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Befestigungselement einer spendevorrichtung zur befestigung auf dem hals eines behälters, spendevorrichtung mit einem solchen befestigungselement und verfahren zur befestigung Download PDF

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EP1058661B1
EP1058661B1 EP99904940A EP99904940A EP1058661B1 EP 1058661 B1 EP1058661 B1 EP 1058661B1 EP 99904940 A EP99904940 A EP 99904940A EP 99904940 A EP99904940 A EP 99904940A EP 1058661 B1 EP1058661 B1 EP 1058661B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/14—Containers for dispensing liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant
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  • the present invention relates to a fastening element of a distribution on the neck of a container, a distribution device comprising such a fixing element and a method for fixing a distribution by means of such a fixing element. More specifically, the present invention relates to a crimping cap for fixing a valve dispenser on the neck of a container with interposition of a neck seal for seal at the container neck.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a fastening element which does not reproduce the aforementioned drawbacks.
  • the present invention aims in particular to provide an element of fixing which is simple and inexpensive to make.
  • the present invention also aims to provide such an element of fixing which allows the use of a neck seal with reduced surface area while removing the seal positioning ring.
  • the present invention also aims to provide such an element of fixing which makes it possible to manufacture neck seals with simple means, inexpensive, and which allows manufacturing tolerances relatively high.
  • the present invention also aims to provide an element of fixing which makes it possible to make neck seals according to any desired production and with suitable materials any desired.
  • the present invention also aims to provide a device for distribution of fluid which can be produced and assembled at low cost, while ensuring a perfect seal. even when using propellants such as HFA gases.
  • the present invention further aims to provide a method assembly of a fluid dispenser device, for which assembly is easier and therefore less expensive.
  • the present invention therefore relates to a fastening element of a dispensing member, such as a pump or a valve, on the neck of a container containing a product to be dispensed, with the interposition of a seal collar with an inner edge and an outer edge to ensure the seal at the neck of the container, said fastening element comprising a receiving part for receiving said dispensing member and a fixing part for fixing to said neck of the container, said attachment further includes a holding portion for receiving and holding said neck seal, said annular seal being held in said part of holding the fastening element only at its inner edge.
  • a dispensing member such as a pump or a valve
  • the holding part of the fixing element has an annular recess consisting of a bottom wall, a wall lateral exterior and an interior lateral wall, said lateral wall interior comprising retaining means for cooperating with said edge inside of the neck seal to keep it fixed inside said neck recess.
  • said inner side wall of the recess annular makes an angle of less than 90 ° with respect to said bottom wall, of such that the diameter of said inner side wall, with respect to the axis central of the fixing element, is variable, with at its end opposite to said bottom wall, a diameter greater than the diameter of the edge inside the seal.
  • the difference in diameter between the ends of said inner side wall is such that. once placed in the recess, the joint is not prestressed.
  • said neck seal is inserted into said recess before assembling the fastener.
  • said fixing part comprises means for crimping, snap-fastening or screwing.
  • the present invention also relates to a device for distribution of fluid, comprising a dispensing member, such a pump or a valve, mounted on the neck of a container containing a product to be dispensed, with interposition of a neck seal to ensure the seal at said neck of the container, said dispensing member being mounted on said neck by means of a fastening element.
  • a dispensing member such as a pump or a valve
  • the dispensing member is a metering valve and the fixing element is a capsule, preferably metallic, which is fixed to the neck by crimping.
  • said step of assembling the distribution member in the reception part can, as a variant, be carried out after said step of place the neck seal in said holding part and / or after said step to fix the unit the fixing element / seal on the container.
  • said dispensing member is a metering valve
  • said fixing element is a capsule, preferably metallic, and said steps of assembling and fixing are carried out by crimping.
  • the dispensing device comprises a dispensing member, such as a metering valve 20, which is mounted on the neck 31 of a container 30, by means of a fastening element 10, in particular a crimpable capsule.
  • the metering valve 20 can be any and will not be therefore not described in more detail below. She comes to settle in a part of reception 11 of the capsule 10 which receives and fixes the body of valve, in particular by snap-fastening or crimping.
  • the capsule 10 comprises also a fixing part 12 for fixing to said neck 31 of the container 30, said fixing part 12 may include crimping means, latching or screwing or any other known means. In the example shown in the figures, these are crimping means.
  • the fixing element 10 further comprises a part holding 13 which is intended to receive and fix the neck seal 1 which is placed between the fixing element 10 and the neck 31 of the container to seal at this location.
  • Said holding part 13 is produced in such a way that the neck seal 1, which is preferably annular and which has an inner edge 2 and an outer edge 3, is maintained fixedly in said holding part 13 only at its edge interior 2.
  • said part holding 13 comprises an annular housing 14 intended to receive said joint 1, said annular recess 14 consisting of a bottom wall 15, an outer annular side wall 16 and an annular side wall interior 17.
  • said interior side wall 17 comprises retaining means which are adapted to cooperate with said inner edge 2 of the neck seal 1 to hold it fixedly inside said recess 14.
  • the present invention provides a fastening element, in particular a crimp cap, in which the neck seal 1 can be assembled before final assembly on the neck 31 of the container.
  • the means retaining the inner side wall 17 are formed by a deformation of said inner wall 17, so that it makes an angle less than 90 ° relative to said bottom wall 15.
  • the diameter of said wall lateral interior 17 gradually increases from a minimum diameter which is produced at the level of said bottom wall 15 up to a diameter maximum achieved at the opposite end.
  • the maximum diameter of said wall lateral interior is preferably slightly greater than the diameter of the inner edge 2 of the neck seal 1, so that after being inserted into the housing 14, said seal 1 is fixedly held in said housing only through said inner side wall.
  • the diameter of the inner side wall 17, at level of the bottom wall 15, is equal to or slightly below the diameter of the inner edge 2 of the seal, so that when the seal is inserted into the housing 14, it is not prestressed.
  • the bottom wall 15 and the outer side wall 16 of the housing 14 may have variable dimensions so that the fixing element 10 can be produced with relatively high manufacturing tolerances without affecting the positioning of the seal 1 in said holding part 13.
  • This allows also large manufacturing tolerances of the seal 1, which allows in particular to use inexpensive joint manufacturing methods, such as that cutting the joint out of a strip of suitable material, rather than molding.
  • molded seals can also be used with the fastener of the present invention.
  • the manufacture of the fastening element 10 as shown in Figures 1 and 2 is particularly simple.
  • this can first be carried out in a conventional manner with an interior wall 17 that is straight, then this interior wall can be deformed, for example by fitting a cone inside. of the capsule.
  • a relatively large difference in diameter d between the ends of the inner side wall 17 can be obtained, without there therefore being any major problem due to a possible undercut inside the housing. 14 due to the inclination of the inner side wall 17.
  • the fastener allows large tolerances of manufacturing for the neck seal, this can be achieved by a process any suitable, in any suitable material, depending of the subsequent application of the seal. So the neck seal can be cut out, molded or even overmolded, i.e. injected directly into the capsule, this which allows the use of different materials, such as elastomers, in especially nitryl, butyl or chloroprene, thermoplastics elastomers (TPE), EPDM, etc.
  • TPE thermoplastics elastomers
  • EPDM thermoplastics elastomers
  • An advantage of the invention is that it provides a fastening element simple that can be used in a wide variety of applications with very different sealing requirements (device with or without gas propellant, etc.).
  • a fixing element 10 also allows to carry out the method of fixing or assembling the device so simpler and therefore less expensive.
  • the neck seal 1 comes according to the invention take place in the housing 14 of the capsule 10, before its fixing on the container, to form a fixing element / seal unit which will then be assembled, in particular crimped on the neck of the container.
  • Setting place the seal in the capsule beforehand guarantees proper positioning of the seal, and eliminates the need for an additional piece, such as a joint positioning, which is necessary, especially when it is desired use a reduced area neck seal.
  • the fixing of the distribution organ in the receiving portion 11 of the fixing element 10 can be produced before or after the installation of the seal 1 in the housing 14 of the element fixing 10, and it could even be envisaged to fix the dispensing member in said receiving part 11, after installation of the element unit attachment / seal on the container neck.
  • the present invention therefore allows by very simple means and little expensive to assemble a dispensing device having a neck seal to reduced surface area, thus limiting interactions with the product as much as possible contained inside the container, without the need to use a coin additional, and allowing the joint and / or the fixing element to be produced with relatively high manufacturing tolerances.
  • the deformation of the fastener 10 at the inner side wall 17 provides also an additional advantage in that this deformation allows limit the dead volume inside the device, thus ensuring better distribution of the entire product contained within the container.

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  1. Befestigungselement (10) für ein Abgabeorgan (20) wie z.B. eine Pumpe oder ein Ventil, auf dem Hals (31) eines Behälters (30), der ein abzugebendes Produkt enthält, mit einer dazwischen eingefügten Hals-Dichtung (1), die einen inneren Rand (2) und einen äußeren Rand (3) besitzt, um im Bereich des Halses (31) des Behälters (30) eine dichte Verbindung sicherzustellen, wobei das Befestigungselement (10) einen Aufnahmeteil (11) zur Aufnahme des Abgabeorgans (20) und einen Befestigungsteil (12) umfaßt, der für seine Befestigung am Hals (31) des Behälters (30) dient, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Befestigungselement (10) weiterhin einen Halteteil (13) für die Aufnahme und das Halten der Hals-Dichtung (1) umfaßt, wobei die ringförmige Dichtung (1) ausschließlich in dem Halteteil (13) des Befestigungselementes (10) im Bereich ihres Innenrandes gehalten wird.
  2. Befestigungselement nach Anspruch 1, bei dem die Hals-Dichtung (1) ringförmig ist und der Halteteil (13) des Befestigungselementes (10) eine ringförmige Vertiefung (14) umfaßt, die von einer Bodenwand (15) einer äußeren Seitenwand (16) und einer inneren Seitenwand (17) gebildet wird, wobei die innere Seitenwand (17) Halteeinrichtungen umfaßt, die dazu dienen, mit dem Innenrand (2) der Hals-Dichtung (1) zusammenzuwirken, um diese fest im Inneren der Vertiefung (14) zu halten.
  3. Befestigungselement nach Anspruch 2, bei dem die innere Seitenwand (17) der ringförmigen Vertiefung (14) mit der Bodenwand (15) einen Winkel kleiner 90° derart einschlißt, daß der Durchmesser der inneren Seitenwand (17) bezüglich der zentralen Achse des Befestigungselementes (10) veränderlich ist, wobei sie im Bereich ihres der Bodenwand (15) gegenüberliegenden Endes einen Durchmesser besitzt, der größer ist als der Durchmesser des Innenrandes (2) der Dichtung (1).
  4. Befestigungselement nach Anspruch 3, bei dem der Unterschied (d) der Durchmesser zwischen den Enden der inneren Seitenwand (17) derart ist, daß die Dichtung (1) dann, wenn sie in der Vertiefung (14) angeordnet worden ist, nicht vorgespannt ist.
  5. Befestigungselement nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei dem die Hals-Dichtung (1) in die Vertiefung (14) vor dem Zusammenbau des Befestigungselementes (10) eingesetzt ist.
  6. Befestigungselement nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei dem der Befestigungsteil (12) Enfaß-, Rast- oder Schraubeinrichtungen umfaßt.
  7. Abgabevorrichtung für ein fluid- oder pastenförmiges Produkt, die ein Abgabeorgan (20), wie z.B. eine Pumpe oder ein Ventil umfaßt und auf dem Hals (31) eines Behälters (30), der das abzugebende Produkt enthält, unter Zwischenfügung einer Hals-Dichtung (1) montiert ist, die dazu dient, im Bereich des Halses (31) des Behälters (30) eine dichte Verbindung sicherzustellen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Abgabeorgan (20) auf dem Hals (31) mit Hilfe eines Befestigungselementes (10) gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6 montiert ist.
  8. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 7, bei der das Abgabeorgan ein Dosierventil (20) und das Befestigungselement eine Kapsel (10), vorzugsweise aus Metall ist, die am Hals (31) durch Einfassen befestigt ist.
  9. Verfahren zum Befestigen eines Abgabeorgans (20) wie z.B. einer Pumpe oder eines Ventils auf dem Hals (31) eines Behälters (30), der ein abzugebendes Produkt enthält, unter Zwischenfügung einer Hals-Dichtung (1), die dazu dient, eine dichte Verbindung im Bereich des Halses (31) des Behälters sicherzustellen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß dieses Verfahren folgende Schritte umfaßt:
    Bereitstellen eines Befestigungselementes (10), das gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6 ausgebildet ist;
    Einbau des Abgabeorgans (20) in den Aufnahmeteil (11) des Befestigungselementes (10),
    Anordnen der Hals-Dichtung (1) in dem Halteteil (13) des Befestigungselementes (10), um eine aus dem Befestigungselement und der Dichtung bestehende Baueinheit zu bilden, und
    Befestigen dieser aus dem Befestigungselement und der Dichtung bestehenden Baueinheit auf dem Hals (31) des Behälters (30) mit Hilfe des Befestigungsteils (12) des Befestigungselementes (10).
  10. ' Verfahren nach Anspruch 9, bei dem der Schritt des Einbaus des Abgabeorgans (20) in den Aufnahmeteil (11) in Abweichung nach dem Schritt des Anordnens der Hals-Dichtung (1) in dem Halteteil (13) und/oder nach dem Schritt der Befestigung der aus dem Befestigungselement und der Dichtung gebildeten Baueinheit auf dem Behälter (30) erfolgt.
  11. Verfahren nach Anspruch 9 oder 10, bei dem das Abgabeorgan ein Dosierventil (20) ist, wobei das Befestigungselement eine Kapsel (10), vorzugsweise aus Metall, ist und die Schritte des Zusammenbauens und des Befestigens durch Einfassen realisiert werden.
EP99904940A 1998-02-24 1999-02-24 Befestigungselement einer spendevorrichtung zur befestigung auf dem hals eines behälters, spendevorrichtung mit einem solchen befestigungselement und verfahren zur befestigung Expired - Lifetime EP1058661B1 (de)

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FR9802214A FR2775263B1 (fr) 1998-02-24 1998-02-24 Element de fixation d'un organe de distribution sur le col d'un recipient, dispositif de distribution comportant un tel element de fixation et procede de fixation
PCT/FR1999/000408 WO1999043575A1 (fr) 1998-02-24 1999-02-24 Element de fixation d'un organe de distribution sur le col d'un recipient, dispositif de distribution comportant un tel element de fixation et procede de fixation

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