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EP0019236A2 - Applicateur de fluide, en particulier de liquide de nettoyage et/ou de liquide d'entretien, sur une surface - Google Patents

Applicateur de fluide, en particulier de liquide de nettoyage et/ou de liquide d'entretien, sur une surface Download PDF

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EP0019236A2
EP0019236A2 EP80102585A EP80102585A EP0019236A2 EP 0019236 A2 EP0019236 A2 EP 0019236A2 EP 80102585 A EP80102585 A EP 80102585A EP 80102585 A EP80102585 A EP 80102585A EP 0019236 A2 EP0019236 A2 EP 0019236A2
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Alfred Aichinger
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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
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/42—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices with pads or like contents-applying means

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  • the invention relates to a device for discharging a liquid, in particular a cleaning liquid and / or a care liquid, onto a surface, comprising a container holding the liquid, an opening which can be closed by a screw cap and an associated plug which at least partially protrudes from the opening has elastic, porous material, in particular foam plastic, through which the liquid can be discharged from the container onto the surface.
  • an elastic, porous material plug which is made in particular of foam plastic, foam rubber, is usually in the closable opening of the container containing the liquid in question The like. Is used so clamped that it protrudes from the container opening with its front. Then when the screw cap is removed from the container opening and the loading container itself is tilted accordingly, the liquid inside the container passes under the action of gravity through the material plug so that the liquid can be applied to the desired surface.
  • the central axis of the container opening is aligned with or coincides with the main longitudinal axis of the container and thus the material plug lies in this main longitudinal axis of the container, there is the further disadvantage that the container has a relatively large size for use Extent, d. H. by 180, must be pivoted, which also complicates its handling.
  • the invention is based on the object of designing the device of the generic type to eliminate the disadvantages described in such a way that it is able to both maintain and clean the surface in question which is to be treated.
  • the container is designed as a handle pack in the form of an elongated hollow handle with at least one level standing or lying surface
  • the container has an extraordinarily easy-to-grip shape, since an elongated handle is completely natural and according to the anatomical laws of the hand of the user can be detected or enclosed.
  • the container can also be stored exceptionally well due to the planned level standing or lying surface.
  • the container has at least one constriction on its main body.
  • the container is preferably provided with two constrictions, which are arranged on both sides of its main body, opposite one another, the constriction or constrictions being provided either near the neck for the container opening or approximately halfway between the lower and the upper end of the container can.
  • the constriction or constrictions being provided either near the neck for the container opening or approximately halfway between the lower and the upper end of the container can.
  • the surface to be cleaned must be cleaned beforehand, for example with a cloth, a brush or the like, from adhering dust, dirt, etc., before this care liquid is applied to it. H. So be cleaned so that a satisfactory overall result is achieved.
  • the device in question must be separately provided for the discharge device for the previous cleaning of the surface to be maintained and must also be handled separately for this. This often also has the consequence that when a surface to be treated is to be treated, the device for dispensing the care liquid onto the surface is present, but the device for cleaning the surface beforehand is not always available.
  • the invention is therefore based on the task to design the device of the generic type to eliminate the disadvantages described so that it has a handle-friendly and easy to store shape and is easy to use.
  • the invention is furthermore based on the object of improving the device of the generic type in order to eliminate the disadvantages described in such a way that with it, both with regard to regulating the replenishment of liquid and with regard to the distribution of liquid on the surface, a uniform liquid film on the respective one Let the surface be applied and the liquid in the container cannot leak unintentionally.
  • the adapter is designed to be elastically resilient, for example made of a corresponding plastic material, and can thus be inserted in a clamping but resilient manner in the approach surrounding the container opening.
  • an unintentional leakage of the liquid from the container is prevented by the fact that a spring, in particular one made of plastic, is inserted into the fitting, which is supported with its upper end on the partition and resiliently closes its central opening.
  • a spring in particular one made of plastic
  • the design is such that the upper end of the spring inserted into the fitting passes through the central opening of the partition and protrudes into the material plug. This means that at.
  • the upper end of the spring resiliently closes the central opening of the partition, but that when the material plug is applied to the surface to be wetted and thus compressed, this also causes the central opening of the partition penetrating the upper end of the spring projecting into the material plug is pressed inwards in the direction of the interior of the container and thus, but only then, does the central opening of the partition open to allow liquid to pass through. This also effectively prevents inadvertent leakage of the liquid from the container and at the same time, not least because of the flake-like layer provided on the front of the material plug, ensures a uniform application of the liquid on the surface to be wetted.
  • a cleaning device in the form of a brush is integrated in it, so that the device is not only for maintaining a desired area, namely by applying the contained in the container with its plug of material is brought into contact with the surface to be wetted, a type of control of the amount of liquid emerging from the container being effected simultaneously via the level of the respective contact pressure between the plug of material and the surface to be wetted and via the frequency of the application movement.
  • the plug of material is not connected to the interior of the container over the entire cross-section of the container opening, but only via the large number of openings which are provided in the partition wall closing the container opening and preferably have a small diameter.
  • connection designed as a screw connection between the ring brush and the closure cap consists of a helically extending guide slot in the outer surface of an inner sleeve of the closure cap, several, in particular three, being distributed evenly over the inner circumference of the carrier ring of the brush in this guide slot Intervene projections.
  • a particularly expedient embodiment is obtained when the guide slot completely penetrates the inner sleeve of the closure cap and, at the same time, the projections of the ring brush also engage through the guide slot in the thread grooves of the external thread provided on the container attachment.
  • the guide slot should run in the opposite direction to the thread between the sealing cap and the container neck, in particular in the opposite direction to the internal thread of the sealing cap inner sleeve.
  • the discharge device shown has a container 2 filled with maintenance liquid 1, which is designed as a handle pack in the form of an elongated hollow handle and is provided with a flat base 3 at the lower end .
  • the container 2 each has a rear and front, largely flat lying surface 4 and 5 and two largely flat side surfaces 6.
  • the container which is formed entirely of plastic, also has an upper, rounded end 8 which is produced as a separate part from the container main body and is fixedly connected to the container main body at a connecting edge 9 in the usual manner, for example by gluing, welding, etc. is.
  • the main body of the container 2 has two constrictions 10 near the upper container end 8, which are arranged opposite one another essentially in the container side surfaces 6, but also partially extend into the rear and front lying surfaces 4, 5 of the container 2. These two constrictions 10 are used for gripping purposes and thus contribute significantly to the design of the container 2 that is easy to grip.
  • the container 2 is provided in its upper end 8 with a lateral opening 11 arranged in the front lying surface 5, which serves to discharge the liquid 1 from the container 2 and from an outwardly projecting hollow cylindrical extension 12 is surrounded.
  • this approach 12 projects largely at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the container, ie also at right angles to the front lying surface 5 away from the container 2 and is formed in one piece with the associated container wall.
  • the container neck 12 receives a plug 13 made of elastic, porous material, in particular foam plastic, which is provided on its front side with a flake-like layer 14 by coating.
  • a plug 13 made of elastic, porous material, in particular foam plastic, which is provided on its front side with a flake-like layer 14 by coating. This is designed such that it ensures a completely uniform and thin distribution of the liquid 1 on the surface to be wetted, not shown in detail.
  • the plug of material 13 is clamped in the neck 12 surrounding the container opening 11, in such a way that it partially protrudes from the neck 12 in the manner shown in FIGS. 1 and 8.
  • the container 2 is tilted in such a way that the exposed surface of the material plug 13 is brought into contact with the surface to be wetted.
  • the plug of material 13 is moved back and forth accordingly on the surface to be wetted, the liquid 1 contained in the container 2 is then applied through the container opening 11 and the hollow cylindrical extension 12 from the pores of the material plug 13 to the surface.
  • the container neck 12 has an external thread 15 and can be covered by a screw cap 16.
  • This is bowl-shaped with a flat top surface 17 and peripheral side wall 18 and has an inner sleeve 19 which is arranged within the side wall 18 at a coaxial distance from it and, like the side wall 18, is firmly connected to the top surface 17 of the closure cap 13.
  • the inner sleeve 19 has a corresponding internal thread 20 which interacts with the external thread 15 of the container attachment 12.
  • the container 2 ' which can be seen in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 and which is modified compared to FIGS. 1 and 8, an identical closure cap 16 is provided, but the container 2', which also has a handle pack in the form of an elongated hollow handle a flat underside standing surface 3 'is formed, two mutually opposite side constrictions 10' which extend over the entire height of the two side surfaces 6 'of the container 2'. 1 and 8, this results in an even better grip-friendliness of the container 2 ', but it also means that the two side surfaces 6' of the container 2 'are not flat, but instead are concave. As can be seen, the two lateral constrictions 10 'partly extend into the rear and front lying surface 4', 5 'of the container 2'.
  • the container 2 'shown differs from that of FIGS. 1 and 8 also in that both its container opening 11' and the surrounding hollow cylindrical extension 12 'are arranged at the upper end of the container and directed obliquely upwards, in the embodiment shown the
  • FIGS. 5, 6 and 7. The cross section of the container opening 11 is basic here. additionally closed by a partition 21 which forms the bottom of a separate bowl-shaped fitting 22. This is inserted in the manner shown in FIG. 5 so clampingly in the container opening 11 that it bears with its wall against the inner peripheral surface of the container neck 12 and is supported with a peripheral flange on the end face of the container neck 12.
  • the partition 21 forming the bottom of the fitting 22 is provided with a plurality of openings 24 of relatively small diameter, which allow the liquid 1 located in the interior of the container to escape to the outside and, in the illustrated embodiment, is concentric with one another at regular circumferential intervals Longitudinal central axis of the fitting 22 are provided.
  • these openings 24 it is also possible to arrange these openings 24 on a plurality of circular ring lines which are concentric with one another or, in principle, irregularly in the partition 21.
  • the depth of the fitting piece 22 is selected such that the partition wall 21 with its openings 24 is arranged outside the plane defined by the container opening 11 with respect to the interior of the container, in order to ensure that all liquid 1 can be discharged from the container 2 and not a residue of liquid 1 remains in the container 2.
  • the plug of material 13 is inserted in the fitting 22 such that it protrudes with its front side or its front region beyond the peripheral flange 23 of the fitting 22.
  • the clamping holder of the material plug 13 within the adapter 22 is further reinforced by the fact that the partition wall 21 has a cup-shaped recess 25 projecting into the interior of the container, into which a correspondingly configured projection 26 of the material plug 13 engages.
  • the fitting piece 22 also has a zigzag joint 27 in its wall.
  • This parting line 27, which can of course also be straight, enables the fitting piece 22 to be opened and thus an easy and problem-free insertion or exchange of the material.
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  • the parting line 27 extends at two diametrically opposite points on the wall of the adapter 22, from the peripheral flange 23 to the connection point between the partition 21 and the recess 25, so that the bowl-shaped adapter 22 in the manner of pliers can be opened and closed again.
  • the parting line 27 can also be provided only at a single point on the wall of the adapter 22 and / or also only extend as far as the connection point between the adapter wall and the partition 21, but should be chosen in any case. ensures that the plug of material 13 can be inserted into the fitting 22 without difficulty.
  • the container ter 2 is brought into contact with the surface to be wetted and moved back and forth in a corresponding manner after the cap 16 has been removed from the approach 12 surrounding the container opening 11 on the flake-like layer 14 of its material plug 13 .
  • an alternating pressure is generated within the material plug 13, which in turn causes a vacuum to be formed briefly within the material plug 13, but in particular at the point at which the back of the material plug 13 abuts the partition wall 21 provided with the openings 24 .
  • This in turn has the effect that the liquid 1 inside the container is sucked through the openings 2 of the partition 21 into the liquid-permeable material plug 13 and can pass through the flake layer 14 onto the surface to be wetted.
  • the liquid 1 which has already been sucked out of the container 2 and which located within the pores of the material plug 13, applied to the surface to be wetted as thin as a film by the aforementioned contact pressure.
  • the holding of the material plug 13 ′ on the container attachment 12 ′ is effected in a somewhat different way.
  • a partition wall 28 which closes the container opening 11 'is provided, which, however, rests with the underside of the upper free end edge of the container extension 12 which projects obliquely upwards and has only a single central opening 29.
  • the material plug 13 ' is attached to the top of the partition 28, in particular by gluing.
  • a plastic spring 31 is inserted, which at its lower end in an annular part 32nd and opens into a central pin 33 at its upper end.
  • This spring 31 is supported with its lower ring part 32 on the inside of the wall of the fitting 30, an additional support being provided in that the lower end of the peripheral wall of the fitting 30 has inwardly projecting projections 34 on which the lower ring part 32 the spring 31 is seated.
  • the upper region of the spring 31 is supported in an elastically resilient manner on the underside of the partition wall 28, the central spring pin 33 penetrating the only central opening 29 of the partition wall 28 and projecting into the material plug 13 '.
  • the arrangement is such that when the container 2 ', ie. H. when the material plug 13 'is not compressed, the spring pin 33 closes the central opening 29 of the partition wall 28 so tightly due to the pressure force exerted by the spring 31 that no liquid 1 can run out of the container 2'.
  • the discharge device shown is designed in such a way that it is not only suitable for discharging a liquid 1, for example a care liquid, onto a surface to be wetted, but also at the same time a device that is captively integrated into the previous one Clean the surface to be wetted having.
  • a liquid 1 for example a care liquid
  • an annular space 35 is formed between the inner sleeve 19 and the outer side wall 18 of the closure cap 16, which receives an appropriately designed hollow cylindrical ring brush 36 which is used to clean the surface to be maintained.
  • This ring brush 36 consists of cylindrically arranged bristles 37 and a carrier ring 38 carrying these bristles 37 and, in the exemplary embodiment shown, is inserted into the annular space 35 of the closure cap 16 in such a way that the bristles 37 face away from the top surface 17 of the closure cap 16, that is to say towards the open Side of the annulus 35 are directed.
  • the ring brush 36 is on the one hand captively inserted into the annular space 35 of the closure cap 16 and on the other hand is in operative connection with the closure cap 16 in such a way that the ring brush 36 moves out of the annular space 35 into the operating position when the closure cap 16 is unscrewed from the container extension 12 and when the cap is unscrewed Cap 16 is moved back to the container neck 12 in the annular space 35 into the inoperative position.
  • a screw connection is provided in the illustrated embodiment between the ring brush 36 and the closure cap 16, which on the one hand consists of three projections 40 distributed uniformly at the same height over the inner circumferential surface 39 of the brush carrier ring 38 and on the other hand from a guide slot running helically in the outer circumferential surface of the inner cap 19 41, in which the projections 40 engage.
  • the arrangement is such that the guide slot 41 runs in the opposite direction to the internal thread 20 of the inner cap sleeve 19 and completely penetrates this inner sleeve 19, the projections 40 arranged at the lower end of the inner peripheral surface 39 of the brush carrier ring 38 in the manner shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 pass through the guide slot 41 and engage in the thread grooves which are formed between the ribs of the external thread 15 provided on the container extension 12.
  • the end face of the container extension 12 has a corresponding number of locking grooves 42 (see FIG. 8) for these projections 40 on.
  • the ring brush 36 connected to the closure cap 16 for cleaning the surface to be used, whereupon only then the container 2 freed from the closure cap 16 on the exposed work surface 14 of his Material plug 13 is brought into contact with the surface to be maintained in order to apply the care liquid 2 contained in the container 2 to this surface.
  • the closure cap 16 If the container 2 is then to be closed again by the closure cap 16, the latter is screwed with the internal thread 20 of its closure cap inner sleeve 19 onto the external thread 15 of the container extension 12, with the projections 40 of the ring brush 36 in the guide slot 41 as well as in the thread grooves at the same time External thread 15 are positively guided, in such a way that the ring brush 36 is moved into the annular space 35 of the closure cap 16. This continues until the projections 40 of the ring brush 36 snap into the locking grooves 42 of the container extension 12, so that the closure cap 16 including its ring brush 36 then returns to the position shown in FIG. 9.

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EP19800102585 1979-05-11 1980-05-09 Applicateur de fluide, en particulier de liquide de nettoyage et/ou de liquide d'entretien, sur une surface Withdrawn EP0019236A3 (fr)

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DE19792919155 DE2919155A1 (de) 1979-05-11 1979-05-11 Fluessigkeitsspender zum gleichmaessigen auftragen einer fluessigkeit auf flaechen
DE2919155 1979-05-11
DE7919748 1979-07-10
DE7919748U 1979-07-10
DE2951242 1979-12-19
DE19792951242 DE2951242A1 (de) 1979-12-19 1979-12-19 Vorrichtung zum reinigen und pflegenden benetzen einer flaeche

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EP0081816B1 (fr) * 1981-12-17 1985-06-19 Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien Tampon applicateur
USD321596S (en) 1989-02-13 1991-11-19 King Imports, Inc. Shoe polish applicator
WO2008053154A1 (fr) * 2006-10-28 2008-05-08 Reckitt Benckiser N.V. Produit
US7621411B2 (en) 2000-02-07 2009-11-24 Locite (R&D) Limited Applicator, applicator cap and a container having an applicator cap

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GB521668A (en) * 1937-11-25 1940-05-28 Rene Mermod Improvements in flasks and to closure caps therefor serving as devices for applying liquids
US2986762A (en) * 1959-02-18 1961-06-06 Owens Illinois Glass Co Polishing kit
CH393662A (de) * 1961-11-06 1965-06-15 Deena Ges Mbh Behälter mit Inhalt, insbesondere mit flüssigem Schuhpflegemittel
US3351417A (en) * 1966-02-16 1967-11-07 Schwartzman Gilbert Applicator with spring pressed cover
JPS5038393A (fr) * 1973-08-10 1975-04-09

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0081816B1 (fr) * 1981-12-17 1985-06-19 Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien Tampon applicateur
USD321596S (en) 1989-02-13 1991-11-19 King Imports, Inc. Shoe polish applicator
US7621411B2 (en) 2000-02-07 2009-11-24 Locite (R&D) Limited Applicator, applicator cap and a container having an applicator cap
WO2008053154A1 (fr) * 2006-10-28 2008-05-08 Reckitt Benckiser N.V. Produit

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