EP0236736B1 - Aufreissdeckel aus Metall für Dosen - Google Patents

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EP0236736B1
EP0236736B1 EP87101528A EP87101528A EP0236736B1 EP 0236736 B1 EP0236736 B1 EP 0236736B1 EP 87101528 A EP87101528 A EP 87101528A EP 87101528 A EP87101528 A EP 87101528A EP 0236736 B1 EP0236736 B1 EP 0236736B1
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Wolfgang Peter
Heinz Hacke
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Ardagh Metal Packaging 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
    • B65D17/28—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
    • B65D17/4011—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 for opening completely by means of a tearing tab
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a sheet metal lid for non-round cans, in particular for elongated oval cans, with the features of the preamble of claim 1.
  • a lid with these features is in the europ. Publication 0 171 650 shown and described. It is a lid with a predetermined non-circular outline and with a predetermined design of that end of the lid in which the tearing process is started with the aid of the grip tab. In this area, towards which the score lines converge, at least two stiffening beads running transversely to the longitudinal direction of the cover are provided below the handle end of the tab, which prevent the sheet from arching transversely at the start of the tearing process and the sheet rolling off while the sheet is torn along the Score lines should favor.
  • the grip tab itself is formed as a rigid lever from thin sheet metal and stiffened by edge folds and other deformations.
  • the grip tab can be attached rigidly with its fastening area or attached to the break-in start section of the lid by means of a foldable sheet metal tab.
  • a shearing effect must be generated in the area of this score line by lifting the handle end of the handle tab.
  • the forces required for this are transmitted from the grip tab on the one hand via the attachment point of the grip tab to the breakaway nose in front of it and on the other hand via the attachment point to the sheet metal in the break-in start section.
  • the ratchet nose of the grip tab is usually directly above the notch line section that is initially to be broken and presses it downwards.
  • this notch line section is close to the core wall of the cover, the part of the cover mirror which has this notch line section is sufficiently supported and stiffened by the core wall to withstand the pressure of the break-open nose, so that the burglary forces can be brought into effect essentially exclusively on the notch line section.
  • the cover sheet no longer breaks along the score line and tears further due to its reduced thickness, so that the opening process gets out of control. This can go so far that the entire cross-sectional area of the can can no longer be exposed in the desired manner.
  • the stiffeners are designed in such a way that a first bending line for the sheet metal is formed directly behind the fastening area and a second bending line parallel to it between the two semicircular depressions.
  • the aim of this measure is to press the thumb on the middle of the lid when opening the lid, as is otherwise necessary, in order to bend the lid plate in the area of the middle.
  • the stiffening recess in the front cover area is also designed such that after the initial breaking in of the score line, the sheet continues to tear along the given score line so that an uncontrolled tearing of the cover sheet is prevented.
  • the score line only delimits a tear area which is small compared to the dimensions of the lid and serves to expose a pouring opening (cf. DE-OS 2832706).
  • the lid spit is provided Gel two deformations protruding beyond the outer surface of the grip tab lying flat on the cover mirror, which delimit a channel-like depression lying between them with their bottom in the plane of the cover mirror, in which the end of the handle is received completely and flush. This makes access to the handle end of the grip tab considerably more difficult.
  • An upward deformation of the grip flap which delimits the outline of the grip flap from above, is essentially horseshoe-shaped and its legs protrude into the tear area that is permanently connected to the cover mirror via a bending line, while the second upright deformation fills the finger opening of the grip end of the grip flap accordingly.
  • the invention has for its object to develop a sheet metal lid for non-circular cans with the features of the preamble of claim 1 so that even when using thinner sheets, the shear forces generated when lifting the handle end of the handle tab much more complete and thus more effective for the initial breaking of the score line can be brought into effect with the aid of the opening tab of the grip tab.
  • the membrane-like area of the cover mirror around the attachment point of the handle tab and between the two notch lines converging towards the break-in start section is stabilized in such a way that this membrane-like area has its essentially horizontal box despite the initial break-in of the score line maintains the forces coming into effect via the handle This also stabilizes the position of the fastening point itself and the break-in start section of the score line. This prevents the tab of the grip tab from moving beyond the starting portion of the score line before the score line breaks. Furthermore, the surrounding sheet metal experiences additional tension in this area, since the U-shaped bead absorbs the material displaced from the score lines, so that sheet metal that has become slack is no longer present in this area.
  • the new design ensures that, on the one hand, the area containing the fastening point is stiffened in a board-like manner in the tear-open start section, so that arching of the sheet metal during the tear-open is largely prevented here.
  • the sheet metal area lying in front of the fastening point can bend slightly downwards in the desired manner during the initial break-in, as a result of which the forces required for the initial break-in are limited accordingly.
  • the precise delimitation of this area of the sheet metal which bends downwards, in conjunction with the configuration of the bead composite, ensures that the sheet metal is torn further along the predetermined score lines.
  • the lid in question is a long oval lid of a large size, e.g. for fish cans. But it could also be a rectangular cover or a circular cover.
  • the lid is made of sheet metal, preferably from sheets with a thickness that is less than the usual thickness, that is less than 0.24 mm.
  • the cover is designed in the usual way with a folded edge 2 which merges into the cover mirror 3 via a core wall.
  • a tear-open area 6 is delimited by a closed notch line 7, of which essentially only the tear-open cut 16 is shown in FIG. 2.
  • the notch line 7 runs close to the core wall of the lid edge, its course in the area of the tear-open start section 16 deviates from the outline shape of the lid. Rather, the tear-open start section 16 is delimited by two straight-line notch sections 9 converging towards the left end in FIG. In the area of this end, a grip tab 5 is fastened by means of a rivet 4 formed out of the sheet metal.
  • the handle flap body is attached directly to the cover plate with the rivet 4 lying flat.
  • the grip tab could also be designed so that the attachment point is located on a fastening tab of the handle flap body formed by dividing line 36 in FIG. 2, as is generally known.
  • the grip tab is aligned with its longitudinal center line on the longitudinal center line 19 of the long oval cover.
  • the grip tab has a front end in the form of a ratchet nose 15, which is arranged substantially flush with the start section 8 of the score line.
  • the grip tab 5 has a grip section 12, which is ring-shaped in the example shown.
  • the sheet is stiffened by recess 20 or by ribs or beads which run parallel to the lid edge or to the notch line section 10 parallel to the latter.
  • the width 39 of the tear-open area here almost reaches the size of the inside width of the can, which can be closed with the lid.
  • a U-shaped bead-shaped depression 23, 24 is provided near the attachment point 4 and below the handle tab 5.
  • This consists of a web-shaped section 23 lying under the handle section 12 and two legs or arms 24 projecting forwardly from it towards the starting score line 8, which end abruptly at 26 on a common line 28 transverse to the longitudinal center line 19 of the handle tab 4.
  • the line 28 runs tangentially to the shank 4a of the rivet 4.
  • the web-shaped section 23 is formed in alignment with the handle end 12. In the case of the ring-shaped design of the handle end 12, the web-shaped section 23 also has a corresponding partially ring-shaped course, the width of the bead 23 corresponding to the width of the ring region 12.
  • the legs 24 can widen in the transition region to the web-shaped section 23. Their width decreases steadily in the direction of the free ends 26. It could also decrease in depth in that direction.
  • the legs 24 run with their inner boundaries 29 straight and parallel to the line 19.
  • the U-shaped recess 23, 24 is combined with beads 21, 22 extending transversely to the longitudinal center line of the grip tab to form a bead assembly. All beads of this bead composite have essentially the same depth.
  • the shorter cross bead 21 intersects the U-shaped recess at the level of the transition between the web 23 and the legs 24, while the longer cross bead 22 cuts the annular web part 23, as can be seen in FIG. 3.
  • the transverse beads 21, 22 formed in a straight line in FIG. 2 can also be slightly curved.
  • transverse beads 21, 22 Between the transverse beads 21, 22, a raised area 25 of an almost semicircular outline remains within the ring opening of the handle end 12. Between the shorter bead 21 and the two legs 24 there remains a plateau 11 in the plane of the cover mirror 3, on which plateau the fastening rivet for the grip tab 4 is provided.
  • the transverse beads 21, 22 each project directly up to the adjacent score line sections 9. The remaining distance 31 corresponds somewhat to the width 34 of the beads.
  • the arrangement can be such that at least part of the handle end 12 engages at least partially in the depth of the beads by the type of attachment of the handle tab 5 or by slight de-formation of the handle tab 5, so that the handle at the same time prevents twisting by the arrangement Attachment point is reliably secured. Furthermore, the arrangement and location of the handle end 12 relative to the longer transverse bead 22 can be such that the fingernail or the tip of the fingertip can be easily grasped under the outermost handle end 12 of the handle tab in order to lift this handle end 12 and open the can.
  • the sealant in the cover flange 2 is designated by 32 in FIG. 3.

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EP87101528A 1986-03-06 1987-02-05 Aufreissdeckel aus Metall für Dosen Expired - Lifetime EP0236736B1 (de)

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AT87101528T ATE53554T1 (de) 1986-03-06 1987-02-05 Aufreissdeckel aus metall fuer dosen.

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DE3607402 1986-03-06
DE19863607402 DE3607402A1 (de) 1986-03-06 1986-03-06 Aufreissdeckel aus metall fuer dosen

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EP0236736A2 EP0236736A2 (de) 1987-09-16
EP0236736A3 EP0236736A3 (en) 1988-06-29
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EP (1) EP0236736B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
JP (1) JPS62208358A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
KR (1) KR920006037B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
AT (1) ATE53554T1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
AU (1) AU590685B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
BR (1) BR8700944A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CA (1) CA1273303A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DD (1) DD254715B5 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (2) DE3607402A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DK (1) DK166912B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
ES (1) ES2004227A6 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GR (1) GR870362B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
IS (1) IS1340B6 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
NO (1) NO171053C (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
PL (1) PL155245B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
PT (1) PT84403B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
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AU590685B2 (en) 1989-11-09
JPH0329668B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1991-04-24
KR880009850A (ko) 1988-10-05
SU1547703A3 (ru) 1990-02-28
DD254715A5 (de) 1988-03-09
PT84403B (pt) 1989-10-04
DD254715B5 (de) 1997-01-23
DE3763179D1 (de) 1990-07-19
JPS62208358A (ja) 1987-09-12
IS3186A7 (is) 1987-09-07
DK113487D0 (da) 1987-03-05
DK113487A (da) 1987-09-07
NO171053C (no) 1993-01-20
AU6974487A (en) 1987-09-10
PT84403A (de) 1987-04-01
DK166912B1 (da) 1993-08-02
DE3607402C2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1991-03-07
IS1340B6 (is) 1989-01-13
DE3607402A1 (de) 1987-09-10
ES2004227A6 (es) 1988-12-16
NO171053B (no) 1992-10-12
BR8700944A (pt) 1987-12-29
EP0236736A3 (en) 1988-06-29
NO870954L (no) 1987-09-07
KR920006037B1 (ko) 1992-07-27
PL155245B1 (en) 1991-11-29
NO870954D0 (no) 1987-03-06
EP0236736A2 (de) 1987-09-16
PL264442A1 (en) 1988-06-23
US4767020A (en) 1988-08-30
GR870362B (en) 1987-06-30
CA1273303A (en) 1990-08-28

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