Atomizer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9463290-B2
Application number	US-201414331667-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 15, 2014
Priority date	May 18, 2006
Publication date	Oct 11, 2016
Grant date	Oct 11, 2016

Abstract

An atomizer for the delivery, and in particular, for the atomization of a formulation, particularly, a powder has a simple construction that makes a simple intuitive operation possible. In particular, such is achieved by the fact that the atomizer has a mouthpiece with an associated cover, so that opening and/or closing of the cover causes a delivery medium, in particular air, to be taken in and/or put under pressure by a delivery device, a spring store is put under tension and/or a preferably annular reservoir containing a plurality of doses of the formulation is further rotated.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. Atomizer for delivering a formulation from a reservoir having a plurality of receptacles, each of which contains a dose of the formulation, the atomizer comprising:
a housing containing the reservoir,
a mouthpiece for delivering the formulation as an aerosol,
a cover associated with the mouthpiece that is manually movable for at least one of opening and closing thereof, wherein, in a closed state of the cover, said cover covers the mouthpiece and wherein in an opened state of the cover, the mouthpiece is freely accessible for delivering the formulation,
a transporting device, and
a connecting device for individually opening the receptacles,
wherein at least one of the transporting device and the connecting device is driven or actuated by the opening or closing of the cover via a gear,
wherein by opening of the cover, the transporting device is actuated, with the result that the receptacles are advanced by one receptacle,
wherein the housing has a viewing window in a wall thereof,
wherein a counter is provided in said housing that has numerical indicia corresponding in number to the number of receptacles, the counter being circumferentially movable so as to sequentially position a respective one of the indicia through the viewing window of the housing, and wherein the counter is driven by operation of the cover such that the respective one of the indicia viewable through the viewing window equals the number of doses remaining in atomizer or the number of doses that have been dispensed from the atomizer,
wherein the housing of the atomizer is at least substantially rotationally symmetrical and constructed to be substantially in the form of a circular disk,
wherein the cover is movable along a perimeter of the housing and is pivotable or rotatable around a central axis of the circular disk,
wherein the cover is movable transversally to a direction of delivery of the formulation,
wherein an end-piece or mouthpiece for delivering the formulation is radially directed,
wherein the cover overlaps or covers a circumferential portion of the housing, both in a peripheral direction and also from a flat side through the circumferential portion to an opposite flat side,
wherein the cover overlaps the central axis on both flat sides,
wherein a rotation stop for the cover is provided,
wherein rotation of the cover is limited in the opened state and in the closed state, and
wherein the atomizer is of a size enabling it to be hand-portable as an inhaler for aerosol therapy.

2. Atomizer according to claim 1 , wherein the atomizer has an axially pressable actuating element for operating of the atomizer.

3. Atomizer according to claim 1 , wherein the atomizer has a clock device for providing a reminder to use the atomizer.

4. Atomizer according to claim 1 , wherein the atomizer comprises a lid for axial coverage of a central portion of the atomizer.

5. Atomizer according to claim 1 , wherein the transporting device provides a continuous transportation of the reservoir one receptacle after the other.

6. Atomizer for delivering a formulation from a reservoir having a plurality of receptacles, each of which contains a dose of the formulation, the atomizer comprising:
a housing containing the reservoir,
a mouthpiece for delivering the formulation as an aerosol,
a cover associated with the mouthpiece that is manually movable for at least one of opening and closing thereof, wherein, in a closed state of the cover, said cover covers the mouthpiece and wherein in an opened state of the cover, the mouthpiece is freely accessible for delivering the formulation,
a transporting device, and
a connecting device for individually opening the receptacles,
wherein at least one of the transporting device and the connecting device is driven or actuated by the opening or closing of the cover via a gear,
wherein by opening of the cover, the transporting device is actuated, with the result that the receptacles are advanced by one receptacle,
wherein the housing of the atomizer is at least substantially rotationally symmetrical and constructed to be substantially in the form of a circular disk,
wherein the cover is movable along a perimeter of the housing and is pivotable or rotatable around a central axis of the circular disk,
wherein the cover is movable transversally to a direction of delivery of the formulation,
wherein an end-piece or mouthpiece for delivering the formulation is radially directed,
wherein the cover overlaps or covers a circumferential portion of the housing, both in a peripheral direction and also from a flat side through the circumferential portion to an opposite flat side,
wherein the cover overlaps the central axis on both flat sides,
wherein a rotation stop for the cover is provided,
wherein rotation of the cover is limited in the opened state and in the closed state,
wherein the atomizer is sized suitable to be hand-portable as an inhaler for aerosol therapy, and
wherein the atomizer has an axially pressable actuating element.

7. Atomizer according to claim 6 , wherein the cover covers or overlaps at least at least a 90° circumferential portion of the atomizer.

8. Atomizer according to claim 6 , wherein the atomizer has a counter for indicating one of the doses already dispensed and those still available.

9. Atomizer according to claim 6 , wherein the atomizer has a clock device for providing a reminder to use the atomizer.

10. Atomizer according to claim 6 , wherein the cover covers or overlaps a circumferential portion of the atomizer of at least 90°.

11. Atomizer according to claim 6 , wherein the atomizer comprises a lid for axial coverage of a central portion of the atomizer.

12. Atomizer according to claim 6 , wherein the transporting device provides a continuous transportation of the reservoir one receptacle after another.

13. Atomizer for delivering a formulation from a reservoir having a plurality of receptacles, each of which contains a dose of the formulation, the atomizer comprising:
a housing containing the reservoir,
a mouthpiece for delivering the formulation as an aerosol,
a cover associated with the mouthpiece that is manually movable for at least one of opening and closing thereof, wherein, in a closed state of the cover, said cover covers the mouthpiece and wherein in an opened state of the cover, the mouthpiece is freely accessible for delivering the formulation,
a transporting device, and
a connecting device for individually opening the receptacles,
wherein at least one of the transporting device and the connecting device is driven or actuated by the opening or closing of the cover via a gear,
wherein by opening of the cover, the transporting device is actuated, with the result that the receptacles are advanced by one receptacle,
wherein the housing of the atomizer is at least substantially rotationally symmetrical and constructed to be substantially in the form of a circular disk,
wherein the cover is movable along a perimeter of the housing and is pivotable or rotatable around a central axis of the circular disk,
wherein the cover is movable transversally to a direction of delivery of the formulation,
wherein an end-piece or mouthpiece for delivering the formulation is radially directed,
wherein the cover overlaps or covers a circumferential portion of the housing, both in a peripheral direction and also from a flat side through the circumferential portion to an opposite flat side,
wherein the cover overlaps the central axis on both flat sides,
wherein a rotation stop for the cover is provided,
wherein rotation of the cover is limited in the opened state and in t

Assignees

• Boehringer Ingelheim Int

Inventors

• Thoemmes Ralf
• Von Brunn Timo

Classifications

• A61M15/0026

  Hinged caps · CPC title

• A61M15/005

  the dosages being arranged on a cylindrical surface · CPC title

• A61M11/02 Primary

  operated by air {or other gas} pressure applied to the liquid {or other product} to be sprayed or atomised {(sprayers for horticulture A01G, A01H; killing insects A01M; air humidifying by nozzles F24F6/14, F24F6/18; cooling by spraying F28B, F28C)} · CPC title

• A61M15/009 Primary

  using medicine packages with incorporated spraying means, e.g. aerosol cans (pocket atomiser of the injector type A61M11/08) · CPC title

• A61M2202/064

  Powder · CPC title