EP3162449B1 - Tete distributrice et distributeur dote d'une telle tete distributrice - Google Patents

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EP3162449B1
EP3162449B1 EP15191981.8A EP15191981A EP3162449B1 EP 3162449 B1 EP3162449 B1 EP 3162449B1 EP 15191981 A EP15191981 A EP 15191981A EP 3162449 B1 EP3162449 B1 EP 3162449B1
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  • the invention relates to a discharge head for mixing two starting media and for discharging the mixed liquid produced thereby.
  • a discharge head has a metering chamber which is delimited by metering chamber walls at a base of the discharge head and at a displacer.
  • the dispensing head further includes a first inlet through which a first of the two output media may flow into the dosing chamber and a second inlet through which a second of the two output media may flow into the dosing chamber.
  • the discharge head has an outlet through which the mixed liquid can be discharged from the metering chamber.
  • the displacer is manually movable relative to the base between a first end position and a second end position in an actuation direction so that the volume of the metering chamber is reduced upon displacement of the displacer from the first end position to the second end position and the mixed fluid is forced out through the outlet ,
  • Such a discharge head can thus be used to discharge a mixture of two liquids. Depending on the configuration, it allows the mixing ratio between the two liquids, which are mixed in the dosing chamber, to be set variably.
  • variable setting should be such that after filling the metering chamber with the first medium an adjustable amount of the second medium is added.
  • the introduction of the second output medium into the metering chamber can lead to liquid already flowing out through the outlet of the metering chamber.
  • the object of the invention is to allow the production of a mixed liquid in a convenient way, without this leading to unwanted liquid leakage.
  • document DE102010013329 A1 describes a discharge head according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the metering chamber has a volume compensation device.
  • This volume compensation device has a metering chamber delimiting the deflectable Dosierhuntwandungsabêt, based on the first end position of the displacer relative to the base between a minimal position in which he the volume of the Dosing chamber not extended, and a maximum position in which it maximizes the volume of the metering chamber, is deflectable.
  • a discharge head which has a metering chamber with first and second inlet and outlet and whose Dosierhuntvolumen is reduced by the displacement of the displacer relative to the base, it is therefore provided that the volume of the metering regardless of the relative position of the displacer relative to the base variable is.
  • said volume compensation device is provided which is arranged either on the base side or on the displacer side and has the said metering chamber wall section which can be deflected relative to the base or the displacer.
  • This Dosierhuntwandungsabites can take the said minimum position. If this is the case, the metering chamber volume is not widened by the deflectable metering chamber wall section. Starting from the minimum position, it can be shifted to a maximum position, in which it leads to a maximum enlargement of the dosing chamber.
  • the use of the discharge head according to the invention is above all expedient for media in which it is provided that the predominant volume fraction is provided by the first medium and a smaller volume fraction by the second medium.
  • Such is useful, for example, in skin cream, which is mixed with a small amount of self-tanner.
  • the metering chamber prefferably has a volume of between 0.2 and 1 ml when the displacer is arranged relative to the base in the first end position and the wall section is arranged in its minimal position, while the can be achieved by displacing the Dosierhuntwandungsabêtes in the maximum position achievable additional volume between 0.05 and 0.3 ml.
  • the ratio between the volume of the metering chamber and the additional volume through the volume compensation device is between 3: 1 and 20: 1; preferably between 3: 1 and 10: 1.
  • the deflectable Dosierhuntwandungsabites may be formed by a formflexible wall.
  • the design of the deflectable Dosierhuntwandungsabiteses as formflexible wall is structurally relatively simple.
  • the wall is formed in such a design in the manner of a preferably elastic membrane. This can be formed by a separate component. It is also possible to form them integrally with surrounding wall regions of the metering chamber, in particular if a material deviating from the surrounding walls by means of multicomponent injection molding is selected for the membrane.
  • the deflectable Dosierhuntwandungsabites can also be formed by an inherently rigid displaceable wall portion, in particular by a wall portion in a compensation piston, which is arranged displaceably in a compensation cylinder of the metering chamber.
  • a rigid metering chamber wall section requires that the metering chamber wall section be displaceable as a whole.
  • the said possibility of a preferably spring-loaded compensation piston in a compensation cylinder is here a particularly advantageous arrangement, since it allows to make the walls of the compensation cylinder transparent and thereby make the position of the Dosierhuntwandungsabiteses visible from the outside. In this way, a user can recognize, for example, whether he has already added enough of the second medium after filling the metering chamber with the first medium.
  • the metering chamber can be connected to a first reservoir for the first output medium, wherein a pressure-dependent opening valve can be provided between the first reservoir and the metering chamber.
  • the first starting medium is preferably the main medium, which occupies the majority of the liquid to be discharged.
  • the connection of the metering chamber to the first reservoir with an intermediate pressure-dependent opening valve is achieved that during the return displacement of the displacer in its first end position (return stroke) this first output medium is sucked, for example, from an unvented reservoir bag or Schleppkolbenreservoir or by means of a riser.
  • the second starting medium can then be added subsequently.
  • a conveying device for introducing the second output medium into the metering chamber, a conveying device can be provided which can be actuated by means of an additional actuating handle.
  • the separate conveyor for the second output medium with a separate actuating handle allows to supply the desired amount of the second output medium of the metering chamber after filling the metering chamber with the first output medium.
  • the conveyor may have a feed pump with an inlet with inlet valve and an outlet with outlet valve.
  • the inlet of the feed pump may be connected to a second reservoir for the second output medium.
  • the outlet of the feed pump may be connected to the second inlet of the metering chamber.
  • the delivery device for delivery of the second output medium is thus configured as a pump, which sucks from a second reservoir and allows the delivery of the second output medium into the metering chamber through its outlet.
  • the conveyor may alternatively have a unidirectionally slidable in a delivery cylinder piston which is gradually displaced by means of the additional actuating handle.
  • a sawtooth coupling is provided between the auxiliary actuating handle and the piston, by which a movement of the piston is forced upon actuation of the auxiliary actuating handle and an increase in the spacing of the piston is made possible by the additional actuating handle at a provision of the actuating handle.
  • a piston is gradually shifted and promoted with each feed a volume of the second output medium in the metering chamber.
  • the piston includes the total amount of the second output medium in the delivery state. He is only slightly displaced with each actuation of the additional actuating handle and requires repeated application of the second output medium in the metering chamber after each stroke of a return stroke of the additional actuating handle.
  • a design suitable for this purpose provides that the additional actuating handle and the piston can also be displaced unidirectionally against each other.
  • the said sawtooth coupling is an expedient design for this purpose.
  • the sawtooth coupling leads when depressing the additional actuating handle to a common displacement with the piston.
  • By negative pressure and / or by non-positive or positive forces between the piston and the delivery cylinder causes the sawtooth coupling continues to jump during the return stroke of the additional actuating handle, so that in a repeated operation of the additional actuating handle, the starting point of the piston corresponds to the end position in the previous stroke ,
  • the conveyor may be designed to introduce a defined amount V of the second output medium with a single operation of the additional actuating handle.
  • the outlet of the metering chamber is assigned a pressure-dependent opening outlet valve.
  • This outlet valve, the delivery device for introducing the second output medium and the volume compensation device can be matched to one another such that the volume compensation device can accommodate at least the quantity V of the second output medium without the outlet valve being opened thereby, preferably at least the amount 3 ⁇ V, in particular preferably the amount 6 x V.
  • Said tuning ensures that at least one, but preferably a plurality of output by the actuation of the additional actuating handle in the metering chamber amount V of the second output medium can be received without liquid already exiting through the outlet of the metering chamber.
  • the pressures to be matched to each other which requires it to shift the wall portion of the volume compensation unit on the one hand and to open the exhaust valve.
  • the pressure required to displace the wall section should be less than that for opening the outlet valve until the deflectable wall section assumes its maximum position.
  • the deflectable Dosierhuntwandungsab mustard the volume compensation device may be provided on the displacer.
  • the displacer can be firmly connected to a discharge actuating handle.
  • the arrangement of the volume compensation unit and in particular the deflectable wall section on the displacer is structurally often easier than at the base.
  • the displacer is preferably directly the actuating handle.
  • embodiments are also conceivable in which a transmission is provided between the displacer and the actuating handle.
  • the deflectable Dosiertalkwandungsabites may be provided on the discharge actuating handle such that it is pressed by actuation of the discharge actuating handle in the direction of its maximum position or in the direction of its minimum position.
  • the arrangement of the Dosiertalkwandungsabiteses serves the predictability of the amount of liquid to be discharged.
  • the dosing chamber wall section is not always in the same position at the beginning of the discharge operation, depending on the second output medium previously attached. It is advantageous if, however, in the second end position of the displacer relative to the base, a defined position of the deflectable Dosiertalkwandungsabiteses is given. The remaining dead volume is thus constant.
  • the deflectable Dosiertalkwandungsabites can be arranged in the metering chamber such that it is pressed in the course of the actuation of the discharge actuating handle in the direction of its maximum position or in the direction of its minimum position.
  • the deflectable Dosiertalkwandungsabites formed by a formflexible wall be shaped so that it can be deflected by a force applied transversely to the direction of actuation, and be provided with the deflectable Dosiertalk cooperating portion in the metering chamber, deflected by the deflectable Dosiertalk upon displacement of the displacer becomes.
  • the deflectable Dosierhuntwandungsabites may be provided on the discharge actuating handle in the region of a finger support surface.
  • the invention further relates to a dispenser for mixing two starting media and discharging the mixed fluid produced thereby.
  • the dispenser has a first and a second reservoir for receiving the two output media. He also has a discharge head of the type described above.
  • Such a dispenser thus has not only the discharge head described above separately stored output media.
  • these starting media can be aspirated by riser or stored in aeration-free reservoirs with drag piston or flexible bag.
  • a preferred field of application are cosmetic lotions, in which case in particular the first starting medium constitutes the base portion of this lotion, while the second starting medium may represent an additional active ingredient.
  • the Fig. 1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the invention.
  • the dispensing head 110 has a dispensing actuating handle 64 and an auxiliary actuating handle 82.
  • the intended use of the dispenser 100 of Fig. 1 provides that initially from a previous discharge process already in Fig. 2 shown dosing chamber 40, which will be described below, is filled with the first output medium from the reservoir 12.
  • a second starting medium in a desired amount can be added via the additional actuating handle 82. If this metered addition is complete, the mixture of the two starting media can be discharged through an outlet with outlet valve 47 by depressing the discharge actuating handle 64.
  • the Fig. 2 shows the construction of the discharge head 110 in detail.
  • This has a base 20 which is fixed on the housing body which surrounds the reservoir 12, is placed. A one-piece design is possible.
  • a displacer 30 is displaceable, wherein the displacer 30 by means of a return spring 31 permanently in the first end position of Fig. 2 is pressed.
  • the base 20 and the displacer 30 together enclose the already mentioned metering chamber 40.
  • This metering chamber is fed by two inlets 42, 44.
  • the first inlet 42 connects the metering chamber 40 with the reservoir 12, wherein in a manner not shown here preferably a riser pipe is additionally provided which projects into the reservoir 12. This first inlet 42 is closed by overpressure in the metering chamber 40 by means of a valve disk 13.
  • the second inlet 44 leads to a separate conveyor 80.
  • This separate conveyor has a piston 90 which is disposed within a cylinder 91, wherein this cylinder 91 includes the second output medium in the delivery state.
  • the cylinder 91 is connected to the inlet 44 of the metering chamber 40 by a valve 93, which opens at positive pressure in the cylinder 91.
  • an additional actuating handle 82 is provided for displacement of the piston 90.
  • the additional actuating handle 82 and the piston 90 are not formed in one piece, but in two parts and connected by a SAge leopardkopplung 92, whose mode of action will be explained below.
  • a volume compensation device 60 provided on the upper side of the displacer 30 in the region of the actuation handle 64 has a membrane 62 which is movable between a minimum position 63 'and a maximum position 63 "Due to the negative pressure during the described return stroke, this membrane 62 absorbs the first output medium its minimum position 63 'a.
  • the volume compensation device allows this additional volume V to be accommodated in the dosing chamber 40 by displacing the membrane 62 in the direction of its maximum position 63 " Thus, there is now a mixture of the two starting media in the metering chamber 40.
  • the piston 90 remains at its previously reached position, since it bears non-positively against the inner walls of the cylinder 91 and also causes the now closed exhaust valve 93 causes the formation of a negative pressure when the piston 90 undergoes a force application upwards.
  • the piston 90 is thus no longer displaced upwards, but instead the sawtooth coupling 92 between the additional actuating handle 82 and the piston 90 continues a tooth.
  • another volume V can be supplied from the cylinder 91 to the metering chamber 40 by renewed depression.
  • the membrane 62 and its displaceability are preferably designed so that at least once the volume V, but preferably a volume of 3 x V or more of the metering chamber 40 can be supplied without the exhaust valve 47 opens.
  • the volume from the metering chamber 40 can be discharged through the outlet 46 by depressing the actuating handle 64 together with the displacer 30. Since the corresponding manual application of force takes place in the region of the membrane 62, it is automatically pressed in the direction of its minimum position 63 '. The remaining in the metering chamber 40 volume when the displacer 30 in its lower, second End position has been pressed, is thus substantially constant. When the discharge operation handle 64 is released, the cycle starts again.
  • the design of the 3 and 4 shows an alternative design, which in particular by two aspects of the design of the Fig. 1 and 2 different.
  • the first difference concerns the additional conveyor 80.
  • This is in the design of the 3 and 4 designed as a piston pump. It is therefore a separate reservoir 14 is provided, which in the off Fig. 3 can be seen adjacent to the reservoir 12 for the first output medium.
  • This reservoir 14 is connected via an inlet channel 86 and a pressure-dependent opening valve 87 with a pumping chamber of the additional conveyor 80.
  • an outlet channel 88 and an outlet valve 89 which likewise opens in a pressure-dependent manner, are provided.
  • the second major difference is that the volume compensation device 60 provides a significantly greater compensation volume.
  • a pin 61 protruding into the pumping chamber 40 is provided on the displacer 30, which supports a surrounding membrane 62 surrounding the pin 61.
  • the maximum position and minimum position indicated by the lines 63 ', 63 "illustrate that a comparatively large amount of liquid can be introduced by means of the additional conveyor 80 into the pumping chamber 40 already filled with the first starting medium, without the medium already passing through the outlet 46 and If the actuating handle is depressed after filling the metering chamber 40 with the first output medium and one or more charges of the second output medium, however, the taper 48 of the metering chamber 40 causes the diaphragm 62 to shift to its maximum position 63 " becomes. Regardless of the amount of the second output medium, which is supplied into the pumping chamber 40, a defined dead volume of the pumping chamber 40 is thus given when depressing the actuating handle 64 and the displacer 30 relative to the base 20.

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  1. Tête de distribution (110 ; 210) pour mélanger deux milieux de départ et pour distribuer le liquide mélangé ainsi produit, comprenant les caractéristiques suivantes :
    a. la tête de distribution présente une chambre de dosage (40) qui est limitée par des parois de chambre de dosage au niveau d'une base (20) de la tête de distribution et au niveau d'un organe déplaceur (30), et
    b. la tête de distribution présente une première entrée (42) à travers laquelle un premier des deux milieux de départ peut affluer dans la chambre de dosage (40), et
    c. la tête de distribution présente une deuxième entrée (44) à travers laquelle un deuxième des deux milieux de départ peut affluer dans la chambre de dosage (40),
    d. la tête de distribution présente une sortie (46) à travers laquelle le liquide mélangé peut être distribué hors de la chambre de dosage (40), et
    e. l'organe déplaceur (30) peut être déplacé manuellement par rapport à la base (20) entre une première position de fin de course et une deuxième position de fin de course dans une direction d'actionnement de telle sorte que le volume de la chambre de dosage (40) soit réduit lors du déplacement de l'organe déplaceur (30) de la première position de fin de course dans la deuxième position de fin de course et que le liquide mélangé soit expulsé à travers la sortie (46),
    caractérisée par la caractéristique suivante :
    f. la chambre de dosage présente un dispositif de compensation de volume (60), et
    g. le dispositif de compensation de volume (60) présente une portion de paroi de chambre de dosage (62) pouvant être déviée, délimitant la chambre de dosage (40), qui peut être déviée par rapport à la première position de fin de course de l'organe déplaceur (30) par rapport à la base (20) entre une position minimale (63') dans laquelle elle n'augmente pas le volume de la chambre de dosage (40), et une position maximale (63''), dans laquelle elle augmente au maximum le volume de la chambre de dosage (40), et
    h. un volume supplémentaire est fourni dans la chambre de dosage (40) par la déviation, dans la direction de la position maximale (63''), de la portion de paroi de chambre de dosage pouvant être déviée (62), par le biais duquel, lorsque la chambre de dosage est déjà remplie avec le premier milieu de départ, le deuxième milieu de départ peut encore être introduit dans la chambre de dosage (40).
  2. Tête de distribution (110 ; 210) selon la revendication 1, comprenant la caractéristique supplémentaire suivante :
    a. la portion de paroi de chambre de dosage pouvant être déviée (62) est formée par une paroi de forme flexible (62), ou
    b. la portion de paroi de chambre de dosage pouvant être déviée est formée par une portion de paroi pouvant être déplacée, rigide en soi, en particulier par une portion de paroi dans un piston de compensation qui est disposé de manière déplaçable dans un cylindre de compensation de la chambre de dosage.
  3. Tête de distribution (110 ; 210) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant les caractéristiques supplémentaires suivantes :
    a. la chambre de dosage (40) est connectée à un premier réservoir (12) pour le premier milieu de départ afin d'introduire le premier milieu de départ dans la chambre de dosage (40),
    b. une soupape (13) s'ouvrant en fonction de la pression est prévue entre le premier réservoir (12) et la chambre de dosage (40).
  4. Tête de distribution (110 ; 210) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant la caractéristique supplémentaire suivante :
    a. un dispositif de refoulement (80) est prévu pour introduire le deuxième milieu de départ dans la chambre de dosage (40), lequel peut être actionné au moyen d'une manette d'actionnement supplémentaire (82).
  5. Tête de distribution (210) selon la revendication 4, comprenant les caractéristiques supplémentaires suivantes :
    a. le dispositif de refoulement (80) dispose d'une pompe de refoulement (84) avec une entrée (86) avec une soupape d'entrée (87) et une sortie (88) avec une soupape de sortie (89), et
    b. l'entrée (86) de la pompe de refoulement (84) est connectée à un deuxième réservoir (14) pour le deuxième milieu de départ, et
    c. la sortie (88) de la pompe de refoulement est connectée à la deuxième entrée (44) de la chambre de dosage (40).
  6. Tête de distribution (110) selon la revendication 4, comprenant les caractéristiques supplémentaires suivantes :
    a. le dispositif de refoulement (80) dispose d'un piston (90) déplaçable de manière unidirectionnelle dans un cylindre de refoulement, lequel peut être déplacé pas à pas au moyen de la manette d'actionnement supplémentaire (82),
    de préférence comprenant la caractéristique supplémentaire suivante :
    b. un accouplement en dents de scie (92) est prévu entre la manette d'actionnement supplémentaire (82) et le piston (90), par le biais duquel un déplacement du piston (90) est provoqué lors de l'actionnement de la manette d'actionnement supplémentaire (82) et par lequel une augmentation de l'écart entre le piston (90) et la manette d'actionnement supplémentaire (82) est rendue possible lors d'un rappel de la manette d'actionnement (82).
  7. Tête de distribution (110 ; 210) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 4 à 6, comprenant les caractéristiques supplémentaires suivantes :
    a. le dispositif de refoulement (80) est réalisé pour introduire une quantité définie V du deuxième milieu de départ lors d'un seul actionnement de la manette d'actionnement supplémentaire (82), et
    b. une soupape de sortie (47) s'ouvrant en fonction de la pression est associée à la sortie (46) de la chambre de dosage (40), et
    c. le dispositif de refoulement (80) pour introduire le deuxième milieu de départ, le dispositif de compensation de volume (60) et la soupape de sortie (47) de la chambre de dosage (40) sont adaptés les uns aux autres de telle sorte que le dispositif de compensation de volume puisse recevoir au moins la quantité V du deuxième milieu de départ sans que la soupape de sortie (47) ne s'ouvre, de préférence au moins la quantité 3 x V, en particulier de préférence la quantité 6 x V.
  8. Tête de distribution (110 ; 210) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant les caractéristiques supplémentaires suivantes :
    a. la portion de paroi de chambre de dosage pouvant être déviée (62) du dispositif de compensation de volume (60) est prévue au niveau de l'organe déplaceur (30), et
    b. l'organe déplaceur (30) est connecté fixement à une manette d'actionnement de distribution (64) .
  9. Tête de distribution (110 ; 210) selon la revendication 8, comprenant la caractéristique supplémentaire suivante :
    a. la portion de paroi de chambre de dosage pouvant être déviée (62) est prévue au niveau de la manette d'actionnement de distribution (64) de telle sorte qu'elle soit pressée par l'actionnement de la manette d'actionnement de distribution (64) dans la direction de sa position maximale ou dans la direction de sa position minimale.
  10. Tête de distribution (210) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant les caractéristiques supplémentaires suivantes :
    a. la portion de paroi de chambre de dosage pouvant être déviée (62) est disposée dans la chambre dosage (40) de telle sorte qu'elle soit pressée au cours de l'actionnement de la manette d'actionnement de distribution dans la direction de sa position maximale ou dans la direction de sa position minimale,
    en particulier comprenant les caractéristiques supplémentaires suivantes :
    b. la portion de paroi de chambre de dosage (62) pouvant être déviée formée par une paroi de forme flexible est formée de telle sorte qu'elle puisse être déviée par une sollicitation par force transversalement à la direction d'actionnement, et
    c. une portion (48) coopérant avec la paroi de chambre de dosage pouvant être déviée (62) est prévue dans la chambre de dosage (40), par laquelle la paroi de chambre de dosage pouvant être déviée (62) est déviée lors du déplacement de l'organe déplaceur (30).
  11. Tête de distribution (110 ; 210) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant au moins l'une des caractéristiques supplémentaires suivantes :
    a. la portion de paroi de chambre de dosage pouvant être déviée (62) est prévue au niveau de la manette d'actionnement de distribution (64) dans la région d'une surface d'appui pour les doigts, ou
    b. la portion de paroi de chambre de dosage pouvant être déviée (62) est prévue sous forme de paroi de forme flexible sur l'organe déplaceur ou sur la base, le composant respectif étant fabriqué par moulage par injection à deux composants, ou
    c. le dispositif de refoulement dispose d'un dispositif de ressort de rappel associé à la manette d'actionnement supplémentaire, lequel fait de préférence partie d'une seule pièce de la manette d'actionnement supplémentaire.
  12. Distributeur (100) pour mélanger deux milieux de départ et pour distribuer le liquide mélangé ainsi produit, comprenant les caractéristiques suivantes :
    a. le distributeur dispose d'un premier (12) et d'un deuxième (14) réservoir pour recevoir les deux milieux de départ et
    b. le distributeur dispose d'une tête de distribution (110 ; 210) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes.
  13. Distributeur (100) selon la revendication 12, comprenant la caractéristique suivante :
    a. le premier réservoir est rempli avec une crème pour la peau.
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