CN1433369A

CN1433369A - Bottle closure handled as a single unit

Info

Publication number: CN1433369A
Application number: CN 00818722
Authority: CN
Inventors: 皮耶罗·巴泰加佐雷
Original assignee: Guala Closures SpA
Current assignee: Luna Jsc; Thoreau Co ltd; Guala Closures SpA
Priority date: 2000-03-29
Filing date: 2000-03-29
Publication date: 2003-07-30
Anticipated expiration: 2020-03-29
Also published as: GB2377700A; GB0222954D0; WO2001072596A1; CO5300440A1; AU2000238351A1; CN1234577C; GB2377700B

Abstract

The present invention relates to a bottle closure which can be manipulated as a single unit, comprising a pourer body and a valve body, characterized in that the valve body is restrained directly on thep ourer body by snap coupling means.

Description

Bottle skull as single unit operation

The present invention relates to a kind of bottle skull that can be used as single unit operation, it comprises topples over body and valve body.

As everyone knows, before being installed to such skull on the bottle, can operating on it, store and transport, it is necessary preventing to constitute the various elements of skull simultaneously separated from one another.

In fact, when skull was carried out aforesaid operations, valve body was easy to separate from toppling over body, realized because the joint between them is the interface of the part that is in contact with one another by their wall.

For satisfying above-mentioned requirements, current employing endless belt, it makes that toppling over body is in pressured state, for example, being processed to form the mode of the groove on its outside face by annular knurl, thereby axial restraint is toppled over body.

Perhaps, distribute in the locking tip in the gap of endless belt, thereby endless belt is axially fixed on the valve body, thereby prevent that valve body from slipping away from being with.

Should be noted that this blocking device is not the device that is formed on the endless belt, also need further rotation on the bottleneck because skull is fixed to.

Yet above-mentioned solution has some shortcomings.

In fact, the most advanced and sophisticated continuity that has also interrupted outside face of groove and locking, and make endless belt have unhandsome appearance, and make the printing of title and/or decoration handle the difficulty that becomes.

Therefore, being starved of provides a kind of bottle skull, and it can be operated safely, simultaneously, makes the endless belt handle with best aesthetic impact easily.

Therefore, the present invention based on problem be a kind of bottle skull of design, it can be used as a single unit and operate, and has the feature and the characteristics that can satisfy above-mentioned needs, overcomes the problem that the prior art bottles skull exists simultaneously.

The described skull that is used for bottle of this problem utilization such as appended main claim is solved.

The further feature and the advantage of the safety head of the bottle that is used for contain fluid and so on of the present invention will provide with reference to the accompanying drawing description of preferred embodiments following, and preferred embodiment provides with unrestriced explanation, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the partial cross section lateral plan of bottle skull of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the partial cross section decomposition view of bottle skull among Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is the transparent view that skull is toppled over body among Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is the transparent view of skull valve body among Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is the transparent view of the bottleneck of the skull of erection plan 1 thereon;

Fig. 6 is mounted in the partial cross section lateral plan of the skull shown in Figure 1 on the bottleneck shown in Figure 5.

With reference to Fig. 1,3 and 6, a kind ofly be used as that single unit operates, the bottle skull that is preferred for holding high-quality liquid is represented with 1 generally.

Skull 1 comprises the bottle stopper 2 of hat-shaped, and body 4 and valve gear 5 are toppled in endless belt 3.

The bottle stopper 2 of hat-shaped is preferably by the bottle stopper 22 of reality, the fabricate blocks that cap 21 and lid 20 constitute.

With reference to Fig. 2, actual bottle stopper 22 comprise with the mode of leakproof with topple over top 220 that body 4 engages and skirt cover 223 with negative thread 224.

Cap 21 is installed on the actual bottle stopper 22, and has top 210 and skirt cover 211.

Cap 21 also utilizes each circular protrusion 212 and 221 axial limiting on bottle stopper 22 of mutual hasp, and utilizes each inside and outside radial teeth 213 and 222 to fix to rotate with bottle stopper 22.

Lid 20 also has top 201 and skirt cover 202, forms by this way, and promptly it can be installed on the bottle stopper 22 and can be fastened on the there.

Skirt cover 202 preferably has annular knurl 203, to be easy to hold with a firm grip when toppling over body 4 opening or closing.

Toppling over body 4 is types of knowing altogether in the art.

It is preferred with quite hard material to topple over body 4, and for example polycarbonate is made.

Especially, this is toppled over body 4 and comes down to the cylinder ducted body, and it extends along axis X-X, and holds valve gear 5 (Fig. 2 and 3).

And, topple over body 4 and comprise first end, 40, the second ends 41 and be positioned at flange 42 on 41 layers at second end.

First end 40 is openings, thereby makes flow of liquid go out bottle when skull 1 is installed on the bottleneck.

Especially, this first end has the antidrip limit of ring-type 401 and is used for outside thread 402 with bottle stopper 22 threads engage.

Second end 41 is relative with first end 40, and opening is so that be meshed with valve gear 5, and this will be described in more detail below.

Especially, second end 41 comprises flange 42, and it is protruding with respect to toppling over body 4 perpendicular to axis X-X.

Flange 42 has the upper surface 43 that deviates from second end 41, towards the lower surface 44 of second end 41, and outward flange 45, endless belt 46 is from extending axially along the direction that deviates from first end 40 here.

Endless belt 46 has inside face 47, has the seat 48 of the snap-engagement that is used to realize above-mentioned and valve gear 5 on the inside face 47.

Especially, seat 48 is made of the convex shoulder towards first end 41.

And, each 48 edge of preferably determining to be formed at corresponding window 49 on the wall of endless belt 46.

The bottom surface 44 of flange 42 also has the tooth 440 of a series of projections.

Endless belt 3 has the upper limb 30 of ring-type, and it curves inwardly so that form joint (Fig. 2) on the upper surface 43 of the flange 42 of toppling over body 4.

These endless belt 3 preferred yielding material such as aluminium of adopting are made, and title and/or pattern can be printed thereon.

Valve gear 5 comprises 50, two ball-shaped cover element 51 of valve body and valve 52 (Fig. 2).

Valve body 50 comes down to the cylinder ducted body made by resistance to deformation material such as polyethylene.

Valve body 50 comprises first end 501, core 502 and second end 503 (Fig. 2 and 4).

Second end 503 has limited section 504, and its generation is used for holding one bearing of two cover element 51.

Core 502 is cylinders, and two spherical cappings 51 can be moved along it.

First end 501 forms above-mentioned snap-engagement with the seat 48 of toppling over body 4, and this will be described in more detail below.

Especially, this first end 501 has flange 505, and it has the upper surface 506 that deviates from second end 503 and towards the lower surface 507 of second end 503, and from the peripheral projection 508 of flange outward flange projection.

And near the lower surface 507 from flange 505 of a series of tooth 509 its outer edges is outstanding.

Ring-type limit 510 equally from lower surface 507 but near the junction of the cylinder 502 of itself and valve body 50, axially stretch out to second end 503.

The outside face on ring-type limit 510 when skull 1 is installed on the bottle and the inwall of bottleneck 60 be close to, thereby form the sealing (Fig. 6) prevent to be contained in the leak of liquid in the bottle.

Endless belt 511 extends axially from the upper surface 506 of the flange 505 of valve body 50, and has surrounding edge 512, and it can engage with the inside face of toppling over body 4 by interfering.

Endless belt 511 from the upper surface 506 extending from the predetermined distance of the above-mentioned contact point of itself and cylinder 502, thereby determine the inside 513 of upper surface 506, but valve 52 bearings thereon.

Two spherical cover element 51 are preferably made with glass, and are contained in the valve body 50 (Fig. 1,2 and 6).

Valve 52 is the types (Fig. 2) that are generally used for the bottle skull of contain fluid and so on.

The assembling that the present invention is used for the skull of bottle will be discussed in more detail below.

At first, two spherical capping units 51 are inserted in the valve body 50.

Then valve 52 is installed on the inside 513 of flange 505 of valve body.

The valve gear 52 that assembles like this by first end 501 of valve body 50 being inserted in second end 41 of toppling over body and with topple over body 4 and reversibly be connected.

This insertion with take place simultaneously as the hasp of projection 508 around the valve body 50 through the result of the projections determined by the seat 48 of toppling over body 4.

The insertion utilization of this buckle type is inserted into the elastic deformation that bears when toppling in the body 4 at valve body 50 and realizes.

Projection 508 also can advantageously expand in the window 49 of toppling over body 4 on every side, so that produce the rotation restriction except axial restraint.

In addition, the dentition row 440 of toppling over the flange 42 of body 4 are limited in the upper surface 506 of the flange 505 of valve body 50, thereby improve the resistibility that rotatablely moves between body and the valve body with axial motion to toppling over.

At this moment, endless belt 3 is installed to by this way topples on the body 4, even upper surface of endless belt 3 30 and upper surface 43 adjacency of toppling over the flange 45 of body.

Now finish skull 1 on the body 4 by the bottle stopper 2 of hat-shaped being installed to topple over.

Bottle skull 1 according to the present invention has so just formed, and it can be used as single unit and operate, and can be installed on the bottleneck 60 by traditional rotation or similar method.

The upper limb 61 of bottleneck advantageously has the projection collection of tooth 62, and it engages with tooth collection 509 on the lower surface 507 of the flange 505 of valve body 50.

Thereby this joint can prevent valve body 50 rotatablely moving with respect to bottleneck 60.

Therefore, very clear, the specific function of above-mentioned clasp is to prevent the rotation of endless belt 3 or other external change, so that keep toppling over engaging of body 4 and valve gear 5, prevents their disengagings mutually suddenly when operation skull 1.

Endless belt 3 just can not be decomposed or can not be out of shape at least like this, thereby makes it produce title and/or the pattern of printing on its outer surface through handling.

The bottle skull of operating single unit that can be used as according to the present invention can have a lot of changes.

The bottle stopper 2 of hat-shaped also can be made of single element or three elements that form as one.

Upward shape and/or material can change according to specific needs or hobby.

Toppling over body 4 can provide the seat 48 that is formed on the flange 45 for example through revising, and does not have window 49.

Snap-engagement can realize by projection is inserted in the corresponding groove.

Making the material of toppling over body 4 and valve body 50 can change according to specific requirement, engages as long as form to insert between them.

For example, the material of the two can be hard, but projection will be connected on the rubber-like extendible portion.

As to understand from above description, can be used as the skull that one unit operates according to the present invention and satisfy the needs that this specification sheets preface is partly mentioned, can obey safety head simultaneously

The shortcoming that prior art exists.

Very natural is, for satisfying special and specific needs, those of ordinary skill in the art can carry out multiple modification and change to the skull of operating single unit that can be used as described above, and all this modifications and change are all in the appended scope of the present invention that claim limited.

Claims

1. bottle skull (1) that can be used as single unit operation, it comprises topples over body (4) and valve body (50), it is characterized in that valve body (50) directly is limited to by hasp connecting device (48,508) to topple on the body (4).

2. skull according to claim 1 (1), wherein said clasp comprise projection (508) and cooresponding seat (48).

3. skull according to claim 2 (1), wherein seat (48) is formed at and topples in the body (4), and projection (508) is formed on the valve body (50).

4. skull according to claim 3 (1), wherein topple over body (4) and comprise first end (40), second end (41), with the flange (42) that is positioned on second end, from the outward flange (45) of flange (42) to the axially extended endless belt of second end (41) (46), and wherein valve body (50) comprises first end (501), second end (503), with be positioned on first end outwards outstanding flange (505), seat (48) is positioned on the inwall (47) of the band (46) of toppling over body (4), and projection (508) is formed on the outward flange of flange (505) of valve body (50).

5. according to each described skull (1) in the claim 1 to 4, wherein has window (49) on the layer of endless belt (46) present (48).

6. according to each described skull (1) in the claim 1 to 5, wherein projection (508) forms continuous annulus profile.

7. according to each described skull (1) in the claim 4 to 6, the flange (42) of wherein toppling over body (4) comprise a series of from its bottom surface (the tooth of 44 upper process (440).

8. according to each described skull (1) in the claim 4 to 7, wherein the flange (505) of valve body (50) comprises a series of teeth (509) from its bottom surface (507) upper process.

9. skull according to claim 1 (1), it comprises that the bottle stopper (2) that is installed in the hat-shaped on first end (40) of toppling over body (4) and axial restraint are at the endless belt (3) of toppling on the body (4).

10. bottle that is used for contain fluid and so on, comprise according to each described skull (1) in the fwd claim, wherein bottleneck (60) has upper limb (61), and it has tooth collection (509) the mating teeth collection (62) that is used for the valve body (50) of skull.