EP0068334B1 - Paper container for holding high-temperature liquid and method for filling the container with the liquid and sealing the same - Google Patents
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- EP0068334B1 EP0068334B1 EP19820105321 EP82105321A EP0068334B1 EP 0068334 B1 EP0068334 B1 EP 0068334B1 EP 19820105321 EP19820105321 EP 19820105321 EP 82105321 A EP82105321 A EP 82105321A EP 0068334 B1 EP0068334 B1 EP 0068334B1
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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
- B65D15/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, sections made of different materials
- B65D15/02—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, sections made of different materials of curved, or partially curved, cross-section, e.g. cans, drums
- B65D15/10—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, sections made of different materials of curved, or partially curved, cross-section, e.g. cans, drums with curved, or partially curved, walls made of metal
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
- B65B43/00—Forming, feeding, opening or setting-up containers or receptacles in association with packaging
- B65B43/42—Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up state; Feeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging position; Locating containers or receptacles at the filling position; Supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
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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
- B65D3/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies or peripheral walls of curved or partially-curved cross-section made by winding or bending paper without folding along defined lines
- B65D3/02—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies or peripheral walls of curved or partially-curved cross-section made by winding or bending paper without folding along defined lines characterised by shape
- B65D3/08—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies or peripheral walls of curved or partially-curved cross-section made by winding or bending paper without folding along defined lines characterised by shape having a cross-section of varying shape, e.g. circular merging into square or rectangular
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- the present invention relates to a paper container for holding a high-temperature liquid such as juices and wines which are to be circulated at ambient temperature, and to a method for filling the container with contents and sealing it.
- the paper container of the present invention comprises a cylindrical body consisting mainly of a paper sheet, on at least an inner surface of which is formed a thermoplastic synthetic resin layer; and a lid plate and a bottom plate which are formed to seal openings at the upper and lower ends of the body.
- Each plate may comprise a paper sheet, a thermoplastic synthetic resin sheet, a metal foil layer or a laminated body thereof.
- this technique can prevent the deformation satisfactorily for a small container, it fails to do so for a large container.
- the closing device (lid) cannot absorb all the deformation and the container is still deformed into an irregular shape.
- a flexible backing member as a means for preventing deformation of the container due to the pressure difference is arranged along the inner surface of a tubular body.
- the backing member is fixed at both ends of the tubular body and is left unfixed along its intermediate length. Therefore, the backing member can deform inward independently of the tubular body. However, since a gap is then defined between the tubular body and the backing member, the cooling characteristics of the contents after high-temperature filling are not good. Furthermore, the backing member may become separated from the tubular body upon inward deformation, but this may not be detected from the outside.
- at least a plurality of linear creases extend toward the openings and are so distributed around the circumference as to provide for regular inward deformation of the body when the internal pressure reduces to a negative value.
- arc-shaped or slanted linear creases extend continuously from the upper and lower ends of adjacent linear creases. From the commencement of filling the container with the high-temperature contents to the time of sealing it with a lid, body portions between the creases are uniformly pressed toward the central axis of the body, forming the body into a polygonal prism shape before being sealed and allowing the contents to cool.
- the present invention provides a paper container for holding a high-temperature liquid and a method for filling the container with the high-temperature liquid wherein the upper and lower ends of the cylindrical container have circular sections while the body has a polygonal section.
- the side surfaces of the container have a polygonal section.
- the container may not deform into an irregular shape.
- linear creases 1 extend in a cylindrical body to define dihedral angles.
- Arc-shaped or slanted linear creases 3 extend continuously from both ends of the creases 1. These creases 1 and 3 together define the side surfaces 2 of the polygonal section.
- the creases 1 which define the dihedral angles of a polygon extend linearly for a suitable length.
- the arc-shaped or slanted linear creases 3 for regular deformation are formed continuously from both ends of the creases 1, that is, at the upper and lower parts of the polygon side surfaces 2.
- the creases 3 may be discontinuous at the tops thereof.
- Adhering parts 4 are formed at both ends of the developed body; the adhering parts 4 at both ends of the developed body have contiguous creases 3. The adhering parts 4 are adhered together to form a body of cylindrical shape, as seen in Fig. 4.
- a bottom 6 as shown in Fig. 3 is adhesively joined to the body.
- the container After filling the container with a heated soft drink or the like, the container is sealed with a lid 5 consisting mainly of an aluminium foil layer.
- a negative pressure is established inside after the container is filled with the heated contents and is sealed and cooled.
- the side surfaces 2 shown in Fig. 2 deform inwardly; the original shape of the container is substantially maintained by reason of the regular inward deformation of the side surfaces 2 between the creases 1 and 3.
- the negative pressure of the container is moderated by this regular inward deformation of the side surfaces 2, so that, as a whole, the outer shape of the container is maintained i.e. does not deform irregularly.
- Figs. 5 to 8 show an apparatus for filling the container of the present invention with a liquid.
- the apparatus comprises a container holder 8 with a recess 7 of the same shape and dimensions as those of a cylindrical container C having the creases 1, and press rollers 9 which are arranged around the container C and which number the same as the side surfaces of the container defined by the creases 1.
- Each press roller 9 is rotatably mounted on the upper end of a lever 11 which is, in turn, pivotal about a support 10 arranged midway down the outer wall of the container holder 8.
- a roller 14 is arranged at the lower end of the lever 11 and is in contact with a vertically movable annular cam 13 which has an inclined surface 12 formed at the lower part of the outer surface of the container holder 8.
- Openings 15 which are the same in number as the press rollers 9 are formed in the wall of the container holder 8 so that the press rollers 9 are able to move toward and away from the body of the container C.
- the filling method will now be described in detail with reference to the apparatus as described above.
- the container C with the creases 1 and 3 is placed within the recess 7 of the container holder 8. Since the cam 13 is located at the lower position, the press rollers 9 are withdrawn and the body is still in a cylindrical shape.
- the cam 13 begins to be raised by an air cylinder (not shown). Then, the rollers 14 are brought into contact with the inclined surface 12 of the cam 13 to pivot the levers 11 inwardly (toward the body of the container) about the supports 10.
- the press rollers 9 at the top ends of the levers 11 then press the side surfaces 2 of the container C defined by the creases 1 and 3.
- This pressing procedure is continuously performed during the ascending movement of the cam 13 which is synchronous with the ascending movement of the container C from the time of filling the container with the liquid to the time of completing adhesion of the lid (not shown).
- the side surfaces 2 of the body are pressed inward to the positions indicated by 2' by 2 to 3 mm.
- a prism body (of a heptagonal section in this embodiment) having the creases 1 producing dihedral angle parts is formed (Figs. 9 and 10).
- the container of the present invention Since the container of the present invention has the configuration as described above, the negative pressure inside the container after filling the container with the liquid, sealing and cooling does not result in an irregular deformation of the body, owing to the creases defining the dihedral angles. The body only deforms regularly at the side surfaces defined by the creases. Therefore, the container of the present invention has a good appearance, increasing the commercial value of the product. Furthermore, if the container is made of a laminated body including an AI or PE film, the container can withstand storage over a long period of time and allows vending by an automatic vending machine. The present invention thus provides a paper container for holding a liquid which is relatively inexpensive.
- the container may not have a regular polygonal sectional shape.
- the side surfaces 2 of the body are uniformly pressed inward by the press rollers to have a polygonal sectional shape from the commencement of filling the container with the contents to the time of adhering the lid.
- the container of the present invention will have a regular polygonal sectional shape.
- the body of the container deforms regularly as a result of the suction force resulting from the pressure difference between inside and outside the container upon cooling the high-temperature liquid contents. Therefore, a special lid need not be used; a general lid (a paper sheet, a metal layer, a thermoplastic synthetic resin film or a laminated body thereof) which is not required to have a structure to absorb deformation due to pressure difference may be used.
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Description
- The present invention relates to a paper container for holding a high-temperature liquid such as juices and wines which are to be circulated at ambient temperature, and to a method for filling the container with contents and sealing it. The paper container of the present invention comprises a cylindrical body consisting mainly of a paper sheet, on at least an inner surface of which is formed a thermoplastic synthetic resin layer; and a lid plate and a bottom plate which are formed to seal openings at the upper and lower ends of the body. Each plate may comprise a paper sheet, a thermoplastic synthetic resin sheet, a metal foil layer or a laminated body thereof.
- In a closed container having a cylindrical body consisting mainly of a paper sheet, when the container is filled with high-temperature contents and is then cooled, the internal pressure is reduced and the body is locally deformed inwardly due to the pressure difference between inside and outside the container. In order to solve this problem, the following proposals have been made:
- A technique is disclosed for sealing, at the outer end of the body of the container, by a closing device having flexibility as a means for preventing deformation of the container due to the pressure difference. Although this technique can prevent the deformation satisfactorily for a small container, it fails to do so for a large container. In the case of a large container, the closing device (lid) cannot absorb all the deformation and the container is still deformed into an irregular shape.
- A flexible backing member as a means for preventing deformation of the container due to the pressure difference is arranged along the inner surface of a tubular body. The backing member is fixed at both ends of the tubular body and is left unfixed along its intermediate length. Therefore, the backing member can deform inward independently of the tubular body. However, since a gap is then defined between the tubular body and the backing member, the cooling characteristics of the contents after high-temperature filling are not good. Furthermore, the backing member may become separated from the tubular body upon inward deformation, but this may not be detected from the outside.
- It is an object of the present invention to provide a container comprising a cylindrical body which consists mainly of a paper sheet, on at least an inner surface of which is formed a thermoplastic synthetic resin layer, and openings at both ends of which are closed and to provide a method for filling the container with contents and sealing it, wherein deformation of the body into an irregular shape due to the pressure difference established after filling the container with high-temperature contents such as juices or wines and cooling is prevented. In the container of the present invention, at least a plurality of linear creases extend toward the openings and are so distributed around the circumference as to provide for regular inward deformation of the body when the internal pressure reduces to a negative value. As needed, arc-shaped or slanted linear creases extend continuously from the upper and lower ends of adjacent linear creases. From the commencement of filling the container with the high-temperature contents to the time of sealing it with a lid, body portions between the creases are uniformly pressed toward the central axis of the body, forming the body into a polygonal prism shape before being sealed and allowing the contents to cool.
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- Fig. 1 is a developed view of a first embodiment of a body of a container according to the present invention;
- Fig. 2 is a developed view of a second embodiment of a body of a container according to the present invention;
- Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a container according to the present invention;
- Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a body before filling;
- Figs. 5 to 8 are views showing an apparatus for filling the container of the present invention with high-temperature contents, in which Fig. 5 is a side view showing the state before the body is pressed, Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the same, Fig. 7 is a side view showing the state of pressing the body, and Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the same;
- Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing the state after the contents filled into the container of the present invention are cooled; and
- Fig. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the same.
- The present invention provides a paper container for holding a high-temperature liquid and a method for filling the container with the high-temperature liquid wherein the upper and lower ends of the cylindrical container have circular sections while the body has a polygonal section.
- In a conventional cylindrical container consisting mainly of paper, when the container is filled with a heated liquid such as a juice and is then sealed and cooled, a negative pressure is established inside the container. Therefore, the side surfaces of the container are recessed inward into an irregular shape. In order to solve this problem, it has been proposed, as mentioned, to use paper tubes for the containers. However, satisfactory results are not obtained with these measures and the manufacturing cost becomes high.
- In accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the side surfaces of the container have a polygonal section. When the negative pressure is established within the body after filling the container with the contents, the container may not deform into an irregular shape.
- The preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In a paper container for holding a liquid according to the present invention,
linear creases 1 extend in a cylindrical body to define dihedral angles. Arc-shaped or slantedlinear creases 3 extend continuously from both ends of thecreases 1. Thesecreases side surfaces 2 of the polygonal section. - More specifically, as shown in Fig. 1, the
creases 1 which define the dihedral angles of a polygon extend linearly for a suitable length. The arc-shaped or slantedlinear creases 3 for regular deformation are formed continuously from both ends of thecreases 1, that is, at the upper and lower parts of thepolygon side surfaces 2. Thecreases 3 may be discontinuous at the tops thereof. Adheringparts 4 are formed at both ends of the developed body; the adheringparts 4 at both ends of the developed body havecontiguous creases 3. The adheringparts 4 are adhered together to form a body of cylindrical shape, as seen in Fig. 4. In the same manner as in the case of forming a bottom to a paper cup or the like, a bottom 6 as shown in Fig. 3 is adhesively joined to the body. After filling the container with a heated soft drink or the like, the container is sealed with alid 5 consisting mainly of an aluminium foil layer. - In a container of the present invention as described above, a negative pressure is established inside after the container is filled with the heated contents and is sealed and cooled. However, only the
side surfaces 2 shown in Fig. 2 deform inwardly; the original shape of the container is substantially maintained by reason of the regular inward deformation of theside surfaces 2 between thecreases side surfaces 2, so that, as a whole, the outer shape of the container is maintained i.e. does not deform irregularly. - A method for filling the container of the present invention with a high-temperature liquid will now be described.
- Figs. 5 to 8 show an apparatus for filling the container of the present invention with a liquid. The apparatus comprises a
container holder 8 with arecess 7 of the same shape and dimensions as those of a cylindrical container C having thecreases 1, andpress rollers 9 which are arranged around the container C and which number the same as the side surfaces of the container defined by thecreases 1. Eachpress roller 9 is rotatably mounted on the upper end of alever 11 which is, in turn, pivotal about asupport 10 arranged midway down the outer wall of thecontainer holder 8. Aroller 14 is arranged at the lower end of thelever 11 and is in contact with a vertically movableannular cam 13 which has aninclined surface 12 formed at the lower part of the outer surface of thecontainer holder 8.Openings 15 which are the same in number as thepress rollers 9 are formed in the wall of thecontainer holder 8 so that thepress rollers 9 are able to move toward and away from the body of the container C. - The filling method will now be described in detail with reference to the apparatus as described above. The container C with the
creases recess 7 of thecontainer holder 8. Since thecam 13 is located at the lower position, thepress rollers 9 are withdrawn and the body is still in a cylindrical shape. When the container begins to be filled with a liquid, such as a juice or wine, at a high temperature (e.g., 90°C), thecam 13 begins to be raised by an air cylinder (not shown). Then, therollers 14 are brought into contact with theinclined surface 12 of thecam 13 to pivot thelevers 11 inwardly (toward the body of the container) about thesupports 10. Thepress rollers 9 at the top ends of thelevers 11 then press the side surfaces 2 of the container C defined by thecreases cam 13 which is synchronous with the ascending movement of the container C from the time of filling the container with the liquid to the time of completing adhesion of the lid (not shown). Thus, as shown in Fig. 10, the side surfaces 2 of the body are pressed inward to the positions indicated by 2' by 2 to 3 mm. A prism body (of a heptagonal section in this embodiment) having thecreases 1 producing dihedral angle parts is formed (Figs. 9 and 10). - Since the container of the present invention has the configuration as described above, the negative pressure inside the container after filling the container with the liquid, sealing and cooling does not result in an irregular deformation of the body, owing to the creases defining the dihedral angles. The body only deforms regularly at the side surfaces defined by the creases. Therefore, the container of the present invention has a good appearance, increasing the commercial value of the product. Furthermore, if the container is made of a laminated body including an AI or PE film, the container can withstand storage over a long period of time and allows vending by an automatic vending machine. The present invention thus provides a paper container for holding a liquid which is relatively inexpensive.
- With a conventional container wherein the body is not pre-pressed as in the case of the container of the present invention, the same force of the negative pressure acts upon every part of the container. Therefore, the container may not have a regular polygonal sectional shape. However, with the container of the present invention, the side surfaces 2 of the body are uniformly pressed inward by the press rollers to have a polygonal sectional shape from the commencement of filling the container with the contents to the time of adhering the lid. Thus, after the container is filled with the contents, sealed and cooled, the side surfaces 2 and the creases deform differently as a result of the negative pressure inside the container. Therefore, the container of the present invention will have a regular polygonal sectional shape.
- According to the present invention, the body of the container deforms regularly as a result of the suction force resulting from the pressure difference between inside and outside the container upon cooling the high-temperature liquid contents. Therefore, a special lid need not be used; a general lid (a paper sheet, a metal layer, a thermoplastic synthetic resin film or a laminated body thereof) which is not required to have a structure to absorb deformation due to pressure difference may be used.
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