Housing and dispenser
A housing for a dispenser includes two non-metal half shells forming respective sides of at least a front part of the housing, with the front part of the housing including a cartridge receptacle, and with the two non-metal half shells being connected to one another. The housing further includes a reinforcing plate forming at least part of a front end of the cartridge receptacle, with the reinforcing plate being received between the two non-metal half shells and including a retainer configured to connect the two non-metal half shells at the front end of the cartridge receptacle.
1. A housing for a dispenser, the housing comprising:
two non-metal half shells forming respective sides of at least a front part of the housing, the front part of the housing comprising a cartridge receptacle, and the two non-metal half shells being connected to one another; and
a reinforcing plate forming at least part of a front end of the cartridge receptacle, the reinforcing plate being received between the two non-metal half shells and comprising a retainer configured to connect the two non-metal half shells at the front end of the cartridge receptacle,
at least one of the two non-metal half shells further comprising a snap-in member, the snap-in member being configured to engage the reinforcing plate, the snap-in member disposed on an inner surface of the at least one of the two half shells and formed by one of a small protrusion and a rib and cooperating with a corresponding counter part in the reinforcing plate.
2. The housing in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing plate comprises an opening extending from a rear side to a front side of the reinforcement plate.
3. The housing in accordance with claim 2 , wherein the opening is open at a narrow side of the reinforcing plate.
4. The housing in accordance with claim 3 , wherein the opening is a U-shaped slot, a V-shaped slot or a rectangular-shaped slot.
5. The housing in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the two non-metal half shells respectively comprise a holder at the front end of the cartridge receptacle that cooperates with the retainer formed in or at the reinforcing plate and with the holder being formed at a respective inner surface of the two non-metal half shells at a front end thereof.
6. The housing in accordance with claim 5 , wherein the holder engages undercuts present in the retainer.
7. The housing in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the retainer comprises retaining ribs that cooperate with projections or recesses formed in each of the two non-metal half shells.
8. The housing in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing plate comprises at least one groove extending in a peripheral region and each non-metal half shell comprises at least one projection engaging into the at least one groove, or vice versa.
9. The housing in accordance with claim 8 , wherein the at least one groove comprises at least one recess and one or each of the non-metal half shells comprises at least one further projection engaging into the at least one recess.
10. The housing in accordance with claim 8 , wherein the retainer comprises a peripherally extending outer rim and each non-metal half shell comprises at least one groove, the outer rim at least partially engaging into the respective at least one groove formed in each non-metal half shell.
11. The housing in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the two non-metal half shells are connected to one another either in a releasable or a non-releasable manner.
12. The housing in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing plate forms at least 70% of a surface area of an inner front end face of the cartridge receptacle.
13. The housing in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the two non-metal half shells are respectively formed from a plastic.
14. The housing in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing plate is composed from a material selected from either fiber reinforced plastics or metal.
15. A dispenser for dispensing at least one component, comprising:
the housing in accordance with claim 1 .
16. The dispenser in accordance with claim 15 , further comprising at least one plunger for each of the at least one component to be dispensed and an actuation mechanism moving the at least one plunger in a dispensing direction, the actuation mechanism being activated by a trigger.
17. The dispenser in accordance with claim 15 , wherein the dispenser is a one or two component hand-held dispenser.
18. The housing in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing plate forms approximately 90% of a surface area of an inner front end face of the cartridge receptacle.
19. The housing in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing plate is aluminum.