EP0367980A1 - Verbindungsanlage zwischen einer Kappe und einem Tropfeinsatz für Flüssigkeiten beinhaltende Flaschen - Google Patents

Verbindungsanlage zwischen einer Kappe und einem Tropfeinsatz für Flüssigkeiten beinhaltende Flaschen Download PDF

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EP0367980A1
EP0367980A1 EP89118265A EP89118265A EP0367980A1 EP 0367980 A1 EP0367980 A1 EP 0367980A1 EP 89118265 A EP89118265 A EP 89118265A EP 89118265 A EP89118265 A EP 89118265A EP 0367980 A1 EP0367980 A1 EP 0367980A1
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dropper
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Evans Santagiuliana
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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
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B65D47/18—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages for discharging drops; Droppers
    • 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
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B65D47/12—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having removable closures
    • B65D47/122—Threaded caps
    • 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
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/18—Arrangements of closures with protective outer cap-like covers or of two or more co-operating closures
    • 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
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/0003—Two or more closures
    • B65D2251/0006—Upper closure
    • B65D2251/0015—Upper closure of the 41-type
    • 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
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/0003—Two or more closures
    • B65D2251/0068—Lower closure
    • B65D2251/0087—Lower closure of the 47-type

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  • the invention concerns a connection system between a cap and a dropper, particularly suited for bottles containing liquids, especially medicines.
  • Suitable droppers are applied to the necks of bottles or flagons containing medicines which need to be poured out drop by drop. It is known that said droppers are plastic elements, which are pressed into the opening of the bottle neck and they have in their central position an open duct allowing the exit of the drops. The bottle is closed with a cap which is placed on top of the dropper and tightened on a thread on the outer wall of the bottle neck.
  • this operation is usually the final operation of a filling-up and sealing cycle involving a number of working phases, it can easily be understood how the standstill of this operation also causes the standstill of all the preceding phases, with obvious inconveniences to the entire production cycle.
  • the present invention proposes to eliminate the described inconveniences.
  • the main purpose of the invention is a connection system between the cap and the dropper of bottles or flagons containing liquids, suited to guarantee a reliable junction between said elements, which will not come apart because of accidental causes.
  • Another purpose of the invention is a connection system between the cap and the dropper for bottles or flagons containing liquids, such as to allow a safe conveyance of these elements, joined together, by means of vibrating conveyors without any chance that said junction may come apart.
  • connection system between the cap and the dropper allowing the simultaneous application of the two elements, already joined together, on the bottle in a single working operation performed by automatic sealing machines.
  • the dropper presents a structure consisting of: - a practically cylindrical body, inserted by pressure into the opening of the bottle neck, said body presenting a ring-shaped rim which will rest flush against the upper rim of the bottle neck, - a small central tube opened at the top and with a hole on the bottom which acts as a duct for the exit of the drop-by-drop liquid and complete with a thread, - a tube-shaped duct which extends below the cylindrical body, and wherein the cap presents a cover consisting of: - an essentially cylindrical outer surface which in its inner part presents a thread matching the thread on the bottle neck; - a central core which is co-axial with
  • the cap has its thread obtained on the outer surface of its central core, and it is suited to match a corresponding thread obtained on the inner lateral surface of the dropper which does not touch the bottle neck.
  • the cap has its thread obtained on the inner surfaces of its central core and it is suited to match a corresponding thread obtained on the outer surface of the tube-shaped duct of the dropper.
  • the cap of the connection system according to the invention which is indicated as a whole with 1 in Fig. 1, comprises a cover 3, having a round transversal cross-section, and its lateral surface 4, which is substantially cylindrical, has in its interior a thread 5, through which cap 1 is screwed on to neck 20 of bottle 30, as can be seen in Fig. 3.
  • Cap 1 presents at its center a core 6, having on its outer surface a thread 7, and its inner volume has the configuration of a truncated cone 8.
  • the dropper of the connection system according to the invention is represented in Fig. 2, wherein it is indicated with 2. It is substantially in the shape of a dome, having a round transversal cross-section, whose lateral surface 10 has an inner thread 11. At its interior it presents a central core 12, also having a round transversal cross-section and protruding above the upper rim 23 of the dropper. In the middle of the central core 12 which extends upward from the bottom 15 of the dropper, there is the duct 14, through which, when bottle 30 is turned upside down, the liquid contained therein exits from opening 17. At the bottom 15 of dropper 2 there is the tube-shaped duct 16 which connects the inner volume of bottle 30 with the outside environment, with the purpose of obtaining the drop-by-drop outpour of liquid 40 through duct 14.
  • Thread 7 which is around the outer periphery of the central core 6 of cap 1 matches thread 11, which is on the inner lateral surface 10 of dropper 2, while thread 5, which is present on the inner lateral surface 4 of cap 1 matches thread 16 which is present on the outer surface of neck 20 of bottle 30.
  • Fig. 3 wherein cap 1 is also screwed on dropper 2, whose central core 12 places itself within the seat in the shape of a truncated cone 8, which is present within core 6 of cap 1.
  • dropper 2 remains securely attached to neck 20 of bottle 30, since it is inserted by pressure into opening 21 and is held in place thanks to the interference of the projections 22. Moreover, the presence of the outer rim 23, which extends horizontally, prevents dropper 2 from accidentally slipping into bottle 30.
  • dropper 2 is first screwed through its thread 11 on thread 7 of the central core 6 of cap 1, thus insuring the secure junction between cap 1 and dropper 2, this operation being usually performed by means of automatic machines.
  • cap 1 there is a ring-shaped projection 26, which acts as a seal.
  • the ring-shaped projection 26 interferes against the horizontal surface 28 of rim 23 of dropper 2, thereby insuring its tightness.
  • cap 1 with dropper 2 securely attached to it can be placed on vibrating lifting devices, which will carry it to another machine and place it so, that it can be applied to neck 20 of bottle 30.
  • cap 1 and dropper 2 the purpose of simultaneously applying cap 1 and dropper 2 to bottle 30 has been fulfilled. This occurs by simply screwing cap 1 on to neck 20 of bottle 30.
  • cap 1 since during the screwing operation, cap 1 is axially lowered and since dropper 2 is securely attached to it, because it has been tightly screwed around the cap's central core, dropper 2 is forced into opening 21 of neck 20 of the bottle and at the same time it is rotated within it. Said forceful insertion and rotation continue until the horizontal rim 23 of the dropper reaches its flush position against the horizontal surface 13 of neck 20 of the bottle. Said position is reached only when the cap 1 is completely screwed around neck 20 of the bottle.
  • cap 1 After the cap has been applied, it can be screwed on or unscrewed from neck 20 of the bottle any time the user desires to do so, and the dropper will never be removed from the bottle neck.
  • thread 7 of cap 1 will also be unscrewed from thread 11 of dropper 2. It is exactly this equality in the pitch of the threads which allows, while cap 1 is being unscrewed from neck 20 of bottle 30, the simultaneous unscrewing of its central core 6 from thread 11, which is present on the lateral wall 10 of the dropper. The same can be said about the screwing of cap 1 on bottle 30.
  • the dropper element 2 remains secured within opening 21 of neck 20 of the bottle, since the presence of the interfering projections 22 prevent it from moving in any direction.
  • FIG. 4 represents the cap, indicated as a whole with 101, presenting its thread 107 for its connection to the dropper. Said thread is obtained on the inner lateral surface 124 of its central core 106
  • Fig. 5 represents the dropper, indicated as a whole with 102, which presents thread 111 for its connection with the cap obtained on the outer surface 125 of its small central tube 112.
  • the connection of cap 101 with dropper 102 occurs by matching the threads 107 of the cap and 111 of the dropper, while the insertion of the dropper within the bottle neck always occurs by applying pressure, and the connection of the cap with the outer rim of the bottle occurs again through thread 105 obtained on the inner wall of cap 101.
  • the tightness between cap 101 and dropper 102 is obtained by means of the ring-shaped projection 126 which is present at the bottom 127 of cap 101, when said projection 126 goes to rest against the horizontal surface 128 of rim 123 of dropper 102.
  • This embodiment also fulfils all the purposes of the invention and attains all its advantages.
  • the dropper and the cap according to the invention my undergo changes or modifications which will occur to those skilled in the art with the purpose of improving their function or their construction. Said changes and modifications will however, not exceed the scope of the present patent rights.

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EP89118265A 1988-11-11 1989-10-02 Verbindungsanlage zwischen einer Kappe und einem Tropfeinsatz für Flüssigkeiten beinhaltende Flaschen Withdrawn EP0367980A1 (de)

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IT8885663A IT1225573B (it) 1988-11-11 1988-11-11 Sistema di connessione fra tappo e contagocce per bottiglie o flaconi contenenti liquidi.

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EP0635435A1 (de) * 1993-07-22 1995-01-25 Monsanto Europe S.A./N.V. Ausgabeverschluss mit Ausgiesser
WO2004058589A1 (de) * 2002-12-23 2004-07-15 Action Uno, S.L. Vorrichtung zum verschliessen einer öffnung eines behälters und behälter
DE102007002983A1 (de) 2007-01-15 2008-07-17 Friedrich Sanner Gmbh & Co. Kg Dosiervorrichtung
CN103738574A (zh) * 2013-12-09 2014-04-23 柳州华力家庭品业股份有限公司 液体瓶瓶口止漏装置
US20150298875A1 (en) * 2014-04-18 2015-10-22 The Procter & Gamble Company Packaging assembly

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FR1591352A (de) * 1968-11-08 1970-04-27
DE2510257A1 (de) * 1975-03-08 1976-09-16 Werner Deussen M verschlusskombination fuer flaschen und behaelter
FR2450756A1 (fr) * 1979-03-06 1980-10-03 Deussen Stella Kg Bouchage pour recipients a liquides, en particulier pour flacons, avec compte-gouttes ou verseur et avec chapeau de fermeture a poser sur l'embouchure du recipient

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FR1591352A (de) * 1968-11-08 1970-04-27
DE2510257A1 (de) * 1975-03-08 1976-09-16 Werner Deussen M verschlusskombination fuer flaschen und behaelter
FR2450756A1 (fr) * 1979-03-06 1980-10-03 Deussen Stella Kg Bouchage pour recipients a liquides, en particulier pour flacons, avec compte-gouttes ou verseur et avec chapeau de fermeture a poser sur l'embouchure du recipient

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EP0635435A1 (de) * 1993-07-22 1995-01-25 Monsanto Europe S.A./N.V. Ausgabeverschluss mit Ausgiesser
WO2004058589A1 (de) * 2002-12-23 2004-07-15 Action Uno, S.L. Vorrichtung zum verschliessen einer öffnung eines behälters und behälter
DE102007002983A1 (de) 2007-01-15 2008-07-17 Friedrich Sanner Gmbh & Co. Kg Dosiervorrichtung
DE102007002983B4 (de) * 2007-01-15 2014-06-18 Sanner Gmbh Dosiervorrichtung
CN103738574A (zh) * 2013-12-09 2014-04-23 柳州华力家庭品业股份有限公司 液体瓶瓶口止漏装置
US20150298875A1 (en) * 2014-04-18 2015-10-22 The Procter & Gamble Company Packaging assembly

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