EP0509872B1 - Vorrichtung zur Diffusion eines flüssigen Produkts in feiner Tröpchenform - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zur Diffusion eines flüssigen Produkts in feiner Tröpchenform Download PDF

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EP0509872B1
EP0509872B1 EP92400925A EP92400925A EP0509872B1 EP 0509872 B1 EP0509872 B1 EP 0509872B1 EP 92400925 A EP92400925 A EP 92400925A EP 92400925 A EP92400925 A EP 92400925A EP 0509872 B1 EP0509872 B1 EP 0509872B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/14—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant
    • B65D83/16—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant characterised by the actuating means
    • B65D83/20—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant characterised by the actuating means operated by manual action, e.g. button-type actuator or actuator caps
    • B65D83/205—Actuator caps, or peripheral actuator skirts, attachable to the aerosol container
    • B65D83/206—Actuator caps, or peripheral actuator skirts, attachable to the aerosol container comprising a cantilevered actuator element, e.g. a lever pivoting about a living hinge
    • 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
    • B05B11/10—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
    • B05B11/1042—Components or details
    • B05B11/1052—Actuation means
    • B05B11/1056—Actuation means comprising rotatable or articulated levers
    • B05B11/1057—Triggers, i.e. actuation means consisting of a single lever having one end rotating or pivoting around an axis or a hinge fixedly attached to the container, and another end directly actuated by the user

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  • the invention relates to a device for diffusing a liquid product in fine droplets, of the type which includes a container provided, at the top, with a dispensing head which can be actuated by pressing and which is capable of rotating around an axis parallel to a driving direction, and a cover covering the head and the container, this cover comprising a lever-shaped actuating member articulated on the front of the cover, and comprising a means of support for acting on the dispensing head, when a user exerts pressure on the rear part of the lever, said dispensing head being offset towards the front of the cover relative to the axis of the container, and comprising a product outlet towards the atmosphere, the cover comprising an opening for the passage of the diffused product.
  • the invention relates more particularly, but not exclusively, to a device in which the dispensing head constitutes the actuating element of a pump mounted on the upper part of the container, which is not pressurized when the pump is not not activated.
  • this dispensing head can be provided on a pressurized container and pressing the head would then have the simple effect of opening a valve without actuating a pump.
  • EP-A-0 402 636 shows a device of this kind, as described in the preamble of claims 1 and 6, in which however the relative positions of the actuating member, the dispensing head and the opening of the hood are not precisely guaranteed.
  • FR-A-2 517 639 and FR-A-2 524 864 show a device for diffusing a liquid product contained in a pressurized container, comprising a cover with actuating member in the form of a lever for depressing a valve.
  • a device gives satisfaction for the actuation of a valve provided on a pressurized container, it requires making the actuation lever, provided with internal conduits, in the form of an independent part of the cover.
  • Such a device is not suitable for actuating a dispensing head mounted on a manual pump.
  • FR-A-2 319 540 describes an aerosol can device comprising a cap capable of rotation relative to the container and an ejection valve also capable of rotation relative to the container; a device makes it possible to prevent any relative rotation of the cap relative to the ejection valve.
  • the object of the invention is, above all, to provide a device which no longer has, or to a lesser degree, the drawbacks mentioned above, and which is well suited for the distribution of fine droplets from a non-pressurized container , equipped with a manual pump, while being simple and of a reduced cost price and whose assembly makes it possible to ensure and maintain correct positioning of the actuating member, of the dispensing head and of opening the hood.
  • the above aim is achieved by using a device of the kind defined above, for diffusing a liquid product in fine droplets, comprising orientation means provided between the cover and the container for impose a mounting of the cover relative to the container in a predetermined angular orientation, so that the opening of the cover is located at the outlet of the dispensing head and the support means can act on the head when the various elements have have been assembled in the correct angular position.
  • the orientation means between the cover and the container can be constituted by the shape of the transverse section of the container which is asymmetrical relative to the longitudinal axis of the container, so that the cover can only be mounted on this container in a single angular orientation.
  • the dispensing head comprises an outlet for the product in a transverse direction, generally orthogonal, to the direction of insertion of the head, and the opening of the cover is provided in the peripheral wall of this cover; the dispensing head then comprises angular positioning means suitable for cooperating with the support means of the lever, this support means being arranged so as to define a determined angular position between the dispensing head and the cover.
  • the angular positioning means of the dispensing head may comprise, on the side of the head, a step provided on the upper surface of this head and, on the side of the actuating member, a support means formed of several elements projecting according to a different length under this member so as to be able to cooperate correctly with the aforesaid head only for a determined angular position between the valve and the cover.
  • the step is delimited by a wall parallel to the direction of insertion of the head and to the axis of the outlet orifice of the head, directed substantially orthogonally to the direction of insertion of the head, this step being offset laterally relative to the axis of the head.
  • the elements of the support means provided under the actuating member, advantageously comprise two fins of different height, the least high fin being intended to press on the dispensing head, while the highest fin is intended to engage against the wall of the step to impose the proper angular orientation of the head.
  • the dispensing head is provided with an outlet tube coaxial with the head and parallel to the direction of insertion of the head, while the opening of the cover is provided in the actuation forming a lever and is traversed by the outlet tube which projects externally.
  • the outlet tube is equipped, at its base, with a collar surrounding the tube and against which the actuator bears against the intermediary of fins.
  • the flange may include guide means, in particular grooves, suitable for cooperating with the fins of the actuating member for holding the flange and the outlet tube in an angular orientation.
  • the flange is substantially circular, and its upper surface is smooth, the flange being arranged to cooperate with the fins of the actuating member whatever the angular orientation of the outlet tube and of the head. distribution around its axis.
  • the cover comprises a means of hooking the rear part of the lever to block this lever in the rest position and prevent any action on the dispensing head, the escape of the lever from the hooking means being able to be obtained by a slight deformation, in particular of the rear wall of the lever.
  • the above attachment means may be constituted by a spout provided on the inner wall of the cover.
  • the lever advantageously has the form of a right dihedral comprised between two walls converging slightly towards the rear, the upper face of the dihedron being articulated at the front on the hood by a film hinge, while the other face of the dihedron , located at the rear, substantially vertical when the container is vertical, comes to hang, by its lower edge, on the hooking means of the cover.
  • This cover has a notch intended to leave the bulk of the push lever visible, which substantially completes the outline of the cover at the level of this notch.
  • the cover fitted with the lever is preferably snapped onto the container.
  • Figure 1 of these drawings is a sectional view along the line I-I of Figure 3, and with external parts, of a device for diffusing a liquid product in fine droplets, according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a section along the line II-II of Figure 1, with parts outside.
  • Figure 3 is a top view of the device of Figure 1.
  • Figure 4 is a sectional view along line IV-IV of Figure 6, with parts outside, of an alternative embodiment of the device.
  • Figure 5 is a section along the line V-V of Figure 4, with parts outside.
  • FIG. 6 is a top view, with parts broken away, of the device of FIG. 4.
  • Figure 7 shows in partial top view, an alternative embodiment of the dispensing head flange.
  • a device 1 for diffusing a liquid product in fine droplets this product being contained in a container 2, or bottle, generally made of plastic.
  • the cross section of the container 2 has an outline, visible in Figure 3, whose shape is asymmetrical with respect to a longitudinal axis A of the container.
  • This axis A according to Figure 1, is vertical; it passes through the center of a circle tangent to the front end and the rear end of the cross section of the container.
  • the front part of the container situated on the left according to the representation of FIGS. 1 and 3, has a substantially semi-circular cross section, while the rear part 3 has a cross section also substantially semi-circular but of smaller radius; the two side faces extending between the front and rear parts are flat and converge towards the rear.
  • the container 2 has a vertical plane of symmetry V, passing through the axis A and the front and rear end edges of this container.
  • front designates the side on which the exit of the liquid occurs and that the term “rear” designates the opposite side.
  • the container 2 is equipped with a dispensing head 4 constituted, in the example considered, by the head of a pump whose body is crimped at 5 onto an outlet pipe 6 of the container 2.
  • the pipe 6 and the head 4, coaxial with the tubing, are shifted forward relative to the axis A of the container.
  • the container 2 is provided, below the head 4, with a latching groove 7.
  • the head 4 can be inserted into the pump body to cause the exit of finely atomized liquid, through an outlet orifice 8 provided laterally in this head 4, in a direction orthogonal to the direction of insertion.
  • the head 4 can rotate around an axis B parallel to the driving direction.
  • the upper part of the head 4 is asymmetrical with respect to this axis B, as clearly visible in FIG. 2. It comprises, on its upper surface, a step 9 determining two zones 10, 11 respectively low and high.
  • the step 9 passing from one zone to the other consists of a portion of wall parallel to the axis B and to the axis of the outlet orifice 8.
  • the step 9 is offset laterally relative to the axis B.
  • Zone 11 may have a slight concavity facing upwards.
  • the device further comprises a cover 12 suitable for covering the container and the dispensing head by being snapped into place by a lower bead 13 in the groove 7.
  • the cover 12 generally made of plastic, has a cross section similar to that of the container 2 so as to extend the body of the container when this cover is in place.
  • the cover 12 is equipped with an actuating member of the distribution valve, constituted by a lever 14.
  • This lever 14 has the form of a right dihedral admitting an upper horizontal face 15, when the container 2 is vertical, and a rear rear face 16 vertical. The two faces are joined by an outwardly convex surface r .
  • the upper face 15 is flat while the rear face 16 is substantially semi-cylindrical so as to fit into the internal contour of the rear face 17 of the cover, which is similar to the rear face 3 of the container.
  • the faces 15 and 16 are between two planar walls 18, 19 converging slightly towards the rear and substantially tangent, internally, to the side walls of the cover.
  • the walls 18 and 19 extend to the lower edge of the rear face 16, but stop a certain distance behind the front edge 20 of the upper face 15. These side walls 18, 19 are limited by an edge 21 in an arc.
  • the cover 12 has at its rear part, upwards, a notch limited by a contour 22 substantially in an arc, situated slightly above the edge 21 when the lever 14 is in the rest position. This indentation makes it possible to leave the bulk of the push-button 14 visible, which substantially completes the outline of the cover 12 at this indentation.
  • the lever 14 is articulated, at the central part of its front edge 20, on the front wall of the cover 12, preferably by a film hinge 23 (see FIG. 3), which makes it possible to mold in one piece the cover 12 and the lever 14.
  • the lever 14 has, under its upper face 15, a support means P for exerting pressure on the head 4 and pressing the dispensing valve.
  • the support means P comprises two fins 24, 25 of different height, orthogonal to the face 15 and parallel to the plane V.
  • the least tallest fin 24 has the shape of a semicircle turning its convexity downwards and accepts plane V as a medium plane. This fin 24 is intended to press against the upper zone 11 of the head 4.
  • the other higher fin 25, offset transversely relative to the fin 24, is intended to engage against the wall of the step 9 to impose the proper angular orientation of the head 4.
  • This fin 25 has a substantially trapezoidal shape . When its plane is in lateral abutment against the step 9, itself plane, the axis of the outlet orifice 8 is located in the vertical plane V of symmetry.
  • the cover 12 has, in its front peripheral wall, an opening 26 of substantially rectangular shape with rounded ends, the large dimension of which is oriented vertically. This opening admits the plane V as the plane of symmetry and is located opposite the outlet orifice 8 when the various elements have been assembled in the correct angular position.
  • the cover 12 comprises, at the rear, a hooking means C of the rear part of the lever 14 to block this lever in the rest position and prevent any action on the head 4; the lever escapement with respect to this attachment means C is obtained by a slight deformation, under the action of a push, of the rear wall 16 of the lever.
  • the attachment means C advantageously consists of a spout 27 provided on the internal surface of the rear wall 17 of the cover, in the upper part, capable of cooperating with the lower edge of the rear face 16 of the lever 14.
  • the asymmetrical shape of the cross section of the container 2, and of the corresponding cross section of the cover 12 allows the mounting of the cover on the container only according to a determined angular orientation, the opening 26 being towards the front and the face 16 lever located towards the rear.
  • This shape of the cross section of the container and the cover therefore constitutes a means of orientation between the cover and the container.
  • the cover can only be correctly placed on the container if the head 4 is correctly oriented with the axis of its outlet orifice 8 located in the vertical plane V so that the fin 25 can engage against the step 9.
  • the step 9 therefore constitutes a angular positioning means of the head 4 cooperating with the support means P of the lever which comprises the fin 25.
  • the outlet orifice 8 is located opposite the opening 26.
  • the head 4 can no longer rotate about the axis B.
  • Figures 4 to 6 show an alternative embodiment whose elements identical or playing roles equivalent to elements already described with respect to the previous figures are designated by a numerical reference equal to the sum of the number 100 and the reference used previously. The description of these elements will not be repeated, or will only be done briefly.
  • the dispensing head 104 is provided with an outlet tube 28 coaxial with the head, and parallel to the driving direction of the head.
  • the tube 28 can be frustoconical externally and decrease in external diameter in the direction which moves away from the head 104.
  • the tube 28 has an internal passage 108 of constant circular section.
  • the opening 126 of the cover 112 is made, no longer in the peripheral wall which is continuous, but in the upper part of the cover formed by the actuating member or lever 114.
  • the opening 126 is circular and has a larger diameter to that of the part of the tube 28 passing through this opening and projecting beyond the lever 114.
  • the diameter of the opening 126 is sufficient to allow the deflections of the lever 114, without there being any interference with the tube 28.
  • the tube 28 is equipped, at its base, with a flange 29 surrounding the tube of which it is integral and against which the fins 124, 125 bear, of the same height, of the lever 114.
  • the fins 124, 125 are arranged on the side and on the other side of the tube 28.
  • the flange 29 has an oval or substantially elliptical shape, the major axis of which is intended to be placed perpendicular to the vertical plane of symmetry V of the container, plan, the trace of which in Figure 6 corresponds to line IV-IV.
  • the flange 29 comprises guide means, advantageously formed by grooves 30, 31 provided on its upper surface, capable of cooperating with the fins 124, 125 to maintain the flange 29 in the position illustrated in FIG. 6.
  • the base of the fins 124, 125, when the position of the flange 29 is correct, is received respectively in the grooves 30, 31.
  • the head 104 can be arranged with a circular or substantially circular flange 29 a , having a diameter at least equal to the distance between the external faces of the fins 124, 125.
  • the device according to the invention has a number of advantages.
  • the fulcrum of the lever, for the user, located at the rear provides great flexibility of use, thus ensuring fine spraying thanks to the complete ejection of the precompressed dose.
  • the pressure exerted on the head is always oriented along the axis B of this head. The quality of the products distributed is improved.
  • This device is ergonomic, in particular due to the shape of the cross section of the push button and of the bottle, and thus allows prolonged use without effort.
  • This device can be used with long nails, with the thumb or forefinger, being held with one hand, whether one is right-handed or left-handed.
  • the attachment device formed by the spout 27, 127 constitutes an invisible opening / closing system.
  • the diffuser device according to the invention will be delivered in the closed position, that is to say lever 14, 114 hung on the spout 27, 127. It will suffice with a simple pressure on the rear face 16, 116 to place the device in operating position. To return to the "closed" position, for example in the event of transport of the device during a trip, it suffices to slightly raise the cover 14, 114 to ensure attachment to the spout 27, 127.

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  1. Vorrichtung zum Zerstäuben eines flüssigen Erzeugnisses in feine Tröpfchen, insbesondere zum Zerstäuben eines Haarbehandlungsmittels, mit einem Behälter, der im oberen Bereich einen Abgabekopf, der durch Niederdrücken betätigbar und um eine Achse parallel zur Eindrückrichtung drehbar ist, und eine Kappe aufweist, die den Abgabekopf und den Behälter bedeckt, wobei die Kappe ein hebelartiges Betätigungsmittel umfaßt, das im Vorderteil der Kappe angelenkt ist, ferner ein Auflagemittel aufweist zur Einwirkung auf den Abgabekopf, wenn ein Benutzer Druck auf den hinteren Bereich des Hebels ausübt, wobei der Abgabekopf, bezogen auf die Behälterachse, nach vorne verschoben ist und, in einer zur Eindrückrichtung des Kopfes im Wesentlichen senkrechten Richtung, einen Ausgang für das Erzeugnis in die Atmosphäre umfaßt, wobei die Kappe in ihrer Seitenwand eine Öffnung zum Durchlaß des zerstäubten Produktes aufweist,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
    zwischen der Kappe (12) und dem Behälter (2) Orientierungsmittel vorgesehen sind, um den Zusammenbau der Kappe (12) und des Behälters (2) in einem bestimmten Winkel zu bewirken, so daß sich die Öffnung (26) in Verlängerung des Ausgangs (8) des Abgabekopfes (4) befindet und die Auflagemittel (P) auf den Kopf einwirken können, wenn die verschiedenen Bauteile in der richtigen Winkellage zusammengesetzt wurden, wobei der Abgabekopf (4) Winkelpositioniermittel umfaßt, die mit den Auflagemitteln (P) des Hebels (14) zusammenwirken können, wobei die Auflagemittel (P) so angeordnet sind, daß eine bestimmte Winkellage zwischen dem Abgabekopf (4) und der Kappe (12) festgelegt wird.
  2. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Orientierungsmittel zwischen der Kappe (12) und dem Behälter (2) von der Form des Querschnitts des Behälters (2) gebildet werden, der bezüglich der Längsachse (A) des Behälters asymmetrisch ist, so daß die Kappe (12) nur in einer einzigen Winkellage auf dem Behälter angebracht werden kann.
  3. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Winkelpositioniermittel des Abgabekopfes (4) seitlich am Kopf eine auf der Oberseite des Kopfes vorgesehene Stufe (9) und neben dem Betätigungsmittel ein Auflagemittel (P) umfassen, das aus mehreren Bauteilen (24,25) besteht, die so unterschiedlich weit unter dieses Betätigungsmittel hinabragen, daß sie nur in einer bestimmten Winkelstellung zwischen dem Kopf (4) und der Kappe (12) richtig mit dem Kopf (4) zusammenwirken können.
  4. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Stufe (9) von einer Wand begrenzt ist, die zur Eindrückrichtung des Kopfes (4) und zur, zur Eindrückrichtung des Kopfes (4) im wesentlichen senkrechten Achse der Austrittsöffnung (8) des Kopfes (4), parallel ist, wobei die Stufe (9) bezüglich der Achse (B) des Kopfes verschoben ist.
  5. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die unter dem Betätigungsmittel vorgesehenen Auflagemittel zwei unterschiedlich hohe Flügel (24,25) umfassen, wobei der niedrigste Flügel (24) auf dem Abgabekopf aufliegt, während der höchste Flügel (25) an der Wand der Stufe (9) anliegt, damit dem Abgabekopf (4) die geeignete Winkellage aufgezwungen wird.
  6. Vorrichtung zum Zerstäuben eines flüssigen Erzeugnisses in feine Tröpfchen, insbesondere zum Zerstäuben eines Haarbehandlungsmittels, mit einem Behälter, der im oberen Bereich einen Abgabekopf, der durch Niederdrücken betätigbar und um eine Achse parallel zur Eindrückrichtung drehbar ist, und eine Kappe aufweist, die den Abgabekopf und den Behälter bedeckt, wobei die Kappe ein hebelartiges Betätigungsmittel umfaßt, das im Vorderteil der Kappe angelenkt ist, ferner ein Auflagemittel aufweist zur Einwirkung auf den Abgabekopf, wenn ein Benutzer Druck auf den hinteren Bereich des Hebels ausübt, wobei der Abgabekopf, bezogen auf die Behälterachse, nach vorne verschoben ist und einen Ausgang für das Erzeugnis in die Atmosphäre umfaßt, wobei die Kappe eine Öffnung zum Durchlaß des zerstäubten Produktes aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
    der Abgabekopf ein zum Kopf (104) coaxiales und zur Eindrückrichtung des Kopfes paralleles Austrittsrohr (28) aufweist, während die Öffnung (126) der Kappe in dem, den Hebel bildenden Betätigungsmittel (114) ausgespart ist und von dem nach außen ragenden Austrittsrohr (128) durchquert wird,
    und dadurch, daß
    Orientierungsmittel zwischen der Kappe (112) und dem Behälter (102) vorgesehen sind, um einen Zusammenbau von Kappe (112) und Behälter (102) in einer bestimmten Winkellage zu erzwingen, so daß die Öffnung (126) in Verlängerung des Ausgangs (108) des Abgabekopfes (104) angeordnet ist und Auflagemittel (P) auf den Kopf einwirken können, wenn die verschiedenen Bauteile in der richtigen Winkellage zusammengesetzt sind.
  7. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß daß die Orientierungsmittel zwischen der Kappe (112) und dem Behälter (102) von der Form des Querschnitts des Behälters (102) gebildet werden, der bezüglich der Längsachse (A) des Behälters asymmetrisch ist, so daß die Kappe (112) nur in einer einzigen Winkellage auf dem Behälter angebracht werden kann.
  8. Vorrichtung gemäß einem der Ansprüche 6 oder 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Rohr (28) an seinem Sitz einen Kragen (29) aufweist, der das Rohr umgibt und gegen den das Betätigungsmittel (114) mit Hilfe von Flügeln (124,125) in Anlage kommt.
  9. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Kragen (29) Führungsmittel (30,31), insbesondere Nuten, umfaßt, die mit den Flügeln (124,125) des BetätigungsmittelS (114) zum Festhalten des Kragens und des Austrittsrohrs in einer Winkellage zusammenwirken können.
  10. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Kragen (29a) im wesentlichen kreisförmig und seine Oberseite glatt ist, wobei der Kragen (29a) so angeordnet ist, daß er mit den Flügeln (124,125) des Betätigungsmittels unabhängig von der Winkellage des Austrittsrohrs und des Abgabekopfes um seine Achse zusammenwirkt.
  11. Vorrichtung gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Kappe (12,112) ein Einhakmittel (C) im hinteren Bereich (16,116) des Hebels (14,114) umfaßt, um den Hebel in der Ruhelage zu blockieren und eine Betätigung des Abgabekopfes (4,104) zu verhindern, wobei das Ausklinken des Hebels (14,114) aus dem Einhakmittel (C) durch eine leichte Verformung der Rückwand (16,116) des Hebels (14,114) erreicht werden kann.
  12. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Einhakmittel (C) aus einem auf der Innenwand der Kappe (12,112) vorgesehenen Schnabel (27,127) besteht.
  13. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Hebel (14,114) die Form eines geradlinigen, von zwei nach hinten leicht zusammenlaufenden Wänden (18,19; 118,119) umfaßten Dieders aufweist, wobei die Oberseite des Dieders mit einem Filmscharnier (23,123) vorne angelenkt ist, während die andere, rückwärtige Seite, die im wesentlichen senkrecht ist, wenn der Behälter (2,102) senkrecht steht, mit ihrer Unterkante in das Einklinkmittel (C) der Kappe (12,112) einklinkt.
  14. Vorrichtung gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Kappe (12,112) einen bogenförmigen Ausschnitt umfaßt, der den größten Teil des Druckhebels (14,114), der auf Höhe dieses bogenförmigen Ausschnitts den Umriß der Kappe (12,112) im wesentlichen vervollständigt, freiläßt.
EP92400925A 1991-04-19 1992-04-02 Vorrichtung zur Diffusion eines flüssigen Produkts in feiner Tröpchenform Expired - Lifetime EP0509872B1 (de)

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