EP0530789B1 - Dosing dispenser for liquid soap or similar - Google Patents

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EP0530789B1
EP0530789B1 EP92115041A EP92115041A EP0530789B1 EP 0530789 B1 EP0530789 B1 EP 0530789B1 EP 92115041 A EP92115041 A EP 92115041A EP 92115041 A EP92115041 A EP 92115041A EP 0530789 B1 EP0530789 B1 EP 0530789B1
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D47/00Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/20Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
    • B65D47/2018Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge comprising a valve or like element which is opened or closed by deformation of the container or closure
    • B65D47/2056Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge comprising a valve or like element which is opened or closed by deformation of the container or closure lift valve type
    • B65D47/2062Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge comprising a valve or like element which is opened or closed by deformation of the container or closure lift valve type in which the deformation raises or lowers the valve stem
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47KSANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K5/00Holders or dispensers for soap, toothpaste, or the like
    • A47K5/06Dispensers for soap
    • A47K5/12Dispensers for soap for liquid or pasty soap
    • A47K5/122Dispensers for soap for liquid or pasty soap using squeeze bottles or the like

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  • the invention relates to a dispenser for liquid soap, hair shampoo, or similar liquids, with an approximately C-shaped holder, between the two free end regions of which a storage container is detachably held, the liquid being able to be removed from the storage container via an automatically closing outlet valve of a removal device.
  • Dosing dispensers have long been known in various designs. They are mostly used as wall-mounted dispensers that dispense liquid soap at the push of a button.
  • a wall dosing dispenser which has a storage container which can be filled with liquid soap or the like in a holder designed as a housing and fastened to a wall. This reservoir forms a refill cartridge that can be inserted into the holder. After emptying, the storage container can be removed from the housing and exchanged for a full storage container.
  • the liquid filling material is removed from this known metering dispenser by means of a pump which is integrated in its housing and whose actuating lever projects outwards in the lower housing area.
  • this known metering dispenser can be filled in a simple manner. It is disadvantageous, however, that the pump integrated in the housing becomes slightly dirty and the metering dispenser defines a specific filling material after the first use.
  • Resinizing the pump and the connection area provided between it and the storage container can develop bacterial strains there, which counteract the high hygienic requirements when removing the filling material.
  • the previously known metering dispensers are often similar in such a way that their outer shape connects them to a washroom or the like.
  • a soap dispenser of the type mentioned at the beginning the storage container of which is designed as a glass bottle.
  • This glass bottle is connected to a removal device to form a refill unit which is detachably held in a holder of this previously known soap dispenser.
  • the bottle bottom is acted upon by a form-fitting bracket of the holder, while the bottle neck of the glass bottle mounted upside down in the holder is secured between two laterally pivotable holding tabs.
  • the refill unit consisting of glass bottle and removal device can be swung open removed from the holder and, for example, filled and replaced.
  • the removal device of this known soap dispenser has a cap screwed onto the bottle neck, which has a valve opening. In the rest position of the removal device, the valve opening is closed by a conical pin projecting outwards beyond the cap, which is adjustable into the interior of the bottle against a restoring force to open the removal device.
  • a dosing dispenser which has an elastic arm on an extended portion of its rear wall, which serves as a handle and interacts with an actuating nipple provided on its storage container.
  • the gas container is opened via the actuating nipple.
  • the arm has corresponding guide walls for receiving and positioning the brush head below the actuating nipple. Since the arm can thus only be actuated by means of a toothbrush, the dosing dispenser known from US Pat. No. 4,957,260 is limited to the storage of dentifrices and hardly meets high hygienic requirements if it is to be used by different people.
  • a storage bottle has already been created, onto which a removal device is screwed as a bottle cap (cf. US-A-4 457 453).
  • the removal device can be actuated by pressurizing the storage container made of elastic material, an automatically closing outlet valve located in the interior of the bottle moving into its open position.
  • this storage bottle is only placed on its bottle base, which serves as a base. Since the removal device is also only screwed onto the storage bottle, theft of the bottle and manipulation of the bottle contents cannot be ruled out in this storage bottle known from US Pat. No. 4,457,453, which mostly limits the possible uses to the private area.
  • the object is therefore to create a dispenser of the type mentioned at the beginning which can be refilled with little effort and which also meets high hygienic requirements.
  • the outlet valve of its removal device is opened by pressurizing a flexible portion of the container wall that is exposed on the holder.
  • the outlet valve of its removal device is opened by pressurizing a flexible portion of the container wall that is exposed on the holder.
  • none of the persons operating the metering dispenser according to the invention has to come into contact with his outlet valve. This counteracts contamination of the amount of liquid remaining inside the container for later dispensing portions.
  • this storage container is arranged between the two free end regions of an approximately C-shaped holder. The storage container is held in the holder so that at least a resilient portion of its container wall is exposed and can be pressurized.
  • the holder has a holding sleeve which encompasses regions of the storage container and which is detachably connected to the holder for easy removal and rapid replacement of the storage container. Since with the exchange of an emptied storage container also the removal device connected to it and thus all dispenser parts that come into contact with the filling material are exchanged, “resinification” and soiling of the removal device or of the connection area provided between it and the storage container is also counteracted. However, in order at the same time to protect the liquid contained in the storage container from undesired manipulation and to be able to guarantee its quality for many users, the holding sleeve is simultaneously secured to the holder by means of an anti-theft device.
  • the dispenser according to the invention therefore also meets very high hygienic requirements.
  • the holder of the metering dispenser according to the invention can be designed as a wall, stand or similar holder which in particular has the refill unit directed downwards Removal opening accommodates.
  • the storage container of this dispenser can be filled with liquid soap, hair shampoo, but also with other thin or pasty liquids.
  • the type of the filling material can also be changed without any problems, since the removal device only comes into contact with the liquid filled in the assigned storage container.
  • the dosing dispenser according to the invention can also be subsequently filled with other high quality products.
  • the outlet valve of the removal device can be brought into the open position only by manually pressurizing the container wall of the storage container, a complex and correspondingly difficult-to-clean liquid pump is unnecessary in the metering dispenser according to the invention.
  • the storage container which can be pressurized from the outside and which is flexible and exposed at least in a partial area of its container wall, there is also one opposite in the metering dispenser according to the invention Previously known different design possible, which meets high aesthetic standards.
  • the removal device converts pressurization and deformation of the container wall of the storage container into an opening movement of its outlet valve.
  • an outlet valve operating as a function of the internal pressure of the container can also be provided, so that the internal pressure of the container is increased and the outlet valve is opened by manually pressurizing the reservoir from the outside.
  • the removal device has an approximately U-shaped retaining bracket made of elastic material, the free legs of its U-shape are immovably connected or connectable to the storage container and which in the bending area of its U- Form rests on two opposite sides of the container wall or is approximately and that this bracket is connected in the bending region of its U-shape with a shut-off body of the outlet valve.
  • pressurization of the container wall is practically mechanically converted into an opening movement of the outlet valve. Since the bracket in the bending area of its U-shape loosely abuts or is approximated on two opposite sides of the container wall, the radius of the bracket is reduced with a corresponding pressure in this bending area and the bending area of the U-shape is deformed into a more elongated shape. This deformation of the retaining bracket also causes a displacement of the shut-off body connected to it in the bending region into the open position of the outlet valve, in which the shut-off body releases a valve opening of the removal device. Doing so the opening movement of the shut-off body is further facilitated if the retaining bracket is preferably expanded in a pear-shaped manner in the bending region of its U-shape.
  • a particularly easy-to-use and inexpensive embodiment according to the invention provides that the holding sleeve is provided at the lower end region of the holder and that the holding sleeve encompasses the storage container in the region of a container or bottle neck.
  • the bottom of the container facing away from the bottle neck at the opposite end region of the holder can be inserted, for example, into a plate-shaped or cap-shaped configuration, while the bottle neck of the storage container with the holding sleeve encompassing it is pivoted into the fastening position and in turn is detachably fixed to the holder.
  • the holding sleeve is releasably held on the holder by means of a latching connection, if this latching connection is covered from the outside by the holder and / or the holding sleeve and if the latching connection can only be released with the aid of an unlocking pin or similar actuating key which is guided through a guide channel of the holder and / or the holding sleeve for locking connection can be carried out or pushed through.
  • an actuating key is therefore necessary which is adapted to the cross section or the shape of the guide channel.
  • Such a latching connection not only acts as an anti-theft device for the metering dispenser according to the invention, but also protects the liquid contained in the storage container from unwanted manipulation.
  • a lid or closure part can be placed on the bottle neck of the storage container, which has or carries the outlet valve or similar removal device.
  • the metering dispenser has a fill level indicator.
  • the bottle neck and / or the closure part are made of transparent material and if at least one viewing opening is provided on the circumference of the holding sleeve, which keeps the closure part and / or the bottle neck arranged therein .
  • the remaining amount of the filling liquid still remaining in the bottle neck can be viewed via such a view opening on the circumference of the holding sleeve which keeps the bottle neck and the bottle neck arranged therein.
  • the storage container has a round, flat and / or oval cross section and if at least one of the two flat sides of the container circumference forms or has a printable outer surface.
  • the container wall of the storage container can be pressed in well in the area of the flat sides in order to move the outlet valve of the removal device into the open position. Since the filling material contained in the dosing dispenser according to the invention can also be subsequently exchanged, it is expedient if at least one printable outer surface is provided on the container circumference of the storage container, which provides the user with an indication of the filling material contained in the storage container.
  • At least the storage container preferably also the entire metering dispenser, is made of a polyethylene terephthalate plastic, since this plastic material is characterized by a high restoring force, good recyclability and a high, optically effective surface gloss.
  • a dispenser 1 for liquid soap, hair shampoo or the like liquid or pasty filling is shown.
  • the dispenser 1 has an approximately C-shaped holder 2 between the two free end regions 3, 4 of its C-shape, a storage container 5 can be inserted into the holder 2.
  • the liquid contained in the storage container can be removed via a removal device (not shown here). After the storage container 5 has been emptied, it can be removed from the holder 2 and exchanged for a full storage container 5.
  • the removal device is connected to the storage container 5 to form an interchangeable refill unit which is detachably held in the holder 2. With the replacement of this refill unit consisting of the removal device and the storage container 5, all the dispenser parts which have come into contact with the filling material filled in the storage container 5 are also replaced at the same time. A "resinification" and contamination of the dispenser 1 is thus counteracted.
  • the type of the filling material can also be easily changed, so that the metering dispenser 1 can also be subsequently filled with other high-quality products without them being able to mix with older residues or the like.
  • the storage container 5 is approximately bottle-shaped and has a bottle neck with a reduced outer cross-section at its one end region which points downward in the use position.
  • the bottle neck which is not visible here, has an external thread onto which a cap-shaped cover part 7 with an internal thread can be screwed.
  • the removal opening of the bottle neck opens into the cover part 7.
  • An outlet valve is integrated in the end part of the cover part 7, which works in dependence on the internal pressure of the container and closes automatically in the rest position. Since the holder 2 only engages with the two free end regions 3, 4 of its C-shape on the storage container 5, the container circumference is exposed on all sides. It has a graspable distance a from the holder 2. Thus, by compressing the container wall of the storage container 5 made of elastic material, the container internal pressure can be temporarily increased and the outlet valve opened.
  • the metering dispenser 1 with its exposed storage container 5 has an appealing external shape which differs from the known and which the user therefore does not immediately connect to a washroom or the like.
  • the upper end region 3 of the C-shaped holder is approximately cup-shaped or cap-shaped and acts upon or covers the region of the container base facing away from the bottle neck. This cup or cap-like shape also favors one easy cleaning of the holder 2 in this area.
  • the lower end region 4 of the holder 2 can be detachably connected to a holding sleeve 6 which engages around the bottle neck and the lid part 7 screwed onto it.
  • This snap-open connection 10 which is cut open in FIG. 1, is concealed from the outside by the holder 2 and can only be released with the aid of an unlocking pin which can be pushed or passed through a guide channel 11 provided in the holder.
  • This concealed arrangement of the latching connection 10 represents an anti-theft device which can be produced with little effort and which also counteracts unauthorized filling of the storage container 5 and its uncontrolled contamination.
  • the holder 2 has on its side 12 facing the storage container 5 and its bottle neck a locking opening 13 into which a locking pin 14 protruding from the circumference of the holding sleeve can be inserted.
  • This locking pin 14 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 carries a latching tongue 15 which, with its latching projection 16 projecting towards the holding sleeve 6, engages behind the edge region of the holder 2 which delimits the latching opening 13.
  • the locking tongue 15 and in particular its locking projection 16 with the locking pin 14 can be pressed in approximately one plane, so that this unlocking pin 14 is pulled out of the locking opening 13, the holding sleeve 6 is removed and the reservoir 5 is held by the holder 2 can be removed.
  • the holding sleeve 6 has a plurality of guide pins 17 arranged around the locking pin 14 and coaxial therewith, which can be inserted into corresponding guide openings on the side 12 of the holder 2 facing the holding sleeve 6.
  • These guide pins 17 promote a secure and firm hold of the holding sleeve 6 and the storage container 5 in the dispenser 1.
  • the holding sleeve 6 has a plurality of viewing openings 18.
  • the lid part 7 and the bottle neck are made of transparent material.
  • the bottle neck of the storage container 5 arranged in the lid part 7 can also be seen through the viewing openings 18 and the remaining amount remaining in it and the storage container 5 can be estimated.
  • the holder 2, the holding sleeve 6 and the storage container 5 are expediently made of a colored or, in particular, chromed plastic, which favors the aesthetic effect of the dispenser and also gives the user a hygienically perfect impression.
  • the storage container 5 has an oval cross section and, accordingly, also two flat sides 19.
  • the holder 2 is designed as a wall holder, the connecting web 2o of its C-shape serving on the back as a fastening plane or plate.
  • the cooler 2 can thus be fastened to a wall, the screw connections 21 provided here through screw openings of the connecting web 20 being only shown in broken lines in FIG. 1.
  • the storage container 5 is clamped in the holder 2 so that its flat sides 19 run approximately parallel to the wall to which the holder 2 is screwed. At least on the flat side 19 of the storage container on the visible side in the use position 5, a printable outer surface is provided, which gives the user an indication of the contents contained in the storage container, for example by means of an advertising print.
  • This storage container 5 is made of a polyethylene terephthalate plastic, which is characterized above all by its high restoring force and good recyclability.
  • the container base is designed as a stand base with which the storage container 5 can also be placed on a shelf or the like independently of the metering dispenser 1.
  • a screw-off protection is provided between the cover part 7 and the storage container 5, which can consist, for example, of a toothing of the cover part 7, which has a counter-toothing in the area of Bottle neck of the reservoir 5 cooperates.
  • FIG. 4 Such a screw-off protection is indicated in FIG.
  • the storage container 5 shown in FIG. 4 has teeth in the area of the bottle neck 22 facing away from the bottle opening 23, the individual teeth 24 of which each have a tooth flank that rises outwards in the screwing-on direction of the cover part 7 and an approximately radial U-flank.
  • the lid part 7 has in the area of its end region facing the storage container 5 on the inside locking projections as counter-elements which in the unscrewing direction of the lid part 7 with their sharp-edged flanks in the unscrewing direction strike the radial tooth flanks of the toothing of the storage container and make further loosening of the lid part 7 from the bottle neck 22 more difficult or prevent.
  • the metering dispensers 1 shown there largely correspond in their design features.
  • the removal device 25 of the metering dispenser 1 shown in FIG. 4 is also actuated by merely applying pressure, preferably to the two opposite flat sides 19 of the container wall.
  • the removal device 25 of the metering dispenser 1 shown in FIG. 4 does not have an outlet valve which works as a function of the internal pressure of the container, but the removal device 25 converts the deformation of the container wall of the storage container 5 into an opening movement of its outlet valve 26 practically mechanically.
  • the removal device 25 has an approximately U-shaped holding bracket 27 made of elastic polyethylene terephthalate or similar plastic material, which projects into the interior of the storage container with the bending region 28 of its U-shape and lies loosely on the opposite flat sides 19 of the container wall.
  • the two free legs 29 of the U-shape are held on an annular or plate-shaped connecting piece 30 which is clamped with an integrally molded outer ring flange 31 between an inner stop surface 32 of the lid part 7 and the opening-side end face of the bottle neck 22 and thus immovable with the storage container 5 is connected.
  • the here plate-shaped connecting piece 30 has a plurality of flow openings which allow the liquid contained in the interior of the container to flow into the cover part 7.
  • the holding bracket 27 is connected approximately in the middle in the bending region 28 of its U-shape to a rod-shaped shut-off body 33 of the outlet valve 26, which is approximately axially parallel to the free leg 29 of the U-shaped bracket 27 and in the longitudinal direction of the storage container 5 is arranged.
  • this shut-off body 33 In its rest position, this shut-off body 33 tightly engages in a valve opening 34 of the outlet valve 26, which is arranged centrally on the end face of the cover part 7 facing away from the storage container 5.
  • the container wall thereof and with it the inside holding bracket 27 of the removal device 25 By pressurizing the flat sides 19 of the storage container 5, the container wall thereof and with it the inside holding bracket 27 of the removal device 25 is deformed inwards.
  • the deformation of the holding bracket 27 causes a reduction in its radius in the bend region 28, as a result of which this bend region 28 is deformed into a more elongated shape.
  • Due to the deformation of the retaining bracket 27, the shut-off body 33 connected to it also moves in the direction facing away from the cover part 7 and releases the valve opening 34.
  • the reservoir 5 and the retaining bracket 27 return to their original shape due to the elasticity of the materials used, as a result of which the shut-off body 33 automatically moves back into its rest position and the valve opening 34 closes.
  • the shut-off body 33 is beveled conically at its free end and the valve opening 34 is also complementary to it. From Figure 4 it is clear that the valve opening 34 is limited by an annular projection 35, which favors a good seal of the outlet valve 26 and centering the shut-off body 33 moving into its rest position.
  • the shut-off body 33 passes through a central opening of the connecting piece 30. However, around the shut-off body 33 with as little effort as possible To be able to produce, this is made of two parts 33 a and 33 b, which can be assembled by means of a plug-in coupling 36.
  • a level indicator is also provided in the metering dispenser 1 shown in FIG.
  • This level indicator here consists of a floating body 37 which is connected via connecting webs 38 to an indicator ring 39 arranged underneath.
  • the length of the connecting webs 38, which engage on the underside of the floating body 37, is selected so that the indicator ring 39 can already be seen through the transparent cover part 7 and the viewing openings 18 if one inside the container of the storage container 5, for example for two to four Wash operations contain sufficient amount of liquid.
  • the floating body 37 and the indicator ring 39 are ring-shaped and encompass the rod-shaped shut-off body 33.
  • the dosing dispensers 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 can be produced with little effort and are distinguished by their aesthetic shape. With the help of the easily exchangeable storage containers 5, the dispensers 1 can be refilled in an environmentally friendly manner and also meet high hygienic requirements.
  • the holder of the dosing dispenser can also be designed as a one-armed holding part to be fastened to a wall, which with a Retaining sleeve is releasably connectable, which engages around the container or bottle neck of the storage container and / or the removal device.
  • a Retaining sleeve is releasably connectable, which engages around the container or bottle neck of the storage container and / or the removal device.

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The invention relates to a metering dispenser (1) for liquid soap, hair shampoo or similar liquids, having an exchangeable refilling unit which is formed by a liquid supply container (5) and a removal device (25) connected thereto and is held releasably in a holder (2), the liquid being removable from the supply container (5) via an automatically closing outlet valve (26) of the removal device (25). In order, in particular, to meet high hygienic requirements as well, provision is made in the metering dispenser (1) according to the invention for the supply container (5) to be constructed, at least in a partial region of its container wall, to be resilient, exposed and pressurisable, and for the outlet valve (26) to be openable by pressurisation of the container wall of the supply container (5). <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Dosierspender für Flüssigseife, Haarshampoo, oder dergleichen Flüssigkeiten, mit einem etwa C-förmigen Halter, zwischen dessen beiden freien Endbereichen ein Vorratsbehälter lösbar gehalten ist, wobei die Flüssigkeit aus dem Vorratsbehälter über ein selbsttätig schließendes Auslaßventil einer Entnahmevorrichtung entnehmbar ist.The invention relates to a dispenser for liquid soap, hair shampoo, or similar liquids, with an approximately C-shaped holder, between the two free end regions of which a storage container is detachably held, the liquid being able to be removed from the storage container via an automatically closing outlet valve of a removal device.

Dosierspender sind bereits seit langem in den verschiedensten Ausführungen bekannt. Sie werden meist als Wand-Dosierspender eingesetzt, die auf Tastendruck beispielsweise Flüssigseife abgeben.Dosing dispensers have long been known in various designs. They are mostly used as wall-mounted dispensers that dispense liquid soap at the push of a button.

So kennt man auch einen Wand-Dosierspender der in einem als Gehäuse ausgebildeten und an einer Wand zu befestigenden Halter einen mit Flüssigseife oder dergleichen Füllgut befüllbaren Vorratsbehälter hat. Dieser Vorratsbehälter bildet eine Nachfüllpatrone, die in den Halter einsetzbar ist. Nach dem Entleeren kann der Vorratsbehälter dem Gehäuse entnommen und gegen einen vollen Vorratsbehälter ausgetauscht werden.One also knows a wall dosing dispenser which has a storage container which can be filled with liquid soap or the like in a holder designed as a housing and fastened to a wall. This reservoir forms a refill cartridge that can be inserted into the holder. After emptying, the storage container can be removed from the housing and exchanged for a full storage container.

Das flüssige Füllgut wir diesem vorbekannten Dosierspender mittels einer Pumpe entnommen, die in dessen Gehäuse integriert ist und deren Betätigungshebel im unteren Gehäusebereich nach außen übersteht.The liquid filling material is removed from this known metering dispenser by means of a pump which is integrated in its housing and whose actuating lever projects outwards in the lower housing area.

Da die einzelnen Vorratsbehälter dieses Dosierspenders als auswechselbare Nachfüllpatronen ausgebildet sind, die nach dem Einsetzen in den Halter lediglich mit der im Gehäuseinneren vorgesehenen Pumpe verbunden werden müssen, kann dieser vorbekannte Dosierspender auf einfache Weise gefüllt werden. Nachteilig ist jedoch, daß die in das Gehäuse integrierte Pumpe leicht verschmutzt und den Dosierspender nach dem ersten Gebrauch ein bestimmtes Füllgut festlegt.Since the individual storage containers of this metering dispenser are designed as exchangeable refill cartridges which, after being inserted into the holder, only have to be connected to the pump provided inside the housing, this known metering dispenser can be filled in a simple manner. It is disadvantageous, however, that the pump integrated in the housing becomes slightly dirty and the metering dispenser defines a specific filling material after the first use.

Durch ein Verharzen der Pumpe und des zwischen ihr und dem Vorratsbehälter vorgesehenen Verbindungsbereiches können sich dort Bakterienstämme entwickeln, die hohen hygienischen Anforderungen bei der Entnahme des Füllgutes entgegenwirken. Darüber hinaus ähneln sich die vorbekannten Dosierspender häufig derart, daß sie von den Anwendern bereits durch ihre äußere Form mit einem Waschraum oder dergleichen gedanklich verbunden werden.Resinizing the pump and the connection area provided between it and the storage container can develop bacterial strains there, which counteract the high hygienic requirements when removing the filling material. In addition, the previously known metering dispensers are often similar in such a way that their outer shape connects them to a washroom or the like.

Aus der CH-PS 339 351 kennt man bereits einen Seifenspender der eingangs erwähnten Art, dessen Vorratsbehälter als Glasflasche ausgebildet ist. Diese Glasflasche ist mit einer Entnahmevorrichtung zu einer Nachfülleinheit verbunden, die in einem Halter dieses vorbekannten Seifenspenders lösbar gehalten ist. Dazu wird der Flaschenboden von einem formangepaßten Bügel des Halters beaufschlagt, während der Flaschenhals der kopfüber im Halter montierten Glasflasche zwischen zwei seitlich verschwenkbaren Haltelaschen gesichert ist. Durch Aufschwenken der Haltelaschen kann die aus Glasflasche und Entnahmevorrichtung bestehende Nachfülleinheit dem Halter entnommen und beispielsweise aufgefüllt und ausgetauscht werden.From CH-PS 339 351 one already knows a soap dispenser of the type mentioned at the beginning, the storage container of which is designed as a glass bottle. This glass bottle is connected to a removal device to form a refill unit which is detachably held in a holder of this previously known soap dispenser. For this purpose, the bottle bottom is acted upon by a form-fitting bracket of the holder, while the bottle neck of the glass bottle mounted upside down in the holder is secured between two laterally pivotable holding tabs. The refill unit consisting of glass bottle and removal device can be swung open removed from the holder and, for example, filled and replaced.

Die Entnahmevorrichtung dieses vorbekannten Seifenspenders weist eine auf den Flaschenhals aufgeschraubte Verschlußkappe auf, die eine Ventilöffnung hat. In der Ruhestellung der Entnahmevorrichtung wird die Ventilöffnung durch einen konischen und nach außen über die Kappe überstehenden Zapfen verschlossen, der zum Öffnen der Entnahmevorrichtung gegen eine Rückstellkraft in das Flascheninnere verstellbar ist.The removal device of this known soap dispenser has a cap screwed onto the bottle neck, which has a valve opening. In the rest position of the removal device, the valve opening is closed by a conical pin projecting outwards beyond the cap, which is adjustable into the interior of the bottle against a restoring force to open the removal device.

Zwar kann der Nachfüllvorgang bei diesem vorbekannten Seifenspender mit vergleichsweise geringem Aufwand durchgeführt werden, jedoch ist eine unerwünschte Verunreinigung der im Flascheninneren enthaltenen Flüssigkeit nicht auszuschließen, da sich bei jedem Betätigungsvorgang durch die manuelle Beaufschlagung des Ventilzapfens Keime an dem als Betätigungsorgan dienenden Ventilzapfen festsetzen und von dort nach oben in das Flascheninnere eindringen können.Although the refilling process of this known soap dispenser can be carried out with comparatively little effort, undesirable contamination of the liquid contained in the bottle cannot be ruled out, since during each actuation process, manual actuation of the valve pin causes germs to attach to the valve pin serving as the actuator and from there can penetrate into the inside of the bottle.

Aus der US-A-4 957 260 kennt man bereits einen Dosierspender, der an einem verlängerten Teilbereich seiner Rückwand einen elastischen Arm aufweist, welcher als Handhabe dient und mit einem an seinem Vorratsbehälter vorgesehenen Betätigungsnippel zusammenwirkt. Durch Druckbeaufschlagung des elastischen Arms mittels einer Zahnbürste wird der unter Gasdruck stehende Vorratsbehälter über den Betätigungsnippel geöffnet. Dabei weist der Arm an seinem freien Ende entsprechende Führungswände zur Aufnahme und Positionierung des Bürstenkopfes unterhalb des Betätigungsnippels auf. Da der Arm somit nur mittels einer Zahnbürste betätigt werden kann, ist der aus US-A-4 957 260 vorbekannte Dosierspender auf die Bevorratung von Zahnputzmitteln beschränkt und genügt auch kaum hohen hygienischen Anforderungen, wenn er von verschiedenen Personen verwendet werden soll.From US-A-4 957 260 a dosing dispenser is already known which has an elastic arm on an extended portion of its rear wall, which serves as a handle and interacts with an actuating nipple provided on its storage container. By pressurizing the elastic arm with a toothbrush, the gas container is opened via the actuating nipple. At its free end, the arm has corresponding guide walls for receiving and positioning the brush head below the actuating nipple. Since the arm can thus only be actuated by means of a toothbrush, the dosing dispenser known from US Pat. No. 4,957,260 is limited to the storage of dentifrices and hardly meets high hygienic requirements if it is to be used by different people.

Man hat auch bereits eine Vorratsflasche geschaffen, auf die eine Entnahmevorrichtung als Flaschenkappe aufgeschraubt ist (vgl. US-A-4 457 453). Durch Druckbeaufschlagung des aus elastischem Material bestehenden Vorratsbehälters kann die Entnahmevorrichtung betätigt werden, wobei sich ein im Flascheninneren befindliches, selbsttätig schließendes Auslaßventil in seine Offenstellung bewegt. Diese Vorratsflasche wird jedoch bloß auf ihrem als Standfläche dienenden Flaschenboden abgestellt. Da auch die Entnahmevorrichtung auf die Vorratsflasche lediglich aufgeschraubt ist, sind bei dieser aus der US-A-4 457 453 vorbekannten Vorratsflasche Diebstähle der Flasche und Manipulationen am Flascheninhalt nicht auszuschließen, was meist die Einsatzmöglichkeiten auf den privaten Bereich beschränkt.A storage bottle has already been created, onto which a removal device is screwed as a bottle cap (cf. US-A-4 457 453). The removal device can be actuated by pressurizing the storage container made of elastic material, an automatically closing outlet valve located in the interior of the bottle moving into its open position. However, this storage bottle is only placed on its bottle base, which serves as a base. Since the removal device is also only screwed onto the storage bottle, theft of the bottle and manipulation of the bottle contents cannot be ruled out in this storage bottle known from US Pat. No. 4,457,453, which mostly limits the possible uses to the private area.

Es besteht daher die Aufgabe, einen mit geringem Aufwand nachfüllbaren Dosierspender der eingangs erwähnten Art zu schaffen, der auch hohen hygienischen Ansprüchen genügt.The object is therefore to create a dispenser of the type mentioned at the beginning which can be refilled with little effort and which also meets high hygienic requirements.

Die erfindungsgemäße Lösung dieser Aufgabe ist im Kennzeichen des Anspruchs 1 enthalten
Bei dem erfindungsgemäßen Dosierspender wird das Auslaßventil seiner Entnahmevorrichtung durch Druckbeaufschlagung eines nachgiebigen und am Halter freiliegenden Teilbereiches der Behälterwandung geöffnet. Somit muß keine der den erfindungsgemäßen Dosierspender bedienenden Personen mit seinem Auslaßventil in Berührung kommen. Dadurch wird eine Verunreinigung der für spätere Abgabeportionen im Behälterinneren verbleibenden Flüssigkeitsmenge entgegengewirkt. Um den Dosierspender durch Druckbeaufschlagung der Behälterwandung seines Vorratsbehälters betätigen zu können, ist dieser Vorratsbehälter zwischen den beiden freien Endbereichen eines etwa C-förmigen Halters angeordnet. Dabei ist der Vorratsbehälter im Halter so gehalten, daß zumindest ein nachgiebiger Teilbereich seiner Behälterwandung freiliegend und druckbeaufschlagbar ist. Der Halter weist an einem seiner beiden freien Endbereiche eine den Vorratsbehälter bereichsweise umgreifende Haltehülse auf, die zur einfachen Entnahme und zum raschen Austausch des Vorratsbehälters mit dem Halter lösbar verbunden ist. Da mit dem Austausch eines entleerten Vorratsbehälters auch die mit ihm verbundene Entnahmevorrichtung und somit alle mit Füllgut in Berührung gekommenen Spenderteile ausgewechselt werden, wird auch einem "Verharzen" und Verschmutzen der Entnahmevorrichtung oder des zwischen ihr und dem Vorratsbehälter vorgesehenen Verbindungsbereiches entgegengewirkt. Um gleichzeitig aber die im Vorratsbehälter enthaltene Flüssigkeit vor einer unerwünschten Manipulation bewahren und um deren Qualität auch bei vielen Anwendern gewährleisten zu können, ist die Haltehülse gleichzeitig mittels einer Diebstahlssicherung am Halter gesichert. Der erfindungsgemäße Dosierspender kommt daher auch hohen hygienischen Ansprüchen sehr entgegen. Dabei kann der Halter des erfindungsgemäßen Dosierspenders als Wand-, Stand- oder dergleichen Halter ausgebildet sein, welcher die Nachfülleinheit insbesondere mit nach unten gerichteter Entnahmeöffnung aufnimmt. Der Vorratsbehälter dieses Dosierspenders ist mit Flüssigseife, Haarshampoo, aber auch mit anderen dünnflüssigen oder pastösen Flüssigkeiten befüllbar.
The achievement of this object is included in the characterizing part of claim 1
In the metering dispenser according to the invention, the outlet valve of its removal device is opened by pressurizing a flexible portion of the container wall that is exposed on the holder. Thus, none of the persons operating the metering dispenser according to the invention has to come into contact with his outlet valve. This counteracts contamination of the amount of liquid remaining inside the container for later dispensing portions. In order to be able to operate the dosing dispenser by pressurizing the container wall of its storage container, this storage container is arranged between the two free end regions of an approximately C-shaped holder. The storage container is held in the holder so that at least a resilient portion of its container wall is exposed and can be pressurized. At one of its two free end regions, the holder has a holding sleeve which encompasses regions of the storage container and which is detachably connected to the holder for easy removal and rapid replacement of the storage container. Since with the exchange of an emptied storage container also the removal device connected to it and thus all dispenser parts that come into contact with the filling material are exchanged, “resinification” and soiling of the removal device or of the connection area provided between it and the storage container is also counteracted. However, in order at the same time to protect the liquid contained in the storage container from undesired manipulation and to be able to guarantee its quality for many users, the holding sleeve is simultaneously secured to the holder by means of an anti-theft device. The dispenser according to the invention therefore also meets very high hygienic requirements. The holder of the metering dispenser according to the invention can be designed as a wall, stand or similar holder which in particular has the refill unit directed downwards Removal opening accommodates. The storage container of this dispenser can be filled with liquid soap, hair shampoo, but also with other thin or pasty liquids.

Zudem läßt sich mit dem Austausch des Vorratsbehälters ohne weiteres auch die Art des Füllgutes wechseln, da die Entnahmevorrichtung jeweils nur mit der im zugeordneten Vorratsbehälter abgefüllten Flüssigkeit in Berührung kommt. Somit kann der erfindungsgemäße Dosierspender auch nachträglich noch mit anderen qualitativ hochwertigen Produkten gefüllt werden.In addition, with the exchange of the storage container, the type of the filling material can also be changed without any problems, since the removal device only comes into contact with the liquid filled in the assigned storage container. Thus, the dosing dispenser according to the invention can also be subsequently filled with other high quality products.

Da allein durch manuelles Druckbeaufschlagen der Behälterwandung des Vorratsbehälters das Auslaßventil der Entnahmevorrichtung in die Offenstellung gebracht werden kann, ist bei dem erfindungsgemäßen Dosierspender eine aufwendige und entsprechend schwer zu reinigende Flüssigkeitspumpe entbehrlich. Mit dem von außen druckbeaufschlagbaren Vorratsbehälter, der zumindest in einem Teilbereich seiner Behälterwandung nachgiebig und freiliegend ist, ist bei dem erfindungsgemäßen Dosierspender auch eine gegenüber Vorbekanntem abweichende Formgebung möglich, die hohen ästhetischen Ansprüchen genügt.Since the outlet valve of the removal device can be brought into the open position only by manually pressurizing the container wall of the storage container, a complex and correspondingly difficult-to-clean liquid pump is unnecessary in the metering dispenser according to the invention. With the storage container which can be pressurized from the outside and which is flexible and exposed at least in a partial area of its container wall, there is also one opposite in the metering dispenser according to the invention Previously known different design possible, which meets high aesthetic standards.

Zweckmäßig ist es, wenn die Entnahmevorrichtung eine Druckbeaufschlagung und Verformung der Behälterwandung des Vorratsbehälters in eine Öffenbewegung seines Auslaßventils umsetzt. Dazu kann beispielsweise auch ein in Abhängigkeit vom Behälterinnendruck arbeitendes Auslaßventil vorgesehen sein, so daß durch manuelles Druckbeaufschlagen des Vorratsbehälters von außen auch der Behälterinnendruck erhöht und das Auslaßventil geöffnet wird.It is expedient if the removal device converts pressurization and deformation of the container wall of the storage container into an opening movement of its outlet valve. For this purpose, for example, an outlet valve operating as a function of the internal pressure of the container can also be provided, so that the internal pressure of the container is increased and the outlet valve is opened by manually pressurizing the reservoir from the outside.

Bevorzugt wird jedoch eine Ausführungsform gemäß der Erfindung, bei der vorgesehen ist, daß die Entnahmevorrichtung einen etwa U-förmigen Haltebügel aus elastischem Material hat, dessen freie Schenkel seiner U-Form unverrückbar mit dem Vorratsbehälter verbunden oder verbindbar sind und der im Biegungsbereich seiner U-Form an zwei gegenüberliegenden Seiten der Behälterwandung anliegt oder angenähert ist und daß dieser Haltebügel im Biegungsbereich seiner U-Form mit einem Absperrkörper des Auslaßventils verbunden ist.However, an embodiment according to the invention is preferred, in which it is provided that the removal device has an approximately U-shaped retaining bracket made of elastic material, the free legs of its U-shape are immovably connected or connectable to the storage container and which in the bending area of its U- Form rests on two opposite sides of the container wall or is approximately and that this bracket is connected in the bending region of its U-shape with a shut-off body of the outlet valve.

Bei dieser bevorzugten Ausführungsform wird eine Druckbeaufschlagung der Behälterwandung praktisch mechanisch in eine Öffenbewegung des Auslaßventils umgesetzt. Da der Haltebügel im Biegungsbereich seiner U-Form an zwei gegenüberliegenden Seiten der Behälterwandung lose anliegt oder angenähert ist, wird der Radius des Haltebügels bei einer entsprechenden Druckbeaufschlagung in diesem Biegungsbereich reduziert und der Biegungsbereich der U-Form in eine gestrecktere Form verformt. Diese Verformung des Haltebügels bewirkt gleichzeitig auch eine Verschiebung des im Biegungsbereich mit ihm verbundenen Absperrkörpers in die Offenstellung des Auslaßventils, in der der Absperrkörper eine Ventilöffnung der Entnahmevorrichtung frei gibt. Dabei wird die Öffenbewegung des Absperrkörpers noch erleichtert, wenn der Haltebügel im Biegungsbereich seiner U-Form vorzugsweise etwa birnenförmig erweitert ist.In this preferred embodiment, pressurization of the container wall is practically mechanically converted into an opening movement of the outlet valve. Since the bracket in the bending area of its U-shape loosely abuts or is approximated on two opposite sides of the container wall, the radius of the bracket is reduced with a corresponding pressure in this bending area and the bending area of the U-shape is deformed into a more elongated shape. This deformation of the retaining bracket also causes a displacement of the shut-off body connected to it in the bending region into the open position of the outlet valve, in which the shut-off body releases a valve opening of the removal device. Doing so the opening movement of the shut-off body is further facilitated if the retaining bracket is preferably expanded in a pear-shaped manner in the bending region of its U-shape.

Eine besonders leicht zu handhabende und mit geringem Aufwand herstellbare Ausführungsform gemäß der Erfindung sieht vor, daß die Haltehülse am unteren Endbereich des Halters vorgesehen ist, und daß die Haltehülse den Vorratsbehälter im Bereich eines Behälter- oder Flaschenhalses umgreift.A particularly easy-to-use and inexpensive embodiment according to the invention provides that the holding sleeve is provided at the lower end region of the holder and that the holding sleeve encompasses the storage container in the region of a container or bottle neck.

Bei einer solchen Ausführungsform des Halters kann der dem Flaschenhals abgewandte Behälterboden am gegenüberliegenden Endbereich des Halters beispielsweise in eine teller- oder kappenförmige Ausformung eingesetzt werden, während der Flaschenhals des Vorratsbehälters mit der ihn umgreifenden Haltehülse in Befestigungsstellung verschwenkt und seinerseits am Halter lösbar fixiert wird.In such an embodiment of the holder, the bottom of the container facing away from the bottle neck at the opposite end region of the holder can be inserted, for example, into a plate-shaped or cap-shaped configuration, while the bottle neck of the storage container with the holding sleeve encompassing it is pivoted into the fastening position and in turn is detachably fixed to the holder.

Um einer unberechtigten Entnahme des im Halter fixierten Vorratsbehälters entgegenzuwirken und um ein Auffüllen des Vorratsbehälters durch Unberechtigte zu erschweren, ist es zweckmäßig, wenn die Haltehülse am Halter mittels einer Rastverbindung lösbar gehalten ist, wenn diese Rastverbindung durch den Halter und/oder die Haltehülse von außen verdeckt ist und wenn die Rastverbindung nur mit Hilfe eines Entriegelungsstiftes oder dergleichen Betätigungsschlüssels lösbar ist, der durch einen Führungskanal des Halters und/oder der Haltehülse zur Rastverbindung durchführbar oder durchsteckbar ist.In order to counteract unauthorized removal of the storage container fixed in the holder and to make it difficult for unauthorized persons to refill the storage container, it is Expedient if the holding sleeve is releasably held on the holder by means of a latching connection, if this latching connection is covered from the outside by the holder and / or the holding sleeve and if the latching connection can only be released with the aid of an unlocking pin or similar actuating key which is guided through a guide channel of the holder and / or the holding sleeve for locking connection can be carried out or pushed through.

Zum Lösen der Rastverbindung zwischen Haltehülse und Halter ist daher ein Betätigungsschlüssel notwendig, der an den Querschnitt oder die Formgebung des Führungskanales angepaßt ist. Eine solche Rastverbindung wirkt nicht nur als Diebstahlssicherung für den erfindungsgemäßen Dosierspender, sondern bewahrt auch die im Vorratsbehälter enthaltene Flüssigkeit vor einer unerwünschten Manipulation.To release the locking connection between the holding sleeve and the holder, an actuating key is therefore necessary which is adapted to the cross section or the shape of the guide channel. Such a latching connection not only acts as an anti-theft device for the metering dispenser according to the invention, but also protects the liquid contained in the storage container from unwanted manipulation.

Zweckmäßig ist es, wenn auf dem Flaschenhals des Vorratsbehälters ein Deckel- oder Verschlußteil aufsetzbar ist, welches das Auslaßventil oder dergleichen Entnahmevorrichtung aufweist oder trägt.It is expedient if a lid or closure part can be placed on the bottle neck of the storage container, which has or carries the outlet valve or similar removal device.

Nach einer bevorzugten Weiterbildung gemäß der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, daß der Dosierspender eine Füllstandsanzeige hat. Um eine solche Füllstandskontrolle des im Halter fixierten Vorratsbehälters zu ermöglichen, ist es vorteilhaft, wenn der Flaschenhals und/oder das Verschlußteil aus durchsichtigem Material hergestellt sind und wenn am Haltehülsen-Umfang wenigstens eine das Verschlußteil und/oder den darin angeordneten Flaschenhals freihaltende Sichtöffnung vorgesehen ist. Über eine solche, das Verschlußteil und den darin angeordneten Flaschenhals freihaltende Sichtöffnung am Haltehülsen-Umfang läßt sich die im Flaschenhals jeweils noch verbleibende Restmenge der Füll-Flüssigkeit einsehen.According to a preferred development according to the invention it is provided that the metering dispenser has a fill level indicator. In order to enable such a level control of the storage container fixed in the holder, it is advantageous if the bottle neck and / or the closure part are made of transparent material and if at least one viewing opening is provided on the circumference of the holding sleeve, which keeps the closure part and / or the bottle neck arranged therein . The remaining amount of the filling liquid still remaining in the bottle neck can be viewed via such a view opening on the circumference of the holding sleeve which keeps the bottle neck and the bottle neck arranged therein.

Zweckmäßig ist es, wenn der Vorratsbehälter einen runden, flachen und/oder ovalen Querschnitt hat und wenn zumindest eine der beiden Flachseiten des Behälterumfanges eine bedruckbare Außenfläche bildet oder aufweist. Insbesondere bei einem runden, flachen und/oder ovalen Querschnitt läßt sich die Behälterwandung des Vorratsbehälters im Bereich der Flachseiten gut eindrücken, um das Auslaßventil der Entnahmevorrichtung in die Offenstellung zu bewegen. Da das im erfindungsgemäßen Dosierspender enthaltene Füllgut auch nachträglich noch ausgetauscht werden kann, ist es zweckmäßig, wenn am Behälterumfang des Vorratsbehälters zumindest eine bedruckbare Außenfläche vorgesehen ist, die dem Anwender einen Hinweis auf das im Vorratsbehälter jeweils enthaltene Füllgut bietet.It is expedient if the storage container has a round, flat and / or oval cross section and if at least one of the two flat sides of the container circumference forms or has a printable outer surface. Particularly in the case of a round, flat and / or oval cross section, the container wall of the storage container can be pressed in well in the area of the flat sides in order to move the outlet valve of the removal device into the open position. Since the filling material contained in the dosing dispenser according to the invention can also be subsequently exchanged, it is expedient if at least one printable outer surface is provided on the container circumference of the storage container, which provides the user with an indication of the filling material contained in the storage container.

Zweckmäßig ist es, wenn zumindest der Vorratsbehälter, vorzugsweise auch der gesamte Dosierspender aus einem Polyethylenterephthalat-Kunststoff hergestellt ist, da sich gerade dieses Kunststoffmaterial durch eine hohe Rückstellkraft, eine gute Recyclebarkeit und einen hohen, optisch wirksamen Oberflächenglanz auszeichnet.It is expedient if at least the storage container, preferably also the entire metering dispenser, is made of a polyethylene terephthalate plastic, since this plastic material is characterized by a high restoring force, good recyclability and a high, optically effective surface gloss.

Weitere Merkmale der Erfindung ergeben sich aus der folgenden Beschreibung erfindungsgemäßer Ausführungsbeispiele in Verbindung mit den Ansprüchen sowie der Zeichnung. Die einzelnen Merkmale können je für sich oder zu mehreren bei einer Ausführungsform der Erfindung verwirklicht sein.Further features of the invention result from the following description of exemplary embodiments according to the invention in conjunction with the claims and the drawing. The individual features can be implemented individually or in groups in one embodiment of the invention.

Es zeigt:

Fig.1
einen Dosierspender in einer Seitenansicht, bei dem ein Vorratsbehälter in einem etwa C-förmigen Halter lösbar gehalten ist, wobei ein Flaschenhals des Vorratsbehälters von einer mit dem Halter lösbar verbundenen Haltehülse umgriffen ist,
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die Haltehülse des Dosierspenders aus Figur 1 in einer Seitenansicht,
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die Haltehülse aus Figur 2 in einer Draufsicht und
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einen Dosierspender - ähnlich dem aus Figur 1 - , der im Bereich seiner Entnahmevorrichtung teilweise aufgeschnitten dargestellt ist, wobei die Entnahmevorrichtung ein Auslaßventil hat, das durch Druckbeaufschlagung der Behälterwandung öffenbar ist.
It shows:
Fig. 1
2 shows a metering dispenser in a side view, in which a storage container is detachably held in an approximately C-shaped holder, a bottle neck of the storage container being encompassed by a holding sleeve detachably connected to the holder,
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the holding sleeve of the dosing dispenser from Figure 1 in a side view,
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the holding sleeve of Figure 2 in a plan view and
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a metering dispenser - similar to that of Figure 1 - which is shown partially cut away in the region of its removal device, the removal device having an outlet valve which can be opened by pressurizing the container wall.

In Figur 1 ist ein Dosierspender 1 für Flüssigseife, Haarshampoo oder dergleichen dünnflüssiges oder pastöses Füllgut dargestellt. Der Dosierspender 1 hat einen etwa C-förmigen Halter 2 zwischen dessen beiden freien Endbereichen 3, 4 seiner C-Form ein Vorratsbehälter 5 in den Halter 2 einsetzbar ist.In Figure 1, a dispenser 1 for liquid soap, hair shampoo or the like liquid or pasty filling is shown. The dispenser 1 has an approximately C-shaped holder 2 between the two free end regions 3, 4 of its C-shape, a storage container 5 can be inserted into the holder 2.

Die im Vorratsbehälter enthaltene Flüssigkeit ist über eine - hier nicht dargestellte - Entnahmevorrichtung entnehmbar. Nach dem Entleeren des Vorratsbehälters 5 kann dieser dem Halter 2 entnommen und gegen einen vollen Vorratsbehälter 5 ausgetauscht werden. Um auch hohen hygienischen Ansprüchen zu genügen, ist die Entnahmevorrichtung mit dem Vorratsbehälter 5 zu einer auswechselbaren Nachfülleinheit verbunden, welche im Halter 2 lösbar gehalten ist. Mit dem Austausch dieser aus Entnahmevorrichtung und Vorratsbehälter 5 bestehenden Nachfülleinheit werden gleichzeitig auch alle Spenderteile ausgewechselt, die mit dem im Vorratsbehälter 5 abgefüllten Füllgut in Berührung gekommen sind. Einem "Verharzen" und Verschmutzen des Dosierspenders 1 wird somit entgegengewirkt. Darüber hinaus läßt sich mit dem Austausch des Vorratsbehälters 5 ohne weiteres auch die Art des Füllgutes wechseln, so daß der Dosierspender 1 auch nachträglich noch mit anderen qualitativ hochwertigen Produkten befüllt werden kann, ohne daß sich diese mit älteren Füllgut-Resten oder dergleichen vermischen können.The liquid contained in the storage container can be removed via a removal device (not shown here). After the storage container 5 has been emptied, it can be removed from the holder 2 and exchanged for a full storage container 5. In order to also meet high hygienic requirements, the removal device is connected to the storage container 5 to form an interchangeable refill unit which is detachably held in the holder 2. With the replacement of this refill unit consisting of the removal device and the storage container 5, all the dispenser parts which have come into contact with the filling material filled in the storage container 5 are also replaced at the same time. A "resinification" and contamination of the dispenser 1 is thus counteracted. In addition, with the exchange of the storage container 5, the type of the filling material can also be easily changed, so that the metering dispenser 1 can also be subsequently filled with other high-quality products without them being able to mix with older residues or the like.

Der Vorratsbehälter 5 ist etwa flaschenförmig ausgebildet und hat an seinem einen, in Gebrauchsstellung nach unten weisenden Stirnendbereich einen Flaschenhals mit reduzierten Außenquerschnitt.The storage container 5 is approximately bottle-shaped and has a bottle neck with a reduced outer cross-section at its one end region which points downward in the use position.

Der hier nicht sichtbare Flaschenhals weist ein Außengewinde auf, auf das ein kappenförmiges Deckelteil 7 mit einem Innengewinde aufschraubbar ist. In das Deckelteil 7 mündet die Entnahmeöffnung des Flaschenhalses. In das Deckelteil 7 ist stirnendseitig ein Auslaßventil integriert, das in Abhängigkeit vom Behälterinnendruck arbeitet und sich in Ruhelage selbsttätig schließt. Da der Halter 2 nur mit den beiden freien Endbereichen 3, 4 seiner C-Form am Vorratsbehälter 5 angreift, ist der Behälterumfang allseits freiliegend ausgestaltet. Er weist zu dem Halter 2 hin einen hintergreifbaren Abstand a auf. Somit kann durch Zusammendrücken der Behälterwandung des aus elastischem Material hergestellten Vorratsbehälters 5 der Behälterinnendruck zeitweise erhöht und das Auslaßventil geöffnet werden. Zur Entnahme des Füllgutes aus dem Vorratsbehälter 5 ist daher keine aufwendige und entsprechend schwer zu reinigende Pumpe notwendig. Zudem hat der Dosierspender 1 mit seinem freiliegenden Vorratsbehälter 5 eine ansprechende äußere Formgebung, die von Vorbekanntem abweicht und die der Anwender daher auch nicht sofort mit einem Waschraum oder dergleichen gedanklich verbindet.The bottle neck, which is not visible here, has an external thread onto which a cap-shaped cover part 7 with an internal thread can be screwed. The removal opening of the bottle neck opens into the cover part 7. An outlet valve is integrated in the end part of the cover part 7, which works in dependence on the internal pressure of the container and closes automatically in the rest position. Since the holder 2 only engages with the two free end regions 3, 4 of its C-shape on the storage container 5, the container circumference is exposed on all sides. It has a graspable distance a from the holder 2. Thus, by compressing the container wall of the storage container 5 made of elastic material, the container internal pressure can be temporarily increased and the outlet valve opened. For the removal of the filling material from the storage container 5, therefore, no complex and correspondingly difficult to clean pump is necessary. In addition, the metering dispenser 1 with its exposed storage container 5 has an appealing external shape which differs from the known and which the user therefore does not immediately connect to a washroom or the like.

Der obere Endbereich 3 des C-förmigen Halters ist etwa napf- oder kappenförmig ausgebildet und beaufschlagt oder überdeckt den, dem Flaschenhals abgewandten Bereich des Behälterbodens. Diese napf- oder kappenartige Formgebung begünstigt auch eine leichte Reinigung des Halters 2 in diesem Bereich. Der untere Endbereich 4 des Halters 2 ist mit einer Haltehülse 6 lösbar verbindbar, die den Flaschenhals sowie das auf ihn aufgeschraubte Deckelteil 7 umgreift. Beim Einsetzen des Vorratsbehälters 5 wird zunächst der Behälterboden in die kappenförmige Ausformung 9 des Halters 2 eingesetzt und anschließend der Vorratsbehälter 5 mit der auf seinen Flaschenhals aufgesetzten Haltehülse 6 in die Gebrauchs- oder Haltestellung verschwenkt, in der die Haltehülse 6 mit dem Halter 2 über eine Rastverbindung 10 kuppelbar ist. Diese in Fig. 1 aufgeschnittene Rastverbindung 10 ist durch den Halter 2 von außen verdeckt angeordnet und nur mit Hilfe eines Entriegelungsstiftes lösbar, der durch einen, im Halter vorgesehenen Führungskanal 11 durchsteckbar oder durchführbar ist. Diese verdeckte Anordnung der Rastverbindung 10 stellt eine mit geringem Aufwand herstellbare Diebstahlssicherung dar, die auch einem unberechtigten Auffüllen des Vorratsbehälters 5 und dessen unkontrollierter Verschmutzung entgegenwirkt.The upper end region 3 of the C-shaped holder is approximately cup-shaped or cap-shaped and acts upon or covers the region of the container base facing away from the bottle neck. This cup or cap-like shape also favors one easy cleaning of the holder 2 in this area. The lower end region 4 of the holder 2 can be detachably connected to a holding sleeve 6 which engages around the bottle neck and the lid part 7 screwed onto it. When inserting the storage container 5, the container bottom is first inserted into the cap-shaped shape 9 of the holder 2 and then the storage container 5 with the holding sleeve 6 placed on its bottle neck is pivoted into the use or holding position, in which the holding sleeve 6 with the holder 2 via a Snap connection 10 can be coupled. This snap-open connection 10, which is cut open in FIG. 1, is concealed from the outside by the holder 2 and can only be released with the aid of an unlocking pin which can be pushed or passed through a guide channel 11 provided in the holder. This concealed arrangement of the latching connection 10 represents an anti-theft device which can be produced with little effort and which also counteracts unauthorized filling of the storage container 5 and its uncontrolled contamination.

In Figur 1 ist erkennbar, daß der Halter 2 auf seiner dem Vorratsbehälter 5 und dessen Flaschenhals zugewandten Seite 12 eine Verriegelungsöffnung 13 hat, in die ein vom Haltehülsen-Umfang rechtwinklig abstehender Verriegelungszapfen 14 einsetzbar ist. Dieser, in Fig. 1 bis 3 dargestellte Verriegelungszapfen 14 trägt eine Rastzunge 15, die mit ihrem, zur Haltehülse 6 hin abstehenden Rastvorsprung 16 den die Verriegelungsöffnung 13 begrenzenden Randbereich des Halters 2 hintergreift. Mit dem durch den Führungskanal 11 durchgeführten Entriegelungsstift kann die Rastzunge 15 und insbesondere ihr Rastvorsprung 16 mit dem Verriegelungszapfen 14 in etwa eine Ebene gedrückt werden, so daß dieser Entriegelungszapfen 14 aus der Verriegelungsöffnung 13 gezogen -, die Haltehülse 6 entfernt und der Vorratsbehälter 5 dem Halter 2 entnommen werden kann.In Figure 1 it can be seen that the holder 2 has on its side 12 facing the storage container 5 and its bottle neck a locking opening 13 into which a locking pin 14 protruding from the circumference of the holding sleeve can be inserted. This locking pin 14 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 carries a latching tongue 15 which, with its latching projection 16 projecting towards the holding sleeve 6, engages behind the edge region of the holder 2 which delimits the latching opening 13. With the unlocking pin carried out by the guide channel 11, the locking tongue 15 and in particular its locking projection 16 with the locking pin 14 can be pressed in approximately one plane, so that this unlocking pin 14 is pulled out of the locking opening 13, the holding sleeve 6 is removed and the reservoir 5 is held by the holder 2 can be removed.

Aus Figur 2 und 3 wird deutlich, daß die Haltehülse 6 mehrere, um den Verriegelungszapfen 14 und koaxial zu diesem angeordnete Führungsstifte 17 hat, die in entsprechende Führungsöffnungen auf der der Haltehülse 6 zugewandten Seite 12 des Halters 2 einsetzbar sind. Diese Führungsstifte 17 begünstigen einen sicheren und festen Halt der Haltehülse 6 sowie des Vorratsbehälters 5 im Dosierspender 1.It is clear from FIGS. 2 and 3 that the holding sleeve 6 has a plurality of guide pins 17 arranged around the locking pin 14 and coaxial therewith, which can be inserted into corresponding guide openings on the side 12 of the holder 2 facing the holding sleeve 6. These guide pins 17 promote a secure and firm hold of the holding sleeve 6 and the storage container 5 in the dispenser 1.

In Figur 1 ist erkennbar, daß die Haltehülse 6 mehrere Sichtöffnungen 18 hat. Das Deckelteil 7 und der Flaschenhals sind aus durchsichtigem Material hergestellt. Somit kann durch die Sichtöffnungen 18 auch der im Deckelteil 7 angeordnete Flaschenhals des Vorratsbehälters 5 eingesehen und die in ihm und dem Vorratsbehälter 5 verbleibende Restmenge abgeschätzt werden.In Figure 1 it can be seen that the holding sleeve 6 has a plurality of viewing openings 18. The lid part 7 and the bottle neck are made of transparent material. Thus, the bottle neck of the storage container 5 arranged in the lid part 7 can also be seen through the viewing openings 18 and the remaining amount remaining in it and the storage container 5 can be estimated.

Der Halter 2, die Haltehülse 6 und der Vorratsbehälter 5 sind zweckmäßigerweise aus einem eingefärbten oder insbesondere verchromten Kunststoff hergestellt, der die ästhetische Wirkung des Dosierspenders begünstigt und auch dem Anwender einen hygienisch einwandfreien Eindruck vermittelt.The holder 2, the holding sleeve 6 and the storage container 5 are expediently made of a colored or, in particular, chromed plastic, which favors the aesthetic effect of the dispenser and also gives the user a hygienically perfect impression.

Der Vorratsbehälter 5 hat einen ovalen Querschnitt und dementsprechend auch zwei Flachseiten 19. Der Halter 2 ist als Wandhalter ausgebildet, wobei der Verbindungssteg 2o seiner C-Form rückseitig als Befestigungsebene oder -platte dient. Der Kalter 2 kann somit an einer Wand befestigt werden, wobei die hier vorgesehenen, durch Schrauböffnungen des Verbindungssteges 2o durchgeführten Schraubverbindungen 21 in Fig. 1 nur strichpunktiert dargestellt sind.The storage container 5 has an oval cross section and, accordingly, also two flat sides 19. The holder 2 is designed as a wall holder, the connecting web 2o of its C-shape serving on the back as a fastening plane or plate. The cooler 2 can thus be fastened to a wall, the screw connections 21 provided here through screw openings of the connecting web 20 being only shown in broken lines in FIG. 1.

Der Vorratsbehälter 5 ist im Halter 2 so eingespannt, daß seine Flachseiten 19 etwa parallel zu der Wand verlaufen, an die der Halter 2 angeschraubt ist. Zumindest an der in Gebrauchsstellung sichtseitigen Flachseite 19 des Vorratsbehälters 5 ist eine bedruckbare Außenfläche vorgesehen, die dem Anwender beispielsweise durch einen Werbeaufdruck einen Hinweis auf das im Vorratsbehälter jeweils enthaltene Füllgut gibt.The storage container 5 is clamped in the holder 2 so that its flat sides 19 run approximately parallel to the wall to which the holder 2 is screwed. At least on the flat side 19 of the storage container on the visible side in the use position 5, a printable outer surface is provided, which gives the user an indication of the contents contained in the storage container, for example by means of an advertising print.

Dieser Vorratsbehälter 5 ist aus einem Polyethylenterephthalat-Kunststoff hergestellt, der sich vor allem durch seine hohe Rückstellkraft und gute Recyclebarkeit auszeichnet.This storage container 5 is made of a polyethylene terephthalate plastic, which is characterized above all by its high restoring force and good recyclability.

Zweckmäßig ist es, wenn der Behälterboden als Standboden ausgebildet ist, mit dem der Vorratsbehälter 5 auch unabhängig vom Dosierspender 1 auf einer Ablage oder dergleichen abgestellt werden kann.It is expedient if the container base is designed as a stand base with which the storage container 5 can also be placed on a shelf or the like independently of the metering dispenser 1.

Um ein unberechtigtes Auffüllen des Vorratsbehälters 5 noch zusätzlich zu erschweren, ist es vorteilhaft, wenn zwischen dem Deckelteil 7 und dem Vorratsbehälter 5 eine Abschraub-Sicherung vorgesehen ist, die beispielsweise aus einer Zahnung des Deckelteiles 7 bestehen kann, die mit einer Gegenzahnung im Bereich des Flaschenhalses des Vorratsbehälters 5 zusammenwirkt.In order to make it even more difficult to fill up the storage container 5 without authorization, it is advantageous if a screw-off protection is provided between the cover part 7 and the storage container 5, which can consist, for example, of a toothing of the cover part 7, which has a counter-toothing in the area of Bottle neck of the reservoir 5 cooperates.

In Figur 4 ist eine solche Abschraub-Sicherung angedeutet. Dabei weist der in Figur 4 dargestellte Vorratsbehälter 5 in dem der Flaschenöffnung 23 abgewandten Bereich des Flaschenhalses 22 eine Zahnung auf, deren einzelnen Zähne 24 jeweils eine in Aufschraubrichtung des Deckelteils 7 schräg nach außen ansteigende Zahnflanke sowie eine etwa radiale U-Flanke aufweisen. Daß Deckelteil 7 weist im Bereich seines dem Vorratsbehälter 5 zugewandten Stirnendbereiches innenseitig Rastvorsprünge als Gegenelemente auf, die in Abschraubrichtung des Deckelteils 7 mit ihren in Abschraubrichtung scharfkantigen Flanken an den radialen Zahnflanken der Zahnung des Vorratsbehälters anschlagen und ein weiteres Lösen des Deckelteils 7 vom Flaschenhals 22 erschweren oder verhindern.Such a screw-off protection is indicated in FIG. The storage container 5 shown in FIG. 4 has teeth in the area of the bottle neck 22 facing away from the bottle opening 23, the individual teeth 24 of which each have a tooth flank that rises outwards in the screwing-on direction of the cover part 7 and an approximately radial U-flank. The lid part 7 has in the area of its end region facing the storage container 5 on the inside locking projections as counter-elements which in the unscrewing direction of the lid part 7 with their sharp-edged flanks in the unscrewing direction strike the radial tooth flanks of the toothing of the storage container and make further loosening of the lid part 7 from the bottle neck 22 more difficult or prevent.

Wie die Figuren 1 und 4 zeigen, stimmen die dort dargestellten Dosierspender 1 in ihren konstruktiven Merkmalen weitgehend überein. Dabei wird auch die Entnahmevorrichtung 25 des in Figur 4 dargestellten Dosierspenders 1 durch bloße Druckbeaufschlagung vorzugsweise der beiden gegenüberliegenden Flachseiten 19 der Behälterwandung betätigt. Jedoch weist die Entnahmevorrichtung 25 des in Figur 4 dargestellten Dosierspenders 1 kein in Abhängigkeit vom Behälterinnendruck arbeitendes Auslaßventil auf, sondern die Entnahmevorrichtung 25 setzt praktisch mechanisch eine Verformung der Behälterwandung des Vorratsbehälters 5 in eine Öffenbewegung seines Auslaßventils 26 um.As FIGS. 1 and 4 show, the metering dispensers 1 shown there largely correspond in their design features. The removal device 25 of the metering dispenser 1 shown in FIG. 4 is also actuated by merely applying pressure, preferably to the two opposite flat sides 19 of the container wall. However, the removal device 25 of the metering dispenser 1 shown in FIG. 4 does not have an outlet valve which works as a function of the internal pressure of the container, but the removal device 25 converts the deformation of the container wall of the storage container 5 into an opening movement of its outlet valve 26 practically mechanically.

Die Entnahmevorrichtung 25 weist dazu einen etwa U-förmigen Haltebügel 27 aus elastischem Polyethylenterephthalat oder dergleichen Kunststoffmaterial auf, der mit dem Biegungsbereich 28 seiner U-Form in das Behälterinnere des Vorratbehälters ragt und lose an den gegenüberliegenden Flachseiten 19 der Behälterwandung anliegt. Die beiden freien Schenkel 29 der U-Form sind an einem ring- oder plattenförmigen Verbindungsstück 30 gehalten, das mit einem einstückig angeformten äußeren Ringflansch 31 zwischen einer inneren Anschlagfläche 32 des Deckelteils 7 und dem öffnungsseitigen Stirnende des Flaschenhalses 22 eingespannt und somit unverrückbar mit dem Vorratsbehälter 5 verbunden ist. Das hier plattenförmige Verbindungsstück 30 weist mehrere Durchflußöffnungen auf, die ein Durchfließen der im Behälterinneren enthaltenen Flüssigkeit in das Deckelteil 7 erlauben.For this purpose, the removal device 25 has an approximately U-shaped holding bracket 27 made of elastic polyethylene terephthalate or similar plastic material, which projects into the interior of the storage container with the bending region 28 of its U-shape and lies loosely on the opposite flat sides 19 of the container wall. The two free legs 29 of the U-shape are held on an annular or plate-shaped connecting piece 30 which is clamped with an integrally molded outer ring flange 31 between an inner stop surface 32 of the lid part 7 and the opening-side end face of the bottle neck 22 and thus immovable with the storage container 5 is connected. The here plate-shaped connecting piece 30 has a plurality of flow openings which allow the liquid contained in the interior of the container to flow into the cover part 7.

Wie Figur 4 zeigt, ist der Haltebügel 27 im Biegungsbereich 28 seiner U-Form etwa mittig mit einem stabförmigen Absperrkörper 33 des Auslaßventils 26 verbunden, der etwa achsparallel zu den freien Schenkel 29 des u-förmigen Haltebügels 27 und in Längsrichtung des Vorratsbehälters 5 angeordnet ist.As FIG. 4 shows, the holding bracket 27 is connected approximately in the middle in the bending region 28 of its U-shape to a rod-shaped shut-off body 33 of the outlet valve 26, which is approximately axially parallel to the free leg 29 of the U-shaped bracket 27 and in the longitudinal direction of the storage container 5 is arranged.

Dieser Absperrkörper 33 greift in seiner Ruhestellung dicht in eine Ventilöffnung 34 des Auslaßventils 26 ein, die an der dem Vorratsbehälter 5 abgewandten Stirnseite des Deckelteils 7 zentral angeordnet ist. Durch eine Druckbeaufschlagung auf die Flachseiten 19 des Vorratsbehälters 5 wird dessen Behälterwandung und mit ihr der innenseitig anliegende Haltebügel 27 der Entnahmevorrichtung 25 nach innen verformt. Die Verformung des Haltebügels 27 bewirkt eine Verringerung seines Radius im Biegungsbereich 28, wodurch dieser Biegungsbereich 28 in eine gestrecktere Form verformt wird. Durch die Verformung des Haltebügels 27 bewegt sich auch der mit ihm verbundene Absperrkörper 33 in die dem Deckelteil 7 abgewandte Richtung und gibt die Ventilöffnung 34 frei. Bei einem Nachlassen der Druckbeaufschlagung geht der Vorratsbehälter 5 sowie der Haltebügel 27 durch die Elastizität der verwendeten Materialien in die ursprüngliche Form zurück, wodurch sich auch der Absperrkörper 33 wieder selbsttätig in seine Ruhestellung bewegt und die Ventilöffnung 34 schließt.In its rest position, this shut-off body 33 tightly engages in a valve opening 34 of the outlet valve 26, which is arranged centrally on the end face of the cover part 7 facing away from the storage container 5. By pressurizing the flat sides 19 of the storage container 5, the container wall thereof and with it the inside holding bracket 27 of the removal device 25 is deformed inwards. The deformation of the holding bracket 27 causes a reduction in its radius in the bend region 28, as a result of which this bend region 28 is deformed into a more elongated shape. Due to the deformation of the retaining bracket 27, the shut-off body 33 connected to it also moves in the direction facing away from the cover part 7 and releases the valve opening 34. When the pressure is released, the reservoir 5 and the retaining bracket 27 return to their original shape due to the elasticity of the materials used, as a result of which the shut-off body 33 automatically moves back into its rest position and the valve opening 34 closes.

Um eine gute Abdichtung des Auslaßventils in der Ruhestellung zu bewirken, ist der Absperrkörper 33 an seinem freien Ende kegelförmig abgeschrägt und auch die Ventilöffnung 34 komplementär dazu ausgebildet. Aus Figur 4 wird deutlich, daß die Ventilöffnung 34 durch eine ringförmige Anformung 35 begrenzt ist, die eine gute Abdichtung des Auslaßventils 26 begünstigt und eine Zentrierung des sich in seine Ruhestellung bewegenden Absperrkörper 33 bewirkt.In order to achieve a good seal of the outlet valve in the rest position, the shut-off body 33 is beveled conically at its free end and the valve opening 34 is also complementary to it. From Figure 4 it is clear that the valve opening 34 is limited by an annular projection 35, which favors a good seal of the outlet valve 26 and centering the shut-off body 33 moving into its rest position.

Wie Figur 4 zeigt, durchsetzt der Absperrkörper 33 eine zentrale Öffnung des Verbindungsstückes 30. Um den Absperrkörper 33 jedoch mit möglichst geringem Aufwand herstellen zu können, ist dieser aus zwei Teilen 33 a und 33 b hergestellt, die mittels einer Steckkupplung 36 zusammengefügt werden können.As FIG. 4 shows, the shut-off body 33 passes through a central opening of the connecting piece 30. However, around the shut-off body 33 with as little effort as possible To be able to produce, this is made of two parts 33 a and 33 b, which can be assembled by means of a plug-in coupling 36.

Bei dem in Figur 4 dargestellten Dosierspender 1 ist ebenfalls eine Füllstandsanzeige vorgesehen. Diese Füllstandsanzeige besteht hier aus einem Schwimmkörper 37, der über Verbindungsstege 38 mit einem darunter angeordneten Anzeigering 39 verbunden ist. Dabei ist die Länge der Verbindungsstege 38, die an der Unterseite des Schwimmkörpers 37 angreifen, so gewählt, daß der Anzeigering 39 durch das durchsichtige Deckelteil 7 sowie die Sichtöffnungen 18 bereits erkennbar ist, wenn im Behälterinneren des Vorratsbehälters 5 noch eine beispielsweise für zwei bis vier Waschvorgänge ausreichende Flüssigkeitsmenge enthalten ist. Um eine Führung des auf der Oberfläche der Flüssigkeit schwimmenden Schwimmkörpers 37 zu erreichen, sind der Schwimmkörper 37 sowie der Anzeigering 39 ringförmig ausgebildet und umgreifen den stabförmigen Absperrkörper 33.A level indicator is also provided in the metering dispenser 1 shown in FIG. This level indicator here consists of a floating body 37 which is connected via connecting webs 38 to an indicator ring 39 arranged underneath. The length of the connecting webs 38, which engage on the underside of the floating body 37, is selected so that the indicator ring 39 can already be seen through the transparent cover part 7 and the viewing openings 18 if one inside the container of the storage container 5, for example for two to four Wash operations contain sufficient amount of liquid. In order to guide the floating body 37 floating on the surface of the liquid, the floating body 37 and the indicator ring 39 are ring-shaped and encompass the rod-shaped shut-off body 33.

Um den Dosierspender 1 gut wiederverwerten zu können, ist es zweckmäßig, wenn alle seine Bestandteile aus demselben Kunststoffmaterial, vorzugsweise aus Polyethylenterephthalat, hergestellt sind.In order to be able to recycle the dispenser 1 well, it is expedient if all of its components are made of the same plastic material, preferably of polyethylene terephthalate.

Die in Figur 1 und 4 dargestellten Dosierspender 1 sind mit geringem Aufwand herzustellen und zeichnen sich durch ihre ästhetische Formgebung aus. Mit Hilfe der leicht auswechselbaren Vorratsbehälter 5 können die Dosierspender 1 umweltfreundlich nachgefüllt werden und genügen auch hohen hygienischen Ansprüchen.The dosing dispensers 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 can be produced with little effort and are distinguished by their aesthetic shape. With the help of the easily exchangeable storage containers 5, the dispensers 1 can be refilled in an environmentally friendly manner and also meet high hygienic requirements.

Der Halter des Dosierspenders kann statt der hier dargestellten C-Form auch als einarmiges, an einer Wand zu befestigendes Halteteil ausgebildet sein, das mit einer Haltehülse lösbar verbindbar ist, welche den Behälter oder Flaschenhals des Vorratsbehälter und/oder die Entnahmevorrichtung umgreift. Zwar bietet eine solche - hier nicht dargestellte - Ausführungsform nur einen eventuell unvollkommenen Schutz gegen unberechtigte Manipulationen, ist aber mit geringem Aufwand herzustellen und beispielsweise im privaten Bereich vorteilhaft einsetzbar.Instead of the C-shape shown here, the holder of the dosing dispenser can also be designed as a one-armed holding part to be fastened to a wall, which with a Retaining sleeve is releasably connectable, which engages around the container or bottle neck of the storage container and / or the removal device. Although such an embodiment (not shown here) only offers incomplete protection against unauthorized manipulation, it can be produced with little effort and can be used advantageously, for example, in the private sector.

Claims (14)

  1. A dosing dispenser for liquid soap, hair shampoo or similar fluids, having an approximately C-shaped holder (2) releasably retaining between its two free end zones (3, 4) a storage vessel (5) from which the fluid is dischargeable by way of an automatically closing delivery valve of a discharge device, the storage vessel (5) and discharge device connected thereto forming a replaceable refill unit, characterized in that the storage vessel (5) consisting of an elastic material is retained in the holder so as to be exposed and pressurizable at least in a flexible portion of its vessel wall, that the delivery valve is openable by application of pressure to the vessel wall of the storage vessel (5), and that the holder (2) has at one of the two free end zones (3, 4) thereof a holding sleeve (6) which locally embraces the storage vessel, is detachably connected to the holder (2) and is secured thereto by means of a safeguard to prevent pilfering.
  2. A dosing dispenser as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the discharge device converts an application of pressure to and deformation of the wall of the storage vessel (5) into an opening movement of the delivery valve thereof.
  3. A dosing dispenser as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that the discharge device (25) has an approximately U-shaped retainer (27) of elastic material, wherein the two free limbs (29) of the U-shape of said retainer are immovably connected or connectable to the storage vessel (5), and in the bending zone (28) of its U-shape said retainer rests against or is proximate to two opposite sides (19) of the vessel wall, and that said retainer (27) is connected in the bending zone (28) of its U-shape to a shutting-off element (33) of the delivery valve (26).
  4. A dosing dispenser as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that a clearance (a) is provided between the periphery of the storage vessel (5) and the holder (2), permitting a hand to grip behind the vessel.
  5. A dosing dispenser as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the storage vessel (5) has a discharge or valve opening (34) pointing downwards in the position of use of the storage vessel (5) retained in the holder (2).
  6. A dosing dispenser as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the holder (2) takes the form of a holder adapted to be wall-mounted.
  7. A dosing dispenser as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the holding sleeve (6) is provided at the lower end zone (4) of the holder (2), and that the holding sleeve (6) embraces the storage vessel (5) in the area of the vessel neck or bottle neck.
  8. A dosing dispenser as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the holding sleeve (6) is detachably retained at the holder (2) by means of a snap-in connection (10), that said snap-in connection (10) is outwardly concealed by the holder (2) and/or holding sleeve (6) and that the snap-in connection is disconnectable only with the aid of an unlocking pin or similar operating key adapted to be passed through a guide passage (11) of the holder (2) and/or holding sleeve (6) to the snap-in connection (10).
  9. A dosing dispenser as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the holder (2) has a locking opening (13) adapted to receive a locking lug (14) projecting from the holding sleeve (6) and that the locking lug (14) carries or has a snap-in tongue (15) which, in the retaining position, engages behind the edge area of the holder (2) defining the locking opening (13)
  10. A dosing dispenser as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that a cover or closure (7) is attachable to the bottle neck of the storage vessel (5) and has or carries the delivery valve or similar discharge device.
  11. A dosing dispenser as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the dosing dispenser (1) has a level indicator.
  12. A dosing dispenser as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the bottle neck (22) and/or closure (7) are made of transparent material and that at least one see-through opening (18) is provided at the periphery of the holding sleeve and exposes the closure (7) and/or the bottle neck arranged therein.
  13. A dosing dispenser as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the storage vessel (5) has a round, flat and/or oval cross section and that at least one of the two large faces (19) of the vessel periphery forms or has a printable outside surface.
  14. A dosing dispenser as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that at least the storage vessel (5), preferably also the entire dosing dispenser (1), is made of PETP (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic material.
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