Fluid dispenser

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9891086-B2
Application number	US-201615150569-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 10, 2016
Priority date	Aug 1, 2011
Publication date	Feb 13, 2018
Grant date	Feb 13, 2018

Abstract

A fluid dispenser having a fluid reservoir, a fluid suction chamber of variable volume that defines an extraction and application space; a dip tube that connects the reservoir to the chamber at an injection orifice that defines an injection axis; and a suction mechanism for sucking, during a suction stage, fluid from the reservoir into the chamber through the injection orifice. The injection orifice is situated a little way inside or outside the extraction and application space, such that the fluid is injected in the form of an axial jet into the extraction and application space and fills it, at least in part, without the injection orifice penetrating into the space.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A fluid dispenser comprising:
a fluid reservoir containing fluid;
a fluid suction chamber of variable volume that includes an extraction and application space, the extraction and application space extending from an open end to a closed end, the extraction and application space communicating with the remainder of the chamber via the open end;
the extraction and application space being formed by a blind tube of constant volume that is secured to a grip member that is movable along an injection axis, the blind tube having an annular bottom edge defining the open end,
a dip tube that connects the reservoir to the chamber at an injection orifice that defines the injection axis; and
suction means for sucking, during a suction stage, fluid from the reservoir into the chamber through the injection orifice;
wherein the extraction and application space has a constant volume, the injection orifice being situated at the annular bottom edge of the blind tube, such that the fluid is injected in the form of an axial jet into the extraction and application space and fills it, at least in part,
the suction chamber including a shell that, at its bottom end, defines the injection orifice, the blind tube being disposed in the shell, with no part of the shell penetrating into the blind tube through the open end of the space.

2. A dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein the suction means defines a sealing slide-cylinder and a piston able to slide against the sealing slide-cylinder in such a manner as to create suction in the chamber by pulling axially on the grip member.

3. A dispenser according to claim 2 , wherein the piston is located outside the space.

4. A dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein the tube and the shell are transparent, such that the fluid that fills the space is visible through the tube and the shell.

5. A dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein the space presents a configuration that is substantially axially cylindrical, defining an inside diameter of 3 mm.

6. A dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein the injection orifice presents a diameter of 1 mm.

7. A dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein, at the start of the suction stage, the open end of the space is situated axially just above the injection orifice.

Assignees

• Aptar France Sas

Inventors

• Beranger Stephane
• Muller Patrick

Classifications

• A45D34/045

  connected to the cap of the container · CPC title

• A45D34/04

  Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball · CPC title

• G01F11/028 Primary

  the dosing device being provided with a dip tube and fitted to a container, e.g. to a bottleneck · CPC title

• B65D51/32

  with brushes or rods for applying or stirring contents (droppers B65D47/18; {eating utensils or spatulas B65D51/246}) · CPC title

• A45D2200/054

  Means for supplying liquid to the outlet of the container · CPC title