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    • 专利摘要:
    The device (10) comprises: - a base (11) intended to be assembled to a container neck, comprising a skirt (16) and a transverse wall (15) having an orifice (20); - A cap (12) mounted coaxially on and around the base, having a transverse wall (50) and a skirt (51) having a window (52). Projections (58) formed on the cap move in grooves (25) formed on the base so that the cap can be moved between: - a closed position, in which the transverse faces of the base and the cap are adjacent, the orifice and the window being closed; - And an open position, which is created between the base and the cap an intermediate chamber in which a pellet contained in the container can enter through the orifice of the base, and out through the window of the cap.
    公开号:FR3019154A1
    申请号:FR1455843
    申请日:2014-06-24
    公开日:2015-10-02
    发明作者:Jacques Brosse；Celia Martinon
    申请人:Eurotab SA；
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    专利说明:

    [0001] The present invention relates to a device for delivering a tablet, and an assembly comprising a container having a neck on which such a device is assembled. The invention is particularly applicable to product pellets that are undesirable to touch, either because it may adversely affect the properties of the product, or because it would be harmful to the skin. More generally, the invention applies to the dispensing of any type of pellets, that is to say solid objects that may or may not have a cylindrical shape, such as cleaning tablet, pharmaceutical tablet , 10 candy, chewing gum, etc. Devices are already known for delivering pellets without the user having to take the tablet or pellets with the fingers. Such a known device may be in the form of a plug having a fixed part mounted on the neck of the container and a movable part mounted on the fixed part, between an open position and a closed position. The fixed and movable parts each have an opening for passing pellets: in the closed position, the openings do not allow the passage of pellets, while in the open position, the pellets can pass through the openings to exit the container. The known devices, however, have a certain number of disadvantages, such as: jamming of the pellets, which present themselves with an orientation that does not allow them to exit through the openings, or which are grouped together in a set of too large dimensions to be able to pass through the openings, the pellets annoying each other to go out; - the exit through the openings of a number of pellets greater than the desired number, which requires to put the pellets in the container, this is not always achievable or may require touching the pellets, unless you do not use all the pellets and therefore spoil them; the risk of the pellets or pellets delivered to an undesired place, because of their too rapid exit through the openings. The invention aims to overcome the disadvantages mentioned above. For this purpose, and according to a first aspect, the invention relates to a device for delivering a tablet, the device having an axis and comprising: a base intended to be assembled to a container neck and having an orifice designed to allow the passage of a pellet contained in the container; - A cap mounted movably relative to the base between an open position and a closed position, and having a window adapted to allow the passage of a pellet in the open position; According to a general definition of the invention, the base comprises a skirt 5 provided with assembly means at the neck of the container and a transverse wall in which the orifice is formed. In addition, the cap is mounted on and around the base, substantially coaxially with the base, the cap having a transverse wall and a skirt in which is formed the window, the window being arranged on a part of the height of the skirt. In addition, the skirt of the base has on its outer face 10 first guide means, and the skirt of the cap has, on its inner face, second guide means, the first and second guide means being arranged to cooperate so that the cap can be moved relative to the base between: - the closed position, in which the transverse faces of the base and the cap are substantially adjacent, the orifice and the window being substantially closed ; and the open position, in which the transverse faces of the base and the cap are spaced axially, the cap and the base defining between them an intermediate chamber in which a pellet contained in the container can enter, via the orifice of the base, then exit, via the window of the cap. Thus, in a concrete manner, a user acts on the cap to move it relative to the base and thus move the device from the closed position to the open position. In the closed position, the passage of pellets is not possible. By "the transverse faces of the base and the cap are substantially adjacent" is meant that these faces are very close to each other, for example axially spaced apart by 1 mm or less. By "the orifice and the window being substantially closed" means that there is not enough space for the passage of a pellet. However, there are generally games, and the device is not waterproof, this is not necessary because the container does not contain liquid or pasty product or powder but solid pellets. In the open position, a user can return the container, the shutter then being down. By gravity, a pellet can pass through the orifice of the base towards the intermediate chamber temporarily created between the base and the cap. This pellet remains in the intermediate chamber until the user has tilted the container to pass the pellet through the window provided in the side skirt. Alternatively, the user can return the container with the device in the closed position, and only after moving the cap to the open position. The existence of this intermediate chamber, as well as the configuration of the chamber and the arrangement of the orifice and the window, considerably reduce, if not totally prevent, the unwanted drop of a pellet. Indeed the user must perform successively two different gestures (place the container vertically but returned, then tilt the container) so that a pellet can out of the container.
    [0002] Thanks to the above characteristics, the invention also makes it possible to better control the distribution of the pellets one by one, avoiding jamming and the distribution of too many pellets. According to one possible embodiment, the first and second guide means are designed so that the displacement of the cap relative to the base, between the closed and open positions, is done in a translation and a rotation. For example, the amplitude of the rotation between the closed and open positions can be about a quarter turn. The fact of having to combine two movements for the opening of the device, for example successively, makes the device difficult to open for a child.
    [0003] The first and second guide means may comprise at least one projection and the other a groove in which the projection is housed and is able to be moved. The projection may extend towards the skirt of the other element (base or cap), while the groove is open towards the skirt of the other element (cap or base). For example, the projection is formed on the cap and the groove on the base. Advantageously, the device may comprise two distinct grooves and two projections, each of the projections being accommodated and able to be moved in a dedicated groove. Thus, the grooves do not communicate with each other, and a projection remains in a groove, the other projection remaining in the other groove, during movement of the cap relative to the base between the closed and open positions. The projections may be angularly offset by an angle between 90 and 175 °, for example of the order of 170 °. The two grooves are angularly offset in the same way. Thus, there is only one way to be able to move the cap to the open position. Conversely, if the protrusions were diametrically opposed, and in the event that a user would force a protrusion in the groove in which it is not supposed to move, there would be two possible paths to move the cap towards the open position. The advantage of a configuration of non-diametrically opposite projections is therefore to have, in the open position, a single position of the cap possible with respect to the base. It is thus possible to place the orifice and the window relatively to one another in the most appropriate position, as will be seen below. According to one possible embodiment, the or each groove comprises: a first portion in the form of a circular arc centered on the axis of the device; a second part which has first and second ends, the second part communicating, at its first end, with the first part, so that the projection can pass from the first part to the second part and vice versa, the second part extending obliquely with respect to the first part, in the direction of the transverse wall of the base - or the cap - and in the direction of the opening movement of the device.
    [0004] Typically, the second part can be oriented so that the opening of the cap is done by a rotation in the usual unscrewing direction. It can be provided that the first portion of the groove extends on either side of the first end of the second portion of the groove. In other words, when opening the cap, the projection, if it does not pass in the second part, can continue its circular path in the first part. Such a movement does not open the device, while giving the impression that it will allow this opening. This provision is a safety measure to prevent a child from opening the device. In addition, the device may comprise means creating resistance to movement of the cap relative to the base when the projection is in the vicinity of the first end of the second portion of the groove. These means are for example arranged so that this resistance is felt when the projection is in the first part of the groove, or possibly when it has already moved a little in the second part of the groove in the direction of the opening of the device. Such resistance requires additional effort to continue the opening movement of the device. This can be achieved by reducing the transverse dimension of the groove, that is to say of the passage section for the projection, by a bead protruding radially from the bottom of the groove, by one or more pins arranged on a side face of the throat, etc. Thus, these means constitute a safety for children who can not provide this extra effort, or are discouraged to move the cap in this way because of the resistance encountered. Conversely, these means are dimensioned so that this extra effort can easily be provided by an adult. It can also be expected that the base has, on the outer face of its skirt, a visual indication which is located in correspondence with the window of the cap when the projection is located in the first part of the groove in the vicinity of the first end of the second part of the throat. This visual indication may typically indicate to the user that he must start pulling the cap, and not only turning it. Thus, despite the presence - if any - of the aforementioned resistance, an adult may be encouraged to move the projection in the second part of the throat and thus guided to successfully open the device. Preferably, the visual indication is not understandable by a child: it can thus be words rather than drawings. According to one possible embodiment, the orifice is off-center with respect to the axis of the device, and the cap and the base are arranged relative to each other so that, in the open position, the orifice of the base: - is substantially centered with respect to the plane of symmetry of the window of the cap passing through the axis of the device; and is situated on the side of the zone of the skirt of the cap opposite the window. This configuration improves the distribution of the pellets. Indeed, the radial distance of the orifice relative to the window prevents the pellet, once it has passed through the orifice, does not pass immediately through the window, thus risking falling while the user does not want it yet. On the contrary, a temporary stay in the intermediate chamber is imposed. In addition, because of the central arrangement of the orifice and the window, with respect to the abovementioned plane of symmetry, the pellet which has just passed through the orifice is centered with respect to the window, and is no longer than to move in the axis towards the window to leave the device. Furthermore, the base and the cap may comprise one a pin and the other a hole, the pin being received in the hole before the first opening of the device, and the pin being intended to be broken in the first opening of the device. The picot thus forms a witness of inviolability. It can be provided that the window has: an upper edge which is located substantially in the plane of the lower face of the transverse wall of the cap, the window thus being well closed in the closed position; - And / or a lower edge which is located substantially in the plane of the upper face of the transverse wall of the base, in the open position. The window is thus dimensioned in height to be fully released when the device is in the open position. A higher window would not offer more passage size and could affect the rigidity of the cap. In one possible embodiment, the projections are formed on the cap, and the window is disposed substantially symmetrically - circumferentially - between the two projections. Furthermore, the cap may comprise at least one rib projecting from its underside, said rib being intended to rest on an annular flange of the base, in the closed position. The device may further comprise locking means of the cap in the open position. These means, reversible, may for example be formed on the first or the second guide means. They may consist of an excess thickness such as a radial bead protruding from the bottom of the groove, to reduce the passage section for the protrusion. According to one possible embodiment, a wall of the base comprises a cut forming a flexible lug, from which protrudes, in the direction of the cap, a locking member, and the cap comprises a hole designed so that in the closed position , the locking member is housed in said hole of the cap and thus prevents movement of the cap to the open position. In addition, the tab may be elastically deformed following a pressing on the locking member, towards the inside of the base, in order to disengage the locking member from the hole of the cap, thus allowing the displacement of the cap to the open position. These features provide a safety function for children. Indeed, the opening of the device requires the prior retraction of the locking member, via the flexion of the leg, this being obvious neither to understand nor to implement for a child. According to a second aspect, the invention relates to an assembly comprising a container having a neck, and a device as previously described, the base of the device being assembled at the neck of the container. The container typically contains substantially identical pellets, which have a first projection shape in a first plane and a second projection shape in a second plane orthogonal to the first plane. Advantageously, provision can be made for: the orifice of the base having a shape substantially similar to that of the first form of the pellet and of dimensions slightly greater than those of said first form; and / or that the window of the cap has a shape similar to that of the second form of the pellet and of dimensions slightly greater than those of said second form. In the case where the pellets are substantially cylindrical, for example, this translates as follows: the first form of the tablet - in projection in a first plane 10 is a circle, and the second form of the tablet - in projection in a second plane - is a rectangle; - The orifice of the base has a substantially circular shape of diameter slightly greater than the diameter of a pellet; and / or the window of the cap has a height - that is to say a dimension along the axis of the device - slightly greater than the height of a pellet and a width slightly greater than the diameter of a pellet . These provisions are intended to allow only one pellet to pass at a time. Several possible embodiments of the invention will now be described by way of nonlimiting examples, with reference to the appended figures: FIG. 1 is a fragmentary exploded perspective view of a container and a device for delivering a tablet, according to one embodiment of the invention; Figures 2 to 4 show the base of the device in perspective, in different orientations; Figure 5 is a developed plan view of the skirt of the base; Figures 6 and 7 show the cap of the device in perspective, in different orientations; Figure 8 is an expanded plan view of the skirt of the cap; Figures 9 and 10 are views of the device in the closed position, respectively in perspective and in axial section; Figure 11 shows the device in perspective at the end of a first phase of the movement to the open position; Figures 12 and 13 show the device during a second phase of the movement to the open position, respectively in perspective and in axial section; Figures 14 and 15 are perspective views, in different orientations, of the device in the open position; Figures 16 and 17 are views in axial section of the device in the open position, showing the distribution mode of the pellets; Figure 18 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the cap; Figures 19 to 21 are perspective views of another embodiment of the invention, respectively showing a base, a cap, and a device comprising the cap mounted on this base, the cap being in the closed position; FIGS. 22 to 24 are sectional views of the device of FIG. 21, respectively in the closed position, during a first phase of the opening movement of the cap, and during a second phase of the opening movement the headdress; Figures 25 and 26 are perspective views of another alternative embodiment of the invention, showing a base; Figures 27 and 28 are views of a device comprising a cap mounted on the base of Figures 25 and 26, the cap being in the closed position, respectively in perspective and in section. FIG. 1 represents an assembly 1 comprising a container 2 and a device 10 for delivering pellets 3, the device 10 comprising a base 11 and a cap 12. The container 2, which contains the pellets 3, has an axis 4 and possesses a body 5 having a bottom (not shown) and a neck 6 defining a substantially circular opening 7. In the embodiment shown, the neck 6 is provided, on its outer face, with notches 8 and a thread 9 located closer to the opening 7 of the container than the notches 8. The device 10 is intended to be mounted on the neck 6. It has an axis 13 which, in mounted position, is substantially coincident with the axis 4 of the container 2, and which is also the axis of the base 11 and the cap 12. In the entire description, the terms "axial" and "height" will be used with reference to the direction of the axes 4, 13; the term "radial" corresponds to a direction orthogonal to the axes 4, 13. The assembly 1 and the device 10 are described in the position they occupy in FIG. 1, that is to say with the axes 4, 13 substantially vertical and the opening 7 of the container facing upwards. It is in relation to this orientation that the terms "high", "low", "upper" and "lower" will be used. However, it is understood that the assembly 1 may be oriented differently in space, in particular for dispensing a tablet, as illustrated in FIG. 16. In the embodiment shown, the device 10 is specially intended to enable pellets 3 to be delivered. substantially identical, cylindrical.
    [0005] As illustrated in FIG. 1, a chip 3 has a diameter D3 and a height H3. It may in particular be pellets of bleach intended to be dissolved in water. However, these characteristics should not be considered as limiting. The pellets could have other forms, and / or other compositions (it could be drugs, confectionery, etc.).
    [0006] The base 11 has a transverse wall 15 and a skirt 16 provided with means of assembly to the neck 6 of the container 2. Preferably, these assembly means are designed so that the assembly of the base 11 to the neck 6 is irremovable. For example, these assembly means comprise on the one hand an internal thread 17 intended to cooperate with the thread 9 of the neck 6, and on the other hand tongues 18 inclined intended to cooperate with the notches 8 of the neck 6. Thus, the mounting of the base 11 on the neck 6 is effected by rotation of the base 11 in a first direction, this being possible because the tongues 18 slide on inclined faces of the notches 8. Conversely, the rotation of the base 11 in the other direction, in order to disassemble the base 11, is not possible, the tongues 18 abutting against the straight faces of the notches 8. In the transverse wall 15 is provided an orifice 20 designed to allow the passage of a pellet 3 contained in the container 2. In order to allow the passage of only one pellet 3 at a time, the orifice 20 may have a substantially circular shape of slightly greater diameter D20 to the diameter D3 of a pellet 3. In the embodiment shown sensed, the orifice 20 is off-center with respect to the axis 13 of the device 11, that is to say that the axis 21 of the orifice 20 is not coincident with the axis 13 of the device 11 ( see Figures 3 and 4). However, here the axis 13 of the device 11 passes through the orifice 20. The skirt 16 of the base 11 comprises, at its lower part, an annular collar 22 having a section in the shape of an L. The collar annular 22 thus forms a transverse wall 23 (that is to say orthogonal to the axis 13) extended downwardly by a peripheral wall 24. In the embodiment shown, it is on the inner face of the wall device 24 that are arranged the 35 tabs 18.
    [0007] The skirt 16 further comprises, on its outer face, first guide means, in the form of two distinct grooves 25, namely a first groove 25a and a second groove 25b, which are here substantially identical. The grooves 25 do not pass through the thickness of the skirt 16, so as not to weaken the structure of the base 11 and secondly to not constitute a passage communicating the interior and the 2. Each groove 25 has a bottom 26 and two side walls 27 facing each other. Each groove 25 comprises a first portion 31 in the form of a circular arc centered on the axis 13 of the base 11, and located in the lower part of the skirt 16, for example in the vicinity of the transverse wall 23 of the annular flange 22. The first portion 31 extends between a first end 33 and a second end 34, for example at an angle α1 of the order of 140 to 150 °. In addition, each groove 25 has a second portion 32, which has a first end 35 and a second end 36. The second portion 32 of the groove 25 communicates with the first portion 31 of the groove 25 at its first end 35. This first end 35 of the second portion 32 is located between the ends 33, 34 of the first portion 31. In other words, the first portion 31 of the groove 25 extends on either side of the first end. Of the second portion 32. For example, the first end 35 of the second portion 32 may be angularly offset from the first end 33 of the first portion 31 of the groove 25 by an angle a2, for example in the order of 90 to 110 °. The second portion 32 of the groove 25 extends obliquely with respect to the first portion 31, in the direction of the transverse wall 15 of the base 11 and the second end 34 of the first portion 31, which corresponds to the direction the opening movement of the device 10. The second end 36 of the second portion 32 of the groove 25 is for example substantially aligned, in the axial direction, with the second end 34 of the first portion 31. As illustrated in Figure 8 , the second portion 32 of the groove 25 may be substantially rectilinear (in developed plan view). Each groove 25 further comprises, in the second portion 32, two radial beads projecting from the bottom 26 of the groove 25 and extending in a plane orthogonal to the axis 13 of a side wall 27 to the other. Each groove 25 thus comprises 35 a first bead 41 located near the first end 35, and a second bead 42 located in the vicinity of the second end 36. The role of these beads will be explained later. The two grooves 25 are here substantially identical. However, they are not arranged symmetrically at the periphery of the skirt 16 of the base 11. Thus, as illustrated in FIG. 8, the angle pl between the second end 34 of the first groove 25 a and the first end 33 of the second groove 25b is different from the angle P2 between the second end 34 of the second groove 25b and the first end 33 of the first groove 25a. For example, the angle p1 may be of the order of 25 to 30 °, while the angle P2 may be of the order of 45 to 50 °.
    [0008] In addition, the base 11 has a visual indication 43 on the outer face of the skirt 16. The visual indication 43 is located for example in the vicinity of the second end 36 of the second portion 32 of the first groove 25a (Figure 8 ). Furthermore, a substantially axial hole 44 may be formed in the transverse wall 23 of the annular collar 22 of the base 11. The function of this hole will be specified later. The cap 12 comprises a transverse wall 50 and a skirt 51, preferably devoid of internal thread. The diameter and the height of the cap 12 are slightly greater than those of the base 11, so that the cap 12 can be mounted on and around the base 11, substantially coaxially with the base 11.
    [0009] The skirt 51 of the cap 12 has a window 52 designed to allow the passage of a pellet 3 contained in the container 2. In order to allow the passage of only one pellet 3 at a time, the window 52 may have a height H52 slightly greater than the height H3 of a pellet 3 and a width L52 slightly greater than the diameter D3 of a pellet 3.
    [0010] The window 52 has on the one hand an upper edge 53 which, in the embodiment shown, is located substantially in the plane of the lower face of the transverse wall 50 of the cap 12 and, on the other hand, a lower edge 54. The window 52 extends only over part of the height of the skirt 51 and not all of it. As illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6, the window 52 has a plane of symmetry P passing through the axis 13 of the device 10. The cap 12 also has a peripheral rim 55 protruding from the outer face of the skirt 51 free end of the skirt 51. This peripheral rim 55 can increase the rigidity of the cap 12. From the underside of the peripheral rim 55 can project one or more ribs 56, here three ribs 56 in an arc angularly spaced regularly, and a substantially axial pin 57.
    [0011] The skirt 51 further comprises, on its inner face, second guide means, in the form of two distinct projections 58, namely a first projection 58a and a second projection 58b, which are here substantially identical. The projections 58 are intended to cooperate with the grooves 25 formed on the base 11. More specifically, each of the projections 58a, 58b is housed and adapted to be moved in a dedicated groove, respectively 25a and 25b. Each projection 58 thus has a shape adapted to the groove 25. In the embodiment shown, each projection 58 has a parallelepiped shape whose dimensions are adapted to those of the groove to obtain a satisfactory cooperation and guidance. The projections 58 are arranged near the lower edge of the skirt 50. They are angularly offset by an angle between 90 and 175 °, for example of the order of 170 °. In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the window 52 may be disposed substantially symmetrically - circumferentially - between the two projections 58. The cap 12 is mounted movably relative to the base 11 between a closed position and an open position. . For this purpose, a user must act on the cap, according to a combination of translation and rotation, as will be described later. During this action of the user, the projections 58 move in the grooves 25 being guided in them, and the cap 12 can move relative to the base 11 between: - the closed position, in which the transverse faces 15, 50 of the base 11 and the cap 12 are substantially adjacent, the orifice 20 and the window 52 being substantially closed; - And the open position, in which the transverse faces 15, 50 of the base 11 and the cap 12 are spaced axially, which frees the passage for a pellet 3 coming out of the container 2 via the orifice 20 and the window 52 In addition, the transverse wall 50 may comprise a visual cue 59 making it possible to indicate to the user that the cap 12 is in the open position, and that the device 10 is therefore ready to deliver a pellet 3. For example, it is possible to provide that the cap 12 is made of a transparent material showing the orifice 20 of the base 11, while the visual cue 59 is opaque. Typically, the various components of the device 10 can be arranged so that the visual cue 59 is placed in correspondence - axially - with the orifice 20 when the device 10 is open. In the embodiment shown, the visual cue 59 is circular.
    [0012] The various phases are described for the passage of the device 10 from the closed state to the open state, with reference to FIGS. 9 to 17. FIGS. 9 and 10 show the device 10 in the closed position. In this position, the transverse faces 15, 50 of the base 11 and the cap 12 are substantially adjacent. Preferably, the support of the cap 12 on the base 11 is between the ribs 56 of the cap 12 and the transverse wall 23 of the annular collar 22 of the base 11. This, combined with an appropriate dimensioning of the the height of the skirts 16, 51 of the base 11 and the cap 12, prevents that, in the closed position, the transverse faces 15, 50 are supported on one another. Indeed, there would be a risk that particles that could become detached pellets 3 create scratches on one and / or the other of these transverse faces 15, 50 during the displacement of the cap 12 relative to the Thus, preferably, there is an axial clearance between the transverse walls 15, 50. However, this clearance is very small (typically less than 1 mm). Therefore, the orifice 20 is closed by the transverse wall 50 of the cap 12, in the sense that it does not allow the passage of a pellet 3. The window 52 is also closed, since it is screwed with the skirt 16 of the base 11. In addition, the visual cue 59 of the cap is shifted transversely relative to the orifice 20. Furthermore, before the first opening of the device 10, the pin 57 of the cap 12 is received in the hole 44 of the base 11. In the closed position, each of the projections 58 is located near or in abutment with the first end 33 of the first portion 31 of the corresponding groove 25. It can be provided that the transverse face 50 of the cap 51 comprises a visual indication (not shown), for example a pictogram, indicating the movements to be performed by the operator for the opening of the device 10. For opening the device 10, during a first phase, the user rotates the cap 12 about the axis 13. At the first opening of the device 10, this rotation leads to the breaking of the pin 57. The noise that arises constitutes an auditory witness because the container 2 has never been opened. The rotational movement of the cap 12 relative to the base 11 is guided by the projections 58 which are displaced in the first portion 31 of the grooves 25. The angular offset of the projections 58 between them and the angular offset of the grooves 25 between they are provided so that, at any time during the opening or closing of the device 10, the location of the first projection 58a in the first groove 25a is substantially identical to the location of the second projection 58b in the second groove 25b . When the projections 58, still located in the first portion 31 of the grooves 25, substantially reach the first end 35 of the second portion 32 of the grooves 25, the visual indication 43 formed on the base 11 is in correspondence with the window 52 of the cap 12. This position is illustrated in Figure 11. The visual cue 59 of the cap is always offset transversely relative to the orifice 20.
    [0013] From this position, the continued rotational movement of the cap 12 about the axis 13 would lead to the displacement of the projections 58 in the first portion 31 of the grooves 25, until they come into abutment against the second end 34 of this first part. Such a movement does not allow the opening of the device 10 for the distribution of a pellet 3. Now this movement, which is in the continuity of the initial movement, is the one that is naturally practiced by the user. To obtain the opening of the device 10 from the position shown in Figure 11, the user must pass the projections 58 in the second portion 32 of the grooves 25, printing the cap 12 a type of movement "unscrewing" involving both rotation and pulling of the cap 12 upwards. The user is assisted in this by the visual indication 43 which is now apparent, through the window 52. This visual indication 43 is preferably understandable only by adults, the device 10 is designed to prevent opening by a child , which would be limited to rotate the cap 12 about the axis 13.
    [0014] In addition, when the projection 58 begins to move in the second part of the groove 25, it must pass the first bead 41. This creates resistance to the displacement of the cap 12 relative to the base 11. This provision therefore allows to reinforce security for children who generally do not have the strength necessary to continue the movement of opening the device 10.
    [0015] Figures 12 and 13 illustrate the device 10 being opened, once the projections 58 have passed the first bead 41 and continue to move in the second portion 32 of the grooves 25, as the user "Unscrews" the cap 12. As seen in Figures 12 and 13, the "unscrewing" movement of the cap 12 leads to the gradual spacing of the transverse walls 15, 50.
    [0016] The orifice 20 is thus no longer closed by the transverse wall 50 of the cap 12. In FIG. 13, for simplicity, the thread 17 has not been shown. The unscrewing movement of the cap 12 continues, the projections 58 will have to pass the second bead 42, before finally reaching the second end 36 of the second portion 32 of the grooves 25, which corresponds to the open position of the device 10, as illustrated in Figures 14, 15 and 16. The beads 42 prevent inadvertent movement of the projections 48 downwards, thereby forming locking means of the cap 12 in the open position. In the open position, the device 10 has the following characteristics. The transverse walls 15, 50 are spaced from each other by a distance d substantially equal to or greater than the height H52 of the window 52 and greater than the height H3 of a pellet 3 (see FIG. 16). The lower edge 54 of the window 52 is for example located substantially in the plane of the upper face of the transverse wall 15 of the base 11. The window 52 is free and allows the passage of a pellet 3. Thus, the cap 12 and the base 11 define between them an intermediate chamber 60 in which a pellet 3 contained in the container 2 can enter, via the orifice 20 of the base 11, then out through the window 52 of the cap 12 The visual cue 59 of the cap is placed in correspondence - axially - with the orifice 20. In addition, the cap 12 and the base 11 are arranged relative to each other so that, in the open position, the orifice 20 of the base 11: - is substantially centered with respect to the plane of symmetry P of the window 52 of the cap 12 passing through the axis 13 of the device 10; - And is located on the side of the region of the skirt 51 of the cap 12 opposite the window 52. In the open position of the device 10, a tablet 3 can be delivered. For this, the user returns the container 2 provided with the device 10. Note that the opening movement of the device 10 can be performed in the position shown in Figure 1, the container 2 is subsequently reversed, or directly in the reversed position illustrated in Figure 16. A pellet 3, and preferably a single pellet 3, can pass through the orifice 20 and fall flat on the transverse wall 50 of the cap 12. 35 Then the user can tilt the container 2 to orient the window 52 downwards. A pellet 3 can then slide on the transverse wall 50 of the cap 12 to the window 52, to be delivered. Due to the aforementioned relative disposition of the orifice 20 of the base 11 and the window 52 of the cap 12, the pellet 3, once it has fallen on the transverse wall 50 of the cap 12, is located in the axis of the window 52, which facilitates its exit by avoiding jamming.
    [0017] Note that in Figures 16 and 17, for simplicity, the thread 17 has not been shown. The closure of the device 10 is carried out according to the reverse movement: in a first step, the cap 12 is moved relative to the base 12 in a screw-type movement, the projections 58 moving in the second portion 32 of the grooves 25 Then the protrusions 58 pass into the first portion 31 of the grooves 25, to the first end 33, the cap 12 then undergoes only a rotational movement about the axis 13 relative to the base 12. It is reported now in Figure 18 which illustrates an alternative embodiment of the cap 51.
    [0018] In the embodiment of Figure 18, the cap 51 is identical to that previously described, but is provided with a different tamper evidence. This inviolability indicator here comprises an element 61 arranged in the window 52 and connected to at least two edges thereof by bridges 62 frangible. Before the first opening, the bridges 62 are intact and the element is arranged so as to at least partially close the window 52, to prevent the release of a chip 3. Before removing the first chip 3, a user must remove the element 61 by breaking the bridges 62. Preferably, the element 61 does not occupy the entire window 52, so that there remains a space in which a user can place his fingers to enter the element 61 In Figure 18, for example, the element 61 is a disc connected by a bridge 62 to the upper edge 53 and a bridge 62 to the lower edge 64. However, other embodiments are possible. Due to the presence of the element 61, the previously described pin 57 and hole 44 may be omitted. Referring now to Figures 19 to 24 which illustrate another alternative embodiment of the invention of a device 10 for delivering pellets 3. The base 11 and the cap 12 are substantially identical to those previously described, with the differences. described below. As illustrated in FIG. 19, the base 11 comprises, in its transverse wall 15, a cutout 70 which forms a tab 71. In the embodiment shown, the cutout substantially forms a U, the tab 71 being of oblong shape with a rounded end. The tab 71 is part of the transverse wall 15 and can be located, at rest, substantially in the plane thereof, as can be seen in particular in FIG. 22.
    [0019] From this tab 71 projects, in the direction of the cap 12, a locking member 72 which is here in the form of a button in the form of a flat cylinder. The locking member 72 is preferably located at the free end of the tab 71. As for the cap 12, illustrated in Figure 20, it comprises a hole 73 in which is engaged the locking member 72 when the cap 12 is in the closed position, as shown in FIG. 21. As seen more particularly in FIG. 22, in the closed position of the cap 12, the locking member 72 can substantially be flush with the upper face of the transverse wall 50 The hole 73 is designed so that the blocking member 72 prevents the cap 12 from moving to the open position as long as it is housed in the hole 73. For this purpose, it can be provided that the hole 73 has a shape substantially identical to that of the locking member 72 and slightly larger dimensions. Because of the cut 70, the tab 71 is flexible: thus, a pressure exerted on the tab 71 towards the inside of the base 11, via the locking member 72, 20 leads to a deformation of the tab 71, typically a flexion, as seen in Figure 23. By pressing the locking member 72, a user can thus release the locking member 72 out of the hole 73 of the cap 12. The rotational movement of the cap 12 relative to the base 11 is then no longer impeded, and the device 10 can be opened. It should be noted that the deformation of the tab 71 is elastic. Thus, after a certain rotation of the cap 12 relative to the base 11, the locking member 72 is no longer opposite the hole 73 and, in the absence of support from the user, the tab 71 tends to return to its rest position. As illustrated in FIG. 24, the locking member 72 is then in abutment against the underside of the transverse wall 50 of the cap 12, which does not hinder the further opening of the device 10. That the tab 71 can return to its position of rest by elasticity ensures the maintenance of the safety function vis-à-vis children every time the device 10 is closed. In the embodiment shown, which is however not limiting, each groove 25 is such that the first end 35 of the second portion 32 is located substantially at the second end 34 of the first portion 31. In other words, , the first portion 31 of each groove 25 does not extend beyond the first end 35 of the second portion 32, as is the case for the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 17. In fact, the safety function to prevent a child from opening the device 10 is transferred to the locking member 72.
    [0020] Referring now to Figures 25 to 28 which illustrate another alternative embodiment of the invention a device 10 for delivering pellets 3. This device 10 is similar to that shown in Figures 19 to 24, to the Except for the positioning of the tab 71 and the hole 73. Indeed, here, the tab 71 carrying the locking member 72 is formed in the skirt 16 of the base, as shown in Figure 25. To allow this arrangement, the internal thread 17 of the base 11 is interrupted at least at the tab 71 (see Figure 26). For example, the thread 17 may be formed of three portions angularly spaced apart from each other, this not impeding the establishment of the base 11 on the neck 6 of the container 2.
    [0021] In addition, the hole 73 intended to receive the locking member 72 in the closed position of the device 10 is formed in the skirt 51 of the cap 12. As described above, when the cap 12 is in the closed position, the locking member 72, engaged in the hole 73, prevents the rotation of the cap 12 to its open position (Figures 27 and 28). Pressing on the locking member 72, inwardly, leads to the elastic deformation of the tab 71 and thus the disengagement of the locking member 72 from the hole 73, thus allowing the device 10 to be opened. Thus, the invention provides a decisive improvement to the prior art, providing a device that allows to deliver one by one pellets, with the risk of jamming and accidentally dropping significantly reduced. It goes without saying that the invention is not limited to the embodiments described above as examples but that it includes all the technical equivalents and variants of the means described as well as their combinations.
    权利要求:
    Claims (20)
    [0001]
    REVENDICATIONS1. Device for delivering a pellet (3), the device (10) having an axis (13) and comprising: - a base (11) intended to be assembled to a neck (6) of container (2) and having an orifice (20) ) designed to allow passage of a tablet (3) contained in the container (2); a cap (12) mounted movably relative to the base (11) between an open position and a closed position, and having a window (52) designed to allow the passage of a tablet (3) in position opened ; characterized in that: - the base (11) comprises a skirt (16) provided with assembly means (17) to the neck (6) of the container (2) and a transverse wall (15) in which is formed the orifice (20); The cap (12) is mounted on and around the base (11), substantially coaxially with the base (11), the cap (12) having a transverse wall (50) and a skirt (51) in which the window (52) is formed, the window (52) being arranged on a part of the height of the skirt (51); the skirt (16) of the base (11) having, on its outer face, first guide means (25, 25a, 25b), and the skirt (51) of the cap (12) having on its face internal, second guide means (58, 58a, 58b), the first and second guide means being arranged to cooperate so that the cap (12) can be moved relative to the base (11) between: - the position closed, wherein the transverse faces (15, 50) of the base (11) and the cap (12) are substantially adjacent, the orifice (20) and the window (52) being substantially closed; - and the open position, in which the transverse faces (15, 50) of the base (11) and the cap (12) are spaced axially, the cap (12) and the base (11) defining between them a intermediate chamber (60) in which a pellet (3) contained in the container (2) can enter, via the orifice (20) of the base (11), then out via the window (52) of the cap (12).
    [0002]
    2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the first and second guide means (25, 58) are designed so that the displacement of the cap (12) relative to the base (11), between the positions closed and open, is done according to a translation and a rotation.
    [0003]
    3. Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the first and second guide means comprise at least one a projection (58) and the other a groove (25) in which the projection (58) is housed and is able to be moved.
    [0004]
    4. Device according to claim 3, characterized in that it comprises two grooves (25a, 25b) and two distinct projections (58a, 58b), each of the projections (58a, 58b) being housed and adapted to be moved in a groove (25a, 25b) dedicated.
    [0005]
    5. Device according to claim 4, characterized in that the projections (58a, 58b) are angularly offset by an angle of between 90 and 175 °, for example of the order of 170 °.
    [0006]
    6. Device according to one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that the or each groove (25) comprises: - a first portion (31) in the form of a circular arc centered on the axis (13) of the device (10); a second part (32) which has first and second ends (35, 36), the second part (32) communicating, at its first end (35), with the first part (31), so that the projection (58) can pass 20 from the first to the second portion and vice versa, the second portion (32) extending obliquely relative to the first portion (31), towards the transverse wall of the base (11). - or the cap (12) - and in the direction of the opening movement of the device (10). 25
    [0007]
    7. Device according to claim 6, characterized in that the first portion (31) extends on either side of the first end (35) of the second portion (32).
    [0008]
    8. Device according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that it comprises means (41) creating resistance to displacement of the cap (12) relative to the base (11) when the projection (58) is located in the vicinity of the first end (35) of the second portion (32) of the groove (25).
    [0009]
    9. Device according to one of claims 6 to 8, characterized in that the base (11) has, on the outer face of its skirt (16), a visual indication (43) which is located in correspondence with the window (52) of the cap (12) when the projection (58) is in the first portion (31) of the groove (25) adjacent the first end (35) of the second portion (32) of the throat (25).
    [0010]
    10. Device according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the orifice (20) is off-center with respect to the axis (13) of the device (10), and in that the cap (12) and the base (11) are arranged relative to each other so that, in the open position, the orifice (20) of the base (11): - is substantially centered with respect to the plane (P) symmetry of the window (52) of the cap (12) passing through the axis (13) of the device (10); - And is located on the side of the skirt area (51) of the cap (12) opposite the window (52).
    [0011]
    11. Device according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the base (11) and the cap (12) comprise one a pin (57) and the other a hole (44), the pin (57) being received in the hole (44) before the first opening of the device (10), and the pin (57) being intended to be broken upon the first opening of the device (10).
    [0012]
    12. Device according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the window (52) has an upper edge (53) which is located substantially in the plane of the lower face of the transverse wall (50) of the cap (12).
    [0013]
    13. Device according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the window (52) has a lower edge (54) which is located substantially in the plane 25 of the upper face of the transverse wall (15) of the base (11), in open position.
    [0014]
    14. Device according to one of claims 4 to 13, characterized in that the projections (58) are provided on the cap (12), and in that the window (52) is arranged substantially symmetrically - circumferentially - between the two projections (58).
    [0015]
    15. Device according to one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that the cap (12) comprises at least one rib (56) projecting from its underside 35, said rib (56) being intended to rest on a collar annular (22) of the base (11), in the closed position.
    [0016]
    16. Device according to one of claims 1 to 15, characterized in that it comprises locking means (42) of the cap (12) in the open position.
    [0017]
    17. Device according to one of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that 5 a wall of the base comprises a cut forming a flexible tab, which protrudes, in the direction of the cap, a locking member, and in that the cap comprises a hole designed so that, in the closed position, the locking member is housed in said hole of the cap and thus prevents the cap from moving towards the open position, the tab being elastically deformable. a support 10 exerted on the locking member, towards the inside of the base, in order to disengage the locking member from the hole of the cap, thus allowing the movement of the cap towards the open position.
    [0018]
    18. An assembly comprising a container (2) having a neck (6), characterized in that it comprises a device (10) according to one of the preceding claims, the base (11) of the device (10) being assembled at the neck (6) of the container (2).
    [0019]
    19. The assembly of claim 18, characterized in that the container (2) contains substantially identical pellets (3) which have a first shape in projection in a first plane and a second shape in projection in a second plane orthogonal to the first , and in that the orifice (20) of the base (11) has a shape similar to that of the first form of the pellet and of dimensions slightly greater than those of said first form. 25
    [0020]
    20. The assembly of claim 18 or 19, characterized in that the container (2) contains substantially identical pellets (3) which have a first shape in projection in a first plane and a second shape in projection in a second plane orthogonal to first, and in that the window (52) of the cap (12) has a shape similar to that of the second form of the pellet and of dimensions slightly greater than those of said second form.
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