Trigger-dispensing device for two or more liquids

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9610598-B2
Application number	US-201514683232-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 10, 2015
Priority date	Apr 18, 2014
Publication date	Apr 4, 2017
Grant date	Apr 4, 2017

Abstract

A trigger head for a dispensing device for at least two substances including a pumping system to compress the substances separately and simultaneously before dispensing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A trigger head for a dispensing device, wherein the trigger head comprises:
a trigger;
a pump, operable by the trigger to aspirate simultaneously at least two substances and achieve dispensing, wherein the pump is suitable for carrying out a predetermined pre-compression of the at least two substances, separately and simultaneously before dispensing; and
an actuator, operable by the trigger, for simultaneous activation of at least one piston of the pump along an axis of the at least one piston, wherein the actuator comprises a transmission member, hinged to a frame and engageable by the trigger, via an intermediate body so that a rotation of the trigger corresponds to a counter-rotation of the transmission member; and a nozzle group attached to the frame, and flexible and extendible tubes sealingly attached to the nozzle group, the flexible and extendible tubes being suitable to offset a variation of position between the intermediate body and the nozzle group.

2. The trigger head according to claim 1 , wherein the pump comprises at least one pre-compression valve suitable to allow passage of a first substance of the at least two substances from a first pressure chamber, in which a first piston of the at least one piston operates, to a first delivery duct, and a second substance of the at least two substances from a second pressure chamber in which a second piston of the at least one piston operates, to a second delivery duct when a pressure of the first substance in the first pressure chamber and a pressure of the second substance in a second pressure chamber exceed a predefined threshold pressure and suitable to prevent transit of the first substance and the second substance from the first pressure chamber and the second pressure chamber to the first delivery duct and the second delivery duct when the pressure of the first substance in the first pressure chamber and the pressure of the second substance in the second pressure chamber is less than the predefined threshold pressure.

3. The trigger head according to claim 2 , wherein the predefined pressure threshold is greater than 1 bar.

4. The trigger head according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one pre-compression valve comprise a first pre-compression valve, operating between the first pressure chamber and the first delivery duct, and a second pre-compression valve, operating between the second pressure chamber and the second delivery duct.

5. The trigger head according to claim 4 , wherein the first pre-compression valve comprises a first obturator plate and the second pre-compression valve comprises a second obturator plate.

6. The trigger head according to claim 4 , wherein the first pre-compression valve comprises a first flexible membrane deformable by an action of the predefined threshold pressure in the first pressure chamber and the second pre-compression valve comprises a second flexible membrane deformable by the action of the predefined threshold pressure in the second pressure chamber.

7. The trigger head according to claim 1 , wherein the pump comprises a suction valve suitable to allow transit of a first substance from a first containment compartment and a second substance from a second containment compartment of a bottle of the dispensing device to a first pressure chamber in which a first piston of the at least one piston operates and a second pressure chamber in which a second piston of the at least one piston operates during a suction phase and prevent return of the substance from the first pressure chamber and the second pressure chamber to the first containment compartment and the second containment compartment during a pre-compression step.

8. The trigger head according to claim 7 , wherein the suction valve comprises a first check valve, positioned between a first inlet opening and the first pressure chamber; and a second check valve, positioned between a second inlet opening and the second pressure chamber.

9. The trigger head according to claim 8 , wherein the first check valve comprises a first obturator sensitive to the action of the substance present in the first pressure chamber and the second check valve comprises a second obturator sensitive to the action of the substance present in the second pressure chamber.

10. The trigger head according to claim 8 , wherein the first check valve comprises a first flexible membrane deformable under the action of a pressure present in the first pressure chamber and the second check valve comprises a second flexible membrane deformable under the action of a pressure present in the second pressure chamber.

11. The trigger head according to claim 1 , wherein the pump comprises a first hollow casing and a second hollow casing, inside each of the first hollow casing and the second hollow casing a pressure chamber is made, a piston operates, a check valve and a pre-compression valve are housed.

12. The trigger head according to claim 11 , comprising a connecting flange for a simultaneous connection of the first hollow casing and the second hollow casing to the frame.

13. The trigger head according to claim 1 , wherein the actuator comprises an intermediate body engageable by the transmission member and suitable to translate along the axis of the at least one piston, the at least one piston being integrally connected to the intermediate body.

14. The trigger head according to claim 13 , comprising delivery ducts, wherein each delivery duct comprises a section which extends through the intermediate body.

15. The trigger head according to claim 14 , wherein the nozzle group attached to the frame and extendible tubes sealingly attached to the nozzle group and to the intermediate body, which define sections of the delivery ducts, the tubes being suitable to offset the variation of the position between the intermediate body and the nozzle group due to movement undergone by the intermediate body during a pre-compression step.

16. The trigger head according to claim 1 , comprising a first delivery duct and a second delivery duct which converge into a mixing chamber of the trigger head.

17. The trigger head according to claim 1 , comprising a first delivery duct and a second delivery duct, each provided with a first dispensing opening and a second dispensing opening for simultaneous and separate dispensing of the at least two substances.

18. The trigger head according to claim 1 , comprising a removable lock suitable to prevent accidental operation of the trigger.

19. The trigger head according to claim 1 , wherein the frame is snap engageable to a bottle having separate compartments.

Assignees

• Clorox Co

Inventors

• Alluigi Riccardo

Classifications

• B05B11/0064

  Lift valves (B05B11/007 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B05B11/0078

  Arrangements for separately storing several components (arrangements for pumping several liquids or other fluent materials from several containers B05B11/1081) · CPC title

• B05B11/007 Primary

  being opened by deformation of a sealing element made of resiliently deformable material, e.g. flaps, skirts, duck-bill valves · CPC title

• B05B11/1025

  a spring urging the outlet valve in its closed position (B05B11/1026 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B05B11/1011

  without substantial movement of the nozzle in the direction of the pressure stroke · CPC title