CN104284839A - Lightweight, vacuum-resistant containers having offset horizontal ribs - Google Patents
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Abstract
Containers having improved vacuum- resistance and aesthetic features are provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a container having a body with at least first (40) and second (44) interrupted horizontal ribs. The first interrupted, horizontal rib is located in a horizontal plane that is different from the horizontal plane occupied by the second, interrupted, horizontal rib, and the first and second interrupted, horizontal ribs are offset from each other. The ribs, or indentations, provided on the containers have an increased height when compared to similar, known containers. The structural features of the present containers advantageously provide for improved vacuum- resistance when compared to similar containers currently on the market.
Description
Technical field
Present invention relates in general to container.More specifically, the present invention relates to the container of the light-type with the vacuum-resistant ability of improvement and the aesthetic feeling of improvement.
Background technology
What have a lot of difformity and size in the market can the container of containing fluid.The aesthetic feeling of the amount that the shape and size of fluid container not exclusively can depend on the fluid that will hold, the type of fluid that hold, consumer demand and expectation.Such as, may require to be had compared with heavy section and in the firmer container of structure by toxicity fluid containment.Usually, compared to the aesthetic feeling of container, the market for these fluid types is determined by the safety of container more.And contrary, consumer fluid such as water can be contained in be had generally compared with thinner wall section and in the so not firm container of structure.In fact, the aesthetic feeling that customer expects instead of security requirement may be depended in the market for consumer fluid.
Regardless of specific dimensions and the shape of container, this container all should be able to tolerate such as in the different environmental factor that manufacture, transport and retail shelf store or suffer from during stock.An example of this environmental factor comprises and being absorbed in accommodation product in a reservoir by oxygen.In this regard, some liquid consumption products easily absorb the oxygen be present in vessel head space and/or the oxygen invaded from external environment condition.The absorption of this oxygen can form vacuum in container, thus can impel bottle deforms, causes overall aesthetic to be deteriorated.Therefore, a kind of fluid container with the architectural feature of improvement and the light-type of gratifying aesthetic features is needed.
Summary of the invention
The present invention relates to the container of the vacuum-resistant of the light-type for receiving fluids product.In a general embodiment, the invention provides a kind of container, this container comprises body, and this body has at least the first and second horizontal flanks disconnected.The first horizontal flank disconnected can be positioned at horizontal plane, and this horizontal plane is different from the horizontal plane occupied by horizontal flank of the second disconnection.The first and second horizontal flanks disconnected can also offset with respect to each.
In one embodiment, body has from comprising the shape chosen cylindrical shape, square, oblong, oval, circle or its group combined.
In one embodiment, body is rectangular substantially.The first horizontal flank disconnected can be positioned on the side of container, and the second horizontal flank disconnected can be positioned on the turning of container.
In one embodiment, body comprises the multiple first and second horizontal flanks disconnected, wherein, each in the multiple first horizontal flank disconnected occupies the identical vertical portion of container in varying level plane, and wherein, each in the multiple second horizontal flank disconnected occupies the identical vertical portion of container in varying level plane.
In one embodiment, each in each and the multiple second horizontal flank disconnected in the multiple first horizontal flank disconnected alternately is arranged.
In one embodiment, body is circular substantially.The first horizontal flank comparability disconnected is positioned on the relative side of container in the horizontal flank that second disconnects.
In one embodiment, body also comprises the multiple first and second horizontal flanks disconnected.Each in the multiple first horizontal flank disconnected occupies the identical vertical portion of container in varying level plane, and each in the multiple second horizontal flank disconnected occupies the identical vertical portion of container in varying level plane.
In one embodiment, each in each and the multiple second horizontal flank disconnected in the multiple first horizontal flank disconnected alternately is arranged.
In one embodiment, each in the multiple first and second horizontal flanks disconnected has the height within the scope of about 1.5mm to about 2.5mm.
In another embodiment, provide a kind of container, this container comprises and is essentially circular body, the horizontal indenture of second group of disconnection that this body has first group of horizontal indenture disconnected that the girth along body extends and extends along the girth of body.First and second groups disconnect horizontal indentures can be positioned on the radially relative side of body, and first and second groups disconnect horizontal indentures in first and second disconnect horizontal indentures in each can be positioned on different horizontal planes.
In one embodiment, each in the second horizontal indenture disconnected in each and second group of horizontal indenture disconnected in the first horizontal indenture disconnected in first group of horizontal indenture disconnected alternately is arranged.
In one embodiment, each in the first horizontal indenture disconnected in first group of horizontal indenture disconnected is overlapping/overlapping at least partly with each vertical portion along container in the second horizontal indenture disconnected in second group of horizontal indenture disconnected.
In one embodiment, each in the first and second horizontal indentures disconnected has the amplitude angle (amplitude) within the scope of about 180 ° to about 210 °.
In one embodiment, each in the first and second horizontal indentures disconnected has the height being approximately 2.5mm.
In another embodiment, provide a kind of container, this container comprises and is essentially foursquare body, this body has four sides and four turnings, at least one in four sides comprises multiple horizontal indenture with the disconnection of the first length, and at least one in four turnings comprises multiple horizontal indenture with the disconnection of the second length, this second length is less than the first length.Be arranged on each be positioned in horizontal plane of the horizontal indenture of the multiple disconnections on side, described horizontal plane be different from the horizontal indenture of the multiple disconnections be arranged on turning each occupied by horizontal plane.
In one embodiment, each in the second horizontal indenture disconnected in each and second group of horizontal indenture disconnected in the first horizontal indenture disconnected in first group of horizontal indenture disconnected alternately is arranged.
In one embodiment, each in the first horizontal indenture disconnected in first group of horizontal indenture disconnected is overlapping at least partly with each vertical portion along container in the horizontal indenture that second in the horizontal indenture that second group disconnects disconnects.
In one embodiment, each in the first and second horizontal indentures disconnected has the height being approximately 2.5mm.
Advantage of the present invention is to provide a kind of container of improvement.
Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a kind of container tolerating the light-type of vacuum deformation.
An advantage more of the present invention is to provide a kind of container with the vacuum-resistant feature of improvement.
Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a kind of container with the aesthetic feeling of improvement.
Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a kind of being constructed and arranged to easily by container that customer operates.
This document describes other feature and advantage, these feature and advantage are by obvious from the detailed description and the accompanying drawings below.
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Fig. 1 shows the transparent view of the container in one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 shows the lateral plan of the container in one embodiment of the invention.
Detailed description of the invention
The present invention relates to bottle and/or the container of the vacuum-resistant of the light-type for providing consumer products and other fluid.This bottle configuration tolerates vacuum, to provide the bottle of the light-type of the architectural feature not only with improvement but also the aesthetic feeling with improvement with being arranged to.
Known many liquid consumption products are oxysensible.This becomes in close relations day by day, such as, in this liquid consumption product for shelf-stable with when certain hour may be spent to shelve on the retail shelf.Within the pot-life of product, oxygen may from the head room of container or permeability vessel wall and being absorbed by product from external environment condition.The absorption of this oxygen can cause bottle interior vacuum, thus causes bottle deforms.Similarly, during packaging, dispensing and retail inventory, bottle may stand to fluctuate great temperature and pressure change (such as bottle shrinks in refrigerator), loss of liquid and clash into and the external force of shake bottle.When such as bottle accommodates carbonic acid fluid, the environmental factor of these types can affect internal pressure or vacuum, thus affects the overall quality of the product that customer buys.Such as, the evacuated panel of existing type or thin plastic label may occupy the larger area of the bottle exterior accompanying by it and easily have significant visual impact.When forming inner vacuum in bottle, the lining labeling of contraction always can not conform to the slightly interior shape of buckleing of the bottle caused by vacuum, thus causes the bad aesthetic feeling of bottle.
Applicant thinks, any product existing on market does not all provide a kind of plastic container (such as polyethylene terephthalate) of light-type, and the vacuum tolerance of this container caused by the flank of the improvement in container or indenture increases and have the product lining outward appearance of improvement.In fact, the container with the horizontal flank of complete circumference must increase rib size to form the container of light-type.Like this, flank is more easily visible by the consumer, thus provides and the aesthetic feeling characteristic of non-optimal.In addition, although provide panelling to provide a kind of container having more visual attraction on container, need more plastic material, thus define heavier container.
By contrast, how applicant provides a kind of container tolerating the light-type of inner vacuum if being surprised to find.In this regard, container of the present invention includes the feature helping avoid bottle deforms, and described distortion can cause container stability to be lost and causes feeling container defectiveness in customer's subconsciousness and be unsuitable for buying.Such as, container of the present invention can comprise horizontal flank or indenture, this horizontal flank or indenture have the size that more appreciiable increases, and the size of this increase has for the visual appearance of any film (such as container liner) be applied on container to be affected more significantly.The size of the horizontal flank of increase makes the straight surface of container almost double, thus provides larger skin area for contacting any lining put on container, and improves the vacuum tolerance in container.In addition, flank of the present invention can also be disconnect, be positioned on different horizontal planes and along the vertical curve extended along vessel and be relative to each other biased.
As previously mentioned, container of the present invention may be used for hold carbonic liquids, or can tolerate packaging, transport, storage and/or exhibition sale during temperature and/or pressure change.When container receiving fluids, arbitrary above-mentioned factor (such as carbonation, temperature traverse, pressure change etc.) all can be impelled there is inner vacuum in container for sale.This reason due to aesthstic aspect can bring problem, because the inner vacuum formed in container for sale can cause container deformation, this distortion can involve wall of container and leave any outside labeling (such as lining), thus causes undesirable aesthetic feeling.But the applicant is surprised to find, some architectural feature can contribute to the vacuum tolerance improving container, to avoid the container deformation not wishing to occur.
In this article, and will directly understand as those skilled in the art, container " lining " is thin plastic film, and this thin plastic film can comprise mark and usually commercially for product identification with for showing product information.
As shown in Figure 1, in one embodiment, the invention provides a kind of container or bottle 10, it has oral area 12, neck 14, shoulder 16, body 18 and base portion 20.Container 10 can be sized to the liquid for holding any proper volume, such as from about 50 to 5000mL, comprise 100mL, 200mL, 300mL, 400mL, 500mL, 600mL, 700mL, 800mL, 900mL, 1000mL, 1500mL, 2000mL, 2500mL, 3000mL, 3500mL, 4000mL, 4500mL etc.
As mentioned above, container of the present invention is the container of light-type.In this regard, compared with not having the similar containers of feature described herein, the manufactured materials required for container of the present invention can reduce about 10% to about 25%.Container of the present invention can have the weight within the scope of about 10g extremely about 40g or about 15g to about 35g or about 20g to about 30g or about 25g or 27g.
Container of the present invention can be configured to the liquid for holding any type.In one embodiment, container is disposed for holding consumer liquid such as water, energy drink, soda, tea, coffee etc.In one embodiment, container sizing holds Carbonated drinks with being disposed for.
Suitable material for the manufacture of container of the present invention can comprise such as polymeric material.Especially, the material for the manufacture of bottle of the present invention can include but not limited to polyethylene (PE), Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE), high density polyethylene (HDPE) (HDPE), polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene terephthalate (PET).In addition, container of the present invention can use any suitable manufacture method to make, such as traditional extrusion, stretch-blow method, injection drawing blow method etc.
Oral area 12 can be any size and dimension as known in the art, liquid can be toppled over out from container 10 or otherwise shift out as long as can insert the liquid into container 10 neutralization.In one embodiment, oral area 12 can be round-shaped substantially, and can have at about 10mm within the scope of about 50mm or be the diameter of about 15mm, 20mm, 25mm, 30mm, 35mm, 40mm, 45mm etc.In one embodiment, oral area 12 has the diameter being approximately 33mm.
Neck 14 also can have any size and dimension as known in the art, liquid can be toppled over out from container 10 or otherwise shift out as long as can insert the liquid into container 10 neutralization.In one embodiment, neck 14 is drum substantially, has the diameter corresponding with the diameter of oral area 12.Selectively, neck 14 can have the geometric configuration of convergent/flaring (taper), thus the shape of neck 14 be substantially taper and upwards convergent/flaring to oral area 12.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the shape and size of neck 14 are not limited to the shape and size of oral area 12.Neck 14 can have at about 5mm within the scope of about 45mm or be the height (from oral area 12 to shoulder 16) of about 10mm, 15mm, 20mm, 25mm, 30mm, 35mm, 40mm etc.In one embodiment, neck 14 has the height being approximately 25mm.
Container 10 also can comprise the airtight cap 22 being attached to neck 14, as shown in Figure 2.Cap 22 can be the cap of any type for being similar to container described herein as known in the art.Cap 22 can be made up of the polymeric material with the identical or different type of container 10, and by the screw thread of reclosable or can be attached to container 10 by the mode such as bayonet fitting, frictional fit.Correspondingly, in one embodiment, cap 22 comprises negative thread (not shown), and this negative thread is constructed and arranged to for coordinating with the outside thread 24 of neck 14.
In Fig. 1, the shoulder 16 of container 10 extends downward the top of body 18 from the bottom of neck 14.Shoulder 16 comprises the shape being essentially square pyramid platform (square pyramid frustum).In this article, " square pyramid platform " refers to, the shape that shoulder 16 has is very similar to square pyramid, there are four gores and be positioned at the imaginary facing (not shown) of bottom of square pyramid, and the top of this square pyramid (such as summit) is cut down.Shoulder 16 has by the summit cut down, because for realizing the function of container 10 in shoulder 16 convergents/flaring to neck 14.In addition, " square pyramid platform " shape should also comprise the rounded edges 28 between gore 26 and the rounded edges 30 between each gore 26 and imaginary square bottom, this will hereafter further describe.
Shoulder 16 can have at about 15mm within the scope of about 50mm or be the height (from the bottom of neck 14 to the top of body 18) of about 20mm, 25mm, 30mm, 35mm, 40mm, 45mm etc.In one embodiment, shoulder 16 has the height being approximately 35mm.Base section (such as before body 18), shoulder 16 can have at about 40mm within the scope of about 80mm or be the width of about 45mm, 50mm, 55mm, 60mm, 65mm, 70mm, 75mm etc. and length.In one embodiment, the width of the base section of shoulder 16 and length are identical, and are approximately 60mm.Selectively, the width of the base section of shoulder 16 and length can be different.
Be positioned at shoulder 16 immediately below be the body 18 of container 10.Body 18 can have any size and dimension as known in the art, and be not limited to be essentially square or be essentially rectangular shape, even if shoulder 16 has square pyramid platform shape.Such as, body 18 can have the shape chosen from following group, and this group comprises: circular, cylindrical shape, square, oblong, oval etc.But, in one embodiment, body 18 have be essentially square or be essentially rectangular shape.In another embodiment, body 18 has and is essentially circular shape, as shown in Figure 2 and will hereafter further describe.
Similar with shoulder 16, if the body of Fig. 1 18 is square substantially or is rectangular shape substantially, then this body 18 can have the edge 32 of sphering, illustrates as best in Fig. 1.When this container bears top load or pressure, the edge 32 of these spherings will help improve the performance of this container.
Body 18 can have any length known in the art, width or height.In this regard, body 18 can have at about 50mm within the scope of about 110mm or be the height of about 55mm, 60mm, 65mm, 70mm, 75mm, 80mm, 85mm, 90mm, 95mm, 100mm, 105mm etc.In one embodiment, body 18 has the height being approximately 80mm.If body 18 is square shape substantially or is substantially rectangular shape and has specific length and width, then this length can be identical with width.Selectively, the width of body 18 can be different from the length of body 18.In addition, the length of body 18 and width can change relative to the height of body 18.Such as, as shown in Figure 1, body 18 can comprise at least Part I 34 and Part II 36, this at least Part I 34 and Part II 36 there is specular, the slope of inside sensing measured relative to the vertical central axis of container 10.The slope of inside sensing can to have within the scope of about 5 ° to about 45 ° or to be the angle of about 10 °, 15 °, 20 °, 25 °, 30 °, 35 ° etc.In one embodiment, the slope inwardly pointed to has the angle being approximately 15 °.Correspondingly, along with increase or the reduction of the height of container 10, any one or both in the length of body 18 and width also can change.Such a construction provides the additional advantage being convenient to customer's operation.In this regard, two specular of body 18, the ramp portion 34,36 inwardly pointed to connects at the convergent/flaring part place of body 18, this contributes to customer and grasps container 10 so that operation.But container of the present invention is not limited to this first and second parts 34,36, and body 18 can have substantially straight wall portion and/or other suitable configuration.
As shown in Figure 1, the convergent/flaring part of the body 18 that ramp portion 36,38 that make two of body 18 specular, that inwardly point to connects can comprise the horizontal flank 38 of complete circumference, and this also contributes to customer and grasps container 10 so that operation." circumferential flank " refer to substantially in a horizontal plane always around container 10 extend flank (such as recessed or outstanding elongated shape).Container 10 can have the circumferential flank 38 of any amount, and is not limited to only one.Circumference flank 38 also can be arranged in along any position on the height of body 18.
Circumference flank 38 can to have within the scope of about 0.5 to about 5mm or to be the height of 1mm, 1.5mm, 2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm, 3.5mm, 4mm, 4.5mm etc.It is inner a certain amount of that circumference flank 40 also may extend into container 10.Such as, flank 38 can have about 0.5 to about 5mm or height for 1mm, 1.5mm, 2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm, 3.5mm, 4mm, 4.5mm etc. along the body 18 of container 10 by the vertical direction.In one embodiment, flank 38 has the height being approximately 1.5mm.The applicant has been found that flank 38 can help to maintain the anticipated shape of container 10.Such as, if container 10 substantially has square shape or substantially has rectangular shape, then flank 38 can help to suppress container 10 to be formed as oval shape during use.Flank 38 also makes container 10 can shrink equably on vertical, thus allows form internal pressure in inside and realize larger top-loaded.
Except circumferential flank 38, body 18 also can comprise the side flank 40 of the disconnection of any amount be positioned on the side 42 of container 10.Side flank 40 is described as " disconnection ", this is because they do not extend around container 10 always, but is disconnected around container 10.Body 18 can have the side flank 40 of the disconnection of any amount, and its quantitative range is about 1 to about 10 or be 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 etc.Each side flank 40 is supported by the turning 32 of body 18 in its end, forms the bridge passing through body 18.By the turning 32 place disconnection side flank 40 at body 18, limited visual impact can be obtained to any applied labeling or contraction lining.
Container 10 also can comprise the turning flank 44 of the disconnection of any amount be positioned on the turning 32 of container 10.Turning flank 44 is described as " disconnection " similarly, this is because they do not extend around container 10 always, but is disconnected around container 10.Body 18 can have the turning flank 44 of the disconnection of any amount, and its quantitative range is about 1 to about 10 or be 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 etc.Each turning flank 44 is supported by the side 42 of body 18 in its end, forms the bridge passing through body 18.By the side 42 place disconnection turning flank 44 at body 18, limited visual impact can be obtained to any applied labeling or contraction lining.
In one embodiment, such as, compared with known flank or circumferential flank 38, the side flank 40 of disconnection and the turning flank 44 of disconnection have the height of increase.The side flank 40 disconnected and the turning flank 44 that disconnects can to have along body 18 on vertical within the scope of about 0.5 to about 5mm or to be the height of 1mm, 1.5mm, 2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm, 3.5mm, 4mm, 4.5mm etc.In one embodiment, the side flank 40 of disconnection and the turning flank 44 of disconnection have the height being approximately 2.5mm.In this regard, the side flank 40 of disconnection and the turning flank 44 that disconnects can have the flank height than the about increase of 0.25mm or about 2mm of known flank or circumferential flank 38.Selectively, the side flank 40 of disconnection and the turning flank 44 that disconnects can have than known flank or circumferential flank 38 about 0.5 to about 1.75mm or 0.75 to about 1.5mm or 1.0 to the flank height of the increase of about 1.25mm.The length of the increase of flank and/or radius can help prevent vacuum deformation.In fact, the applicant is surprised to find, and complete flank (i.e. circumferential flank) is not necessary for helping prevent for vacuum deformation, and wraps up in even may cause bad aesthetic feeling with regard to being applied to labeling on container 10 or contraction with regard to thing.
In addition, illustrate as clear in Fig. 1, the applicant is surprised to find, by increasing the size (such as height) of flank 40,44, that the applicant can provide the disconnection do not extended around the whole girth of container 10, biased horizontal flank, as mentioned above.On the contrary, the side flank 40 of disconnection lays respectively in different horizontal planes relative to a side 42 of container 10.In this regard, the first side 42 of container 10 can have the side flank 40 of the disconnection of any amount being positioned at varying level plane.But the second side 42 of container 10 also can have the side flank 40 of the disconnection of any amount being positioned at varying level plane; And the identical plane that these planes can correspond to or not correspond to occupied by the side flank 40 of the disconnection of the first side 42 of container 10.
Similarly, the turning flank 44 of disconnection lays respectively in different horizontal planes relative to a turning 32 of container 10.In this regard, the first turning 32 of container 10 can have the turning flank 44 of the disconnection of any amount being positioned at varying level plane.But the second turning 32 of container 10 also can have the turning flank 44 of the disconnection of any amount being positioned at varying level plane; And the identical plane that these planes can correspond to or not correspond to occupied by the turning flank 44 of the disconnection at the first turning 32 of container 10.
In this article, " being biased " flank is the flank of the disconnection being positioned at varying level plane, and these flanks are along the vertical portion non-overlapping substantially of body 18.Such as, as shown in Figure 1, the side flank 40 of disconnection is positioned at different horizontal planes from the turning flank 44 disconnected, and only slightly overlaps along the vertical curve 46 extended along body 18.Therefore, because the side flank 40 disconnected and the turning flank 44 of disconnection are positioned at different horizontal planes and along the vertical portion non-overlapping substantially of body 18, therefore, the side flank 40 of disconnection and the turning flank 44 that disconnects offset with respect to each.Selectively, the side flank 40 disconnected is positioned at different horizontal planes, but substantially overlap (such as in the vertical direction 100% is overlapping, thus the side flank 40 of each disconnection aligns with another the side flank 40 disconnected on container same side) along the vertical portion of body 18.Therefore, the side flank 40 of disconnection does not offset with respect to each.Biased flank in the vertical direction should the overlapping circumference (such as girth, outer surface measuring value etc.) more than container 10 about 50% or more than about 40% or more than about 30% or more than about 20% or more than about 10% or more than about 5%.In one embodiment, biased flank is along the complete non-overlapping of vertical portion of body 18.
In one embodiment, as shown in Figure 1, the side flank 40 of multiple disconnection is alternately arranged in the horizontal direction with the turning flank 44 of multiple disconnection.Selectively, the side flank 40 of the disconnection of any amount can be set before the turning flank 44 of disconnection is set in the horizontal plane of arranged in succession, otherwise or.Such as, two side flanks 40 disconnected can be set in adjacent horizontal plane, and above or below the side flank 40 that can disconnect at these two, the turning flank 44 of disconnection is set.Therefore, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that container 10 of the present invention can have any rule of the side flank 40 of disconnection and the turning flank 44 of disconnection or random deposition profile, as long as there is at least one pair of flank offset with respect to each.The flank offset with respect to each for a pair comprises two flanks being positioned at varying level plane, and they are along the vertical portion non-overlapping substantially of body 18.Such as, in FIG, the turning flank 44 of the first side flank 40 disconnected and adjacent disconnection can form the flank offset with respect to each for a pair.
Container 10 can have roomy base portion 20, to fill completely at container, be partially filled or can stand for during sky.Base portion 20 can have any size known in the art or shape.But in one embodiment, base portion 20 comprises the size and dimension corresponding with the size and dimension of body 18.In this regard, if body 18 is square shape and have specific length and width substantially, then base portion 20 can also substantially be square shape and have identical length and width.Selectively, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that base portion 20 is not limited to the size and dimension of body 18, but the size and dimension being different from body 18 can be had.Base portion 20 can have at about 5mm within the scope of about 45mm or be the height of about 10mm or 15mm or 20mm or 25mm or 30mm or 35mm or 40mm etc.Base portion 20 can be vertically arrange substantially, or can be determined shape (such as semicircle) or can in an upward direction from the basal surface 48 inwardly convergent/flaring of container 10.Base portion 20 shaped and be configured to shrink under vertical load, thus absorb and distribute loads in larger area.
Similar with body 18, base portion 20 also can comprise the side flank 40 of one or more disconnection or the turning flank 44 of one or more disconnection, and these flanks can have with the side be arranged on body 18 and turning flank or not have identical size and dimension.In addition, the basal surface 48 of container 10 also can comprise the depressed part 50 be formed in wherein.Depressed part 50 can provide extra structure integrity for container 10, and can contribute to container 10 stacked on top piling.
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that herein about Fig. 1 square container described by feature (such as volume, material, quantity of material, vacuum tolerance, flank height etc.) be also applicable to the container of other shape any.Such as, as shown in Figure 2, provide a kind of container 10 of circle, it comprises oral area 12, neck 14, shoulder 16, body 18, base portion 20, convergent/flaring to the Part I 34 of Part II 36.Similar with the container 10 of Fig. 1, the container 10 of Fig. 2 also comprises multiple flank offset with respect to each.Such as, first group disconnect horizontal flank 52 be shown in Figure 2 for around container 10 right flank around container 10 girth about 50% to about 60% extend.In addition, second group disconnect horizontal flank 54 be shown in Figure 2 for around container 10 left surface around container 10 girth about 50% to about 60% extend.In this regard, first group of flank 52 and second group of flank 54 offset with respect to each, and are positioned on relative (radial direction) side of container 10.
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that flank 52,54 can extend different amounts around the girth of container 10.Such as, flank 52,54 can be passed through about 30% to about 75% or about 35% to about 70% or about 40% to about 65% or about 45% to about 60% or about 50% to about 55% of the girth of container 10.In another embodiment, flank 52,54 can have the amplitude angle within the scope of about 90 ° to about 270 ° or about 135 ° to about 225 ° or about 180 ° to about 210 °.Equally, flank 52,54 can relative to each other be positioned on the side of relative radial direction.
The architectural feature (rib size such as increased, biased horizontal flank etc.) of container of the present invention described herein advantageously allows the preformed member that service property (quality) is lighter.Compared with not there is the bottle of this architectural feature, reduce the resin used in container and provide the advantage reducing cost per unit and increase sustainability.In this regard, container of the present invention can use the raw MAT'L decreasing at least about 10% to about 25% to make.In addition, by using the raw MAT'L of less amount to manufacture container of the present invention, bottle can cause less environment and refuse impact.According to identical thinking, compared with other plastic bottle being designed for similar applications, this bottle can be configured to use less can not recovery volume.
In addition, container of the present invention also can improve vacuum tolerance and builder, the use of retailer and customer and handling easiness.In this regard, architectural feature described herein reduces vacuum deformation, to help the preset shape obtaining the container that customer needs.
Should it is mentioned that, compared with having the bottle of complete horizontal flank, this rib configuration makes straight surface (not having flank) double.
May will be better appreciated by foregoing teachings with reference to following example, these examples propose for illustrative purposes, is not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
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Applicant is for square and the round-shaped multiple different bottle having manufactured Different Weight respectively, and measure vacuum tolerance according to the reference bottle with same shape and weight, the tolerance identical with complete circumferential flank can be provided to prove to have the biased horizontal flank increasing height.
example 1: square bottle shape
Prepare foursquare with reference to bottle, its weight is 27.5g, and volume is 900ml, and the top section of bottle has four horizontal flanks of complete circumference.The vacuum tolerance recording this reference bottle is 65mbar.
Also tested according to foursquare bottle of the present invention.It is 27.5g that this foursquare bottle is prepared into weight, and volume is 900ml, and the top section of bottle has four biased horizontal flanks disconnected.The vacuum tolerance recording this reference bottle is 60mbar.
Because the result of a measurement of vacuum tolerance is so close, and increase owing to showing rib size to increase vacuum tolerance, therefore the applicant clearly demonstrate that: compared with the reference bottle with complete circumferential flank, utilizes the bottle of the biased horizontal flank with interruption can obtain same or similar vacuum tolerance result of a measurement.
example 2: round bottles shape
Prepare circular reference bottle, its weight is 15g, and volume is 330ml, and the body along bottle has five horizontal flanks of complete circumference.The vacuum tolerance recording this reference bottle is 90mbar.
Also tested the bottle according to circle of the present invention.It is 15g that the bottle of this circle is prepared into weight, and volume is 330ml, and the body along bottle has six biased horizontal flanks disconnected.The vacuum tolerance recording this reference bottle is 100mbar.
Because the result of a measurement of vacuum tolerance is so close, and increase owing to showing rib size to increase vacuum tolerance, therefore the applicant clearly demonstrate that: compared with the reference bottle with complete circumferential flank, utilizes the bottle of the biased horizontal flank with interruption can obtain same or similar vacuum tolerance result of a measurement.
Therefore, the applicant demonstrates in surprise, provides the biased horizontal flank of disconnection and/or increases vacuum tolerance and the aesthetic feeling that rib size can improve bottle.In this regard, when including thin plastic film or lining at external container, container of the present invention can have the visual appearance of improvement.
Should be understood that for the various change of preferred embodiment described herein and modification will be apparent to those skilled in the art.Can when without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention and do not reduce its expection advantage make this change and modification.Therefore, this change and modification should be enclosed claim contain.
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1. a container, comprising:
Body, this body comprises at least the first horizontal flank disconnected and the second horizontal flank disconnected, the described first horizontal ribs portion disconnected is positioned at horizontal plane, this horizontal plane is different from the described second horizontal plane occupied by horizontal flank disconnected, and wherein, the described first horizontal flank disconnected and the second horizontal flank disconnected offset with respect to each.
2. container according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described body has from comprising the shape chosen cylindrical shape, square, oblong, oval, circle or its group combined.
3. container according to claim 2, is characterized in that, described body has and is essentially rectangular shape.
4. container according to claim 3, is characterized in that, the described first horizontal ribs portion disconnected is positioned on the side of container, and the described second horizontal ribs portion disconnected is positioned on the turning of container.
5. container according to claim 3, it is characterized in that, also comprise the multiple first horizontal flank disconnected and the multiple second horizontal flank disconnected, wherein, each in the described multiple first horizontal flank disconnected occupies the identical vertical portion of container in varying level plane, and wherein, each in the described multiple second horizontal flank disconnected occupies the identical vertical portion of container in varying level plane.
6. container according to claim 5, is characterized in that, each in each and the described multiple second horizontal flank disconnected in the described multiple first horizontal flank disconnected alternately is arranged.
7. container according to claim 2, is characterized in that, described body has the shape being essentially circle.
8. container according to claim 7, is characterized in that, the described first horizontal flank disconnected is positioned on the relative side of container compared to the horizontal ribs portion that described second disconnects.
9. container according to claim 7, it is characterized in that, also comprise the multiple first horizontal flank disconnected and the multiple second horizontal flank disconnected, wherein, each in the described multiple first horizontal flank disconnected occupies the identical vertical portion of container in varying level plane, and wherein, each in the described multiple second horizontal flank disconnected occupies the identical vertical portion of container in varying level plane.
10. container according to claim 9, is characterized in that, each in each and the described multiple second horizontal flank disconnected in the described multiple first horizontal flank disconnected alternately is arranged.
11. containers according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the height of each in the horizontal flank of the described multiple first horizontal flank disconnected and multiple second disconnection is about 1.5mm to about 2.5mm.
12. 1 kinds of containers, comprising:
Be essentially circular body, the horizontal indenture of second group of disconnection that this body comprises first group of horizontal indenture disconnected that the girth along body extends and extends along the girth of body;
Described first group disconnect horizontal indenture with second group disconnect horizontal indenture be positioned on the radially relative side of body, and described first group disconnect horizontal indenture and second group disconnect horizontal indenture in first disconnect horizontal indenture and second disconnect horizontal indenture in each be positioned on different horizontal planes.
13. containers according to claim 12, it is characterized in that, each in the described second horizontal indenture disconnected in each and described second group of horizontal indenture disconnected in the described first horizontal indenture disconnected in described first group of horizontal indenture disconnected alternately is arranged.
14. containers according to claim 12, it is characterized in that, each in the described first horizontal indenture disconnected in described first group of horizontal indenture disconnected is overlapping at least partly with each vertical portion along container in the horizontal indenture that described second in the horizontal indenture that described second group disconnects disconnects.
15. containers according to claim 12, is characterized in that, the amplitude angle of each in the described first horizontal indenture disconnected and the second horizontal indenture disconnected is about 180 ° to about 210 °.
16. containers according to claim 12, is characterized in that, the height of each in the horizontal indenture of the described first horizontal indenture disconnected and the second disconnection is about 2.5mm.
17. 1 kinds of containers, comprising:
Be essentially foursquare body, this body comprises four sides and four turnings, at least one in described four sides comprises the horizontal indenture of multiple disconnections with the first length, at least one in described four turnings comprises the horizontal indenture of multiple disconnections with the second length, described second length is less than described first length
Wherein, each being arranged in the horizontal indenture of the multiple disconnections on described side is positioned on horizontal plane, described horizontal plane be different from the horizontal indenture of the multiple disconnections be arranged on described turning each occupied by horizontal plane.
18. containers according to claim 17, is characterized in that, each in the second horizontal indenture disconnected in each and second group of horizontal indenture disconnected in the first horizontal indenture disconnected in first group of horizontal indenture disconnected alternately is arranged.
19. containers according to claim 17, it is characterized in that, each in the first horizontal indenture disconnected in first group of horizontal indenture disconnected is overlapping at least partly with each vertical portion along container in the horizontal indenture that second in the horizontal indenture that second group disconnects disconnects.
20. containers according to claim 17, is characterized in that, the height of each in the horizontal indenture of the first horizontal indenture disconnected and the second disconnection is about 2.5mm.
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