Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
  • A61L9/00—Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air
  • A61L9/015—Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air using gaseous or vaporous substances, e.g. ozone
  • A61L9/04—Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air using gaseous or vaporous substances, e.g. ozone using substances evaporated in the air without heating
  • A61L9/12—Apparatus, e.g. holders, therefor
  • A61L9/125—Apparatus, e.g. holders, therefor emanating multiple odours
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
  • A61L2209/00—Aspects relating to disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air
  • A61L2209/10—Apparatus features
  • A61L2209/13—Dispensing or storing means for active compounds
  • A61L2209/131—Semi-permeable membranes
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
  • A61L2209/00—Aspects relating to disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air
  • A61L2209/10—Apparatus features
  • A61L2209/13—Dispensing or storing means for active compounds
  • A61L2209/133—Replaceable cartridges, refills
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
  • A61L2209/00—Aspects relating to disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air
  • A61L2209/10—Apparatus features
  • A61L2209/13—Dispensing or storing means for active compounds
  • A61L2209/134—Distributing means, e.g. baffles, valves, manifolds, nozzles

Definitions

• the invention relates to a carousel for distributing products, in particular fluids, in particular essential or vegetable oils.
• a number of fluids such as aromatic fluids such as essential oils for example are distributed in small reservoirs, also called vials: a vial or reservoir containing a specific essential oil.
• the document WO90 / 03192 describes such small reservoirs intended to contain and store such aromatic fluids and which are of cylindrical shape comprising, at the bottom, a dispensing orifice for dispensing a calibrated drop of aromatic fluid and, at the at their upper end, a flexible elastomeric cap, elastically deformable so as to form a dropper-type device.
• the various tanks are positioned in receptacles of a carousel in an aligned manner.
• a container is positioned under all of the tanks to receive the drops of essential oils from these tanks.
• An object of the invention is to provide a distribution carousel which allows for preparations based on mixtures in a simple manner without having the above drawbacks.
• a dispensing carousel comprising a body comprising a series of receptacles of a series of reservoirs for fluid containing a fluid to be dispensed, each of the reservoirs comprising a dispensing orifice having a distribution axis, the series of receptacles being arranged in the body so that, once the reservoirs of the series of reservoirs are in place in the associated receptacles, the distribution axes of the reservoirs of the series of reservoirs are intersect in a service area around a single mixing point.
• the carousel according to the invention has at least one of the following technical characteristics:
• the mixing point and the service area are located under the body, when using the carousel;
• each of the receptacles of the series of receptacles forms a reservoir of the series of reservoirs for fluid
• the body is generally in the form of a revolution
• the series of receptacles comprises a central receptacle and peripheral receptacles distributed over a circumference around the central receptacle;
• the carousel also includes a protective cap covering the series of receptacles
• the carousel includes a base
• the base comprises a container, a bottom of which is positioned at the level of the mixing point or the service area;
• the container is removable
• the cap forms the removable container
• the container is removably attached to the bottom of the body.
• FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional view of an embodiment of a dispensing carousel according to the invention
• FIG. 1 is a side view of the carousel of Figure 1;
• Figure 3 is a top view of the carousel of Figure 1;
• FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the carousel of Figure 1;
• FIG. 5 is a sectional view of an alternative embodiment of the carousel of Figure 1.
• the dispensing carousel 1 comprises a body 10, here generally in the form of a revolution, in particular frustoconical.
• the body 10 comprises an upper cover 11 and a bottom 12.
• a series of receptacles 13 is arranged in the body 10.
• the series of receptacles comprises a central receptacle surrounded by a set of peripheral receptacles positioned on a circumference.
• the peripheral receptacles 13 are eight in number and uniformly distributed around the circumference around the central receptacle which is larger than the peripheral receptacles 13.
• the receptacles 13 are delimited in the lower part by the bottom 12 and in the upper part by the cover 11.
• each of the receptacles is a hollowed-out volume of particular shape, for example, of revolution, parallelepipedic or polygonal, delimited entirely along the section of the body 10 by the material constituting the body 10.
• the receptacles 13 of the series of receptacles 13 are arranged so as to each receive a reservoir 20,21 for fluid from a series of reservoirs 20,21 for fluid.
• the reservoirs 20,21 for fluid are, here, reservoirs containing essential, vegetable oils or other fluids of various viscosities: each reservoir 20,21 contains an essential, vegetable oil or a different fluid.
• the reservoirs 20, 21 are for example conventional vials known per se of the form of revolution, for example cylindrical or frustoconical; an inverted frustoconical shape thus has the advantage of being able to optimize the useful volume. They comprise in the lower part a distribution orifice 22 which has a distribution axis X.
• the tanks 20, 21 are closed by a membrane (not shown) in a manner known per se.
• Each reservoir 20, 21 is received in an associated receptacle 13 and is fixed thereto by various known means, for example, in abutment against the bottom 12.
• the tanks 20, 21 are double-chamber tanks like those described, for example, in document EP18305576, to which it is possible to refer for further information.
• the receptacles 13 form the tanks 20,21 which are then integrated directly into the distribution carousel 1 according to the invention.
• the receptacles 13 of the series of receptacles 13 are oriented so that once the tanks 20,21 put in place in their associated receptacle 13, the distribution axes X of said tanks 20,21 intersect two by two at a point which is located in a service area Z corresponding to a volume delimited around a point P called a single point of mixing; for example, the service area Z is delimited by a sphere or an ovoid volume having a larger dimension of between 1 and 10 millimeters approximately, preferably less than 1 mm.
• the distribution axes X of said tanks 20, 21 intersect at the single point of mixing P.
• the dispensing carousel 1 according to the invention makes it possible to dispense with such a mixing device which normally requires additional manipulations while inducing a cleaning and sterilization constraint between two mixtures.
• the single point of mixing P, or of the service zone Z is positioned opposite and at a distance from the bottom 12 of the body 10 of the distribution carousel 1 according to the invention: the single point of mixing P, or of the service area Z, is located under the body 10, when using the distribution carousel 1 according to the invention.
• the dispensing carousel 1 comprises a body 10 which is of elongated shape: the body 10 then extends linearly, the receptacles 13 being positioned in line with one another. side of others along the body 10.
• the dispensing carousel 1 according to the invention further comprises a protective cap 15 covering the series of receptacles 13.
• the protective cap 15 is placed on the upper part of the body 10 so as to extend opposite the cover 11.
• the protective cap 15 can be removably or hingedly mounted on the body 10: this allows access to the tanks 20, 21 to replace them individually, in the case where these tanks 20, 21 are received in the receptacles 13.
• the protective cap 15 is mounted in a non-removable manner on the body 10 of the dispensing carousel 1 according to the invention, for example by crimping .
• a role of the protective cap 15 is to protect the upper part, that is to say the membrane, of the reservoirs 20, 21 during handling of the dispensing carousel 1 according to the invention by a user in thus avoiding any untimely pressing on the membrane which would trigger an unwanted distribution of part of the content of the associated reservoir.
• the dispensing carousel 1 according to the invention which has just been described is intended to be inserted into a dispensing machine.
• the dispensing carousel 1 according to the invention has a secure base 30 which stabilizes the dispensing carousel 1 according to the invention, during use: this allows direct manual use of the dispensing carousel 1 according to the invention.
• the base 30 includes a support 31 for receiving the body 10. In particular, the support 31 cooperates with the bottom 12 for this purpose.
• the base 30 comprises a base 32 located at a distance from the support 31 and rigidly connected to the latter.
• the carousel 1 and the secure base 30 are fixed to each other in a removable manner (for example by clipping).
• the dispensing carousel 1 according to the invention comprises a container 40 intended for the reception, during use, of a mixture of fluids from the reservoirs 20,21.
• the container 40 is positioned so that a bottom 41 thereof is placed at the level of the single mixing point P or of the service zone Z.
• the container 40 is, here, integrated into the base 30.
• the container 40 is removable.
• the container 40 is removably fixed to the bottom 12 of the body 10 of the dispensing carousel 1 according to the invention , for example by clipping or screwing.

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• 2018
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