Fluid product dispensing valve

• US 8,002,154 B2
• Filed: 07/21/2006
• Issued: 08/23/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Aptar France S.A.S (AptarGroup Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Valois SAS (AptarGroup Incorporated)
• Inventors: Fontela, Jacques, Savalle, Matthieu
• Primary Examiner(s): Shaver; Kevin P
• Assistant Examiner(s): Williams; Stephanie E
• Application Number:
  US11/996,186
• Publication Number:
  US 20080185402A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,859 Days
• Field of Search: 222/500, 222/402.2, 222/402.19, 222/402.23, 222/402.11, 222/402.1, 128/205.24, 128/200.23, 128/202.22
• US Class Current: 222/402.2
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 83/54 Metering valves ; Metering valve assemblies
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 83/565 the delivery-preventing means being responsive to the orientation of the container
• CPC Class Codes: G01F 11/263 with valves

Abstract

A fluid dispenser valve for assembling on a fluid reservoir, the valve including a valve body containing a metering chamber, and a valve member that is slidable in leaktight manner in the valve body between a rest position and an actuated position, the valve body containing an inlet passage enabling the metering chamber to be filled with fluid, the valve body including a closure element that co-operates with the inlet passage, the closure element being movable between an open position in which the inlet passage is open, and a closed position in which the inlet passage is closed at least in part.

Claims

1. A fluid dispenser valve for assembling on a fluid reservoir, the valve comprising a valve body (10) containing a metering chamber (20), and a valve member (30) that is slidable in leaktight manner in said valve body (10) between a rest position and an actuated position, said valve body containing an inlet passage (40) enabling said metering chamber (20) to be filled with fluid,

wherein said valve body includes a closure element (50) that co-operates with said inlet passage (40), said closure element (50) being movable between an open position in which said inlet passage (40) is open, and a closed position in which said inlet passage (40) is closed at least in part, said inlet passage (40) being closed in non-leaktight manner in the closed position of said closure element (50), such that the fluid contained inside the metering chamber (20) can, by gravity, slowly flow out of said metering chamber via said inlet passage (40) that is closed by said closure element (50).

2. A valve according to claim 1, in which said closure element (50) is displaced by gravity between its open and closed positions.

3. A valve according to claim 1, in which said flow rate in the closed position of the closure element is predeterminable.

4. A valve according to claim 1, in which said inlet passage (40) is formed in the valve body (10).

5. A valve according to claim 4, in which said closure element (50) is a sleeve that slides relative to the valve body.

6. A valve according to claim 4, in which said closure element (50) slides over the outside of the valve body (10).

7. A valve according to claim 4, in which said closure element (50) slides inside the valve body (10).

8. A valve according to claim 1, in which said inlet passage (40) is formed in the valve member (30).

9. A valve according to claim 8, in which said closure element (50) is a sleeve that slides about said valve member (30).

10. A valve according to claim 9, in which said sleeve (50) is disposed in said metering chamber (20).

11. A valve according to claim 8, in which said closure element (50) is an element that is movable inside said valve member (30).

12. A valve according to claim 11, in which said movable element is a bead.

13. A valve according to claim 11, in which said movable element is a lug.

14. A fluid dispenser device including a fluid reservoir, wherein the device includes a valve according to claim 1.

15. A fluid dispenser valve for a fluid reservoir, comprising:

a valve body containing a metering chamber;

a valve member that is slidable in leaktight manner in said valve body (10) between a rest position and an actuated position;

an inlet passage formed between the valve body and the fluid reservoir, enabling fluid contained in the reservoir to fill said metering chamber; and

a closure element movable between (1) an open position in which said inlet passage is open enabling fluid contained in the reservoir to fill said metering chamber when said fluid dispenser valve is in an inverted position, and (2) a closed position in which said inlet passage is at least partially closed in a non-leaktight manner, enabling the fluid contained inside the metering chamber to slowly flow out of said metering chamber, via said inlet passage, back to the reservoir, when said dispenser valve is in an upright position.