US 11,766,688 B2
Set consisting of a pump dispenser and an evaluation unit
Dominic Alexander Graham, Abingdon (GB); Matthew Meredith Jones, Warwick (GB); Joachim Körner, Uhldingen-Mühlhofen (DE); and William Goeffrey Arthur Marsh, Wolverton (GB)
Assigned to APTAR RADOLFZELL GMBH, Radolfzell (DE)
Appl. No. 17/281,041
Filed by Aptar Radolfzell GmbH, Radolfzell (DE)
PCT Filed Sep. 24, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/075749
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 29, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/074254, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 16, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 18199176 (EP), filed on Oct. 8, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0354157 A1, Nov. 18, 2021
Int. Cl. G16H 20/13 (2018.01); B05B 12/00 (2018.01); B05B 11/10 (2023.01)
CPC B05B 12/004 (2013.01) [B05B 11/1035 (2023.01); B05B 11/1047 (2023.01); B05B 11/1069 (2023.01); G16H 20/13 (2018.01); B05B 11/108 (2023.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dispenser set comprising:
a pump dispenser for the discharge of pharmaceutical or cosmetic liquids, the pump dispenser comprising:
a liquid reservoir with an upper end; and
a discharge head attached to the upper end of the liquid reservoir, the discharge head comprising:
a discharge opening;
a base fastened to the liquid reservoir;
an actuating button which can be pressed down with respect to the base to discharge liquid from the liquid reservoir; and
a pump device actuated by pressing down the actuating button, the pump device, when actuated, conveying liquid from an inlet channel, the inlet channel being connected to the liquid reservoir, to the discharge opening;
the dispenser set further comprising an evaluation unit configured for detection of actuation of the pump device, the evaluation unit being configured as an external evaluation unit having a receiving container open at least on one side and into which at least the liquid reservoir is pushed releasably such that at least the discharge opening is located outside of the receiving container and adjacent a first upper end of the receiving container, the receiving container having a length sufficient to permit the receiving container to receive completely the liquid reservoir, and a detection sensor is arranged at an opposite second end of the receiving container, wherein when the actuating button is pressed down, the liquid reservoir is moved relative to the receiving container and applies a force to the detection sensor such that the actuation of the pump device is detected by the detection sensor.