Abstract:
A fluid spray device including a reservoir containing fluid, a dispenser head including a dispenser orifice, and an actuator device being on the dispenser head and co-operating with a fixing ring in order to actuate a pump or the valve, said actuator device including at least one actuator element pivotally mounted on said dispenser head, each actuator element including an actuator portion cooperating with said fixing ring, and a presser element on which the user exerts an actuation force, said presser element being pivotally mounted with respect to said dispenser head and extending firstly radially away from said dispenser head, and secondly axially towards the reservoir beyond said fixing ring, said actuator portion being pivotally mounted on said presser element and extending radially and axially towards the fixing ring so as to co-operate with said ring from below, when the device is in the upright position.
Abstract:
A fluid dispenser device comprising: a reservoir (1) containing the fluid and a propellant; a metering valve (2) mounted on said reservoir and comprising a metering chamber, and a valve member (3) that is movable between a rest position and a dispensing position; and an automatic trigger system, preferably actuated by the user inhaling in order to actuate said valve, said trigger system including an actuator element (10) adapted to displace one of the valve member (3) and the reservoir (1) relative to the other so as to bring the valve member (3) of the valve (2) into its dispensing position, the device being characterized in that it includes, in combination, a brake system (60, 70) which co-operates with the reservoir (1) or with the valve member (3) in order to slow down displacement of the valve member (3) towards its dispensing position while the device is being actuated, and a valve-member release system that is actuated automatically when the valve member (3) reaches its dispensing position, and which returns said valve member (3) to its rest position independently of the position of said actuator element (10).
Abstract:
A device is provided for emptying a metering chamber of a powder dispenser. The dispenser includes an expulsion channel passing through the metering chamber and a device for delivering an air flow which is intended to pass along the expulsion channel to empty the metering chamber when the dispenser is actuated. A flow device is adapted to configure the air flow in such a manner that it empties the metering chamber completely. The flow device is disposed in the expulsion channel upstream from the metering chamber in the flow direction of the air flow.
Abstract:
High-pressure valve provided with internal opening and closing members which are indirectly actuated by a handwheel and a servo-control system based on the balancing effect generated by the same pressure of compressed air or gas or the like to be dispensed so as to obtain a very sensitive operation, the assembly being particularly suitable for compressed air or gas bottles or the like.
Abstract:
A dose indicator for indicating the number of doses that have been dispensed or that remain to be dispensed from a fluid dispenser device, the indicator being characterized in that it comprises an indicator body, a drive element, a rotary transmission element, a first rotary counter element, and a second rotary counter element, said first and second rotary counter elements being disposed side by side in a common plane and turning about parallel axes of rotation, said first and second counter elements co-operating to provide a common indication on each occasion the indicator is driven, said first rotary counter element being a disk having a top surface and a bottom surface, said top surface including first indicator means located close to the outer peripheral edge of said top surface, and said bottom surface including a first gear co-operating with a drive gear provided on said rotary transmission element, said first rotary counter element including a drive tooth adapted to co-operate on each complete revolution of said first rotary counter element with a second gear provided on said second rotary counter element.
Abstract:
A fluid dispenser device has a reservoir, a pump, a dispensing outlet, an actuator, and a removable cap. The actuator is integrally formed with the dispensing outlet in at least one embodiment. The cap has detents that project from the cap. The actuator is blocked from actuating by a blocking flange that is integrally connected with the dispensing outlet. The detents from the cap bend the blocking flange so that the reservoir can not move in relation to the dispensing outlet when the cap is in a closed position. When the cap is removed, the detents no longer bend the blocking flange, and the actuator can then move the reservoir in relation to the dispensing outlet and affect dispensation. In at least one embodiment the actuator is not axially aligned with the dispensing outlet.
Abstract:
A fluid dispenser device having a body (10), a fluid reservoir (20) containing one or a plurality of doses of fluid, a piston (30) designed to slide in the reservoir so as to dispense a dose of fluid each time the device is actuated, and actuator (40) for displacing the piston (30), the device being characterized in that it includes at least two laterally-actuated elements (50, 60) distributed around the body (10), the laterally-actuated elements (50, 60) being displaced simultaneously in a direction that is approximately transverse to the central axis of the device, and each co-operating with a peripheral edge (41) of the actuator (40) so as to exert an axial force thereon.
Abstract:
An indicator for a powder or fluid dispenser device, said indicator comprising an actuator element (1) that is axially displaceable between a rest position and an actuated position, a rotary counter element (5), and a drive element (6), said drive element (6) transforming an axial displacement of said actuator element into a rotary displacement of said counter element (5), said counter element (5) including a set of teeth (9) that co-operate with resilient means (7, 8) of said drive element (6), said resilient means (7, 8) comprising at least two flexible tabs (7, 8), with at least a first flexible tab (7) co-operating with said set of teeth (9) of the counter element (5), so as to cause said counter element (5) to turn in a counting direction while the actuator element (1) is being displaced from its rest position towards its actuated position, and at least a second flexible tab (8) co-operating with said set of teeth (9) of the counter element (5), so as to cause said counter element to turn in the same counting direction while the actuator element (1) is returning from its actuated position to its rest position.
Abstract:
A valve member (1) for a balanced pressure reducer, said valve member (1) having a wide head (1′) designed to co-operate with a valve seat (6), said valve member (1) having a central body (2) made of a material that is hard and that withstands high pressures, said central body (2) being covered at least in part with a first layer (3) of a rigid plastics material, said first layer (3) of a rigid plastics material being covered at least in part with a second layer (5) of a less rigid plastics material, no contact between the less rigid second layer (5) and the central body (2) occurring in that zone of said valve member (1) which is subjected to the high pressures.
Abstract:
A fluid dispenser device comprising a body (1), dispensing means (30) for dispensing the fluid, a first reservoir (10) containing a first fluid and a second reservoir (20) containing a second fluid, the first and second fluids being to be mixed prior to dispensing so as to form one or more doses of fluid to be dispensed, said fluid dispenser device being characterized in that it further comprises a mixture-forming system for mixing the first and second fluids in one of said reservoirs (10, 20), said mixture-forming system having a manual actuating element (50) that is mounted to move in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the direction in which the fluid is dispensed, said manual actuating element (50) being actuatable with one hand and acting, after said first and second fluids have been mixed, to actuate the dispensing means (30) for dispensing the fluid, without any further manipulation of the device being necessary.