CN103459257A

CN103459257A - Container closure with a spout and a lid

Info

Publication number: CN103459257A
Application number: CN2011800697994A
Authority: CN
Inventors: B·克尼格塞德; F·伦茨; A·斯蒂弗特
Original assignee: Aptar Freyung GmbH
Current assignee: Aptar Freyung GmbH
Priority date: 2011-04-08
Filing date: 2011-04-08
Publication date: 2013-12-18
Anticipated expiration: 2031-04-08
Also published as: EP2694387B1; ES2587832T3; MX2013011683A; EP2694387A1; BR112013025927B1; BR112013025927A2; MX339249B; AR085923A1; US20140034663A1; CN103459257B; WO2012136230A1

Abstract

A closure (10) for a container that has an interior where a product may be stored and that has an opening to the container interior, said closure (10) comprising a base (100), that base (100) comprising a skirt (120) for extending from said container at said opening, a base deck (160), and a spout (180) projection upwardly from said base deck (160) to define a discharge aperture (182), wherein said base deck (160) has an at least partly curved outer or upper plane, said outer or upper plane and/or an edge (150) between the skirt (120) and the base deck (160) having, at its periphery, at least two elevation regions and at least two depression regions extending between said at least two elevation regions. The invention further refers to a container with such a closure.

Description

Closure member and the container with this closure member for container

The present invention generally relates to the packing of the packing of product, particularly fluid product etc.In particular, the present invention relates to for the closure member of container and there is the container of this closure member or parts or the subelement of container.

Many dissimilar packings or container can be used for the non-solid product that packing can pattern of flow, such as fluid or fluidization material, comprise liquid, paste, powder etc., these materials generally by and generally referred to here as " fluid ".

Some packings also comprise that self sealss distributing valve, this distributing valve allow a selected amount of fluid to discharge and then seal so that this package closure from package.

Bottle, the particularly closure member of PET bottle for comprising beverage particularly importantly, these bottles are through being usually used in beverage vending utensil, sports drinks etc.

The objective of the invention is to strengthen the closure member especially for the bottle that beverage for sale is arranged in it, and purpose of the present invention particularly strengthens user friendly, this comprises the sense of touch of user when the user has a drink from bottle with this closure member or container.

This purpose solves by the closure member according to claim 1 with according to the container with this closure member of claim 14.Claim 2 to 13 relates to the particularly advantageous embodiment according to the loop system of claim 1.

The invention provides a kind of closure member for container, this container has the product of storing, and the particularly inside of fluid, and closure member has the opening that leads to internal tank.

According to the present invention, described closure member comprises base portion, and described base portion is included in skirt section, base portion platen and oral area that the described opening part of container extends from described container, and this oral area extends upward from described base portion platen, to limit discharge orifice.

The platen of base portion is crooked at least in part, and the outside face of qualifying part bending or upper surface.Curved surface basically along continuous straight runs, along extending with vertical quadrature or vertical direction, vertical direction is also to discharge or the dispensing direction.

Usually, closure member has the cross-sectional plane of circular, and bottleneck is also circle or tubulose usually, and simultaneously, closure member is threaded connection as a rule and is attached to container, and bottle has outside thread, and closure member has negative thread in the inboard, skirt section usually.

According to the present invention, the crooked outer surface of platen or upper surface have at least two at least two recessed zones that raise zone and extend between described at least two rising zones at its peripheral region.

The regional such peripheral part that refers to platen raises, this peripheral part vertically or the peripheral region of this peripheral part of z direction ratio high, and such ，Ji Gai peripheral part, peripheral part that recessed zone refers to platen vertically its peripheral region of z direction ratio or section low.

Alternatively or in addition, but normally in addition, the skirt section of base portion and the edge between platen are crooked at least in part, and comprise at least two at least two recessed zones that raise zone and extend between described at least two rising zones.Therefore, around the skirt section at base portion of vertical direction or the extension of z direction and the form that the circumferential edge between platen is wave.Platen extends radially inwardly from this edge between skirt section and platen, and extends to the direction of oral area.

Platen and/or be in the advantage of this profile at the platen of base portion and the edge between skirt section, the skirt section of platen and/or base portion and the outer shape at the edge between platen are adapted to the user's that just drinking from described closure member mouth and/or the shape of lip, and therefore this strengthened " sense of touch " of user and the user friendly while therefore having strengthened drinking.

The user fills in oral area in his mouth when drinking, and his lip basically from each gusset around or surround this oral area.In the situation that the specific outline of the platen of base portion, lip is usually at all positions around periphery and platen close contact, but apply inhomogeneous pressure to lip drinking Shi Buhui, and can apply inhomogeneous pressure to lip in the situation that the closure member of prior art has usually smooth base portion platen.

In addition, also can increase the particularly sealing between lip and platen of lip and closure member, this is important for the bottle of using in motion process, motion process be for example as the user taking exercises, as by bike or while running, now human body is in persistent movement and more difficult with the coordination of bottle motion.

Therefore, according to closure member strengthen operation of the present invention, user's sense of touch when drinking from this closure member particularly.In addition, also strengthened the visual appearance of this closure member.

Can separate and manufacture and provide with container according to closure member of the present invention, and closure member is attached to container by corresponding attachment usually, usually, closure member is threaded connection on container, and closure member has negative thread usually, negative thread is arranged on the inboard in skirt section.

Yet closure member can be also the part of container itself, or it can discharge or non-releasably be attached to the part of container or container.

According to preferred embodiment, the described surface of described base portion platen and/or the described edge between described skirt section and described base portion platen comprise at least one maximum point and at least one minimum rising point of raising, they vertically or the z direction offset away apart from a, the wherein said girth u that depends on closure member apart from a, wherein, follow following formula apart from a:

u*10 ^-1≥a≥u*10 ^-3

Apart from a be in the z-direction or vertical direction measure, this direction is the discharge direction by the opening of closure member, and preferably be defined as being arranged to particularly be suitable for forming the outer shape of closure member apart from a, this outer shape is suitable for user's lip shape best, further to strengthen the sense of touch of user when drinking.

According to another preferred embodiment, the platen of closure member comprises two maximum rising points, and these two maximum raises point along 180 ° of peripheral orientation polarizations or approximate 180 °, 10 ° of 180 ° of +/-of better biasing, and 5 ° of the 180 ° of +/-of more preferably setovering.

In fact the maximum point that raises can be single, the maximum point that raises similarly is the vertex of curve, but maximum raises, " point " also can extend, for example, elevated portion can be in certain circumferentially expanded range, preferably along circumferentially continuing higher mainly with the angle of 10 ° or 5 °.

Preferably, closure member also comprises that two maximums are recessed into point, and these two recessed points are along circumferentially also setovering 180 ° or approximate 180 °, 10 ° of 180 ° of +/-of better biasing, and 5 ° of the 180 ° of +/-of more preferably setovering.Raise point as mentioned above with reference to maximum, and maximum recessed point can also be roughly a single point, but also can extend around certain circumferentially expanded range, preferably along circumferentially extending mainly with the angle of 10 ° or 5 °.

Preferably, the height of the maximum point that raises is identical, and this is also like this to the recessed point of maximum, and is highly in the z-direction or vertical direction or basically along the discharge directional survey of the opening that passes through closure member.

According to special preferred embodiment, closure member has such platen, this platen comprise be positioned at vertical direction or z direction (z axle) quadrature or with two maximum rising points at the x axle place that discharges the direction quadrature, simultaneously, platen also comprise be positioned at described x axle quadrature and with the recessed point of two maximums at the y axle place of described vertical direction or z direction (z axle) quadrature.From lateral plan, therefore platen is illustrated as waveform basically, and two maximum elevated portion are along the setting of x axle and therefore with 180 degree biasings, and two maximum recess (or " minimum elevated portion ") are arranged on the y axle, with respect to x axle biasing 90 degree.

Preferably, the profile that this is surperficial and/or edge are continuous, there is no step or discontinuous gradient between them.

This concrete shape is particularly suitable for the shape of user's mouth and lip, and this user puts into mouth by this oral area and is located between his lip, and his lip is contacted with the platen of closure member, can be drunk from closure member like this.

Preferably, platen extends around oral area fully, and platen is transformable around the radially expanded range of oral area, and this depends on the shape of oral area and the shape of cross section of closure member.

In addition, the transition portion from the platen to the oral area is preferably crooked with continuous.In one embodiment, can also make in principle oral area basically extend to outside fully in some circumferential zones, extend to the skirt section of closure member, thereby, the radially elongation of platen is minimum or is even zero in this circumferential zones, thereby platen interrupts and is not to extend around oral area fully.Particularly in the situation that continuous transition from the oral area to platen part is arranged, this oral area thereunder also can form the part of platen in zone.

Preferably, oral area is domed shape, and preferably this dome has circular cross-sectional plane or Rotational Symmetry, about z axle or vertical direction, is particularly axially symmetrical.

This oral area particularly cheese oral area defines opening, normally has the opening of circular cross section.Vertical line or z axle extend along the discharge direction in the hole by oral area usually, and because oral area is arranged on center, usually just in time by the centre in oral area and/or hole.Vertical line or z axle also usually and the tubulose of base portion or basically columniform skirt section extend abreast.

Yet, in another embodiment, be preferably the another kind of cross-sectional plane that dome-shaped oral area also can have the substantially elliptical cross-sectional plane or depart from circular cross section.But the definition of vertical line or z axle and arrange unaffectedly, and the above-mentioned definition of vertical line or z axle and setting can be applicable to all embodiment that covered by the present invention.

In a preferred embodiment, the cross-sectional plane of cheese oral area in the x-direction, therefore also edge is provided with the direction extension in maximum raise point or zone or extends, because this sense of touch for the user is advantageous particularly, and particularly be suitable for better user's mouth and the profile of lip.

Preferably, oral area is individual component, is inserted into and/or is attached to base portion, and oral area is also made by the material different from base portion usually.

Yet oral area can also be the integrated component of closure member and be manufactured from the same material.Particularly depend on application scenario and manufacturing process, the expert can select one or another kind of implementation.

According to preferred embodiment, closure member is included in movable lid between the make position that makes the discharge orifice obturation and open position.Preferably, this lid is attached to described base portion by articulated structure.

The advantage of this lid is, when lid discharge orifice energy reliably closing during in its make position, and lid can easily switch to open mode and around hinge through, thereby, lid enters open position in a side of base portion, so that the user delivers to bottle and closure member his mouth and drinks.

Preferably; the position, angle of articulated structure is close to the position of elevated portion; therefore preferably tangent the or crossing position in x axle and skirt section; this is because the user can hold bottle usually so that lid or cover component are positioned at side when opening, so that lid can not interfere with the user when the user drinks.When tangent position, the skirt section that articulated structure is arranged on basically to x axle and base portion, elevated portion and recess and be arranged to make it not to be used in conjunction with person's mouth and/or the exterior contour of lip best on the surface of base portion platen and/or the shape at the edge between platen and skirt section.

Preferably, lid has circumferential skirt portion, and when lid, during in its make position, this skirt section limits and is suitable for the periphery termination surface that contacts or face with the base portion platen.Such advantage is, the skirt section of lid also covers the main or whole zone of the platen of closure member basically, thereby covers oral area during in its make position at lid.

In one of preferred embodiment, platen is lateral confinement circumferential shoulder surely outside, and this shoulder is recessed to below the main portion of correspondence of platen, and when lid, during in its make position, recessed shoulder is preferably faced with the periphery termination surface of cap skirt.Such attendant advantages is that sealing function are also arranged between the outer skirt of lid and base portion.In addition, particularly when lid, during in its make position, strengthened the visual appearance of closure member.

The invention still further relates to a kind of container or container unit with closure member as above, and therefore relate to the above mentioned explaination of closure member fully.

Usually, closure member and container are separately manufactured and provide, and closure member for example is attached to container by being screwed on container, but also can use other attachment unrestrictedly, similarly are welding, gluing etc.

From the following detailed description to preferred embodiment of the present invention, Accessory Right, require and, from accompanying drawing, many other advantages of the present invention and feature will become apparent.

Fig. 1 schematically illustrates the lateral plan according to the embodiment of closure member of the present invention, and wherein, lid is in its make position,

Fig. 2 schematically illustrates the front elevation of embodiment shown in Fig. 1, and wherein, lid is in its make position;

Fig. 3 schematically illustrates the block diagram of the embodiment of closure member of the present invention, and its lid is in an open position;

Fig. 4 schematically illustrates the front elevation according to the embodiment of closure member of the present invention, and its lid is in an open position;

Fig. 5 illustrates the cutaway view along the x-z plane according to the embodiment of closure member of the present invention, and wherein, lid is in its open position; And

Fig. 6 illustrates profile and the profile on the whole circumference from 0 ° to 360 ° in the skirt section of closure member according to an embodiment of the invention, just looks like ground to be shown like that a position by its incision and on its whole vertical or circumferential expanded range.

Fig. 1 illustrates the embodiment of closure member 10 of the present invention, and this closure member has base portion 100 and lid 200, and this base portion has the skirt section 120 that comprises circumferential wall 122, and this lid is attached to base portion by articulated element 300, and lid 200 is in its make position.

The skirt section 120 of base portion 100 and circumferentially wall 122 have the circular cross-sectional plane (with the parallel plane plane of x-y in other words conj.or perhaps in the plane perpendicular to vertical line or z axle), thereby closure member can be attached to the container with tubulose or circular open of (not shown) as the standard bottle.

Tamper-evident element 140 is attached to this base portion, and the concrete structure of tamper-evident element is known for the professional.

Lid 200 have 220，Gai skirt section, skirt section lid during in its make position to downward-extension, thereby the periphery termination surface 222 of lid contacts or faces with the platen 140 of base portion 100 or the outline at the edge 150 between skirt section 120 and platen 160.

In addition, lid 200 comprises nose or the teat 240 in the front that is arranged on lid 200, so that user's energy uncap, and around articulated mounting, lid is turned to for example open position of Fig. 3 from the make position shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 2 illustrates embodiment shown in Fig. 1, but illustrates with front elevation, and as reference Fig. 1 explaination, most element is visible in Fig. 2.For fear of repetition, the therefore complete description with reference to Fig. 1.

In addition, another tamper-evident element 400 shown in Figure 2.The whether opened mistake of tamper-evident element indicating closure that should be additional once or was not opened.Tamper-evident element 400 is the form of anchor log, and is attached to lid 200, and predetermined breaking-down point 420 is arranged on the connecting portion place between anchor log and lid 200.

The tamper-evident element 400 of anchor log shape is arranged in the depression 180 in base portion 100, and the outward flange 440 of the tamper-evident element of anchor log shape is arranged to when upwards pulling lid 200 and pull thus anchor log (being uncap), these outer members 440 are against the stop part be arranged in depression 180, so that anchoring element can not move to outside depression 180, thereby predetermined breaking-down point 420 will disconnect.Then, the tamper-evident element 400 of anchor log shape will move downward, and the depression 180 that will fall into base portion 100 depths more, thereby clearly inform that user's lid was opened at least one times.

The lateral plan of the embodiment of the closure member of the present invention shown in Fig. 1 and 2 and front elevation are clearly shown that the outside face of at least part of bending of the skirt section of base portion 100 or the edge 150 between skirt section wall 122 and platen 160 and platen or the profile of upper surface, also with reference to Fig. 3, the outline on the periphery termination surface 222 of lid 200 also is shown, this outline corresponding to outer platen 160 in the shape of its circumferential position and the shape at edge 150.Fig. 1 and 2 is clearly shown that profile " waveform ", maximum elevated portion 152 referring to Fig. 2 in front, and referring to the left side of Fig. 1, and maximum elevated portion also at the back side of closure member, in hinge area, referring to the right side of Fig. 1.In addition, can be clear that two recesses 154 on left side and the right side of closure member, referring to left side and the right side of Fig. 2, referring to the centre of Fig. 1, only can see the recess in left side in Fig. 1.

Therefore, this embodiment only comprises two 154 and two, recessed zones raise zone 152 and two maximum recessed points 152 of 154 and two maximums of point that raise altogether, they are respectively along peripheral orientation polarization 180 degree, and each maximum point that raises is spent with the recessed some biasing 90 of adjacent maximum.

Fig. 3 illustrates the embodiment of lid in the closure member of the present invention of its open position.It should be noted that Fig. 3 is illustrated in the situation of closure member before closed first, so the tamper-evident element 400 of anchor log shape still is attached to lid, and the state before depression 180 in being inserted first base portion in.

In the block diagram of Fig. 3, as reference Fig. 1 and 2 has set forth, can be clear that platen 160 with curved surface and the edge between skirt section 120 and platen 160, can also see cheese oral area 180, this oral area extends upward and comprises that 182，Gai hole, hole opened to the path of the inside of the appended container of linking of closure member (not shown container in the accompanying drawings) and closure member from the curved surface of platen 160.

Fig. 3 shows the continuous bend surface of platen 160 particularly well, two zones 152 that raise that this surface has two recessed zones 154 that are positioned at left side and right side and is positioned at front (being provided with depression 180) and is positioned at the back side (being provided with hinge).

Shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 2 as the z axle of vertical axis, and x axle and z axle quadrature extend to the back side from the front of closure member extend to the centre of hinge from the centre of depression.Also with reference to Fig. 5, this illustrates the cross-sectional plane cutd open according to the embodiment of closure member of the present invention in this respect, and this cross-sectional plane is positioned at the x-z plane.

Fig. 4 illustrates the front elevation of the embodiment of closure member of the present invention, and this figure illustrates the profile at cheese oral area 180 and platen 160 and edge 150 well, wherein two recesses 154 be arranged in side, at Fig. 4 for left side and right side and basically in the zone of y axle.Yet a visible elevated portion 152 only, be positioned at positive one, and be positioned at of the back side, by cheese oral area 180, covered.

It should be noted that, still can see the part above platen 160 that is positioned at of lid in Fig. 4.

As can be seeing in Fig. 4, platen 160 limits the circumferential shoulder that is positioned at the outside, and this shoulder is recessed to the below of the corresponding main portion 162 of platen.When lid 200 is closed, recessed shoulder 164 is faced with the periphery termination surface 222 of cap skirt 220, and during in its make position, can produce like this additional seal effect between lid 200 and base portion 100 when lid 200.

Fig. 5 illustrates the cross-sectional plane cutd open according to the embodiment of closure member of the present invention, and this cross-sectional plane is along the x-z plane.

Fig. 5 very well illustrates the domed shape of oral area 180, arranges porose 182 in oral area.There is shown lid 200 in its open position within it side there is tubulose extension 280, in the opening 182 of the equipped hand-hole 180 of this tubulose extension, and make thus this hole 182 obturations during in its make position when lid.

Elevated portion and two maximum points 152 that raise are arranged in the x-z plane, and therefore, at the front and back of closure member, but these maximum points that raise are shown in Figure 5 on left side and right side.Therefore, the cross-sectional plane of the Fig. 5 by the x-z axle is directly through two maximum points 152 that raise.

Base portion 100 is provided with negative thread 124 at its skirt section wall 122 places, and screw thread 124 can make closure member be screwed to have on corresponding externally threaded container.

Fig. 6 is illustrated in the skirt section of the closure member of the embodiments of the invention from the whole circumference of 0 ° to 360 ° with the view of " volume launches ".Certainly, skirt section does not exist with this form, but drawings clear the profile of closure member according to the present invention on its circumference be shown.

In Fig. 6, can know two maximum points 154 that raise seeing along peripheral orientation polarization 180 degree, and each maximum point 154 and recessed point 152 biasing 90 degree of adjacent maximum of raising, thereby, always have 152 and two maximum points 154 that raise of the recessed point of two maximums, each point and adjacent some biasing 90 degree (in this figure twice, the same position 0 ° and 360 ° illustrates recessed 152 of a maximum).

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, maximum recessed point 152 and maximum raise between point 154 vertically or the distance of z direction depends on periphery or the girth u in skirt section, the i.e. measured length (the whole length of periphery) in position from 0 ° to 360 °.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, apart from a, by following formula, determined:

u*10 ^-1≥a≥u*10 ^-3

In the situation that diameter is the closure member of 28 millimeters for example, the minimum value of a is approximately in the scope of 0.09 millimeter, and maxim is about 8.8 millimeters.

Be clear that for the expert and can make various modifications to embodiment, and do not break away from as the scope of the present invention by appending claims was limited, and with embodiment or describe, in general terms in combination disclosed any feature for realizing that individually or in any combination way the present invention is important.

Claims

1. the closure member for container (10), described container have can be by product storage inside in the inner, and there is the opening that leads to internal tank, described closure member (10) comprises base portion (100),

Described base portion (100) comprises

-skirt section (120), extend from described container at described opening part in described skirt section,

-base portion platen (160), and

-oral area (180), described oral area projects upwards from described base portion platen (160), to limit discharge orifice (182),

It is characterized in that

Described base portion platen (160) has outside face or the upper surface of at least part of bending, described outside face or upper surface have at least two raise zone (152) and at least two the recessed zones (154) between described at least two rising zones (152) at its peripheral region

And/or the edge (150) between described skirt section (120) and described base portion platen (160) is crooked at least partly, there are at least two raise zone (152) and at least two the recessed zones (154) between described at least two rising zones (152).

2. closure member as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, the described surface of described base portion platen (160) and/or the described edge (150) between described skirt section (120) and described base portion platen (160) comprise at least one maximum point and at least one minimum rising point of raising, they vertically or the z direction offset away apart from a, the wherein said girth u that depends on closure member apart from a, wherein, describedly apart from a, follow following formula:

u*10 ^-1≥a≥u*10 ^-3.

3. closure member as claimed in claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that, the described surface of described base portion platen (160) and/or the described edge (150) between described skirt section (120) and described base portion platen (160) comprise two the maximum rising points (152) along 180 ° of peripheral orientation polarizations.

4. as closure member in any one of the preceding claims wherein, it is characterized in that, the described surface of described base portion platen (160) and/or the described edge (150) between described skirt section (120) and described base portion platen (160) comprise along the recessed point (154) of two maximums of 180 ° of peripheral orientation polarizations.

5. as closure member in any one of the preceding claims wherein, it is characterized in that, the described surface of described base portion platen (160) and/or the described edge (150) between described skirt section (120) and described base portion platen (160) comprise two the maximum rising points (152) that are positioned in the x-z plane, wherein x axle and vertical z direction quadrature

And comprise the recessed point (154) of two maximums being positioned in the y-z plane, wherein said y axle and described x axle quadrature and with vertical z direction quadrature.

6. as closure member in any one of the preceding claims wherein, it is characterized in that, described base portion platen (160) is along circumferentially extending around described oral area (180) fully.

7. as closure member in any one of the preceding claims wherein, it is characterized in that, described oral area (180) is dome-shaped.

8. as closure member in any one of the preceding claims wherein, it is characterized in that, described oral area (180) is individual component and is inserted in described base portion (100).

9. as closure member in any one of the preceding claims wherein, it is characterized in that, also comprise lid (200), described lid can move between the make position that makes described discharge orifice (182) obturation and open position.

10. closure member as claimed in claim 9, is characterized in that, described lid (200) is attached to described base portion (100) by articulated structure (300).

11. closure member as described as claim 9 or 10, is characterized in that, described articulated structure (300) is along circumferentially being arranged to tightly by zone or the maximum rising point (152) of raising.

12. closure member as described as claim 9 to 11, it is characterized in that, described lid (200) has circumferential skirt portion (220), and described circumferential skirt portion limits and is suitable for the periphery termination surperficial (222) that contacts or face with described base portion platen (160) when described lid (200) during in its make position.

13. as closure member in any one of the preceding claims wherein, it is characterized in that, described base portion platen (160) is the surely circumferential shoulder (164) of lateral confinement outside, and described circumferential shoulder is recessed to main portion (162) below of the correspondence of described base portion platen (160).

14. closure member as claimed in claim 13, is characterized in that, when described lid (200) is closed, recessed shoulder (164) is faced with the described periphery termination surface (222) of described cap skirt (220).

15. container or the container unit had according to closure member in any one of the preceding claims wherein.