the reservoir so that its filling is effected with a displacement of the sliding member which is the opposite of that for a traditional syringe, where it is necessary to draw on the piston to fill the tank.
• the passage of the reservoir through the dip tube, the engagement of the sliding member around the dip tube, the implementation of a fixed sleeve to form the channels and / or the fixed piston, the formation of an intermediate chamber, the elastic return of the sliding member to the extended position, the use of a hood advantageously perforated to see through the fill level graduations of the tank are characteristics of the invention which can be implemented individually or in combination.
• FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view through a refillable dispenser according to the invention with its solid reservoir
• FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the dispenser of FIG. 1,
• FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 1 with the tank half empty
• FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 1 with the reservoir in the empty state
• FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 1 with the distributor connected to a source bottle which has already half filled the tank, and
• Figure 6 is an enlarged life of Detail A of Figure 5.
• the refillable dispenser includes a dispensing head T and a container that are associated to form the dispenser together.
• the dispensing head T can be a dispensing head quite conventional with a dispensing member D, such as a pump, a valve or a dispensing valve.
• a dispensing member D such as a pump, a valve or a dispensing valve.
• a pump or a valve it comprises a body defining a fluid product inlet in the form of an axial inlet manifold E.
• the pump or valve also comprises an actuating rod (not shown ) on which is mounted a pushbutton B. By pressing the pushbutton B, fluid is pressurized in a chamber defined inside the body.
• the push-button B may define a dispensing orifice through which the fluid product discharged from the chamber is dispensed in spray, jet or droplet form.
• a fixing member F which holds the body fixedly and which clings to a collar or an opening of the container.
• a removable cap C may optionally cover the dispensing member D and the push button B.
• the container on which the dispensing head T is mounted has a particular shape which should not be considered as limiting in its structure.
• the term "container” should be considered as the complete low subassembly which cooperates with the upper subset formed by the dispensing head T.
• the container incorporates a fluid reservoir R and other functional organs, as will be seen here. -after.
• the container forms a dip tube 23 to which the inlet E of the dispensing member D of the dispensing head T is connected. Without departing from the scope of the invention, it is all makes it possible to integrate the dip tube 23 to the dispensing head T and not to the container.
• the container comprises a plurality of component parts, namely a case 1, an insert 2, a sliding member 3, a fixed sleeve 4, a spring 5, a valve support 6, a filling valve 7 and optionally a cover 8. parts should not be considered essential and fixed in their structure.
• the case 1 comprises an outer envelope January 1 which can have any geometric shape, such as circular cylindrical, as is the case in the figures.
• the case 1 also comprises a reentrant shoulder 12 at its upper end and an inner hooking profile 18 at its lower end.
• the outer envelope 1 1 is normally visible from the outside and intended to be grasped by the user so as to press the push button B with his index finger.
• the insert 2 comprises an annular plate 21 which protrudes radially outwards. It can be seen that this plate 21 is placed just below the reentrant shoulder 12 of the case 1 1 in FIG. A collar 22 extends towards the top from the plate 21: it preferably has a hooking profile adapted to cooperate with the fixing ring F of the dispensing head T.
• the insert 2 also forms the dip tube 23 which extends downwards .
• This dip tube 23 comprises an upper section 24 and a lower section 25 of reduced diameter.
• the outer wall of the upper section 24 is preferably circular cylindrical. At its lower free end, the lower section 25 forms a plurality of ratchet teeth 26 whose function will be given below.
• the outer wall of the lower section 25 may be perfectly cylindrical circular, or formed with vertical ribs, defining between them recessed grooves.
• a shoulder oriented downwards.
• a dip tube connected to the inlet E through the insert 2 provided with a tube, no longer a plunger, but capable of receiving inside the plunger tube the distribution member D.
• the sliding member 3 is a movable piece relative to the case 1 and the insert 2.
• This sliding member 3 comprises a movable shaft 31 of cylindrical shape, preferably circular.
• the sliding member 3 comprises a radial flange 34 which ends internally by a movable piston 35 which comes into sealing contact with the outer wall of the dip tube 23, at its upper section. lower end, the movable shaft 31 internally forms a fastening profile whose function will be given below.
• the sliding member 31 is preferably made in one piece with one or more plastic material (s) different (s).
• the mobile piston 35 is made of a more flexible material than the mobile shaft 31.
• the outer wall of the mobile shaft 31 is provided with a legible marking giving an indication of the state of filling of the tank R.
• the fixed sleeve 4 is fixedly engaged around the lower section 25 of the plunger tube 23. More specifically, this fixed sleeve 4 comprises a sheath 41 which is frictionally engaged around the lower section 25.
• the inner wall of this sheath 41 may be perfectly cylindrical, or formed with radial ribs defining between them hollow grooves. Be that as it may, one or more channels 43 are formed between the sheath
• these channels 43 extend over the entire height of the sheath 41 so as to open on both sides.
• the fixed sleeve 4 also forms a ring 44 which extends radially outwardly to form on its outer periphery a fixed piston 45 which is in sliding sealing contact with the mobile shaft 31 of the sliding member 3.
• the detent heads 26 can engage below the ribs formed inside the sheath 41. It may also be noted that the free end of the sheath 41 forms a sealing lip
• a reservoir R is thus formed inside the container. More specifically, this reservoir R is defined axially between the flange 34 (with its movable piston 35) and the ring 44 (with its fixed piston 45) and radially between the movable shaft 31 and the outer wall of the upper section 24 of the dip tube 23. It is easily understood that the volume of the reservoir is variable, since the sliding member 3 can move inside the case 1 with its movable piston 35 in sealing contact around the dip tube 23. Simultaneously , the mobile shaft 31 moves relative to the fixed piston 45 of the sleeve 4.
• the valve support 6 comprises a fixing sleeve 61 which is forcibly engaged inside the mobile shaft 31 of the sliding member 3. This sleeve 61 cooperates with the attachment profile 33 to ensure its retention in place.
• the valve support 6 also forms a receiving housing 62 for the filling valve 7 which may be of quite different design. classic. It can be a valve with mechanical opening or a hydraulic opening valve. Its fine design is not critical for the present invention.
• the valve support 6 also forms a movable tubing 63 which is engaged around the sheath 41 which forms at its lower end the sealing lip 42. Thus, an intermediate chamber I is formed inside the movable tubing 63 at the end. above the inlet of the dip tube 23.
• the spring 5 is engaged around the movable tubing 63 while being supported on the one hand against the crown 44 and on the other hand against the valve support 6.
• the action of the spring 5 has the effect of urging the flange 34 (with its movable piston 35) towards the ring 44 (with its fixed piston 45).
• the spring 5 has the effect of reducing the effective volume of the reservoir R. It is then easily understood that the spring 5 has the effect of inducing or facilitating the sliding movement of the sliding member 3 as fluid is extracted from the reservoir R.
• the spring 5 is an optional part, but which provides interesting advantages in some cases of application. It is even essential when the dispensing head T incorporates a valve or a dispensing valve. When the dispensing member D is a pump, the utility of the spring 5 is debatable.
• the cover 8 comprises an upper engaging edge 81 intended to cooperate with the attachment profile 18 of the case 1.
• the cover 8 is removable so as to access the filling valve 7.
• the cover 8 comprises a read window 82 through which the filling indication marking 32 is visible.
• the cover 8 is an optional part, which nevertheless makes it possible to complete the case 1 in an aesthetic manner. Alternatively, one can imagine that the bottom of the cover 8 is open to allow access from below to the filling valve 7. In this case, the cover 8 could be integrated in the case 1.
• the reservoir R is filled and therefore has a maximum volume.
• the flange 34 is in abutment against the plate 21.
• the intermediate chamber I has a minimum volume, since the sealing lip 42 comes almost in abutment against the bottom of the movable tubing 63.
• the tank R communicates with the intermediate chamber I through the channels 43.
• the dip tube 23 communicates directly with the intermediate chamber I, so that the The inlet E of the dispenser member D is in fluid communication with the reservoir R.
• the actuation of the pushbutton B has the effect of dispensing fluid from the reservoir R.
• the fluid product of the reservoir R travels through the channels 43, the intermediate chamber I and the dip tube 23 to the inlet E of the dispensing member D.
• the fluid product can be dispensed through a dispensing orifice formed at the push button B.
• the user can arrange the filling valve 7 on the valve stem S1 of a source bottle S, as shown in FIG. 5. It is then sufficient for the user to press the refillable dispenser on the valve stem S1, so that the fluid from the source bottle S goes up in the intermediate chamber I and through the channels 43 into the tank R whose volume increases.
• the increase in the volume of the tank R can be generated solely by the thrust exerted by the user on the source flask. It can also be assisted by the spring 5.
• the dispenser is shown with the reservoir R half filled.
• FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the detail A of FIG. 5. It can be seen that the valve stem S1 is applied to the inlet of the filling valve 7 which communicates directly downstream with the intermediate chamber I.
• the axial force F exerted downwards by the user towards the source bottle S makes it possible to open the filling valve 7 and to push the sliding member 3 inside the case 1 in the direction of the dispensing member D.
• This has the effect of increasing the volume of the tank R in which a vacuum is generated which has the effect of sucking the fluid product from the valve stem S1 through the open filling valve 7, the intermediate chamber I whose volume increases, and the channels 43 which connect the intermediate chamber I to the tank R.
• the filling of the tank R can be performed by the single axial force F exerted by the user.
• the cover 8 is an optional part, but it nevertheless makes it possible to mask the displacement of the sliding member 3, to provide a visual indication of the filling state of the tank R and to allow easy access to the filling valve 7 once removed.
• the spring 5 is also an optional part when the dispensing member D is a pump, but is essential when the dispensing member D is a valve or a dispensing valve.
• the spring 5 allows a continuous distribution of the fluid product, in the manner of an aerosol.
• the mobile piston 35 slides here directly in sealing contact against the outer wall of the dip tube 23, but it is possible to envisage an embodiment in which the movable piston 35 slides against a part which surrounds the dip tube, which would for example be directly connected to the input E of the distribution member D.
• Case 1 almost completely masks the sliding member 3 when the reservoir R is filled: however, one can imagine an embodiment in which the case 1 only partially masks the sliding member 3.
• Case 1 has a circular cylindrical shape, but any geometric shape or not is possible.
• the present invention there is a refillable dispenser whose tank filling is carried out very simply by pushing or pressing the refillable dispenser on the valve stem of a source bottle.
• the reservoir is filled when the refillable dispenser can no longer be moved relative to the source bottle.
• the assembly or assembly of this dispenser is extremely simple, since all the parts constitutive elements are of revolution and do not require any angular orientation.
• the parts can be assembled axially one after the other in the order shown in FIG. 2.
• the insert 2 is engaged from below in the case 1, then the sliding member 3 is introduced by the bottom in the case 1, followed by the fixed sleeve 4 which has just engaged around the dip tube 23, then the spring 5 is engaged around the sheath 41, followed by the valve support 6 which engages with the inside the sliding member 3 with its tubing 63 which is housed inside the spring 5 around the sheath 41.
• the filling valve 7 is engaged inside its receiving housing 62.
• the cover 8 can be put in place at the bottom of the case 1.
• the sliding member 3 is engaged around the dip tube 23, followed by the fixed sleeve 4 which is fixed on the dip tube 23, then finally the valve support 6 fixed inside the sliding member 3.
• the spring 5 is an optional intermediate piece.

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