Patent ID: 8327842

Claim:
An inhaler for powdered substances, comprising: a mouthpiece and a suction air channel leading to said mouthpiece; a storage chamber for storing therein the powdered substance; a flat-part plunger slide disposed to be linearly movable relative to said storage chamber and rotatable about a rotary axis; and said plunger slide having a dosing chamber formed therein eccentrically of said rotary axis, said dosing chamber being a transverse bore for apportioning a specific amount of the substance from said storage chamber and bringing the specific amount of the substance into a closed transfer position for transfer to a suction air stream through said suction air channel after opening the closed transfer position with the suction air stream; and a closure plunger having an opening formed therein for accepting said plunger slide, said closure plunger being movably disposed relative to said plunger slide, for closing off said dosing chamber outside said storage chamber.