CN101734417A - Bendable sealing element capable of penetrating through liner plate - Google Patents

Bendable sealing element capable of penetrating through liner plate Download PDF

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CN101734417A
CN101734417A CN 200810173333 CN200810173333A CN101734417A CN 101734417 A CN101734417 A CN 101734417A CN 200810173333 CN200810173333 CN 200810173333 CN 200810173333 A CN200810173333 A CN 200810173333A CN 101734417 A CN101734417 A CN 101734417A
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The invention relates to a bendable sealing element capable of penetrating through a liner plate. A membrane is inserted between a container opening and a distribution sealing element. The system comprises a base which is arranged at the opening and extends from the container. The base is provided with a receiving passage and a circular sealing flange, and the flange extends axially inwards around the passage. A movable nozzle is arranged in the receiving passage of the base, and is provided with an exhaust end which can be gripped. The exhaust end protrudes axially outwards from the receiving passage of the base. The nozzle is provided with a distribution passage extending and penetrating through the nozzle, and is also provided with a periphery sealing surface. The sealing surface and the circular sealing flange of the base are in sealing joint. The nozzle is provided with a penetrating part which axially protrudes into the inner end at the nozzle. A cam rail is arranged in the base or the nozzle. A cam driven element is positioned on the other one of the base or the nozzle, and the cam driven element is engaged in the cam rail.

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Pierce through the closure member of twisting and warping of liner plate
Technical field
The present invention relates to distribute the container-closure of stream material.The invention particularly relates to a kind of distribution closure member that uses with container, lamina membranacea is inserted in this container and distributes between the closure member.
Background technology
Comprise liquid, paste, Powdered etc. fluent material can be packaged in traditionally has in the container that distributes closure member, described distribution closure member comprise be positioned at container top and limit one or more dispensing orifices or mouthful base portion.Can be provided for being fixed to releasedly top cap or lid on the described base portion, when not using described container, this top cap or lid are used for the enclose distributor hole.If container falls down or during overturning, can stop overflowing of material.Described lid also helps composition to keep fresh, and can reduce entering of pollutants.
The various distribution closure members of design-calculated are in liquid or various products that powder type exists developed (for example, shampoo, washer solvent, makeup powder etc.).One type closure member comprises flexibility, the self-packing slit distributing valve that is installed in the vessel port top.Described valve has a seam or many seams, and it limits a hole of closing usually, and when the described container of extruding, open in response to the pressure boost in the container to allow fluid to flow through at this place in this hole.A kind of widely-used form of valve is when eliminating the pressure that is increased, and SELF CL is passed through to cut off fluid.The closure arrangement that uses these valves is at patent US5, and is open in 271,531, US5,927,566, US5,934,512.In general, closure member comprises a pedestal that is installed on the container neck, and being defined for the bearing that holds valve, described closure member also comprises and is used for valve is fixed on retaining ring or housing on the bearing in the pedestal.Patent US6 for example, 269,986, US6,616,016, US5,839,626 disclose a kind of closure member with valve, and powder is discharged and is passed porous from described valve and distributes baffle plate, so that fine powder (for example disguising powder) is formed required dispersion forms of distribution.In the process of shipping or when getting up container package with convenient transportation (perhaps when container does not use), closure member also can be provided with the closing cap that is used to cover valve.Referenced patent US5,271,531 accompanying drawing
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This closing cap can hold-off valve cleaning and/or protective valve be not damaged.
In some packages, also need to cross over vessel port lamina membranacea (for example sealing member or liner plate) is inserted, and also need to provide a kind of following closure member: (1) this closure member is installed on the container of lamina membranacea top; (2) have can be by piercing through or cut the element that described lamina membranacea comes the Unscrew lamina membranacea for this closure member.Referenced patent US4,853,665, US4,884,705 and US5,482,176.
The present inventor discloses provides a kind of improvement closure member that is used to distribute the mobile product that comprises liquid, and this closure member has lot of advantages.Especially, contriver's innovative design of disclosing him has does not manyly also have to consider in packaging industry or prior art not have the advantages that hint so far.
Summary of the invention
The present inventor has invented a kind of distribution closure member of innovation, and wherein this closure member is provided with lid (perhaps not covering), and only needs two parts that relatively move: (1) pedestal; And (2) nozzle, wherein:
(1) initially install the nozzle bottom that can pass pedestal,
(2) closure member hold jet element with respect to the rotation of pedestal (according to preferred embodiment, open hand of rotation with traditional inhour), make the nozzle axial motion, pierce through parts in order to drive one, thereby cut at least one flow orifice in the lamina membranacea that between container and closure member, inserts
(3) the engages drive face/joint that is limited by nozzle and pedestal is driven is sealed in the closure member towards interior, and can be before operation, between or be exposed in the external environment condition afterwards, and
(4) after cutting lamina membranacea, do not need further to operate and just can carry out product dispensation (if optional lid is arranged, can suppose lid at first open).
In a preferred embodiment, distribute closure member to comprise lid and valve.The use of valve stops container because carelessness falls down the product that causes overflows, even container is not using lid to come under the osed top situation, use valve can make the pollutants that enters reduce to minimum.Distribute closure member especially to be fit to be used in the situation of dispense liquid.
The present invention allows the user to open this lamina membranacea (as traditional liner plate) easily by piercing through lamina membranacea, and do not need to operate package lamina membranacea is at first exposed, and does not also need lamina membranacea itself is removed.After piercing through lamina membranacea, this lamina membranacea can remain on the container below the closure member, so that can not bring messy problem or the problem of suffocating to child.
Distribution closure member of the present invention can stop the damage of package.
In addition, in the manufacturing process of closure member, the parts of distribution closure member of the present invention can be designed to be easy to the assembling of parts.
In addition, distribution closure member of the present invention can randomly provide following design: have actv., special quality, large batch of manufacturing technology and have very little reject rate.
According to the present invention, can provide a kind of improved distribution closure member for container, this container has the opening that leads to internal tank, stores stream material (as product) at internal tank.Lamina membranacea initially is inserted in container and distributes between the closure member.For example, lamina membranacea can be crossed the container top sealing and/or cross and distribute the inside of closure member to seal, with the opening of closed container.
Distribute closure member to comprise pedestal, it extends from described container in vessel port place.Described pedestal limits the receiving cable that (1) passes this pedestal, and (2) ring seal flange, (a) this flanged shaft is on the length of at least a portion that outwards is positioned at receiving cable, (b) this flange extends radially inwardly from the periphery of described receiving cable, enters opening in the receiving cable with qualification.
Distribute closure member also to comprise moving nozzle, (1) this nozzle is at least partially disposed in the receiving cable of described pedestal, (2) this nozzle has the distribution passage that extends through described nozzle, (3) but this nozzle has the discharge end of grasping, (a) this discharge end is positioned at the axial outside end of described nozzle, (b) this discharge end is axially outwards outstanding from described pedestal, (4) this nozzle has the peripheral seal face by the ring seal flange seal joint of pedestal, and (5) this nozzle axially has the parts of piercing through in inside end at it.
Distribute closure member also to comprise cam rail, it axially upcountry is positioned at pedestal or nozzle, and described pedestal or nozzle have described ring seal flange.This closure member also comprises cam follower, (1) this cam follower is positioned on another of pedestal and nozzle, (2) this cam follower engages in described cam rail, but the discharge end of catching grasping rotates described nozzle, so that this nozzle moves axially to axially inside perforation position from axial outside non-perforation position.
Various other advantage of the present invention and feature become apparent from following detailed of the present invention, claims, accompanying drawing.
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In the accompanying drawing of a part that constitutes specification sheets, identical in the text Reference numeral is represented identical parts.
Fig. 1 distributes the block diagram of closure member for the present invention who exists with the form of independent allocation closure member according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, this closure member show be installed in can carry out before the container molded, open, and show and axially outwards have nozzle on the non-perforation position of (rising).
Fig. 2 is the birds-eye view of closure member shown in Figure 1;
Fig. 3 is along the cutaway view of plane 3-3 among Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 is the imperfect block diagram that is similar to the profile position of Fig. 3, but in Fig. 4, the lid closure of closure member, and show closure member and be installed on the container;
Fig. 5 is along the imperfect block diagram of plane 5-5 among Fig. 4;
Fig. 6 is along the cutaway view of plane 6-6 among Fig. 5;
Fig. 7 is the scheme drawing that is similar to the closure member among Fig. 4, but Fig. 7 shows the lid of closure member;
Fig. 8 is along the imperfect cutaway view of plane 8-8 among Fig. 7;
Fig. 9 is the closure member shown in Figure 7 and the amplification stereogram of a part of container, but in Fig. 9, the closure member nozzle is with respect to about 90 degree of the rotation among Fig. 7;
Figure 10 is the closure member shown in Figure 9 and the amplification view of a part of container;
Figure 11 is the top plan of closure member nozzle shown in Figure 10;
Figure 12 is along the cutaway view of plane 12-12 among Figure 11;
Figure 13 is along the cutaway view of plane 13-13 among Figure 11;
Figure 14 is locked in the block diagram of the bottom and the bottom of nozzle for the closure member nozzle;
Figure 15 is the lid of the closure member opened and the block diagram of main body or pedestal (have and remove and unshowned nozzle), can observe the bottom and the bottom of closure body or pedestal in Figure 15;
Figure 16 is the block diagram of the closure member of opening shown in Figure 1, but in Figure 16, nozzle revolves with respect to perforation position axial inwardly (downwards) and turn 90 degrees;
Figure 17 is the top plan of closure member shown in Figure 16;
Figure 18 is along the cutaway view of plane 18-18 among Figure 17;
Figure 19 be among Figure 17 along the cutaway view of plane 19-19, but Figure 19 also shows the closure member that is installed on the container, and shows the process that the lamina membranacea liner plate at container top is pierced; And
Figure 20 is the closure body opened or the block diagram of base and cover, observes the bottom and the bottom of closure body or pedestal (illustrate for convenience and omit container), also shows the lamina membranacea liner plate that parts pierce through that pierces through by nozzle.
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Can there be many multi-form embodiment in the present invention, is used as example of the present invention but specification sheets and accompanying drawing only show a specific forms.Yet the invention is not restricted to described embodiment.Scope of the present invention is with reference to appending claims.
For convenience of description, many accompanying drawings of the present invention show the distribution closure system in a kind of preferred form that distribution closure member in independent non-removal is in following a plurality of common orientation, when container with the upright storage of its pedestal and when closure member is installed in the top of container, described closure member has above-mentioned a plurality of common orientation, can use as terms such as top, bottom, levels with reference to this position.But it should be understood that except described multi-faceted, closure system of the present invention can be made, preserve, transport, uses and sell on an orientation.
Distribution closure system of the present invention is fit to use with various tradition or specific stream material distribution system, this distribution system comprises package, product and other distributing equipment or device, though fully do not illustrate or describe these details, be conspicuous to those skilled in the art with to the understanding of these stream material distribution systems.This stream material distribution system or simply be called " container " hereinafter with part that the present invention distributes closure system to cooperate.This special container shown and described herein can not become the part of broad range of the present invention in essence, thereby also is not limited to this special container.It should be understood that for a person skilled in the art in the distribution closure system of described embodiment, later-model, non-obvious novelty aspect specifically is described separately.
The present invention distributes this preferred embodiment of closure system shown in Fig. 1-2 0, and this distribution closure system is represented (for example at accompanying drawing 1) with Reference numeral 20 in these accompanying drawings.Shown in preferred embodiment in, closure system 20 provides with the form of independent distribution closure member 20, this distribution closure member be fit to be installed or is assemblied on the container 22 (for example with reference to the accompanying drawings 4,7 and 9), described container 22 generally comprises stream material.
As shown in Figure 9, container 22 comprises annular shoulder 25, and it is at the upper end of the hollow body part of this container 22.Neck 26 extends upward from the internal diameter of shoulder 25.Neck 26 limits the opening 27 (Fig. 9) that leads to internal tank.
With reference to figure 7 and 9, surreptitiously open liner plate 28 by lamina membranacea showing of limiting and to cross over above the opening 27 of top initial setting up closure member 20 in of container necks 26, described lamina membranacea is the form of the dish that can pierce through.That is to say that lamina membranacea, dish or liner plate 28 are inserted between container 22 and the closure member 20.Fig. 4-10 shows the liner plate 28 that (was described in detail hereinafter) before being pierced when the user operates closure member, the liner plate 28 after Fig. 9 and 20 shows and pierces through.Described liner plate 28 can be special or traditional form (as aluminium foil (having or do not have the thermoplastic material of top and/or top layering), perhaps comprising the complete non-metal lamina membranacea of one deck thermoplastic material at least).
In a preferred embodiment of the package that uses closure member of the present invention, the liner plate 28 common tops of crossing over container neck 26 are heat sealed to the top of container neck 26.Liner plate 28 is crossed over closure members 20 one or more downwards over against inside face 20 be sealed to closure member 20 one or more downwards over against inside face 20, rather than or other be to cross over the top of the top seal of container neck 26 to container neck 26.
In preferred embodiment shown in Figure 9, container neck 26 has outside external screw thread 29, and it is used for engaging distribution closure system 20.The main body of container 22 can have any suitable structure, and the section size of the neck 26 that projects upwards and/or shape can be different from the section size and/or the shape of container body.(alternatively, container 22 itself needn't have neck 26.But container 22 can comprise the unique main body with opening)
In a present preferred embodiment, closure member 20 is fit to threadably but can not be connected to the top of container 22 with removing.So far, the top of container comprises one or more counter-rotating tooth 29A as neck 26, and it is used to mesh a part of closure member 20 (Fig. 9), following describing in detail.In the preferred embodiment shown in Fig. 6 and 10, have two groups of counter-rotating tooth 29A, wherein every group comprises three tooth 29A (with reference to figure 6), two groups of tooth 29A are radially relative each other.
Though container 22 itself can not become the part of extensive aspect of the present invention, it should be understood that at least a portion of the present invention distribute closure system 20 can be randomly as the whole portion or the extension at container 22 tops.But, shown in preferred embodiment in, distribute closure system 20 for comprising the fully independently integral body or the unit (for example distributing closure member 20) of one or more parts, these parts are installed on the container of having processed in advance 22 with the opening 27 that leads to internal tank be fit to removing ground or non-removal, or are installed on some other the stream material disposal system.After this, distribute closure system or distribution closure member 20 to be called closure member 20 more simply.
The closure member 20 of shown preferred embodiment is fit to use with the container 22 with opening 27, described opening 27 provides the passage (after liner plate 28 is pierced) that enters internal tank and comprise product (material that exists with the stream material form just) within it.Closure member 20 can be used in and distributes various materials, includes but not limited to liquid, suspending fluid, compound etc. (as the cleaning products of individual's care product, industry or family or other complex (as using the complex in relating to fields such as manufacture, commerce or family's maintenance, building, agricultural, medical treatment, military operation) of material).
The container 22 that uses with closure member 20 is generally the squeeze receptacle with one or more flexible walls, user's described flexible wall of can holding with a firm grip, and extruding or compression to be increasing the internal pressure in the container, thereby force product to come out from container and the closure member by opening.The wall of container of this flexibility generally has enough, intrinsic elasticity, and when eliminating squeese pressure with box lunch, wall of container can turn back to its shape that normally, is not stressed.This squeeze receptacle preferably uses in some applications, but is not necessary or preferred in other applications.For example, in some applications, require to use a kind of rigid container commonly used, and require to adopt piston or other compression system (not shown) that internal tank is pressurizeed in the selected time, perhaps reduce around the exterior external environment condition pressure of closure member, so that material flows through the closure member of opening.
In another alternate embodiments (not shown), wherein closure member does not comprise pressure-activated valve, described container is essentially rigidity, be in the application of low-viscosity (mobile) liquid particularly at product, by inverted container, pouring liquid makes it distribute described liquid fast by the closure member of opening then.
What must consider is that at least some parts by moulded closure 20 from one or more suitable thermoplastic material can provide the closure member 20 that uses in many occasions easily.Shown in preferred embodiment in, some parts of closure member are from suitable thermoplastic material, for example carry out moldedly in the polypropylene, but are not limited to polypropylene.Described closure member parts can be molded separately, and also can carry out molded from different materials.These materials can have identical or different color and tissue.
As shown in Figure 9, the closure member 20 of most preferred form comprises four basic elements of character: the top cap that main body that (1) is Unitarily molded or pedestal 30 and the hinge 31 by combination link together or cover 32, (2) nozzle 34, (3) be fit to be installed in distributing valve 36 in the nozzle 34, and (4) remain on valve 36 retaining ring 38 on the top of nozzle 34.
In a preferred form of the invention, can be provided with and cover 32, and the top of covering 32 covering closure member pedestals or main body 30 is set so that close on the top of closure member pedestal or main body 30.Move described lid 32 to expose the top of pedestal or main body 30, so that distribute.Described lid 32 moves between the make position (as shown in Figure 4) of (1) pedestal or main body 30 and (2) open position (shown in Fig. 1-3 and 7).(not shown) in selectable design, lid 32 can be a separate part, removes fully from closure member pedestal 30, perhaps described lid 32 can be tethered on the pedestal 30 by belt.(not shown) in another selectable design, lid can omit fully.Shown in preferred embodiment in, lid 32 is hinged on the pedestal 30, covers 32 pivoting actions between make position and open position to adapt to.
Shown in Fig. 9 and 15, main body or pedestal 30 comprise panel 40.Extend downwards from the peripheral of panel 40 in skirt section 42.Shown in Fig. 3 and 15, when closure member pedestal 30 was installed on the container 22, interior ring 44 extended downwards to engage container neck 26 (as shown in Figure 4) from panel 40.Shown in Fig. 3,9 and 15, the inside of interior ring 44 limits an internal female 46, and when distributing closure member pedestal 30 to be installed on the container neck 26, this internal female 46 is used for the outside external screw thread 29 (Fig. 4) of threads engage container neck.
Alternatively, ring 44 can be provided with some other container connection device in the closure member, as fastening pearl or groove (not shown), is used for engaging respectively the groove or the pearl (not shown) of container neck.Depend on the material of closure member base interior ring 44 and container 22, closure member base interior ring 44 also can for good and all be connected on the container 22 by induction melting, super sonic fusing, gummed or similar method of attachment.In these alternate embodiments, before closure member 20 for good and all was connected to neck 26, liner plate 28 must be crossed over the top initial sealing of container neck 26, also can use traditional liner plate method of attachment (as described below).
In pedestal, encircle in 44, in screw thread 46 bottoms, ring 44 comprises at least one pawl teeth 50 (as Fig. 5,6,9 and 15) in the pedestal, described pawl teeth 50 is fit to following situation (1) when pedestal 30 is threaded to container neck 26, container counter-rotating hook tooth 29A is passed in pawl teeth 50 deflections, (2) thus with moment of torsion with the directive effect of outwarding winding of rotation in stoping pedestal 30 when container 22 unscrews on the pedestal 30, described pawl teeth 50 is near at least one containers counter-rotating hook tooth 29A.In a preferred embodiment, have a plurality of pawl teeth 50, its in the closure member pedestal ring 44 in enclose evenly spaced apart.
Ring 44 has suitable structure in the described closure member pedestal, the neck that projects upwards 26 with storage container 22, even perhaps do not have under the situation of neck at container itself, any other parts of storage container, these other parts are contained in the special tectonic of ring 44 in the closure member pedestal.The section shape of the base portion of described container 22 can be different with the section shape of ring 44 in container neck 26 and the closure member pedestal.Ring 44 is fit to be installed in the stream material container handling system of other type (as comprising distribution device, machine and equipment) in the closure member pedestal.
In embodiment shown in the present, the container neck receiving cable in the closure member pedestal in the ring 44 has the structure of substantial cylindrical, but comprises inwardly outstanding screw thread 46.Yet ring 44 can have other structure in the closure member pedestal.For example, ring 44 can have prismatic or polygonized structure in the closure member pedestal, and it is fit to be installed to the top of the container neck with polygonized structure.This prismatic or polygonized structure are not suitable for using the screw thread combination, but other associated methods can be provided, as fastening pearl and groove arrangement, bonding or similar method of attachment.
As shown in figure 10, closure member pedestal 30 comprises with interior ring 44 concentric but be positioned at ring 44 radially inner inner sleeves 54.Described inner sleeve 54 is axially outstanding downwards from the inward flange of closure member face plate of foundation 40.The far-end of base interior sleeve 54 limits an annular sealing surface 56 (Figure 15), when liner plate 28 is installed in container neck 26 and when sealing member pedestal 30 is installed in container neck 26 tops, this annular sealing surface 56 be used to lean against liner plate 28 upwards over against surperficial back seal, as shown in Figure 8.When closure member pedestal 30 screw threads are installed in container neck 26, act on enough moments of torsion and abut against the periphery of the liner plate 28 of container neck 26 tops to force annular sealing surface 56, to form liquid sealing, when ordering about closure member 20 when opening container 22, after liner plate 28 was pierced afterwards or broke, this liquid sealing still keeps effectively, is described in detail hereinafter.
As shown in Figures 9 and 10, base interior sleeve 54 limit one extend through sleeve 54 and with around ring 44 bonded assembly receiving cables, and also limit a passage that extends fully through pedestal 30.The receiving cable that passes closure member pedestal 30 is fit to hold nozzle 34, is described in detail hereinafter.Ring seal flange 60 is positioned at the top of closure member base interior sleeve 54 and centers on the inward flange of annular panel 40.Sealing flange 60 axially outwards is positioned at least a portion length of the receiving cable that passes pedestal 30.In a preferred embodiment, sealing flange 60 is positioned at axial outer end or the upper end that receiving cable passes the length of pedestal 30.Sealing flange 60 extends radially inwardly from the periphery of the upper end of receiving cable, and described receiving cable is limited by inner sleeve 54, and described sealing flange 60 has the open-topped annular ledge face that enters in the receiving cable that limits.
Inner sleeve 54 and sealing flange 60 are fit to hold a part of nozzle 34.So far, inner sleeve 54 limits the inside face of a substantial cylindrical, and this inside face comprises at least one cam path or cam rail 70 (Figure 10).In a preferred embodiment, have three above-mentioned cam paths or cam rail 70.Each groove or track 70 axially upcountry are positioned on the sealing flange 60.Preferably, each cam rail 70 has flute profile, and it is radially inwardly opened and extends around the part path of the inner peripheral surface of inner sleeve 54, with as a part of or one section spirality path.In a preferred embodiment, three cam rails 70 are evenly spaced apart around the inside face of closure member base interior sleeve 54.
Shown in Figure 10 and 15, each cam rail 70 is relevant with an axial positioning groove 71, and this positioning groove 71 is positioned at the predetermined circumferential position place at an end place of associated cams track 70, to hold the installation of nozzle 34, following description.Each groove 71 has axially inside open end, and a side has crooked lead-in surface 75 (as Figure 10 and 15).Each groove 71 has axially outside end, and it terminates on the radially inner extension inclined-plane 77 (as Figure 15), described extension inclined-plane 77 contiguous cam rails 70, but separate a little with this cam rail 70.With reference to cam rail 70 shown in Figure 10, in a preferred embodiment, each cam rail 70 is thought to extend less than 360 ° with the part spiral form around the closure member base interior sleeve 54 between first end 81 and second end 82.First end 81 of associated groove 70 contiguous cam rails 70.
In addition, in a preferred embodiment, closure member base interior sleeve 54 limits first ribs 91, and it is charged near first end 81 the cam rail 70, and limits second rib 92, and it is charged near second end 82 the cam rail 70.In the process of user's manipulating nozzles 34, described rib 91 and 92 provides the sense of touch of start and end position of nozzle 34 and/or the indication that sense of hearing card is taken, and hereinafter is described in detail.
Shown in preferred embodiment in, be provided with and cover 32, lid 32 adopts hinges 31 to be connected to closure body 30 (Fig. 9), described hinge 31 can be any suitable form.The hinge 31 of a kind of form that can preferably use is patent US6,321,923 type of the stirring hinges of describing.Also can use the hinge of other type.In some applications, can omit hinge fully, lid 32 needn't be connected on the main body 30.In other applications, require fully to omit to cover 32.
When using lid, as covered 32 o'clock, a part or many parts of the lower edge of edge lid 32 require to be provided with traditional locking pearl (not shown), and around the part at closure body panel 40 edges or traditional locking pearl (not shown) or the groove (not shown) that many parts setting matches.When lid 32 closures,, the locking pearl of lid provide locking to engage thereby surpassing the locking pearl of main body.In order to help to cover 32 open, lid 32 can comprise the recess (not shown), and with as finger lift part or thumb lifting member (not shown), closure body 30 also can limit groove (not shown) that holds finger or the groove (not shown) that holds thumb.
Detouchable nozzle 34 especially is described hereinafter with reference to figure 9,13 and 14.With reference to figure 9, nozzle 34 be characterised in that have axial penetrale 101, centre portion 102 that diameter is less and axial outside 103.But axial outside 103 has the discharge end of grasping, this discharge end has the relative projection of a pair of diametric(al) 105 (Fig. 9), the user can catch 105 twist and warping of described projection or swivel nozzle 34 (hand of rotation with shown in the arrow 100 on Fig. 1,2,11,16 and 17 the nozzle 34 is described in detail hereinafter).
The inside of nozzle 34 is hollow, it is characterized in that limiting the distribution passage that extends through described nozzle.The core 102 of described nozzle has peripheral seal face 108 (as Fig. 7,8,10), and the sealing face is fit to carry out sealed engagement by the sealing surface 62 of the ring seal flange of closure member pedestal.Under the situation of static condition and following user's swivel nozzle 34, provide liquid sealing in this sealed engagement between sealing surface 62 and 108.
Axially the limiting at least one and pierce through parts 120 (Figure 13 and 14) of nozzle 34,, be described in detail hereinafter to pierce through liner plate 28 to the nozzle penetrale 101 of the inner.Shown in preferred embodiment in, two are pierced through parts 120 and are arranged on radially relative position on the nozzle penetrale 101.In a preferred embodiment, each pierces through parts 120 and comprises four faces 121,122,123 and 124, and it accumulates in a position basically to limit a long and narrow end, edge or to put 126.
Shown in Figure 13 and 14, at least one cam follower 130 is radially outward outstanding from the bottom 101 of nozzle.In a preferred embodiment, the periphery rectangular distribution of three cam followers 130 around the bottom 101 of nozzle arranged.As shown in figure 13, each cam follower 130 comprises an axial outside lead-in surface 136, so that in the nozzle 34 insertion closure member pedestals 30, as mentioned below.From section (Figure 13), each cam follower 130 has rectangular prism body structure roughly, but also has one by " clipping " angle other, that axial outside lead-in surface 136 limits.Each cam follower 130 is fit to be contained in in the cam rail 70 one.So far, when observing from the side, each cam follower 130 is preferred consistent with the arc of one section spiral, is contained in cooperation in the groove of a spiral cam track 70.
In a preferred embodiment, nozzle 34 is fit to hold and standing valve 36.(not shown) in alternate embodiments does not need to use the valve of special valve 36 or any kind.In the preferred embodiment that uses valve 36, nozzle shaft comprises annular pearl 142 and the annular wall 144 that axially extends internally to outside end 103.The distribution passage of part stream material is limited by annular wall 144.Distribution passage in annular wall 144 tops is by 148 protections of four cams, and described cam 148 extends radially inwardly from annular wall 144, shown in Figure 11 and 14, and connects at core 150 places.
The axial inside far-end of annular wall 144 limits a roughly frusto-conical surface 154 (Figure 13), its serve as annular, intilted clamping surface or bearing, be used to engage the periphery of valve 36, following being described in detail.
Valve 36 is fit to be installed in the closure member nozzle 34, as shown in Figure 8.The preferred form of valve 36 is pressure-activated, flexible long and narrow type valve, and it remains on the inside of nozzle 34, following being described in detail by retaining ring 34.
Valve 36 preferably is molded as integral structure from the material of flexibility, that easily bend, elastomeric and bounce-back.This material can comprise elastic body, as comprises that the synthetic thermosetting polymer of silaatic, described silaatic can be that U.S.'s brand name of selling by Dow Corning Corp is the silaatic of D.C.99-595-HC.Another suitable silastic material is the silaatic of Wacker 3003-40 by U.S.'s brand name that Wacker SiliconeCompany sells.These two kinds of silaatics have Xiao A hardness 40.Valve 36 also can be from other thermoset material or other elastomeric material or molded from thermoplastic polymer or thermoplastic elastomer, described thermoplastic polymer or thermoplastic elastomer be with thermoplastic propene, ethene, urethanes and styrene, and comprise that their cooresponding halide is basis material.
Shown in preferred embodiment in, valve 36 has patent US5, the structure and the character of operation of disclosed and commercial available valve in 676,289, referenced patent US5, disclosed valve 46 in 676,289.The operation of such valve is referenced patent US5, and the valve-like in 409,144 further describes.These two patents be described in this as a reference, and these two patents are relevant with consistent on degree.
Valve 36 is flexible, and changes structure between the movable open position (not shown) in the dead position (closed condition in the vertical type package shown in Figure 10 and 11) of closing in (1) and (2).Valve 36 comprises flexible core or 160 (Fig. 8 and 10).When valve 36 was not activated, 160 had recessed structure (from the visual observation of closure member nozzle 34).160 preferably have two isometric, orthogonal, the plane, as to intersect distribution seams 162, and the dispensing orifice that common qualification is closed is usually stitched in described distribution.Four of the qualifications in recessed center head 160 of the seam 162 of described intersection are roughly fan-shaped, the blade or the lobe of equidimension.When pressure reduction was enough big, described paddle response was passed pressure reduction that valve 36 increases and is outwards opened from stitching 162 point of crossing, at patent US5, was described in a well-known manner in 409,144.Valve 36 can be molded with seam 162.Alternatively, the seam 162 of valve is cut in the center head 160 of valve 36 subsequently by suitable conventional art.
As shown in Figure 8, valve 36 comprises a center wall or 160 skirt section or the sleeve 164 that extend from valve.Thin annular lip 168 (Fig. 8) is arranged on the outer end of sleeve 164, starts when valve 36 is in, during quiescence, and described annular lip 168 is extended from sleeve 164 to the periphery with opposite direction of tilt.Thin annular lip 168 cooperates with amplification, thinner peripheral flange 170, and described peripheral flange 170 has the transversal profile (as shown in Figure 8) of approximate wedge shape.
In order to hold the bearing of valve 36 in nozzle 34, the top surface of wedge valve flange 170 has identical frusto-conical configuration and angle with the frusto-conical surface of nozzle or bearing 154.Other face of valve flange 170 (being the bottom surface) is by retaining ring 38 fixing (Fig. 8 and 9).Retaining ring 38 comprise outwards or inwardly over against, the annular clamping surface 172 (Fig. 8 and 9) of truncated cone, be used for engaging with certain angle the axial inside face (being the bottom surface) of valve flange 170, described angle matches with the angle of the adjacent inner surface of the wedge structure of valve flange 170.
The periphery of retaining ring 38 comprises outwards outstanding flange 178 (Fig. 8 and 9), is used for and annular pearl 142 snap-fit engagement (Fig. 8 and 13), and described annular pearl is inwardly outstanding in the inner radial of nozzle 34.When nozzle 34 was installed on the closure member pedestal 30, valve 36 inserted the bottom of opening of nozzle 34 together with retaining ring 38.When valve 36 was pushed through nozzle pearl 142, valve flange 170 and retaining ring 38 temporarily were out of shape, and valve flange 170 rests on the frusto-conical surface or bearing 154 of nozzle.Retaining ring 38 also can be pushed through and keep pearl 142, when retaining ring flange 178 passes and exceed nozzle pearl 142 with the generation snap-fit engagement, because in retaining ring 38 and/or nozzle 34, have enough flexibilities, to hold the parts of temporary transient elastic deformation, this snap-fit engagement presses valve flange 170 or press from both sides on the frusto-conical surface 154 that leans against nozzle (Fig. 8).This permission and valve cage 164 inside face adjacent areas freedom are fully opened without barrier, to adapt to the motion of valve cage 164, are described below.
(not shown) in the selection embodiment that considers, valve 36 are fit to be connected on the integral installation annex in the nozzle 34, perhaps remain in the nozzle 34 by the whole bag of tricks, and described method comprises forging, impression, gummed, ultrasonic welding etc.(not shown) in the selection embodiment of another consideration, closure member nozzle 34 can be molded, to form the roughly integral structure of rigidity, then valve 36 can dual injection molding in nozzle 34 (perhaps, can select to be molded in the exterior far-end of nozzle 34), and do not need to use retaining ring 38.
When valve 36 was installed in the nozzle 34 of the special shape shown in Fig. 8 and the 11-14, the center head 160 of valve 36 presented concavity in retaining ring 38.In a preferred embodiment, when valve 36 cut out, the outside face of the center head 160 of valve was lower than the clamping surface 154 of nozzle 34 in the center of seam 162 (Fig. 8).But, after lamina membranacea 28 is opened, as described below, subsequently, when the internal pressurization of package (generally also can be inverted) makes it pass through valve 36 to distribute composition, the center head 160 of valve is forced to from its concave position (shown in Figure 8) outwards towards the outer end of package and exceeds retaining ring 38, makes it more near the end of opening of nozzle 34, and valve 36 has just been opened like this.
For allocated product, at first open lamina membranacea 28, as described below, package is downward-sloping usually then, perhaps is inverted fully (if container 22 is extrusion pressing types, also can push).Squeeze receptacle 22 can push to increase pressure in the container 22 and make it externally on the environment atmospheric pressure.This forces product in the container 22 towards valve 36 and relative with valve 36, also force valve 36 towards outside extended position (for example from recessed or retracted position (shown in Figure 8), referenced patent US5,676, the position that stretches out of identical valve 46 among 289 Fig. 5 (it also shows valve in the withdrawal dead position shown in Fig. 5 dotted line, also shows valve extended position of opening shown in the solid line in Fig. 2-4)).The center head 160 of valve 36 to outer displacement can be by relative thin the motion of flexible sleeve 164 regulate.Described sleeve 164 moves to outside mobile pressing position from inside outstanding dead position, this just make sleeve 154 towards the outer end of package to outer itself " rolling ".
But after the center head 160 of valve outwards moved to enough extended positions, when internal pressure became enough high, the seam 162 of valve 36 was opened to distribute the stream material (not shown in FIG.).Described stream material is driven away by open seam 162 then or is discharged.
Shown in have in the extrusion pressing type package that covers 32 preferred form, the above-mentioned assign action of valve 36 generally only just occurs in the following cases: (1) lid 32 moves to open position (Fig. 7), (2) lamina membranacea 28 has been opened, as described below, (3) the downward-sloping or inversion of package, and (4) container 22 is extruded.When the pressure reduction between internal pressure and the external pressure reached a predetermined value, the pressure of valve 36 inboards was opened valve 36.Preferably, when affacting the inside of container 22 by will be enough big pressure boost (for example, by using enough power squeeze receptacles 22 (if container 22 is not a rigid container, when perhaps enough little pressure (as vacuum) being affacted nozzle 34 outside)), valve 36 is designed to only just open after passing the enough big pressure reduction of valve 36 effects.
Depend on the particular design of valve, when pressure reduction reduced, the valve of opening 36 can cut out subsequently, even perhaps pressure reduction is reduced to zero, valve 36 can stay open.In the preferred embodiment of the valve shown in the preferred embodiment of the system shown in Fig. 1-2 0 36, valve 36 is designed to can cut out when pressure reduction is reduced to or be lower than a predetermined value.Therefore, when the squeese pressure on acting on container 22 reduced, valve 36 cut out, and the center head 160 of valve is withdrawn into the recessed dead position in the nozzle 34.
Preferably, when container 22 was inverted fully, valve 36 was designed to bear valve 36 in-to-in fluid weights.Adopt this design, valve 36 cuts out if container 22 is inverted, but container 22 is not extruded, and the net weight of the flowing material on the valve 36 can not make valve 36 open so, perhaps stays open.In addition, open cover 32 and lamina membranacea 28 after, if the container 22 that shutoff valve 36 has been installed is owing to carelessness is tilted, product still can not flow out from valve 36, because valve 36 still keeps cutting out.
In a preferred embodiment, only when valve head 130 bore certain pressure reduction with the gradient direction effect, the lobe of valve 36 was outwards opened, and has wherein exceeded local environment pressure one predetermined value of valve head outside face at the pressure of valve head inside face.Product distributes by the valve of opening 36 then, is reduced to a predetermined value up to pressure reduction, and flap is closed then fully.
If the preferred form of valve 36 also is designed to enough flexible, to regulate the penetrating of ambient atmosphere, be described in detail below, opposite and when the pressure of valve head outside face exceeds pressure one predetermined value of valve head inside face, the flap of closing continues to move inward with permission valve 36 inwardly to be opened when differential pressure gradients then.
For some dispensing applications, require not only allocated product of valve 36, and penetrating (for example, the allowing squeeze receptacle (valve is installed on this container) to turn back to its original shape) of adjusting ambient atmosphere).By selecting to be used for the suitable material of valve arrangement, and suitable thickness, the shape and size of the each several part of the valve head 160 of the size of material by selecting to be used for particular usage valve and integral valve provide the penetrating ability of this ambient atmosphere.This valve head especially shape, flexibility and the elasticity of flap can design or determine, so that in the process of allocated product, when bearing the enough pressure reduction that passes valve head 160 and the gradient direction effect opposite or relative with the differential pressure gradients direction, flap is to intrinsic deflection.When the user discharges the elastic container 22 of the pressurized that valve 36 has been installed, can produce reverse pressure reduction.The elasticity of described wall of container makes wall return towards direction normal, the more volume structure.The increase in volume of internal tank can cause the reduction that internal pressure is temporary transient, of short duration.When internal pressure is reduced to when being lower than external environment condition pressure fully, the pressure reduction that passes valve 36 is enough to the intrinsic deflection flap, to allow the penetrating of ambient atmosphere.But, in some cases, needed penetrating speed or penetrating amount can not appear, turn back to the approximate vertical direction up to pressure-vessel, and in this direction, product is flowed towards container bottom away from valve 36.
The distribution openings that it should be understood that valve can limit by the structure of the seam 162 shown in being different from.If described mouthful limits by stitching, so according to these desired partition characteristics, seam can be supposed many different shapes, size and/or structure.For example mouth also can comprise five or more s' seam.
The product that distributing valve 36 is preferably configured as with special container and specific type uses, to obtain desired accurate partition characteristic.For example, according to shape, size and the intensity of container, the viscosity of fluid product and density can depend on the valve 36 of the special construction that is used for liquid.The size and dimension of the rigidity of the material of valve and hardness and valve head 160 also makes the characteristic of valve relevant with needed partition characteristic, and also matches with container and the material that distributes from this container.
Preferably, the inside of valve 36 and nozzle 34 all has the structure of circular, and valve 36 and nozzle 34 are along common longitudinal axis alignment.The center point of crossing of the seam 162 of valve is positioned on this longitudinal axis.Nozzle 34 is characterised in that along this to have axially outside outflow direction.
In preferred enforcement, when valve 36 opened and closed, the structure of nozzle arm 148 and disk 150 (Figure 13 and 14) was positioned on the valve 36 with protective valve 36.With reference to figure 7, the protection structure of arm 148 and disk 150 outwards is away from valve 36, thereby does not interfere the distribution of opening or can not influence stream material of valve 36.
Later-model closure system can be provided, and use with different types of valve (as mechanically activated valve), if perhaps requirement, without any need for valve.
The position of nozzle 34 in closure body or pedestal 30 helps stream material to carry out above-mentioned distribution by nozzle 34.Especially, with reference to figure 7, can be understood that, nozzle 34 to small part is arranged in the receiving cable in the pedestal 30, but the discharge end of the grasping of nozzle 34 is axially outwards outstanding from pedestal 30, to surpass the sealed engagement between the closure member pedestal sealing surface 62 on nozzle periphery sealing surface 108 and the ring seal flange 60.
As mentioned above, the nozzle 34 that valve 36 and retainer 38 be installed is initially attached to (as Fig. 1-7) on the closure member pedestal 30 with axial outside non-perforation position.The initial non-perforation position of nozzle 34 can limit (top that lamina membranacea or liner plate 28 have been sealed to container neck 26 in advance) easily with respect to the installation site subsequently of the complete closure part 20 on the container 22 of lamina membranacea or liner plate 28 tops, and wherein nozzle pierces through parts 120 and is positioned at lamina membranacea 28 tops.Before closure member 20 is installed, be full of after stream material is heat sealed on the container then at container 22, described lamina membranacea 28 is arranged on the container 22 at vessel filling pipeline place.If lamina membranacea 28 is the liner plate that comprises metal foil layer, this paper tinsel layer liner plate 28 can be heat sealed to container neck by known high-frequency heating or conduction.If liner plate 28 does not have metallic paper, also can use other thermal or adhesive agent method of attachment.
The non-perforation position place of the present invention in closure member pedestal 30 helps the installation of nozzle 34 (valve 36 and retaining ring 38 are installed on this nozzle 34), when crossing lamina membranacea 28 subsequently and screw on the containers 22 with convenient closure member 20, piercing through on the end face that parts 120 are initially at liner plate or lamina membranacea 28 of nozzle 34 separates.With reference to closure member pedestal 30 shown in Figure 10, it should be noted that with cam rail 70 in the upper end of each relevant axial location groove 71 contiguous cam rail 70 be provided with.In order to begin that nozzle 34 (comprising valve 36 and retaining ring 38) is installed, this nozzle 34 is positioned at the open top end of closure member pedestal 30, and nozzle 34 rotates on request then, to locate each nozzle cam follower 130 (Figure 11-14) in the direction of axially aligning groove 71.
In automatic assembling process, nozzle 34 (valve 36 and retaining ring 38 are installed on this nozzle) blocks by the conventional mounting chuck that is used for swivel nozzle 34, under the effect of suitable axial force (general spring assembly by axially loading produces) nozzle 34 is axially moved in the closure member pedestal 30 simultaneously.With reference to inverted closure member pedestal 30 shown in Figure 15, look down from Figure 15, nozzle 34 (valve 36 and retaining ring 38 are installed on this nozzle) with anti-clockwise rotation (adopting chuck for installing rotation or manually rotation automatically) to inverted closure member pedestal 30.The inhour rotation will make nozzle cam follower 130 (Figure 14) initially take along the annular end face 56 of inner sleeve 54 and put one arc lead-in surface 75 in each cam follower 130 arrival slot 71.Because axial force is applied on the swivel nozzle 34 (adopting chuck for installing rotation or manually rotation automatically) simultaneously, described cam follower 130 slides and enters in the groove 71 along lead-in surface 75.Stop at the other rotation of anticlockwise direction (looking down) vertical wall by each groove 71 relative with lead-in surface 75 from Figure 15.Automatically chuck for installing uses the rotary drive system of suitable torque limiting, in the time of in nozzle 34 axially pushes by the closure member pedestal 30 of the cam follower in the groove 71 130 guiding, this drive system stops will too much torsional interaction be out of shape or the damage parts avoiding to the nozzle 34.
When cam follower 130 arrives when inclined-plane 77 (Figure 15) is introduced in the radially inner extension at the place, end of each groove 71, each cam follower 130 77 is taken the upper end of putting and enter relevant track 70 along the inclined-plane.There are enough flexibilities in a lot of parts of nozzle 34 and/or a lot of parts of closure member pedestal 30, so that hold the temporary transient elastic deformation of nozzle 34 and/or closure member pedestal 30 q.s, slide and enter in the cam rail 70 to 77 tops, inclined-plane to allow cam follower 130.This set guarantees that nozzle 34 (valve 36 and retaining ring 38 are installed on this nozzle) initially is positioned at rising, the non-perforation position of closure member pedestal 30, when screwing on the container 22 subsequently with convenient closure member 20, the parts 120 that pierce through of nozzle initially are positioned at liner plate or lamina membranacea 28, as shown in Figure 8.
In addition, in preferred form of the present invention shown in Figure 10, the rotation that the rib 91 of contiguous each cam rail 70 can be designed to nozzle 34 provides certain resistance (in Fig. 2, regarding anticlockwise direction downwards as at the outer top of closure member pedestal 30 and nozzle 34).In Fig. 2, if the user regards anti-clockwise rotation nozzle 34 downwards as at the top of nozzle 34 and closure member pedestal 30, the initial resistance that provides by top rib 91 (Figure 10) must be provided so, when nozzle cam follower 130 passes rib 91, sense of touch and/or the clatter that can hear will indicate nozzle 34 away from rise fully, non-perforation position is rotated.Similarly, continue swivel nozzle 34 if the user regards anticlockwise direction downwards as from Fig. 2 on the top of nozzle 34 and closure member pedestal 30, nozzle cam follower 130 is in the last engage ribs in the lower end of cam rail 70 (Figure 10) so.When cam follower 130 passes bottom rib 92, pass with counter-clockwise hand of rotation then and when exceeding bottom rib 92, the user can hear the clatter that can hear, the user can continue to be further rotated, up to cam follower 130 in the lower end of the contiguous cam rail 70 of complete lower position of nozzle 34 (with respect to the most axial inside position of the nozzle 34 of closure member pedestal 30, in this position, if closure member 20 is installed on the container of lamina membranacea 28 tops, nozzle cutting part 120 is lower than the ascent direction of lamina membranacea 28 to be given prominence to significantly).
Closure member 20 with initially be positioned at after that rise, non-perforation position fully nozzle 34 assembles exactly, closure member 20 is spun on and is full of stream material and by the top of liner plate (as lamina membranacea 28) leak free container (as container 22).
Operation closure member 20 can be described with reference to the accompanying drawings below to open by lamina membranacea 28 leak free containers.The nozzle 34 that Fig. 1 and 8 shows in closure member 20 is in initial installation direction, wherein nozzle 34 is in maximum position of rising (promptly with respect to closure member pedestal 30, the most axial outside position), wherein pierce through parts 120 away from (as on) lamina membranacea 28 is in their positions farthest.On the other hand, Figure 17 and 18 shows with respect to closure member pedestal 30 and is in the nozzle 34 of axial inside position.
At first, when nozzle 34 when (the highest non-perforation position) inhour rotates to lower position shown in Figure 16-20 in the position shown in the figure 1 by the user, nozzle 34 and the parts 120 (Figure 19 and 20) that pierce through on it move down (axially inwardly), so that lamina membranacea 28 is pierced through by the tip 126 that each pierces through parts 120.When nozzle continues rotation to open lamina membranacea 28 (regard anticlockwise direction downwards as at the top of nozzle 34 and come swivel nozzle 34) by the user, look up from lamina membranacea 28, pierce through parts 120 and move with clockwise direction shown in Figure 20 from the inside of container 22.When each pierced through parts 120 and moves (Figure 20) with the form of circular arc, the tip 126 of piercing through parts 120 further axially inwardly moved in the lamina membranaceas 28, and passes lamina membranacea 28.Further axially inwardly move in the lamina membranacea 28 when piercing through parts 120, and when passing lamina membranacea 28, because each from most advanced and sophisticated 126 (for example pierces through parts 120, the end elevation of cutting part 120 shown in Figure 12) upwards (as axially outwards) increase on thickness along with the increase of distance, therefore become wideer by each width that pierces through perforation, tearing notch, otch or opening that parts 120 produce.Make the perforation of lamina membranacea 28 and the blade 190 in the notch shape film-forming plates 28 by each cutting part 120.Each blade 190 is narrower in its free distal end, becomes wideer away from free distal end.The width of blade is increased to maximum width, and this maximum width engages with the maximum width that pierces through parts 120 piercing through parts 120 tops, pierces through the remainder of parts 120 fit with nozzle 34.Shown in preferred embodiment in, when each pierced through parts 120 and moves through lamina membranacea 28 with curved path, each pierced through parts 120 and roughly " ploughed " blade 190 with the otch or the opening that exceed 45 oval arcs in the lamina membranacea 28.
Described blade 190 remains connected to the remainder of lamina membranacea 28, therefore can not produce independent waste fragment.Pierce through opening or tearing notch or the preferred long enough of otch that parts 120 form by lamina membranacea 28 interior each, so that extend through the length that pierces through parts 120 a little, thereby, stretch into and remain on the lower position that passes in a part of lamina membranacea 28 even pierce through parts 120b for the stream material that will distribute provides enough flow channels.Therefore, the user needn't just can make it turn back to the non-perforation position that rises fully by moving nozzle 34 with opposite direction distortion nozzle 34.Pierce through nozzle 34 and can stay lower position completely, and enough flowing can be pierced through otch, tearing notch or the open area of the lamina membranacea 28 of parts 120 rear ends by vicinity.
The Design of length of each cam rail 70 becomes to help to form sufficiently long opening in lamina membranacea 28, to regulate the distribution of stream material by the opening of lamina membranacea 28.High-viscosity material needs longer cam track device, so that longer arc gap or opening to be provided in lamina membranacea 28, thereby provides bigger flow region.More low-viscosity material does not need so long cam track device.Alternatively, perhaps in addition, the thickness on the top of cutting part 120 can increase, so that wideer otch or opening to be provided in lamina membranacea 28.
In a selectable design (not shown) of considering at present, only need to provide a cam rail 70.Rather than three cam rails 70.Also can provide more than three cam rails.It should be noted, in the alternate embodiments (not shown), use only cam follower, or more than three cam followers.But, in the preferred embodiment shown in Fig. 1-2 0, in closure member pedestal 30, use three cam rails 70, to hold three cam followers 130 on the nozzle 34, this set has been found that to have good balance and operation.It should be noted that also the position of cam rail 70 and cam follower 130 can be put upside down.That is to say, (not shown) in alternate embodiments, a cam rail or a plurality of cam rail can be arranged on the radially outer surface of nozzle 34, and a cam follower or a plurality of cam follower (as pin or other projection) can radially inwardly stretch into from the inner sleeve 54 of closure member pedestal in the track on the nozzle.
In the alternate embodiments (not shown) of considering at present, only be provided with one and pierce through parts 120.In other design, three or more can be set pierce through parts 120, rather than use shown in preferred embodiment in two parts.
With reference to figure 8, should be noted that, can stop nozzle 34 to be removed by overlapping engage of closure member base flange 60 with the amplification bottom 101 of nozzle 34 from closure member pedestal 30.In addition, in a preferred embodiment, wherein closure member pedestal 30 also is provided with at least one pawl teeth 50 (Figure 15), and with the counter-rotating ratchet 29A on the engagement container (Fig. 6 and 9), closure member 20 is not easy to remove by the user.Therefore, package is maintained fixed and disturbance rejection relatively.If someone twists nozzle 34 to pierce through lamina membranacea 28, rotate described nozzle 34 then and make it turn back to hoisting position, the user informs if pierce through lamina membranacea 28 by inverted container and/or squeeze receptacle subsequently, so that stream material can distribute.If stream material can distribute, the indication that provides a kind of lamina membranacea 28 to puncture in advance so.
In the preferred embodiment shown in Fig. 1-2 0, wherein pressure-activated valve 36 is installed in the nozzle 34, does not need to be provided with in some applications to cover 32.But, enter distributing nozzle 34 in order to make foul or other exterior materials, require basically to use and cover 32.
Nozzle 34 in closure system of the present invention can be easily and effectively operation pierce through the lamina membranacea 28 of initial setting up such as (as puncture, isolate, disconnect, tear, cutting) at correct position, thereby keep the integraty of the stream material that will discharge.Before exhaust constituent, closure system does not need whole removing to remove single parts (as lamina membranacea 28), thus the possibility that the vitals of elimination distribution system is lost.
In an embodiment of the present invention, nozzle 34 is (if use retaining ring 38, just comprise valve 36 and retaining ring 38) and the parts (embodiment as Fig. 1-2 0 shown in) of closure member pedestal 30 for independently processing, these parts can quite easily be assembled by maker.
System of the present invention can be fit to use with package, wherein, the top that lamina membranacea 28 is sealed to the top of container 22 and crosses container 22, and the selectable design of adopting other, lamina membranacea 28 can be fixed to the below of closure member pedestal 30, rather than the top of container 22, perhaps be fixed to the top of container 22 in addition.
When the present invention uses selectable valve 36 when (as in the preferred embodiment shown in Fig. 1-2 0), valve 36 provides additional advantage, for example, if the prevention stream material overflows when the package of opening tilts owing to carelessness.In addition, valve 36 can provide other control (if do not get rid of, be included in assigning process and stop making afterwards the drippage minimum of fluent material from nozzle 34 by the user) to assigning process.Valve 36 also can play entering of destroy contaminants or make pollutants reduce to minimum.
Distribution closure system of the present invention is fit to use lamina membranacea 28, as traditional liner plate, and does not need to remove liner plate from container or system.Distribution closure system of the present invention allows the user to open lamina membranacea 28 (as traditional liner plate 28) easily, and does not need to operate package at first to expose lamina membranacea, does not also need lamina membranacea itself is removed.After lamina membranacea or liner plate are pierced, still remain in the system, so that it can not cause messy problem or the problem of suffocating to child.
Can there be various other change and modifications in understanding easily from the embodiment shown in foregoing detailed description of the present invention and its, and does not break away from the true spirit and the scope of novel theory of the present invention or principle.

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1. distribution closure member that is used for container, it has the opening that leads to internal tank, and stream material can be stored in this internal tank, and wherein, lamina membranacea is inserted in container and distributes between the closure member, and described distribution closure member comprises:
(A) pedestal, it extends from described container in vessel port place, described pedestal limits the receiving cable that (1) passes this pedestal, and (2) ring seal flange, (a) this flanged shaft is on the length of at least a portion that outwards is positioned at described receiving cable, (b) this flange extends radially inwardly from the periphery of described receiving cable, enters opening in the described receiving cable with qualification.
(B) moving nozzle, (1) this nozzle is at least partially disposed in the receiving cable of described pedestal, (2) this nozzle has the distribution passage that extends through described nozzle, (3) but this nozzle has the discharge end of grasping, (a) this discharge end is positioned at the axial outside end of described nozzle, (b) this discharge end is axially outwards outstanding from pedestal, (4) this nozzle has the peripheral seal face by the ring seal flange seal joint of pedestal, and (5) this nozzle axially has the parts of piercing through in inside end at it;
(C) cam rail, it axially upcountry is arranged in pedestal and nozzle one, and described pedestal and nozzle are axially inside from described ring seal; And
(D) cam follower, (1) this cam follower is positioned on another of pedestal and nozzle, (2) this cam follower engages in described cam rail, thereby but catch the nozzle discharge end of grasping to rotate described nozzle, so that this nozzle moves axially to axially inside perforation position from axial outside non-perforation position.
2. closure member as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described closure member also comprises the lid that is hinged on the described pedestal, be used for (1) and move between the off position at the pedestal top above the nozzle and (2) open position, but the discharge end of the grasping of described nozzle is exposed to this open position.
3. closure member as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,
(A) pedestal of described closure member comprises main body, and this main body is initially separated with the container that centers on described vessel port but combined subsequently; And
(B) described closure member is fit to use with lamina membranacea, and this lamina membranacea is the form that is sealed to the liner plate on the container of vessel port top.
4. closure member as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,
(A) pedestal of described closure member comprises main body, and this main body is initially separated with the container that centers on described vessel port but combined subsequently; And
(B) described closure member is fit to use with the lamina membranacea with the liner plate form, and before the pedestal of this closure member was connected to described container, this liner plate initial sealing was to the pedestal of described closure member.
5. closure member as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, but the discharge end of the grasping of described nozzle has the external structure of the projection that limits two relative orientations.
6. closure member as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,
The closure member of described pedestal is fit to use on following container, and (1) this vessel has neck and (2) this container of limiting described vessel port to have the screw thread that is arranged on the described neck; And
The pedestal of described closure member has the screw thread that is used to engage described container neck screw thread, is spun on the described container neck to allow described pedestal.
7. closure member as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that,
Described closure member is fit to use with the container with contrarotation ratchet, and described ratchet is positioned on the circumference of described container neck, described container neck from described container neck threaded shaft to inwardly, and
Described closure member pedestal has at least one pawl teeth, make its shape so that (1) is when described pedestal is spun on the container, described container contrarotation ratchet is passed in deflection, (2) when on pedestal with the rotation unscrew the directive effect moment of torsion time, in abutting connection with the reverse ratchet of at least one container, thereby stop pedestal to unclamp from described container.
8. closure member as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described closure member pedestal comprises internal female, and it is used to mesh the external screw thread that is complementary on the container.
9. closure member as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,
Described cam follower is radially outward outstanding on described nozzle;
Described cam follower has axially outside lead-in surface, and this lead-in surface extends internally in radial direction along with the increase of distance gradually in axial outside direction;
Described closure member pedestal has inner sleeve, (1) this inner sleeve axially upcountry is positioned on the ring seal flange of described pedestal, (2) this inner sleeve axially extends internally, and (3) this inner sleeve has cylindrical form interior surface, and it limits the receiving cable of described pedestal at least in part;
Described cam rail is limited in the inside face of inner sleeve of described closure member pedestal;
Described inner sleeve has the axial location groove, and (1) described axial location fluted shaft is to upcountry being positioned on the cam rail, and (2) described axial location groove is positioned at predetermined circumferential position;
Described groove has axially inside open end, and nozzle is being installed in the process of described pedestal, is used to hold described cam follower;
Described groove has axially outside end, and it terminates in contiguous described cam rail but the radially inner extension inclined-plane that separates with cam rail; And
In described pedestal and the nozzle at least one has enough elasticity, so that help to make the cam follower in nozzle and the groove together to insert in the described pedestal, enters described cam rail thereby force described cam follower to lean on and pass the inclined-plane.
10. closure member as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that, described cam rail extends less than 360 ° with the part helical structure around the inner sleeve of closure member pedestal, and the inner sleeve of described closure member pedestal is between second end of first end of cam rail and cam rail;
The inner sleeve of described closure member pedestal limits first rib and (2) (1) charged near the cam rail of first end and charges near the interior second rib of the cam rail of second end;
In described closure member pedestal and the nozzle at least one has enough elasticity, when described nozzle rotates under the situation of enough moments of torsion, to hold the motion that cam follower passes each described rib; And
When cam follower when described cam rail one end moves to the described cam rail other end, described cam follower passes each rib from the end of described cam rail motion provides the indication of at least one sense of touch of the start and end position of cam follower.
11. closure member as claimed in claim 1, this closure member uses with container, this container has an annular top, (1) this annular top limits an opening, this opening is sealed by the lamina membranacea of the liner plate form that is sealed to described annular top, (2) this annular top limits the outside external screw thread around described opening, wherein
Described closure member is for distributing closure member, and it separates with the container that centers on vessel port but combines subsequently;
Described closure member pedestal has the inner loop of hollow substantial cylindrical, and it has internal female, is used for the outside external screw thread on the described container of screw-threaded engagement;
Described pedestal comprises around the annular panel at the place, pedestal top of described receiving cable; And
But the discharge end of the grasping of described nozzle stretches out and exceeds described panel.
12. closure system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the described parts that pierce through comprise four faces assembling towards round dot.
13. closure member as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,
Described closure member nozzle also comprises distributing valve, (1) this distributing valve is installed in the nozzle of described nozzle escape route, but valve with the discharge end of the grasping of locating contiguous described nozzle, (2) this distributing valve comprises flexible, elastomeric material, and (3) this distributing valve limits the dispensing orifice that at least one is closed usually, and this dispensing orifice response is passed the pressure reduction of described valve and opened to allow fluid to pass through.
14. closure member as claimed in claim 13 is characterized in that,
Described valve has valve head; And
Described dispensing orifice is limited in the described valve head by many seams, (1) described seam extends through described valve head from the outside to the inboard, (2) described seam extends so that flap limits by described seam from common starting point side, when the internal pressure of valve surpassed the predetermined amount of the external pressure one of valve, dispensing orifice can opening to extrinsic deflection by described flap.
15. closure member as claimed in claim 13 is characterized in that, when the internal pressure of valve was substantially equal to the external pressure of valve, the dispensing orifice of described valve was closed.
16. closure member as claimed in claim 13 is characterized in that,
Described valve is self-enclosed valve;
When acting on when the pressure of the valve side of internal tank exceeds pressure one scheduled volume that acts on the valve side that is exposed to ambient atmosphere, described valve is outwards opened, and
Acting on over against internal tank after pressure on the valve side fully reduces, described valve turns back to closed condition from open mode.
17. closure member as claimed in claim 13 is characterized in that,
Described valve has annular lip;
Described nozzle limits the bearing of general toroidal, but this bearing is basically away from the discharge end of the grasping of described nozzle; And
Described closure member also comprises retaining ring, and it has and described nozzle engaging portion, and so that described valve is remained in the nozzle, the annular lip of wherein said valve is pressed from both sides on the annular ledge that leans against in the nozzle by described retaining ring.
18. closure member as claimed in claim 17 is characterized in that,
Described retaining ring and described nozzle snap-fit engagement;
The annular lip of described valve has the section shape of dovetail furrow, and it limits the outside face of truncated cone and the inside face of truncated cone;
Described nozzle bearing is a frustum of a cone dignity, and it engages the outside face of truncated cone of the annular lip of described valve; And
Described retaining ring has the clamping surface of truncated cone, and it engages the inside face of truncated cone of the annular lip of described valve, in order to clamp the annular lip of described valve between described retaining ring and described nozzle bearing.
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