EP0014507B1 - Hohlkörper aus gerecktem thermoplastischem Material - Google Patents

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EP0014507B1
EP0014507B1 EP80200081A EP80200081A EP0014507B1 EP 0014507 B1 EP0014507 B1 EP 0014507B1 EP 80200081 A EP80200081 A EP 80200081A EP 80200081 A EP80200081 A EP 80200081A EP 0014507 B1 EP0014507 B1 EP 0014507B1
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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
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
    • B65D1/0223—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents characterised by shape
    • B65D1/0261—Bottom construction
    • B65D1/0276—Bottom construction having a continuous contact surface, e.g. Champagne-type bottom

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  • the present invention relates to a hollow body of bioriented thermoplastic material having a longitudinal axis of symmetry and comprising a cylindrical neck, a side wall of generally cylindrical shape and a bottom comprising a central part in the form of a re-entrant dome connected to the side wall by a molding arcuate device forming a support surface for the hollow body in a vertical position such as a bottle or similar container.
  • thermoplastics are used more and more often for the production of hollow bodies such as bottles used for packaging liquids.
  • they are more and more often blow molded under conditions, particularly of temperature, leading to orientation, and preferably to biorientation in two orthogonal directions, macromolecules of their constituent material.
  • the choice for these hollow bodies of a bottom having a central part in the shape of a re-entrant dome connected to the side wall by a peripheral arcuate molding by which the hollow body is supported in a vertical position is generally determined with a view to improving the stability of the hollow body in vertical position and the resistance of these hollow bodies to impact stresses.
  • the diameter of the central part in the shape of a re-entrant dome varies between 30 and 80% of the value of the maximum diameter of the hollow bodies in order to guarantee good resistance to impact stresses.
  • Hollow bodies of this type are for example described in patent application FR-A-2 391 918 which further proposes to equip the concave central part of the bottom with a plurality of hollow ribs distributed symmetrically and extending longitudinally in the direction of the bearing surface from an internal portion of the concave part in order to make this type of bottom more resistant to overturning under the effect of internal pressure, and in order to be able to resist the resulting impact a fall from at least a moderate height onto a hard surface.
  • hollow bodies of this type have a serious drawback which results from the fact that the diameter of the re-entrant part of their bottom is generally greater than the external diameter of their neck so that the latter can penetrate significantly into the re-entering part of the bottom. of a similar hollow body. Therefore, when after filling, these hollow bodies are packed in cardboard boxes which are then stacked for transport or storage, the cardboard walls which are interposed between two superimposed rows of hollow bodies, c 'That is to say, the lower and upper walls of the boxes may be deformed, by compression, between the necks and the bottoms of these hollow bodies and this, in particular, when these walls are wet. This therefore results in a deformation of the packaging boxes which risks compromising the stability of the stacks.
  • the present invention therefore relates to a hollow body of oriented thermoplastic material having a longitudinal axis of symmetry and comprising a cylindrical neck, a side wall of generally cylindrical shape and a bottom comprising a central part in the form of a re-entrant dome connected to the side wall by an arcuate peripheral molding forming a bearing surface for the hollow body in a vertical position in which the central part in the shape of a re-entrant dome is provided with a plurality of protrusions projecting towards the outside of the hollow body distributed around the longitudinal axis and the vertices of which are spaced from this axis by a distance at most equal to 60% of the external diameter of the neck of the hollow body, the longitudinal axes of the protrusions being parallel to the longitudinal axis of the hollow body.
  • these protrusions are hollow and are made directly during molding using a suitable mold.
  • the tops of the protuberances are at most spaced from the longitudinal axis of the hollow body by a distance equal to 50% of the external diameter of the neck of the hollow body, this difference being the same for each vertex.
  • the protrusions can have any profile but are preferably free from sharp angles.
  • the protuberances have the appearance of cones with rounded apex and whose longitudinal axes or directing axes are parallel to or directed towards the longitudinal axis of the hollow body. In the latter case, the protrusions approach this axis.
  • the base of these conical profiles is truncated due to the inclination of the re-entrant central part of the bottom of the hollow body. However, it is possible to flatten the re-entrant central part of the bottom of the hollow body at the level of the protrusions in order to impart a perfectly conical shape to the protrusions.
  • the cross sections of the protrusions may be circular in shape as is the case when the protrusions have a conical profile or be of different shape. Likewise these sections can be constant or variable over the entire height of the protrusions. However, it is preferred that the greatest width of these sections is less than 20% of the maximum diameter of the hollow body, the best results being achieved when this width is between 5 and 15% of this diameter.
  • the height of the protuberances is chosen so that the tops of these protuberances are spaced from the wall of the re-entrant central part of the bottom in the region where the latter is connected to the arcuate peripheral molding.
  • this height is preferably chosen so that the tops of the protrusions are slightly set back from the bearing surface of the hollow body in a vertical position.
  • this shrinkage is at most equal to 10% of the maximum diameter of the hollow body and is the same for all the protrusions.
  • the number of protrusions can be any. In general, however, it is preferred that it varies between 2 and 6. Very good results have been obtained with bottoms having three protrusions.
  • the angular spacing between the successive protrusions is constant. Therefore, according to the preferred embodiments of the invention, the peaks of protuberances are located on the same diameter of the hollow body when the bottom has two protrusions and the vertices of the protrusions define the vertices of a regular polygon which can be inscribed in a circle whose center is located on the longitudinal axis of the hollow body when the bottom is equipped with more than two protrusions.
  • the desired result can be achieved when the angular spacing between the successive protrusions is arbitrary and variable.
  • the arcuate peripheral molding by which the hollow body bears can also be produced according to many possibilities.
  • the arcuate peripheral molding has a constant radius of curvature tangentially connecting with the side wall and with the central part of the bottom.
  • the radius of curvature is generally between 10 and 25% of the maximum diameter of the hollow body.
  • the peripheral arcuate molding can have two successive constant radii of curvature.
  • the first radius of curvature corresponds to the part of the molding which connects to the side wall and is greater than the second radius of curvature which corresponds to the part of molding which connects to the central part of the bottom.
  • These two successive radii of curvature are preferably chosen in such a way that the peripheral molding has no point of inflection and that it tangentially connects on either side with the side wall and with the central part of the bottom.
  • the value of the first radius of curvature is preferably between 50 and 200% of the maximum diameter of the hollow body and that of the second radius of curvature between 10 and 25% of this same diameter.
  • the peripheral molding may however have other profiles than the two which have just been described.
  • this molding can have a variable radius of curvature.
  • annular zone on this molding which can be used for engraving inscriptions in relief indicating for example the capacity of the hollow body, the trade name of its producer or of its user, a brand or a Warning.
  • the width of such an annular zone is generally between 10 and 40% of the maximum diameter of the hollow body and, preferably, between 15 and 30% of this diameter.
  • the central part in the shape of a domed dome can have any general appearance, it can for example be frustoconical and spherical at its top. However, a spherical cap shape is preferred.
  • the largest diameter of this re-entrant central part is generally between 15 and 60% of the maximum diameter of the hollow body.
  • the hollow body according to the invention has, as has been said, a side wall of cylindrical shape.
  • this wall does not necessarily have to have perfect symmetry of revolution. It is possible that the shape of this wall deviates from the shape of a perfect cylinder.
  • the hollow body can have an elliptical or polygonal section. In this case, it is preferred that the largest dimension of the sections perpendicular to the axis of the hollow body does not exceed twice the smallest.
  • the hollow body according to the invention can be made from any thermoplastic material.
  • thermoplastic materials which can be used, mention may be made of vinyl chloride-based resins, polymers and copolymers produced from alpha-olefins containing up to eight carbon atoms in their molecule, polymers and acrylic copolymers and in particular those produced from acrylic nitrile, polyesters such as polyethylene terephthalate, and polycarbonates.
  • the hollow body according to the invention can be produced by any known technique, and in particular by injection blow-molding and blow-molding techniques, leading to the production of molecularly oriented hollow bodies.
  • the hollow bodies according to the invention have remarkable mechanical properties which make them suitable for use even for the pressure packaging of carbonated drinks such as beer and lemonades.
  • thermoplastic material according to the invention is also illustrated by Figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings which show a hollow body according to one embodiment of the invention.
  • the hollow body 1 comprises a side wall 2 of generally cylindrical shape, a threaded neck or not (not shown) and a bottom consisting of a central part 4 in the shape of a re-entrant dome connected to the side wall 2 by an arcuate peripheral molding 3.
  • the arcuate molding 3 has two different radii of curvature R, and R z , the radius R, being considerably larger than the radius R 2 .
  • the central part 4 is provided with three protuberances 6 which are hollow and equidistant and which are formed during the molding of the hollow body 1.
  • These protuberances have the general shape of a cone with rounded apex whose axis longitudinal is parallel to the longitudinal axis CC 'of the hollow body.
  • the top of the protrusions is spaced from the wall of the re-entrant part 4 of the bottom in the region 5 where the latter is connected to the peripheral molding 3.
  • the height of the protrusions is such that the top of these protrusions is spaced from the bearing surface 7 of the hollow body 1 in a vertical position by a distance d at most equal to 10% of the maximum diameter D max. of the hollow body.
  • the vertices of the protrusions define the vertices of an equilateral triangle which is inscribed in a circle whose center is located on the longitudinal axis CC 'of the hollow body 1.
  • thermoplastic material used is rigid polyvinyl chloride.
  • the operating conditions, in particular the parameters governing the orientation, are the same for the three series of bottles.
  • the bottom according to fig. 3 is formed successively from the periphery by a peripheral arcuate molding 8 for connection to the side wall, by a substantially planar annular zone 9 connecting to the peripheral arcuate molding and by a central portion 10 in the form of a re-entrant dome of relatively diameter low.
  • the bottom according to fig. 4 is constituted by three successive alternating moldings of constant radius.
  • the filled bottles are dropped vertically onto a concrete base inclined 5 ° to the horizontal, the drop height being 0.70 m or 1.10 m. This test makes it possible to judge the resistance of the vials in the event of an accidental fall of a table or an exposure ray.
  • the bottle is attached to the end of a pendulum and strikes a vertical concrete wall with a potential energy of 14,710 Nm.
  • This test makes it possible to judge the resistance of the bottles in the event of accidental knocks such as those caused, for example, during the hanging of railway wagons ensuring their transport to the places of distribution.
  • filled and closed bottles according to the invention are grouped by 12 in cardboard boxes usually used for their storage and transport.
  • the boxes are then stacked in four rows. After storage for 60 days, it can be seen that the cardboard boxes show no deformation in their lower and upper faces.

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1. Hohlkörper (1) aus gerecktem thermoplastischen Material mit einer Symmetrielängsachse (CC') und einem zylindrischen Hals, einer Seitenwand im allgemeinen zylindrischer Form und einem Boden mit einem zentralen Bereich in der Form einer eingezogenen Kuppel, die mit der Seitenwand (2) über eine periphere bogenförmige Kehlung (3) in Verbindung steht, die eine Stützfläche für den Hohlkörper in vertikaler Position bildet und mit einer Vielzahl hohler Ausstülpungen (6) ausgestattet ist, die zum Äußeren des Hohlkörpers vorstehen und um seine Längsachse (CC') verteilt sind, wobei die Ausstülpungen (6) das Aussehen von Kegeln mit abgerundeter Spitze haben und die Spitzen von der Längsachse (CC') des Hohlkörpers (1) in einem Abstand von höchstens gleich 60 % des Außendurchmessers des Halses des Hohlkörpers (1) angeordnet sind, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Längsachsen der Ausstülpungen (6) parallel zur Längsachse (CC') des Hohlkörpers (1) verlaufen.
2. Hohlkörper nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die größte Breite der Querschnitte der Ausstülpungen (6) kleiner als 20 % des Maximaldurchmessers des Hohlkörpers (1) ist.
3. Hohlkörper nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Ausstülpungen (6) eine solche Höhe aufweisen, daß die Spitze der Ausstülpungen (6) gegenüber der Stützfläche (7) des Hohlkörpers (1) in vertikaler Position um einen Abstand von höchstens gleich 10 % des Maximaldurchmessers des Hohlkörpers (1) zurückgezogen ist.
4. Hohlkörper nach irgendeinem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß er 2 bis 6 Ausstülpungen (6) aufweist.
5. Hohlkörper nach irgendeinem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der umfangsseitige Abstand zwischen den aufeinanderfolgenden Ausstülpungen (6) konstant ist.
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