WO2020015932A1 - Tête de sortie pour distributeur de massage et distributeur de massage pourvu d'une telle tête de sortie - Google Patents

Tête de sortie pour distributeur de massage et distributeur de massage pourvu d'une telle tête de sortie Download PDF

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WO2020015932A1
WO2020015932A1 PCT/EP2019/065376 EP2019065376W WO2020015932A1 WO 2020015932 A1 WO2020015932 A1 WO 2020015932A1 EP 2019065376 W EP2019065376 W EP 2019065376W WO 2020015932 A1 WO2020015932 A1 WO 2020015932A1
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Andi Herz
Jürgen Greiner-Perth
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • 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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    • A45D34/04—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H15/00—Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains
    • A61H15/0092—Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains hand-held
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H7/00—Devices for suction-kneading massage; Devices for massaging the skin by rubbing or brushing not otherwise provided for
    • A61H7/002—Devices for suction-kneading massage; Devices for massaging the skin by rubbing or brushing not otherwise provided for by rubbing or brushing
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    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
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    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
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    • A61H2201/105—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes with further special therapeutic means, e.g. electrotherapy, magneto therapy or radiation therapy, chromo therapy, infrared or ultraviolet therapy with means for delivering media, e.g. drugs or cosmetics
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  • the invention relates to a discharge head for a massage dispenser and a massage dispenser with such a discharge head.
  • Generic as well as inventive massage dispensers are characterized in that they have a liquid reservoir in the usual way of dispensing, the liquid contained therein can be discharged through an outlet opening.
  • the peculiarity of a massage dispenser is that the discharged liquid is discharged in the area of a massage surface which is profiled to massage the discharged liquid into the skin of the user.
  • two approaches are conceivable, which are also in connection with the present Invention are both relevant.
  • the liquid can be discharged onto the massage surface in a first step and then rubbed into the skin from there. Alternatively, it can be discharged onto the massage surface while the massage surface is already pressed against the skin of the user.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a massage dispenser and a dispensing head for such a Massa dispenser, which enable a particularly pleasant and convenient operation.
  • a discharge head according to claim 1 and a massage dispenser with such a discharge head according to claim 13 are proposed.
  • a discharge head according to the invention is designed for attachment to a liquid reservoir.
  • it has a base section with a receptacle for stationary coupling to an outlet section of the liquid reservoir.
  • the receptacle can in particular be designed as a receptacle in which the outlet section of the liquid reservoir is inserted in the coupling direction in order to be secured therein by a latching connection or clamping connection become.
  • a thread can be provided, in which case the central axis of the thread forms the coupling direction.
  • the discharge head has a massage section.
  • This has the above-mentioned massage surface, which serves the purpose of rubbing or massaging the liquid by pressing against the calmness of a user.
  • This massage surface is penetrated by at least one outlet opening, so that liquid can be discharged from the liquid reservoir directly onto the massage surface and can then be rubbed in from there.
  • the liquid which is discharged with a discharge head according to the invention is preferably highly viscous, in particular in the form of a cream or a gel.
  • cream and gel are used sy nonym for the purposes of this invention and similarly describe a liquid which has a viscosity of at least 500 cP when stored.
  • the above-mentioned rubbing in or massaging takes place using a massage profile on the massage surface.
  • the profiling is considerable in order to create, as it were, small intermediate storage for the liquid through their depressions, so that the liquid is not completely stripped off the surface immediately when moving.
  • the profiling leads to locally varying pressure when the massage surface is moved over the skin, which brings about the desired massage effect.
  • Alternative massage profiles have a plurality of concentric circular elevations or depressions or at least one elevation which delimits the outside of the massage area and in particular is circular or oval.
  • the massage surface preferably has an essentially round or oval shape in the direction of its central normal vector.
  • Their area is comparatively large in order to be able to treat larger areas of skin well.
  • the smallest practical size is 0.5 cm 2 and the largest practical size is 20 cm 2 , the size specifications each referring to the area between the at least one outlet opening on the inside and the outside outer edge of the massage area.
  • a size of at least 1 cm 2 and at most 10 cm 2 is particularly preferred.
  • the massage surface can be rigid in itself, so that there is no significant shift compared to other parts of the massage section and in particular the parts of a pump device that will be discussed below.
  • designs are also conceivable in which the massage surface is designed to be deformable. It can then assume a concave and a convex shape, depending in particular on a contact pressure.
  • the massage section as a whole, together with the outlet opening and the massage area, is movable relative to the base section in a main direction of extension of the discharge head.
  • This mobility is given between two end positions, a distal end position and a proximal end position, the distal end position being adjustable, as will be explained below.
  • the main direction of extension, in the direction in which the mobility is given, is preferably identical to the direction of coupling of the receiving shaft.
  • the mobility can be a purely axial in the main direction of extension or a mobility that is given axially and rotatively.
  • the axial mobility of the massage section relative to the base section serves to actuate a pump device of the discharge head.
  • This pump device has a volumetrically variable pump chamber and an inlet valve and an outlet valve, the inlet valve preferably being provided on the base section and the outlet valve preferably being provided on the massage section.
  • the inlet valve is provided in a connecting channel between the pump chamber and the liquid storage device or the receptacle for the liquid storage device.
  • the outlet valve is provided in a connecting channel between the pump chamber and the outlet opening.
  • the valves are intended for the typical interaction of pumps. This means that the inlet valve opens when there is a negative pressure in the pumping chamber in relation to the liquid storage, which is synonymous with overpressure in the liquid storage in relation to the pumping chamber. If there is excess pressure in the pump chamber, the inlet valve closes.
  • the outlet valve opens when there is sufficient overpressure in the pumping chamber against an ambient pressure and closes when there is negative pressure. The size of the overpressure for opening the exhaust valve is explained below.
  • valves can each have different designs.
  • the valves as a whole can have movable rigid valve bodies, such as valve balls, which are movable in a valve chamber of their respective section between a closed position and an open position.
  • the valves can have a sectionally fixed valve section which is fixed to the respective section and which can assume an opening or closing position through a valve slot or a valve flap.
  • the pump chamber is volumetrically variable in that the massage section is shifted between the end positions mentioned relative to the base section. According to the pump chamber is at least also limited by walls of these two sections, so that their displacement in the direction of the proximal end position causes a change and in particular a reduction in the pump chamber volume.
  • the walls of the base section and the massage section, which directly delimit the pump chamber can be rigid parts, in particular plastic parts. However, it can also be wholly or partly elastically deformable parts, for example in the case of a design with a pump bellows or in the case of elastically deformable sealing lips or sealing rings.
  • the maximum amount of liquid that can be discharged with a stroke from the distal end position to the proximal end position is comparatively large in a massage dispenser according to the invention, since enough liquid is to be discharged with one stroke in order to be able to cover the entire massage area with a liquid film.
  • This maximum amount of liquid due to the maximum stroke can be at least 0.5 ml, preferably at least 1 ml, particularly preferably at least 2 ml.
  • the two sections mentioned, the base section and the movable massage section can each be formed in one piece. However, they can also each comprise several components that are firmly connected to one another. This can be particularly useful in order to be able to combine different massage surfaces with an otherwise identical massage section, in order to obtain sections with more easily deformable characteristics, for example to form a sealing lip, and / or to form a valve body cage for receiving a rigid valve body.
  • a discharge head according to the invention and a massage dispenser with such a discharge head are distinguished by simple and pleasant operation.
  • the provision of a pump device leads to the discharge of constant amounts of liquid or, depending on the configuration, adjustable amounts of liquid.
  • the pump device can also convey liquids of very high viscosity by means of a slide guide described below.
  • the discharge itself can be achieved by manual handling of the massage section and / or by pressing the massage section onto the skin.
  • the massage surface is provided with profiles in the manner described above.
  • the basic shape of the massage surface is preferably flat, which was understood to mean that the height variation in the direction of the mean normal vector between each other opposite outer edges of the massage surface is a maximum of 1/5, in particular a maximum of 1/10, of the maximum distance of the outer edges of the massage surface orthogonal to the average normal vector.
  • This flatness is advantageous for most fields of application, for example for the application of the liquid to the arms, legs and back of a user.
  • a different shape in particular a clearly convex shape, can also be useful.
  • the mean normal vector on the massage surface preferably coincides completely or largely ( ⁇ 5 ° deviation) with the main direction of extension. This leads to a small design and a particularly advantageous possibility of emptying the pump chamber by pressing the massaging surface against the skin in the direction of the normal vector. However, this type of operation is also possible with a larger angle between the main direction of extent and the mean normal vector, in particular up to 30 °.
  • the pump device While in the case of dispenser pumps in the field of cosmetics and medicine mostly pumps are used which reset themselves to an end position, in particular by means of a pump spring in the end position with maximum pump chamber volume, it is considered advantageous in a discharge head according to the invention if the pump device is designed in this way is that the massage section and the base section remain both in the proximal end position and in the distal end position without the action of an external force in the respective relative position, whereby in the case of a discharge head with several potential distal end positions formed by different stops for at least one of these distal end position and preferably all end positions of said whereabouts is given without external force.
  • This configuration of the pumping device allows the pumping chamber to be enlarged volumetrically for the purpose of following the discharge first by displacing the massage section relative to the base section in the direction of the or a distal end position, in order to thereby cause a filling.
  • the pump chamber then remains in the filled state until external force causes the transfer of the massage section in the direction of the proximal end position and thereby reduces the size of the pump chamber, so that the liquid contained therein is conveyed through the outlet opening onto the massage surface.
  • the waiver of an automatic reset is also advantageous because a corresponding pump spring complicates the stroke movement taking place against the spring force.
  • this spring force would make it even more difficult. It is therefore preferred if no pump spring is provided.
  • the pump chamber can be enlarged primarily by pulling the massage section in the direction of the distal end position by means of a manually applied tensile force, the pump chamber being filled with liquid.
  • pressurizing the liquid in the liquid storage device can press it into the pump chamber. This procedure is possible, especially with tubes as liquid storage.
  • a special design of the exhaust valve is proposed, which will be explained further below.
  • the discharge by reducing the pump chamber volume can be done with purely axial mobility by manually pushing the massage section in the direction of its proximal end position.
  • a superimposed axial and rotary mobility can also be provided, which is also understood as the main extent of movement in the sense of the invention.
  • the support head can have a link guide with link track and link slider, one of the above-mentioned link elements being provided on the base section and the other on the massage section.
  • the backdrop guide enables the pump chamber volume to be increased or decreased by a guided movement of the massage section relative to the base section in the superimposed direction of rotation and main direction of extension.
  • the massage section has a handling surface on the outside for coupling in a torque with respect to the base section, in particular with a profiling for easier rotation.
  • the superimposed movement with a link track is particularly suitable for highly viscous liquids, where a purely axial solution would require too much traction.
  • an angled track track that is angled with respect to the main direction of extension and thus, as it were, helical section-shaped, the user can enlarge and reduce the size of the pumping chamber by rotating the massage section relative to the basic section, which indirectly causes an axial movement and thus influences the pumping chamber volume.
  • the direction of extension of the link track with the main extension direction includes a large angle close to 90 °, this causes self-locking between the link slider and the Ku lissenspur, so that the indirect cause of a rotational movement by applying force to the massage part in the main extension direction is prevented with respect to the base section. This can be desirable in order to cause an unwanted change in the pump chamber volume.
  • a design is of particular advantage in which a holding section is provided on the massage section, which mechanically secures the inlet valve on the base section against opening in the proximal end position from massage section to base section.
  • This holding section preferably protrudes into the pump chamber, so that it blocks the mobility of a valve body or elastic valve section of the inlet valve in the proximal end position.
  • the scenery track can be designed such that it has a purely rising or falling shape. This means that the massage section can be rotated between two end positions with respect to the base section and is also displaced axially between two end positions.
  • the link track adjoining one another has at least one rising and one falling section, preferably in the manner of a Si-shaped design.
  • a rotary movement of the massage section relative to the base section in a uniform direction of rotation successively causes opposite axial movements of the massage section relative to the base section.
  • a rotation through 180 ° or, depending on the shape of the backdrop, through a different angle can result in the massage section being moved from an end position which is the maximum approximation of the base section to the opposite end position and back to the original end position, the pump device performing a complete cycle of suction and spreading.
  • the liquid or cream discharged in this way can then be discharged.
  • the massage section is then rotated through 180 ° or, depending on the shape of the backdrop, a different angle in order to effect the next pump cycle. If the backdrop is shaped so that a rotary movement of the massage section is possible in both directions of rotation, it is not important for the user to adhere to a particular direction of rotation in order to effect a pump cycle.
  • the massage section and the base section can cooperate with the profiles that prevent axial relative movement of the massage section and base section in the main direction of extension depending on the rotational position and / or limit the stroke distance between the proximal end position and the distal end position.
  • the profiles mentioned can comprise axially extending grooves of different lengths, for example in the base section, and a cam engaging therein, for example on the massage section. cut. If the cam is arranged in one of the grooves, this groove determines the maximum stroke, in particular by defining the distal end position by its length.
  • the user can select one of the grooves by rotating the massage section relative to the base section and thereby adjust how long the stroke should be. He can specifically control the amount of liquid that is discharged by shifting the massage section relative to the base section.
  • the profile can also be designed with only one axial groove, which thus only defines a distal end position.
  • the said rotatability can then be provided solely to prevent the movement of the massage section relative to the base section in the pro ximal end position by introducing a profiling cam into a circumferentially extending groove section which adjoins the axial groove and thus to secure the dispenser.
  • the outlet valve opens when there is overpressure in the pump chamber and closes when there is underpressure.
  • no spring means or the like is required on the outlet valve, since the pressure difference alone is sufficient to press a valve body into a corresponding open position or closed position.
  • the outlet valve is subjected to a force in the direction of its closed position by means of a spring means, so that a certain minimum discharge pressure of the liquid in the pump chamber is required in order to convey liquid from the pump chamber to the outlet opening.
  • a guide between the base section and the massage section is to be made sufficiently smooth that the base section and the massage sections can be transferred from the proximal end position to the distal end position by an expansion pressure that is lower than the minimum discharge pressure.
  • Such a design allows the pumping chamber to be filled solely by liquid overpressure in the liquid storage device.
  • This excess liquid pressure can be achieved, for example, by squeezing a squeeze bottle or a tube. If this pressure is above the expansion pressure defined by the discharge head, but below the minimum discharge pressure of the exhaust valve, the indirect pump chamber filling takes place in the desired manner.
  • the outlet valve is preferably designed in such a way that even after reaching a completely filled pump chamber and an arrangement of the base section and massage section in the distal end position, there is little risk of it being inadvertently discharged through the outlet valve by pressurizing the liquid in the liquid reservoir.
  • it is preferably designed such that it remains closed up to an overpressure of at least 0.1 bar relative to the ambient pressure. An overpressure of 0.1 in a tube is usually not accidentally caused when the tube is gripped.
  • Exhaust valves that are even more difficult to open can be expedient, for example up to an excess pressure of at least 0.2 bar, at least 0.5 bar or at least 1.0 bar, closed exhaust valves.
  • An overpressure of 0.5 bar, for example in a tube can usually only be achieved willfully, so that a high degree of safety is achieved as a result.
  • the outlet valve offers itself with such a difficult opening that the discharge is carried out by rotating the massage section, since a comparatively low torque can then be converted into a high liquid pressure via the named slide guide ,
  • the discharge head preferably has a cap for repeated removal and replacement.
  • This cap can be attached to the base section by means of a clamping surface or a locking or thread profile.
  • such a cap can take on additional functions. In the attached state, it can close the at least one outlet opening by means of a locking pin provided on the inside of the cap, in order to prevent unwanted liquid discharge.
  • the cap is preferably dimensioned such that in the attached state and in particular in the delivery state it forces the massage section to be arranged in its proximal end position. In this position, the cap can hold the massage section in a relative position relative to the base section, in which, with a corresponding design of the massage section, mechanically secures the inlet valve on the base section against opening. This can be done in particular by means of a holding section protruding into the pump chamber, as described above. In particular in a design of the discharge head without a guide, it is advantageous if the cap ensures the closed state of the inlet valve. In order that this condition is guaranteed in the delivery condition, it can in particular be provided that the cap is secured against removal by means of a tamper-evident tamper-evident portion.
  • the two main components of a discharge head according to the invention are the base section and the massage section.
  • the base section can have a circumferential groove into which an annular collar of the massage section is immersed when the massage section is displaced in the direction of the base section, this groove preferably being arranged to accommodate the receptacle for the liquid.
  • the invention relates not only to the discharge head itself but also to a Massa dispenser with such a discharge head and a filled or unfilled liquid reservoir which is coupled to the discharge head, preferably secured against rotation.
  • the liquid storage device is preferably designed as a liquid storage device with a variable volume, in particular as a tube.
  • Other liquid reservoirs with a variable volume are, for example, those with a drag piston or an inner bag in the liquid reservoir.
  • Such liquid storage devices allow a ventilation device for the liquid storage device to be dispensed with, so that a simple construction is possible.
  • the aforementioned design with a tube also allows the liquid to be pressurized in the liquid store. Basically, however, liquid reservoirs with a fixed volume and aeration device are also possible, with a squeeze bottle, which assumes an original volume after being compressed, also being regarded as a liquid reservoir with a fixed volume.
  • the liquid store can already be filled with a cosmetic or pharmaceutical liquid, the use for liquids with a viscosity of at least 1000 cP at 20 ° C. in particular being able to be carried out particularly advantageously with a dispenser according to the invention.
  • the massage dispenser according to the invention is considered suitable for the following liquids: liquid soap or liquid shower gel or bath gel, skin care cream, sunscreen cream, cooling or warming pharmaceutical gel, gel with swelling or inflammation-relieving ingredients and cream with analgesic effect.
  • a swelling-relieving gel preferably has arnica or heparin as an ingredient.
  • a pain relieving gel preferably has diclofenac or ibuprofen as an ingredient.
  • FIG. 1 and 2 show a massage dispenser according to the invention in the delivery state and in a state prepared for dispensing with the pump chamber filled.
  • Fig. 3 illustrates a possibility of using the massage dispenser.
  • FIGS. 4A to 4C illustrate various stages in the use of the massage dispenser.
  • 5A to 5C show an alternative design of the massage dispenser in the course of the preparation for the discharge.
  • FIGS. 5A to 5C show a further alternative of the massage dispenser, which deviates from the design of FIGS. 5A to 5C for selectively adjustable discharge quantities.
  • Fig. 7 shows an alternative design of the exhaust valve with spring preload.
  • Fig. 11A and 11B show an alternative design of the massage dispenser with continuous coolie senspur. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
  • FIG. 1 and 2 first illustrate the basic structure of a massage dispenser according to the invention using a first exemplary embodiment.
  • the massage dispenser 10 consists primarily of a discharge head 20 and a liquid reservoir 80, which in the present case is designed in the manner of a tube.
  • the liquid reservoir 80 is fastened in a latched manner to the discharge head 20 by means of an outlet section 84, which is not shown in FIG. 1.
  • the discharge head 20 itself has two main sections, namely a base section 50, which is directly coupled to the liquid reservoir 80, and a massage section 30, which can be displaced relative to the base section 50 at least in the direction of the main direction 2.
  • a massage surface 32 is provided, which is penetrated centrally by an outlet opening 31 for the discharge of liquid.
  • the massage surface 32 shown in FIG. 1 has a round outer shape, in the present case approximately 25 mm in diameter. It is provided with a massage profile 33, which is designed in the form of a plurality of elevations arranged in a honeycomb structure, which are therefore surrounded by depressions.
  • liquid can be conveyed from the liquid storage device 80 through the outlet opening 31 onto the massage surface 32 in order to be massaged into the skin in the process or thereafter.
  • a discharge head according to the invention is usually provided with a cap 100 in the delivery state, covers the massage surface 32 and, if necessary, holds the massage section 30 in position and is only removed after a removable originality section 108 has been removed can. After removal of the cap, the mobility of the massage section 30 relative to the base section 50 is given.
  • Fig. 2 shows the discharge head 20 after removing the cap and after moving the Massageab section 30 relative to the base portion 50 in the main direction of extension upwards.
  • the pump device 70 (not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2) is actuated in a manner which will be explained in the following in such a way that its pump chamber 72 liquid from the liquid. memory 80 sucks.
  • the reverse movement in which the massage section 30 is moved in the direction of a proximal end position towards the base section 50, causes the pump chamber 72 of the pump device 70 to be reduced in size and the liquid to be discharged from the pump chamber 72 through the outlet opening 31.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates the use of a massage dispenser according to the invention.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 show a first design of the discharge head, which corresponds to that of FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • the base section 50 mainly consists of two components 50A, 50B, which, however, could also be formed in one piece.
  • the base section 50 has on its underside a shaft-like receptacle 52 with a latching geometry 54, into which the liquid reservoir 80 configured as a tube is inserted with its outlet section 84, a latching geometry 82 provided on the outlet section 84 with the latching geometry 54 being robust and non-positively rotationally fixed Connection comes in.
  • the base section 50 On the opposite upper side, has a circumferential cylindrical web 56 and on the outside thereof a circumferential groove 58.
  • the massage section 30 leads in the main direction 2 ge relative to the base section 50 movable.
  • the massage section 30 has, as main components, an end component 30A, which forms the massage surface 32, a guide component 30B, which dips with a circumferential collar 34 into the said groove 58, and an inner component 30C, which fits into one between the base section 50 and the massage section 30 provided pump chamber 72 protrudes.
  • This pump chamber 72 forms the main component of the pump device 70. On the inlet side, it can be isolated from the liquid reservoir 80 by an inlet valve 74. On the output side, it can be isolated from the environment by an outlet valve 76. Both valves 74, 76 are designed such that they open upstream in the event of excess pressure. In the design shown, they each have a cage on the base section 50 or on the massage section 30, in which a valve ball moves. Lich is arranged. Simpler valve types with an elastically deformable valve section or slot can also be used here.
  • An annular seal is provided in the area of the guidance of the massage section 30 and the base section 50.
  • the displaceability of the massage section 30 relative to the base section 50 is not a purely linear displaceability in the embodiment of FIGS. 4A to 4C. Rather, a helical section-shaped link track 40 in the manner of a groove is provided on the outside of the collar 34 of the massage section 30 and, corresponding to this, on the inside of the base section 50 a link slide 60 which projects into the mentioned link track 40. The result of this is that the massage section 30 can only be displaced in a flelix movement relative to the base section 50.
  • the massage section 30 In the position of FIG. 4A, the massage section 30 is in its proximal end position relative to the base section 50. In this position, a pleated section 38 presses on a valve ball of the inlet valve 74 on the side of the base section 50 and thus presses it into its closed position. Since in the present example a rotation of the massage section 30 cannot be effected indirectly by a force acting in the axial direction due to the self-locking of the link track 40, the inlet valve 74 is thus effectively blocked and an unintentional discharge by the action of force on the tube is prevented.
  • the pump chamber 72 In order to discharge liquid, the pump chamber 72 is preliminarily filled.
  • the liquid speed memory 80 or the base section 50 is gripped with a flange and with the other the massage section 30 is rotated about the central axis 3, which simultaneously causes an axial movement of the massage section 30 in the distal direction. Flier through which the pumping chamber 72 is enlarged and liquid is drawn into the pumping chamber 72 when the outlet valve 76 is closed by the suction and the inlet valve 74 is open.
  • FIG. 4B After a rotation angle of approximately 50 °, the state of FIG. 4B is reached.
  • a marking arrow 36 on the massage section 30 shows that a total of about 2 ml of the liquid was drawn into the pump chamber 72 from the liquid storage 80 at this point in time.
  • a continued rotary movement by a further 50 ° leads to the state of FIG. 4C.
  • the massage section In this state, the massage section is in its distal end position in relation to the base section 50.
  • the enlargement of the pump chamber 72 compared to the state in FIG. 4A is now about 4 ml and thus its maximum.
  • the user can effect the discharge by reversing the direction of rotation.
  • the actuation can be carried out in the same way as explained for FIGS. 4A to 4C.
  • the massage section 30 is shifted upward in accordance with the desired discharge amount, as is particularly evident in FIG. 5C.
  • the pump chamber 72 is filled with liquid from the liquid reservoir when the outlet valve 76 is closed and the inlet valve 74 is open.
  • the massage section 30 is shifted downwards relative to the base section 50, so that the desired discharge through the outlet opening 31 occurs when the inlet valve is closed and the outlet valve is open.
  • This design also allows the discharge not to be brought about by manually depressing the massage section 30, but rather by pressing its massage surface 32 onto the lull section 204 and thus indirectly by applying force to the massage section 30 in the direction of its proximal end position relative to the base section 50
  • a well-dosed discharge is also possible, in which 50 or batches of liquid are continuously discharged during a massage movement by increasing approach of the massage section 30 in the direction of the proximal end position to the base section.
  • FIG. 5A shows how a cap 100 can be used to secure the discharge head 20 with such a purely axial mobility.
  • the cap 100 is secured until the originality section 108 is separated in the position shown. After first use, it is in the seated state by a locking cam 104 and a locking groove 66 provided for receiving it Base section 50 secured. In the attached state, it presses on the valve ball of the outlet valve 76 via a locking pin 102 and thus presses the entire massage section including the holding section 38 downward. As a result, the valve ball of the inlet valve 74 is also forced into its closed position.
  • FIGS. 5A to 5C show an alternative design, which is to be regarded as a variation to the design of FIGS. 5A to 5C.
  • a profile 64 with three axial grooves 64A, 64B, 64C is provided on the inside of an outer ring wall 57 of the base section 50, as can be seen in FIG. 6B. These grooves are connected to one another at the lower end by a transverse groove 65.
  • the control cam 44 can, by being arranged at the lower end of one of the three axial grooves 64A, 64B, 64C, control how far the distal end position of the massage section 30 is spaced apart from the base section 50 from the proximal end position.
  • the choice of the rotational position of the massage section relative to the base section 50 can thus be used to control how large the maximum liquid discharge is.
  • the massage section 30 can be secured against axial displacement by arranging the control cam 44 in the transverse groove 65 of the base section 50. This is the case, for example, in the rotational position in FIG. 6A.
  • FIG. 7 differs only in one detail from that of FIGS. 5A to 5C.
  • the outlet valve 76 is provided in this design with a valve spring 77, whereby the pressure required to carry liquid from the pump chamber 72 to the massage surface 32 is increased.
  • an excess pressure in the pump chamber 72 of at least 200 mbar may be required to discharge liquid.
  • the outlet valve 76 is in a position by the valve spring 77 to usually prevent an inadvertent discharge by pressing the tube even when the pump chamber 72 is filled. Only when the tube is pressed together with great force is the pressure sufficient to inadvertently convey liquid through the outlet opening 31. If necessary, a cap can also be used to prevent the risk of unintentional discharge when not in use.
  • the massage surface 32 shown in the previous examples has a large number of elevations, arranged in a honeycomb structure
  • Fig. 8 shows a likewise preferred embodiment in which the massage profile 33 is formed by con-centric ring elevations and depressions between them.
  • Fig. 9 also shows such ring elevations and depressions, in this case, however, on a self-deformable massa surface, which can yield somewhat elastically to the rest of the massage section 30 in order to be able to adapt even better to the body shape.
  • the variant of FIG. 10 has only one ridge as a massage profiling 33.
  • All of the massage profiles shown are suitable for preventing the liquid present on the massage surface 32 from being stripped off immediately on contact with the skin. They form local depressions that prevent this and thus allow the massaging of liquid in a larger area in an advantageous manner.
  • 11A and 11B show an alternative design to the design of FIGS. 1 to 4C.
  • 11A shows an uncut view.
  • 11B shows an illustration with a cut base section 50 and an uncut massage section 30.
  • the link track 40 is not designed in a helical section, but instead as a circumferential link track 40, which is provided in the manner of a Si curve on the outside of the massage section 30.
  • the link track 40 has two distal and two end positions offset by 180 °.
  • This design allows, starting from an orientation in which the link slider 60 is arranged in a maximally distal region of the link track 40, by rotating the massage section 30 relative to the base section 50 by 180 °, the pump chamber 72 of the pump device 70 to to increase to its maximum volume so that liquid is sucked in and then to reduce it to the minimum volume so that the liquid is dispensed through the outlet opening 31. Due to the symmetry of the shape of the link track 40, the direction of rotation used is not important. By rotating more than 180 °, for example 360 °, several batches can be discharged with a single rotary movement.

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L'invention concerne une tête de sortie (20) destinée à un distributeur de massage (10) pour délivrer et introduire par massage des liquides de type crème et un distributeur de massage (10) pourvu d'une telle tête de sortie (20). La tête de sortie (20) est conçue pour être fixée à un réservoir de liquide (80). Elle comporte une portion de base (50) pourvue d'un logement (52) destiné à s'accoupler de manière fixe à une portion de sortie (84) du réservoir de liquide (80) et une portion de massage (30) qui dispose d'une surface de massage (32). La surface de massage (32) est pourvue d'un profil de massage (33) et est traversée par au moins une ouverture de sortie (31). La portion de massage (30) est montée de manière mobile par rapport à la portion de base (50) entre des positions d'extrémité proximale et distale le long d'une direction d'extension principale (2). La tête de sortie (20) dispose d'un dispositif de pompage (70) comprenant une chambre de pompage à volume variable (72) et une soupape d'entrée (74) ainsi qu'une soupape de sortie (76) au moyen desquelles le liquide peut être acheminé du réservoir de liquide (80) à l'ouverture de sortie (31). La chambre de pompage (72) est délimitée par une paroi de la portion de base (50) et une paroi de la portion de massage mobile (30).
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