WO2017174918A1 - Ensemble de distribution de produit fluide - Google Patents
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- A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
- A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
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- 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
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- the present invention relates to a fluid dispenser assembly comprising a fluid reservoir, a dispensing member and a dispensing orifice, the reservoir comprising a piston displaceable in leaktight sliding in a sliding barrel on a maximum stroke defined between a position starting point corresponding to a substantially full state of the tank and an arrival position corresponding to a substantially empty state of the tank.
- the assembly makes it possible to apply a fluid product to a target such as the skin.
- the preferred field of application of the present invention is of course that of cosmetics, but may also be that of pharmacy.
- WO2015 / 170048 describes a dispensing assembly implementing a reservoir with a follower piston.
- the present invention provides a fluid dispensing assembly comprising a fluid reservoir, a dispensing member and a dispensing orifice, the reservoir comprising a piston displaceable in sliding sliding in a sliding barrel on a maximum stroke defined between a starting position corresponding to a substantially full state of the reservoir and an arrival position corresponding to a substantially empty state of the reservoir, characterized in that it further comprises physical property detection means having a detection field restricted relative to the maximum stroke of the piston, the physical property detection means being disposed outside the fluid reservoir to remotely detect, through the sliding shaft, a determined physical property which enters the field of restricted detection covering a piston warning position that is more pr oche the arrival position than the starting position, the piston bearing said determined physical property detectable, the detection means delivering, in response to a detection of the physical property, at least one alert signal perceptible
- the sliding shaft is disposed between the piston and the detection means, the sliding shaft does not prevent the detection of the physical property determined by the detection means.
- the material constituting the drum is transparent for the detection means and / or the physical property.
- the warning position is reached when the piston has made more than 75%, or more than 90%, or even 100%, of its maximum stroke from the starting position.
- additional warning positions for example half of the maximum stroke of the piston, or a quarter of its race.
- the piston may, for example, reach several successive warning positions as it moves towards the arrival position, these warning positions being successively detected by the detection means, which advantageously deliver several distinct respective warning signals.
- the detection means are mounted on an integrated circuit board.
- the fluid reservoir, the dispensing member and the dispensing orifice are formed by a dispenser which is removably insertable into a casing forming an application surface and incorporating the detection means.
- a dispenser which is removably insertable into a casing forming an application surface and incorporating the detection means.
- the distribution assembly then has a configuration similar to or identical to that of document WO2015 / 170048.
- the detection means are positioned in contact with, or in close proximity to, the sliding drum, so as to reduce the distance between them and the piston.
- the detection means may comprise a magnetic field sensor and the piston is provided with a magnet generating a magnetic field as a determined detectable physical property.
- the magnet may have a volume less than 40 mm 3, advantageously less than 30 mm 3, and more advantageously still less than 20 mm 3.
- the magnet may be annular with an outside diameter slightly smaller than the maximum outside diameter of the piston, so that the magnet is close to the sliding barrel.
- the piston is made by injection of plastic filled with magnetic particles.
- the detection means comprise a determined wavelength sensor and the piston emits waves having said determined wavelength.
- the determined wavelength may for example be red and the piston is at least partially red.
- the piston is a follower piston that moves when the fluid in the reservoir is in depression.
- the spirit of the invention lies in remotely detecting the passage of the piston which moves in the tank drum to provide visual and / or sound information to the user on the state of filling / emptying of the tank .
- Remote sensing can use any technology, such as induction (magnetic field detection or magnetic field disturbance detection), optics (color, reflection, refraction, diffraction), capacitive effect, ultrasound, hall effect, Faraday effect, resistance variation, etc.
- FIG. 1 is a vertical cross sectional view through a fluid dispensing and application assembly of the invention, substantially on a scale of 1,
- FIG. 2 is a greatly enlarged view of the upper part of FIG. 1,
- Fig. 3 is a horizontal cross-sectional view along section line A-A of Fig. 2,
- FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the distribution and application assembly of the preceding figures
- FIG. 5 is a view similar to that of FIG. 1, in the absence of a fluid dispenser,
- FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view through a fluid dispenser according to the invention.
- FIG. 7 is a view from above of the dispenser of FIG. 6,
- FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the dispenser of FIGS. 6 and 7,
- FIG. 9 is a diagrammatic sectional view through a fluid dispensing and application assembly according to a second embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of the piston of FIG. 9, and Figures 1 1 and 12 are views similar to Figure 10 for two other embodiments for a piston according to the invention.
- FIG. 1 to 8 represent a distribution and application set similar to that of WO2015 / 170048, with remote detection in addition.
- This distribution and application set has an elongated or slender shape that can be similar to that of a pen or a felt. It can also be noted that its cross section is not constant, since it varies from bottom to top significantly. In this case, near its lower end, the dispensing and application assembly has a rather round or circular cross section, while at the level of the AA cutting line, which is rather located near the the upper end, the dispensing and application assembly has an ovoid-shaped cross section (Figure 3). The upper face of the assembly forms an application surface S which has an inclination or slope towards a side.
- the distribution entity D which is a product distributor fluid
- the receiving entity B which comprises a one-piece receiving body 1 whose interior is hollow.
- the application entity A is mounted on and in the body 1, advantageously removably.
- the two entities D and A are removably received on and in the body 1 from these two opposite ends 17 and 12, respectively.
- the body 1 of the receiving entity B is open at its two high ends 12 and 17 in order to accommodate the entities A and D.
- the lower end 17 is advantageously internally threaded for by screwing a removable bottom 7.
- the latter has the shape of a small bucket with a bottom wall 73 and a cylindrical side wall 71 whose upper part forms a thread 72 whose pitch corresponds to that of the lower end 17 of body 1.
- the removable bottom 7 is provided above its lower wall 73 with a piece of elastic material 74, which may be a foam or an elastomer.
- the removable bottom 7 internally forms a space 70 which communicates upwardly with the interior of the body 1 which itself defines a reception space 1 a. Beyond this reception space 1a, the interior of the body 1 is divided into two compartments 1b and 1c by a partition wall 13.
- the compartments 1b and 1c is a partition wall 13.
- the body 1 at the compartment 1b is provided with a lateral pusher 15 which is displaceable transversely to the longitudinal axis of the receiving body 1.
- the displacement of the pusher 15 can be done by pure translation or by elastic deformation. For example, it is possible to overmold the pusher 15 on the receiving body 1 with an elastomeric material. Alternatively, it is also possible to provide a pusher 15 which moves completely independently of the body 1.
- the partition wall 13 extends to near the high end 12.
- the receiving body 1 can very simply be made by injection molding of plastic material, or even metal.
- the application entity A results here from the combination of an application head 2 and a wave generation module 3.
- the application head 2 as can be seen in FIGS. 2, comprises an axial housing 22 formed by a cylindrical pipe whose cross section has a complex geometric shape, for example that of a crescent.
- This housing 22 is connected upwardly to a surface area of application 21 which is here formed with two openings, namely a first opening corresponding to the mouth of the housing 22 and a second opening for the module 3.
- the module 3 comprises an application surface section 31 which closes the corresponding opening of the head 2 so as to complete continuously and smoothly the application surface area 21 of the head 2.
- the module 3 fits in the opening of the application head so that the application surface section 31 of the module 3 completes the surface area of application of the head 2 without creating discontinuity, salient or hollow. Consequently, the assembly of the module 3 and the head 2 makes it possible to create an application surface S whose only opening, at this stage, is formed by the mouth of the housing 22. It can be seen in FIGS. 2 that the application surface section 31 extends at the most inclined portion of the application surface S.
- the application head 2 also comprises a peripheral skirt 23 which fits in the end high 12 of the hollow body 1.
- the wave generation module 3 extends inside the reception space 1c, and advantageously has a snap-fitting profile 34 adapted to cooperate with the lower edge 14 of the partition wall. In this way, the application entity A can be mounted in a perfectly stable manner on and in the hollow body 1.
- the wave generation module 3 makes it possible to generate any type of wave or electromagnetic, vibratory, etc. radiation, such as, for example, visible light, infrared, ultraviolet, or even microwaves, etc. or else ultrasound or mechanical vibrations. Module 3 can also generate heat or cold (thermal waves) to impart a hot or cold effect to skin contact.
- the dispensing entity or fluid dispenser D comprises a fluid reservoir 4, a pump 5 and a dispensing nozzle 6, as can be seen more clearly in FIGS. 6 to 8.
- the reservoir 4 may for example be in the form of a sliding shaft 41 in which is received a follower piston 42 which is adapted to slide in the shaft 41 as fluid is extracted from the tank.
- the top of the shaft 41 forms a neck 45.
- this particular reservoir one can also imagine a simpler reservoir without variation of useful volume, or a reservoir with a flexible pocket.
- the pump 5 comprises a fixing ring 54 enabling it to be mounted on the neck 45 of the tank 4.
- the pump 5 comprises a pump chamber 50 provided at its lower end with an inlet valve 51, for example in the form of a slit shutter.
- the pump chamber 50 comprises an outlet valve 52, which may for example also be in the form of a slit shutter.
- the pump chamber 50 comprises a lateral actuator 53 which makes it possible to reduce the useful volume of the pump chamber 50 and thus to discharge fluid through the outlet valve 52.
- the lateral actuator 53 is movable perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis X of the distributor D. The displacement can be done translatively or by elastic deformation.
- the actuator 53 is in the form of a flexible wall of the pump chamber 50 which has been made for example by a bi-injection or overmolding process.
- the pump 5 can thus be called flexible diaphragm pump, in that it acts directly on a movable wall of the chamber to put the fluid under pressure.
- the pump 5 forms a mounting well 56 for the dispensing nozzle 6.
- This mounting well 56 is advantageously provided with keying means 55, for example in the form of a projecting profile or a recess, for imposing the angular orientation of the tip 6 in the well 56.
- the dispensing tip 6 thus comprises a mounting heel 65 which is engaged, and advantageously snapped, inside the mounting well 56.
- the mounting heel 65 comprises a keying profile which fits perfectly in the means of assembly. keying 55 of the well 56, in order to impose the angular orientation of the dispensing nozzle 6 on the pump 5. In this way, the tip is always oriented in the same manner relative to the lateral actuator 53, which extends only to one side of the pump.
- the dispensing nozzle 6 forms an insertion appendix 63 whose cross section has a shape corresponding to that of the housing 22 formed by the application head 2. This shape is more clearly visible on Figure 7: it is similar to a shape of a crescent.
- the side wall of the insertion appendix 63 may be cylindrical, although not circular over its entire height. Alternatively, one or more projecting sealing bead (s) can be provided for sealing inside the housing 22.
- the appendage 63 forms a substantially flat exit surface 61 which is pierced with a dispensing orifice 62, forming the outlet of an outlet duct 60 which passes through the appendage 63 and the mounting heel 65, as can clearly be seen in FIGS. 2 and 6.
- the outlet valve 51 communicates directly with the outlet conduit 60.
- the lateral actuator 53 reduces the usable volume of the pump chamber 50, and pressurized fluid is forced through the outlet valve 52, where it can flow through the outlet conduit 60 to the dispensing orifice 62 located at the exit surface 61.
- the outlet valve 52 closes and the inlet valve 51 opens under the effect of the depression created in the pump chamber 50, thus allowing aspirate fluid from the reservoir 4, whose follower piston 42 then moves to the pump 5.
- the distribution entity of the dispenser D is inserted inside the hollow body 1 through its lower end 17, after removal of the removable bottom 7.
- the dispenser D is thus inserted axially through the space 1a, then through the space 1b until the dispensing nozzle 6 penetrates inside the housing 22 of the application head 2.
- the angular orientation is preferably unique. It is then possible to fully engage the appendix 63 inside the housing 22 until the exit surface 61 reaches the level of the application surface S so as to complete it. This is visible in FIG. 2.
- the outlet surface 61 perfectly flush with the application surface area 21 of the head 2 so as to complete it.
- the dispensing orifice 62 breaks the continuity of the application surface S.
- the removable bottom 7 is used, the flexible material 64 it comes into contact with the bottom of the tank 4 to push it upwards, and to seal at the housing 22.
- the lower end of the tank 4 protrudes out of the hollow body 1 when the bottom removable 7 is removed, so that the dispenser can easily be grasped by its reservoir 4 to extract it from the hollow body 1.
- the distributor D is removably received inside the hollow body 1 and the head 2.
- the imposed angular orientation of the appendix 63 inside the housing 22 makes it possible to arrange the lateral actuator 53 opposite the pusher 15 of the hollow body 1.
- the application entity A is removably received on and in the receiving entity R.
- the dispensing entity of the dispenser D is also removably received inside. of the receiving entity R and inside the housing 22 of the application entity A.
- the distributor D and the application entity A can be replaced as desired as required.
- a particular distributor distributing a particular fluid product is associated with a particular application entity. It then suffices to mount the two entities A and D in the receiving entity R to form the distribution and application set of the invention. In case it is necessary to replace the entities A and D, this is easily possible by removing them each from the receiving entity R.
- the fluid dispensed by the dispenser D leaves the dispenser only at the application surface S, so that there can not remain fluid within the receiving entity R, once the dispenser is removed.
- the application surface S is perfectly continuous and smooth, it is easily cleaned by friction or wiping. Thus, when a user wants to change the dispenser, it is sufficient for him first to clean the application surface S, then remove the dispenser and replace it with another. No contamination or deposition of fluid product can be observed.
- the wave generation module 3 forms an application area sector 31. This is only a particular non-limiting embodiment, since it is quite possible to realize the wave generation module 3 without forming a part of the application surface S.
- the module 3 may for example be associated with the application head 2 just below the application surface S, which will then serve as diffusion means for the waves.
- this dispensing assembly is further provided with means for giving an indication or visual and / or audible information to the user of the assembly as to the state of filling / emptying of the reservoir 4.
- This information can be given on the distribution set or can even be communicated remotely to a smartphone or a computer equipped with a dedicated application or software.
- the follower piston 42 is provided with a magnet M, preferably a permanent magnet, which is secured to the piston by snapping, latching, force insertion, overmolding, etc.
- the magnet M is disposed in a housing 43 formed by the piston 42.
- the magnet M is in the form of a grain or a small stud, for example.
- cylindrical shape having a diameter of the order of 2 to 5 mm and a height / thickness of the order of 2 to 4 mm.
- a volume of 10 mm 3 to 50 mm 3 can be envisaged, with a preference in the order of 40 mm 3, 30 mm 3 and 20 mm 3. It would be advantageous if the attractive force of the magnet M is small enough that the follower pistons 42 do not adhere to each other, in order to facilitate their handling in the assembly lines.
- the follower piston 42 is caused to move on a maximum stroke whose initial low position is shown in FIGS. 1 and 6 and an upper end position which is represented in FIG. 2. It can also be said that the piston 42 slides between a starting position corresponding to a substantially full state of the tank and an arrival position corresponding to a substantially empty state of the tank.
- the module 3 is provided with detection means comprising a magnetic field sensor 35 capable of remotely detecting, in a restricted detection field, the magnetic field generated by the magnet M when it enters this field. Restricted detection field.
- the sensitivity of the sensor may for example be of the order of 7 Gauss.
- the magnetic field sensor 35 is disposed in direct proximity or immediate proximity, or even in contact, with the external wall of the sliding drum 41 of the reservoir, so as to reduce the distance between the sensor 35 and the magnet M.
- the sensor magnetic field 35 is positioned at the axial level of the upper end position of the follower piston 42, so that the magnet M enters the restricted detection field when the follower piston 42 reaches a warning position which is close to the final position high.
- This alert position is preferably closer to the position final high than the initial low position.
- a warning position at 1 ⁇ 4 of his race is also possible.
- the detection means also comprise warning means, coupled to the magnetic field sensor 35, for delivering a perceptible warning signal visually or audibly.
- these warning means are in the form of a light source 36, for example of the LED type, visible through a window 16 of the body 1.
- a sound warning is also possible, replacing or in addition to the light source 36.
- the magnetic field sensor 35 and the light source 36 may be mounted on a printed circuit board 37 of the module 3. It may be noted that the integrated circuit board extends substantially parallel to a plane passing through the fluid reservoir, the dispensing member and the dispensing orifice.
- FIGS. 9 and 10 describe a second embodiment of the invention.
- the distribution and application assembly of FIG. 9 is only very schematically represented, but it is possible to identify a reservoir of fluid product R forming a sliding drum 41 inside which a piston P is loaded. by a spring K.
- the fluid stored inside the tank R is subjected to a pressure exerted by the piston P biased by the spring K.
- the tank R is connected to a distribution valve V which is actuable by means of a pusher 15 '.
- the user can press this pusher 15 'to open the dispensing valve V, so that the fluid product stored under pressure in the reservoir R is forced through the open valve and then through an outlet conduit 60', to reach the level of an application surface 21 '.
- the tank R may also be in the form of a cartridge which is insertable into the dispensing assembly so as to come to connect with the valve of Alternatively, the dispensing valve V may be an integral part of the cartridge.
- this distribution assembly is also equipped with a printed circuit board 37 'on which is mounted a wavelength sensor 35', which can for example detect the wavelength corresponding to red.
- the piston P may be made in part or in full with a red plastic material or coated with a red coating.
- this second distribution assembly is different in that the piston P is not a follower piston, but a pusher piston biased by a force, such as a spring, the sensor is a wavelength sensor, not a magnetic field sensor, and the warning set is audible, not visual.
- the piston P is also shown in Figure 10 enlargedly.
- the outer periphery of the piston P is coated with a color layer, for example red, detectable by the sensor 35 '.
- the sensor 35 ' is disposed at the end of the stroke of the piston, but it could also be positioned at another location. It is also conceivable to use several sensors 35 'at different P piston warning positions, in order to provide several respective and distinct warning signals. For example, a short tone can be expected when the piston reaches halfway, two short tones when it reaches three-quarters of the race, and a single long tone when it reaches the end of the race.
- a piston P ' which can be a follower piston or a pusher piston. Its particularity lies in the fact that this piston P 'is made of a plastic material loaded with magnetic particles. Such a piston P 'can very well be implemented in the first embodiment of Figures 1 to 8, replacing the piston 42.
- a piston P " which comprises a magnet M 'in the form of a ring or a ring, can be seen.
- the advantage of an annular magnet M ' resides in the fact that the magnet is closer to the drum 41 of the reservoir and therefore closer to the magnetic field sensor 35. therefore, a lower power magnet can be used.
- a wavelength sensor 35 ' can also be implemented in the first embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 8 with the piston P.
- a magnetic field sensor can be implemented in place of the sensor 35 'in the embodiment of Figure 9.
- a piston such as the piston 42, the piston P' or the piston P "can then be used in this second embodiment.
- the embodiments which have just been described implement remote detection technologies using the magnetic field or the color.
- other remote sensing technologies may be used, such as induction (magnetic field detection or magnetic field disturbance detection), optics (color, reflection, refraction, diffraction) , capacitive effect, ultrasound, hall effect, Faraday effect, resistance variation, etc.
- detection means in the form of a magnetic field disturbance sensor emitting a magnetic field and a piston comprising an element capable of disturbing the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field disturbance sensor.
- an optical sensor sensitive to the reflection of light produced by reflective particles or a coating worn by the piston can be envisaged.
- a distribution assembly comprising a reservoir in which a piston moves (follower or pusher), and whose filling / emptying state can be communicated to the user by means of remote detection.
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