IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0293312
(2006-09-20)
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등록번호 |
US-8281824
(2012-10-09)
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우선권정보 |
EP-06111711 (2006-03-24) |
국제출원번호 |
PCT/IB2006/053404
(2006-09-20)
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§371/§102 date |
20080917
(20080917)
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국제공개번호 |
WO2007/110714
(2007-10-04)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Molema, Jeroen
- Westerhof, Wilko
- De Vries, Bartele Hendrik
- Lap, Reinier Niels
- De Jong, Olaf Martin
- Zwart, Bart-Jan
- De Vrind, Johannes Rogier
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
3 인용 특허 :
5 |
초록
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An instrument (23) for filling a substance supply container (1) of a device (21) for personal care treatment has a filling needle (4) having a proximal end connected or connectable to a storage reservoir (22) and a distal end, a substance transport conduit (9) extending from the proximal end to at l
An instrument (23) for filling a substance supply container (1) of a device (21) for personal care treatment has a filling needle (4) having a proximal end connected or connectable to a storage reservoir (22) and a distal end, a substance transport conduit (9) extending from the proximal end to at least one outlet (10, 11) provided in a radially facing surface portion closely adjacent the distal end of the filling needle (4). A sleeve (14, 15) is arranged around the filling needle (4) and is movable between a first position closing off the at least one outlet (10, 11) and a second position proximally away from the first position and the at least one outlet (10, 11). A system (20) including such an instrument (23), a container (1) for cooperation with such an instrument (23) and for provisioning a device (21) for personal care treatment as well as a device (21) for personal care treatment including such a container (1) are described.
대표청구항
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1. An instrument for filling a substance supply container of a device for personal care treatment, the instrument comprising: a filling needle having a first end and a second end suitable for connection to a storage reservoir, a substance transport conduit extending from the second end to at least o
1. An instrument for filling a substance supply container of a device for personal care treatment, the instrument comprising: a filling needle having a first end and a second end suitable for connection to a storage reservoir, a substance transport conduit extending from the second end to at least one outlet provided in a radially facing surface portion closely adjacent the first end of the filling needle; anda sleeve around the filling needle movable between a first position closing off the at least one outlet and a second position away from the first position,wherein the sleeve includes a guiding portion which fits over a wall of a refill socket of the substance supply container to be filled, andwherein the refill socket includes a spring which is configured to extend when the filling needle is inserted into the refill socket. 2. The instrument according to claim 1, wherein the sleeve has a first end face arranged for sealingly contacting an inlet end of a passage through the refill socket of the substance supply container to be filled. 3. The instrument according to claim 1, further comprising a spring for urging the sleeve towards the first position. 4. The instrument according to claim 1, wherein the refill socket comprises a valve body that closes off a passage through the refill socket, and wherein one of the first end of the filling needle and the valve body has a projection extending in an axial direction of the filling needle, and another of the first end of the filling needle and the valve body has a recess, and wherein the projection extends into the recess for releasable engagement of the filling needle with the valve body. 5. The instrument according to claim 4, wherein the projection extends from a frontal face of the filling needle, and wherein the at least one outlet is located directly adjacent the frontal face. 6. The instrument according to claim 1, further comprising a storage reservoir connected to the second end of the filling needle. 7. The instrument according to claim 6, further comprising a coupling device for releasably connecting the second end of the filling needle to the storage reservoir. 8. The instrument according to claim 7, further comprising a first holding member for holding the device for personal care treatment and a second holding member for holding the storage reservoir. 9. A system for provisioning a device for personal care treatment with a substance to be dispensed from the device, said system comprising: an instrument for filling a substance supply container of the device for personal care treatment, the instrument comprising: a filling needle having a first end and a second end suitable for connection to a storage reservoir, a substance transport conduit extending from the second end to at least one outlet provided in a radially facing surface portion closely adjacent the first end of the filling needle; anda sleeve around the filling needle movable between a first position closing off the at least one outlet and a second position away from the first position, wherein the sleeve includes a guiding portion which fits over a wall of a refill socket of the substance supply container to be filled;said container bounding a storage area for storing the substance, said container being connectable to a substance dispensing structure of the device, and having the refill socket for connecting the container to the filling needle in a filling position for filling the container, said refill socket comprising: a passage extending from an inlet end outside the storage area of a free space communicating with the storage area, said passage having a narrowest section, said free space inside of the narrowest section extending radially from the narrowest section of the passage or from a continuation of the narrowest section of the passage, for receiving a substance flow out of the at least one outlet of the filling needle in the filling position, anda valve body displaceable between a closed position and an opened position, the valve body in the closed position closing off the passage, and the valve body in the opened position being inwardly spaced from the narrowest section of the passage and contacting the filling needle in the filling position extending through the passage and holding the valve body in the opened position,wherein the sleeve contacts the inlet end of the passage when the filling needle is in a position projecting into the passage. 10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the sleeve sealingly contacts the inlet end of the passage when the filling needle is in a position projecting into the passage. 11. The system according to claim 9, wherein the narrowest section of said passage has a cross-section providing a sealing fit with a tip end of the filling needle when the tip end of the filling needle in the filling position extends in said passage. 12. The system according to claim 9, wherein, in the closed position, the valve body extends at least to the inlet end of the passage when the filling needle is retracted from the passage. 13. The system according to claim 9, wherein the first end of the filling needle has a frontal face having at least one projection or at least one recess extending in the axial direction of the filling needle, and wherein the valve body has, respectively, at least one recess or at least one projection on its outside in releasable engagement with, respectively, the projection or the recess of the filling needle when the filling needle projects into the passage. 14. A container for holding a supply of a substance to be dispensed from a device for personal care treatment, said container bounding a storage area for storing the substance, said container being connectable to a substance dispensing structure of the device for personal care treatment, and having a refill socket for connecting the container to a filling needle of an instrument in a filling position for filling the container, said refill socket comprising: a passage extending from an inlet end outside the storage area to a free space communicating with the storage area, said passage having a narrowest section, said free space inside of the narrowest section extending radially from the narrowest section of the passage or from a continuation of the narrowest section of the passage, for receiving a substance flow out of the at least one outlet of the filling needle when the filling needle extends into said free space, anda valve body displaceable between a closed position and an opened position, the valve body in the closed position closing off the passage and in the opened position being inwardly spaced from at least the narrowest section of the passage, the valve body being arranged for contacting the filling needle when the filling needle extends into said free space for holding the valve body in the opened position,wherein the narrowest section is bounded by the wall of the refill socket, and wherein a material of the wall is softer than a material of the valve body. 15. The container according to claim 14, wherein the softer material is an elastomer material. 16. The container according to claim 14, wherein the valve body in its closed position extends at least to the inlet end of the passage. 17. The container according to claim 14, wherein the valve body has at least one recess or at least one projection on its outside for releasable engagement with, respectively, a projection on or a recess in the filling needle. 18. The container according to claim 14, further comprising a spring contacting the valve body and provided for urging the valve body to the closed position. 19. The container according to claim 18, wherein the spring is spirally wound and comprises windings extending around the valve body and being configured to expand when the valve body is in its open position. 20. The instrument of claim 4, wherein the projection extends from a frontal face of the filling needle, and wherein the frontal face is flat.
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