Filling head for a device for dispensing a fluid product having a valve

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12409959-B2
Application number	US-202218688924-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 5, 2022
Priority date	Sep 6, 2021
Publication date	Sep 9, 2025
Grant date	Sep 9, 2025

Abstract

A filling head for a device having a valve with a valve shutter, the head having a body having a receiving space, a control member that slides in the body between rest and filling positions, the member having a channel that opens into the receiving space, a ring fixed to the member and cooperating with a spring disposed between the ring and the body, and a plate fixed to the body and a housing for receiving the valve, such that, in the filling position, the valve shutter opens into the receiving space. In the filling position, the receiving space is sealed off, having a first seal between the control member and the body, a second seal between the body and the receiving plate, and a third seal between the receiving plate and the valve shutter, the third seal cooperating with an external lateral wall of the valve shutter.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A filling head for a device for dispensing a fluid product, comprising a valve mounted on a reservoir by means of a securing element, said valve comprising a valve shutter provided with an axial outlet orifice sliding in a valve body, said filling head comprising:
a body comprising a receiving space,
a control member mounted so as to slide axially in said body between a rest position and a filling position, said control member comprising a filling channel through which, in the filling position, the pressurized fluid product is fed to said valve in order to fill said reservoir, said filling channel comprising an outlet orifice opening into said receiving space,
an upper plate through which said control member passes and which is secured to said body,
a supporting ring secured to said control member and cooperating with a first spring disposed between said supporting ring and said body,
a receiving plate secured to said body and comprising a housing for receiving said valve such that, in the filling position, the axial outlet orifice of said valve shutter opens into said receiving space,
in which, in the filling position, said receiving space has a seal comprising a first gasket between said control member and said body, a second gasket between said body and said receiving plate, and a third gasket between said receiving plate and said valve shutter, said third gasket cooperating with an outer side wall of said valve shutter, and
valve ejection means for ejecting said valve from said housing after filling,
characterized in that said ejection means comprise:
an ejector cylinder disposed in said body,
at least one ejector which is axially displaceably disposed in said body between an ejection position and a filling position, each ejector being disposed between said ejector cylinder and said support plate, each ejector comprising an enlarged head and a stem extending axially downwards from said enlarged head, said stem passing through said body and said receiving plate in order to project into said housing in the ejection position, and
a second spring disposed between said ejector sleeve and said upper plate and urging said at least one ejector towards its ejection position.

2. The head as claimed in claim 1 , in which said first gasket is a dynamic gasket formed by an O-ring gasket or X-ring gasket assembled in a groove or recess of said control member.

3. The head as claimed in claim 1 , in which said second gasket is a static gasket formed by an O-ring gasket or X-ring gasket wedged between said body and said receiving plate.

4. The head as claimed in claim 1 , in which said third gasket is a dynamic gasket formed by an O-ring gasket or X-ring gasket disposed in a suitable recess of said receiving plate.

5. The head as claimed in claim 1 , in which, in the filling position, said filling head forms only two zones of contact with said valve, the first zone of contact being produced between said control member and said valve shutter and the second zone of contact being produced between said support plate or an element connected to said support plate and a radially outer portion of said securing element.

6. The head as claimed in claim 1 , in which three ejectors are provided, spaced apart by 120°.

7. The head as claimed in claim 1 , in which said receiving space is formed in a hollow cylindrical sleeve of the body in which said control member slides axially in a sealed manner between its rest and filling positions.

8. An assembly formed by a filling head as claimed in claim 1 and a device for dispensing a fluid product comprising a valve mounted on a reservoir by means of a securing element.

9. The assembly as claimed in claim 8 , in which said valve comprises a valve shutter provided with an axial outlet orifice sliding in a valve body, in which, in the filling position, said valve shutter is disposed in said receiving space of said body and said securing element is disposed in said housing of said receiving plate.

Assignees

• Aptar France Sas

Inventors

• Le Faou Philippe
• Manon Benjamin

Classifications

• B65D83/425

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