Element for selectively dispensing two liquids, associated device and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10512923-B2
Application number	US-201515307456-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 29, 2015
Priority date	Apr 29, 2014
Publication date	Dec 24, 2019
Grant date	Dec 24, 2019

Abstract

The element comprises:
a hollow body ( 19 ); a delivery nozzle ( 32 ) for delivering a first liquid carried by the hollow body ( 19 ); a dispensing nozzle ( 50 ) for dispensing a second liquid carried by the hollow body ( 19 );

The dispensing nozzle ( 50 ) is suitable for producing droplets having a diameter less than 1 mm, particularly comprised between 1 μm and 1000 μm and the delivery nozzle ( 32 ) is suitable for producing droplets having a diameter greater than 1 mm, and particularly comprised between 1 mm and 5 mm.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for selectively dispensing two liquids for washing and/or treating a body surface of a user, comprising the following steps:
obtaining an element for selectively dispensing two liquids, the element being a shower head, the element comprising:
a hollow body;
a delivery nozzle for delivering a first liquid carried by the hollow body;
a dispensing nozzle for dispensing a second liquid carried by the hollow body;
wherein the dispensing nozzle produces droplets having a diameter less than 1 mm with a flow rate of less than 2 liters per minute and a pressure less than 5 bars and more than 2 bars, the delivery nozzle produces droplets having a diameter greater than 1 mm with a flow rate of less than 3 liters per minute and a pressure less than 5 bar and more than 2 bar, and
the second liquid is a mixture of water and cosmetic product for washing and/or treating a body surface of a user, and the first liquid is a rinsing water of said body surface,
selectively dispensing the second liquid through the dispensing nozzle in the form of droplets having a diameter less than 1 mm with a flow rate of less than 2 liters per minute and a pressure less than 5 bars and more than 2 bars, in order to wash and/or treat a body surface of a user; and
selectively dispensing the first liquid through the delivery nozzle in the form of droplets having a diameter greater than 1 mm with a flow rate of less than 3 liters per minute and a pressure less than 5 bar and more than 2 bar, in order to rinse said body surface.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the dispensing nozzle generates a flow of droplets having an outlet angle less than 100°.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the dispensing nozzle is a male nozzle having a hollow conical shape, through which its orifice axially opens.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the dispensing nozzle has an inner mixing chamber upstream from the orifice.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the dispensing nozzle is a male nozzle having a concave surface through which its orifice axially opens.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the dispensing nozzle has an inner mixing chamber upstream from the orifice.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the dispensing nozzle has an inner mixing chamber upstream from the orifice.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the delivery nozzle generates a flow of droplets having an outlet angle less than 100°.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the delivery nozzle is a male nozzle having a solid transverse surface, through which its orifice axially opens.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the delivery nozzle has an inner screw upstream from the orifice.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the dispensing nozzle and the delivery nozzle protrude from the hollow body.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second liquid is sprayed through the dispensing nozzle in the form of a flow of droplets having an outlet angle less than 100°, the first liquid being sprayed through the delivery nozzle in the form of a flow of droplets having an outlet angle less than 100°.

13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a total volume of second liquid sprayed during the step of selectively dispensing the second liquid is less than 200 ml and the second liquid is sprayed during an application time less than or equal to 15 seconds.

14. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a total volume of first liquid sprayed during the step of selectively dispensing the first liquid is less than 3 liters and a projection of the first liquid is carried out during an application time enabling complete rinsing of the second liquid.

15. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the delivery nozzle produces droplets having a diameter between 1 mm and 5 mm and the delivery nozzle produces droplets having a diameter between 1 mm and 5 mm.

16. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the dispensing nozzle generates a flow of droplets having an outlet angle between 70° and 90°.

Assignees

• Oreal

Inventors

• Farcet Céline
• Gilbert Laurent
• Delisle Ronan

Classifications

• B05B7/0018

  with devices for making foam · CPC title

• B05B1/18

  Roses; Shower heads · CPC title

• B05B7/2462

  using a carrying liquid flowing through the container for dissolving a block of solid material · CPC title

• B05B7/0093

  At least a part of the apparatus, e.g. a container, being provided with means, e.g. wheels or casters for allowing its displacement relative to the ground · CPC title

• E03C1/046

  Adding soap, disinfectant, or the like in the supply line {or at the water outlet}(preventing contamination of drinking-water pipes E03C1/10) · CPC title