EP0499538A1 - Package for viscous products - Google Patents

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EP0499538A1
EP0499538A1 EP92400375A EP92400375A EP0499538A1 EP 0499538 A1 EP0499538 A1 EP 0499538A1 EP 92400375 A EP92400375 A EP 92400375A EP 92400375 A EP92400375 A EP 92400375A EP 0499538 A1 EP0499538 A1 EP 0499538A1
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Jean-Louis Bougamont
Alain Behar
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS 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
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/0005—Containers or packages provided with a piston or with a movable bottom or partition having approximately the same section as the container
    • B65D83/0033—Containers or packages provided with a piston or with a movable bottom or partition having approximately the same section as the container the piston being a follower-piston and the dispensing means comprising a hand-operated pressure-device at the opposite part of the container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B15/00—Details of spraying plant or spraying apparatus not otherwise provided for; Accessories
    • B05B15/30—Dip tubes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/0005—Components or details
    • B05B11/0097—Means for filling or refilling the sprayer
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
    • B05B11/02—Membranes or pistons acting on the contents inside the container, e.g. follower pistons
    • B05B11/028—Pistons separating the content remaining in the container from the atmospheric air to compensate underpressure inside the container
    • B05B11/029—Pistons separating the content remaining in the container from the atmospheric air to compensate underpressure inside the container located on top of the remaining content
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
    • B05B11/10—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
    • B05B11/1042—Components or details
    • B05B11/1043—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container
    • B05B11/1046—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container the pump chamber being arranged substantially coaxially to the neck of the container
    • B05B11/1047—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container the pump chamber being arranged substantially coaxially to the neck of the container the pump being preassembled as an independent unit before being mounted on the container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/0005—Components or details
    • B05B11/0027—Means for neutralising the actuation of the sprayer ; Means for preventing access to the sprayer actuation means

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  • the pump will first of all measure the quantity of product delivered; it will then allow, at least in principle, since the user no longer has to press on the tube but on his head, to insert this tube in a rigid case opened by some opening: this creates a cartridge facilitating handling and storage.
  • the present invention relates to this type of packaging and proposes to facilitate filling.
  • EP-A-0 193 054 proposes to place the piston first in a high position unmasking the outlet of a vent which forms an internal bypass then, after injection of the product, to push back the piston in contact with the latter, at the end of assembly, using a stop driven by the upper part of the assembly, then also closing the vent.
  • the invention proposes, on the contrary, to make it belong this tube has a fixed well, integral with the container which constitutes the lower part of the cartridge.
  • the wall of this container will be made of two elements trapping the annular piston and, to avoid creating internal undercuts, the well will be connected to the narrowest zone of the upper element, that intended for receive the pre-assembled distributor, by an openwork veil opening under the seat of the mounting and sealing gasket of this distributor.
  • the filling will be carried out conveniently by raising the piston from a low position, the assembly finally receiving to seal its upper part.
  • the container itself is visible in Figure 2, during filling. It consists of a cylindrical case 11 capped with a sleeve 12 in the form of a cover having internally a well 13 of which a tubular portion 12 a will serve as an intake tube, connected to the external belt 12 b of the sleeve 12 by a double cylindrical shell creating an internal chamber 13 a , provided with a lower seat 13 b and, under a rib 13 c , with a shoulder 13 d crossed by one or more free passages 13 e . Inside had been set up the annular piston 14, advantageously in the low position.
  • the first conditioning phase consists in injecting the product 15 under the piston 14, preferably after having purged the air, using the injecting cannula 16 in sealed support on the seat 13 b as shown in the figure: we see that the grip tube 12 a , integral with the belt 12 b , can thus both guide the piston while preventing it from wedge and fulfill the role of an injection tube, while the air above the piston is free to escape through the passages 13 e as the filling.
  • the second phase is simply to set up the distributor as shown in Figure 2; the latter here consists of a conventional self-priming pump of a standardized model, previously assembled under a flange 17, its body 18, provided with a vent 18 a , retained in a groove by its collar 18 b .
  • the body is housed in the chamber 13 a , jacketed in a way by the ferrule 13; the flange is itself flexible enough so that after tight fitting of the nozzle 18 c of the pump body at the upper outlet of the intake tube 12 a , its flange 17 a can in turn be caught under the ribbing 13 c in the groove formed by it, sealing the closure also tightly.
  • the vent 18 a can then continue to play its role.
  • the version shown here also includes a dispensing head 20 which can be supplied assembled, and a cap 21.

Abstract

The subject of the invention is a package for viscous products, consisting of a container comprising a cylindrical jacket (11) surmounted by a socket (12) contained in which is a well (13) to which belongs a tube (12b), the intake of which is at its distal end and carries a dispenser (17, 18), and an inverted movable base formed by an annular plunger (16) which drives out the product as it is used. This package is stable and well sealed, can be used for the sale of various products, especially household, cosmetic or pharmaceutical products, and is easy to assemble and to fill. <IMAGE>

Description

Il est habituel de commercialiser des produits à consistance de pâte ou de crème dans des tubes souples métalliques ou en matières synthétiques ; pour s'en servir, l'utilisateur presse simplement sur le tube après avoir enlevé le bouchon, pour en expulser une certaine quantité de produit. On peut citer à titre d'exemples cirages, pâtes dentifrices ou crèmes cosmétiques, mais encore des médicaments, collyres ou autres.It is usual to market products with a consistency of paste or cream in flexible metal or synthetic tubes; to use it, the user simply presses on the tube after removing the cap, to expel a certain amount of product. Examples of shoe polishes, toothpastes or cosmetic creams, but also drugs, eye drops or others.

Il a aussi, de longue date, été proposé de monter sur l'orifice de ces tubes une pompe agissant par l'effet combiné de la dépression qu'elle créera à l'intérieur du tube et de la pression atmosphérique sur les parois de celui-ci.It has also been proposed for a long time to mount on the orifice of these tubes a pump acting by the combined effect of the depression which it will create inside the tube and of the atmospheric pressure on the walls of that -this.

On peut y voir deux avantages. La pompe permettra d'abord de doser la quantité de produit délivrée ; elle permettra ensuite, au moins en principe, puisque l'utilisateur n'a plus à presser sur le tube mais sur sa tête, d'insérer ce tube dans un étui rigide ouvert par quelque orifice : ceci crée une cartouche facilitant manipulation et rangement.We can see two advantages. The pump will first of all measure the quantity of product delivered; it will then allow, at least in principle, since the user no longer has to press on the tube but on his head, to insert this tube in a rigid case opened by some opening: this creates a cartridge facilitating handling and storage.

En réalité la nature même du produit fait qu'il est presque impossible de garantir que le tube s'aplatira régulièrement à partir de son extrémité distale en chassant une dose constante jusqu'à épuisement du contenu.In reality the very nature of the product makes it almost impossible to guarantee that the tube will flatten regularly from its distal end by chasing a constant dose until the contents are exhausted.

En pratique, après diverses tentatives pour modifier les prises des pompes, une autre solution a prévalu. C'est un fond mobile formé d'un piston placé dans un étui rigide à paroi internement cylindrique qui chassera le produit au fur et à mesure de l'emploi et, dans la mesure où son étanchéité suffit, pourra ainsi se substituer au tube souple. Il est à noter que l'on peut adjoindre un ressort pour repousser le fond, plaçant alors sur l'orifice de distribution une simple valve.In practice, after various attempts to modify the pump outlets, another solution prevailed. It is a movable base formed by a piston placed in a rigid case with an internally cylindrical wall which will expel the product as and when it is used and, insofar as its tightness suffices, can thus replace the flexible tube. . It should be noted that one can add a spring to push back the bottom, then placing a simple valve on the dispensing orifice.

On peut recourir à un piston placé au fond de l'étui, qui remontera progressivement, en utilisation courante, le long de la face interne de la paroi de ce dernier pour chasser le produit vers le haut, où se trouve la prise de la pompe, mais aussi à un piston annulaire placé au dessus du produit en utilisation courante, c'est-à-dire monté entre ladite paroi et une portion tubulaire à prise basse raccordée au corps de pompe ou, parfois, pouvant directement lui appartenir.We can use a piston placed at the bottom of the case, which will gradually rise, in current use, along the internal face of the wall of the latter to drive the product up, where the pump socket is located , but also to an annular piston placed above the product in current use, that is to say mounted between said wall and a tubular portion with low grip connected to the pump body or, sometimes, which may directly belong to it.

Cette disposition inversée présente plusieurs avantages. Elle permet de réduire la hauteur, accroît la stabilité en cours d'utilisation et, employant une prise basse, atténue les inconvénients qui pourraient résulter de la présence résiduelle de bulles d'air à l'intérieur. Il faut aussi noter que si l'on emploie une pompe de modèle courant possédant une mise à l'air intégrée s'ouvrant à chaque intervention de l'opérateur, celle-ci équilibrera la pression du compartiment supérieur sans qu'il y ait à prévoir un orifice spécial sur l'étui lui-même : il n'y a donc plus de communication permanente, ce qui améliore l'isolation du produit vis-vis de l'atmosphère.This reverse arrangement has several advantages. It makes it possible to reduce the height, increases stability during use and, using a low grip, mitigates the disadvantages which could result from the residual presence of air bubbles inside. It should also be noted that if a standard model pump is used which has a built-in air vent which opens each time the operator intervenes, it will balance the pressure in the upper compartment without having to provide a special opening on the case itself: there is therefore no longer any permanent communication, which improves the isolation of the product from the atmosphere.

La présente invention a trait à ce type de conditionnement et se propose d'en faciliter le remplissage.The present invention relates to this type of packaging and proposes to facilitate filling.

Au moment de conditionner le produit, il est en pratique nécessaire de disposer d'un distributeur assemblé et en règle générale impossible d'effectuer le remplissage à travers ce dernier ; on comprendra donc facilement qu'on ne peut normalement le placer d'avance.When packaging the product, it is in practice necessary to have an assembled dispenser and, as a rule, impossible to fill through it; it will therefore be easily understood that it cannot normally be placed in advance.

Sous cette réserve on peut envisager les ordres de remplissage les plus variés. En particulier lorsque le fond mobile est inversé, il est d'abord possible d'introduire le produit, le piston, puis la pompe, ou le ressort éventuel et la valve.Subject to this reservation, the most varied filling orders can be envisaged. In particular when the movable bottom is reversed, it is first possible to introduce the product, the piston, then the pump, or the possible spring and the valve.

Mais on peut inversement placer d'abord le piston, injecter ensuite la pâte ou la crème sous sa face inférieure à l'aide d'une canule adéquate passant par son ouverture centrale, après purge éventuelle de l'air qui aurait pu subsister, puis dégager la canule en retenant le piston s'il le fallait ; le distributeur sera alors mis en place, de préférence déjà assemblé sous sa collerette, puis enfoncé par un outil appuyant sur la collerette pour exercer l'effort de pose sur le récipient mais aussi, avantageusement, sur le gicleur pour le maintenir ouvert, le produit pouvant ainsi être refoulé à l'intérieur ; s'agissant d'une pompe et quoique l'industrie emploie systématiquement des pompes auto-amorçantes, il peut être souhaitable que celle-ci se trouve ainsi amorcée au départ. La solution ci-dessus présente l'avantage de minimiser sans précautions excessives le contact du produit avec l'atmosphère extérieure.But we can inversely place the piston first, then inject the paste or the cream under its underside using an appropriate cannula passing through its central opening, after possible purging of the air which could have remained, then clear the cannula by retaining the plunger if necessary; the dispenser will then be put in place, preferably already assembled under its flange, then pressed in by a tool pressing on the flange to exert the laying effort on the container but also, advantageously, on the nozzle to keep it open, the product can thus be pushed back inside; since this is a pump and although the industry systematically uses self-priming pumps, it may be desirable for it to be primed at the start. The above solution has the advantage of minimizing without excessive precautions the contact of the product with the external atmosphere.

Pour la mettre en oeuvre, la publication EP-A-0 193 054 propose de placer d'abord le piston dans une position haute démasquant le débouché d'un évent qui forme un by-pass interne puis, après injection du produit, de repousser le piston au contact de ce dernier, en fin d'assemblage, à l'aide d'une butée entraînée par la partie supérieure de l'ensemble, fermant alors aussi l'évent.To implement it, the publication EP-A-0 193 054 proposes to place the piston first in a high position unmasking the outlet of a vent which forms an internal bypass then, after injection of the product, to push back the piston in contact with the latter, at the end of assembly, using a stop driven by the upper part of the assembly, then also closing the vent.

Elle envisage même d'utiliser le tube de prise rapporté en tant qu'embout de la canule de remplissage, et de n'emboîter la pompe sur lui que lors de cette phase finale d'assemblage ; mais en vérité, la mise en oeuvre pratique d'une telle opération semble extrêmement aléatoire car le piston et le tube maintenu par lui seul flottent pendant toute sa durée.It even plans to use the attached intake tube as the end of the filling cannula, and to fit the pump onto it only during this final assembly phase; but in truth, the practical implementation of such an operation seems extremely uncertain because the piston and the tube held by it alone float for its entire duration.

Pour remplir une cartouche à fond mobile inversé en forme de piston annulaire et tube de prise ou d'injection rapporté en opérant par l'ouverture centrale de ce piston, à l'abri de la pollution, l'invention propose au contraire de faire appartenir ce tube à un puits fixe, solidaire du récipient qui constitue la partie basse de la cartouche.To fill a cartridge with an inverted movable bottom in the form of an annular piston and attached intake or injection tube operating by the central opening of this piston, protected from pollution, the invention proposes, on the contrary, to make it belong this tube has a fixed well, integral with the container which constitutes the lower part of the cartridge.

Selon une caractéristique avantageuse, la paroi de ce récipient sera faite de deux éléments emprisonnant le piston annulaire et, pour éviter de créer des contre-dépouilles internes, le puits sera relié à la zone la plus étroite de l'élément supérieur, celle destinée à recevoir le distributeur préassemblé, par un voile à claire-voie débouchant sous le siège du joint de montage et d'étanchéité de ce distributeur.According to an advantageous characteristic, the wall of this container will be made of two elements trapping the annular piston and, to avoid creating internal undercuts, the well will be connected to the narrowest zone of the upper element, that intended for receive the pre-assembled distributor, by an openwork veil opening under the seat of the mounting and sealing gasket of this distributor.

Le remplissage s'effectuera commodément par montée du piston à partir d'une position basse, l'ensemble recevant enfin pour le sceller sa partie haute.The filling will be carried out conveniently by raising the piston from a low position, the assembly finally receiving to seal its upper part.

Un exemple avantageux sera décrit ci-dessous en référence aux dessins, qui représentent, en coupe verticale :

  • figure 1 : un conditionnement selon l'invention,
  • figure 2 : le remplissage du récipient correspondant.
An advantageous example will be described below with reference to the drawings, which represent, in vertical section:
  • FIG. 1: a packaging according to the invention,
  • Figure 2: filling the corresponding container.

Le récipient lui-même est visible sur la figure 2, en cours de remplissage. Il est constitué d'un étui cylindrique 11 coiffé d'une douille 12 en forme de couvercle possédant intérieurement un puits 13 dont une portion tubulaire 12a servira de tube de prise, reliée à la ceinture externe 12b de la douille 12 par une double virole cylindrique créant une chambre interne 13a, dotée d'un siège inférieur 13b et, sous une nervuration 13c, d'un épaulement 13d traversé d'un ou plusieurs passages libres 13e. A l'intérieur avait été mis en place le piston annulaire 14, avantageusement en position basse.The container itself is visible in Figure 2, during filling. It consists of a cylindrical case 11 capped with a sleeve 12 in the form of a cover having internally a well 13 of which a tubular portion 12 a will serve as an intake tube, connected to the external belt 12 b of the sleeve 12 by a double cylindrical shell creating an internal chamber 13 a , provided with a lower seat 13 b and, under a rib 13 c , with a shoulder 13 d crossed by one or more free passages 13 e . Inside had been set up the annular piston 14, advantageously in the low position.

Sur ce récipient à col étréci, le voile à claire-voie formé par la virole supérieure du puits 13 et ses passages libres n'aurait pu se raccorder directement à la partie inférieure large de la ceinture externe sans créer des contre-dépouilles de nature à compliquer la fabrication.On this container with narrowed neck, the skeleton veil formed by the upper shell of well 13 and its free passages could not have been connected directly to the wide lower part of the external belt without creating undercuts of a nature to complicate manufacturing.

La première phase de conditionnement consiste à injecter le produit 15 sous le piston 14, de préférence après avoir purgé l'air, à l'aide de la canule injectrice 16 en appui étanche sur le siège 13b comme le montre la figure : on voit que le tube de prise 12a, solidaire de la ceinture 12b, peut ainsi à la fois guider le piston en l'empêchant de coincer et remplir le rôle d'un tube d'injection, tandis que l'air au dessus du piston est libre de s'échapper par les passages 13e au fur et à mesure du remplissage.The first conditioning phase consists in injecting the product 15 under the piston 14, preferably after having purged the air, using the injecting cannula 16 in sealed support on the seat 13 b as shown in the figure: we see that the grip tube 12 a , integral with the belt 12 b , can thus both guide the piston while preventing it from wedge and fulfill the role of an injection tube, while the air above the piston is free to escape through the passages 13 e as the filling.

La seconde phase consiste simplement à mettre en place le distributeur comme le montre la figure 2 ; celui-ci est ici constitué d'une pompe autoamorçante classique d'un modèle normalisé, préalablement assemblée sous une collerette 17, son corps 18, doté d'un évent 18a, retenu dans une gorge par son collet 18b. Le corps vient se loger dans la chambre 13a, chemisé en quelque sorte par la virole 13 ; la collerette est elle-même assez souple pour qu'après emboîtement étanche de l'embout 18c du corps de pompe au débouché supérieur du tube de prise 12a, son rebord 17a puisse à son tour se prendre sous la nervuration 13c dans la gorge formée par elle, scellant la fermeture de façon également étanche. Il est clair que, grâce à la position des passages 13e, l'évent 18a peut alors continuer à jouer son rôle.The second phase is simply to set up the distributor as shown in Figure 2; the latter here consists of a conventional self-priming pump of a standardized model, previously assembled under a flange 17, its body 18, provided with a vent 18 a , retained in a groove by its collar 18 b . The body is housed in the chamber 13 a , jacketed in a way by the ferrule 13; the flange is itself flexible enough so that after tight fitting of the nozzle 18 c of the pump body at the upper outlet of the intake tube 12 a , its flange 17 a can in turn be caught under the ribbing 13 c in the groove formed by it, sealing the closure also tightly. It is clear that, thanks to the position of the passages 13 e , the vent 18 a can then continue to play its role.

Enfin, la version représentée ici comprend encore une tête distributrice 20 qui peut être livrée montée, et une coiffe 21.Finally, the version shown here also includes a dispensing head 20 which can be supplied assembled, and a cap 21.

La solution ci-dessus apparaîtra plus commode que celles déjà existantes. Sans qu'il soit besoin d'autres descriptions, on conçoit facilement qu'elle accepte toutes sortes de variantes de forme, de matière ou d'assemblage des pièces, dont on voit qu'elles sont ici moulées par injection, ensemble et sous-ensembles se montant par simple emboîtement axial.The above solution will appear more convenient than those already existing. Without the need for other descriptions, it is easy to see that it accepts all kinds of variations in shape, material or assembly of parts, which we see that they are here injection molded, together and sub- assemblies mounted by simple axial interlocking.

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Conditionnement pour produits semi-consistants, constitué d'un récipient à paroi interne cylindrique porteur d'un distributeur à commande externe dont le corps est prolongé par un tube de prise rapporté, d'un fond mobile inversé formé d'un piston annulaire coulissant entre la paroi et le tube, lequel en outre est initialement apte à l'injection du produit sous le piston, et possédant un évent, caractérisé en ce que ledit tube (13a) appartient à un puits fixe (13), solidaire du récipient.Packaging for semi-consistent products, consisting of a container with a cylindrical internal wall carrying an externally controlled distributor whose body is extended by an attached intake tube, an inverted movable bottom formed by an annular piston sliding between the wall and the tube, which further is initially adapted to the injection of the product beneath the piston, and having a vent, characterized in that said tube (13 a) belongs to a fixed shaft (13) integral with the container. Conditionnement selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la paroi du récipient est faite de deux éléments (11,12) emprisonnant le piston annulaire (14).Packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that the wall of the container is made of two elements (11,12) trapping the annular piston (14). Conditionnement selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que le puits est relié à l'élément supérieur (12) en sa zone la plus étroite, destinée à sceller le distributeur (18) préassemblé.Packaging according to claim 2, characterized in that the well is connected to the upper element (12) in its narrowest zone, intended to seal the preassembled distributor (18). Conditionnement selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que le distributeur possède un évent intégré (18a) à ouverture temporaire et que le puits est relié à l'élément supérieur (12) par un voile (13) à claire-voie (13e) s'y raccordant sous le siège de son joint de montage et d'étanchéité externe (13c).Packaging according to claim 2, characterized in that the distributor has an integrated vent (18 a ) with temporary opening and that the well is connected to the upper element (12) by a veil (13) with skeleton (13 e ) connecting to it under the seat of its external mounting and sealing gasket (13c). Conditionnement selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que l'élément supérieur possède intérieurement un puits (13) à double virole cylindrique créant une chambre interne (13a), dotée d'un siège inférieur (13b) au débouché supérieur du tube de prise et, sous une nervuration (13c), d'un épaulement (13d) traversé d'au moins un passage libre (13e).Packaging according to claim 4, characterized in that the upper element has internally a well (13) with a double cylindrical shell creating an internal chamber (13 a ), provided with a lower seat (13 b ) at the upper outlet of the tube taken and, under a rib (13 c ), a shoulder (13 d ) crossed by at least one free passage (13 e ). Conditionnement selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que le distributeur (18), dont le corps vient se loger dans la chambre (13a), est porteur d'un collet (17a) qui l'immobilise de façon étanche sous la nervuration, son embout (18c) se raccordant de façon étanche au siège inférieur.Packaging according to claim 5, characterized in that the distributor (18), the body of which is housed in the chamber (13 a ), carries a collar (17 a ) which immobilizes it in a sealed manner under the ribbing , its nozzle (18 c ) sealingly connecting to the lower seat. Procédé d'élaboration d'un conditionnement constitué d'un récipient à paroi internement cylindrique porteur d'un distributeur à commande externe dont le corps est prolongé par un tube de prise rapporté et d'un fond mobile inversé formé d'un piston annulaire, dans lequel, après pose du piston, le produit est injecté sous sa face inférieure à travers le tube de prise, l'ensemble recevant enfin pour le sceller sa partie haute, caractérisé en ce que, ce tube appartenant à un puits fixe solidaire du récipient, le remplissage s'effectue par montée du piston à partir d'une position basse, après purge éventuelle de l'air.Process for the preparation of a packaging consisting of a container with an internally cylindrical wall carrying a distributor with external control, the body of which is extended by an attached intake tube and an inverted movable bottom formed by an annular piston, in which, after fitting the piston, the product is injected under its underside through the intake tube, the assembly finally receiving to seal its upper part, characterized in that, this tube belonging to a fixed well secured to the container , filling is carried out by raising the piston from a low position, after possible bleeding of the air. Procédé selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que le distributeur, préassemblé, est posé en fin d'opération, scellant ainsi le conditionnement.Method according to claim 7, characterized in that the distributor, pre-assembled, is placed at the end of the operation, thus sealing the packaging.
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