US 11,882,968 B2
Dispenser comprising a replaceable liquid container
Dan Wanninger, Philadelphia, PA (US); Erol Searfoss, Philadelphia, PA (US); and Peter Bergman, Gothenburg (SE)
Assigned to ESSITY HYGIENE AND HEALTH AKTIEBOLAG, Gothenburg (SE)
Appl. No. 18/009,733
Filed by Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag, Gothenburg (SE)
PCT Filed Jul. 2, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/068637
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 11, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/002402, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 6, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0240480 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. A47K 5/12 (2006.01)
CPC A47K 5/1207 (2013.01) [A47K 5/1217 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dispenser system comprising:
a dispenser and a replaceable liquid container; and
a dispensing mechanism causing fluid to be discharged from the liquid container upon actuation and comprising a pump unit for discharging said liquid and a manual actuating device arranged for mechanically activating said pump unit upon actuation,
wherein said dispenser further comprises a detection unit for detecting displacement of said pump unit,
wherein information related to said displacement can be transmitted to an external computer unit,
wherein the pump unit is configured with a displaceable element which, upon actuation, has a linear motion during discharging of liquid,
wherein the displaceable element interacts with a rotating gear element, and
wherein the gear element is associated with a magnetometer sensor.