Information
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Patent Grant
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6209760
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Patent Number
6,209,760
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Date Filed
Monday, February 22, 199926 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, April 3, 200124 years ago
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Inventors
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Original Assignees
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Examiners
- Shaver; Kevin
- Deal; David
Agents
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
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International Classifications
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Abstract
A dispenser (1) includes a traveling member (50) extending integrally from the pump piston (17) up to the nozzle body (49) of the medium outlet (20). The traveling member (50) is enveloped by a separate runner body (60) which has handles (62). A core body (30) is located within runner body (60) and extends over the entire length of the dispenser (1). The base body (4) to be secured to the reservoir (29) is composed from two interconnected components (8,9) which commonly bound a free space (80) for stress reliefing the piston lip (17) in the operational end position.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a dispenser in which media of all possible aggregations may be stored in a tightly sealed condition or discharged. The dispenser is intended to be clasped, freely carried and/or actuated single-handedly. The medium may be liquid, pasty, powdered, gaseous and/or granular. It is precisely metered when discharged. The dispenser is composed mostly or completely of injection-molded or plastics parts. All internal surfaces coming into contact with the medium are made from polymeric material The medium is atomized or, where necessary, discharged in larger droplets.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
One object of the invention is to provide a dispenser which avoids the disadvantages of prior art configurations or contributes to the advantages cited below. A further object is to make the dispenser sealingly tight against leakage. Still a further object is to achieve reliable dispenser function or a simple construction. A still further object is to contribute to and facilitate assembly of the dispenser. A further object is to avoid contamination of the stored medium with soil or germs. A still further object is to contribute to fastening of the dispenser to a reservoir without damage, in particular to sensitive resilient members, like piston lips.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the invention, the dispenser comprises a dispensing wall penetrated by a medium duct. The dispensing wall is substantially integral with two portions of a traveling member spaced from each other or from the wall. The traveling member includes a medium impeller such as a plunger, a base body closure such as a slidable cylinder cover, a valve body element, and a base body blocking member. Each traveling member includes a sliding or stopping face, particularly an inner or outer circumferential face, an edge face and/or an end face. This face can also be a single annular edge of a plunger lip sliding by this edge only.
The traveling member that is penetrated by the medium duct mounts between its ends or is spaced away from a runner body extending at least up to its external face or projecting therefrom. This body is axially and/or radially firmly connected to the runner and forms actuating handles. Such a body may also support a plunger lip against receiving excessive movements when this plunger lip is less thick than the remaining portions of the body carrying it.
The compression or pump chamber is bounded on the inner circumference by two separate components. One component forms the sole sealing face for one or two plunger lips. The other component forms a medium inlet body. Both parts together form two concentric, nested, annular end faces for common support on the end face of the bottleneck.
Also, means are provided to positively limit an operating position like the actuated end position by stops and to then hold the plunger lip free of axial and/or radial compressive forces. Thereby, the dispenser, when in the actuated end position, can be axially and forcibly brought into firm engagement with the reservoir or some other base support without the plunger lip being damaged by such compressive forces. Between the stop faces of the dispenser a separate stop member may also be provided which after assembly does not remain on the dispenser.
In including the features, such as configurations, effects etc. in the present invention, reference is made to U.S. Pat. No. 5,938,084, issued Aug. 17, 1999; U.S. Pat. No. 5,927,559, issued Jul. 27, 1999; U.S. Pat. No. 5,884,819, issued Mar. 23, 1999 and U.S. Pat. No. 6,059,150, issued May 9, 2000. The invention is also suitable for dispensers having a reservoir which is intended for a once-only use or for being emptied in a single operating stroke. Such dispensers may be provided for operation through a unidirectional, individual and interrupted or uninterrupted stroke. Thereby, the medium reservoir is a pressure chamber provided in a vessel, and the vessel has a cap with one or more traveling members.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Example embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail in the following and illustrated in the drawings in which:
FIG. 1
is a partly axial loss-section of a dispenser according to the invention and when in a rest or initial position; and
FIG. 2
is a detail of the dispenser of
FIG. 1
in the actuated end position.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
The dispenser
1
includes units
2
,
3
axially movable against each other by a manual discharge actuating unit
5
. Base unit
2
includes base body
4
with a housing
7
of thrust piston pump
6
, a support body
8
and a pressure body
9
commonly forming housing
7
and located in the center dispenser axis
10
. The main flow direction
85
is parallel to axis
10
and directed from unit
2
through unit
3
outwardly. The direction
86
of the actuating motion of unit
3
is oriented opposite to direction
85
. The return motion in direction
85
ends in the rest position.
Body
8
has a cap which forms a support flange
11
. The end wall
12
is supported on its inside by both body
9
and a further annular face
22
. Only beyond the inside of end wall
12
and at the adjoining inner circumference thereof a shell-shaped cylindrical side wall
13
protrudes into body
9
. An upwardly extending cylindrical member
14
protrudes radially outside of the outer circumference of wall
13
beyond wall
12
only in direction
85
while being a shell-shaped upwardly extending end wall. Wall
14
juts into unit
3
and surrounds it commonly with its continuation wall
13
as a shield. The inside of wall
12
has a recessed reception
15
for engaging the upstream end of body
9
centered without radial clearance and axially abutted.
Unit
3
has a piston unit
16
including piston
17
of pump
6
, a piston or base body closure
18
for the downstream end of body
4
and a piston shaft
19
directly carrying annular and spaced plungers
17
,
18
. The medium is conveyed by pressure through the interior of plungers
17
,
18
in direction
85
to medium outlet
20
of unit
3
from which the medium emerges into the open while exiting from dispenser
1
.
The coaxially nested shells
13
,
23
of stepped bodies
8
,
9
bound a pressure or pump chamber
21
which is reduced on actuation and reaches valveless almost up to the downstream end of unit
3
or to outlet
20
. The upper end of body
9
forms a flange
22
or annular disk protruding beyond the outer circumference thereof. Flange
22
is fully countersunk and radially centered in reception
15
. Only the shell of body
9
forms an appendage
23
protruding beyond the open end of cap
11
in direction
86
. Body
8
has no parts protruding beyond this cap end.
Body
9
has a pin projection
24
freely protruding from its upstream end in direction
85
into parts
11
,
13
,
14
,
17
,
18
,
19
. Pin
24
forms that portion of body
9
which protrudes furthest in direction
85
and beyond flange
22
. A riser tube
26
juts from this end of body
9
in direction
86
up to the bottom of a bottle-shaped reservoir or base support
29
. Tube
26
connects downstream to an inlet duct
25
traversing body
9
. Tube
26
is inserted into the end of body
9
in direction
85
. Duct
25
traverses pin
24
only over part of its length. Duct
25
emerges at the outer circumference of pin
24
with a slot so that the slimmer end section of spigot
24
has full cross-sections. Section
22
forms with an upstream end face and in the plane of the support face of wall
12
a radially inner support member
27
for direct support relative to reservoir
29
. The outer circumference of shell
13
adjoins the inner circumference of shell
23
coaxially over the full length of shell
13
so that pressure space
21
is sealed at this point.
A core body
70
is inserted in both units
3
,
4
and is an oblong, one-part component. Body
30
extends from the upstream outermost wall of body
9
down to the downstream outermost wall of unit
3
which outlet
20
traverses. The upstream end forms a bellows-type valve spring
31
and in turn directly interconnected in direction
85
an annular disk-shaped valve element
32
, a bellows type return spring
33
, a sleeve-shaped actuating member
34
, and a bellows type valve spring
35
followed by a dimensionally rigid section
46
extending up to the core end. By its inner circumference the length-variable body
30
bounds a suction chamber
36
permanently valveless connecting to duct
25
and reservoir
29
. When shortened chamber
26
also serves as a compression chamber for returning the medium into reservoir
29
. The upstream end face of body
30
,
31
forms an annular transition edge
37
, along which the medium flows while changing direction out of chamber
36
into an annular chamber or antechamber at the outer circumference of bellows
31
. This antechamber directly connects to chamber
21
at valve member
32
. Annular chamber
36
is also bounded by pin
24
and extends almost down to the downstream end of body
30
. At this end body
30
forms a stop
38
liftable from unit
3
in direction
86
.
Longitudinal sections
31
,
33
,
35
connect to each other and forms at the outer circumference a helically pitched guiding face
39
while forming at the inner circumference a correspondingly helical guiding face
40
extending over the full length of sections
31
to
35
. The outer circumference of section
35
forms a radially and axially elastically pliant centering member for centering body
30
on the inner circumference of unit
3
. The longest section
46
bounds almost over its full length the dimensionally rigid hollow chamber
41
. Section
46
, like sections
34
,
35
, forms by its outer circumference a bound member
42
of an outlet duct
55
which is always subjected to the same fluid pressure as chamber
21
. Duct
55
begins at the end edge of lip
17
between this and body
30
and continues annularly and/or as a length groove up to the end wall of unit
3
. The upstream end of body
30
,
31
forms a stop
43
for pretensioned support of sections
31
to
33
on body
9
with edge
37
. Resilient section
31
may be centered by its helical outer circumference at the inner circumference of shell
23
. Section
46
forms by its outer circumference a dimensionally rigid centering member
44
for movably guiding on inner circumferences of unit
3
. Section
33
may be radially spaced from the opposing walls.
The downstream end of body
30
,
46
forms as part of an outlet valve
48
, a dimensionally rigid valve element
45
having a protuberance of reduced diameter. The dimensionally rigid closing faces of valve
48
may be formed by end and/or circumferential faces. When closed, the end face
38
of member
44
,
45
adjoins the inside of end wall
49
which is traversed in one part by a stepped nozzle duct. The outer end of this nozzle duct has a diameter of less than one millimeter or half a millimeter and forms outlet
20
along a axis
10
the atomizer nozzle. The closing faces may bound swirler means for generating a rotational flow about axis
10
and may for this be provided with suitable depressions. Member
32
belongs to inlet valve
47
of pump
6
. The valve seat of valve
47
is formed by an inner or annular shoulder of shell
23
. Thus, the same pressure also substantially exists from valve
47
to valve
48
since, in between, all medium spaces are permanently interconnected.
Wall
49
belongs, like parts
17
to
19
, to a one-part traveling member
50
. The runner shell
51
directly adjoins wall
49
only in direction
86
and forms lip
17
. Piston
18
protrudes over the outer runner circumference in direction
85
and is spaced from lip
17
. Piston
18
is shorter than its diameter, and is always located within wall
14
. Shell
51
has a shoulder
52
which is spaced in the direction
85
from cup piston
18
, located at the outer circumference, annularly protruding and pointing in direction
85
. A corresponding shoulder
53
is provided in the same length portion and on the inner circumference of shell
51
. Face
53
points in direction
86
. A sleeve or valve body
54
protrudes in direction
86
from the inside of wall
49
and is radially spaced from while being located within shell
51
. Member
44
,
45
is guided and radially centered within element
54
. Thereby, it is provided that in the abutting position the free end of body
54
abuts on that shoulder of body
40
which envelopes members
44
,
45
. Between the slidingly interengaged circumferential faces of members
45
,
54
and with valve
48
open, the medium is able to flow through, for example, through length or swirl grooves. In the rest position face
38
sealingly closes the inner end of the nozzle duct.
The inner circumference of shell
51
bounds duct
55
opposite to body
30
. Section
46
may have one or more circumferentially distributed flats
56
at the outer circumference and connecting upstream to shoulder
53
up to member
35
. At flats
56
duct
55
then includes flared duct cross-sections to mollify the flow. The inner circumference of continuous shell
19
,
51
forms a counter member
51
, which is juxtaposed downstream directly with lip
17
. Member
57
fixedly receives fastener
34
inserted into member
57
in direction
85
.
Member
18
simultaneously forms a movable valve body of a valve
56
for a second fluid, particularly air for venting reservoir
29
through body
4
. Thereby, air does not gain access to the medium spaces of pump
6
. The inner circumference of wall
14
forms an annular shoulder or control edge
59
of a stationary valve body
76
. In the rest position the sealing lip of member
18
is in pressure tight contact with member
46
. After a first partial stroke sealing lip
18
jumps over edge
59
so that the sealing contact is cancelled and air is able to flow in direction
86
through shell
14
when space
29
is evacuated.
Unit
3
has in axis
10
a one-part runner body
60
. Body
60
forms at its upstream end one or more locking members
61
jutting radially inwardly, an actuating member
62
, such as a handle. Downstream thereof body
60
has a centering member
63
centering relative to traveling member
50
, a protection member
64
for traveling member
50
, a stop
66
for axial support on traveling member
50
, a support member
63
for piston
18
, an end wall
68
tapered in direction
85
as a truncated cone and a stop member
65
as the upstream outermost face for abutting on wall
12
. Body
60
is mounted on traveling member
50
in direction
86
until its stop
66
located within wall
68
firmly comes into contact with shoulder
52
. Downstream thereof, the outer circumference of shell
51
and the inner circumference of wall
68
are in contact with each other in a tight press fit. Upstream thereof, the shell shaped duct and centering member
63
freely protrudes from wall
68
in direction
86
. Thus the free end of member
63
is a support member
67
located directly adjacent to the bottom wall of piston
18
and protecting piston
18
from excessive deformation. Also shell
64
projects only in direction
86
over wall
68
while being radially spaced from shell
63
. At its end shell
64
translates into members
61
,
62
,
65
which jut over the inner and/or outer circumference of shell
64
. The end wall forming members
62
,
65
may be circular or oblong in axial view. Thus the smallest width of this finger shield corresponds to the outer width of shell
64
. Shell
51
traverses and juts in direction
85
beyond body
60
as a slim stud which may be introduced into a body or nasal opening. on completion of being introduced wall
68
abuts against the bound of the patients opening which it may flare or sealingly close.
Valve
58
belongs to a second fluid guide separate from the medium guide, namely a vent
70
. The vent chamber
71
adjoins the valve
58
downstream in direction
86
and is annularly bounded by walls
14
,
19
while being sealingly closed by valve
58
with respect to the associated fluid supply, in this case the environmental atmosphere. The other end of chamber
71
adjoins an axial duct
72
traversing the wall
12
. Duct
72
is located between walls
13
,
14
. Duct
72
translates radially outwards into a significantly narrower, angular duct
73
. Duct
73
is bounded by the bottom and inner circumference of space
15
and by the outer end face and the outer circumference of flange
22
. Thus duct
73
has a radial and a shorter axial duct leg porting by one end directly between the concentrical support faces of the two bodies
8
,
9
. This port is covered by a germ filter
74
or annular disk. The cited support faces rest on filter
74
which sealingly rests on the outer circumference of shell
23
with radial compressure. Filter
74
is located between walls
12
,
22
and an annular disk or elastomeric seal
75
. Seal
75
directly sealingly supports on filter
74
. Thus air flows from the port of duct
73
into filter
74
, therewith in radially against axis
10
and then between the outer circumference of shell
23
and the inner circumference of seal
75
into the interior of reservoir
29
.
Wall
14
juts permanently in direction
85
between walls
63
,
64
. Wall
14
has at the outer circumference a locking or centering member
77
for positively abutting locking member
61
in the rest position. Thus unit
3
is prevented from being withdrawn from unit
2
. The outer circumference of wall
14
forms an outer guide
78
on which during the operating stroke body
60
is slidingly guided with members
61
independent from body
50
.
Piston
17
is permanently guided only by shell
13
. In the actuated end position radial pressure relief means are effective for plunger lip
17
like for lip
18
. Lip
17
, therefore, runs into an abruptly flared annular space
80
over the end edge
81
of wall
13
. Space
80
is bounded at the outer circumference and on one end side by shell
23
and at the other end side by edge face
81
. As in
FIG. 2
the sealing edge of lip
17
overlaps edge
81
just short before reaching the end position so that it is then located within space
80
free of any contact and without axial abutting. In the end position end face
65
of the finger shield abuts around wall
14
on the outside of wall
12
. Face
65
is remote from handle
62
. Thus, in this position cap
11
may be axially pressed onto the neck of reservoir
29
until being firmly connected although thereby the pressing force is fed into face
62
.
Body
9
bounds between parts
23
,
24
a reception space
82
accommodating springs
31
,
33
and dimensionally rigid valve body
32
. Space
80
is then bounded by shell
13
in an axially adjoined zone. The shell of cap
11
comprises on the inner circumference a projecting locking member
84
for positively engaging a complementary counter member of the outer circumference of the reservoir neck. Member
84
may be caused to engage the counter member simply by axial motion. Thereby, the cap shell is primarily and resiliently flared before then springing back when in the axial end position. Member
84
is a snap member, but could also be a female thread, a metalic crimp ring or the like. The upstream end wall of cup body
9
has at its inside radial stop projections
83
, such as ribs, distributed about the projection
24
. Stop
43
supports against elements
83
between which the medium flows from chamber
36
into the antechamber.
Except for plunger lips
17
,
18
and members
31
,
33
,
35
all other components of the dispenser
1
are dimensionally stable in operation. The dimensional relationships as depicted are particularly favorable. The length of the dispenser
1
between the upstream end of housing
7
and wall
49
in
FIG. 1
is less than 15 cm, 10 cm or 8 cm. While discharging medium the dispenser
1
is held so that one finger supports on the bottom of reservoir
29
and two fingers rest on the actuating member
62
on both sides of shell
64
.
By compressing member
62
in direction
86
chambers
21
,
36
are volumetrically reduced so that after a first partial stroke valve
47
closes counter spring
31
as a function of the travel motion path. Also, thereafter medium continues to be further pumped from chamber
36
back into reservoir
29
. Pin
24
emerges over a partial length into space
41
and displaces medium therefrom. In chamber
21
a fluid pressure is built up effective up to face
38
until this pressure causes section
44
to
46
to be shifted as a control plunger in direction
86
and counter spring
35
. Thereby, projection
44
,
45
may always remain in valve body
48
or emerge out therefrom. In the latter case also the circumferential faces of valve bodies
45
,
48
may sealingly interact in the closed state.
As soon as valve
48
has opened the medium flows from chamber
21
through outlet duct
55
into the nozzle duct and out of outlet
20
. Due to the single or double helical guiding faces
39
,
40
the medium is caused to swirl in the associated chambers. The helical pitch is for this purpose steep, particularly steeper than 300, 450 or 600. Thus, upon length changes also a torsional stress is built up and depleted in the springs. This torsion is superimposed on the axial spring action.
On release of handle
62
the dispenser
1
is reversed to its rest position by spring
33
and valve
48
closes immediately whilst chambers
21
,
36
are flared and valve
47
opened. Thus, medium is permitted to flow from reservoir
29
directly into chamber
36
and therefrom via edge
37
and valve
47
into chamber
21
. Thus, all chamber or medium spaces are always entirely filled with medium.
The cited features, such as properties, effects, configurations etc. may be provided precisely as described, or merely substantially or approximately so and may also greatly deviate therefrom depending on the particular requirements.
Pin
24
reaches permanently up to section
46
so that chamber
36
is always annular from spring
31
up over the full length of spring
35
. Bodies
8
,
9
on the one hand, and bodies
50
,
60
on the other, may also be in one part with each other. A few up to all components of the dispenser
1
are made of polyethylene so that gamma ray sterilization of the dispenser
1
is possible. Parts
50
,
30
may be preassembled so that already thereafter the closing force of the valve
48
is preset.
Claims
- 1. A dispenser for discharging media, comprising:a base body (4); a dispensing end wall (49); a duct (55) penetrating said dispensing end wall (49) to provide a duct outlet; a medium outlet (20) in communication with said duct outlet, and an actuating unit (5) including a traveling member (50), said traveling member (50) traveling relative to said base body (4) and being an integral member and including at least two of a medium impeller portion (17), a base body closure portion (18) for the base body (4), closing tightly an atmospheric entrance through the dispenser, a valve body portion (54), and a base body blocking portion (52) for blocking withdrawal of the traveling member (50) from the base body (4), and wherein said at least two portions (17, 18, 54, 52) of traveling member (50) together with said dispensing wall (49) provide an integral member.
- 2. The dispenser according to claim 1, wherein said base body closure portion (18) includes a closure lip located downstream of said medium impeller portion (17).
- 3. The dispenser according to claim 1 wherein said traveling member (50) further includes an individual circumferential face, and wherein said base body closure portion (18) and said medium impeller portion (17) protrude beyond said individual circumferential face of said traveling member (50).
- 4. The dispenser according to claim 1, wherein said base body closure (18) is radially offset with respect to said medium impeller (17) including a piston lip, said base body closure portion (18) closing said base body (4) and said medium impeller portion (17) pressing the medium out of said base body (4) upon being actuated.
- 5. The dispenser according to claim 1 and further including a preassembled module, wherein said base body blocking portion (52) of said runner (50) is included in said preassembled module, said base body blocking member (52) preventing withdrawal of said traveling member (50) from said base body (4), said runner (50) being displaced with respect to said base body (4) when said actuating unit is actuated.
- 6. The dispenser according to claim 1, and further including a catch member (61), wherein said catch member (61), is radially offset with respect to at least one of said portions (17, 18, 52, 54) of said traveler member (50).
- 7. The dispenser according to claim 1 and further including a catch member (61) and an outer circumference of said base body (4), wherein said catch member (61), includes an extension engaging said base body (4) at said outer circumference.
- 8. The dispenser according to claim 1 and further including a core body (30),wherein said core body (30) is inserted in said traveling member (50) at least one of partly rigidly fixed to said traveling member (50), and partly displaceable with respect to said traveling member (50).
- 9. The dispenser according to claim 8, wherein said core body (30) includes a valve element (45) displaceable with respect to said runner (50).
- 10. The dispenser according to claim 1 and further including a fluid valve (48), said fluid valve (48) substantially directly connecting to-said dispensing wall (49).
- 11. The dispenser according to claim 1, and further including a runner body (60) defining an abutting direction (86) and a component separate from said runner (50),wherein said runner body (60) substantially fixedly connects to said traveling member (50) with respect to said actuating direction (86), said runner body (60) including at least one of a catch member (61) connected to said base body locking member (52), an actuating member (62) located upstream of said medium outlet (20), a centering member (69) connecting to said traveling member (50), a protection member (64) shielding said traveling member (50), a passage member (63) protrudingly mounting said traveling member (50), a stop member (65) abutting said traveling member (50) on said base body (4), a stop element (66) abutting on said traveling member (50), and an axial abutment member (67) abutting a resilient element (18).
- 12. The dispenser according to claim 1 and further including a core body (30) inserted inside said base body (4), wherein said core body (30) includes at least one ofa valve spring (31) of an inlet valve (47), a valve element of said inlet valve (47), a return spring (33) for reversing said medium impeller portion (17), a fastening member (34) fixedly engaging said traveling member (50), a valve spring (35) of an outlet valve (48), a suction chamber (36) for aspirating the medium, a transition edge (37) for deflecting the medium toward said medium impeller portion (17), a stop (43) removably supporting on said base body (4), a volumetrically variable pressure chamber (36) for repulsing the medium into a reservoir (29), an outer circumference with a helical guide face (39) for the medium, an inner circumference with a helical guide face (40) for the medium, a bellows (31, 33, 35), a resilient centering member (35) movably centering on said traveling member (50), a dimensionally rigid hollow chamber (41) for the medium, a bound member (42) for said duct (55) including an outlet duct, a stop (38) removably resting on said runner (50), a dimensionally rigid centering member (44) movably centering on said traveling member (50), and a valve element (45) of said outlet valve (48).
- 13. The dispenser according to claim 1 and further including first and second stops (12, 65) separate from said medium impeller portion (17) and included with said base body (4) and said runner (50), wherein in an actuated end position of said dispenser said first and second stops (12, 65) mutually abut.
- 14. The dispenser according to claim 1 and further including a vent duct (72, 73) and a reservoir chamber (29) for storing the medium, wherein said vent duct is angular and includes a first duct leg and a second duct leg angularly directly connecting to said first duct leg, separate and opposed end faces being included and bound said vent duct (73).
- 15. The dispenser according to claim 1 and further including a filter (74) and a vent duct (73) issuing into said filter (74), wherein said vent duct (73) is angular and includes angularly interconnected first and second duct legs, said second duct leg including a free end remote from said first duct leg, a butt joint being included and directly connecting said free end to said filter (74).
- 16. A dispenser for discharging media, comprising:a base body (4); a dispensing end wall (49); a duct (55) penetrating said dispensing end wall (49) to provide a duct outlet; a medium outlet (20) in communication with said duct outlet, and an actuating unit (5) including a traveling member (50), said traveling member (50) being an integral member and including at least two of a medium impeller portion (17), a base body closure portion (18) for the base body (4), a valve body portion (54), and a base body blocking portion (52) for blocking withdrawal of the traveling member (50) from the base body (4), and wherein said at least two portions (17, 18, 54, 52) of traveling member (50) together with said dispensing wall (49) provide an integral member; further including a traveling member body (60) defining an abutting direction (86) and a component separate from said runner (50), wherein said traveling member body (60) substantially fixedly connects to said traveling member (50) with respect to said actuating direction (86), said traveling member body (60) including at least one of a catch member (61) connected to said base body locking member (52), an actuating member (62) located upstream of said medium outlet (20), a centering member (69) connecting to said traveling member (50), a protection member (64) shielding said traveling member (50), a passage member (63) protrudingly mounting said traveling member (50), a stop member (65) abutting said traveling member (50) on said base body (4), a stop element (66) abutting on said traveling member (50), and an axial abutment member (67) abutting a resilient element (18); and wherein said traveling member body (60) includes at least one of a cup, and an annular disc.
- 17. A dispenser for discharging media, comprising:a base body (4); a dispensing end wall (49); a duct (55) penetrating said dispensing end wall (49) to provide a duct outlet; a medium outlet (20) in communication with said duct outlet, and an actuating unit (5) including a traveling member (50), said traveling member (50) being an integral member and including at least two of a medium impeller portion (17), a base body closure portion (18) for the base body (4), a valve body portion (54), and a base body blocking portion (52) for blocking withdrawal of the traveling member (50) from the base body (4), and wherein said at least two portions (17, 18, 54, 52) of traveling member (50) together with said dispensing wall (49) provide an integral member; further including a traveling member body (60) defining an abutting direction (86) and a component separate from said runner (50), wherein said traveling member body (60) substantially fixedly connects to said traveling member (50) with respect to said actuating direction (86), said traveling member body (60) including at least one of a catch member (61) connected to said base body locking member (52), an actuating member (62) located upstream of said medium outlet (20), a centering member (69) connecting to said traveling member (50), a protection member (64) shielding said traveling member (50), a passage member (63) protrudingly mounting said traveling member (50), a stop member (65) abutting said traveling member (50) on said base body (4), a stop element (66) abutting on said traveling member (50), and an axial abutment member (67) abutting a resilient element (18); and wherein said traveling member (60) includes at least one end wall (68) defining an end face and a remote face remote from said end face, projections (63, 64) being included and projecting from said end face, said remote face being substantially without projections.
- 18. A dispenser for discharging media, comprising:a base body (4); a dispensing end wall (49); a duct (55) penetrating said dispensing end wall (49) to provide a duct outlet; a medium outlet (20) in communication with said duct outlet, and an actuating unit (5) including a traveling member (50), said traveling member (50) being an integral member and including at least two of a medium impeller portion (17), a base body closure portion (18) for the base body (4), a valve body portion (54), and a base body blocking portion (52) for blocking withdrawal of the traveling member (50) from the base body (4), and wherein said at least two portions (17, 18, 54, 52) of traveling member (50) together with said dispensing wall (49) provide an integral member; and further including a support body (8) and a pressure body (9) substantially rigidly connected to said support body (8) with respect to at least one direction (85, 86), wherein said base body (4) includes said support body (8) including a fastener (84) for directly fastening said support body (8) on a base support (8).
- 19. The dispenser according to claim 18, wherein said support body (8) includes at least one ofa support flange (12) for axially supporting on the base support (29), an inner circumference including a locking member (84) for engaging the base support (29), a support member supporting a seal (75), a duct bound of a flow duct (73), a running wall (13 displaceably receiving said impeller (17), a relief member (79) radially stress-reliefing said impeller (17) when displaced, a slide wall (14) engaging said base body closure (18), a valve element (76), a locking member (77) locking said traveling member (50), a shield (14) shielding said traveling member (50), an outer guide externally guiding said traveling member (50), an extension (14) extending inside said actuating unit (5), a centering member (15) annularly centering said pressure body (9), and a secondary duct (72) for a secondary fluid.
- 20. The dispenser according to claim 18, wherein said pressure body (9) includes at least one ofa connector flange (22), a pressure chamber (21) bounded by said medium impeller portion (17), an appendage protruding upstream out of said support body (8), a projection (24) jutting into said traveling member (50), an inlet duct passing the medium toward said medium outlet (20), a riser tube (26) for the medium, an annular valve seat (47), a spring mount, a spring stop (83), a support face (27) supporting an axial seal (75), and a tensioning face (28) radially clamping and sealing said support body (8).
- 21. A dispenser for discharging media, comprising:a base body (4); a dispensing end wall (49); a duct (55) penetrating said dispensing end wall (49) to provide a duct outlet; a medium outlet (20) in communication with said duct outlet, and an actuating unit (5) including a traveling member (50), said traveling member (50) being an integral member and including at least two of a medium impeller portion (17), a base body closure portion (18) for the base body (4), a valve body portion (54), and a base body blocking portion (52) for blocking withdrawal of the traveling member (50) from the base body (4), and wherein said at least two portions (17, 18, 54, 52) of traveling member (50) together with said dispensing wall (49) provide an integral member; and further including a core body (30) inserted inside said base body (4), wherein said core body (30) includes at least one of a valve spring (31) of an inlet valve (47), a valve element of said inlet valve (47), a return spring (33) for reversing said medium impeller portion (17), a fastening member (34) fixedly engaging said traveling member (50), a valve spring (35) of an outlet valve (48), a suction chamber (36) for aspirating the medium, a transition edge (37) for deflecting the medium toward the medium impeller portion (17), a stop (43) removably supporting on said base body (4), a volumetrically variable pressure chamber (36) for repulsing the medium into the reservoir (29), an outer circumference with a helical guide face (39) for the medium, inner circumference with a helical guide face (40) for the medium, a bellows (31, 33, 35), a resilient centering member (35) movably centering on said traveling member (50), a dimensionally rigid hollow chamber (41) for the medium, a bound member (42) for said duct (55) including an outlet duct, a stop (38) removably resting on said traveling member (50), a dimensionally rigid centering member (44) movably centering on said traveling member (50), and a valve element (45) of said outlet valve (48), wherein said core body (30) is made in one part.
- 22. A dispenser for discharging media, comprising:a base body (4); a dispensing end wall (49); a duct (55) penetrating said dispensing end wall (49) to provide a duct outlet; a medium outlet (20) in communication with said duct outlet, and an actuating unit (5) including a traveling member (50), said traveling member (50) being an integral member and including at least two of a medium impeller portion (17), a base body closure portion (18) for the base body (4), a valve body portion (54), and a base body blocking portion (52) for blocking withdrawal of the traveling member (50) from the base body (4), and wherein said at least two portions (17, 18, 54, 52) of traveling member (50) together with said dispensing wall (49) provide an integral member; and further defining an operating position, wherein said medium impeller portion (17) includes a piston lip sealingly sliding on a counterface of said base body (4), said piston lip including a free end face which is free of abutting contact when in said operating position including an actuated end position, when actuated and displaced, said free end face including a leading edge.
- 23. A dispenser for discharging media, comprising:a base body (4); a dispensing end wall (49); a duct (55) penetrating said dispensing end wall (49) to provide a duct outlet; a medium outlet (20) in communication with said duct outlet, and an actuating unit (5) including a traveling member (50), said traveling member (50) being an integral member and including at least two of a medium impeller portion (17), a base body closure portion (18) for the base body (4), a valve body portion (54), and a base body blocking portion (52) for blocking withdrawal of the traveling member (50) from the base body (4), and wherein said at least two portions (17, 18, 54, 52) of traveling member (50) together with said dispensing wall (49) provide an integral member; and further defining an operating position, wherein said medium impeller portion (17) includes a piston lip sealingly sliding on a counterface of said base body (4), said counterface including a relief depression (80) receiving said piston lip when in said operating position, thereby stress relieving said piston lip, said relief depression (80) being bounded by separate body elements (8,9) of said base body (4).
- 24. The dispenser according to claim 23, wherein said body elements (8, 9) include a first body element (8) including a first wall (13), said body elements (8, 9) including a second body element (9) including a second wall (23) engaging said first wall (13), said first and second walls (13, 23) commonly bounding said relief depression (80).
- 25. A dispenser for discharging media, comprising:a base body (4); a dispensing end wall (49); a duct (55) penetrating said dispensing end wall (49) to provide a duct outlet; a medium outlet (20) in communication with said duct outlet, and an actuating unit (5) including a traveling member (50), said traveling member (50) being an integral member and including at least two of a medium impeller portion (17), a base body closure portion (18) for the base body (4), a valve body portion (54), and a base body blocking portion (52) for blocking withdrawal of the traveling member (50) from the base body (4), and wherein said at least two portions (17, 18, 54, 52) of traveling member (50) together with said dispensing wall (49) provide an integral member; and further including first and second stops (12, 65) separate from said medium impeller portion (17) and included within said base body (4) and said runner (50), wherein in said actuated end position of said dispenser said first and second stops (12, 65) mutually abut, and wherein at least one of said first and second stops (12, 65) is freely accessible from outside the dispenser (1), said actuating unit (5) including an actuating member (60) separate from said dispensing wall (49) and including an upstream end, said upstream end including said second stop (65).
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