CN110382368A

CN110382368A - Tamper evident closure member

Info

Publication number: CN110382368A
Application number: CN201880015361.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 卢卡·维亚莱
Original assignee: Scraper Cap International Co Ltd
Current assignee: Scraper Cap International Co Ltd; Guala Closures International BV
Priority date: 2017-03-03
Filing date: 2018-03-01
Publication date: 2019-10-25
Anticipated expiration: 2038-03-01
Also published as: UA128130C2; GB2560198B; ZA201905760B; GB201703475D0; EA036800B1; EA201992072A1; GB2560198A; AR111324A1; ES2972032T3; PL3589557T3; EP3589557A1; MX2019010327A; WO2018158403A1; CN110382368B; BR112019018137A2; CO2019010915A2; EP3589557B1

Abstract

A kind of tamper evident closure member (100) for liquid container, the container has neck (2), the neck has the opening for limiting and pouring out hole (3), the tamper evident closure member in axial direction (X-X) extends and includes: tubular element (101), it includes top (102) and lower part (103), and the lower edge (113) of the lower part surrounds open bottom (101a)；With plug member (123), couple with the tubular element, be configured to selectively close off and open liquid container pours out hole.The lower end (103) of the tubular element includes axial constraint device (110), it is configured to axial constraint means for engaging corresponding with container (5), so as in axial direction (X-X) by the lower constraint of tubular element to container, thus prevent it from removing from container.The lower part (103) of the tubular element (101) further includes at least one recessed (115) being located between the lower edge (113) and the axial constraint device (110), it is described it is recessed include at least part for reducing wall thickness (S2), being thus applied on the lower edge (113) on the direction on the top (102) of the tubular element (101) has been more than that the axial thrust of predetermined value will lead to lower part (103) in the visible deformation being recessed at (115).

Description

Tamper evident closure member

Technical field

Tamper evident (tamper evident) closure member that the present invention relates to a kind of for liquid container, liquid container tool Have and terminates in the neck for pouring out hole.

Background technique

For example, the tamper evident for describing the above-mentioned type in document EP 1603809, EP 1636110, EP 988237 is closed Component.

These closure members include: tubular element, open downwards；And plug member, to selectively close off and to open Liquid container pours out hole.Tubular element is made of top and bottom, and top and bottom are connected by frangible portion, and frangible portion is first Opening is broken and provides the evidence that container has been opened.Bottom is (intermediate by the component of direct engagement container or by intermediate member Component is then by longitudinal restraint to container) longitudinally it is tied to container.

Although these closure members provide the evidence that container has been opened, they are often subject to fraudster or fake producer Tampered (tampering) attempt, it is intended to do not damage to take out in the case where (such as not destroying frangible portion) being closed from container neck Part, so as to remove valuable liquid in container and replaced with the liquid of lower quality, then by being closed unbroken Component is put back to be closed container again, is never previously opened to seem container, and its content is genuine piece.It is this The fraudulent activities of type on consumer health and on the reputation of the bottling quotient of original contents have significantly affect.

In the prior art it has been proposed that many solutions are to prevent this fraudulent to closure member from taking out.? In one example, two or more components interact with each other during closure member takes out, and lead to the visible damage of closure member Or change, to provide the evidence for attempting tampered closure member, thus prevent fraudster or fake producer to similar to closure member carry out into One step is attempted.

Although highly effective, these known solutions are complicated and expensive.

Summary of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of tamper evident closure member, with simple and cheap structure, can highlight By taking out the closure member from the container of the application closure member come tampered trial.

Being realized by the tamper evident closure member of type according to claim 1 will become apparent to by being described below This and other targets.

Detailed description of the invention

The present invention is further described with reference to the preferred embodiment shown in the drawings provided as non-limiting example, In:

Fig. 1 shows the first implementation according to the present invention for the neck that bottle is especially applied to applied to liquid container The schematic sectional view of the tamper evident closure member of example；

Fig. 2 shows the schematic sectional views of the tamper evident closure member of Fig. 1 during tampered trial；

Fig. 3 shows the schematic sectional view for showing the tamper evident closure member of Fig. 1, is shown as tampered trial result Deformation；

Fig. 4 is shown for being applied to liquid container, is especially applied to according to the present invention the second of the neck of bottle The schematic sectional view of the tamper evident closure member of embodiment, but for the sake of clarity omit and shown container；

Fig. 5 corresponds to Fig. 4, but shows applied to liquid container, and be especially applied to bottle neck second is implemented The tamper evident closure member of example；

The third according to the present invention that Fig. 6 shows the neck that bottle is especially applied to applied to liquid container is implemented The schematic sectional view of the tamper evident closure member of example；And

Fig. 7 shows the 4th implementation according to the present invention for the neck that bottle is especially applied to applied to liquid container The schematic sectional view of the tamper evident closure member of example.

Specific embodiment

Even if also should be construed as in the case where not clearly stating about single feature described in specific embodiment Optionally, it and/or can be exchanged with the other feature with reference to described in other specific embodiments.

With reference to Fig. 1, the tamper evident closure member 100 of first embodiment according to the present invention, tamper evident closure is shown Part 100 is used to be applied to liquid container 1.Liquid container 1 (such as bottle for spirits) has neck 2, and neck 2 terminates in restriction Pour out aperture or the mouth in hole 3.

Closure member 100 includes tubular element 101, and tubular element 101 is open at the 101a of bottom end and along longitudinal axial direction Direction X-X extends between upper end or top cap portion 102 and lower end or bottom end sleeve-shaped portion 103.Sleeve-shaped portion 103 has bottom Portion edge 113, bottom margin 113 limit the bottom opening of tubular element 101.Lower edge may be provided with and longitudinal axis X-X shape At the face of the angle between 60 ° to 120 °.

Cap portion 102 is connect by frangible portion 107 with sleeve-shaped portion 103.Frangible portion 107 is formed by circumferential weakened line, this week It is constituted to weakened line by can be for example broken the circumferentially spaced notch of chain link, and is configured to be initially opened, that is, work as cap Shape portion 102 is broken when separating with sleeve-shaped portion 103, as described below.It is to be understood that the subject area can be in cap portion 102 and sleeve-shaped The frangible connection of other forms is alternatively used between portion 103.

Closure member 100 further includes plug member 123, is configured to be closed and open liquid container 1 and pours out hole 3. Specifically, plug member 123 includes lip 120, and lip 120 is configured to be bonded on inside the neck 2 of container 1 and its is close Envelope.

In this embodiment, plug member 123 and the cap portion 102 of tubular element 101 are formed together safe closure member Removable cap 121, which may be removably coupled to the neck 2 of liquid container 1, to open and close down Portal 3.Plug member 123 further includes the tubular skirt 122 coaxial with lip 120, both from the top of plug member 123 123a longitudinally down extends.Tubular skirt 122 has internal screw thread, which is configured to the external screw thread of engagement neck 2 6, to allow to open and close container 1 by screwing.Plug member 123 is connected to the cap portion 102 of tubular element 101, makes Being threadedly engaged by means of internal screw thread 111 and the corresponding external screw thread 6 on neck 2, grasp and rotate cap portion 102 and result in The rotation and its axial displacement of plug member 123.Specifically, skirt section 122 is in 102 internal stretch of cap portion and by with fixation side Formula (fixedly) is fixed to cap portion 102.Plug member 123 and cap portion 102 can be integrally formed as solid memder.

Plug member 123 can be formed by polyene hydrocarbon system plastics, such as LDPE.Cap portion 102 and sleeve-shaped portion 103 can be with It is formed by the plastics of such as HDPE, PP, ABS or SB.For aesthetic purposes, cap 121 can be covered by aluminum hull, aluminum hull have with it is easy The corresponding frangible portion in broken portion 107.

The sleeve-shaped portion 103 of tubular element 101 is provided with the circumferentially spaced rotation restricting member 109 in being directed toward, It is configured to engage from the outwardly projecting corresponding circumferentially spaced rotation restricting member 4 of the neck 2 of container 1, so as to phase Tubular element 101 is constrained in a rotational direction for container 1.Particularly, during the first switching on of closure member, when catching simultaneously When backing out cap portion 102, the torque applied initially passes through frangible portion 107 and is transmitted to sleeve-shaped portion 103, but by corresponding Rotation restricting member 4,109 prevents the rotation of sleeve-shaped component 103.Due to cap portion 121 and sleeve-shaped portion 103 initially via Frangible connection 107 is linked together, so the rotation of cap member 102 and the rotation of the plug member 123 therefore connected are most It is just also blocked from, until the power by frangible connection 107 is sufficiently large to destroy the connection.Once frangible connection 107 is broken It is bad, so that it may cap 121 is backed out from container 1, with from pour out hole 3 remove plug member 123, and therefore open pour out hole 3.

The sleeve-shaped portion 103 of tubular element 101 is additionally provided at least one confining part 110 extended radially inward, The confining part 5 to extend radially outwardly corresponding at least one being arranged on the neck of container 1 is configured to engage, so as to It constrains tubular element 101 axis X-X axis along longitudinal direction to prevent it to be removed, especially first switches on it in closure member Before.At least one confining part 110 extended radially inward may include a series of protruding radially inward components, or can wrap Include the single lip continuously protruded inwardly from.Similarly, corresponding at least one corresponding confining part 5 to extend radially outwardly It may include a series of components projected radially outwardly, or may include single continuous outwardly projecting lip.

Longitudinal restraint component 5,110 is intended to that tubular element 101 is kept permanently to cooperate on the neck 2 of container 1, simultaneously It is initially closure before opening for the first time, and also aim to be initially opened have occurred and that after by sleeve-shaped portion 103 It is held in place.

According to the present invention, sleeve-shaped portion 103 includes recesses and notches 115.

Recessed 115 are positioned in sleeve-shaped portion 103, between feather edge 113 and longitudinal restraint component 110.It is preferred that Ground, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, being recessed 115 is that one end is obstructed, and is formed in the inner surface of tubular wall, therefore from the outside It is invisible.

Due to being provided with recessed 115, so lower tubular portion 103 is configured to: attempting have closure member 100 from application In the case that the neck 2 of container 1 takes out tubular element 101, the preferably deformation outward of lower tubular portion 103.

With reference to Fig. 3, deformation is shown as 115a, and the deformation is intended that permanent, or at least provides to taking-up That attempts clearly indicates, therefore contains further tasting to other liquid containers (such as the container being arranged on same shelf) Examination.

As shown in Figure 3, the neck from bottle usually is attempted by applying thrust to the feather edge 113 in sleeve-shaped portion 103 Take out tubular element 101 in portion 2.The thrust will at least have the axial component for being directed toward cap portion 102.

Take out attempt during, since corresponding confining part 5,110 abuts against each other, corresponding confining part 5,110 with The corresponding downward reaction force for being directed toward bottom end 101a reacts on the upward thrust.Therefore, it is arranged in 113 peace treaty of feather edge Recessed 115 between beam component 110 are subjected to compression stress, which leads to its deformation, as shown in 115a.In the example In, deformation is the outside buckling of the relatively thin-walled material at recessed 115.This visible deformation can be it is permanent and/or Person is the variation along with the visible change of material, such as color.

Be formed as annular groove according to the embodiment of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, recessed 115, surround the entire circle of tubular element 101 Zhou Yanshen thus defines annular weakenings 115.It should be understood that it is recessed can alternatively include surround it is circumferentially spaced It is a series of lesser recessed.

In order to realize effective reduction of tubular element 101, the wall thickness S2 of reduction groove 115 is less than wall thickness S1, and preferably The ratio of ground, S2 and S1 are less than 0.5 or will be between 0.2 and 0.8.The embodiment according to shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, it is weak Change the axially extending 5mm of groove 115.

With reference to Fig. 4, show the safe closure member 200 of second embodiment according to the present invention, be shown as with it is to be applied The neck of the container of the safe closure member 200 is isolated, and refers to Fig. 5, which is shown as being assembled in bottle On 245 neck 244.

With the common element of first embodiment (if there is these elements) with identical with Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 attached Icon note indicates, but increases 100.

In this second embodiment, closure member 200 generally includes tubular element 201, plug member 220 and valve member 224. Valve member 224 includes connecting elements 241, and connecting elements 241 passes through the ring-shaped skirt 242 extended downwardly and is fixed in a position-stable manner Inside the opening 243 of the neck 244 of bottle 245.Connecting elements 241 further includes the annular collar 240 upwardly extended, nozzle master Body 219 is axially fixed in annular collar 240.Collar 242 limits valve seat 246, and valve body 247 is located on valve seat 246, valve body 247 can move axially inside the cavity 248 of nozzle main body 219, to open and close the aperture being limited in collar 242 249.It is defined at 219 the upper end of nozzle main body and pours out hole 218.

Tubular element 201 includes cap portion 202 and sleeve-shaped portion 203, and the two initially passes through frangible portion 207 and connects.Hat shape Component 202 includes roof 208.

Plug member 220 and roof 208 are integrally formed, and from roof 208 in the aperture of nozzle main body 219 218 Portion longitudinally extends.Plug member 220 and the cap portion 202 of tubular element 201 are formed together removable cap 221.

When being located on valve body 247 --- such as when cap 221 is in the close position the case where --- from tubular element 201 The bar 227 that extends axially downward of wall 208 of cap portion 202 valve body 247 is pressed on valve seat 246, thus prevent liquid from passing through Valve member 224.

The cap portion 202 of tubular element 201 is provided at least one annular projection 228 on its outer surface, with skirt section The corresponding circumferential recess 229 of at least one of component 230 engages, and the circumferential feature being interconnected is consequently formed, to by hat shape Portion 202 and skirt elements 230 are axially coupled to together.Skirt elements 230 are also radially connected to by multiple axial recesses 231 Upper tubular part 203.

When first switching on closure member, the torque on cap 221 forces cap portion 202 via mutual screw thread 206,211 It is rotated relative to valve member 224, while sleeve-shaped portion 203 keeps rotation to fix, frangible portion 207 is thus caused to rupture.

From this point on, container is selectively further opened and closed using removable cap 221 pours out hole 243.

According to the present invention, second embodiment is also equipped with for preventing from attempting from the container 245 that application has closure member 200 Take out the device of closure member 200.

For this purpose, the sleeve-shaped portion 203 of tubular element 201 is provided with slit 232, slit 232 is parallel to the axis of closure member X-X is axially extending and open at feather edge 213.

The slit 232 can be evenly distributed in the circumference in lower tubular portion 203, or as alternative, they Multiple slits can be grouped into, for example, as shown in Figure 4.

In the case where attempting to take out safe closure member from the neck 244 of bottle 245, the slit 232 should be to be similar to The mode with reference to described in Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 generates the tangible proof of this trial by the deformation of the wall in sleeve-shaped portion 203.

In order to realize effective reduction of tubular element 201, weakenings 232 have the wall thickness S200 less than wall thickness S201, and And preferably, the ratio of S200 and S201 is less than 0.5 or will be between 0.2 and 0.8.

According to embodiment shown in Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, the axially extending 2mm of weakenings 232.

With reference to Fig. 6, the third embodiment of the present invention is shown, with second embodiment common element (if there is If these elements) it is indicated with appended drawing reference identical with Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, increase 100.

With the common element of first embodiment (if there is these elements) with identical with Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 attached Icon note indicates, increases 200.

In the 3rd embodiment, tubular element 301 includes sleeve-shaped portion 303, and sleeve-shaped portion 303 is provided with annular recesses 315, annular recesses 315 extend around the whole circumference of tubular element 301, thus limit annular weakenings 315.

In other words, 315 are recessed and define the deformable part of the reduction extended in the tubular wall of closure member 300.

In order to realize effective reduction of tubular element 301, weakenings 315 have the wall thickness S300 less than wall thickness S301, and And preferably, the ratio of S300 and S301 is less than 0.5 or will be between 0.2 and 0.8.

The embodiment according to shown in Fig. 6, the axially extending 5mm of weakenings 315.

Fourth embodiment according to the present invention is described referring now to Fig. 7.

With the common element of first embodiment (if there is these elements) with identical with Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 attached Icon note indicates, increases 300.

In the fourth embodiment, tubular element 401 includes lower tubular portion 403, and lower tubular portion 403 is provided with annular Recessed 415, annular recesses 415 extend along the entire circumferential extensions of tubular element 401, thus limit annular weakenings 415.

In other words, 415 are recessed and define the deformable part of the reduction extended in the tubular wall of closure member 400.

In order to realize effective reduction of tubular element 401, the wall thickness S400 of weakenings 415 is less than wall thickness S401, and excellent The ratio of selection of land, S400 and S401 are less than 0.5 or will be between 0.2 and 0.8.

According to embodiment shown in fig. 7, the axially extending 5mm of weakenings 415.

Equally in the fourth embodiment, plug member 423 is a part of the cap 421 of safe closure member 400.Cap 421 The neck 442 of liquid container 441 can be removably applied to, pour out hole 443 to open and close.The cap also wraps The tubular sleeve 422 coaxial with sleeve 420 is included, is both extended from plug member 423 is longitudinal.

Tubular sleeve 422 has internal screw thread 411, and internal screw thread 411 is configured to and is formed on the outer surface of sleeve 405 External screw thread 406 couple, sleeve 405 is fixed around neck 442, to allow opening and closing container 441.

As in other embodiments of the invention, cap portion 402 is connect by frangible portion 407 with sleeve-shaped portion 403.

The sleeve-shaped portion 403 of tubular element 401 is provided at least one confining part 410 extended radially inward, constraint Component 410 be configured to that engagement is formed by collar (collar with the neck 442 of bottle associated) at least one is corresponding The confining part 405 extended radially outwards, so that X-X constrains tubular element 401 along the longitudinal direction, and especially by sleeve-shaped Portion 403 is tied to container 441 axially to prevent it to be removed, and especially it is prevented to be removed before opening for the first time.

Longitudinal restraint component 410 is intended to that tubular element 401 is kept permanently to cooperate on the neck 442 of container 441, together When it is initially closure before opening for the first time, and also be initially opened have occurred and that after sleeve-shaped portion 403 protected It holds in place.

, it will thus be apparent that all embodiments of safe closure member according to the present invention all realize above-mentioned target, This is because there are the parts that thickness reduces at by the bottom end of the outer tubular member of longitudinal restraint to container.

Obviously, those skilled in the art will modify the embodiment to meet particular requirement in many ways.

Such as, it is evident that unless in the case where apparent technology is incompatible, about any spy described in one embodiment Sign can by it is appropriate adjustment directly apply to another embodiment, particularly, it is understood that there may be with plug member and be recessed Many combinations of related feature.Likewise it is possible to realize the successional interruption for constituting the element of closure member, it will be evident that It is realized in the case where they do not change the function of involved element.

Similarly, since technology needs, be described as annular or tubular part can be it is slightly conical.

However, all remodeling are all included in the scope of the present invention being defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. a kind of tamper evident closure member for liquid container, the liquid container has neck (2,244,344,442), described Neck has the opening for limiting and pouring out hole (3,243,343,443), and the tamper evident closure member in axial direction (X-X) extends simultaneously And include:

Tubular element (101,201,301,401), the tubular element include top (102,202,302,402) and lower part The lower edge (113,213,313,413) of (103,203,303,403), the lower part surrounds open bottom (101a)；With

Plug member (123,208,308,423), the plug member couples with the tubular element, and is configured to select It is closed and opens to selecting property the described of the liquid container and pour out hole,

Wherein, the lower part (103,203,303,403) of the tubular element include axial constraint device (110,210,310, 410), the axial constraint device is configured to and the corresponding axial constraint device of the container (5,205,305,405) Engagement, so as to along the axial direction (X-X) by the lower constraint of the tubular element to the container, thus prevent institute The lower part for stating tubular element is removed from the container,

It is characterized in that, the lower part (103,203,303,403) of the tubular element (101,201,301,401) includes quilt It is positioned between the lower edge (113,213,313,413) and the axial constraint device (110,210,310,410) extremely Few one recessed (115,232,315,415), described be recessed includes having reduced wall thickness (S2, S200, S300, S400) extremely Few a part, thus the tubular element (101,201,301,401) the top (102,202,302,402) direction On to be applied on the lower edge (113,213,313,413) be more than that the axial thrust of predetermined value will lead to the lower part The visible deformation of (103,203,303,403) at recessed (115,232,315,415).

2. tamper evident closure member according to claim 1, wherein the top (102) of the tubular element and it is described under Portion (103) is connected by frangible portion (107,207,307,407), and the frangible portion is configured to occur the in the closure member It is broken when primary opening.

3. tamper evident closure member according to claim 1 or 2, wherein it is described it is recessed include annular recesses (115,315, 415), the annular recesses extend entirely around the circumferential range of the lower part (103) of the tubular element.

4. tamper evident closure member according to claim 1 or 2, wherein it is described at least one it is recessed include multiple axially extending Slit (232,315), the slit on the inner surface of the lower part of the tubular element (201,301) circumferentially from one another between It separates.

5. tamper evident closure member according to claim 4, wherein the slit (232) is arranged in groups, every group all includes simultaneously At least two axial slots that arrangement is set, the groups of slit are circumferentially distributed.

6. tamper evident closure member according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the slit (232) is in the tubular element (201) The lower part (203) the lower edge (213) at axially open.

7. tamper evident closure member according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the slit (315) is in the tubular element (301) The lower part (303) the lower edge (313) at be axially closed.

8. tamper evident closure member according to any one of claim 1 to 7, wherein the lower part of the tubular element is wrapped Include the tubular wall with wall thickness (S1, S201, S301, S401), and recessed be provided with extends in the tubular wall The wall thickness (S2, S200, S300, S400) of weakenings, the weakenings is less than (S1, S201, S301, S401).

9. tamper evident closure member according to claim 8, wherein the weakenings be configured to be applied to it is described under It is deformed outward under the action of the thrust on edge.

10. tamper evident closure member according to claim 8 or claim 9, wherein the weakenings wall thickness (S2, S200, S300, S400) ratio between corresponding tubulose wall thickness (S1, S201, S301, S401) be lower than 0.8, preferably 0.2 and 0.8 it Between.

11. the tamper evident closure member according to any one of claim 8 to 10, wherein the weakenings axially extend 2mm is to the length between 30mm.

12. the tamper evident closure member according to any one of claim 8 to 10, wherein the weakenings extend to it is described under Edge.

13. the tamper evident closure member according to any one of claim 8 to 10, wherein the lower part of the tubular element It is provided with the wall thickness bigger than the wall thickness at the lower edge.

14. tamper evident closure member according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the lower edge be provided with it is described Longitudinal axis (X-X) forms the face of the angle between 60 ° and 120 °.