Liquid container closure assembly
Technical field
The present invention relates to be fit to be applied to for example to adorn the closed component of mouth of the container of liquid, for example the neck of bottle.The present invention, especially, but not exclusive, relate to tamper-evident snap-on fitment or tamper-evident and recharge snap-on fitment.
Background technology
Because a variety of causes, what may want to obtain is that the another kind of liquid of guaranteeing to substitute quantity does not recharge and is used for for example valuable liquid of dress (for example resembling the alcoholic beverage of wine) and resembles the used container of bottle, and the characteristic of another kind of liquid may be with original fully different with character.Provide and make the trial that recharges difficulty when definite the recharging of defence made great efforts, always not prove useful.
And, though thinking provides that to make bottle and its primitive component be that complete tamper evident device is favourable, if bottle can reseal with alternative lid or closure, may have no idea to point out that for the buyer bottle is changed and/or is recharged and its content may be more of inferior quality than original contents.
Therefore, conceivable providing do not have the effort of extreme level or destroys the closure that just can not remove bottle.For example, in the NO.2 of British patent 274 837, shown such structure, equally in the present invention, only selected by diagram.
If although not to the visual injury of closure and/or bottle or destroy that just can not to remove original closure be very important, but find that the closure that can not remove rapidly recharges the target that container is attempted by overcoming in order to hinder or such feature that provides that recharges in closure to be provided, having become.Therefore, providing outside the prevention device that bottle recharges, be necessary to provide and have other showing and surreptitiously open or the device of " tamper-evident " characteristic, when not playing any prevention effect, this device has provided can't remove and/or irreducible clearly indication that bottle had been opened after being full of pure composition at first.In closure designs, all lack so clearly indication in the past more or less.
And the purpose of at least one embodiment of at least one aspect of the present invention is: eliminate or alleviate in the prior art in said as mentioned problem/shortcoming at least one at least.
The similar thing that at least one embodiment of at least one aspect of the present invention provides improved closed component or hint closed component not to be opened also is a purpose of the present invention, this closed component is fragile and/or removed when opening for the first time without any part, can the person of being forged yet to look that the mode that was not opened reconnects in the past.
Summary of the invention
One or more purpose of the present invention states that in the general solution that provides the first anti-fraud or anti-tamper part anti-tamper part moves to the second place from primary importance in the initial back of opening unreduciblely.Like this act on once more sealing after, first base portion and the container closure components that may cause being arranged on the primary importance that is relative to each other mutually before opening for the first time are arranged on the second place that is relative to each other, thereby show opening and sealing once more of closed component.
According to first aspect present invention, provide and be fit to be applied to adorn the mouth of liquid container and the closed component of neck (or anti-tamper part), this assembly comprises:
First base portion,
Anti-tamper part or locking device and
Container closing appliance,
Wherein before opening for the first time, thereby anti-tamper part or locking device are in primary importance makes first base portion and container closure components be arranged on the primary importance that is relative to each other, and initial the opening of closed component causes anti-tamper part or locking device to move to the second place.
The applicator with device called after of the present invention " ALUSNAP " (trade mark) closed component, anti-tamper part, snap-on fitment, maybe can not recharge device.
Preferably, before closed component was assembled again, locking device caused first base portion and container closure components to be in the second place that is relative to each other.
Like this, give people's closed component opened and once more osed top clearly indicate.Locking device has the first visual anti-tamper part for this reason.
Preferably, locking device is retained in first base portion and comprises lock assembly.Lock assembly can include the lock body part of first flange end.Preferably, lock body part also has second flange end.
Preferably, the inside face of first flange end and container closure components has the cooperate device.Open in the layout by so former beginning and end that are arranged in, container closure components and lock assembly are fixed together, and the initial opening action of container closure components causes lock assembly to move to the described second place from described primary importance.
The cooperate device can be included in the flexible externally threaded item of elasticity of container closure components inside face and at the interior threaded part of lock assembly first end.
Preferably, in case lock assembly is in the described second place, further opening action (no matter original or open again) causes externally threaded item to break away from interior threaded part.
Preferably, first base portion has the tubular body that the first and second open ends are arranged, and first end has the tooth that separates of a plurality of circle distribution,
Preferably, assembly includes the exit portion of toppling over of dumping mouth, and tubular portion is being toppled over outlet device inside.
Preferably, described tooth is that elasticity is flexible.
Preferably, at described former beginning and end open position, described first flange end of described lock assembly is within described tubular body, and the original opening operation of described container closure components causes described first flange end of described lock assembly to move through described tooth and shifts out described first end of described tubular part.Tooth is taken on check device or " barb " for this reason, stops the described flange end of described lock assembly to enter described tubular part again by it.
In the described second place, second flange end of lock body part may abut against the flange of second end of tubular body.
Preferably, lock body part carries the offset assembly that is used for locking device is partial to described primary importance.
Preferably, described second flange end of described lock body part seals or the mouth of closed container basically, when being in described position and described closed component being applied to container.
Offset assembly can comprise one or more spring arms that extend to the described second terminal there from described lock body part.
Closed component can comprise snap-on fitment.
Closed component can comprise the device that prevention recharges.
Tooth may each extend and include angle part and substantially longitudinally extending end portion since tubular body.
First base portion, lock assembly and container closure components may be made by suitable plastic material.
In an embodiment, first base portion can comprise: be fit to be positioned at mouth substantially concentricly and have the plainly-packed sleeve of putting of cover on the fixed container; Preferably also comprise with sleeve the interference that tightens substantially and the closed component of rotating there first outer sleeve are arranged; Break away from first outer sleeve and also second outer sleeve of container closure components contact; The device that separates the originally adjacent part of first and second outer sleeves after opening container for the first time, on the sealing once more of assembly is arranged there.
Escapement has the second visual tamper evident device.
Preferably, first outer sleeve has open first and second ends and second outer sleeve that first closing end and second open end are arranged.
Preferably, container closure components comprises circumferential groove, and this groove may be positioned at the circumferential lip portion of below and adjacent circumferential groove in addition.
Original adjacent part can comprise each adjacent circumferential edges separately of first and second outer sleeves.
First and second circumferential edges may be positioned at circumferential groove before opening for the first time and possibility is adjacent one another are.
Preferably, during first container opening operation, first circumferential edges extends on circumferential lip portion or crosses over and rebound then or withdraw, thus preferably extremely basically its original circumference position make its layout with one heart below circumferential lip portion.Alternatively or additionally, during first container opening operation, thereby circumferential lip portion is shunk below first circumferential edges or is crossed over and rebound then or extend preferably extremely basically that its original circumference position makes it become layout with one heart on circumferential lip portion.This action makes circumferential lip portion be arranged between first and second circumferential edges with the mode end wise that hinders, thereby make when by using packaged unit once more once more during closed container, separate first and second outer sleeves by circumferential lip portion there in the middle of being positioned at least.
First and available second anti-tamper part make sealing back first and second circumferential edges once more no longer adjacent but separate, therefore exposed vacancy and gap between first and second circumferential edges.This visual sign shows that closed component (and container) once was opened and sealing once more.
First circumferential edges of first outer sleeve may have the circumferential first pearl part on first outer sleeve, and second circumferential edges of second outer sleeve may have the circumferential second pearl part on second outer sleeve in the same manner.
First and second sleeves can comprise any suitable material, and preferably material comprises metal, or metal_based material.
Preferably, metal or metal_based material consist essentially of aluminium or its alloy, particularly aluminum.
Advantageously, aluminium provides good media, makes first and/or second outer sleeve can carry message, icon, image, title and/or other information thereby be applied to print dyestuff, ink, coating or similar thing.The information possibility for example, comprises the arrow of indicating the hand of rotation of opening closed component.
Container closure components may be lid, and this lid comprises ideally and allows rotatablely move during the container opening operation again threaded portion of (generally being anticlockwise direction) of lid.
Closed component can comprise the mouth that is suitable for being fixed to the dress liquid container is provided can not recharge device.Container closure components may be to be fit to the lid that the outlet device outlet is toppled in sealing, and the first outlet sleeve may be fit to admit the part of toppling over outlet device at least.Outlet may be basically annular and lid may end have the annular seal of in the ring-type outlet, removably admitting inwardly.
Preferably, second outer sleeve member is fit to admit the part of lid at least.
Lid may roughly be received in the tight interference fit of relative second outer sleeve, but may rotate about second outer sleeve under enough turning effort effects.
Ideally, topple over outlet device and sleeve is made one, for example pass through injection molding.
Preferably, can not recharge in the neck part that device also is included in container at least to the admissible valve body of small part, and therein sleeve to small part around valve body.
Preferably, at least one removable valve member is within valve body.
Preferably, have in order to make first outer sleeve and sleeve keep the vertically device of relation, for example the end of first outer sleeve form at least in part with barrel end on.
Preferably, first and second circumferential edges of first second sleeve were located at before the opening for the first time of closed component within the circumferential flange on the packaged unit, and were adjacent basically.This layout has been guaranteed when the right rotation packaged unit of green phase and sleeve are opened container for the first time, second circumferential edges of second outer sleeve is retained within the groove on the packaged unit, and strengthen first circumferential edges flexibly may cause first outer sleeve gradually and to circumference outside, move and shift out groove on the packaged unit, when with packaged unit when toppling over the removal of outlet device and first.Alternatively or additionally, may cause circumferential lip portion little by little circumference move inward.During cooperation between first circumferential edges of the mobile lid and first outer sleeve, first circumferential edges is withdrawn into the circumference that reduces basically, and (for example less than its original circumference), thus make the circumference of generation littler than the packaged unit part that is positioned under the groove.This part preferably provides the circumferential lip portion as packaged unit.
When packaged unit is applied to topple over outlet device once more,, therefore organize packaged unit to get back to its former beginning and end open position when relying on first circumferential edges of circumferential lip portion at first outer sleeve of packaged unit, be stopped at or reaching stop position when adjacent.Vertically breach and gap rest between first and second outer sleeves for this reason, therefore exposed the circumferential section of packaged unit, this part comprises the original packaged unit seating face of packing at first or being placed in the tipper of partial sum at least of the circumferential lip portion within first circumferential edges.
Advantageously, the circumferential section that exposes of packaged unit may be painted discriminatively and/or be printed on information, message or similar thing are promoted in propaganda.
Anchor fitting can comprise first device that sleeve is fixed in container, thereby the restriction sleeve is about the rotation of the neck of container.
Anchor fitting may also comprise second device that sleeve is fixed in container, thereby the restriction sleeve is about the longitudinal movement of container mouth.
Preferably, form of second device that the is used for fixing sleeve protrusion device that to be at least one protrude to described sleeve, described at least one protrude that device moves radially along sleeve in the elastomeric mode of rigidity and cooperate with the external lip of described container.
Preferably, first outer sleeve is cooperated with sleeve, the interference fit between the outside face of dependence sleeve and the inside face of first outer sleeve.
Preferably, lid has the threaded portion with first base portion or the corresponding screw thread fit of tipper there.
What hope obtained is that first and second outer sleeves are aesthetic pleasant, and like this, preferred first and second outer sleeves comprise metallic paper.
Preferably be useful on before using the device that sleeve and valve body are fitted together.
Preferably, outstanding device on the interior walls of sleeve, this be for the neck resilient engagement of container.
Preferably, sleeve has one or more circumferential apertures, this hole to be limited to the part that extends axially of sleeve around sleeve.These/edge in one of them hole that each outstanding device may be adjacent.Preferably each outstanding device is installed on the following circumferential edges in one of them hole.
Usually, topple over outlet device and comprise the circumferential extension dumping mouth.
Sleeve may also have and is arranged on the inside and the preferably concentrical tubular body of toppling over outlet device, and therein tubular body is connected sleeve interior surface by a plurality of coupling plates (web).
Preferably, the described terminal installation of described tubular body is concordant with the circumferential extension dumping mouth.
Expediently, described tubular body has the circumferential extension edge of the lower outer edge that is positioned at described tubular body.Expediently, coupling plate is connected to edge and tubular body with the inside face of sleeve.
Expediently, each coupling plate is assembled on the place that is fixed at the edge support is arranged.
Sleeve also has a plurality of ribs or the ridge that is formed on the inside face there expediently, and preferably being installed in around the sleeve and being installed in described sleeve substantial axial has their major axis.
These ribs or ridge in the use, in order to attempt to stop the not conceivable rotation of sleeve, may cooperate with tip (pip), ridge or the similar thing of projection at the outside face (for example " glass bottle opening " of bottle) of container.
Valve body can comprise tubular portion, and its free terminal partly provides valve seat, and this valve seat is suitable for contacting the valve member that is limited in the described tubular portion with sealing means.
Valve seat is the circumferential extension flange that radially extends outside tubular portion preferably.In one embodiment, such valve seat is positioned at an end of tubular portion, and that end of tubular portion is osed top except that circular port.
Should be appreciated that the sleeve part is suitable admits at the mouth of container basically.
Tubular portion may also be included in outside face there, at least one adapting device in order to pinch with interference mode and inner surface of container.The circumferential rib that adapting device preferably radially extends.
Or with valve seat close away from the tubular portion end the other tubular portion of diameter greater than the center that is located substantially on of tubular portion arranged, and the inside face of other tubular portion is connected to the outside face of tubular portion by one or more other coupling plates.
First end of preferably other tubular portion is connected to the outside face of tubular portion by annular lip.
Therefore, in one embodiment of the invention, such structure provides the circumferential groove between the circumferential groove of the inside face of the other tubular portion of the outside face formation of tubular portion, and itself and flange have been formed bottom land.
Such groove helps prevention by closed component object to be inserted container.
Preferably, it is concordant basically the end of tubular portion tip of second terminal and the valve seat of other tubular portion to be installed.
In the use, tubular portion is formed the inner sleeve of the closed component that has assembled.
Advantageously, the inside face interference of the outside face of other tubular portion and sleeve ground mutual action.
Expediently, radially extend circumferential edge along being positioned on the external margin of other tubular portion end, it is relying on the lower surface on the circumferential edge edge of radially extending on the sleeve interior surface in the closed component that has assembled.
According to a second aspect of the invention, provide the container that comprises according to the closed component of first aspect present invention.
Container is preferably adorned the container of liquid.
Container may be a bottle, glass bottle for example, and may be fit to the sealing of liquid, for example alcoholic beverage or beverage (for example vodka, whiskey, brandy, gin or similarly thing).
According to a third aspect of the invention we, provide combination according to the container and the closed component of first aspect present invention.
According to a forth aspect of the invention, provide the alcoholic beverage product, this product is included in the material alcohol that is surrounded by in the combination according to third aspect present invention.
According to a fifth aspect of the invention, provide the method for a kind of manufacturing according to the closed component of fifth aspect present invention, this method comprises the steps:
(a) has outer sleeve member;
(b) has the sleeve of the mouth of container of toppling over outlet device and being suitable for being fixed to dress liquid and neck and discharge available container closure components to toppling over outlet device and/or sleeve;
(c) install with outlet device, sleeve and container closure components at least partially within the outer sleeve;
(d) outer sleeve member is formed first outer sleeve and isolated second outer sleeve.
This method is favourable especially when stock production.
Preferably, step (d) is carried out with first parting tool of for example machine tool (blade).
Preferably, step (d) comprising: form the otch around the part of outer sleeve member, thereby make the first and second adjacent circumferential edges of formation on first and second outer sleeves.
Advantageously, first and second edges are formed in the groove that has on container closure components.
Advantageously, first and second circumferential edges are compared with the adjacent at least part of first or second outer sleeve less diameter respectively.
Preferably, after step (c), method also comprises the steps:
(e) on barrel end, form the end of first outer sleeve, thereby make first outer sleeve and sleeve keep vertically relevant.
Preferably, step (e) is carried out with for example second parting tool of the other cutter of lathe.
The closed component of Zu Chenging can comprise the black box that is used for container mouth and the application of neck fastening like this.
According to a sixth aspect of the invention, the method for bottling comprises:
(a) provide the closed component of making according to first aspect present invention;
(b) provide bottle;
(c) make the bottle full of liquid;
(d) by on the mouth of bottle and neck, using the closed component closed bottle.
Description of drawings
Only describe embodiments of the invention now via example, and the figure about following, scheme as follows:
Fig. 1 (a): the cross sectional view of closed component before initial opening according to an embodiment of the invention;
The closed component of Fig. 1 (b): Fig. 1 (a) is at the initial transparent view of seeing from one end and first end of opening preceding first base portion and locking device;
The transparent view of the decomposition of Fig. 1 (c): Fig. 1 (a) closed component;
The cross sectional view of Fig. 2 (a): Fig. 1 (a) closed component after initial the opening of mobile containers packaged unit;
The closed component of Fig. 2 (b): Fig. 1 (a) is at the initial transparent view of seeing from one end and first end of opening back first base portion and locking device;
The cross sectional view of Fig. 3: Fig. 1 (a) closed component after assembling again;
Fig. 4: closed component drops out the cross sectional view of scope of the present invention during the initial step of making;
Fig. 5: the cross sectional view of the closed component of Fig. 4 during the later step of making;
Fig. 6: the cross sectional view of the closed component of Fig. 4 after making and between initial the opening;
The closed component of Fig. 7: Fig. 6 is combined with mouthful and the decomposition diagram of seeing from one end and top of the bottle of neck; With
Fig. 8: the cross sectional view of the closed component of Fig. 6 before initial opening, closed component is applied to the bottle of Fig. 7.
The specific embodiment
To 3, showed closed component (or anti-tamper part) with reference to figure 1 (a), be indicated as 5 usually, according to embodiments of the invention.Closed component 5 is fit to be applied to adorn the mouth and the neck of the container (not shown) of liquid.Closed component 5 comprises: first base portion 10; First anti-tamper part or lock or blocking device 15; With container closure components 20, wherein before initial opening, thereby locking device 15 is in primary importance to be made first base portion 10 and container closure components 20 first relation that is arranged at each other, and initial the opening of closed component 5 causes locking device 15 (fixing) position that moves to second.
The applicator is closed component called after of the present invention " ALUSNAP " (trade mark) closed component, anti-tamper part, snap-on fitment or non-refillable device.
On closed component 5 is assembled again, locking device 15 cause first base portion 10 and container closure components 20 be arranged at each other second the relation.Significantly indicate sealing for like this people, opened and the assembly 5 that closes again.Therefore locking device 15 provides the first visual anti-tamper part 16 (seeing Fig. 3).
Locking device 15 comprises lock assembly 25.Lock assembly 25 comprises and comprises first flanged lock body part of terminal 35 30.Lock body part 30 comprises second flanged terminal 40 equally.
First flanged terminal 35 and the inside of container closure components 20 have the cooperate device.By in the such arrangement that is initially the position of opening, container closure components 20 and lock assembly 25 are controlled at together, and container closure components 20 initial opening actions cause lock assembly 25 to move to the second place from primary importance.
The cooperate device comprises: be installed in flexible flexible male part 45 of container closure components 20 in-to-ins and the female part 50 that is installed in first end 35 of lock assembly 25.In case lock assembly 25 is in the described second place, further opening action (no matter initial or open once more) causes male part 45 to be removed from female part 50.
Closed component 5 provides the tubular body of first and second ends 60,65 that comprise out, and first end 60 comprises a plurality of circle-shaped teeth that separate 70.
What assembly 5 included dumping mouth 80 topples over outlet device 75,75 li tubular body 55 is installed toppling over outlet device.
Tooth 70 is flexible flexible, that is to say, " memory " is arranged, and for example gets back to their initial positions after the bending.
At described initial not open position, described first flange end 35 of described lock assembly 25 is in described tubular body 55, the first opening operation of described container closure components 20 causes described first flange end 35 of described lock assembly 25 to move described tooth 70 by elastic deformation, and breaks away from described first end 35 of described tubular part.Therefore, tooth 70 is taken on check device or " barb ", stops described first flange end 35 of described lock assembly 30 to reenter described tubular part 55 by barb.
Can see that from Fig. 2 (a) in described position, described flanged pin second end 40 of lock body part 30 is near flange 85, flange 85 is installed on second end 65 of tubular body 55.
Lock body part 30 is being supported offset assembly 90, and offset assembly 90 makes lock assembly be offset to described primary importance.Can see that from Fig. 1 (a) described flanged pin second end 40 of described lock body part 30 seals or the mouth of closing containers (not shown) basically, when being applied to container in described primary importance and described closed component 5.
In this embodiment, offset assembly 90 can comprise one or more spring arms 105 that extend to described second terminal 40 theres from described lock body part.Therefore, if the tamperer attempts to remove or remove at least the part of lock assembly by cutting away flange end 40, lock assembly 25 returns its initial position and closed container and prevents to flow out and/or recharge.
Closed component 5 can comprise snap-on fitment, and comprises the device that recharges as preventing of hereinafter describing.
Each tooth 70 may extend and comprise into the part and the substantially longitudinally extending end portion 115 at angle from tubular body 55.
Need recognize that the first main body part 10, locking device 15 and container closure components 20 can be made up of suitable plastic material.
Described in the past, need recognize that closed component 5 comprises:
(a) the first visual anti-tamper part 160;
(b) prevent the device that flows out or recharge, for example be offset lock assembly, when removing first anti-tamper part at least partly.
In the modification of closed component 5, similar second anti-tamper part of anti-tamper part with the closed component 205 of Fig. 4 to 8 is provided basically, as described below, closed component 205 itself drops out scope of the present invention.In addition, may make closed component 5 in closed component 205 similar modes, as described below.Closed component 5 and closed component 205 total a plurality of common parts, as with the same numbers icon but suffix " ' " part.In fact in modification, closed component 5 can still have locking device 15 extraly by whole parts of closed component 205.
Therefore mention Fig. 6,7 and 8 now, show scope of the invention closed component (or tamper-evident equipment) in addition, total is expressed as 205 ' with it, but it combines according to as the tamper evident device in the be included in closed component 5 of the embodiments of the invention of second tamper evident device.
Closed component 5 is fit to be applied to adorn the container of liquid or the mouth and the neck 210 ', 211 ' of bottle.Closed component 5 comprises sleeve 220 ', and sleeve 220 ' is positioned at the local of mouth 210 ' the concyclic heart substantially and has the device that sleeve is fixed in container 215 '.In addition, closed component 5 comprises first outer sleeve 225 ', and sleeve 225 ' is the interference fit that sleeve 200 ' tightens substantially, but rotatable about the there under enough turning effort effects.Closed component 5 ' also comprises second outer sleeve 230 ', and sleeve 230 ' separates with first outer sleeve and unites with container closure components.Before initial opening, between first and second outer sleeves 225 ', 230 ' by forming by circumferential extension tangent line 231 ' described below.Tangent line 231 ' extends 360 degree and separates first and second outer sleeves 225 ', 230 ' around closed component 5.Tangent line 231 ' may be ND or be that unavailable naked eyes are discovered at least.Also have in order to separate the device of first and second outer sleeves 225 ', 230 ' initial adjacent part, be used for re-assemblying closed component 5 ' initial after opening container 215, as hereinafter introducing in detail, inter space device comprises anti-tamper part.
First outer sleeve 225 ' has open first and second ends, 240 ', 245 ', second outer sleeve that first closing end 250 ' and second open end 255 ' are arranged.
Lid 235 ' comprises circumferential groove 260 ', in addition and to comprise that circumferential lip portion 265 ', circumferential lip portion 265 ' are positioned at following and adjacent in circumferential groove 260 '.
Initial adjacent part comprises initial adjacent first and second outer sleeves 225 ', 230 ' circumferential edges separately 270 ', 275 '.First and second circumferential edges 270 ', 275 ' in the initial anteposition of opening in circumferential groove and adjacent one another are basically.
During initial container opening operation, first circumferential edges 270 ' extends or crosses on circumferential lip portion 265 ', and rebounds then or be withdrawn into its original circumference position basically, thereby the reflection shape ground that becomes is positioned under the circumferential lip portion 265 '.Alternatively or order other places during initial container opening operation, circumferential lip portion 265 ' is dwindled or is crossed under first circumferential edges 270 ', and rebound then or extend to its original circumference position basically, thereby it is preceding to make the reflection shape ground that becomes be positioned at first circumferential edges 270 '.This action or these actions make circumferential lip portion 265 ' end wise be positioned between first and second circumferential edges 270 ', 275 in the mode that hinders, thereby make when utilizing packaged unit 235 ' again during closing containers 215 ', make first and second outer sleeves 225 ', 230 ' spaced apart with crossing the circumferential lip portion 265 ' that is positioned at wherein.
By such arrangement of installing again, first and second circumferential edges 270 ', 275 ' no longer adjacent but separate, therefore show and leaked vacancy or gap, between first and second circumferential edges 270 ', 275 ', comprise groove 260 ' and edge part 265 ' basically.This appreciiable is indicated confirmation closed component 5 ' (with container 215 ') once to be opened, to assemble and is therefore had anti-tamper part.In the closing appliance 5 of Fig. 1, may have similar device.
First circumferential edges 270 ' of first outer sleeve 225 ' can have the first circumferential pearl part on first outer sleeve 225 ' of the first adjacent circumferential edges 270 ' in a kind of modification, and in an identical manner, second circumferential edges 275 ' of second outer sleeve 230 ' can have the second circumferential pearl part on second outer sleeve 230 ' of the second adjacent circumferential edges 275 '.
First and second sleeves 225 ', 230 ' are made by any suitable material, for example metal or based on the material of metal.In this example, metal consists essentially of aluminum or aluminum alloy, for example rolling aluminium.Aluminium provides good media, makes first and second outer sleeves 225 ', 230 ' can carry message, icon, image, title and/or other information thereby be applied to print dyestuff, ink, coating or similar thing.
Lid 235 ' comprises the female thread portion 285 ' that is engaged in outside thread 286 ' on the sleeve 220, and it allows the rotation (conter clockwise usually) of lid 235 ' during the container opening operation and in the backward rotation (cw usually) of container closure operating period lid 325 '.
Closed component comprises and recharges device 290 ', device 290 ' provide the container 215 ' that is fit to protection dress liquid mouth 10 topple over outlet device 295 '.Container closure components 295 ' is fit to be used for closing the outlet 300 ' of toppling over outlet device 295 ', and random placement first outer sleeve 225 ' is used for admitting the part of toppling over outlet device 295 ' at least.Outlet 300 ' be basically annular and lid 235 ' end 305 ' inwardly on have the lip ring 310 ' that can removably be contained in the ring exit 300 '.Ring exit delimits for circumference dumping mouth 301 '.
Second outer sleeve 330 ' is fit to admit lid 235 '.Usually admit and second outer sleeve 230 ' with tight interference fit lid 235 ', turning but under enough turning effort effects, go up about second outer sleeve 235 '.For example, on the assembling again of closed component 5, when adjacent first circumferential edges 270 ' of circumferential lip portion 265 ', further Assembly Action again (for example second outer sleeve 225 ' clockwise rotates) may cause packaged unit 235 ' to keep static and outer sleeve correspondingly rotates there.In addition, second circumferential edges 275 ' makes second outer sleeve and closed component 235 ' keep vertically relation.
To topple over outlet device 295 ', in this embodiment, make one, for example by injecting casting with sleeve 220 '.
But non-filling device 290 ' also comprises valve body 315 ', and it is part receivability within the part at least of the neck 211 ' of container 215 ' at least, and sleeve 220 ' is at least in part around valve body 315 '.The first and second removable valve members 335 ', 336 ' are arranged within valve body 315 '.Second valve 336 ' comprises spherical main, yet first valve member 335 ' includes the tubular body of the wing, has the tubular body of the wing that downward osed top conical butt lower end and the upper end of opening of admitting second valve member 336 ' are arranged.
Boiler check valve (non-return valve) is made up of the valve body 315 ' and the valve member 335 ', 336 ' that are enclosed in bottle 215 ' approximate vertical position, when in toppling over operation, allowing liquid from bottle 215 ', to flow out, it has limited the liquid that enters bottle 215 ' by basic uncommitted implant operation or more perfect method and has flowed into, and it can relate to attempts object, pipe or similar thing are inserted bottle mouth 210 '.
In order to keep first outer sleeve 225 ' vertically relevant with sleeve 220 ', closed component 5,5 ' device are also arranged, for example the end 226 ' of first outer sleeve 225 ' is gone up at the end 220 ' of sleeve 220 ' and is formed (bending).
Closed component 5 ' initial open before, on the circumferential groove that first and second circumferential edges 270 ', 275 ' on first and second outer sleeves 270 ', 275 ' are located on the lid 235 ', and be adjacent basically.Such layout is guaranteed when opening for the first time container 215 ' by the distortion of lid 235 ' and sleeve 220 ', second circumferential edges 275 ' of second outer sleeve 230 ' remains on the groove 260 ' inside that is provided on the lid 235 ', can cause first circumferential edges 270 ' of first outer sleeve 225 ' flexiblely outside circumferential, to move progressively, and moved out the groove 260 ' that is provided on the lid 235 ', toppled over outlet device 295 ' and first outer sleeve, 225 ' part when lid 235 ' is moved away.Alternatively or additionally, as above mentioned, circumferential lip portion 265 ' can flexiblely move circumferentially inwardly progressively.During contact between first circumferential edges 270 ' of removing the lid 235 ' and first outer sleeve 225 ', first circumferential edges is retracted to the circumference (for example its original circumference) that dwindles basically, thereby the lid part that the circumference ratio that makes generation is positioned at below the groove 260 ' is little, for example circumferential lip portion 265 '.
When lid 235 ' being applied to topple over again outlet device 295 ', static when the circumferential lip portion of lid 235 ', be seated or abut against on first circumferential edges 270 ' of first outer sleeve 225 ', reach stop position, therefore stoped lid 235 ' to get back to the position of its original beginning (not opening).Therefore, axial clearance or vacancy (not shown) remain between first and second outer sleeves 225 ', 230 ', therefore exposed the circumferential section of lid 235 ', it comprises the part at least of the circumferential lip portion 265 ' of originally packing and being enclosed within first outer sleeve.More vacancy (not shown) also is present in the lower edge of lid 235 ' and topples between original lid 235 ' the cover for seat surface 320 ' of outlet device 295 '.
Easily, the circumferential section that exposes of lid 235 ' can be painted discriminatively and/or be stamped information, propaganda and promote message or similar thing.
The device that closed component 5,5 ' is fixed in bottle 215 ' is arranged.Anchor fitting comprises for sleeve 220 ' being fixed in first device 325 ' of container 215 ', thereby the rotation of sleeve 220 ' is defined in the neck 211 ' of container 215 '.
Anchor fitting comprises that also being used for that sleeve 220 ' is fixed on second on the container 215 ' installs 330 ', thereby the longitudinal movement of sleeve 220 ' is defined in the mouth 210 ' of container 215 '.Second device 330 ' that is used for fixing sleeve 220 ' is with at least one form at the outstanding device 330 ' of described sleeve 220 ' in-to-in, and described at least one outstanding device 330 ' can resilient stiffly mode radially moves and cooperates with the external lip 212 ' of described container 215 ' along sleeve 230 '.
First outer sleeve 225 ' is installed together with sleeve 220 ', relies on the outside face of sleeve 220 ' and the interference fit between first outer sleeve 225 '.Lid 235 ' has threaded portion 285 ' there, and this threaded portion 285 ' cooperates with respective threads part 286 ' (350 ') on topple over outlet device 295 '.
Conceivable is first and second outer sleeves, 225 ', 230 ' aesthetic pleasant, and like this, first and second outer sleeves 220 ', 230 ' comprise metallic paper.
Has device 346 ' in order before sleeve 220 ' and valve body 315 to be assembled together, for example each fit ribs of all carrying and groove in application container 215 '.
Outstanding device 330 ' is arranged, in order flexibly to cooperate the external lip 212 ' of neck 211 ' and container 215 ' on the interior wall 215 ' of sleeve 220 '.
Sleeve 220 ' comprises one or more circumferential apertures 315 ' at sleeve 220 ' on every side, and this circumferential apertures is limited to extending axially between the part of sleeve 220 '.One has these/each outstanding device 330 ' in the neighbour hole 315 '.
As finding out in the closed component, each outstanding device 330 ' is set in hole 315 ' on one the following circumferential edges 360 '.
Sleeve 220 ' also comprises internally and is centrally located at the tubular body 365 ' (comprising the tubular body 55 among Fig. 1) of toppling over outlet device 295 ' basically altogether.Tubular body 365 ' is sticked the interior section 370 ' of sleeve 220 ' or topples over outlet device 295 ' by a plurality of coupling plates 375 '.In closed component 5 ', by of the hole 380 ' sealing of outside face wall, because closed component 5 ' does not have locking device with tubular body 365 '.Thereby make it concordant with circumference dumping mouth 301 ' basically the enclosing wall 385 ' setting of described tubular body.
Tubular body 365 ' has the circumferential extension edge 390 ' on the lower outer edge that is positioned at described tubular body 365 '.Coupling plate 375 ' is connected the inner tube of sleeve 220 ' easily with edge 390 ' and tubular body 365 '.Each coupling plate is mounted to the place that is fixed at the edge support is arranged.
Sleeve 220 ' has a plurality of ribs (or ditch) 405 ' that are formed on inside face 410 ' there expediently, is that the circumference that is arranged in sleeve 220 ' arranges to have major axis on every side and basic axially the going up of described sleeve 220 ' in this embodiment.These ribs 405 ', in the use, formed for fixing and rotatable and cooperates with the thing of the rib that improves, ditch or similar 213 ' first install 235 ', at the container 215 ' outside face of (comprising bottle so-called " glassy layer "), in order to attempt to stop the not conceivable rotation of sleeve 220 '.
Some or clockwise direction or the less motion of anti-clockwise may take place, reach stop position up to relying on ditch or the ditch 213 ' by rib or rib 405 '.Yet the effect of continuous force will cause first outer sleeve 235 ' and/or second outer sleeve 230 ' to rotate relative to sleeve 220 ' and/or lid 235 ' respectively.
Valve body 315 ' comprises tubular portion 410 ', has the free terminal part 415 ' of valve seat 420 ', and this valve seat 420 ' is fit to be limited to contact first valve member 335 ' in the tubular portion 410 ' with sealing means.Valve seat 420 ' comprises the flange 421 ' of circumferential extension, and this flange radially extends in tubular portion 410 '.In this example, valve seat 420 ' is positioned at an end of tubular portion 410 ', and the end of tubular portion 410 ' is osed top except circular port.
Tubular portion 410 ' is fit to admit within the mouth 210 ' part of container 215 ' basically.Tubular portion 410 ' also be included on the outside face 235 ' at least one adapting device 430 ' there, cooperate the outside face 440 ' of container 215 ' for mode with interference.Adapting device 430 ' comprises the circumferential rib that specularity extends.
Or near end the diameter substantially concentric other tube bigger than tubular portion 410 ' arranged away from the tubular portion 410 ' of unhappy seat 420 ', and inside face 446 ' that will other tubular body 445 ' passes through one or more other coupling plates and is connected with the outside face 445 ' of tubular portion 410 '.In addition, first end 465 ' with other tubular body 445 ' is connected with the outside face 445 ' of tubular portion 410 ' by a circular chart edge 475 '.Such structure provides the outside face 470 ' that is defined in tubular portion 410 ' and has had flange 475 ' to form circumferential groove 480 ' between the inside face of other tubular portion 475 ' of bottom land.By other coupling plate groove 480 ' is divided into less deep-slotted chip breaker 485.Such groove 480 ' or groove 485 ' help prevent by closed component 5 ' object are inserted container 215 '.
Basically second end 490 ' of arranging other tubular portion 445 ' is concordant with the end 495 ' away from the tubular portion 410 ' of valve seat 420 '.
In the use, tubular portion 410 ' is formed the inner sleeve of the closed component 5 ' that has assembled.
The outside face 500 ' of other tubular body 445 ' and inside face 305 mutual actions of sleeve 420 '.Easily, radially the circumferential edge of Yan Shening is positioned on the terminal external margin 515 ' of other tubular body 445 ' along 510 ', and it is fixed against in the closed component 5 ' that has assembled on the lower surface that extends radially inwardly circumferential edges 425 ' of sleeve 220 ' inside face.
Container 215 ' is typical case's dress liquid container.Container 215 ' is as being fit to dress liquid, for example the bottle of alcoholic beverage or beverage (for example resemble vodka, whiskey, brandy, gin or similarly thing), for example glass bottle.
Have usually, bottle 215 ' by glass or alternatively plastic material form; First and second outer sleeves 225 ', 230 ' are by aluminium; Sleeve 230 ' and topple over outlet 295 ' by hard resilient material, for example polypropylene or polystyrene and in this example with the commercially available polystyrene of trade name STYROLUX; Valve member 235 ' by crystalloid polystyrene and valve body by low density polyethylene (LDPE).
With reference now to Fig. 4 to 7,, illustrates closed component 5,5 ' the method made.Method comprises the steps:
(a) have outer sleeve 224,224 ' (Fig. 4);
(b) has the outlet device of toppling over 295,295 ', the sleeve 220,220 ' and can obtain toppling over outlet device 295,295 ' and/or the container closure components 235,235 ' of sleeve 220,220 ' (Fig. 4) that is fit to the mouth of fixing dress liquid container 215 ' and/or neck with discharging.
(c) arrange to topple over outlet device 295,295 ', sleeve 220,220 ' and container closure components 235,235 ' at least partially within outer sleeve member 224,224 ' (Fig. 5);
(d) make outer sleeve member 224 ' form first external component 225,225 ' and second outer sleeve 230,230 ' (Fig. 6) of separating.
This method has special advantages in stock production.Use first parting tool, for example the cutter execution in step (d) of lathe.
Step (d) comprising: form otch around outer sleeve member 224,224 ' part, go up the first and second adjacent circumferential edges 270 ', 275 ' of formation thereby make at first and second outer sleeves 225 ', 230 '.Cutter is formed on the tangent line of above mentioning 231,231 ' like this.
Just as can be as can be seen from Figure 4, wherein, first and second circumferential edges 270 ', 275 be formed in the circumferential groove that has on the container closure components 235 '.Equally as can be seen, first and second circumferential edges 270 ', 275 ' and at least the first or second outer sleeve 225 ', 230 ' relatively have less radius respectively.
Arranging that method also comprises following step after (c):
(e) go up at sleeve 220,220 ' end 320,320 ' and form first outer sleeve 225,225 ' end 226,226 ', thus make first outer sleeve 225,225 ' and sleeve 220,220 ' keep vertically relation.
Utilize for example other cutter (not shown) execution in step (e) of lathe of second parting tool.Basically execution in step (d) and (e) beneficially simultaneously is for example because of the reason of manufacturing speed.
The closed component of forming by this method 5,5 ' comprises fastening is applied to the mouth of container 215 ' and neck 210 ', 211 ' single component.
Method according to bottling of the present invention comprises:
(a) has closed component 5;
(b) has bottle;
(c) make the bottle full of liquid;
(d) close bottle by the mouth and the neck that closed component 5 are applied to bottle
Should be appreciated that, can only provide above-described embodiments of the invention, and it is not departed from the scope of the present invention to produce modification by non-limiting example.For example, outer sleeve member may be applied to the design of different various tippers, and tipper is fit to be applied to comprise the multiple container of bottle.
In modification, second outer sleeve and/or first outer sleeve can comprise scar shape or toothed surfaces, the opening and/or close and close of control in order to help to open and closed component.
Need also to recognize that the invention provides unique conceivable a slice snap-on fitment, this related parts had the advantage on the function and strengthened beautiful attractive force than former technology.
At last, need recognize, before initial opening among the embodiment of closed component of the present invention, first second circumferential edges of first and second outer sleeves adjacent one another are basically and even may be real near.Yet advantageously they do not link together, for example by break line any fragility or that die down, and connection fragile or that die down or fragile and/or removable tearing ring, but quite clear and be separated from each other.Yet, should be appreciated that the connection of one or more fragilities may be provided between first and second circumferential edges in not as good as first-selected execution, these circumferential edges are connecting on initial opening and break or tear or shear.