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EP1326790A1 - Distributeur de comprimes permettant de distribuer des comprimes individuels - Google Patents

Distributeur de comprimes permettant de distribuer des comprimes individuels

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Publication number
EP1326790A1
EP1326790A1 EP01974514A EP01974514A EP1326790A1 EP 1326790 A1 EP1326790 A1 EP 1326790A1 EP 01974514 A EP01974514 A EP 01974514A EP 01974514 A EP01974514 A EP 01974514A EP 1326790 A1 EP1326790 A1 EP 1326790A1
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Prior art keywords
passage
region
dispenser according
manually operable
item
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EP01974514A
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German (de)
English (en)
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EP1326790B1 (fr
Inventor
Neil The Technology Partnership plc POLLOCK
Gary Stewart Sinclair
Paul Crossman
Adrian. Seymour Powell Limited Caroen
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Mondelez UK Holdings and Services Ltd
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Cadbury Schweppes Ltd
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Priority claimed from GB0025110A external-priority patent/GB0025110D0/en
Priority claimed from GB0108743A external-priority patent/GB0108743D0/en
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Publication of EP1326790A1 publication Critical patent/EP1326790A1/fr
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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
    • B65D83/04—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills
    • 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
    • B65D83/04—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills
    • B65D83/0409—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills the dispensing means being adapted for delivering one article, or a single dose, upon each actuation
    • 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
    • B65D2583/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D2583/04—For dispensing annular, disc-shaped or spherical or like small articles or tablets
    • B65D2583/0472—For dispensing annular, disc-shaped or spherical or like small articles or tablets characterised by the dispensing action
    • B65D2583/0477—For dispensing annular, disc-shaped or spherical or like small articles or tablets characterised by the dispensing action the container is maintained in the same position during the dispensing of several successive articles or doses
    • B65D2583/0481—One reciprocating action, e.g. to or from

Definitions

  • The. invention relates to a dispenser for holding and dispensing discrete items such as confectionery, food supplements, pharmaceuticals and other such tablet sized products, and is more particularly concerned with a manually operable dispenser.
  • a number of manually operable dispensers for dispensing discrete items are known. These generally suffer from the problem that they are complicated and expensive to produce because they contain a number of working parts. A number also suffer from the problem that at least part of the dispensing mechanism is open to the external environment and so can become contaminated or damaged leading to possible hygiene or jamming problems.
  • EP-A-1038797 discloses a pocket dispenser for products such as sweets and pills. This has a storage space, an outlet and a dispensing mechanism for dispensing a predetermined number of products from the storage space, via the opening, when the dispensing mechanism is energised by the user.
  • the dispenser is composed of an exchangeable cartridge, comprising the storage space and the dispensing mechanism, and a holder detachably connected therewith.
  • US 2653706 discloses a dispensing container for items such as tablets and the like which dispenses these items one at a time from an ordered array of the items in the container.
  • the dispenser dispenses single items without exposing the other items in the container to contaminants. It is operated by pressing together the top and bottom of the container which lifts an item to be dispensed into the outlet allowing it to be removed from the container.
  • US 5405047 discloses a dispenser for dispensing pills or tablets one at a time from an unarranged stock. Items are dispensed by forcing a first part of the dispenser into a second part. This results in a trough-like bottom end- wall, closing the dispensing channel, being passed free of a partition so dispensing a tablet.
  • FR-A-2659300 discloses a box fitted with a device for dispensing the products contained therein one by one.
  • the box has a bottom and a lid, having an opening for dispensing products, and a member for actuating the dispensing device and the cover associated with the opening allowing retention or removal of the products one by one.
  • DE-U-9005757.0 discloses a dispenser for dispensing single items comprising a storage space, and an opening designed to take a single item.
  • the body is composed of upper and lower portions slidable longitudinally relative to another so as to open the opening to allow a single item to be dispensed.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide an improved dispenser which can enable the above disadvantages to be obviated or mitigated.
  • a dispenser comprising (i) a container body, (ii) ⁇ a storage region which is disposed within the container body and which in use contains a multiplicity of items to be individually dispensed,
  • a stop member spaced from said valve member so as to define a passage region of a size to accommodate an item to be dispensed, said stop member being moveable into and out of a closed position in which it prevents passage of an item through said passage region, and
  • the stop member may be located on either side of the valve member so as to define said passage region, but preferably is located upstream of the valve member. In this preferred embodiment, when said valve member is in its open position, said stop member is in a closed position thereby preventing the passage of an item through the said passage region by preventing the item from entering the latter. However, if the stop member is located downstream of the valve member, then it prevents passage of an item through said passage region by preventing it from leaving the latter. Whilst said passage region may be of a size to receive more than one item from the storage region, it is preferably of a size to accept only a single item so that the items can be dispensed singly.
  • the container body is comprised of a pair of moulded body parts and may be of any desired size and shape, but preferably of a size and shape which can be easily held in the hand.
  • a retaining region which, when the dispenser is held in a predetermined orientation, temporarily retains the dispensed item until it is required to be discharged from the outlet.
  • valve member is formed integrally with the manually operable means.
  • a dispenser comprising
  • a valve within the body for controlling the flow of items through the passage from the storage region to the dispensing outlet, and (v) manually operable means for operating the valve, said manually operable means being integrally formed with a surrounding wall region of the hollow body.
  • the manually operable means comprises a button which is connected with the surrounding wall region of the body by means of an integral resilient wall region.
  • the valve includes a valve member which is within the body and integrally formed with the manually operable means.
  • the dispenser according to said second aspect of the invention has the features of the dispenser according to said first aspect.
  • the stop member is preferably integrally formed with said manually operable means.
  • deformation of said localised wall region results in the opening of an internal valve which is formed integrally with said wall region, and closing of a stop member to prevent multiple items being dispensed.
  • a dispenser comprising
  • the retaining means is disposed so that, in use, an item temporarily retained thereby is visible by viewing through the outlet.
  • Fig.1 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view from the front of one example of a dispenser according to the present invention
  • Fig.2 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view from the side of the dispenser of Fig.1 ,
  • Fig.3 is a front view of the dispenser of Figs.1 and 2
  • Fig.4 is a side elevation of the dispenser of Figs.1 to 3,
  • Fig.5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the dispenser of Figs.1 to 4,
  • Fig.6 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view from the front of a different example of the dispenser according to the present invention.
  • Fig.7 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view from the side of the alternative dispenser of Fig.6.
  • the dispenser illustrated therein is a first embodiment intended for dispensing individual confectionery items C such as small cylindrical mints.
  • the dispenser comprises a flattened ovoid-shaped hollow body 10 having an upper storage region 12 in which the confectionery items C are stored, and a lower dispensing outlet 14.
  • the dispenser further includes a valve indicated by arrow 16 for controlling the passage of items C to the outlet 14, and a stop plate 17 for ensuring that only one item C can be dispensed each time the valve 16 is opened.
  • the hollow body 10 is formed of moulded synthetic plastic front and rear shells 18 and 20. These are retained together by means of pins press fitted into holes 50 in this example, but may alternatively be held together by means of snap fit connectors (not shown).
  • the base of the storage region 12 is defined within the body 10 by means of a shaped internal wall 22 with downwardly and inwardly sloping outer regions leading to a central throat 24.
  • the throat 24 has a laterally curved base wall 26 with an aperture 28 therethrough.
  • the wall 22 and the throat 24 are integrally moulded with the rear shell 20 so as to extend forwardly of the shell wall.
  • the base wall 26 with the aperture 28 forms part of the valve 16.
  • the shelf 29 is also integrally formed with the rear shell 20.
  • the shelf 29 extends laterally across the storage region 12 above the shaped internal wall 22 and projects approximately halfway into the storage region 12.
  • the shell 20 is also integrally moulded with internal, laterally spaced, parallel ribs
  • ribs 30 extending longitudinally within the throat 24.
  • the upper ends of these ribs 30 are curved (see Fig.2) so as to direct an item C toward the throat 24.
  • Spaced below the ribs 30 and the base wall 26 are further internal ribs 32 which extend towards the lower end of the body 10 where the outlet 14 is located.
  • the mutually adjacent longitudinal ends of the ribs 30 and 32 are shaped so as to define a laterally curved, forwardly opening slot 33.
  • the ribs 32 are integrally moulded with the rear shell 20 and possess outer walls 48 which help to define the slot 33 and a passage region 46 which is spaced below the base wall 26.
  • the ribs 30 and 32 serve to stiffen the rear shell 20 and to facilitate passage of the items C.
  • the front shell 18 is moulded with a localised region defining a manually operable push button 34 which is integrally connected to the remainder of the shell 18 by a surrounding resilient region 36 of relatively thin section such that the push button 34 can be depressed.
  • the stop plate 17 is integrally moulded with the front shell 18 so as to project rearwardly from the internal surface of the push button 34 towards the shell 20 at a location which is just below the upper end of the throat 24.
  • the plate 1 7 is rectangular and is so dimensioned that, in the position illustrated in Fig. 2, it projects into the throat 24 towards the ribs 30 but not to such an extent that it prevents a confectionery item C in the storage region 12 from passing to the bottom of the throat 24 and resting on the base wall 26.
  • the shell 18 also has integrally moulded laterally spaced longitudinal ribs 35 on the rear of the push button 34. Like the ribs 30 the upper ends of the ribs 35 are curved so as to act in conjunction with the ribs 30 to assist in directing the item C to the throat 24, and also reinforce the push button 34 to reduce deformation during use.
  • the mutually facing inner edges of the ribs 30 and 35 are profiled so as to define, together with the parts of the wall 22 defining the throat, a passage of cross-sectional shape which approximates to the outline of the confectionery item C (see Fig.5), but which is appropriately larger to allow only a single confectionery item C to pass the stop plate 17 and rest on the base wall 26.
  • the internal wall 22 is spaced from the front shell 18 sufficiently to permit depression of the push button 34.
  • valve element 38 which is integrally moulded with the front shell 18 so as to extend rearward ly from the push button 34.
  • the valve element 38 is disposed above the passage region 46 and abuts against the underside of the base wall 26.
  • the valve element 38 is laterally curved so as to conform to the shape of the base wall 26 and to that of the slot 33 in which it engages.
  • the valve element 38 has an aperture 40 therethrough which, when the push button 34 is not manually pressed, is sufficiently misaligned with the aperture 28 in the base wall 26 for confectionery items C to be incapable of passing through the apertures 28 and 40.
  • the outlet 14 is defined in the front shell 18 which is integrally moulded with an internal pocket 41 defining a downwardly inclined deflecting flange 42 above the outlet 14 and a lipped pocket region 43 below the outlet 14.
  • the internal pocket 41 has an upwardly opening aperture 44 therein which lies under and is spaced from the aperture 40.
  • a passage is defined within the body 10 which extends between the storage region 12 and the outlet 14, such passage being defined by (i) the throat 24, (ii) the passage region 46 below the valve 16, (iii) the aperture 44 and (iv) the interior of the pocket 41 .
  • the valve element 38 and the stop plate 1 7 are movable transversely with respect to such passage.
  • the stop plate 1 7 and the valve element 38 are in the positions illustrated in Figs 2 and 5 thereby allowing a single confectionery item C to fall to the bottom of the throat 24 without passing through the misaligned apertures 28 and 40 when the dispenser is held in an upright orientation as illustrated in Fig. 1.
  • the push button 34 When it is desired to dispense a confectionery item C, the push button 34 is manually depressed inwardly. This can conveniently be effected using one hand only by holding the dispenser in the hand or between the thumb and forefinger, and pressing the thumb against the push button 34. This causes the valve element 38 to slide rearwardly within the slot 33 relative to the base wall 26 so as to abut against the base of slot 33. In this position the apertures 28 and 40 are sufficiently aligned for the confectionery item C in the bottom of the throat 24 to pass therethrough. However, depression of the push button 34 also causes the stop plate 1 7 to move rearwardly toward the ribs 30 so as to prevent any further confectionery items C from passing to the bottom of the throat 24 and through the aligned apertures 28 and 40.
  • the confectionery item C which has passed through the passage region 46 and the aperture 44, will drop into the pocket 41 so as to be retained in the internal lipped pocket region 43.
  • the confectionery item C retained in this pocket region 43 can simply be tipped out of the outlet 14 into the hand or mouth by appropriate tilting of the body 10.
  • region 36 causes the push button 34 to return to its original position so causing the apertures 28 and 40 to become misaligned once more and also to permit another confectionery item C from the storage region 12 to fall to the bottom of the throat 24.
  • the shelf 29 reduces the weight of items C acting on the dispensing mechanism. This provides for a more reliable functioning of the dispenser by permitting the items C to move more freely above the dispensing mechanism.
  • the dispenser illustrated therein is a second embodiment of the dispenser intended for dispensing individual confectionery items C such as small cylindrical mints. Components corresponding to those in the first embodiment have been given corresponding numbers, with only the variations being described.
  • the dispenser comprises a flattened ovoid-shaped hollow body 10 having an upper storage region 12 in which the confectionery items C are stored, and a lower dispensing outlet 14.
  • the dispenser further includes a valve indicated by arrow 16 for controlling the passage of items C to the outlet 14, and a stop means which in this embodiment are in the form of a pair of ribs 1 1 7, replacing stop plate 1 7, for ensuring that only one item C can be dispensed each time the valve 16 is opened.
  • the hollow body 10 is formed of moulded synthetic plastic front and rear shells 18 and 20.
  • the shells 18 and 20 are retained together by means of pins press fitted into holes 50, and are tamper evident.
  • the internal wall 22 with downwardly and inwardly sloping outer regions also defines part of the central throat 24.
  • the throat 24 has a flat base wall 26 with an aperture 28 therethrough.
  • a control member 129 is integrally formed with the rear shell 20 above the entrance to the throat 24. This control member 129 replaces wall 29 and extends forwardly of the storage region 12 towards the front shell 18. The control member 129 helps to ensure that confectionery items C are correctly orientated for entry into the throat 24.
  • the shell 20 is also integrally moulded with internal, laterally spaced, parallel ribs 130 extending longitudinally within the throat 24.
  • the upper ends of these ribs 130 are angled (see Fig.7) so as to direct an item C toward the throat 24.
  • the ribs 130 are shaped so as to allow only a single item C into the throat 24, further items C being held above the throat 24 by the shape of the ribs 130.
  • the lower ends of the ribs 130 and the internal wail 22 are shaped so as to define a forwardly opening slot 33.
  • the ribs 130 and internal wal l 22 serve to stiffen the rear shell 20 and to control passage of the items C through the throat 24.
  • the internal walls 22 also serve to define a passage region 46 below valve 16.
  • the stop means 1 17 is integrally moulded with the front shell 18 so as to project rearwardly from the internal surface of the push button 34, as described in the first embodiment, towards the shell 20 and define the front of the throat 24.
  • the ribs 1 17 are mutually parallel and are dimensioned so that, in the position illustrated in Fig. 7, they project into the throat 24 towards the ribs 130 but not to such an extent that they prevent a confectionery item C in the storage region 12 from passing to the bottom of the throat 24 and resting on valve element 38.
  • the upper ends of the ribs 117 are shaped so as to act in conjunction with the ribs 130 to assist in directing the item C to the throat 24.
  • the ribs 1 17 also reinforce the push button 34 to reduce deformation thereof in use.
  • the front shell 18 also has a pair of integrally moulded guide plates 152 formed above and perpendicular to the valve element 38. These are a close sliding fit in respective recesses 22a in the external surfaces of wall 22 and ensure controlled inward depression of the push button 34.
  • the mutually facing inner edges of the ribs 130 and the ribs 1 17 are profiled so as to define, together with the parts of the wall 22 defining the throat, a passage of cross-sectional shape which approximates to the outline of the confectionery item C but which is appropriately larger to allow only a single confectionery item C to pass into the throat 24 and rest on valve element 38.
  • the internal wall 22 is spaced from the front shell 18 sufficiently to permit depression of the push button 34.
  • valve element 38 is integrally moulded with the front shell 18 so as to extend rearwardly from the push button 34.
  • the valve element 38 is disposed in the throat 24 above the base wall 26 and abuts against it.
  • the valve element 38 is flat as is the base wall 26 and the slot 33 in which it engages.
  • the outlet 14 is defined in the front shell 18.
  • the rear shell 20 is integrally moulded with an internal pocket 41 and a lipped pocket region 43 below the outlet 14.
  • a passage is defined within the body 10 which extends between the storage region 12 and the outlet 14, such passage being defined by (i) the throat 24, (ii) the passage region 46 below the valve 16, (iii) and the interior of the pocket 41.
  • the valve element 38 and the ribs 1 17 are movable transversely with respect to such passage.
  • the ribs 1 1 7 and the valve element 38 are in the positions illustrated in Fig 7 thereby al lowing a single confectionery item C to fall to the bottom of the throat 24.
  • the push button 34 When it is desired to dispense a confectionery item C, the push button 34 is manually depressed inwardly. As well as allowing a confectionery item C to be dispensed, depression of the push button 34 also causes the ribs 1 1 to move rearwardly toward the ribs 130 so as to prevent any further confectionery items C from passing to the bottom of the throat 24 and through the aligned apertures 28 and 40.
  • each of the mutually facing surfaces of the base wall 26 and the valve element 38 has a small transverse rib positioned so that, as the valve 16 opens, an audible click is produced when the rib on the valve element 38 passes over the rib on the base wal l 26.
  • the whole of the dispenser is defined by only two mouldings, which enables it to be manufactured very economically with a minimum of external joints which allow ingress of contaminants. Additionally, the dispenser is simple and convenient to operate with one hand.

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  • Medical Preparation Storing Or Oral Administration Devices (AREA)
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  • Vending Machines For Individual Products (AREA)
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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un distributeur comprenant : (i) un corps de conteneur (10) ; (ii) une région de stockage (12) qui est située à l'intérieur du corps de conteneur (10) et qui, en cours d'emploi, contient plusieurs articles (C) devant être distribués individuellement ; (iii) une sortie de distribution (14) ; (iv) un passage entre la région de stockage (12) et la sortie de distribution (14) ; (v) un élément clapet (38) disposé entre la région de stockage (12) et la sortie (14), qui peut être déplacé entre une position ouverte et une position fermée ; (i) un élément d'arrêt (117) espacé de l'élément clapet précité (38) de manière qu'il définit une région de passage (24) d'une taille qui lui permet de recevoir un article (C) devant être distribué, lequel élément d'arrêt (117) peut être placé dans une position fermée ou hors d'une position fermée dans laquelle il empêche le passage d'un article (C) à travers ladite région de passage (24) ; et (vii) un moyen manuel (34) permettant de déplacer l'élément clapet (38) et l'élément d'arrêt (117) précités.
EP01974514A 2000-10-13 2001-10-12 Distributeur de comprimes permettant de distribuer des comprimes individuels Expired - Lifetime EP1326790B1 (fr)

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GB0025110A GB0025110D0 (en) 2000-10-13 2000-10-13 Dispenser
GB0025110 2000-10-13
GB0108743A GB0108743D0 (en) 2001-04-06 2001-04-06 Dispenser
GB0108743 2001-04-06
PCT/GB2001/004560 WO2002030789A1 (fr) 2000-10-13 2001-10-12 Distributeur de comprimes permettant de distribuer des comprimes individuels

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EP1326790A1 true EP1326790A1 (fr) 2003-07-16
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