Device for dispensing a product, in particular a fluid filled in a flexible bag

Description

[0001] The invention relates to the delivery of products, particularly liquids, which are packaged in flexible containers and delivered on demand.

[0002] It also relates to improvements made in the field of food, cosmetic and / or pharmaceutical, detergent and / or maintenance product dispensers, which deliver a quantity of product on demand.

[0003] The term "fluid" refers to a viscous product with a consistency that is neither solid nor pasty. A fluid has no fixed shape and flows easily.

[0004] Hand sanitizer dispensers are increasingly common in public spaces, particularly for dispensing hand sanitizer on demand to people at the entrance to enclosed spaces or outdoor areas open to the public. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the public has also been advised to carry a bottle of hand sanitizer or hydroalcoholic solution to rub their hands regularly.

[0005] Many plastic bottles have thus been manufactured to meet the supply needs of public (or private) dispensing devices and the public's demand for individual bottles.

[0006] This results in ever-increasing pollution of public spaces.

[0007] The invention was originally conceived to create a dispenser for hydroalcoholic gel or solution that would allow existing containers for hydroalcoholic gel or solution to be refilled for reuse once empty, thereby limiting the production of plastic containers.

[0008] It was also desired to create a dispenser that would operate without electricity (without plugs or batteries), in order to be as environmentally friendly as possible.

[0009] We know of dispensers for fluid products, packaged in a flexible pouch equipped with a delivery device, such as that described in US patent US 8 820 094 or in German application booklet DE 42 18 297 as well as in US patent application 2012 / 104041.

[0010] Such a device is designed to dispense chilled beverages packaged in flexible pouches and is electrically powered to maintain the beverages at the desired temperature. However, the dispensing of the beverages by the device does not require electricity: the device consists of a housing designed to hold a flexible pouch containing the liquid product (a beverage). The housing has a front wall with a through-hole designed to accommodate the pouch dispensing tool. The housing also includes an internal panel, which acts as a support for the flexible pouch. This internal panel is angled relative to the front wall to direct the product towards the pouch dispensing tool.The internal panel is also mounted pivoting around an axis parallel to the front wall to promote the flow of fluid contained in the flexible pouch towards the delivery device and the through opening, and thus promote the delivery of the fluid.

[0011] The internal panel pivots using a spring: as the bag empties during successive dispensings of fluid, the bag's weight decreases, and the spring is under less stress. The panel then tends to return to an increasingly inclined position as the flexible bag empties, further facilitating the flow of fluid towards the bag dispensing device.

[0012] To place the bag in the housing, the housing must be removed from the device and one of its top panels removed. To replace a bag, the entire housing must be removed from the enclosure, opened by removing the top panel, the bag inserted, the housing closed, and then placed back inside the enclosure.

[0013] The invention aims to provide a simpler device to implement, which also has the benefit of allowing the consumer to fill their own containers in order to reuse said containers to reduce their waste: these can be various products such as liquid laundry detergents, dishwashing liquids, soaps, shampoos, food products such as yogurts, compotes and various juices etc.

[0014] The device according to the invention is intended to be implemented in all kinds of places open to the public, including canteens, restaurants, company restaurants and takeaway shops.

[0015] It relates to a device for dispensing a product, in particular a liquid packaged in a flexible pouch, equipped with a dispensing utensil, said device comprising at least one compartment suitable for holding said flexible pouch (containing the liquid product), said compartment comprising: a front wall, movablely mounted between an open position of the box and a closed position of the box, said front wall having a through opening which is suitable for receiving the flexible bag delivery device, and an internal panel, against which the flexible bag is supported when the box receives said flexible bag, the internal panel being orientable in a direction inclined relative to the front wall and being pivotally mounted around a first pivot axis which is parallel to the front wall, between an inactive position and an active position, promoting the flow of the fluid product contained in the flexible bag towards the delivery device, said delivery device further comprising a pressure system constrained in the active position of the panel.

[0016] The device according to the invention is remarkable in that the front wall is mounted pivotally between said opening position of the box and said closing position of the box around a second pivot axis which is parallel to said first pivot axis.

[0017] Thanks to this, the inside of the box can be accessed without having to remove it from an enclosure. Furthermore, making the pivot axis parallel to the second pivot axis allows the pivot of the front panel to be linked to the pivot of the internal panel, so that the movement of one can cause the movement of the other, thus facilitating the operation of the device. In addition, thanks to the features of the invention, the front panel can be used as a support for the pouch when the box is open, which simplifies the positioning of the pouch. The device according to the invention is designed to be simple to manufacture and easily recyclable: for example, it can be made entirely of wood and metal and thus be fully recyclable at the end of its life.

[0018] The device according to the invention may also include the following characteristics, taken separately or in combination: The first pivot axis and the second pivot axis may be coaxial; the first pivot axis may include a hinged connection fixed to the front wall; the device may include a system that rotationally links the front wall and the internal panel when the front wall moves from the open to the closed position of the enclosure; the front wall may be integral with two side walls, the front wall and the two side walls forming a U-shape in which the pocket can be accommodated in the open position of the enclosure; the internal panel may include at least two hinged flaps; the enclosure may be mounted in a housing having a back wall; the second pivot axis of the front wall includes a hinged connection fixed on one side to a back wall of the housing and on the other side to a lower end of the front wall.The enclosure may comprise at least two boxes, each including a front panel mounted pivoting around a second pivot axis. The two second pivot axes of the two boxes are independent of each other. To open and close the two boxes independently, the device advantageously includes a locking system for the front panel in the closed position. In one embodiment, said first pivot axis may include a hinged joint fixed to an inner face of a top panel of said box, and the second pivot axis includes a hinged joint fixed to the lower part of the front panel of the box. The inner panel may carry a hook for suspending a flexible pouch. Furthermore, in an advantageous embodiment,It may be provided that said first pivot axis (ensuring the pivot of the inner panel parallel to the front wall) is formed by a hinge with an integrated spring which is fixed between an edge of said inner panel and a wall of said device, or which is fixed between an edge of said inner panel and said front wall, said hinge with integrated spring constituting at least partially said pressure system. Thus, according to this embodiment, it is not necessary to provide an independent pressure system that presses on the inner panel, because the spring of the hinge creates an elastic restoring force on the panel which generates pressure on the inner pouch when the pouch is placed between the inner panel and the front wall of the device.

[0019] The invention also relates to a method of implementing the device defined above, comprising a locking system, the method comprising the following steps: a. release of the locking system, b. movement of the front wall from the closed position to the open position of the box by manually rotating the front wall towards the front of the device around the second pivot axis, c. positioning of the bag in the device, against a rear face of the front wall of the box in the open position, by inserting the dispensing utensil into the through opening of the front wall, d. movement of the front wall from the open position to the closed position of the box by manually rotating the front wall and by exerting manual force on said front wall, the movement causing the pivot of the internal panel from its inactive position to its active position, e. locking of the front wall in the closed position of the box by activating the locking system, f. activation of the flexible bag dispensing device (3) to deliver the fluid product.

[0020] Other advantages and features of the invention will become apparent upon examination of the detailed description of a non-limiting embodiment and the accompanying drawings, in which: there figure 1 is a front perspective view of a delivery device according to the invention, comprising two chambers in the closed position, the figure 2 is a front perspective view of the device shown in figure 1 , with a box in an intermediate opening position, the figure 3 is a front perspective view of the device shown in figures 1 et 2 , with a box in the open position, the figure 4 is a rear perspective view of the device shown in the previous figures, with the other box in the open position, the figure 5 is a front and top perspective view of the device shown in figure 4 , there figure 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the device shown in the previous figures, illustrating a chamber in the open position receiving a flexible bag containing the fluid product to be delivered, the figure 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the device shown in the previous figures, illustrating the housing in the closed position after insertion of the flexible pouch, the figure 8 is another, more schematic representation of the device shown in figure 7 , seen in cross-section, the figure 9 is a schematic representation of a device conforming to a second embodiment of the invention, the figure 10 is a schematic representation of a device conforming to a third embodiment of the invention, the figure 11 is a schematic representation of a device conforming to a fourth embodiment of the invention, the figure 12 is a schematic representation of a device conforming to a fifth embodiment of the invention, the figure 13 is a schematic cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the invention, the figure 14 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating yet another embodiment of the invention, the figure 15 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating yet another embodiment of the invention, the figure 16 is a perspective view illustrating yet another embodiment of the invention, and the figure 17 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment of the figure 16 .

[0021] In the description that follows, the same references will be kept from one embodiment to another to designate elements designed differently but having the same function.

[0022] Furthermore, the terms "front", "back", left, right etc., will be used solely to identify elements in the figures. They should not, however, be considered as limitations of the invention.

[0023] THE figures 1 à 3 first illustrates a device 1 conforming to a first embodiment of the invention and the principle of opening two boxes 2 which the device comprises.

[0024] It should be understood that the invention is not limited to the presence of two boxes: a device comprising only one box or more than two boxes could be considered in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.

[0025] Device 1 comprises an enclosure 10 having four walls: two side walls 11, a top wall 12, and a bottom wall 13, forming a square or a rectangle. The boxes 2 are inserted into the space defined between the four walls 11, 12, and 13 and each has a front wall 20; the two front walls 20 of the two boxes together form the front wall of Device 1.

[0026] Each of the 2 compartments of the device is designed to accommodate a flexible pouch 3 (shown in figures 6 And 7 ) containing a fluid product: the fluid product may be a food product, or a cosmetic and / or pharmaceutical product, or even a detergent product. For example, the product may be a hydroalcoholic gel or solution.

[0027] The flexible bag 3 is equipped with a delivery utensil 4, visible in particular in figures 1 à 3 And 6 And 7allowing the liquid product contained in the bag to be delivered: this could be, for example, a tap with a push button.

[0028] To enable the delivery of the fluid product contained in the bag 3 when the bag 3 is placed in a box 2, the box 2 has a through opening 5 which is provided in the front wall 20 of the box: the delivery utensil is placed in the through opening so as to protrude outside the box 2 (and therefore accessible to the user).

[0029] The through-hole 5 is provided in the lower part of the front wall 20 to accommodate the flexible bag 3 with the delivery device at the bottom, allowing the fluid to enter by gravity. This eliminates the need for electrical means to feed the product into the delivery device 4. The term "lower part" refers to the section of the front wall extending from its midpoint to its lower edge.

[0030] However, the opening 5 must not be too close to the lower edge of the front wall 20: indeed, if the opening is too close to the lower edge, the fluid has too little space to circulate in the compressed pocket.

[0031] To allow the introduction of the pouch 3 into the housing 2, the front part 20 is movable between an open position, in which the housing is open, and a closed position, in which the housing 2 is closed. The front wall 20 is pivotally mounted about a horizontal axis X, so as to bring the rear face of the front wall (i.e., the face of the front wall that faces the inside of the housing) from a vertical position to a substantially horizontal or slightly inclined position with respect to the horizontal when the housing is in the open position. In this way, when the housing 2 is open, the rear face 21 of the front wall 20 can serve as a substantially horizontal flat support for the flexible pouch 3 to rest on when it is introduced into the device according to the invention (see figures 3 And 6 ).

[0032] To keep the flexible pouch 3 filled with fluid product in place on the front wall 20 during loading (the flexible pouch 3 deforming easily under the weight of the fluid product it is filled with), two side walls 22 are to be fixed perpendicularly to the front wall on the rear face 21 near the side edges 23 of the front wall 20.

[0033] The front wall 20 and the two side walls 22 thus form a U in which the flexible bag 3 is received in the open position of the box, the flexible bag 3 resting on the rear face 21 and being held laterally.

[0034] It should be understood that the side walls 22 and the front wall 20 are adjusted as precisely as possible so that the space between the two side walls is sufficient to hold the flexible pouch. A sealing or adjustment system may also be provided to secure very thin pouches.

[0035] The opening and closing of the box 2 is done manually, by pulling on the upper edge 24 of the front wall 20. To facilitate the manual grip of the edge 24, a shallow cavity 25 (on the order of 1 or 2 cm) is provided on the rear face 21 of the front wall, near the upper edge 24, the cavity forming a handle integrated into the front wall 20.

[0036] The X axis, around which the front wall 20 is pivotally mounted, is horizontal and positioned in the lower part of the front wall: it is mechanically achieved by at least one hinge 6 between the front wall 20 and the rear wall 13 of the enclosure 10 (see figures 4 , 6 And 7 ).

[0037] To keep the front panel 20 closed, a locking system 7 is provided, shown in particular in figures 5 And 7 .

[0038] This is for example a hook 70 mounted pivoting inside the enclosure 10, the hook 70 being able to hook onto a peg 71 fixed on an outside face of a side wall 22. The peg 71 could also be provided on the edge of the front wall 20 without going out of the scope of the invention.

[0039] According to the invention, the box includes means for exerting pressure on the flexible pouch 3 to force the release of the fluid product it contains.

[0040] In the examples presented, and in accordance with the invention, these means comprise a panel 8, internal to the box, which is designed to tilt relative to the front wall 20.

[0041] The internal panel 8 has a front face 81, oriented towards the front of the device and a rear face 82, oriented towards the rear of the device 1.

[0042] To do this, panel 8 is mounted pivoting around an axis X1, which is parallel to the plane along which the front wall 20 extends.

[0043] The pivot axis X1 is horizontal or substantially horizontal, and is therefore also parallel to the pivot axis X. The axes X1 and X are parallel to each other and in the same plane.

[0044] Thanks to its features, the device according to the invention offers a compartment that opens from the front, thus eliminating the need to remove the compartment to insert a flexible pouch of liquid product. Furthermore, this allows several devices to be stacked one on top of the other, to form a column of devices, for example. It also allows the device to be installed on gondolas or shelves already present in the installation location.

[0045] The internal panel 8 is thus mounted to move (by pivoting around the axis X1) between an active position and an inactive position, according to the invention. In the active position, the internal panel 8 is oriented in a direction inclined relative to a vertical or horizontal direction and exerts a force against the flexible pocket 3, which is then compressed between the rear face 21 of the front wall 20 and the front face 81 of the internal panel 8 (see figure 7 ).

[0046] In the inactive position, the internal panel 8 is oriented in a vertical or nearly vertical direction and exerts no force on the flexible pocket 3 (see figure 6 ).

[0047] When the casing 2 of the device according to the invention does not have any flexible pocket, in the closed position of the front wall, the internal panel 8 is therefore parallel or substantially parallel to the front wall 20, the internal panel 8 and the front wall 20 both being oriented in vertical or substantially vertical directions (see figure 4 And 5 - cabinet with front wall in closed position and internal panel in inactive position).

[0048] The front panel 20 is designed to be locked in a vertical position by a stop. The pivot axis X1 is achieved by a hinge joint 9 fixed between the lower part of the internal panel 8 and the rear face 21 of the front panel 20, at the lower part of the rear face 21. This assembly is schematically represented in figure 8 (see also the figure 6 or the figure 7 ).

[0049] According to an alternative embodiment which has not been shown (but which would also correspond to a solution in accordance with the invention), the hinge joint 9 could be fixed between the rear face of the wall 20 and the upper face of the bottom wall 13.

[0050] Without departing from the scope of the invention, it could also be envisaged that the pivot axes X and X1 coincide in the lower part of the front wall 20 (see the schematic representation of the figure 9 ): the X and X1 axes can thus be coaxial without going outside the scope of the invention.

[0051] To constrain the panel in the active position, the device 1 according to the invention includes a pressure system: in this example, it is a pneumatic or hydraulic cylinder 30 which is fixed between the bottom wall 13 of the enclosure 10 and the rear face 82 of the internal panel 8.

[0052] The jack 30 forces the panel 8 towards its vertical or substantially vertical position shown in figure 6 .

[0053] When a flexible pouch 3 is inserted into the chamber 2, it is positioned against the rear face 21 of the front wall 20. The front wall is then tilted from its extended position (open position of the chamber 2), substantially horizontal or inclined, to its upright position (closed position of the chamber 2). As this occurs, the pouch 3, filled with fluid, presses against the inner panel 8 and pushes the panel 8 back, causing it to pivot and compress the piston in the chamber of the cylinder 30. The panel 8 is then tilted into the active position because the cylinder 30 resists the force of the pouch compressed between the front wall 20 and the panel 8. The cylinder 30, which is then under stress, exerts pressure against the panel 8, tending to return it to a vertical or substantially vertical position (inactive position). figure 7 ).

[0054] Thus, the pivot of the front wall 20 has an action on the pivot of the panel 8: the pressure on the flexible pouch 3 is exerted both by the front wall 20 held in closed position by the locking system and by the panel 8 pushed by the cylinder 30: this promotes the flow of the fluid product contained in the pouch towards the delivery utensil 4.

[0055] This results in good delivery of the fluid product and the flexible pouch is completely emptied thanks to this system because the flexible pouch is sandwiched between the front wall 20 and the parallel panel 8 when the pouch is emptied.

[0056] It should be noted that panel 8 and the front wall are pressed against each other when the panel is in the inactive position and the front wall is in the closed position.

[0057] According to another embodiment according to the invention, the internal panel 8 could be made in several sections articulated to each other: this embodiment allows it to conform more closely to the shape of the flexible pouch 3 filled with the fluid product to be delivered, and thus to exert a distributed pressure on the wall of the flexible pouch 3.

[0058] THE figures 10 And 11 schematically illustrate such embodiments. In the two examples shown, the panels 8 each have two flaps 83 and 84 hinged around a pivoting axis X2. The axis X2 is parallel to the pivot axis X1 of the panel.

[0059] It should be understood that panel 8, which has several flaps, could have more than two flaps without going outside the scope of the invention.

[0060] Similarly, the figures 1 à 3 illustrate one embodiment of a device according to the invention comprising two boxes 2: it should be understood that the enclosure could comprise only one box, or more than two boxes, without going out of the scope of the invention.

[0061] According to this embodiment, each of the two boxes 2 is independent of the other: this means that each box has its own pivot axis X of its front wall 20, and its own locking and compression system; in other words, the two pivot axes of the two boxes 2 are independent of each other. This embodiment prevents the operation of one box from being affected if the operation of the adjacent box malfunctions (for example, in the event of a problem with the cylinder 30). It should be understood that, according to this embodiment, each box also has its own locking system.

[0062] These embodiments also allow a pouch to be replaced in a compartment without having to open both compartments.

[0063] It should also be understood that the cylinder 30 could be replaced by another pressure system without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0064] Reference will now be made to a method of implementing the device as defined above: Before first use of a box, it will be necessary to check the operation of the box of the device by ensuring that the front wall 20 pivots properly around its pivot axis X, that the internal panel 8 pivots properly around its axis X1 by exerting manual pressure on it to push it towards the inside of the enclosure, by checking that the panel 8 returns properly to its place under the pressure of the jack 30 and, finally, by ensuring that the locking system engages and disengages correctly.

[0065] Once this has been verified, a flexible bag containing a fluid product to be delivered can be introduced into the chamber.

[0066] To do this, it is necessary to disengage the locking system (or release it, i.e. put it in a position that allows the front wall 20 to be opened).

[0067] Once this has been done, the front wall can be opened: the top of the front wall is grasped manually using the hollowed cavity 25 forming a handle, and the wall 20 is manually rotated towards the front of the device to position it substantially in a horizontal position (up to the limit of the stroke of the pivot joint of the X axis).

[0068] The front wall 20 is then in the open position of box 2 (see figure 3 ).

[0069] A flexible bag is then positioned in compartment 2 by inserting the bag between the two side walls 22 with the delivery utensil facing downwards. The delivery utensil 4 is then placed in the through opening 5 and the side of the bag, containing the utensil, is positioned against the rear face of the front wall 20.

[0070] The front wall 20 is then manually tilted into the closed position (passage of the front wall from the open position to the closed position), by rotating the front wall by exerting a manual force on it: in doing so, the flexible pocket comes to crush against the internal panel 8 and causes the internal panel 8 to pivot towards the inside of the box, causing the cylinder 30 to be compressed. The pivoting movement of the panel therefore causes the pivoting movement of the internal panel.

[0071] Thus, according to the invention, the effort provided to drive the pivot of the front wall is transmitted to the internal panel to drive its pivot.

[0072] It could be possible to link the front wall 20 and the inner panel 8 by rotation: to achieve this, according to an alternative embodiment, a second locking system is provided which engages when the front wall is positioned in the open position of the box and releases just before the wall 20 is positioned in the closed position of the box. Thus, when the front wall moves from the open to the closed position of the box, the flexible pocket is not compressed between the inner panel and the front wall: the compression of the pocket between the inner panel and the front wall only occurs when the wall reaches the closed position. This reduces the manual effort required to close the box.

[0073] One such embodiment is illustrated, for example, in figure 12 In particular, the second locking system for rotationally linking the internal panel 8 and the wall may include: A hook system 86 is fixed to the rear face 82 of the inner panel 8. A rigid ring 85 is fixed to a cross member 26 connecting the two side walls 22 (which are integral with the front wall 20). The hook 86 is designed to engage with the rigid ring 85. A stop element 14 forces the hook to disengage from the ring 85, thus releasing the inner panel 8, which then changes its direction of rotation under the pressure of the pressure system. A removable stop element 15 limits the opening angle of the chamber (20 and 22) to facilitate the insertion of the bag. This stop element can be removed from the rear of the enclosure to facilitate initial assembly of the chamber or its maintenance.

[0074] Once the pouch is placed in the device and the front wall 20 is in the closed position, the locking system 7 of the front wall in the closed position is engaged to lock it in that position.

[0075] The device conforming to the invention is then ready for use.

[0076] To dispense the fluid product, simply activate the dispensing tool protruding from the front wall 20.

[0077] The flexible pouch will thus empty itself of the fluid it contains.

[0078] Once the bag is emptied, compartment 2 can be refilled with a new bag: simply release the locking system again, open the front wall 20 of compartment 2, remove the empty bag and replace it with a full one, then close the compartment again by locking the front wall 20 in the closed position.

[0079] It is understood from the above how the invention makes it possible to deliver a fluid product using a device which requires no power supply and is simple to use.

[0080] It should be understood that the invention is not limited to the embodiment specifically described in the figures and that it extends to the implementation of equivalent means.

[0081] For example, the device according to the invention could include a heating or temperature maintenance module for the fluid product contained in the flexible pouch, for example for spreads (but this time with an electrical input).

[0082] Such a module could be of the Peltier type, integrated for example into the walls of the enclosure or box, or a refrigeration system for yogurts, wines or fruit juices, for example by integrating a refrigeration module into the enclosure or by placing the enclosure in a refrigerated box.

[0083] A height-adjustable tray could be fixed to the outside of the front wall to provide support for a bottle to be filled, making filling more ergonomic.

[0084] A protruding handle can be provided on the outer sides of the enclosure, to facilitate gripping the front panel for easier opening or closing.

[0085] The front wall might not be a plane: it could consist of two planes forming an angle between them and the angle could be taken up by the internal panel itself made up of two planes.

[0086] The front wall could be fitted, on the outside, with a guillotine system or other, which immobilizes the dispensing utensil 5 in the opening 4. Various accessories could also complement the front wall: display systems, label dispensing systems, drainers, etc.

[0087] The delivery device could be equipped with an accessory that allows it to be operated without direct contact with the hands.

[0088] In addition, the enclosure could be equipped, in its lower part, with a removable tray that collects any overflow of delivered fluid.

[0089] It should also be noted that the power of the cylinder, as well as the exact position of its attachment on the internal panel 8, can be adjusted to adapt to the viscosity of the type of fluid product contained in the pouch received in the device.

[0090] The side walls 22 may also have an arc shape and may optionally be fitted with a stop, which limits the opening angle of the front wall 20 to easily place the pocket.

[0091] This stop could be removed from the rear of the enclosure, if it is necessary to access the inside of the cabinet, for example to clean it or to maintain the actuator.

[0092] Other systems could be implemented to disable the actuator during recharging. For example, the actuator's mounting within the enclosure could be movable in translation, thanks to a support mounted on a worm gear, operated by a knob accessible at the front of the system.

[0093] In addition, this solution would also allow the force of the action of the cylinder on the internal panel 8 to be varied to adjust it to the viscosity of the product contained in the bag (the more the cylinder is compressed, the more force it will exert on the internal panel 8).

[0094] There figure 13 shows yet another delivery device solution according to the invention: We observe the front wall 20 mounted pivoting at its lower end around the horizontal axis X.

[0095] The internal panel 8 of the box is also mounted pivoting around an axis X1 which is parallel to the X axis and which is provided on the underside of the top wall 12, the axis X1 also being horizontal.

[0096] A jack 30 is fixed between the internal panel 8 and the lower face of the top wall 12, at a distance from the axis X1 of the pivot.

[0097] To keep pocket 3 in place in the device, it is planned to equip pocket 3 with a handle-forming element and to equip the internal movable panel 8 with a hook 90 around which the handle of pocket 3 can be placed: pocket 3 is thus suspended on the hook 90 of the internal panel 8.

[0098] The delivery utensil 4 is placed in the opening of the front wall 20 of the box by slightly deforming the bag to bring the utensil 4 to the correct height.

[0099] The pivot movements of the front wall 20 of the box and the internal panel 8 are symbolized by the arrows M on the figure 13 .

[0100] There figure 14 shows a variant embodiment of the device shown in figure 13 , according to which the pressure system 30 has been replaced by a hinge 31 with integrated spring: this is a spring which works in torsion, one end of which is fixed on the inner face of the top wall 12 of the device, and the other end of which is fixed on the rear face of the inner panel 8.

[0101] It could be envisaged that the embodiments shown in the other figures would be modified by replacing the cylinder pressure system 30 with a spring hinge 31 such as that used to make the pivot between the internal panel 8 and the front wall 20.

[0102] There figure 15 thus shows an example of a device according to the invention in which the internal panel 8 is pivotally mounted on the front wall 20 of the device, by means of a spring hinge 31.

[0103] There figure 16 illustrates yet another embodiment of the invention: The dispensing device is shown in perspective, with its front panel 20 of the cabinet oriented to the left. The dispensing device conforming to this embodiment is designed to be mounted on a shelf or other flat support having a front edge. The dispensing device is equipped, for this purpose, with a fixing strip 15 that extends along the lower edge of the front panel 20, aligned with the front panel 20 when it is in the closed position (as illustrated in the figure).

[0104] The fixing strip 15 has through holes 16, allowing it to be fixed by screwing it onto the edge of the shelf or flat support.

[0105] It is also noted that the front panel 20 also has holes 17, located at the four corners of the front panel. These holes 17 allow a decorative element to be attached to the front panel 20, which then serves as a support for decoration or even for displaying information, possibly advertising.

[0106] On the figure 16 The opening 5 made through the front wall 20, for the delivery instrument, is scallop-shaped. The opening 5 is located approximately halfway up the front wall 20.

[0107] The pivoting internal panel 8 is shown in position against the front wall 20 and is visible through the opening 5.

[0108] Finally, we observe, on the figure 16 , the bottom wall 13 of the device which is equipped with a support 18 for the fixing of one end of a cylinder 30.

[0109] There figure 17, which illustrates the device in cross-section, shows different positions of the front wall 20 and the internal panel 8.

[0110] We also observe a restraint device 40 which is provided on an edge 27 of a side wall 22.

[0111] A retaining pin 41 is fixed to the bottom wall 13 and works with the device 40 to keep the front wall 20, which is attached to the side walls 22, in the closed position.

[0112] By exerting pressure on the front wall, a spring system is compressed in the device 40, under the effect of the pressure exerted by the pin 41. This compression of the spring releases the pin 41 which separates from the retaining device 40: the front wall can then tilt / pivot around its axis X.

[0113] In this example, the X axis and the X1 axis coincide.

[0114] By closing the front wall 20, the device 40 comes into contact with the pin 41 and the spring system is compressed again, which allows the pin 41 to be locked in the retaining device 40: the front wall 20 is then held in the closed position.

Claims

1. Device for dispensing product, notably fluid product, packaged in a flexible bag (3) fitted with a dispensing utensil (4), said device comprising at least one box (2) able to accommodate said flexible bag (3) containing the fluid product, said box (2) having: - a front wall (20), movably mounted between an open position of the box and a closed position of the box, said front wall (20) having a through-opening (5) which is able to accommodate the dispensing utensil (4) of the flexible bag (3), and - an internal panel (8), against which the flexible bag (3) bears when the box (2) accommodates said flexible bag (3), the internal panel (8) being able to be oriented in a direction which is inclined in relation to the front wall (20) and being pivotably mounted about a first pivot axis (X1) which is parallel to the front wall (20), between an inactive position and an active position, promoting the flow of the fluid product contained in the flexible bag (3) towards the dispensing utensil (4), said device for dispensing also comprising a pressure system (30) which is stressed in the active position of said panel, characterized in that the front wall (20) is pivotably mounted between said open position of the box and said closed position of the box about a second pivot axis (X) which is parallel to said first pivot axis (X1).

2. Device for dispensing according to Claim 1, characterized in that said first pivot axis (X1) and said second pivot axis (X) are coaxial.

3. Device for dispensing according to Claim 1, characterized in that said first pivot axis (X1) involves a hinge connection (9) fixed on said front wall (20).

4. Device for dispensing according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a system which rotationally connects the front wall (20) and the internal panel (8) when the front wall (20) is transitioning from the open position to the closed position of the box.

5. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the front wall (20) is secured to two lateral walls (22), the front wall (20) and the two lateral walls (22) forming a U in which the bag (3) can be accommodated in the open position of said box (2).

6. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the internal panel (8) has at least two flaps (83, 84) that are articulated to one another.

7. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the box (2) is mounted in an enclosure (10) having a bottom wall (13), said second pivot axis (X) of said front wall (20) involving a hinge connection (6) fixed on the one hand on a bottom wall (13) of said enclosure (10) and on the other hand on a lower end of said front wall (20).

8. Device according to Claim 7, characterized in that said enclosure (10) has at least two boxes (2), each having a front wall (20) mounted pivotably about a second pivot axis (X), the two second pivot axes (X) of said at least two boxes (2) being independent of one another.

9. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a locking system (7; 40, 41) for locking said front wall (20) in the closed position.

10. Device according to Claim 1, characterized in that said first pivot axis (X1) involves a hinge connection fixed on an inner face of a top wall of said box and in that said second pivot axis (X) involves a hinge connection fixed in the lower part of the front wall of the box.

11. Device according to Claim 10, characterized in that the internal panel (8) bears a hook (90) for hanging a flexible bag.

12. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said first pivot axis (X1) is formed by a hinge with integrated spring which is fixed between an edge of said internal panel and a wall of said device, or which is fixed between an edge of said internal panel and said front wall, said hinge with integrated spring at least partially constituting said pressure system.

13. Method for implementing the device according to Claim 9, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: a. releasing the locking system (7), b. transitioning the front wall (20) from said closed position to said open position of the box by manually pivoting the front wall (20) towards the front of the device about the second pivot axis (X), c. positioning said bag (3) in the device, against a rear face (21) of the front wall (20) of the box (2) in the open position, by introducing said dispensing utensil (4) into the through-opening (5) in the front wall (20), d. transitioning the front wall (20) from the open position to the closed position of the box by manually pivoting said front wall (20) and by exerting a manual force on said front wall, said transitioning causing said internal panel to pivot about said first pivot axis from its inactive position to its active position, e. locking the front wall in the closed position of the box by activating the locking system (7), f. activating the dispensing utensil (4) of said flexible bag (3) to dispense the fluid product.