EP0427627A1 - Einteilige Ausgusskappe aus Kunststoff - Google Patents

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EP0427627A1
EP0427627A1 EP90403163A EP90403163A EP0427627A1 EP 0427627 A1 EP0427627 A1 EP 0427627A1 EP 90403163 A EP90403163 A EP 90403163A EP 90403163 A EP90403163 A EP 90403163A EP 0427627 A1 EP0427627 A1 EP 0427627A1
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Jacques Obadia
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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
    • B65D47/08—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
    • B65D47/0804—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures integrally formed with the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage
    • B65D47/0833—Hinges without elastic bias
    • B65D47/0847—Hinges without elastic bias located within a flat surface of the base element
    • 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
    • B65D47/36—Closures with frangible parts adapted to be pierced, torn, or removed, to provide discharge openings
    • 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
    • B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means
    • B65D2401/15—Tearable part of the closure

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  • the present invention relates to a pouring capsule made in one piece of pastic material, comprising means for its permanent fixing on a neck of a bottle or flask, and means for controlled flow metered out of the liquid contained in the bottle. or the bottle.
  • One-piece screw or snap-on capsules are known, removably attached to a bottle or flask neck.
  • the flow of the liquid contained in the bottle or the bottle takes place after removal of the cap, which does not allow a regulated and metered flow.
  • capsules fixed permanently by snap-fastening and comprising a central stud which is initially closed and must be cut using a knife to allow the liquid contained in the bottle or the bottle to flow.
  • These capsules used in particular for vinegar, liquid dish detergent, etc., allow a regulated flow and metering almost to the drip, but are not resealable.
  • the subject of the present invention is a capsule which, while being produced in one piece, at a reduced cost price, either of the tamper-evident type before the first opening, allows a regulated flow, or is reclosable and has no element lost.
  • the subject of the invention is also a one-piece capsule designed so as to prevent inadvertent opening as much as possible.
  • the subject of the invention is a one-piece capsule allowing dosing of the flow of the liquid, up to drop by drop.
  • the pouring cap according to the invention produced in a single piece of plastic material, comprising means for its permanent fixing on a neck of a bottle or flask, and means for regulated flow of the liquid contained in the bottle or the bottle, a flap provided with an external actuating means and connected over its entire periphery to the body of the capsule by a thin veil.
  • the actuating means is arranged on the flap, so that during the first operation of the actuating means, the veil is torn around the periphery of the flap, except along an edge where the veil forms a pivot axis for the blind.
  • the flap allows, by the orifice thus cleared, a regulated flow at a more or less significant flow rate, which can go as far as drip.
  • the flap occupies, in the closed position, a substantially vertical position, that is to say parallel to the axis of the capsule, its pivot axis corresponding to its upper edge, so that the flap, when it is actuated, releases an orifice for the flow of the liquid in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axis of the capsule.
  • the flow is thus reduced because the jet of liquid leaving the neck of the bottle or flask along the axis of the neck, is broken and deflected by 90 ° by the upper wall of the capsule, before flowing through the orifice released by the flap opening perpendicular to the axis of the neck.
  • the flap is arranged at the bottom of a radial recess provided in an upper part of the capsule. This avoids untimely operation of the shutter.
  • the shutter actuation means prefferably be constituted by a tab projecting from the shutter without substantially exceeding said recess when the shutter is closed.
  • the means for actuating the flap is constituted by a tab projecting horizontally in a radial direction outward on the flap formed, so as to be substantially coincident with the upper wall of the capsule, at the 'location of said niche.
  • the flap has a shape substantially in isosceles triangle, the base of the triangle corresponding to the horizontal upper pivot hinge of the flap.
  • the one-piece plastic capsule is a capsule intended to be fixed permanently by snap-fastening on a neck of a bottle or a bottle not shown.
  • the capsule comprises for this purpose an outer skirt 1 of generally cylindrical shape, and an inner skirt 2 also of generally cylindrical shape, connected together by radial ribs 3 and a connecting part 4 raised over the major part of the circumference of the capsule, except on a reduced angular zone on which the two skirts 1 e 2 are connected to each other by a low connecting part 5.
  • the outer skirt 1 has an inner bead 6 allowing the capsule to be fixed by snap-fastening to a neck of a bottle or flask, externally comprising a groove receiving said bead 6.
  • the inner skirt 2 is intended to cooperate with the inner face of the neck, in order to ensure the sealing of the capsule on the neck, and internally comprises, in a manner known per se, a series of tongues 7 inclined downward, the function of which is to regulate the flow of the liquid contained in the bottle or the bottle.
  • the capsule is closed by an end wall 8 which is in the same plane as the upper connecting part 4 between the two skirts 1 and 2.
  • the capsule comprises, in the region of the connecting part 5 low, a flap 9 allowing, by its actuation, to clear a flow opening.
  • the flap 9 which is made in one piece with the remaining part of the capsule produced as a whole in plastic material by molding, in particular by injection molding, is arranged at the bottom of a radial recess 10 provided in the outer skirt 1 , in the area of the lower connecting part 5 which constitutes the lower delimitation of this niche 10.
  • the two side walls of the niche are referenced 11 in the drawings.
  • the flap 9 occupies only part of the vertical bottom 12 of the niche 10, namely a triangular part of the bottom 12 of rectangular shape.
  • the flap 9 in the form of an isosceles triangle is connected by a thin veil 13 in the form of a V to the remaining part of the bottom 12 and by a thin veil 14 to the end wall 8, along the base of the isosceles triangle of the flap 9.
  • the veil 13 is arranged in a vertical plane
  • the veil 14 connecting the upper horizontal edge of the flap to the end wall 8 also horizontal, is arranged in a horizontal plane.
  • An actuating tab 15 is connected to the upper end of the flap 9, the tab 15 extending radially outward on the flap 9, substantially in the same plane as the end wall 8, its free end is practically coinciding with the contour of the upper connecting part 4 of the capsule which determines the upper external contour of the capsule. In other words, the actuating tab 15 practically does not project beyond the outer contour of the capsule.
  • a stiffening rib 16 is also provided between the flap 9 and the lever 15, in the middle of the width of the flap 9 and the lever 15.
  • the capsule as a whole, is molded in one piece with the flap 9 closed, that is to say connected to the remaining part of the bottom 12 of the niche 10 by the web 13.
  • This closed position of the flap 9 is shown in Figures 1 and 2.
  • the presence of the veil 13 intact is a guarantee of inviolability, that is to say, shows the buyer or the user, that the capsule has not yet been opened .
  • the user exerts an upward force on the tab 15, which causes the web 13 to tear and the flap 9 / tab 15 assembly to pivot upwards around the web 14 forming a pivot axis .
  • the flap 9 thus releases an orifice 9a of triangular shape through which the liquid contained in the bottle or the bottle can be poured in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axis of the capsule and the bottle.
  • the jet of liquid is broken by the end wall 8 of the capsule and undergoes a deflection of 90 ° while flowing through the orifice 9a released by the flap 9. It results that the regulation of the flow which is already produced by the tongues 9 is further improved considerably.
  • the flap 9 After distribution, the flap 9 is returned to the position according to FIGS. 1 and 2. At the end of this reclosing movement, the parts of the veil 13 remaining, after tearing of the latter, on the flap 9 and on the remaining part of the bottom 12, provide a slight "clipping", thanks to which the shutter is kept closed. Of course, after such a reclosure, the flap 9 does not seal the capsule.
  • the flap 9 could have a shape other than a triangular shape.
  • the flap 9 could also be installed so as to occupy a position other than vertical, that is to say parallel to the axis of the capsule and of the bottle or flask, as shown, although this position is particularly advantageous insofar as it involves a 90 ° deflection of the liquid flowing through the orifice 9a released by the flap.

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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Laminated Bodies (AREA)
  • Addition Polymer Or Copolymer, Post-Treatments, Or Chemical Modifications (AREA)
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  • Food-Manufacturing Devices (AREA)
  • Orthopedics, Nursing, And Contraception (AREA)
  • Manufacturing Of Micro-Capsules (AREA)
  • Cosmetics (AREA)
EP90403163A 1989-11-08 1990-11-07 Einteilige Ausgusskappe aus Kunststoff Expired - Lifetime EP0427627B1 (de)

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FR8914668A FR2654080B1 (fr) 1989-11-08 1989-11-08 Capsule verseuse d'une seule piece en matiere plastique.
FR8914668 1989-11-08

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EP0427627A1 true EP0427627A1 (de) 1991-05-15
EP0427627B1 EP0427627B1 (de) 1994-06-01

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DK (1) DK0427627T3 (de)
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NL1007883C2 (nl) * 1997-12-23 1999-06-24 Campina Melkunie Bv Schenkvoorziening, alsmede werkwijze voor de vervaardiging van een schenkvoorziening.
NL1010805C2 (nl) * 1998-12-14 2000-06-19 Sara Lee De Nv Flacon.

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ES2153263B1 (es) * 1997-11-06 2001-09-01 Bericap Sa Tapon vertedor para liquidos viscosos.

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GB670650A (en) * 1949-03-17 1952-04-23 Unilever Ltd Improvements in pouring devices for liquids
GB1060389A (en) * 1963-05-20 1967-03-01 Abbott Lab Tamperproof closure for dispensing containers
US4241855A (en) * 1979-04-16 1980-12-30 Kikkoman Foods, Inc. Flow controlling pouring spout

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JPH0340765Y2 (de) * 1985-05-27 1991-08-27

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GB670650A (en) * 1949-03-17 1952-04-23 Unilever Ltd Improvements in pouring devices for liquids
GB1060389A (en) * 1963-05-20 1967-03-01 Abbott Lab Tamperproof closure for dispensing containers
US4241855A (en) * 1979-04-16 1980-12-30 Kikkoman Foods, Inc. Flow controlling pouring spout

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NL1007883C2 (nl) * 1997-12-23 1999-06-24 Campina Melkunie Bv Schenkvoorziening, alsmede werkwijze voor de vervaardiging van een schenkvoorziening.
EP0926076A1 (de) * 1997-12-23 1999-06-30 Campina Melkunie B.V. Ausgiesser und Vorrichtung zu seiner Herstellung
NL1010805C2 (nl) * 1998-12-14 2000-06-19 Sara Lee De Nv Flacon.
EP1010633A1 (de) * 1998-12-14 2000-06-21 Sara Lee/DE N.V. Scharnierverschluss für Behälter
AU759704B2 (en) * 1998-12-14 2003-04-17 Sara Lee/De N.V. Flask

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ES2053147T3 (es) 1994-07-16
FR2654080B1 (fr) 1992-02-21
DE69009399D1 (de) 1994-07-07
FR2654080A1 (fr) 1991-05-10

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