EP0618876A1 - Refill unit and housing for liquid, pasty or powdered substances - Google Patents

Refill unit and housing for liquid, pasty or powdered substances

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EP0618876A1
EP0618876A1 EP93924665A EP93924665A EP0618876A1 EP 0618876 A1 EP0618876 A1 EP 0618876A1 EP 93924665 A EP93924665 A EP 93924665A EP 93924665 A EP93924665 A EP 93924665A EP 0618876 A1 EP0618876 A1 EP 0618876A1
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housing
container
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Simone Morel
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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
    • B65D77/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
    • B65D77/04—Articles or materials enclosed in two or more containers disposed one within another
    • B65D77/06—Liquids or semi-liquids or other materials or articles enclosed in flexible containers disposed within rigid containers

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  • the invention relates to a refill container forming a bottle for liquid or pasty or even powdery products, in particular for cleaning and cosmetic products.
  • Liquid, pasty or powdery maintenance products, for cleaning for example, or cosmetics are generally packaged in plastic bottles of large capacity. This type of packaging is not very ecological because it is bulky and of a material generally difficult or impossible to recycle. In addition, it is relatively expensive.
  • refill packaging in the form of sachets or bottles with unscrewable caps.
  • these refills require delicate handling which consists in cutting off one end of the sachet or opening the bottle to fill a rigid container for use, failing which the direct use of the refill would be difficult with serious risks of splashing.
  • the inventor has imagined a device in which a refill container is fixed in a rigid, aesthetic and economical use case without it being necessary beforehand to transfer the product, or even in certain cases, to '' open the refill container.
  • a device comprising a housing provided at one end with an open bottom through which a container which contains the product can be introduced and which is provided with 'a fixing ring with external thread for its fixing by screwing in the vicinity of the other end, called the upper end, of the housing.
  • the inventor proposes a refill box forming a bottle, of the aforementioned type but which is, inter alia, remarkable in that the box comprises at its upper end a nut mounted free in rotation, accessible from the outside, and intended - Born to come into engagement with the thread of the reci ⁇ pient fixing ring so that one can fix or remove the latter from the housing by acting on said nut in the direction of screwing or unscrewing respectively.
  • the casing is provided at its upper part with an annular housing intended to receive freely in rotation, but fixed in translation, at least part of the nut or a part integral with the latter.
  • the nut of the casing is arranged completely in its housing so that it does not protrude from said casing, the latter having cutouts at the level of said nut for its rotation maneuver.
  • the nut has a cylindrical portion with an internal thread intended to cooperate with the container fixing ring while it has a flexible, conical and striated outer skirt, intended to come into the annular housing and also serve as an actuating means in rotation.
  • the nut of the box has a base intended to come into the annular housing while the major part of the nut projects out of said box.
  • the container fixing ring it is possible, for example, for the container fixing ring to be extended by a plugging and product evacuation ring, which ring has a diameter less than that of the fixing ring for passing through and protruding from the nut during assembly, being further arranged to receive a means for closing the container so as to stop it both before assembly and after and possibly during.
  • the plugging and evacuation ring can also have an external thread for closing by means of a screw cap.
  • said ring can of course also be obtu ⁇ rated by any other means, such as, for example, a service capsule clipped or screwed.
  • a service capsule clipped or screwed To allow better emptying of the container, it can be constituted by a flexible and deformable material, while the housing has at least one uncorked cutout forming a pous ⁇ evening capable of acting by pressure on said container.
  • the nut of the housing is exterior or interior, it can be secured to a pump plug which projects out of said housing while the container fixing ring is initially used for fixing a screw cap so that said container is fixed with the nut after unscrewing and removing said cap, the pump cap making it possible to spray the product contained in the container.
  • the shapes respectively outside of the container and inside of the box correspond so that said container fits tightly in the box.
  • anti-rotation means may be provided in the form of notches and of conjugate ribs arranged respectively on the container and in the housing or vice versa.
  • FIG. 1 is an elevation in half view in section and half outside view of a refill container for a first embodiment
  • FIG. 2 is an elevation in half sectional view and half external view of a box intended to receive the container of FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 3 is a top view of FIG. 2,
  • FIG. 4 is an elevation in half sectional view and half exterior view of the housing of Figures 2 and 3 equipped with container of Figure 1,
  • FIGS. 5 to 8 correspond respectively to FIGS. 1 to 4 for another embodiment
  • Figures 9 and 10 correspond to Figure 4 or Figure 8 but according to two other embodiments which result from a combination of the embodiments mentioned above.
  • a refill container 1, l ' ( Figures 1, 4, 5, 8, 9 and 10) and a housing 2, 2', 2 ", 2 '" ( Figures 2, 3, 4 , 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10) intended to receive said container 1, l '.
  • the refill container 1, 1 ′ containing the product has here the shape of a flask with a shoulder and the boxes of course have similar interior shapes.
  • the container 1, l ' is provided with an externally threaded fixing ring 3.
  • the housing 2 to 2 '' ' in rigid or semi-rigid material, is provided at one of its ends with an open bottom 4 and has at its other end also open, a nut 5, 5' mounted free in rotation in a housing 6, 6 'in the form of an annular groove.
  • the nut 5, said inté ⁇ laughing is fully mounted in the housing 6 of the housing 2, 2 "', as shown in Figures 2, 4 and 10 and it is in this case provided with a cylindrical part 7 with internal thread and a flexible and frustoconical outer skirt 8 intended to come into the housing 6 of suitable shape and therefore also frustoconical, the skirt 8 being able to rotate freely in said housing.
  • the smaller housing 6 ′ receives a base 10 of the nut 5 ′, which, said to be external, then protrudes from the housing 2 ′, 2 ′′ (FIGS. 6, 8 and 9) of such so that said nut 5 ′, also provided with external ridges, is easily anipulable.
  • the container 1 is provided with a second ring 11 externally threaded which extends the fixing ring 3 and whose diameter is slightly smaller, the ring 11 forming an orifice evacuation and being provided to receive a screw cap 12.
  • FIGS. 5, 8 and 10 has only its single fixing ring 3 forming the evacuation orifice and onto which the plug 12 is initially screwed (FIG. 5).
  • the nut 5 inside or 5 'outside can also be solidai ⁇ re with a pump stopper 13 for spraying, conventionally provided with a suction cannula 14, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 8 for an outside nut 5 'and Figure 10 for an inner nut 5.
  • Figures 2, 4 and 9 show that the housing 2, 2 "could be provided with a pusher 15 formed by a cutout 16 of its wall.
  • drawings represent two types of rechar ⁇ ge 1, the with respectively two threaded rings 3 and 11, or a single ring 3, and four types of housing 2, 2 ', 2 ", 2" "which are distinguished as follows:
  • the refill container 1 (FIG. 1), advantageously made of flexible and deformable material, is intended to be mounted in a housing 2 or a 2 "box, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 9, and that the container- recharge ( Figure 5) can be mounted in a 2 'or 2' 'box ( Figures 8 and 10).
  • the cap 12 is first unscrewed, the container is introduced as before the container, the cannula 14 being introduced into the said container , and the assembly is fixed by screwing the nut 5, 5 'on the single ring 3 to obtain the embodiments as already said, of Figures 8 and 10.
  • the actuation of the pump will then allow spraying of the product contained in container 1 '.
  • the container and its housing can be of any shape with polygonal section for example, but it is of course possible to provide circular sections, as shown in Figure 7 about more particularly of the housing 2 '.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un boîtier à recharge formant flacon pour produits liquides, pâteux ou poudreux, comportant un boîtier (2) muni à une extrémité d'un fond (4) ouvert par lequel peut être introduit un récipient (1) qui contient ledit produit qui est pourvu d'une bague de fixation (3) à filetage extérieur pour sa fixation par vissage au voisinage de l'autre extrémité, dite supérieure, du boîtier. Le boîtier à recharge selon l'invention est notamment remarquable en ce que le boîtier (2) comporte à son extrémité supérieure un écrou (5) monté libre en rotation, accessible de l'extérieur, et destiné à venir en prise avec le filetage de la bague de fixation (3) du récipient (1) de telle sorte que l'on peut fixer ou retirer ce dernier du boîtier en agissant sur ledit écrou dans le sens respectivement du vissage ou du dévissage.The invention relates to a refill box forming a bottle for liquid, pasty or powdery products, comprising a box (2) provided at one end with an open bottom (4) through which a container (1) containing said product can be inserted. which is provided with a fixing ring (3) with external thread for its fixing by screwing in the vicinity of the other end, called the upper end, of the casing. The refill case according to the invention is particularly remarkable in that the case (2) comprises at its upper end a nut (5) mounted free in rotation, accessible from the outside, and intended to come into engagement with the thread of the fixing ring (3) of the container (1) so that the latter can be fixed or removed from the housing by acting on said nut in the direction of screwing or unscrewing respectively.

Description

BOITIER ET UNITE DE RECHARGE POUR PRODUITS LIQUIDES, PATEUX OU POUDREUXCASE AND RECHARGE UNIT FOR LIQUID, PASTY OR POWDERY PRODUCTS
L'invention concerne un boîtier à recharge formant flacon pour produits liquides ou pâteux, voire poudreux, notamment pour produits d'entretien et cosmétiques.The invention relates to a refill container forming a bottle for liquid or pasty or even powdery products, in particular for cleaning and cosmetic products.
Les produits liquides, pâteux ou poudreux d'entretien, pour le nettoyage par exemple, ou les cosmétiques, sont généralement condition¬ nés dans des flacons en plastique de grande contenance. Ce type d'emballage est peu écologique car il est emcombrant et d'une matière généralement difficile voire impossible à recycler. En outre, il est relativement onéreux.Liquid, pasty or powdery maintenance products, for cleaning for example, or cosmetics, are generally packaged in plastic bottles of large capacity. This type of packaging is not very ecological because it is bulky and of a material generally difficult or impossible to recycle. In addition, it is relatively expensive.
Il existe également des emballages dits "recharges" sous forme de sachets ou de flacons à bouchon dévissables. Toutefois, ces recharges nécessitent une manipulation délicate qui consiste à couper un bout du sachet ou ouvrir le flacon pour remplir un récipient rigide d'utilisation, faute de quoi l'utilisation directe de la recharge serait peu aisée avec des risques sérieux d'éclaboussures. C'est pourquoi l'inventeur a imaginé un dispositif dans lequel on fixe un récipient-recharge dans un boîtier d'utilisation rigide, esthétique et économique sans qu'il soit nécessaire au préalable de transvaser le produit, voire même dans certains cas, d'ouvrir le récipient-recharge. On connaît aussi, notamment par les documents FR-E-56657 et CH-A-264155, un dispositif comportant un boîtier muni à une extrémité d'un fond ouvert par lequel peut être introduit un récipient qui contient le produit et qui est pourvu d'une bague de fixation à fileta¬ ge extérieur pour sa fixation par vissage au voisinage de l'autre extrémité, dite supérieure, du boîtier.There are also so-called "refill" packaging in the form of sachets or bottles with unscrewable caps. However, these refills require delicate handling which consists in cutting off one end of the sachet or opening the bottle to fill a rigid container for use, failing which the direct use of the refill would be difficult with serious risks of splashing. This is why the inventor has imagined a device in which a refill container is fixed in a rigid, aesthetic and economical use case without it being necessary beforehand to transfer the product, or even in certain cases, to '' open the refill container. Also known, in particular from documents FR-E-56657 and CH-A-264155, is a device comprising a housing provided at one end with an open bottom through which a container which contains the product can be introduced and which is provided with 'a fixing ring with external thread for its fixing by screwing in the vicinity of the other end, called the upper end, of the housing.
Toutefois, dans ces dispositifs connus, il est notamment toujours nécessaire d'ouvrir le récipient-recharge pour le positionner dans le boîtier. En outre, du fait du vissage du récipient dans le boîtier, ceux-ci sont obligatoirement cylindriques. De plus aussi, le vissage du récipient dans le boîtier est délicat et il est souvent nécessaire de prévoir des moyens particuliers dans le fond du réci¬ pient-recharge pour assurer ledit vissage. C'est notamment pourquoi l'inventeur propose un boîtier à recharge formant flacon, du type précité mais qui est entre autre remarquable en ce que le boîtier comporte à son extrémité supérieure un écrou monté libre en rotation, accessible de l'extérieur, et desti- né à venir en prise avec le filetage de la bague de fixation du réci¬ pient de telle sorte que l'on peut fixer ou retirer ce dernier du boîtier en agissant sur ledit écrou dans le sens respectivement du vissage ou du dévissage.However, in these known devices, it is in particular always necessary to open the refill container in order to position it in the housing. In addition, due to the screwing of the container into the housing, these are necessarily cylindrical. Also also, the screwing of the container into the housing is delicate and it is often necessary to provide special means in the bottom of the reci¬ pient-refill to ensure said screwing. This is in particular why the inventor proposes a refill box forming a bottle, of the aforementioned type but which is, inter alia, remarkable in that the box comprises at its upper end a nut mounted free in rotation, accessible from the outside, and intended - Born to come into engagement with the thread of the reci¬ pient fixing ring so that one can fix or remove the latter from the housing by acting on said nut in the direction of screwing or unscrewing respectively.
Avantageusement, le boîter est pourvu à sa partie supérieure d'un logement annulaire destiné à recevoir de manière libre en rota¬ tion, mais fixe en translation, au moins une partie de l'écrou ou une partie solidaire de celui-ci.Advantageously, the casing is provided at its upper part with an annular housing intended to receive freely in rotation, but fixed in translation, at least part of the nut or a part integral with the latter.
Selon un mode de réalisation, l'écrou du boîter est aménagé complètement dans son logement de telle sorte qu'il ne fait pas sail- lie dudit boîtier, celui-ci présentant des découpes au niveau dudit écrou pour sa manoeuvre en rotation.According to one embodiment, the nut of the casing is arranged completely in its housing so that it does not protrude from said casing, the latter having cutouts at the level of said nut for its rotation maneuver.
Dans ce cas par exemple, l'écrou présente une partie cylindri¬ que à filetage intérieur destiné à coopérer avec la bague de fixation du récipient tandis qu'il présente une jupe extérieure souple, conique et striée, destinée à venir dans le logement annulaire et servir en outre de moyen d'actionnement en rotation.In this case, for example, the nut has a cylindrical portion with an internal thread intended to cooperate with the container fixing ring while it has a flexible, conical and striated outer skirt, intended to come into the annular housing and also serve as an actuating means in rotation.
Selon un autre mode de réalisation, l'écrou du boiter présente une embase destinée à venir dans le logement annulaire tandis que la majeure partie de l'écrou fait saillie hors dudit boîtier. Que l'écrou soit ainsi intérieur ou extérieur, il est possi¬ ble, par exemple, que la bague de fixation du récipient se prolonge par une bague de bouchage et d'évacuation du produit, laquelle bague présente un diamètre inférieur à celui de la bague de fixation pour traverser et faire saillie hors de l'écrou lors du montage, en étant en outre aménagée pour recevoir un moyen d'obturation du récipient de manière à boucher celui-ci aussi bien avant le montage qu'après et éventuellement pendant.According to another embodiment, the nut of the box has a base intended to come into the annular housing while the major part of the nut projects out of said box. Whether the nut is thus inside or outside, it is possible, for example, for the container fixing ring to be extended by a plugging and product evacuation ring, which ring has a diameter less than that of the fixing ring for passing through and protruding from the nut during assembly, being further arranged to receive a means for closing the container so as to stop it both before assembly and after and possibly during.
Dans ce cas, la bague de bouchage et d'évacuation peut compor¬ ter aussi un filetage extérieur pour une obturation au moyen d'un bouchon vissé. Toutefois, ladite bague peut bien sûr aussi être obtu¬ rée par tout autre moyen, telle, par exemple, qu'une capsule service clipsée ou vissée. Pour permettre un meilleur vidage du récipient, celui-ci peut être constitué par une matière souple et déformable, tandis que le boîtier présente au moins une découpe non débouchée formant un pous¬ soir susceptible d'agir par pression sur ledit récipient. Cependant, selon encore un autre mode de réalisation pour produits liquides, que l'écrou du boîtier soit extérieur ou intérieur, celui-ci peut être solidaire d'un bouchon à pompe qui fait saillie hors dudit boîtier tandis que la bague de fixation du récipient sert initialement pour la fixation d'un bouchon à vis de telle sorte que ledit récipient est fixé avec l'écrou après dévissage et retrait dudit bouchon, le bouchon à pompe permettant de pulvériser le produit conte¬ nu dans le récipient.In this case, the plugging and evacuation ring can also have an external thread for closing by means of a screw cap. However, said ring can of course also be obtu¬ rated by any other means, such as, for example, a service capsule clipped or screwed. To allow better emptying of the container, it can be constituted by a flexible and deformable material, while the housing has at least one uncorked cutout forming a pous¬ evening capable of acting by pressure on said container. However, according to yet another embodiment for liquid products, whether the nut of the housing is exterior or interior, it can be secured to a pump plug which projects out of said housing while the container fixing ring is initially used for fixing a screw cap so that said container is fixed with the nut after unscrewing and removing said cap, the pump cap making it possible to spray the product contained in the container.
De préférence, les formes respectivement extérieure du réci¬ pient et intérieure du boîtier correspondent de manière que ledit récipient s'ajuste étroitement dans le boîtier.Preferably, the shapes respectively outside of the container and inside of the box correspond so that said container fits tightly in the box.
On comprend que le récipient et le boîtier peuvent présenter des formes quelconques. Dans le cas simple où le boîtier et/ou le récipient présentent une section transversale circulaire, des moyens anti-rotation peuvent être prévus sous la forme de crans et de nervu- res conjuguées aménagés respectivement sur le récipient et dans le boîtier ou inversement.It is understood that the container and the housing can have any shape. In the simple case where the housing and / or the container have a circular cross section, anti-rotation means may be provided in the form of notches and of conjugate ribs arranged respectively on the container and in the housing or vice versa.
L'invention sera bien comprise et d'autres particularités apparaîtront à la lecture de la description qui va suivre et qui se réfère aux dessins annexés dans lesquels:The invention will be clearly understood and other particularities will appear on reading the description which follows and which refers to the appended drawings in which:
- la figure 1 est une élévation en demi-vue en coupe et demi- vue extérieure d'un récipient-recharge pour un premier mode de réalisation,FIG. 1 is an elevation in half view in section and half outside view of a refill container for a first embodiment,
- la figure 2 est une élévation en demi-vue en coupe et demi- vue extérieure d'un boîtier destiné à recevoir le récipient de la figure 1,FIG. 2 is an elevation in half sectional view and half external view of a box intended to receive the container of FIG. 1,
- la figure 3 est une vue de dessus de la figure 2,FIG. 3 is a top view of FIG. 2,
- la figure 4 est une élévation en demi-vue en coupe et demi- vue extérieure du boîtier des figures 2 et 3 équipé du récipient de la figure 1,- Figure 4 is an elevation in half sectional view and half exterior view of the housing of Figures 2 and 3 equipped with container of Figure 1,
les figures 5 à 8 correspondent respectivement aux figures 1 à 4 pour un autre mode de réalisation,FIGS. 5 to 8 correspond respectively to FIGS. 1 to 4 for another embodiment,
les figures 9 et 10 correspondent à la figure 4 ou la figure 8 mais selon deux autres modes de réalisation qui résultent d'une combinaison des modes de réalisation mentionnés ci- avant.Figures 9 and 10 correspond to Figure 4 or Figure 8 but according to two other embodiments which result from a combination of the embodiments mentioned above.
Pour simplifier, les éléments identiques ou de même fonction sur les dessins, d'un mode de réalisation à l'autre, portent les mêmes références ou pour les petites variantes, des références accentuées.To simplify, the elements which are identical or have the same function in the drawings, from one embodiment to another, bear the same references or, for small variants, accentuated references.
Sur les dessins, on peut voir un récipient-recharge 1, l' (figures 1, 4, 5, 8, 9 et 10) et un boîtier 2, 2', 2", 2'" (figures 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 et 10) destiné à recevoir ledit récipient 1, l'. Le récipient-recharge 1, 1' contenant le produit présente ici la forme d'un flacon à épaulement et les boîtiers présentent bien sûr des formes intérieures analogues. Le récipient 1, l' est muni d'une bague de fixation 3 filetée extérieurement.In the drawings, we can see a refill container 1, l '(Figures 1, 4, 5, 8, 9 and 10) and a housing 2, 2', 2 ", 2 '" (Figures 2, 3, 4 , 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10) intended to receive said container 1, l '. The refill container 1, 1 ′ containing the product has here the shape of a flask with a shoulder and the boxes of course have similar interior shapes. The container 1, l 'is provided with an externally threaded fixing ring 3.
Le boîtier 2 à 2''', en matière rigide ou semi-rigide, est pourvu à l'une de ses extrémités d'un fond 4 ouvert et possède à son autre extrémité également ouverte, un écrou 5, 5' monté libre en rotation dans un logement 6, 6' sous forme d'une gorge annulaire.The housing 2 to 2 '' ', in rigid or semi-rigid material, is provided at one of its ends with an open bottom 4 and has at its other end also open, a nut 5, 5' mounted free in rotation in a housing 6, 6 'in the form of an annular groove.
Selon un premier mode de réalisation, l'écrou 5, dit inté¬ rieur, est entièrement monté dans le logement 6 du boîtier 2, 2"', comme le montrent les figures 2, 4 et 10 et il est dans ce cas pourvu d'une partie cylindrique 7 à filetage intérieur et d'une jupe extérieu- re 8 souple et tronconique destinée à venir dans le logement 6 de forme appropriée et donc également tronconique, la jupe 8 pouvant tourner librement dans ledit logement.According to a first embodiment, the nut 5, said inté¬ laughing, is fully mounted in the housing 6 of the housing 2, 2 "', as shown in Figures 2, 4 and 10 and it is in this case provided with a cylindrical part 7 with internal thread and a flexible and frustoconical outer skirt 8 intended to come into the housing 6 of suitable shape and therefore also frustoconical, the skirt 8 being able to rotate freely in said housing.
Pour entraîner facilement en rotation l'écrou 5, il suffit de saisir la jupe 8 pourvue à cet effet extérieurement de stries, comme représentées sur les dessins (figures 2, 4 et 10), l'accès audit écrou étant possible grâce à des découpes du boîtier, telles que la découpe 9 visible sur la figure 3, une autre découpe étant de préférence prévue de manière diamétralement symétrique.To easily drive the nut 5 in rotation, it suffices to grasp the skirt 8 provided for this purpose externally with ridges, as shown in the drawings (Figures 2, 4 and 10), access to said nut being possible thanks to cutouts of the housing, such as the cutout 9 visible in FIG. 3, another cutout preferably being diametrically symmetrical.
Selon un autre mode de réalisation, le logement 6' plus petit reçoit une embase 10 de l'écrou 5', lequel, dit extérieur, fait alors saillie hors du boîtier 2', 2" (figures 6, 8 et 9) de telle sorte que ledit écrou 5' , également pourvu de stries extérieures, est aisément anipulable.According to another embodiment, the smaller housing 6 ′ receives a base 10 of the nut 5 ′, which, said to be external, then protrudes from the housing 2 ′, 2 ″ (FIGS. 6, 8 and 9) of such so that said nut 5 ′, also provided with external ridges, is easily anipulable.
Sur les figures 1, 4 et 9, on peut voir que le récipient 1 est pourvu d'une seconde bague 11 filetée extérieurement qui prolonge la bague de fixation 3 et dont le diamètre est un peu plus petit, la bague 11 formant un orifice d'évacuation et étant prévue pour recevoir un bouchon vissé 12.In FIGS. 1, 4 and 9, it can be seen that the container 1 is provided with a second ring 11 externally threaded which extends the fixing ring 3 and whose diameter is slightly smaller, the ring 11 forming an orifice evacuation and being provided to receive a screw cap 12.
Au contraire, le récipient l' des figures 5, 8 et 10 ne présente que sa seule bague de fixation 3 formant l'orifice d'évacua¬ tion et sur laquelle est vissé initialement le bouchon 12 (figure 5). L'écrou 5 intérieur ou 5' extérieur peut en outre être solidai¬ re d'un bouchon à pompe 13 de pulvérisation, classiquement pourvu d'une canule d'aspiration 14, comme le montrent les figures 6 et 8 pour un écrou extérieur 5' et la figure 10 pour un écrou intérieur 5. Enfin, les figures 2, 4 et 9 montrent que le boîtier 2, 2" eut être pourvu d'un poussoir 15 formé par une découpe 16 de sa paroi.On the contrary, the container of FIGS. 5, 8 and 10 has only its single fixing ring 3 forming the evacuation orifice and onto which the plug 12 is initially screwed (FIG. 5). The nut 5 inside or 5 'outside can also be solidai¬ re with a pump stopper 13 for spraying, conventionally provided with a suction cannula 14, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 8 for an outside nut 5 'and Figure 10 for an inner nut 5. Finally, Figures 2, 4 and 9 show that the housing 2, 2 "could be provided with a pusher 15 formed by a cutout 16 of its wall.
On comprend que les dessins représentent deux types de rechar¬ ge 1, l' avec respectivement deux bagues filetées 3 et 11, ou une seule bague 3, et quatre types de boîtier 2, 2', 2", 2'" qui se distinguent de la manière suivante:It is understood that the drawings represent two types of rechar¬ ge 1, the with respectively two threaded rings 3 and 11, or a single ring 3, and four types of housing 2, 2 ', 2 ", 2" "which are distinguished as follows:
- boîtier 2 à simple écrou intérieur 5 (figures 2, 3, 4),- housing 2 with single inner nut 5 (Figures 2, 3, 4),
- boîtier 2" à simple écrou extérieur 5' (figure 9),- 2 "box with single external nut 5 '(Figure 9),
- boîtier 2' de pulvérisation à écrou extérieur 5' et bouchon à pompe 13 (figures 6, 7, 8),- 2 'spray housing with external nut 5' and pump plug 13 (Figures 6, 7, 8),
- boîtier 2' ' ' de pulvérisation à écrou intérieur 5 et bouchon à pompe 13 (figure 10).- 2 '' 'spray housing with internal nut 5 and pump plug 13 (Figure 10).
On remarquera aussi que le récipient-recharge 1 (figure 1), avantageusement en matière souple et déformable, est destiné à être monté dans un boîtier 2 ou un boîter 2", comme le montrent les figures 4 et 9, et que le récipient-recharge l' (figure 5) peut être monté dans un boîtier 2' ou un boîtier 2'" (figures 8 et 10).It will also be noted that the refill container 1 (FIG. 1), advantageously made of flexible and deformable material, is intended to be mounted in a housing 2 or a 2 "box, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 9, and that the container- recharge (Figure 5) can be mounted in a 2 'or 2' 'box (Figures 8 and 10).
Pour obtenir les assemblages du récipient 1 dans les boîtiers 2 ou 2", il suffit d'introduire ledit récipient 1 par le fond 4 dudit boîtier et de faire traverser l'écrou 5, 5' (intérieur ou extérieur) par la bague 11 du récipient avec son bouchon 12 avant de fixer l'en¬ semble par vissage de l'écou 5, 5' sur la bague 3, les filetages étant évidemment conjugués. Dans ces modes de réalisation (figures 4 et 9), on a choisi des dimensions de la bague 11 et "αe son bouchon 12 pour qu'il soit avantageusement possible de faire l'assemblage sans avoir à déboucher le récipient 1.To obtain the container 1 assemblies in the boxes 2 or 2 ", it suffices to introduce said container 1 through the bottom 4 of said housing and to pass the nut 5, 5 '(inside or outside) through the ring 11 of the container with its cap 12 before fixing the en¬ seems by screwing the nut 5, 5 'on the ring 3, the threads being obviously combined. In these embodiments (Figures 4 and 9), we chose the dimensions of the ring 11 and "αe its cap 12 so that it is advantageously possible to make the assembly without having to open the container 1.
L'utilisation est alors simple puisqu'il suffit de retirer le bouchon 12 et au besoin, pour un meilleur vidage, d'agir sur le pous¬ soir 15 qui pressera le récipient souple 1.The use is then simple since it suffices to remove the plug 12 and if necessary, for better emptying, to act on the pous¬ evening 15 which will press the flexible container 1.
Pour le récipient-recharge l' à assembler dans les boîtiers 2' et 2'1', on dévisse d'abord le bouchon 12, on introduit comme précédem¬ ment le récipient dans le boîtier, la canule 14 s'introduisant dans ledit récipient, et on fixe l'ensemble par vissage de l'écrou 5, 5' sur la bague unique 3 pour obtenir les modes de réalisation comme déjà dit, des figures 8 et 10. L'actionnement de la pompe permettra alors une pulvérisation du produit contenu dans le récipient 1' .For the refill container 'to be assembled in the boxes 2' and 2 ' 1 ', the cap 12 is first unscrewed, the container is introduced as before the container, the cannula 14 being introduced into the said container , and the assembly is fixed by screwing the nut 5, 5 'on the single ring 3 to obtain the embodiments as already said, of Figures 8 and 10. The actuation of the pump will then allow spraying of the product contained in container 1 '.
Comme le montre la figure 3, le récipient et son boîtier (ici le boîtier 2) peuvent être de forme quelconque à section polygonale par exemple, mais il est bien sûr possible de prévoir des sections circulaires, comme le montre la figure 7 à propos plus particulière¬ ment du boîtier 2'.As shown in Figure 3, the container and its housing (here the housing 2) can be of any shape with polygonal section for example, but it is of course possible to provide circular sections, as shown in Figure 7 about more particularly of the housing 2 '.
Plus spécialement dans ce cas, on peut prévoir des crans 17 sur le récipient l' (figure 5) et des nervures 18 dans le boîtier (figure 6) ou inversement, pour former des moyens anti-rotation lors du vissage de l'écrou.More specifically in this case, it is possible to provide notches 17 on the container 1a (FIG. 5) and ribs 18 in the housing (FIG. 6) or vice versa, to form anti-rotation means when the nut is screwed.
Pour remplacer le récipient 1, l' une fois vide, on comprend aisément les manoeuvres inverses de dévissage qu'il suffit de faire.To replace the container 1, once empty, it is easy to understand the reverse unscrewing operations which it suffices to do.
Enfin, on peut aussi constater sur les figures 4, 8, 9 et 10 que les dimensions extérieures des récipients 1, l' et les dimensions intérieures des boîtiers 2, 2', 2", 2''' sont très voisines de manière à assurer un ajustement assez étroit et un bon épaulement du récipient dans son boîtier. Finally, it can also be seen in FIGS. 4, 8, 9 and 10 that the external dimensions of the containers 1, l 'and the internal dimensions of the boxes 2, 2', 2 ", 2" "are very similar so as to ensure a fairly narrow fit and good shoulder of the container in its housing.

Claims

REVENDICATIONS
1) Boîtier à recharge formant flacon pour produits liquides, pâteux ou poudreux, comportant un boîtier (2,2' ,2",2' ' ') muni à une extrémité d'un fond (4) ouvert par lequel peut être introduit un récipient (1,1') qui contient ledit produit et qui est pourvu d'une bague de fixation (3) à filetage extérieur pour sa fixation par vissa¬ ge au voisinage de l'autre extrémité, dite supérieure, du boîtier, caractérisé en ce que le boîtier (2 à 2"') comporte à son extrémité supérieure un écrou (5,5') monté libre en rotation, accessible de l'extérieur, et destiné à venir en prise avec le filetage de la bague de fixation (3) du récipient (1,1') de telle sorte que l'on peut fixer ou retirer ce dernier du boîtier en agissant sur ledit écrou dans le sens respectivement du vissage ou du dévissage. 2) Boîtier à recharge selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le boîtier (2 à 2''') est pourvu à sa partie supérieure d'un logement (6,6') annulaire destiné à recevoir de manière libre en rotation, mais fixe en translation, au moins une partie de l'écrou (5,5') ou une partie solidaire de celui-ci. 3) Boîtier à recharge selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que l'écrou (5) du boîter (2,2"') est aménagé complètement dans son logement (6) de telle sorte qu'il ne fait pas saillie dudit boî¬ tier (2,2'''), celui-ci présentant des découpes (9) au niveau dudit écrou pour sa manoeuvre en rotation. 4 Boîtier à recharge selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que l'écrou (5) présente une partie cylindrique (8) à filetage inté¬ rieur destiné à coopérer avec la bague de fixation (3) du récipient (1,1') tandis qu'il présente une jupe extérieure (7) souple, conique et striée, destinée à venir dans le logement (6) annulaire et servir en outre de moyen d'actionnement en rotation.1) Refill case forming a bottle for liquid, pasty or powdery products, comprising a case (2,2 ', 2 ", 2' '') provided at one end with an open bottom (4) through which a container (1,1 ') which contains said product and which is provided with a fixing ring (3) with external thread for its fixing by screwing in the vicinity of the other end, called the upper end, of the housing, characterized in that the housing (2 to 2 "') has at its upper end a nut (5.5') mounted free to rotate, accessible from the outside, and intended to engage with the thread of the fixing ring ( 3) of the container (1,1 ') so that the latter can be fixed or removed from the housing by acting on said nut in the direction of screwing or unscrewing respectively. 2) Refill housing according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing (2 to 2 '' ') is provided at its upper part with an annular housing (6,6') intended to receive freely in rotation, but fixed in translation, at least part of the nut (5.5 ′) or a part integral with the latter. 3) Refill box according to claim 2, characterized in that the nut (5) of the box (2,2 "') is completely arranged in its housing (6) so that it does not protrude from said box ¬ tier (2,2 '' '), the latter having cutouts (9) at the level of said nut for its rotational maneuver. 4 Refill box according to claim 3, characterized in that the nut (5) has a cylindrical part (8) with an internal thread intended to cooperate with the fixing ring (3) of the container (1,1 ') while it has an outer skirt (7) flexible, conical and ridged, intended to come in the annular housing (6) and also serve as a means of actuation in rotation.
5) Boîtier à recharge selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que l'écrou (5') du boîtier (2',2") présente une embase (10) desti¬ née à venir dans le logement (6') annulaire tandis que la majeure partie de l'écrou (5') fait saillie hors dudit boîtier (2',2"). 6) Boîtier à recharge selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que la bague de fixation (3) du récipient (1) se prolonge par une bague de bouchage et d'évacuation (11) du produit, laquelle bague présente un diamètre inférieur à celui de la bague de fixation (3) pour traverser et faire saillie hors de l'écrou (5') lors du montage, en étant en outre aménagée pour recevoir un moyen d'obtura¬ tion (12) du récipient (1) de manière à boucher celui-ci aussi bien avant le montage qu'après et éventuellement pendant.5) Refill housing according to claim 2, characterized in that the nut (5 ') of the housing (2', 2 ") has a base (10) intended to come into the housing (6 ') annular while that most of the nut (5 ') protrudes from said housing (2', 2 "). 6) Refill box according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the fixing ring (3) of the container (1) is extended by a plugging and evacuation ring (11) of the product, which ring has a diameter less than that of the fixing ring (3) to pass through and protrude from the nut (5 ') during assembly, being further arranged to receive a closure means (12 ) of the container (1) so as to seal it both before assembly and after and possibly during.
7) Boîtier à recharge selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que la bague de bouchage et d'évacuation (11) comporte aussi un filetage extérieur pour une obturation au moyen d'un bouchon vissé7) Refill box according to claim 6, characterized in that the plugging and evacuation ring (11) also includes an external thread for closing by means of a screw cap.
(12). 8) Boîtier à recharge selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que le récipient (1) est constitué par une matière souple et déformable, tandis que le boîtier (2,2") présente au moins une découpe (16) non débouchée formant un poussoir (15) susceptible d'agir par pression sur ledit récipient (1). 9) Boîtier à recharge pour produits liquides selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que l'écrou (5,5') du boîtier (2',2"') est solidaire d'un bouchon à pompe (13) qui fait saillie hors dudit boîtier (2',2"') tandis que la bague de fixation (3) du récipient (1') sert initialement pour la fixation d'un bouchon (12) à vis de telle sorte que ledit récipient (1') est fixé avec l'écrou après dévissage et retrait dudit bouchon, le bouchon à pompe (13) permettant de pulvériser le produit contenu dans le récipient.(12). 8) Refill box according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the container (1) consists of a flexible and deformable material, while the box (2.2 ") has at least one cutout (16 ) not opened forming a pusher (15) capable of acting by pressure on said container (1). 9) Refill housing for liquid products according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the nut (5, 5 ') of the housing (2', 2 "') is integral with a pump plug (13) which projects out of said housing (2', 2" ') while the fixing ring (3) of the container ( 1 ') is initially used for fixing a screw cap (12) so that said container (1') is fixed with the nut after unscrewing and removing said cap, the pump cap (13) making it possible to spray the product contained in the container.
10) Boîtier à recharge selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisé en ce que les formes respectivement extérieure du réci- pient (1,1') et intérieure du boîtier (2 à 2"') correspondent de manière que ledit récipient s'ajuste étroitement dans le boîtier.10) Refillable housing according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the respectively external shape of the container (1,1 ') and internal shape of the housing (2 to 2 "') correspond so that said container fits tightly in the case.
11) Boîtier à recharge selon l'une des revendications 1 à 10, caractérisé en ce que le boîtier (2 à 2'") et/ou le récipient (1,1') présentent une section transversale circulaire et que des moyens anti- rotation sont prévus sous la forme de crans (17) et de nervures (18) conjuguées aménagés respectivement sur le récipient et dans le boîtier ou inversement. 11) Refill box according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the box (2 to 2 '") and / or the container (1,1') have a circular cross section and that anti- rotation are provided in the form of notches (17) and ribs (18) conjugate arranged respectively on the container and in the housing or vice versa.
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