CN1183085A - Closure device for container - Google Patents

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CN1183085A
CN1183085A CN96193667.3A CN96193667A CN1183085A CN 1183085 A CN1183085 A CN 1183085A CN 96193667 A CN96193667 A CN 96193667A CN 1183085 A CN1183085 A CN 1183085A
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大卫·格雷厄姆·泰勒
大卫·宾兰
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D39/00—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • B65D39/0005—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers made in one piece
    • B65D39/0011—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers made in one piece from natural or synthetic cork, e.g. for wine bottles or the like
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D39/00—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M1/00—Inking and printing with a printer's forme
    • B41M1/40—Printing on bodies of particular shapes, e.g. golf balls, candles, wine corks

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Abstract

A closure device for a container such as a wine bottle comprising a body of circular cross section, preferably cylindrical, which is adapted to fit in an opening in the container to seal said container said body consisting essentially of a moulded foamed closed-cell polymer of copolymer, preferably expanded polystyrene, having a substantially uniform density of at least 0.03 g/cc. The closure device may be partially or wholly coated with a sealing material, waxed, coloured and/or surface-treated to render it even closer in appearance to cork, and printed on.

Description

The sealing arrangement that is used for container
The present invention relates to be used for the sealing arrangement of container.
The sealing arrangement that is used for container is made such as cork with natural material usually.The temporary sealing container was to prevent to overflow and to preserve the article in the container when they were used for.They are attractive and effective usually.They are applied to Wine bottle seal cover in large quantities, and also are applied to other food materials and other material such as makeup.Yet they have relatively costly shortcoming, and be labour-intensive when producing, and are easy to take place quality error, and can mix germ and other impurity to the article of storage.These shortcomings have been realized for a long time, and use the synthetic substitute of neoprene and plastics to be developed out.Yet these makeshifts have such shortcoming: more expensive than natural material, be not easy to utilize again, and outward appearance is different with natural material with feel and have different performances with natural material.The consumer alert has so just reduced the acceptability of these makeshifts on market to these differences and be reluctant to use.Therefore, need a kind of synthetic leakproofing material, its outward appearance, feel and performance are similar to natural material, but that it has price is low, steady quality, and aseptic advantage.
In EP-A-0496194, describe and applied for a kind of seal closure that is used for liquid container, be characterized in, it comprises the columniform substantially plastics constituent element made from expanded polystyrene, and wherein axially embedding one also is the elastic insert made from cork of general cylindrical.Yet owing to there is natural cork to exist, from lacking the viewpoint of sterilization, from the viewpoint of structure integrity, and from the viewpoint of the elastic performance of deficiency, this design-calculated sealing seems to have serious falling back.And though point out that the price of this product is low in the description that patent describes in detail, the labyrinth of this product will show it is opposite.
Therefore, for cork sealing, still need a kind of gratifying makeshift to be used for container, especially for liquid container such as bottle.
According to the present invention, a kind of sealing arrangement that is used for container is provided, this device comprises the body of a circular cross section, be preferably cylindrical, be used to be installed in and seal described container on the opening on the container, described body by poly-mer or copolymer molded foam consolidation grain composition, is preferably expanded polystyrene basically, has uniform density substantially, at least 0.03 gram per centimeter 3
It should be noted that the sealing arrangement of the present invention embolus that any other material of no use is made in its body.
The preferred polymer materials of sealing arrangement of the present invention is an expanded polystyrene.Expanded polystyrene is very low and be known to the public with its density, and is widely used, and for example is used for packing, and its density of use therein expanded polystyrene is generally 0.016 gram per centimeter 3Yet, being noted that importantly the most basic new feature of the present invention is, the density of the polystyrene material of use is at least 0.03 gram per centimeter 3, so that make its density and cork similar, the density of cork is substantially at 0.1 gram per centimeter 3About, although change owing to its source is different.The increase of density of material also makes its more impermeable gas and liquid.Therefore, the technological condition that is used to produce molded polystyrene sealing arrangement of the present invention will be at least 0.03 gram per centimeter with the final densities of producing with conventional method control 3
Although the optimum shape according to sealing arrangement body of the present invention is cylindrical, it also can be the shape of other round sections, for example frustum.Sealing arrangement also can be bigger for an end, the i.e. diameter of an end big than sealing arrangement body, similar to the shape of the cork that seals champagne, wherein an end of Fang Daing is used to the metal filament fastener that links to each other with bottleneck that a bearing is provided, fix sealing arrangement, in order to avoid because the internal pressure of the interior gas of bottle makes it break away from bottle neck.
Sealing arrangement of the present invention is inserted in the opening of container, and the material of avoiding being positioned at container behind good seal is overflowed from the opening of container.It also can prevent the outside pollutants such as: gas, moisture, bacterium or fungi enter in the container from opening part.By reaching gas tight seal, make the interior material of storing of container remain on as far as possible near under the situation in working order.
The polymeric material of sealing usefulness is preferably painted so that seem similar to replaced natural material, for same purpose preferably makes surperficial textured or carries out the surface physics processing.Also can or stamp information on its surface brush if necessary.
Should carry out pressure treatment adding the man-hour sealing, such as by roll extrusion.Originally think that this pressure treatment can only increase the elasticity and the density of material surface.Yet think that now pressure treatment can increase sealing single-piece elasticity and density, but its density uniformity does not change effectively significantly.This pressure treatment has improved the seal ability that is pressed on the vessel port wall, can seal up it thus.
Further if desired waterproof, sealing can also be coated for example polyurethane of soft impervious coating.Sealing also can be waxed.In addition, any coating composition that is employed can comprise dyestuff so that make sealing arrangement and the color similarity of natural cork.
Specific embodiments of the invention will be described by example in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the block diagram of sealing arrangement, and it is as the makeshift of bottle cork.
Fig. 2 illustrates sealing arrangement and is placed on situation on the bottle.
Referring to accompanying drawing, sealing arrangement comprises an expanded polystyrene cylinder, and it has greater than 0.03 gram per centimeter 3The uniform density of cardinal principle.Under so high density, the penetrablility that expanded polystyrene shows as gas, water vapour and other liquid greatly reduces.The anti-alcohol of expanded polystyrene, and be the material that allows the contact food material.It does not react with biology, plays barrier effect, stops the intrusion of bacterium and mould.In addition, just as noted above, in higher density ratio as 0.03 gram per centimeter 3It compares also more favourablely on density with cork when above, and its micro-structure is also similar to the cork shape.The texture of outside face 2 is also the spitting image of cork, and this handles such as by scraping, sand milling or veining etc. by dyeing and/or surface physics, can obtain satisfied raising.Frictional behaviour between highdensity expanded polystyrene and the glass than cork and glass frictional behaviour good.Yet, it should be noted that cork depend on to a certain extent absorb the content in the container liquid so that reach effective sealing, and sealing arrangement of the present invention to liquid without any tangible absorption.
As this field was well-known, expanded polystyrene used the suspension polymerization technology to produce by bead technology usually.Foaming agent is such as about 6% low boiling ligroin cut, normal pentane or mixed before polymerization or after polymerization for example, bead in heating and add depress saturated.Then bead is by the processing of steam mould.Bead is at first by heating prefoam in the steam pond.Make bead expand like this and continue to expand up in mould, reaching suitable level according to needed density.This will decide by the thermocouple of suitable placement, and this thermocouple is provided for making when reaching this point steam to close.Expanded beads was placed 24 hours, made its cool to room temperature and make in the air admission particle, so that make the condition of particle and outside reach balance.
Then, carry out the steam molding process.Bead is placed in the mould with foraminate wall, and it can make steam enter.Model is fair full by bead fully.Then steam enters and bead is further expanded and they are combined togather, and occupies the space of model.
When the body of sealing arrangement is roughly when cylindrical, model itself be shaped as the cylinder that a plurality of inside connect together, each cylinder can be several times of the length of the sealing arrangement made.
After mechanograph is finished, mechanograph is taken out from mould, remove burr, be cut into suitable length, coating colour adds texture, is coated with coating, coats an amount of paraffin.
Certainly, should be understood that above-mentioned concrete steps can change in many aspects under not departing from as the situation of the described scope of the invention of following claim.
If the diameter of mechanograph is enough little, the sealing arrangement of making can directly insert container such as bottle.Yet, draw intensity owing to will increase, will use larger-diameter mechanograph, it will reduce size by compression before putting into traditional soft stopper insertion mouth, for example by roll extrusion.
It is to be noted, because expanded polystyrene does not have the such elasticity of cork, consider the difference of elasticity and corresponding expansion, usually need to adjust the cork embolus, the diameter that is generally 16mm from the traditional soft stopper is adjusted to for sealing arrangement diameter of the present invention such as 18mm.
Just as noted above, the sealing device should compress processing, for example by roll extrusion, improves the elasticity of polystyrene.When sealing arrangement is inserted into bottle 3, be compressed, provide sealing glass bottle.When extracting, what the elastic deformation of sealing device and real cork produced when bottle takes out feels closely similar, and allows the sealing device to turn back to again if desired.The sealing device keeps rigidity, and therefore, when being pushed into bottle 4, it keeps mechanical strength to be bent and deformed to prevent sealing arrangement, and to transfering to device that fulcrum is provided.In fact impermeable gas and the liquid that resembles in the wine of this highdensity expanded polystyrene.In addition, by with the impervious coating that does not have color, can provide supplementary protection such as polyurethane 5 processing ends and/or side.
Therefore, as explaining above, sealing arrangement of the present invention fully by expanded polymer consolidation grain composition, is preferably expanded polystyrene basically, and it has fixing whole in 0.03 gram per centimeter basically 3Density, and its part or all of surface can coat impervious leakproofing material, for example polyurethane and/or wax, with stop by and round the motion of the moisture and the gas of sealing arrangement.
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Modification according to the 19th of treaty
1. sealing arrangement that is used for container, it comprises, the body of a round section, it is applicable to the opening that is installed in container, and to seal described container, described body comprises a molded expanded polystyrene substantially, it has substantially density uniformly, is at least 0.03 gram per centimeter 3
2. sealing arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein said body is roughly cylindrical.
3. as the sealing arrangement of claim 1 or 2, wherein expanded polystyrene is colored, so that the color similarity of sealing arrangement and natural cork.
4. as the sealing arrangement of claim 1 or claim 2, it has the surface, and leakproofing material is partly or entirely coated on this surface, for example polyurethane resin and/or wax, and they have color, so that make the color similarity of sealing arrangement and natural cork.
5. the sealing arrangement of one of any claim as described above, its surface is by physical treatment, for example: scraping, frosted or veining make its outward appearance and natural cork approaching.
6. the sealing arrangement of one of any claim as described above, the sealing device is coated with and/or brushes material in its surface.
7. the sealing arrangement of one of any claim as described above, the sealing device uses on bottle.
8. a manufacturing is used for the method for the sealing arrangement of container, this method is included in steam compacting expanded polystyrene bead in one or several cylindrical die, the diameter of this mould is about the same with the diameter of the sealing arrangement of being produced, the steam molding process carries out under certain condition, so that the density of evenly producing in model is at least 0.03 gram per centimeter 3Mechanograph is removed subsequently, then, if desired, the mechanograph burring, and be cut into the needed length of sealing arrangement, and if necessary, mechanograph can or be cut into the required size trailing portion before being cut into required size or coat leakproofing material fully, for example polyurethane and/or wax.
9. method as claimed in claim 9, wherein mechanograph need be compressed by roll extrusion under pressure, so that reduce their diameter.
10. no matter a container is empty, still includes liquid or solid, all comprises a sealing arrangement, and the sealing device is as described in one of claim 1 to 7, perhaps with making as the method for claim 8 or claim 9.

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1. sealing arrangement that is used for container, it comprises, the body of a round section, it is applicable to the opening that is installed in container, to seal described container, described body comprises a molded foam consolidation particulate polymers or copolymer substantially, and it has substantially density uniformly, is at least 0.03 gram per centimeter 3
2. sealing arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein foam consolidation particulate polymers or copolymer are expanded polystyrene.
3. as the sealing arrangement of claim 1 or 2, wherein said body is roughly cylindrical.
4. the sealing arrangement of one of any claim as described above, wherein foamed polymer or copolymer are colored, so that the color similarity of sealing arrangement and natural cork.
5. as the sealing arrangement of claim 1 or claim 2, it has the surface should partly or entirely be coated leakproofing material in the surface, for example polyurethane resin and/or wax, and they have color, so that make the color similarity of sealing arrangement and natural cork.
6. the sealing arrangement of one of any claim as described above, its surface is by physical treatment, for example: scraping, frosted or veining make its outward appearance and natural cork approaching.
7. the sealing arrangement of one of any claim as described above, the sealing device is coated with and/or brushes material in its surface.
8. the sealing arrangement of one of any claim as described above, the sealing device uses on bottle.
9. a manufacturing is used for the method for the sealing arrangement of container, this method is included in steam compacting expanded polystyrene bead in one or several cylindrical die, the diameter of this mould is about the same with the diameter of the sealing arrangement of being produced, the steam molding process carries out under certain condition, so that the density of evenly producing in model is at least 0.03 gram per centimeter 3Mechanograph is removed subsequently, then, if desired, the mechanograph burring, and be cut into the needed length of sealing arrangement, and if necessary, mechanograph can or be cut into the required size trailing portion before being cut into required size or coat leakproofing material fully, for example polyurethane and/or wax.
10. method as claimed in claim 9, wherein mechanograph need be compressed by roll extrusion under pressure, so that reduce their diameter.
11. no matter a container is empty, still includes liquid or solid, comprises that all an envelope closely packed puts, the sealing device is as described in one of claim 1 to 8, perhaps with making as the method for claim 9 or claim 10.
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