CN101993025A

CN101993025A - Dispenser-cap device for beverage bottle, in particular alcoholic beverage bottle

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Publication number: CN101993025A
Application number: CN2010102513761A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 索尔兹·毛里齐奥
Original assignee: GEFIT CO Ltd
Current assignee: GEFIT CO Ltd; Gefit SRL
Priority date: 2009-08-11
Filing date: 2010-08-10
Publication date: 2011-03-30
Anticipated expiration: 2030-08-10
Also published as: BR112012003043A2; PL2464578T3; EA020854B1; EA201101196A1; ITMI20091462A1; ES2441846T3; UA101248C2; CN102596743A; IN2012DN02100A; IT1395158B1; WO2011018694A1; CO6511216A2; CN101993025B; EP2464578B1; RU2470845C2; MX2012001777A; RU2010133251A; CN102596743B; EP2464578A1

Abstract

A dispenser-cap device (1) for a beverage bottle, in particular an alcoholic beverage bottle, extending substantially along an axis (A) and comprising a base body (3), connectable to a neck (7) of a bottle (2); an actuator element (4), rotatably coupled to the base body (3) and axially fixed to the base body; and a spout element (5), provided with a pour channel (51) and angularly connected to the base body (3) and axially slidable on a guide portion (8) of the base body (3) for selectively opening/closing a passage (63) communicating with the channel (51); the device being characterized by comprising a disengagement device (65) that releases angularly the spout element (5) from the base body (3) when the spout element (5) reaches a predetermined position, and allows rotation of the spout element (5) with respect to the base body ( 3 ).

Description

Be used for the especially dispenser cap device of alcoholic drinks bottle of beverage bottle

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of dispenser cap device, promptly a kind ofly be used for especially closing and distribution device of alcoholic drinks bottle of beverage bottle.

Background technology

Be used for beverage bottle close with distribution device be known, this is closed and is suitable for adjusting the amount of the liquid of toppling over distribution device and prevents or make at least fraudulent the recharging that is difficult to carry out possible bottle.

The example of this device is shown in the International Patent Application WO 2008/104507, and it is made of matrix, actuator component and mouth element basically, this matrix is fastened on the bottleneck, this actuator component is with rotating mode and matrix coupling connection and axially be connected in matrix, this mouth element is coupled to actuator component in telescopic mode, and can axially slide with respect to matrix owing to the rotation of actuator component; Also be jammed under the situation of bottle thereby be jammed in matrix angularly at the mouth element, the rotation of actuator component causes the mouth element to slide with respect to matrix and optionally the mouth element is moved on to from the withdrawal off position extracting open position.

Though as if this device is effective, can further improve; Particularly, even the shortcoming of described device and other known devices is if the user adheres to the rotational actuator element after the mouth element is extracted fully, then this may cause device to damage.

Summary of the invention

An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of device that solves the problems referred to above of prior art; Particularly, the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of dispenser cap device, this dispenser cap device not only uses easy and reliable and implements relatively easy and cheap, it is at closing function and prevent that the duplicity of bottle is in full force and effect aspect recharging, but also prevents or reduced at least the danger of the hazardous failure of device proper.

The present invention correspondingly relates to as in claims 1 be used for defined in the basic statement of dependent claims of preferred supplemental characteristic, a kind of dispenser cap device that is used for bottle.

The dispensers according to the invention cap device uses easy and reliable and implements relatively easy and cheap, it is at closing function and prevent that the duplicity of bottle is in full force and effect aspect recharging, and prevents or reduced at least the danger of the hazardous failure of device proper simultaneously.In fact, if even the user adheres to the rotational actuator element after the mouth element is extracted fully, then the mouth element will freely rotate and no longer hook matrix; Then by the upside down turn direction, the mouth unit will turn back in the matrix.

Description of drawings

With reference to describing the present invention in detail in the accompanying drawing non-limiting embodiment below, wherein

Fig. 1 is the exploded perspective view that is used for the dispenser cap device of bottle according to the present invention;

Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 are the longitdinal cross-section diagrams of the device of Fig. 1, and it has been assembled and has illustrated with corresponding operating position;

Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 are respectively the block diagram and the birds-eye vieies of parts of the device of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is the cross sectional drawing of the stack-mounted device of Fig. 1, for clearer and removed some parts;

Two partly cut-away's block diagrams and two elevation cross-sectional view of part that Fig. 6 to 7 and Fig. 8 to 9 have been removing of Fig. 1 device illustrate further feature of the present invention, and described device has been assembled and illustrated with the corresponding operating position;

Figure 10 to 11 is longitdinal cross-section diagrams of the phase strain type of device of the present invention.

The specific embodiment

In Fig. 1 to 3, Reference numeral 1 represents to be used for the dispenser cap device of bottle 2 (for example bottles of wine/spirits or another alcoholic drinks) generally.

Preferably but not necessarily, what describe in device 1 and the International Patent Application WO 2008/104507 is identical kind, and by understanding the degree of wanting required for the present invention, the content of this International Patent Application WO 2008/104507 is incorporated into herein as reference.In any case, be appreciated that the present invention can also carry out with different dispenser cap devices.

Device 1 extends along axis A basically, and comprises and matrix 3, actuator component 4 and mouth element 5 preferably are made of each plastic material unitary body.

Matrix 3 comprises the coupling connection portion 6 of the neck 7 that is used to be anchored on bottle 2 and from the axially outstanding guide portion 8 that matches with mouth element 6 of being used for of portion 6; Portion 6 and 8 is provided with the

annual seat

10 and 12 that settle, that each substantial axial is relative around axis A;

Seat

10 and 12 by 13 that be bonded to each other by annular flange, each limits coaxial basically columniform sidewall.

Matrix 3 be basically tubulose and be provided with inner room 20, this inner room 20 extends through matrix 3 and is limited by sidewall 21 along axis A.

Chamber 20 for example has circular in fact and is placed in inlet 25 in the portion 6, and holds the removable member 27 (for example ball) that blocks, and this is removable to block member 27 and match with the edge of inlet 25 and be used for optionally that close enters the mouth 25.

Also with reference to Fig. 4 to 5, seat 12 is limited by radially inner side wall 101 and radial outside wall 102, and this radially inner side wall 101 and this radial outside wall 102 are coaxial and give prominence to vertically from the upper surface 103 of flange 13 around axis A basically.

Madial wall 101 is preferably the closed and continuous wall of annular, and has smooth basically outside face.

Lateral wall 102 forms guiding walls 104, and this guiding wall 104 matches with mouth element 5 and formed by a plurality of wall portion 105, and this a plurality of wall portion 105 circumferentially is arranged side by side and is separated from each other by the longitudinal cut 106 that is arranged essentially parallel to axis A.Each one of wall 105 has impeller 107, this impeller 107 from flange 13 especially (but not necessarily) outstanding from the circle 108 that keeps by flange 13.

Each impeller 107 have the butt that is connected in

flange

13 and 109 that finish with the edge, with the butt opposed free ends.

Secondly impeller 107 and wall portion 105 are mainly due to their profile and be flexible on radially the direction basically with respect to axle A line owing to make their used materials (plastics) and elastically deformable especially.Impeller 107 and wall portion 105 is therefore with respect to axis A with relative to each other be flexible diametrically.

Each one of wall 105 or impeller 107 112 is limited to the outside by radially inner face of giving prominence to towards axis A 111 and parallel to each other and/or coaxial basically footpath.

Face 112 is smooth basically; Inner face 111 has corresponding longitudinal fluting 113, and described longitudinal fluting 113 radially extends internally and limits a plurality of longitudinal flutings 114 towards axis A, and these a plurality of longitudinal flutings 114 are separated from each other by rib and separate angularly.

Each rib (113) is limited by a pair of relative side (115,116): first side (115), this first side (115) so are shaped to limit chamfering or the inclined-plane towards adjacent groove 114 and otch 106 (that is, aspect-oriented 115); With first side, 115 second side surface opposite 116, this second side so is shaped to limit the circumferential shoulder towards groove 114, aspect-oriented 116.

For example, first side 115 is towards being crooked that especially protrude and/or become chamfering or bevelled in the face of its groove 114; And second side 116 is substantially normal to impeller 107.

Also referring to figs. 1 through 3, actuator component 4 comprises and covers 31 and columniform basically, the outside tubular body 30 of protuberance alternatively, this tubular body 30 radially is assemblied in diameter clearance in the portion 6 of matrix 3 in the outside, and this lid 31 is closed the upper end of tubular body 30; Actuator component 4 axially is connected in matrix 3 in rotating mode with matrix 3 couplings connection and by means of relative

axial shoulder

32 and 33, and the axial shoulder 32 that this is relative and 33 is radially inwardly given prominence to from the inner surface of tubular body 30.

Mouth element 5 comprises hollow body 40, this hollow body 40 is extended and is limited by columniform sidewall 41 basically and the upper end wall 45 that is substantially normal to axis A along axis A, this sidewall 41 is provided with external thread part 43, the threaded portion 44 that this external thread part 43 engages on the inside face that is formed on tubular body 30.Threaded

portion

43 and 44 provides the screw thread coupling connection 46 between mouth element 5 and the actuator component 4.

Hollow body 40 is provided with side outlet passage 51 in inside; Passage 51 is to be arranged essentially parallel to axis A extends, the passage of annular basically, and has radially the outlet 52 basically with respect to axis A.

Passage 51 is limited by inner radial wall 55 and radial outer wall 56, and this inner radial wall 55 and this radial outer wall 56 be coaxial with axis A basically, in the face of each other and towards outlet 52 bendings.

Seat 12 is defined for the cliding seat of mouth element 5: wall 56 radially holds to become to slide in the seat 12, and be provided with longitudinally radially ectoloph 60 (Fig. 5), this longitudinally radially ectoloph 60 engage the corresponding recesses 114 of matrixes 3 so that form corner connection 64, thereby angularly mouth element 5 is jammed in matrix 3.

According to the present invention, dispenser cap device 1 comprises disengagement gear 65, this disengagement gear 65 is made of wall portion 105 or flexible impeller 107 in fact, as hereinafter explaining, this disengagement gear 65 when mouth element 5 arrives desired locations from matrix 3 relief nozzle element 5 angularly, and this disengagement gear 65 allows mouth element 5 to rotate with actuator component 4 with respect to matrix 3, and switch off angle connects 64.

In use, matrix 3 hooks securely and is fixed in bottle 2, and actuator component 4 still radially is connected in matrix 3 and therefore is connected in bottle 2 (Fig. 5) with rotating mode coupling connection.Mouth element 5 46 is coupled to actuator component 4 in telescopic mode by being threaded of being formed by

respective threads portion

43 and 44, and is used for the optionally path 63 between the opening/closing passage 51 and chamber 20 because actuator component 4 can slide with respect to matrix 3 along axis A with respect to the rotation of matrix 3.In fact, at mouth element 5 (by the corner connection 64 that limits by the ridge 60 that engages corresponding recesses 114) thus be jammed in matrix 3 is jammed under bottles 2 the situation angledly, the rotation of actuator component 4 causes mouth element 5 to slide with respect to matrix 3 along axis A, and optionally mouth element 5 is moved on to from withdrawal off position (Fig. 2) and extract maximum open position (Fig. 3), at this withdrawal off position, mouth element 5 match with matrix 3 and chamber 20 and passage 51 between the wall 56 that is inserted in the passage 51 of passage 63 close, extract maximum open position at this, mouth element 5 is in the position of leaving preset distance with matrix 3, and passage 63 is opened.

In opening procedure, by means of being threaded 46 between actuator component 4 and the mouth element 5, power puts on mouth element 5, and this power has the axial component that causes mouth element 5 to withdraw from, and circumferential component or the coupling connection of removing the corner connection 64 between matrix 3 and the mouth element 5.To the antagonistic force of above-mentioned coupling connection from the ridge 60 of mouth element 5 and the joint between the groove 114, and reduce withdrawing from the moving process little by little of mouth element 5, because the coupling of transferring to rib from ridge 60 is transformed into circumferential component and radial component when being associated in contact side 115; When the resistance to the bending of portion 105 became less than the radial component that applies, portion 105 temporarily separated with ridge 60, and this separates also because the diameter clearance between the sidewall 102 of the wall 41 of mouth element 5 and matrix 3 but possible.The bending decision mouth element 5 of portion 105 and the rotation between the matrix 3 separate and consequential " click sound " effect.

When mouth element 5 when extracting maximum open position, if the user adheres to that rotational actuator element 4 (for example anticlockwise direction as shown in Figure 5) is to extract mouth element 5 (thereby keeping turning on mouth element 5 from actuator component 4) further, disengagement gear 65 is angularly from matrix 3 relief nozzle elements 5 so: ridge 60 draws the side of impeller 107, and also since the chamfering of side 115 or bevelled shape and radially outwardly-bent impeller 107 (that is wall portion 105); At last, impeller 107 is radially crooked, thereby allows mouth element 5 and actuator component 4 to rotate together.

In addition, the user (a kind of " buckle ") is warned him and reached and extract maximum open position (or stroke end position) because the sound that causes at the following elastic deformation that produces of the effect of the ridge 60 that draws them of impeller 107 by hearing; Ridge 60 bendings that each impeller 107 is matched with rib 113 or impeller 107, therefore, in case ridge 60 has been crossed rib 113 and entered following groove 114, then it turns back to undeformable position, produces buckle or " click sound ".

With reference to Fig. 6 to 9, but device 1 also advantageously not necessarily comprises and is used for mouth element 5 is turned back to seat 12 stroke restricting means 120: this device 120 is configured as when user's rotational actuator element 4 during with closing appliance 1 especially path 63, its restriction mouth element 5 turns back to second off position from extracting maximum open position, at this second off position, path 63 is by wall 56 shutoff, but mouth element 5 is withdrawal fully---as in the withdrawal original closed position, and keep with respect to matrix 3 pre-the measuring and the preferably axially outstanding actuator component 4 that surpasses of limiting that raise.

Particularly, device 120 comprises stopper element 121, this stopper element 121 is carried by matrix 3 and optionally matches with the corresponding abutting part 122 of mouth element 5, and this stopper element 121 only works after device 1 open first, in any case this device 1 open first mouth element 5 taken to from the original closed position of withdrawing first extract maximum open position or take intermediate-opened position to after.

Like this, device 120 has provided visual direct indication: device 1 and therefore bottle 2 opened first at least.

According to the example shown in the figure, stopper element 121 comprises a plurality of steps 123, and these a plurality of steps 123 are placed in the cliding seat 12 and particularly in corresponding recesses 114, and circumferentially in abutting connection with corresponding rib 113; Particularly, each step 123 is laterally outstanding and outstanding vertically from the end surfaces 124 of the annular of seat 12 from the side 116 of rib 113.

When to installing 1 when assembling, mouth element 5 is in withdrawal initial open position (Fig. 6 and Fig. 8), and ridge 60 is arranged in the corresponding recesses 114 so that limit corner connection 64; Each ridge 60 is arranged in two grooves 114 between the rib 113 and with respect to the step 123 that is contained in the same groove 114 and laterally settles; Ridge 60 has the lower edge that limits abutting part 122, in any case this abutting part 122 leans against on the end surfaces 124 or on the lower position of the top edge of step 123, and when its against or during very near the side 115 of adjacent rib 113, slightly separate from the side 116 of ridge 113 with step 123; Therefore each ridge 60 has certain gap, angle (circumferential) with respect to its rib 113 that is inserted between it.

After device 1 open first (and therefore after the opening first of its bottle 2 that applies), ridge 60 is upwards slided in corresponding grooves 114 and is increased to above the step 123, extracts maximum open position or arrives general intermediate-opened position in any case while mouth element 5 is brought to.In opening motion process, ridge 60 is angularly against respective side 115, and mouth element 5 axially slip (actuator component 3 still rotates simultaneously) under the effect of corner connection 64.

Close in the closed procedure at device 1, because ridge 60 enters into the gap, angle of groove 114, the rotation of actuator component 4 at first forces mouth element 5 to rotate; This gap is enough to ridge 60 is moved on to respective step 123 tops in the groove 114.Ridge 60 moves on to angularly in the corresponding recesses 114 and leans on side 116 up to them, then mouth element 5 axially slip (actuator component 4 is rotated further simultaneously) under the effect of corner connection 64.Ridge 60 comes to step 123 on (Fig. 7 and Fig. 9) up to them by the respective lower edge that limits abutting part 122 to lower slider; Step 123 prevents the further axial stroke of ridge 60 in the groove 114, thereby stops mouth element 5 to be inserted into again in the seat 12; Mouth element 5 keeps exceeding the withdrawal original closed position in visual mode.

According to the modification shown in Figure 10 and Figure 11, stopper element 121 comprises flexible member 125, and this flexible member 125 is carried by matrix 3 and optionally matches with the corresponding abutting part 122 of mouth element 5.Particularly, flexible member 125 is suitable for optionally taking:

---when mouth element 5 at the dead position of withdrawal during original closed position (Figure 10 and 11 left side), wherein flexible member 125 is received in the respective channel or is received in the shared pathway 126 of mouth element 5, and does not limit the axial motion of mouth element 5; And

---when mouth element 5 is brought to blocking position when extracting maximum open position or being brought to general intermediate-opened position (Figure 10 and 11 right side), wherein, flexible member 125 matches with the corresponding abutting part 122 of mouth element 5 and limits its axial motion to second off position.

Particularly, with reference to Figure 10, flexible member 125 forms by impeller 107 or by at least some of impeller 107 or corresponding 127 of top edge; In dead position, flexible member 125 is contained in the shared pathway 126, and this shared pathway 126 is formed by the circular clearance that obtains between

wall

41 and 56, and by the curve of wall 56 from last side closure.

With reference to Figure 11, flexible member 125 comprises thin slice 128, this thin slice 128 vertically or obliquely projects upwards and is contained in the shared pathway 126 in dead position from the face 103 of flange 13, and this shared pathway 126 is also formed by the circular clearance that limits by

wall

41 and 56.

In two kinds of situations, flexible member 125 is received in the passage 126 with shape crooked or distortion; After device 1 open first, when with flexible member 125 when passage 126 is extracted, flexible member 125 presents shape extension or undeformable basically, and engages the corresponding abutting part 122 of the mouth element 5 that is formed by annular contacting wall 128; According to Figure 10, contacting wall 128 is limited by the inner radial annular projection of wall 41, and according to Figure 11, contacting wall 128 is formed by the lower edge of wall 41.

For fear of adhering to attempting closing appliance 1 the user and mouth element 5 being taken under the situation of withdrawal original closed position to damage to installing 1, the threaded portion 44 of actuator component 4 has intermediate thread section 130 (Figure 10), this intermediate thread section 130 downward chamferings and have the thickness that reduces (less) with respect to end thread section 131; Like this, in case the mouth element has arrived second off position and when being stopped up by device 120, if the user adheres to rotational actuator element 4, then intermediate thread section 130 is just slided and flexibly outwardly-bent actuator component 4 on the threaded portion 43 of mouth element 5, and therefore this actuator component 4 freely rotates.

Advantageously, the threaded portion 43 that the threaded portion 44 of actuator component 4 has with respect to mouth element 5 is double many screw threads, even so that thread segment 130 still keeps hooking after sliding.

Advantageously, for the ease of cracking of intermediate thread portion 130, it has high relatively step and inclined-plane.

Final understanding is described herein and the device that illustrates can not exceed the many modifications and the modification of claims.

Claims

1. one kind is used for the especially dispenser cap device (1) of alcoholic drinks bottle of beverage bottle, and described dispenser cap device (1) extends and comprises along axis (A) basically: matrix (3), described matrix (3) can be connected in the neck (7) of bottle (2); And mouth element (5), described mouth element (5) is provided with topples over passage (51), is connected in described matrix (3) and can be on the guide portion (8) of described matrix (3) axially sliding angularly and is used for the path (63) that opening/closing optionally is communicated with described passage (51); Described device is characterised in that and comprises disengagement gear (65), described disengagement gear (65) discharges described mouth element (5) angularly from described matrix (3) when described mouth element (5) arrives the desired location, and described disengagement gear (65) allows described mouth element (5) to rotate with respect to described matrix (3).

2. device according to claim 1, wherein, described disengagement gear (65) comprises the guiding wall (104) of described matrix (3), described guiding wall (104) matches with described mouth element (5) and is formed by a plurality of wall portions (105), and described a plurality of wall portions (105) settle and can relative to each other flexibly distortion on respect to radially the direction basically of described axis (A) around described axis (A).

3. device according to claim 2, wherein, described wall portion (105) circumferentially is arranged side by side and is separated from each other by longitudinal cut (106).

4. according to claim 2 or 3 described devices, wherein, each wall portion (105) comprises impeller (107), and it is outstanding vertically from the flange (13) of described matrix (3) that described impeller (107) is arranged essentially parallel to described axis (A), and described impeller (107) has free end.

5. according to a described device in the claim 2 to 4, wherein, at least some wall portions (105) have accordingly radially inner face (111), corresponding radially inner face (111) is in the face of described axis (A) and be provided with corresponding longitudinal rib (113), corresponding longitudinal rib (113) is radially inwardly outstanding and limit a plurality of longitudinal flutings (114) towards described axis (A), and described a plurality of longitudinal flutings (114) are separated from each other by described rib (113) and separate angularly.

6. device according to claim 5, wherein, each rib (113) is limited by a pair of relative side (115 and 116), and first side (115) are configured as and limit chamfering or inclined-plane, and second side (116) are configured as circumferentially shoulder of qualification.

7. according to a described device in the claim 2 to 6, wherein, described guiding wall (104) is limited by the radial outside wall (102) of described matrix (3), described radial outside wall (102) limits cliding seat (12) with radially inner side wall (101), described cliding seat (12) holds the wall (56) of described mouth element (5), described wall (56) be provided be formed on described guiding wall (104) in the inside ridge in footpath (60) that matches of corresponding recesses (114).

8. according to a described device in the claim 2 to 7, wherein, the elastic deformation of described wall portion (105) produces click sound.

9. according to a described device in the claim of front, comprise actuator component (4), described actuator component (4) is coupled to described matrix (3), axially is fixed in described matrix (3) and be coupled to described mouth element (5) in telescopic mode by corresponding threaded portion (43 and 44) in rotating mode, thus described mouth element (5) since described actuator component (4) can slide with respect to described matrix (3) along described axis (A) with respect to the rotation of described matrix (3).

10. device according to claim 9, wherein, the described threaded portion (44) of described actuator component (4) has intermediate thread section (130), described intermediate thread section (130) is chamfering and/or have thickness less than end thread section (131) downwards, like this, under the situation of being forced to close, described intermediate thread section (130) goes up in the described threaded portion (43) of described mouth element (5) and slides, and described actuator component (4) therefore freely rotates to avoid the damage to described device.

11. device according to claim 10, wherein, the described threaded portion (43) that the described threaded portion (44) of described actuator component (4) has with respect to described mouth element (5) is double many screw threads, thereby described intermediate thread section (130) is even still engage the described threaded portion (43) of described mouth element (5) after sliding.

12. according to a described device in the fwd claim, comprise stroke restricting means (120), described stroke restricting means (120) is used to limit the return of stroke of described mouth element (5), and is configured as the described mouth element (5) that returns fully, keeps that prevents described mouth element (5) and partly exceeds described matrix (3) and the preferably axially outstanding described actuator component (4) that surpasses.

13. device according to claim 12, wherein, described stroke restricting means (120) comprises stopper element (121), described stopper element (121) is carried by described matrix (3) and optionally matches with the corresponding abutting part (122) of described mouth element (5), and described stopper element (121) only works after the opening first of described device (1), the opening first at described mouth element (5) by first after the withdrawal original closed position is taken open position to of described device (1).

14. device according to claim 13, wherein, described stopper element (121) comprises step (123) and/or flexible member (125), and described step (123) and/or flexible member (125) are carried by described matrix (3) and optionally match with the corresponding abutting part (122) of described mouth element (5).