WE CLAIM:
1. A control device (1) for controlling opening/closing
of a valve (16) of a valved container (11), said valve
(16) comprising a valve body (17) provided with an
5 orifice (18), a shutter (19) for shutting the orifice (18), the shutter being made at least in part out of a magnetic material and being mounted inside the valve body
(17) to be movable between a position in which the
orifice (18) is open and a position in which the orifice
10 (18) is closed, and a return member (20) for returning the shutter (19) of the valve (16) into the closed position of said orifice (18), said device (1) including at least one location (3) for receiving the valve (16) of said container (11), said location (3) comprising a
15 housing (31) into which the valve (16) of the container (11) is suitable for being inserted, at least in part, and a control system (5) for controlling opening of the valve (16), which system is suitable for being positioned at least in part around said location (3), said control
20 system (5) being configured to hold the shutter (19) of the valve (16) in the position in which the orifice (18) of the valve (16) is open when the control system (5) is in its state in position around said location (3) and when the valve (16) is in its state in position in said
25 location (3), the device being characterized in that the control system (5) has at least one permanent magnet (6) suitable for exerting a force of attraction or of repulsion on the shutter (19) in the direction for opening the shutter (19).
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2. A device (1) according to claim 1, characterized in
that the at least one permanent magnet (6) is a magnet of
neodymium type.
35 3. A device (1) according to claim 1 or claim 2,
characterized in that the control system (5) comprises at least two permanent magnets (6) positioned facing each
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other and spaced apart from each other by the housing (31) defined by said valve reception location (3).
4. A device (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
5 characterized in that the at least one permanent magnet
(6) is mounted to be movable along said location (3).
5. A device (1) according to claim 4, characterized in
that it includes movement drive means (25) for driving
10 the at least one permanent magnet (6) to move along said location (3).
6. A device (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
characterized in that the housing (31) defined by the
15 location (3) for receiving the valve (16) is in the form of an elongate cavity open at at least one of its ends, said open end being suitable for forming the opening for inserting the valve (16) into said housing (31), said open end being provided with a spring (4) suitable for
20 being compressed when the valve (16) is in its state inserted in said housing (31).
7. A device (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
said container (11) comprising a flexible pouch (12) that
25 is deformable under the action of pressure exerted on the outside surface of the pouch (12) so as to allow the pouch (12) to be emptied when the pouch (12) is in the compressed state and the orifice (18) of the valve (16) is open, the device being characterized in that in order
30 to form an installation for emptying the pouch, the device (1) comprises a stand (2) fitted with a pressurized gas feed circuit (7) that is connectable to a source (21) of gas under pressure, the location (3) for receiving the valve (16) of the device (1) and the
35 control system (5) for controlling opening of the valve (16) being arranged at least in part on said stand (2), and the pressurized gas feed circuit (7) that is
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connectable to a source (21) of gas under pressure being suitable for generating pressure on the outside surface of the pouch (12) of the container (11) when the valve (16) of the container (11) is in its state in position in 5 said location (3) for receiving the valve (16) of the device (1).
8. A device (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
comprising both a deformable flexible pouch (12) that is
10 refillable with liquid via a filler orifice (13) and also outer packaging (15) for the pouch (12), said pouch (12) being a compressible pouch that can be shrunk inside the outer packaging (15) under the action of pressure exerted on the outside surface of the pouch (12) so as to enable
15 the pouch (12) to be emptied when the pouch (12) is in the compressed state and the orifice (18) of the valve (16) is open, the device (1) being characterized in that in order to form an installation for assisting in refilling the pouch (12) with liquid, it comprises a
20 stand (2) fitted with a closable circuit (8) for feeding gas under pressure that is connectable to a source (21) of gas under pressure, the location (3) for receiving the valve (16) and the control system (5) for controlling opening of the valve (16) of the device (1) being
25 arranged at least in part on said stand (2), and the
closable circuit (8) for feeding gas under pressure that is connectable to a source (21) of gas under pressure comprising a coupling (9) suitable for positioning at least in part around the location (3) for receiving the
30 valve (16) in a position in which it covers a zone of the location (3) for receiving the valve (16).
9. A device (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
characterized in that the device (1) is in the form of a
35 fluid spray gun (10) and comprises a hollow base body
(100) fitted with a handle (101), a trigger (102) coupled to said base body (100) and mounted to move relative to
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said base body (100), and at least one fluid passage (103) arranged in the base body (100) and/or the handle (101), the location (3) for receiving the valve (16) of the device (1) being formed at least by the or a cavity 5 of the hollow base body (100) of the fluid spray gun
(10), and the control system for controlling opening of the valve of the device (1) being carried by the trigger (102).
10 10. An assembly comprising a valved container (11) and a control device (1) for controlling opening/closing of the valve (11), said valve (16) comprising a valve body (17) provided with an orifice (18), a shutter (19) for shutting the orifice (18), the shutter being made of
15 magnetic material and being mounted to move inside the valve body (17) between an open position of the orifice (18) and a closed position of the orifice (18), and a return member (20) for returning the shutter (19) of the valve (16) into the closed position of said orifice (18),
20 the assembly being characterized in that the device (1) for controlling opening/closing of the valve (16) is in accordance with any one of claims 1 to 9.
11. An assembly according to claim 10, characterized in
25 that the housing (31) defined by the location (3) for
receiving the valve (16) is in the shape of an elongate cavity that is open at at least one of its ends, this open end being suitable for forming the opening for inserting the valve (16) into the inside of said housing 30 (31), and in that when the valve (16) is in its state inserted at least in part in the housing (31), it is movably mounted to slide inside said housing (31).
12. An assembly according to claim 10 or claim 11,
35 characterized in that said container (11) comprises both a deformable flexible pouch (12) that is refillable with liquid via a filler orifice (13) and also outer packaging
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(15) for the pouch (12), said pouch (12) being a compressible pouch that can be shrunk inside the outer packaging (15) under the action of pressure exerted on the outside surface of the pouch (12) so as to enable the 5 pouch (12) to be emptied when the pouch (12) is in the compressed state and the orifice (18) of the valve (16) is open.
13. An assembly according to claim 12, characterized in
10 that in order to form an installation for assisting in
refilling the pouch (12) with liquid, the control device (1) for controlling opening/closing of the valve (16) comprises a stand (2) fitted with a closable circuit (8) for feeding gas under pressure and connectable to a
15 source (21) of gas under pressure, the location (3) for receiving the valve (16) and the control system (5) for controlling opening of the valve (16) of the device (1) being arranged at least in part on said stand (2), and the closable circuit (8) for feeding gas under pressure
20 and connectable to a source (21) of gas under pressure comprising a coupling (9) suitable for positioning at least in part around the location (3) for receiving the valve (16) when in a position in which it covers a zone of the location (3) for receiving the valve (16), this
25 zone of the location (3) for receiving the valve and suitable for being covered by the coupling (9) corresponding to the zone that is suitable for being occupied at least in part by the orifice (18) of the valve (16) when the valve (16) is in its state arranged
30 inside said location (3) so as to enable the pouch (12)
of the container (11) to be fed with gas in the direction for inflating the pouch (12), when the valve (16) is in its state positioned in said location (3) and the orifice (18) of the valve (16) is in the open position.
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14. An assembly according to claim 12 or claim 13,
characterized in that in order to form an installation
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for emptying the pouch, the device (1) for controlling opening/closing of the valve (16) comprises a stand (2) fitted with a pressurized gas feed circuit (7) that is connectable to a source (21) of gas under pressure, the 5 location (3) for receiving the valve (16) of the device (1) and the control system (5) for controlling opening of the valve (16) being arranged at least in part on said stand (2), and the pressurized gas feed circuit (7) that is connectable to a source (21) of gas under pressure
10 being configured to generate pressure on the outside
surface of the pouch (12) of the container (11) when the valve (16) of the container (11) is in its state in position in said location (3) for receiving the valve (16) of the device (1).
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