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Dispositif de distribution permettant de distribuer une substance fluide depuis un sac Download PDF

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WO1997033809A1
WO1997033809A1 PCT/NL1997/000096 NL9700096W WO9733809A1 WO 1997033809 A1 WO1997033809 A1 WO 1997033809A1 NL 9700096 W NL9700096 W NL 9700096W WO 9733809 A1 WO9733809 A1 WO 9733809A1
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Michiel Frederik Stokhuyzen
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Van Dijk Food Products (Lopik) B.V.
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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
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/52—Details
    • B65D75/54—Cards, coupons, or other inserts or accessories
    • B65D75/56—Handles or other suspension means
    • B65D75/563—Integral handles or suspension means
    • 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
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/52—Details
    • B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D75/5861—Spouts
    • B65D75/5866—Integral spouts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D7/00—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes
    • B67D7/02—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes for transferring liquids other than fuel or lubricants
    • B67D7/0238—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes for transferring liquids other than fuel or lubricants utilising compressed air or other gas acting directly or indirectly on liquids in storage containers
    • B67D7/0255—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes for transferring liquids other than fuel or lubricants utilising compressed air or other gas acting directly or indirectly on liquids in storage containers squeezing collapsible or flexible storage containers
    • 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
    • B65D2575/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D2575/52—Details
    • B65D2575/54—Cards, coupons, or other inserts or accessories
    • B65D2575/56—Handles or other suspension means
    • B65D2575/565—Handles or other suspension means means explicitly used for suspending

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  • the present invention relates to a dispensing device in accordance with the preamble of claim 1.
  • a dispensing device of this kind is known, for example, from EP-0 278 773.
  • the bag is held at its top side and the dispensing opening of the bag is situated on the underside.
  • springs ensure that the movable plate comes to stand at a downwardly opening angle with respect to the stationary plate.
  • the two plates are of rigid and non-deformable design, as the bag is emptied the movable plate hinges about its top edge with respect to the stationary plate. Therefore, as the bag is compressed, the two plates enclose a wedge-shaped space with flat, straight sides, the wedge angle of the wedge-shaped space becoming gradually smaller as the bag is emptied. During emptying of the bag, the vertex of this wedge-shaped space remains in position at the top of the bag.
  • the known device is designed to empty in one go small and flat bags which contain one portion of a certain substance. If the structure with plates described in EP-0 278 773 is designed for considerably larger bags, which have a storage part in which many portions of the substance are situated, dispensing the substance from the bag has proved to be a problem. Emptying the bag by means of the known device causes particular problems if the dispensing opening of the bag is situated on the top side, instead of on the underside as in the known device.
  • an object of the invention is to eliminate the abovementioned problems. Furthermore, an object of the invention is to provide a dispensing device which empties the bag as well as possible, does not come into contact with the substance to be dispensed and as a result does not have to be cleaned, or has to be cleaned only rarely, ensures a good quality of the substance dispensed, is simple to use, is of simple construction and is not susceptible to faults. A further object of the invention is to provide a dispensing device which is suitable for dispensing a substance from a bag, in particular from a bag which has a dispensing opening on the top side, in accurately etered portions.
  • the present invention provides a device in accordance with the preamble of claim 1 which is characterized in that at least one of the plates is flexible and in that the dispensing device is designed such that, when the bag is compressed, the vertex of the wedge-shaped space moves gradually in the direction towards the dispensing opening, from that side of the bag which is situated away from the dispensing opening.
  • the plates When emptying the bag using the dispensing device according to the invention, it can be seen that the plates first empty the bag on the side situated away from the dispensing opening and then empty the bag completely over a continuously increasing area.
  • the bag can be emptied virtually completely using the dispensing device according to the invention; tests have shown that more than 99 per cent of the substance can be dispensed from the bag.
  • a preferred embodiment of the dispensing device according to the invention has substantially vertically disposed plates and is designed to dispense the substance from a bag having a storage part for holding a plurality of portions of the substance and having a dispensing opening for dispensing the substance at the top side of the bag.
  • This preferred embodiment has the advantage, inter alia, that the vertical height of the dispensing device can be smaller than in the case of dispensing devices which are intended for bags with a dispensing opening on the underside. Particularly when the filled, full bag is heavy, a smaller height of the dispensing device facilitates placing the bag therein. Also, for example when the dispensing device is to be arranged on a counter, a lower design of the said dispensing device forms less of an obstacle between the customers and the staff behind the counter.
  • the at least one movable plate is displaced by means of an actuator operated by a pressure medium.
  • the actuator may be a piston-cylinder assembly, but may also, for example, be an inflatable body which can be inflated in a simple manner using compressed air.
  • pressure-detection means are provided in order to detect the pressure of the substance in the bag resulting from the displacement of the plates, in particular in the vicinity of the dispensing opening of the bag.
  • control means are provided which control the action of the actuator means as a function of the pressure of the substance detected by the pressure-detection means.
  • Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the bag according to the invention
  • Fig. 2 shows a diagrammatic, perspective view, partially cut away, of an exemplary embodiment of the dispensing device according to the invention, in which the bag in accordance with Fig. 1 is suspended
  • Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the bag according to the invention
  • Fig. 2 shows a diagrammatic, perspective view, partially cut away, of an exemplary embodiment of the dispensing device according to the invention, in which the bag in accordance with Fig. 1 is suspended
  • Fig. 3 shows a front view of the dispensing device of Fig. 2 when the bag is virtually empty
  • Fig. 4 shows a diagrammatic representation of the detection and control means of the dispensing device of Fig. 2,
  • Fig. 5 shows a diagrammatic representation of an exemplary embodiment of the closure means of the dispensing device according to the invention.
  • Fig. 6 shows a representation of the part in accordance with Figure 5 of another exemplary embodiment of the dispensing device according to the invention.
  • the bag 1 shown in Figure 1 is intended to be filled with a substance, for example 5 litres of sauce for chips, and then to be hermetically sealed, so that the bag 1 can be transported and stored without problems.
  • a substance for example 5 litres of sauce for chips
  • the bag 1 should be suspended at its top side in a suitably designed dispensing device.
  • the bag 1 has a storage part 2 which forms virtually the entire useful volume of the bag 1.
  • the storage part 2 is substantially rectangular in the embodiment shown, with a top and bottom edge which are parallel to one another and two parallel side edges. In another embodiment (not shown) , the side edges would taper downwards towards one another, so that the storage part is slightly triangular.
  • a part of the bag 1 which forms a dispensing channel 3 of the bag is connected to one of the side edges of the storage part 2, in the region of the top edge of the storage part 2.
  • the dispensing channel 3 has a first channel part 4, one end of which is connected to the storage part 2 and which projects laterally from that side edge of the storage part 2.
  • a second channel part 5, which is directed substantially downwards, is connected to the other end of the first channel part 4.
  • the second channel part 5 is hermetically sealed at the bottom end, at 6.
  • the bag 1 is provided with suspension provisions 8, by means of which the bag 1 can be suspended in a dispensing device.
  • the suspension provisions 8 preferably comprise a sleeve which is open at both ends and extends over the top side of the bag 1.
  • This sleeve 8 may be used to receive a suspension rod which can be fastened to the dispensing device or, as a fixed component, forms part of the dispensing device.
  • the bag 1 In order to create a dispensing opening for the substance, it is envisaged to remove the closed end part of that part of the bag 1 which forms the second channel part 5, for example at the position of the dashed line in Figure 1. This can be done, for example, by severing or cutting. For this reason, the bag 1 is intended to be disposable. By filling the bag 1 with the substance in a suitable manner, it can be ensured that air is situated in the bottom part of the second channel part 5 of the filled bag 1, so that there is no mess when the bag 1 is opened there and substance cannot pass immediately to the outside.
  • the dispensing opening 9 of the bag 1 is situated above the level of most of the storage part 2 of the bag 1.
  • the dispensing device should thus be able to force the substance upwards towards the dispensing opening 9 of the bag l.
  • the second channel part 5 ensures that the flow of the substance is directed substantially downwards, so that the object onto or into which the substance is to be dispensed, for example a tray of fried chips, can be held beneath the dispensing opening 9 of the bag 1.
  • the above-described arrangement of the dispensing channel 3 and the dispensing opening 9 of the bag 1 is regarded as a separate invention.
  • This bag 1 can be placed in a vertical position in a dispensing device, which needs to be considerably less high than dispensing devices which accommodate a known suspendible bag with a dispensing opening on the underside.
  • a suitable dispensing device of this kind may optionally be designed differently from the dispensing device according to the present invention, embodiments of which will be explained below with reference to Figures 2-6.
  • the whole of the bag 1 is made of plastic film of a suitable quality.
  • the bag 1 is made of a plastic film which does not stretch noticeably under the effect of the pressure produced in the substance by means of a dispensing device.
  • the seams of the bag 1 can be made by conventional welding methods.
  • the sleeve 8 is also made of the same film material as the rest of the bag 1.
  • the passage of the second channel part 5 is adapted to the desired form of the flow of substance emerging from the dispensing opening 9. Furthermore, it is advantageous if the first channel part 4 has a larger passage than the second channel part 5, in order to keep the flow resistance of the substance through the dispensing channel 3 low.
  • the bag 1 is suitable for a very wide variety of substances which can be described as "fluid", that is to say both for free-flowing substances and for more viscous or pasty substances.
  • the substances may be foodstuffs, for example sauces (for chips) , margarines, but also substances such as, for example, cream, soap, glue, paint, etc.
  • the substances do not have to have a homogeneous composition and may also contain small particles, as are often found, for example, in edible sauces.
  • the dispensing channel 3 may, for example, be curved or the first channel part may be directed obliquely downwards from the storage part.
  • Figure 2 shows an exemplary embodiment of the dispensing device 10 according to the invention with the bag 1 which has been described in detail with reference to Figure 1 suspended therein.
  • the bag 1 has a suspension loop 8 running over its entire top edge.
  • a separate suspension rod 14 is first inserted into the suspension loop 8 of the bag 1.
  • the bag 1 is then held in front of the front side, which is then open, of the dispensing device 10 and the suspension rod 14, with the bag 1 hanging from it, is slid into a support rail 16 provided with a longitudinal slot 15 (see Fig. 3) of the dispensing device 10, until the bag l is hanging in the correct position.
  • the dispensing opening 9 of the suspended bag 1 is situated on the front side of the dispensing device 10 and in the region of the top side of the bag 1.
  • the dispensing device 10 is provided with a controllable closure provision 17, which can pinch tight the second channel part 5 of the bag 1 at a, preferably small, distance above the dispensing opening 9 of the bag 1.
  • the closure provision 17 comprises a stationary, possibly resiliently disposed, plate 18 on one side of the second channel part 5 of the bag l and a closure member 20, which can pivot about an axis 19, on the other side of the bag 1.
  • the dispensing device 10 shown comprises two pairs of inflatable plastic bellows 20, 21 and 22, 23.
  • Each pair of bellows 20, 21 and 22, 23 rests against an associated vertical side wall of the housing of the device 10.
  • a substantially vertically disposed plate, 25 and 26 respectively, is present on the other side of each pair of bellows.
  • the two plates 25 and 26 are disposed movably with respect to the housing of the dispensing device 10, so that they can be displaced at least towards one another and away from one another.
  • the plates 25 and 26 have dimensions such that at least the storage part 2 of the bag 1 lies completely between the two plates 25 and 26. If desired, additional means may be provided for emptying the dispensing channel 3 of the bag 1.
  • an air compressor 30 is provided, which in this example is electrically driven and is connected via a tube 31 to the bellows 20-23.
  • the air compressor 30 is of a type which can only effect a slight excess pressure, for example 0.2 bar, so that a pressure relief valve is not required for safety purposes.
  • the air compressor 30 may also be a hand pump.
  • a manually controllable air relief valve 32 is provided for the purpose of allowing the air to flow out of the bellows 20-23, in order to be able to place a full bag in the device 10 or to be able to remove an empty bag.
  • a small excess pressure of the air fed to the bellows 20-23 is safe and can be used, inter alia, due to the fact that the bellows 20-23 bear against the associated plate 25 and 26, respectively, over virtually the entire surface, so that despite the low pressure in the bellows 20-23 a considerable total compressive force can nevertheless be exerted on the bag 1.
  • the plates 25 and 26 are not fastened to the bellows 20-23, but are fastened to the vertical side walls of the housing of the dispensing device 10 via tension springs 27, 28, which act on the lower and upper parts of the plates 25, 26, respectively.
  • the springs 27, 28 are omitted in Figure 2.
  • the springs 27, 28 are indicated only diagrammatically in Figure 3; in a practical embodiment, the springs 27, 28 are leaf springs which at one end are fixedly fastened to the side walls of the housing and at the other end project through slots in the plates.
  • the springs 27, 28 are designed to hold the plates 25, 26 away from one another, that is to say they counteract the expansion of the bellows 20-23. As a result, the springs 27, 28 act, on the one hand, as return means which, when the bellows 20-23 are decompressed, seek to move the plates 25, 26 away from one another, so that an empty bag can be removed and a new, full bag can be placed in the dispensing device 10.
  • the springs 27, which act on the underside of the plates 25, 26, preferably have a significantly lower resistance to extension than the springs 28, which act on the topside of the plates 25, 26.
  • the difference in return force of the springs 27, 28 means that the plates 25, 26 seek to stand at an upwardly opening wedge angle with respect to one another.
  • an effect is achieved such that the bag 1 is completely emptied in a lower part thereof and is then held pressed flat and, above this, they enclose the wedge-shaped space A shown in Figure 3.
  • the plates 25, 26 are made from stainless steel with a thickness of a few millimetres.
  • this manner of compressing the bag 1 is easy on the plastic material of the bag 1, due to the absence of a movement of the plates 25, 26 with respect to the bag 1 and due to the fact that the load is distributed evenly over the side walls of the bag.
  • the present invention provides for compensation means to be present which allow the plates 25, 26 to carry out a compensatory displacement.
  • the dimensions of the bag 1 become greater, viewed in the direction perpendicular to the direction of compression, as the bag 1 becomes emptier.
  • free space is present around the plates 25, 26 for the outwardly moving edge regions of the bag 1.
  • the bag 1 is held more or less fixedly with respect to the housing of the device at the level of the closure provision 17.
  • Displacement of the storage part of the bag 1 with respect to that part of the bag 1 which is held in a stationary manner with respect to the housing may give rise to the formation of folds in the intermediate part of the bag 1, as a result of which the bag can become closed in certain areas.
  • the compensation means here effect a downwardly directed compensatory displacement of the storage part of the bag 1. This takes place here due to the fact that the springs 27, 28 are designed such that the plates 25, 26 not only move towards one another but then also move gradually downwards.
  • the pressure in the bellows 20-23 is maintained as long as the bag 1 has not been completely emptied. As a result, the substance in the bag 1 remains continuously under a slight pressure.
  • the pressure-detection means 40 are designed to detect the pressure of the substance in the vicinity of the dispensing opening 9 of the bag l, in particular the pressure of the substance in the first channel part 4 of the bag 1.
  • the pressure-detection means 40 comprise a body 41 which bears via a preloaded spring 42 against the outside of the first channel part 4 of the bag 1.
  • the position of the body 41 is determined by means of an electrical proximity sensor 43, which is arranged in a stationary manner with respect to the housing of the dispensing device 10.
  • the body 41 is arranged in a recess in one of the two plates 25, 26, where it bears with preloading against the outside of the bag.
  • a proximity sensor measures the position of the body 41 with respect to the plate 25, 26 in question.
  • the bellows 20-23 remain continuously pressurized as long as the bag 1 is not completely empty.
  • the dispensing opening 9 of the bag 1 is now released with the aid of the closure provision 17.
  • substance flows out of the dispensing channel 3 of the bag 1, as a result of which the substance provides less resistance to the depression of the bag 1 by means of the body 41, which can then move to the position indicated by a dashed line in Figure 4.
  • This displacement is detected by the sensor 43, which as a result controls a relay 44, as a result of which the air compressor 30 is switched on.
  • the sensor 43 switches the air compressor 30 off again.
  • the above-described simple control means that the pressure of the substance in the dispensing channel 3 of the bag 1 can be maintained at a virtually constant level, whether the bag 1 is completely full or virtually empty.
  • This control automatically compensates for a change in the flow resistance of the substance as the bag becomes emptier and as a result of a change in the viscosity depending on the temperature.
  • the bag according to the invention may be provided with an outwardly bulging chamber, which is preferably directly connected to the dispensing channel of the bag. If the pressure-detection means are now allowed to act on this bulging chamber, the pressure of the substance in the dispensing channel is again detected. However, the body 41 is prevented from impeding the flow of the substance by depressing the dispensing channel.
  • the bag, or at least a part of the bag may be made of a material which can be stretched elastically under the influence of the pressure of the substance, in particular a plastic film, and means may be provided in order to measure the stretching of that part of the bag or a parameter which is a function thereof.
  • the stretching of the bag can be determined directly by providing means which determine the change in the distance between two points of the bag.
  • FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the closure provision for the dispensing opening 9 of the bag l.
  • a plate 51 which is disposed in a stationary and optionally resilient manner, is situated on one side of the second channel part 5.
  • Two independently controllable closure members 52 and 53 are present opposite the plate 51, on the other side of the bag 1.
  • the closure members 52 and 53 are pivotable about a common pivot pin 54 of the dispensing device.
  • the lower closure member 52 extends over the entire width of the second channel part 5 of the bag 1 and, as a result, can completely release or close the dispensing opening 9.
  • the upper closure member 53 extends only over part of the width of the second channel part 5 of the bag 1.
  • the dispensing opening 9 is released, and a narrower flow emerges from the dispensing opening 9.
  • the upper closure member 53 With a suitably large width, the flow is prevented from widening again after passing the narrowed section formed by the said closure member 53.
  • the substance can be dispensed in small portions, but it is also possible to dispense an uninterrupted flow of the substance for a long period of time.
  • the dispensing device is provided with controllable first closure means 60, which can close off the bag 1 close to the dispensing opening 9 of the bag 1, and controllable second closure means 70, which can pinch the bag 1 tight at a location, preferably at the dispensing channel 3, such that a closed chamber is formed in the bag 1 between the first closure means 60 and the second closure means 70.
  • the first and the second closure means 60, 70 are designed as two pinching members 61, 62 and 71, 72 which can be moved towards one another and away from one another.
  • this variant of the dispensing device according to the invention is provided with pressing means 80 which can exert a pressure on that part of the bag 1 which is situated between the first closure means 60 and the second closure means 70, in order in this way to dispense a portion of the substance from the bag 1 while the second closure means 70 hold the bag 1 closed and the first closure means 60 are open.
  • the pressure- exerting means are designed so as to be adjustable, so that an adjustable amount of the substance can be pressed out of this part of the bag 1, so that a portion with an accurately defined volume can be dispensed from the bag 1.
  • These pressure-exerting means may, for example, as is shown diagrammatically in Figure 6, comprise two small movable plates 81, 82.
  • the minimum distance between the plates 81, 82 can be adjusted, so that as a result the size of the portion to be dispensed can be adjusted.
  • the substance can be dispensed in small portions, but it is also possible to dispense an uninterrupted flow of the substance for a long period of time.
  • the housing comprises a base and substantially closed side walls, and an opening for placing the bag between the plates is situated on the top side.
  • the opening on the top side of the dispensing device can be closed off using a lid.
  • the first closure means and the optionally present second closure means may be arranged on the lid.
  • the pump 30 may also be incorporated in the lid.
  • the bag 1 is provided, at the location of the dispensing channel 3, for example in the region of the underside thereof, as is shown, with an engagement provision, here designed as opening 85, for a positioning member, here designed as pin 86, arranged on the dispensing device.
  • a counter may be provided which counts the number of portions dispensed of the substance.
  • the dispensing device may also be designed as a coin-operated vending machine for self- service.
  • bag is also understood to mean a container which is to some extent dimensionally stable but which can easily be compressed between plates in order to dispense substance from the container.
  • the plates 25, 26 are heating bodies which can heat the substance in the bag 1.
  • the plates 25, 26 are cooling bodies.
  • the dispensing device according to the invention can also be realized in embodiments which are suitable for accommodating a bag in a position other than the position hanging vertically downwards, for example with a bag lying horizontally, or for accommodating a bag with the dispensing opening in the region of the underside of the bag.
  • the measure of providing pressure-detection means for detecting the pressure, resulting from the action of the supply-assisting means, of the substance in the bag in the vicinity of the dispensing opening of the bag can be used in combination with any dispensing device for dispensing a fluid substance from a bag, the storage part of which is filled with the substance to be dispensed, which bag can be placed in the dispensing device and has a dispensing opening for the substance, the device having supply-assisting means in order to assist the supply of the substance to the dispensing opening.

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Cette invention concerne un dispositif de distribution (10) permettant de distribuer une substance fluide, telle qu'une sauce (pour des chips), une crème, un savon ou analogue, depuis un sac dont une partie de stockage est remplie de la substance à distribuer. Ce sac (1) est placé à l'intérieur du dispositif et comporte une ouverture de distribution (9) de la substance. Le dispositif de distribution (10) comprend deux plaques (25, 26) placées à proximité l'une de l'autre, et entre lesquelles peuvent être disposées une ou plusieurs parties de stockage du sac. L'une au moins des deux plaques peut se déplacer en direction de l'autre, ceci sous l'action d'un système d'actionnement qui va déplacer la plaque mobile de manière à assurer la distribution de la substance par l'ouverture de distribution (9) en comprimant le sac (1). Ce dispositif comprend également un système qui délimite un espace sensiblement conique (A) entre les plaques (25,2 6) lorsque le sac est comprimé, lequel espace possède un sommet (B) situé à l'opposé de l'ouverture de distribution, et s'élargit dans la direction de cette même ouverture. L'une au moins des plaques (25, 26) est flexible. Ce dispositif de distribution est également conçu de manière à ce que, lorsque le sac est comprimé, le sommet (B) de l'espace conique (A) se déplace progressivement dans la direction de l'ouverture de distribution depuis le côté du sac (1) situé à l'opposé de ladite ouverture.
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