Instrument, a system and a container for provisioning a device for personal care treatment, and a device for personal care treatment with such a container
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65B-001/04
B60K-015/04
출원번호
US-0606593
(2012-09-07)
등록번호
US-8678051
(2014-03-25)
우선권정보
EP-06111711 (2006-03-24)
발명자
/ 주소
Molema, Jeroen
Westerhof, Wilko
De Vries, Bartele Hendrik
Lap, Reinier Niels
De Jong, Olaf Martin
Zwart, Bart-Jan
De Vrind, Johannes Rogier
출원인 / 주소
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
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초록▼
An instrument for filling a substance supply container of a device for personal care treatment has a filling needle having a proximal end connected or connectable to a storage reservoir and a distal end, a substance transport conduit extending from the proximal end to at least one outlet provided in
An instrument for filling a substance supply container of a device for personal care treatment has a filling needle having a proximal end connected or connectable to a storage reservoir and a distal end, a substance transport conduit extending from the proximal end to at least one outlet provided in a radially facing surface portion closely adjacent the distal end of the filling needle. A sleeve is arranged around the filling needle and is movable between a first position closing off the at least one outlet and a second position proximally away from the first position and the at least one outlet. A system including such an instrument, a container for cooperation with such an instrument and for provisioning a device for personal care treatment as well as a device for personal care treatment including such a container are described.
대표청구항▼
1. An instrument for filling, from a storage reservoir, a substance supply container of a device for personal care treatment, wherein the substance supply container comprises a refill socket and, a passage in the refill socket, and a valve body that closes off the passage, the passage having an inle
1. An instrument for filling, from a storage reservoir, a substance supply container of a device for personal care treatment, wherein the substance supply container comprises a refill socket and, a passage in the refill socket, and a valve body that closes off the passage, the passage having an inlet end, and the valve body having a recess, and wherein the instrument comprises: a filling needle having a proximal end which is suitable for connection to the storage reservoir, and having a distal end having a frontal face, a substance transport conduit extending from the proximal end to at least one outlet provided in a surface portion of the filling needle facing in a radial direction of the filling needle closely adjacent the distal end of the filling needle; anda sleeve around the filling needle movable between a first position, in which the sleeve closes off the at least one outlet, and a second position, in which the sleeve is moved away from the first position and the at least one outlet towards the proximal end;wherein the sleeve has a distal end face arranged for sealingly contacting the inlet end of the passage in the refill socket, andwherein the frontal face of the distal end of the filling needle has at least one projection extending in an axial direction of the filling needle for releasable engagement with the recess of the valve body that closes off the passage. 2. The instrument according to claim 1, further comprising a spring for urging the sleeve towards the first position. 3. The instrument according to claim 1, wherein the at least one outlet is located directly adjacent the frontal face. 4. The instrument according to claim 1, wherein the storage reservoir connected to the proximal end of the filling needle. 5. The instrument according to claim 1, further comprising a coupling device for releasably connecting the proximal end of the filling need to the storage reservoir. 6. The instrument according to claim 5, further comprising a first holding member for holding the device for personal care treatment and a second holding member for holding the storage reservoir. 7. A system or provisioning a device for personal care treatment with a substance to be dispensed from the device, said system comprising: an instrument for filling, from a storage reservoir, a substance supply container of the device, wherein the substance supply container comprises a refill socket, a passage in the refill socket, and a valve body that closes off the passage, the passage having an inlet end, and the valve body having a recess, the instrument including: a filling needle having a proximal end which is suitable for connection to the storage reservoir, and having a distal end having a frontal face, a substance transport conduit extending from the proximal end to at least one outlet provided in a surface portion of the filling needle facing in a radial direction of the filling needle closely adjacent the distal end of the filling needle; anda sleeve around the filling needle movable between a first position, in which the sleeve closes of the at least one outlet, and a second position, in which the sleeve is moved away from the first position and the at least one outlet towards the proximal end;wherein the sleeve has a distal end face arranged for sealingly contacting the inlet end of the age in the refill socket, andwherein the frontal face of the distal end of the filling needle has at least one projection extending in an axial direction of the filling needle for releasable engagement with the recess of the valve body that closes off the passage; anda container bounding a storage area for storing the substance, said container being connected or 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:the passage which extends from the inlet end outside the storage area to a free space in or 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, andthe valve body which is displaceable between the first position and the second position, the valve body in the first position closing off the passage, and the valve body in the second 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 (5) when the filling needle is in a position projecting into the passage. 8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the sleeve sealingly contacts the inlet end of the passage when the filling needle is in a position projecting into the passage. 9. The system according to claim 7, 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. 10. The system (20) according to claim 7, 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. 11. The system according to claim 7, wherein the recess is outside of the valve body in releasable engagement with the projection of the filling needle when the filling needle projects into the passage. 12. A container for cooperation with an instrument for filling, from a storage reservoir, a substance supply container of the device, wherein the substance supply container comprises a refill socket, a passage in the refill socket, and a valve body that closes off the passage, the passage having an inlet end, and the valve body having a recess, the instrument including: filling needle having a proximal end which is suitable for connection to the storage reservoir, and having a distal end having a frontal face, a substance transport conduit extending from the proximal end to at least one outlet provided in a surface portion of the filling needle facing in a radial direction of the filling needle closely adjacent the distal end of the filling needle; anda sleeve around the filling needle moveable first position, in which the sleeve closes off the at least one outlet, and a second position, in which the sleeve is moved away from the first position and the at least one outlet towards the proximal end;wherein the sleeve has distal end face arranged for sealingly contacting the inlet end of the passage in the refill socket, the refill socket being configured to connect the container to the filling needle of the instrument in a filling position for filling the container andwherein the frontal face of the distal end of the filling needle has at least one projection extending in an axial, direction of the filling needle for releasable engagement with the recess of the valve body that closes off the passage,wherein the container is configured to hold a supply of a substance to be dispensed from a device for personal care treatment, said container bounding a storage ret for storing the substance, said container being connected or connectable to a substance dispensing structure of the device for personal care treatment, said refill socket comprising:the passage extending from an inlet end outside the storage area to a free space in or 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 apace, andthe valve body which is displaceable between the first position and the second position the valve body in the first position closing off the passage and in the second 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 a wall of material that is softer than a material of the valve body, andwherein the recess is on outside of the valve body for releasable engagement with the projection of the filling needle. 13. The container according to claim 12, wherein the softer material is an elastomer material. 14. The container according to claim 12, wherein the valve body in its closed position extends least to the inlet end of the passage. 15. The container according to claim 12, further comprising a spring contacting the valve body and provided for urging the valve body to the closed position.
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