DE2909449A1 - Plastics filler bottle for dishwasher rinsing agent - Google Patents

Abstract

The plastics bottle (1) comprises a dispenser tube (6) which can be fitted on the bottle top to pour the contents into a small opening, esp. for pouring a rinsing agent into an automatic dishwasher. The bottle top is provided with a spray nipple and the bottle is provided with a trough-shaped recess (5) adapted to the shape of the tube and capable of holding it (10) when not in use. The tube may have a corrugated portion (8) permitting it to be bent, the recess being correspondingly curved (7). The recess may have a widened portion (9) at one end to facilitate removal of the tube.

Description

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Patent application

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The invention relates to a bottle, in particular made of plastic, with a pouring opening extending it Pouring tube for filling the bottle holder into a container with a relatively small filling opening, in particular Detergent bottle for filling rinse aid in a dishwasher.

Known dishwashers essentially have flat inner surface of the appliance door has a filling opening for a rinse aid container. There is Device types with a circular opening of, for example, 20 mm in diameter. The opening can also be rectangular and be up to about 4-0 χ 30 mm in size. In the various appliance types, it is partly in the middle and partly on the inside of the appliance door located. The filling opening is almost always so far away from the edge of the appliance door that refilling, in particular from a still relatively full bottle, only from a fairly large x "height or at a relatively large distance

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Two bottle pouring opening and bottle filling opening can be done. Depending on the size and arrangement of the filling opening on the flat surface and depending on the accidental position of the device in the work area therefore results in a more or less large one when refilling Loss, d. H. Without a special refill aid, a considerable part, for example up to 30 #, of the product be spilled.

To counteract the difficulty refilling · sets a small funnel into the \ 'filling opening of many users. It has already been tried. ) ■ to the detergent bottle by the manufacturer from additional fr lent to normal Fla see screw with a check | j position of the latter to be screwed onto the bottle% Nachfüllhilfe equip, optionally relatively long neck of the bottle in the form of a, z. B. about 60 mm long, straight and rigid pouring tube extended. Besides the fact that this Nachfüllhilfe the JE | shall be attached separately] v / piece detergent bottle and l \ therefore leads to transportation problems, the cost of i these Nachfüllhilfen are relatively high, while the effectiveness $ ness is not satisfactory, because most still

in front of a relatively large distance between the filling and) § '

The pouring opening is to be replenished. $

The invention is based on the object of an art ||

material bottle of the type mentioned at the beginning with a relative;!

little costly and functionally reliable refill aid for '{l

create standard equipment for every bottle; ·,

can be joined without filling, labeling, \

Closing or packaging the bottle in any f!

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V / or to be a hindrance. The solution according to the invention

'This task is marked by a when in use

onto the pouring opening designed as a spray nipple

j, straw-like tube to be put on and one in one

Wall of the bottle introduced, the shape of the tube adapted, channel-shaped recess for storing the Tube before and, if necessary, after use.

As a pouring device or an ^equally] similar to a drinking straw formed tube according to the invention superiors

^ O see that on the preferably elongated spray nipple of the normal bottle screw cap and before and, if necessary, after use stowed in a channel provided in the bottle wall can be. Apart from the fact that the spray nip

"15 pel 'in the bottle according to the invention a little longer than should be designed with conventional screw caps so that the drinking straw-like tube is firmly held on it finds, and that a channel-shaped recess for storing the tube is to be provided in the bottle wall, there are no changes to the plastic bottle compared to the conventional shape. Still is a joint provided because of the preference in the middle of the length of the tube and / or because of the Flexibility of the tube, refill aid has been created to meet every application, neither when Filling, labeling or sealing while packing or setting the plastic bottle in the store shelf is a hindrance in some way, but this is not the case with the application - d. H. when pouring - any size and the position of the filling opening and the level of the bottle can be adjusted without difficulty.

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The success aimed at according to the invention can therefore be as follows A change in the known plastic bottle that is negligible in terms of cost and space can be achieved by joining known components into one unit. The combination of a slightly modified bottle screw cap with a spray nipple and a drinking straw, preferably with a joint, leads to a new one technical unit with an application function that is atypical for the drinking straw.

According to a further invention, the spray nipple should have an approximately cylindrical or outwardly conical shape have a tapering shape with a tight fit of the drinking straw-like tube causing the outer diameter and a corresponding length. This ensures that the straw-like tube can be placed on the spray nipple without the risk of falling off is. The tube should expediently be in the manner of an accordion in the manner customary for drinking straws • Deformable joint, in particular approximately halfway along its length, on v / iron.

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According to the invention is in a wall of the plastic bottle a trough-shaped recess for storing the drinking straw-like Tube provided. According to a further invention, this elongated recess on the joint The corresponding point of the tube provided as a refill aid must be kinked. This achieves that on a relatively small area of the bottle, which can also have a curved bend, a relative long and - apart from the joint - straight tube is to be stowed. With a correspondingly typical arrangement

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nen the groove-shaped recess on the surface of the The bottle wall can contain the plastic bottle according to the invention the recess gives it a distinctive character, the aesthetic advantage of which is the technical V / ert of the invention added; this can be B. be the case if the recess of two of the same length and thighs running parallel to the shoulders of the shoulders consists.

C About removing the tube provided as a pouring aid to facilitate from the channel-shaped recess, has this according to a further invention at one end or at both ends for inserting a fingertip sufficiently large expansion. A secure hold of a tube inserted in the well is guaranteed, if on the two side edges of the recess - opposite one another - one or more pairs of retaining cams, are preferably provided, if necessary, at approximately the same intervals.

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The invention is explained in more detail using the schematic representation of an exemplary embodiment. It
demonstrate:

1 shows a plan view of a wall of the plastic bottle;

FIG. 2 shows a section along the line II-II of FIG. 1; ! (Fig. 3 a pipe with a joint; and 9

Fig. M is a section through a screw cap. r

1 shows part of the side view of a bottle 1 according to the invention. It is assumed that it is; is a flat bottle shape with the greatest width in Lj of the plane of the drawing. From the bottle neck 2 of this FLA \\ chen format bottle go in two directions, the bottle ί · | shoulder 3. In the body of the bottle 1 a handle \\ hole M is provided. According to the invention, the handle 'bottle 1 on the one - lying in the plane of the drawing - bottle broad side at any point a channel or'<; trough-shaped, elongated recess 5> which both i; straight and - as shown - angled

can run. The total length of the recess 5 or channel
depends on the length of the pouring tube 6 to be inserted therein (see also FIG. 3). The channel-shaped recess 5 can be kinked at the point 7, which with
the joint 8 of the pouring tube 6 corresponds. Preferential

wise is at least one end of the trough-shaped
Well 5, an extension 9 is provided for this purpose
serves to facilitate the removal of the pouring tube 6 by the user. Of course, in spite of the joint 8 provided in the tube 6, the recess 5 can be straight

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In the exemplary embodiment, ge-ί are distributed over the entire length of the channel-shaped depression 5 measured Fig. 1 and 2 at approximately equal distances from each other

four holding cams 10 in pairs opposite one another. In such a trough- or groove-shaped, holding cam 10 having recess 5, a pouring tube can according to FIG. 3 easily already at the bottle manufacturer ^(■ use federrastend or snap, so that the u 10 Kohr all manipulations with the bottle by the manufacturer $ to End users without disturbances and without disturbing

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In the pouring tube 6 according to FIG. 3 or 1, it can be It is a commercial drinking straw made of polypropylene, which is shaped like an accordion Has joint 8, which in the compressed state is, for example, only about half as long as in expanded state. With the help of such a joint 8 it is possible to move the tube 6 in any direction to bend up to 300 ° without significant cross-sectional constriction of the inside diameter. Such a thing The pouring tube 6 can meet the respective requirements when refilling from one more or less without difficulty full plastic bottle 1 to be adjusted.

The ability of the tube 6 to bend, however, also enables an angled one, which may be desirable Place in a suitably angled channel Recess 5 of a broad side of the bottle without the tube 6 being damaged.

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According to the invention, the bottle neck 2 according to FIG. 1 is applied to put on a spray nipple screw 11 according to FIG. The screw plug 11 can have the strip-like shape indicated in the drawing on the outside Exhibit roughening. Compared to known screw closures of this type, the front-side contour 12 of the closure body 11 in the area around the spray nipple 13 so deepened (in the direction of the inside of the bottle), that the spray nipple 13 with a cylindrical or slightly conical extension of its main part a Slipped and appropriately dimensioned pouring tube 6 according to FIG. 3 ensures a tight fit. According to the invention, it can be sufficient if the cylindrical or slightly conical main part of the injection nipple 13 by approx. 5 mm compared to the conventional shape Spray nipple is extended. As can be seen, the outer diameter of the spray nipple 13 should be in this way Inner diameter of the pouring tube 6 can be matched that when the tube 6 is pushed onto the spray nipple 13 a firm coupling is achieved.

In the invention, the plastic bottle 1, the I. The pouring tube 6 and the screw plug 11 both on the way from the manufacturer to the consumer as well a unit that belongs together during the application.

During transport, the pouring tube 6 cannot be lost with the bottle by inserting it into the recess 5 1 connected and the screw plug 11 fulfills its function as a sealing element of the bottle. In the application the pouring tube 6 is, however, to be connected captively to the screw plug 11, the latter - after cutting off the protruding spray nipple

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tip 14 - an adapter function between the pouring tube 6 and bottle 1 takes over.

During use, the consumer cuts off the protruding tip 14 of the spray nipple 13 with scissors in order to open the sleeve 1. He takes the pouring tube 6 out of the trough-shaped or trough-shaped recess 5 by lifting one end of the drill at the extension 9 «ζ, B _# with the aid of a fingertip, and slips it over the cylindrical or slightly conical part of the injection nippeis 13 * so that a sufficiently tight connection between injection nipple 13 and pouring tube 6 is created during pouring . B. 30 ° to 4-5 ° to the longitudinal axis of the bottle 1 receives the user

z. B. a pouring spout shaped like a watering can, with the help of which he can easily - if necessary when changing of the turning angle - the bottle contents in can fill an opening provided in a larger flat surface.

In one embodiment it was about 110 mm long Tube 6 is provided with an outer diameter of about 6 mm and a joint 8 with a length of about 10 mm. The clear width of the channel-shaped recess 5 was about 8 mm, while between opposing cams 10 a distance of about 5 mm remained free · The total length of the spray nipple 13 was about 18 mm as the outer diameter of the cylindrical part of the spray nipple 13 were provided about 6 mm.

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List of reference oaks

1 «bottle

2 ■ Bottleneck

3 ■ Flashlight shoulders

4 - grip hole

5 - deepening

6 ■ Pouring tube

7 - kink

8 * joint

9 ■ Broadening

10 ■ Retaining cams

11 “Closure

12 ■ frontal contour of

13 m spray nipple

14 ■ tip of

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Claims (6)

«Ve D 5903 y \ Henkel KGaA • · · ι ZR-FE / Patents V" Bottle with spout "Patent claims is. ■■ 1. Bottle, in particular made of plastic, with a pouring tube extending its pouring opening for filling 5 of the bottle contents in a container with relatively small i '| ner filler opening, in particular detergent bottle for ^ Adding rinse aid to a dishwasher f; machine, characterized by a when in use on the ; | pouring opening designed as a spray nipple (I3) f 10 clogging, t-straw-like tube (6) and "ine" in one I "wall of the bottle (1) inserted, the shape of the tube ■ '(6) adapted, channel-shaped recess (5) for storage ; preservation of the tube (6) before and, if necessary, after use. 2. Bottle according to claim 1, characterized in that the spray nipple (13) has an approximately cylindrical or according to slightly conical on the outside with an outer diameter that ensures a tight fit of the tube (6) to be pushed on and a corresponding length. 3. Bottle according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that that the tube (6) contains a joint (8), in particular which can be deformed like an accordion. 4. Bottle according to one or more of claims Λ to 3, characterized in that the channel-shaped recess (5) in the bottle wall at the point (7) corresponding to the joint (8) of the tube (6) is angled. ' / 2 \ 030038/0266 D 5903 2 Henkel KGaA ZR-FE / patents 5. Bottle according to one or more of claims 1 to 4-, characterized in that the channel-shaped recess (5) at at least one of its ends in an extension sufficiently wide for the insertion of a fingertip (9) expires. 6. Bottle according to one or more of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the side edges of the Trough-shaped recess (5) opposite one another one or more pairs of retaining cams (10), in particular approximately the same Intervals, are provided. 030038/0266