EP0144102A1 - A top end for a tin - Google Patents

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EP0144102A1
EP0144102A1 EP84201620A EP84201620A EP0144102A1 EP 0144102 A1 EP0144102 A1 EP 0144102A1 EP 84201620 A EP84201620 A EP 84201620A EP 84201620 A EP84201620 A EP 84201620A EP 0144102 A1 EP0144102 A1 EP 0144102A1
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Klaas Martens
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FrieslandCampina Germany GmbH
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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
    • B65D17/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions
    • B65D17/06—Integral, or permanently secured, end or side closures
    • B65D17/08—Closures secured by folding or rolling and pressing
    • 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
    • B65D17/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions
    • B65D17/28—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness
    • B65D17/401—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness characterised by having the line of weakness provided in an end wall
    • 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
    • B65D7/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal
    • B65D7/12—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal characterised by wall construction or by connections between walls
    • B65D7/34—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal characterised by wall construction or by connections between walls with permanent connections between walls

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  • the invention relates to a top end for a tin, can or similar container, in which said top end has been provided with a seaming edge all round a circumfering groove surrounding the actual wall of the top end, in which the wall of the top end has been provided with reinforcing deformations.
  • top ends generally applied until the time of invention, have been provided with one or more concentric reinforcing deformations in the form of circular buckles or ribs in the top end wall.
  • the top end wall is, with the possible exception of these reinforcing ribs, situated at a lower level with respect to the seaming edge. This lower level is necessary for working the seaming edge by means of a seaming head in order to attach the top end to a cylinder wall for manufacturing a tin.
  • top ends bulge out and/or are plastic-deformed at the circumfering groove when under high pressure which will arise during for instance sterilizing the tin and its contents.
  • the top end may be provided with several ribs that improve the elasticity of the top end, or the top end may be made of thicker sheet metal, but in this way more material is used and, moreover, the bending ability is reduced, so a stronger force is needed for manufacturing and shaping the top end.
  • the top end according to the invention is characterized in that the actual wall of the top end is provided with a central, at least substantially flat portion and with at least one circumfering, at least substantially flat portion all round the central flat portion, said flat portions all being situated at mutually different levels.
  • the circumferin g flat portion adjacent to the circumfering groove is situated higher than the bottom of the circumfering groove and the possibly present second flat cicular portion adjacent to said circumfering flat portion is situated lower than the circumfering flat portion, whereas the central, flat portion is situated lower or higher than the second flat portion.
  • a flat portion of the top end wall a flat or nearly flat (slightly conical) surface is meant that is parallel to or nearly parallel to the surface in which the seaming edge is situated.
  • the top end according to the present invention has been especially designed for a tin with content which has to undergo a sterilization process.
  • the product with which the tin has to be filled is either at room temperature or cold, and will have about the same pressure after sterilizing as during the filling of the tin.
  • sterilizing pressures up to 2.5 atmospheres above atmospheric pressure arise inside the tin, so the top end has to be flexible, otherwise the seaming edge is overloaded, which may cause leakages.
  • the present invention covers a flexible top end which, with the same thickness of sheet metal as with the known top ends, offers a larger resistance against bulging out and lasting deformation than the known top ends. By selecting a smaller material thickness, material can be saved whereas the resistance against bulging out and lasting deformation is as with known top ends.
  • top end according to the invention can be made from a piece of material having a smaller surface, because it has less profiling than the top ends known.
  • the present top end may be used for tins containing all kinds of sterilized or non-sterilized products which cause no or little underpressure in the tin when the product is cooled down to at least room temperature.
  • the top end according to fig. 1 and 2 has been provided with a circumfering groove 3 all round a ring-shaped flat surface 6 which is situated higher than the bottom of the circumfering groove 3, but lower than the top surface 4 of the seaming edge all round the circumfering groove.
  • the distance (e) between the back side of surface 6 and the bottom surface of the circumfering groove 3 amounts to at least one-sixth, five-sixth at the most and preferably between one-third and two-third of the total height of the lid (h).
  • a disc-shaped flat surface 2 is centrally situated within the ring-shaped surface 6 at a lower level with respect to said ring-shaped surface.
  • the width of the circumfering groove 3 has to be at least sufficient for receiving seaming implements in order to seam the seaming edge 5 onto a cylinder wall to, in this way, attach the top end to the cylinder wall for manufacturing a tin, can or similar container.
  • FIG. 3 and 4 another modification of the top end according to the present invention is shown, in which the only difference with respect to the modification according to figures 1 and 2 is that between the central surface 2 and the ring-shaped surface 6 adjacent to the circumfering groove a third flat surface 7 is present.
  • This third surface 7 is situated lower than the ring-shaped surface 6 adjacent to the circumfering groove 3, whereas the central surface 2 may be situated higher than the third surface 7 as is indicated in fig. 4 with a line drawn, but the central surface 2 may also be situated lower than the third surface 7 as is indicated by a dotted line in fig. 4.
  • top ends according to the present invention may be made of thin sheet metal, such as tin plate, electrolytically chromium coated steel (ECCS) or aluminium.
  • thin sheet metal such as tin plate, electrolytically chromium coated steel (ECCS) or aluminium.
  • the flat surfaces 2, 6 and 7 may also be slightly cone-shaped and/or may be provided with pouring indents, impressed inscriptions, rupture lines, pull tabs and/or pull rings which are known per se and therefore have not been indicated in the drawing.
  • top end may be used as a bottom end as well for manufacturing a tin, can or similar container.

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Abstract

A top end for a tin, can or similar container, provided with a seaming edge (5) all round a circumfering groove (3) surrounding the actual wall of the top end, the improvement being that the actual wall of the top end is provided with a central, at least substantially flat portion (2), and with at least one circumfering, at least substantially flat portion (6, 7) all around the central flat portion (2), said flat portion being all situated at mutually different levels.

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  • The invention relates to a top end for a tin, can or similar container, in which said top end has been provided with a seaming edge all round a circumfering groove surrounding the actual wall of the top end, in which the wall of the top end has been provided with reinforcing deformations.
  • The known top ends generally applied until the time of invention, have been provided with one or more concentric reinforcing deformations in the form of circular buckles or ribs in the top end wall. The top end wall is, with the possible exception of these reinforcing ribs, situated at a lower level with respect to the seaming edge. This lower level is necessary for working the seaming edge by means of a seaming head in order to attach the top end to a cylinder wall for manufacturing a tin.
  • A drawback of such known top ends is that they bulge out and/or are plastic-deformed at the circumfering groove when under high pressure which will arise during for instance sterilizing the tin and its contents. To prevent this bulging phenomenon from occurring, the top end may be provided with several ribs that improve the elasticity of the top end, or the top end may be made of thicker sheet metal, but in this way more material is used and, moreover, the bending ability is reduced, so a stronger force is needed for manufacturing and shaping the top end.
  • It is also a drawback that the seaming edge may be overloaded under high internal pressure in the tin, which may cause leakages. In most cases this drawback may be prevented by applying an elastic cooking ridge in the top end.
  • Another drawback of the known top ends is that, due to the strong profiling because of the ribs, there is little flat surface left on the top end for applying information such as batch codes, dates etc.
  • Is is the object of the present invention to remove the drawbacks stated above. The top end according to the invention is characterized in that the actual wall of the top end is provided with a central, at least substantially flat portion and with at least one circumfering, at least substantially flat portion all round the central flat portion, said flat portions all being situated at mutually different levels. The circumfering flat portion adjacent to the circumfering groove is situated higher than the bottom of the circumfering groove and the possibly present second flat cicular portion adjacent to said circumfering flat portion is situated lower than the circumfering flat portion, whereas the central, flat portion is situated lower or higher than the second flat portion.
  • By a flat portion of the top end wall a flat or nearly flat (slightly conical) surface is meant that is parallel to or nearly parallel to the surface in which the seaming edge is situated.
  • The top end according to the present invention has been especially designed for a tin with content which has to undergo a sterilization process. The product with which the tin has to be filled, is either at room temperature or cold, and will have about the same pressure after sterilizing as during the filling of the tin. During sterilizing pressures up to 2.5 atmospheres above atmospheric pressure arise inside the tin, so the top end has to be flexible, otherwise the seaming edge is overloaded, which may cause leakages.
  • The present invention covers a flexible top end which, with the same thickness of sheet metal as with the known top ends, offers a larger resistance against bulging out and lasting deformation than the known top ends. By selecting a smaller material thickness, material can be saved whereas the resistance against bulging out and lasting deformation is as with known top ends.
  • Further saving of material is obtained because the top end according to the invention can be made from a piece of material having a smaller surface, because it has less profiling than the top ends known.
  • Moreover, on the top end invented there are flat surfaces of sufficient size for applying information, such as batch codes, dates etc., for example by diepressing, imprinting and the like.
  • Other small unevenesses, such as prepressed indents for the sake of opening the tin (pouring indents), impressed logos and the like can be present on these flat surfaces. Furthermore, means known per se for opening tins without tools such as a pull ring and a pull tab, can be present in these flat surfaces.
  • The present top end may be used for tins containing all kinds of sterilized or non-sterilized products which cause no or little underpressure in the tin when the product is cooled down to at least room temperature.
  • And, finally, the ring-shaped and disc-shaped flat surfaces of the top end give the tin a nice appearance.
  • The invention will now be elucidated with the help of the appended drawing.
    • Fig. 1 is plan view of a top end according to the present invention in a modification having two concentric flat surfaces.
    • Fig. 2 is a cross section of the top end along the line II-II in fig. 1.
    • Fig. 3 is a plan view of a top end according to the present invention in a modification having three concentric flat surfaces.
    • Fig. 4 is a cross section of the top end according to the line IV-IV in fig. 3.
  • The top end according to fig. 1 and 2 has been provided with a circumfering groove 3 all round a ring-shaped flat surface 6 which is situated higher than the bottom of the circumfering groove 3, but lower than the top surface 4 of the seaming edge all round the circumfering groove. The distance (e) between the back side of surface 6 and the bottom surface of the circumfering groove 3 amounts to at least one-sixth, five-sixth at the most and preferably between one-third and two-third of the total height of the lid (h).
  • A disc-shaped flat surface 2 is centrally situated within the ring-shaped surface 6 at a lower level with respect to said ring-shaped surface.
  • The width of the circumfering groove 3 has to be at least sufficient for receiving seaming implements in order to seam the seaming edge 5 onto a cylinder wall to, in this way, attach the top end to the cylinder wall for manufacturing a tin, can or similar container.
  • In fig. 3 and 4 another modification of the top end according to the present invention is shown, in which the only difference with respect to the modification according to figures 1 and 2 is that between the central surface 2 and the ring-shaped surface 6 adjacent to the circumfering groove a third flat surface 7 is present. This third surface 7 is situated lower than the ring-shaped surface 6 adjacent to the circumfering groove 3, whereas the central surface 2 may be situated higher than the third surface 7 as is indicated in fig. 4 with a line drawn, but the central surface 2 may also be situated lower than the third surface 7 as is indicated by a dotted line in fig. 4.
  • The top ends according to the present invention may be made of thin sheet metal, such as tin plate, electrolytically chromium coated steel (ECCS) or aluminium.
  • The flat surfaces 2, 6 and 7 may also be slightly cone-shaped and/or may be provided with pouring indents, impressed inscriptions, rupture lines, pull tabs and/or pull rings which are known per se and therefore have not been indicated in the drawing.
  • It is obvious that minor changes in the details and the arrangement of the portions of the top ends may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.
  • It is obvious also that the invented and claimed top end may be used as a bottom end as well for manufacturing a tin, can or similar container.

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1. A top end for a tin, can or similar container, provided with a seaming edge all round a circumfering groove surrounding the actual wall of the top end, in which the wall of the top end has been provided with reinforcing deformations, characterized in that the actual wall of the top end is provided with a central, at least substantially flat portion (2) and with at least one circumfering, at least substantially flat portion (6, 7) all round the central flat portion, said flat portions being all situated at mutually different levels.
2. A top end according to claim 1, characterized by only one circumfering substantially flat portion (6) between the central, substantially flat portion (2) and the circumfering groove (3).
3. A top end according to claim 2, characterized in that the central, substantially flat portion (2) is situated lower with respect to the seaming edge (5) than the circumfering, substantially flat portion.
4. A top end according to claim 1, characterized in that the circumfering substantially flat portion (6) adjacent to the circumfering groove (3) is situated lower than the seaming edge (5) and higher than a following, at least substantially flat ring-shaped portion (7) that again is situated higher or lower than the central, substantially flat portion (2).
5. A top end according to any of the previous claims, characterized in that the distance (e) from the flat portion (6) adjacent to the circumfering groove (3) to the level of the bottom of the circumfering groove amounts to a minimum of one-sixth and a maximum of five-sixth of the height (h) of the top end.
6. A top end according to any of the previous claims, characterized in that the top end is made of tin plate,electrolytically chromium coated steel (ECCS) or aluminium.
7. A top end according to any of the previous claims, characterized by the presence of small unevennesses in the at least substantially flat portions of the top end in the form of codes, decorations, pouring indents and the like.
8. A top end according to any of the previous claims, characterized in that means for opening the tin without tools are present at the flat portions of the top end.
EP84201620A 1983-11-16 1984-11-09 A top end for a tin Expired EP0144102B1 (en)

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AT84201620T ATE43550T1 (en) 1983-11-16 1984-11-09 LID FOR A CAN.

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NL8303931A NL8303931A (en) 1983-11-16 1983-11-16 SIDE LID FOR SERVER BUSHING.
NL8303931 1983-11-16

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NL72920C (en) * 1900-01-01
US2119533A (en) * 1937-05-10 1938-06-07 Continental Can Co Easy opening container
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FR2251487A1 (en) * 1973-11-15 1975-06-13 American Can Co

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US2119533A (en) * 1937-05-10 1938-06-07 Continental Can Co Easy opening container
BE658569A (en) * 1964-01-23 1965-05-17
FR2251487A1 (en) * 1973-11-15 1975-06-13 American Can Co

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